Governor Johnson Near Death Before Improvement
Reports from Rochester Minnesota and St Paul Minnesota detail Governor Johnson's grave condition after abdominal surgery. Early bulletins described precarious status with severe pain, then signs of improvement and resting easy later in the day. Medical notes cite inflamed intestines and high risk, but doctors express cautious optimism for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowester
Minn
Mayo
Johnson
John A. Johnson
St Mary's Hospital
Ceft
Witherstine
Dr. Witherstine
St. Paul, Minn
Irate Woman Whips Judge at Lancaster Depot
In Los Angeles on September 16 Mrs. George Clark wife of an Antelope township rancher publicly flogged Justice of the Peace Bulkley of Lancaster. The scene occurred before several hundred onlookers at the Southern Pacific depot as bystanders restrained her with help from a constable after she complained of disparaging remarks about her character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
George Clark
Antelope Township
Bulkley
Lancaster
Southern Pacific
Lancaster Hall
Actress Artelle Plans Kiss For Taft In Milwaukee
Milwaukee report notes Olive Artelle, presently in Milwaukee, vows a daughterly hug and kiss for President Taft when he visits. She cites his kindness during a Philippine trip years ago when he was secretary of war and she danced and sang aboard the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Olive Artelle
Taft
Alice Longworth
Beerman to Tour Coast
Beeman Winthrop assistant secretary of the navy left this morning for a coast tour. He will visit military installations and meet officers along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beerman
Washington, DD. C
Navy secretary to be absent for five weeks
The secretary of the navy will be away from the city for five weeks while inspecting Pacific coast navy yards and the Chicago naval training station. During his absence W. H. Potter, chief of the bureau of navigation, will act as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast Navy Yards
Chicago Naval Training Station
W. H. Potter
Bureau of Navigation
Harriman Will Leaves All to Wife in Perpetuity
New York report states that Harriman's will leaves all property to his wife with no further instructions. Mrs Harriman is named executrix and the provision declares the property bequeathed to Mrs Harriman forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harriman
Kindness Brings Heirloom Fortune to Bermuda Aid Giver
Mrs Ethel Bramer and her mother Mrs Ida Fen nings received 1 060 000 from Robert Benjamin Ribstock as a bequest for their kindness to the aged Bermuda visitor. Ribstock, 56, lived in Penzance, Scilly Islands, and left the sum to Bramer after her August 24 marriage to George Bramer of Steubenville. The Bermudian home of the Bramer family and their acts of care are cited as the basis for the inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Ida C. Fennings
Bermuda
Ethel M. Bramer
Methuen
Robert Benjamin Ribstock
Lawrence
Hamilton
Ribstock
Brammer
North Pole flag raising by Peary party with Eskimo cheers
Report from Labrador by wire describes Commander Peary and Lt. Henson with four Eskimos camping at 90 degrees north latitude. They hoisted the American flag, gave Eskimo and English cheers, and noted two igloos built for shelter during the one night and two days at the pole.
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Battle Harbor
Labrador
Cape Ray
N. F
North Pole
Matthew Heugen
Robert B. Peary
Henson
Peary
Arctics
Greeland
Pole
Bartlett
Britain
Cape Columbia
Liglos
Peary Again Challenges Cook Over Pole Discovery
In Harbor Lab on Sept 16 Peary asserted five observations before reaching the pole, naming Ross Marvin Captain Barnett and himself. He refused to answer if witnesses saw him place records in the ice, pledged to present signed testimony to refute Cook's claims, and hinted at sensational brief details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Harbor
Lab
Peary
Pole
Ross Marvin
Barnett
Cook
Change of Wind Discolors Water at Shell Rock Depot
Water in a Shell Rock depot well reportedly discolor when wind comes from the south. The 60 foot drilled well normally yields clear water, but turns rocky and milky as the wind shifts, then clears again when the wind changes. Local observers Ferris Pierce and W H Williams report the phenomenon lasting only during south winds. No explanation has been found for the peculiarity.
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Rock Island
Shell Rock
W.H. Williams
Bluff -Street
Ferris Pierce
Williams
British warship sails to United States for Hudson-Fulton celebration
The battleship Inflexible carrying Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Seymour departed Portsmouth for New York to participate in the Hudson-Fulton anniversary events.
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Hudson-Fulton
Portsmouth
England
Sir Edward Seymour
New York
Feast of Mondamin Corn Festival at Elks Hall
Christ Church ladies invite the public to a corn festival at Elks Hall on Saturday. Dinner runs from 11 to 1 and supper from 5 to 7 as part of the Feast of Mondamin celebration.
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Elks’ Hall
Christ Church
Adel woman faces church ruling over card playing
Mrs Minnie Douglas of Adel caused a stir by playing whist for prizes at the Methodist church and may face action at the Des Moines conference. Ministers are divided over card playing with prize games, while supporters note moderation and Eleanor duties of devout members.
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Ames
Minnie Douglas
Adel
Methodist
Des Moines
Douglas
Methodist Church
Mrs. Douglas
Ladies’ Aid Society
Taft welcomed by waving crowds in Chicago trip
President Taft arrived in Chicago amid dense crowds and perfect police arrangements. Thousands lined the route as the president toured the city by automobile and greeted school children singing patriotic songs.
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Chicago
Yatt
Bile
Miles
Taft
West Side Baseball Park
New York
Elkhart
Ind
President Taft
Merely Thrown Against Seat Woman Killed In Auto Crash
Mrs Morris widow of Nelson Morris of Chicago died from injuries sustained September 10 in an automobile crash near Fontainebleau France. Her party traveling from Paris to Geneva had braked to avoid a wagon of bricks when the chauffeur forced the car into a ditch. She was the sole injury and died today. Also Chicago golf news notes the Western Championship field opening with Jack Croke and Paul Kirchner driving off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fontainebleau
France
Chicago
Jack Croke
Paul Kirchner
Burglars Enter General Store at Reinbeck and Loot Goods
Thieves entered the general store of C. J. Dutton through a cellar and stole about 690 dollars worth of dry goods including silks satins laces ladies suits and corsets. The store was ransacked with locks broken and the crime discovered the next morning.
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Jackson
Fragmentary Notice of Thief Alert and Contained Goods
A brief damaged notice describes silk pieces, taffeta, waist patterns, laces, gloves, and buttons seized as part of a warded area for selling sick goods. It mentions neighboring sties warned to stay vigilant and hopes thieves will be caught through this action.
Wealthy Woman Shot to Death by Her Niece in Alabama
The News reports the shooting and killing of Mrs. WHE Newling, one of Alabama’s wealthiest women, by her niece Meg Hette Newling near Potada after a quarrel over a small matter. The assailant escaped. London mourns Lord Tweedmouth Dead at 60, former first lord of the admiralty and lord president of the council. his Radical politics and long service marked a turbulent career.
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Brewton
Ala
Whe Newling
Soupnernn
Alabama
Meg
Hette Newling
Potada
Lord Tweedmouth
London
Foward Marjoribanks
Baron Tweedmouth
Admiralty
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Council
England
House of Comment
Lords
House of Commons
Forger Van Vlissingen Claims Divorce Defense Stand
Peter Van Vlissingen now in Joliet prison threatens to reveal details to derail Tessie Van Vlissingen’s divorce suit filed Sept 8. He refuses to discuss victims Bernard Rosenberg and Maurice Rosenfeld, says he will press a sensational defense despite warnings. Attorney Turnock resigns after urging confession.
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Peter van
Merry
James Turnock
van Vlissingen
Bernard Rosenberg
Maurice Rosenfeld
van Viissengen
Joseph R. Burres
Vans Viigsingen
Diverem
Turnock
Germany Dislikes Peary’s Hot Air in Hamburg
Hamburg reports harsh reaction to Peary interview from Battle Harbor. The north German press leans to Cook, aided by the Hamburg Geographical Society, calling Peary’s rhetoric high sounding but misleading and unlikely to win new friends.
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Hamburg
Peary
Battle Harbor
Hamburger Nachrichten
North Germany
Cook
Hamburg Geographical Society
Postal Banks Are Discussed at National Banker Meeting
Chicago delegates discuss savings bank issues during the bankers convention session. Topics include safeguarding deposits and postal savings banks with a letter from the Postal Savings Banks League urging support, though no action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Bankers’ Convention
Savings Banks
John John
State Banker's Association
R. M. Ziloumerman
Michigan
Committee On Savings Banks
Postal Banks
Ipeort
Postal Savings Banka
Postal Savings Banks League of the
United States
Manager of corn show and exhibit enlists help and prizes
Dr. C. B. Knowles, manager of the seventh Iowa corn exposition, visited Waterloo to recruit city commercial bodies and manufacturers for participation. A $20,000 prize list promises a bigger show, with Knowles also visiting La Porte and Texas for premiums and previously serving as Courier representative at La Porte. He also bought four lots in a new Texas town to award to exhibitors. Washington announces Robert H. Hubert of Baraboo, Wis., as census supervisor for Wisconsin's Third district.
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C. B. Knowles
Waterloo
Knowles
la Porte
Des Moines
The
Courier
W. P. Scash
Texas
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Nanchez
Justice
Decares
U. S
Eski
Ques
Tion
America
Mondamin
LE Pit
H. T. Webber
Little Ones
John Stuart Watson
Swisher
Ilingis
Harry T. Webber
Watson
Webber
Wolf
Co. G Wolf
Parkersburg
W. T. Evans
John Stuart
Walt
Wolf and Watson
Reinbeck
Jd. Dutton
Cape Unnoticed
Ian Vligsingen
Germany
Wisconsin
Washington
Sept
Robert H. Hubert
Baraboo
Martin Schigar
Henderson Drug CO
the Waterloo Savings Bar
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