Woman Fatally Injured in Knoxville Area Runaway
Mrs Lyman Smith dies from injuries after a buggy accident near Round Grove church ten miles south of Knoxville Alabama. her husband Mr Smith is injured with extensive bruises while their infant is unharmed as the buggy team bolts and the bogey is wrecked. The driver Dr C W Cornell reports near hopeless prognosis for Mrs Smith and medical aid attends the scene.
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Knoxville
Round Grove
Lyman. Smith
Lisle Crabtree Faces Court Martial For Killing Captain Raymond
Corporal Lisle Crabtree of Troop B Second Cavalry stands trial at Fort Crook on charges of murderous assault and killing his company commander Captain John C Raymond at Fort Des Moines on June 19. The defense contends insanity.
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Omaha
Neb
Lisle
Crabtree
Second
United States Cavalry
John. C. Raymond
Fort Des Moines
Fort Crook
Gardner
Sixteenth Infantry
Cptain F. EB. Buchan
Department of the Missouri
William A. Glassford
Fort Omaha
J. M. ‘Banister
Department
Omar Bunday
Inspector General's Department
W.F. Blauvelt
W. C. Bennett
L. B.’ Simonds
H. ¥. Dalton
M. L. Crimming
D. Warfield
George H. White
Perrin L. Smith
J. M. Parsons
Des Moines
Shean
Raymond
New Hudson Fulton Stamps Authorized by Treasury
Acting Secretary Reynolds signs an order for 50,000,000 Hudson Fulton postage stamps by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The post office ordered them to commemorate next month’s celebration of the first steamboat on the Hudson River. Delivery to post offices nationwide is expected by mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Reynolds
Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Post Office Department
Hudson River
Train Hits Auto in Kankakee Two Dead
Mrs. George Granger wife of a retired Kankakee merchant and Miss Genevieve Rabig a Chicago teacher were killed instantly when a train struck their touring car at the Hobbie Avenue crossing of the Ble Four. Five other occupants were seriously injured. The party was en route to Mound Grove cemetery.
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Kankakee
George Granger
Genevieve Rabig
St. Xavier Academy
Chicago
Hobbie Avenue
Mound Grove
Six Hurt in Auto Crash Near McClelland
Aug. 24 in Council Bluffs Iowa Ruth Purdy of Neola is unconscious and fatally injured at a hospital. Herman Becket of Lincoln Nebraska is injured internally but may recover as four others are more or less injured in an auto accident near McClelland.
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Council Bluffs
Ruth Purdy
Neola
Herman Becket
Lincoln
Neb
McClelland
One Body Recovered in Burlington River Disaster
Body of Edward Lee of Burlington has been recovered after the river carnival disaster. The two other missing victims, Mrs. I. Conover and Mrs. Marshall Jordan of Mount Pleasant, remain unfound.
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Burlington
Edward Lee
Conover
Marshall Jordan
Mount Pleasant
Lee
Paymaster Shot Dead in Rock Theft Case
Rock West Virginia reports paymaster W. H. Oakley of the Franklin Construction company was shot by an unknown assailant and robbed of $2,000 in what authorities term a fatal robbery.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Rock
W. H. Oakley
Franklin Construction Company
Death Toll at Indianapolis Race Surges Amid Crashes
Six lives lost over three days at the $400 000 speedway in Indianapolis as drivers and spectators perish. Clifford Littoral 27 mechanics’ death, William Bourque 26 and Harry Holcomb 22 Springfield kneel in Knox car crashes. Clyde Kellum Indianapolis dies beneath Merz’s machine. Homer Joliff 20 Franklin and James West 29 Indianapolis killed when National car crashes through fence. Frank Kellum dies at Emergency hospital. Merz survives with minor injuries.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Clifford Littoral
Fold
Dayton
Speedway
Methodist Hospital
William A. Bourque
Springfield
Mass
Knox
Harry Holcomb
Bourque
Clyde
Kellum
National
Merz
Homer
H. Joliff
Franklin
James
Merritt ‘Street
Homer Joliff
Trafalgar
Ntc
James ‘West
National Six
Charles Merz
Jolliff
West
Frank Kellum
Million Dollar Blaze Ravages Decatur Hardware Store
A fire costing about one million dollars tore through Decatur on Sunday, beginning at Moorehouse & Wells hardware on Main Street. Springfield sent a line of engines as the blaze charred buildings, cut water supply, and forced district evacuations while hotel guests helped extinguish flames in time.
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Decatur
Springfield
Moorehouse & Wells
Main Street
Decature
Cullen
Not Guilty Verdict in Davis Williams Naval Trial
Davis Williams a negro mess attendant aboard the battleship Vermont was found not guilty of manslaughter for the death of a fellow sailor after a boxing bout. The naval court delivered the verdict in Washington noting Williams was acquitted.
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Washington
Naval Court
Davis Williams
Vermont
Audit finds eighty two thousand dollar shortage at Western Penitentiary
Pittsburg Pennsylvania auditors appointed by the governor allege a deficit of 382000 in the Western Pennsylvania penitentiary financial status.
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Pittsburg
Peninsylvania Penitentiary
Poorhouse Inmate Becomes Heir to $200000 Fortune
Through the death of Oliver Newhouse of Indianapolis Albert Newhouse an inmate of the county poor farm becomes heir to the farmer's entire fortune of $200000.
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Bloomington
Oliver Newhouse
Indianapolis
Albert
Newhouse
Steamer Fred Swain Burns Off Averyville Near Peoria
Aboard the steamer Fred Swain fire swept the vessel off Averyville Peoria. Twenty five passengers and fifteen crew escaped as the boat burned to the water line. Two were injured Joseph Casrider and Charles Reicheberger both treated for severe injuries. The loss is estimated at 35000 with 30000 on the vessel. Rescue efforts saved several women and children aboard the burning craft. Captain Swain ordered the boat beached and life preservers distributed as flames spread rapidly.
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Peoria
Fred Swain
Averyville
Joseph, Casrider
Paducah
Charles Reicheberger
Tom Powers
E. A. Caron
Worcester
Mass
Eugene Furbish
Swain
Martin ‘Huston
Greek flag removed at Canea harbor by four powers
A well aimed shot from bluejackets of the international squadron brought down the Greek flag at the Canea fort in Crete. A landing party from the four protecting powers then occupied the fortress bastion to deter Crete from raising another flag.
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Canea
Crete
International
Turkey
Greece
Wellman Airship Explodes Near Hammerfest
Walter Wellman’s balloon America aiming for the North Pole exploded August 16 near the Island of Spitzbergen close to his balloon shed. Wellman and crew landed safely. no injuries reported. Departure from the shed proceeded under favorable winds and conditions before the blast.
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Hammerfest
Norway
Walter Wellman
America
North Pole
Splitzbergen
Wellman
Million fake peso plot ends in arrest in Kentucky
A counterfeit scheme involving a brass bound trunk of one million Mexican pesos was foiled in Louisville and Shelby County. John Roberts and Marion Roberts were implicated. Marion led officers to the trap, and John Roberts awaited a guilty plea at the October federal term.
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Louisville
Moee Ferries
United States
William
Blaydes
John
Roberts
Shelby County
Custom House
Central
Secret’ Service Bureau
Atlanta
Marion ‘Roberts
Marion Roberts
Louieville
Igh Commission
J. H. Haager
Secret Service
Simpsonville
Two Die In Auto Race At Indianapolis Inaugural
Robert Burman won the 250 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where two drivers William A. Bourque of Springfield and Harry Holcomb of Grandville were killed when their Knox car crashed through a fence. Oldfield set a 1 mile record in a Benz and Chevrolet set a ten mile mark in a Buick, both breaking prior American track records.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
William_A. Bourque
Springfield
Mass
Knox
Harry Holcomb
Grandville
Barney Oldfield
de Palme
Louis Chevrolet
Oldfield
Robert Burman
Bourque
Holcomb
Johnson Sues Hotel Owner in Salt Lake City
Jack Johnson heavyweight champion files a $25,000 damages suit against a local hotel proprietor alleging denial of accommodations due to his race. The incident occurred in Salt Lake City and centers on a discriminatory hotel eviction claim against the proprietor.
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Back Johnson
Salt Lake City
Jack Johnson
Tokyo Mayor Offers 20000 Cherry Trees for Taft Park
Tokyo Mayor Ozaki offers 20,000 cherry trees as a gift to President Taft to plant in the new park on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington.
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Taft
Tokyo
Mayor Ozaki
Potomac River
Washington
Springfield Bartender Charged in Fake Bank Robbery Case
Willard Jones of Springfield was arrested and jailed in Morgan County after being accused as an accessory in the sensational fake robbery of the Franklin bank at Franklin last week.
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Springfield
Franklin Bank
Franklin
Willard Jones
Morgan County
Jacksonville
Fire Destroyed Botica Leon and Sanfords in Monterey
Fire swept through Monterey on Saturday night destroying Botica Leon and the building housing J. B. Sanford & Co. Losses are put at 1,450,000 dollars with extensive damage to the establishments and stock.
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Monterey
Mexico
Upper Iowa Conference Opens In Mason City With Berry Presiding
The Upper Iowa Conference, one of the largest Western Methodism gatherings, meets in Mason City on September 28 with Bishop Berry presiding. About 37,000 members and regular preachers attend, with programs including anniversaries, addresses by Daisy Wood, M.C.B. Mason, Mrs. Qualm-Hilbish, and Dr. Stuntz, and a memorial of foreign missions. The Algona telephone system expansion is noted with new exchanges and officers listed.
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Berry Wi
Upper Iowa
Mason
Sai
Upper
Iowa
Berry
Church Society
Misa
Daisy. Wood
India
Edgar, Blake
R. Beatty
Marion
Hingely
Chicago
Toye
John Gammons
Bishop Berry
Slutter
Osage
Foreign Missionary Society
Stuntz
New ‘York
O “Berry
Senate -Innterest
Algona
Bancroft
Mason City
Meighan
Treas Conners
Jeet Way
Dairy Picnics Stir Iowa Towns and Ties
Dairy picnics gain popularity across Iowa towns with well attended events. Fertile Nora Springs and Plymouth hosted programs featuring state officials and experts including W. B. Barney H R Wright H G Van Pelt Sam Schilling and S B Nichols. A noon barbecue of roast ox complemented speeches by leading state figures.
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Iowa
Nora Springs
Plymouth
W. B. Barney
Dairy Association
H.R. Wright
H. G. van Pelt
Sam Schilling
Chicago
S.B. Nichols
Gilman Man Buried Alive in Sewer Dig Near Gilman
In Marshalltown reporting, Ja Thomas Barberry was buried under four tons of earth when a sewer trench caved in. Twenty men worked half an hour to rescue him, pulling him out unconscious but alive. An air pocket around his head kept him breathing until freedom from the trench.
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Gilman
Marshalltown
Thomas Barberry
Barberry
Settlement Reached In Dunleavy Estate Claim
Representatives of the Patrick Dunleavy estate sue Hoison Light and Iowa Telephone in Des Moines. The defendants agree to pay 5700 to settle the claim.
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Mason City
Patrick Dunleavy
Hoison Light Company
Iowa Telephone Company of
Des Moines
Dunleavy
Pastor Accepts Fairfield Call Mid September Start
Corning Rev A G Graves has accepted the call of the Congregational church at Fairfield to become their pastor and will commence his work in the middle of September.
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Fairfield Church
Corning
A. G. Graves
Congregational Church
Fairfield
Fisherman Finds Pink Pearl in Catfish
North McGregor Thoman Laws, a fisherman, reports extracting a pink pearl from a catfish. The pearl is described as perfectly round with a fine tint and high luster. Pearl buyers valued it at 700 dollars.
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North McGregor
Thoman Laws
Fire Devastates Minburn Business District
A blaze gutted several buildings in Minburn's business district causing an estimated loss of about $20,000. Firefighters fought the flames through the night, with damage concentrated in storefronts and adjacent structures.
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Minburn
District American Sunday Conference Notice Summary
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a district American Sunday conference to meet at a school on a date in September for a session. Names, places, and precise actions are unreadable.
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Nual
Sch
Birthday Party in Iowa City Celebrates Mrs Wagner
Mrs Catherine Wagner of Iowa City, nearing ninety, marked a birthday with a party attended by four daughters of early settlers whose combined ages total about two hundred years. Attendees included Mrs G Sueppel and Mrs A Basenhagel, among others, reflecting Wagner’s long memory of town births since she arrived over half a century ago.
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Iowa City
Catherine ‘Wagner
Iown
Dorabouts
T. Hohenschuh
Iowa ‘City
Wagner
Isa
bO’s
Mail carrier quits at eighty in Ames
Charles Hamilton, recently appointed rural mail carrier, takes over duties after Henry May resigns aged eighty. May, the first rural route carrier in Story County, long served the government including a stint as United States consul to Gaboon, Africa during Lincoln’s presidency.
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Ames
Charles Hamilton
United
States
Gaboon
Africa
Girl Heroine Saves Two Little Girls in Missouri River
Sixteen year old Hazel Madden an employee at a local store ran to rescue Fern Chester aged six and Florence Delbridge aged seven who were sinking in a river quicksand hazard near Sioux City. She reached them as they were up to their necks and pulled them free unharmed.
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Sioux City
Praiding
Hazel Madden
Fern Chester
Florence Delbridge
Missouri River
Madden
Wheat quality and yield vary for Elliott area crops
Farmers report poor wheat quality and low yields over the past week with several fields producing as little as five bushels per acre. Spring wheat is scarcely worth cutting while winter wheat looks better and oats show improved quantity and quality compared with last year.
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Elliott
Wiliott
Female Raffles Target Des Moines Homes
A female thief is reported to have secured jewelry valued at $3800 by entering two West Seventh Street residences in Des Moines through the residence portion of the city. Other homes were entered but suffered no losses according to detectives.
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Des Moines
West Seventh Street
Osceola Bank Names Armstrong Cashier
Roy Armstrong of Creston National Bank has been elected cashier of the State Bank of Osceola, a bank with over $200,000 in deposits.
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Osceola
Roy Armstrong
Creston National Bank
Drowning of Local Man at Lake Minnetonka
John Muir of Hampton son of David Mair a prominent resident was drowned in Lake Minnetonka. The body was taken to Hampton for burial. The young man was recently married.
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Lowan
Lake Minnetonka
Mason City
John Muir
Hampton
David Mair
Waa
Funeral for Mrs. Sarah Young Attended by Many
The funeral for Mrs. Sarah Young 62 a native of Maine and mother-in law of Paul McClean was well attended after a period of illness.
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Sarah Young. Craston
Sarah Young
Paul McClean
Maine
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