Innocent Man to Be Released After Alibi Proof
Harry Gay, held on Meade murder charges in Muscatine county jail for five days, will be released Monday afternoon after sworn affidavits from Udell and Runnells residents place him far from West Liberty at the time of the May 14 killing. County Attorney Ed Ingham plans to move to dismiss after a brief hearing at 5 pm.
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Gay
Ed. P. Ingham
Runnells
Udell
Theodore Jones
Journal
Rock Island
Columbus Junction
R. E. Asley
Rannells
J. M. Park
Harry Gay
Muscatine
Yachts Race American Boats Meet For Last Trials
Glencove May 29 reports the cup yachts Reliance Constitution and Columbia racing in the last Glencove series. A 12 knot northeaster drives the sound, promising a great day of sport with favorable conditions for Columbia the heavy weather sloop. A large fleet of pleasure craft attends the holiday event.
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Columbia
Muscatine boat losses amid river storm damage
William Whitmore of Muscatine found two of his nearly new boat livery row boats wrecked among log rafts after a river storm. He estimates a loss of about $50 as repairs and replacements are unlikely. The two vessels were crushed by logs and heavy waves while adrift. The article notes L. L. Richman’s remarks following the incident.
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William Whitmore
South Muscatine
Whitmore
England faces tariff shift echoing US party fight
English political scene erupts as Chamberlain calls for abandoning free trade for protection in a battle split along liberal and unionist lines. Grey and Labour leaders oppose, while Shaw supports reform and Balfo ur backs policy change. Public debate centers on empire prosperity and party unity threatened by tariff clash.
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Eng
England
Grover Cleveland
Chamberlain
Sir Edward Grey
Foreign Affairs
Oxford
Great Britain
Edward Grey
Liberal Party
Lord Rosebery
Messrs. Bell
Crooks
Hardie
C. B. Shaw
the Spectator
Gladstone
Ireland
Balfour
United Kingdom
Church Merger Talks Highlight Presbyterian Synod Session
The Associated Presbyterian Synod in Washington holds sessions with Rev. William Porter of Albia chosen moderator and Stafford Kansas named as next meeting place. Delegates from several states and Canada attend. A key issue is revived interest in uniting Christian Reformed and Associated Presbyterian bodies with Dr Smit ter of Sioux Center leading a conference on their relation.
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Washington
Associated Presbyterian Synod
William Porter
Albia
Stafford
Kan
States
Canada
Christian Reformed and
Associated Presbyterian
Smitter
Sioux Center
Christian Reformed Church
Tornado Prediction in Pine Bluff Misses Target
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on May 30 a predicted tornado based on Ellen Jefferson a Black woman did not arrive as forecast. Refugees in nearby towns watched telegraph and telephone operators for word while awaiting the funnel, but the city remained unharmed.
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Pine Bluff
Ellen Jefferson
Ark
Iowa Boy Is Robbed in Circus Side Show
Ed Van Kleek of Columbus Junction reports his roll worth 200 dollars was stolen yesterday afternoon while buying a finger ring at the Sells and Downs circus side show in Washington Iowa. He says the robbery occurred during a day of sightseeing.
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Washington
van Kleek
Columbus Junction
Sells & Downs Circus
Jim Williams
Ottumwa
Williams
Death of Albert Zetler at age ten from appendicitis
Albert Walter Zetler died yesterday at his parents home 807 Roscoe Avenue from aggravated appendicitis. An operation Thursday failed to revive him. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 PM from the family residence with Dr. C. L. Stafford officiating.
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Albert Walter Zetler
W. H. Zetler
Roscoe Avenue
Albert
Albert Zetler
C. L. Stafford
Statue of Sherman Unveiled as Veterans March in New York
A May 30 dedication in New York saw a bronze statue of General Sherman unveiled by Mrs. Thorndyke, with Governor Odell and Secretary of War Root in attendance. Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ sculpture depicts Sherman on a horse with Victory beside him as veterans paraded up Fifth Avenue to Central Park.
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Eighth Street
Odell
Army of the Tennessee
Sherman
Angel of Victory
War Root
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Chicago
Des Moines River Flood Destroys Rail Bridge and Towns
Nebraska and Kansas river valleys flood as heavy rains persist for two days. Beatrice and Oskaloosa report submerged areas severe damage to rail lines and bridges. In Kansas City areas widespread evacuations occur with packing houses and Santa Fe yards surrounded by water. Texas cyclone devastates ranches and towns including Camp Cooper and Tecumseh Ranches with injuries reported.
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Neb
Nebraska
Beatrice
Blue River
Salt Creek
Burlington
Bryan
Commoner
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri River
Topeka
Argentine
Armourdale
Kas
Santa Fe
Missouri
Harlem
Oskaloosa
Burlington Railroad
Tracey
Des Moines
Iowa Central Railroad
Rock Island
Texas
Fort Worth
Camp Cooper
Tecumseh
Todd-Richard
Haskill
No Freight Strike In Chicago After Wage Gains
Chicago reports no freight handler strike as the Lake Shore boosts wages and other roads plan follow. The adjustment ends wage disputes and keeps cargo moving in the area.
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Chicago
Lake Shore
Broad and Mowatt Fight Ends In Draw In New Orleans
The May 30 bout between Kid Broad and Young Mowatt finished all square after ten rounds in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Kid” Broad
Mowatt
Bourke Cochran Predicts Cleveland Victory Abroad
Bourke Cochran arrives from Egypt and predicts that Grover Cleveland would win if nominated for the presidency Berlin May 30 and comments on Cleveland's political chances.
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Bourke Cochran
Berlin
Roosevelt’s Wyoming visit rides sixty miles to Cheyenne
President Roosevelt arrived in Laramie at 7 30 A M and spoke before the state university. At 9 A M he mounted a horse for a sixty mile trail to Cheyenne accompanied by Dr Rixey Senator Warren and others. Four relays of horses will be used.
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Laramie
Wyoming
Roosevelt
State University
Cheyenne
Rixey
Warren
Herbert Spencer Near Death In Brighton Illness
London reports philosopher Herbert Spencer, founder of Synthetic Philosophy and a leading English intellectual, is seriously ill at his Brighton home and death is feared imminent.
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London
Eng
Herbert Spencer
Brighton
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