Trial of Mayor Henderson Under Marengo Cosson Law
Marengo Iowa August 17 Special Judge Byron Preston opened the ouster case against Mayor Henderson under the Cosson intoxication law. The defense seeks a jury trial and argues the statute is unconstitutional. five state witnesses testified Henderson was intoxicated on occasions after the law took effect.
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Marengo
Byron Preston
Oskaloosa
Henderson
Supreme Court
J. P. Kirby
Wade
Iowa City
Marengo Savings Bank
Commonwealth
Iowa
Seven Rescued by Life Savers off Long Beach Sand Bar
Seven men including the Arlington schooner captain were saved from the bowsprit on a sand bar off Long Beach Long Island. Life-savers from shore conducted the rescue. A crew member who launched a life raft drifted toward Sandy Hook and another who reached Rockaway Beach is receiving care.
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New York
N. Y
Arlington
Boston
Long Beach
Long Island
Sandy Hook
Rockaway Beach
Rumor of American's assassination at Monte Carlo unconfirmed
A report that an American named Marshall was assassinated by a hospital guard in Monte Carlo is unconfirmed as of today. No authorities have confirmed the claim, and officials cautioned that the rumor could be false.
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Monte Carlo
Marshall
Tariff A Hybrid Says Haugen Speech Print Appears
Representative Haugen’s speech explaining his refusal to vote for the tariff bill was printed in the Congressional Record. He argues the bill is neither Republican nor Democratic, faulted by a web of combinations and dickerings enabled by cross-party coalitions that blocked House rules reform.
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Washington, D. C
Haugen
Congressional Record
Jilted Lover Shoots Miss Clarke in Portsmouth
Enraged by a breakup, Harry Bliss aged eighteen shot and fatally wounded Minnie Clarke aged seventeen at a prominent Portsmouth corner. Bliss was arrested.
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Portsmouth
Harry Bliss
Minnie Clarke
Bliss
Lawsuit Over Prohibition Law Moves Forward
The case against the prohibited liquor statute proceeds after outside judge appointment by Supreme Court. Judge Preston of Oskaloosa is to hear the matter, with defense led by Cronin Dower and Wade denying the statute and arguing it violates constitutional rights. A prior mayoral incident delayed proceedings due to a street accident injuring Mayor Henderson.
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Supreme Court
Evans
Preston
Oskaloosa
John F. Cronin
J. M. Dower
M. J. Wade
Wade
Henderson
Congress Begins Real Work of Its Sessions at Trans Mississippi Congress
Denver August 17 more than two thousand delegates from western cities attended the opening of the Twentieth Trans Mississippi Commercial congress. President Walsh to speak this afternoon as work begins with talks on southern markets and railway terminal control while the Ballinger Pinchot feud looms unresolved and Pinchot plans to attend.
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Denver
Col
Mississippi River
Twentieth Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Thomas F. Walsh
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Laverne W. Noyes
Chicago
National Business League
Truman G. Palmer
California
Donald Fletcher
Tacoma
Wash
Ballinger-Pinchot
Spokane
Friends
National Irrigation Congress
Pinchot
Warships reach harbor of Canea to enforce Greek flag
In Canea on August 17 the international squadrons led by Britain France Russia and Italy moved to enforce the lowering of the Greek flag raised by Crete. The ships will anchor in Canea by this afternoon.
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Canea
Crete
Seismic Shocks Hit Acapulco Delaying Dispatch
A delayed dispatch from Acapulco reports three strong earthquakes yesterday. The sea fell below normal level and the shore beach extended about 30 feet inland along the port.
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Mexico City
Acapulco
Steamship Man Dies in Rochester
Robert Axwell, general manager of the Star Cole Steamship Co, a long prominent figure in Great Lakes transportation, died in Rochester today from asthma. He was among the oldest men in transportation circles on the Great Lakes.
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Robert Axwell
Great Lakes
Rochester
N. Y
Star Cole Steamship Company
Joy Weather Bureau Promises Quick Heat Relief
A public weather bureau bulletin promises rapid relief from the intense midwestern heat. Reports from Texas describe sun crack damage delaying trains and roadbeds, while a mosquito plague harms stock and tourism along the Gulf coast. A strong coastal wind storm threatens the southeast, with telegraph lines down and no earthquake signs noted.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Texas
Fort Worth
Galveston
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Augusta
South Atlantic
Here
Taft Iowa Trip Row Triggers League Referral
Des Moines reports a political row after local politicians ignore the state republican league in Taft’s September 20 Iowa reception. President Olsen asks Taft to hand the Iowa trip over to the league, aligning with John Hays Hammond who is with Taft at Beverly.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
State Republican League
Taft
Olsen
Iowa
League
John Hays Hammond
Beverly
Hat Makers Reach Settlement After Strike Ended
An agreement ends a seven month strike by 18 000 to 25 000 hat makers in the United States. Governor Fort of New Jersey brokered the talks between the United Hatters of North America and the Hat Manufacturers' Association. The union label will be restored in all factories.
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New York
N. Y
United Hatters of North America
Hat Manufacturers’ Association
Governor Fort
New Jersey
Spain 13 Seeks Peace With Moors
A Melilla correspondent reports Spain has opened peace talks with the Moors. The dispatch adds General Marina may be recalled for ill health and not wishing to lead the projected Spanish advance.
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Paris
Melilla
Spain
Marina
Busier Year Ever For The Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission chairman Knapp predicts the current fiscal year will bring record traffic for American railroads. He notes improved car supply, equipment, and roadbeds since 1907 and believes railroads can meet flood of freight, potentially surpassing that banner year. The industry faces a possible car shortage as crop prospects boost demand.
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Washington, D. C
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Almost Unanimous For Indiana Plan Debate
Seattle August 17 The American Prison Association congress revived debate on the Indiana plan to prevent crime and insanity. Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver warned the criminal law must shift from force and punishment toward humane handling, comparing future criminal treatment to mental illness care. Mrs Eastwood of South Dakota ridiculed the idea of chloroforming idiots during the discussion.
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Seattle
Wash
American Prison Association Congress
Indiana
Committee of Prevention and Probation
Ben Lindsey
Denver
L. B. Eastwood
South Dakota
American Money on the Loan in Hankow Sze Chuen Project
American participation in the Hankow Sze Chuen railroad loan was settled at the foreign board offices by Henry P. Fletcher and Lian Tung Yen. The loan rises from 27.5 million to 30 million dollars with Americans receiving one quarter and British French and German interests the remaining three quarters.
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Peking
Foreign Board
Henry P. Fletcher
Lian Tung Yen
Western railroads to challenge interstate rates case in Chicago
The Rock Island plans to file for a preliminary injunction in the US circuit court of appeals this week challenging the interstate commerce commission order. The ruling, effective Sept 1, reduces through rates from the east to Des Moines by 5 to 6 cents per hundred pounds on first class traffic and lower classes, and is alleged to unfairly favor Des Moines over other Iowa cities.
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Chicago
Ill
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Rock Island
Des Moines
Townsend Held on $300 Bond in Threat Letter Case
Davenport Iowa August 17 Ed Townsend arrested in West Liberty on a year old charge of sending a threatening letter by mail pleaded guilty before U S Commissioner Busch and was held on $300 bond to the next federal grand jury session. He secured bond.
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Davenport
Townsend
West Liberty
United States
Busch
Federal Grand Jury
Boston Harbor Defenses Repel Invading Army In Theoretical War
In a halted the Boston harbor fortifications repelled a red army assault. Two hundred invaders from Forts Totten and Hamilton were defeated with eighteen casualties among one hundred twenty blue defenders. A mock fleet purportedly aided the red attackers as coast artillery reinforcements arrived to bolster Forts Heath Banks Andrews Warren and Strong.
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Boston
Mass
H. L. Patten
Totten
Hamilton
Massachusetts
Red
Sumner
Coast Artillery
New York
Heath
Banks
Andrews
Warren
Strong
Tasker B. Bliss
Blue
William A. Pew
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Indian student hanged for his crime in London
Madarlal Dhinagri, an Indian student, who shot and killed Lieut. Col. Sir William Hutt Curzon Wylie and Dr. Dawai Lalaca at a public gathering near the Imperial Institute on July 11, was executed at Pentonville prison this morning.
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London
Madarlal Dhinagri
Imperial Institute
William Hutt Curzon Wylie
Dawai Lalaca
Pentonville
Glasgow Flames Devour Retail Quarter in Glasgow
Fire erupted early in Glasgow's retail district burning several blocks. Damages estimated at 1,250,000 dollars as crews battled the blaze through the morning.
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Glasgow
Weather Outlook For Iowa And Illinois
Iowa forecast shows mainly showers tonight or Wednesday with cooler temps in the west. Illinois remains unsettled with possible showers tonight or Wednesday. Sunrise 4 59, sunset 6 52, moonset 12 09 a m.
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Iowa
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Congress
Barrett
Trans-Mississippi
Ballinger
Republican League
Interstate Commission
Boston Harbor
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Scotland
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