Epitome of week's news items and deaths in brief
A roundup of obituaries and happenings from Kansas and beyond. Notables include former senator William A. Harris and minister Spencer F. Eddy. playwright Owena Kildare critically ill in New York. chemistry chief Dr. Wiley’s food safety remarks. Nicaragua election of Madriz. Belgian king Leopold II’s death. various accidents fires and legal cases across the United States and abroad.
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William A. Harris
United States
Kansas
Lydia M. Mackey
Chitecgo
Spencer F. Eddy
New York
Bays
Balkan States
Owena Kildare
H. W. Wiley
Boau
Chemistry
Washington
Jose Madriz
Central American Court of Justice
Cartago
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Congress
Madriz
Vaughan
Leopold
Belgium
France
Green Berry Baum
Chicago
Thomas J. Lynch
Pire
National Baseball League
Horace B. Taft
Taft
Ohns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Harvey Custing
George Parish
England
Great Britain
Wreck Report Names Harriman as Responsible Engineer
A coroner's jury holds Isaac G. Harriman of Milwaukee responsible for the Chicago and Northwestern wreck near Evanston Illinois on December 12 in which two passengers died. The panel recommends he be sent to the grand jury on a manslaughter charge.
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Isaac G. Harriman
Milwaukee
Chicago & Northwestern
Evanston
Ill
Ballinger
United States
Columbia University
Crocker
New York
Western Association of Nursery
Kansas City
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Blakely
Minn
Fiyeman Joe
Zinneill
Mall
F. Torgerson
Holmquist suit over Des Moines death at Coliseum
Emelia A Holmquist has filed a $20,000 suit against the city of Des Moines and C L Gray Construction for the death of her husband John A Holmquist. He was killed when a mason fell from the Coliseum building near Locust street over the Des Moines river. Holmquist says the city neglected building safety ordinances and the contractor failed to cover sidewalks or post warnings. The case seeks $20,000 damages and a judgment.
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Emelia A. Holmquist
Des Moines
C. L. Gray Construction Company
John A. Holmquist
Holmquist
Coliseum
Locust Street
George Kennedy
Penn College
Oskaloosa
David M. Edwards
A. Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Palestine
Friends Church
John Graham
Eldora
Galena
California
Graham
Iowa
State Board of Agriculture
Reed Fletcher
Onawa
Fletcher
Rachel Siegel
B. Siegel
Mississippi River
Marshalltown
John A. Goodell
Industrial Department
Goodell
Spokane
Wash
Big Poultry Show Attracts 2300 Entries In Des Moines
Des Moines records show entries for the Iowa Poultry and Pet Stock association show surpassing 1800 with over 2300 expected by midnight. The Coliseum will host the event next week under George S. Phillips and open Tuesday, featuring 3000 dollars in prizes and a display of fowls Angora cats and blooded dogs.
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Sioux City
George J. Felge
Des Moines
Marengo
Parent-Teacher Association
Deg Moines
George S. Phillips
Iowa Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Iowa
Jobs Open to Census Takers in Des Moines
Des Moines reports weak demand for census enumerators with about 100 positions available. Applications must be filed by January 25, exam on February 6 in Des Moines for Des Moines and Polk County eligibility. Census work starts April 15, pay three cents per name, district canvassing in about ten days, potential earnings $40 to $50 in some areas. Send duplicate applications to Cam Culbert, Knoxville native and local district superintendent.
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Des Moines
Commercial Club
Polk County
Cam Culbert
Knoxville
Vote approves tax for Iowa & Southwestern railroad
Clarinda Iowa voters approve a city tax of one percent to aid the Iowa & Southwestern railway by four to one. The line will run from Clarinda to College Springs and Blanchard with construction to start by April 1, 1910. Promotion has been led by the Engineering Construction & Securities Co of Chicago via the Clarinda Commercial club, with C. A. Ross and chief engineer Charles Judd integral to the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Iowa & Southwestern Railway
College Springs
Blanchard
Engineering ,Construction & Securities Company ‘of
Chicago
Clarinda Commercial Club
C. A. Ross
Charles Judd
Iowa Corn Growers Exposition Ends With Profit
Des Moines reports John Sundberg, president of the Iowa Corn Growers association, is in Des Moines to wind up affairs of the seventh Iowa corn exposition which closed over a week ago. Despite light attendance, corn growers are expected to come out ahead financially though exact profits will take days to determine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Sundaberg
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Mill worker found dead in shaft in Cedar Rapids
Thomas Le Liddington, 60, night miller at Central City mills, was found dead by his employer with clothes caught in shafting. Officials indicate death resulted from strangulation as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
le ‘Liddington
Central City Mills
Hull and Cummins to speak at Des Moines event
A Des Moines venue hosts a December 30 gathering featuring Senator Hull and Congressman Cummins. The Bayery hotel is listed as the location with plans for a press club appearance and public remarks in the evening.
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Hull
Cummins
Dei
Moines
Deg
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J. A.T. Hull
Clu
Panauét
Jam operation on the acuder foot attempt
An unclear report notes a jam operation performed on an injured foot or acuder foot. Details remain uncertain due to fragmented text.
Cuthura Ointment Praised By Patient In 1908 Letter
A sixty five year old patient from Mouth of Wilson Virginia describes severe eye inflammation resolved after one week of Cuthura Ointment with near full recovery in two weeks. The letter, dated April 4 1908, credits Potter Drug & Chem Corp and names G B Halsey. The passage also includes assorted advertising snippets and scattered quotes.
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G. B. Halsey
Wilson
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
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