Hayward Seeks Large Filing Fee From Pullman Iowa
Des Moines reports Secretary of State Hayward demands 108018 dollars for filing articles of incorporation by the Pullman Sleeping Car Company and proposes a 100 per day penalty for 23 years, arguing the firm has never legally conducted business in Iowa. Attorney General Byers eyeing suit. company may withdraw Sleeper service if pressed.
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Des Moines
Hayward
Pullman Sleeping Car Company
Byers
Iowa
Pullman Company
Pullman
Ay Guernsey
Waterloo Women Vote On Municipal Waterworks Ownership
Waterloo Iowa voters will decide next Friday whether to issue 525000 dollars in bonds to purchase and extend the waterworks. Aims of municipal ownership have supporters holding factory meetings and two upcoming mass gatherings led by Speaker Feely of the last general assembly, with a predicted large turnout of women.
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Waterloo
Feely
General Assembly
Iowa
Negro Kills Wife then Takes Own Life in Ottumwa
George Edwards a Rutledge miner killed his white wife with a pocketknife and then slit his own throat at the Allen King home on Smoky Row Ottumwa dying five minutes later He had been troubled in marriage and traveled to plead for her to return home The victim was a daughter of David Havenor
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Ottumwa
Rutledge
George Edwards
Edwards
Allen King
Smoky Row
David Havenor
Mystery in His Death at Oxford Details Murder Suspect Arrested
The body of Howard Keveney of Chicago was found in Clear Creek near Oxford Iowa with indications of murder. C F Don cannon of Davenport Iowa, alleged to be the last person seen with Keveney, has been arrested.
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Oxford
Howard Keveney
Chicago
Clear
Cannon
Davenport
Keveney
Ore Train Wrecked in Montana Kills One Injures Engineer
Helena Mont May 24 An ore train on the Montana Central was rocked between Helena and Great Falls. Eighteen cars plunged into the river. Stakeman Rogers was killed and Engineer Sieben seriously injured.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Montana Central
Helens
Great Falls
Rogers
Sieben
Mongolian Reaches Halifax After Icebound Voyage
The Allan Line steamer Mongolian from Glasgow arrives at Halifax on May 24 with a shattered propeller blade and a flooded fore deck. She spent three days adrift off Saint John before making harbor.
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Halifax
N. S
Allan Line
Glasgow
Secretary Dickinson Returns From Panama Canal Inspection Tour
Secretary of War Dickinson, weakened by illness, returns to Washington aboard the Mayflower at the navy yard after a Panama Canal inspection trip. He notes improving strength and jokes he only saw Cuba through a porthole while praising canal progress.
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Washington
Dickinson
Washington Navy Yard
Panama Canal
Havana
Navy Yard
Cuba
Panama Zone
Widow Shot by Lawyer in Tima
Mrs. Maude Diltz a young widow was shot by John Beam a well known lawyer in Tima on May 24. The incident is reported with few additional details and notes Beam's prominence in the local legal community.
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Tima, O
Maude Diltz
John Beam
Revelations in Calhoun trial unfold in San Francisco
San Francisco May 24. Revelations of alleged conspiracy in the Calhoun bribery graft trial include plots and diamond cut methods used by detectives to obtain evidence and claims of perjury by defense attorneys. The six month case, backed by large funds, heads into a potentially livelier week as Judge Lawlor weighs admissibility of documents stolen from Burns agents and linked to Abbott. Helms and fellow detectives are poised to testify regarding attempts to hush witnesses.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
Pribery
Lawier
William J. Burns
William M. Abbott
United Railways
Burns
John Helms
Abbott
Helms
High Duty on Lumber Spurs Senate Tariff Debate
Washington May 24 The lumber schedule of the tariff bill drew strong bids for high duties from Heyburn while McCumber fights to block any levy on lumber. After lumber paragraphs are disposed of the finance committee will tidy up remaining provisions before cotton and woolen schedules, with late night sessions possible and no fixed final vote date. Senator Aldrich presses for a vote day and expects long sessions, with no plan beyond persistent hammering at schedules.
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North Dakota
Aldrich
Senate
Washington
Heyburn
Ida
Senats McCumber
N. D
Finance
Rbid
How to Build Good Roads Congress Supports Road Cooperation
The second national good roads congress closes urging active state and national cooperation in post road construction and convict labor use. It calls for the U S government to appropriate at least 10 percent of national revenue for roads, with states matching funds.
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Washington
Second
National Good Roads Congress
Congress
United States
Taft Accepts Place on Hampton Institute Board
Hampton Va May 24 President Taft read a letter at commencement announcing his acceptance of a seat on the board of trustees of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, a school for the education of African Americans and Indians.
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Taft
Hampton
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
School For the
Three Oskaloosa Fires Cause Major Property Loss
Three fires in Oskaloosa Iowa caused about 20000 in damage. The Ezra Mendenhall Furniture factory, valued at 15000, was completely destroyed likely from spontaneous combustion. James Loughridge’s home suffered roof loss and water damage totaling about 5000. A Siebel Milling Company tenement fire from a gasoline stove caused limited damage.
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Oskaloosa
Ezra Mendenhall
James Loughridge
Siebel Milling Company
Fairbanks Arrives in Tokyo for Imperial Audience Banquet
Former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and his party arrived in Tokyo from San Francisco. He was received by the emperor and later served as guest of honor at a banquet hosted by Marquis Kotsui.
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Tokyo
Charles W. Fairbanks
San Francisco
Fairbanks
Kotsui
Kansas Couple Drown in Blue River Near Manhattan
Miss Gladys Irish of Manhattan and Walter Goddard of Minneapolis Kansas drowned when their boat capsized after striking a snag on the Blue River near here. Both were students at Kansas Agricultural College.
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Kansas
Blue River
Manhattan
Kan
Here
Gladys Irish
Walter Goddard
Minneapolis
Kansas Agricultural College
Iowa Episcopalians Meet in Dubuque
The Iowa Episcopal convention opened in Dubuque for three days as the diocese reports a 50000 dollar Episcopal fund raised. A coadjutor bishop with Dubuque headquarters is likely, with Dean Sage expected to be named to the post to aid Bishop Morrison’s duties during illness.
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Dubuque
The
Episcopalians of
Iowa
Iown
Morrison
Iowa Millers to Hold Midsummer Meeting in Waterloo
Waterloo Iowa May 24 The Iowa Millers club will hold their midsummer meeting in Waterloo June 2 and 3 Professor H G Bell of Ames will speak on The Seed Wheat Question Commissioner H R Wright of Des Moines will discuss The Rulings of the Iowa Food and Dairy Commissioner That Affect the Miller and George A Wrightman secretary of the Iowa State Manufacturers association will discuss the relation of his association to the Iowa Millers club
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Waterloo
Iowa Millers’ Club
H. G. Bell
Ames
H. R. Wright
Des Moines
Iowa Food and Dairy
Miller
George A. Wrightman
Iowa State Manufacturers’ Association
To a Poet. Write on and don't despair, my boy
A verse urging resilience after editors decline. It champions persistence, notes Muse remains coy, and asserts the writer has nine chances to find inspiration, a flexible, optimistic indictment of rejection. The speaker, quoting J. J. O'Connell from the New York Evening Telegram, frames rejection as part of the creative process.
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J. J. O'Connell
New York Evening Telegram
Missing Sponge and Billing Note Reverberate in Clinic Exchange
A fragmentary chat shows a nurse and doctor discussing a missing sponge and a reminder to add ten dollars for materials. The message salutes an eminent surgeon and mentions appendicitis as the context.
An Original Optimist Sophocles McCue
A short note from A. H. Folwell in Puck recalls Sophocles McCue as a remarkable optimist who told friends to cheer up. He urged looking past today’s sun to tomorrow’s weather and to remember that storms are not always due.
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Sophocles McCue
Church Fair Results Spark Simple Victory
In Atlanta, a lighthearted exchange at the church fair ends with Jack joking he left with a nickel to pay for his car fare home, reflecting a cheerful community moment captured by the Constitution.
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Tom
Jack
Atlanta Constitution
Run Over by Train near Dudley Farm
Thomas Wennell a farmer near Dudley was struck by a Burlington train and lost both legs. He died shortly after the accident in Ottumwa on May 24.
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Ottumwa
Thomas Wennell
Dudley
Burlington
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices and Receipts May 24 1909
Market reports show hog receipts 46 000 steady to 5 lower with varying classes like light mixed packers and heavy shipping grades. Cattle and sheep receipts around 19 900 and 15 000 with quality described as good and weak to lower. Official data note receipts yesterday 9 591 shipments 5 114 and next day receipts estimated at 45 000 with strong to steady tone across cattle and hogs. Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company Chicago Postal Telegraph Building.
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Groton
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
No Clue to Train Robbers Near Omaha
Omaha police and the sheriff scoured areas around the Union Pacific robbery three miles west of Omaha but made little progress. Two empty mail pouches were found away from the scene. robbers wore long coats and masked faces. Signal fires indicated a planned rendezvous. loot was divided with only one pouch remaining unidentified. Conductor Wallace described the bold assault and the panic among dining car staff.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Forty-third
Jackson Streets
Union Pacific Railroad
Post Office Department
South
Wallace
Whitmore
Chicago
New York
Police enforce Sunday closing law fails to spark clash at Coney Island
About two hundred thousand people flocked to Coney Island in New York on May 24 to see police enforce the Sunday closing order. Despite expectations of confrontation, no friction occurred and amusement venues operated normally.
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Coney Island
New York
MacClellan
Barkley Reviews Work of Church at Assembly
Dr. James M. Barkley, moderator, delivered the annual sermon at Central Presbyterian church as nine devotional services opened the Presbyterian general assembly in Denver. He reviewed the church’s worldwide work in depth.
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Barkley
Denver
Presbyterian General Assembly
Central Presbyterian Church
James M. Barkley
Georgia Railroad Tied Up by Firemen Strike
Augusta GA May 24 The Georgia railroad remains completely tied up as firemen strike and the Neils refuse to move trains until the state provides ample protection. Officials report disruption across lines and halted passenger and freight service.
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Georgia Railroad
Augusta
Neils
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Pullman Concern
M’cumber
State Convention of Episcopalians
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A. H. Folwell
Puck
Cattie
Texas
John A. Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago, Ill
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