Assassination of Mahmoud Shefket Pasha in Constantinople
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha, the Turkish grand vizier, was killed by two armed civilians in his motor car near the Sublime Porte. The death follows the Young Turk upheaval and a related shooting of a commander at the Tchatalja lines. He had long served Abdul Hamid and helped drive reforms.
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Constantinople
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Zien
Tin Subi Me Porte
Vigjer
Grabam Dey
Mahuoud Shefket Pasha
Taa
Whiamil
Schow
Abdul Hamid
Germany
Mahmoud Gshefket Pasha
Commissariat
Turkish War Office
Gsrand Council
Empire
Tomorrow Is Iowa Day Honoring the Wild Rose
The piece urges observance of Iowa Day on June 12 marked by wearing the wild rose as the insignia of the occasion. It notes recent agitation for a statewide holiday and reports that multiple organizations have joined the push to celebrate Iowa's admission anniversary.
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Iowa
Commonwealth
Towa
Rapids Spires To Lead Labor Federation Race
Des Moines reports Cedar Rapide as a strong contender for the secretary treasurer post as the Iowa federation of labor meets in Cedar Rapids. Routine morning business proceeds while Larry McLee a San Diego socialist attorney who was jailed and fined for his free speech actions last year addresses the session.
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Des Moines
Towa State Federation of Labor
Cedar
Cedar Rapide
Larry Mc Lee
San Diego
Cal
California
Nee
Class of 864 GRADE ATES AY STATE UNIVERSITY
The document reports a ceremonial oath at Ay State University where the Law Class of 84 was addressed. The administration of the oath was led by a court official identified as Meneemoent Speaker and Judge Decemar of the Jews Supreme Court.
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AY State University
Iiwa
Satan
Dudur
Carade Suprear Court
Bowal
Senate finance panel hones tariff changes on metal and paper
Washington June 11 Senate finance committee members pressed the Underwood tariff bill changes. The metal schedule saw duties on pig iron and ferro manganese removed and structural steel rates cut. The pottery schedule also faced edits including potential increases. For print paper the plan would keep value under 2 1/2 cents per pound on the free list while adding a $2 a ton countervailing duty if Canadian export restrictions persist for a year.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Stone
Johnson
Canada
Americans Flee Mexican Cruelty Alert From Tampico
Mobile Alabama June 11 Americans fleeing alleged Mexican cruelty seek embarkation from Tampico aboard the British steamer Kyleakin. R Felton says he stowed aboard to escape danger. Two Chinese migrants corroborate the fear as Captain Campbell reports crowds urged departure and offered money to leave the country.
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Mobile
Ala
Tampico Mex
R. Felton
Tampico
Campbel
The
Kyleakin
Quaker Oats Company Seeks Trust Status Weakened
Fragmented OCR text suggests discussion of the Quaker Oats Company in Chicago and references to a trust status under Sherman Law. The readable lines imply government scrutiny of producers of certain products and a mention of federal covesionent and a challenging corporate arrangement.
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Chicago
Juett
Tle
Federal
United States
Waterloo Ladies Are Received by Governor and Press Comments
June 10 11 The Waterloo Town Chere orchestra and singers stirred crowds at the armory and a Rennert hotel luncheon. The Waterloo delegation was received by Governor Goldsborough and wife in Annapolis. Evening Sun photos praised Mrs Kelly Young Walker and Foster. Town Criers drew applause. The Evening Sun later lauded the Waterloo five piece ensemble and the Armory program. a city hall plaza dance drew thousands.
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KL. Corton
Baltimore
Rennert Hotel
Preston
National Association
Annapolis
Waterloo
Goldsborough
Evening Sun
H. B. Kelly
3. W. Young
Bennett
Ada Walker
A. M. Young
June Foster
Paul Davie
Buamada
Iowa
the Sun
Entira
Hag
Armory
Aever
City Hall Plaza
Veterans encampment elects officers in Waterloo
The United Spanish War Veterans held sessions in the Pythian temple Waterloo naming E. Johnson Cedar Rapids department commander for three years but F. L. Emery Davenport won the post. A banquet and city tours followed as delegates including Samuel Skoog St Paul attended and a panorama photo captured the crowd.
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Sioux City
Pythian Temple
E. ©. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
F. L. Emery
Davenport
P. Phillpott
Fort Dodge
Emery
A. Agard
Dubuque
Henry Holtz
John F. Havelin
Des Moines
Otto Hile
Boone
J. A. Whipple
Vinton
S. J. Parker
Hampton
Louis G. Lasher
Edgar M. Kurtz
Ernest W. Gates
Charles 5. Hoerman
Dubuane
Charles Hoerman
J. B. Whipple
Court House
Waterloo
Minnesota
Samuel Skoog
St. Paul
Worth Bagley
Liquor Dealers Elect Officers in Cedar Rapids Meeting
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 11 The Retail Liquor Dealers' association elected officers with M Ingwort Ken of Clinton as president H J Mayne of Sioux City as secretary and A S Kirkhart of Des Moines as treasurer The group condemned radical legislation against the Maver trate and endorsed good government. A separate note reports a student drowning near Maquoketa Iowa as Percy Morels of Fedora Tall was swept into the Cedar River following a boating mishap near Daw City.
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Cedar Rapids
Conrnel Bluits
Nesters’ Association
M. Ingworken
Clinton
H. J. Mayne
Sioux City
Kirkhart
Nes Moines
Reealutiona
Martial Law Documents Show West Virginia Strike Sentences
Adjutant General Charles Elliott testifies on martial law in the Kanawha Raleigh and Fayette strike zone. He presents a list: fifty one men sentenced by military court with varied fines and terms, including a murder acquittal and several six month or thirty day penalties.
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Charleston
W. Va
Charlen Deliott
West Virginia
Wags
Eliott
Kanawha
Raleigh
Fayette
Glasscock
Borah
Elliiott
F. L. Long
Tra Ridd
Robert Cartigan
Imine Guard
Coing Polien Dly
Iowa Falls Woman Killed by Auto in City Agreement
A pedestrian, a woman believed between fifty and sixty, stepped in front of a vehicle driven by Dr V Wilson north of town. She was struck and crushed. the driver claimed the signal was given and the woman may have become confused. She died instantly.
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Iowa Falls
Town Falls
Maggie Leslie
Shea
V. Wilson
Mystery Flour Fight At Gate Sparks Public Alarm
A garbled report recalls an 11th hour scene where flour was spread at a gate amid shouting about a Miss, with references to a court and suffrage figures. The fragmented text mentions a porter or man shouting near an eatery and a doorway as the event unfolds.
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London
Jane
Asquith
Miamiss
Beautiful Miss Ethel McCormick to Wed Treasury Son
Beautiful Miss Ethel McCormick to wed Francis McAdna son of the Secretary of the Treasury on June 21 in Baltimore. Details indicate a high society match with prominent families connected to government service.
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Ethel M’cormick
Secretary OF the Treasury
Baltimore
Dune
McCormick
Mig
Saan Ib
Emerson
Francis Ho McAdna
the Treaure
Bacan Wins Ace Ser MdH After Long Coast Guard Drama
The Barbara JT skipper reported a lengthy delay after a maritime incident near Oomatack Chis mining with the vessel coming into Hamilton at 1:16 in the morning. Details on other ships Drewa and Teesuma remain limited, while clocked time figures suggest hours of elapsed time and various course adjustments.
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Tsimuda
Janela
Barbara JT
Oomatack Chis Mining
Iron
Philadelphia
Marc
Thaningh
Barbara
Caime
Hamiltei
Deparmire
Pitla
Altice
Dedaete
Feal Oderal Gate: Festival Grand Jury Hearing Held
A garbled police court report describes a grand jury session under a federal program. It mentions an arrest, charges, and a morning hearing, with references to a defendant and local officials. The text is fragmented but centers on legal proceedings and an upcoming hearing date.
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Henjmain Rodin
Tbe
Fedival Grand Jnry
United States
Dempster
Bedi
Veterans parade marks reunion of long‑gone regiments
June 11 report from Ames describes a welcome parade on principal streets led by Gen. Grenville St. Lodge and Governor Clarke with Mayor Hanne and Capt John I. Brown. Survivors marched by regiment, noting the Thirty‑seventh is extinct, as grandsons joined in. Camp meetings and planned fires closed the day's events.
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Ines
Chivak
Towa Vets
Wilowar
Grenville St. Lodge
Cltiger
Gyrus Busy
Clarke
Hanne
John I. Brown
Criybeard
G. A. RR
W. OR. C
Five Tons of Fireworks Ignite Injuring Four
A blast at a Deerfield farm storehouse injures four, including two children. The fireworks, stored at a flour mill, exploded early morning near Winnet, causing extensive damage. Authorities estimate losses while investigators search for a cause.
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Sifanee
Winnet
Deerfield
Here
Jativ
Explo
Pagn
SITY SHAKEN BY BOMB OF STRIKERS
The city suffered bomb damage after a strike incident. No occupants were harmed. residents were evacuated with police escorts. Authorities investigated the blast as part of ongoing labor unrest affecting the silk industry in the area.
Sugar lobbying in Washington under scrutiny by senate panel
Washington June 11 The Senate lobby committee resumed hearings into sugar interests led by Hawaiian planters. Royal Mead of the Lewallan Sugar Association disclosed salaries and contracts totaling about 15,000 annually for publicity work and distribution. A subpoena was issued for More and A M Nakar to testify about a recent editorial implying Senator Gronna’s knowledge of money used to influence legislation.
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Lin
Washington
Jiuwaiian
U Tarium
Senat Lobby Committee
Royal
Mead
Lawana Sugar Pletters
Apspelarion
Atienk
Domest
Domest Sugar Producers
Whic
Sidney M. Ba Oy
Press Cervic Bureau
HE. W. Marone
Lewallan
Senate Gronne
Gronna
Mayo
Saga
Hawaii
Elmer B. Paxton
Alexander and
Baldwin
Fatal to Two Veterans at Des Moines Encampment Homecoming
Des Moines report of a fatal gas asphyxiation at a veterans encampment where John Heater 72 from Coon Rapids and Al Pearson 70, both old soldiers, were found in their room after leaving gas jets on by mistake. The men had returned from meetings and retired at a roaming house, with the belief the electric light switch caused the gas leak by mistaken turning off the light.
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Des Moines
Lown Aid
John Heater
Coon Rapids
al Pearson
Deg Moimes
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Nniher
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