Woolen mill plan eyed for Water Joo city
Georgy Pickel of Water Joo proposes leasing the old paper mill south of the city to install a full woolen mill for blankets and cloths. He is experienced in woolen work and offers machinery at a bargain, with Waterlaw likely to provide a market and jobs. Owner UC. A. Marsh holds the mill property.
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Georgy Pickel
Water Joo
Honster
Mr. Pickel
Jlaving
Waterlaw
A. Marsh
Shortstop Owen Bush to sign with Detroit on good style season
Lost and stray baseball notes report Owen Bush, long holdout, will secure his Detroit salary if he performs well all season. The piece mentions Bert Keeley as playing manager for Chicago United States league, Yale’s Stevens, and Mayor Shank of Indianapolis in a quirky opener with St. Paul.
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Owen Bush
Detroit
Bert Keeley
Washington
Shank
Indianapolis
Indians
St. Paul
Statue of Paul Jones Unveiled in Potomac Park
Washington reports the unveiling of John Paul Jones statue in Potomac Park with President Taft and General Horace Porter speaking. Secretary of the Navy George Von L. Meyer presided, and Admiral Dewey pulled the cord to release the flags. The $50,000 memorial by Charles H. Niehaus features a 10 foot bronze Jones before a marble 15 foot pylon, set in a fountain with dolphin beads. Inscriptions recall Jones raising the flag and the famed line about surrendering to foreign ships.
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Washington
John Paul Jones
England
Taft
Horace Porter
George von L. Meyer
Navy
Dewey
Potomac Park
France
America
Charles H. Niehaus
New York
Tidal Basin
Seventeenth Street
White House
Pan American Union
Daughters of the American Revolution
Admiral Dupont
National Capital
Lemuel P. Padgett
Tennessee
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Jones Memorial Commission
Secretaries of War and Navy
Congressional Committees On Library
Nebraska in primaries near chaotic political split
Nebraska becomes a political storm center two days before the primaries. Roosevelt arrives to counter La Follette as a presidential race unfolds in a state where Clark Wilson and Harmon backers press for their candidates. Ohio Governor backed by Senator Hitchkesek, amid Bryan's influence.
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Linenin
Neb
Nebraska
Roosevelt
la Follette
Clark
Wilson
Harmon
Ohio
United States
Thitchesek
Wmn
Bryan
New York Nays Boost Cummins as Presumptive Choice
Des Moines Register editor Alan Dawson reports New York Republicans favor Senator Cummins as a potential presidential timber as the Chicago convention nears. He notes Taft cannot be renominated and Roosevelt and Hughes face opposition, with Cummins seen as having a strong chance if Iowa supports him.
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Des Moines
Allan Dawson
New York Globe
Iowa
John Fleming
New York
Colin Fleming
Fleming
Taft
Roosevelt
Hughes
Cummins
Alan Dawson
Dennis M. Keller Weds Stenographer in Pocahontas
Pennie M. Kelleher, attorney for Illinois Central in the Iowa district, wed this morning in Pocahontas to former stenographer Miss M Doerahoe. Kelleher & Conner, a prominent local law firm, is noted as a major office in the city.
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Ork Podes
Pennie M. Kelleher
Ilinois Central
Iowal
Pocahontas
Jury Completed in Kilduff Case at Davenport
Davenport April 17 The jury for the Kilduff murder retrial was secured and the opening statements began. The state plans to prove Mrs Kilduff loaded a revolver and killed her husband at the fish and oyster market, and that she acknowledged the act. Defense contends she was not in her right mind, citing insanity in the family and distress over lack of support for her child.
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Davenport
Kilduff
Floor Collapse Kills and Injures Dozens at NJ Church
In Harrington Park New Jersey a church floor collapse during a cornerstone ceremony at the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Victory hurled about three hundred worshippers into a basement pit. Fifteen priests and many attendees suffered fatal and serious injuries as timber and debris caused the carnage.
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Harrington Park
N. J
Weehawken
Our Lady of Victory
Snow Flakes Briefly Drift in Chilly Northeast Day
A brief noon snowfall occurred under a cold northeast wind. The flakes melted on impact and left no perceptible trace. It was among the chilliest days since late March with the temperature around 40 degrees.
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Horne
Neff Suffers Pleurisy After Appendicitis Operation
Reports from the bedside of M. B. Neff say his recovery from an appendicitis operation two weeks ago is slowed by a pleurisy attack. Friends hope the complication is not serious and that he will improve soon.
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M. B. Neff
Mr. Neff
Doctor to Assist at Funeral in Pella
Dr. J. B. Smith pastor of Walhut Street Baptist church travels to Pella on Monday to assist at the funeral of Mrs. Silas Johnson wife of a Muscatine bank president and a church member. He will not return to Waterloo until Friday.
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J. B. Smith
Wal‘hut Street
Pella
Waterloo
Silas Johnson
Muscatine Banks
Lover shot by ex-saloonist in St Louis ends in suicide
In St Louis on April 17 Genjamin F. Gump, formerly of Indianapolis, shot and fatally wounded a young woman identified as Hertha Keene after they had lived together at 491 South Harding Street. Keene arrived today, and Gump then killed himself. Keene says the act was driven by jealousy.
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St. Louis
Genjamin F. Gump
Indianapolis
Hertha Keene
Gump
Miss Keene
South Harding Street
Gumyp
Watertioo Boy Wins Honors In Florida Contest
Lewis Cobb son of Mr and Mrs B L Cobb attends the Kentucky Military Institute near Louisville and won 11 honors in the school oratorical contest at Bau Gallie Florida The interstate contest will be held soon with Cobb appearing at Vanderbilt University Nashville Tenn Cobb is a graduate of West High School.
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Lewis Cobb
B. L. Cobb
Kentucky Military Institute
Louisville
Bau Gallie
Fla
Cobb
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Socialists Prepare Fall Election Candidates
Representatives of the socialist party called upon the county auditor today to secure no supply of examination policies, indicating that the party has a fall slate of candidates for different county offices to be voted on in the fall election.
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Socialist Party C
Todiy
Paris
Differen
Hay
Temper Viure Amrit 17 Weather Report Summary
The report notes a temperature around 42 degrees with a peak near 48. A sharp wind makes the day feel colder and mid-day snow flurries were observed.
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AMRIT
Waterloo City Briefs Reflective of Local Happenings
Des Moines Y M C A official W M Parsons visits Waterloo to meet local officers. Mr and Mrs S H Loomis of Rochester NY arrive to reside in Waterloo, returning to a previous home here. Aetna Life Insurance to pay over 100000 in Titanic losses. Mrs Berkhimer returns to Humboldt after visit with daughter Mrs Cox and granddaughter. A M Walker Cedar Valley Seminary president and Judge Clyde Osage confer with Cedar Falls officials on Baptist state commission matters. Clyde visits son.
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4Th St
S Be, Johnson
W. M. Parsons
Des Moines
Waterloo
S. H. Loomis
Rochasester
C. F. Green
Aetnal Life Insurance Company
Berkhimer
Humboldt
R. H. Cox
Burr G. ‘Lichty
Cox
A. M. Walker
Cedar Valley
House to Probe Titanic Disaster Causes in Washington
Survivors of the Titanic disaster will be summoned to Washington to testify before Congress on the failure of steamship officials to save lives. Representative Alexander of Missouri, chairing the merchant marine committee, announced the inquiry and chief testimony will come from passengers. Rome reports both Pope Pius X and King Victor Emmanuel express deep sympathy for victims.
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Washington
Congress
Alexander
Missouri
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fish Sheries
King
Rome
Pope Piug l
King Victor Emmanuel
Duchess of Sutherland Chronicle Affects English Coal Pit Strike
The Duchess of Sutherland and Lord Haggslyn are linked to a strange report about a coal pit in England amid a strike. A failed salmon fishing voyage is noted as part of the sequence, signaling unrest and unusual interests among titled figures.
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Duchess of Sutherland
Lord Hagsslyn
England
Ple
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