Protest expected over new interstate railorder
Shippers in Iowa and other Mississippi valley states brace for a protest against a new order limiting labeling for stock and perishable goods and freeing railroads from scheduled delivery constraints. The rule, not extending to Minnesota and Wisconsin, faces pushback from live stock groups led by Clifford Thorne.
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Middle West
Iowa
Otiver
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Clifford Thorne
State ‘Railroad Commission
United States
Supreme Court
State officials press for Meyer extradition from Canada
Word sent to friends in Washington to influence papers and hasten Meyer's return to the United States for trial in the Elizabeth Huppertz abduction case. Officials believe extradition papers are prepared and want maximum prosecution. Congressman Green and others asked to oversee Washington efforts.
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Washington
Canada
Franz Meyer
Elizabeth Huppertz
assman-Green
Meyer
Typhoid Serum Sent to Iowa National Guard
The first consignment of typhoid fever serum to immunize Iowa National Guard units was received from Washington. General Guy By Wogan will oversee the treatment for the forty five men in the field hospital and the first detachments, all based in Des Moines. The forty eight guard companies will also receive the treatment at the stated price.
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Iowa National Guard
Washington
Guy
Wogan
Corps
Des Moines
Guard
Railroad Taxes Rise Again Hurting Towns
Railroad companies complain of steep tax hikes after the executive council raised property assessments last year. Total taxes paid last year reached 3,188,594.27, up 286,016.73 from the prior year, with a forecast this year of about 500,000 more due to county levies across the state.
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Executive ‘Council
Willett Named Judge by Governor Clarke
James W. Willett of Tama county was appointed by Governor Clarke to be district court judge in place of Clarence Nichols of Rexiton county who resigned. The change takes effect at month end. Willett is present department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic and served in the navy during the war. He is assured of renomination without opposition.
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Willett
James W. Willett
Tama County
Clarke
District Court
Clarence
Nichols
Rexiton County
Grand ‘Army of the Republic
Navy
Statewide Dragging Competition Sparks Road Efforts
Reports from across the state indicate a surge of dragging contests next month. A road dragging day in Appanoose County drew over 200 drags in a single contest with prizes totaling three hundred dollars. Additional similar events aim to improve highway maintenance and require physical tests for workers.
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I Tor Appanoose
Iowa Primary Returns Spark Uncertain Senator Race
Belated returns show Cunmin leading by about 56,000 for the Democratic senatorial nomination amid shifts in Progressive and Republican races. Clarke appears to near 20,000 majority for governor, Connolly wins Third District GOP nomination, Basher and Schenk fight tight, and Dowell leads Payne in Seventh for the GOP nomination. Hamilton tops the governor Democratic slate in Cedar Rapids.
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Aia
Cunmin
Clarke
Maurice Connolly
Iowa
KL. Meredith
Des Moines
United States
H. Basher
Waterloo
Gasper. Schenk
Seventh
C. Dowell
W. O. Payne
Nevada
J.J. Myerly
John T. Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
Gas strike at Brank Gilson farm east of Logan
A gas strike occurred while boring an extension to a well at fifty five feet on Brank Gilson’s farm east of Logan. Rock and sand were hurled sixty feet into the air as drillers withdrew. Gas continued to burn until blocked by sand, with plans for piping and detailed pressure tests.
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Brank Gilson
Logan
Towa Geological Survey
Harrison County
State Fair Fund Sets Advertising Budget
The state fair association has set aside a fund of $12,000 to advertise the fair this year. About 500 daily and weekly papers statewide will be used a month before the opening. Moving picture films showing attractive views will be exhibited in picture shows over the state to attract attendees as the association adds an extra day to the fair and aims to bring people to Des Moines earlier this year.
Court Dismisses Dam Attack Case Against Robs and Hammon
The case of Watt versus Rob parts and Hammon with Radford sought to enjoin and restrain actions to lower the Coon River Dam by sixteen inches. In Sac City district court a verdict of not guilty was returned for Hammon and Radford, and Robbins was found guilty with a $50 fine.
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L. Watt
Robbits
J. Hammen
J. J. Radford
Coon River
Sac City
Hammon
Radford
Robbins
State board to select superintendent for epileptic colony
The state board of control will take the first step toward establishing a state epileptic colony this week by selecting a superintendent. Dr. George Donohoe, head of the Knoxville hospital for inebriates, and Dr. M N Voldeng, head of the state hospital, are mentioned as candidates.
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State Board of Control
George Donohoe
Knoxville
M.N. Voldeng
State Hospital
Des Moines Hospital Mixes Up Patient’s Anatomy
Doctors began surgery for appendicitis on a man at a Des Moines hospital and were startled to find the patient’s organs reversed left and right. The man had unusual symptoms but appeared otherwise normal and in good health.
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Des Moines
Auto crash on White Pole Road injures Albia man
An eastbound vehicle from Des Moines on the White Pole road ran off a twenty five foot embankment about eight miles from the city, flipping twice and stopping at the bottom. HLF Vans of Albia sustained a broken arm in the wreck.
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White Pole Road
Des Moines
HLF
Albia
Seventh Day Adventists Convene at Iowa State Fairgrounds
Hundreds of Adventists from across Iowa gather at the state fairgrounds for a ten day annual conference and camp meeting. The sessions opened in the stock pavilion with sermons from visiting clergymen.
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Iowa
Nation divroce law supported by presbyterian assembly
The Presbyterian general assembly urged a national divorce law while Washington factions push for foreign trade con nection. May wheat rose on the Chicago board as shorts covered. Notable deaths include inventor Paul von Mauser in Stuttgart aged seventy six and Admiral Dewey navigator Bernard Scott. Believed corrupt courts eyed by Denver judge Lindsey. Also reports: Panama canal treaty progress in Colombia senate, and other biographical notes.
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Presbyterian ‘General Assembly
Conention
Washington
May Wheat
Chicago Board of Trade
Paul von Mauser
Stuttgart
Ben. B. Lindsey
Denver
Colorado Supreme Court
Thomas Brackett Reed
House of Representatives
Portland
Clark
S. H. H. Clark
Union Pacific
St. Louis
Senate
Colombia
United States
Panama Canal
Bernard Scott
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Philadelphia
Charles Becker
Sing’ Sing
Herman Rosenthal
Lillian B. Hyde
Orange
N. J
Georgiana M. Bishop
William R. Bowlus
St. Johns College
Annapolis
Jean Gianini
Lida Beecher
Herkimer
N. Y
Benjamin Frederick
Charles Frobach
Northwestern
South
Milwaukee
Empress of Ireland Disaster Details At Inquiry
Captain Kendall recounted the collision with Storstad during fog near Father Point. He described ramming to save passengers, lifeboat launches, and gathering survivors while Storstad aided those aboard, amid inconsistent testimony from Storstad’s crew and ongoing casualty tallies.
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Impress of
Ireland
Henry George Kendall
The
Lingu
Pinaud Vat Rinouski
Kendall
Quebéc
Liverpool
Father Point
Rock Point
Storstad
Thad
Tiey
Thomas Wins Auto Race at Indianapolis Four Hundred Mile Event
Rene Thomas won the fourth annual 500 mile Indianapolis race in a French car with a time of 6 08 45.99 and an average speed of 82.47 mph. Arthur Duray finished second, Albert Ruyot third, Jules Goux fourth, ahead of Barney Oldfield. Six injuries were reported including Joe Dawson with a broken collarbone after a turnover near the south turn.
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Rene Thomas
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Barney - Old- Rely
Thomas
Joe Dawson
Arthur Duray
Albert Ruyot
Jules Goux
Oldfield
Ray Gilhooley
Vere. Barnes
Dawson
Gilhooley
Nino Zanol
Jean Chassagne
Alvert Mitchell
Wilson Speaks to Veterans at Memorial Day Service
President Wilson and Speaker Clark addressed Memorial Day services at Arlington National Cemetery under the Grand Army of the Republic. Wilson had not planned to attend but chose to speak to clarify a misread inclination, while Clark flew in from Atlantic City to deliver the day’s address.
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Wilson
Clark
G Rand Army of the Republic
Arlington National Cemetery
Glark
Atlantic City
Gardener Sues over Alledged Alienation of Affections
Max Frederick Kleist a gardener resident of Michigan sues Bretting of White Plains New York for 500000 damages claiming alienation of the affections of his wife Juliet daughter of N Breitung a millionaire.
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Max
Frederick Kleist
Juliet
Topou
N. Breitung
Min- An
Nrquette
Mich
Bretting
White” Plains
N. Y
Thread Trust to Dissolve Ordered by Federal Court
The federal court at Trenton New Jersey ordered the dissolution of the so called thread trust organized under the name of the American Thread Company. The action ends the monopoly claim and enforces anti trust regulations.
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Thread Trust
The
American Thread Company
Trenton
N. J
French Ministers Resign Collective at Elysee Palace
Premier Gaston Doumergue and his French cabinet resign en masse at the Elysee Palace, presenting their collective resignation to President Poincare, signaling a major political shift in the government.
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Gaston Doumergue
the Elysees
Poincare
Markets Report Chicago Closing Prices June 3
Chicago markets show closing figures for wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, ribs with July and September contracts. Wheat July 87c, Sept 8.54e. corn July 69%c, Sept 67 4e. oats July 40¢, Sept 38e. pork July 20.25, Sept 19.874. lard July 9.9744, Sept 10.15. ribs July 11.2214, Sept 11.321. Cash prices list No 2 hard wheat and No 2 corn at 70 144 and 71 80, oats 40 40c.
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Chicago
Chicago Cattle Receipts Steady as Market Closes
Chicago cattle receipts reach about 8 000 with steady values. Beeves traded from 7.35 to 9.25 per cwt while steers moved 7.00 to 8.16, stockers and feeders 6.58 to 8.30, cows and calves around 7.00. Hog receipts tallied 14 000 with prices near 7.00 to 7.75. Pigs traded, while spring cattle showed strength with prices around 7.00.
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Chicago
Strong
Ce Springs
Peace deadlock in Mexican mediation at Niagara Falls
The Carrancistas refuse mediation and will meet Huerta only by force. Delegates at Niagara Falls await advisories on provisional government composition, with the constitutionalists seeking a large role. Rafael Hubaran says the constitutionalists have nothing to mediate and can only meet Huerta by the sword.
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Zubaran
Huerta
Niagara Walls
Washington
Carranza
Durango
Niagara Falls
Rafael ‘Ubaran
Carranza ‘Agency
Watchman Confesses Dynamite Plot Aimed at Promotion
Four sticks of dynamite with fuses were found in the Department of Agriculture under Secretary Houston in Washington. Watchman Daniel H. Janch, from Springfield, confessed placing the explosive to gain a promotion after it was discovered. Police noted his questioned mental state and moved the dynamite in water. Assistant Secretary B. T. Galloway was nearby. Houston was in Missouri for a university commencement.
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Department of Agriculture
Houston
Warhington
Daniel H. Janch
Janch
Springfield
O. Jauch
National Soldiers’ Home Hospital
B. T. Galloway
Missouri
University of Missouri
Motion Pictures in Africa by James Barnes
James Barnes of the American Museum of Natural History returned from a year abroad making motion pictures across Africa aboard the steamship Olympic. He traveled through the region including premies land and the Congo where he found cannibalism as persistent as ever, deeming it ineradicable in his view.
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Africa
James Barnes
American Museum of Natural History
Olympic
Premies
Congo
Barnes
Foreign Consuls Appeal for Protection at Mazatlan
The French consul at Mazatlan urged Admiral Howard of the American fleet to shield foreigners. He called for relief from famine caused by the siege and demanded an end to the killing of noncombatants, urging steps to protect residents and visitors.
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Mazatlan
Howard
Auto Bandits Loot Bank Safe at Mahomet Village
Five robbers in an automobile invaded Mahomet Illinois. Four stayed outside the Busey bank while a band member blew the safe and escaped with 2500 dollars. Local authorities pursue suspects as incident shocks residents.
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Mahomet
Busey
Balks at Eugenic Marriage Convention Stand in Baltimore
The American Medico Psychology association at its annual Baltimore convention refused to endorse eugenic marriage laws. The debate highlighted ongoing tensions over eugenics policy and medical opinions shaping social reform efforts.
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American Medico-Psychological Association
Baltimore
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Roy Fiske
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State Board of Parole
C. OM McClain
TE. C. Rawson
Republican State Central Committee
Iowa Industrial Commission
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Gonnolly
Dubuque
Meredith
Goring
W. B.durkanson
Guthrie Center
Duncanson
Bernard L. Bennett
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West Allis
Wis
Harry K. Thaw
Concord
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Gorman
White’ Mountains
Drew
Clark Stevens
Fernand ‘Keithley
Ozark
Philippine’ Service
Wellingborough
England
Utah
Sutherlane
West Durham
N. C
Overman
North Atlantic
W. T Blam
St. Joseph
W. Putnam Cramer
United Railroads of
San Franciset
Patrick Calhoun
United Railways
Idaho
Mississippi
United States Pai
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Daniels
Ernest
C. Zimmer
Chardon
Igec
William Eggleston
Zimmer
Eggleston
Seigme
Riverview
Agatnet
Howsé
Gapala
Empress
Flames Bollier
Tam
Collier Backed Away
Ding
American Preazy Association
Arlington
Pat
Watchman
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