New Statutes In Effect At Fffegton On July Fourth
A crowded list of new laws took effect in Fffegton on July Fourth. Prohibitions on minors smoking and secret high school fraternities appear, along with broad provisions for pensions, hotel inspections, hog cholera serum labs, streetcar safety, and county attorney removals.
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Des Mauthen
State Board of Education
Whipple
Secretary of State
District Court
Superior Court
Poor House
Eria Inter
Board of Education
Average Fruit Crop Forecast by State Horticulturist
Wesley Greene state horticulturist predicts a very fair overall fruit crop in Iowa this year if favorable weather holds. Apples and similar fruit should be average or above, small fruit may be extra large, but peaches expected to fare poorly. Weather conditions will determine final outcomes as past two crops were light.
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Wesley Greene
Iowa
Mr. Greene
Lightning Kills Ex Fire Chief in Perry Storm
During a violent thunder storm at Perry, Fred K. Mell, former fire department chief and wealthy resident, was struck and killed by lightning. Terrific wind storms shook Des Moines and central Iowa about 6 o'clock last night, damaging telephone wires and more.
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Perry
Fred K. Mell
Stora
Des Moines
Towa
FARMERS TO BUILD ELEVATOR AT G RINNELL
After a speech by E G Dunn of Mason City farmers around Grinnell formed a temporary group naming T S Mason as president Peter Maddill secretary L B Woods treasurer L C Spooner on the board of directors J A Robinson M S Smith H H Fleener Dean Eichorn and R J Hadley They plan a large new grain elevator to restore Grinnell as a key grain shipping station
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E. G. Dunn
Mason City
Grinnell
T. 5. Mason
Peter Madill
L. 8. Woods
L. C. Spooner
Quote From Guet Cook on House and Love
A fragment from Lippincott's captures a morning grate and a sharper view of affection or affinity in a domestic moment. The speaker frames a choice between love and belonging, hinting at tensions within home life.
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Sor
Lippincott's
Dreamed Hat Gift Spells Odd Evening Message
Fragmented scribble shows a dream about being given a hat and a playful remark about cost. The note includes quirky dialogue lines and unclear attribution, suggesting a casual, personal exchange rather than a formal event.
Tornado Strikes Niles and Surrounding Areas in North Dakota
A series of tornadoes swept over Niles in Benson County ND Tuesday evening injuring many and destroying farm buildings within about sixteen miles. Reports from Leeds and Minnewaukan claim fatalities but cannot be verified as wires are down. Twisters hit at short intervals wrecking twenty to thirty farmhouses and snapping fifty telegraph poles. The Urness family six members near Niles were injured and the youngest child was found wrapped in barbed wire.
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Niles
Benson County
N. D
Leeds
Minnewaukan
Brick Urness
Railroad casualties rise in first quarter 1909
A bulletin from the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington reports January to March 1909 saw 663 deaths and 16,122 injuries on railroads. There were 1,042 collisions and 1,242 derailments, with 168 collisions and 145 derailments affecting passenger trains. Total damage reached $1,847,202.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
D.C
Gargantuan world news snippets from unrest and events
Theodore Roosevelt resumes hunting in Sotik. Dr Theodore Barth, German Reichstag leader, is dead. King Alfonso of Spain injures ankle while polo playing. Venezuelan government buys steamers Nanticoe and Dispatch for Lake Maracaibo service against private monopoly. Cambridge hosts Darwin centenary with 235 institutions, 30 American. Sir John Barlow cites German arms depot claim in London. Germany deploys soldiers in various capacities.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Sotik
Theodore Barth
Reichstag
Alfonso
Spain
Nanticoke
Dispatch
Lake Maracaibo
Castro
Old College
Cambridge
England
Charles Darwin
Witt
All America
Darwin
John Barlow
House of Commons
London
Senate vote on tariff and corporation tax provisions
The Senate approved a tariff package and set of tax votes. Yeas and nays are listed for adopting a corporation tax, substituting it for income tax, and exempting certain organizations. The synopsis outlines a 2 percent tax on net earnings over 5000, annual corporate reporting, confidentiality, penalties for false reports, and bond exemptions under the new tax system.
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Yeas
United States
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Auto crash at Coney Island leaves NY policeman dead
A New York police officer Thomas B. McEnroe died instantly and four other men were injured when a borrowed car overturned while en route to Coney Island. The crash occurred after a passenger stepped from a trolley in front of the speeding vehicle. George Olney fled the scene.
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Thomas B. McEnroe
New York
Coney Island
George Olney
Olney
Fourth's Death Toll Falls in National Fourth Celebrations
Rigid laws and rising public sentiment for a sane Fourth reduced fatalities nationwide. Two day celebration results show 44 deaths by Tuesday 2 am, down from 62 in 1908, with 2,361 injured versus 1,899 last year. Fire losses total $734,575, led by a Spokane blaze worth $350,000.
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Spokane
Wash
New York Thoroughbred Racing Nears Official Start
St Paul to get premier park in American league as Belent the Carlisle Indian joins the team. Arthur Reuber elected athletic director and coach at North Dakota Agricultural College. Johnny Coulon bantam champ and trainer George Siddell head to Fox Lake for summer. Jimmie Kelly, boxing figure, dies in Chicago. Johnny Hayes retires from Olympic Marathon after cramp in Kansas City. Alice D Mermed of St Louis wins amateur title by breaking 100 straight targets in Missouri tournament.
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New York
St. Paul
Arthur Reuber
North Dakota Agricultural College
Belent
Kelly
Johnny Coulon
George Siddell
Fox Lake
Wis
Jimmie Kelly
Chicago
Johnny Hayes
Kanosas
John Svanberg
Sweden
Alice D. Mermed
Bt. Louis
Missouri State Sportsmen's Game and Fish Protective League
Captain John Raymond Shot by Corporal at Fort Des Moines
Captain John Raymond of the Second Cavalry at Fort Des Moines died Thursday after being shot by Corporal Lisle Crabtree following a reprimand for remaining in town beyond allowed time. Sergeant James Washburn and Corporal Such were wounded but survived. Crabtree was sent to the guardhouse.
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Cauptain Johu C. Raymound
Lorecombs
Wownds
John ©. Raymond
Second Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Lisle Crabtres
Army
Crabtree
Jamey Washburn
Such
Bombing at Crowd Injures Nine in Woonsocket Street Vendor Incident
A dynamite bomb exploded amid a crowd around a street vendor in Woonsocket injuring nine people, with one feared dead. The assailant remains at large and the motive behind the attack is unknown.
Disaster near Aomori claims countless Japanese victims
Aomori coast disaster aboard the Nihonkai-Maru results in heavy loss as 149 Japanese, including 133 fisherfolk, perish or burn when the steamer catches fire near shore on June 14. Survivors scramble into boats and rigging amid toxic fumes. no lifeboats or rafts were aboard. The Ben ton Marn tries to assist but sails slowly as only twenty seven escapees remain afloat.
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Aomo
Japan
Aomori
Victoria
Notech
Greeks Burned in Milwaukee Box Factory Fire
In a rush to escape flames at the Kieckhofer box factory in Milwaukee two Greeks Peter Bongalos and Constanti nos Ganos are believed dead after entering the burning building to retrieve clothing. The blaze trapped workers, causing injuries including two men leaping from second-floor windows with Byron Fullerton and Arthur Fulbrigger breaking legs. Eddie Bryant pulled them to safety as flames cut paths through lumber. The fire caused about $30,000 in losses.
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Kieckhofer
Milwaukee
Themen
Peter Bongalos
Constantinos Ganos
Byron Fullerton
Arthur Fulbrigger
Eddie Bryant
Indict Sugar Trust Chiefs In Anti-Trust Case
A federal grand jury indicted the American Sugar Refining Company and six of its directors along with two other individuals for conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman antitrust law. Named defendants include Thomas Washington B. and Arthur Donner, with listed directors from New York Morristown and Philadelphia. Fourteen counts allege the corporation and individuals conspired to restrain trade.
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American Sugar Refining Company
New York
Washington B
Thomas
Arthur Donner
Charles H. Benff
John #. Parsons
John Mayer
Morristown
N. J
George H. Frazier
Philadelphia
Gustav B. Kissel
Thomas B. Hartnett
Adolph Segal
Bengal student kills two in London Institute shooting
A lone Indian student opened fire during a public gathering at the Imperial Institute in London, killing Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Hutt Carson Wyllie instantly and Dr. Lalaca Lalaca of Shanghai dying en route to hospital. The suspect, captured at once, is believed to act from Bengal revolutionary agitation.
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London Hall
India
Imperial Institute
London
William Hutt Carson Wyllie
Cawas Lalaca
Shanghai
Wyllie
Lalaca
Bengal
Treasury deficit and year in review numbers
Treasury reports show the government posted receipts of 604,433,846 and disbursements of 594,244,002 for the year ended June 30, yielding a deficit of 59,811,156. Public debt, excluding cash, stood at 1,014,861,531 as of June 30, down 6,268,079 for the month. Monthly receipts were 8,857,376 and disbursements 47,181,697.
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Treasury
Washington
The
Farner Abot to Heath Under Culvert Rescue
C B Guist a wealthy retired farmer of Wichita Kan was found dead under a culvert five miles from Bapeton. The report notes the discovery by local residents and lists no further suspects or details about the cause of death.
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Farner
Heath
C. B. Guist
Wichiia
Kan
Bapeton
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Fffegton
Cosson
State Normal School
State Teachers’ College
Glenwood
School For the Deaf
College For the Blind
Ansel Briggs
Omaha
Neb
Andrew
Jackson County
Freemen's Institute
Pocahontas County
Dubuque
State of
Mississippi River
Kirst
Senate
U.S. Senate
SENAT
Chicago Journal
Niles, N. D
Ohiogn
Morris Grosh
Lockland
Ohio
Grosh
QODS
Woonsocket
R. E
Ahip Burns
Indict Sugar Trust
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