Washington congressman Cushman dies in New York hospital
Francis W. Cushman longtime Washington congressman and former Iowa child and Louisa County resident died in New York at Roosevelt Hospital from pneumonia after an operation. Born May 8 1867 in Brighton Iowa he later settled in Tacoma Washington and served in five congresses. Relatives in Louisa County Columbus Junction recall his boyhood ties and family members in Fredonia and Wapello.
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New York
N. Y
Francis W. Cushman
Congress
Tacoma
Washington
Roosevelt Hospital
Cushman
Brighton
Washington County
Pleasant Plain Academy
Jefferson County
Iowa
Territory
Wyoming
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Louisa County
Columbus Junction
Congressman Cushman
Louisa
E. S. Curtis
Christina Newell
Fredonia
E. L. Reiley
Wapello
Thomas Newell
Robert Newell
Mayor Rose's Auto Strikes Man in Milwaukee
Milwaukee July 6 Mayor David S Rose saw his electric runabout strike 72 year old Frank Bishop at Jefferson Street and Juneau Avenue. Bishop suffered bruises and nervous shock but no serious injury and was taken to hospital then home to 170 Lyons Street. Bishop, a former photographer, is well known locally.
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Milwaukee
Wis
David S. Rose
Frank Bishop
Jefferson Street
Juneau Avenue
Bishop
Rose
Lyons Street
Mr. Bishop
Fires Observatory Ends Life at Colorado College
Lew H. Warriner caretaker of the Stellar Observatory at Colorado College shot himself after flooding the observatory floors with coal oil and firing the space in three spots. Professor Frank H. Loud tried to extinguish the blaze but heard the fatal shot as instruments suffered great damage.
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Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Lew H. Warriner
Frank H. Loud
Loud
Persian capital Teheran Invested by Revolutionary Forces
A special Teheran dispatch reports the city fully encircled by Persian revolutionary forces who are expected to launch an attack at any moment.
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London
Teheran
Missouri Valley Flood Deluges Hit Rail Lines and Towns
A series of cloudbursts causes heavy flooding across the Missouri valley. Five miles of Chicago Great Western track are washed out between Shannon and Benton. rail traffic north and west of St Joseph is demoralized. Council Bluffs endures the worst flood in city history with several inches of water, and 2000 Fourth of July celebrants near Lake Manawa are marooned at the Burlington depot until trains can move them.
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St. Joseph
Marysville
Charles Daniels
John Brewer
Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Sixteenth Street
Lower Main Street
Omaha
Lake Manawa
Burlington
Moro outlaw slain in Patian fight near Jolo
Manila July 6 a desperate battle near Patian Jolo Island ends with the death of the Moro outlaw chief Jikiri and the extermination of his band. Regulars and constabulary under Captain George L Byram of the Sixth United States Cavalry, with the Mosquito Fleet under Lieutenant Commander Signor, led the action. American losses include one private killed and three officers with 20 enlisted men plus one sailor wounded.
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Manila
Patian
Jolo Island
Jikiri
George L. Byram
Sixth
United States Cavalry
Signor
JAPAN STRIKE LEADERS HELD IN HONOLULU
Two more leaders of the 2500 Japanese plantation laborers were arrested in Honolulu for alleged kidnapping amid a strike over false imprisonment of T Sunoda on the Weipahau plantation. Investigations show strikers have blocked access to their camps and picketed the city area.
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Honolulu
T. Sunoda
Weipahau
Philanthropist D K Pearson Gifts to Two Colleges
Chicago philanthropist D K Pearson announced gifts of fifty thousand dollars to Whitman College in Washington and fifteen thousand dollars to Huron College in South Dakota.
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DPD
Taft trains through Stamford hit by coal chunk
President Taft arrived in New York on a special train from Norwich and planned to proceed to Albany for the Champlain tercentenary. A chunk of coal crashed through the window of the car ahead, grazing a trainman who was cut by the glass as crews explained the coal fell from a heavily laden train being passed.
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New York
N. Y
Taft
Norwich
Senate Passes Income Tax Resolution Amid Tariff Debate
Washington July 6 The Senate spent the day on tariff administration provisions and the Brown resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to allow income tax levies without apportionment. Bailey's amendment to send state conventions instead of legislatures was defeated. the Brown measure passed unanimously after modifications to exclude criminal cases. The proposed customs court would have five members, replacing the U S circuit court in customs matters.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Rayner
Customs Court
Brown
Nebraska
Congress
Bailey
Root
United States Circuit Court
Speedy morning regatta in Burlington bogged by mediocrity
Burlington Iowa July 6 morning features at the regatta show mediocre racing as Comet of St Louis withdraws over eligibility. The twenty foot class goes to M V Coombs with Lockemood Ash second and Dolly third. Weather is cloudy but crowds are large.
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Ralph J. Leysen
Burlington
Comet
St. Louis
Sparks Sr
Naldnab
M. V
Coombs
Lockemood Ash
Davenport
Pippin
Wilahi
Cowee
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Ellen
Planet
Planet Company of
Muscatine
Pearl City Club
H. A. Moritz
Quincy
Pearl City
Togo
McAdam Alleges Butter and Egg Board Quota Manipulation
Edwin L. McAdam accuses the Chicago butter and egg board quotations committee of manipulating quotas for its own gain and acting as a restraint of trade. The committee denies the charges in its answer filed in the suit.
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Chicago, Ill
Edwin L. McAdam
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
McAdam
Bride and Groom End Tragically On Wedding Trip
In South Bend Indiana on July 6 a man and his wife identified as H Lindman and his Chicago bride drowned after rowing a boat over the St Joseph river dam. They were on their bridal trip when the tragedy occurred.
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South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph River
H. Lindman
Chicago
Old Fort Ticonderoga Hosts Ter-Centenary Ceremonies
Old Fort Ticonderoga in New York served as the setting for Lake Champlain tercentenary ceremonies. President Taft and a distinguished party arrived late in the afternoon as heavy rain threatened to disrupt the planned events.
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Ticonderoga
N. Y
Fort Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain
Taft
Independence Day Celebration in Atalissa Rain-Soaked
From Atalissa Iowa July 6 Special rain kept the parade from going forward but residents gathered for the Independence Day program. Prof George McFadden of Chicago University spoke at Woodman hall along with other speakers while the Ladies Yeoman Band of Muscatine provided music. The Royal Neighbors and M W A of Atalissa organized the events with a ball and reception by evening and fireworks to end the day.
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Atalisse
Atalissa
Woodman Hall
George McFadden
Chicago University
Ladies’ Yeoman Band of
Muscatine
Royal Neighbors
Suffragists elect Anna Shaw National Association president
Seattle July 6 The National Woman Suffrage Association at its national convention elected Rev. Anna H. Shaw Moylan Pa as president with Rachel Foster Avery Swarthmore Pa Florence Kelley New York as vice presidents Kate M Gordon New Orleans as corresponding secretary Ella S Stewart Chicago as recording secretary Harriet Taylor Upton Warren Ohio as treasurer Laura Clay Lexington Ky as first auditor and Alice Stone Blackwell Boston Mass as second auditor Gordon accepted re election reluctantly while hints emerged that Frances Squire Potter may be recruited from the University of Minnesota to serve as correspond ing secretary in New York headquarters.
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National Association
Seattle
Wash
National Woman Suffrage Association
Anna H. Shaw
Moylan
Rachel Foster Avery
Swarthmore
Florence Kelley
New York
Kate M. Gordon
New Orleans
Ella S. Stewart
Chicago
Harriet Taylor Upton
Warren
Ohio
Laura Clay
Lexington
Alice Stone Blackwell
Boston
Mass
Gordon
Frances Squire Potter
University of Minnesota
World’s Largest Flag Unfurled In Pittsburg
The flag weighing over three thousand pounds was unfurled at noon in Pittsburg causing tile from the court house roof to crash into the street. Many escaped injury as the banner toppled debris, and police guarded the roped off area while workers plan to lower the giant emblem later.
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Pittsburg
Court House
Frick
Aeronaut Mistakes Signal and Is Killed
James Corcoran 28 year old aeronaut from Lowell Massachusetts mistook crowd firing revolvers as the climax signal during a Fourth of July display in Portland Maine. He released his parachute several hundred feet above ground and plunged to the earth before 5000 spectators.
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Portland
James Corcoran
Lowell
Mass
Gem Faker Given Jail Term
Henri Lemoine was sentenced to six years in prison and fined $600 after a lengthy trial in Paris for diamond fraud. He pretended to produce diamonds and defrauded Sir Julius Wernher of a large sum of money, with the court calling him a vulgar faker.
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Henri Lemoine
Paris
Julius Wermher
de Beers
Lemoine
Sheriff's car injures famed Booth captor in Dillon
Dillon Montana July 6 Judge Everton J Conger long noted as Lincoln assassination Booth captor was fatally injured when struck by an automobile driven by Sheriff Gosman.
Sane Fourth Seen in Smaller Casualty Lists
Chicago reports a drop in Fourth of July fatalities from 56 last year to 33 at midnight with 1 953 injuries, due to stricter laws and police reporting. Washington notes an ideal safe and sane celebration with no accidents and fewer arrests, ending with a Pennsylvania Avenue illumination. Taft supports the safe Fourth idea in a letter to District Commissioner McFarland.
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Chicago
Ill
Spokane
Wash
Capital
Washington, D. C
Washington
White House
Taft
McFarland
Beverly
Pennsylvania Avenue
Weather Outlook for Illinois and Nearby Regions
Iawn showers tonight and Wednesday with rising temperatures. Illinois remains unsettled with showers and a slight warming trend in the far north. Sunrise is 4 22, sunset 7 30, moonrise 10 18 p m.
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Illinois
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