Lorimer Seeks Thorough Inquiry Into Bribery Charges
Senator Lorimer spoke after days in seclusion in Washington about bribery accusations tied to his senate election. He said he has not decided his action, plans a possible senate submission, and would demand a thorough investigation. Hale of Maine gathered precedent files to study past cases influencing the decision.
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Washington
Lorimer
Senate
Mr. Lorimer
Hale
Maine
Roosevelt Scored by Humanitarians For Hunting Expedition
London reports a humanitarian league committee sent an open letter to Col Roosevelt denouncing his Africadia hunting trip. They protest the slaughter of mammals and birds and accuse him of promoting sport as mere amusement. The letter urges science and morals over hides and accuses Roosevelt of glorifying medieval hunting.
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London
Humanitarian League
Roosevelt
Afriedia
League
Lockjaw Causes Young Man's Death in Rocklook
Ivan Printy, who accidentally shot his arm while visiting Ira Amick’s home near Rocklook, died Sunday morning from lockjaw after two days of agony. The body will be taken to Carthage, Florida, for burial.
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Tell Rock
Ivan Printy
Ira Amick
Carthage
Doxey Trial Begins as Veniremen Questioned
In St Louis on May 24 Mrs Dora E Doxey faces jury selection in a murder case against her for arsenic poisoning of William J Erder. The change of venue from Judge McQuillin to Grimm court drew crowds as 12 veniremen were questioned with several excused for bias against capital punishment or sympathy for a defendant.
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St. Louis
Dora E. Doxey
Doxey
Charles P. Johnson
Orrick Bishop
Jones
Newton
Rosskopf
Neon
Irs
Gov. Johnson
Grimm
Charles G. Baumberg
North
Jefferson Avenue
Baumberg
Herman Braun
Iowa Avenue
Clemens Bremer
North Fourteenth Street
John F. Chesney
Folsom Avenue
Henry W. Carreras
Ellendale Avenue
Philip Chonech
Dolman Street
Harry J. W. Floreth
Warren Street
Bishop
Mrs. Doxey
Doxey Trial Opens With Dramatic Courtroom Scene
In a tense start to the Doxey trial, Mrs Dora E Doxey sits calm in the witness room while her husband Dr. Doxey appears nervously in the dock. Crowds surge for seats as Deputy Rabb and deputies control access to Judge Grimm’s courtroom before Mrs Foster of Justice provides context on drug-related criminal cases.
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Jefferson Fuller
Doxey
J. Ellen Foster
United States Department of Justice
Grimm
Mra Doxey
Kate Erder
Wij Erder
Avenger
Swerlfy Rabb
Dr. Doxey
Yrars
Evanston, T
Cakpar Wolf
Miss Elder
Jarga
Four Courts
Two Killed One Hurt in Blaze at City Hotel
Monmouth May 24. John Jacobs of Galesburg and Bud Miller of Monmouth died in a hotel fire that tore through the City hotel early today. Edward Calhoun of Galesburg was badly hurt leaping from a window. Other guests escaped. authorities believe all others are accounted for. Jacobs's body lay beside a broken lamp blamed for starting the blaze.
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Monmouth
Tih
John Jacobs
Galesburg
Bud Miller
City
Edward Calhoun
Jacobs
Young Girl Dies While on a Visit in Iowa
Asa Brink and relatives attended the funeral of Leta Brink, seventeen, who died Thursday of Brights disease after a week’s illness while visiting her brother Roy Brink in Westgate. She had lived most of her life in Waterloo and is survived by parents five siblings and many friends.
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Tilinois Central
Asa Brink
Westgate
Leta
Bright
Roy Brink
Waterloo
Clark Palmer
Nettia Brink
Asa
Roy
Ora
Ira
Preston
Lee Browne Case in Chicago Bribery Probe
Chicago May 24 The case of Representative Browne indicted in aird bribery allegations tied to the Lori mer election opened in Judge McLurely's court. Defense withdrew motion to quash and filed one arguing bribery occurred in Springfield, not Chicago, and that the indictment lists two crimes. Attorneys argued the motion.
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Chicago
Browne
Lorimer
McLurely
Lourt
Springfield
Woman dies from burns cleaning rat in gasoline
Mrs. Joseph T. Patton of Onawa Iowa died after being burned while cleaning a rat used in her hair with gasoline. The incident occurred when she heated curling irons with alcohol stove and spilled gasoline causing a flash fire and explosion. She was rushed to a hospital in a nearby city for treatment.
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Shanx City
Joseph T. Patton
Onawa
Towa
Big City
Two steamers collide in fog with 17 feared drowned
Cleveland report says the Goodyear sank after colliding with the Wood 35 miles north of Point Au Bark in heavy fog. Seventeen crewmen are missing, with Captain Heminger and six aboard rescued. A mother and child were torn from arms by falling hatches as the ship sank. survivors describe a swift, deadly disaster.
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Cleveland
James B. Wood
Gilchrist
Frank B
Goodyear
Mitchell
Thunder Bay
Heminger
Wood
Port Huron
Mich
Point Au Bark
Hemenger
Steward Bassett
Frank Mellick
George Grant
John Bassatt
Algonic
Gus Zaetch
Archie Fuller
John Gibson
Weather and Crop Bulletin Des Moines May 24
Continued cool weather marked the past week with heavier statewide rainfall than any prior week. Central and northeastern districts received one to over three inches, aiding grass, small grain, potatoes, and garden crops. corn germination and replanting were noted due to seed and cold conditions. berry crops show favorable prospects for a quarter to half crop of strawberries as apple cherry plum and grape vines blossom anew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ice Cream Sickness Strikes Phone Company Operators
Wichita May 24 The Missouri and Kansas Telephone company office was turned into a temporary hospital after eight operators fell ill from eating ice cream. Four more operators became ill later, with one in dangerous condition. Three patients including the chief operator may not recover.
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Wichita
Kan
Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company
Cummins Resume Speech On Bill Passes Senate Compromise
In the senate Cummins continued the speech on his amendment to the railroad bill requiring increases in rates to have the approval of the interstate commerce commission before taking effect. A compromise requiring the commission to pass on rates within six months was sprung in the senate this afternoon and found much favor.
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Washington
Senate
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boy Killed Riding a Blind Horse Near Vail
A 10 year old son of Samuel Giblin, a farmer near Vail, was instantly killed while riding a blind horse. The animal stumbled at a fairly fast pace, throwing him to the ground and trampling him. The accident occurred Sunday, and the boy died instantly. Local authorities reported no further details.
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Denison
Bamuel Giblin
Vail
Davenport Engineer Thomas Murray Dies at Home
Thomas Murray city engineer of Davenport for 42 years died suddenly at his home. Davenport voters consider extending the Public Utility franchise for 11 years, with the company promising to build an interurban from Davenport to Muscatine within two years if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Evening Press
Thomas Murray
Public Utility Company
Muscartine
TORIES REPULSED IN FIERCE ATTACK AT BLUEFIELD
Bluefield Nicaragua May 24 General Lara commanding government troops fiercely attacked the provisionals rear of Bluefield. The government steamer Venus landed 500 troops north of Bluefield to cooperate with Lara. Government forces were repulsed after night artillery. dawn renewed assault. American gunboats Paducah and Dubuque did not intervene with Venus movements.
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Bluefield
Nicaragua
Lara
Venus
Paducah
Dubuaque
Lost Boy Found in Marshalltown
Ames, Ta, May 24. Des Moines boy Carl H. Schemann, who wandered from his boarding house last Saturday and said he was returning home, was found in Marshalltown early today. He is dazed after a long rheumatic fever illness. College friends saw him in Marshalltown last Sunday and searched for him. He planned to end his life due to illness and fear of failing final exams. He will be brought home to Des Moines.
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Ames
Marshalltown
Carl H. Schemann
Des Moines
Presbyterians Approve Broad Atlantic City Appropriations
Atlantic City May 24 The Presbyterian general assembly executive board recommends appropriations totaling 2, (foreign missions 1 166 382 home missions 703 167 freedmen 159 575 Sunday school work 154 518 ministerial relief 128 597 church erection 78 612 education 64 457 college board 60 371 temperance 17 768) for church work overseas and at home including missions, education, temperance, and ministerial relief with specific allocations listed.
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Atlantic City
Presbyterian General Assembly Executive Board
College Board
Roosevelt slang agitates Paris in Sorbonne address
Spokane traveler reports Colonel Roosevelt wowed Paris with western idioms in a Sorbonne amphitheatre speech. She notes popular use of phrases like cinch and shack and quotes Roosevelt on self-reliance and family duties, predicting new Lincoln-like phrases emerging from his talk.
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Spokane
Wash
Charles E. Saverahce
Europe
Theodore Roosevelt
Paris
Sorbonne
Plains
Shack
House Burns in Cedar Township Near Washburn
Washburn Iowa May 24 A Cedar Township house formerly the O Conner farm south of town along the state road caught fire from the flue yesterday afternoon. The men were in the field and hurried back to help remove most of the furniture and household goods. The occupants are employed by J A McNaughton.
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Washburn
Iowa
O'Conner
Here
J. A. McNaughton
Trains Collide Near Belle Plaine. One Killed One Hurt
Belle Plaine Kansas May 24 two freight trains collided near here killing Rodes of Emporia and fatally injuring Herman Koulttle, engineer of Emporia. Brakeman 11 Rodes killed and Koulttle fatally hurt in early collision.
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Belle Plaine
Kan
Rodes
Emporia
Herman Koulttle
Here
Portugal holds action after anarchist Ramieres confession
Lisbon reports the government awaits an investigation into Ramieres statements before acting on alleged conspirators in the 1908 assassination of King Carlos and Crown Prince Luis. Ramieres, arrested after fleeing to Brazil, named 148 individuals including politicians. He said four groups were positioned along the royal carriage route to ensure execution if any group failed.
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Lisbon
Ramieres
Carlos
Lous
Brazil
Doxey Case May Feature Patent Medicine Defense
In St Louis on May 24 William J Erder denies patent medicines harmed him. The Doxey murder trial hears that Mrs Dora E Doxey may claim poisons from self-administered drugs. Miss Kate Erder, key witness, cites new evidence about differences with her sister. Public testimony may tie morphine to the bigamous marriage of Mrs Doxey to Dr Loren B Doxey.
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Frances Connelly
Elizabeth Connelly
Newton
St. Louis
William J. Erder
Kate Erder
Connecticut
Dora E. Doxey
Erder
Miss Erder
Nebraska
Petition Ineffective In Marshalltown Remonstrance
Marshalltown Indiana May 34 The Anti Saloon Attorney Akers admitted in open court the remonstrance petition is ineffective Efforts continue to show the mule law is not affected Atlantic City New Jersey May 24 The proposition to reduce the size of the Frenbhyterlen general assembly was defeated today
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Marshalltown
Yéning Press
Akers
Atlantic City
N. J
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Taro
Talesmen
Judge McQuillin
Greer
Lee Browne
Collie
Hatch
Babe
Cook
Cedar Township
Government OF
Portugal
Oas Erder
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