Farmers 10 Hold Wheat Hold Wheat
Springfield Mo May 14 A plan to build warehouses in grain regions to hold wheat for high prices was endorsed by the National Farmers union grain and cattle branch. Delegates expect farmers to handle much of next season’s crops and will cooperate with the American Society of Equity. Theodore Nelson outlined Equity aims and collective marketing to bypass speculators, selling to mills and British buyers to raise farmer income without raising bread costs.
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Springfield
Grain Growers and Cattle Growers
National Farmers’ Union
American Society of Equity
Theodore G. Nelson
The
Equity Society
Committee On
Nelson
Grain Growers’ Department
Farmers’ Union
Great Britain
Indictment Charged Woman in Mail Fraud Case
Ada Wiedman alias Ada Russell alias Ada Fuller wife of Jesse Fuller of Hebron Me was indicted in a United States court for fraudulent use of the mails. The indictment claims she is unattractive and older than claimed. Mrs Fuller pleaded not guilty and was held in 500 for the next term of court.
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Portland
Ada Wiedman
Ada Russell
Ada Fuller
Jesse Fuller
Hebron
United States
Rat in hair saves life in Michigan car crash
In Jackson on May 14 Mrs. Richard Frost and her baby were ejected when a car hit a telegraph pole. Hair pins driven into Mrs. Frost’s scalp by the impact were described as saving her head from being crushed, while the baby suffered a head injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
Richard Frost
Nord Sentenced to Five Years for Fraud Schemes
Kansas City May 14 Charles E Nord a real estate broker was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for obtaining money under false pretenses from Carrie Hamilton a milliner of Frankfort Kansas Nord accused of winning the love of several women in various cities and inducing them to part with their money.
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Nord
Kansas City
Charles E. Nord
Carrie Hamilton
Frankfort
Kan
Baseball Scores From Last Night National League Action
Summary of last night’s National League and Western League results across New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago Sioux City Lincoln Pueblo Des Moines Omaha. Notable line scores show Chicago Philadelphia and Detroit games with varied run totals and multiple pitchers credited.
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New York
R.B.E. Chicago
Kroh-Moran
Mathewson-Meyers
Brooklyn
R.H.E. St. Louis
Rucker-Bergen
Lush-Phelps
Boston
R.H.E
Cincinnati
Poston
Jerguson
Mattern
Bowerman
Campbell
McLean
Sioux City
R.H.E. Sioux City
Kels
Alderman
Starr
Towne
Bohannon
Zalusky
Lincoln
R.H.E. Lincoln
Pueblo
Jones-Sullivan
Swift-Mitre
Des Moines
R.H.E. D. Moines
Wife Slayer Is Shot Down in South Dakota
In Presho South Dakota May 14 the body of William L. Lansing's wife was found with the head crushed by a hammer in their cellar. Lansing the husband fled during the discovery and was tracked down twenty two miles north in a Brule reservation claim shack. He opened fire twice and was shot in the chest dying shortly after. The posse suffered no injuries.
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Presho
S. D
William L. Lansing
Brule
Lansing
On Trial at Tombstone Aimed at Mexican Revolutionaries
In Tombstone Arizona on May 14 the trial of Magon Villareal and Rivera began. The first witness, Ansel T. Samuels, advertising solicitor for Regen eracion, testified to signatures on documents used as basis for indictments under neutrality laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombstone
Ariz
Magon
Villareal
Rivera
Ansel T. Samuels
Regeneracion
Junta
St. Louis
Bankers Debating Guaranty Law At Council Bluffs Meeting
Congressman Walter L Smith urged Iowa bankers to back bank guaranty and postal savings laws at a Group Five meeting in Council Bluffs Iowa. Officers elected include President George W. Coe and Secretary R T Bennistone Nebraska bankers signaled waning opposition to the guaranty act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Walter L Smith
Stikers
Iowa State Bank‘rs’ Association
Smith
Bankers’ Association
Europe
George W. Coe
Woodbine
R. T. Bennistone
War on School Treasurer Sparks Iowa Resolution
Des Moines May 14 county superintendents of Iowa unanimously adopt a resolution declaring war on the school treasurer and moving to a legislative enactment to remove him. The clause, aimed at reforming fund handling, shocks observers as bankers are blamed in private talks for fund management issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Defeat of Stillman bill on school funds control
A government session defeated the Stillman bill aimed at abolishing school treasurers and transferring all school funds to the county treasurer, maintaining existing financial oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillman
Modernizing Rural Schools In Pottawattamie County
In district No 8 a $1200 appropriation funds a new modern school building with improved lighting ventilation and heating. The cottage like structure features lower black boards and dedicated rooms for paraphernalia and books replacing the old stove. Other county sections plan similar modernization efforts.
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Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs
District No. 8
P. E. O. elects officers in Iowa chapter meeting
Waterloo May 14 The grand Iowa P. E. O. chapter elected officers for the coming year. President Miss Dillie Dugan Valley Junction First Vice President Mrs Dell Glazier Fort Madison Second Vice President Mrs Lilian Russell Lamson Waterloo Recording Secretary Mrs Alice Miller Cedar Rapids Corresponding Secretary Mrs Ella Thomas Fort Dodge Treasurer Mrs Katherine Keager Greenfield Organizer Miss Ellen Ball Mt Pleasant
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Waterloo
Grand Chapter
Iowa
Dillie Dugan
Valley Junction
Dell Glazier
Fort Madison
Lilian Russell Lamson
Alice Miller
Cedar Rapids
Ella Thomas
Fort Dodge
Katherine Keager
Greenfield
Ellen Ball
Mt. Pleasant
Farmer Henry Greff Ends Life With Shotgun
LeMars Iowa area report says Henry Greff a young farmer living eighteen miles east of LeMars shot himself to death with a shotgun. The incident occurred May 14 in a rural setting. Local authorities investigated and ruled it a suicide.
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LeMars, la
Henry Greff
Here
Marriage Sparks Contempt Case Affects Iowa Man
Correctionville, Iowa reports the May wedding of Charles Hamren to Blanche Shrader in Dakota City Nebraska. Hamren failed to return to Iowa and fled to Dallas South Dakota, triggering contempt of court in a prior divorce case where Ruby G. Hamren was granted divorce for drunkenness and inhumane treatment filed within a year of the decree.
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Correctionville
Charles Hamren
Blanche Shrader
Dakota City
Neb
Iowa
Dallas
S.D
Petty Hotel
Hamren
Ruby G. Hamren
Ex Governor Lorenzo Crounse Dies in Omaha
Former Nebraska governor Lorenzo Crounse died at his Omaha home after an extended illness with arterial troubles listed as the immediate cause. The death occurred just before midnight on May 14.
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Crounse
Omaha
Lorenzo Crounse
Wrights Return Home Amid Parade in Dayton
Booming cannons and brass bands greeted Wilbur and Orville Wright and Katherine Wright as they arrived in Dayton Ohio from Europe. The homecoming drew a noisy welcome with crowds and celebratory displays.
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Wrights
Dayton
Wilbur
Orville
Katherine Wright
Europe
Clemenceau Wins Big in Paris Postal Strike Vote
In Paris on May 14 Premier Clemenceau secured a decisive chamber victory with 454 to 59 backing the government’s stance on postal strikes and a 365 to 159 vote of general confidence. Strikers vow to widen the movement despite the setback. In Pana Illinois William Price killed himself with dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Chamber
Pana, U
William Price
Hogs and cattle prices edge up in Chicago markets
Markets show mixed hog and cattle bidding with strong sheep and pig values. Receipts listed at 10 000 hogs and 6 000 cattle with daily shifts and ranges from 4 60 to 9 35 for various classes. grain house Beach-Wickham Grain Co provides figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Senate approves 25 cent iron ore duty
Washington May 14 The senate voted 61 to 24 for a 25 cent per ton duty on iron ore after debate with 17 Democrats joining Republicans and 12 Republicans voting against. The House had kept iron ore on the free list while current law imposes 40 cents per ton. The tariff discussion focused on the Philippine tariff bill and committee appointments policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Committee On Finance
House
Harrison
N. Y
Underwood
Ala
Cannon
Garrett
Tenn
Will Listen to Yankee Ironmakers of His Researches
London May 14 The Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain met for its annual session with leading metal experts. Dr Allerton Cushman US Department of Agriculture addressed the gathering on rust causes and nature based on electrolysis studies and rust resisting paints.
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London
Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain
Allerton
Cushman
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Hill Calls on Taft Seeks End to Tariff Agitation
James J. Hill told President Taft that ending tariff agitation would spark a new era of prosperity. He said Washington talks keep people in suspense and business idle, urging a return to work and forward momentum for progress. The outlook, he added, is good in all directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James J. Hill
Taft
Mr. Hill
DROWNINGS OF A DAY
Three men died by drowning near New York on a warm day. Abram Rivera a student from a wealthy Guatemalan family was drowned at West New Brighton while swimming a pond. The other victims were unknown men who drowned in the Hudson River when a small boat capsized by a steamer wake.
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New York
New York City
Abram Rivera
Guatemala
Central America
West New Brighton
Hudson River
Radicals Fail to Invite Other Denominations at Episcopal Congress
In Boston on May 14 the Episcopal Congress defeated a move to invite speakers from other denominations. The session last night debated psychotherapy as embodied in the Emmanuel movement, a system of mental and spiritual healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Congress
Boston
Woodbine to Receive Carnegie Library Funds
Woodbine Louisiana on May 14 reports Carnegie funds for a new library. Agents say the money is available and will be sent after plans are submitted. The library project is valued at $10,000.
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Woodbine
Carnegie Library
Carnegie
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Mars
Percival Lowell
Flagstaff
Lowell
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Macauley
New York World
National League
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R.H.E. Detroit
Suegs
Willett
Donovan
Schmidt
Manning
Warhop
Blair
Cleveland
R.H.E. Cleveland
Heston
Young-Easterly
Morgan-Carrigan
Chicago
R.H.E. Chicago
White and
Sullivan
Johnson
Western League
South Dakota
Posse
Udge Smith
P.E. O
Miss Dugan
Braska
Spo
Reach Chamber
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S. Yards
Chicago, Ill
Yankee
Hill
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