Democratic convention in Des Moines splits over Kansas City platform
Des Moines Iowa September 3. The Democratic state convention opens with small attendance and little enthusiasm. Gold and silver factions clash over the Kansas City platform with steering committees named and a resolutions committee split. Possible candidates discussed include Richard Burke and John Dennison while Parsons presides.
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Des Moines
Iowa
McConnell
State Committee
Vans
H. C. Taylor
Davis County
Fred C. Nave
Scott County
E. J. Sankey
Decatur County
Taylor
Bryan
Fred Theobald
Iowa City
E. M. Sharon
Davenport
Kansas City
Richard Burke
Mahaska County
John Dennison
Wright County
Thompson Stapleton
Iowa County
A. van Wagener
Woodbury
Supreme Court
Parsons
Charles A. Walsh
National Democratic Committee
A. Brewster
Ottumwa
Brewster
Had Lovers Quarrel Leads to Strychnine Attempt
In Marshalltown Iowa on September 3 1910 George Grace 27 attempted to kill himself after quarrel with his sweetheart 17 year old Naomi Grantwith of Grundy Center. He took ten grains of strychnine but was discovered in time and will live. He was to be married in three weeks and had served in the Spanish American War with Company E Forty ninth volunteers.
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Marshalltown
W. Naomi Grantwith
Grundy Center
George Grace
Man drives horse and runabout into Kansas City cafe
Stephen H. Velie Jr. wagered $1000 with Robert Goodlett that a horse and runabout could be driven up the club steps and into the cafe. Velie completed the feat Sunday night near midnight. Goodlett offered the wager again with a $1000 check, which Velie refused to accept, feeling reimbursed by the act itself.
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Kansas City
Stephen H. Welie, Jr
Kansas City Club
Robert Goodlett
Goodlett & Leavens
Mr. Velie
Demented Man Climbs Pole in Grave-Watching Delusion
In Louisville on September 3, William Vogedes, 80, infirm, believed his dead wife would rise from her grave. He climbed a tall telephone pole to view St Louis cemetery, then was safely brought down by firefighters.
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Louisville
William Vogedes
St. Louis
Hook and Ladder Company
Grourd
Ban on Objectionable Books Burns At Mercantile Library
In St Louis on September 2 the book The Awakening by Mrs Kate Chopin is banned along with works by Zola Balzac Mark Twain and Walt Whitman. Librarian Horace Kephart had the volumes removed and burned in the library furnace after objections by members of the governing board.
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St. Louis
Louisiana
Kate Chopin
Zola
Balzac
Mark Twain
Walt Whitman
Horace Kephart
Mercantile Library
Mercantile
Death of Dr. Fad ward Eggleston Novelists Hoosier Schoolmaster
Dr Fad ward Eggleston a renowned novelist died last night in Glenn Falls New York from apoplexy. His best known work was the Hoosier Schoolmaster.
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Glenn Falls
N. Y
Fadward Eggleston
Hoosier
President Roosevelt Escapes Car Collision in Lenox
An electric car at ten this morning in Lenox Massachusetts slammed into a landau carrying President Roosevelt. Secret Service officer Craig was crushed under wheels and died, while the president and Governor Crane sustained minor injuries and continued to Stockbridge. Secretary Cortelyou rode with the president. Pratt the driver was knocked senseless.
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Secret Service
Craig
Cortelyou
Crane
Cortelycu
Gov. Crane
Battleships Raid Fort Wright in New England Action
Army Headquarters Fort Trumbull Conn Sept 3 Four battleships Kearsarge Indiana Alabama and Massachusetts launched a sunrise attack to reduce Fort Wright. Indiana and Kearsarge were damaged by Fort Micie and fortifications including Prospect Hill were attacked. Court actions in another item reference a divorce case and custody requests for two daughters.
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Ft. Trumbull
Conn
Kearsarge
Indiana
Alabama
Massachusetts
Fort Wright
Fort Micie
Col. Davis
Prospect Hill
Iowa City Divorce Case Stirs Social Circles
Iowa City's social circles are stirred as Mrs. Katie E. Edwards sues for divorce from Dr. F. H. P. Edwards district court action. Judge Wade grants an injunction restraining the husband from intruding on the home amid claims of threats to the wife' s life due to alleged intoxication details.
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Iowa City
Katie E. Edwards
F. H. P. Edwards
Wade
Younger brothers seek full pardon to return to Missouri
In St. Paul the state pardon board will again consider the Younger brothers' bid for a full pardon to permit their return to Missouri. Missouri lawyer W. W. Ramsey is preparing the application. Last spring the board denied a pardon due to parole length, but now sentiment favors granting the full pardon to Cole James and Jim Younger.
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Missouri
St. Paul
State Pardon Board
W. W. Ramsey
Cole
James Younger
Jim Younger
Quiet in Coal Fields at Pocahontas Mine Fire
In Cooper West Virginia reports say calm prevails after Tuesday’s shooting following discovery of a blaze at the Pocahontas mine. The coal mine fire continues to burn with no further violence reported.
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Cooper
W. Va
Pocahontas
Roosevelt reiterates trust monarchy warning in Mass speeches
President Roosevelt toured Dalton Massachusetts outlining his long standing distrust of trusts. He said his anti trust doctrine remains unchanged since his New York governorship and vice presidency campaigns. He warned against painting all industrial combines as evil and cautioned against policies that could end current prosperity.
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Dalton
Mass
Roosevelt
New York
Congress
New England
Baldwin and Captain Spoiled Polar Trip Failure
Stockholm Sept 3 Captain Dreilick, a Swedish member of the Baldwin Ziegler polar expedition, branded Evelyn Baldwin incompetent to lead the exploration. He blamed internal dissensions with Captain Johanssen and cited mutiny risks as crew tensions rose aboard the America.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Evelyn Baldwin
Dreilick
Baldwin
Johanssen
America
Dundee
Mr. Baldwin
Capt
Tromsoe
Norway
Vadsee
Archangel
Hart
Hanssen
Cayt
Johansson
William Ziegler
New York
Ziegler
Gothenburg
Rioting in Ag ram as anti-Servian attack continues
In Ag ram Hungary on September 3 rioting by Croatian anti-Servian groups escalates with fires and constant gunfire. The violence leaves about half the police injured and over 1,000 rioters seriously hurt.
Wheat and corn futures rise on frost scare and strong demand
Market dispatch notes December and September wheat futures firm on limited offerings and buying by commission houses. Corn gains amid frost scare, with light selling and short covering. Oats rise with wheat and corn as brokers and commission houses buy. pork remains weaker while overall trade steady. Receipts and futures clearances posted for Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, and Northwest index values.
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Chicago
Armour
Northwest
Manitoba
North Dakota
Janenca Gee
Pelee Disaster Report Raises Toll and Rumors
Early reports suggest a high death toll from the Pelee eruption with estimates ranging widely. Observers and officials struggle to verify numbers as authorities search for survivors and assess casualties.
Mount Pelee Eruption Destroys Morne Rouge Ajonpa Bouillon
Reports from Guadaloupe and Fort de France describe Mt Pelee eruption on August 36 causing massive destruction on Martinique. Morne Rouge and Ajoupa Bouillon were ruined with about 1600 dead and over 400 injured. many victims later expected to die.
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Guadaloupe
Fort de France
Mt. Pelee
St. Thomas
D. W
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Morne Rouge
Ajonpa Boni
Ajoupa Bouillon
Hopkins Speaks at Macomb As State Campaign Opens
Macomb Illinois September 3 Republican state campaign opened in McDonough County Congressman Hopkins spoke to a gathered audience including Fred Busse Christopher Mamer Charles E Cherry O F Berry L Sherman E C Harding and Colonel B F Marsh Hopkins received a warm reception and stressed supporting both state and national administrations His remarks endorsed O F Berry for the senate and urged loyal support to state and national leadership.
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McDonnough County
Macomb
Ill
Hopkins
Fred Busse
Christopher Mamer
Charles E. Cherry
O. F. Berry
L. ¥. Sherman
E. c. Harding
B. F. Marsh
Senate
Marsh
Berry
Harding
Czarina Reported to Have Given Premature Birth
St. Petersburg report from the Official Messenger confirms that the Czarina has given birth to a child. The birth is described as premature.
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Czarina
St. Petersburg
Cooler and light frost expected in Iowa
Chicago weather bulletin notes fair skies tonight and Thursday for Iowa with much cooler air and probable light frost in rural areas.
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Chicago
Iowa
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