Bangor farmer commits suicide with shotgun fire
George McLane, 45, a respected farmer two miles southwest of Bangor, shot himself Sunday evening after a day with family and friends. His clothes caught fire. wife subdued flames and neighbors assisted. Daughter Pansy, a student at State Normal, was summoned home. Coroner Nichols began an inquest.
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Marshalltown
Jack Welch
George McLane
Bangor
McLane
Pansy
State ‘Normal
Nichols
Negro Challenge to Tillman in Atlanta April 15
In Atlanta on April 15 a Negro challenge arose during a union gathering. Bishop H. M. Turner of the A M E church denounced ongoing bloodshed and called for action against Congress, President Roosevelt, and the Supreme Court. He then challenged Senator Tillman to a jury trial, noting Tillman’s lack of education and refinement.
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Atlanta
X Union
H. M. Turner
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Tillman
Strong Earthquake Shocks Record in New York Museum
The state museum in New York recorded the strongest and longest earthquake shock since installation. The tremor began at 1 44 a m and lasted over two hours, with readings more pronounced than the San Francisco quake.
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San Francisco
Etn
N. Y
State Museum
Seven Cardinals Created by Pope Pius XX
Rome April 15 Pope Pius XX held a secret consistory and created seven new cardinals. The pontiff spoke briefly on the French struggle and appointed Albert Guer, bishop of Manchester New Hampshire, and Jamies Davis, bishop of Davenport Iowa. Washington April 15 the State Department announced the death of George W Roosevelt, a cousin of President Roosevelt, in Brussels where he had been stationed. A rehearsal of the Chimes of Normandy opera was held at Prof. Maxim De Grosz's office with principals and chorus performing well. another rehearsal is set for Tuesday at 7:00. Waterloo Presbyterian churches will send delegates to a Nevada Iowa meeting with Rev. Reherd, Rev. Sandford, and local church representatives attending. Mr. and Mrs. George P Beck Jr and Mr. and Mrs. S H Pinkerton plan a Pacific coast trip, with stops between San Francisco and San Diego, ending in Los Angeles for several days.
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Rome
Pius XX
Vatican
France
Albert Guernshop
Manchester
Jamies Davis
Davenport
Iowa
Washington
State Department
George W. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Brussels
Normandy Opera
Maxim de Grosz
LaFayette Block
George P. Beck Jr
S. H. Pinkerton
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Weather and train fight headline blend in Iowa item
Iowa forecast warns of threatening cold rain or snow east and central regions with sunrise at 5 12 and sunset at 6 30. In Georgia Tom Watson former Populist presidential candidate clashed on a train with a Pullman porter, drawing blood after an insult exchange, passengers intervening to stop further violence.
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Iowa
Hoentral
Seta
Watson
Eddy Trustees Move to Substitute Plaintiffs in Suit
Concord trustees Henry Baker Archibald Mclellan and Josiah Fernald of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy filed a motion in Superior Court to require Mrs. Eddy’s next friends to show cause why the trustees’ motion for leave to intervene and be substituted as plaintiffs should not be granted.
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Concord
N. H
Henry M. Baker
Archibald Mclellan
Josiahah Fernald
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Eddy
Chinese woman becomes nun in Honolulu in Sacred Hearts order
Miss Mary Wong Leong, now Sister Aleida, becomes the first Chinese nun in the Order of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary at Honolulu cathedral. Daughter of Wong Leong, she joined as novitiate over a year ago and takes vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Her family includes two sons pursuing studies in Missouri and Shanghai.
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Alée
Washington Medical College
St. Joseph
St. John’s College
Shanghai
Sisters of the Order of Witch
Abe
Shaky damages suit cited in odd plea from Sheboygan
A Los Angeles letter reveals a nervous plaintiff in a Sheboygan damage case seeking medication to appear more distressed on the witness stand. The woman, wife of a Wisconsin husband worth about 100000 dollars, seeks 50000 in damages for injuries from a street defect involved in an overturned buggy. The sender, formerly a Los Angeles nurse, declines to reveal her name.
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Los Angeles
Baylese
Sheboygan
He Gordon Bayless
Sheboyzan
Bheboggendor
Wisconsin
Baylees
Plague of measles hits Gilmore City Iowa
Measles epidemic in Gilmore City Iowa has caused two deaths and about two hundred cases. Public schools were closed as a first measure. Five additional deaths this week are not due to measles.
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Gilmore City
Iowa
Water Office Hours Extend to April 15 for Bills
Notice to water consumers states the water worke office remains open until 10 00 p m Monday April 15 and that all bills due April jet must be paid on or before April 15 at the office located 17714 Bridge street.
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Water Worke
Bridge Street
Heart's Balm Breach Suit Goes Default Judgment Granted
Nettie Smith told of engagement to Albert H Schrag ending, court records show she sought to wed, furnished letters as exhibit, and Judge Ransier granted Miss Smith a judgment against Schrag. He works in Des Moines. property near Cedar Falls valued about 80 dollars.
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Ias
Aha
George Schrag
Des
Miss. Smith
Miss Smith
Schrag
Des Moines
Cedar Falls
Thaw counsel blocks exhibits. peace congress opens
Daniel Reilly on behalf of Thaw's counsel served notice to the clerk of the supreme court not to deliver any exhibits in the Thaw cane until counsel of record is settled. The Peace Congress holds sessions in New York with prominent figures from the U.S. and Europe, Andrew Carnegie presiding, including a letter from President Roosevelt. J Theodore Krehe, longtime Musecatine resident, died Monday.
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New York
Daniel Reilly
The
Supreme Court
National Arbitration and Peace Congress of America
Europe
Andrew Carnegie
Roosevelt
Elshu Root
Hughes
Carnegie
Waterloo Wealth Rise Highlighted In Taxable Value
Waterloo assesses show wealth growth over two years with estimated total valuation near 15.6 million dollars and taxable property and money value around 3.9 million. Bank stock assessments face changes under law, possibly offsetting up to 300 thousand in value. If law shifts occur, total valuation could approach four point four million.
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Waterloo
Kuhns
National Bank
Train wreck near Devil's Lake injures mail clerk passengers
A Great Northern westbound train jumped the track near Devil's Lake, North Dakota, early Sunday. The mail clerk and several passengers were badly injured, with reports that some may have been killed as the wreckage burned after the derailment.
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St. Paul
Great Northern
Devil’s Late
N. Wat
N. SD
Thief Takes Eleven Dollars From Clinton Hays
Clinton D Hays a clerk at Wasteys clothing store reports theft of $12 from his shallow pocket during Saturday night shopping. Police alerted. no suspect yet. Hays notes he carried 17 dollars earlier and paid a five dollar bill before the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton D. Hays
Wastey
Hays
Church Sermon Critics Fashion When Worship Should Shine
Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago, at the Church of the Epiphany, says many attend church as they do theatres or clubs to be amused. He urges worship to be heavenly and dignified with graceful, inspiring services. He notes hypocrites in synagogues and churches alike and warns against mere criticism of preachers and discourse.
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Cleveland
Samuel Fallows
Chicago
Church of the Epiphany
Reformed Episcopal
Bunday
Christ
Biennial welcome shapes Iowa federation plans
Oskaloosa prepares for the Federated Women's Clubs of Iowa biennial convention with receptions and entertainment for visiting delegates. Electing officers is underway in many cities. Mrs. Marion Tredway of Dubuque is favored to win the presidency if she accepts. Notable speakers include Florence Kelly, Enos Mills, Mrs. Everett, Lyman, Ward, Fenling, and Ella Peattie. A Thursday program features two musical artists and a reception on May 18.
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Oskaloosa
Federated Women's Clubs of
Iowa
Marion Tredway
Dubuque
Tredway
Waterloo
Seerley
Burlington
Florence Kelly
New York
Enos Mills
United States’ Forestry Commission
Everett
Wingis Federation of Wotten
Lyman
Oak’ Park
Ward
Gedar Fallz ‘Normal School
Fenling
Peoria
Bradley Institute
Wright
Witter
Town
Ella Peattie
Chicago
Weather boosts death rate and Zion City tensions
Chicago reports higher mortality linked to recent conditions as Zion City overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva vows to press on against enemies. Health data show 717 total deaths with rises in pneumonia, consumption, and cancer. police actions against gambling and a billiards dispute noted amid city events and local business ads.
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Chicago
Health Department
Paris
George Sutton
Menin
Hunters Push Last Day Duck Season In Council Bluffs
Chas E Walters and A L Jorganson return from a hunting trip with twenty five jack snipe and about a dozen ducks. Monday marks the final duck season day as local hunters rush blinds to exterminate as many feathered eluders as possible. Mud hens have invaded nearby lakes and sloughs in large numbers. some shipped to New York markets where chefs serve them as duck. Mrs George Wilder returns from Packard and will live at 721 South Street.
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Council Bluffs
Chas. E. Walters
A. Ll. Jorganson
Manawa
New York
Jesup Barn Burned and Skating Accident
Jesup April 15. Fire Sunday morning at 11 o clock destroyed four barns on Clarence Cryneys rural premises. Sparks from a passing locomotive suspected as cause. hay and grain losses heavy. Fire close to Catholic church, danger averted. Horses and harness saved. Loss about $500. Donald Walker seven, son of Frank Walker, injured at a roller rink Saturday evening. He fell and was run over by skaters. head wounds and bruises. Blood poisoning followed, serious condition.
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Jesup
Clarence Cryney
Aime
Donald Walker
Frank Walker
Promiptty
Waterloo to host state Knights of Columbus convention
Waterloo will host the Knights of Columbus state convention on May 14 drawing several hundred members from councils across Iowa. An arrangements committee led by C. D. Wangler and others plans a perfect program and a banquet, with hotels serving as headquarters. A class of candidates will be initiated at council No. 700 two days prior, and many attendees may extend their trip for the convention. The Waterloo order expects membership to exceed 250 after initiation, prompting talks of a larger hall and new facilities on east Fourth Street.
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Knights of Columbus
Waterloo
Order
C. D. Wangler
M. J. Butterfield
Chaffee
J. Reilisen
F. J. Hanlon
Dubuque
Davenport
Sioux City
Des Moines
D. Wang ‘Yer
BH. P. Davies
Waterloo Knights
Steely
East Fourth Street
Young man given light sentence for forgery in Anamosa
Davenport Iowa April 15 One day in the penitentiary at Anamosa and a $25 fine with costs. Samuel Dellitt about 18 confessed to passing a check on H H Cheney who died recently. Judge aimed to rebuke yet reform him hoping he would mend his ways. Dellitt offered no denial and spoke his story. John Roth of Dubuque won a $3,000 verdict against Buetiel Bros in a suit for $6,000 for injuries from a fall in their elevator while employed.
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Chicago
Zion City
Wilbur Glenn
Voliva
Central Zion Tabernacle
Michigan Avenue
Sixteenth Streets
Zion
Davenport
Iowa
Anamosa
H. H. Cheney
Dellitt
John Roth
Dubuque
Buetiel Bros
Man Moores
Hansen Sent 70 The Pen Again
Hansen sentenced to four and one half years in Anamosa penitentiary by Judge Platt after Masonville bank robbery. Old Man Moore received nine and a half years. both prisoners shown no mercy. Other items note Mayor Galloway's clean up policy in Estherville and local moves, quarantined house, and residents returning from Colorado.
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Manchester
Barney Hansen
Masonville
Anamnoye
Platt
Hansen
Moore
Hudson
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Bishop Turner
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James Davis
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Re Herd
Sandford
Tom Watson
Porter
Honolulu
Iowa Town
Nettie Smith
Gagement
Peace Congress
J. Theodore Krehe
Musecatiie
Frain
Great Northern Passenger
Djumbed
Devil's Lake, X. D
Church
Oskalogaa Club
Womapef
Noliva
Saya
Sutton
Rans Tig
T. C. Baches
Maton City
Canfield Lumber Co
Sete
Metropolia
George Wilder
Packard
Pest
South Street
Fifth City
Clemency
Barney Heneene
Secord of the
Dubu Que
Mitich
W. P. Galloway
Estherville
Charles Allen
Boulder
Colorado
Mrs. Allen
Hazleton
Mr. Allen
Bon Tod
Charles C. Kohagen
J. M. Penberthy
Smith, Lichty & Hillman
Waverly
Hall Cottage
East Seventh Street
Hall
West Mullan Avenue
Sindlinger
Jin
Arizona
Randvipa Canfield Lumber Co
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