Deserts and Decrees Mark Court Session
In a divorce action filed by Mrs. Drew for desertion, testimony portrayed Justin Drew as a fishing enthusiast who spends days by the river with his bait and a joking widow’s witness describing his habits. The court granted several decrees, including custody and alimony in multiple cases, with commentary on marital distress and lost opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin Drew
Platt
King
Etta Kirsch
Frank Kirsch
Charles FE
Lehman
Lersl Lehman
Daisy Harris
Irving Harris
Cedar Fire
W. H. Teats
Lulu
Speeding arrests and a fake heir tale fill city news
Two speeders were arrested for speeding with fines paid. J W Galloway and C A Morris faced charges and paid small fines. J W Pierce, 20, known for claiming noble descent, was jailed for cheating by fraud after posing as an heir and securing credit and lodging at a hotel in Oelwein. He faces trial on the fraud charge. earlier Minneapolis trouble had been settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Galloway
William Wooda
Sas
C. A. Morris
Morris Motor Car Company
Eleventh and
Sycamore Streets
J. W. Pierce
Fourth Street
Oelwein
Pierce
Minneapolis
Arbitrators Name Five More for Engineers Board
New York May. Manuel Willard president of Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road and P H Morrissey former Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen president, chosen as arbitrators by eastern railroads and locomotive engineers, expect today to appoint five other arbitrators to form a seven member board. The two arbitrators met in Washington earlier but did not name the five. Morrissey said careful selection is needed and hearings location may be here or in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pmanuel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Eastern Railroads
P. H. Morrissey
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Locomotive Engineers
Washington
Morrissey
School Boys In Very Rough Play Injuries Reported
Howard Graham of 1019 Eleventh Street West and companions, all West Side School students, were playing in a park when Graham was tied to a tree and struck in the face by a bar, nearly breaking his nose. No court action yet, but rumors of a complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Graham
Eleventh Street
West Side
Howard
Graham
Victor Herbert and His Orchestra Tour Triumphs Featured
The Victor Herbert Great Concert Organization tour stands as a major triumph in American music. It shows public desire to hear the foremost American musician and his orchestra and vocalists and reveals the high esteem in which he is held by fellow musicians and the public.
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Victor Herbert
America
Man claiming to be George Kimmel speaks after brain operation
In Chicago on May 9 a man asserting he is George Kimmel gave his first interview since brain surgery. He described a fourteen year memory loss and details of the assault in 1898, naming an elaborate tale of amnesia, recovered identity, and a bank robbery episode tied to a staged crime. He also referenced an ongoing dispute with his mother over an insurance claim and said he could identify three alleged attackers, though he would withhold their names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Kimmel
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Kimmel
Dr. Jekyll
Sixteenth Street
St. Louis
Midland
Kansas City
American National Bank
Kansans City
Niles, Mich
First National Bank
George Howard
Andrew J. White
George A. Kimmel
St. Venis
Newspaper Strike Nears End in Chicago
Chicago Tribune reports the ongoing newspaper strike shows signs of winding down as mailers vote against a sympathetic strike and the stereotyper and electro typers unions dismiss efforts to restart work. A Typographical Union meeting at Bricklayers’ Hall adjourned with no pact, while leaders push for a local executive or international council decision to resolve the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Mailers’ Union
Efece Trotypers’ Union
Stereo Typers’ Union
Pclnek
Hai
Ennday
Continetion P
International Executive Council
James J. Freel
Stereotyperat and Electrotypere’ Union
Bia
Resuana
Protection for Migratory Birds in Federal Bill Action
Bills to protect migratory birds have been favorably reported out of committees in both chambers. American Game Protective and Propagation Association cites potential savings of hundreds of millions and argues state control would fail. insect pests cause losses nearing 800 million annually, illustrating the stakes for national legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rbills
United States Senate
McLean
House of Representatives
Congressman Works
Senate Committee On Forest Reservations and the Protection of Fame
House Committee On Agriculture
American Game Protective and Propagation Association
Broadway
New York City
United States
B. ¥. Visart
Arkansas
Mississippi
Jouisiana
Senate Committee
Rouch Committee
Warn Against Neglecting Negro at Home and Abroad
Kansas City May 9 W W Beckett New York general secretary of missions told the African Methodist Episcopal church conference there that the United States needs missionary work at home as much as abroad. He praised Africa and other foreign fields but urged broader home efforts. Dr A Henry Attaway president Edward Walters college Jacksonville Fla said Christian civilization is the solution to the Negro problem. his views were endorsed by Dr W A Fountain of Morris Brown college Atlanta Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
United States
W. W. Beckett
New York
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Becksett
Africa
A. Henry Attaway
Edward Walters College
Jacksonville
Fla
Chris.tian Cansation
W. A. Fountain
Morria Brown College
Atlanta
Market news from Chicago wheat and grains May report
Chicago May 9 delay to seeding in North Dakota raises wheat speculative worry and bulls push. Market shows light offerings and firm close with July wheat around 11 1 2 to 11 3 4 cents above open. Corn and oats rise on positive tone while hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices are listed for St Louis and Kansas City. New York stocks mixed with broad commodity notes and weather forecasts for Iowa and South Dakota.
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Chicago
North Dakota
Argentina
Minneapolis
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Mattona
South Omaha
Omaha
Neba
Texas
Abe
Wester
Waterloo
Winterloo
Kansas
Turkey
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Jekyll and Vde
Speeder
Leing
Great Concert Organization
Dr. Emdee
Mr. Wise
Lahor Temple Hall
Ives
West Electric
Lamson Bros. & CO
Chicago Board OF Trade
Bennett
Marsh-Place
Iowa
South Dakota
Market News
Bedomath
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
NATO
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Chicago Great Western
Northwestern
Atchison
Union Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel, Common
Amalgamated Copper
Northern Pacific
TUG
Great Northern
Doctor Goldnburg
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