Elegant new Cook Musser Bank building set today
Contract awarded to The Robert Goldie Company of Chicago for the Cook Musser State Bank and Trust Co building at Second Street and Iowa Avenue. Demolition of the old structure will begin soon with fireproof reinforced concrete and blue Bedford stone exterior to create an imposing two story bank and office complex.
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Robert Goldie Company
Chicago
Cook, Musser State Bank and Trust Co
Second Street
Iowa Avenue
McArthur
Goldie Company
Cook-Musser Bank
Cook-Musser State Bank and Trust Co
Iowa
Dr Robert Burdette Quits Pastoral Duties Amid Illness
Los Angeles August 4 Dr Robert J Burdette humorist and Temple Baptist pastor is seriously ill at his Clifton by the Sea cottage. He has not fully recovered from a spine injury from a fall last March. He was to return August 15 but cannot resume his duties and says his resignation is with the church trustees though not yet accepted.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Robert J. Burdette
Temple Baptist Church
Clifton
Burdette
No raise for judges in tariff court salaries set
Washington August 4 conferees on the urgent deficiency appropriation bill refuse to raise the salaries of the new court of customs appeals judges from 7000 to 10000 noting the senate twice voted to fix the salaries at the lower amount. Several bill items remain in dispute including a provision for automobiles for the vice president and speaker which the house disagreed to.
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Washington
Court of Customs Appeals
Senate
House
No Strike Before Sunday Says Amalgamated Leader
Detroit reports President W. D. Mahone says a strike by Chicago street railway employees cannot occur before Sunday due to union procedures. Chicago preparations for a strike include converting power houses to sleeping rooms for strikebreakers and using nonunion workers sourced via Edwin L. Reed after union ballots.
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Detroit
Mich
Chicago Street Railway
W. D. Mahone
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Chicago, Ill
Chicago City Railway Company
Commonwealth Edison Company
Boston
Kansas City
Edwin L. Reed
Employers’ Teaming Company
Teamsters
Election voided over fraud in Lexington city race
Judge Parker of the circuit court declared Lexington's 1907 city officers election null and void due to corrupt methods. The ruling ousts Mayor Skain and three other Democratic officials from office.
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Lexington
Parker
Circuit Court
Skain
Crisis in Spain declared over by government
Madrid Aug 4 The government issued an official statement saying the crisis in Spain is at an end and the country is peaceful from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean. The release of Senor Iglesias editor of El Progreso and eased censorship are cited as proof that danger has passed.
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Madrid
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Mediterranean
Senor Iglesias
el Progresso
Woman Fires At Lawyer In Waldorf Astoria
Mrs. Melville Castle fired a 22 caliber pistol at William D. Craig in the Waldorf Astoria corridor injuring only his fountain pen. She claims Craig followed her five months and she feared he would compromise her. Craig will press charges while Castle, an insurance agent and sister of Capt. Henry Scott, says she acted in fear.
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New York
N. Y
William D. Craig
Waldorf- Astoria
Melville Castle
Craig
Mrs. Castle
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Henry Scott
Fort Morgan
Alabama
Penn Democrats Score Tariff Reform Platform
The Harrisburg Pa state democratic platform condemns the pending tariff bill as favoring special interests and harming consumers. It supports free press and speech, enforces anti trust laws, endorses an income tax, and approves a constitutional amendment to authorize it. Nominations include C Larue Munson for associate justice, George W. Kipp for state treasurer, and J W Wood Clark for auditor general.
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Harrisburg
Republican Party
Congress
The
Supreme Court
C. Larue Munson
George W. Kipp
J. W. Wood Clark
Harriman's Health Reported Improved in Private Advices
Private cables from New York on August 4 indicate E. H. Harriman's health has greatly improved and his condition is better than it has been for several years.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Thaw Hopes for Discharge as Experts Debate Sanity
Harry K. Thaw said yesterday it was his best day yet as his discharge hearing from the state hospital for the criminal insane continued. Dr. Austin Flint testified Thaw is a paranoiac and incurable while Dr. Carlos F. MacDonald stated Thaw suffers a degenerately paranoid condition and is incurable.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
State Hospital For
Chas. Morschauser
Thaw
Sanford White
Austin Flint
Flint
Carlos F. MacDonald
New York State Commission On
Bankrupt Prince Renounces Weimar Heir Title
Weimar Germany August 4 Prince Herman of Saxe Weimer Eisenach the heir presumptive to the Grand Duchy of Weimar renounced succession to the throne and its property. He receives the title Count Ostheim but remains bankrupt and under guardianship due to extravagance.
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Weimar
Germany
Herman of
Saxe Weimer Eisenach
Grand Duchy of
Grand Duchy
Ostheim
Three Women Drowned in Elm Lake
In Clarion Iowa on August 3 a party of girls crossed Elm Lake by gasoline launch. The row boat sank, crowds rescued most passengers but three girls Mrs C Bennett Hazel Hudelson and Eva Porter drowned. A dozen girls were aboard the launch when the incident occurred and additional rescuers aided those in danger.
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Clarion
Bennett
Hazel Hudelson
Eva Porter
Elm Lake
Indictments Filed Against Plaquemine Priest
New Orleans August 4 thirty one indictments returned by the grand jury accuse Rev John J Holtgrove pastor of the Catholic church of Plaquemine Louisiana of crimes against nature in twenty eight counts and criminal libel in three counts The case marks a major criminal action against a clergyman in the region.
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New Orleans
John J. Holtgrove
Plaquemine
Louisiana
Swedish Labor Conflict Deepens Across Stockholm
Stockholm reports the labor dispute growing more acute as strikers swell and a general strike remains only partly effective. Employers of streetcar lines and cab drivers halted service this morning, leaving cabs and street cars unavailable.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Valencia Elected Head of Colombia to Finish Reyes Term
Bogota reports Gonzales Valencia elected president by the national congress to fill the remainder of General Reyes's term after his resignation.
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Valencia
Colombia
Bogota
Gonzalez Valencia
Republic of Colombia
National Congress
Reyes
Hannibal Strike Ends After Wage Increase
Hannibal Missouri August 4 The strike of foreign workmen at the Atlas Portland Cement Company plant in Ilasco ended last evening with the company agreeing to raise wages by 19 percent. Rioting had erupted Monday night and continued yesterday due to disputes over the stance of American workers.
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Hannibal
Atlas Portland Cement Company
Ilasco
Shoes No Truits And Glew Fails In Rutt Case
Dr. J Tomlinson Morning Sun attorney in Muscatine pursued the Cairo farmer mystery in the Frank Rutt disappearance. Shoes found at H Glatstein and Sons did not match Rutt and were larger than his size. Tomlinson returned from Cairo after Mrs Rutt failed to identify the footwear. The Muscatine and Fairfield crews yielded no trace, leaving the case unsolved after a week of searching.
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Frank Rutt
Cairo
H. Glatstein and Sons
Rutt
G. J. Tomlinson
Morning Sun
Muscatine
Trunks in Chicago Key to Viviano Kidnapping Case
Police say the three Viviano children were possibly placed in trunks and sent from St Louis to Chicago where trunks are held at Adams Express awaiting a request from St Louis authorities. Investigations point to Pietro Fanaro and two workers Lamantia Girolama and Domino Lattico with Gio rlam a admitting trunks were moved from Joseph Pagano’s home.
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St. Louis
Viviano
Pietro Fanaro
Lamantia Girolama
Domino Lattico
Girolama
Yiot
North Seventh Street
Grace Viviano
Thomas Viviano
Pietro Viviano
Chicago
Adams Express Company
Bernadette Louis
Waybill
Benedetto Louis
Chief Shippy of Chicago Resigns Due to Ill Health
Chicago August 4 George M Shippy chief of police Chicago tenders resignation in letter to Mayor Busse citing ill health. He is currently at Petoskey Michigan.
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Chief Shippy
Chicago
Chicago, Ill
George M. Shippy
Busse
Shippy
Petoskey, Mich
Flaherty Named Supreme Knight
Mobile reports James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia was elected supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus. M. H. Carmody of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was chosen deputy supreme knight.
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Mobile
James A. Flaherty
Philadelphia
Knights of Columbus
M. H. Carmody
Grand Rapids
Mich
Denver Dads Seek Big Fight for Heavyweight Title
Alderman Hyder introduces a resolution asking the Denver board to influence securing a heavyweight championship bout between Jeff Fries and Johnson. The measure notes potential ad revenue from nationwide attendance and was referred to the judiciary committee.
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Anis City Dads
Denver
Alderman Hyder
Board of Aldermen
Jef
Fries
Johnson
Judiciary Committee
Revenue Cutter Service Celebrates 119th Anniversary
Washington Aug 4 The United States Revenue Cutter Service marks its 119th year with ships dressed flag and crew muster on deck. Executive officers read a brief history and the day continues with athletic events and amusements.
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Washington, D. C
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Revenue Cutter Service
Nebraska Governor Robbed of $1390 at Iowa Stop
Governor Shallenberger of Nebraska, here to deliver a chautauqua address, was robbed of $1390 yesterday afternoon. Police have no clue to the thief's identity.
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Iowa Evening Press
Marshalltown
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois
Generally fair conditions continue tonight and Thursday with warm temperatures. Sunrise is 4 45 a m and sunset 7 07 p m with moonrise at 9 17 p m.
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Iowa
Illinois
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