Gideons Gather Fifteen Hundred Strong In Des Moines Rally
Fifteen hundred members of the Christian Commercial Travelers association will come to Des Moines for a grand rally. A reception at 4 o clock Saturday opens events, followed by an elegant banquet. Local officers include G G Thomas president Dayton Allen vice president Edward Hickman secretary and treasurer and R M Comins chaplain. State officers W B Bowen Cedar Falls president L B Stoner Fort Dodge vice president H H Kerr Des Moines secretary treasurer and W G Wright Nevada chaplain.
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Des Moines
Cll
Christian Commercial Travelers’ Association of America
United Sates
B. M. Comins
Wil F H. Zaiser
Dayton Allen
G. G. Thomas
Edward Hickman
R. M Comins
W B. Bowen
Cedar Falls
Il. B. Stoner
Fort Dodge
H.H. Kerr
W. G Wright
Nevada
Several Trains Withdrawn In Anticipation Of Strike
In response to a looming coal strike and possible shortage, the Chicago Minneapolis St Paul and Omaha Railway withdraws the Sioux City Worthington local passenger train from service until the situation clears. The Minnesotan line removes a Sioux Falls local, and the Rock Island follows suit. Northwestern Iowa roads curb coal use and stockpile along rights of way as they prep for a prolonged summer siege.
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Gloux City
Chicago Minneapolis, St. Paul
Redmen official criticised in Des Moines attack on chief
Des Moines reports show Frank A. Day great chief of records of the Improved Order of Red Men of Iowa faces possible removal from his $8,000 post at the next sun council. Local members protest his political interference by urging support for Councilman John MacVicar. Day is brother of the police chief.
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Des Moines
Frank A. Day
Records
Improved Order of Red Men of
Iowa
Great Sun Council
Day
John MacVicar
Teachers Meet at Waterloo in Northeastern Iowa
Nearly a thousand teachers enrolled for the eighteenth annual convention of the Northeastern Iowa Teachers' Association. Conferences are scheduled, and the convention proper opens with a concert at Iowa State Teachers' College Cedar Falls this evening. Des Moines hosts a Credit Men Convention at the Randolph Hotel Friday morning with sessions at the Trust Book and Credit company offices in the afternoon. Clearfield reports Harold Lilinger a 15 year old fatally shot when a cartridge exploded while he aimed at a target near his farm home.
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Waterloo
Northeastern Iowa Teachers’ Association
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Credit Agency
Adkoctations of
Iowa
Randolph Hotel
F. D. Bunnell
The
Trust Book and Credit Company
Clearfield
Harold Lilinger
Jle
League May Be Abandoned In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids may abandon plans to join the Mississippi Valley baseball league after a meeting called for last night. the project is likely to be dropped as organizers weigh their options. Des Moines The state central committee of the prohibition party will meet next month to appoint a successor to Durant Jones of Per-FY, whose resignation was requested and accepted at the February committee meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
Mississippi Valley Baseball League
Iikelihood
Pes Moines
Gonralttee Y
Prohibition Party
Durant Jones
Per- FY
Gas Explosion Kills 82 Miners at Jed Coal Mine
A gas explosion at the Jed Coal mine near Welch West Virginia killed 82 of the 93 miners present all escaped or were found outside. Eleven survived with one dying shortly after rescue. Rescue teams and volunteers worked through the night to recover the bodies while families stayed home overwhelmed by grief.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ming
Jed Coal Company
Welch
Mapluring Parflea
Tnapedore
Bent
Taft Sweeps New York and Wins Delegates
Taft secured eighty-three of ninety New York delegates across 43 districts while Roosevelt earned seven. Taft also leads in Indiana and Colorado with state conventions backing his administration and nominating Taft supporters for national posts. Roosevelt carried Brooklyn and a few districts but trails in overall delegate counts.
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New York
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Nasean
Suffolk
Winchester
Rockland
Ward
Oopavelt
Brooklyn
William A. Prendergast
Roosevelt
Waca
Sherman
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Hia
Chicago
Harry S. New
Charles W. Fairbanks
James ©. Watson
Joseph D. Oliver
Co&onel
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hooseveld
Guggeenheim
Colorado
Jesse F. McDonald
Drivers Lose Wage Rise Battle
Fifty railroad managers east of Chicago and part of the Norfolk and Western met with locomotive engineers in New York to break a deadlock over a wage increase. The managers refused to concede to a four percent raise, signaling a stalled dispute on pay raises and standardization.
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New York
Chicago
Aporth
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Brotherhood
Engineers Mail Strike Ballots Across East Railroads
Thirty thousand ballots for a strike vote by engineers on fifty railroads east of Calivax were mailed from New York by order of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Wages demands have been refused by the railroads.
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New York
Calivax
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ball Club to Train at Home Washington Team Moves
The Washington American League ball club plans training in their home city after arriving from Charlottesville training quarters in Virginia. The move keeps the squad close to base as season prep continues locally.
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Washington
Tut
Bis City
Charlottesville
British Troops Called to Quell Strike Riots
London reports troop trains held at Aldershot to ready 10 000 troops for quick mobilization into coal district trouble. Five hundred troops moved from Lichfield to Cannock where riotous clashes occurred as thousands of workers and women attacked a colliery. Lords pass minimum wage bill read, miners leaning toward resuming work amid claims owners seek to prolong strike. In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania miners prepare for suspension while in Cleveland coal operators and miners default to subcommittee talks on wage scale, unlikely to reach agreement.
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London
Aldershot
Lichfield
Cannock
Brynkinalt
Staffordshire
House of Lords
Wilkesbarre
Cleveland
Claude Allen Escapes as Manhunt Narrowed in Virginia
Virginia manhunt tightens for Claude Swanson Allen and his relatives Bidna Wesley Edwards and Fred Allen after a deadly Carroll County court shooting that killed Judge Massie Prosecutor Foster Sheriff Webb and juror Fowler plus Nancy Ayres. Claude evaded pursuers while taking money from the family cash drawer and fleeing toward the Blue Ridge. pursuit shifts to capture likely within days in the mountains.
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Virginia
Galax
Carroll County
Massie
Foster
Webb
Fowler
Misa Nancy Ayres
Claude Swanson Allen
Floyd Allen
Bidna Allen
Wesley Edwards
Fred Allen
Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Over Valuables Taken by Allen
Justice Gerard dismissed a damages suit filed by Mrs Helen Fuld Dwelle also known as Mrs Jen King against Nathan Allen and the detective firm Mooney Boland. The case arose from Allen taking securities jewelry and other valuables from a bank deposit box which Mrs Jenkins claimed belonged to her.
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New York
Supreme Court
Gerard
Helen Fuld Dwelle
Jenking
Nathan Allen
Consin Leather Manufacturer
Mooney & Boland
Allen
Jenkins
Labor Inquiry Committees to Inspect European Factories
Boston committee to study labor conditions in Europe will visit major British and German manufacturing plants and Swiss watch factories, focusing on wage earners and working environments.
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Europe
Boston
Japanese Bishop Dies in Nagasaki Typhoid Battle
Bishop Yosahi Honda of the Methodist Church of Japan died in Nagasaki after contracting typhoid fever. He was sixty four years old.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Yosahi Honda
Methodist Church of Japan
Stephenson Keeps Seat in Senate
Washington report on Senator Stephenson, a millionaire banker and lumberman, as the Senate votes 40 to 34 to deem his election valid. The body rejects corruption charges over $107,793 spent in Wisconsin primaries, with 28 Republicans and 12 Democrats voting to validate. Senator La Follette leaves a sick bed to vote against his colleague amid nationwide interest.
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Washington
Stephenson
Senate
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
Taft Urges Cotton Tariff Reduction After Board Report
President Taft sent a special message to Congress transmitting the tariff board report on the cotton schedule. He recommends taking up the cotton tariff section to reduce and revise duties, noting investigations show some cotton yarn duties exceed the U.S. and foreign production cost difference. Duties for finishing processes often exceed the finishing cost difference and can surpass the total domestic finishing cost.
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Taft
Tariff Board
Congress
Washington
United States
ELOPEMENT TRAGEDY CLAIMS WASHINGTON MILLIONAIRE
Washington millionaire Philip Hichborn was found dead in his bathroom from a self inflicted gunshot. Authorities say despondency over his wife’s elopement with Horace Wylie, a prominent clubman, likely caused the act. The couple are believed traveling in Europe.
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Philip Hichborn
Washington
Philip Hicchborn
Horace Wylie
Hichborn
New Colombian Minister Named In Bogotá
Julio Betan was appointed Colombian minister at Washington succeeding Gen. Pedro Nel Ospina who was recalled after a letter to Assistant Secretary Wilson questioning the timeliness of Secretary Knox’s proposed visit to Colombia.
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Bogota
Colombia
Julio Betancourt
Washington
Pedro Nel Ospina
Wilson
Knox
Deserted Husband a death by own action
Washington Philip Highborn, reputed clubman, reported his wife eloping with Wylie. The article notes his death by suicide following the marital breach.
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Washington
Philip Highborn
Wylie
Rebels Victors In Battle With Federals In Mexico
Reports from Mexico City and Torreon differ over a near Jiminez clash. President Madero claimed a decisive government victory and rebel losses near 1000. Gen Gonzalez Salas killed himself after his routed command. Madero said the rebel power was broken.
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Mexico City
Mer
dJiminez
Madero
Torreon
el Imparcial
Gonzalez Salas
Corralitos
Salas
Conference Opens to Boost Farm Education in Illinois
A major conference began at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture in Champaign to push agricultural education across the state. Called by B F Harrip, president of the Illinois Bankers Association, the meeting aims to organize schools statewide to provide farm education. The text also includes a stray narrative fragment about family life and education.
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Imnois Agriculture College
Champaign
Ill
College of Agriculture
University of Illinos
B. F. Harrip
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Senate clash over Harvester data request in Wickersham row
In Washington Attorney General Wickersham stirred the senate by denying to supply information on the International Harvester reorganization. Senator Bacon objected to the method and tone of the reply. Wickersham cited unfinished related correspondence as the reason for withholding documents. Bacon called the language discourteous and said the AG forgets he is a creature of congress.
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Wickersham
Harvester
Washington
Senate
International Harvester Company
Bacon
United States
Buelyeas
Congress
Senator Taylor in precarious condition in Washington
Senator Taylor of Tennessee, ill with gall stone trouble, has worsened and remains in a precarious state despite treatment. In Peoria a fire destroyed the new Young Men's Christian Association building, caused by spontaneous combustion in painters supplies in the gymnasium, with losses estimated at $46,000.
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Taylor
Washington
Tennessee
New
Health ad and jokes from old newspaper clippings
A collection of testimonial style health claims for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praising relief from female ailments plus short items promoting Garfield Tea and Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The excerpts include a Lady Holloway of Odd Va and light humor from Puck.
Eph Hoskins in New York Money Spree
In a Puck-quoted scene Uncle Eph Hoskins shows a reckless spending spree in New York. Uncle Eben predicts the money won’t last as Eph writes $100 checks and lights cigars with them, sharing a wary view of his rapid expenditure.
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Ezra
Young Eph Hoskins
New York
Eben
Eph
Puck
In a Bad Way. Train Stranger and Businessman Exchange Jokes
A humorous exchange on a train features a businessman recalling long absences from home. He jokes he forgets where he lives and once eloped with a woman in a strange town, only to learn the woman was his wife from the old man at his firm. The tale ends with the strangest twist as the firm confirms the marriage.
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London
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