One Dead and One Dying in Traction Engine Explosion
A traction engine on the William Twinam farm near Crawfordsville explodes, killing 13 year old Herald Twinam and severely scalding 25 year old Sam Truax, who is dying. The blast hurled both men about 100 feet as medical aid rushed to the scene near Washington Iowa. Also a gasoline stove explosion burns Mrs. John Crosch.
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Washington
William Twinam
Crawfordsville
Herald Twinam
Sam Truax
Truax
Young Twinam
John Crosch
Death by cotton batting pillow in Iowa mother
Mrs. R. R. Mewherter of near Columbus Junction Iowa killed herself by stuffing cotton batting in her mouth nostrils and ears then covering her head with a pillow. Grief over her son Arthur Mewherter who was arrested tried and imprisoned for stealing hogs is blamed. she leaves husband and four daughters.
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Columbus Junction
R. R. Mewherter
Near Here
Arthur Mewherter
Anamosa
Mewherters
Mewherter
Removal Petition Filed By Minority Stockholders
In Chicago on August 7, minority stockholders of the American Strawboard company and United Boxboard and Paper company filed in federal court to remove Sidney Mitchell as receiver. They allege Mitchell and associates manipulated Strawboard to place control under Boxboard, defrauding minority holders and violating Illinois law by Boxboard holding Strawboard stock.
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Chicago
Ill
American Strawboard Company
United Boxboard and Paper Company
Sidney Mitchell
Mitchell
Strawboard Company
Boxboard Company
Horse Trainer Thos Frye Fatally Injured in Incident
Marshalltown Iowa August 7 Thomas Frye a well known horse trainer aged 60 was kicked by a horse while working out a horse and probably fatally hurt His right eye was torn out the lid torn off his nose broken and other injuries noted in the report
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Thomas Frye
Marshalltown
Thos. Frye
Arrest Man Slay er of Boy in Chicago Case
Police identify the mutilated body found in Mud Lake as that of Tuffa Shisin a Syrian and yesterday arrest Joseph Hassan at 1020 Mather Street on suspicion of the murder. In Hassan s room investigators found a blood stained garment and weapons including saws and an axe linked to the dismemberment.
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Chicago
Tuffa Shisin
Joseph Hasson
Hassan
Mather Street
Three Die in Frisco Train Wreck Near Imboden
In Arkansas near Imboden a westbound Frisco passenger train No. 206 derailed early today. Engineer Cooper and Fireman Booker, both of Memphis, and an unknown man were killed. The mail clerk was badly scalded and four mail clerks injured as the mail car burned. None of the passengers suffered serious injuries.
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Impoden
Ark
Cooper
Memphis
Booker
Enforcer of Anti Liquor Laws Arrested in Kansas City
C. W. Trickett assistant attorney general of Wyandotte county was arrested on a malfeasance in office charge. He allegedly accepted fees and settled cases before defendants were arraigned to determine guilt. Trickett has opposed liquor sales in Kansas City Kansas since his appointment.
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Kansas City
Kan
C. W. Tricket
Wyandotte County
Trickett
Government Grain Report Shows Wheat and Corn Conditions
Washington August 7 bulletin from the department of agriculture reports spring wheat condition at 80.7 versus a ten year average of 82.7 and corn at 82.5 against a ten year average of 83.1 as of August 1.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture Today
Cardinal Gibbons Improves After Illness in Rome
Rome Aug 7 Cardinal Gibbons shows signs of recovery with intestinal discomfort fading and rest prescribed. The attending physician cites fruit as a possible cause and the pope sent sympathy and updates on his condition. A planned dinner in his honor with other cardinals was postponed due to the illness.
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Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Gibbons
Progress Is Steady in Industrial and Financial Improvement
Dispatches to Dunn's review indicate further progress in the right direction though the improvement is slow. Midsummer dullness affects trade and bank clearings, typically light in August, but this year is materially higher than earlier months, signaling a genuine improvement in the financial sector.
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New York
N. Y
Dunn
Unostentatious Funeral Plans for Sen. Allison in Dubuque
Dubuque prepares for a large, quiet funeral for Iowa statesman Senator Allison. The service at his Locust street home will be private with a rose blanket on the casket and no eulogies. Governor Cummins and state officials travel by special car to attend tomorrow’s ceremonies.
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Dubuque
Isla
Allison
Iowa
United States Senate
Bergen
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Locust Street
Fairbanks
Des Moines
Cummins
W. W. Morrow
Hayward
Carroll
Morrow
Byers
Riggs
Bousquet
Supreme Court
Arrest in Iowa City linked to Kansas reform school escape
Police in Iowa City announced the arrest of a man believed to be Charles Hayes, a detainee who escaped from the Kansas state reformatory. Hutchinson authorities provided names including Hayes, and he remains jailed for five days while officials confirm his identity with Superintendent Hayes at Hutchinson.
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Iowa City
Charles Hayes
Kansas State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Hayes
Count Zeppelin Fund Grows as Nation Supports Airship Plans
A national committee in Stuttgart presides over a public subscription for Count Zeppelin with $875000 raised so far and promises to reach $1 million. Zeppelin vows to design two new airships with a new motor to prevent rotary fusion and sparking, aided by government funds and wide city and corporate contributions.
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Stuttgart
Prince von Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Zeppelin
Berlin
Poosehl
Lubreck
Essen
Empire
Count Zeppelin
Count
Sailors Fight Ends With Robinson Triumph in Navy Heavyweight
Vallejo Cal Aug 7 Robinson of the cruiser California won the navy heavyweight title by KOing Arthur Holmes of the cruiser Oakland in the fifth round. Both fighters were badly punished in a hard bout. Also ships reported arriving with battleships Alabama and Maine en route to the Atlantic and Culgoa docking at Auckland from Honolulu.
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Vallejo
Cal
Robinson
California
Arthur Holmes
Oakland
Singapore
Alabama
Maine
Atlantic
Culgoa
Auckland
N. Z
Honolulu
New Turkish Government Forms Under Young Turks
In Constantinople the palace Camarilla officials were arrested as the Young Turks take power. Kiamil Pasha becomes grand vizier with a largely liberal cabinet including Armenian Gabriel Effendi and Greek Prince Maveromordato. A letter to the Sultan demands dismissal of the harem and adoption of European marital norms.
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Constantinople
Camarilla
Riza Pasha
Raghib Pasha
Kiamil Pasha
Gabriel Effendi
Maveromordato
London
Times
Sofia
Adrianople
Convicted for Passing Train Pass to Wife Instead
In Helena Montana on August 7 a federal court convicted S C Watts and Gertie Williams for violating the anti pass law. Watts a Great Northern brakeman was fined 800 dollars after admitting he obtained a pass for his wife and gave it to Williams. It marks the first such conviction in Montana.
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Helena
Mont
S. C. Watts
Gertie Williams
Watts
Williams
Montana
Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Line Goes Bankrupt
Scranton Pa Aug 7 Unable to profitably run steamboats on account of low water in the Ohio river the Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet line one of the largest transportation lines on that river has become insolvent and today went into a receivers bands
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Scranton
Pittsburg
Cincinnati Packet Line
Hitchcock Visits Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill
Frank H Hitchcock republican national chairman met with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill to discuss campaign finances national outlook and New York state politics. Tafts on Gay Jaunt to attend Greenbrier horse show with Mrs Taft and aides traveling forty miles over mountains in a four horse rig with three relays.
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Oyster Bay
Frank H. Hitchcock
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
New York State
Hitchcock
Green Brier County
White Sulphur Springs
Idaho Democrats Split In Two In Wallace Convention
In Wallace Idaho the Democratic state convention divided into Dubois and anti Dubois factions. The Dubois group nominated Frank Harris for congress and W S Whitewell for governor while the anti Dubois side selected C O Stockslager for senator. The split followed seating protests over three counties’ delegates.
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Wallace
Idaho
Democratic Party
Frank Harris
Congress
W. S. Whitewell
Twain
Paper Goes Up Ten Cents Per Ton In New York State
Watertown reports International Paper raises newspaper price by ten cents per ton to 2.35 while noting the strike situation remains unchanged. The article states the announcement was made today.
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Watertown
N. Y
International Paper Company
National Democratic drive begins nationwide campaign
Chicago hosts the Democratic National Committee as Norman E. Mack arrives to launch an active nationwide campaign until election day. A finance committee led by Moses Wetmore and a speakers committee chaired by John Atwood are named, with Culberson succeedingFrancis on the advisory panel. Bryan decries politics as rotten while praising Winona Lake youths for clean conduct.
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Chicago
Lll
Democratic National Committee
Norman E. Mack
Mack
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles A. Culberson
Texas
David R. Francis
Missouri
Warsaw
Ind
Winona Lake Bay City
William J. Bryan
Beaten to Insensibility by Whitecap Pers in Indiana
Rushville Indiana August 7 John Tribbey a well to do farmer was bound to a tree and beaten with nails and tar and feathers by masked whitecappers who claimed to have tortured him and given 30 days to leave Tribbey said they took him from his home and also warned Miss Hessie Smith and her father to leave under threat of death after breaking into her home.
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Indiana
Rushville
Ind
John Tribbey
Tribbey
Hessie Smith
Cholera Reported in Eastern European Russia
The Prussian ministry of public health reports an Asiatic cholera epidemic has been disseminated to the eastern and southeastern districts of European Russia, with the German health department alerted on August 7 in Berlin.
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German Health Department
Europe
Berlin
Prussian Ministry of Public Health
European
Russia
Weather Summary for Iowa and Illinois
Weather outlook shows generally fair conditions in Iowa and Illinois tonight and Saturday. Cooler in the southeast of Iowa and the southern regions tonight, with warmer temperatures in the western areas on Saturday. Local showers possible in southern Illinois tonight, with cooler conditions there. Sunrise is 4 48, sunset 7 04.
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Iowa
Illinois
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Frisco
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Court Camarilla
Mack Says
Nation
Bryan
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