World Happenings Review Highlights Taft Appointments and Trials
A sweeping international roundup notes Taft appointing A P Sawyer of Searle as Porto Rico auditor, Gov Gen of Canada Earl Grey’s perilous wander, and a string of aviation records by Curtiss and Farman at Rheims. Also covered are Morse’s Metropolis bid, Bodily misfortunes, ship races, a deadly forest fire near Sequoia grove, and a chilling arson-suffused theft of fortune in Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
A. P. Sawyer
Searle
Porto Rico
GC. Ward
Earl Grey
Canada
Montana
Seattle
Glenn J. Curtiss
Rheims
France
Charles W. Morse
Tombs Prison
New York
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Henry Farman
Albert Newhouse
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Tin
Frank X. Riedinger
Delafield
Wis
Belle Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Fairfield
Neb
J. T. Chase
Series of Disastrous Events Across Nation
A lone bandit robbed an express train on a Pennsylvania line, shot the conductor, and fled with thousands in coin, including misidentified Lincoln pennies. In Illinois, Wilbry Glenn Voliva remained jailed after judging refusals. A fire at Rockaway Park orphanage claimed seven children. Walter J. D. White, a long time Northern Pacific rail engineer, died in a wreck near Detroit, Minnesota. Proposals emerge to organize a wireless operators division under the Commercial Telegraphers union. Government salaries for agrarian-trained civil servants will be offered following a Washington exam. War Secretary Dickinson allows marine officers at an exhumation. Des Moines reports a grandstand collapse injuring attendees during a reception. Missouri politics see cleanup threats to police commissions. John W. Gates meets a former wedding official in Seattle and gifts $1,000. Monterey floods claim 1,200 to 2,000 lives and up to $30,000,000 in damage. A. E. Swisher, former Iowa Bar leader, dies by suicide. Rev G E Ackerman is named Cookman University president in Jacksonville Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
George EF. Eccles
Ohio
Katherine Miller
Kate Soffel
Jack
Edward Biddle
Pittsburg
Ingram Day Lumber Company
Nugent
Miss
Taft
Beverly
Mass
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Austria
International Trades Unions Congress
Paris
United States
Europe
Maauretania
New York
Queenstown
Cecil Norton
Dorothy
Will Tibbetts
Red Wood Falls
Minn
St. Louis
Tobcco
Covington
Clark & Scott
Hurley Society
Navy
California
United States Cavary
Rush
Wells
Hoopeston
John A. Lumbley
Ottawa
Coffeyville
Kaw
Harry E. Hoffman
William
Orville Wright
Miss Katherine
Count Zeppelin
Berlin
Ormsby Mellorg
Department of Commerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Scranton
We “Ily
Cygnet
Hightning
Carrie Sanders
St. Joseph
Andrew Horn
Summit
N. J
Ardsley Hall
Titusville
Edwin W. Drake
Fred Young
Barnum
J. Holmes McGuiness
Howard H. Harriman
Arden
Myr. Harriman
Lincoln
Phillip Motherill
Wilbry Glenn Voliva
Zion City
Woodstock
St. Malachy's Orphan Asylum
Rockaway Park
Walter JD. White
Wacilie
Detroit
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union For Wireless Operators
S.J. Konenkamp
Gc.t. U
Washington
Bureau of Plant Industry
Dickinson
Sutton
Frederick D. Grant
Des Moines
Gov
Hadley
Missouri Republican Club
Kansas City
Missouri Cities
John W. Gates
Wash
John Foster
Gates
Monterey
Mexico
Iowa Bar Association
Iowa City
G. E. Ackerman
Hedding, N. H
Cookman University
Jacksonville
Fla
Public Library Building at Indan Ola Described
A historic Iowa library stands as a handsome yet simple structure, praised for its early establishment before Carnegie era library locaters. The piece notes the building's prominence and gratitude for its impact on the community.
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Iowa
Indanola
Cedar Rapids man elected Gideons president at national convention
A B T Moore of Cedar Rapids was elected president of the Gideons at their national convention in St. Louis. The organization promotes Christian faith among traveling men with the slogan A Bible in each guest room. More than 7,000 members wear enamel buttons, and about 6,000 Bibles have been distributed, with Texas and Oklahoma hotels leading. Moore is a traveling salesman and a Cedar Rapids elder active in church and brotherhood circles.
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Order of Gideons
St. Louis
A. B. T. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Gideons
Gideon Band
Gideon
Texas
Oklahoma
Milwaukee
Chicago
Moore
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Pittsburg
Central Park
Walter I Smith Helps Pass Tariff Bill In House
Walter I Smith of the Ninth Iowa district, a member of the rules committee, is credited with securing the rule that ended the prolonged debate after the recent special session. This allowed a vote on the tariff bill without floor controversy. Judge Smith is noted for never failing in political undertakings and never facing an opponent at a convention where he became a candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter I. Smith
Congress
Iowa
Committee On
House of Representatives
House
Judge Smith
Grants a gas franchise to Donelon in Waverly
The city of Waverly granted James J. Donelon the right to erect and maintain gas works within the city. The plant is to be completed and a large portion of the mains laid before severe weather sets in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
James J. Donelon
Donates Fine Library to University of Iowa
Brig Gen Richard Hoxie donated his fine library on war department themes and engineering subjects to the University of Iowa. The gift becomes an adjunct of value to the reference department of the state institution and will profit future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hoxie
War Department
University of Iowa
Islande Rich In Mineral Discovery Near Fiji
Reports from Suva and Viti Levu indicate copper, gold and silver findings on the Fiji islands. Western Australia mining men wait for government regulations to commence commercial exploitation, noting that no large scale mining has yet occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji Islands
Western Australia
Suva
Vitu Levu
Youthful Champion William Down Wins Daltons Sheep Shearing Prize
The 16 year old William Down defeated seasoned competitors at Dalton Devon England securing the champion prize in a sheep shearing contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Down
Dalton
Devon
Eng
Bank Robbers Evasion Sparks Mineola Pursuit
Bandits robbed the German State bank of Mills county and vanished into thick underbrush. Police and posses from Mineola and Silver City hunted through night with no trace. Bank losses covered by Burglar Insurance. about 1500 dollars taken. Rumors place two suspects in Henderson, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
Mills County
Silver City
H. I. Krase
Railroads Withdraw Suit Over Des Moines Rate Order
Chicago and seven railways withdrew their bid to block a new proportional rate between Chicago and Des Moines after a federal circuit court ruling denying the ICC power to set new rates in the Missouri River case. The Des Moines dispute shares the same legal principle and is headed for the Supreme Court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Supreme Court
Commission
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines
United States Circuit Court
Sipreme Court
United States
Poison Kills C M Newton in River Camp
C M Newton aged 92 of Des Moines died at a river camp below Marshalltown after an apparent overdose. Reports say he was addicted to morphine and may have taken strychnine by mistake. His wife died in Des Moines two months earlier. he traveled with his brother and family toward Vinton. The coroner was notified and investigating.
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Marshalltown
C. M. Newton
Des Moines
Newton
Vinton
Monument Unveiling Honors Rev James Lemen Sr in Illinois
In Waterloo Illinois on September 2 Baptists unveiled a monument to Rev James Lemen Sr a revolutionary soldier and anti slavery leader who founded the Baptist church in Illinois The cemetery ceremony drew a large crowd from Illinois St Louis and other areas with principal address by William J Bryan
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Waterloo
Ill
The
Baptists of
Iinois
James Lemen
Baptist Church
Illinois
St. Louis
William J. Bryan
Canada’s Big Fair Opens in Toronto
Toronton Ont Sept 2 Lord Charles Beresford pressed a button to start the machinery of Canada's national exhibition and declared the great fair open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Toronton
Ont
Lord Charles Beresford
Prohibition Party Celebrates Fortieth Year
Chicago marked the fortieth anniversary of the prohibition party with a celebration announced for September 24 in the city by National Chairman Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Prohibition Party
Jones
Colonel Swalm Arrives in Des Moines for Two-Week Visit
Des Moines hosts Colonel Al Swalm, noted Iowan and U S ambassador at Southampton, for a two week visit with old friends. He arrives Sept 2, arriving from Southampton. Swalm plans calls and social engagements during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swalm
Fair Grounds
Des Moines
Sept
al Swalm
United States
Southampton
Iowa Wealth Stagnates as Texas Land Purchases Rise
A 1908 assessment analysis shows Iowa wealth edging up by about 82 million in lands and personal property, but much of that is land value growth, not cash. Money and credits rise about 24 million yet escape taxation, while other personal property falls. Cattle and hog values drop. horses rise. The piece argues capital leaving Iowa for Texas land may undercut state wealth despite good crop years.
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Iowa
Texas
VAMC
Erty
Western
Immense Cement Plant at Des Moines Described
A vast Iowa Portland Cement Company facility in Des Moines is described as one of the nation’s largest single industries. The plant will include seven steel and concrete buildings and employ 250 to 300 workers. Construction began two years ago with most progress since last October, and extensive housing has been built to support the operation.
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Iowa Portland Cement Company
Des Moines
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Walter J. Smith
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