Short Route to Run July Fourth Opens Near Des Moines
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway prepares a new Minneapolis to Kansas City line to start July 1. President H A Mudge says it will be the shortest link between the two cities as construction continues. A segment between Carlisle and Allerton, Iowa, cost 4 009 000 with 900 pound rails laid in 18 months, boosting Iowa coal districts adjacent to the route.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Minneapolis
Kansas City
H. A. Mudge
St. Paul and
Hne
St. Paul
Rock Island Company
Carlisle
Allerton
Iowa
Ghven
Towa
Dispute Over 100000 Cole Estate In Osage Court
Relatives of Phoebe A. Cole contest a California will leaving 100000 to Miss Ida Johnson now under probate before Judge J. Clark in Osage. The will creates a life interest for Johnson with eventual division to Cedar Valley Seminary and Osage churches, while Iowa College at Tinfield faces a tied bequest contingent on the seminary raising funds.
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Mason City
Phoebe A. Cole
Ida Johnson
Ceydar Valley Seminary
Eel of
Osage
Ech
Cole
Reet
Mra
Jolson
Mia
Osgre
Cedar Valley Seminary
Iowa College
Tinnell
Grin‘hell
Theft of Four Horses Near Lamaite Detailed in Confession
A three year old horse theft case near Lamaite appears to unravel as a stranger, who gives the name Knobb at Eagle Grove, confesses to the Lagudille theft. The marshal from Eagle Grove travels to investigate while the owner, A. Post, now in Butler County near Aredale, Iowa, reports the farm horses were taken.
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Marshalltown
Lamaite
Knobb
Eagle Grove
Lagudille
Keobh Saya Tha Horeea Aféon
Banson
Minn
Invertleale
A. ‘Ost
Aredale
Butler County
Luther League Town Elected Local Officers
The Luther League Town elected officers including resident Rev. Paul YW Hisey and secretary Bauliedis wifernder won. Carl Lar ier was named treasurer. Eastern district officers include John J. Barger Cedar Rapids FC, Grach Georges North Lib, and vice president Morgan Clinton.
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Luther League
Cedar Rapids
Paul YW
Hisey
Northaiberty
Bauliedis Wifernder
Lowe City
Carl Larier
Marehalltown
Pregi+t Ment
John J. Barger
Cedar, Rapids
Mohl
Davenport
Morgan
Clinton
Surer
Grach' Georges
North Lib
Meeting of Congregationalists Ends with Rally
An unrestored fragment notes the Congregationalists annual conference closing in Marshalltown with a rally and a sermon by Rev. W. Short of Sioux City. The event reportedly drew around 160 delegates and planned a future meeting in Marshalltown.
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Marshalltown
BY. M. Short
Marshalltown Couhan
Princess Victoria Louise Weds Prince Ernest August in Berlin
Princess Victoria Louise of Germany married Prince Ernest August of Cumberland in a grand Potsdam ceremony attended by emperors and princes. The union ends decades of Hohenzollern Guelph tension, elevates Ernest to a duchy and a grand duchy, and adds Hanover to Prussia’s new state.
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Victoria Louise
Prince Ernest August
New State
William
Feud Fight in Merigold Ends in Two Dead and Four Wounded
In Merigold a short quarrel between Naor Jon Henry and John Law escalated into a deadly feud. Two McMullens died Wil McMullen and Jake McMullen while four others were seriously hurt including Marion Henry Bry Marion Henry Jr D. Jorreen and John Law. Deep rooted enmity fueled the tragedy among local loggers and farmers.
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Merigold
Naorjon Henry
John Law
Law
Wil McMullen
Jake McMullen
Marion Henry
Amputations and Altercations Highlight May News
A severely injured man in Penn Yan amputated his own foot with a pocket knife after a leg infection worsened, then cut off his foot with a surgical instrument as the illness persisted. In Cleveland a business leader was beaten and robbed by two suspects. Paris riots erupt against new military law as protests spread across France. A Cleveland woman faces bigamy charges after years of alleged marriage to multiple men.
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Penn’ Yan
Teags Bassett
Hassett
Raesettle
Cleveland
Thogag
MolMiglion
McMalion”,& Troughton Candy Company
Ong ‘Gan
James Reed
Flagler Dead Railroad Builder Famed For Florida Line
Henry M. Flagler, wealthy railroad builder and Standard Oil figure, died in West Palm Beach after a three month illness. Born in Capandagu, N T he built the Florida East Coast Railway from Miami to Key West and financed Ponce De Leon and Alcazar hotels.
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Henry M. Flagler
Mr. Flagler
Ben
Capandaigua
Littie
Orteana County
Michigan
Saginga
Mich
Cleveland
Rockefeller, Andrews & Magley
Standard OW
Flagier
Florida
Florida Brat Coast Railroad
Ponce DeLeon
Alcazar
Miaral
Key West
Insane Patient Kills Two Roommates in Idaho Asylum
Peter Aradovitch, confined in the southern Idaho insane asylum at Blaekfoot, killed his two roommates by beating them with a table as they slept Wednesday. Guards did not wake during the attack. Adovitch had previously been confined after a murder conviction.
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Blaekfoot
Idaho
Peter Aradovitch
Ingana Avetriga
Betersol
Bradovitch
Adovitch
Crate
Cuban President Promises Peace and Clean Governance
A Cuban leader and allies entered into talks to preserve peace and promote orderly island governance. The event followed a procession led by General Mario Menocal and others in a bid to stabilize the republic and public life.
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Ciba
Mario G. Menocal
Jouve Gomes
Enrique Arena Ag Yive
Pener Hf
Emperor Yoshihito Ill From Pneumonia In Tokyo
Tokyo reports the Mikado is seriously ill with pneumonia though officials say shock not needed. A May 24 bulletin from court physicians says inflammation of the lungs with high fever. Emperor Yoshihito, 34, has long been in frail health. In Washington, Bryan and Chinda study the California stand law issue with Tokyo dissatisfaction over the Webb act reply. President Wilson sends a telegram of sympathy and wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Tokyo
Washington
Bryan
Chinda
California
State Department
United States
Foreign Office
Te & Tifa
Wilson
Japan
Hig
Joshi Hug
World Contents Narrowed by Dissolution and Disasters
The report mentions a Serb king may abdicate to restore peace, Turkish war efforts continue, and health declines amid ongoing conflict. A bomb blast at Edinburgh Royal Observatory causes major damage and sparks suffragette suspicions. In Baltimore a passenger boat collision results in drownings and multiple missing near a freight steamer collision killing many berry pickers.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Pater of Servia
Dalkang
Turkey
Memphis
Tekny Mayat
Edinburgh
Baltimore
Train Wreck Kills Six on Chesapeake Route
Huntington West Virginia May 29 Six persons were killed and a number injured when a mixed train on the Sewell branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was swept 300 feet down a steep mountainside by a landslide. The incident follows a spate of transportation dangers in the region.
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Huntington
W.va
Sewell
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Plan party changes forged by Progressive conciliators
A conference of 31 regular and progressive Republican senators planned to reorganize committees to include both senators and representatives, aiming for a joint caucus with Republicans. The plan involves a five member conciliations group including Sherman and Cummins and a separate five member joint conference slate led by Gale,inger and others.
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House
Whead
Sherman
Finois
Avan
Mets
Chicago
Benator Cumming
Achéma
Republichrr
National Committee
Chatman
Charles D. Hines
Engtora Cumming
Grayford and Jones
Crampton
Michigan
Hagers
Massachusetts
Anderson
Minnesoia
Hadley
Missouri
Gale Iinger
Townsend, Clark
Wyoming
Norrla
Jones
British Rulers in Berlin for Victoria Louise Wedding
Royal visitors arrive as Princess Victoria Louise wed Prince Ernst August. German emperor and empress host official receptions in Berlin with King George V and Queen Mary present. British crown and German rulers in gala uniforms attend the grand state event.
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Germany
Tria
Hohelzallern
Victorias Loulge
Ernst ‘August
Cumberland
King George
Queen Mary of
Bagldnd
Emperor Wilh, Hami
Frederick Wal
Bei- UN
Three Gunners Die In Fort Moulins Explosion
In Charleston South Carolina on Thursday evening a one of three inch rifles exploded at Fort Moulins in the harbor. Three men were instantly killed and nine others badly injured as the breech block blew off the gun. The explosion shook the city and its reverberations were heard everywhere.
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Charleston
Fort Moulins
Untitled historical clipping item from Fort Worth
A garbled report mentions a Black person in Fort Worth Texas dated May 24 and references individuals Tom Lea Ogletree and two white men, with a noted transport from Denton toward Fort Wayne. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear context or outcomes.
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Pleguloa
Ft. Worth
Tex
Tom Lea
Whoehot
Kinect
Ogletree
Wag
Ft. Wayne
Denton
Thoraday
BW & WeRgn
Sane Son Hears Father Sing London
A reader notes a son’s quiet moment as he hears his father sing a London ballad on a May night, capturing a brief family vignette from the era.
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Sane Son
London
Cavathe
Fragmented OCR Ladles Text Delivers Nonsense Dialogue
A garbled historical newspaper fragment presents disjointed phrases and nonsensical quotes about prizes syrups and school remarks. It includes stray names and odd spellings lacking coherent events or clear subjects.
Whistled for a Liner on Pier After Long Run
A young man ran the 900 feet along Kronprins Wilhelm with heavy suitcases, collapsed at the end of the pier, and whistled after the ship as it pulled away. Bystanders noted the ship’s independence and the man’s exhaustion.
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Kronpring Wilhelm
Vieeblp
New York Mail
Be Happy Today May Endure Life’s Thorny Burden
A reflective note from Jeremy Taylor urges finding joy in the present day. It contrasts earthly pleasures with sorrow and calls for patience with both good and evil. The quote imagines yesterday is gone and tomorrow unseen, urging focus on one day’s thoughts.
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Jesus
Jeremy ‘Taylor
Humorous Misunderstanding Over Damp Air
A distressed patient with inflammatory rheumatism complains of damp air worsening his condition. His wife nurses him patiently though he is fault-finding. A friend asks how he is, and he replies cheerfully that his wife’s fault keeps him ill as the doctor advised avoiding damp places.
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Aqzoan
Gum Chewing Delays Court in Murray Pennell Case
In an Indianapolis dynamiting case, defendant Murray L Pennell amused spectators by vigorously chewing gum on the stand. US Attorney Miller urged removal of gum and Judge Anderson ordered compliance as proceedings paused while the judge spun in his chair.
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Murray L.pennell
Indianapolis
Pennell
United States
Miller
Alderson
Fennell
Anderson
Like Magic Food Miracle Reported for Digestion
A Chicago man credits Grape-Nuts with restoring digestion and appetite after years of poor stomach health. He says after trying many remedies, four packages cured his symptoms and now he eats anything with relish, claiming the cereal strengthens his whole body and nerves.
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Chicago
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