Democrats in Muscatine County Select Delegates to State and Judicial Conventions
In Muscatine County a mass Democratic convention chose delegates for the state and judicial conventions and instructed the judicial delegates to back the bar ticket. The congressional slate remains largely uninstructed, with Richman’s name at the head of the delegation sparking debate among silver radicals. The convention favored gold standard alignment and adjourned after adopting a resolution urging bar nominees for the judicial race.
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Muscatine County
Bar
Jackson County
Clinton County
Scott
van Lent
Richman
Congress
John O’brien
Devitt
Warner
Messrs. Devitt
Black
Gobble
Tunison
Henderson
J. G. van Lent
Iowa City
Messrs
Horan
Passmore
van Zant
Norris
John F. Devitt
Iowa
Bar Committee
Free Silver Wing
Railroad war over freight rates looms between Cassatt and Gould
Andrew J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, is seen as the leader of a faction opposing George Gould and Missouri Pacific interests. Reports warn of a potential clash that could trigger a rate war and force alignment of roads, risking unprecedented tariff cuts between eastern and western points. The Interstate Commerce law would aim to prevent this, though evasion has been shown possible.
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Andrew J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
George Gould
Missouri Pacific
Reunion of Eighth and Nineteenth Iowa Infantry in Washington
Washington Iowa August 3 The reunion of the Eighth and Nineteenth Iowa infantry will be held in Washington October 1. A local committee is arranging entertainment and the Washington county old soldiers association meets the following day with invited members of the two regiments. Prominent speakers include veterans who wore the gray.
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Washington
Iowa
Washington County Old Soldiers Association
Turkey Rejects Discussing Stone Abduction Responsibility
Constantinople August 30. The Porte sent an abrupt note to United States Minister Leishmann refusing to discuss who is responsible for the Stone abduction.
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Porte
United States
Constantinople
The
Leishmann
Strife in Pennsylvania Strike Sees Troops Escort Workers
In Wilkes Barre the local business alliance pleads with President Roosevelt and Senators Quay and Penrose for a settlement as non union workers are escorted to work by troops. In Tamaqua and Lansford strikers watch as troops escort cars. Gen Gobin orders arrest of women and children who harass troops. Scranton reports no violence as workers return to duty.
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Gobin
Gas kills an aged couple in Minneapolis home
In Minneapolis on August 29 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Murphy aged 75 and 74 were asphyxiated in their Aldrich Avenue North room. Coroner Williams ruled the deaths accidental after residents failed to smell gas until Mrs Beaning went to wake them for breakfast. The Murphys, recent Iowa arrivals, were a retired farmer and financially comfortable.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Michael Murphy
Aldrich Avenue
Williams
Fighting reported near Port au Prince Cape Haytien
Minister Powell cabled Washington that severe fighting started Thursday near Cape Haytien and continued at dispatch time. Heavy losses occurred on both sides as Marmelade and Lainhe towns were destroyed.
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Washington
Powell
Port Au Prince
State Department
Cape Haytien
Marmelade
Lainhe
New Philippines Solution Seen Beyond Friars and Lands Sale
Rome reports Mgr Guidi, the apostolic delegate to the Philippines, believes the answer to the Philippine problem lies in actions other than expelling friars or selling lands. Details are kept secret until presented to President Taft.
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Rome
Mgr. Guidi
Philippines
Taft
Foresters Under Scrutiny by Minnesota Insurance Chief
Minneapolis August 30 The Insurance Commissioner plans a thorough investigation of the Minnesota high court of United Foresters following numerous charges about loans and securities. He notified S C Olmsted supreme counsel of the order he will pursue the inquiry.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota High Court of United Foresters
Dearth
S. C. Olmsted
Supreme Counsel
Young Iowa couple elope to Chicago in secret marriage
Davenport Iowa August 30 Gilbert T Dow and Mary Shaw left for a concert and did not return as telegrams from Chicago announced their marriage there. The elopement arose from opposition to their youth. Dow is son of John F Dow of Davenport Elevator Co. Mary Shaw is granddaughter of late George S Shaw the lumberman. She studied at St Katharine's Hall and he at Shattuck Farnum Minnesota.
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Davenport
Iowa
Gilbert T. Dow
Mary Shaw
Chicago
Dow
John F. Dow
Davenport Elevator Company
George S. Shaw
St. Katharine’s Hall
Shattuck
Faribault, Minn
Rock Island Conductor Found Dead in Fort Worth
Orson Nathan Wartiebe, a Rock Island railroad conductor from Rock Island Ala, was found dead yesterday in North Fort Worth. Police consider it a murder and note he belonged to the Rock Island division of the Order of Railroad Conductors. The case remains under investigation.
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Ihinaisan
Fort Worth
Texas
Orson Nathan Wartenbee
Rock Island
North Fort Worth
Rock Island Division Order of
Ilway
Bryan buys costly mantles for Lincoln mansion
C B Atkin of Knoxville reports receiving an order from William Jennings Bryan for two colonial style mantels. Each mantel costs 2500 dollars and will feature mirrors and a hearth, to be made from Tennessee white oak with Revolutionary period finish for Bryan's mansion in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Knoxville
Tenn
C. B. Atkin
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Chicago Wheat and grain markets spread over steady demand
Chicago market dispatch notes rains in the northwest lifting prices across grains. Wheat futures rise to 7 percent while cash values in Minneapolis and Duluth show gains. Corn and oats firm on September demand, Liverpool reports slight movement, and a small commission need persists. Hogs and cattle show modest shifts with limited stock market action due to New York holiday.
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Chicago
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York
Seaboard
Liverpool
Sterling Barclay
Tod-Yy
Mob Kills Labarge by Mistake in Monroe
Joseph Labarge of Toledo, a respected local businessman, was shot dead by a mob in Monroe, Michigan. A pursuing crowd, spurred by a misrouted alarm and rumors of assault, fired on Labarge in a cornfield. no crime was found to have been committed and the mob violence was later exposed.
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Toledo
Joseph Labarge
Cherry Street
Monroe
Mich
Labarge
Iowa State Fair Closes After Record Exhibition
Des Moines reports the Iowa state fair closed after a highly successful run with receipts exceeding 46 000 for five days. Attendance set a record except for Monday, cattle displays the largest ever in the west, and all exhibits met top standards.
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Des Moines
Turn Away Men of Millions
Denver travelers from New England, thirty millionaires en route to the Black Hills, spent the day wandering the city seeking hotel space. They wired ahead for thirty rooms but downtown hotels could not provide cots or beds, leaving the arrivals to be housed elsewhere.
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Denver
New England
Black Hills
Bay
Hull Eyes New York Start for Campaign
The Republican congressional committee will run the Hull campaign from New York rather than Chicago. Congressman Hull of Iowa, who has served on the executive committee, says the party expects stronger opposition in the east and will focus more efforts there while reporting favorable western results.
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Washington
D. C
Republican Congressional Committee
Chicago
Hull
Iowa
New York
Texas Convicts Shot by Guards, Contractor Accusations
An Austin report says an investigating committee finds convict abuse at the state penitentiary, alleging guards and contractors shoot inmates on minor pretexts. The charge is leveled by the committee appointed by the last Florida legislature.
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Austin
Texas
State Penitentiary
Boy
In War of 5 em Navy and Army Watching For
The fragment notes a wartime scene with naval and army forces on alert amid tension. It mentions observers and potential clash, but specifics remain unclear.
Defense of New York Supposition
In Pequot Point on August 30 unusual war maneuvers unfold as troops rush to New London and head to fortifications in the sound. General MacArthur leads land forces while Rear Admiral Higginson commands the fleet in drills to probe weaknesses in a coastal defense near New York.
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Navy
Army
Higginson
Mac Arthur
New York Harbor
General MacArthur
Pequot Point
New London
New York
Higinson
Shaw Did Not Give Interview With Cabinet Official
Des Moines reports a Washington correspondent debunks an attributed interview to Secretary Shaw. The piece notes Walter Wellman fabricated quotes on the Iowa Republican platform, Shaw denying any such interview and stating his true views were shared during a recent Iowa speech.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Frank J. Stillman
Washington
Shaw
Cummins
Walter Wellman
Wellman
Innocent Man Executed Says Accomplice Confessed
In Holly Springs Mississippi on August 30 a trial for the murder of the Montgomerys saw Orlando Lester, under death sentence in the same case, claim he alone killed the victims. Lester had previously implicated Will Mathis, who was hanged five weeks earlier as the true killer. Lester’s execution was deferred to allow his testimony.
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Mississippi
Holly Springs
Miss
Whit Owens
Montgomerys
Orlando Lester
Will Mathis
Mathis
Lester
Theodore Roosevelt Jr heads to Wisconsin for hunting trip
Theodore Roosevelt Jr aged 16 travels by private car through Chicago en route to northern Wisconsin to hunt quail and then larger game. He is accompanied by H. H. McCullouch, Martin Hughitt Jr., and Rensallaer W. Cox and expects good sport.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Wisconsin
H. H. McCulloush
Martin Hughitt, Jr
Rensallaer W. Cox
Teddy
Royalty At Army Review In Berlin
The king of Italy and the Kaiser attended the autumn army review in Berlin today. Immense throngs cheered the monarchs as they rode side by side.
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Italy
Berlin
Local Thunderstorms Forecast for Iowa Tonight
Chicago August 30 report indicates special indications for Iowa with generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday, though local thunderstorms are probable. High temperatures expected.
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Chicago
Iowa
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