Keokuk Mississippi Dam Project Discussed by Engineers
Government engineers weigh a Keokuk dam at about 3 million dollars to develop water power and aid navigation. The plan would create a thirty square mile pond and slack water reaching five miles toward Burlington, with a board of experts, politicians, and city officials in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Engineers
Col
Alexander MacKenzie
Harry F. Hodges
Edward Burr
Charles MacKenstry
William V. Judson
Congressman Hedge
Burlington
B. E. Marshe
Fourteenth
Illinois
Warsaw
M. C. Eckbohm
Jas. Findley
Lyman
William Logan
Keokuk and Hamilton Water Power Company
Cooley
Logan
Dubuque
Keokuk Company
Upper
Mississippi
Outlined Path to Peace by Pauline Louise and Andrew Carnegie
Pauline Louise advocates a peace plan while Andrew Carnegie outlines steps for achieving harmony. The note reflects American public sentiment and calls for unity amid uncertainty.
Carnegie inaugurates Iron and Steel Institute president
Andrew Carnegie was inaugurated president of the Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain in London. He proposed that foreign parliaments remit international relations to the institute, suggesting a citizens committee could lay a foundation for peace. He spoke on profit sharing, noting his firm’s success and wealth for employees through a division of profits and attentive management. MR. CLEVELAND NOT ACCEPTABLE AS A CANDIDATE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Andrew Carnegie
The
Iron and Steel Institute of Great
Carnegie
Cleveland third term bid questioned by Washington Democrats
Washington observers say Grover Cleveland faces an improbable nomination and near impossible election in 1896. Bitter tariff battles of 1894 damaged ties with key Democratic leaders, with Maryland and Delaware blocs likely to oppose him and little support in the House before the 1894 Republican landslide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
White House
Gorman
Senate
Maryland
Grover Cleveland
House of Representatives
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Delaware
Tears Frequent: Princess Louise’s Daughter To Stay With Mother Then Dresden
Berlin reports Crown Princess Louise has a baby girl born out of wedlock with tutor M Giron. The infant will remain with Louise for several weeks before being moved to Dresden. Louise weeps over the birth while the crown prince weeps upon hearing of it. Louise ran away with Giron after a divorce and eloped due to court restrictions and love. His whereabouts are unknown and there are reports of payment to leave Louise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Louise
Saxony
M. Giron
Giron
Gloriana S Schooner Sinks in Fog. Fifteen Lost
The American fishing schooner Gloriana from Gloucester ran ashore in thick fog at Whale Cove near White Point ledges, causing the drowning of fifteen of its eighteen crew members including Capt. Geo Stoddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canso
N. S
Gloriana
Geo. Stoddard
Gloucester
Mass
Whale Cove
White Point Ledges
Women Bolt at Convention in Kentucky Prohibition Meet
In Louisville the state prohibition convention adjourned the debate after rejecting a woman suffrage plank, prompting the women to leave the hall following a lengthy session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Street Car Strike Shuts DuBuque Lines
Motormen and conductors walked off at 8 p m causing a city system tie up. The stoppage stems from the discharge of head officers of the local union several days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Reward Offered in Feud Killing in Jackson
Governor Beckham set a $500 reward for the arrest of the assassin who shot J. B. Marcum on the Jackson courthouse steps in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckham
Marcum
Jackson
J. B. Marcum
Court House
G A R State Encampment Endorses General John C Plack
East St. Louis May 7 The Illinois state encampment of the G A R unanimously endorses General John C Plack of Chicago for commander in chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Department
East St. Louis
John C. Plack
Chicago
Gift of $100,000 for Concord Christian Science church
Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy announced a gift of 100000 dollars for a new Christian Science church edifice in the heart of Concord New Hampshire. The donor is a local resident whose home is in Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Christian Science Church
Concord
N. H
Christian Science Church
Heart of
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Medford Girl Dies Shielding Father From Robber
Nellie Sturtevant daughter of Medford Co operative Bank treasurer was shot and killed at home while shielding her father from a robber who attacked as he returned from a bank meeting with a satchel of checks and money. The assailant fled after the fatal shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Mass
Nellie Sturtevant
Sturtevant
Connecticut House kills women suffrage bill in 105–60 vote
Hartford May 7 The Connecticut House votes 105 to 60 to kill a bill to enable women to vote in the state. The measure is reported unfavorably and defeated in debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut House
Hartford
Conn
House
Robbery and Arson Hit Sioux City Store
Burglars raided J. E. Olson’s store at Superior Iowa, rifled contents, and ignited the building. The resulting fire caused about $10,000 in damage, with the post office located inside the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
J. E. Olson
Superior
Teachers celebrate at Miss Williams home in Welsh neighborhood
A merry gathering of teachers and a single non teacher guest enjoyed music games and contests at Miss Margaret Williams home six mile moonlit drive added to the evening. Miss Pearl Stephens attended from Columbus Junction. Mrs M A Swords sails to Iowa City for marriage to Martin Lininger tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Margaret Williams
Pearl Stephens
Huston
Hetfield
Overholt
Owen
Kelly
Simpson
Crouch
Miss Williams
Kathryn Arthur
Amy Richards
Will Roberts
Vernon Overholt
Cotter
Martin Lininger
Lininger
Presbyterian Church
al Russell
Lou Mulhern
Galesburg
Grace Parsons
Matie Edmondson
T. J. Klotz
Dutch Ridge
Floater Identified In Mississippi River Near Andalusia
The body recovered near Andalusia Illinois identified as Henry Claussen of Rock Island. Claussen had disappeared on March 20 after being caught on a trot line by a fisherman in the Mississippi River Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andalusia
Ill
Mississippi River
Here
Henry Claussen
Rock Island
Claussen
Yates Seeks Ten Day Recess on Muller Bill
Springfield reports Governor Yates will ask the legislature for a ten day recess to study traction legislation. He intends to veto or amend the Muller bill and a special session is practically certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Yates
Muller
Battle near Fez leaves heavy casualties
Advices from Melilla dated May 7 report Kabil tribesmen clashing with imperial troops near Fez. After ten hours of fighting the imperial forces were defeated and both sides suffered heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melilla
Morocco
Kabil
Fez
Captain William H. Strope Dies at 72 in Cheyenne
Captain William H. Strope, aged 72, died of pneumonia in Cheyenne Wyoming. A New York native, he served as a pony express rider for Wells Fargo and in 1857 carried President Buchanan’s inaugural address across the plains to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Cheyenne
Wyo
William H. Strope
New York
Wells Fargo Company
President Buchanan
San Francisco
Burdick Will Custody Ruling Chooses Mrs Burdick
In Buffalo on May 7 the court voided the clause placing Burdick's children with estate executors after his murder. The custody is awarded to Mrs Burdick as the guardian of the minors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
FE. L. Burdick
Davenport Considers City Ownership of Water Plant
Davenport council committee backs municipal purchase of the water plant from a private owner after an adjustment meeting. The move aims to bring water services under city control and likely affect rates and management.
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Davenport
Nurse Hannah Anderson Dies in Elgin at 53
Elgin Illinois May 7 Hannah A Anderson a famous trained nurse who attended King Edward of England and Queen Victoria is dead here aged 53 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Hannah A. Anderson
Edward of England
Queen Victoria
Col. Asa P. Stanford Dies at 82 in New York
Colonel Asa Philip Stanford, brother of the late California senator Leland Stanford, died in New York at age 82.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa P. Stanford
Leland Stanford
New York
Asa Philip Stanford
California
Adams Post Office Abolished for Rural Delivery Route
The Adams, Muscatine County post office is abolished and moved to a free rural delivery route from Nichols. Washington D C May 7. The Adams office now serves on the Nichols route under rural delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Washington, D. C
Adams
Nichols
Strike at Eight Packing Plants Halts Some Work
Eight Chicago packing plants run with half crews after engineers walkout over alleged union discrimination by Swift & Company. Firemen refuse to join the sympathy strike, hog butchers discuss action, and arbitration sparks unrest. In Omaha, federal injunction quiets the strike and urges others to stay off streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
Chicago
Omaha
Milwaukee cut off trains to run by July fifteenth
Davenport May 7 Special Officials of the Milwaukee system in the city today announced trains will operate over the Milwaukee cut-off through Muscatine by July 15. The officials named are A. J. Earling president H. R. Williams general manager D L Bush general superintendent J J Foster division superintendent and G R Morrison.
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Milwaukee
Muscatine
A. J. Earling
H. R. Williams
D. L. Bush
J. J. Foster
G. R. Morrison
Mule Causes Illinois Central Wreck at Hardings
An Illinois Central train struck a mule at Hardings station in Henderson Kentucky this morning. The collision killed the engineer and two firemen aboard the locomotive. Local authorities investigations are underway to determine the full sequence of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson, Ky
Illinois Central
Hardings Station
Six Die in Tunnel Collapse in West Virginia
Bluefield May 7 six workers killed and several others fatally injured when the un completed tunnel on the Norfolk and Western railroad caved in last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Chicago Markets Report Open-High-Low-Close Snapshot May 7
Special market dispatch from H. J. Toher & Co. with H. E. McKay at Muscatine shows Chicago futures with wheat corn oats pork lard ribs prices and the day’s stockyard receipts for hogs cattle and sheep. Northwestern and western receipts across Minneapolis Duluth Kansas City Omaha and Liverpool are noted along with grand clearances for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Muscatine
Chicago
Ing
Texas
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
Liverpool
President Roosevelt Crosses Desert Moving Through Barstow
President Roosevelt crossed the California desert overnight making a first stop at Barstow for a ten minute speech. Earlier in Needles women attempted to wake him but failed. The journey included several brief overnight stops at other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Cal
Roosevelt
California
Needles
Iowa club woman Mary Cogswell dies in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Mary Cogswell, a charter member of Cedar Rapids Ladies' Literary club and a Daughter of the American Revolution, died at her home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on May 7 after months of illness due to paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cogswell
Cedar Rapids
Cogswell
Ladies’ Literary Club
Iowa Girl Killed In Wagon Accident Near New Wine
Mary Gaul died when a wagon upset while she rode it near New Wine in Dubuque County. The incident occurred today in Dubuque County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque, Ia
Mary Gaul
New Wine
Dubuque County
Iowa Defeats Coe in Baseball 6-3 Victory
The University of Iowa baseball team beat Coe College 6 to 3 at Iowa City yesterday afternoon. The win improves Iowa’s record as the rival Coe College contest ended in a clear victory for the Iowa squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Coe College
Weather Outlook for Iowa Tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday. Some west portions may face threatening skies while the eastern areas turn warmer. Sun rises at 4 41, sets at 6 54, and the moon sets at 2 34 a m.
Readjustment Fight Dominates Modern Woodmen States
Telegraph reports show Modern Woodmen of America camps nationwide backing readjustment of insurance rates by a large majority. Illinois endorsed readjustment and rejected the Johnson plan, while Iowa Missouri Minnesota and Nebraska followed with varying support. Kansas held dual conventions amid a supreme nomination split.
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Woodmen
America
Illinois
Bloomington
J. G. Johnson
Johnson
Fred White
Pontiac
G. W. Reilly
Danville
C. F. Harrell
Cairo
Missouri
R. R. Smith
Iowa
Jerry Green
Miller
Saunders
C. C. Saunders
J. D. Dennison
Dan Horne
Minnesota
H. A. Monroe
B. D. Smith
Bolt
Kansas
Woodmen of America
Emporia
Indianapolis
J. E. Johnson
E. E. Murphy
Nebraska
Talbot
Michigan
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Pauline Louise
Aleps
Inau
Britain
MR. Cleveland
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Father
Dresden
Nova Scotia
General Black
Legislature
W. H. Strope
King Edward
Hannah Anderson
England
Packers
Kansas City
Far West
Barstow, California
Iowa Club
Coe
Gener
Ally Fair
Plan
Tee
Rock Island, Ill
Amer
Ica
United States
Hawes
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