Girls Act as Mule Owners Ft. Dodge Mine Idle Strike Ends
In Fort Dodge Iowa on July 27 striking Plymouth Gypsum mine workers demand higher wages. A group of women in the office and on the mine floor helped operate the mine as mule drivers. The mine returned to operation with the women in mule roles and several men reassigned as cagers and trackmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Plymouth Gypsum Company
Ft. Dodge
L. E.armstrong
Grace Jackson
Muls
Virginia Republicans Rally Ahead of Taft Era Convention
Newport News Virginia July 27 Republicans gear up for the state convention July 28 29 to build a party structure and aim for a Virginia victory in the next national election. Secretary Nagel will address delegates, marking the gathering as the first Taft era state convention with a strong ticket and a platform supporting the party line.
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Newport News
Taft
South
Virginia
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Aldrich- Payne
Taft Telegram to Prince Chun May Not Secure Hankow Loan
Peking reports doubt on Taft's telegram aimed at binding Chang Chi Tung to the Hankow Chuen railroad loan terms. The Chinese foreign office fears the regent may back the original loan, risking American friendship. British notes warn that continued pressure could imply British sanction. Foreign bankers sign an equality alliance for Chinese loans, awaiting details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Taft
Prince Chun
Chang Chi Tung
Hankow- Chuen
Henry P. Fletcher
John N. Jordan
Great Britain
Teft
London
Joana
Real estate transfers list multiple cemetery lots and city parcels
Real estate transfers show buyers and prices for cemetery lots at Greenwood Elmwood and Cedar Falls properties in Waterloo era records. Entries include Mullarky to Newman and to Newah for Greenwood cemetery, Elmwood Cemetery Association to Feary Althouse, Leavitt to Alte, Leland to Amelia Legim in Cedar Falls, and Allen to Albert Holser in East Waterloo, with prices ranging from 1 to 2,500 dollars.
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W. G. Mullarky
J. B. Newman
Greenwood Cemetery
George A. Newah
F. UL. VanDer
Elmwood Cemetery Association
Feary W. Althousé
Elmwood
John H. Leavitt
John Alte
Elmwood Cemetery
Leland
Amelia B. Legim
Cedar Falls
Alice Walker
Mattie
Ball
West Waterloo
M. Allen
Albert Holzer
East Waterloo
Rector
Albert Holser
Fast Waterloo
Americans Hurt In Mexican Riot In Guadalajara
In Guadalajara on Sunday, riots during a political meeting supporting Diaz and Corral left two Americans wounded, with initial reports naming W Hinton and H Murphy. Over 200 arrests occurred as authorities struggled to control the mob. a 4 year old was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Diaz
Corral
Reyes
Garcia
W. Hinton
H. Murphy
Associated Press
Rattlers terrorize town in Norwalk capture chase
South Norwalk residents awoke to seven large rattlesnakes roaming the city. Two were captured while the rest eluded search. Snakes were tied to the Schaghti Coke Rattlesnake Club hunt and placed in a window box at A. W. Dreyfuss' cigar stove. A showman’s mouse bait failed as the rattlers pursued it overnight.
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Norwalk
Conn
Board of Health
Schaghticoke Rattlesnake Club
A. W. Dreyfuss
Wireless “burglar club” led by teen in Los Angeles
Los Angeles police arrested four boys aged 14 to 17 who formed a modern wireless powered burglary gang. Arthur Smith, 17, ran the central wireless station and coordinated four other stations to warn members. A loot-filled pit lay near the wireless hub, and Smith reportedly confessed as Brown 15 Ward 16 and Johnson 14 were also detained.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Smith
Bing
Smith
John Brown
Burnett Ward
Lealie Johnson
Joy Kills Waiting Mother in Sudden Death
Mrs. Mary Birdsall mother of Sheriff Birdsall of Colorado Springs died in Sacramento soon after learning her son would arrive with Victor Snow, accused of forging a $500 check. Snow was captured, and the officer planned to meet his mother but she collapsed and died hours before the reunion.
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Joy
Sacramento
Cal
Mary Birdsall
Birdsall
Colorado Springs
Portland
Victor G. Snow
First National Bank of
Bird
Snow
Alabama Governor Pushes Constitutional Prohibition
Alabama Governor, in a message to the legislature, urges making prohibition constitutional to prevent saloons or liquor licenses in the state. The plan aims to secure a permanent dry condition and remove liquor authority from future disputes. The governor’s address emphasizes long term adherence to temperance policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Exemption Waived as Iowa Seeks Western Union Rights
Iowa’s treasury may gain about 126000 from Western Union as legal actions proceed over whether the company may operate in the state without complying with Iowa law. Attorney General H. W. Byers pursued enforcement. Western Union filed a report after obtaining a blank form, while the case to oust them continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Treasury
State of
Iowa
Western Union Telegraph Company
Hayward
H. W. Byers
Western Union
The
Flight Postponed Taft Sees Trial At Fort Myer
Orville Wright postpones the endurance test due to brisk wind at Fort Myer as President Taft and a grand audience watch. Wright flies solo for two and a half minutes to prove the plane can fly, avoiding a lengthy test after a history of fatal and injurious past attempts. Nearby, Y M C A boys prepare for Lake Geneva conference as others plan camp enrollments and trips for summer programs.
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Washington
D. C
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Taft
Wright
Selfridge
Signal Corps
Cannon
Aldrich
Rill Field
Donlin Expected to Manage Phillies for Large Salary
Former New York NL star Mike Donlin arrived from Point Pleasant New Jersey and said he expects to captain and manage the Philadelphia Nationals. He hinted at a Philadelphia assignment soon with a salary plus a share of gate receipts, potentially totaling around eighteen thousand dollars and raising comparisons to grand opera earnings.
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Donlin
New York
Point Pleasant
N. J
Philadelphia Nationals
Philadelphia
Taman
Phillies
Mike
Latham Falls Into Sea While Trying Channel Flight
Hubert Latham attempted to cross the English Channel from Calata toward London in a French monoplane. He flew about nineteen miles of the twenty one mile channel before his motor failed and the aircraft plunged into the sea off Dover. He was rescued by a torpedo boat with French torpedo boats joining from the French side.
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Dover
Latham
Channel
Calata
London
Louis Bleriot
Admiralty Pier
Factory Girls Seek Rest in Death by Own Action
Cleveland readers learn of a self harm motivated club within cloak factory workers. Parents of 18 year old Rebecca Bosechek report she was found dead in Gordon Park and fear a second girl may soon follow. The group, including six girls, four men, and a couple, sought peace through suicide as daily torments persisted.
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Cleveland
Rebecca Bosechek
Gordon Park
Miss Hosechek
Balloonists hit by mid summer snow storm in flight
In St Louis on July 27, aviators John Berry Paul McCullough and John Thurman abandoning pursuit of the Lahm cup after a storm forced them to descend near Savannah Illinois. They covered about 233 miles, far short of Chandler's 475 mile Lahm cup record, as rain sleet and snow battered their balloon.
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St Louis
John Berry
Paul K. McCullough
John
Thurman
University City
Savannah
Berry
Ike
Charles de Forest Chandler
St. Louis
Pedestrians killed and injured in lightning near Spencer
Frank Watson died after a lightning strike near Gilette's Grove while Floyd Bing ham was injured severely but later said to be recovering in Spencer hospital. The pair were walking from New York to San Francisco and were entertained by local dignitaries before the storm. They planned to write for a sports magazine with a lump-sum payment for completing the journey.
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I Spencer
White whales for museum sparking high seas tale
Three white whales were captured on a hunting expedition by Prof. Roy C. Andrews of the American Museum of Natural History after a tough fight. He described the method of capture and the whale’s dramatic leaps before the final shot and harpooning. Russia backs down on Manchuria plan amid foreign pressure and internal objections. Negotiations shift toward an alternate settlement, with contested municipal council details to be handled between Harbin and Peking, causing tension among railroad interests.
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New York
Roy C. Andrews
Department of Mammalogy
Bavarican Museum of Natural Hisory
Prof
Andrews
Saguenay River
Canada
Russia
St. Petersburg
China
Manchuria
Horvath
Harbin
Peking
Doctor on Stand Thaw Mystery Surfaces in N J Court
In White Plains New Jersey on July 27, Dr Britton Hyans said Thaw has never been paranoid as he testified under cross examination by District Attorney Jerome. Thaw appeared buoyant in court and awaited his chance to testify as hearings on his Matteawan asylum release continued. Jerome introduced a mystery by presenting papers from Clifford Hartridge, Thaw's former trial counsel, and questioned Hartridge about instruments allegedly given to him, including possible hypodermic needles, with Justice Mills ordering disclosure prior to evidence entry.
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White Plains
N. J
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Matteawan Asylum
Britton Hyans
Thaw
Jerome
Hvans
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Clifford ‘W. Hartridge
Hartridge
Mary Copley Thaw
Evans
Terome
Harry
Thew
Justice Mills
Atip
Susie Merrill
Wallace
Mille
Witheer
Waterloo Business College class elects officers
The graduating class met last evening and elected B. H. Wise president, Miss Margaret Bragdon secretary, and Ed. Gellagher vice president. Committees were appointed to handle commencement arrangements.
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Waterloo Business College
B. H. Wise
Margaret Bragdon
Ed.Gellagher
Civil Service Graft Charged in Washington D C
Washington officials accuse G A McNulty president and H Van Ver secretary treasurer of the American Civil Service Institute of using the mails to defraud. The institute, linked to Buffalo financiers, allegedly received thousands from prominent city citizens in two months. It aims to teach applicants methods to secure federal civil service jobs.
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Civil Service
Washington, D. C
G. A. McNulty
H. van Ver
American Civil Service Institute, Incorporated
Buffalo
Bank Absconder in Tipton Leaves $85,000 Missing
Noah R Marker assistant cashier at First National Bank of Tipton Indiana vanishes with about $85,000 in cash. The bank is closed and replevin for $40,000 in escrowed bonds is filed by the bank under state insurance receivership. A note says he took expenses as a national examiner is awaited.
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Lima
First National Bank of
Tipton
Ind
Cuyahoga
Live Stock
Lemert
First National Bank
Noah Marker
Marker
Treasury Department
Washington
Fraxier
National Bank
Indiana
Noah R. Marker
Indianapolis
William Marker
N. R. Marker
Attiva Church
Cahster
Ack
Mr. Marker
Senator Maytag Chooses Waterloo for Enlarged Mason Plant
Senator Maytag announced at Des Moines that the Mason Motor Car Works will move to Waterloo with a large expansion. The plan includes a major capacity boost, bringing 1,000 jobs and boosting Waterloo’s population beyond 26,000 by 1910. Local support from Waterloo residents and business groups is urged to secure the project.
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Maytag
Des Moines
Mason Motor Car Works
Waterloo
Greater
Greater Des
Chamber of Commerce
Parcttrarilies
Waterino
Indictment Against Grunden Quashed in Cres¢ City Case
Watseka Illinois July 27 Judge Hoover sustained defense motion to quash Ira Grunden indictment for being accessory after the murder of J B Sayler at Crescent City The ruling cited statute barring indicting a sister brother parent or child as accessory after fact when principals are related Grunden is the brother of Mrs J B Sayler
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Grunden
Watseka
Til
Hoover
Ira Grunden
J. B. Sayler
Crescent City
State University to House Smedley Collection in Nashua
Prof. G. F. Kay of the State University toured Nashua on Saturday to arrange transfer of the late D. Smedley’s geological collection to the university’s geology department. The Smedley collection will be named and credited to Smedley’s lifelong work, reflecting decades of activity and collaboration with state geologist Calvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Wm. Zwanziger
T. V. Morse
Chickasaw County
Hol. Allen
Decesaed
U. S. Geta
G. F. Kay
State University
Chickasaw
Kaynisde
Mehta
Mra. Smedley
Mibrary Board
D. Smadley
University
Smedley
Amedley
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Mass
Robert E. Fanning
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Here
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M. C
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John Gabriel
Hugh Clary
Ross Blodgett
Lake Geneva
United States
Devendorf
Lake Francis
Bleriot
Sangatte
France
Hubert Latham
White Whales
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