German Gunner Armament Depot Rumor Shocks London
May 18 London reports a liberal MP Sir John Barow claims Germans store 50 000 Mauser rifles and 7 500 000 rounds in central London for 66 000 soldiers in England He plans to question the War Secretary in Parliament amid ongoing German arms rumors. Japan Becomes Belligerent dispatch says Tokyo plans Behring Sea warship due to seizures of Japanese vessels by U S and Russia.
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London
John Barow
England
John
Japan
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Behring Sea
Iowa Woman Wins Suit Over Photo Used in Whiskey Ad
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Elizabeth Peck v Chicago Tribune Co. that printing a woman's picture under another name in a whiskey advertisement constitutes damages. Mrs. Peck of Iowa, a temperance advocate, sued after her image appeared as a nurse endorsing the whiskey.
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Chicago
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
Elizabeth Peck
Chicago Tribune Company
United States Circuit Court
Northern District of
Mlinois
Marked for Death Friend of Petrosino Killed in New York
In New York on May 18 Pioggio Puccio a cigarmaker was shot dead by an unknown assassin as he tried to enter his apartment. Police believe the killing linked to Puccio being a friend of Lt Joseph Petrosino who was assassinated in Palermo Italy.
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New York
N. Y
Joseph Petrosino
Palermo
Italy
Pioggio Puccio
Jewelers Son Kills Father Then Wounds Wife
In St Louis on May 18 August Poos a jeweler is shot by his 19 year old son Edward during a quarrel about alleged unfaithfulness. Edward wounds his father and later the wife is shot and dying in hospital as Poos dies at the scene.
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St. Louis
Poos
Edward
Pops
Warships Mississippi crew honored in Baton Rouge events
The battleship Mississippi ended its visit with a dinner for officers hosted by Judge Kernan, a reception at the executive mansion by the Daughters of the Confederacy, and a German arranged by local society ladies. Enlisted men attended a smoker, met local boxers, and were guests at a ball for negro sailors. An afternoon athletic meet preceded the ship sailing to Bayou Sara.
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Baton Rouge
Bayou Sara
Interstate Commerce Commission condemns Jim Crow rail segregation lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that unjust discrimination between white and colored passengers paying the same fare is not legally permissible by a railway. It also decided railways may transport free express company personnel on the railway line but not at points off the line.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Officials Charged in Muskogee Lot Fraud Case
Sensational allegations about the conduct of Sylvester R. Rush and U S District Attorney Grege are raised in two petitions filed in Tulsa federal court. The documents relate to the Muskogee town lot fraud cases in the Northern district of Oklahoma.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sylvester R. Rush
U. S
Grege
Northern District of Oklahoma
Muskogee
Kendall Proposes Injunction Bill Limiting Labor Restraints
Rep Kendall of Iowa introduces a measure to restrict restraining orders in labor disputes. Aimed to prevent irreparable property injury, it requires clear necessity and prior written notice and allows affected parties to appear. The bill also excludes labor unions from the Sherman antitrust act.
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Washington, D. C
Kendall
Iowa
Williams May Live After Rock Island Locomotive Incident
Charles Williams of Mansfield Georgia was badly injured near West Liberty when a Rock Island locomotive struck him and threw him from the track. He survived the initial shock, was paralyzed below the waist but showed signs of recovery, and doctors think he may recover fully and avoid the paralysis.
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Iowa City
Charles Williams
Mansfield. G
West Liberty
Rock Island
University Hospital
Washburn Nominated for Civil Service Commissioner
Washington May 18 The president announced William G Washburn as civil service commissioner to succeed James T Williams who resigned Washburn a New York resident Also sent to the Senate the nomination of Walter E Clark a Washington newspaper man as governor to succeed Hoggatt Taft to appoint Oscar L Whitelaw as assistant treasurer of the United States at St Louis to succeed T J Axins recently appointed postmaster
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
William G. Washburn
James T. Williams
Washburn
New York
Senate
Walter E. Clark
Washington
Hoggatt
Taft
Oscar L. Whitelaw
United States
St. Louis
T. J. Axins
Girl Sues Rock Island for 25000 Damages
Ruth Denny of Cedar Rapids sues the C R I & P Railway in district court for 25000 alleging a passenger train crash at Rock Island while traveling from Peoria to Cedar Rapids caused permanent injuries. She was on a pass bearing another name, claimed to be the company’s error.
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Iowa City
C., R. I. & P. Railway Company
Ruth Denny
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Peoria
Bread famine hits New York as bakeries shut amid wage strike
New York on May 18 reports a bread famine when over four hundred east side bakeries closed as wheat prices rise and a bakery employer strike adds to shortages. May wheat in Chicago climbs to a new high of 1.39 per bushel, while whiskey basis price in Cincinnati rises two cents due to grain costs.
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New York
N. Y
East Side
Chicago
Ill
Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Captain Hains Sent To Sing Sing For Killing
Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. was transferred from Queens County jail to Sing Sing prison to begin an eight to sixteen year sentence for the killing of William B. Annis.
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New York
N. Y
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Queens County
Sing Sing
William B. Annis
Seized Lumber Mills In Choctaw Nation Timber Case
Deputy U S Marshal Bac on seized 5,000,000 feet of lumber six saw mills and other property from Pine Hill and Walter Hopkins Lumber companies and smaller concerns in a Choctaw Nation timber reservation investigation. Writs issued by the U S district court followed a Department of the Interior inquiry into alleged timber deprecation.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
United States
Bacon
Pine Hill and
Walter Hopkins
United States District Court
Department of the Interior
Still Another Ballot Report in Illinois Senate Contest
Springfield May 18 eighty eighth joint ballot for United States senator shows Hopkins 69 Foss 16 Shurtleff 18 Stringer 34 Carter Harrison 30 scattering 16. Ballot totals reflect continued deadlock among candidates.
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Springfield
Ill
United States
Hopkins
Foss
Shurtleff
Stringer
Carter H. Harrison
Scattering
STOESSEL UYING IN JAIL RELEASED BY EMPEROR ORDER
St. Petersburg May 18 Lieu tenant General Stoessel serving ten years for surrendering Port Arthur to the Japanese and Rear Admiral Nebogatoff serving a like sentence for surrender at the Sea of Japan have been released from confinement by order of Emperor Nicholas. Their health has been gravely affected while in prison.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Nebogatoff
Sea of Japan
Nicholas
Ware ReArrested After Parole In Bank Failure Case
Leroy Ware, previously paroled from prison after eighteen months for fraudulent banking tied to the Farmers and Drovers bank failure at Seymour, was re arrested in Corydon. The fresh arrest stems from an untried indictment count accusing him of making false entries.
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Des Moines
Leroy Ware
Farmers and Drovers Bank
Seymour
Corydon
State Board of Pardons
Ware
Forty Mormon Converts Arrive in Montreal En Route to Utah
Thirty women immigrants from England, converts to Mormonism, arrived in Montreal today en route to Utah. They travel with other converts seeking religious community and new lives in the western United States.
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Montreal
England
Utah
Long Term for Negro in Chicago Slaying and Cremation
Elijah Raffity, a colored janitor in Chicago, pleaded guilty to killing his wife after overhearing her talk with another man and cremating her body in the building furnace. He was sentenced to thirty years in prison.
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Chicago
Ill
Elijah Raffity
Fairfield Opera House Fire Burns Three Buildings
Fire of uncertain origin last night destroyed the Grand Opera House in Fairfield Iowa and two adjacent structures. Over 45000 dollars in damage, mostly insured, resulted before 500 citizens halted the blaze as water mains burst cutting water supply. The fire began on stage during a show, likely starting in electric connections.
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Fairfield
Grand Opera House
Retailers Take Davenport and State Convention Opens
The eleventh annual Iowa State Retail Merchants association meeting opens in Davenport with about 500 retailers from across the state in attendance and more expected on day two. Delegates arrive from Council Bluffs Burlington and other cities as sessions outline credentials, advertising, and secretary troubles.
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Davenport
Iowa State Retail Merchants’ Association
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Kimball Hotel
Scott
John T. Mulqueen
Arbiters Meet Across States to Address Great Lakes Strike
Representatives of arbitration boards from New York Ohio Indiana Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan gathered in Detroit to seek a settlement of the Great Lakes marine strike. Delegates included leaders from the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association the Lake Seamen's Union the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union and the Marine Firemen. President William Livingstone of the Lake Carriers association was notably absent.
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Detroit
Mich
Boards of Arbitration
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Great Lakes
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Lake Seamen's Union
Marine Cooks’ and Stewards’ Union
Marine Firemen
William Livingstone
Lake Carriers’ Association
Graduation Exercises Set At St Marys Parochial School
Final arrangements for the graduation are completed and the exercises will be held at St Marys parochial school this evening. Out of town attendees have arrived to participate in the annual commencement which has been announced as of unusually high merit.
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St. Mary's Parochial School
Teagrass Track Wrecks Q Train Near Knoxville
A Burlington passenger train departing Des Moines at 4:45 p m was wrecked four miles east of Knoxville when a rail placed across the line was dragged for three miles before it caused the derailment. No injuries were reported.
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Des Moines
Burlington
Knoxville
Currier Obsequies At Iowa City Today
Mourning grips Iowa City as the University suspends work and flags fly at half mast for Dr. Amos N. Currier. A special memorial service is planned for May 23 in the Hall of Science auditorium with university figures and mourners to speak.
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Currier
Iowa City
Ira
Amos N. Currier
Hall of Science
Mrs Taft Improves After Nervous Breakdown
Washington May 18. Mrs Taft who fell ill yesterday during a Potomac trip with the president and friends is much improved today after a nervous breakdown.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Potomac
Pyromaniac Out Fires Follow in Chicago and Akron
Chicago and Akron report multiple incendiary fires on May 18. In Chicago one death and $100,000 in losses accompany an intensified hunt for escaped arsonist Andrew Hanson. Akron’s seven story Hower Power Block burns, totaling about $1.5 million. several tenants and multiple companies suffer damages ranging from $5,000 to $25,900 each.
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Chicago
Andrew Hanson
Elgin
Hanson
Akron
Ohio
Tip Top Glove Company
Korach Skirt Company
Akron Candy Company
Egg Haking Powder Company
Smith- Pattern Company
American Cereal Company
Lombard & Reployel Engineering Company
Goodrich Rubber Company
Diamond ‘Ire Company
Neel & Armstreong Company
Augusta War on Tuberculosis Shifts City Blocks
In Augusta Georgia on May 18 the city waged a comprehensive TB crusade led by local committees of women. Volunteers distributed red and yellow notices urging families to discuss tuberculosis at home, under the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
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Augusta
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Weather Outlook for South and West Areas
Partly cloudy with probable showers tonight and Wednesday in the south and west portions. Sunrise at 4:26, sunset at 7:66, moonrise at 4:05 am.
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Minois
Tariff Fight Details Stir Senate Zinc Glass Rates
Washington May 18 The Senate Finance Committee agreed to redraft two tariff paragraphs on zinc ore and pig zinc and cut window glass duties slightly. Gore urged a probe of wholesale and retail prices. Razors became a focal point as amendments to align with the Dingley rates failed amid claims of high dealer profits. Depew attacked Dolliver Cummins and others over protected products and tariff commissions.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
Smoot
McCumber
Gore
Committee On Finance
Stone
Simmons
Bailey
Standard Oil Company
Two Buicks Delivered to Jackson Company and Weaver
The Jackson Motor Car company received two new Buicks yesterday. One went to West Liberty and the other to Dr. A. J. Weaver of this city. Dr. Weaver's Buick is a No 16 four cylinder model capable of about 70 miles per hour.
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Jackson Company
Jackson Motor Car Company
Funeral for 13-month-old Lloyd Brei held in Sweetland
The burial of Lloyd Frederick Brei the 13 month old son of Henry Brei of Sweetland township occurred this morning at 10 from the residence with Rev. C M Olander in charge. Interment followed at Krell cemetery.
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Lloyd Frederick Brei
Henry Brei
Sweetland Township
C. M. Olander
Krell Cemetery
Cave In of Famous Tunnel Near Leadville
A cave in on the Denver & Rio Grande tunnel west of Leadville, Colorado, collapsed nearly five hundred feet of the Tennessee Pass tunnel last night. No casualties were reported though the tracks are blocked for several days.
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Denver
Colo
Tennessess Pass
Denver & Rio Grande
Leadville
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Nate Kendall
Williams
Gotham
Hains
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Ence
J. A. Clark
Mt. Union
S. N. Rice
Mediapolis
J. J. Ryan
Minnesota Retail Merchants Association
R. D. Piper
Chariton
Detrot
Head of Carriers’ Association
St. Mary's School
Teagrass
Gove
Tariff
Depew
Dol
Weaver
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