Muscatine Regatta Opens With Niagara Victory and Parade
Miss Valley Power Boat regatta opens with hundreds watching as Niagara, owned by the Schermer brothers, defeats Jamie of Ft. Madison in a five mile race. Lamb IV defends the championship with four afternoon events and a grand parade planned for tonight along the river.
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Mississippi Valley Power Car Association
High Bridge
Chestnut Street
Walnut Street
Niagara
Schermer Brothers
F. Schermer
Jamie
P. G. Hitch, Jr
Ft. Madison
Muscatine
Mississippi Valley
Lamb IV
Harriett
Glen B
Columbia
J. B. McClung
Daschund
Alex. Grossheim
O. G
Oscar Grossheim
Weather Report for Iowa and Illinois
Generally fair conditions prevail in Iowa and Illinois. Tonight will be warmer in Iowa and cooler in the western areas on Sunday. Sunrise is 4 19 with sunset at 7 36 and moonset at 11 16.
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Iowa
Illinois
Noted South Writer Joel Harris Dies at 60 in Atlanta
Atlanta July 4 Joel Chandler Harris author of Uncle Remus stories died at his home after a brief illness at age sixty. Born on a Georgia plantation Harris rose from small newspaper jobs to editorship in Savannah New Orleans and Atlanta. He wrote numerous works and crafted the Uncle Remus tales which became his enduring legacy.
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Atlanta
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Harris
Georgia
Savannah
New Orleans
Atlanta Constitution
Sam Small
The
Constitution
Captain Howell
Remus
Snap Beam Farm
Bishop Potter 18 Resting Well in Cooperstown Sketch of Life
Cooperstown July 4 Bishop Henry Codman Potter rested well despite humidity. The sketch details his birth May 25 1834 in Schenectady New York lineage from Rev Alonzo Potter and Rev Horatio Potter and his rise to Bishop of New York serving since 1887. It cites his education ordinations and roles at Grace Church New York St. John's Troy Greensburg and Kenyon College as well as his administrative work for the Episcopal Church and cathedral site at Morningside Heights.
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Henry Codman Potter
New York
Schnectady
Alonzo Potter
Pennsylvania
Horatio Potter
Episcopal Academy
Philadelphia
Theological Seminary of
Virginia
Alexandria
Union College
University of Cambridge
England
University of Oxford
Harvard University
Yale
Bowman
Grace Church
House of Bishops
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Morningside Heights
Potter
Egypt
Syria
Dodge
Yale Law School
National Arts
Century
Metropolitan
City
Riding
Players
St. Nicholas
Canal project excavation rises in June reports
Reports from the Isthmian canal commission show 29 total excavations for June totaling 2,957,009 cubic yards, compared with 2,702,000 cubic yards in May.
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Washington, D. C
Isthmian Canal Commission
Muscatine Boy Severely Injured on Steamer J S
William Koehler of Muscatine was traveling from Davenport on the steamer J S when he slipped on deck and struck a door, severing a small artery in the head. Davenport passengers stopped the bleeding before medical help arrived at Muscatine where Dr Beveridge treated him and he was later taken to his father's home.
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William Koehler
John Koehler
Muscatine
Davenport
J. S
T. F. Beveridge
Bryan at Lincoln as 4th July crowds greet possible Democratic nominee
Lincoln July 4 reports loud Fourth celebrations as special trains bring delegations and crowds to Bryan's home. Mayor Brown leads a reception committee while Tom L Johnson discusses platform planks and the Ohio faction fight. Bryan, seen as likely Democratic presidential nominee, shakes hands with supporters.
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Lincoln
Neb
Denver
W. J. Bryan
Alabama
North Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Chicago
Omaha
Brown
Bryan
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Johnson
Ohio
M. E. Ingalls
Ohin
Aryan
Taft Spends Quiet Fourth of July at Hot Springs
William H. Taft and his wife relaxed on the veranda of the Homestead hotel in Hot Springs Virginia. Representative Burton of Ohio and Frank D. Kellogg held a conference during the day. Frank Hitchcock is expected to arrive in a few days.
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Hot Springs
William H. Taft
President Grants 46 Gun Salute for Denver Nomination
President Roosevelt authorizes a 46 gun salute from the Washington Monument grounds at the Denver nomination event for the Democratic candidate. He is deeply grieved by the death in Atlanta of Joel Chandler Harris and orders a floral tribute at the writer's bier.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Washington Monument
Washington
Denver
Atlanta
Joel Chanler Harris
Remus
White House
Boni de Castel Lane Seizes Gould Orphans in France
Paris reports Count Boni de Castel Lane has armed guards to take the two boys assigned to Mme Anna Gould by French courts. He aims to keep the children from becoming stepchildren of his foe Prince Helie de Sagan, who recently joined Mme Gould in London. The boys stayed in Versailles under a tutor and servants as a London-bound servant retrieved them.
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Paris
Boni de Castellane
Mme
Anna Gould
Boni
Prince Helie de Sagan
Mme. Gould
London
Versailles
France
Count Boni de Castellane Did Not Kidnap Children
Paris July 4 The claim that Count Boni de Castellane abducted his three children from Versailles is false. He reportedly took only his youngest ill son to his mother for the court sanctioned month visit. Mme Gould’s lawyers dismiss reports of any obstacle to her marriage to Prince de Sagan, saying the ceremony will occur soon in London.
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Paris
Boni de Castellane
Mme
Anna Gould
Verseilles
Mme. Gould
Prince de Sagan
London
Letters From Bryan And Johnson At Tammany Independence Celebration
Letters from William J. Bryan and Minnesota Governor Johnson were read at Tammany Hall's July 4 celebration of the Declaration of Independence. They urged continued effort for equal rights and against special privileges, expressing regret at not being present.
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New York
N. Y
William J. Bryan
Johnson
Minnesota
Tammany Hall
Balloons to Race From Chicago to Seashore
Ten balloons from France, Canada, and the United States start in Chicago to set a new long distance record for ballooning. Promoters aim to surpass the Pommern’s 980 mile St. Louis to Asbury Park flight as the craft head toward the seashore.
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Chicago
Ill
France
Canada
United States
St. Louis
Asbury Park
N. J
Girl's Loop in Auto Fatal at Luna Park
Pittsburg July 4 Stella Parker 19 known as Mile Novi died after looping the loop ride at Luna Park Friday. She suffered a brain concussion and was in St Francis hospital with death expected hourly.
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Pittsburg
Stella Parker
Mile
Novi
Luna Park
St. Francis Hospital
Wade Plans to Open House Proceedings and Open Meetings
Former Iowa congressman Martin J. Wade announces two platform planks to reform Congress. One targets Speaker Cannon and the do nothing policy, the other calls for open committee and house sessions with public business and recorded records.
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DY J. K. Dougherty
Denver
Colo
Martin J. Wade
Iowa
Resolutions Committee
Wade
Cannon
House
Congress
Dies as He Quits Hospital at Aurora Station
Martin Rucker of Cornell Iowa collapsed and died of heart failure in a railway station at Aurora Illinois while en route from a hospital in Elgin. The incident occurred yesterday and the deceased was believed cured before the sudden death.
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Aurora
Ill
Elgin
Martin Rucker
Cornell
Unit Rule Threat to Bryan Nominations Sparks Party Tensions
Denver July 4 plans emerge to deploy the unit rule to defeat Bryan on the first convention ballot. Bryan supporters claim the machinery will resist, while opponents seek caucuses in states likely to gain or lose ground. George Lewis and Charles Bryan arrive with renewed Bryan backing. Hitchcock previews Nebraska principles.
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Colo
Bryan
Nebraska
Lincoln
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Col
James Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Georgia
Virginia
Washington
Idaho
William J. Bryan
Charles W. Bryan
Brown Palace
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Omaha
Hitchcock
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