Edward Everett Hale Dies Senate Chaplain at 87
Boston born Edward Everett Hale long served as United States Senate chaplain since 1903 and died at his Roxbury home at 3 o'clock this morning. The Unitarian clergyman, author of Man Without a Country, aged 87, retired from active duty in 1899 and left a legacy as editor and church leader. He was husband to Emily Baldwin Perkins and connected with Harvard and Unitarian groups.
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Boston
Mass
Everett Hale
United States Senate
Roxbury
Hale
Julia Ward Howe
Edward Everett Hale
Nathan Hale
Sarah Preston (Everett) Hale
Church of the Unity
Worcester
South Congregational Church
National Conference of Unitarian and Other Christian Chuches
Harvard
Harvard University
Monthly Chronicle
The
Boston Miscellany
Christian Examiner
Sunday School Gazette
Old and New
New England Magazine
the Commonwealth
Henry Wordsworth
Hartford, Conn
Emily Baldwin Perkins
Aged Iowan Dies Under Car Wheels
William Craig Gifford age 73 was killed instantly at Union when struck by an Iowa Central train. In Mason City, Lee Lindsly 11 had his right leg smashed from a fall from a switching freight train and underwent amputation with poor prognosis.
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Iowa Evening Press
Marshalltown
William Craig Gifford
Union
Iowa Central
Mason City
Lee Lindsly
Seven Die in Furnace Slip at Wheeling Steel Works
In Martin's Ferry Ohio a furnace slip at the Wheeling Steel and Iron Company killed seven men and fatally injured nine others. About twenty were seriously hurt with many escaping by narrow margins in a tragic industrial accident.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
Martin's Ferry
Ohio
All But Four Wickets In Dam Halt Canal Flooding
Sault Ste. Marie Mich June 10 After a night of hard work the employes of the Canadian ship canal partially shut off the torrent of water that roared through the canal since the lock gates were torn out yesterday by the steamer Perry G Walker All but four of the steel wickets for the emergency dam have been placed but the head water pressure prevents lowering these remaining wickets.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Canadian Ship Canal
Perry G. Walker
Bankers Meet at Waterloo Today
Waterloo Iowa June 10 Eight hundred bankers many with wives gather for the Iowa Bankers Association annual convention. The forenoon session in Syndicate theatre featured the state president J T Brooks of Hedrick delivering the annual address praising the banking system as a great force in trade and commerce. Governor Carroll spoke this afternoon.
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Waterloo
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Syndicate Theatre
J. T. Brooks
Hedrick
Trade and Commerce
Carroll
Bankers' Association Convenes in Waterloo With Lavish Hospitality
The State Bankers' association opens its annual convention in Waterloo Iowa and runs through Friday. The city greets visitors with free tickets to Electric Amusement park, the baseball park, and streetcar service as local bankers cover all entertainment costs for both men and women.
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Waterloo
State Bankers’ Association
Syracuse Honors MacLean With Doctor of Laws
Syracuse University awarded George Edward MacLean president of Iowa State University the degree of Doctor of Laws and he served as this year’s commencement orator in Syracuse New York on June 10.
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Pr. MacLean
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
George Edward MacLean
Iowa State University
Black Hand Gang in Flight Seized by Warrants in Ohio
Federal warrants issued for three members of the Ohio Black Hand gang. Sam Lima and his relatives Antonio Lima and Stephano Lima are among those who fled. Officials expect capture to expose principals behind a year and a half of hold ups in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Socialists Lose Vote on Woman Suffrage at Labor Convention
At Dubuque Iowa on June 10 the state labor convention defeated a resolution for women's suffrage and the initiative and referendum by 42 to 33. Socialists secured wins on old age pensions and public works by the unemployed, while Dolliver and Cummins were praised for reform work.
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Dubuque
State
American Federation of Labor
Electrical Workers
Dolliver and Cummins
Dolliver Defeats Uphold Committee Tax Plan
Washington June 10 The senate rejected Dolliver’s broad tax plan in a 31 to 43 vote after the finance committee’s stance was upheld. Nine Republicans joined in opposition.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Dolliver
Committee On Finance
John D. Ryan Elected President of Amalgamated Copper Co
John D. Ryan was today elected president of the Amalgamated Copper Co to succeed the late Henry H. Rogers in New York. The board selection follows Rogers's passing, marking a leadership transition for the major copper producer.
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New York
N. Y
John D. Ryan
Amalgamated Copper Co
Henry H. Rogers
Proposed St Louis Gulf waterway rejected by engineers
A federal engineers board told Congress that a fourteen foot deep waterway from St. Louis to the gulf is undesirable. The project would cost about 128 million dollars to build and six million annually for maintenance, according to the report released in Washington.
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Washington, D.C
St. Louis
Gulf
Board of Engineers
Congress
Man Dead by Own Hand in Front of Family Near Wapello
Fred Marlotte shot himself at 7 p m near his home on the George Deihl place five miles southeast of Wapello Iowa after a drunken quarrel with his wife. He died instantly and the coroner's jury ruled suicide. Survived by his wife and two children aged 5 and 3. He had come from McGregor Iowa and had few relatives in the area.
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Wapello
Fred Marlotte
George Deihl Place
Marlotte
Deihl Place
Wapelio
McGregor
Iowa
Wrights Receive Gold Medals From Taft At White House
In the East Room President Taft presents Gold medals from the Aero Club of America to Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton Ohio for their invention of the first successful flying machine. The ceremony drew more than a thousand invitations.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Taft
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Dayton
The
Aero Club of America
Discarded Mail Pouch Found After Train Robbery
In Champaign Illinois officers recovered a discarded registered mail pouch believed to contain jewelry and currency worth more than $5,000. The pouch was found while investigators hunted thieves who stole it from the Illinois Central train southbound from Chicago at the station. The robbery was detected after the train had departed.
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Champaign
Ill
Illinois Central
Chicago
Trial of the Gould divorce suit opens in New York
New York June 10 trial of Mrs Katherine Clemmons Gould for separation from Howard Gould on abandonment grounds began today in court. The spouses sat close but showed no signs of recognition as the long pending case moved forward.
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New York
N. Y
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Funeral of H A Chauchard Draws Vast Crowds in Paris
Paris witnessed a grand funeral for H A Chauchard owner of Magasins Du Louvre. Crowds packed the church of Madeleine and streets along the procession route, with estimates exceeding half a million spectators.
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Paris
H. A. Chauchard
Magasins du Louvre
Madeleine
Antonio Lopez Grounded Off Fire Island With 661 aboard
The Spanish steamer Antonio Lopez carrying 526 passengers and 135 crew ran aground on Fire Island and spent the night pounded by seas. Rockets summoned aid but lifeboats could not reach shore until morning. Wrecking tugs began transfers as sea conditions eased and all aboard were moved to the tug Relief without incident.
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New York
N. Y
Antonio Lopez
Fire Island
Point O’woods
No bail for Cleminson in Chicago murder case
Dr Hal Dane Cleminson was arraigned in municipal court for the murder of his wife. Judge Bruggemeyer postponed the case to June 19 as the coroner's inquest proceeds. Bail was refused after three witnesses Testimony added no new facts.
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Chicago
Ill
Haldane Cleminson
Bruggemeyer
H. G. Rinhardt
O’brien and
Wodds
Confederate Veterans Parade Amid Heat Draws Out Veterans
Memphis Tenn June 10 Ten thousand united confederate veterans marched in what may be their last big parade. Heat kept the line to about a mile and the counter march was dropped. Older and feebler soldiers were urged to drop out while General Frederick D. Grant stood on the reviewing stand.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frederick D. Grant
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Complete Imperial Council Work
In Louisville on June 10 the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine finish Imperial Council business and devote the day to enjoying Louisville offerings and entertainment.
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Pleeskure
Louisville
Mystic Shrine
Imperial Council
Prominent N Y Society Leader Shoots Self in Suicide
New York June 19 William J. Comley president of the International Society of Art shot and killed himself early Today. He was a prominent figure in New York cultural circles and headed the society for several years.
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N. Y
New York
J. Comley
International Society of Art
Stigler Plot to Kill Lena Stigler Ends in Double Tragedy
Coroner to hold inquest into Lena Stigler death after father Michael Stigler allegedly planned to lure Will Wanek to his home then killed Lena with an axe. Lena died yesterday afternoon after a head wound. Stigler hanged himself at the riverbank, leaving a four foot rope.
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Iowa City
Horack
Lena Stigler
University Homeopathic Hospital
Michael Stigler
Stigler
Will Wanek
Wanek
Fisherman’s Son Drowns In Sand Pit Near Roundhouse
Floyd West aged 13, son of Mrs. West, died yesterday afternoon around 4 o'clock by drowning in a sand pit near the Santa Fe roundhouse in Ft. Madison Iowa.
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Ft. Madison
Floyd West
West
Santa Fe Roundhouse
John R Eden Dies at Home in Sullivan
Former Congressman John R. Eden was found dead in a chair at his Sullivan home yesterday. Eden, a former candidate for governor on the Democratic ticket, had ties to Decatur and Illinois politics.
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Decatur
Ill
John R. Eden
Sullivan
Eden
Inspector Harris resigns prompts meat inspection inquiry
J F Harris, after eighteen months as United States meat inspector at East St Louis packing houses, resigns and calls for an investigation of the meat inspection system at the National Stock Yards. He claims inspectors are too lenient toward packers and says his letter has no personal animus.
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St. Louis, Mo
United States Meat
East St. Louis
J. F. Harris
Wilson
Harris
Bureau of Animal Industry
Farmer fears arrest and attempts suicide in Plymouth
William Bonker a Plymouth Iowa farmer brooded over arrest for talking outside the jury room. He slashed his throat with a dull knife when a Mason City livery rig entered Plymouth. His wife found him and he was brought to a Mason City hospital in serious condition.
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Iowa Evening Press
Mason City
William Bonker
Plymouth
Manufacturers Hope Taft Veto Tariff Bill
Iowa State Manufacturers association urged President Taft to veto the tariff bill unless it shows substantial reductions from the Dingley schedules. The convention criticized the Aldrich measure, praised Senators Dolliver and Cummins, and chose Marshalltown as the next meeting site with new officers elected: President Dillon Terney, Vice-President J M Denning, and Treasurer S W Mercer.
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Davenport
Iowa State Manufacturers’ Association
Taft
Aldrich
Dolliver
Cummins
Marshalltown
Dillon Terney
Fairfield
J. M. Denning
Cedar Rapids
S. W. Mercer
Iowa City
High Office for Iowan at Yeomen Convention
Reports of committees dominated the quadrennial Brotherhood of American Yeomen session in Minneapolis. Officers elected include William Koch of Des Moines grand foreman and several Iowa leaders such as W. E. Davy grand master of accounts and F. S. Dansher. Directors named include J. D. Dennison and M. A. Roberts from Iowa.
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William Koch
Des Moines
Yeomen
Minneapolis
Minn
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
S. E. Stalleoff
Brooklyn
W. E. Davy
F. S. Dansher
Emma R. Waltrip
St. Joseph
J. H. Frane
North Dakota
J. D. Dennison
Iowa
S. E. Wilson
South Dakota
M. A. Roberts
Harry S. Swenson
Minnesota
Werner Denies Divorce Collusion Claim
Louis Werner who represented Grace B. Guggenheim in the divorce from William Guggenheim issued a firm denial that collusion was involved in obtaining the divorce. The statement followed a Chicago court proceeding accusation.
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New York
N. Y
Grace B. Guggenheim
William Guggenheim
Louis Werner
Fraudulent Mail Communications Warned by Federal Court
Denver federal court ruled that sending letters to strike breakers offering jobs in towns where no such positions exist is fraudulent use of the mails. The decision was announced yesterday in Denver Colorado.
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Denver
Col
Federal
Weather Report for Iowa and Illinois Tonight and Friday
Partly cloudy conditions prevail in Iowa's south and west tonight and Friday. Illinois sees partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with cooler air in the south tonight. Sunrise is 4 14, sunset 7 25, moonrise 12 15 a m.
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Iowa
Illinois
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