Muscatine Honors the Memory of Her Departed Heroes
Decoration day observance in Muscatine honored veterans of the G A R with ceremonies at Greenwood and St Marys cemeteries. A sailors memorial march, wreaths, salutes, and a memorial program at the Tabernacle followed a day of pledge and remembrance led by Shelby Norman Post and other patriotic groups.
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Muscatine
Shelby Norman Post
Hershey State Bank
Greenwood
St. Mary's
High Bridge
Greenwood Cemetery
G. A. R. Hall
Sons of Veterans
Pauchet
Iowa Avenue
Second Street
Col
F. W. Bishop
Mulberry
Court Square
Tabernacle
William A. Sunday Memorial Tabernacle
Postoffice Safe Blown Open in Cordova Ill
Burglars blew the Cordova post office safe at 2 AM securing 200 in money and 200 in stamps while 125 remained. Two men believed to be in a gang fled on a railway velocipede. Postmaster Zimmermann notified authorities as staff checked records for the loss.
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Cordova
Ill
Frank Zimmerman
Rock Island
Illinois
Paranoia Conviction Says Judge Dowling on Thaw
Detroit dispatch reports Judge Victor J. Dowling of New York declares Harry K. Thaw suffers paranoia and is insane. He states Thaw may never be released from Matteawan asylum if paranoia is the form of insanity, keeping him confined while dangerous to the community.
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Detroit
Mich
Harry K. Thaw
Victor J. Dowling
New York
Dowling
Knights of Columbus
Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Matteawan
Memorial Day Observances Across Washington and Columbus
President Roosevelt and thousands in Washington marked Memorial Day with government closures and Arlington services. A Potomac wreath floated for navy dead as military units paraded. In Columbus wives of Civil War soldiers hung a river wreath over the Scioto. Senator Knox spoke at Gettysburg battlefield.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Columbus
State Street
Scioto River
Love Motive Probed in North Judson Slaying of Kvasnicka
North Judson Indiana May 30 authorities say love, not revenge, drove the slaying of Emil F Kvasnicka a Chicago jeweler at his country home near North Judson on May 21. Discharged former worker Albert Roubick held for the crime wrote a Bohemian letter to Mrs Kvasnicka now translated to English showing he is in love.
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North Judson
Ind
Emil F. Kvasnicka
Chicago
Albert Roubick
Kvasnicka
Bohemian
Roubick
Princeton librarian Bertha Vanderbilt death probed
Prosecutor George B. Berdine suspects Bertha Vanderbilt death was not an accident and plans an investigation. The assistant librarian’s burial in Amsterdam may be reconsidered if an autopsy is ordered, with Detective Frank Hoffman leading the inquiry.
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Princeton
N. J
George B. Berdine
Bertha Vanderbilt
Princeton University Library
Berdine
Miss Vanderbilt
Supreme Court
Frank Hoffman
Governor Drifts in Memorial Parade as Private in Ranks
In Columbus on Memorial Day Governor Warris will march as a plain private in the rear ranks. He declines a front position, noting that his brigadier general commission and governor’s office do not merit crowded ceremonial prominence.
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Columbus
Warris
Floating Body Found in Mississippi River
Des Moines river overran levees near Keokuk damaging the Canning plant and 260 acres of tomatoes with a $15,000 loss. River rose five feet since yesterday and lowlands remain underwater. A damaged fragment mentions a female body with skull description and unidentified victims amid a chaotic crime scene report.
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Mississippi
Alton
J. Baker
Emily
Over
Merle
Vrs
Adam Ponl
Rampage
Am Sette UK
Keolic
Des Moines
Keokuk Canning Company
Union Leaders Plan Habeas Corpus Action After Sentencing
In Chicago on May 30 Attorney John D. Farrell will file writs of habeas corpus for John J. Brittain George H. Lakey and Charles G. Grassell carpenters union officers. They received 30 day jail terms for contempt of court after strikes tied to a restraining order against Mears Slayton Lumber.
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Chicago
Ill
Carpenter
Former American Consul Sues UK and Paris Papers
J Martin Miller ex consul at Rheims files defamation suits in Paris against the London Daily Mail and a Paris edition seeking thirty thousand dollars from each publication. He accuses sensational reporting of harming his character under strict French and English defamation laws.
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Paris
J. Martin Miller
Rheims
New York
Mae Wood
Senator Platt
London Daily Mail
Brown Shaft Unveiled Today in Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington Iowa May 30 After fifty years of neglect the Timothy Brown revolutionary war soldier burial is honored with a monument in Elm Grove cemetery The ceremony led by the D A R and Grand Army of the Republic featured remarks by Capt J A Young and Judge Smith McPherson of Red Oak and a Memorial day address at the Grand opera house
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Washington, Ia
Washington County
Timothy Brown
Elm Grove
New Jersey
Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington Band
Ida Bailey
Daughters of the Revolution
J. A. Young
State Senate
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Grand Opera House
Iowa Members Hope to Adjourn Tonight
Washington May 30 most Iowa members expect to leave tonight Representatives Haagen and Smith plan to depart while Dawson will go as soon as Congress adjourns. If La Follette secures backing the session may extend for days though adjournment is uncertain after a senate filibuster halted plans.
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Washington
D. C
Iowa
Haagen
Smith
Dawson
Congress
Senate
LaFollette
Machinery Costs Unchanged Despite Justified Rise
The International Harvester Company testified before Special Commissioner Ganse in Kansas that it has not raised harvesting machinery prices for Kansas farmers, though it argued a price increase would be justified. The hearing concerns a suit to halt the company from doing business in Kansas.
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Chicago
Ill
International Harvester Company
Kansas
Ganse
Sigourney Man Dies At Home In Sigourney
Mrs. George J. Nicolaus of Wilton received a telegram announcing the death of her uncle George Daut yesterday at his home in Sigourney Iowa. The funeral is scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Sigourney.
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Sigourney
George J. Nicolaus
Wilton
George Daut
Sigourney, Ia
Baseball roundup from today with scores
Detroit defeated Chicago 6 to 3 while Cleveland or St Louis played to a 3 to 5 score over four innings. The brief lists morning games and results without additional context or details.
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Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Weather Summary for Iown and Illinois Regions
Iown will see generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday. Illinois reports fair skies with cooler temperatures in the north. Sunrise is 4 16 and sunset 7 18.
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Illinois
Woman kills man after alleged assault on child in Brooklyn
New York May 30 Teresa Phillips says John Mara assaulted her six year old daughter and she shot Mara in Brooklyn. She was arrested.
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New York
N. Y
John Mara
Teresa Phillips
Mara
Brooklyn
Bryan Sets Out Democratic Policy Platform
W J Bryan outlines the 1900s democratic campaign themes including direct senatorial elections, stronger anti trust and tariff reform, rail road regulation, labor capital reconciliation, opposition to imperialism, and safeguards for bank depositors to prevent panics. The address frames the coming platform as a change from Republican policies.
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Bonesteel
Democratic Party
Chadwick Cleared of Murder Charge in Rural Georgia Case
Eugene C. Chadwick aged 20 was found not guilty by a jury of killing his father near Atlanta Michigan last October. The elder Chadwick was found shot dead on the road after alleged abuse of the mother led to suspicion and arrest of the son.
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Atlanta
Mich
Chadwick
Eugene
Harvard Triumphs Over Yale In Tennis Meet
Harvard defeats Yale five matches to four in a New Haven tennis tournament. Final score five to four.
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Old Eli
New Haven
Conn
Harvard
Yale
La Follette Bests The Record In Senate Fight
Missouri Democrat Measure Stone joins Senator Gore in opposing the bill as La Follette takes the stage to stall the measure. Wisconsin supporter continues active backing as the struggle to talk the bill to death intensifies.
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Senate
Filibuster Drama Guides Senate Currency Bill Debate
Senator LaFollette resumes a long filibuster against the currency conference report as Stone and Gore weigh in. Officials warn the government may default on pensions and federal payrolls if the impasse lasts.
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Washington, D. C
Tawney
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Government Printing Office
LaFollette
Stone
Missouri
Gore
Allen
Nebraska
la Follette
Aldrich
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Wisconsin
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Ark
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