Degrees for Iowa grads reflect rising attendance
Iowa City June 16. Degrees awarded to 358 graduates across liberal arts law medicine homeopathic medicine dentistry pharmacy engineering graduate college. Regents report shows attendance growth from 1560 in 1905 to 2474 this year. Engineer Prof H C Gordon resigns to go to the Philippines. Alumni elect W Finkbine as president Mira Troth secretary H Brainerd treasurer and local figures to executive committee.
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Iowa City
Board of Regents
H. C. Gordon
Philippines
W. ©. Finkbine
Des Moines
Mira Troth
Whist Issue in Adel Church Trial Planned
Rev Charles Mayne Methodist pastor contends whist conflicts with church discipline bans on games of chance. Lifelong member Mrs Stephen A Douglas refuses to quit the ladies whist club and will stand trial at the M E church Friday with Rev Foutch of De Sota presiding and W H Winegar of Perry acting for Mrs Douglas.
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del la
Charles Mayne
Methodist Church
Mayne
Stephen A. Douglas
Ladies’ Whist Club
Douglas
W. H. Winegar
Perry
Stranger commits suicide in Tipton jail during burglary arrest
A slim, clean shaven stranger arrested in Stanwood for burglary died by suicide in Tipton jail. He cut his throat with a razor after resisting, refused visitor talks, and feared being identified. He gave the name McKenzie but refused residence details.
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Tipton, Ja
Stanwood
Tipton
McKenzie
Boone Carmen May Strike Over Street Car Wages
Boone and Mason City reports note street car workers seek higher pay from 17 to 20 cents per hour. If denied, workers threaten to strike. Amalgamated Carmen's union leader W H Mahon wired to mediate. Also, bloodhounds used to track robbers who stole 2500 dollars from T R Glanville’s store. Atlantic dogs sent, council to consider reward.
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Boone
W. H. Mahon
Amalgamated Carmen's Union
Mason City
Hoeldren
T. R. Glanville
Atlantic
Tragedy strikes as man killed by train near Oskaloosa
Albert Penland, son of a local prominent businessman, was struck by an Iowa Central train while returning from a fishing trip in Oskaloosa Iowa on June 16. He was found decapitated and ground to pieces.
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Oskaloosa
Albert Penland
Iowa Central
Aged resident Edward Joffman ends life in Iowa
Fort Madison Iowa June 16 Edward Joffman an elderly local man aged seventy six hanged himself in his woodhouse Despondency was cited as the cause The death marks a tragic entry in local records for the year or season
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Lowan
Fort Madison
Edward Joffman
Bride Fatally Burns While Starting Kitchen Fire
Mrs. Emil Damm aged twenty eight newlywed wife of two months died from fatal burns after igniting a kerosene fire in her Cedar Falls kitchen on June 16.
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Cedar Falls
Emil Damm
Gould Divorce Case Reveals High Cost of Wardrobe
Mrs. Katherine Gould former stage star Viola Dayo sues for legal separation from Howard Gould in New York. She testified she spent 35000 to 40000 annually on dress and that her husband gave about 776000 between 1905 and 1906. She wears deep mourning for her late father in court.
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Howard Gould
New York
Gould
Wifes Letter Explains Amiel Walla Bank Robbery Trial
Amiel Walla, captured for the Imogene National Bank robbery, faced ten-year sentence in Anamosa reformatory. His wife Annie writes from Lincoln Nebraska, praising his character and pleading for another trial or clemency, saying bad influence led him astray and that he was a good worker with a family to support.
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Sidney
E. A. Reid
Imogene National Bank
Amiel Walla
Lincoln
Neb
Anamosa _ reformatory
Walla
Reid
Anie
Amiel
Pennant Raising Day for Cubs World Champions 1908
Chicago fans mark the day as the Cubs prepare to raise the world's championship pennant at North Side Park. The Brooklyn team faces a ceremony led by Chance with a brass band, photos, and a mayoral ball toss before the game begins.
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Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Cubs
Northside Park
Brooklyn
Busse
Taft urges constitutional tax amendment and corporate levy
President Taft planned to urge Congress to pass a 2 percent tax on undistributed corporate net earnings and to adopt a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment giving Congress power to impose an income tax. The move, backed by cabinet and Senate Republicans, faces progressive resistance and Democratic opposition over the corporate levy.
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Congress
Burkett
Finance Committee
Washington
Taft
Senate
Wickersham
Burkett Attacks Aldrich Over Tobacco Import Policy
Senator Burkett of Nebraska denounces the finance committee and its overnight change of front on Philippine tobacco imports, standing face to face with Chairman Aldrich in Washington. The exchange centers on policy shifts and political maneuvering described as petty politics.
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Wisconsin
Aldrich
Bulkeley
Philippines
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
LaFollette
Burkett
Committee On Finance
Washington
Philippine Islands
Wilson Predicts Big Crop After Iowa Visit
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, returning from Iowa where he attended his son's wedding at Traer, forecast a magnificent crop this year. He noted strong farm prosperity and high produce prices, but said farm labor shortages were notable. He also commented on meat inspection allegations in St Louis, urging a thorough inquiry.
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Washington
James Wilson
Iowa
Traer
Lowa
Wilson
St. Louis
Guy C Barton Dies in Omaha Area Home
Guy C Barton former president and organizer of the Americana Smelting and Refining company died at his country home near Omaha June 16. He played a key role in the company’s creation and led its early operations.
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Guy C. Barton
Omaha
Americana Smelting and Refining Company
Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Primary Law Unconstitutional
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the primary law unconstitutional and inoperative as a whole citing constitutional defects. The decision leaves Illinois without a primary system or any legal method to nominate candidates.
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Springfield
Ill
the Evening Journal
Supreme Court Today
Illinois
Calhoun bribery case closes closing argument
San Francisco on June 16 analysis of testimony and evidence in the Calhoun case ended as A A Moore senior counsel for Patrick Calhoun began the latter half of his argument on bribery charges against the president of the United Railroads.
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Calhoun
San Francisco
A. A. Moore
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Survey party member falls 1000 feet to death in Alaska
Juneau reports Noel Omilvie head of the Canadian survey party delivering tragic news. James York, a member of the surveying team, died after slipping from a precipice at Sumdam. York plunged about 1000 feet.
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Juneau
Alaska
Noel Omilvie
James York
Sumdam
York
How to Treat a Black Eye
Advice for treating a black eye after impact. Recommend applying a hot cloth wrung from water for twenty minutes to loosen clotted blood and help it drain, repeating with new hot cloths as tolerated.
Markets Chicago 1909 hogs cattle and grain report
Chicago June 16 1909 markets summary shows hog receipts estimated 21000 yesterday leftovers 4675 pigs and porkers price ranges from 6 20 to 8 10 for different hog grades. Cattle beef veal prices reach 7 2 for beves and 6 30 for cows and heifers. Western stockers and feeders move 3 60 to 5 40 with Western sheep and lambs priced up to 8 25 in places. Grain company Beach Wickham furnishes the data from Postal Telegraph Building Chicago.
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Texas
North American Live Stock Commission Co. in Chicago
John A. Babcock leads the North American Live Stock Commission Company based at U S Yards in Chicago Illinois. The firm engages in livestock trading and commission services in the city.
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North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago, Ill
Trying ordeal for Mrs Gould in Gould separation suit
In New York court, Katherine Clemmons Gould endures a trying day as defense witnesses claim her alleged intoxication and coarse language justified Howard Gould in abandoning their marriage. Clarence J. Shearn argues intoxication could strengthen the bond. De Lancey Nicoll counters it undermines her fitness for the home.
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New York
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Supreme Court
Howard Gould
Jay Gould
Justice Dowling
Gould
Palm Beach
Long Island
de Lancey Nicoll
Thorne Attacks Russian Emperor Over Royal Visit
In the House of Commons William James Thorne, the Westham Socialist, denounced the Russian emperor amid plans for his visit to King Edward during the Cowes regatta. The exchange sparked calls for order as Thorne labeled the emperor an inhuman brute.
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London
William James Thorne
Westham
House of Commons
Russia
Edward
Cowes
Thorne
Grey
Negro Lynched in Arcadia Fla For Attempted Assault
Arcadia Florida June 16 a Black man was lynched here for an attempted criminal assault on Mrs P R Reed wife of a prominent citizen. The authorities report the mob acted outside legal due process. Local reaction remains unsettled as the case shocks the community.
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Arcadia
Fla
P. R. Reed
Longshoremen Vote Inches Away From Strike
Detroit June 16 longshoremen on the Great Lakes voted against striking by a margin of under two hundred. The vote signals continued operation of shipping at port facilities and steadier labor relations for the season.
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Detroit
Great Lakes
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Dustin
Farnum
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Jose Wheat
John A. Babcock
Castie Gould
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