Bitter dispute over saloon petition objections before board
The hearing on the mulct petition faced 1826 objections from the Law Enforcement League as 2057 signatures were examined. Attorneys Hanley and Warner discuss dates, witness affidavits, and poll book issues while a large citywide audience awaits proceedings. Taft comments on justice reform and campaign leaders Hitchcock and Vorys to visit Hot Springs next week.
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Board of Supervisors
Court House
J. R. Hanley
Warner
Law Enforcement League
Hanley
Devitt
Mulct
E. M. Warner
A. S. Lawrence
C. A. W. Kent
H. D
Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Arthur I. Vorys
Ohio
Hot Springs
Hill Delivers Opening Address at History Congress
American Ambassador to Germany Dr. David Jayne Hill spoke at the international congress of historical sciences in Berlin. His address focused on "The Ethical Function of the Historian" as the opening talk of the gathering.
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Germany
Berlin
David Jayne Hill
United States
International Congress of Historical Sciences
Canadian Pacific Replaces Strikers With Japanese and Galicians
Winnipeg reports rapid developments as the Canadian Pacific railroad replaces some western shop workers with Japanese and Galician labor. The new workers will perform small repairs and wiper duties under instruction. Engineers firemen and conductors threaten to halt service four days hence over inspection disputes.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Lumber chief robbed of clothes on Pullman train
William E. McMillan, president of the McMillan Lumber Company of Pittsburg, Chicago and Baltimore, woke in a Baltimore and Ohio Pullman car to find all his clothing gone except a gaudy vest and an athletic shirt. He, weighing 200 pounds, borrowed conductor’s trousers and used a sheet to reach the baggage room at Pittsburg station to phone for help.
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Pittsburg
William E. McMillan
McMillan Lumber Company
Chicago
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
McMillan
Graves Ill After Operation in New York
John Temple Graves, candidate of the independence party for vice president, underwent an operation today at a private hospital in New York. He was reported resting comfortably afterward.
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New York
N. Y
John Temple Graves
Independence Party
Graves
Harriman Denies Gould Railroad Control Rumors
Edward H. Harriman, passing through Ogden en route to Oregon, denied any truth to reports he sought control of Gould railroad properties. He also said the presidential choice between Taft or Bryan would not affect U.S. railroads, asserting both parties pursue similar enforcement of railroad laws.
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Hot Springs
Wm. ii
Taft
Virginia Bar Association
Ogden
Utah
Edward H. Harriman
Oregon
Gould Railroad
Harriman
Bryan
Murder Near-Solution in Chicago Boy Dissection Case
Authorities identified clothing on the dismembered body of a 15 year old boy as belonging to Tuffa Shishin who has been missing since Sunday. The head of the victim was found in a drainage canal and police expect to confirm his identity. An arrest was made in connection with the Greek child trafficking case.
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Chicago
Ill
Minnie Shishin
Tuffa
Greece
Mexican Indians Massacre Whites
W M Gillette of the San Carlos Arizona reservation received a letter from A D McPhee Promontoris mine superintendent near Montezuma Sonora stating Yaqui Indians killed thirteen people on July 24 near the Lampasas Mine. Ranchers in the area gather at the mine to resist.
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el Paso
Texas
W. M. Gillette
San Carlos
Arizona
A. D. McPhee
Promontoris
Montezuma
Sonora
Lampasas
Whisky fires destroy five warehouses in Midway
Fire near Midway Kentucky last night, deemed incendiary, leveled five S. J. Greenbaum Distilling warehouses housing 47 000 barrels of whisky. Loss placed at 300 000 dollars, fully insured. In Cincinnati an immediate two cent per gallon rise in distillers finished goods raises basis to 1 37 a gallon due to sky high corn prices.
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Midway
S. J. Greenbaum Distilling Company
Cincinnati
Conquering Heroes Return From London Olympics
The steamer Adriatic brought back today a victorious American squad that won the world championship at the London Olympics, arriving in New York after a triumphant showing in London.
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New York
N. Y
America
London
Sugar Prices Rise Across Grades in New York
New York and nearby markets announced an across the board 10 cent per hundred rise in refined sugar on August 6. The move affects all grades sold in the region, signaling tighter supply or policy shifts influencing retail costs.
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New York
N. Y
Iowa Governor Cummins Likely to Name Interim Senator
Des Moines reports say Governor Cummins will call a special legislative session to fill the late Senator Allison’s unexpired term. George M. Curtis of Clinton is a leading candidate. governors’ interviews and editorials signal scant opposition and possible appointment before a 1900s session.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Allison
Associated Press
Iowa
William R. Allison
Albert B. Cummins
Dubuque
Register
Leader
George M. Curtis
Clinton
Muscatine
Curtis
Lake Forest
Sir. Allison
Night Fire Damages Burley Hall Residence of Frederick Guest
London Aug 6 Damage to the extent of half a million dollars was caused by a fire that gutted Burley hall the home of Hon Frederick Guest. A house party in night attire was awakened and all joined in the effort to save valuable pictures tapestries and historical articles amid the blaze. Winston Spencer Churchill and other visitors helped throughout the night ensuring many treasures were saved.
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London
Burley Hall
Frederick Guest
Henry Phipps
New York
Winston Spencer Churchill
Trade mark and copyright treaty ratified by US and Japan
Formal ratifications of the new trade mark and copyright treaty between the Japanese government and the United States were exchanged today in Tokio. The exchanges mark the completion of the formal ratification process and strengthen intellectual property protections between the two nations.
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U. S
Japan
Tokio
United States
Persians Fight in Tabriz Amid Bomb Casualties
In Tabriz on August 6 the fighting entered its fifth week with 800 casualties from bombs and shelling. Many luxury homes and 100 shops looted, losses exceeding one million dollars. No American missionaries injured. In Boston Henry P. Browne of Texas elected supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. George H. Hanson of Calais named supreme vice chancellor.
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Tabriz
Boston
Mass
Henry P. Browne
Texas
The
Knights of Pythias
George H. Hanson
Calais
Convention date fixed by committee for Iowa Supreme Court race
Des Moines August 6 The Republican state convention to nominate a successor to Judge Bishop will meet in Des Moines on September 9 after a lengthy committee session with Attorney General Byers. County conventions will choose delegates August 29, with primaries delegates reconvening to select state delegates. Colonel Charles A. Clark was named temporary chairman and Charles Bradley temporary secretary.
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Des Moines
Bishop
State Central Committee
Byers
Charles A. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Charles Bradley
LeMars
Judge Bishop
Franke
William B. Allison
C. W. Lyon
Union Chiefs To Meet On Political Situation
Officials of all national and international unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor plan a Chicago conference within two weeks to issue an official statement on politics. They aim to affirm Samuel Gompers as representative of organized labor and urge union members to support Bryan in November.
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Chicago
Ill
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Congress
Samuel Gompers
Organized Labor
Mr. Gompers
Bryan
U.S. War Department Names Col Weeks Umpire for Sham Battles
Iowa City report says Col C W Weeks commander of the S U S battalion and a lieutenant in the 30th Infantry U S A is ordered to report to Fort Riley on Saturday Aug 8 to act as umpire in forthcoming sham battles.
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Iowa City
U. S. War Department
C. W. Weeks
Fort Riley
Danish Explorer Perishes in Greenland Expedition
Copenhagen reports that Mylius Erichsen and two companions on the 1908 northeast coast Greenland voyage perished in a storm. The telegram says the party, which left June 24, faced disaster while the rest of the expedition was otherwise successful.
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Copenhagen
Denmark, Greenland
Mylius Erichsen
Greenland
Dog Attack On Girl In Iowa Heat
In Towa City Iowa a dog bit the face of the daughter of Joseph Brusch during a heat wave. Surgeons cauterized the wound and doctors say there is little fear for the child’s condition.
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Towa City
Joseph Brusch
Bryan Opens Campaign in Iowa and Beyond
Des Moines August 21 tariff speech announced as Bryan plans to run own campaign from Chicago three days August 22. Wade reports Bryan optimistic about national prospects and Nebraska, with request for campaign contributions and a policy outline advocating tariff reform, public bank deposits, antitrust enforcement, and income tax.
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Iowa City
M. J. Wade
National Democratic
Iowa
Bryan
Lincoln
Des Moines
Nebraska
Fairview
Chicago
Mack
Republic
United States
Standard Oil Co
Weather overview for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa and Illinois weather reports show generally fair conditions in Iowa tonight and Friday. Illinois forecasts partly cloudy skies with possible local thunderstorms and cooler air in the north tonight and Friday. Sunrise is 4:47 and sunset 7:05.
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Iowa
Illinois
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