Brakeman Killed Falling Off Train Between Berlin and Reinbeck
George L. Sherwood of Des Moines, a brakeman on a northbound Chicago Great Western freight train, fell from the train between Berlin and Reinbeck, Iowa, and was killed. His body was brought to Reinbeck for preparation and will be sent to Des Moines for burial on this evening’s train.
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Reinbeck
Iowa
George L. Sherwood
Des Moines
Chicago
Great Western
Berlin
Wes Moines
Austrian boy dies chopping wood on isolation farm
In LeRoy township Benton county, eight year old Joseph Dangle, an Austrian immigrant, dropped dead while chopping wood on a 20 acre farm. His wife, over 84, cannot speak English and the hermit couple had no relatives in the country. She is now lonely and sorrowful after his sudden death.
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Vinton
Joseph Dangle
LeRoy Township
Benton County
Fife
Roosevelts Invited to Dinner With King in Rome
Rome March 14 King Victor Emmanuel will host a dinner in honor of former President Roosevelt during his visit. Guests include Mrs. Roosevelt Kermit and Miss Ethel Leishman the American ambassador and Mrs Leishman and Minister Guicciamini. The item also notes a Bondanese parade reference and a separate March 16 note from Khartum about a second Roosevelt visit to Omdurman to see a Soudanese regiment on parade.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Roosevelt
Kermit
Miss Ethel
Leishman
Guicciamini
Bondanese
Roosevelts
Omdurman
Greene March news notices and local obituaries
Greene items note visitors from Waterloo Washington and Devils Lake. A baby girl born March 7 to Rev A W Oberletter and wife and funeral of Henry Kohlheaas in town. Colin Fowler dies in Iowa City. services held in Greene. Clerks change at Clark grocers and Miss Alberta Allis opens new millinery shop. several residents attend Des Moines events and the farmers institute.
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Frank Landers
Mrmund
Colo
Rock Island
Bessie Fowler
Devils Lake
N. D
C. Fowler
George Backus
Clark Grocers
Wiliam Fesersizen
Art Curtis
Du“puque
Imel Hospital
Alberta Allis
Minneapolis
Des Moines
J. Z. Rife
Rash Clapp
Flenry Kohlheas
M Kohtheas
Greane
Colin Fowler
Lowa City
Hampbonry
Nls
Iowa Girl Weds Millionaire in Muscatine Nuptials
Miss Nellie B. Robertson, daughter of the late Dr. Robertson, wed J. H. Conrad a Helena, Montana mining magnate, in a lavish ceremony held yesterday morning at 14 o'clock in Muscatine Iowa. The event drew attention as a high society match between local lineage and a prominent mining fortune.
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Muscatine
Nellie BK. Robertson
Robertson
J. H. Conrad
Helena, Mont
Epidemic of fever closes Eldridge public schools
Eldridge Iowa March 15 public schools closed due to an epidemic of staring fever. Several cases reported.
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Eldridge
Eldridge, Ja
Maren
Evening Press
Bnly
Cummins Attacks Taft on Railroad Bill and Executive Influence
Senator Cummins of Iowa denounces the administrations railroad bill and its origin, arguing the president oversteps his role by shaping form over substance. He asserts the bill, born in New York deliberations, reflects executive pressure and challenges Republican independence as debates set to stretch weeks.
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Washington, D. C
Effier
Cummins
Ahrest
Senate
Congress
Ile
Roosevelt
Taitt
House of Representatives
Interstate Commerce
Minnesota
Tegislator
Chance of Representatives
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
United States
Tne
Tg Inders
Commerce Court
Taft Proclaims 1910 Census Begins April Fifteenth
President Taft issues the 1910 census proclamation urging all persons to answer census questions fully and honestly. It explains penalties for noncompliance, reassures privacy protections, and states the census is for general statistical purposes, not taxation or military service. The proclamation, signed by Secretary Knox, formalizes the nationwide enumeration starting April 15, 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William Howard Tal
United States of America
Census Bureau
Washington
P. C G. Knox
Railroads Press Hearings Shape Bill Without Rail Official Input
The senate laments that railroad presidents appeared before the White House rather than in proper committee forums. Changes to the measure followed executive influence, erasing most railroad objections and leaving lawmakers unsure of the full arguments behind the altered bill.
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West Virginia
Senate
White House
Congress
Defenders Cite Founding Principles Against Abolition
A voice argues that admiration for the government formed by the founders stands against erasing the clear separation of executive, judicial and legislative powers. The statement emphasizes preserving fundamental constitutional distinctions and warns against perilous changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fathers of the Republic
Le Roy Cannon's Cousin In Nicaragua Conspiracy Case
Port Simon Costa Rica March 15 reports say George Cannon cousin of Le Roy Cannon, executed by Zelaya order, heads a plot to kill President Madriz. Washington March 15 reports of a hanging circulated but the state department has no official confirmation.
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Port Simon
Costa Rica
George F. Cannon
le Roy Cannon
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Corinto
Madriz
Washington
George Cannon
State Department
Department
Danish Explorer Hovgaert Dies Shadowed Cook Claim
Copenhagen March 16 Commodore Hovgaert the Danish Arctic explorer is dead He figured prominently in the ceremonies honoring Dr Cook during his recent visit to Copenhagen and was among the first to discredit the American explorer after Cook's claims were rejected by the University of Copenhagen He said it had not been proven that the American reached the North Pole yet he regarded Cook as an imposter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Hovgaert
Hovggaard
Cook
University of Copenhagen
North Pole
Postal savings bill faces bankers’ objections in House hearing
Washington March 16 Hearings on the postal savings bank bill, recently passed by the Senate, opened before the House committee on post offices and post roads. American Bankers Association representatives voiced their objections to the plan. Nebraska State Journal notes bituminous roads offer lower costs and better wear than macadam, with eighty five miles in place and a shift away from old road surfaces.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Committee On Post Offices
American Bankers’ Association
Nebraska State Journal
New Jersey
Iron Airship Aims To Carry Sixty From Trier Germany
A March report from Trier Germany details Anton Border a local engineer nearing completion of a iron airship designed to carry fifty to sixty people. It will travel forty four to fifty miles per hour and is modeled on Count Zeppelin’s design but uses iron framing. The vessel features a central hollow iron shaft, fifteen side shafts, twelve gas balloonets, and five motors totaling about 480 horsepower. The craft includes sixteen vertical and eight horizontal screws for maneuvering and weighs roughly thirty tons.
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Trier
Germany
Mareh 15
Anton Border
Count Zeppelin
Fa Thirty Tong
Maygray and gang to get off easy after swindle case
Council Bluffs March 15. Two years in federal prison and a possible $10,000 fine are cited as the maximum penalties for J. C. Maybray and his syndicate of swindlers amid a trial on using the mails to defraud. Victims total over $200,100. The defendants face state charges after federal proceedings, with witnesses reluctant and names of the swindlers known as the Mikes, who may scatter outside jurisdiction. C. O. Newberry, an Argyle stockman, testified about a $13,000 loss in Wilkesbarre in 1906.
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Council Bluffs
Hivening Press
J. C. Maybray
C. O. Newberry
Argyle
Wilkesbarre
Baby smothered by blanket found dead in bed
Chariton Iowa March 15 Evening Press reports a 4 days old baby boy of Mr and Mrs George Ripperger was found dead in bed this morning. The infant was accidentally smothered by a blanket in the ill timed tragedy.
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Chariton, In
Evening Press
George Ripperger
Bennington Township School News Highlights
Frances Sage, Herbert Shining and Charles Burk return from winter term at Iowa State Teachers College. Miss Harriet Tribon finishes a term near Readlyn and visits home. Trussell Sage completes first term at No. 6. Mr Sage praised as teacher. Funeral of Mrs French’s father Mr. Chen observed in Dunkerton. East Bennington families attend. Shining and Dol ly visit Iowa State Teachers College. Hattie Bolster visits Frances Sage. St Johns parochial school closes. confirmations set for March 20 and 27. Albert Schmidt returns from Waterloo Business College for vacation. Some farmers husk corn. Center school directors meet. Emmet Knepper of Dakota visits. Spelling contest at Sage school. winners and participants listed. Contest conducted by County Superintendent H. A. Moore. many patrons and teachers attend.
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Bennington Township
Frances Sage
Herbert Shining
Charles Burk
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Harriet Tribon
Readlyn
Marie Poock
Waterloo
Alstadt
Trussell Sage
Sage
Asa Owen
Chen
French
Dunkerton
East Bennington
Sorat
Dolly Shining
Lews State Teachers’ College
Hattie Bolster
Cedar Falls
St. John's
Albert Schmidt
Waterloo Business College
Bennington
Center School
Emmet Knepper
Dakota
Knepper
Katie Jacobs
Mt Vernon
Floyd Bell
Mt. Vernon
Bar| Eyestone
Clara Schmidt
Will Sage
Alice Whitney
Miss Whitney
H. A. Moore
Deneen Reads Riot Act to Legislators in Springfield
Governor Deneen warned standpatters in Washington and insurgents in Illinois that majority rule means the same in both capitals. He named no one, but signaled the bipartisan dealings that seat Lorimer in the U S senate and keep Shurtleff and the Shuttlet faction in control of the Illinois assembly. The Cedar Falls Record notes H W Grout and T B Carpenter circulating nomination petitions in Cedar Palisa for representative, with Grout unopposed and described as a capable, country-minded man.
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Springfield
Joseph G. Cannon
William B. McKinley
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Forty-Sixth General Assembly
Shuttlet
Cedar Falla
H. W. Grout
Waterloo
T. B. Carpenter
Cedar Palisa
Grout
Carpenter
Prosperity Seen in Iowa Banks Deposits Rise Fast
Des Moines reports show Iowa state and savings banks and trust companies hold deposits of 250,648,328.92 with undivided profits of about 5.5 million and total assets near 298 million. From Feb 20 1909 to Feb 16 1910 deposits rose over 27 million, overdrafts dropped nearly 500 thousand, and ten banks added since November.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
Towa
Bleakley
C. B. Ellis
Iowa
State Board of Control
Miss Garretson
Real estate transfers listed in Waterloo Cedar Falls
A sequence of transfers includes D D Schrader to Benny Brown land in 24 89 13 for $1 and multiple Waterloo Cedar Falls parcels. Transactions cover Cedar River Waterloo lots, West Waterloo bits, Morningside addition, Whitney Sedgwick addition Waterloo, and R R additions Cedar Falls. Amounts range from $1 to $15 000 with various parcel descriptions and grantees.
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D. D. Schrader
Benny Brown
C. O. Gronen
August Scheel
Cedar River
Waterloo
Geo. H. Henderson, Et al
Rosina Nauman
West Waterloo
L. O. Conquest
Anton Helm
Tand
S. L. Vale
Hannah Arends
Morningside
Kar Webbeking
Dell F. Scheles
Geo. F. Wilson
R. R
Cedar Falls
Ida O. Cable
Et al
Ww.blough
J. B. Sedgwick
Minnie Wilson
Whitney & Sedgwick
Catherine McCarty
E. M. Sedgwick
Rieker & Bratnaber Land Co
F. M. Shores
Reuben Ford
Do farmers eat the proper sort of food
The farmer of today buys a larger share of the food on the table than ten years ago and should choose for health and strength. Scientific demonstrations link Quaker Oats to endurance and vigor, suggesting farmers and their families eat more Quaker Oats. The 10¢ regular size and 60¢ large family package are advertised for farmers.
Strike Date Settled Upon Walkout Assured Despite Mediation
Des Moines reports 400 firemen and enginemen at Rock Island shops Valley Junction expect to strike at midnight. Firemen on M and St. L and St. Paul Des Moines anticipate strikes tomorrow. Chicago notes union officials set strike time for western railroads after mediation talks under Erdman act paused. President Carter says strike likely regardless of mediation. Railway managers seek broad mediation covering wages hours and conditions. Carter says railway officials asked for mediation and telegrams possible.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
Rock Island
Valley Junction
Chicago
Carter
Knapp
General Managers’ Committee
Firemen‘s Organization
Neill
Mrs Swan of Reinbeck Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs George Swan widow of a prominent farmer and capitalist of Reinbeck Iowa died suddenly after a brief illness not thought serious until Saturday. Her children were summoned by wire and two distant ones reached home before her death.
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Reinbeck
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G. L. Sherwoon
Ploye
King
Gummins
Taft
The
United Sates of America
WM. H. Taft
Interstate Commerce Committee
Railrnal
Tey
Rock Island Railroad
Maygray
Gang
Deneen
Savings and
Cos.’ Banks
Foley
Wangler Bros
H. W. Taggert
Committee of Firemen's Union
George Swan
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