Saloon Issue Shapes Iowa Democratic Convention
Council Bluffs Iowa July 33 The saloon question threatens to ignite the Iowa Democratic state convention with leaders from both sides ready to press the floor fight. Maurice Connolly the temporary chairman and EK Meredith expected as permanent chair preside as district caucuses name the new state central committee and committees. The convention includes about a thousand delegates and a keynote address from Connolly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saloon League
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Resolutions Committee
Anti-Saloon League
Maurice Connelly
United States
EK. T. Meredith
Des Moines
New State Central Committee
New Democratic State Central Committee
August E. Johns
Madéon
W. A. Steinberg
Mt. Pleasant
W. Mercer
Iowa City
Weepello
M. F. Kelly
Clinton
J. H. Howell
Wright
Dana Mead
Clayton
J. A. Green
Stone City
H. B. Davis
Sixth
L. R. Clements
Ifary
Kate Knox
Guthrie Center
H.C. Jordan
Boone
Guy E. Gillette
Cherokee
Wilbur Miller
Washington
Thomas Stapleton
Marengo
Albert Neal
Butler
Roy Mitcheill
Worth
Kindness Rewarded With Large Inheritance
Boone July 23 R Maxwell Ward of Columbia Cross Roads is to receive a 37500 inheritance for aiding a stranger ten years earlier. Ward paid a stranger's meals and medical bills in Sioux City in 1904 and later produced receipts proving his aid. Executors confirm Ward as heir and arrange 7500 cash plus 2000 yearly for ten years.
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Ward
Oscar J. Wanderley
Vanderley
Elmira
Sioux City
Caillaux Murder Trial Crowded as Witnesses Testify
Paris July 28 The Caillaux murder trial drew a large crowd for the fourth hearing as Joseph Caillaux confronted witnesses including Louis Barthou. The day focused on two private letters the defense says Gaston Calmette intended to publish, with banker Gaston Dreyfus and Paul Painlere among those testifying.
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Paris
Luulk al. Vanel
Statare of Mutien
Mme. Caillaux
Giston Calmette
Migary
Exer
Joseph Caillaux
Louis Barthou
Gaston Dreyfus
Paul Painlere
M. Dreyfus
Figaro
Victor Fabre
Carranza Pacific Dispatches Fuel Hope on Border Peace
Secretary Bryan cited a Carathers telegram from El Paso saying no break between Villa and Carranza rumors. The border situation is reported improved and optimism abounds despite late dispatches. Carranza also urged leniency toward the conquered in a Victoria banquet speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Victoria Citi
Central West Is Sweltering Today
Chicago and the central west sweltered as a Weather Bureau reading hit 90 degrees in the morning. Forecasters predicted 96 degrees would tie yesterday's peak with relief expected tomorrow. Western Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas reported high heat with many spots near 100 as the day began.
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Chicago
Central West
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mussulmen Surgents Demand Abdication in Durazzo
In Durazzo Albania on July 23 insurgents delivered a note to European representatives demanding Prince William of Wied abdicate power. They warned of destruction of the capital if ships fired and said abdication is the only way to avoid civil war, seeking a different government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durazzo
Albania
William of Wied
Mussulman
Porera
William
Pardons Sought for Mocnin and Hockis in White House
Washington July 23 Appeals to President Wilson for the release of Herbert Mocnin serving a sentence in Leavenworth for his role in the celebrated dynamite cases are being presented at the White House and to Attorney General McReynolds. The case will come before the president in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Herbert H. Mocnin
Leavenworth Penitentiary
White House
McReynolds
Conspiracy to Overthrow Government In Lima Captured
Peru police arrested a large group of plotters at Dr. Garnica Bale Buena Barranco. Seven military men confessed plans to overturn the government. The arrests followed a night raid revealing a conspiracy against the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Gararnica Balebuena
Eminent Men to Fix Gedar River Boundary Dispute
Eminent men prepare to fix the Gedar River boundary in a case involving millions in disputed property. High level commission will determine exact lines affecting land ownership and compensation.
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Gedar River
River Front Improvement Commission
Mears & Lovejoy
Courtright & Arbuckle
Commission
Sans Seuci Association
Waterloo Fruit & Commissioner
D. Bartlett
Mary L. Bartlett
City Park Commission
W. W. McFarlane
Cement Tile Machinery Co
Anne Lewis Purdy
Cedar River Park Association
Illinois Central
B. Reed
Bella ©. Reed
J. S. Tuthill
Addie D
Tuthill
Ju. E. Park
Carrie
Park
Ph. Falls
Marie
J. F. Casa
Florence B.cas
Lil
Child Found Safe After Night Lost From Home
A two year old girl Margaret Frost was found asleep in tall weeds about a mile from home after a dog led searchers through a two to three mile trail. Neighbors, a sheriff and bloodhounds aided in the search. the child awoke, cried little, and was reunited with her grateful parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayman Laut
Margaret Frost
Margaret
Frost
Sheriff Shores
Marty Ferguson
Imatama Gwar
Wealthy Black Hawk County Property Value Revealed
The county’s total assessed real estate value reaches 60.6 million dollars excluding tax exempt properties such as public schools, churches, and Cedar Falls campus buildings. The statement notes that much of the land value exceeds that of many individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Jim
Arrested After Year-Long Waterloo Theft Probe
At Decatur Illinois Nessinger is charged with grand larceny in a year-old case. He is accused of stealing clothing and jewelry from Waterloo. Sheriff Shores is pursuing him with possible assistance arriving tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Jil
Thears Nessinger
Sherif Shores
Jte
Boatload of Hindus Leaves for Orient
A ship carrying 22 Hindus departed Vancouver harbor after resisting a deportation order. Demonstrations on the wharf led to militia deployment. the Hindu passengers remained calm as the Komogata Maru sailed escorted by the cruiser Rainbow to a point off Vancouver Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Kromagata
Criser Rainelow
Vancouver Island
Strikers Shot Down in St. Petersburg Streets
In St. Petersburg violence among striking workers and Cossacks continued through the night. At least five strikers were killed and eight seriously wounded, with three police officials injured. Official city totals show 120,000 workers quit, including streetcar staff, as barricades and arson attempts rose in the Viborg and surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Wiel
Home Rule Conference Stumbles on Key Question
London July 23 The absence of a firm promise to resume talks today at Buckingham Palace sparked pessimism about the home rule conference. Later an official statement said discussions would continue tomorrow reducing fears of a breakdown. The area excluded from Dublin control under emergency measures dominated debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Buckingham Palace
Dublin
Barnes to sue Roosevelt for libel over governor race claim
Wm. Barnes, chairman of the Republican state committees, said he will sue Theodore Roosevelt for libel after Roosevelt attacked Barnes and endorsed Harvey Hinman for governor in the Republican primary. A plague report from New Orleans notes Mirbonte Mage died, with the same address linked to Helen Sewell aged 10 and Regina Schmidt aged 73 affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wm. Barnes
Republican State Committees
Theodore Roosevelt
Cat. Roosevelt
Mr. Barnes
Amityey
Harvey O. Hinman
Ne Nation
Repanloecan
New Orleans
Mirbonte Mage
Helen Sewell
Regina Schmidt
Wanted Man Undergo for Supreme Bench
President Wilson seeks a man under 11 years to fill the Supreme Court vacancy after Justice Lurton's death. Discussion centers on Justice Walter Clark age 68 and other nominees. Secretaries Lane and MacReynally are favored. Governor Duane of Illinois and W. W. Graves of Missouri are also pressed as candidates.
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Washington, D
Wilson
Supreme Court
Lurton
Sendtora Simmons
Overman
Walter Clark
North Carolina Supreme Court
Lane
MacReynally
Duane
Alnois
Lewis
Dickinson
Miseoburl
Major
Missouri
Congress
W. W. Graves
Missouri Supreme Court
Body Found in Cedar River Nine Miles Below Accident Site
In Cedar Rapids on July 2 the body of Roy A. Kurtz, vice president of the Cedar Rapids Sash and Door community, was recovered nine miles downstream from the night of July 8 drowning. John Novak of Ely found the body after the family offered a reward for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Roy A. Kurtz
Cedar River
Johnn. Novak
Ely
Weather Summary July 23 and 24 from Hurhanan Optical
Fragmented weather notes record July 23 with highs near 98 and lows around 60s. Mentions Kiln readings and city terms, but many entries are garbled leaving uncertain values and locations.
New Haven Lines Face Separation Under Suit Filed
A civil suit filed in federal court seeks to separate the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad from its subsidiary lines under the Sherman act. The action targets a maritime and rail monopoly claimed to control over 90 percent of New England traffic and 85 percent of regional steamship transport. The filing signals a potential long legal battle, with indictments possible against New Haven officers and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rvilanit
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Gall, Trolley and Steamship Lines
Arc
T. W. Grégory
Apaciat
F. M. Swacker
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven
United States Supreme Court
Gregory
New England
Boston & Maine Railroad
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Boston & Maine
J. Pierpont Morgan
St. Lawrence River
Hill
United States
Delivery request for missed paper after 6 PM
Notice asks readers to call 3330 if the newspaper is not delivered by 6 o clock, promising a replacement copy will be sent. Contains a standard carrier error contact instruction.
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Maurice Connolly
E. T. Meredith
Perman
Ent
August E. Ballutt
Davenport
Charles Rodgers
Eldora
Tim Donovan
New Haupton
S. C. Huber
Tama
L. S. Kennington
Newton
H. H. Crenshaw
Adel
J. W. Reynolds
Creston
J. J. Hughes
Countie Bluffs
W. I. Branagan
Emmetsburg
Eeleventh
Earl Bronson
Spencer
Democracy
Towa
Lowa
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party
T. R
Pomerene
Ohio
Col. Roosevelt
Senate
Burton
Kenyon
M. J. Wirth
Fort Worth
Tex
Trinity River
Trinity
Dallas
Texas
Sheppard
Fat
Connolly
Havana
Carranza Pacific
Mussulmen
Herbert & Hockis
Waterloo
Blood Hounds
W. C. Alden
Seth Dean
Glenwood
Faville
Stormin Lake
Iowe
G. W. Dunham
River Front
A. Marston
Ames
Iowa ‘Surveyors’ Association
W.¢. Alden
Cornell College
United States Geological Survey
Uruk
Black Hawk
Ater
Yfar
Orient
G. W. W. Hangar
Martin A. Knapp
William K. Chambers
William L. Chambars
G. W. W. Wamgar
Russia
Vihowe
Aso
Rionesn
Theelly
Summon
Viborg
Supreme
Hurhanan Optical Company
U. S. Courts
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