Rumor of Death to Commanders Nebogatof and Stoessel
In St. Petersburg on May 21 a rumored death sentence against Lieutenant General Stoessel who led at Port Arthur and Admiral Nebogatof who surrendered at the sea of Japan circulated as the imperial court reportedly condemned them. The lower house’s delegation to present its reply was postponed as the storm over the emperor’s reception continuedd.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Nebogatof
Sea of Japan
Inside Insurance Light May 21 on Ames bill
Washington report shows Representative James A. Goulden, general agent of Penn Mutual Life in New York, testifying to the House Judiciary Committee about insurance influence in Albany. Goulden claims senators there earned from 50 000 to 100 000 dollars annually with funds largely from insurance companies.
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Washington
New York
James A. Goulden
House Committee On Judiciary
District of Columbia
Goulden
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
Albany
Burton Loses in High Court Appeal of Senator Burton
The U S Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling sentencing Senator Ralph Burton to six months in jail, a $2500 fine, and the loss of future civil office eligibility. If he does not resign promptly, a resolution may be offered to declare his seat vacant.
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Washington
Supreme Court of United States
United States
Ralph Burton
Ansag
Burton
Water Rights by Treaty Remove Friction Between U S and Mexico
Washington May 21 Secretary Root and Ambassador Casasus signed a treaty on Rio Grande water use that, if senate approved, ends twenty years of friction between the United States and Mexico. Philadelphia May 21 The cruiser Columbia sailed from League Island with six hundred marines bound for Guantanamo and Santo Domingo.
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Washington
Root
United States
Casasus
Mexicana
Rio Grande
Senate
Philadelphia
Columbia
League Island
Guantanamo
Santo Domingo
Boy and matches the cause in barn fire near Plainfield
Nashua May 21 Special Philp Rollinson living two miles northeast of Plainfield suffered a severe loss by fire Friday afternoon. His four year old son took a box of watches and set fire to the barn destroying a buggy feeder three tons of hay and all barn machinery. A hen house nearby also caught fire but was saved. Rollinson had been insured and his home burned down last fall.
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Nashua
Philp Rollinson
Plainfield
Mr. Robinson
Death of Mae Ensign Young Lady of New Hartford
Mae Ensign daughter of H W Ensign died Sunday at Bancroft Iowa after weeks of suffering from appendicitis and complications. She taught in Bancroft High School and was elected for next term. Survived by parents nine siblings five sisters three brothers and many relatives. Remains will be brought home for interment in Oak Hill cemetery.
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New Hartford
Mae Ensign
H. W. Ensign
Bancroft
Kossuth County
Normal
M, KE
Mae
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hone
Rll
Presbyterian assembly calls for San Francisco relief fund
The General Assembly of Des Moines on May 21 unanimously urged Presbyterian churches in America to raise 300000 dollars for relief of churches harmed by the San Francisco disaster. It also adopted several overture recommendations and discussed advertising prohibitions for proprietary medicines with alcohol. Cumberland Presbyterians adjourned early in Decatur, IL, to allow committee work.
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Des Moines
Presbyterian General Assembly
Presbyterian Churches of America
San Francisco
Committee On Overtures
Free‘port
Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterians
Decatur
Camberlana Presbyterian Assembly
Want Flagmen at Crossings in Waterloo Rights Petitioned
Residents near the Chicago Great Western crossings at Walnut and Franklin streets will petition the city to order railway flagmen at both crossings for public safety. Trains pass at high speed from the north, narrowly missing travelers. Last Saturday two boys and a dog on the viaduct escaped injury by a narrow margin. No word from Lehmann: Henry Lehmann has been missing for weeks with relatives unable to locate him. He subscribed to a popular magazine and may have asked it to be forwarded. the magazine arrived, but provided no clues. Hermnedette McMahan spent Sunday at St Clair.
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Bén A. Tillyon
Electric Theatre
Clinton
Chicago
Lansing
Mich
Stoddard Block Company
Walnut
Franklin , S Streets
Lagmen
Lehmann
Henry Lehmann
Waterloo
Limanble
Cummins Delegation Standoff At Wapello County Convention
A disorderly Ottumwa gathering shows Cummins supporters contesting the second ward seating amid claims of naturalization issues and cross ward votes. Perkins backers uphold the majority, while Cummins allies push a minority slate and accuse officials of political manipulation by Labor Commissioner Briebam and state figures. The clash highlights campaign tensions and alleged efforts to sway the county’s GOP path for Governor Cummins.
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Des Moines
Wanello
Cummins
Wapello County
Wapello
Mr. Perkins
Heeler
Perkina
Ottumwa
Bystraceons
Brieham
Smith
Mitchell County
Senate
E. D. Chassell
le Mars
Httle
Iowa Republicans Reject Southern Tactics in Nomination Fight
The piece assails Gov Cummins and his backers for political manipulation and ballot tactics. It argues the Iowa GOP stands for sober policy and will not endorse ward politics or mudslinging by southern methods. It cites Bulting as Cummins ally and criticizes his opposition to the Republican nominee and Boies for governor.
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Bulting
Polk County
Boies
Grundy County
Cummins
Holter
Republicans
Iowa
Republican Party of
Perkins Leads Des Moines Delegation Fight at County Convention
A Burlington report says Des Moines county backed Perkins 173 to 27 for Cummins after seven of 200 delegates supported Cummins. Extra votes from a Bur lington ward swung balance, aiding Perkins and provoking protest from Copeland. Critics claim Cummins’ camp manipulated delegates, signaling Cummins in the minority and Perkins favored by farmers amid tax concerns.
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Cummins
Burlington
Perkins
Cumming
Register and Leader
Copeland
Buttles
Des Moines
Gov. Cummins
Polk County
Syas
Polit
Mfe
Marion Greene to Sing Holy City at Waterloo Commencement
Chi cago tenor Marion Greene met Waterloo supt Savage Way and will perform as tenor soloist in the high school cantata The Holy City. Frederick Carberry will sing bass with a 300-voice chorus. The program ends with a week of commencement events at Brown’s opera house Grace Methodist Church and the class play Princess. Charles Williams searched for a Waterloo lunch counter site and left for Des Moines.
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Marion, Greene
Chicago
Waterloo
Supt
Savage Way
Holy City
Marion Greene
Frederick Carberry
Brown's Opera House
Union
Grace Methodist Church
Opera House
Charles Willams
Michigan
Dex Moines
Western Mutual Fire Insurance Abolished in Waterloo
Western Mutual Fire Insurance association is closed with its business taken over by Grain Shippers Mutual Fire Insurance of Ida Grove. The Ida Grove firm assumes all liabilities and assets, including re insurance contracts and cash on hand, marking the end of four Waterloo mutual companies and paving the way for consolidation with other Iowa firms. J W F Babcock, secretary, returns to Ida Grove amid praise for his insurance credentials.
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Western Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Grain Shippers Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Ida Grove
Western Mutual
J. V. F. Babedek
Thas
Waterloo
Iowa Mutual
Property Mutual
Western Mutant
Ita
Citizens Mutual Fire Insurance
Equitable Mutual Life
Western Mutual Fire Insurance Association of
J. W. F. Babcock
B. A. Evans
Kireles
Death of Waterloo Lady Henrietta Bair from Chicago
Mrs. Henrietta Bair, longtime Waterloo resident now in Chicago, dies at 62 from consumption. Sisters of the Frank brothers and Louis Frank attend the funeral in Chicago Tuesday afternoon with two daughters Flora Jacobi and Sarah Bair. Interment set in a Chicago cemetery. Frank Brothers' store to close all day Tuesday. Also note: a local report mentions a poisoned act near the Electric Theatre and a veterinarian treats the victim, uncertain survival.
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Chicago
Henrietta Bair
Waterloo
Frank Brothers
Louis Frank
Justus Frank
Flora Jacobi
Sarah Bair
Security Savings Bank reports strong first months of year
The Security Savings Bank reported to the auditor of state that deposits from January 29 stood at 212316.80 and by the 17th increased to 259936.88, a rise of 47620.08. Loans ended at 34210.26 with cash on hand 71033.97 and surplus and undivided profits of 16914.12. Since opening in 1900, 2356 savings pass books have been issued, reflecting conservative policy and avoidance of speculation.
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the Security Savings Bank
Passing notes from Manchester city life and meetings
A crowded local snapshot lists Judge A S Hluly in town for business, grocer shifts, hospital visits, quarantines for scarlet fever, influenza concerns, and varied community events. It notes arrests, a fish catch near Fourth Street Bridge, junior and senior class party at East Side High, and a move by Foster Co. to a new store on West Fourth Avenue.
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A. S.hluly
Manchester
Harry Wolfe
Smith, Lichty & Millman Co
G. E. Peck
West Sixth Street
Genevieve Fitzpatrick
Attorsey Hart Press
Greene
H. M. Dilly
Grand Lodge
K. of F
Grundy Canter
John McQuirkin
Laporte
TL Fuller
Waterloo
Roy. W. P. Canine
Toledo
Iowa
Misa Caniney
Firm Canine
Ban- Wat
Geo. Meyer
Fourth Street Bridge
Wilbur Tox
Ralph Diumont
H. H. Brenneck
East Site High School
Willard Hall
Chattanqua Park
Foster Co
West Fourth
Tveec
EL E. Dunkebberg
Huminel
Lsten
John Challa
John Veith
Vieiin
W. Meyers
Ray Sawyer
Clare Jonet
Fred LaBarre
Basa Clarionet
W. Jackson
Wright
Cornet
John Levin
Perkins Praises Day's Work and Rising Resolve
On May 21 in Des Moines, Mr. Perkins expressed strong optimism about Republican gains and a shift against the Cummins faction. He noted 160 delegates for anti Cummins and predicted timely victories, urging unity among Republicans against Democratic interference and a strong push toward the August convention.
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Deg Moines
Perkins
Pershing
Jawa
Reagan
Ratson
Washington
Tam
Anguat
Big Wallace Show Arrives in Waterloo This Thursday
Advance agent D. WF Lynch of the Great Wallace Shows works in Waterloo to secure dates for June 14. Promoter Layneh promises a bigger, better performance with enthusiastic local turnout and says the show will draw strong attendance despite recent cost increases. Locals had debated whether management would skip town, but the appearance suggests Waterloo remains a sought venue and parade of profits continue.
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D. WF. Lynch
Waterloo
Thurads
Layneh
Ihvanse
Wallace
Wreck on Rogesland Passenger Train No 7
A Rock Island passenger train passing through the city at 9:95 am Sunday derailed near Curtis at an M and St. L junction. The engine ran 200 feet off the tracks before rejoining and a wagons road crossing. No injuries reported and damage limited to the baggage car. train held four and a half hours at Albert Lea while repairs were made.
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Rock Island
Curtis
Albert Lea
Albert
Funeral Directors Convene in Iowa City at Bar ington
Kistner A D Woodrum C NM Woods and M J O Keefe plan to attend the twenty sixth annual convention of the Iowa Funeral Directors Association in Bar ington Tuesday through Thursday. Charles M Wood a city resident will preside tomorrow afternoon and deliver the annual address. Wednesday afternoon M J O Keely presents a paper titled Looking Forward. Meetings occur in Turner Hall with a Mississippi river excursion planned for one afternoon. A luncheon will be served by First Presbyterian church ladies to attendees.
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Turner Hall
Missisepni
First Presbyterian Church
Marriage Licenses in Independence and Waterloo
George Boone 27 of Independence and Elma Ogleshee 17 of Independence obtained marriage licenses. Also listed are David J. Paige 70 of Waterloo and Jousie B. Searle 40 of Waterloo. Mrs Harry Barratt left for Maquokata this morning to visit for a few days before joining her husband in Sus-Koi Montana where he has a railroad company job.
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George Boone
Independence
Elma Ogleshee
David J. Paige
Waterloo
Jousie B. Searle
Harry Barratt
Maquokata
Aha
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Stuart
Poland
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St. Clair
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Geo. W. Dickens
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Minority Report
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B. Lit. Emery
Spillman
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Seleet
Cumming Growd
Parkins
Anti. Cummins
Gumbins
Gov. Cummings
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Security Savings Bank
Rev. Teeter
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Hira Shochardt
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Filoom
Tibe
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Rogesland
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