Police Report Of Queer Happenings In Des Moines
Saturday and Sunday brought a spate of odd incidents and injuries to Des Moines. Notable events include Bob Pinegar missing a severed arm, Floyd Reese hospitalized after being kicked by a horse, Mrs Martha Coatney injured with infant safe, Lemu el Johnson found dead in a pasture, S S Shannon found with hip and skull injuries, and Beverly Atkinson shot during escape. Later cases include Nelson Hansen found dead after gas exposure and William Swan unconscious, with possible poisoning or illness suspected.
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den Moines
Ncute Surgione
Bob Pinegar
Norwoodville
Das Moises
Floyd Reese
Martha Coatney
Oogutamacle
Locust Street
Center Street
Beverly Atkinson
Wood Nichols
East Court Avenue
Atkinson
Hody
Nelson Hansen
Second Street
Wil Ham Swan
van Buren Street
Wis
73rd Conference for Iowa Diocese Convenes in Davenport
The Episcopal diocese of Iowa meeting in Davenport discusses a possible coadjutor bishop, potential diocese division, and the appointment of a suffragan bishop. Bishop Morrisot presents three resolutions for the business day.
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Davenport
Episcopal Wiocese
Iowa
Aya- Linns Vd
Addrescus
Morrisot
Morzipon
Seventy Third Congregational Conference Held in Charles City
The Episcopal Diocese of Iowa stages its seventy third annual Congregational state conference in Charles City this week. Notables include Nehemiah Boynton D D pastor of Clinton Avenue Church Brooklyn NY national moderator of the Congregational council who will address Congressionalism and the New Day.
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Charles City
Congregational State Conference
Dein the Ney
Nehemia Boynton
Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn
N.Y
Congregational Council
Co-Operative Store Planned in Creston by Railroad Club
The Railroad Men's club completes organization of a co operative store to be opened in Creston. It will operate a general store rather than an exclusive grocery with capital of 10000 dollars and nearly all stock subscribed.
Fort Dodge Saloons Granted Venues and Permits
Fort Dodge permits issued by the council allow twelve new saloons and three wholesalers to operate. The drug petition remains unresolved as appeals from the supervisors move to the next stage.
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Fort Dodge
Baloona
Fort Godge
Ely
Bactelon
Auificiant
Woodman Lodge Secures Orchestras for Annual Plento
The lodel Woodman lodge in this district obtains the Gules Harp orchestra of Blason City and the Carpenter Harp orchestra of New Hampton for the annual Woodman plento to be held in berg Aube b.
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Charles Chty
Hualdes
Gules Harp Orchestra
Blason City
Carpenter Harp Orchestra
New Hampton
Lodel Woodman Lodge
Berg
Aube
Unclear OCR: Miller Polling in Iowa Business Record
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Miller polling in Iowa business and McGregor Realer with stoves and dye products. Details are unreadable, but reference to a May polling date and an 86 year age appears.
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Eikader V. R. Miller
Iowa
McGregor Realer
Ilhware
Nationwide Delegates at State Conventions Report Presidential Preferences
Iowa and Minnesota delegations head to Baltimore and Chicago with instructions or uninstruction. Roosevelt and Taft vie for national nominations while Clark leads in several states. Michigan and Utah show Roosevelt-backed sentiment. California and British Columbia note similar leanings. Baltimore poised for final votes.
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Burlington
Iowa
Baltimore
Champ Clark
United States
Tawa
Helena
Mont
Chicago
al Nomines
Hey
Uaa
Taft
Huntington
W. Va
Eix
Thenare Roosevelt
William E. Glayscork
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Theodore Roosevelt
I. A. Caswell
Committee On Revolutions
Roosevelt
la Follette
Hell
Bay City
Midh
Michigan
Woodrow Wile
Clark
San Francisco
Woodrow Wilson
Theodora Roosevelt
Provo
Utah
Repubiican
Columbia
B.C
Franceisco Threatens Dictatorship Over Mexican Crisis
Dispatch from Mexico City reports President Madara to declare dictatorship if the current revolution is not crushed by the last Sunday in June. Meanwhile in Coyame 130 miles north of Lere rebels under Colonel Gamba kill fourteen federal soldiers and capture two machine rifles, with only one rebel casualty.
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Vl Paso
Jimines
Mexico
Sanfines
Coyame
Asat
Lere
Orozon
Gamba
Important News Items to Weesee Oshkosh May 15 1916
Oshkosh Wisconsin May 15 Consul General Lowe Henry Ayme dead at Lisbon Portugal according to advices received by Mrs Ayme visiting her daughter Mrs J L Shalkenbach Chicago May 18 The Republican national committee moved into the Coliseum ready to begin hearing delegate contentions San Francisco May 18 Three privates committed death by their own hand on the army transport Thomas on its cruise from Portland to San Francisco Indianapolis May 18 James M Lynch Syracuse N Y elected president of the International Typographical Union in San Antonio May 16 Gen Joseph W Duncan ABA commanding the Texas department died of heart failure at fifty four in Washington May 16 Contributions of one pillar back are coming fast to the Woman s Centennial Memories committee chaired by Mrs John Hay
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Weesee Oshkosh
Wis
Lowe Henry Ayme
Lisbon
Portugal
Mra. Ayme
Mra
J. L. Shal Kenbach
Chicago
Republican National
Army
Thomas
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Ind
James M. Lynch
Syracuse
N. Y
International Typographical Talon
San Antonio
Tex
Joseph W. Duncan
Department of
Washington
John Hay Jg
Taft threats dissolution of trusts voiced at Newark court
President Taft spoke from the courthouse steps in Newark May 18 and warned he would spare no effort to break up trust divisions. He cited Perkins and urged decisive action to dismantle the harvester trust amid pressure over consolidation.
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Gpeach
Newark, C
Crugh Combine
Newark
Taft
Harvester Rus
Soli Finn
Perkins
Mr.Tait
Dbviduhe Harverter Trust
Floyd Allen Found Guilty in Carrole County Courthouse Massacre
Floyd Allen was found guilty in Wytheville for the murder of Commonwealth Attorney Foster during the 1912 Carro ll courthouse attack. He faces the electric chair in Richmond, with sentencing postponed as prosecutors plan to use him in later trials against Claude and Victor Allen. Four other victims died from wounds sustained in the shooting.
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Wytheville
Hilleville
Arli Ing
Allen
Victor
Claude Swanson Allen
Goth ‘Aras
Plogd Allen
Carroll County
Ployd Allen
Thia Te Tion
Floyd Allen
Dragona
Claude
Vietor Allen
Tragic Gas Snafu Ends Family in New Jersey
Michael Mihatieska, returning from work in Elizabeth, finds his home hooded with gas. His wife Anna aged forty two and his two children Amalia and Theodore are dead. Investigations into the cause continue.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Michael Mihatieska
Anna
Amalia
Theodore
Grain handling in Duluth shows reduced Canadian exports
A Duluth report notes that of 16 million bushels of Canadian grain handled by local elevators this spring only 3.9 million bushels remain unsold. The statement suggests the Canadian grain business is well cleaned up.
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Duluth
Minn
Man in Forelee Attemps Jump From Ferry Deck
A well dressed man leaped from the upper deck of a ferry near the North River flyer on a Thursday. Rescue crews reported he was saved after the fall and investigators began examining the incident for details and possible cause.
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Boape
Roath
New York
Raulroga Ferry
Bank Heist Lands $5040 In Joosa Gold In Cal Vault
An armed pair entered the Nevada County bank in Grogs Valley California on Friday. They herded the cashier and two depositors including a woman into a vault and escaped with 5040 in Joosa gold.
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Grogs Valley
Cal
Nevada County
Carhier
Rebel Army Avalty Attack Near Mexican Town
In alledged clashes on May 20 rebels faced garrisons near Bellang and Escalon. Troops did not advance to engage but prepared to await further orders as fighting continued in the contested region of Tuared, Mex.
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Tuared
Mex
Atyiesberg
Bellang
Escalon
Texas Battleship Launched At Newport News
The United States Navy’s largest warship, the Texas, was successfully launched Saturday at Newport News Ship Building in a ceremony attended by Admiral Dewey, Governor Connolly of Texas, and a large crowd. The vessel will be the 38th battleship in the fleet when completed. The launch faced a minor incident involving Claudius Lyon, daughter of Col. Cecil Lyon, Republican committeeman from Texas.
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Newport News
United States Navy
Texas
Newport News Siip
Pany
Admiral Dewey
Colequist
Claudis Yon
Ol. Ceci] Lyon
Baptist Seminary Fund Aids Students In Oklahoma City
The Southern Baptist convention on Friday approved establishing a permanent fund of 20000 to aid straggling students at tending the Baptist Theological Seminaries. Oklahoma City embraces the move as a step to support education and religious study.
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Baptista Raiso
Oklahoma City
Oklo
Baptist Theological Seminaries
Southern Baptista’ Convention
Breese Hosts Stumming Event In May
Fragmented notice indicates a gathering or event at Breese with references to hosts and a birthday. Lacking clear names or dates beyond May, the readable bits suggest a local social or club meeting with unspecified details.
Victim recounts vigilante torture near Los Angeles
Dr Benjamin Traltsman described being seized at the Grant Hotel by 14 men driven to a desert site. He said gunmen tortured him with weapons and crude acts before a fleeing car followed by vigilantes. An investigation by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles is underway.
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Los Angeles
Cal
U. S. Grant
Benjamin Traltsman Thureday
Emma Goldman
San Diego Vielantos
Federal
Los_Auge- 8
Body of King Frederick VII Lying in State in Copenhagen
The corpse of Denmark’s late King Frederick VII arrived from Hamburg and lies in state at the Castle Church in Christiansborg before interment at Roskilde. Troops and crowds line the routes as King Christian X, King Haakon, and royal family members attend in state carriages.
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Copenhagen
Frederick VII
Denmark
Hamburg
Germany
Taatwock
Old Castle
Obrtattansborg
Roskilde Gn
Tolebotien Wharf
Tuberculosis Death Rate Drops Nationally
The article notes tuberculosis deaths fell 18.7 percent nationwide, with sharper declines in several states. It credits urban sanitation, housing, and especially the nationwide anti tuberculosis campaign, predicting further drops as new provisions take effect in the coming decade.
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Ollesy
New, York
Boston
Cleveland
Chiesgo
Big Taland
Connecticut
Sven m
The Child, Father of the Man
A garbled reminiscence features a young Abraham Lincoln debating a bail request. He quotes constitutional limits on debt and liberty as a boat leaks, reflecting early political thought and the idea that a costly bail may not be imposed on any man.
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Tor
United States
States
Doan's Kidney Pills Back Up Sufferers From Kidney Ailments
A reader reports chronic backache and joint pain tied to weak kidneys and uric acid buildup. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, relief came gradually, with a full recovery after hospitalization proved futile.
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Zoe
Doan
Dave
Anthony Ruf
Chippewa Falls
Dow
Direct Vote Bill Signed Moves to States for Approval
Washington May 18 in the absence of the president Vice President Sherman argued the regulation submitting that states an amendment to the Constitution providing for the election of United States senators by popular vote It will now be sent to the state department and from there notices of the resolution will be sent to pill the states.
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Washington
Sherman
United States
State Department
Bandits Hold Up Train Near Hattiesburg
Two men escaped with 140000 dollars after robbing a New Orleans New York Limited train on the Queen and Crescent line in Hattiesburg. They dynamited the safe and express car, spared passengers, and fled on horseback toward Alabama as a pursuing posse moved in.
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Hattiesburg
Migs
New Orleans
Tyrone Power Engaged to Miss Helen Reamume
English actor Tyrone Power and Miss Helen Reamume of Coyington Kentucky announce their engagement. The couple plans a June wedding at Brooke’s country residence in Canada.
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Coyington
Tyrone Power
Helen Emma Reamume
Broci
Canada
Farmer Recovers Pocket Book With 8000 Dollars and Gold
A farmer while plowing uncovered a pocket book near Riehupdaon containing eight thousand dollars in hundred dollar bills and twenty six gold pieces. The find was reported on a Friday and turned into local authorities for safekeeping.
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Riehupdaon
Doctor-Recommended Cuticur a Cure for Chronic Eczema
A patient recounts four years of itchy wrist and leg dermatitis, diagnosed as dry eczema. After trying a doctor prescribed ointment, Cuticura remedies including Soap and Ointment fully cleared the skin and relieved years of torment.
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Congregational Churches of State
Torine
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Vedrine
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P. Indersee Roosevelt
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Etpma Goldman
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