Maine Battleship Launched in Philadelphia Amid Cheers
The battleship Maine was successfully launched in Philadelphia with ideal weather and crowds cheering. Miss Mary Preble Anderson of Portland broke a bottle of wine to christen the ship, which is praised as superior to the earlier warship that blew up in Havana harbor and is a sister to the Ohio launched in San Francisco.
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Philadelphia
Maine
Mary Preble Anderson
Portland
Havana
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Premier Salisbury Moves Bill for Edw. VII Title
In London on July 27 the house of Lords heard Premier Salisbury outline a bill authorizing King Edward to assume by proclamation a royal title within six months of passage. The title would read Edward VII by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of British dominions beyond the sea King Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India.
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London
House of Lords
Salisbury
Edward
Edward VII
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Bread Trust Report Shocks New York City
New York bread firms denounce an incorporated bread trust in New Jersey the National Bread Company formed in Trenton with 3 000 900 capital aiming to control bread output in New York Jersey City and Newark and later Chicago and St Louis and eventually major cities nationwide
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New York
New Jersey
Jersey City
Newark
Trenton
N. J
National Bread Company
Chicago
St. Louis
Murder case opens in Iowa supreme court for Mrs Hossack
Proceedings filed in the Iowa Supreme Court in the state versus Margaret Hosack of Warren County focus on the indictment, record entries, and motions for new trial arrest of judgment and amendment. Supporters claim innocence and vow a vigorous defense against life imprisonment.
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Des Moine
State of
Iowa
Margaret Hosack
Warren County
Supreme Court
Henderson
Berry
W. ¥. Powell
Margeret Hossack
Anomosa
Fullan
Insurrection in Shing Ning Manchuria Reported
Advices by the steamer Duke of Fife from the Orient say Shing Ning Manchuria is in revolt with reeds pillaging and burning and hundreds killed. Russian forces are deemed inadequate to restore order.
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Victoria
B. C
Duke of Fife
Orient
Shing Ning Manchuria
Too Nervous to Marry in Minton Kincaid Death
James Kincaid, a well known Minton resident who planned to marry Alfreda Peetz, was found dead at Beaver Slough. Police and family believe he took his own life in a moment of mental distress hours before the wedding at St Mary’s church.
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Minton
James Kincaid
Alfreda Peetz
Beave Slough
Kincaid
Alfreida Peetz
Henry Peetz
The
Maine
Fourth Street
Eleventh Avenue
St. Mary's Church
Miss Peetz
Eleventh Ave
Peetz
Hhdis
HAS CHILDREN HID
Mrs. William Fee lies in University hospital in Iowa City and hides her two daughters from her husband. Mr. Fee demands their delivery, while the mother resists and keeps the children out of court despite threats of kidnapping charges.
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Iowa City
Univercity Hospital
Wiliam Fee
Mr. Fee
Hackman
Fee
Brooklyn Bridge Reopens After Heat Damage Repairs
After engineers declare the Brooklyn Bridge safe, public confidence dips as traffic falls off. Broken suspenders damaged by heat have been repaired and the bridge is open again.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Baby's body found in Waterloo privy vault
The body of a full developed male infant was found Friday in a tenement vault in Waterloo Iowa by a scavenger and helpers. The infant had been wrapped in oil cloth and flannel and appeared to have been there long. Officials have not yet acted and the owner of the vault remains undetermined amid suspicions it belongs to a recent occupant.
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Waterloo
Eis
National social democrats meet to unite factions
Indianapolis hosts a national meeting of social democrats beginning Monday aimed at merging all socialist factions into a single organization. The gathering seeks to consolidate efforts across diverse groups into one structure.
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Indianapolis
Social Democrats
Shamrock Sets Sail for Atlantic Crossing
The new cup challenger Shamrock second, escorted by the steam yacht Erin, began her voyage across the Atlantic this morning amid enthusiastic cheers.
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Glasgow
Shamrock
Erin
Atlantic
Registration closes as 170000 seek land draws in Oklahoma
In Reno Oklahoma July 27 registration offices closed and thousands of homeseekers await the land lottery beginning Monday. Vigilance committees are ready to prevent unfair play and squatters who might fail to keep lands they have settled warned off.
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Sl Reno
Okla
Registration at El Reno Homestead Days Ends Throng
Kansas City July 27 A Star dispatch from El Reno O T says the last day of homestead registration was Friday. For sixteen days El Reno and Lawton districts hosted about 170 000 people with about 14149 registered in the two districts. Crowds thin as closing time neared at six oclock under McKinley's proclamation. Historic turnout underscores the migration surge through the territory.
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Kansas City
el Reno
O. T
Homestead
Registraion
Orlock
McKinley
Lawton
New Foreign Office Appointed in Imperial Edict
Pekin reports a fresh imperial edict creating a new foreign office to supersede six regents. The five member body includes Prince Ding as president Wang Wen Shao Hsu Shou Chi and Lien Fang. The move follows recent events and is seen as restoring competent leadership and hope for the empire.
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Pekin
Prince Ding
Wang- Wen-Shao
Hsu-Shou Chi
Hsu- Show-Penge
Lien-Fang
British Troops Retreat From Swaziland Position
London July 27 General Kitchener reports a detachment of Steinacker’s horse forced to evacuate Broersdorp in Central Swaziland by a superior Boer force. British casualties total seven wounded and several missing.
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London
Kitchene
Steinackers
Broersdorp
Swaziland
Tampa cigar makers strike shuts three factories
July 27. Cigar makers in Tampa have launched a general strike. All three local factories are closed as workers protest conditions. Read the Journal Want Column.
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Tampa
Fila
Russian battleship Retvizan aims for 18 knots speed trial
Philadelphia July 27 Naval circles eagerly await the trial trip of the battleship Retvizan built for the Russian government by the Cramps. She must sustain 18 knots for 12 hours under a strict contract, with a size similar to the Iowa class. The vessel displaces about 12 700 tons, runs 374 feet long, 72 feet 2 inches beam, and carries 16 000 indicated horsepower. The cost, excluding armor and guns, runs to 3 000 000 dollars after two and a half years of work.
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Philadelphia
Iowa
Two Killed and Four Injured in Dayton Train Derailment
A work train derailment on the Dayton Greenville railway line this morning left two dead and four seriously injured. The deceased include Orville D. Shaw of Detroit, chief engineer for Chase Construction, and W. H. Gravell of Chicago, an engineer.
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Dayton
Greenville
Orville D. Shaw
Detroit
Chase Construction Company
W. H. Gravell
Chi
Kennan Ordered to Leave Russia
George Kennan American author and lecturer was ordered to depart Russian territory. He was given until 10 p m Friday evening to begin his journey out of Moscow and away from the empire.
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St. Petersburg
George Kennan
Russia
Pasture Fire Sparks From Passing Train Near Morning Sun
Sparks from a passing train ignited A. P. Hensleigh's pasture on the south edge of Morning Sun Iowa burning about 20 acres along the west read running directions from town yesterday afternoon.
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Morning Sun
Iowa
A. P. Hensleigh
Pole Arch Bishop Assaulted at Altars in Lemburg
In Lemburg Austria on July 27 a wealthy Polish man Wasilisein attacked Archbishop Hausman in the cathedral altar area. The archbishop is expected to die from his injuries.
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Lemburg
Austria
Wasilisein
Hausman
Thieves Stole 29060 From Army Cafe Safe
In Manila on July 26 thieves robbed the army cafe at Santa Cruz stealing 29060 from the guard house safe. A soldier was reported to have taken the money.
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Manila
Army Cafe
Santa Cruz
Opera House in Traer Burns in Mysterious Fire
The Traer opera house burned this morning in Cedar Rapids area. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars with 1000 dollars insured. Fire described as of mysterious origin and under investigation.
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Traer
Cedar Rapids
Wood Sails Home Havana
Gov Gen Wood and his family departed Havana today en route to the United States after a stay abroad.
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Wood Sails
Havana
Civility Fails on Crowded Street Car
In a crowded street car civility breaks down as passengers clash over space and conduct. The scene underscores how impropriety can erupt regardless of age or infirmity, challenging orderly transit amid dense crowds.
Pray for Rain Omaha July 27 Deepens Statewide Prayer Proclamation
Omaha churches opened in response to Governor Savage's rain prayer day with dawn services and a large tent meeting led by Rev. Merton Smith. Ep iscopal peni tential services were held at sunrise and evening as Beatrice reports a thunder shower amid thanksgiving. showers reported across Nebraska soon after.
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Omaha
Savage
Nebraska
Merton Smith
Chicago
North Omaha
Episcopal
Beatrice Union
Rain Fails to Steady State Wide Desires Despite Prayers
The governor stated faith in Christianity yet declined to urge a united prayer for needed rain. In Pierce, Harrison and Grant counties Nebraska a rain visitation brought some relief. Perkine county received about an inch and a half. corn rescued at the eleventh hour as temperatures dropped and a cool wind arose. Omaha clergymen, informed of the prayers’ apparent effect, called meetings of thanksgiving.
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Pierce
Harrison
Grant
Perkine
Omaha
Death of R R Rowe a Wilton native and rail yardmaster
Richard R Rowe 49 died in Atchison Kansas rail yards after being struck by a train. Son of Dr D L Rowe of Wilton and husband of Celia Pelton Rowe survived by two sons, his mother Mrs D L Rowe, sister Mrs H W Lewis and brothers C W Rowe and J S Reawe. Mrs Rowe travels to Atchison for the funeral. he was esteemed as a good citizen and devoted husband father and son.
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H. W. Lewis
Richard R. Rawe
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Atchison, Kan
Mr. Rowe
D. L. Rowe
Wilton
Iowa
Celia Pelton
West Liberty
Steel strike rumors persist as mills stay idle
McKeesport reports no walkout by Boston Iron and National Rolling Mills workers and a DeWees wood plant may start next week with non union workers. In New York Wall Street sources claim progress and possible settlement talks under way.
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McKeesport
Boston Iron and Steel Company
Ntional Rolling Mills
Steel Trust
Dewees
Fort Dodge Bribery Case Ex Army Captain Spotted at Home
Captain C. W. King, recently dismissed from the U S army for accepting a bribe, visits Fort Dodge to handle personal matters. He is under an eighteen month sentence at Mobile, appealed, and free on bond. He now headlines as manager of the Andrews Opera Company with Kansas City ties. Powerful Iowa friends hope for innocence at a new trial.
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Fort Dodge
C. W. King
United States Army
Andrews Opera Company
Kansas City
King
Iowa
National Guard
If health could be bought it would be fashionable
A clipped aphorism notes health as a fashionable asset, implying society trains value on wellness valued like a trend rather than a mere state. The line points to social commentary on consumer culture and wellbeing.
Chicago Forecast Sparks July Night Thunderstorm Hopes
The forecast from Chicago indicates generally fair weather tonight and Sunday with potential real thunderstorms. Temperature is expected to shift slightly, bringing small changes across the period.
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Chicago
Ftowa
Tragic Poisoning Death Of Schwab Infant At Wapello
The youngest child of Mr and Mrs Theodore Schwab of Wapello Iowa died after drinking carbolic acid found on a dresser. Edie Schwab about eighteen months old ingested the liquor and suffered burns to throat chest and hands. Dr J H Chittum arrived but could not save him and he died about two hours later. Funeral was held Saturday at 10 am.
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Theodore Schwab
Wapello
Iowa
J. H. Chittum
Edie Schwab
Pilgrimage Privileges End Jubilee Year in St Louis
The jubilee year privileges ended in St Louis on July 27 for members who completed fifteen days of devotion. Each pilgrim made four daily pilgrimages among the Cathedral, St John, St Francis Xavier and Saints Peter and Paul churches, totaling sixty visits per person.
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St. Louis
St. John's
St. Francis Xavier
Saints Peter and Paul
Neilson Howard Weds Miss Edith Rook in Newport Ceremony
Neilson Howard married Edith Rook daughter of Mrs. Edward Francis Rook in Chanleo villa Califf avenue Newport R I July 27 The ceremony was witnessed by about 109 relatives and friends The bride was given away by her brother Edward Francis Rook They plan a yacht honeymoon.
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Newport
Neilson Howard
Edith Rook
Edward Francis Rook
Chanleo Villa
Califf Avenue
Annual Sunday School Picnic At Weed Park
The German Baptist Sunday school held its annual picnic in Weed Park on Thursday afternoon. The event drew strong attendance, especially from younger members, with games, wings and hammocks for added fun. Lemonade was distributed in large quantities and overall a very good time was reported.
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German Baptist Sunday School
Weed Park
Pictur esque Muscatine on sale at book stores
Readers praise Lewis for his handsome book Pictur esque Muscatine. A limited number of extra copies are available at all book stores for 50 cents each.
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Lewis
Muscatine
Burlington Party Arrives for Mrs Funck Funeral
Mr and Mrs C P Funck, George Kant and Mrs Charles Kriechbaum of Burlington arrived on the steamer Urania last evening summoned by the death of Mrs Henry Funck. Henry Prentzler, a son in law of the decedent, will arrive this morning to attend the funeral.
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C. P. Funck
George Kant
Charles Kriechbaum
Burlington
Henry Funck
Henry Prentzler
Population summary of Iowa by the census bureau
The census bulletin lists Iowa's school age children at 769 877 with 24 552 foreign born and 40 805 colored. Males in militia age total 475 760, with 79 559 foreign born and 2 280 colored. Voting age males reach 635 298, including 158 025 foreign born and 4 633 colored. Illiteracy among the voting population stands at 2.7 percent.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Iowa
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