Iowa state and regional incidents reported across the state
Charles Fisher was arrested in Sheldon for alleged involvement in the Cylinder bank robbery. Reports cover deaths, crimes, Red Cross funding stance in China, the Villisca axe murders, a Des Moines drowning, college graduations, G A R events, and various local incidents from Emmetsburg to Mason City with multiple arrests, trials, and notable local actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fisher
Sheldon
Cylinder
Hall
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Gust Patek
Burns Detective Agency
Fisher
James Gleason
Frank Collins
Emmetsburg
Henry Peterson
Shenandoah
Peterson
Joe Winkles
Granville
Iowa
Sioux City
Eldora
State Board of Control
Iowa State College
Division of Agriculture
School of Veterinary Medicine
Carroll
Red Cross
Portland
Mr. Bray
Knoxville
Roy Baughman
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Des Moines
Baughman
Akron
Cecelia Connelly
J. F. Nugent
Visitation Church
Alumni Association of
Iowa University
Walter D. Lovell
Minneapolis
George Treichler
Tipton
Madge Young Macy
Adel
Florence Joy
Iowa City
A. Byington
Ray Lewis
Albia
City
Iowa G. A. R
Mason City
Robert H. Moore
Ottumwa
Saturday Herald
Mark Brown
Ponca
Neb
Guy Montgomery
Lehigh
Northwood
James B. Moore
Villisca
Edith
Blanche Stillinger
Joseph Stillinger
Moore
J. B. Moore Implement Company
J. I. Case Company
Kate Staten
First Street
Staten
Frank Sorter
Sorter
Soldiers’ Orphans
Davenport
Supreme Court
L.S. Coffin
Fort Dodge
Coffin
Nellie S. Coffin
Nashua
G. W. Whaley
Perry
Riverview
San Francisco
Cal
W. B. Thornburgh
Owatonna
Minn
Scandinavian Independent Baptists
Britt
Oscar J. Hanson
Natal
South Africa
August Rosene
Sweden
Cullen
Cylinder Savings Bank
Marshall County
T. D. Dent
W. L. Elliott
Ralph Diller
Aaron Couler
Conrad
William Bock
Spaight
Roy Fiske
Newton
Morgan Credit Helps Avert 1907 Panic Says Treasury Secretary
George B Cortelyou testified before the Pujo committee that the U S Treasury lent 25 000 000 to J Pierpont Morgan which Morgan then lent to banks to ease the 1907 panic. He recounted conferences with Morgan Stillman Hepburn Baker Perkins and Vanderlip and said funds were for national relief rather than specific banks. He could not name the banks holding the deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pujo
Money Trust
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
Roosevelt
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Samuel Untermyer
Sor~telyou
J. P. Morgan
James Stillman
A. Barton Hepburn
George F. Baker
George W. Perkins
Frank A. Vanderlip
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Untermyer
Treasury Department
Kalma volcano eruption buries Kodiak towns in ash
Kodiak and Woody Island villages are buried under a foot of ash after Kalma volcano erupted, starting Thursday afternoon and lasting 48 hours. No lives were lost, but nearby settlements suffered. the revenue cutter Manning sheltered about 500 residents, likely saving many lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodiak
Alaska
Tug
Seward
Woody Island
Kalma
Revenue Cutter
Manning
Battle near Colonia Dublan Leaves 175 Killed
In Hi Valle near Colonia Dublan the Mexican federal and rebel forces clashed, resulting in 175 deaths in the heart of the Mormon colony on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juares
Mex
Hi Valle
Colonia Dublan
Senator Frazier in Hospital After Restless Night
Chattanooga Tennessee June 17 Senator J K Frazier was greatly weakened after a restless night. It is feared he has appendicitis and an operation may be necessary. Physicians are in consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frazier
Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
J. K. Frazier
Cloudburst Destroys Crops Near Huntington Oregon
A severe cloudburst in Huntington Oregon on Friday washed out a long stretch of the O. W. R. & N. line and halted traffic for hours. Crops across a vast area were wiped out, marking the worst weather damage in 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ore
Peace in ten days urged by Cuban revolt leader
Washington reports President Gomez pledged to quell the Cuban revolt within ten days. Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus relayed Gomez’s assurance after an official visit to Cuba. Osterhaus noted Gomez’s appreciation for Senor Ferrara’s Washington reception. Meanwhile Arthur Beaupre is reported persona non grata in Havana, with no recall request. In Santiago, government troops fought 200 rebels near Daiquiri. two rebel leaders were killed and 18 rifles plus 20 horses seized.
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Washington
United States
Gomez
Cuba
Taft
Hugo Osterhaus
Havana Harbor
Osterhaus
State Department
Cuban
Senor Ferrara
House of Representatives
Arthur M. Beaupre
Staté Department
Beaupre
Havana
Santiago
Daiquiri
Taft Denounced in House over Travel Funds Debate
Washington June 15 President Taft was denounced on the house floor for spending travel funds on political jaunts during which he condemned all who disagreed with him. Rep Fitzgerald of the appropriations committee delivered the remark as the sundry civil bill carried a $25 000 travel allowance. The house kept the item by a 78 to 51 vote after five hours of bitter debate. The conference report on the army appropriations bill passed 121 to 92, proposing a commission to decide on abolishing army posts and automatically removing Maj Gen Leonard Wood as chief of staff in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Mitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
House
Leonard Wood
Associated Harvard Clubs Meet Opens In New York
Between 2000 and 3000 Harvard graduates gather in New York for the annual Associated Harvard Clubs meeting opening today and running through tomorrow. President Lowell addressed the business session and will be guest of honor at a banquet tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Harvard Clubs
New York
Harvard
Lowell
Nineteen Hurt In Train Collision Near Everett Georgia
Nineteen people were injured when a Central of Georgia passenger train traveling from Birmingham to Macon collided with coal cars at Everett, about 37 miles from Macon, on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Central of Georgia
Birmingham
Everett
Here
Pierce Yacht Seized to Satisfy Judgment in New York
In New York on June 15 the Kings county sheriff seized H. Clay Pierce's steam yacht Yacona at anchor in the Erie basin to satisfy a $171,000 judgment awarded in February to Alice T. Rycroft. The action follows ongoing litigation over the disputed debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Clay Pierce
New York
Kings County
Yacona
Erie Basin
Alice T. Rycroft
Olympic Team Ships for Stockholm to Contest Games
With 150 trained men aboard the steamer Finland the American Olympic team left Friday for Stockholm Sweden to compete in the Olympic games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
New York
Finland
Stars and Stripes
Stockholm
Whale 16 Lassoed From The Beach On Long Island
A Western cow-puncher visiting Arverne, L I, aided life savers in lassoing a whale beached on the shore. John Ehrhart, who hails from the west, tied the noose as Bruce Smith, age fourteen, spotted the spouting giant and earned a potential windfall from blubber and bone. Captain William Rhinehart led the Arverne life-savers in hauling the whale ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arverne
L. I
John Ehrhart
Ehrhart
Bruce Smith
William Rhinehart
Smith
New Bedford
Hard for the Housewife Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache fatigue and nervousness in women. Mrs. C. F. Mace of Shawneetown Illinois claims quick relief and eventual full recovery, urging others to use the product with the prompt slogan when your back is lame Remember the Name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
C. F. Mace
Madison St
Shawneetown
Doan
Garfield Tea and the Jail Myth Told by a Reformer
A reformer asks why many men fill the jail, the guide replies that they cannot get out. The piece asserts Garfield Tea’s value through testimonials and ends with a quip about the wagon wheel never complaining despite fatigue.
Whale Beached After Cape Rescue At Sand Bar
A whale stranded nearshore struggles in a sunlit sand area as Ehrhart at the life-saving station ties a rope around its tail. Rescuers haul but the whale tires and is left to the incoming tide. The creature measures about twenty feet and weighs two tons before death.
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Ehrhart
A Little Too Large Chicken Coop In Massillon
Massillon resident D R Akey built a chicken coop in spare hours at his fish market. He worked late with hammer and saw, showed it off with pride, but the coop proved too wide to pass through the door. Carpenters were called to remove part of the coop before it could be freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massilion
D. R. Akey
Akey
Bridge Missing Near West Carrollton Paper Mill Canal
The county bridge near the paper mill canal locks at West Carrollton valued at 600 dollars is lost or stolen. Four years ago a contractor removed it temporarily for locks installation. A renewed search found no trace of the structure or even a bolt.
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Dayton
Paper Mill Canal
West Carrollton
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Iowa State News
The
Commonwealth
Osage
Great Western
Green Bay
Lot Abraham
G A. R
Chicago
Eldora Mutual Telephone Company
Epworth League of the Methodist Churches of the
Altoona
Epworth League
Ogden
Farmers’ Security Bank of Sexton
Supreme Court of the United States
Gleat Lake
Boone District
Cummins
Enator
W. 8S. Kenyon
G. N. Haugen
Senator Cummins
S. T. Meservey
U. S
Wall Street
George B. Gortelyou
National Treasury
Stock Exchange
U. 8
Long Island
Libby
Broad Tall
Libby, M
Neill
Watson E
Golem
Washington, D.C
Chas. L. Deissler
North Dakota
Red River Valley
Omeseeekers
Barron County
Wis
Rnte Peterson & Wils
Rice Lake
Charles L, Deissler
Hope
South Dakota
Deecom
Bend
United Tatates Land Commissioners
Fourt Land Bureau
Oelricha
North Battleford
Saskatchewan
Board of Trade North Battleford
Estern
Canada
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