Peace Congress Urges Obligation for World Arbitration
The Second National Peace Congress in Chicago adopts resolutions calling for a general treaty of obligatory arbitration, condemning public war as relic of barbarism and urging U S support for Hague outcomes including arms restraint. Ambassadors Von Bernstorff and Wu Ting Fang attend luncheon with proposals for cultural exchange.
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Chicago
Ill
Joseph B. Moore
Supreme Court of Michigan
Congressman Bartholdt
Missouri
Count Johann Heinrich von Barmstorff
Wu Ting Fang
Ballinger
Peace Congress
Congress of the
United States
Denmark
Great Britain
A. M. Simon
Chicago Daily Socialist
Simon
Count Johann Henrich von Bernstorff
Industrial Club
Germany
Applicants for Iowa state education executive committee list
A May 5 list from Cedar Falls shows applicants for the state board of education executive committee. Among the names are George C. Cleveland of Central City W J Dixon of Sac City D A Emery of Ottumwa Alfred Grundy of Cedar Falls A F Gates of Waterloo H J Green of Decorah Welker Given of Des Moines Herman Knapp of Ames J S McGarven of Missouri Valley Thomas Lambert of Sabula W J McChesney of Iowa City R B Raines of Independence Ole O Roe of Des Moines W S Wilson of Rock Rapids and Vincent Zmundt of Iowa City.
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Cedar Falls
State Board of Education
George C. Cleveland
Central City
W. J. Dixon
Sac City
D. A. Emery
Ottumwa
Alfred Grundy
A. F. Gates
Business College
Waterloo
H. J. Green
Public Opinion
Decorah
Welker Given
Des Moines
Herman Knapp
Ames Board
J. S. McGarven
Missouri Valley
Thomas Lambert
Sabula
W. J. McChesney
Board of Regents
Iowa City
R. B. Raines
Independence
Ole O. Roe
W. S. Wilson
Rock Rapids
Vincent Zmundt
Byers Is Appointed Inspector In Des Moines
Des Moines May 5 Governor Carroll named former Adjutant General M H Byers as inspector to replace Captain Picke in a mid career reassignment. Byers brings military service and administrative experience to the post.
Missouri Rate Case Crests Courts Clash in Missouri
In Kansas City on May 5 the federal court heard a bid for a permanent injunction to stop state courts and officials from interfering in the Missouri rate case. Attorney General Majors faced two hours of questioning about his future stance on the railroad rate matters.
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Kansas City
Smith MaePherson
United States
Philips
Murphy
Majors
McPherson
St. Louis
Congress
Smith McPherson
United States District Court
Senate approves anti cigarette bill for minors in public places
Jefferson City May 5. The senate passed a bill forbidding cigarette smoking by minors in public places and establishing penalties for selling or gifting cigarettes to minors.
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Jefferson City
Senate
House
Hains' Mother Testifies in Cracking Court Scene
In Flushing New York Mrs Virginia Jenkins Hains mother of defendant Peter C Hains Jr tests in brutal murder case of William E Annis She appears fragile and pleading to tell all she knows her testimony recounts instances she says show her son was irrational at times The dramatic moment ends with her sobbing and being escorted from the courtroom
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Flushing
N. Y
Virginia Jenkins Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
John E. McIntyre
DeWitt
Sugar Refining Company Checker Arrested in Fraud Probe
Thomas Kehoe, a longtime Brooklyn docks checker for the American Sugar Refining Co, was arrested in New York on charges tied to manipulation of scales in a sugar import fraud. He pleaded not guilty, waived examination, and posted 2500 dollars bail for May 12.
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New York
N. Y
American Sugar Refining Company
Thomas Kehoe
Checker
Brooklyn
Kehoe
Roosevelt Holds Lion Record in Protectorate
Nairobi reports Roosevelt has killed two more lions and now holds the lion killing record in the protectorate. Since last Saturday he has bagged five lions and one lioness.
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Nairobi
Roosevelt
Protectorate
Constitution 13 Signed by Shah and Tehran Assembly Soon
The shah signed and issued a proclamation granting Persia's constitution. Elections under a new law should be completed by July 19, with deputies to assemble in Teheran. Separately, Turkish forces reportedly occupied Urumiah in northern Persia amid Kurdish unrest and tensions near Tabriz.
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Teheran
Persia
St. Petersburg
Urumiah
Tabriz
Veteran editor G. Alr. Head dies in Wisconsin
Eda win D. Coe of White Water and longtime G. A. R. department commander and Register editor died at White Water Wisconsin. He was pension agent at Milwaukee for ten years and led the Wisconsin Press Association as president for one term.
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White Water
Wis
Edawin D. Coe
Wisconsin
White Water Register
Coe
United States
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Press Association
Dolliver Stirs Senate Over Tariff Talk On Cotton Rates
Senator Dolliver challenged Aldrich and Lodge in the senate over cotton tariff rates claiming increases were enacted. He cited newspaper quotes to argue misquotations and warned that passing the bill without amendments would trigger a nationwide demand for another tariff revision. The body resumed reading the bill by paragraphs as a weeklong noon session continued.
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Washington, D. C
Dolliver
Senate
Aldrich
Senate Committee On Finance
New York
Massachusetts
Lodge
Committee On Finance
Boston
Fire Wipes Out Wesley Town Near U.S. Border
Fire yesterday devastated Wesley in Manitoba near the U S border. The Yale-Columbia Lumber mill and nearby buildings were destroyed, valued at 250000 dollars.
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Wesley
Canada
U.S. Line
Winnipeg
Man
United States
Yale-Columbia Lumber Company
Broker Drowns Himself in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Illinois May 5 Robert F Pace a grain broker and former Democratic political figure drowned himself in the city today.
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Mount Vernon
Ill
Robert F. Pace
Graft convictions yield varied sentences in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on May 5 Judge Frazer sentenced several local figures convicted in municipal graft cases. W. W. Ramsey former National Bank president Captain John F. Klein councilman Joseph C. Wason and William Brand former councilmen H M Bolger hotel keeper Charles Colbert and John Colbert received penalties ranging from two years in the penitentiary and a $1000 fine to one year and six months with a $500 fine.
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Pittsburg
The
Criminal Court Today
Frazer
W. W. Ramsey
National Bank
John F. Klein
Joseph C. Wasson
William Brand
H. M. Bolger
Charles Colbert
John Colbert
Taft predicts no Congress adjournment before June
President Taft said after two days of talks with senators and representatives that there is little chance Congress will adjourn before June 15 or July 1. He favors an income tax only as a last resort and would use inheritance taxes before corporate taxes if tariff deficiencies occur.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Unionists Take Seat in Stratford Contest
Stratford on Avon May 5 unionists win a House of Commons seat from the constituency with a striking majority of 2627 votes. The campaign centered on tariff reform and the navy.
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Stratford-on-Avon
House of Commons
Har riman elected director of Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Cleveland May 5 E H Harriman was chosen as a director at the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern stockholders annual meeting held in Cleveland.
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Cleveland, C
E. H. Harriman
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Road
Dahlman Chaser Elected Mayor of Omaha in Democratic Sweep
Omaha voters backed Mayor James C. Dahlman by a strong lead and the city favored a Democratic ticket. Don L. Love won the mayoralty in Lincoln as dry sentiment ousted saloons, with Lincoln also electing a Republican council majority. Lincoln voted to end saloons entirely.
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Omaha
Neb
James C. Dahlman
Dahlman
Brown
Lincoln
Don L. Love
D. L. Love
Love
State University
Part of Abdul's Hoard Found in Former Palace
Constantinople May 5 commission reports bank notes totaling 2 250 000 and jewelry from Yildiz palace. Abdul Hamid held over 5 million in foreign banks. Hadjin faces famine. Saadia and Deuriyul threatened. British ships aid. Armenian killings at Kosolook follow treachery and arms surrender.
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Abdul
Constantinople
Imperial Palace
Yildiz
Abdul Hamid
Chamber of Deputies
Adana
Hilmi Pasha
Mollah Sahib
Sheik Ul Islam
Hadjin
Beirut
Saadia
Deuriyul
Deurtrus
Tarsus
Turkey
Kosolook
Kozolcok
Wrights Return to America with Aero Club Sendoff
Wilbur and Orville Wright boarded the Kronprinzess Cecilie for New York after a large Aero club farewell in Southampton. The noted aviators depart amid cheers as they begin their return voyage to the United States.
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Southampton
wWilbur
Orville Wright
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
New York
The
Aero Club
Weather Outlook Iowa Illinois Showers and Warmth Shift
Iowa faces increasing cloudiness with showers and possibly thunderstorms late tonight or Thursday in eastern and central areas. Warmer in the northeast, cooler in the northwest tonight. Illinois sees increasing clouds with showers late tonight or Thursday, warmer tonight and cooler Thursday afternoon or night. Sunrise 4:43, sunset 6:54.
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Iowa
Illinois
Americans Die in Bloody Clash in Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz May 5 Harold Sanborn son of President Sanborn of Juna Plantation and Sanborn Lumber is jailed amid a deadly clash between Young Sanborn and the La Tienda plantation owner and a number of Mexicans. Six Americans dead. Both President Sanborn and his son are Chicagoans.
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Vera Cruz, Mex
Harold Sanborn
President Sanborn
Juna Plantation Company
Sanborn Lumber Company
Young Sanborn
la Tienda
Sanborn
Journal's Booster Train Edition Promotes Muscatine
The Journal announces a Booster Train Edition to highlight Muscatine as a trading center. Advertisers are urged to use the 17,000 copy distribution to reach surrounding communities and showcase business strengths.
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Muscatine
Pearl City
Journal
Ozark Fruit Growers Win Freight Rate Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that apple freight rates from the Ozark region in Missouri and Arkansas to Missouri and Arkansas were unreasonable while rates to several southern states were not. The decision, in the Ozark Fruit Growers association versus the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad and others, orders railroads to correct the unequal charges.
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Washington, D. C
Ozark Fruit
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ozark Fruit Growers’ Association
St. Louis
Former trotting queen Sund dies at 2.08 percent in Newtown Square
Philadelphia report says Sund, once a leading trotting queen, died yesterday in Newtown Square Pennsylvania at age unknown. Her career highlighted by prominent races and public acclaim in the trotting world.
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Philadelphia
Newtown Square
Boyle Kidnapping Trial Nears Start in Mercer
Mercer Pa May 5 With a large hunger trial dragging on there is little prospect of finishing the Boyle case tomorrow for kidnaping Billy Whitla. Forty or fifty witnesses will be called by the prosecution. Boyle appears anxious and low in spirits.
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Mercer
James H. Boyle
Billy” Whitla
Boyle
Cabinet Fight Reaches Taft Over Lands and Forest Policy
President Taft to decide a cabinet dispute between Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and Secretary of Interior Ballinger. Wilson asked set asides lands for forest ranger stations. Ballinger refused, signaling a potential extension of conservation aims. Both sides to submit briefs.
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Wilson
Ballinger
Washington, D. C
Taft
Agriculture Wilson
Interior Ballinger
Forest Service
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