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Sister Eva Bosse from the German St John order earns a pharmacist diploma alongside two Berlin Hedwigs nurses. Prospective breakthroughs include Simplon tunnel cooling systems and a Missouri land entry tally of 617000 acres. Other items report Turkish relief at Salonica, a Custard Pie association in Maine, Nansen’s polar findings, New York cruelty protection, and assorted feats in science, law, and culture.
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Order of St. John
Fraulein
Eva Bosse
Berlin Hedwigs Hospital
FAVOR BABB FOR GOVERNOR IN IOWA GOLd DEMS
Pottawattamie gold democrats met in council bluffs and chose delegates to the Des Moines state convention on the following day. The body backed placing a state ticket in nomination with W I Babb of Mt Pleasant as preferred head but delegates remained un instructed.
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Council Bluffs
Gold Democrats
Pottawattamie
Des Moines
Lucius Wells
Emmet Tinley
William Groneweg
W. H. M. Pusey
I. P F. Hendricks
F. P. Bradley
W. H. Thomas
S. G. Underwood
J. N. F. McGee
Thos. Bowman
H. W. Binder
Lars Jensen
W. Dye
O. Mosier
Dr. O. Solomon
J. W. Peregoy
J. C. Lange
John Linder
E. H. Merriam
L. Kireht, Jr
C. Cornelius
John Graham
B. N. Waller
Henry Weise
Robert F. Smith
A. W. Reikman
Elopement Sparks Gossip in Eddyville
In Eddyville on July 6, Flint Thompson a farm hand and Miss Mary Jager reportedly eloped to Albia and wed before Judge Robert Sloan. Thompson works for Grant Crowley. Miss Jager is daughter of a wealthy German farmer west of town in Mahaska County. Rumors swirl about the couple and their families' attempts to separate them.
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Eddyville
Flint Thompson
Mary Jager
Albia
Robert Sloan
Young Thompson
Grant Crowley
Monroe County
Miss Javer
Mahaska County
Thompson
Reported Child Murder Case Investigated In Boone
Coroner White and Attorney Reese examined a likely case of criminal negligence after a woman named Mrs Healey delivered a child in Dakota and the body was buried in a garden. An inquest found death due to criminal carelessness by the mother.
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Boone
White
Reese
Harrison Township
Mr. Reese
Deputy Fish Commissioner Accused of Forging Checks
Des Moines detectives pursue S P Tuse deputy state fish commissioner for signing Fish Commissioner Delevan’s name on a 979 check drawn on Iowa National Bank. Tuse, who carried a deputy commission and badge, vanished after the alleged forgeries. He is believed to be returning to the city soon for arrest.
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Des Moines
S. P. Tuse
Delevan
Iowa National Bank
Tuse
University Regents Sell Land to Fund Temporary Library
Regents decide to sell lands donated to the university and buy a temporary library rather than seek a one tenth mill levy from the legislature. The issue of the levy is postponed to the next general assembly session this winter.
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University
Des Moines
The
State University
General Assembly
Series of Fourth of July Accidents Across Iowa Towns
The report covers numerous Fourth of July mishaps from Hedrick Centerville Boone Eldora Rockwell Keokuk Oskaloosa Strawberry Point Ladora Montour Davenport and Davenport. Fireworks blasts cripple and kill seeds of grief as adults and youths suffer fatal burns eye loss skull injuries and drowning.
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Centerville
Ralf Wright
George Wright
Boone
Tommy Aiken
Tommy
Eldora
J. I. Hardin
Wigton
Rockwell
Clarence Watkins
McCarthy Brothers
Michael
Patrick
Thomas Jordan
St. Anthony
Keokuk
Joseph Kepler
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Montie Berdinner
Beacon
Cyclone and Cloudburst Hit Barnum Minnesota
A cyclone followed by a cloudburst passed south of Barnum Minnesota on Saturday flooding Moose River rose rapidly water three feet deep in five hours floods ruined Main street and level ground houses three homes blown away Mrs J Murphy seriously injured and her husband fatally injured town seeks state aid bridges wrecked many miles of track logs washed away through St Paul and Duluth area
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Barnum
Minn
St. Paul
Moose River
Labor Convention in Denver Forms Colorado Social Democrats
A packed Denver meeting of union labor leaders organized state unions for independent political action. The convention adopted a labor party platform and created the Colorado Social Democrats, while about one third withdrew to form the Direct Legislative League to educate on direct legislation with aims for national expansion.
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Denver
Cal
Colorado Social Democrats
Second Annual Road Race Draws 517 Entries
South Side Chicago cycling clubs staged their second annual road race over the Pullman course. The start at Jackson street and Michigan avenue led through Washington park to the Midway Plaisance and back to Pullman. Carl S. Anderson, a seven minute man, won in 49:30 with I R Merrill second and Charles Terryberg third. The time prize was between Fred Nelson and W J Bolstad for 40:30.
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South Side Chicago
Chicago
South Side
Pullman
Jackson Street
Michigan Avenue
Washington Park
Midway Plaisance
Carl S. Anderson
IR. W. Merrill
Charles Terryberg
Fred Nelson
W. J. Bolstad
Made a Forger by Necessity Mrs Board Says Relatives Gratitude Led Crime
San Francisco July 6 Richard T Board held for trial in Alameda county for forging a 40 check. He is linked to Senator Joe Blackburn of Kentucky and his father served 30 years as clerk of the U S circuit court in Kentucky. Mrs Board blames her sisters and Blythe Hinckley for their misfortune and says hardship drove her husband to crime.
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J. E. Byrne
Florence Blythe Hinckiey
England
Blythe
Fourth of July at Independence Hall with Ex Ambassador Bayard
Philadelphia marked the 121st anniversary of the declaration of independence in front of Independence Hall under the Society of the War of 1812. Ex Ambassador Bayard delivered the oration as the day’s principal speaker.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Society of the War of 1812
Bayard
Henry B Stone Killed by Bomb in Nongquit Mass
Henry B Stone of Chicago was killed today by a bomb blast in Nongquit Mass. He formerly served as vice president of the Burlington Railroad and most recently as president of the Chicago Telephone Company.
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Nongquit, Mass
Chicago Telephone Company
Nonquit, Mass
Henry B. Stone
Chicago
Burlington Railroad
Funeral arrangements for ex Governor John Evans
Ex Governor John Evans dies Saturday and funeral is set under Masonic auspices. Remains will lie in state at the state house Tuesday forenoon and services will be held at the Masonic order at the residence.
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Denver
John Evans
State House
Celebrate at Washington Democratic Clubs Hold Meetings
A patriotic celebration in Washington was held today under the National Association of Democratic Clubs and the District of Columbia Democracy. The program featured speeches by leading Democrats and a period of collective address listening.
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Washington
National Association of ‘Democratic Clubs
District of Columbia Democracy
Bryay Gent
Agitator Ties India Troubles to Jubilee Attacks
A Herald dispatch outlines anti-British sentiment in India fueled by pamphlets in English and vernaculars circulated in Poona and Bombay. It claims agitators incited violence against individuals and targeted religious sites during jubilee preparations. The Times of India cites private revenge as a motive and notes delayed attacks to maximize impact.
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New York
India
Poona
Bombay
London Mail
Times of India
Times
Bounty Measure Postponed Until December Debate
The republican senatorial caucus will not reoffer the beet sugar bounty in the tariff bill and plans to take up the Thurston beet sugar bounty bill after Congress reconvenes in December. Aldrich outlined the agreed course, Morrill moved to postpone, and western senators allied with Thurston reluctantly acquiesced after the decision.
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Washington
Allisor
Allen
Aldrich
Morrill
David
Finance Committee
Thurston
Perkins
Gear
Hot Wave Approaches Central Middle States From West
A new heat wave is forecast for the central middle states after a surge from the Missouri valley. Since Saturday high temperatures have ranged from 95 to 100 across fifty sections, with 286 points at 90 or above and Helena Montana at 68 the lowest maximum reported.
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Middle States
Chicago
Missouri Valley
Atlantic Coast
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Helena
Mont
Bryan Speech in Los Angeles Endurance Test Statement
Hon. W. J. Bryan addressed a banquet by the Silver Republican Club in Los Angeles. He said he once believed the Democratic Party held all good, but has seen good Republicans and now backs the Silver Republicans. He warned against false hopes and said the West and South will outlast the East in the current struggle.
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Los Angeles
W. J. Bryan
Silver Republican Club
Bryan
Freight Wreck on Boston and Maine Kills Three
A freight train on the Boston and Maine road was wrecked by a washout this morning near Woodville New Hampshire. The dead are Engineer Patrick Lennon Fireman Bert Pebbles and Brakeman O R Lange.
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Woodville
N. H
Boston and Maine Road
Patrick Lennon
Bert Pebbles
Brakaman O. R. Lange
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P. H. McCarty
Iowa
Simplon
Alps
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Ironton
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Salonica
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Blunt
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Maine
Nansen
Franz Josef Group of Islands
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
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Rhone
Garonne
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Gera
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Oregon
London
Quekett Microscopical Club
Japan
Connecticut
Secretary of State
Georgia
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Favor Babb
Strawberry Point
Milwaukee
Greeley
Edgewood
Sam Brink
Ladora
Elmer Briggs
Betwen
Victor
Montour
L. Matthews
Montour Xchange Bank
Mr. Mathews
Davenport
Adolph Hetogem
Tri-City Railway Company
Hetogem
St. Anthony’s” Hospital
Henry
Stone
Boston
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