Army aeronautics funding eyed by War Department board
Gen. James Allen chief signal officer and the War Department board of ordnance and fortifications will urge Congress next winter to appropriate 1 million dollars for Army aeronautics. Other items include arson arrest in Fond du Lac, Berlin perjury trial suspended, Kern greeted home in Indianapolis, Italy protest in Canon City execution, Omaha park gift, embezzlement case in Warsaw, Indiana, Indiana prison capture surrender, Elks grand exalted ruler elected, Bishop Potter improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Allen
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications
War Department
Congress
Isaac Rosenblatt
Fond du Lac
Wis
Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg
Berlin
John W. Kern
Denver
Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
Kern
Italy
Giuseppe Alla
Leo Heinrichs
Canon
Rush L. Holland
Colorado
Order of Elks
Bishop Potter
New York
Royal wedding and global crises paint early June 1901 brief
Princess Amelie Louise of Furstenburg wed Gustav Kozian in Kammerberg castle chapel Austria after an elopement last May. Across the world strikes, revolutions, and political shifts unfold from Alabama to Tabriz as officials clash with protesters. Ohio and Pennsylvania note rail rate talks and a banking failure, while sensational crimes and disasters claim lives in Milwaukee, Everett, and Moundsville. Three thousand two hundred sailors parade in Honolulu. triplets Olga Wilhelmina Frederica die from heat in Newtown New York. Hamilton ends his life amid illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelie Louise of
Furstenburg
Gustav Kozian
Kammerberg
Austria
Alabama
Gov. Comer
Tabriz
McCrea
Pennsylvania Company
Conference of
New York
Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Plymouth
Frank Johnson
Moundsville
Beulah Martin
William Hill
Milwaukee
Kimbell
Joe Biettner
Honolulu
Farmers & Merchants’ Banking Company
Cleveland
Elk Tanning Company
Everett
Charles W. Hamilton
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth
Olga
Wilhelmina
Frederica
Adolph Liepold
Newtown
N. Ye
Olympic victors and protests shadow 1908 London Games
The London Olympic events feature Sheridan and Rose winning two golds for America while others protest rules on footwear. British, French, and Swedish athletes show mixed results as the games progress. News covers accidents, disasters, and notable figures from shipping wrecks to court actions and political moves influencing the campaign.
Iowa News Highlights From Elkader to Council Bluffs
A countywide update reports Andrew Curley found dead from heat in a pasture near Elkader. Veterinary graduate Guy Graham named government meat inspector in Chicago. Albia opens a new coal mine with about fifty workers. Iowa Central railroad orders 500 box and gondola cars for delivery around Oct 1. Frank Grey and Jack L. Rich face arrest for attempted assault in Council Bluffs. West Union jail limits prompt transfer of suspects to Elkader. Rock Island wreck at Clive destroys five freight cars and ties but no injuries. Onawa public library bid let at 15000 with total cost near 20000. Fire damages hardware store and Catholic church after flood at Littleport. Waukon mines construction underway with machinery orders and track work. 60 foot windmill feat near Story City amazes townsfolk. Adolph Hansen, 14, drowns near Avoca. Mrs. J W Myers faces grand jury for alleged chloroform attack. Porch climber William Jones nabbed in Council Bluffs. Red Oak Canning to produce nearly a million cans of sweet corn. Love reports bogus stolen ride refund request from 1902. Council Bluffs raid on gambling spots. Manhattan club house searched. Council Bluffs judge fines Council Bluffs man for obscene street language. Milledge suit seeks 10000 for arm lost after train incident in Coon Rapids. Statewide primary election cost concerns prompt auditors in Council Bluffs.
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London
Liverpool
Martin J. Sheridan
Great Britain
France
Sweden
America
John J. Flanagan
Sheppard
Frank J. Gould
Lilley
Lorain
Honolulu
John Dietz
Cameron Dam
Winter
Wis
White Mountain Express
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Greenwich
Conn
Tacna
Arica
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
Northwestern Improvement Company
Cleélum
Wash
Quebec
Lillian Beatrice Watkins
Chicago
Baltic
Edith M. Teagle
Walter C. Teagle
Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
Pasadena
Cal
Manila
Corregidor Island
Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
Reynolds
St. Louis
Williamstown
Summit Branch Mining Company
Hitchcock
Colorado Springs
Col
St. Paul
Minn
Shriners
St.Paul
HBS
Marion
Imperial Potentate
Louisville
Johnstown
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
James Weddell Simpson
Northport
N. Y
Bartley ‘T. Horner
Andrew Curley
Elkader
Guy Graham
Ames
Albia
National Coal Company
Iowa Central Railroad
Frank Grey
Jack L. Rich
Missouri Valley
Mabel Thompson
Mary
Mamie Strang
Council Bluffs
West Union
Hobson
Walter Whiteback
Santo Fancuillo
James P. Burns
Clayton County
Rock Island
Clive
Onawa
W. J. Merton
Emerson
Neb
Littleport
Colga
Waukon Junction
Waulkon
Mississippi Valley
Story City
Adolph Hansen
Jeng Sorrenson
Avoca
Claus Hansen
Persia
J. W. Myers
Winfield
H. F. Levesay
Opera House
Red Oak Canning Company
John G. Love
Chicago, Milwaukee
Love
Daniels
Manhattan
J. W Kime
Fort Dodge
Albert Nichols
Kime
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Oda Milledge
Coon Rapids
Otis Milledge
Cheyne
Secretary of State
Hitchcock Leads Western Republicans In Unified Campaign Plan
Colorado Springs July 20 Frank H Hitchcock chair republican national committee arrived to consult with western leaders on a two day conference. He aims to have certainly republican states assist doubtful ones and to create a system where states draw on each other’s resources. A general meeting today will outline strategy and individual talks will follow with representatives from seventeen states and territories. Delegates from Denver sought western headquarters while Salt Lake City’s candidacy is under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Hitchcock
Taft
Sherman
Denver
Salt Lake
Taft rules out corporate campaign contributions
Hot Springs July 20 Judge William H Taft presidential candidate for the Republican party said the national committee will accept no contributions from corporations. He noted New York campaign finance publicity laws must be obeyed and federal law prohibiting corporate contributions to federal elections applies without question. He said the law would be applied to presidential electors as written by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Hot Springs
Wiliam
Republican Party
New ‘York
National Republican Committee
Patt
Congress
Inundations Near Tokat Cause 2000 Deaths
A private letter from Samsun on the Black Sea reports devastating floods near Tokat Asia Minor with about 2,000 lives lost, including 300 prisoners drowned in a jail. This adds to early estimates, indicating a severe disaster in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Tokat
Asia Minor
Samsun
Black Sea
Peary Enters Belle Isle Harbor After Gulf Crossing
Commander Robert B. Peary reports the steamer Roosevelt crossed the Gulf of St Lawrence and is near entering the strait of Belle Isle at 6 o clock last night. The AP transmitted the dispatch from New York dated July 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peary
Belle Iale
New York
Roosevelt
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Atralt
Belle Isla
Associated Press
Robert B. Peary
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General News
Iowa
MR. Hitchcock
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