Moscow canal revival sparks talks of major Muscatine boom
The Moscow canal project is revived as the Independent Power company files articles of incorporation with capital of 19000 dollars. Community leaders foresee large factory growth, more jobs, and easier movement of power, possibly linking to an electric interurban to Davenport and beyond.
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Moscow Canal
Independent Power Company
Muscatine
Iowa City
Pany
H. C. Shoemaker
M. Westrate
C. Kemble
F. Hoffman
Council Bluffs
Moscow
F. A. McDonald
Davenport
Kern to Hear It Last of All at Indianapolis Nominat
Delegates plan to notify John W. Kern of his Democratic vice presidential nomination in Indianapolis. Bryan will speak on trusts after traveling from Chicago, with Mack and Bell overseeing events at Kern’s home. The program includes a band concert, luncheon, and address at the state fair grounds.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John W. Kern
Bryan
Chicago
Mack
Kern
William Jennings Bryan
Norman E. Mack
James T. Lloyd
Democratic Congressional Committee
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Theodore E. Bell
Denver
Thomas R. Marshall
William J. Bryan
Mrs. Kern
Mr. Bryan
Country Club
American Fleet Hosts Charity Boxing and Carnival in Sidney
In Sidney a large American naval crowd attended a luncheon and entertainment, including a boxing showcase where Prendergast knocked out Raff in four, and Burns defeated Squires after a brutal twelve round war. A grand royal navy and naval force parade followed, with more than 10,000 military personnel visible. The Pacific Fleet then sailed from San Francisco to Honolulu towing seven destroyers.
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Sidney
Buck
Raff
Burns
Tommy Burns
Bill Squires
Squires
Centennial Park
New South Wales
Sydney
San Francisco
Pacific Fleet
Honolulu
Fire in Stamboul destroys thousands of homes
A conflagration in the Stamboul quarter of Constantinople from yesterday afternoon to midnight destroyed about two thousand buildings. Dozens, including firemen, women, and children, were burned or killed. The homeless are estimated at seven thousand as a strong wind sped the blaze across the area.
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Constantinople
Stamboul Quarter
Stamboul
Dubuque Hosts Largest Ever Homecoming to Celebrate Founding
Dubuque Iowa invited 5000 former residents for a diamond anniversary homecoming this week. About 3000 are expected to attend the family reunion of wanderers as thousands gather in the Key City for the big event.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Confession 15 Confirms Murder Link From Windber Case
Baltimore authorities say Mrs. Bonnie Rosenbloom and daughter Eva confessed the Camden trunk body was Samuel J. Rosenbloom of Windber Pa. The elder Rosenbloom and her son Alexander are named in the killing on November 12 last, allegedly due to abuse by the husband.
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Baltimore
Bonnie Rosenbloom
Eva
Camden
N. J
Samuel J. Rosenbloom
Windber
Alexander
Rev J H Windsor Dies at 80 in Illinois
News arrives from LaGrange Illinois of the death yesterday of Reverend J H Windsor aged 80. He organized the Charles City Congregational church in 1858 and served as pastor in Waterloo from 1884 to 1886. His father was a minister and did missionary work at Dubuque in the early 1800s.
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Waterloo
J. H. Windsor
LaGrange
Ill
Charles City
Dubuque
Fire sets barn blaze. suspect held in Marshalltown
Marshalltown Iowa reports Paul Radloff arrested on suspicion of setting fire to W S Giles barn that burned Saturday night causing three thousand dollars in damage. Also N Y C A selects H S Wilson of Winnipeg as secretary. Rhodes Pharmacy in Rhodes county robbed Saturday night of six hundred dollars in jewelry.
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Marshalltown
Paul Radloff
W. S. Giles
Rhodes
This
County
Pressman Jess Rock Breaks Arm Pitching Pitch in Marshalltown
In Marshalltown Iowa on August 24 21 year old pressman Jess Rock sustained a broken right arm above the elbow after an out curve pitch during a game with barbers yesterday afternoon.
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Marshalltown
Jess Rock
Printers
Barbers
Frost Grips Iowa Crops in Early Season Visit
Des Moines reports frost in Iowa last night marking the first of the season. The northern lowlands felt the chill more, causing concern for crops as farmers assess damage.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago Banker Flays Detectives In Fitzgerald Arrest
Geo W Fitzgerald former assistant teller charged with stealing 173000 from the sub treasurer in February 1907 was admitted to bail. The court postponed examination to August 31 to allow more evidence collecting. Debate rages over the detectives role and the secret service scrutiny Fitzgerald faced since the disappearance.
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Chicago
Ill
Geo. W. Fitzgerald
Tin Star
United States
Boldenweck
G. W. Fitzgerald
Secret Service
Porter
United States Secret Service
Fitzgerald
WILL REIMBURSE CRANE
Mrs Jack Gardner will repay the Crane family of Chicago 70000 already paid on art treasures seized by customs in Boston. If forfeiture occurs, lawyer Henry W Swift dodges a firm amount stating further action depends on District Attorney Sims return in about ten days.
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Boston
Mass
Jack’’ Gardner
Crane
Chicago
Emily Crane Chadbourne
Henry W. Swift
Gardner
Sims
Bryan outlines club work as key to party success
Chicago Aug 24 William Jennings Bryan left for Indianapolis to attend John Worth Kern’s vice presidential notification. He and Mack plan a Midwest West Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey and New York itinerary. Bryan promotes clubs to recruit workers and boost enthusiasm, canceling a Syracuse NY state fair speech over admission charges.
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Chicago
Ill
William Jennings Bryan
Indianapolis
John Worth Kern
Mack
Bryan
Middle West
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Bureau of Organization
Syracuse
N. Y
Room mate suspected in elderly man’s hatchet death
Springfield August 24 Thomas Brady 72 was found dead in bed with his head split open by a hatchet. His room mate Frank Bryant alias Sullivan is missing and motive unknown.
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Springfield
Ill
Thomas Brady
Frank Bryant
Sullivan
Graft Charged as Gotham Exchange Probes Saturday Activity
The New York Stock Exchange governing committee meets to review Saturday's trading when eleven securities topped a million shares in total volume. Officials cite evidence of matched orders where brokers buy and sell for the same operator to fake activity without real risk. If confirmed, steps will be taken to prevent a recurrence.
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New York
N. Y
the Stock Exchange
Chicagoan in Fatal Auto Crash Near Schmiedeberg
A. C. Bartlett of Chicago with wife and daughter were driving near Schmiedeberg when a boy darted from behind a car into the path of their auto and was killed. The Bartlett party sought refuge in a hotel as villagers protested. Authorities ruled Bartlett’s chauffeur blameless and Bartlett offered to compensate the boy’s family.
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Dresden
Saxony
A. C. Bartlett
Chicago
Schmiedeberg
Bartlett
Ambassador Sternberg Dies in Heidelberg After Illness
Baron Speck Von Sternberg German ambassador to the United States died in Heidelberg Germany aged 72 following a lung inflammation. Born in 1852 in Leeds England he served in the Saxon dragoons and held posts in Peking Belgrade Washington before becoming ambassador in 1913. He and his wife who once Miss Lillian Langham of Louisville sought Czerny’s cure for a lupus like ailment.
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Washington
Freiheir Speck von Sternberg
United States
Germany
Heidelberg
Speck von Sternberg
Lillian May Langham
Louisville
Hamburg
Czerny
Sternberg
Hermann Speck von Sternberg
Leeds
England
Furstenschule
St. Afra
Meissen
Saxony
Military Academy
Potsdam
Second Saxon Dragoons
Legation
Peking
Belgrade
Servia
British India
Ceylon
Shakespeare Denounces Gompers and Bryan at Labor Meet
In Philadelphia on August 24 William Shakespeare a cigarmaker defeated Gompers and Bryan at the Central Labor Union meeting. The Gompers letter requesting endorsement of the Democratic candidate was sent to the legislative committee. Shakespeare accused Gompers of lying about the party’s fairness to labor and challenged him to the South to find worse labor conditions.
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Gompers
Philadelphia
William Shakespeare
Bryan
Central Labor Union
Legislative Committee
Shakespeare
Samuel Gompers
Democratic Party
Brokerage Firm Fails
Meadows Williams Co. failure announced on the New York Stock Exchange. The firm is not heavily involved.
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New York
N. Y
Meadows, Williams ,& Co
New York Stock Exchange
King Alfonso Arrives in Paris Incognito
Paris August 24 King Alfonso arrives secretly in the French capital traveling incognito from Spain.
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Paris
Alfonso
Spain
Weather Forecast Iowa Illinois Tonight Through Tuesday
Iowa remains generally fair tonight and Tuesday with warmer temperatures especially in the north. Illinois also sees fair weather with continued cooler conditions tonight and warmer readings by Tuesday. Sunrise is 5 05, sunset 6 30, moon rise 2 36.
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Iowa
Illinois
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