Governor Johnson Visited Rock Island Students Cheer
Governor Johnson of Minnesota arrived in Rock Island at 1 40 pm to a throng of about 1000 at the depot. Augustana students and townspeople gave a lively welcome with cheers and a Rockettiki yell. He spoke at Augustana and later in Moline on The Majesty of the Law.
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Rock Island
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Augustana College
Rock Island Depot
Chicago
Johnson
Andrew Kempe
Governor Johnson
Emil Bergren
Govenorr Johnson
Augustana
Corn Shortage Sparks Elevated Prices at Iowa Centers
Corn buyers report a tight last year's stock in Les Moines area with prices around 60 cents per bushel, up from 45 cents. Demand comes from Chicago and the east as feeders pull less corn due to pastures covering cattle. Pigs and lambs thrive in Osceola county while Black Hawk reports stock losses from a April thunderstorm. Electric Bitters advertised as a remedy for climate ailments and debility.
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Les Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Doctor Chapper
Iowa Crop Bureau
Winnebago
Osceola County
Black Hawk County
Warrants Issued for W. L. Weaver Missing Iowa Justice
Warrants for the arrest of W. L. Weaver the young justice of the peace and attorney who has been missing since February 24 are with Sheriff Thomas Walsh. He is accused of forgery in an alleged attempt to dispose of two sets of loan papers to W. A. Biggs through a bank at Perry Iowa. Weaver is said to be in the west with letters received from the Pacific coast.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
W. L. Weaver
Thomas Walsh
West
Weaver
W. A. Biggs
Perry
Pacific Coast
Churchill Seeks Safe Seat After Parlia ment Defeat
William Spencer Churchill, president of the board of trade, arrives to contest the Manchester north west seat left vacant by Edmund Robertson. He faces strong opposition from Unionist Sir George Baxter and Labour’s G H Stuart, an avowed prohibitionist, amid a large voter turnover. BE Scryia geour of the United Irish League urges Trish voters to back Churchill.
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Ihnindee
William Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Manchester
Edmund Robertson
Churchill
Sir George Baxter
G. H. Stuart
BE. Scryiageour
United Irish League
Trish
Texans Decide Delegates to Democratic National Convention
In Waco on May 2, Texas voters choose delegates to the national convention. Democrats split into two camps over whether Joseph W Bailey and three others should go at large to Denver, or a four man delegation led by Coone Johinson of Tyler should carry the slate. Both camps predict victory.
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Waco
Tex
Texas
Joseph W. Bailey
Denver
Coone Johinson
Tyler
Unknown man leaps from Pads bridge into Mississippi
In St Louis on May 2 a well dressed man leaped from Pads bridge into the Mississippi. He floated about fifty feet with the current before resurfacing and sinking again. His linen was immaculate and his clothes were well brushed, suggesting he intended to die.
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St. Louis
Pads Bridge
Toledo Strike Shuts Shops Over Machine-Made Shoes
In Toledo on May 2, proprietors of horseshoeing shops will use only machine-made shoes after fifty union hoshoers from fifteen shops quit work and refused to handle machine-made goods, prompting a citywide shift in supply and labor relations.
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Toledo
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and nearby states
The forecast expects generally fair skies with continued cool conditions across Illinois Indiana and surrounding areas including Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa. Cloud cover may persist in parts of Michigan and portions of Wisconsin with cool temperatures continuing.
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Swelock Tourest
Tilinois
Indiana
Lower
Wisconsin
Lowa
Markets Report from Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show mixed grain futures for May and July wheat and corn, with live stock prices and cash sales listed. Prices for wheat, corn, oats, lard, short ribs, and hogs vary, while cattle, sheep, and calves in East Buffalo and Prairie region markets are noted with receipts and price ranges.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
ADS AG
Sarge
Colorado
Ilnois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
New York Writer Praises Castro Amid Asphalt Trust Debate
A New York writer argues against attacks on Venezuela President Castro, listing his achievements from ending revolutions to settling claims with blockading nations. The piece asserts Roosevelt will view Castro's conduct favorably and defend sovereignty against the Asphalt Trust.
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New York
Castro
Venezuela
Asphalt Trust
Matos
Diaz
Mexico
United States
Roosevelt
Banquet Banter as Hawk Eye Club Grows in Spokane
Spokane announces Hawk Eye club membership at 350 with nearly 500 expected for the May 4 banquet in Masonic temple. President Gaston will preside at 6:30 dinner. Joseph McCarthy promises musical numbers and toasts as cities race for largest turnout east of the Rockies.
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Spokane
Wash
John Alexander Wilson
Hawkeye Club of
Frederic H. Gaston
Des Moines
Masonic Temple
Joseph McCarthy
Wilson
Rockies
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Dubuque
Davenport
Atlantic
R. B. Paterson
Spokane Dry Goods Company
LeRoy Wallar
Carl D. Meicke
Charles
Indianola
Simpson College
Gaston
State Armory
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Opera House
Sicily
Lombardo
W. Gedson
Gomner
3D Street
12Th Avenue
Pashington
Rock Island, Ill
Lemmon’s
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
B. Lemmon
Scotland
Bailey
Baden Bridge
Chicago Grain
Hawkeye Club
Work & Meek
West Side
Suet
Foster
North Side
Edwin Griffith
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
The
Pauls Lumber
Ohio
Patton Grogery
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