Fall of a Senator William B. Allison Funeral Draws Nation
Dubuque residents and Iowans honor Senator William B. Allison with a simple private funeral at the Allison home. City life halted as flags drooped, trolley poles wore black and white, and hundreds paid tribute. Speaker Cannon's delegation and Governors from Des Moines attend alongside prominent Dubuque figures and many national legislators.
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Dubuque
William B. Allison
Allison
J. T. Bergen
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Linnwood
Congressional
Des Moines
Cummins
Cannon
National House
Hepburn
Hull
Kennedy
Dawson
Birdsall
Haugen
Cousins
Hamilton
Smith
Connor
Hubbard
Iowa
Bingham
Pennsylvania
Kiefer
Ohio
Goulden
Payne
New York
Boutell
Illinois
Gardener
Michigan
Moon
Tennssee
Tawney
Minnesota
Williams
Mississippi
Cooper
Wisconsin
Clark
Missouri
Watson
Indiana
Clayton
Alabama
Adamson
Georgia
Miller
Kansas
J. T. Adams
A. W. Tredway
C. S. Bradley
W. H. Torbert
A. Y. McDonald
Herman Tarnes
Maurice Brown
J. S. Morgan
L. G. Hurd
Towans
Gov
A. B. Cummins
W. W. Morrow
B. F. Carroll
H. W. Byers
D. J. Palmer
H. S. Bousquet
N. S. Ketchum
N. T. Guernsey
G. B. Pray
Charles Finkpine
J. G. Berryhill
Edward H. Hunter
C. W. Johnston
Lafe Young
Charles D. Hellen
Harvey Ingham
John Downie, Sr
John D. Hamilton
Judge Robinson
Judge McHenry
Judge Miller
Gardner Cowles
RST Test Of Illinois Primary Democratic Contest
Illinois primary preview outlines the Democratic senatorial race with nominees Hopkins Mason and Foss as leading contenders. J Hamilton Lewis is mentioned as a possible nominee potential shaping the contest dynamic through early momentum.
Pythians Award Rich Prizes For Drill Contests
The Knights of Pythias uniform rank convention in Boston awarded Troop 43 of St. Joseph Missouri eight hundred dollars for cavalry and Company I of Georgia won fifteen hundred dollars for infantry with ninety seven point zero nine. Indiana Company 83 finished close second in infantry with ninety three point thirty, earning nine hundred dollars.
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Boston
Mass
Knights of Pythias
Franklin Field
St. Joseph
Company I
Georgia
Indiana
Richmond City Home Inmate Indicted for Murder
A grand jury indicted Mrs. Ethel Gaylord, an inmate of the Richmond City home, for murder after investigating conditions tied to the poisoning of a foundling baby. Officers of the home were censured. Supt. Davis was deemed not equal to the emergency and hospital authorities blamed for negligence and lack of system.
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Richmond City
Richmond
Ethel Gaylord
Davis
Thaw Bankrupt Declares Insolvent and Appointed Receiver
Pittsburg Aug 8 Harry K Thaw has declared bankruptcy and Roger O Mara a Pittsburg detective has been named receiver for his estate Thaws schedule shows assets of 128 012 38 and liabilities of 453 140 43 including 79 745 12 secured and 373 393 31 unsecured The latter includes 191 000 Thaw owes his mother Mrs Mary Copley Thaw whose defense expenses are charged against him Thaws income runs 33 300 per month and may be protected by a technical will clause Receiver O Mara posted bond 200 000 with securities John Newell and James Pratt The action signals possible fight by Thaw against creditors and his lawyers physicians and alienists who aided in his trial.
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Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
Roger O'Mars
Thaw
Mary Copley Thaw
O'Mara
John Newell
James Pratt
Chas. Wagner
Bingham
Smith Ely Jeliffe
Evans
Morristown
N, J
Dana
New York
J. P. Wilson
Poughar
Liner Stopped At Sea For Woman Operation
While in mid ocean the steamship Cedric of the White Star Line was halted for nearly three hours last Sunday afternoon to perform a surgical operation on Mrs. Thomas Trebell of 151 West Fourteenth street New York a cabin passenger aboard the Cedric was stopped to aid a medical emergency at sea with Dr. and crew assisting.
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New York
Cedric
White Star Line
Thomas Trebell
West Fourteenthstreet
Receivers Named for Pillsbury-Washburn Milling Firm
Federal court appoints C. S. Pillsbury A. C. Loring and A. C. Cobb as receivers for Pillsbury-Washburn Milling after a friendly petition. Bond fixed at 500000 dollars with five days to file. Petition shows company consent and potential management change amid steady business continuation.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Milling Company
Federal District Court
J. S. Pillsbury
C. S. Pillsbury
Charles A. Pillsbury
A. C. Loring
Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company
A. C. Cobb
St. Paul
Cardinal Gibbons Improves Visit To Pope
Rome reports Cardinal Gibbons showing marked improvement after a recent indisposition and was able to call on the pope this morning.
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Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
No Vengeance in Death in Jerseyville Hermit Case
Jerseyville Illinois August 8 The discovery of cash and securities totaling about 24000 in a box car where Peter Meyer a hermit lived for years is taken to indicate his death was natural The coroner s jury returned a verdict to that effect
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Jerseyville, Ill
Peter Meyer
Jerseyville
Meyer
Metropolitan Opera Plans National Outreach for Modern United States
Conference in Carlsbad outlines a plan to make the Metropolitan Opera center of a nationwide movement extending opera across the United States. An advisory council will guide local clubs, with lectures and photographic aids, a National League of Metropolitan Opera clubs, and graded operas for study.
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Carlsbad
Austria
Messrs. Gatti-Casazza
Dippel
Kahn
Metropolitan Opera
New York City
Metropolitan
United States
National League of Metropolitan Opera Clubs
Canadians Gundl in Team Return Sparks Debate in Montreal
The Canadian Olympic team arrived on the steamship Victorian to cheers and a warm reception at the Montreal Athletic Club. Manager J. H. Crocker sided with English officials over the Americans in a dispute sparked by pole vault hole digging and a controversial 400 metres race involving Carpenter and Halswelle. Crocker called the foul on Halswelle one of the most deliberate and predated acts.
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Montreal
Montreal Athletic Club
J. H.ckers
Carpenter
Halswelle
Crocker
Tribute Is Paid 10 Sailors As Fleet Visits Auckland
Auckland August 8 A government printed book is presented to officers of the American battleship fleet as a souvenir of their visit. Prime Minister Joseph G Ward writes a greeting praising Roosevelt and the fleet as symbols of peace justice and freedom. The message notes kinship between New Zealand and the United States and honors the western nation’s might and majesty.
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Auckland
Joseph G. Ward
Roosevelt
New Zealand
Edward H Llewellyn Reaches Chicago for Life Saving Operation
Edward H Llewellyn secretary of the Chicago Malleable Castings Company arrives in Chicago at 8:30 am after a perilous journey from Germany to undergo a critical operation. He is accompanied by brothers Silas J and John T Llewellyn and Dr S Victor Balderston of Evanston. They met in New York as the Mauretania arrived. He sped across Europe by special train and hired a boat to cross the English Channel to reach the city in time.
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Chicago
Edward H. Llewellyn
Germany
Silas J. and
John T. Llewellyn
S. Victor Balderston
Evanston
New York
Mauretania
Llewellyn
Europe
English Channel
Tattooed Chin Bill Urges Federal Action
In Warsaw Indiana on August 8 Rev. Arthur Rawes urged a nationwide chin tattooing law to reduce affinities and divorces. He said he would seek President Roosevelt’s help to push such a bill through Congress during his Washington trip.
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Warsaw
Ind
United States
Arthur Rawes
New Zealand
Winona Lake
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Dead number two from explosion in Crawfordsville Iowa
Washington Iowa August 8 two men died from scalds after a boiler explosion at Crawfordsville The second death is Sam Truax Harold Twinam died at noon The engine was hurled from its foundation and a flagrant fire was prevented Will Twinam owner may be held responsible for Truax s death A boiler man had been summoned minutes before the accident
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Washington
Crawfordsville
Sam Truax
Harold Trinam
Twinam
Truax
Will Twinam
American wives skewered in Herrick novel Together
New York reports Robert Herrick, University of Chicago English professor, portrays American wives as valuing status and luxury. He says successful women are overfed overdressed and driven by vanity and urban indulgence in grand hotels ships and trains.
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New York
Robert Herrick
University of Chicago
Salvation Army Chief Sails for South Africa Tour
General William Booth, commander in chief of the Salvation Army, sailed from England for Capetown on a three months tour of South Africa. The aged founder mapped an itinerary meant to test the stamina of a younger man.
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William Booth
South Africa
London
Salvation Army
England
Capetown
Illinois Primary Votes Show Hopkins Leading Republican Field
Chicago reports Hopkins slightly ahead in the GOP senatorial race with Foss close. Stringer leads the Democratic recommendation for senator while Deneen and Yates contend for governor. Voters lined up as heavy participation and long ballots slow counting across 25 districts.
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Chicago
Hopkins
Foss
Stringer
Deneen
Yates
Albert J. Hopkins
Geo. E. Foss
William E. Mason
William G. Webster
Lawrence B. Stringer
Addison Blakely
Republican Party
Charles S. Deneen
Richard Yates
Douglass Pattison
Adlai E. Stevenson
John P. McGoorty
James Hamilton Lewis
Charles F. Gunther
James O. Monroe
E. R. E. Kimborough
Daniel R. Sheen
J. H. Brewer
Freight Handlers Strike Ties Up Great Northern Docks
Superior Wis Aug 8 The Great Northern ore docks at Allouez are tied up by a strike among laborers unloading cars and loading boats If the strike succeeds the ore business for the Great Northern will face a general tieup.
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Superior
Wis
Great Northern
Allouez
Weather Summary for Iowa and Illinois Tonight and Sunday
Iowa remains generally fair tonight and Sunday with higher temps in the north. Illinois expects fair skies with possible showers in the extreme south tonight and warmer conditions in the south and central areas Sunday. Sunrise 4 49 sunset 7 02 moonset 12 39.
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Iowa
Illinois
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May Land
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Minneapolis Milling Concern
Carls
National Movement
Metropolitan Center
Gundliin
Dominion Aggre
Gation
New Z Zealand
Samuel Truax
Craw
Fordsville, Ia
Cash
Herrick
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