Naval personnel reorganization sparks Senate talk from Hale
The Senate debate focuses on naval personnel reforms and the handling of department governance. Senator Hale explains the plan to address recent naval affairs without a formal investigation, while Tillman and Thiele push for accountability and the efficiency of bureaus within the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Naval Personnel
Navy
Public Service
Shaw Milne
Tillman
Naval Committee
Semster Tilnman
Hhe Senate
Thiele
Attempted robbery gang seized after St Louis county spree
Police captured two suspects linked to a Wednesday night spree that included saloon robberies and a streetcar assault in St Seouls area. The pair, aged 26 and 17, were found with weapons and overpowered during the pursuit as officers closed in on the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laltibe Keror
St. Louis County
Vinsday Weg
Ross
St Seouls
Lee Cornell
Ovid
Bobig
Tiple Gatien
Tor &T
Stabbig
Flootpads
Uboasedtvas
Ard
Unclear text from May Cul Duc Millia flood of words
Fragmentary OCR reads as a chaotic note about diversion of men to occupy a plane, striking workers at Standied sub in Philipsburg New Jersey, with mentions of a governor and unrest at night. Details are garbled and names uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wphilipsburg
Njo
Damiy Frou Ehill and Hood 2h in Kan Verso
Fragmentary report notes unrest at a university in Missouri and Kansas during a tense period. Key names and places are unclear, but mentions protests, vows, and actions by groups amid calls for diversity and policy changes.
Unclear OCR: Bathvinge and Market Errors in Norwich
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a history building project at Newlin Missouri and suggest a misread stock market reference. Mentions include Goa, Tyron, Pilate, Uhtursdays Sinus City Live Stock Market, and dog prices around 4.35 dollars. Uncertain names and places limit clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iseurng
Newlin
Mos
Goa
Tyron
Dire
Uhtursdays
Jewish playwright known as the butcher of Jewish Drama dies
New York poet and playwright aged 7 dies Thursday. Known as the butcher of Jewish Drama, the obituary notes his contribution to Jewish theater and his controversial moniker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phaywilgla
Deri Dba
New York
Pheywright
Aged Couple Buried to Death in Auburn Home Fire
Albert M. Moulton and his wife of Auburn N. W. were aged about 72 years each. They were lured to death in a fire that destroyed their home on Thursday.
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Albert M. Moulton
Auburn N. W
Epidemic Strikes Lansing City With Widespread Illness
A strange epidemic swept Lansing Michigan during Tuesday night into Wednesday, causing thousands to fall ill from unknown causes. Many city residents sought medical help as whole families were affected, teachers and students missed school, and stores faced labor shortages. Health officials investigated water supply, but results were inconclusive. No deaths reported despite serious cases among the young and elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mieh
Sechumwnay
State Board of Health
Wreck of Culver Special Kills Three in Atlanta Trestle Fall
Deaths from the Culver special wreck near Atlanta, Georgia remain at three. About 200 passengers are scattered in Atlanta hotels with several recovering from bruises and contusions. Mrs mma Hoover, Mrs Florence Studabaker, and Ht. W. Griswold are in critical condition. The heavy Pullman cars limited fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta
Culver
Southern Railroad
Mma. Hover
Cleveland
Florence A. Studabaker
Ht. W. Griswold
Ashtabula
Missouri River Navigation Congress Convening Soon
A broad call invites Supporters of Missouri River navigation to convene in Sioux City on June 22 and 28 for the first annual Missouri River Navigation Congress. Officials plan to form a permanent association across states along the river with vice presidents and directors to coordinate efforts toward full river navigation from source to sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
United States
Amnre
Missouri Valley
Missouri River
Ctteaga
Missouri River Navigation Congress
Dan
de Cord Ode Live Authority
Kentucky Governor Denounces Rioters in Message
The Kentucky governor read his address to the general assembly noting reforms pledged during the campaign. The message condemns lawlessness in the tobacco war and urges actions against rioters and mat efactors, calling for a uniform local option law and changes to registration and election laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Crow
A. TE
Wile Aon
General Assembly
Indicted financier tied to Mercantile National collapse
Federal grand jury indicts Otto Heinze and associates overcertification of fifteen checks totaling over 400 000 drawn on Mercantile National Bank. Augustus Hesse former president surrendered, released on 50000 bond. Indictments linked to Heinze network and bank collapse amid cross and Kleberg stock broker action and ensuing bank suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thru
Omte Henge & Co
Mercaile National Bank
Augustus Hesse
Mercantile National Banc
Unitted States
Commissigner Shields
Ayia Hinter
Lauterbach
Heinze
Trent Wid Viet
Otto Heinze & Co
Bn Queseion
Telnaes
Federal Grand Jury
Mercantile
Lamiks
Heinac
Charles Wo Morse
Frisco in Newlands as Schmitz admin swept out
In San Francisco a biennial administration shift occurred on Wednesday. The remaining anti-Hibernian influence faded as the November elected officials assumed duties at noon. A largely new slate of clerks and appointees now heads city offices, with only Langue and Mulerevy remaining re-elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schimitz
San Francisco
Anton Hibor
Wiliam MM. Langue
Harry S. Mulerevy
Taken to Prison for Embezzling Government Funds
Benjamin Greene and Job F. L. Gay of Macon Georgia were taken to Atlanta on Wednesday to begin four year sentences in the federal penitentiary for embezzling government funds tied to a Savannah hiring scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Greene
Job FL Gaynor
Macon
Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary
Savannah
Bur
Cleveland Mayor Ordered to Pay Coal Bill in Court Decision
United States circuit court of appeals rules Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland must pay a $2.00 coal bill to Charles BD. Bortony Company of Philadelphia. The ruling appears to concern a contract or debt dispute and sets a precedent for municipal financial obligations in similar cases.
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Tou Johnson
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Charles BD. Bortony Company
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Haudal Doa Pueeduy
Irish Mystery Probe Sparks Government Commission
The Irish government has appointed a commission to investigate the July disappearance linked to the Provo state vehicle valued at 760,000 from Jaublin Castle. The inquiry aims to sift details of the case and establish facts behind the puzzling loss.
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Venelia
Jaublin Castle
Bradley for Senator Held Joint Caucus in Kentucky
A joint caucus addressed the failed States Senator race in Kentucky. William Aseadley was questioned amid turmoil as supporters urged Bradley for Senator to lead the republicity movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Ueliefee
Se Tuice
William Aseadley
Kentucky
Record Hog Sale Sets Missouri Market High
A Kansas City sale bridged all records with 37,000 hogs sold for more than 300,000 dollars. The event marked the largest hog trade in the market’s history, shattering previous totals and redefining annual cattle and hog prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Whitney of Whitney & Sons Dies by His Own Hand
Charles W. Whitney, member of the stock exchange firm Areyot Whitney & Sons in New York, died by suicide at his home on Wednesday. The cause is not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Whitney
Stock Exchange
Whitney & Sons
New York
Postmaster General Bans Liquor Carrying in Mail Wagons
An order from United States Postmaster General Meyer restricts intoxicants in mail wagon operations. It requires carriers to refrain from carrying alcohol during service and mandates adherence to prohibition rules in performance of mail duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Meyer
Gagisport
Hillsboro Mayor J P Selby Dies After Restaurant Incident
J P Selby, Hillsboro mayor and former private attorney to Dad Maso, collapsed in a restaurant midway through Moorhead on Wednesday afternoon. He served as a member of the Constitutional convention and was a prominent local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Selby
Hillsboro
N Bn
Apeah Moorhead
Mr. Selby
Dad Maso
Miss Louise Kaidotpi Aids Anthropometric Study
Miss Louise Kaidotpi of New York, a young woman said to possess unusual memory, has entered the anthropometric society to have her brain studied by scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Kaidotpi
New York
Jesse Stugten
Anhropometrig Society
Sejentists
May Ab Brownson Case and Maryland Representative Gill
Representative Gill of Maryland introduced a resolution to pave the way for a congressional hearing connected to the Admiral Brownson case. The move aims to explore detentions and related duties, with action set for the upcoming session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownson
Gill
Maryland
Admiral Brownson Hick
Awards in Corn Contest at Ames Honors Iowa Growers
The Iowa Corn Growers Association in Ames announced awards for its annual corn contest. W A Hock of Packwood won first and sweepstakes in the southern section for the best ten ears, receiving a manure spreader from Kemp Burpee Manufacturing. F S Bone of Grand River won best 150 ears and the portable elevator and wagon dump from Camp Bros. Bone also led in fifty ears of Reid's Yellow Dent to win a gasoline engine from Lennox Machinery. L R Nims of Jimerson earned the champion fifty ears of all breeds for the Legal Tender variety. C R Bishop of Altoona won the Whiting trophy, and Packwood Corn Club took the Wallace's Farmer trophy. The Whiting-Turner prize for the least 100 ears went to Edison Bennett, with a purebred Short-horn bull donated by WI C Whiting valued at 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
W. A. Hock
Packwood
Kemp & Burpee Manufacturing Company
Syracuse
F. 8. Bone
Grand River
Camp Bros
Metamora
Ill
Bone
Reid
Lennox Machinery Company
Marshalltown
L. R. Nims
Jimerson
D. R. Nims
C. R. Bishop
Altoona
Wallace's Farmer
Packwood Corn Club
Whiting-Turner
Hon
WI C. Whiting
Whiting
Edison Bennett
Kulp Restored to Command After Gov Cummins Reprimand
Capt. C. W. Kulp is again in command of Company B after Gov. Cummins reversed his reprimand. Kulp said he was glad to return, noted six months of reports signed by Lieut. Mason, and urged nine recruits to reach 58 enlisted by January 21. He declined to comment further and dismissed any planned demonstrations.
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Mke
Mining Property Sold in Leadville Bank Failure
The Walter Scott mine near Leadville Colorado and remaining assets of the Officer and Pusey bank, failed in Council Bluffs in September 1900, were auctioned Saturday by Receiver Tr. F. Murphy under district court order. The mine, listed over 26000 on the bank books, sold for 700 to S. G. Underwood of Council Bluffs. Receivers expect final distribution to creditors, with dividends already totaling about 14 4 percent and a final likely 2 percent. total bank liabilities were around 626000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott
Leadville
Colo
Officer & Pusey
Council Bluffs
Tr. FP. Murphy
District Court
S. G. Underwood
Connectl Bluffs
Creditorca
Clinton Saloonkeepers Promise Mulet Law Compliance
Saloonmen in Clinton close their businesses following a warning from Attorney General Byers. County Attorney Keefe reports complaints of mulet law violations, and the saloonkeepers pledge to observe the mulet law, with no liquor sold on Sundays or holidays. They proceed to remove screens and partitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Byers
Keefe
Clinton County
Mrs West Cleared in Murder Indictments Disposed
Mrs Jee West of Des Moines linked to baby farm scandal had murder charges dismissed after a hung jury in a previous trial. The case was tried once before.
Eaton Heads State Railway Commission After Reorganization
Commissioner W L Eaton was elected chairman as the state railway commission reorganized on Tuesday. A 15 year old boy was shot in the calf by his 9 year old brother while rabbit hunting Saturday afternoon near Harlan. The W Y Johnson Coal mine at Boone was brought under control and fully resumed after a brief fire. Fred Gade, 74, died at Iowa Falls from injuries after being struck by a train near the TineIs Central. he was an early Hamilton County resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Anderson
Harlan
W. Y.johnson Coal Company
Boone
Fred Gade
Iowa Falls
Tinels Central
Hamliton County
Cottrell Teases Des Moines Marriage After Settlement
Representative John Cottrell spoke from Kingsley about a divorce settlement with Mrs. Cottrell and Mrs. Flough. He said he would marry the woman who had stood by him once settlement is reached and newspapers made their private matters public. He blamed ongoing talks with attorneys for delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh
Trains In Fatal Crash At East Dubuque
Two men died and a third was fatally injured when a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train struck a Chicago Great Western freight at East Dubuque on Sunday. Engineer J. W. Blanchard of La Crosse and East Dubuque resident Winfield McCaughey were killed. freight brakeman W. H. Smith of Chicago was badly injured and likely to die. The freight crossed the passenger track. air brakes failed, the passenger hit an oil tank car which toppled into a dispatcher’s cabin, killing McCaughey instantly. No passengers were hurt.
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East Dubuque
Chicago, Burlington ,and Quincy
Chicago Great Western
J. W. Blanchard
la Crosse
Winfield McCaughey
East Dupuque
W. H. Smith
Chicago
McCaughey
Iowa’s 1907 production tops billion dollars
A detailed year summary shows Iowa’s production exceeding 1.0316 billion dollars in 1907 across crops, livestock, dairy, minerals, and manufacturing. Crop values reach about 322.7 million, livestock 208.0 million, dairy 26.0 million, and manufacturing 824.8 million, with coal, stone, brick and cement adding smaller sums. Diverse gains prompt experts to call this result exceptional for any state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Iowa
Two youths sentenced in Palm restaurant larceny case
Harry Thomas and Bob Flynn received thirty days in jail for larceny after breaking into the Palm restaurant at LeMars two weeks ago. They may face burglary charges after serving the sentence. In Cumberland, the Buckman infant died Saturday on the way to town, wrapped to keep warm, not known to be ill at departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thomas
Bob Flynn
Palm
LeMars
Tactil
Babe
Scratch May Cause Death From Blood Poisoning
Dr. G. A. Evanson of Plainfield is critically ill with blood poisoning from a scratch. He will be taken to Presbyterian hospital in Waterloo for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Evanson
Plainfield
Presbyterian
Congressman Haugen Confined at Home with Illness
Congressman Haugen remains at his Northwood home with a severe attack of qubiy and could not depart for Washington as planned on Tuesday. No further details were given on his condition or expected travel plans.
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Haugen
Northwood
Washington
Resignation of Iowa Falls Pastor Moves to Iowa City
Rev. J. R. Wargreaves resigns from the First Baptist Church in Iowa Falls to accept a call at the Baptist Church in Iowa City, signaling a clerical transition within the local denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
J. R. Wargreaves
First Baptist Church
Iowa Falls
Towa City
Rockwell Founder G B Rockwell Near Death
G F Rockwell founder of the town of Rockwell and a forty year pioneer resident lies at death's door after a stroke of paralysis. He has suffered declining health over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell Very UW
G. B. Rockwell
Rockwell
Alleged Food Law Violations Target Four Town Firms
State Food Commissioner Wright on Tuesday commenced action against four Town and City firms for alleged violations of the pure food law. A separate item notes Stella Gifford, daughter of Police Chief Frank Gifford of Iowa, secretly wed Roy Joslyn in Waterloo last September, while Antoni Hienrichs, 23, a Charles City college student, died by suicide at 6 30 p m Tuesday night.
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Wright
Stella Gifford
Frank Gifford
Iowa
Walls
Waterloo
Roy Joslyn
Ka Joslyn
Rockwell City
Elis
Antoni Hienrichs
Charles City College
Powers Jury Disagrees in Fifth Powers Goebel Case
Caleb Powers, famed Kentucky political prisoner, faced a fifth trial for complicity in Governor Goebel's 1899 murder in Georgetown. The jury, split two for acquittal and four for conviction, was dismissed after deadlock. Attorneys sought clemency from Governor Wilson. petitions for Powers’ pardon circulated in Georgetown and nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Hava
Caleb Powers
Georgetown
Kya
William Goebel
Powers
Wilson
United States
Martial Law At Muncie Street Car Strike
Rioting over the Muncie Indiana street car strike prompts Gov Tanly to proclaim martial law, deploy troops under Quartermaster General Powell to Minele, and place the city under military authority. Cars resume service as troops guard lines. gunfire orders issued. property damage and injuries reported. The governor aims to protect property and restore peace while seeking a settlement between workers and company officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Muncie
Ind
Tanly
Powell
Minele
McKee
Munele
Union Traction Company
Railroad Power and Legal Limits Highlighted by Courts
Officials of Southern Pacific show 1108 locomotives and 26148 freight cars in 1000, marking gains. Arkansas Supreme Court limits state legislative autocracy over railroads, while rail executives escape criminal liability for wrecks per jurist Kellogg. Interstate Commerce Commission ruling affects through tickets for electric lines. New York Central plans vigorous terminal expansion amid improving industry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Pacific
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Kellogg
New York
Vicw
Smith
New York Central Railroad
Mor. Smith
Woodlawn
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
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