Japanese cruisers welcomed in San Francisco after tense diplomacy
The Pittsb urg Dispatch reports two Japanese cruisers arrived through the Golden Gate with officers and men warmly received. No ill will appeared and the mood contrasted with last winter’s anti Japanese legislation debates in California. Weather and harvest concerns followed, including a Cincinnati florist’s bankruptcy after a damaging hailstorm.
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Golden Gate
Felowship
Pittsburg Dispatch
Pacific
Jmaval
California
Arkado i
Captain and Crew of Carrie D Knowles Recount Five-Year Disappearance
An American seaman claims escape from a Venezuelan dungeon and names the crew of the whaling ship Carrie D Knowles missing for five years. The tale, likely to be vetted by the state department, questions the sailor’s truthfulness and seems improbably secretive for so long.
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Kingston
St. Vincent
British West Indies
New Bedford
Carrie ‘D Knowles
Haye
Eascape
State Department
Venezuela
Rumors of Plan for Massacre Tied to April 13 Revolution
Young Turk reports claim evidence shows revolutionaries planned a general massacre of foreigners in Constantinople. Skepticism exists, but parallels are noted with killings in Syria and Asia Minor after the uprising, with belief that some officials may have allowed or encouraged the violence.
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Constantinojile
Syria
Asia Minor
Abdul Hamid
Balloon Competition at Berlin Ends in Snowbound Landings
Six balloons rose in Berlin Germany as rain turned to snow in the upper air. Flying machines could not proceed, weighed down by snow and landing with a foot of accumulation. The piece notes limits to airship usefulness not yet surpassed.
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Berlin
Germany
Mehmed V Replies Warmly to Taft Congratulations
The new Turkish sultan Mehmed V sends a cordial note to President Taft praising the courtesy and expressing wishes for the happiness and prosperity of the American people. The tone suggests genuine friendship, unlike anything attributed to his predecessor.
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Mehmed V
Turkey
Taft
Mehmed
Woollen industry forecast shows record gains
The president of a leading woolen firm states business is booming and anticipates a rise of 20 million dollars over peak figures, signaling the great American industry will not suffer a downturn.
American cruisers race to Turkey to protect subjects
American ships move toward the Ottoman region to safeguard American citizens amid rising tensions. The sight of an American cruiser is described as a strong deterrent even to a hostile Turkish crowd.
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Turkey
Iowa Grand Lodge Officers Installed at Davenport
The Iowa A F and A M grand lodge officers were installed in Davenport led by D W Clements as grand master and W H Hutchinson as deputy grand master. Ex mayor A H Burton of Sioux City dies of cancer after a lingering illness. Zimmerman Steel of Lone Tree to invest $15000 in foundry and plant improvements.]]
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Davenport
D. W. Clements
W. H. Hutchinson
H. W. Hughes
Co. D. Becker
C. B. Natcy
N. R. Parvin
A. N. Alberson
A. ‘H. Burton
Sioux City
Burton
Zimmerman Steel’ Company
Lone’ Tree
Monroe
National
A. C. Warner
Des Moines
Traer
Trear Opera House
Bovey
Congregational Church
Stenzel
W. H. Parrott
Sumner
Burlington High School
Grand Opera House
Charles B. Shelton
Simpson College of Indianola
Boone
H.morgan &Company
Harry Wheeler
Mt. “Ayr
Council Bluffs
Farwell
Bankers’ Association
Clinton
G. EB. Bartholomew
Preston
J. M. Reichmann
Grand Mound
Muscatine
Scott
Jackson
Jones
Cedar Counties
Charles Mackey
Iowa City
Grinnell Triumphs at Missouri Valley Track Meet
Grinnell College Scarlet and Black won the Missouri Valley track meet at Des Moines Haskins Stadium with 33 points. Nebraska finished second with 30 Ames third with 27 4 3. Missouri tallied 28 Drake and Kansas 10 each South Dakota 11 3. Stanton Turner was out with a strained tendon yet Grinnell still claimed victory aided by Lambert Ames and Flanagan Grinnell’s mile relay effort and a final high jump by Wells clinched the win.
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Grinnell College
Missouri
Drake
Kansas
South
Dakota
Grinnell
Stanton Turner
Turner
Nebraska
Is He Guilty Doctor Cleminson in Custody Chicago Case
The Iowan Dr Haldine Cleminson is jailed in Chicago on charges related to his wife Norah Jane Cleminson murder. Reports describe his denials and contradictions, while family friends dispute the police theory he killed his wife. His mental state is under scrutiny with notes of growing instability and a nervous breakdown.
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Haldine, Clemenson
Chicago
Norah Jane Clemenson
Isaiah Clemenson
Cleminson
Cleminsons
Young Cleminson
Family de ‘Clare
Chicago Re
Clemingan
Tal
Taken to Sheffield Police Station and County Jail
A fragment notes the subject being taken first to Sheffield Police Station and later to the county jail. The text lacks dates or names to provide further context or outcomes.
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Sheffield
Beenue
County Jail
Dolliver Expected to Lead Opposition in Tariff Debate
The piece reports that Senator Dolliver faces strong opposition to the woolen schedule and finance committee rates. It notes La Follette and Bristow likely to vote against the bill, with Dolliver seen as likely to oppose the Aldrich plan in the House conference.
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Dolliver
Senate
la Follette
Bristow
Dingley
Washin
Star
Aldrich
Clinton Ta Celebrates Long Life of I O Templar
The oldest living member of the Independent Order of Templars is Clinton Ta, noted for his distinct citizenship and long service. Luke Roberts, a tall man, recently marked his eighty seventh birthday in a related anniversary observance.
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Templar
Clinton
Amon
Order of Templars
Luke
Roberts
Ames opens new $350000 agricultural hall at state university
The Bedford stone building costing about 350000 has been completed and turned over to the college. Dedication occurred Wednesday with speeches by James W Robertson and James Wilson, greetings from Henry Wallace and H G McMillan, and the presentation of keys by W J Dixon. The hall will house animal husbandry horticulture farm crops and other departments and opens next fall with 1000-seat assembly room and band music.
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Fifty-fourth
Iowa City
Marengo
James Horrabin
Des Moines
Logan
Traer
Boone County
Jones
State University At
Ames
James W. Robertson
Prin
Cipal
MacDonald College
Canada
James Wilson
Secretary ‘of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Wallace's Farmer
H. G. McMillan
Farméra Tribune
Sioux City
The
Keys
W. J. Dixon
Sac City
Board of Trustees
James H. Trewin
State Board of Education
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