Aldrich Defends Corporation Tax as Tax Plan Outcome
Senate debate on the income tax opened with Senator Aldrich aiming to overwhelm amendments and back a corporation tax to defeat the proposed tax bill. He predicts a repeal of the income tax after reducing the rate, while Tillman pushes tea duties to protect and grow domestic production.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Aldrich
Finance
Tillman
South
Dixon
Smith
Michigan
Lodge
Flint
Cracker Wrecks Auto Near Miss for Des Moines Party
A dynamite cracker hurled into a car carrying Miss Gertrude Von Petzold pastor of the Unitarian church Mrs. James Berryhill and Dr Adel Fuches near Des Moines Iowa. They were not seriously hurt.
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Des Moines
Gertrude von Petzold
Unitarian Church
Wrights Defer Flight to Fort Brown Occupation
Federal authorities plan to move two companies of white troops to occupy Fort Brown Brownville Texas. The fort had been held by the Twenty-fifth regiment of Negro soldiers who were discharged after a raid years ago. This marks the government’s first step to replace those discharged soldiers.
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Brownville
Tex
Fort Brown
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Walker Returns From Waterloo Gas Association Meeting
E. M. Walker, manager of the Citizens' Railway and Light, has returned from Waterloo where he attended the Iowa District Gas association meeting held there last week.
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E. M. Walker
Waterloo
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Iowa District Gas Association
Masked raiders raid Endee saloon in two buildings
In Endee New Mexico a band of masked armed riders attacked a saloon and later the dance hall last night driving customers to the street and wrecking mirrors and glass. The anti saloon campaign in Tucumcari area intensified as the raiders carried out the destruction.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Endee
Wealthy Iowa Woman Dies at 83 In Boone
Mary Burwell one of Iowa's wealthiest women dies in Boone at age 83. In her will she leaves large sums to charity.
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Boone
Mary Burwell
Iowa
Wright brothers forego flight at Ft Meyers due to wind
Washington June 29 report says strong wind yesterday afternoon prevented the Wright brothers from attempting their first aero plane flight at Ft Meyer. Despite seven thousand spectators and the senate pausing tariff debate to watch, the wind proved too powerful and unpredictable for the untried machine.
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Washington
Wright Brothers
Ft. Meyer
Senate
Wrights
Orr Beareuls Asks Protection In Liquor Violation Probe
E L Orr of 115 Clinton Street reports threats after aiding in evidence gathering against alleged liquor law violators in Muscatine. He plans to testify for R H Chase in Davenport and seeks police protection at the depot after requesting protection from Chief Vannatta.
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Muscatine
E. L. Orr
Clinton Street
Gov. Carroll
Vannatta
Davenport
R. H. Chase
Chase
U.S
A. G. Busch
Orr
Vanaatta
Excursion To Davenport By First Congregational Ladies
The Ladies' Aid society of the First Congregational church organized an excursion today to the tri-cities. About 375 people rode the Cumbia up-river, enjoying Paudhet's band and onboard refreshments served by the ladies.
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Davenport
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Congregational Church
Tri-Cities
Paudhet
Mason City awards paving contracts to Dubuque firm
Mason City council awarded cement street paving for 18 900 square yards at 1 14 and alley paving for 5 825 square yards at 1 26 to M Tschirgi & Sons of Dubuque. The bid surprised officials as the next lowest was Fryer Locke Johnson of St Paul at 1 39 and 1 59. Total work spans twenty one blocks costing about 35000 dollars.
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Iowa Evening Press
Mason City
M. Tschirgi & Sons
Dubuque
Fryer, Locke & Johnson
St. Paul
Partnership shift in Elsie Sigel murder case sparks new theories
New York inspector McCafferty disclosed a possible accomplice Chung Sin and said the only ship Leon Ling could have used to flee would reach Yokohama on July 3. He expressed confidence Leon will be caught whether alive or dead, as authorities reexamine the trunk murder and missing man theories.
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New York
McCafferty
Leon
Leon Ling
Elsie Sigel
Chung Sin
Eighth Avenue
Miss Sigel
Chung
Schenectady
N. Y
Cleveland
Police 10000 Thwart Women Demonstration at Parliament
London June 29 three thousand police mobilized about the houses of parliament to block a suffragette raid on Prime Minister Asquith tonight. The expected demonstration is said to be more riotous than any of the dozen prior attempts.
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London
Asquith
Italians Bound Over After Preliminary Hearing
Salvatore and Sebastian Lima and Salvatore Rizzo, all of Marion, members of an alleged Black Hand gang, were bound over to the federal grand jury after a preliminary hearing in Toledo Ohio. They could not meet the bond and were imprisoned.
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Toledo
Salvatore
Sebastian Lima
Salvatore Rizzo
Marion
Kaiser William Winner of 51 Mile Race
Kiel reports Emperor William's Meteor won the 51 mile race to Eckernfoerde in five hours and ten minutes with His Majesty steering part of the way.
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Kiel
William
Eckernfoerde
West Liberty Chautauqua Opens Amid Absence of Champ Clark
West Liberty Iowa June 29 Special opening day strong attendance but Champ Clark scheduled speaker could not attend as Congress in session. Nebraska Governor Shallenberger substituted and delivered the afternoon address. Evening program featured Chicago Boys Choir concert and Rome illustrated lecture by Charles A Payne. Morning lectures include Dr C S Enyart on The Poet King of the Bible. Afternoon program planned Cole Steele company music and lecture Heart Strings and Harp Strings by Dr Monroe Markley.
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West Liberty
West Liberty Chautauqua
Champ Clark
National House of Representatives
Show
Congress
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Chautauqua
Missourian
Chicago Boys’ Choir
George Furniss
Joe R. Hanley
A. W. Jackson
Index
Rome
Charles A. Payne
C. S. Enyart
Missouri Wesleyan College
Cole-Steele Company
Monroe Markley
Unwritten law sustained by jury frees Pacellano
A Chicago jury in Judge Kersten's court freed Michael Pacellano, charged with the murder of Frank Sereno, in a case tied to Sereno allegedly betraying Pacellano’s sister. The verdict cited the so called unwritten law as the defense.
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Chicago, Ill
Kersten
Michael Pacellano
Frank Sereno
Bombs explode in two Barcelona theatres
At midnight in Barcelona two theatres were bombed. One theater was empty while the other was crowded and caused a panicked audience. One man was fatally wounded.
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Barcelona
Pigey
Miss Dwyer Narrowly Escapes Bomb Blast in Chicago
Miss Anna Dwyer of Muscatine was dining with friends at a Chinese restaurant near the Chicago Title & Trust building when a bomb exploded, wrecking several nearby structures and injuring twenty eight people. She was trapped briefly but escaped serious harm, aided by frantic patrons rushing to the street.
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Anna Dwyer
Muscatine
Chicago
Washington, Clark, Madison and
Dearborn
J. P. Ryan
Pine Street
Miss Dwyer
Chicago Title & Trust Company
Pioneer Mrs Pitlick Dies in Iowa City at 73
Iowa City June 29 Mrs Martin Pitlick a pioneer resident of Johnson county for 43 years has died here aged 73 Surviving husband and five children Joseph of South Dakota a former Johnson county supervisor Paul and Frank in Johnson county and Mesdames Anna and Mary Hradek of Iowa county
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Iowa City
Martin Pitlick
Johnson County
Joseph
South Dakota
Board of Supervisors
Paul and
Frank
Mesdames
Anna Hradek
Mary Hradek
Iowa County
Sherwood Samuels Improving After Bicycle Collision
Reports from Sherwood Samuels bedside say the injured boy rested well after Saturday evening bicycle collision with a buggy and shows signs of rapid recovery.
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Sherwood Samuels
Seven Year Old Accidentally Kills Man With Gun
In Webster City Iowa on June 29 a seven year old boy, son of Henry Miller near Roland, took a loaded target rifle from Martin Langland who had stopped by the Miller farm. The boy fired at a playmate missing him and hitting Langland in the head, causing his death about thirty minutes later.
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Iowa Evening Press
Webster City
Henry Miller
Roland
Martin Langland
Langland
Miller Farm
Keota Pastor Moves to Cambridge Cedar Rapids
Keota Iowa June 29 Rev and Mrs John Hastie and their daughter leave for their new home in Cedar Rapids. Hastie has led the local Baptist church for three years and he and the town bid him farewell in a union service with other churches. Remarks by Rev John F Robertson. Hastie seeks broader field and greater opportunities.
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Keota
John Hastie
Cedar Rapids
Hastie
Baptist Church
John F. Robertson
Methodist Church
Ministerial Association
Court of Honor declines celebration of order founding
At a Monday meeting the Court of Honor decided not to celebrate the order's founding anniversary on July 27 because it conflicts with a chautauqua. Ice cream cake and a social time followed the session.
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Court of Honor
Coroner Balked As Man Denies He Was Slain
Keokuk Iowa June 20 Martin Lawler was reported to have died this morning from a blow in a saloon brawl a week earlier Police arrested a bartender in connection with the supposed killing and the coroner empaneled a jury and moved toward Lawler home The accused victim opened the door denying he was murdered or dead the inquest was not held
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Iowa Evening Press
Keokuk
Iowa
Martin Lawler
House of
Brandenburg Acquitted Then Re-Arrested on Kidnapping Charge
In New York, Broughton Brandenburg was acquitted of grand larceny tied to an article allegedly signed by Grover Cleveland. Immediately afterward he was arrested on a new warrant accusing him of kidnapping his stepson, James Shepard Cabanne, in St. Louis.
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New York
Broughton Brandenburg
New York Times
Grover Cleveland
James Shepard Cabanne
St. Louis
Wickersham Refuses Senate Request on Perrin Case
Attorney General Wickersham declined to send the Justice Department file on the Perrin conspiracy trial in California timber land cases. The Senate Judiciary Committee deferred Robert T. Devlin’s U S attorney nomination to the Northern District of California. Perrin’s case retrial remains on the docket after a lower court reversal over perjured testimony.
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Washington, D. C
Wickersham
Senate
Department of Justice
E. B. Perrin
California
Robert T. Devlin
United States
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Devlin
Congress
Perrin
Superior Court
Lyman Banks Honored as Commander in Washington Alaska
Gen Lyman Banks of Seattle formerly of this city was chosen commander of the department of Washington and Alaska by the Grand Army of the Republic. He defeated J M Weistling of Seattle by a 306 to 183 vote. Banks enlisted at 18 in the 11th Town and left the war as a captain after notable service.
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West
Lyman Banks
Seattle
Weather update for Midwest and Great Lakes region
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Iowa tonight and Wednesday with continued warming. In Illinois expect fair weather tonight and Wednesday with warmer readings near Lake Michigan. Sunrise is 4 16 a m, sunset 7 31 p m, moonset 1 31 a m.
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Iowa
Illinois
Lake Michigan
River Forecast Indicates Slow Mississippi Fall
For the next 48 hours a slowly falling tendency in the Mississippi will prevail from below Dubuane to Muscatine. J. M. Sherier, Forecaster.
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Mississippi
Dubuane
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
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