Des Moines Street Car Strike Tensions Rise
Des Moines city railway company remains defiant to arbitration while union leaders delay a strike, hoping for negotiation. Harrigan claims 200 strike-breakers ready. Fay vows to exhaust all peace options before strike. High board approves action. waiters walk out at a hotel upon word.
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Des Moines
Des Moines City Railway Company
3. R. Harrigan
Harrigan
Chicago
Fred Fay
International Board of the Street Car Union
Des Moines City Railway
Jackson
City
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Louis A. Christiansen
Street Car Company
Leonard
Urick
State Federation of Labor
High Board
Detroit
Mich
William D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
American
International Board
Association
Ypsilanti
Aged Veterinarian Charged With Enticing Girl in Clinton
Dr. Adam Dietz, 75, jailed in Clinton Iowa on a charge of enticing 15 year old Mildred Alfreds from her Thomson Illinois home. He lured her to Clinton promising a ticket to her sister in Cherokee Iowa and kept her three days in a cottage. Her father, F B Alfreds, followed and both were arrested in an undress. Dietz, a veteran veterinarian, faces a curious charge.
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Clinton
Adam Dietz
Mildred Alfreds
Thomson, Til
Cherokee
Iowa
Ontaklita
F. B. Alfreds
F. B. Alfreds, Traced Her To This City and the Couple Were Arrested Moray
Nnde
Dietz
Mystery document on Remsen food board questioned
Washington August 2. An Assistant Attorney General James A Fowler opinion from March 31 1909 declaring illegal the appointment and payment of the Remsen pure food board was produced before the house committee on agricultural department expenditures. Attorney General Wickersham later upheld the board.
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Washington
James A. Fowler
Remsen Pure Food Board
House
Agricultural Department
Wickersham
National League Upholds President Lynch on Magee Verdict
Chicago August 2 the National League board of directors sustains President Lynch in fining and suspending Philadelphia outfielder Sherwood Magee for assaulting umpire Finneran during a game with St. Louis in Philadelphia Magee received a 200 fine and season suspension the board announced by an 8 to 1 vote.
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Chicago
Board of
National Baseball League Today
Lynch
Sherwood Magee
Philadelphia
Finneran
St. Louis
Lawnch
Magee
Iowans Prominent In Admen Talks
Boston August 2 Various phases of advertising were considered at the second day session of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America. Lafayette Young Jr of Des Moines was chairman of the daily newspaper convention Frank Prescry of New York presided at the general advertisers meeting with main address by John Lee Mahin of Chicago Agricultural publication session featured T W Le Quatte of Des Moines T V Collins of Minneapolis and others
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Boston
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Lafayette Young, Jr
Des Moines
Frank Prescry
New York
John Lee Mahin
Chicago
T. W. le Quatte
T. V. Collins
Minneapolis
Waverly Post Invites Janesville Group to Aug 11 Meeting
Waverly hosts the Waverly Post and Relief Corps meeting on August 11 with head officers expected. Janesville Post and Relief Corps will attend. all members are urged to join. Mrs Faith McLaughlin of Coon Rapids visits, others return from Waterloo.
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Janesville
Waverly Post and Relief Corps
Chicago
Osincup
Waverly
Presbyterian Sunday School
Armstrong
Rederus
Repic
Royal Neighbors
Zeneke
Master Jones
Steve Holmes
Keeley Mistaken in Senate Bribery Testimony
Washington on August 2 Charles A White former Illinois legislator faced a tense cross examination before the Lorimer committee over how he spent $1000 allegedly received to vote for William Lorimer as senator White denied intent to expose a larger sum and clarified remarks about others involved including James Keeley and Thoms Tippett
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Washington
Charles A. White
Illinois
Senate Lorimer Committee Today
William Lorimer
Labor Organization
Senator Fletcher
Keeley
White
James Keeley
The
Chicago Tribune
Thoms Tippett
Charles
Luke
President of Haiti to quit as city siege intensifies
Port au Prince reports say President Simon plans to leave as revolutionists tighten grip on the capital. The mains were cut, water supply severed, and five killed with six wounded in clashes along the waterfront. Madame Simon and many followers anticipated departure on the Atlas line steamer Allemania.
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Washington
Haiti
Simon
Port Au Prince
Hartien
Atlas Line
Allemania
Firmin
Saint Lo
Aviators Set to Conquer Pike's Peak This Afternoon
Colorado Springs Aug 2 Everything is ready for a flight this afternoon by Philip O Parma lee and Cliford Turpin representing the Wright brothers The start is set for 2 oclock though delays are possible The machines are the Wrights most powerful yet built designed to turn at one third the previous angle Colorado Springs sits about one mile above sea level while Pike’s Peak summit lies two miles higher For Gentlemen San Felica Se clamr
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Colorado Springs
Philip O. Parmalee
Cliford Turpin
Wright Brothers
Pikes’ Peak
Wrights
Pikes' Peak
Wool tariff free list debate heads to conference
The free list tariff bill passed by the senate was returned to the house and will go to a conference committee immediately. Democratic Leader Wood predicted swift agreement and speedy submission to the president. The wool tariff bill was formally sent to conference with senators Penrose Cullom La Follette Bailey and Simmons named as conferees. The house conference committee had been appointed the day before.
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Washington
Senate
House
Tinderwood
Messrs
Penrose
Cullom
la Follette
Bailey and Simons
Ships Crash in Fog Endangers Three-Mast Schooner
In Vineyard Sound a three mast schooner Susan N. Pickering was run down by the steamship Massachusetts in dense fog. Captain Slaskell and four crew members were rescued. the Pickering grounded at Cedar Tree Neck after drifting. The Massachusetts sustained no damage and recovered the wrecked sailors.
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New York
Susan N. Pickering
Vineyard Sound
Boston
Hne
Massachusetts
Slaskell
Pickering
Seattle
Cedar Tree Neck
Denounces Bryan Charge as Absolutely False
Democratic Leader Underwood defended his position and the Democratic House today denouncing as absolutely false the charge by William Jennings Bryan that he blocked efforts by Speaker Clark and others to revise the iron and steel tariff schedules amid uproarious Democratic applause in the House.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Clark
Underwood
Sinclair breaks tone to mock blue laws at workhouse
Wilmington Aug 2 Tipton Sinclair socialist and author and nine Arden clan associates are at Newcastle county workhouse serving 18 hours for breaking Sunday laws by playing baseball and tennis. They are fed dressed in prison stripes and will be released after finishing the stone work. Sinclair plans to invoke Sunday law against Wilmington Country Club to demonstrate the laws absurdity.
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Wilmington
Del
Tipton Sinclair
Newcastle County
Arden Cmony
Robertson
Sinclair
George Brann
Wilmington Country Club
Ottumwa Manager Sells Pitcher Noyes to San Francisco
Ottumwa Aug 2 Manager E F Egan of the Ottumwa Central Association club sold Pitcher Noyes to San Francisco for immediate delivery. Noyes who led the Nebraska State league last year leaves Ottumwa tonight for the coast. Mr and Mrs Sidney Simon moved yesterday from 723 Walnut street to a newly remodeled double house by W R French on Walnut street.
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Ottumwa
F. Fean
Ottumwa Central Association
Noyes
San Francisco
Sidney Simon
Walnut Street
W. R. French
Tobacco Trust Plans Dissolution and No Dividend
An American Tobacco Company statement to stockholders says no common stock dividend will be paid in September. The firm remains engaged in plans for dissolution and reorganization to comply with Sherman antitrust law. Common stock traded at 864 a share, down 20 points amid heavy selling.
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New York
American Tobacco Company
Shermwat
Vardaman Poised for Senate Victory in Mississippi
Jackson reports show former Governor James K. Vardaman leading the Mississippi primary for the U S Senate. Complete returns from 510 voting places yield Vardaman 24,588 votes, Percy 10,671, Alexander 1,?50 with Vardaman ahead by about 14,000 and likely a majority, potentially avoiding a second primary.
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Jackson, Miss
James K. Vardaman
United States Senate
Vardaman
G. H. Alexander
Leroy Percy
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
United States
Percy
Alexander
Senate
Clam Fisher Sinks to Death in Mississippi River
Davenport August 2 Harold Madsen a clam diver sank to his death last night in the Mississippi River while moving equipment and three hundred pounds of shells on a skiff. The overloaded boat went under in front of the city. A companion was rescued by rescuers.
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Davenport
Harold Madsen
Mississippi River
Famedowa Woman Belle Mansfield dies at 65 in Aurora
Belle A Mansfield aged 65 a pioneering woman lawyer educator and university figure died at her brother Judge W J Babb's Aurora home. Admitted to the Iowa bar in 1868 she taught at Iowa Wesleyan Depauw University and Iowa Wesleyan again holding chairs in political science history and music and arts over a long career.
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Aurora
Ill
Belle A. Mansfield
United States
W. J. Babb
Edurator
Mansfield
Depauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Iowa Wesleyan University
Europe
School of Music and Arts
Man Entombed Rescued At White Osk Mine
Joseph Clary, trapped in a cave-in at the White Osk mine near Joplin Missouri since Sunday morning, was reached alive after three days and 45 minutes. Workmen lowered a physician and he was hoisted to the surface ten minutes later, as cheers echoed from the mine mouth.
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Joplin
Joseph Clary
White Osk
Reachers
Clary
Sexless suffragists fuel debates in California
Western Scientist from Columbia University posits that suffragists are largely sexless, sparking sharp protests in San Francisco and Berkeley. Widow of artist Mrs William Keith cites historic victories and warns against biassed claims, noting doctors and opponents once argued women’s education would unsex them.
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San Francisco
Cal
Berkeley
Max &@. Schlanp
Columbia University
Schlapp
William Keith
California
Sydney Smith
Ill Health Cited as Cause of Death in Drayville Farm Incident
Ottumwa Iowa August 2 The body of Rosa Carter found in an unused well on Oliver Claridge’s Drakeville farm after a search by Rosa who had been missing since Sunday night. Officials report death by own action due to ill health. Drakeville operator Red Vat Drakeville connected to the case.
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Ottumwa
Oliver
Claridge
Drakeville
Rosa Carter
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San Felica
Wood Bill
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Ference Committee
Mr. Bryan
Mmoke Martin's
Stendard, Fc Cigaz
Upton Sinclar
Country Club
MGR
Missis
Clam Fisher
Oita
U. S
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