River County Candidate Prospects in Second Iowa District
Sizable discussion follows Rumple’s refusal of renomination for Congress in Iowa’s Second District. Muscatine and other river counties including Scott Clinton and Jackson emerge as potential bases with Muscatine figures like W. L. Roach offered but declining due to business, while names such as Giesler Titus Munroe Hanley Kemble Eells surface as possible candidates.
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Jackson
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Roach
Journal
Congress
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Col
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J. M Kemble
J. J. Hanley
J. W. Eells
Siascatine
George M. Titus
State Senate
J. R. Hanley
Indianapolis
Chicago
Davenport
Joe R. Lane
Scott County
Neal
Supreme Court
Captain Rumple
Curtis
Segond
George M. Curtis
W. H. Wilson
C. A. Ficke
Favors River
Iowa
Rumple
Lord Salisbury Resigns as British Prime Minister
London July 14 Lord Salisbury has resigned the premiership of Great Britain and Arthur Balfour becomes prime minister. The king accepted Salisbury’s resignation after an audience Friday and Balfour met with Chamberlain and the king Saturday to assume office. Salisbury's long rule saw Britain's empire expand and strengthen under his leadership dating from June 1885.
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Great Britain
Balfour
Downing Street
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Arthur Balfour
Chamberlain
Buckingham
Marquis
British
Britain
Salisbury
Gladstone
Floods Wash Out Rail Line at Lakeview
Ninety feet of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe track at Lakeview, Lawrence Kansas, was washed away by flood waters from the Kaw river. The breach blocks service as waters flood the old river bed.
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Santa Fe
Lawrence
Kan
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Lakeview
Kaw River
Strike at a Standstill Haltes Paper Operations
Print paper reports a standstill as labor action freezes moving lines and distribution. Details are sparse but indicate stalled operations among workers and managers.
Freight Handlers Strike Faces Unsettled Deadlock
Chicago July 14 The freight handlers strike remains unresolved as representatives failed to meet with railroad managers again. The tie up at freight houses is complete with only white paper moved for newspapers, signaling ongoing disruption.
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Chicago
Waller Blamed Yet Chaffee Defends Mindset
The July 14 dispatch reports Gen Chaffee's findings on Maj Waller Lieut Waller Lieut Day and Geo Chaffee. Chaffee opposes the court martial verdict and says Waller ordered executions violated war law but cites mental condition as partial excuse.
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Maj. Waller
Lieut. Waller
Day
Geo. Chaffee
Chaffee
Waller
Poisoned by Beer Hits Peter Smith Family
Waterloo Iowa reports twelve members of Peter Smiths family near Jesup were poisoned after drinking beer. All are bed bound with several dangerously sick as doctors tend to them.
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Waterloo
Peter Smith
Jesup
Bell Tower Collapse at St Mark's Damages Royal Palace
A detached bell tower of St Mark's church in Venice collapsed this morning, crashing into Piazza San Marco. The cathedral and the Doge's Palace avoided damage, but the tower struck the royal palace, causing major art loss. Built in the tenth century, the tower fell unexpectedly.
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St. Mark’s Church
Piazza St
Doges Palace
Royal
Lightning Claims Two in Savannah Thunderstorm
A thunderstorm in Savannah yesterday afternoon killed two people. Thomas Roe, a watchman at the steam ship wharves, and Lizzie Williams, a small negro girl who brought him his dinner, were instantly struck by lightning. A nearby girl two feet away was unharmed.
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Savannah
Thomas Roe
Lizzie Williams
Williams
Mining partially resumes at Cambria steel rolling mills mine
Johnstown July 14 mining work restarts in the rolling mills mine of the Cambria steel company. No additional bodies recovered and the mine appears fully explored though some miners insist many bodies lie beyond their reach.
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Johnstown
Rolling Mills
Cambria Steel Company
Chicago Fourth of July fatalities rise with three more deaths
Chicago records three additional deaths from the Fourth of July celebration, bringing the total to nine for the period since the holiday. The casualties were reported yesterday, following three deaths on the Fourth.
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Chicago
Chicago Markets Report Mix of Prices and Receipts
Chicago markets list daily shipper receipts for wheat corn oats and hogs with figures for car lots tomorrow and weekly visible supplies. Kansas City Omaha reports give hog and cattle numbers while Northwest Wheat receipts show Minneapolis and Duluth totals. Liverpool market notes wheat and corn. weather maps show clear conditions with light showers last 24 hours. Cattle price ranges Beeves and cows Texans stockers listed. Grain totals for Wheat flour corn oats provided.
Roosevelt and Root vow to push friar removal in Philippines
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root spent most of July 14 in discussions over Governor Taft's Vatican negotiations concerning Philippine friars. They pledged strong U S support to the demand that the friars be eliminated from the Philippines equation.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Root
Taft
Vatican
United States
Philippines
Drake Denies Involvement in Corn Corner Deal
Drake rejects ties to the Corn Corner matter saying he is not concerned and not involved. The comment follows reports linking him to the deal and outlines his stance. Local coverage notes inquiries continue as officials seek clarification.
Ex Governor Denies Ties to July Corner in Corn Deal
Centerville Iowa July 14 Special Governor Drake flatly denies any participation in the July corn corner. He wired the Record-Harold calling for a retraction of Sunday's issue. The article alleged ex governor and other big manipulators backed by unlimited funds engineered and propelled the deal with John W Gates named among principals and including F M Drake in photos.
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Centerville
Drake
Harold Today
John W. Gates
F. M. Drake
Finest pearl ever found in American waters sold at auction
McGregor July 14 a pearl fisher sold a fifty train button pearl to F H Hunting for 5000. Also Frank Ferguson of Calmar sold a river dam pearl weighing 154 grains for 1750 to Arkansas broker J W Burd.
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McGregor
F. H. Hunting
Plans for King’s Voyage to Portsmouth Embarkation
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert lies at Portsmouth jetty as King plans to travel by train Tuesday at noon. Special platforms ensure smooth boarding with embarkation kept strictly private. Only attendants allowed on the jetty. ships at Portsmouth will dress in hunting but fire no salutes. The yacht will then sail to Cowes.
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London
Victoria and Albert
Portsmouth
Cowes
Gould Sues Tri-City Railroad Over Ejection Damages
A. M. Gould of Moline sues the Tri-City railroad for 5000 damages claiming injuries from his ejection from the company cars. Gould serves as Rock Island County surveyor in Illinois.
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Tri-City
Davenport
M. Gould
Moline
Tri-City Railroad
Rock Island County
Chinese Change Their Ministers in Washington
Wu n Tong Fang, China’s minister in Washington, has been recalled. Sir Liang Cheng, a Harvard-educated reformer, is appointed as his successor and will likely arrive later in the year. Liang, once an interpreter here, currently serves in London as secretary of the coronation embassy.
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D. C
Wun Tong Fang
Wa'ch
Legation
Liang
America
Harvard
United States
England
London
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Chicago Region
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with likely occasional local thunderstorms. Chicago reports cloudy skies with chances of storms on the near term.
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Chicago
Iowa
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