Iowa briefs recount local deaths and fires across counties
A batch of Iowa notices reports Mrs Bridget Collins 102 dying at Clare and William Gerrett 77 a Civil War veteran dying at Manson. Fires burn the Osceola Democrat office and a Webster City Mission building. The Rock Island station at Allerton is destroyed by fire and other towns report losses, injuries, and municipal plans including depot grading at Fort Dodge and a large corn show by Des Moines club.
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Bridget Collins
Clare
William Gerrett
Manson
Democrat
Osceola
Webster City
John Sager
Vinton
Rock Island
Allerton
T. C
Fort Dodge
Pilcher
Boone
Jane Pilcher
A. Munroy
Iowa Falls
Metropolitan Orchestra
Peter A. Dey
First National Bank and
Low and Trust Company
Iowa City
Carroll
National Educational Congress of the Colored Race
Denver
Des Moines
Guest Piano Company
Ottumwa
I. G. Vanderberg
Town Falls
Blanche Christopher
Alden
Northwood
Roy Counter
Albert Lea
A. A. Morgan
Olivet
United States Express Company
Knights Templar
Wright County
Iowa
Clarion
James Monihan
Witperso
Marshalltown
Curtiss Exhibition Company
Walcott
Bellevue
W. *. Dunn
Ltorchester O
Patton
G. Ia Voss
Bank of pRamisetn
Farmers’ State Bank of
Charter Oak
C. T. Marshall
Voss
Feading
Denison
Crawford County State Bank
Levi Fuller
Wiliam Fuller
Centralia
Louis Reichardt
J. T. Stevens
G .A. R. Post
Mason City
John Gaylord
Emmetsburg
Opal Purcell
Henry Purcell
Logan
M. W. Ashby
Hazelton
Tontana Park
J. P. Wilson
Lynchburg
Harry Wilson
Waterloo
H. E. Swain
Harlan
State Board of Health
Shelby County
Parker & Triebswetter
Centerville
Paul Bostwick
Northwestern Railway
Hampton
Hartley Kelley
Kelley
Anna Zimmerman
Amber
Zimmerman
Esterville
Eshherville
Truesdale
Buena Vista County
J. W. Emerson
Buchinal
Dorothea Jarchow
Davenport
Richard Vahrmt
Henry Bramer
Jackson Township
Presbyterian Church of
Monticello
J. W. Innes
Innes
Frank A. Cookman
Mount Vernon Township
Cookman
Durr
F. P. Saul
Humboldt
Mary
A. Donahue
Estherville
Miss Donahue
Emmet County
Million Dollars Morgan Offer for Hungarian Thrones Relics
Reported bid of one million dollars by J P Morgan for the throne curtain and relics of Matthias Corvinus. Morgan seeks Galgoey Castle and 17 estates in Glagocz county. if acquired, feudal baron rights may pass with the castle. King Joseph weighs the bid as Emperor Franz Joseph’s health remains uncertain.
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Joseph
Buda Pesth
Strancis Joseph
J. P. Morgan
Matthias Corvinus
Hungary
Galgoez
Finro Erdoedy
Glagocz Comitat Neubia
Mr. Morgan
Castle Galgoeg
Corvinus
Galgoey
Waag
Erdvedy
Feast days mass duty axed prompts Catholic labor voice
Rome July 17 Cardinal Werrart cites papal encyclical removing obligation to attend mass on patron saint feast days Corpus Domini and St Joseph days saying appeals from global Catholic labor federations urged relief from costly feasts that keep workers from earning a living. Washington July 17 Attorney General Wickersham says it is lawful for the United States to deal with corporations recently ruled illegal in antitrust cases for a year long oil and gasoline contract for the military east.
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Rome
Cardinal Werrart
United States
Oil Trust
Washington
Wickersham
Supreme Court of the
Standard Oil Company
Military Department of the East
Detective Burns Denied Continuance
Detective William J Burns on $10000 bond faced indictment for April kidnaping of John J McNamara in Indianapolis. He failed to appear and counsel requested a September continuance claiming Burns would be arriving from Oakland. Judge Markey refused the delay and ordered immediate reporting when Burns could be produced in court.
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Burns
Indianapolis
William J. Burns
John J. McNamara
Oakland
Markey
Government Recovers 75000 From Contractors
Washington announces the department of justice has recovered 75000 from John S. Gaynor and Benjamin Greene, convicted with Captain Aberlin M Carter in Savannah harbor contracts. Records show about 500000 recovered from Captain Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
John S. Gaynor
Benjamin
Greene
Aberlin M Carter
Savannah Harbor
Carter
Twenty two Miners Dead In Sykesville Mine Disaster
Twenty two miners are dead after an explosion at the Cascade Coal and Coke company mine in Sykesville near Dubois Pennsylvania. Six bodies have been recovered. All victims are foreigners except three. Cause of the blast remains undetermined.
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Dubois
Cascade Coal and Coke Company
Sykesville
Here
Tragic quarrel ends with contractor's suicide in Oakland
In Oakland on July 17, after a heated business dispute, contractor George B. Buehler shot merchant J. Auchenpaugh, inflicting serious wounds, then killed himself. A bystander was slightly wounded by a stray bullet.
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Oakland
Cal
George B. Buehler
J. Auchenpaugh
Vintage Time Embrace: Bohemian Poem Turns Backward
A Bohemian lyric pleads with Father Time to return an idealized past. The speaker desires an era of simple comforts and innocence, envisioning days without modern excess, including quiet streets, film, and refined social scenes, as a nostalgic fantasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Meritol Mosquito Talcum Promises Mosquito Peace
The American Drug and Press Association markets Meritol Mosquito Talcum a talcum powder with mosquito repellent ingredients. Readers are asked to send 25 cents plus 6 cents postage to Decorah Town for a package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Drug and Press Association
Association
Decorah
Town
County Surveyor Offices Abolished
The attorney general through Special Council Lee holds that the law abolishing county surveyor offices took effect July 4, removing all serving surveyors. Some officials doubted whether those elected last year must quit July 4 or serve to January 1, 1913. Several opinions have been issued by the attorney general on this question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Attorney Governl
Electric Bitters touted as plague killer and health booster
Advertisement touts Electric Bitters as protection against disease germs found in air water dust and food. It claims the tonic purifies blood and cures chills fever malaria and related illnesses, promising strength and vitality with a money back guarantee from S. H. Williams at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Williams
Merital Pile Remedy Promoted by American Drug and Press Assoc
The American Drug and Press Association advertises Merital Pile Remedy as a combined internal and external treatment for piles. Claimed to be produced by druggists and newspaper men, it offers double relief after extensive scientific investigation. Readers are urged to mail one dollar to Decorah, Iowa, for a full size package to try and expect remarkable results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Drug and Press Association
Association
Decorah
Iowa
Letter seeks match for woman aged twenty five to forty
A gentleman in Minnesport, Iowa, asks to correspond with a woman aged 25 to 40. The note, from C. M. LAnson, 282 Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma farmers face extreme drought and crop failure in 1911, with homesteaders suffering in the Dakotas, Montana and Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Lanson
Minmetsburg
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
The End of Tuberculosis
Dr Parker Murphy argues that men who lead clean temperate and sanitary lives stand the best chance against tuberculosis. He notes exceptions for weak constitutions and emphasizes nourishment rest and avoidance of drink drugs tobacco and excessive stimuli as safeguards against the germ.
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Parker Murphy
Wash That Itch Away With Local Relief Remedy
An advertisement touts European springs as cure but promises instant relief from eczema and itching with D D D Prescription wash. It claims a 25 cent bottle provides relief and smooth skin, noting availability at the Vindicator and Republican offices and Blymer Silver pens for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Vindicator
Foley Kidney Pills and Familiars Advertisements
An old newspaper ad section promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming cures for backache and urinary issues, Bucklen’s Arnica Salve carried by ER Lopez, and Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy recommended for travel. It notes S. H. Williams selling 25¢ products and urges keeping remedies on hand during travel or illness.
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Lopez
Manilla
N. Y
S. H. Williams
Chamberlain
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