Walsh Opens Campaign with Free Local Self-Government Talk
Davenport Iowa July 23 Walsh the Clinton Democrat opened his campaign for Congress in the second district with a strong stance against the mulct law and liquor restrictions. He advocates local self government and home rule to regulate liquor traffic, opposes prohibition, and condemns spies, informers, and mob or injunction driven enforcement. He urges voters to defeat the current law and elect lawmakers who support temperance through reasonable regulation.
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Davenport
Congress
Mark Walsh
Clinton
Iowa
Scott County
Muscatine County
Des Moines
Wade
Wolfe
Walsh
Widow of Hat Magnate Weds Portuguese Count
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Stetson widow of John B. Stetson married Count Santa Eulalia of Portugal in Philadelphia. Monsignor Turner officiated at the quiet ceremony held at the bride’s estate.
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Philadelphia
Sarah Elizabeth Stetson
John B. Stetson
Santa Eulalia
Portugal
Monsignor Turner
Archdiocese of
Judges void Olympic 400m final amid disqualification
London July 3 judges void the 400 metre final after ruling Carpenter of Cornell pocketed Halswelle of England. Americans protest and refuse to rerun. The meeting noted Kerr of Canada won the 200m, Robbins of Cambridge second, Halswelle third. Ewry won standing high jump at 5 ft 2 in.
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London
Carpenter
Kerr
Canada
Cloughen
A. C
Cartmell
University of Pennsylvania
J. C. Carpenter
Cornell University
Halswelle
W. C. Robbins
Cambridge University
Ray C. Ewry
New York
Garrels
Chicago
Rand
Harvard
Smithson
the Multnomah A. C
Howe
Yale
Shaw
Dartmouth
Indictments in Fraud Schemes Involving Mail Order Houses
A federal grand jury charged twenty nine mail order houses with illegal profits between four and five million dollars for using the mails to defraud. The list includes indictments against the White Slave traffic and against Illinois Central and Rock Island roads for issuing passes to fruit shippers. Birch F. Thomas and Edward Rhodus face a joint bill over Central Life securities Republic Life Insurance and Mercantile finance companies.
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Chicago
Ill
Federal Grand Jury
Illinois Central
Rock Island
Birch F. Thomas
Edward Rhodus
Central Life Securities
Republic Life Insurance
Mercantile Finance Companies
Basement dig yields mistaken murder claim in Washington
In Washington Iowa on July 23 sheriff and deputy dug up a basement area at the German church after rumors of a murdered body. They found a settled drain and garden tools, not a corpse or weapon. Local youths who started the tale now laugh, and women express relief.
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Washington
Desperate Jamaica Plain Bandits Shot After Range of Attacks
In Boston two gunmen fired on residents injuring eleven, with one killed by police at Forest Hills cemetery. A second bandit was later found dead from gunfire. Patrolman McMahon and Mrs Fallon remained in critical condition as the search for the other bandit continued.
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Boston
Mass
Jamaica Plains
Forest Hills
Jamaica Plain
Franklin Park
Herbert E. Knox
Emerson Hospital
McMahon
Fallon
Atlantic Fleet Sails from Hawaii Bound for Auckland
The Atlantic battleship fleet bade farewell to Hawaii yesterday with the flagship Connecticut leading as the fleet weighed anchor at 6 pm and departed for Auckland, New Zealand, the next stop on its world itinerary, due there August 8.
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Auckland
N. Z
Honolulu
Hawaii
Connecticut
New Zealand
Dallas County Board Recounts As Prouty Hopeful At Convention
Des Moines Iowa July 23 The Dallas county board of supervisors began canvassing the vote this morning for congressman. Judge Prouty expects nomination at the adjourned convention this afternoon. The executive council warned it would not issue a nomination certificate on an incomplete return certification.
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Dallas County Board
Des Moines
Dallas County Board of Supervisors
Prouty
Executive Council
Pioneer Shoeman Eli Bell Dies in Iowa City
Eli Bell a pioneer shoeman died in Iowa City at age 74 after living there 55 years. He is survived by his widow five sons Harry William Robert Bert and Ed all of Iowa City and Mrs Clarence Hanson of Eagle Grove Iowa.
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Iowa City
Eli Bell
Harry
Chicago
William
Omaha
Robert
Bert
Clarence Hanson
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Rage War 15 Peaks In Natalbany Race Tension
Natalbany Louisiana woke July 23 divided into two armed groups amid race hatred. About 500 Italians and other foreigners left their homes fearing reprisals after a Tuesday wounding and a gunfight with Americans. The other camp, 75 residents led by Sheriff Saal, fortified the town as night fell and authorities believed they had the agitation under control.
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Natalbany
Walter Simmons
Sheriff Saal
Pastor dies after cow injures Trinity pastor
Waterloo Iowa July 23 Special The Rev August Schlueter pastor of the German Evangelical church Tri Poli died from injuries received when a cow he was leading to pasture injured him Monday morning He was 45 years old
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Waterloo
August Schlueter
German Evangelical Church
Tripoli
Democrats Fail to Nominate Harmony Faithful in Wisconsin
The report notes opposition within the Wisconsin Democrat camp, with a decision to leave nominations to the primary due to contention over the preferred candidate. It highlights internal strife and a shift of strategy away from early nomination.
Government 10 to Seek Rehearing in Noted Oil Case
United States District Attorney Sims says a petition for rehearing in the Standard Oil Indiana case will be filed within 30 days. The article notes Bogardus testified and discusses potential fines, settlements, and possible moves to trial on multiple indictments if rehearing is denied.
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Chicago
United States
Sims
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Grosscup
Court of Appeals
Bonaparte
Seaman
Baker
Edward Bogardus
Standard Oil Co
Bogardus
Landis
Chairman Cleary Delivers Speech Amid Personal Tragedy
Milwaukee July 23. Chairman Cleary learns his mother has died just before being escorted to the platform at the Democratic state convention. He proceeds to speak to the audience, with a pro tem chairman later appointed and a sympathy resolution offered for his loss.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Cleary
Democratic State Convention Reaffirms Platform in Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Democratic state convention adopted the Denver platform with planks on tariff reduction trusts control railways valuation and direct election of senators. No nominations were made as candidates await primaries while A J Schmitz of Milwaukee enters the governor race against J A Aylward.
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Miwaukee
Wis
Committee On Permanent Organizaton
T. M. Cleary
Plattville
Bryan
Cleary
Committee On Resolutions
Denver
A. J. Schmitz
Milwaukee
John A. Aylward
Madison
Aylward
Schmitz
Iowan Farmer Wagerman Dies Suddenly on Train
W K Wagerman aged 63 a Lynnville Iowa farmer died at a hospital in Oskaloosa after a sudden asthma attack while returning from Fairfield. He lived only an hour.
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Oskaloosa
W. K. Wagerman
Lynnville
Fairfield
Starvation Report From Red River Flood Districts
Lake Charles La July 23 Alderman John Shattuck returned from a tour of the flooded Red river district and said conditions are pitiful with nearly all sustenance swept away and many residents facing starvation.
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Lake Charles
John Shattuck
Red River
Taft and Tde dy Confab at Sagamore Hill
Taft arrived at Sagamore Hill at 3 o clock with Secretary of State Root arriving two hours earlier. They lunched with Roosevelt and planned Taft s acceptance speech as plans for an important political conference proceed at Sagamore Hill. Roosevelt returns to Oyster Bay aboard the Mayflower. Cincinnati projections show a large crowd expected for Taft s nomination notification next Tuesday.
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Oyster Bay
Taft
Sagamore Hill
Root
Washington
D. C
New York
Cincinnati
N. Y
President Roosevelt
Newport
Pierce, Illinois iron and politics figure, dies in Chicago
John H. Pierce of Kewanee, a notable figure in the iron and steel industry and state politics, died in Chicago after an operation two weeks earlier.
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J. H. Pierce
Chicago
Ill
John H. Pierce
Kewanee
Illinois
Kern 15 Guest of Honor at Gary
Gary Indiana July 23 John W Kern democratic vice presidential candidate was guest of honor at the opening of the Gary harbor marking a steel production era. The E H Gary steamer carried 500 Midwest business leaders as 21 gun salutes greeted the ceremony and speeches praised the United States Steel mills pending further investment.
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Gary
Ind
John W. Kern
United States Steel Corporation
E. H. Gary
Lake Michigan
Middle West
Kern
Mann and
Crumpacker
Indiana
Steel Company
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Wm. J. Bryan
Charles W
Arrest adds 10 mystery
New York police report the arrest of August Eberhard, nephew of Otillie Eberhard, the Austrian woman shot near Hackensack last Saturday. He was found wounded on a Patterson farmhouse lawn and denies involvement, claiming he narrowly escaped the killers.
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New York
N. Y
Eberhard
Otillie Eberhard
Hackensack
Patterson
N. J
Biennial schengerfest opens in La Crosse with thousands attend
In La Crosse Wisconsin on July 23 the biennial schengerfest of the saenger bund of the northwest opened with about two thousand singers from 67 German singing societies across Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Indiana Minnesota Nebraska and the Dakotas. Thousands of visitors arrived as the formal opening was scheduled for the evening.
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la Crosse
Wis
Saengerbund
Northwest
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Sailor Killed During Gun Drill on Battleship Mississippi
Ordinary seaman Joseph J. Henry of the battleship Mississippi was killed at New Port R. I quando during a gun drill when his neckerchief was caught in training cogs and he was drawn into the machinery, breaking his neck.
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New Port
R. L
Joseph J. Henry
Mississippi
Henry
John G Shortall Dies Founder of American Humane
John G Shortall founder of the American Humane Association died at his Winnetka home today at age seventy. He was a prominent Chicago figure instrumental in animal welfare advocacy and organization.
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J. G. Shortall
Chicago
Ill
John G. Shortall
The
American Humane Association
Winnetka
Young Turks threaten Monastir seizure and new parliament
A Monastir dispatch says a Young Turks memo demands an eleven day reply. If refused, they will seize Monastir’s municipal administration and form a parliament. Paris reports the Macedonia movement aims to overthrow Abdul Hamid and install a western model government. Fighting resumes at Tabriz as well.
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London
Monastir
Turkey
Young Turkey” Party
Paris
Associated Press
Macedonia
Abdul Hamid
England
America
United States
Prince Fadah
Ed-Dine
Ahmed Riza
Constantinople
Persia
St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Weather: scattered showers and mild temps forecast
The report notes probable local showers tonight or Friday with little temperature change. Illinois outlook remains partly cloudy tonight and Friday with similar temperatures. Sunrise is 4 33, sunset 7 19, moonrise 12 55.
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Illinois
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