Iowa Gats Crop To Be Short
Des Moines May 4 Production of oats in Iowa this year will be lighter than usual due to a back winter and cold spring weather. The report notes typical March weather last week with hail and high winds damaging property and possible injury to early sown grain. Farm work has progressed slowly, with many fields not yet sown and ground preparation two to three weeks behind. The oats acreage will be well below last year, though corn acreage may rise. Fruit damage appears limited to extreme southern counties where peaches cherries plums apricots and pears may be affected.
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Des Moines
Iowa
T v Bowa Weather and Crop Service
Bicom
Des Moines Council Spars Over Accusations
Des Moines May 4. Councilman MacVicar rebukes Ash and Hamery after a長 lengthy communication read at the meeting. MacVicar defends himself against charges of politics in department conduct and recounts a prior accusation against Hamery for obtaining money under false pretense in Cottonwood County Minnesota.
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Des Moines
Wis
Ash
MacVicar
Hamery
Hanery
Cottonwood County
Minnesota
Fatally Hurt Switchman in Rock Island Yard Accident
Cedar Rapids Iowa May 4 Frank Vavra a Rock Island switchman caught his foot between a crossing plank and a rail and saved himself from being ground by the switch engine by throwing himself backward. His leg was cut off at the hip and he probably will die.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Vavra
Rock Island
Henry P Brooks Dead In McGregor Residence
Henry P. Brooks a longtime McGregor resident died at his home at age seventy three. He lived in the town for nearly six decades and his passing was reported from McGregor Louisiana on May 4.
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Henry P. Brooks
McGregor
First Iowa Cavalry Private Enlistee Honored. Iowa News Briefs
Enlisted in company K of the First Iowa cavalry in 1862 and served as a private until mustered out. Bert Russell dies after a fight in Waubay when he slashed his own throat with a knife following a fight over alleged abuse. Burlington bar attorneys pay tribute to J W Blythe with a eulogy by Thomas Hedge. Des Moines adopts a new account system to track state official expenses. Col S W Durham dies at Marion aged ninety two. a notable Iowa pioneer and 1844 constitutional convention member.
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First
Iowa Cavalry
Burlington
J. W. Blythe
Thomas Hedge
Ulythe
Iowa
Des Moines
S. W. Durham
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Ss. W. Durham
Hoagland Will Heirships Include Major Bequests In St Joseph
Theodore J. Hoagland, cap italist who died last week, leaves 60000 to cousin Annie Clarkson and 12000 to various charities. He also bequeaths 1000 to Tuskegee Institute 1000 to Council Bluffs orphanage 10500 to Methodist Episcopal church south 7000 to Central College Fayette Missouri and 8000 to St Joseph philanthropic institutions. Washington reports Oscar Straus named ambassador to Turkey and W W Rockhill ambassador to Russia with Rockhill a former assistant secretary of state.
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St. Joseph
Theodore J. Hoagland
Tuskegee Institute of
Annie
Clarkson
Society of
New York
Heagland
Washington
Oscar §. Straus
Commerce and Labor
Turkey
W. W. Rockhill
Russia
Rockhill
China
Planter Charles Lamb Killed Near Shelby
Shelby Mississippi May 4 Charles Lamb a planter eight miles south of town was killed on his plantation by a black man who was later arrested the murder leading story on the local front.
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Shelby, Miss
Charles Lamb
Here
Murphy Proposes Probe of Two Judges in Missouri Freight Case
Representative Murphy introduces a resolution to investigate Federal Judges John F. Phillips and Smith MacPherson over conduct linked to the Missouri maximum freight law and the 2-cent passenger rate case. The measure cites a fishing trip with railroad attorneys, arrests for game law violations, and rulings viewed as usurping legislative authority.
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Murphy
Washington
John F. Phillips
Smith MacPherson
Western District
Missouri
Men of Science Convene at ASME Spring Meeting
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers opens its annual spring meeting in Washington with about 300 engineers in attendance. President Taft will host a White House reception and a Fort Myer drill will be shown if conditions permit. Rear Admiral Melville will speak on The Engineer in the Navy and F H Newell will discuss Homemaking in the Arid Regions.
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Washington
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
America
Taft
White House
War Department
Fort Myer
Melville
Society
Navy
F. H. Newell
Reclamation Service
Famous Hog Case Decided in Damages Suit
The Supreme Court ordered a writ of mandamus directing Judge Smith McPherson to remand Winn v. American Express to state court. It settles that the prize dog damages case remains a state matter after removal to federal court. Winn wins the ruling preserves state jurisdiction.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Winn
American Express Company
Smith McPherson
McPherson
Van Viissingen Reveals Two Decades of Forgeries
Chicago May 4 Former real estate man Peter Van Viissing en now serving a forgery sentence told Referee in Bankruptcy Wean about twenty years of crime. He said Maurice Rosenfeld forced him to continue forgeries to repay debts and named men he had victimized. He claimed about 1 million dollars in forged paper was redeemed 1901 to 1908.
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Chicago
Peter van Vlissingen
van Viissingen
Maurice Rhosenfeld
Rosenfeld
van Vlissingen
Rosenburg
Three Fatal Electrocutions In Paris Along Belt Railroad
In Paris on May 4 a boy and two men were electrocuted before a large crowd at Avenue St. Ouen. The boy slipped from a fence beside the belt railroad, touched a high tension cable, and died instantly. A worker who attempted rescue died instantly, and a second rescuer also perished despite warnings from bystanders.
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Paris
Avenue St. Ouen
Thirteen Turks Executed in Constantinople
In Constantinople on May 4 thirteen civilians and soldiers were hanged by military courts for murder. Major Youseef, his son, and three others killed the Syrian deputy Emir Mohammed Arslan in front of parliament, executed where they committed the crime. Others were hanged at the ministry of war entrance and at the Galata bridge.
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Constantinople
Youseef
Mohammed Arslan
Ministry of War
Galata
Maurod
Nizam
Stambou
Castro heads to Santander to join wife due back from the West
Cipriano Castro departs Paris for Santander Spain to await his wife who is en route from the West In dies.
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Castro
Paris
Spain
Cipriano Castro
Santander
West Indies
Woman Thrills Over Housecleaning Prep Says New York Press
A New York Press quote notes a woman finds deep thrill in preparing for housecleaning while a man gets ready to fish, highlighting differing anticipations of routine rituals.
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New York Press
Boxton Testifies How He Was Trapped in Burns Bribery Case
Dr. Charles Boxton, former San Francisco supervisor, testifies as star witness in Patrick Calhoun bribery trial. He explains he was ensnared by Will iam J. Burns and district attorney agents after taking marked bills in 1907 to vote for a skating rink ordinance at Roy’s home. Boxton recounts Burns detailing the incident and urging confession.
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San Francisco
Charles Boxton
Schmitz Board of Supervisors
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Boxton
William J. Burns
District Attorney's Office
Schmitz
G. M. Roy
Mung Hg
Roy
Abraham Reuf
Union Society of the Civil War Formed in New York
The Union Society of the Civil War was incorporated in New York on May 4. Its aims include honoring loyal officials who aided the national government during the Civil War, promoting historical research on war officials and documents, fostering patriotism, and upholding American freedoms. Moonlight effects on stammering noted in the source.
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New York
Union Society of the
United States
Market summaries show strong cattle hogs and sheep gains
Chicago May 4 1909 hog receipts and price ranges indicate strong demand with light hogs 6 80 to 7 25 mixed packers 6 95 to 7 35 heavy shipping grades 6 95 to 7 40 cattle and sheep runs 20 000 and 12 000 respectively with prices broadly higher across cattle beef and stockers and western ranges officials report yesterday totals and future receipts.
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Texas
Partial Victory for Hepburn Act Alters Railroad Stock Rules
The Supreme Court reverses a lower ruling on the commodities clause, limiting its reach to transport of goods produced by a railroad or tied to its direct control. It allows railroad ownership of stock in producing firms, enabling use of subsidiary structures to move commodities. The decision favors railroads while urging possible legislative fixes to curb stock ownership.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court For
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Justice White
Justice Harlan
Congress
Sto
Russian Battle Songs in Minor Keys
The text notes that Russian battle songs use minor keys and convey sadness rather than martial vigor, reflecting the soldier's fate.
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Cleveland
Genter
Aberdeen
S. D
Bert Russell
Waubay
Will OF
T. B. Hoagland
Royal
M’pherson
Phillips Is Also Involved
Techanical Engineers
War Office
Star Witness
Frisco
Burns
Union Society of Civil War
Loudon
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
North American
Live Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago, Ill
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