Wreck Fire Kills Four on Pennsylvania Line at Therin
A Pennsylvania railroad wreck near Therin, Ohio, last night killed four aboard and two unknown deceased burned in Pullmans. Four were missing and seventeen injured as a coal car broke loose and struck the passenger train at high speed, followed by gas tank explosions beneath the cars. The train was moving sixty mph when it collided with the coal car on the down grade. Names of the dead include WM. DWYER, M. M. PETERS, CHAS M'GOWAN, and CLARK, with other victims unidentified.
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Xenia
Ohio
Therin
WM. Dwyer
M. M. Peters
Columbus
O. Chas
M’gowan
Greenfield
Ind
Clark
New Swindle In Iowa Farmers Targeted
Perry Iowa July 25 A new swindle targets farmers with samples of high grade fence wire claimed to be from an Indiana firm. Buyers are shown a model ornamental automatic and promised free plans with each order if a small advance is paid. Sums from five dollars are taken, the wire never arrives and the agent vanishes.
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Perry
Iowa
Indiana
Western Passenger Association Grants Early Ticket Sale Idea
Des Moines reports the Western Passenger Association granted the Republican state committee’s request to sell reduced rate tickets two days before the state convention. Delegates will report in Des Moines a day early. local committees prepared badges rooms and other preparations for the convention opening next week.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Republican State Committee
Western Passenger Association
Salary Increases Approved for Agricultural College Faculty
Ames Iowa July 25 The board of trustees of the State Agricultural College authorized higher salaries for several teachers while trimming department requests by about 20000 dollars as part of the plan.
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Ames
Sosra State Agricultural College
Track layers strike for shorter hours in Centerville
The track layers on the Iowa and St. Louis railroad struck this morning for shorter hours. They are gathered around a railroad office discussing the strike in Centerville Iowa.
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Centerville
Iowa and St. Louis
Illness Strikes Burton Beck in Mt Pleasant
J M Beck returned from Mt Pleasant reporting Burton Beck lies critically ill with a dangerous infection described as incipient Jackson. The young college student, member of the junior class, is at the Phi Delta Theta house with parents and siblings nearby. Recovery hinges on the coming five days.
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J. M. Beck
Mt. Pleasant
Burton Beck
Phi Delta Theta
Geeseka
Pitcher
Jackson
Fremont
Mahaska County
Jesse
Minecatine
Freda
Arthur
Iowa Wesleyan University
Fire gut six story mill. two firemen dead in Albany
A large six story United Shirt and Collar company building in Albany burned this morning. About twenty firms operated there. Two firemen died and two more were fatally injured when the wall of the collar house toppled onto them on the Columbia hotel roof. The Germania and Columbia hotels and nearby homes suffered severe damage. The loss is about half a million.
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Albany
N. Y
The
United
Collar Company
Ger
Elopement Scandal In Montezuma Involves Lawyer Roseman
Montezuma Iowa July 25 the alleged elopement of C D Roseman a prominent young attorney with Mrs Mamie Metzler wife of a Hastings Nebraska dentist has stirred the town. The woman formerly lived here as Mamie Mershon. Roseman went to Hastings last week invited by the woman and fled before her husband could return. Roseman is son of the late O L Roseman once head of the Iowa Odd Fellows.
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Montezuma
C. D. Roseman
Mamie Metzler
Hastings
Neb
Mamie Mershon
Roseman
Hasingts
O. L. Roseman
Iowa
Odd Fellows
Jeffries Favored as Mines Ready for Bout
Trainers express confidence in Jeffries camp while Fitzsimmons' team shows doubt. Betting favors Jeffries at ten to four as both camps prepare to meet for the fight. Public anticipation builds with expected gathering around 9:30 coast time or 11:39 Chicago time.
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Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Coast
Chicago
Postal and Western Union Messengers Strike for Higher Pay
Chicago reports that mail delivery was nearly halted as Postal and Western Union messenger boys walked out. They demand 75 cents for an eight hour day and 10 cents per hour for overtime, with demonstrations erupting in downtown streets.
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Chicago
Postal and Western Union Messenger Boys
King Goes Aboard Royal Yacht on Short Cruise
King rode the royal yacht for a brief cruise at Cowes as July 25 reports. The monarch enjoyed the outing aboard the vessel with royal attendants in attendance.
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King
Cowes
Royal Yacht
Columbus Junction Chautauqua Here on South Hill
Columbus Junction Iowa July 25 The Chautauqua directors met to set the assembly for Darrow Grove on South Hill while fair grounds were ruled unhealthy by recent rains. A republican primary tomorrow draws local attention with several townsfolk noted in attendance.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus Chautauqua
South Hill
Darrow Grove
Fair Grounds
Cicero J. Ives
Wapello
Frank Coffin
E. F. Brockway
Hal Neal
W. H. Meyers
Cedar Rapids
M. E. Church
Rube Klotz
Ladoni
Ax. Russell
Minnesota
Iowa
Madie Buchanan
McKee & Coffin
Cone
Rev. Davis
Ainsworth
Presbyterian Papers Unite to Form New Journal
The Evangelist weekly, one of the oldest Presbyterian papers, is sold to Rev. Dr. Joseph Newton Hallock proprietor of the Christian Work. The two publications will consolidate and the first issue of the new journal will appear August 2.
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Evangelist
Christian Work
New York
Joseph Newton Hallock
Tragedy After Scuffle Ends in Train Fatality
Orry Ryan aged 17 was killed near Maple River when he scuffled with section men and was run over by a west bound freight train. He broke from them and backed onto the track as the train passed, witnesses unable to save him.
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Carroll
Orry Ryan
Maple River
Chicago Live Stock and Grain Markets Report Broad Update
Market dispatch shows hog receipts at 9,000 with 5 897 left over, prices up to 10 cents. Cattle receipts 3 500 steady. sheep 8 000 steady. Wheat and corn futures mix with Liverpool grain slightly down on wheat. Primary receipts list wheat 1 396 000 and corn 369 000 and corresponding shipments.
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Chicago
Publicity through Advertising Sparks Business Growth
No big business is built without publicity and judicious advertising. In this era, advertising is essential for a business seeking success and should be liberal to attract attention and customers.
Cloud Burst Hits Sweetland Area Floods Spot Creek
A sudden cloudburst around 2 to 3 PM flooded Sweetland Center with about one-and-a-half inches of rain. Mad Creek overflowed its banks, rushing like a torrent while the pickle factory area saw debris and fence damage. Minor lightning struck a doorway yard fence at Wm Pantel’s home near the Methodist church.
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Sweetland Center
Wm. Pantel
Methodist
Painters in Town Promote Arbuckle Coffee Signs
Jos Schmitz and a crew are in the city painting signs for the Cunning System of Chicago. Their line this trip focuses on Arbuckle Coffee signs. Work is neat, attractive, and timely, with signs placed prominently and artistically.
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Jos. Schmitz
Chicago
Ajs
Arbuckle
River forecast notes Mississippi between Dubuque and Davenport
River forecast ending 8 a m Saturday July 26 1992 indicates the Mississippi between Dubuque and Davenport will likely stay at a stationary stage. The notice references the river at several locations and dates with no further details.
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Loire
Ncce Ca
Dubuque
Cba
St. Leate
Seiaan
Mississippi River
Davenport
Notices Posted Effort to Resume Mines Fueled Discharge Threats
Coal operators in Kanawha and New River fields post notices that all mines will reopen on the 28th. Employees not reporting for duty may be discharged and eviction actions against strikers occupying company houses will proceed. In Parkersburg Judge Jackson orders marshal not to arrest William Wilson to avoid provoking further bitterness.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
New River
Wilson
Parkersburg
Jackson
Wm. Wilson
United Mine Workers
Death of baker John B Rider at 305 East Second Street
John B Rider a well known city baker died suddenly at his home about 7 o clock while breakfasting. Cause was heart trouble after years of illness. He was 28, survived by wife two daughters and a son, with funeral set for Sunday at 2 pm under Wyom ing lodge 76 Knights of Pythias.
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John B. Rider
East Second Street
Mr. Rider
Missouri
Edith Carl Jaughter
Jerry Carl
Wvyoming
K. of P
Muscatine
Muscatine Camp No
Court of Honor
Eacle Lodge
Helen
Fern
Leon
W. H. Rider
C. H
Burlington Road
City
Oscar Harris
Cedar Rapids
Fever Among Cattle Strikes Southern Kansas
Texas fever has broken out among native cattle in Southern Kansas. In Dexter over 100 head have died in recent days and the disease is believed to be spreading.
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Arkansas City
Kas
Texas
Kansas
Dexter
Rain and Cooler in Iowa Outlook
Partly cloudy with light local thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Cooler conditions are expected Saturday with a noticeable temperature drop. The report from Chicago notes indications for Iowa.
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Chicago
Iowa
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M. F.C
Erie
Penna
St. Paul
U.S Steel
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Messenger Boys
Postal
Western Union
San Francisco
Fitusimanas
Nerely
Chautauqua
Peary
Presbyterian Papers Unite
H. J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
Liverpool
Sweetland
Cality
Mad Creek
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