Gronna Attacks Reciprocity Bill Seeks Power Check
Senator Gronna of North Dakota denounces the Canadian reciprocity measure as surrendering the American farmer’s market. He says the president exceeded constitutional power by framing and pushing the bill in spite of Congress and warns that farmers oppose the agreement while benefits accrue to Canadian farmers railroadsPackers and brewing interests.
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Washington
Senate
Gronna
North Dakota
Taft
Congress
Granna
Houses of
Cross examination in See trial on kiss allegation
Chicago, July 6. Prosecutor Burnham questioned Mrs. Felicia Rees in the See trial about the defendant Lee kissing her. She answered that he kissed her as her family would and only on occasions such as saying goodbye.
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Chicago
Felicia Rees
Burnham
Lee
Commerce Counsel Ready for Duty Des Moines
Des Moines July 6 Judge Henderson the new commerce counsel of towa and Fire Marshal Roe have opened offices in the state house for duty.
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Des Moines
Henderson
Commerce
Towa
Roe
State House
Manchester Strike Rages as Carters Idle Thousands
The Britain strike turmoil deepens as cotton operatives idle, coal shortages close mills, and thousands rally in city streets. Troops and London police, 750 and 300 respectively, move in after sporadic stone throwing. sympathy strikes by coal miners swell numbers.
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Manchester
Eng
Carters
London
Wendling Goes to Pen Hope of Release Wa
Wendling, condemned for the murder of Alma Kellner, began serving his life sentence at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort after the state supreme court upheld the verdict. The Louisville janitor vanished after the girl disappeared in December 1909. her body was found in a church area cellar, triggering a nationwide manhunt that spanned 16,000 miles before his arrest in San Francisco.
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Louisville
Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
Frankfort
Wendling
St. John’s Catholic Church
San Francisco
Fort Dodge Man Kills Himself With Carbolic Acid
Fort Dodge, Ia July 6 Special Frefi Schatz thirty years old committed death by own action early this morning by drinking carbolic acid. He was found on the river bank several hours later. The cause is not yet determined. It is thought his wife lives in Spokane Wash. An envelope addressed there to Miss Minnie Schatz was found in his pocket.
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Fort Dodge
Frefi Schatz
Spokane
Wash
Minnie Schatz
Workman Crushed by Falling Stone at Bridge Site
Burlington Iowa today saw Jay Gike Davis aged 40 killed when a stone fell on him during bridge construction west of the city. A fellow worker suffered minor injuries. Davis leaves a widow and two children.
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Burlington
Jay G—lke Davis
Davis
Temperature Reading From July 6 Night Note
Temperature marks from July 6 show the maximum reaching 104 degrees at 3 o clock last night, with marking supplied by Buchanan Optical Co. and Syndicate block.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Block
Poem Slipped Into Trial Hints Evelyn Epic in Burning Verse
Chicago July 6 One poem allegedly slipped into the Felicia Rees case by Assistant State's Attorney Burnham is used by the defense to challenge the state's portrayal of Evelyn the First. Judge Honore overruled the bid to exclude the verse titled Evelyn, which the prosecution claims links Evelyn Arthur Bee to a spiritual author figure central to the defendant’s influence and the alleged religious rites.
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Chicago
Burnham
Felicia Rees
R. BH. Cantwell
Honore
Evelyn Arthur Bee
Mona Rees
Mildred Bridges
Vaughan Land Company Promotes Texas Lands 1907 Capital
The Vaughan Land Company, established in 1907 with capital of 250000, handles Texas lands for wheat, oats, corn, maize, alfalfa, fruits and truck farming. It employs 300 representatives in the north Central states and eight on the road, with its own private car making regular trips on the first and third Tuesdays monthly. For more information, call the Syndicate Building office.
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Hese
Vaughan Land Company
Texas
Aoa Unis Company
North Central States
Heat Kills Three in Davenport from Extreme Weather
Davenport reports three deaths from heat yesterday and last night. Juerdan F. Brandt aged 65 collapsed after heat exposure. Charles Petersen foreman of a construction crew found dead in bed due to heat. Mary Gilheny 79 at Mercy hospital died after overexposure. A night wind and heavy rain followed, with .75 inch precipitation. Ottumwa recorded .20 inch rainfall and 72 degrees at 7 o'clock, vs 58 previously.
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Davenport
Juerdan F. Brandt
Charles Petersen
Mary Gilheny
Mercy Hospital
Ottumwa, Ta
Ottumwa
Driver killed as rock crashes at Gypsum mine
Fort Dodge Iowa July 6 William Heller foreman of the Plymouth gypsum mine was found crushed to death by rock while driving a mule car. The 40 year old left 2 wives and seven children. Rock fall cause unknown, victim 150 feet from blasting site. Misses Mabel and Sadie Boston are visiting Dubuque.
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Fort Dodge
William Heller
Plymouth
Heller
World Steel Roo N Planned World Steel Roo N Planned
Steel men from nine producing countries conclude Brussels meeting. A 30 member committee to draft an international steel body is formed with Judge Gary as chairman and Willis L. King as a member. Americans depart for Paris as session adjourns.
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Brussels
Belgium
Paris
BE. H- Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
E. A. 5. Clark
Lackawanna Steel Company
Willis L. King
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Gary
W. B. Peat
England
Women Break Strike Line Digging Sewer Work
In Schenectady New Jersey on July 6 five women replaced striking excavators at a Warren Street trench for a sewer. Police protected them as men could not be obtained. The women are paid 50 cents an hour and are doing satisfactory work.
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Schenectady
N. J
Warren Street
Old Romance Unearthed in Michigan Wilderness Chest
Boys at a South Bend YMCA camp unearthed a rusty iron box while digging near Corey Michigan. The chest contained two antique pistols, a gold wedding ring, a dagger, hunting knife, leather bound books dating 1767 to 1819, and a Bible. A letter explained the chest belonged to Hezekiah Thomas a spiritualist who buried valuables in the Michigan wilderness and hinted at turning sable stones into gold, with religious and prophetic remarks.
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Corey
Mich
Michigan
South Bend
Hezekiah Thomas
New England
Duckwing
Muscatine Fire Destroys Barns and Meat Market
Five-alarm blaze in Muscatine yesterday caused major damage including five barns near Mulberry avenue and a brick meat market building. Losses tally about $10,000 with partial insurance. another residence fire at the same time caused $2,000 damage. Firefighters and residents endured a strenuous hour and a half response.
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Muscatine
Mulberry Avenue
Money and Pleasure in Living Simply
The art of living easily lies in setting a scale just below one’s means. Do not assume that wealth guarantees enjoyment or that spending money always yields pleasure. A thing’s cost is not its measure of worth.
Eleven Stabbed in Quarrel Over Girl at a Dance
A fight broke out at a country dance nine miles south of the city over a girl. Eleven men were stabbed. one is expected to die and others are seriously injured.
Death of Mrs. Stewart Rowley After Yearlong Heart Trouble
Mrs. Stewart Rowley died at 1 15 PM at 521 Lelland Avenue after a year of heart trouble. Born Kittie Hustzinger in Indiana on November 25 1852 she had lived in Waterloo four years. Survived by second husband Stewart Rowley three daughters Rae Sandiland Nelle Hartzell Lillie Fisher and Frank Porter one son prior to Waterloo she lived in Holdrege Neb and Osceola. Body to be taken to Osceola for burial. services by the local Methodist pastor.
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Stewart Rowley
Lelland Avenue
Osceola
Methodist Church
Davenport Regatta Awarded for 1912 by Mississippi Valley Power Boat Assoc
Davenport Ta was chosen for the annual regatta of the Mississippi Valley Power Boat association in 1912 at the final meeting today. Officers elected include Commodore St. Clair Ede Tu Puque First vice president Joseph Kelso Bellevue Ta Second vice president Dr A L Hagegenbeck Davenport V Kidder La w Treasurer J Maples Dilton Executive committee R H Combs St Louis W F Bishop Muscatine and J W Dixon Burlington.
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Dubuque
Davenport
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Commodore—St. Clair Ede
Tu- Puque
Joseph Kelso
Bellevue
A. L. Hagegenbeck
V. Kidder
Law
J. Maples
Dilton
R. H. Combs F
St. Louis
W. F. Bishop
Muscatine
J. W. Dixon
Burlington
Arms 300 Turkeys to War on Grasshoppers
Topeka Kansas reports a grasshopper plague in western Kansas and the Santa Fe railroad begins an extermination campaign along its line. One Scott County rancher bought three hundred turkeys to combat the swarms.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Santa Fe Railroad
Scott County
Government to challenge Lehigh Valley railroad control
Washington July 6 The government will renew the fight to dislodge the great coal carrying railroads from control of mimes and vitalize the commodities clause of the interstate commerce law A test case against the Lehigh Valley railroad will be the first filed today in Philadelphia The government charges the Lehigh Valley Coal company Cox Brothers and others are devices for evading the commodities clause It also alleges the railroad used the coal company to contract for output, transport coal, and fix prices in New York and other markets
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Washington
Lehigh Valley Railroad
United States
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Cox Brothers, Incorporated
New York & Middlefield’ Railroad and Coal Company
Locust Mountain Coal and Iron Company
Lehigh Valley Rail
New York
Explosion claims miner at gypsum mine in Ft. Dodge
July 1 report says William Heller, foreman, was instantly killed by a blast fired without warning. A farmer, Fred Schatz, was found dead on the river bank, with a partially filled carbolic acid bottle nearby, indicating possible self-inflicted death.
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Ft. Dodge
William Heller
Fred Schatz
Thousands Attend C E Conventions at Atlantic City
Thousands of Society of Christian Endeavor members gathered in Atlantic City for the twenty-fifth international convention. The opening tonight features the $1,000,000 pier as the venue with President Taft slated to speak tomorrow night at two meetings on the pier.
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Atlantic City
Society of Christian Endeavor
Taft
Grave charge against Taft secretary Hilles in political bureau
Representative Norris of Nebraska alleges that Charles D. Hilles, secretary to the president, leads a political news bureau that suppresses truths and issues underground reports about sentiment for the presidential candidacy. The claim was made in a letter to the Nebraska Progressive Republican league.
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Washington
Charles D. Hilles
Representative Norris
Nebraska
Nebraska Progressive Republican League
Highland July 4 celebration lacks promised music
Residents of Highland regretted the July 4 event had no music as the James Gardiner Co failed to secure the band due to short notice. The evening still passed pleasantly and demonstrated Highland's community spirit. Fred Charles Wald cited Jeanette Toung as a couple to be wed.
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Highland
Jame Gardiner Co
Highian
Fred Charles Wald
Citesge
Dona Jeanette Toung
Mastath
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