Taft Warns Republicans to Meet Public Expectation
President Taft told Yale graduates the Republican Party must live up to people’s expectations or face relegation to minority opposition. He gave a tribute to Secretary of War Dickinson and recalled Charles Francis Adams on party duty amid the tariff debate.
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Dickinson
New Haven
Taft
Yale
Congress
Republican Party
Art
Charles Francis Adams
Adams
Tennessee Goes Day Statewide Prohibition Takes Effect
Memphis reports statewide prohibition in effect citywide with Mayor Malone pledging enforcement. Chief Davis foresees minor issues from small saloon keepers while social clubs face possible trouble due to the locker system. Wealthy dealers prepared to relocate to St Louis Louisville Paducah Cairo or Evansville.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Malone
Davis
Tennessee and
British ship Ethelwold held over San Domingo plot
Suspicion mounts that British steamship Ethelwold planned a filibustering expedition to San Domingo. The ship near Francis and Bannerman firearms warehouse in Brooklyn is held per instructions from acting secretary of commerce and labor. Dominican politicians Giordani and Jiminez are alleged associates in the United States.
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Stae Department
Sammon
Buiwn
Ethelwold
Giordani and
Jiminez
United States
Milwaukee Pox plant fire causes 250000 loss and evacuations
A blaze destroyed the Kirckhofer Pox company plant in Milwaukee on July 1 causing about 250000 in damage. About 150 employees narrowly escaped death in the ensuing panic after the fire was discovered.
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Milwaukee
Kirckhofer Pox Company
Potter becomes chief of the Bureau of Navigation
Rear Admiral William P. Potter assumes as chief of the Bureau of Navigation in Washington on July 1. He succeeds Rear Admiral John B. Pillsbury, now retired but leading the bureau. Potter, New York native, entered service in 1865 and earned recognition for eminent conduct in the Spanish War. He commanded the Vermont at the start of the recent battleship cruise and later led the second Squadron of the Atlantic fleet.
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Potter
Bureau of Navigation
Washington
Navy Department
William P. Potter
John B. Pillsbury
Bureau
Navy
New York
Spain
Vermont
Emory
Rev William Bagley Expires At Eighty Eight
Des Moines reports the death of Rev. William Bagley aged eighty eight at his home 1007 Laurel Street. born in Montpelier Vermont September 9 1820 he spent most of his life in Iowa and was a longtime resident of the state.
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William Bagley
Des Moines
Laurel Street
Mr. Bagley
Montpelier
Iowa
Boy Drowns While Swimming Near Mount Pleasant
In Mount Pleasant Iowa on July 1 George Hollis twelve son of Mr and Mrs John Hollis drowned while swimming at Big creek a mile south of town. The accident occurred during a local outing leaving the community in shock.
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Mount Pleasant
Big Creek
Here
George Hollis
John Hollis
Johnson Outboxes Ross in Six Round Bout at Duquesne Garden
Jack Johnson the heavyweight champion outboxed Tony Ross in a six round National Athletic Club bout at Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh. The match was ruled a draw due to a state law prohibiting decisions but Johnson clearly led from start to finish with strong in-fighting and power. Ross, smaller and lighter, fought well despite Johnson’s edge in reach and weight. Referee Jimmy Dime praised Ross’s performance amid Johnson’s rough clinches.
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Pittsburg
Jack Johnson
Tony Ross
Newcastle
National Athletic Club
Duquesne Garden
Johnson
Ross
Jimmy Dime
Dubuque Youth Drowned After Train Ride Gone Wrong
The body of Earl Taylor aged nineteen son of Thomas Taylor of Dubuque was recovered in Shore River three miles below East Dubuque. He had disappeared a week earlier with his hat found on a railway bridge and is believed to have fallen from a moving train during an attempt to ride it.
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Dubuque
Earl Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Shore River
East Dubuque
Murderer Ends His Own Life At Valley Junction
Calvin Littlepage, who killed Mr and Mrs Elmer Jamison, parents of his divorced wife, then shot himself seven hours later to avoid capture. Funeral at McBride rooms Des Moines private. interment Glendale cemetery. Wife prostrated. child and wife threatened during 20 mile drive before escape at Butler farm.
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Des Moines
Calvin Sttlepage
Elmer Jamison
Valley Junction
McBride Undertaking Rooms
Glendale
Littlepage
John Ritchie
Ritchie
Tragedy at Lawn Party Ends in Death at Grundy Center
At a lawn party in Grundy Center Laurence Rogers aged eighteen was killed instantly when he touched an incandescent light to turn on the current. He remained standing after death until the current was broken and rescuers received shocks attempting aid.
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Grundy Center
Waterloo
Laurence Rogers
Woeverdll
Triple Wedding in Des Moines Sets Rapid Matrimony Record
Judge Miller of the district court officiated a simultaneous ceremony uniting six Redfield residents and three couples in Des Moines. The couples were Eugene S. Frye with Lena B. Hardin, Arno L. Hardin with Ethel Mabitt, and Clyde C. Armstrong with Vina Robbins, all wed together in one event July 1.
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Des Moines
Miller
District Court
Redfield
Eugene S. Frye
Lena B. Hardin
Arno L. Hardin
Ethel F. Mabbitt
Clyde C. Armstrong
Vina Robbins
Sequel to Helgelein Murder Awarded In Indiana Suit
Fred M. Pither, administrator of Andrew Helgelein of Aberdeen, was awarded 3145 dollars plus seventeen months interest by a LaPorte Indiana jury in a suit against Wesley Gogle, executor of Mrs Bella Gunness will. Helgelein was lured to Laporte in January 1908 by Mrs Gunness before his murder.
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Helgelein
Laporte
Ind
Fred M. Pither
Andrew Helgelein
Aberdeen
D. Do
Bella Gunness
Laporte Circuit Court
Wesley Gogle
Wright Machine Mishap Causes Short Flight at Fort Myer
Washington reports that insufficient power caused the Wright aeroplane to fail during a forty second flight at Fort Myer. Orville Wright observed the craft gliding about fifteen feet high before a wing strike and left skid breakage ended the test. He expected quick repairs as power shortfall hindered turning.
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Washington
Wright
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Orville
Preventing Contagion Through Child Exclusion
The text argues for communal health by keeping sick children from schools and churches until health authorities deem it safe. It emphasizes protecting neighbors and preventing spread by excluding ill children from public gatherings.
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Department of Health
Omega Eta Tau Meets For National Convention
Council Bluffs Iowa July 1 delegates from fourteen chapters in as many cities attend the Omega Eta Tau national convention at the Grand hotel. Main topics include meeting conditions arising from laws in Iowa Minnesota and other states forbidding secret fraternal groups in public schools. The gathering runs through Saturday night with a closing banquet.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Minnesota
Omega Eta Tau
Grand Hotel
Greek Attacks Girl in Broad Daylight in Burlington
A Greek man assaulted Miss Bertha Edwards a street in Burlington and tried to drag her into a lumber yard. She escaped after a fierce struggle. He later attacked Mrs. Arthur Griffith. Police captured him and he is jailed.
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Burlington
Bertha Edwards
Arthur Griffith
Hogs and cattle markets report from Chicago July 1 1909
Estimated receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle sheep and lambs are listed with market trends for today and projected tomorrow. The report notes steady to weak conditions across hogs cattle and sheep with several categories and grade distinctions.
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Texas
Regatta Fervor Before Yale Harvard Final Race
New London Conn July 1 crowds swell for Yale Harvard varsity eight showdown after freshmen and four oared events. Yale supporters boast fast practice times while Harvard backers cite last year’s collapse as motivation. Coaches Kennedy and Wray express confidence in their crews.
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New London
Conn
Taft
Harvard
University
Here
Crimson
Yale
Griswold
Hunt
Captain Howe
Captain Cutler
Kennedy
Wray
Policeman Slain by Mob After Arrest in Maryland
Frederick Maryland July 1 Police officer William Orrison Jr of Brunswick was killed while escorting fifteen year old Frank Cahill to a magistrate's office. A mob of Cahill supporters attacked him snatching his club and striking him fatally.
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Frederick, Md
Frank Cahill
William Orrison, Jr
Brunswick
Young Cahill
Orrison
Cahill
New Kansas Prison Warden Appointed in Topeka
Governor Stubba appointed J. K. Codding a Westmoreland lawyer warden of the state penitentiary in Topeka to succeed W. Haskell who resigned.
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Kansas
Topeka
Stubba
J. K. Codding
Westmoreland
State Penitentiary
W. id.Haskell
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Seattle
Rehse
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Long Chase
Chicago
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
Carhof
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S. Yards
Chicago, Ill
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