Second Victim Claimed in Interurban Disaster at Cedar Rapids
Charles McCracken of Iowa City died in St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids after the interurban wreck. The motorman John Beall also killed. three others seriously injured. Investigators blame the northbound crew Conductor Hagerty and Motorman Keough for ignoring orders to wait at Cou Falls. Both were discharged. Hagerty supported a large family and his parents.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Charles McCracken
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
John O. Beall
Joseph Krenek
McCracken
Afton
Tenn
Euclid Laners
Woodmen
Hagerty
Keough
Cou Falls
Swisher
Attendant Charles Martin Injured in Insane Asylum Baseball
Cherokee Iowa July 7 An attendant and pitcher Charles Martin had his arm broken during a hospital for the insane baseball game. In the fourth inning his arm snapped above the elbow while delivering a pitch and though he tried an out drop the ball rolled to first base.
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Cherokee
Iowa
Charles Martin
Martin
Reverend Nugent Injured After buggy overturns in chase
Des Moines reports Rev. Joseph F. Nugent pastor of the Church of the Visitation was thrown from a buggy by a frightened horse. He sustained severe bruises to the body and shoulders as the horse ran through the street and demolished the buggy.
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Des Moines
Joseph F. Nugent
Church of the Visitation
Davenport Banker Hans Thomsen Dies After Fourth of July Shooting
Davenport Iowa July 7 Hans Thomsen cashier of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank dies from a revolver shot fired by a celebrant on the Fourth. Thomsen was a leading figure in local business circles and banking.
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Davenport
Iowa
Hans ©. Thomsen
Thomsen
Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank
Candidates for Knights of Pythias grand chancellor race announced
Iowa Falls July 7 All candidates for grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Iowa have been announced. Lodges now list aspirants for lesser honors as the grand lodge meeting in Davenport approaches in August. Names include Frank W. Porter for supreme representative G J H Schuck for grand vice chancellor W H Merritt for grand master at arms H Schultz for grand master of exchequer and F L Ferris James W Hunter Rice Ha Bell and F E Duncan among others for grand chancellor.
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Iowa Falls
Knights of Pythias of Iowa
Grand Lodge
Davenport
Frank W. Porterfield
Atlantic
Narcissus Lodge
LaPorte City
G. J H. Schuck
W. H. Merritt
Pleasantville Lodge
H. ©. Schultz
Waterloo
F. L. Ferris
Sioux City
James W. Hunter
Newton
Rice Ha. Bell
Keokuk
F. E. Duncan
Des Moines
Dramatic Bullfight Ends in Frenzied Mob Attack
In Durango a drunken spectator hurled a iron pipe at matador Sylverio Chico as he scored with the sixth bull. The bull gore him six times, and the crowd then pounced on the assailant, tearing him to pieces in the arena. Chico had already slain five bulls and earned wild applause for his skill.
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City of
Mexico
Sylverio Chico
Durango
Chico
Qe Matador
Death toll 26 in Montague county tornado
Fort Worth reports twenty six killed and fifty injured as a tornado struck Montague county in northern Texas. Property losses estimated at two hundred thousand dollars. Revised dead list includes A P Earle Sadie Earle Buck Earle and others.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Montague County
A. P. Earle
Sadie Earle
Buck Earle
Lawrence Pillow
Mrs Hay Returns to Newbury After Cleveland Visit
Mrs. Hay widow of the late secretary of state arrives in Newbury with her son Clarence Hay from Cleveland. They proceed to The Fells to spend the rest of the summer.
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Newbury, N
Franklin D. Strong Killed in First Use of Car
Franklin D. Strong age 77 died after plunging over a twelve foot embankment in a car he had just bought and was using for the first time in Trinidad Colorado on July 7.
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Trinidad
Colo
Franklin D. Strong
Weather forecast for Illinois to Wisconsin
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with generally fair conditions and variable winds. Lower Michigan expects partly cloudy skies with light to fresh south to west winds. Iowa outlook is generally fair and warmer in the northeast with variable winds.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Live Stock Market Report From New York and Michigan
Hogs estimated receipts for the day 21,000 with prices from 5.40 to 5.65 for packing and shipping lots. Cattle receipts around 5,000 with steers 5.40 to 6.10, cows and heifers 3.54.75, feeders 4.00 to 4.75, stockers 3.00 to 4.25, calves 5.00 to 6.00. Sheep receipts about 12,000 with export wethers 4.85 to 5.25 and yearlings 5.25 to 6.75. Dunning & Stevens report slow cattle, steady hogs at 5.80 to 5.85, 5.85 to 7.45 for mixed, 5.00 to 6.00 for pigs and Yorkers, and strong lamb and calf values varying by class.
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Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffalo
N. Y
Northern Michigan
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Bragg
W. N. Bragg
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Roy Y. Stichter
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Geo. C. Chambers
The
Grand Canyon
Chas. McCracken
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Father Nugent
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Mrs. Hay
Chicago Grain
Chicago Board of Trade
Rodio
Chicago
Mason
Transfer & Storage Co
Steck
H. F. Steck
the Jeweler
Washington National Bank
Louisville & Nashville
Cincinnati
Louisville
Knoxville
C. L. Stone
Agt
Louisville, Ky
Florida
Frisco
Southern Railway
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Fla
Southeastern Limited
Passengers Traffic Department
Saint Louis
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