Muscatine to Advertise Bids for New Federal Building
Government moves to begin work on Muscatine's new federal building with bids to be opened in Washington at 2 pm on September 19. Postmaster R S McNutt authorized to advertise for bids. plans to reach Muscatine in days. contracts to be awarded the same day.
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Federal
Muscatine
Supervising Architect
Washington
R. S. McNutt
Treasury Department
Post Office
Coin Found In Stomach From Hawkins House Incident
Ottumwa Iowa reports Hazel Mc Cants eleven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles McCants swallowed a silver quarter while playing with other children at home in Riverview. Dr Emma Peterson located the coin by X ray in the stomach near the opening to the intestines. Doctors plan to dislodge it. if unsuccessful, an operation will be performed to remove the coin.
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Ottumwa
Hazel McCants
Charles McCants
Riverview
Emma Peterson
Iowan bankrupt for $18,000 in Nebraska
Henry J. Oltrogge, once a Waterloo hardware dealer, failed for $18,000 at Hooper Nebraska where he ran a general merchandise store for two months. Liabilities total $18,000, assets include merchandise stock and Iowa realty valued at $15,000.
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Waterloo
Henry J. Oltrogge
Iowa
Hooper
Neb
Boone Man Electrocution Shocks City
Walter A. Murphy, superintendent of the street car barns in Boone, was instantly killed after touching a live wire yesterday afternoon. Local authorities reported the accident and began investigations into the incident.
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Boone
Walter A. Murphy
Passenger Train Derailment Kills Twenty in Germany
Berlin reports a passenger train derailment between Posen and Thorn last night. By noon today twenty bodies were recovered from the wreck with more feared missing.
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Berlin
Germany
Posen
Thorn
Death of Little Lilla Cass in Hoopes addition
Last evening at 10 o'clock Miss Lilla Cass seven months old adopted daughter of Mrs Maggie Cass Hoopes addition died from cholera infantum The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
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Lilla Cass
Maggie Cass
Hoopes
France backs Sultan of Morocco and vows to punish massacre
Paris reports France will defend the authority and integrity of the Moroccan sultanate and guarantee Casablanca’s inhabitants safety and free commerce. The note says authors of the massacre will be punished. Official tallies estimate 300 Moors killed or wounded in Sunday bombardment. one French sailor seriously wounded.
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Paris
Algerciras
France
Morocco
Casablanca
Inmate Charles Anderson Located After Ten Day Absence
Charles Anderson, long time inmate of the county poor farm, wandered away about ten days ago and was found in Macomb Illinois. He is held by the county sheriff there and Sheriff Benham will escort him back to the city.
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Charles Anderson
Macomb
Anderson
Benham
Two Men Die in Auto Wreck Near Brookfield Corners
Milwaukee August 7 Two men were killed one fatally injured and a fourth slightly hurt when a machine carrying the men plunged into a ditch at Brookfield Corners early today The deceased include former Alderman Joseph Kuschebert and George Poss the chauffeur The injured are Horace Greely Sloan and Paddy Dorrell
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Milwaukee
Brookfield Corners
Joseph Kuschebert
George Poss
Horace Greely Sloan
Paddy” Dorrell
Special Train of Horses 15 Expected to Keota Farm
A large shipment of 140 fancy horses is arriving today at Keota Iowa from France. Charles Singmaster and partners arrive to oversee the transfer at the farm of Singmaster and Son, aiming to move the valuable lot quickly by express to keep them safe.
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France
Keodia
Charles Singmaster
Dick Vicvercal
William McKinster
Michael Streit
John Carris
Keota
Singmaster and Son
Death PartsmAn and Wife Weded Nearly 70 Years
Mrs. A H Guzeman an Iowa pioneer aged 89 died last night in Washington Iowa. She was married sixty seven years ago last January to her husband who survives her along with many children and grandchildren. Also reported is the death of Mrs Frank Marvel wife of a noted horseman who died last night.
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Washington
A. H. Guzeman
Iowa
Marvel
Frank Marvel
Railroads face cost cuts and coalitions across lines
A Wisconsin railroad rate commission cuts live stock charges to Milwaukee by about 20 to 25 percent. In Chicago and New York, Standard Oil and railroads coordinate to oppose further government investigations. The Southern Railway faces a Perry County grand jury indictment for operating as a foreign company without a license, with officials signaling pending settlements.
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Madison
Wis
Railroad Rate Commission
Milwaukee
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
New York
Alton
Burlington
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Lines
Federal Grand Jury
Landis
Oil Corporation
Montgomery
Ala
Southern Railway Company
Perry County
Julian
Thompson
Southern
Massacre in town leaves ninety dead
Reports say at least ninety people are killed in a raid on a town, with many casualties including women among the dead. Specifics on location and perpetrators are unclear in the fragment.
Persians Celebrate First Anniversary of Persian Reform
Tehran records mark August 6 1906 as the birth of constitutional reform after Muzaffar ed Din’s granting of a parliament. The article notes Turkish incursions near Urumiah with villages shelled and civilians killed as Persians celebrate political change and Mohammed Ali Mirza governs.
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Persia
Muzaffar-ed-Din
Shah
Jamshid
Darius
Muzzaffar-ed-Din
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Teheran
Georgia Declares Prohibition State by Governor Smith
Governor Smith signed the measure in Atlanta yesterday in front of a large crowd, making Georgia a prohibition state. The ceremony drew a large throng as the bill was enacted.
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Smith
Atlanta
Georgia
Wilson Gains Strength in Quiet Recovery
Portland August 7 The condition of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is improved enough to receive a few friends. Physicians advise rest due to low vitality and he plans to depart for San Francisco tonight if health allows, though he must skip much of his planned work before the trip.
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Portland
Ore
Wilson
San Francisco
Prominent Iowan Dies Abroad
A cablegram from Lucerne Switzerland to former Mayor C. M. Reno announces the death of Albert H. Trotter, 64, pioneer United States Express agent at Iowa City and Davenport. He died suddenly while traveling. his wife survives him.
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Iowa City
Lucerne
Switzerland
C. M. Reno
Albert H. Trotter
United States Express Company
Davenport
Trotter
Iowa Gly Man Ts Bankold By Broker
Iowa City man files suit in Minneapolis for 5100 against grain broker L T Sowle & Sons claiming money advanced for purchases between August 1906 and May 1907. Suit notes Sowle admits debt and offers a note, which was refused. Schoeneman searches for levyable property with a deputy sheriff as settlement talks fail.
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Iowa
GLY Man
Minneapolis
Schoeneman
Modern Godiva Parade Captivates Coventry Crowds
Coventry England August 7 mounted on a white palfrey the modern Lady Godiva rode through the city streets in a decorous costume of hair pink fleshings and gauze watched by about one hundred thousand spectators as the historic pageant was reenacted.
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Coventry
Eng
Godiva
Fire devastates Golden Cycle mill in Colorado City blaze
Colorado Springs reports a massive fire at the Golden Cycle Mining and Milling plant in Colorado City. The mill, which processed nearly half of Cripple Creek district ore last month, faces an estimated loss around 875,000 with the fire finally brought under control.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Golden Cycle Mining and Milling Company
Colorado City
Cripple Creek
Mine Owners Move to Enforce Union Card System
Colorado Springs Aug 7. The Mine Owners' association will enforce a card system requiring every workman employed by them to carry a card proving freedom from union influence, signaling heightened tension with the Federation of Miners.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Mine Owners’ Association
The
Federation of Miners
Senator Beveridge Weds Miss Eddy in Berlin Ceremony
Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana and Miss Katharine Eddy of Chicago married in Berlin. The civil ceremony occurred at the registrar at noon, followed by a religious service at the American embassy conducted by Rev. Thomas C. Hall of Union Theological Seminary.
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Berlin
Germany
Katharine Eddy
Chicago
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Thomas C. Hall
Union Theological Seminary
Boy Drowns in Iowa River
Iowa City August 7 A 10 year old named Earle Hanson drowned after wading beyond his depth in the Iowa river. The body had not been recovered at press time.
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Iowa River
Iowa City
Earle Hanson
Marengo Board OKs Bonds for Cedar Rapids to Oskaloosa Line
At a stockholders meeting of the Marengo and Midland Railway Company the board of directors was authorized to issue bonds totaling 1,600,000 dollars to fund the construction of the interurban railway from Cedar Rapids to Oskaloosa.
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Marengo
Marengo & Midland Railway Company
Cedar Rapids
Oskaloosa
Belfast Under Military Control In Citywide Takeover
Belfast Ireland August 7 troops seized city streets and posted guards at the custom house square and other centers as police infighting and strikes prompted formal military control amid citizen reaction and unrest.
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Belfast
Ireland
Custom House
Severe storm strikes Utica area damaging crops
A damaging wind rain and hail storm swept over southern Utica county last evening. Hail stones weighing six ounces cut down corn and stripped trees in the fields and orchards throughout the flood area.
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Utica
Neb
Iowa Town Swept by Bad Cyclone Reported Fatal
A severe cyclone hit an Iowa town and neighboring areas causing three deaths. Wisconsin residents in the storm path faced damage and power outages. Emergency crews worked through the night to search for survivors and secure debris.
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Iowa
Lightning Strikes Barn Near Atalissa Iowa
A barn on John Lynch’s farm near the Tice bridge over Cedar river was struck by lightning and burned, containing 800 bushels of corn and 40 tons of hay. The cattle and other outbuildings nearby were spared. The fire followed a nighttime storm with strong winds across the region.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Twin Cities
Winona
Inona
Thack
Green Bay
Marchland
East Winona
Pana
Ill
Frank Henderson
Peck Roberts
Atalissa
John Lynch
Tice
Cedar River
Death by own action of Gov candidate George W. Delamater
Pittsburg Pa Aug 7 Hon George W Delamater republican candidate for governor in 1891 committed death by own action this afternoon He was connected with the Prudential Insurance company The act was due to despondency from ill health
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Pittsburg
George W. Delamater
Prudential Insurance Company
Illinois fair to night. cooler north. Iowa warms Thursday
Chicago August 7 forecast: Illinois will be fair tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures in the north tonight. Iowa will be fair tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions expected Thursday. Sunrise 4 51, sunset 7 06, moonrise 2 10 a m.
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Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
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Senator Beveridge
Miss Eddy
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