Reverend Elis Skinner Dies at 86 Near Cedar Rapids
The Rev Elis Skinner 86 a longtime Upper Iowa conference member and Cedar Rapids resident died after quietly leaving his home early to walk to the river where his body was found in shallow water. Police and a coroner investigated while family recalled his gradual decline and final wish for rest. Veterans and family recall his chaplaincy and faithful church service amid grief.
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W. G. Wood
Carrie Sercomb
Skinner
Jesus
Angel
Mr. Skinner
Robert Anderson
Grand Army of the Republic
Rev
H. D. Hull
Grace M. B. Church
Motorcycle Officers Stop Bank Robbers in Daring Auto Pursuit
Chicago police detectives Bubach and Weber pursued an auto bandit gang after a bank cashier robbery. Weber leaped from his motorcycle onto the car, injuring the chauffeur and forcing a confession. The suspect, James Mendel of 3868 West Twenty fourth street, implicated his accomplices.
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Chicago
Paris
Bubach and
Weber
Twenty-second
Mike
Dubach
Tuhach
Schnettler
James Mendel
Weat Twenty-fourth Street
Unidentified Titanic Victims In Halifax Morgue Rise In Count
Halifax May 1 news reports thirty embalmers at an improvised morgue prepare for inspection of the unidentified dead as relatives search for Titanic kin. The total unidentified remains held at sixty, with two tentative identifications noted last night. Major Blanton Winship and Maj. Butt's fate discussed likely ending hope.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Geo. Widener, Jr
Philadelphia
Widener
Maj
Blanton Winship
Major Butt
Georgia Votes in Primaries for Democratic National Convention
Georgia conducts state wide primaries to pick the Democratic National Convention delegate choice. Ballots list Wilson Underwood Clark Harmon. real contest centers on Wilson versus Underwood. Taft attends Savannah Hibernian centennial banquet after arriving from Washington.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Woodrow Wilson
Oscar Underwood
Champ Clark
Judson Harmon
New Jersey
Alabama
Taft
Hibernians
Savannah
Washington
The
Hibernian Society of Savannah
Cairo Suffering as Mississippi River Rises
The Mississippi River at Cairo Illinois stood at 47 feet this morning a rise of nine tenths of a foot since last night and ongoing to climb. North of the city the drainage district was under five feet of floodwater at sunrise while the southern countryside faced rapid inundation.
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Cairo
Mississippi
Temperature notes and ads from Buchanan Optical Co
A clipped weather snippet records a minimum of 24 degrees and a maximum of 60 degrees for the day. The item also includes a brief advertisement mention for Smoke Martins standard 5 cent cigars and marks from Buchanan Optical Co and Synicate Tech.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Synicate Tech
Oil Octopus in New Move in Missouri Supreme Court
Standard Oil of Indiana filed in the Missouri supreme court a motion to modify the buster judgment. It seeks to reduce costs and a $50,000 fine while vowing to obey antitrust laws. The move follows separation from other companies and aims to allow continued business pending a court decision. Attorney General Major will push for a full ouster.
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Jefferson City
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Missouri Supreme Court
United States Court
United States Supreme Court
Major
More Relief Allocated for Mississippi Flood Victims
Washington May 1 the house committee on appropriations voted nearly seventy thousand dollars more for flood relief. The panel also approved funds for quartermaster supplies totaling 277 179 dollars and a 420 000 dollar appropriation to the commissary department to feed the destitute.
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Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
Markets to Open in City May 15 Delayed Waiting on Site Prep
City markets were not opened this morning as expected due to delays in preparing the sites. Mayer R. Co. Thompson said houses on the west side market place had not yet been moved but work was pushing ahead and both sites would be ready for the public opening around May 15.
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Mayer R. Co. Thompson
West Side
Iheta
Floods force families to share rafts with live stock
May 1. Torras Ta reports relief teams rush to rescue hundreds of marooned families in the flooded north. Food depots set up for distribution as conditions worsen in the Black River area. Parents and children shelter on rafts shared with live stock.
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Torras
Black River
Ilve
Roosevelt renounces eight delegates at large in Taft vote
Col Roosevelt renounced his Massachusetts eight delegates at large who were elected pledged to him. He telegraphed delegates to vote for Taft, citing Taft's Massachusetts victory and urging them to disregard their pledge and support Taft at the Republican national convention. He said his action serves broader principles of people ruling and representative duty.
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N.Y
Col
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Taft
Jin
Col. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Baxter
Crane
Crang
Frank Selberlich
Boston
Selherlich
Somerville
Senator la Follette
Clark
Wilson
Mascachimetts
Baltimore
Foss
Roosevelt Forces Seize Pennsylvanian Republican Convention
The Harrisburg convention shows Roosevelt aligned delegates taking control from the regular faction. Wm Flinn of Pittsburgh leads the Roosevelt camp planning a top to bottom progressive platform. Only candidate from the regulars is State Treasurer Charles F Wright seeking renomination.
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Harrisburg
Roosevelt
Wm. Flinn
Pittsburgh
Flinn
Feld
Charles F. Wright
Susquehanna County
Des Moines Western league team starts eight day road series
The Des Moines Western league baseball team left for Umitha early today for a series of games and will return in eight days. Large crowds have attended home games with more interest than in three years, and the team is in good condition according to baseball men.
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Des Moines
Umitha
NO EVIDENCE OF JAPANESE LAND ACQUISITION IN MEXICO
President Taft told the senate that the department of state has no evidence to show any acquisition or intention to acquire land in Mexico by the imperial Japanese government or a Japanese company. The message responded to a resolution seeking details on Magdalena Bay land purchases.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Department of State
Mexico
Magdalena Bay
Taft Wins Popular Vote as Delegates Split in Mass
In Oskaloosa Iowa John P White national president of the United Ming Workers of America suffered a sudden hemorrhage at his home but doctors stopped the bleeding and he remains in serious condition. In Savannah President Taft learned of Massachusetts results at breakfast, expressing pleasure at leading in the preferential vote as Boston and state returns show Taft leading Roosevelt for presidential preference and Massachusetts delegates split among Roosevelt and Taft camps.
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Oskaloosa
LJ. P. White
United Ming Workers of America
Savannah
Gen
W. W. Gordon
Hea
Brown
Mr. Taft
Boston
Tia Follette
Housevelt
Taft
Baxter
Roosevelt
Grane
Ned Var
Massachusetts
Chicago
Del
Champ Clark
Missouri
Foss
Abolish Comic Sections Promoted By Kindergarten Union
In Des Moines on May 1 the International Kindergarten Union discussed abolishing comic newspaper sections and replacing them with artistic designs for uplifting impact. Miss Mary Waterman of New York cited a paper that allegedly adopted the plan to curb mischievous thoughts in children.
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Des Moines
International Kindergarten Union
Mary Waterman
New York
Titanic Officials Immune From Subpoenas
Washington May 1 J Bruce Ismay managing director of the International Mercantile Marine and officers C J Lightoller and J G Boxhall of the Titanic were immune from subpoenas issued by the District of Columbia supreme court to testify in a civil suit by Mrs Geo Robbins of New York. Contempt proceedings will not be instituted. They were served yesterday and departed for New York after hiring counsel.
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Washington
J. Bruce Ismay
International Mercantile Marine
C. J. Lightoller
J. G. Boxhall
District of Columbia Supreme Court
United States Senate
Underwood Wins Florida Presidential Primary Incomplete Returns
Jacksonville May 1 Oscar W Underwood appears to have won the Florida presidential primary over Woodrow Wilson if incomplete returns are accurate The Third district Pensacola backed Wilson by about 1000 Park Trammell led Cromwell Gibbons in the race for governor with early returns.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Oscar W. Underwood
Florida
Woodrow Wilson
Pensacola
Wilson
Park Tramell
Cromwell Gibbons
House Would Kill Commerce Court and Mints
Washington May 1 The house appropriations committee moves to abolish the commerce court by failing to report its appropriation and trims government costs. The plan includes cutting the president's secretary salary to 6000 and abolishing bureaus of manufactures and statistics and several mint and assay offices nationwide.
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Washington
Commerce Court
House Committee On Appropriations
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureaus On Manufactures and Statistics
San Francisco
New Orleans
Carson City
Nev
Boise
Ida
Charville
N. C
Deadwood
S. 7
Helena
Mont
Seattle
Wash
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hell
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Upper Iowa
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Eleventh Street Bridge
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Hileman & Gindt Undertaking
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Martin
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Indiana Company
Roosevelt Concelesate
Pennsylvania
Roosey
Pr Dent Taft
John P. White
LA Follette
Titanic
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