FIGHT THIGKENS IN OHIO FIELD
Columbus Ohio May 9 National politics simmered after Taft three days tour before final campaigns. Roosevelt managers plan La Follette trip before May 21 primary. Bryan finishes three day invasion attacking Harmon. Harmon itinerary covers major Ohio cities as speculation swirls about Wilson.
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Taft
Roosevelt
la Follette
Harmon and
Wilson
Columbus
Aft
Col. Roosevelt
Bryan
Wm. J. Bryan
Harmon
Overnor Harmon
Govenor Woodrow Wilson
Ohio
Roosevelt Delegates Dominant At Kansas Convention
Independence Kansas May delegates at large to the national convention voted for Theodore Roosevelt. The Roosevelt faction held a strong majority with 90 delegates to Taft's 104. Delegates named include Henry J. Allen Ralph A. Harris Ansel Clark John M Landon and William Allen White was chosen as national committeeman. The action gives Roosevelt eight of Kansas twenty delegates, Taft only two from the First district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kan
Chicago
Theoore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Taft
Henry J. Allen
Wichita
Ralph A. Harris
Ottawa
Ansel Clark
Sterling
John M. Landon
Wiliam Allen White
Emporia
David W. Mulvane
Col. Roosevelt
Kanas
Sensation Likely in Insurance Probe
Des Moines reports sensational disclosures about the fire insurance business in Iowa will be made public this afternoon. Special counsel Harry E. Sampson returned from Iowa City where he worked on the state's cases. The Johnson county grand jury indicted several prominent Iowa insurance men as the statewide probe proceeds. Attorney General George Cosson withheld details to avoid interfering with upcoming state work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Harry FE. Sampson
Attorney General
Iowa City
Johnson County
Thestate
George Cosson
Man and Ox Team Earned 500 A Day in 1859
An 1859 suit shows a plaintiff sought 35 dollars for ten and a half days of work by himself and his ox team, a rate under 50 cents a day. Today a man and team command about 4 dollars daily. The ledger notes an early haul of a wheat load to Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Petitions Pour Into Assembly In Minnesota Methodist Conference
Minneapolis May 9 Scores of memorials pour into the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in session here and likely before adjournment will face final action. Leading is a motion to amend paragraph 260 of church discipline on dancing and amusements and a push to leave the decision to individual members. Other memorials seek to restore the old title district superintendent as presiding elder. A suffrage movement memorial asks for licensing women to preach, renewing discussions on ordaining women ministers.
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Minneapolis
General Conference
Methodist
Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Waterloo Manufacturers Seek Annual Meeting in Iowa
Sioux Cuy May 9 Keokuk and Waterloo vie to host the convention of the Iowa Manufacturers association now meeting in Waterloo J A Gunn of Kellogg Indiana slated to become association president The Sioux tribe plans a pow wow to welcome visitors tonight
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Sioux Cuy, Lr
Keokuk
Waterloo
Inwa Manufacturers’ Association
J. A. Gunn
Kellogg, In
Tribe of the Sioux
Iowa Athletes to Hold Meeting in Davenport
Davenport officials announce a meeting as a strong 12 man Iowa high schools team prepares for the invitation field meet in Iowa City on Saturday. Rhody’s absence weakens Davenport after their Galesburg meet victory last week and Hehe! was entered in many events but unable to practice.
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Davenport
Iowa
City
Rhodys
Galesburg
Wis
Lives of Mail Clerks Saved by Steel Cars
Kansas City Missouri May. Rail way postal workers deaths dropped due to steel cars says Joseph Stewart second assistant postmaster general at Southwestern Postal association convention. He cites twelve deaths in the fiscal year as linked to safer steel car use. The meeting ends with officer elections. Ambassador resigns Berlin May 4 Count Paul Wolff Metternich resigns as German ambassador to Great Britain.
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Kansas City
Joseph Stewart
Southwestern Postal Association
Stewart
Berlin
Count Paul Wolft- Metternich
Britain
Vinton Presbyterian Church Destroyed by Fire
Fire yesterday afternoon leveled the Presbyterian church of Vinton Iowa, prompting a total loss of property and major city landmark status. The slate roof hindered firefighting and water could not reach the blaze, leaving the 1877 edifice unable to be saved and prompting plans for a new church to be built. Insurance coverage totals and company names are listed, with Niagara and several others sharing the $22,000 loss. Reverend Marion Sims led a homecoming service for members, marking the last event in the old building before replacement.
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Vinton
Iowa
Ftw Presbyterian Church
Niagara
Home of
New York
Condon Assurance
Phoenix of
Continental
BLO
Pennsylvania
Fire Association
Royal
Aetna
Insurance Co
Hawkeye & Des Moines
Titanic Inquiry Reveals Bulkhead Doors Opened for Pumps
Witnesses describe bulkheads opened to reach boiler room pumps as 1,000 men swam or floated on lifebelts. Wilson testified he swam about twenty minutes. Johnson praised Mr Ismay for urging women into larger boats.
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London
Wilson
J. Bruce Tamiy
International Mercantile Marine
Tamay
Johnson
Ismay
Medics Endorse Owen Bill At Nebraska Convention
Linewin Neb May a resolution from the Nebraska State Medical Association urged enactment of Senator Owens Oil bill now before Congress. The group claimed national health bureau would secure conservation of the race. Resolution signed by A I Nesbit president and Joseph M Allen secretary was sent to Nebraska delegation for support.
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Nebraskis
Congress
A. 1. Nesbit
Joseph M. Allein
Association
Strikers Top Many Workers in Coal Regions
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on May 9, large numbers of striking miners hid along roads near Minersville and warned workers not to go to the collieries. No clashes were reported. Authorities dispersed small groups near Mont Carmel and Centralia after a stone thrower was not seriously harmed. An attempted wrecking of a Reading freight train at Locust Gap failed. Special policemen and track walkers were posted along the railway.
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Pottsville
Minersville
Lehigh
Mont Carmel
Centralia
Locust Gap
Reading
Tim Hurst in Critical Condition After Illness
New York reports Tim Hurst the longtime referee and umpire is critically ill with pleuro pneumonia at his home in Paredo. His wife Mrs Wise, formerly Jennie Korlan of Waterloo, welcomes a seven pound daughter born April 27 at their home.
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Tim Hurst
New York
Mrr
Mra
Wloo
Wise
Qeir
Paredo
Migs
Jennie Korlan
Waterloo
Constitution Makers Turn to Old Scenes
Ohio delegates visit the Ross County courthouse relics to pay homage to the first state constitution. They view the courtroom table where the first constitution was signed, the bell from the first state house, governors’ portraits, and original convention records on display in the capitol relic room.
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Cuil Weathea
Ohio
Columbus
Discus
Ross Counter
Higelow
Raymond Reinstated by National Commission for Giants
Raymond Seymond, former pitcher for the New York National League club, has been reinstated by the National Commission and is expected to report to the New York team. He had been suspended for a year and lately played with the Chicago team in the United States league.
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Cincinnali, O
Yo Ruge
Seymond
New York
Peter Demuth Passes Away In Gilbertville Iowa
Peter Demuth aged 74 years 10 months 25 days, longtime Gilbertville resident, died shortly after midnight from asthma and age related illness. Survived by widow Lena and six children. Funeral at Immaculate Conception Church at 10 am Saturday with Rev. Father John Nemmers officiating.
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Gilbertville
Peter Demuth
Cilbert
Finger Print System to Be Used in Banks
New York banks rapidly adopt a finger print system for depositor identification and protection. The North Side Bank recently implemented it, with official notes comparing it to a British devised method by P. A. Flack. Three fingerprints on file accompany signatures to verify authenticity in emergencies.
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New York
New York Banke
North Side Bank
Arthur Ekirech
P. A. Flack
Singapore
India
Labor Leader Thomas Mann Found Guilty in Salford Speech
Thomas Mann, president of the Syndicalist Education League, was found guilty in the Assizes court of attempting to influence British soldiers from their duties. Sentenced to six months in prison, Mann delivered his Salford speech in sympathy with coal strikers after his March 21 arrest. He argued soldiers are citizens under civil law and claimed his commands were lawful.
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Manchester, Tong
Thomas Mann
Syndicalist Education League
Temperature report for May day with 72 degree high
The article notes a maximum temperature of 72 degrees at 4 p.m. with markings from Buelognan Optical Co and mentions a prior year with a 60 degree minimum and 93 degree maximum. It also references a 5c cigar from Smoke Martin's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Buelognan Optical Co
Looters Roam Flooded Louisiana as Families Flee with Many Children
Floodwaters driven by the Torras crevasse breach inundate Pointe Coupee and St Landry parishes. Rescue boats are scarce as government crews seize nearby skiffs. Reported looting rises while some families travel with many children, including a white woman with sixteen offspring amid relief arrivals.
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Torras Crevasse
Pointe Coupee
St Landry
Torran
Forderche
Hointe Coupee Parish
Appeal Against Steel Trust Dismissed in New Jersey
In Trenton New Jersey the appeal in the United States district court seeking an injunction to stop destruction of books and papers usable as evidence in the government suit to dissolve the steel trust was dismissed in a per curiam by Judges Gray Buffington and McPherson. The ruling spared the American Steel and Wire Company, a subsidiary, from dismissal.
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Trenton
N. J
United States District Court
United States Steel Corporation
Gaimber
Steel Corporation
Gray, Buffington and McPherson
American Steel and Wire Company
Glen Gulliver Granted New Trial in Bank Robbery Case
The retrial of Glen Gulliver, convicted of attempting to rob the Orchard bank, began this week. The court granted a new trial citing evidence that may show mistaken identity. A B Lovejoy of Waterloo assists the state in the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Gulliver
Orchard
A. B. Lovejoy
Waterloo
Texas Convention Returns Run Clear For Wilson Roosevelt
Dallas, May 9. Texas convention returns show Woodrow Wilson sweeping the state and Theodore Roosevelt gaining a clear lead over Taft in both major parties. The results remained essentially the same as reported yesterday.
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Wilson
T. R. Win
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Woodrowe Wilson
Theodon Roosevelt
Taft
Pigs Is Pigs Must Look To Its Laurels
West Liberty Iowa May 9 a Duroc Jersey sow owned by dame Markley south of West Liberty has produced twenty two piglets with twenty perfect offspring. The owner witnessed the eighteenth birth and seven more piglets were born while neighbors aided in building an extension to the Markley sty after the surprise third birth.
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West Liberty
Ellis Parker Butler
Dame Markley
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