Madero Returns as National Hero in Piedras Negras
Francisco Madero Jr returns to Mexican soil greeted by vast crowds from Eagle Pass and Ciudad Porfirio Diaz as Piedras Negras marks a new era. A plot to dynamite Madero at a Juarez ball is uncovered with Cruzrey arrested and other insurgents hunted.
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Piedras Negras
Ciudad Porfiro Diaz
Mex
United States
Francisco S. Madero, Jr
Eagle Pass
Tex
Viva Madero
Viva
Madero
International Bridge
Francisco I. Madero, Jr
Mexico City
Insurrecto
Senor Madero
Juarez
Cruzrey
Jefe Politico
Senora Madero
Managers Suspended of Two Three-I Teams
Davenport report says Clarence Rowland of Dubuque and Bill Carney of Rock Island have been indefinitely suspended by President Al Tearney for trouble with umpire Guthrie in Dubuque. Dubuque pitcher Parkins is away due to his mother’s sudden death in Roscoe Pennsylvania.
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Davenport
Clarence Rowland
Bill Carney
Dubuque
Rock Island
al Tearney
Guthrie
Parkins
Roscoe
Ballot to Close Tonight for Iowa Miners HQ Location
Albia leads Des Moines in returns for the Iowa Miners headquarters and temple site vote in Oskaloosa Iowa with a midnight deadline. Secretary Frank Cameron says returns in hand by Monday night will be counted and heavier local votes are expected today.
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Albia
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Temple
Des Moines
Frank Cameron
Rain Needed To Save New England Fruit Crop
New Haven Conn June 3 reports warn that without substantial rainfall soon New England fruit crops will be small. Despite a heavy bloom this year the trees have dropped many apples due to drought conditions, foreshadowing a meager harvest.
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New England
New Haven
Conn
Railroad Head's Wife Is Victim in Minnesota Wreck
Mrs. L. S. Berg wife of the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago railroad president was killed in the Minneapolis St Paul and S Maine train No 109 wreck near Vergas Minnesota. The private car of the Bergs was destroyed and Mr Berg seriously injured. Eight of eleven cars left the track after a washout in a cut a mile south of Vergas.
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Vergas
Minn
L. S. Berg
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago
Classes of Years Organize Alumni Ties at Muscatine High
Muscatine High School alumni from the classes of 1882 to 1886 plan a reunion and seek to form a permanent association within the alumni group. A Zel together meeting at Mrs. Frank R. Halstead’s home will discuss organizing the society, aiming to reconnect thirty years after graduation.
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Muscatine High School
Frank R. Halstead
Banquet Held by Wilton Alumni Association
Wilton Iowa June 3 The annual banquet of the Alumni association to the seniors was held last evening at the M E church vestry. About fifty alumni seniors teachers and invited guests attended. Supper of three courses was served at 8 00 by M E church ladies. The event featured the initiation of the seniors by Alexander Atwill.
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Alexander Atwill
Final Lesson Concludes Ten Part Biblical Series
The last of ten Bible studies at First Presbyterian by Miss Angy Marining Taylor of Moody Bible Institute concluded Friday evening before a large audience. The Epistles to the Hebrews was the topic and praised as among the best in the series. Mrs J H St John and Miss Amy Hoopes sang two solos. Miss Taylor returns to Chicago tonight but plans to visit again in late September. she has stayed with Miss Aura Sawyer on Locust Street.
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First Presbyterian Church
Angy Marining Taylor
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Young Women’s Christian Association
J. H. St. John
Amy Hoopes
Miss Taylor
Chicago
City
Aura Sawyer
Locust Street
Canadian Reciprocity Day Proclaimed in Midwest
President Taft travels from Fort Wayne to Chicago to address Canadian reciprocity amid Western Economic society events. Des Moines man Robert Fullerton argues reciprocity risks lumber industry and raises fears of wage loss and regional prices due to closer Canadian grain and forest trade.
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Chicago
Middle West
Western Economic Society
Taft
H. S. Willis
George Washington University
E. V. Robinson
University of Minnesota
W. D. Howard
Wisconsin
Ft. Wayne
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fisher
Major Butt
55Th Street
Des Moines
Robert Fullerton
Iowa
Canada
Congress
Mr. Fullerton
Lightning Sets Fire to Indiana Refining Oil Tanks
New Orleans reports eight large oil tanks of the Indiana Refining Company near the Mississippi River were destroyed by fire sparked by a lightning strike. The tanks held 30 000 barrels of gasoline and 2 000 barrels of kerosene valued at 25 000 dollars. Firefighters from New Orleans joined with local resources, pumping water from the river as flames spread between tanks. by six o clock the blaze was under control.
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New Orleans
Indiana Refining Company
Mississippi River
Move Against Hancock County Road Supervisors
Des Moines Iowa June 3 Attorney General Cosson orders Hancock County attorney to start action against road supervisors accused of failing to levy funds for road dragging as required by recent legislation.
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Des Moines
Cosson
Hancock County
Fire damages Northwest steamer. Northland scorched at Buffalo docks
The lake steamer Northwest suffered nearly six million dollars in fire damage with only its steel hull remaining. Its sister ship Northland was badly scorched. No injuries were reported. Both ships were at Buffalo docks for season overhaul ahead of June 21. The blast started from an oil explosion. Northwest built about 15 years ago and capacity over 500 passengers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Northwest
Northern Steamship Company
Northland
Bathtub murder probe waits chemist report
New York police await a chemist analysis of vital organs in the bathtub death of a young woman whose body lay undiscovered for months. Henry A. Schieb, husband of the victim, faces arraignment as detectives search for evidence of foul play and the court notes he delayed reporting the death.
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New York
Henry A. Schieb
East Side
Governor Carroll To Visit Muscatine For G A R Encampment
Governor B F Carroll will visit Muscatine for the state G A R encampment on the 13th of May and may stay for the parade the next day. The city prepares with decorations as Muscatine readies for veterans gathering.
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Carroll
B. F. Carroll
Muscatine
American Ships at Stockholm Visit by Atlantic Fleet
The second division of the U S Atlantic fleet arrived in Stockholm for a week long visit. Battleships Louisiana Kansas New Hampshire and South Carolina entered the harbor after departing Copenhagen on June 1 guided by a flotilla of festively adorned excursion steamers.
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Atlantic Fleet
Stockholm
Louisiana
Kansas
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Copenhagen
Locusts Invade Hastings-On-Hudson In 17 Year Cycle
Naturalists report the 17 year cicada swarms in Hastings-On-Hudson New York. Trees in the town bear large swarms with a humming sound heard throughout the village and the distinctive white wing tip marks are visible on the insects.
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Hastings
Hudson
Hastings-On-Hudson
N. Y
Seek More Licht on Tenn Co Deal
Discrepancies in accounts of the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption by U S Steel prompt a Senate steel trust committee probe. The panel contemplates summoning Theodore Roosevelt and Elihu Root, with Gary and Frick to testify on meetings about the 1907 deal. Witnesses may include John Lambert and Oliver Paine associates as hearings proceed.
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Washington
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
John W. Gates
Elbert H. Gary
Stanley ‘‘Steel Trust
House
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Gary and
Frick
Tennessee
Stanley
Gary
Steel Corporation Directorate
John Lambert
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Lambert
New York
Steel Corporation
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Oliver Paine
Gary Declared
Grand D. Schley
Tennessee Company
R. V. Lindabury
Camorrists Trial Postponed in Viterbo Calm
In Viterbo Italy on June 3 the Camorrists trial was postponed to June 7 due to a juror's illness. Court officials jurors and lawyers reportedly aimed to attend the Rome unveiling of King Victor Emmanuel I's monument on June 6, prompting protests from prisoners led by Ciro Vitozzi who blamed Italian unity.
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Viterbo
Italy
Rome
Victor Emmanuel I
Ciro Vitozzi
Postmasters to convene in Waterloo this June
Ottumwa Iowa June 3 Announcement of the annual convention of the Presidential Postmasters Association of Iowa to be held at Waterloo June 7 8 and 9 was made by Secretary Treasurer Frank A Nimocks. Features include a banquet for 4600 delegates and addresses by Former Senator Lafayette Young and P W Degraw and Postmaster Homer Warren of Detroit.
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Ottumwe
Postmasters’ Association of
Iowa
Waterloo
Frank A. Nimocks
Lafayette Young
Des Moines
P. W. Degraw
Washington
Homer Warren
Detroit
Michigan
Bren Charged With University Embezzlement
Minneapolis June 3. J D Bren a cashier and accountant at the University of Minnesota is charged with embezzling fourteen thousand dollars. He was a trusted employee for ten years and is now jailed. Bren claims he was robbed of the funds.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
J. D. Bren
Bren
Record setting unlikely at Western Intercollegiate meet
Notre Dame Chicago Illinois and Wisconsin named favorites as Northrop Field hosts the Western Intercollegiate Conference track meet. Rain drenched the surface but sun could dry it in time for events with 150 entrants from 17 colleges. Top placers include Notre Dames Williams and Wasson, Wisconsins Nicholson and Richards, and Chicagos Davenport. Iowa also entries for Big Eight clash in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northrop Field
Notre Dame
Chiccago
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Fist Williams
Quarnstorm Morningside
Beeson
California
Nicholson
Missouri
Richards
Purdue
Rohn
William
Straube
Chicago
Johnson
Wood
Thorson
Northwestern
Wason
Davenport
Stoddard
Bermond
Curtis
Illinois
Hill
Minnesota
Wasson
Wilson
Coe
Earl
Iowa City
Iowa
Jans
Muscatine
Joslyn
Arlo Wilson
Common Schools Graduation in Muscatine County
Muscatine county common schools will hold graduation exercises at the high school on June 22 with a class of thirty eight receiving diplomas. County superintendent M F Cronin leads the ceremony and presents certificates. speaker is A M Deyoe state superintendent.
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Muscatine County
M. F. Cronin
A. M. Deyoe
Cronin
Ousley R C Remains Brought To City
The remains of Mrs. R C Ousley died at her sister’s home in Rock Island arrived in the city on the Fire Fly and were taken to 2219 Mulberry avenue. The funeral is set for Sunday at 2 PM from the residence with Rev L J Phillips of Davenport and Rev M Payton of this city officiating if available. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Relatives from outside the city include Mrs S J Dangerfield and Mrs W H Lovell.
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R. C. Ousley
S. J. Dangerfield
Rock Island
Mulberry Avenue
L. J. Phillips
Davenport
M. Payton
Greenwood
Lorimer Inquiry WITNESS Seeks To Testify Before Committee
Senator Lorimer asked to appear before the privileges and elections committee to testify on his contested election. The panel favored hearing him, but no action was taken as Kenyon moved to proceed with the full committee. A Monday meeting was set to reexamine the plan with possible subcommittee changes.
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Washington, D. C
Wm. Lorimer
Senate
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lorimer
Chicago
Illinois
Dillingham
Kenyon
Washington
Sutherland
Parole Sought for Charles Thomas in Des Moines
Attorneys for Charles Thomas, jailed for life for the murder of Mabel Scofield, filed with Governor Carroll a parole petition. The filing cites public sentiment influencing the conviction and claims Thomas innocence. Senator Cummins leads the petition. Scofield was found in the Des Moines River after evidence of prior poisoning emerged.
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Des Moines
Charles Thomas
Mabel Scofield
Carroll
Senator Cummins
Body of man with broken neck found near Boones viaduct
An unidentified man was found dead near the Boones viaduct with a broken neck. He had been dead several hours and police are investigating the case.
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Boone, In
Boones Viaduct
Glidden tour postponed to fall
The 1911 Glidden tour scheduled to start June 21 from Washington has been postponed by the contest board of the Automobile Association of America to an indefinite date in the early fall.
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New York
Washington
Contest Board
The
Automobile Association of America
Weather Forecast Varies by Region Tonight and Sunday
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions across Illinois Missouri South Dakota and Montana with local thunderstorms in northern areas tonight or Sunday. Cooler temperatures expected in the northeast and east portions, with a warm spell in extreme northeast. Sunrise 4 16 am sunset 7 20 pm moonset 1 34 am.
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Ilowa
Illinois
Missouri
South Dakota
Montana
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Railroad Head
Leans, Mobile and
Chicago de
Stroyed
Wilton
Tenn. CO
Steel Trust
Gates
Chicago, Illinois
Ousley
Ceed
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