Kennedy Wins First District Nomination After Long Deadlock
Charles A. Kennedy of Lee county was nominated for congress from Iowa's first district on the 13th ballot after Carpenter withdrew on the morning of the final ballots. Kennedy, a Montrose nursery man, received 664 votes to McVoid's 47, ending a hot convention with over 100 ballots cast and a night session.
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Burlington
Charles A. Kennedy
Lee County
Kennedy
McVoid
van Buren County
Carpenter
Louisa County
Montrose
Iowa
Tornadoes and storms sweep Midwest towns
Reports detail tornado impacts near Goessel Hillsboro Goessel Kansas injuring about 80 people. Lightning strikes ruin two barns owned by A Oh and Mrs Kate Watkins in Iowa City. Northern Pennsylvania floods create damage but no fatalities. La Crosse area tornado kills one and injuries several, with extensive farm destruction. Three more deaths linked to Southern Minnesota Wisconsin storm regime.
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Iowa City
A. Oh
Kate Watkins
Johnstown
Hooversville
Here
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
la Crosse
Wis
H. J. Halvorsen
Stoddard
Vernon County
Coon Valley
Mormon Coulee
Brinkman
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Miller
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Peter Meyers
Caledonia
Minn
Meyer
North Branch
Mygran
Benjamin Lagoo
Wyoming
Mr. Funk
Iowa G A R encampment elects officers in Boone
Boone Iowa June 7 The Iowa G A R encampment elected officers with Charles A Clark Cedar Rapids as department commander P D Swick Boone senior vice commander Thomas Graham Decorah junior vice commander Dr J H Hutchins Hampton medical directors Rev Jesse B Bartlett Shenandoah chaplain Gen Grenville M Dodge New York City delegate at large A F Haradon Marshalltown alternate delegate at large W R C officers named Mrs Addie Anangst Davenport department president Mrs M A Sargent Boone senior vice president Mrs Carrie Davie Newell junior vice president Mrs Jennie H Trout Des Moines chaplain Mrs Sadie James Centerville
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Marshalltown
Addie Anangst
Davenport
M. A. Sargent
Boone
Carrie Davie
Newell
Jennie H. Trout
Des Moines
Sadie James
Centerville
Grain Elevators Burned In Superior Fire
A private grain elevator known as Elevator R in Superior Wisconsin was destroyed by fire tonight. The structure and contents are valued at about 150000 dollars. The blaze began around 8 30 p m and rapidly spread, with the building already engulfed when firefighters arrived on Eighteenth Street.
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Superior
Wis
Worth
Eighteenth Street
Elopers Arrested in Evansville Marriage Attempt
Evansville police nabbed Wilbur T. Fairbanks 22 and Katherine Flanigan 15 who eloped from Columbus to marry. they will be returned to their homes.
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Evansville
Ind
Wilbur T. Fairbanks
Charles W. Fairbanks
Katherine Flanigan
Columbus
Labor Bills Buried By Judiciary Committee Vote
Washington June 7 The house committee on the judiciary voted ten to seven to refer all seven anti injunction bills to a special sub committee with instructions to report to the full committee next December The bill has been urged by union leaders.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On the Judiciary
Packers Oppose Cost of Meat Inspection
Washington reports Thomas E. Wilson testifying before the House Agriculture Committee on the Beveridge meat inspection proposal. He argues the cost should not fall on packers, noting current preinspection expenses total about 1 million dollars annually. Liverpool health committee backs American canned goods safety after inspecting vast tonnages, with only a small share destroyed for defective seals.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Agriculture
Neill-Reynolds
Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago
Wilson
Liverpool
Eng
Liverpool Health Committee
Neill to submit labor report on eight hour law
Washington June 7 The labor commissioner Charles P Neill will present his report on ALF charges that the eight hour law is broken on government contracts to the President by month’s end. He notes legal points to be referred to the Attorney General and aims for action before Congress adjourns.
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Washington, D. C
Commissioner of Labor
Charles P. Neill
American Federation of Labor
Neill
Congress
Bryan Endorsed as Democrats of Indiana Rally Behind Him
Benjamin F. Shively of South Bend served as permanent chairman as Indiana Democrats endorsed Bryan and adopted a strong platform amid enthusiastic support.
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Benjamin F. Shively
South Bend
Masonic Officers Elected After Busy Convention
In Indianapolis Indiana on June 7 Masons elected officers and adopted a platform denouncing Republicans and endorsing Bryan. Benjamin F Shively served as permanent chairman while the ticket for state offices was set except governor and supreme court reporter. The Iowa grand lodge met in Des Moines with W F Cleveland elected grand master and Newton R Parvin chosen secretary.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Democrats of
Indiana
William J. Bryan
Supreme Court
Benjamin F. Shively
South Bend
Des Moines
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
W. F. Cleveland
Harlan
Newton R. Parvin
D. W. Clements
West Union
F. S. Moses
W. H. Young
Hedrick
O. N. Wagley
Newton
R. M. Hunter
Sibley
F. B. Whitaker
Hillsboro
T. A. Hallett
Roosevelt Era Clash Over Wilson and Cabinet Actions
Representative Sullivan of Massachusetts accused Secretary Wilson of violating the law on the agricultural building and called for action. He also charged Hitchcock and Metcalf with law violations and warned Congress may need to approve $1.5 million more for plans. He questioned presidential sanction or knowledge and criticized the administration on Chinese exclusion enforcement.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Sullivan
Massachusetts
House
Congress
Hitchcock
Metcalf
Interior Department
Premier Moret Presents Cabinet Resignations
Madrid reports Premier Moret presented to the king the resignations of the entire cabinet on June 7 marking a major government shift.
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Moret
Madrid
Preservation of Niagara Falls Bill Advances in Senate
Senate committee on foreign affairs directed a favorable report today for a Lodge bill to preserve Niagara Falls. The measure matches a prior rivers and harbors house report and includes no limit on waters diverted for sanitary and domestic use. Proponents say the Chicago drainage canal is well protected this session.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Lodge
Niagara Falls
Rivers and Harbors Committee
House
Senate
Chicago Drainage
Small Boy Has No Home In Booneville
The five year old boy Willis Farris, left by a Missouri Kansas and Texas Flyer conductor with the Booneville station agent, was sent from San Antonio with instructions to disembark him there for relatives. No relatives have appeared. The boy mentions William Carstead as his father and New York as a home. The scene suggests possible kidnapping and concealment in Booneville. Clothing labels have been removed.
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Booneville, Mo
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
San Antonio
Texas
Booneville
Willis Farris
William Carstead
New York
Roosevelt Writes No More Beat for Public Papers
Kansas City high school pupils publish a news beat after the White House announces the President will not write for publication during his term except on public business in an official capacity.
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Kansas City, Mo
Trident
Kansas City
White House
Miner Tom Walsh Injured in Special Train Wreck
Thomas F. Walsh, of Colorado Springs and Washington, Colorado, the territory’s richest mining magnate, sustained severe injuries when his special train wrecked last night in Colorado Springs.
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Tom” Walsh
Colorado Springs
Col
Thomas F. Walsh
Washington
Colorado
Foster Is Honored by China as Hague Conference Rep
John W. Foster former secretary of state is honored by the Chinese government with an appointment as its representative at the upcoming Hague conference. Only one other case exists where China delegated such a major diplomatic role to a foreign citizen, Burlingame in 1868.
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Iowa
C. W. Walton
Dubuque
F. H. Loring
Oskaloosa
F. S. Moses
Clinton
W. F. Cleveland
Harlan
D. W. Clements
West Union
C. T. Granger
Waukon
J. E. Morcombe
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Howe
Greenfield
the Empire
Parka
John W. Foster
China
Washington
Burlingame
Pekin
Lusitania Launches as World’s Largest Liner at Clyde Bank
Glasgow June 7 The Cunard liner Lusitania was successfully launched at Clyde Bank. The 790 foot ship has a breadth of 88 feet depth 60 feet and displaces 40000 tons. Turbine engines will push her at 24 to 25 knots and she can carry 3200 people.
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Glasgow
Cunard Line
Clyde Bank
Ade Gives 2500 to Purdue Memorial Gym Fund
La Fayette Indiana June 7 George Ade donated 2500 to the Purdue memorial gymnasium fund ensuring the start of work on the proposed building. At an alumni meeting last night President Stone announced that 2590 remains to be raised to reach the total needed for construction.
Empress Birthday Observed as General Holiday in St Petersburg
St. Petersburg on June 7 marked the empress birthday as a general holiday. The lower house of parliament, noting the occasion but not stating a reason, adjourned until tomorrow.
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St. Petersburg
San Francisco Mayor Proposes 3.9 Million Home Plan
Mayor Schmitz outlined a plan for the city to enter the building business by investing 3.9 million dollars in houses and lots under a building and loan plan. Purchasers would repay through nominal rents and low interest, aiming to provide homes for the needy.
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Schmitz
San Francisco
Cal
Railroad fuel graft probe widens with dismissals
Joseph Boyer, a Pennsylvania railroad employe, testified he received money from coal producers and was dismissed after Cassatt ordered his discharge. A. W. Gibbs testified most fuel coal came from Keystone Coal and Coke and Hicks operations as the rail line aided new ventures until established. Joseph Aiken disclosed stock purchases in coal firms and cash from operators, plus monthly store payments.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Boyer
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cassatt
Boyer
A. W. Gibbs
Keystone Coal and Coke Company
Alfred Hicks
Joseph K. Aiken
Monongahela
Aikens
Berea College tragedy shocks Berea crowd
Panic broke out as Mrs Jennie Nuckols shot and killed Mrs Viana Black during commencement exercises at Berea college Richmond Kentucky June 7. About 10 000 in attendance fled in confusion as the victim fell pierced through the heart.
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Richmond
Berea College
Jennie Nuckols
Viana Black
Packers Rebates Case to Go to Jury Today
Kansas City reporters say the Armour Swift Cudahy and Nelson Morris packing companies under indictment for accepting rebates from the Burlington on export shipments will likely have their cases before the jury during the day.
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Kansas City
Armour, Swift, Cudahy, Nelson Morris Packing Companies
Burlington Railway
Mansfield man 25 drowned in Des Moines River near Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa June 7 special T A Mackley of Mansfield Ohio 25 years old drowned while swimming with three companions in the Des Moines River last evening. The body was not recovered.
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Des Moines
Ottumwa
T. A. Mackley
Mansfield
Ohio
Des Moines River
Knights of Columbus adopt plan to raise initiation fee
In New Haven Connecticut on June 7 the Knights of Columbus adopted a resolution to raise the minimum initiation fee from 4.90 to 10.00. The group expects the fee to reach 25.00 within two years.
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New Haven
Conn
Knights of Columbus
Weather for Iowa and Chicago briefing
Partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms east and central portions tonight or Friday. Cooler Friday. Sun rises at 4 17 a m sets at 7 22 p m moon rises at 8 20 p m.
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Chicago
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