Noted U S Senator William Allison Dies at Home in Dubuque
United States Senator William B. Allison died of heart failure at his Dubuque home on Tuesday. The longtime Iowa statesman, born March 2, 1820 in Perry Ohio, had served in Congress and the Senate for over six decades and declined cabinet posts from Garfield Harrison and McKinley. He helped raise troops in the Civil War and chaired the 1892 Brussels Monetary Conference, earning a reputation as a premier financier and expert on monetary matters.
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Lawmaker Glenn proposes law to void marriages over appearance tricks
Representative Glenn cites many threatening letters from women nationwide after introducing a bill to invalidate marriage contracts based on artificial enhancements such as pads stays crimps paints or other devices. He believes the women’s anger implies truth in the allegations.
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Belle Fourche cattle shipping keeps rising in 1908
Belle Fourche remains the world’s largest cattle shipping point with a strong 1908 season. Demand and prices hold firm as shipments exceed 2000 carloads, with cattle from North Dakota Montana Wyoming and northern South Dakota adding to Milwaukee and Northern Pacific routes. Underwood may rise as a regional center as rail expansion shifts moving points.
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New York Plans 34 Story City Hall at 7 Million
The New York board of estimates and Mayor McClellan near approval for a 34 story city hall in Park Row Center and Duane streets. The building would stand 559 feet 8 inches high with a 24 foot figure on the tower and a 25 foot clock face. It will house most city departments and reserve 23 floors for rental income about 500000 yearly.
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How to Restore a Drowning Man
The article describes reversing drowning with headstand to remove water, then rolling on a barrel, followed by artificial respiration. It instructs arm lifts every 3.3 seconds, rib pressure to expel air, heart stimulation, and calling a physician promptly.
Labor and union activity across cities and trades
A survey notes French leather workers touring U S factories. Boston Hebrew painters reform their union. San Francisco Building Trades Council forms an athletic association. Carpenters in Mexico City join a Labor AFL affiliate. Chicago sees growing union car men support. New Orleans longshoremen sign five year contracts with stevedores. A secession from Brotherhood of Railroad Employes names Brotherhood of Railroad Station Employes. Railway trackmen plan a home for aged and indigent members on 500 acres near Fort Scott Kansas. St Paul Typographical Union to exhibit labels at Minnesota State Fair. New York State bills shift mercantile inspection duties.
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Zeppelin's Big Flyer Destroyed In Alpine Storm
Count Zeppelin's $125,000 airship was wiped out by a thunderstorm near Friedrichshafen as benzine ignited, causing a massive fire and explosion. Four crewmen were burned. Zeppelin escaped injury as the flaming wreckage collapsed and drifted away amid gale winds during repairs.
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Zeppelin Airship Fire Near Stuttgart Ends Historic Flight
The Zeppellin airship burned near Echterdingen just outside Stuttgart during a 22 mile stage ending 65 miles from the finish. Repairs and new airships are planned as funds are opened in Germany and Switzerland. Count Zeppelin’s mission is hailed as epoch making for aerial navigation and military potential.
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Composite airship unites balloon and plane design
M. Mascot, a French aeronaut, reveals a hybrid craft with a triangular aeroplane directing surface 62 feet long and 420 square feet. The craft features a 28 horsepower motor driving a walnut screw fan, with the engine and car mounted inside a cigar shaped balloon 100 by 28 feet to add buoyancy and safety.
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Notable Murders and Deaths Reported in Brief
News notes state William Williams aged 64 killed to prevent marrying a 13 year old girl and hanged near Marydel Maryland. S. T. Crum a Seattle businessman shot dead Albert Moody in Virginia City Montana while hunting. Henry Jones pioneer of Minnesota died at 75 in Franklin Heights Minneapolis.
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