Pensions to be Paid as Senate Passes Labor Bill
Washington Aug 16 Pensions for thousands of veterans may be paid tomorrow after the house agreed to the senate demand to abolish eighteen outlying pension agencies on February 1 The bill is expected to be signed by President Taft and checks for back pensions are ready for mailing A new commission on industrial relations to study labor conditions passed the senate with little debate allocating 100000 for its first year and a two year report President will appoint nine members.
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Washington
House
Senate
Taft
JOWAN HAS LARGE FOSSIL COLLECTION
Prof H F Wickham of the University of Iowa returns from Florissant Colorado with the third largest fossil insect collection in America. The 1500 fossils include a tse tse like fly and 400 fossil plants. He notes the collection rivals Harvard and Colorado museums and plans further study at Harvard.
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Iowa City
H. F. Wickham
University of Iowa
Zoological Museum
Florissant
Colo
America
Colorado
Harvard University
University of Colorado
Africa
Profesor Wickham
National Museum
Princeton University
Harvard
Cambridge
Jury delays indictments in Rosenthal murder case
New York august 16 after two years the grand jury halted further murder indictments in the Herman Rosenthal case until more evidence is heard. evidence was expected from Sam Schepps en route from hot springs arkansas. Schepps left in charge of rubin and detectives by assistant district attorney moss.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
San
Hot Springs
Ark
Sam Schepps
New York City
Rubin
Indifference in Threatened Lives Examined
The excerpt discusses how fear and hope intertwine to dull concern, questioning how people can continue ordinary life while loved ones are in hourly peril, and suggesting indifference arises from conflicting emotions.
Saxo Salve Promises Relief for Eczema Sufferers
An Endicott New York user reports severe eczema itching that kept them awake and nearly drove them to madness before Saxo Salve cured one tube. The ad claims the remedy heals eczema salt rheum and related eruptions, promises money back if it fails, and cites Sherman Bros Drugists of Washington Iowa as sellers.
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A. L. Morgan
Endicott
N. Y
Sherman Bros
Druggivta
Washington
Lowa
Fire in Oskaloosa Destroys Three Businesses
A blaze in Oskaloosa Iowa on August 16 caused about 50 000 dollars in damage and nearly leveled three three story commercial buildings housing Walton Clothing Clendenon Shoe D W Tea Co firms and several law offices including Maj John F Lacey. The fire started in the Walton basement and brick walls trapped flames delaying suppression. By noon the fires were under control though the district faced heavy losses and uncertainty.
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Oskaloosa
John F. Lacey
Walton Clothing
Clendenon Shoe Company
D. W. Tea Company
Clendenon Shop Company
J. F
W. Rhacey
Louis Crazen
Tea Company
Protests at Keokuk Hearing Over Lower Lock Closing
Rivermen oppose plans to close the lower lock of Barely Canal on September 15. The Taber Lumber Co of Keokuk lodges the main objection, while Streckfus steamboats prefer early closing but seek reliable navigation dates. Alternatives include closing and reopening in spring or closing until November.
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Keokuk
Augio
Taber Lumber Company
Streckfus
Nen
Hugh S. Cooper
Water Power Company
Keokuk Stolke
The Temper Is a Small Explosive Device
Howard L. Rann offers a satirical essay on temper as a social weapon. It discusses quick and slow tempers, their effects in politics and home life, and the extreme measures some take to curb anger, ending with cautions about the deadliest forms of temper and moral failing.
Car Plunges From 25 Foot Cliff In West Keokuk
A streetcar rolled over the edge of a twenty five foot precipice in West Keokuk on Wednesday. Six passengers and a motorman were injured but none fatally as the car was smashed to splinters.
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West Keokuk
Two Drown While Learning to Swim in Mississippi River
In Dubuque Iowa a nurse Miss Frankie Kemp and Edward Erner drowned in the Mississippi River yesterday while he taught her to swim. A river bank observer saw them struggle and sink. neither body has been recovered.
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Dubuque
Frankie Kemp
Edward Erner
Mississippi River
Einer
Kemp
Interurban Freight Strike Kills Two In Iowa City
An interurban freight train struck three men in the Iowa City yards on Tuesday afternoon. Andrew O Donnell was killed, Charles Emmons lost a leg and died, and James Lavin had an arm severed. They were dragged about 100 yards after not hearing the brakeman’s warning.
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Iowa City
Andrew O'Donnell
Charles Emmons
James Lavin
Street Car Slips Embankment in Keokuk Accident
A street car in Keokuk loses control while rounding a sharp curve and goes over the embankment. No further details on injuries or causes are provided in the fragment.
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STECK
Steck’s Jewelry Store
Demonstra
Tion
J. F. McNamara & Son
South Side Square
Ani Mat
C. W. Busby & CO
Washington, Iowa
Jowan
WH. F. Wickham
THE
State University OF
Oskalo
Shepps
Saxo Salve
Howard L. Rann
TN Dereoee
Interereas
C. M. & F. Clothing CO
Chas. H. Keck
Frank R. Sage
Washington National Bank
See Gas Co
Perc
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