Miners Kill A Sleuth In Paint Creek Riot
In Paint Creek West Virginia a general riot erupts as thousands of striking miners clash with Baldwin detective forces. William Springer is killed and William Phaup is seriously wounded when fired upon on Paint Creek road two miles below Mucklow. Militia at Peytonia cannot be reached by telephone as wires are cut. Sheriff S P Smith seeks to assess the evolving danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek
William Springer
Baldwin
William Phaup
Paint Creek Road
Springer
Phaup
Mucklow
Eliott
Peytonia
Boomer
Kanawha River
S.P. Smith
Patents Granted This Week to Iowa Citizens
Washington July 28 Mesars Davis and Davis report patents granted this week to Iowa residents including J R Campbell Monona steel railway tie and lock EB A and EB L Eustice Newton driving mechanism A G Eyles Cedar Rapids chair T J Gillon J F Huber Bima fire escape C D Haldeman Milo farm sate K Hilliard Vinton folding harrow G W Hoadley Garden Grove grinding machine J D Hopkins Clinton hot water heater J W Hough Fairbanks fence post J A Lyon Webster City safety brake M F McCarthy Davenport expansion joint for concrete pavements J J Schaefer German township shredded corn fodder salter J M Skvor and J G Irving Cedar Rapids fishing tackle S A Slauson Cedar Rapids hay loader coupling A Sweeney and W R Parks Ottumwa confection refrigerator R G Taylor Davenport draft rig King G W Thomas Red Oak Loose leaf record book O P Underwood and R S Hill Des Moines carburetor Kk S Wetmore College Springs electric motor C Wold Sioux City miter box Plus advertising note Chamberlains Liniment for sore muscles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Campbell
Monona
EB. A
EB. L. Eustice
Newton
A. G. Eyles
Cedar Rapids
T. J. Gillon
J. F. Huber
Bima
C. D. Haldeman
Milo
K. Hilliard
Vinton
G. W. Hoadley
Garden Grove
J. D
A. ©. Sweeney
W. R. Parks
Ottmwa
R. G. Taylor
Davenport
G. W. Thomas
Red Oak
O. P. Underwood
R. 8. Hill
Des Moines
Kk. S. Wetmore
College Springs
C. Wold
Sioux City
Iowa farmer seeks damages from state over tuberculosis claim
David Sentman a North Liberty farmer and Iowa state sanitarium inmate at Oakdale plans to file a damages claim with the state legislature. He says contracting tuberculosis while an orderly at the sanitarium caused the white plague after injuring his hand on a garbage can and notes a 1910 exam by former superintendent Dr H E K Kirschner found no tubercular signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
David Sentman
North Liberty
Iowa State Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Oakdale
Iowa City
Sentman
Feneral Assembly
H. EK. Kirsehner
Habit op0ene By Howard L Rann
A satirical prose piece on habits as restraints on action and thought. It humorously examines how habits dominate behavior, from thinking in plain language to social invasions into others affairs, ending with a remark on the olive habit and repetition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L, Rann
Open Up Many Sew Coal Mines
In Knoxville a new phase of Marion county coal development begins as English Creek Coal Co sinks a shaft in city limits near a four foot vein at sixty feet depth. George H. Ramsey leads the project, linking to Hawkeye Shipping mines and planning city mine connections. Fuel Co plans a new near Durfee mine shaft to cut hauling costs. Fourteen major city coal dealers attended a meeting, with turnout lower than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Creek Coal Company
Knoxville
George H. Ramsey
Oskaloosa
Ramsey
Hawkeye Shipping
Knownville
City
Bussey
Rex. Fuel Company
Marion County
Durfee
Thaw Loses Case as Judge Rules Release Dangerous
Justice Martin J. Keogh in White Plains denies Harry K. Thaw's bid for freedom from asylum stating his release would threaten public safety. The ruling notes prior habeas corpus efforts in 1908 and 1909 found Thaw insane and unsafe to discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. Keogh
White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Justis Martin J. Keogh
Supreme Court
Thaw
Thaw’s Release Would Be Dangerous To Public Safety. In His Opinion Justice Keogh
Justice Morschateer
Justice Mills
Ridder to Remain Treasurer for Democratic Campaign
Herman Ridder of New York will continue as treasurer of the Democratic national committee during the presidential campaign. Governor Wilson's secretary said the governor will not return to Seagirt, New Jersey, until late today after meeting a delegation of 100 Brooklyn Democratic club members. Wilson will then retreat to seclusion until Monday morning.
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Seagirt
N. J
Herman Ridder
New York
I T
Democratic Nations Committee
Wilson
Syagirt
Brooklyn Democratic Club
Denver Editor Sentenced to Jail and Fine in Contempt Case
Frederick G. Bonfils, Denver Post publisher, received sixty days in jail and a $5,000 fine for criminal contempt after William G. Evans, head of the streetcar company, argued the Post articles were intended to intimidate the court. Evans faces similar charges over Times articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Frederick G. Bonfils
Denver Post
William G Evans
Post
Evans
Times
Move to End One Dollar Deed Notation in Dubuque
The Dubuque real estate board backs a push to abolish naming one dollar as the consideration in transfers filed with the county recorder. They argue the practice reflects poorly on the city and benefits no one as taxes are based on actual or fair value rather than the token amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque, Ln
Real Estate Board of
Dubuque
County Recorder
Iowa seeks passenger tariff regulation bill power
Des Moines July 27 commercial groups plan to push a bill in the next general assembly that would grant the state railway commissioners authority to regulate passenger tariffs. The change would let the commission approve special rates for the Iowa State Fair Sioux City Interstate Fair and the National Cattle Congress and Dairy Show at Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
General Assembly
Sioux City
Waterloo
Woman Injures Head Thrusting Through Train Window
Mrs. G Kr Johnson of Fartham leaned toward a depot platform scene at Valley Junction and thrust her head through a railway car window. The impact shattered the pane into small pieces and caused deep forehead cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Valley Junction
G. Kr. Johnson
Fartham
Burglar Mistaken for Husband in Palmyra Home
Mrs John Bross helping her husband search for a burglar at their Palmyra farm home mistook the intruder for her spouse. She grabbed him in a hug and pleaded for mercy as the burglar hid in a closet. Startled by her words he escaped through a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
John Bross
Mia. Bross
Iowa Coal Dealers Raise Des Moines Retail Price
Des Moines coal dealers agreed to raise the retail price of Iowa coal from 3.75 to 4 per ton at a Thursday meeting at Gibson's hall. They stated no definite time had been set for the increase to take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Gibson's Hall
Des Moines Printers Protest Bourne Parcels Post Bill
Des Moines printers led by Typographical union No 118 protest to Senators Cumming and Kenyon and Congressman Prouty against the Bourne parcels post bill. Secretary Waters telegraphed the union’s protest, stating the bill would raise postage on printed matter for advertising purposes. Demand blanks for the Paris automobile salon are to be sent to the exhibition administration at 51 Rue Pereolese, Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. G G. Waters
Cumming
Ken
Yon
Prouty
Bourne Parcels Post
Waters
Typographical Union No. 118
Paris
Rue Pergeolese
Dysentery Cure Promises From Chamberlain Remedy
A claim that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cures dysentery, even in malignant or epidemic cases, is offered as a safe treatment by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Lemmon
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STECK
Sters
Steck’s Jewelry Store
Hanes
Coons
Aves
OWA Gas & Electric CO
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
Patent Report
Washington, D. C
Wan
State News
Towa
Hugs
Borelar
Grand Jury
Peck & Office
Masonic Block
Thomas
Pores
Here
C.M. GF. Clothing Company
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
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