Two More Cases Against Leary
Des Moines reports ex-roadmaster Jerry O Leary of the Great Western faces two additional indictments for false pretenses and uttering forged checks after earlier charges. Bonds set at 2000 and 1500 dollars. Warren county grand jury continues its probe into payroll padding frauds spanning two years, with A J Caralan tied to the scheme and already bonded. The operation allegedly used dummy names, inflated payrolls, and forged payables, benefiting two men. Colfax man C M Hughes, wounded in an accident, dictates his simple will while dying in a station.
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Des Moines
Jerry O'Leary
Great Western
Indianola
Warren County Grand Jury
Western County
A. J. Carolan
Cumming
O'Leary
Carlan
Huffman
Carglan
Warren County
Carolan
Carslan
Colfax
C. M. Hughes
West Point
Neb
Hughes
Dancer
Doubtful Pastor Under Church Investigation in Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa late last night Pastor Henry Luz of Ger tmann Lutheran faced a church council inquiry into charges of neglecting his flock and pursuing real estate interests. The Rev E H Casselman and Rev C Proht lead the investigation amid reports Luz sued a member for slander over a nickname. Luz has led the Rock church for two decades amid local dissent and steady support.
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Dubuque
Henry Luz
Gertmann Lutheran Church
E. H. Casselman
Charles City
Iowa Synod
C. Proht
Mendoza
Laiz
Icds
Luz
Papa
Total Rock
Resignations and new appointments noted in Frerida area
Frerida vice H H Reents resigned. Alex Sinclair appointed rural letter carrier with Ina B. Sinclair as substitute at Palmer. In the field near Cherokee, Edward Anthony Kelley 17, son of John and Mrs Kelley, died suddenly while operating a disc pulverizer. Garvin found Kelley with his body on the machine. death due to heart disease with no external wounds.
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Edward Anthony Kelley
John Kelley
Mavens
Garvin
Kelley
Woman Patally Burned in Cherokee Fire Tragedy
Mrs Olsen wife of Gus Olsen a well known farmer was seriously burned Wednesday night while burning rubbish her clothing caught fire and she died at 10 30 that night after hours of agony. She leaves a large family of children and a grieving husband in Cherokee community.
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Olson
Gus Olson
Bryce Sees Lessons in Swiss Democracy at Toronto Banquet
British ambassador James Bryce told Cana dan club diners that Switzerland avoided democratic dangers through property and lack of graft. He warned Canada risks wealth’s drawbacks yet pledged to safeguard Canada’s interests while avoiding commitments on Canadian affairs.
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Toronto
James Bryce
United States
Canatan Club
Bryce
Switzerland
Canada
Pittsburg Virtue Banquet Awards Purity Certificates
Pittsburg handed purity certificates to twenty eight men at the Chamber of Commerce virtue banquet. The list includes Carnegie Frick Phipps Westinghouse Letahman and McCrea, with other names less known beyond local circles. A reviewer notes the committee aimed for fifty but settled on twenty eight, and the event boosts Pittsburgs reputation by showing sober industrious men, though some borrowed from New York and Philadelphia. An endorsement from S L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia praises Foley Kidney Cure as effective for kidney disease.
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Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Philadelphia
Carnegie
Frick
Phipps
Westinghouse
Letahman
McCrea
Odd Money and Mother's Advice in Wealth Tales
A column contrasts comic lines about Rockefeller earning a dollar a minute with Andrew Carnegie’s bold counsel to risk, urging action over fear. It recalls Franklin facing a hostile comment from his mother when starting a paper, illustrating fearless venture as a local legend.
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Rockefeller
Puck
Andrew Carnegie
New York
Mr. Carnegie
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
America
Ceremonial Birth of Heir Outlined by Royal Decree in Madrid
A royal decree from Madrid details the birth ceremony for the heir to the Spanish throne. It lists attendees including court officials ministers chamber presidents knights of the Golden Fleece and diplomatic corps. If the child is a boy a 21 gun salute and flag salute occur. if a girl a 15 gun salute and white flag.
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Madrid
Knights of the Golden Fleece
Commission of the
Asturias
Elvyil
Diplomatic Corps
Emneaty
Spain
Royel
Demand for Teachers Shrinking in Rural Schools
Cedar Falls reports a shortage of teachers as the Town State Normal fails to meet demand. Rural districts struggle due to low pay driving students to ste nonography and bookkeeping. County superintendents seek six to twelve teachers each, while city districts fill orders thanks to higher salaries. The outlook alarms schoolmen who fear statewide insufficient staffing. News item notes teachers increasingly leaving rural schools for better wages.
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Cedar Falls
Town State Normal School
Seerley
the Normal
Hadnt the Clothes Really I cant do any night work
A compact item presents conflicting quotes about late work, a dresser refusing after six PM, and a buyer seeking completion by morning. It cites a dress suit at the cleaner and an employer paying for night labor, framed by stray notes on Kansas City manicurists at a packing plant and a 13 minute 45 second record time for killing and dressing a stalker.
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Mr. Swellman
Kansas City
Peoria case hinges on Tate confession in school board theft
Eddie Tate of Chicago, jailed in Peoria for blowing the school board safe and stealing papers involving former Superintendent N. C. Dougherty, lies gravely ill at St Francis hospital. Police and State's Attorney Scholes press a partial confession alleging prominent Peorians engineered the theft and will hear more details, with Tate claiming a $3,000 payment from attorneys for the involved figures.
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Peoria
Ill
Eddie Tate
Chicago
Pe‘oria
School Board
N. C. Dougherty
Bt. Francis’ Hospital
Wilson
Scholes
Tate
Dougherty
Joliet
Speed Tests At Bedford Park Curve In New York Central Runs
New York Central conducted two experiments on the Bedford Park curve after a February wreck that killed 23. Aimed at replicating the fatal incident, trains reached up to 56 and a half miles per hour, showing that high speeds remain dangerous and that double spiking may support heavy traffic. Results to be reported to the governor.
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New York Central
New York
Hedges
Hall's Catarrh Cure touted as cure all disease
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages as a constitutional treatment taken internally. The ad claims it attacks the disease through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any case it cannot cure, with testimonials available. Proposes to build constitution and aid nature. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hail
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Burglary plan thwarted by mistaken cat sounds
A pair of would be burglars Mike and Tat planned to steal hidden farmer funds. They crept past the farmer’s bedroom but caused no alarm after Mike and then Pat made cat like noises to mislead the sleeping residents. Separately a Pittsburgh anecdote notes a man paying $20,000 for letters to an actress, while an ad touts Mystic Cure for Rheumatism by L. Wagner of Richmond and Henderson Drug Co.
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Mike
Tat
John
Pat
L. Wagner
Richmond
Henderson Drug Co
Waterloo
Reception committee for Vice President Fairbanks named
A mock inquiry asks if a reception committee has been appointed for Vice President Fairbanks. The answer is yes, described as dandy and consisting of a lawyer, railroad president, trust millionaire, undertaker, grave digger, and tee man.
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Fairbanks
Jerome Will Not Appeal In Thaw Case Yet
District Attorney Jerome will not apply for a writ of prohibition to halt the Thaw trial. Justice Fitzgerald is expected to confirm the lunacy commission report Monday, allowing the trial to proceed without delay. The Thaw defense and jury were out of reach as Jerome signaled possible higher court action only if required.
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Associated Press
New York
Jerome
Supreme Court
Justice Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Thaw
Tax on whiskers sparks Britons before April dawn
London reporters note a New Jersey legislator's whisker tax proposal provokes amused comment. Punch dubs Frank Richardson Mr. Frank Whiskerson and quotes him praising the plan as splendid. He suggests a $100 per whisker tax and a whisker license system with police enforcing compliance.
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London
New Jersey
Frank Richardson
Punch
Frank Whiskerson
England
Eddy Names Trustees In Estate Action Near Concord
Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy issued a note from Pleasant View naming the board of trustees for her estate. The list includes Henry M Baker Archibald McLellan Josiah B Fernald. Eddy says the trustees will handle the hard earnings of her pen to benefit the human race and for peace and spiritual thought.
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Concord
N. H
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Merimack County Supreme Court
Pleasant View
Henry M. Baker
Washington, D. C
New Hampshire
Archibald McLellan
Our Globe
Canada
Australia
Josiah B. Fernald
May Kidney Cure Ad and Family Note in Town
An ad touts Foley's Kidney Cure promising to stop irregularities and cure kidney trouble not beyond medicine. A short anecdote recalls J. K. Joder and Wangler Bros. and a family’s move from Pittsburg to a quiet country town as a mother lamplight recollection suggests homesickness.
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Foley
J. K. Joder
Wangler Bros. T Sem
Pittsburg
Not Insanity at Al Are You Certain the Woman Is In Sane
A judge questions a celebrated defendant about a woman's sanity. The woman claims her husband is a millionaire, prompting the judge to retort about locking up all the women in the United States. The exchange features sharp humor and courtroom tension.
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Aliennat
United States
Slush Fund Conspiracy Rumors Hit White House
Washington April reports claim a five million dollar conspiratorial fund by Harriman Rockefeller Hearst interests to defeat Roosevelt nominees and policies. The White House asserts no names were mentioned and that publicity would nip the scheme in the bud before the 1908 campaign.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Lioeh
White House
Loel
Harriman- Rockefeller-Hearst
Roosevelt
Hoosevelt
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
United States
Peculiar Case Puzzles Doctors in Stanwood
A Stanwood citizen recalls a strange incident where a needle entered a young woman’s waist a year ago and, after remaining hidden inside her belt, recently emerged from the arm of a mechanic who frequently visits the town.
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Stanwood
Clifton
Advertiser
Electric Power to Replace Steam on Great Northern Route
Great Northern Railway plans to switch from steam to electricity on the 121 mile Minot to Williston stretch in North Dakota, reducing engine overhauls and improving operation through the Cascades tunnel. An expert team, led by Cary T. Hutchinson, evaluated cost savings and outlined the benefits of electric motive power for this segment.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Great Northern Railway Company
North Dakota
Cascada
Rocky Mountains
Minot
Williston
Cary T. Hutchinson
Twin Cities
Graft Admissions Surface in Arkansas Senate Trial
Testimony in Little Rock details graft in the last legislature. Senator John A. Hinkle testified about $7,409 as a bribe to defeat beer inspection. Col. G W Murphy sought full disclosure. M D L Cook said George W. Caldwell routed $12,500 to pass an $800,000 capitol appropriation, with $7,000 to Covington. Additional payments tied to defeating poolroom and other bills.
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Little Rock
Ark
A. W. Covington
Col
G. W. Murphy
Covington
John A. Hinkle
Col. Murphy
Mr. Rhaton
Hinkle
Coyington
Toney
Butt
Holland
M. D. L. Cook
George W. Caldwell
State Capitol
Senate
Frank Day
Philadelphia
Arthur Merriman
Memphis
A Jealous Woman in a Humorous Exchange
A brief dialogue describes Mrs. Plusher as a frightfully jealous woman who even takes in manicuring to watch over her husband's nails, highlighting a comic assertion of possessiveness and scrutiny within a troubled marriage.
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Washington
Fifel
Marion County
Ayis Gilland
T. Hollingshead
Holland, Grundy County
We. H
Canadian West
Dominion
Superior
Ottawa
Ameda
Wolees
Dutheo St
Post
Mins
Trick
L. Bowen
Wayne
W. Va
J. H. Joger
Wangler Bros
Borate
Harper’s Weekly
Orino
Rehine Qubatnien
Srice Gon
K. Joder
Shayven
S.S.S
S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Samuel Johnson
Chicago Record-Herald
Stella
Bella
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Addresa
American Colonization Company
Chippewa
Railcend
Zayward
Wis
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