Wilson answers critics at Brewers Convention in Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson addressed the International Brewers' Convention amid protests from prohibition groups. He defended govt fairness to industry, cited crop and food law enforcement, and said he supports mutual courtesy between nations while noting differing views with church groups.
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Chicago
James Wilson
Epite Ola
Wilson
United States
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Mongolia
Manchuria
Siberia
Taft
Republican Party
Percy Andrea
Brewers
Annual Meeting of Town Building and Loan Leaders
The twentieth annual meeting of the Town Building and Loan Association League is in session at the Bills in Waterloo with twelve leading associations represented. The gathering notes Iowa's large stake in the league and cites a recent state bill easing incorporation. Resolutions honor late George Turner and a committee revises bylaws, listing major member associations and representatives.
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Town Building and Loan Association League
Iowa
F. D. Denlinger
Cedar Rapids
C. H L. Reynolds
Dubuque
J. B. Hildebrand
W. H. Brunn
Edwin Mesick
George RR. Turner
Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Iowa Building and Loan Association League
Turner
Town Building and Loan Associations League
Cedar Valley Building and Loan Association
Cedar Falls
W. S
Waterloo
Edwon Mesick
Cedar Rapids Building and Loan Association
C. E. Pollens
F. 5. Langhurst
Bohemian Building and Loan Association
W. Vorlicky
Perpetual Building and Loan Association
G. W. Stilson
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
F. D. Delinger
James EF. Lawler
World Series Game Postponed in Philadelphia by Rain
The national commission of baseball leagues declared off today's world series game in Philadelphia at 11 40 due to rain. A game will be played here tomorrow if weather permits.
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Philadelphia
National Commission of Baseball Leagues
Cliosophic Society Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Cedar Falls marks the Cliosophic society of the Iowa State Teachers College twenty fifth anniversary. Special events run October 20 and 21 with a college auditorium program, gymnasium reception, and the annual banquet for associate and graduate members. Miss Mary Hearst coordinates banquet attendance.
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Cedar Falls
Cliosophic Society
Iowa State Teachers’ Cortege
Missionaries Hold Ground Amid North Africa Turmoil
Reports say six missionaries and six medical workers operate in Tripoli with a 50 bed hospital and dispensary. Catholic and Protestant groups refuse to leave. American Methodists push work in Algeria and North Africa amid unrest. Moslem tribesmen in Tripoli may side with fanatics if a broader Moslem crusade arises.
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Aum
North Africa
Irance
Algiers
Cairo
Alexandria
Tripoli
Renewal of the Fight Expected in Hankow Clash
In Hankow on the Han river north bank a fresh battle between imperial troops and revolutionists left the outcome undecided. Rebels attacked Wu Chang as imperial forces, aided by warships, held firm amid heavy shelling. Two foreign correspondents narrowly escaped, while a war scare reached Amoy.
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Hankow
China
Han River
Doling
Wu Chang
Alfred L. Winsloe
Hed Cross
Macwulte
Dash
Han Yang
Yang-tse-klang
Admtak Sah
Chen Ping
Chang Piao
Sah
Admiral Sah
Amoy
Wilson questioned again in Lorimer probe over 1910 trip
Chicago State Representative R B Wilson testified before the U S Senate committee probing Lorimer, as members sought details of his Illinois trip in spring 1910 to warn lawmakers not to discuss Charles A White's corruption exposure related to Lorimer's Senate election. A list of long distance calls and telegraph messages charged to Wilson preceding the trip was shown by counsel.
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Chicago
R. BE. Wilson
United States
Lorimer
Wilson
Illinois
Charles A. White
Senate
Special Agent Ward Leaves Waterloo for Chicago Amid Strike Rumors
Special Agent Grant S. Ward of the Illinois Central, named successor to W T Dinneen, left Waterloo for Chicago after rumors of opposition to harsh measures in the shopmen strike. Ward says he only travels to confer with company officials, denies resigning, and will appeal a court case.
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Grant S. Ward
Illinois Central
W. T. Dinneen
Chicago
Ward
Police Department
Waterloo
Celebrate Woman Acquittal Sparks Bosfire in Sheffield
Sheffield residents celebrated the acquittal of Mrs. Aleta Rush on murder charges with a mammoth bonfire after the Hampton Iowa verdict. Rush, accused of killing her husband a former station agent who confessed to an affair with Tala Warner, is due for a cordial welcome when she arrives.
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Sheffield
Aleta Rush
Hampton
Tala Warner
Jury Deliberates Overnight In Heiser Case Trial
The Beiser case jurors remained out for about twenty hours with a potential disagreement. Judge Ransier gave fresh instructions urging a calm, unanimous verdict based on all evidence, while the State pressed charges of lewd acts with a child against Henry Heiser.
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Beiser
State
Henry Heiser
Ransier
Ranster
Fort Madison
Train jumper fined for unlawful act
Charles Thompson a striking Tlli nois Central machinist was arrested last night for jumping on and off moving trains while a passenger. He was fined 7.85 dollars by Judge Caldwell in police court after similar evidence to the Illinois Central officer hearings.
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Charles Thompson
Tllinois Central
Tlot
Potee Court
Caldwell
Ilinois
Taft extends swing around the circle tour beyond Oct
President Taft plans to lengthen the swing around the circle travel, extending the tour to Nov. 1 or 18, adding thousands of miles to an already record travel total. He will finish in Morgantown and Hot Springs before voting in Cincinnati and returning to Washington for Congress.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Yair
Washington
Pittsburgh
Taft
Morgantown
W. Va
Hot Springs
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Tennessee
Hodgensville
Lincoln Farm
Congress
Chicago Teams Clash in City Championship Fourth Game
Chicago, Oct. 18. Rain delayed the fourth game of the city championship between White Sox and Cubs. The American League team led three games to none and hoped to seal the series. Walsh and Brown were pegged to pitch, as in last Friday's matchup.
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Chicago
Chicago American
Walsh
Brown
Fremstad Granted Divorce Involving Hidden Identity
Opera singer Olive Fremstad obtained a final divorce from Edson W. Sutphen with the parties' identities concealed until yesterday while details emerged after Misa Fremstad’s arrival aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. The court allowed alimony of fifty dollars monthly as detectives testified to alleged shadowing and past gowns of wealth.
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New York
Olive Fremstad
Edson W. Sutphen
Robert L. Luce
Misa Fremstad
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Evai Shelby
Miss Fremstad
Sutphen
Miss Fremstar
Salt Lake City
Stutphen
San Francisco
South America
Thal
Christians Won’t Leave Tripoli Leaders From Italy and England
In Tripoli two Christian agencies, the Catholic Patriarchate of Algiers and the North Africa Mission of London, clash for influence. Italian Catholic workers number 64 in Tripoli, serving a largely Italian Catholic community amid a primarily Muslim city. The North Africa mission relies on English supporters and plans extensive outreach.
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New York
Tripoli
Italy
Turkey
Algiers
North Africa Mission of
London
Church of England
North African
Morocco
Egypt
North Africa
Patriarchate
North African Mission of
England
Army Captain Found Shot Dead at Fort Leavenworth
Capt Winford B. Carr of the Army Service School at Fort Leavenworth was found dead from a gunshot in his quarters by a maid. Authorities believe he killed himself last night or early today, a revolver with one chamber empty found beside the body. Carr had planned to marry Miss Jeanetta Frances Clark of Fort Sheridan, a betrothal that was broken off.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Winford B. Carr
Army Service School
Fort Leavenworth
Carr
Jeanetta Frances Clark
Charles &, Clark
Fort Sheridan
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Heiser
Ransier Gaye
Martin
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