Campaign to be Spirited Not Bitter in Iowa Gubernatorial Fight
Iowa politics see renewed focus on governor race with Auditor Carroll and Colonel Palmer possibly entering. Garst remains a key figure as party factions weigh harmony tickets and independent support, while Murphy may back a lieutenant governor bid. The contest signals a lively pre primary period with broad voter appeal in play.
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Des Moiins
Iowa
Allison
Cumming
United States
Shovla Govert
Register
B. F. Carroll
Palmer
Bernard
Murphy
Vinton
Vinton Hagle
Carrol
Carroll
Maj
Lacey
Diter Carrols
Garst
Cummins
Garet
Col
Pelmer
Bernard Murphy
Colonel Palmer
Gerst
Michigan Legislature Opens Extra Session on Primary Law
Lansing calls a special session to renew the fight on the primary law eliminating the forty percent provision for governor and lieutenant governor nominations. Warner argues for plurality nominating fairness, while New York cases involve Life Insurance officials facing dismissals and perjury charges. American Meat Packers convene in Chicago to discuss strict food inspection enforcement and other agenda items.
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Lansing
Mick
Michigan
Warner
American Meat Packers
Chicago
American Meat Packers’ Association
Kansas City
St Louis
Omaha
St. Joseph
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Second Thaw Trial Set for December 2
New York October 7 Harry H Thaw will face a second trial for the murder of Stanford White with Judge Dowling presiding. District Attorney Jerome and counsel Martin Littleton agreed on December 2 as the trial date after initial disputes over an earlier November 1 schedule. The first trial drew world wide interest due to wealth prominence and the Nesbit Thaw sensational defense, which ended in a disagreement.
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New York
Life Insurance Company
John Heyman
Metropolitan
George W. Perkins
New York Life
Perkins
Charles 8
Fairchild
The
Walter Gillette
Mutual Life
N.Y
Harry H. Thaw
Jerome
Martin Littleton
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Littleton
Thew
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Trial Of Triple Murderer Opens In Goshen Court
Chas Henry Rodgers aged thirty two is charged with murdering Frederick and Willis Olney and Alice Iugerick aboard a farm visit. He allegedly confessed to a robbery and killings after losing his job and posing as a railroad detective. He fled to Los Angeles and was found after a year and a half. Insanity is the defense. The second case concerns Annie M Bradley indicted for the murder of U S Senator Brown of Utah with trial delayed for prep, the defendant remaining in frail health after previous operations.
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Goshen
Chas
Henry Rodgers
Frederick
Willis Olney
Alice Iugerick
Rodgers
Dad
Olney
Olneys
Alice
Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
Annie M. Bradley
United States
Senator Brown
Utah
Baker
John Mitchell Reported Dying In Indianapolis
John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers is seriously ill at the Mine Workers Journal editor’s home after recent operations. Doctors gave no statement, strong symptoms hint at appendicitis and another operation may be needed. Mitchell’s vitality is low and friends fear a fatal outcome. he had appeared at his office and said he felt better while physicians discounted the reports.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
Mine Workers’ Journal
Mitchell
Mayor's daughter elopes in Fort Dodge marriage shock
Des Moines reports Mabel Bennett daughter of the Fort Dodge mayor eloped with Roland Snow a chauffeur and wed here. The mayor had urged bachelors to wed, a jab about town. In a separate dispatch Warsaw Indiana reports Conductor W R Koonts of Fort Wayne killed and four injured in a Pennsylvania freight wreck near Bourbon the same day.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mabel Bennett
Fort Dodge
Roland Snow
Bennett
Snow
Warsaw
Ind
W. *R. Koonts
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Bourbon
Street 1 A Union Convention Opens In New Orleans
The tenth convention of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway employes of America opens in New Orleans with W D Mahon calling the meeting to order. Delegates from Winnipeg to Galveston attend as the report shows improved wages and shorter hours with many gains in membership and reforms.
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New Orleania
Amalgamated Association of Street’ and Electric Railway Employes of America
W. D. Mahon
Detroit
Odd Fellows
Hall
Winnipeg
Pacific Coast
New England
Galvester
Imahon
Aseociaton
Murugi
Canadi
Ohio
Iowa
Nebraska town burning convicts and guards fight
In Oxford Nebraska a large blaze devastated nine blocks of the business district and later the residential area. Holdrege and McCook fire crews were asked to assist as wind and limited equipment hindered firefighting. Fire losses topped $200,000 with the fire still burning at noon. In Siberia a gang of convicts attacked guards transporting them, wounding six and killing thirty. eleven escaped with rifles wrested from guards. District court adjourned to Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. Miss Lois Schoe returned to Waterloo after a Lyric singing engagement and was well received.
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Lincoln
Neb
Oxford
Holdrege
McCook
Siberia
Little J
Oelwein Register
Lois Schoe
Waterloo
Cubs and Tigers Tangle Tuesday Championship Opener
Chicago hosts the opening clash of the World Series with Cubs and Tigers under the national commission rules. Dates show games in Chicago and Detroit from Oct 7 to Oct 13 with potential extra games. Admission doubles, Chicago pricing set at 1, 1.50, and 2. Detroit at 1, 2, and 2.50.
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Detroit
Chicago
West Side
National Commission
C. W. Murphy
Frank J. Navin
Tigers
Jasta
Cubs
Tiger City
Summer Hotel Destroyed at Magnolia Resort
Fire destroyed a premier Magnolia hotel, a top summer resort property, causing about 100000 dollars in loss. The hotel had closed for the season and arson is suspected.
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Magnolia
Mass
Death ends ride on river at Specht's Ferry
Nicholas Meyer aged 40 a section man for the C M and St P railroad at Specht's Ferry was drowned Sunday while standing up in a sled crossing the Mississippi near that place He was intoxicated and fell from the boat His body has not been recovered He leaves one daughter His wits have been dead for several years.
Officials Take Charge Of Celwein Strike
General Superintendent Goodell and General Solicitor Briggs of the Chicago Great Western arrived in Celwein to direct the strike. They set headquarters in private cars at the shop yards and oversee 18 boilermakers 9 machinists 7 bellies in blacksmiths and 10 in car shops. No one may enter the shops without a pass.
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Qelwein
Goodell
Briggs
Chicago Great Western Borg
Celwein
Ministers Leave Pulpits in Des Moines Conference
Thirty seven Iowa Methodist ministers have left the pulpit for business vocations. A Chicago special to the Daily News notes church conferences express that salaries are too low, prompting ministers to seek other work. Des Moines conference at Council Bluffs highlighted the issue with expectations for higher pay.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Methodiat
Chicago
Daily News
Council
Pittaburg Delegation Sees No Collision Risk at Memphia
Pittaburg delegates traveling to the waterwave convention at Memphia disputed President Roosevelt over Pilot Nichols’s license suspension. John Moran aboard the Mississippi claimed proximity to the president as the Hartweg approached, but witnesses said steamers never came within 100 feet and no collision danger existed. Captain Read aboard the Hartweg also denied any risk.
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Pittaburg
Memphia
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Hartweg
Pittsburg
Nichols
John Moran
Hartwes
Read
Kaye
Presidential Camp Report From Cane Breaks
Holt Collier, famed Mississippi negro bear hunter, arrived at the president's camp from Greenville with a fine kennel of dogs. A first report says Gen Lilly, Collier’s white rival, killed a fine buck on Saturday, affecting the president’s dining on venison.
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Holt Coltier
Greenville
Lilly
Collier
Difficulties in oil fight with Standard Oil rise in court
New York Oct 7 Philip Harrison president of New York Lubricating Oil testified in the government's suit against Standard Oil. He said L and N refused to renew a 1905 lubricating oil contract and Galena Signal Co claimed higher prices were paid to the rival. He described similar pressure on Central of Georgia. A marriage license was issued to Charley M Howe and Innia M Northey, both of Evans ton and Waterloo, wedding planned for Wednesday.
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New York
New York Lubricating Oil Company
Standard Oil Co
Philip Harrison
Standard
Harrison
Louisville and Mashville
Smith
Kellogg
Galena Signal of Co
Standard Company
L. and N. Road
Simiar Experi
Central of Georgia Company
Charley M. Howe
Evanston, Il
Waterloo Men Hurt In Wreck Near Rock Island Crossing
Dodd and Granger, executives from Galloway factory and a Nashua machinist, survived a side collision at Rock Island when a passenger coach was struck by a double header freight. Granger suffered severe facial and hand injuries with multiple lacerations. Dodd sustained a badly lacerated leg and other wounds. They were hospitalized, Granger rushing home after a telegram about his father’s death.
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Will A. Dodd
Willie Jam Galloway, Company
A. P. Grapger
Rock Island
PB. Granger
Nashua
Waterloo
Mr. Granger
Mr. Dodd
Ron
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Tesh
Dodd
Granger Ig
Naghudafr
Granger
Illnois Central
Twashua
Olinois State Tafe
Springfeld
Reservation Opens for Homestead Settlement on Lower Brule
Pierre D Oct 7 This first day for registration marks the opening of the Lower Brule Indian reservation to homestead settlement by the United States government. The reserve covers over 50 000 acres of farming and grazing land located east of here near the Chicago Northwestern railroad line.
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Pierre
Lower Brule
United States
Chicago & Northwestern
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