Des Moines to Launch as Copy of Sister Cruisers
Des Moines naval cruiser nearing launch in May 1902 built by Fore River Yard Weymouth Mass. It shares design with Chattanooga Cleveland Denver Galveston Tacoma and sister ships but built at different yards. The city considers gifting a Des Moines library aboard with a $1000 purchase plus government volumes.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Des Moines
Uncle Sam
Chattanooga
Cleveland
Denver
Galveston
Tacoma
Kearsarge
Alabama
T Des Moines
Fore River Engine Company
Weymouth
Mass
Washington
Sentiaga
Hull
Miss West
Morris
Judge Advocate
Navy Department
Iowa
Frank J. Stillman
Scientists Warn Mt Pelee Threatens Greater Destruction
Fort de France and surrounding areas endure fear as Mt Pelee erupts with greater force on May 20, burying the northern city and opening new fissures. Refugees stream to Fort de France while officials seek evacuation options and assurances.
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Mt. Pelee
Fort de France
Dixie
United States
St. Pierre
Jagger
Harvard
Pompeii
Paris
Colonial Office
Gover
Packers Send Out Orders to Observance of Writ
Chicago reports that beef packers charged with maintaining a trust have distributed thousands of copies of Judge Grosscup's temporary injunction nationwide. Writs include agent circulars demanding strict compliance and acknowledge prior agreements. Through counsel John S. Miller they pledge full compliance with the court's terms pending final decision.
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Chicago
Chicago Packers
Judge Grosscup
John S. Miller
Storm Strikes Iowa Drowning Report From Decorah
Heavy storm in Iowa causes flood damage with two drownings in Decorah. Lightning hail and rain disrupt wires and rail lines for a week while reports mention a cloudburst and property loss. Thirty houses washed away at Decorah and a round house collapse noted. One man drowned in the Wapsie north of Stone City.
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Dubuque
Decorah
John Garver
Child
Cedar Rapids
Doctor A Lunatic
Dr Emmett Enos former superintendent of the hospital for the insane in Kankakee Illinois has become violently insane again and is guarded by three attendants. Physicians say there is no hope for recovery and expect death within a few years with continued violence eventually lessening.
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Kankakee
Emmett Enos
Hospital For the
Enos
Herschel
Here
Judge Denies Citizenship to Two Immigrant Men
Bismarck North Dakota May 23 Judge Cowan refused to grant naturalization to two elderly men who had resided in the United States for fourteen and sixteen years neither of whom knew English. They sought to file on claims but were denied the privilege.
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Bismarck, N. D
German firm seeks Shanghai opium monopoly
A German company at Shanghai has opened negotiations with the Chinese government to secure a monopoly on opium preparation. The offer amounts to 38,060,000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Shanghai
Iowa City Brewery Change in Dostal Bros. Ownership
F W Keammerle and A J Feeley of Aurora Illinois bought the Dostal Bros brewery for sixty six thousand nine hundred ninety dollars and nineteen thousand nine hundred nine dollars for stock of beer and train now on hand. The Dostal family had operated the Erlanger brewery in Iowa City for years.
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Iowa City
F. W. Keammerle
A. J. Feeley
Aurora
Ill
Dostal Bros
Dostal
Erlanger
J F Robinson Dead Rock Island Millionaire
James Frank Robinson a millionaire and leading Rock Island citizen died this morning in Davenport after a lingering illness. He was widely known in business circles.
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Davenport
Iowa
James Frank Robinson
Rock Island
Presbyterian Assembly censures Sabbath breakers during Prince Henry visit
New York May 23 during the general assembly of the Presbyterian church a resolution was adopted censuring government officials for breaking the Sabbath while Prince Henry was visiting.
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New York
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Prince Henry
Hat swap sparks calm in neighborly chat
Mrs A claims the neighbor bought a hat identical to hers then laughs it off. Mrs B asks if it upset her, but Mrs A says she gave her own hat to the cook and remains unfazed.
Supreme Court closes Iowa county saloons
Davenport Iowa May 23 Special A supreme court decision closes all Iowa county saloons triggering possible violence as a fight may follow<|vq_15628|>
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Davenport
Supreme Court
Iowa County
Weather Outlook for Iowa Tonight and Saturday
Occasional thunderstorms noted with generally fair conditions. Chicago dispatch reports indications for Iowa show storms possible tonight and Saturday with periods of fair weather between showers.
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Chicago
Iowa
Remarkable Statistics on a Criminal Family at NY Convention
At a New York County W C T U convention a speaker traced a woman's criminal descendants from 1827. The 800 descendants included 700 convicted criminals and 37 murderers executed, with the family costing the nation about 3 million dollars in trials and executions.
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New York
New York County
Diocese to welcome Coytesville Congregationalists
The Episcopal diocese of Newark will receive the entire Coytesville Congregational church membership near Fort Lee into its communion. Walter D. Brown, long in charge of the Coytesville church, has been received into the Episcopal church.
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Orange
N. J
Episcopal Diocese of
Newark
Congregational Church
Coytesville
Palisades
Fort Lee
Walter D. Brown
Episcopal Church
Land Sold by Inches in New York Real Estate Deal
A unique sale in New York on May 23 records purchase of forty square inches of ground at Third Avenue and One Hundred Forty-ninth Street for 200 dollars. The tax is 68 cents yearly, but ownership carries five foot stoop line privileges on both streets and valuable rights expected to yield about 1,080 dollars annually.
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New York
Third Avenue
Forty-ninth Street
Iowan 18 Promoted to Post Office Division Chief
Captain W S Belden of Sioux City is promoted from war department auditor clerk to chief of a division in the post office department at $2000 annually. He will take charge Monday with F J Stillman noted.
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Washington, N. C
W. S. Belden
Sioux City
Sacha
War Department
Post Office Department
F. J. Stillman
Tornado Rips Through Rural Oklahoma Near Elk City
A tornado struck six miles southeast of Elk City injuring several and fatally harming some residents. The storm formed in eastern Roger Mills County traveling northeast and destroyed homes along a 100 yard to one half mile wide path.
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Oklahoma City
Ok. T
Elk City
Roger Mills County
New Rule of Tammany Proposed Abolishing Finance Panel
The Tammany executive committee met and voted unanimously to abolish the finance committee and to appoint an advisory committee of three district leaders. That trio will report to the exec committee from time to time by a 28 to vote.
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New York
Tammany Executive Committee
Miss Josephine Holman Weds In London
Miss Josephine Holman formerly of Indianapolis and once engaged to Signor Marconi married Eugen Boross in St Mary Abbot’s church Kensington London. The ceremony was attended by about six friends and the bride’s mother.
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London
Josephine Holman
Indianapolis
Ind
Signor Marconi
Eugen Boross
Budapest
Hungary
St. Mary Abbot’s Church
Kensington
Coronation Invitations Feature Gold Lettering and Royal Emblems
London May 23 coronation invitations issued in a ten by eight inch card. Center holds the invitation in gold lettering while the top corners display the king and queen arms. A deep border encircles the card with emblematic devices representing the British kingdom and colonies.
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London
United Kingdom
Colonies
Cuban House rejects broad pardon for Americans in Cuba
Havana May 23 The Cuban house tabled a plan to pardon all Americans serving sentence or on trial in Cuba, signaling no leniency on this issue.
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Havana
Cuba
Explosion Traps Hundred Nimers in Lomb
An explosion traps and likely kills all one hundred workers in Lomb, according to initial reports. Officials have not yet confirmed casualties as rescue efforts continue at the site.
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Lomb
Mine Explosion Traps 150 in Fernie Mine
An explosion last night at No. 2 mine connected to No. 3 shaft in Fernie British Columbia trapped 150 workers. Sixteen escaped through No. 3 shaft before the collapse. all openings are blocked and rescuers fear many are dead. One escapee has since died.
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Fernie
B. C
No. 2
Burned at Stake in Texas Lynching Incident
In Lansing Texas on May 23 Dudley Morgan, a Black man, was burned alive before 4000 to 5000 spectators after being accused of raping Mrs McKay, wife of a local foreman. Morgan was captured near Mount Pleasant, confessed, and Mrs McKay identified him. McKay set the funeral pyre and watched as he perished.
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Lansing
Texas
Dudley Morgan
Morgan
McKay
Mount Pleasant
Mrs. McKay
Mr. McKay
Illinois G. A. R. encampment adjourns to St Louis
The thirty sixth annual Illinois G. A. R. encampment adjourned in Rock Island to meet next year in St. Louis. Officers elected include Department commander H. M. Trimble Princeton senior vice commander J. M. Versnon Chicago junior vice commander M. A. Ewing Neola chaplain A. R. Matthes Canton medical director J. W. Groesbeck Harvard and council members A. D. Cadwallader Vineland B F Lee Rockford R M Campbell Peoria and A. S. Wright Woodstock with F. A. Freer Galesburg on Woodstock council place Woodstock.
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Rock Island
Lil
Ilnois G. A. R
Harvard
Council of Administration
A. D. Cadwallader
Vincoln
B. F. Lee
Rockford
R. M. Campbell
Peoria
A. S. Wright
Woodstock
F. A. Freer
Galesburg
Miss Hershey Honored by Woman’s Clubs Federation
In Muscatine the Times notes Miss Mira Hershey was chosen as chairman of the music committee for the federation for the next two years at the annual convention. She joined one other convention committee during the sessions and appears among the group of committee chairs pictured on page two. Friends celebrate the honor.
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Asl
Annlal
Sealine
Mira Hershey
Federation
Miss Hershey
Muscatine
Los Inlet
Ladies of the G A R Circle Meet for Memorial Services
Members of the Ladies of the G A R circle are asked to assemble at the G A R hall on Sunday afternoon May 25 at 2 50 to attend memorial services to be held at the German M E church.
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Paris
Martinique
Notre Dame
Mme. Loubet
G. A. R. Circle
G. A. R. Hall
M. E. Ch
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