Bryan Arrives in Chicago for Presidential Nomination Notification
W. J. Bryan arrives in Chicago from Lincoln to greet crowds and accept his Democratic presidential nomination. Mayor Harrison leads reception with marching clubs at Sherman House before Bryan heads to Indianapolis for the official notification. Webster Davis and other dignitaries join tomorrow’s mass meeting at Tomlinson's hall.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Stevenson
Ind
Bryan
Tomlinson’s Hall
Harrison
Webster Davis
Fatal 1040 Volt Electrocution in Mt. Pleasant
George Dugdale, a lineman for the Mt. Pleasant city light plant, was killed at 7 30 PM while working atop a light pole behind Shaw’s store. He touched a fuse box completing a 1040 volt circuit, flame and sparks issuing from his hands as he fell but remained hung by the cross arm until removal. Ed Shriner had fallen from the same pole weeks earlier and warned Dugdale moments before the accident.
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Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
George Dugdale
City Light
Shaw's
Ed Shriner
Shriner
Dugdale
Aged Abolitionist Faces Guardian Hearing in Boston
In Boston on August 7 a hearing considers the responsibility of John W. Hutchinson, noted abolitionist and singer. At 80 he denied proposing marriage since his wife died in 1888, while relatives seek a guardian as they worry over a new marriage. Hutchinson favored a public wedding at Music Hall but the plan was abandoned after objections from Miss Cameron.
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Boston
Mass
John W. Hutchinson
Price McCormick affairs ending with creditors plan
New York August 7 Today is the last day for filing claims against Price McCormick and Co who recently failed under a plan to place assets in a trust company The trust company will dispose of assets on best terms without forced sales Creditors are to receive 50 percent cash and dividends as securities are disposed of Most creditors have accepted the terms
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Price-McCormick
New York
Price, McCormick & Co
Missionary Refugees Reach Frisco
The United States army transport returned to San Francisco from Nagasaki with 71 refugee missionaries aboard. They will land tomorrow after the ship's arrival today.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Cal
United States Army
Nagasaki
United States
Pekin
Tien-Tsin
Grandmother Lieberknecht Visits Mrs Weggen in Grandview
Grandmother Lieberknecht of Grandview is visiting at the home of Mrs. Weggen.
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Grandmother Lieberknecht
Grandview
Mrs. Weggen
Long Hunt for Missing Boy Ends in Burlington
Burlington August 7 A newspaper item about Christopher and Margaret O Niel and their five children tracing Charles, an 18 year old from Pittsburg missing for over a year, reaches Danville Iowa reader George H Siefkin who believes the boy slept with the family on August 3 and sought money to return home. The boy reportedly left Danville for Ottumwa to earn funds to go home.
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Burlington
Chicago
St. Louis
Christopher
Margaret O’niel
Charles
Pittsburg
George H. Siefkin
Danville
Iowa
Ottumwa
Monon Collision Kills Four on Southbound Passenger
In Lafayette Indiana area early today a Monon southbound passenger train struck an open switch and collided with a freight train ten miles south of Lafayette. Four people died including James Hudsow and Lewis Raub. Seven others were seriously or lightly injured. The freight head brakeman failed to close the switch.
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Lafayette
Ind
Monon
James Hudsow
Lewis Raub
Thomas Crost
Charles Kaine
Henry Whitsell
Schrader
Tragedies in Davenport End in Death and Wounding
Emil Luehr, a Davenport laborer, hanged himself after a year of sickness and financial strain. His son found the body in the cellar, the rope attached to the floor above. In a separate incident, 70 year old Andrew Nelson shot his wife with a shotgun and then cut his own throat. Mrs Nelson lies in Moline hospital with severe injuries, the hand amputated from the blast and breast wound.
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Davenport
Emil Luehr
Luehr
Andrew Nelson
Goebel Shooting Witnesses Testify in Powers Trial
GeorgetownKy Aug7 The Powers trial heard eye witness accounts of the Goebel shooting. George L Barnes Auditor office clerk rushed to the west door saw men carry Goebel’s body away. Judge Jett indicated the shot came from a higher window and suggested the building be blown up. Barnes smelled smoke in the hall.
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Georgetown
Powers
Goebel
George L. Barnes
Auditor’s Office
Executive Building
End of Transvaal War Forecast by War Undersecretary
In London today the Under Secretary of War Wyndham told the commons that the government expects the Transvaal War to be over in three weeks. In Brussels the Boer envoy Herr Fischer says the war has reached only half its duration and Kruger is ready to resist indefinitely.
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London
Commons
Wyndham
Transvaal
Brussels
Herr Fischer
Kruger
Grand Lodge of K P’s Convention Opens in Waterloo
The thirty first convention of the Grand Lodge of K P s and Rathbone Sisters opened in Waterloo Iowa today with large attendance. The main topic is the race for Grand Chancellor among Bernard Murphy Vinton Frank W Smith Davenport and Will G Thomas Cedar Rapids Murphy appears strongest though all claim momentum.
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K. P’s. Waterloo
Iowa
Grand Lodge of
K. P. and
Rathbone Sisters
Bernard Murphy
Vinton
Frank W. Smith
Davenport
Will G. Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Murphy
Christian Mothers' Union Opens New York Conference
The Christian Mothers' Union of New York State opened its annual conference at Round Lake New York on August 7 and will continue through August 18. The group promotes the care and direction of youth in preparation for future leadership.
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Christian Mothers’ Union
Round Lake
N. Y
Christian Mothers’ Union of
New York State
Iowa Cuban Veterans' Reunion Opens in Cedar Rapids
The first annual encampment and reunion of Iowa veterans who fought in the Cuban war opened in Cedar Rapids. The city is decorated for the event and the veterans will not break camp until August 15.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Fatal Lamp Explosion Shocks Owl Cafe
In South Bend Indiana a lamp exploded at the Owl Cafe at midnight killing Harry Bixler of Freeport Illinois. Two others were seriously burned and three slightly injured in the blast.
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South Bend
Ind
Owl
Harry Bixler
Freeport
Ill
Battle report of Peitsang clash and aftermath
The cable dispatches describe a major allied offensive near Peit sang and Peiho with about 10 000 Allied troops attacking the Chinese right flank while 4 000 Russians and French operated on the opposite side Observers note heavy casualties for both sides and Chinese losses reported as enormous The Americans include the Fourteenth Infantry Reillys Battery and marines with Chaffee and ministers said to be safe
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Washington
War Department
Chee Foo
Tien Tsin
Peitsang
Yang Tsun
Peiho
Conemaugh
Chaffee
Here
Fourteenth
Reilly
London
Peiho Bridge
South Muscatine Firemen Thank W L Roach for Support
South Muscatine Hose Company passes a resolution of gratitude to W L Roach president of Muscatine Sash and Door for paying transit to Cedar Rapids and supplying new uniforms. The act enables attendance at the State Firemen’s Association tournament and reflects Roach’s generosity toward the department.
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South Muscatine
W. L. Roach
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine Sash and Door Company
Muscatine Sash & Door Hose Company
State Firemen’s Association
Sash & Door Company
Roach
Boar Attacks Neasley Near Washington Iowa
Mr Neasley living four miles west of Washington Iowa faced a wild boar attack at dawn. The animal bit his leg and then struck his chest as he tried to rise. He reached home where wounds were dressed and later traveled to town in pain.
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Washington
Iowa
Chicago glucose firm holds annual meeting today
The Chicago Glucose Company conducts its annual meeting with a favorable report on affairs and a discussion on whether to raise the price of its product.
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Chicago
Chicago Glucose Company
Harvest Excursion to Denver and Chicago Opens
The regular harvest excursion over roads with Denver terminus began today from this city. The package includes a two weeks stay in the Rocky Mountains and a visit to Chicago terminals.
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Denver
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Torpedo Boat Decatur Ready for Launch in Richmond
The torpedo boat destroyer Decatur will be launched in Richmond today. Miss Maria Ten Eyck Decatur Mayo of Norfolk will christen the new vessel.
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Decatur
Richmond
Maria Ten Eyck Decatur Mayo
Norfolk
Bateman and Sullivan Box Tonight in Newark Fight
Joe Bateman of Newark New Jersey meets Kid Sullivan of this city in a boxing bout set for tonight. The announcement draws strong interest from the local and national sports audience as promoters promote the match and fans anticipate action.
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Bateman-Sullivan
Washington
Joe Bateman
Newark
N. J
Kid Sullivan
Swear Not: A Tract From Evi Sharpless at Rock Island Depot
A June 16, 1900 tract by Evangelist Evi Sharpless handed at Council Bluffs Rock Island depot warns against swearing. It quotes Exodus, Hosea, Zechariah, Leviticus, Job, Matthew, James and urges readers to seek salvation and abstain from taking the Lord’s name in vain. The publisher Crane & Rouse of Mt. Pleasant sold copies for fifty cents per hundred.
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Evi Sharpless
Rock Island Depot
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Crane & Rouse
West Monroe St
Mt. Pleasant
Israel
Zachariah
Heaven
Jerusalem
James
Candidate for County Auditor Seeks Nomination in Muscatine
A Wilton, Iowa resident announces candidacy for the County Auditor at the Muscatine county convention. Eaton signatures dated August 7, 1990, indicate local GOP support and intent to seek the nomination.
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Muscatine County
County Unitor
Eaton
Wilton
Iowa
Lord Roberts reports surrender of Harrismith in orange colony
London reports Lord Roberts says Harrismith in the eastern Orange Free State surrendered on August 4. General Kitcheners force south of the Vaal has joined Brabant's horse in efforts to surround Dewet.
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London
Lord Roberts
Harrismith
Orange Colony
Kitchener
Vaal
Dewet
Brabant
Parliament Law Talks Wearied Male Listeners
A man grows tired as many women discuss parliamentary law topics. The scene highlights frequent debates and the fatigue of listening to detailed legal discourse among a group.
Woman in Grand Hotel Takes Laudanum in Suspected Despair
Mrs. William Crouch attempted suicide with laudanum in a Davenport hotel room. Her husband William Crouch attacked her with a hatchet July 26 and later killed himself. their children are in the county poor house. Doctors say she remains in danger as authorities consider assault charges against the husband.
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William Crouch
Grand Hotel
Himelf
Crouch
Davenport
New Turtle Industry Emerges Near New Boston
A large force north of New Boston gathers snapping turtles, shipping them by car load to eastern cities. Individual turtles reach forty pounds and fetch about nine cents per pound. They are packed in salt barrels and arrive alive. Industry may rival clam shell digging as turtle meat and shells supply knife handles and soup, with farmers hopeful as ducks and poultry losses drop.
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New
Boston
Weather Outlook for Iowa Tonight and Wednesday
Indications for Iowa show a fair pattern with showers and thunderstorms in the west tonight. Wednesday will bring showers and thunderstorms and continued high temperatures across the state.
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Chicago
Iowa
Fair
Miss Kate Heussner Dies From Runaway Injury
Miss Kate Heussner died at 1 30 AM from brain concussion after a runaway incident on Third Street. Born March 27 1877 in Reichenbach Germany she lived in Muscatine since 1882 leaving behind her parents George and Eva Heussner four brothers and a sister. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at the German Evangelical Church with Rev F C Klein officiating.
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Kate Heussner
Third Street
Kate Mary Heussner
Germany
Reichenbach
Hessen Nassau
Muscatine
Wilton
Locust Street
George
Eva Heussner
German Evangelical Church
Rev. F. C. Klein
Water Features at Pan-American Exposition Park Lake
The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo 1901 includes a half mile long lake in Delaware Park. Night lights will illuminate the water feature as part of a ensemble of sloping woods walks and flower beds. The lake will connect by small cataracts to the grand canal and lagoons near the exposition buildings.
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Buffalo
Delaware Park
America
Delaware Avenue
Meadow Park
Local visits and business in the city
J H Colbert and Bert Cecil from Letts and Iowa City respectively were in town on business. James Johnson from Illinois City, J T Giffle and F W Allen from Grandview, C D Eaton of Wilton and others were seen, with a hotel register entry for Miss Minnie Crouch of Moscow. Hawkeye Lodge No 30 A F and A M meets tonight for first degree work.
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J. T. Giffle and
F. W. Allen
Grandview
Minnie Crouch
Moscow
Grand Hotel
C. D. Eaton
Wilton
Hawkeye Lodge No. 30
A. F
A. M
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