Rioting Erupted at Superior Copper Mines Faces Mediation
Officials eye mediation after a day of fighting between rival miner factions near the Superior mine Calumet Michigan July 30 1903 state troops deployed Gen P L Abbey reports five mine representatives may meet five miners in Lansing to seek order as 15 000 idle workers for a week following clashes with clubs stones and fists two men badly beaten near the Superior fight two Atlantic workers injured as fears of replacements sparked the unrest guards and pumps at Calumet & Hecla operations"}
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Calumet
Mich
Lake Superior
Lansing
Ferris
P. L. Abbey
Superior
Atlantic
North Kearsarge
Gust Olson
Olson
Abbey
Calumet & Hecla
Detroit
Webster City Adopts Main Sewer District Two Boundaries
Ordinance creating Main Sewer District Number Two in Webster City Iowa. It outlines the district boundaries and declares all included parcels subject to sewer connection costs to be assessed by the city council through procedures in Iowa law and local ordinances. The ordinance was passed July 28 1918 and approved July 28 1913.
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Webster City
Iowa
New Castle
Fourth Street
Willson Avenue
First
West Second Street
Highth Sewer District
Code of
Thirty-ffth General Assembly
Paving Bidlets in Clear Lake Attract High Bids
Fourteen blocks of concrete paving were awarded to Garland & Shaffer at 1.48 per block in Clear Lake last night, with the spring contract at 1.24. A street paving contractors combine is cited as driving up bids, with one bidder barred from infringing on others’ territory.
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Mason City
Clear Lake
Garland & Shaffer
Cholera Sweeping Humboldt County Hog Epidemic
Humboldt county faces a severe hog cholera outbreak with virulent spread across farms. Vaccination progress is hindered by poor virus quality and delayed veterinary care, risking widespread hog losses. Farmers complain of dumping carcasses into water and unburied animals, prompting calls for stricter enforcement and penalties.
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Humboldt
Humboldt County
Rioting Deckhands and Officer Clash on Dubuque Wharf
In Keokuk Thomas E. Lee second mate of the steamer Dubuque fired a gun into the air to quell a threatened riot by black deckhands. They returned to the boat and later filed charges against Lee while he was held on a shooting charge. The incident echoes a prior St. Louis riot.
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Keokuk
Thomas E. Lee
Dubuque
Davis
Lee
Memphis
Tenn
Lower River
Wilson names Marvin as weather bureau chief in Washington
President Wilson nominates Charles Ic Marvin chief of the weather bureau after recommendation by the National Academy of Sciences. The academy urged delaying Moore’s replacement until field canvassing and a suitable candidate was found.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Charles Ic. Marvin
Weather Bureau
Marvin
National Academy of Sciences
Wills L. Moore
Professor Marvin
Seventy Five Thousand Dollar Gems Stolen
A theft at C. C. Rumsey’s Narragansett Pier home stole gems valued at $75,000 including a $60,000 rope of pearls. Mrs. Rumsey, Harriman estate heir, received the rope from her mother. other jewels also taken. Entry occurred between Saturday and Sunday. details scarce. Sheriff hunts for autoist who fled after injuring a carriage near Missouri Valley.
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New York
C. C. Rumsey
Narragansett Pier
Harriman Estate
Harriman
Hamilton County Board Awards Knudson Drain Bids
The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors met July 9 1913 and awarded sections 1 and 2 to R J Phelps of Carbon Cliff IL for Knudson drain 149. Section 3 goes to M L Henderson Randall IA section 4 to B F F Sebastian Webster City IA section 5 to Hawkeye Construction Co Webster City IA and section 6 bid to Evans & Howard St Louis MO for Knudson drain 149. The board also authorized contracts with Lehigh Sewer Pipe Co Fort Dodge IA for Cass township drain 147 sections and Henry Swift for labor. A quit claim deed to Nels P Hanson was authorized. Notices of hearings on drainage districts and a resolution of necessity for a culvert were adopted with future hearings scheduled. Minutes from July 7 8 9 read and approved.
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Bawden
Johnson
Bonner
Knudson Drain No
Cass Township Drain No
R. J. Phelps
Carbon Cliff
Ill
Knudson Drain No. 149
M. L. Henderson
Randall
Iowa
B. F F. Sebastian
Webster City
Hawkeye Construction Co
Evans & Howard
St. Louis
Hawkeye Construction
Knudson Drain No. 119
Henry Swift
Lehigh Sewer Pipe Co
Fort Dodge
Cass Township
P. J. Brandrup
N. H. Bawden
A. J. Peterson
Hamilton County
Nels P. Hanson
Northern Construction Co
Pray-Glaman
Ed Cole
Board On Motion
Otto Kramer
Board of Supervisors
Webster Township
Hamilton County Court House
Court House
Sister Shot by Brother in Elberton Tragedy
In Elberton Georgia on July 30 Mack Guest fired at a burglar he believed was entering his home. He struck his 17 year old sister, who died before aid could arrive. Police report no further details available.
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Elberton
Mack Guest
Refugees Flock To Shanghai as War Reaches City
Shanghai July 30. Northern army reinforcements estimated at 4000 with two cruisers arrived on the Yangtse River. Civilians fled Wu Sung toward Shanghai expecting bombardment. Fire and looting damaged native districts while foreign settlements remained relatively safe. Food shortages loom from disrupted coastwise shipping. Clean clothing scarce as laundrymen fled to Ningpo. Police from the weapons zone killed two Chinese and two Annamites in the French concession during Monday’s bombardment.
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Shanghai
Yang-tse River
Wu Sing
Wu Sung
tChe Kisng
Ningpo
Che Kisng
Sweet singer Watts Hurt by Door at Hotel Edward
Ethelbert J. Watts, a vocal performer and shoe salesman, was injured when a heavy door crushed his finger in the Hotel Edward lobby. A doctor splinted the fracture and reassured him the bone would knit, enabling a return to piano playing.
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Ethelbert J. Watts
Edward
Thelbert
Sater
Playwright Calls for Real Actors in Natural Stage Vision
The manager promises a natural set with real stream trees horses flowers and grass and asks for genuine performers to enact the scene. The request emphasizes authenticity in scenery and casting to match the intended rural landscape.
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Michigan
Erators
Perior
Broadway
William Street
Willson, Funk & Co’s
John Street
Wood Street
Block 15
Beach Street
Third Street
Webster City & Southwestern R. R
Fair Street
Lawn Hill Addition
West Street
Second Street
First Street
Boone River
Block
Em. J. Valentine
W. W. Crittenden
Iowa City
John Lancaster
Mitted
Logan
J. Cottington
Board On
J. S. Boudinot
Richardson
H. 8. Bourne
Hamilton
John N. Maxwell
James M. Fate
Oscar Mortvedt
R. G. Austin
Pierce
Peterson & Harrison
B. of
S. N
H. Bawden
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