Six Iowans Drown Near Cedar River Tragedy Claims Three
The Cedar River at Waterloo drowns three men Thomas Leadon Lee Terry and Charles Lentz all from nearby towns The water claimed other victims at Dubuque Keokuk and Oskaloosa with cramps and drowning cited In Waterloo Leadon a boiler maker from Faribault Minnesota died after cramps Terry 28 and Lentz 21 both farmers drowned near Plainfield and Lentz had previously lived in Pennsylvania.
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Cedar River
Waterloo
Messrs
Thomas E.leadon
Lee Terry
Charles Lentz
Thomas H. Leadon
Lentz
Pennsylvania
Terry
Peter
Keokuk
Harry ‘Bordecker
Demmingslough
Montrose
Bordecker
Oskaloosa
Fred Herrington
Des Moines
Three Men Hurt in Riot at Lennox Machine Company
In Marshalltown Iowa on June 21 three non union machinists taking striker places were attacked by strikers and sympathizers. They repulsed the attack by shooting into the mob injuring R J Benton and Wm Dulany of Omaha in the head. R W Howard believes he shot one assailant in the leg as police arrived late and the mob dispersed.
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Marshalltown
Lennox Machine Company
R. J. Benton
Wm. Dulany
Omaha
R. W.howard
Many Lawyers At Meetings In Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines hosts the County Attorneys Association gathering on Wednesday and Thursday and the Iowa State Bar association convention on Thursday and Friday. About five hundred attorneys are expected, with most of the state's county attorneys in attendance. Former Governor C B Thomas of Colorado will headline the bar meeting.
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Des Moines
W. C. Ballard
I. W.anderson
Cedar. Rapids
H. P. Guiney
Sioux City
Socialist Party of Iowa
Socialist Party
Congress
Heat Wave Boosts Iowa Crops Says Crop Service
Des Moines reports a hot wave has greatly aided Iowa corn and vegetation. The Iowa Weather and Crop Service bulletin notes the past week was the most beneficial period this year and the only week since mid April with no frost in parts of the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
George M. Chappel
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Iowa Auto Club 400 Mile Endurance Race Opens
Twenty three automobiles were cranked Monday for the start of the 400 miles endurance run of the Iowa Automobile club in Des Moines on June 21.
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Roada
Des Moines
Iowa Automobile Club
Girl Likely Fatally Burned in Gasoline Explosion
Louise Schonberger 11, of Dubuque, probably fatally burned in a gasoline explosion at her home. She had just returned from having her communion veil and dress photo session.
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Dubuque
Louise Schonberger
Prouty Led Spending in Seventh District Nomination Fight
Des Moines June 21 Judge S F Prouty reported spending 4990.84 to win the Seventh district nomination with other listed expenditures. Governor Carroll and John Darrah also filed large campaign costs while many state officials and candidates reported various amounts.
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Judge Prouty
Hull
John Darrah
Towner
Des Moines
F. Prouty
Prouty
Hayward
BF. Carroll
Chariton
Congress
Eighth
BR. E. Lark
John L. Bleakly
A. ST. Anders
Ww. W. Cornwall
Supreme Court
James W. Good
John W. Blake
W. Brookhart
W. T. Chantland
Merton L. Ferguson
J. A. T. Hull
Charles Grilk
I. S. Pepper
Claude Porter
Nixon P. Jones
James V. Curran
W. F. Cleveland
W. C. Hayward
James C. Murtagh
D. H. Brainerd
J. A. 8. Pollard
Elbert H. Hubbard
Charles EB. Pickett
S. H. Basher
Horace M. Towner
George W. Clarke
Gilbert N. Haugen
N. E. Kendall
Charles A. Kennedy
B. W. Garrett
Frank P. Woods
Warren Garst
John F. Riggs
ElDEST SON OF ROOSEVELT WEDS ELDEST SON OF ROOSEVELT
The June 1910 ceremony in New York united Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Eleanor Alexander in marriage at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Prominent attendees included Col Theodore Roosevelt Sr and a host of family and society figures. The couple plan a honeymoon at Sagamore Hill and a later stay in San Francisco.
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New York Church
San Francisco
New York
Theodore, Roosevelt
Misa
Eleanor
Alexander
Fifth Avenue’ ‘Presbyterian Church
Theodore “Roosevelt
Asa
Roosevelt
Groton
Harvard
Kermit
Teddy
Washington
Snowden Fahnestock
Elizabeth Bertron
Ethel ‘Roosevelt
Jessie Millington-Drake
Janetta Alexander
Jean Delano
Harriet Alexander
Henry M. Sanders
Pride
Gordon Russell
Cranford
Charles
Sagamore ‘Hill
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Mr. Roose
Raven’s Sharp Trick in London Zoo
The London Spectator reports a raven in a London Zoo aviary who greets visitors with Hullo Jack and uses speech to coerce a lammergeler to drop its meat. The lammergeler fled in fright after the raven’s human voice. The bird’s bold ploy showcases clever vocal tricks.
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London “Zoo
Jack
London Spectator
Lammergeler
Sammergeler
Beyond Power of Man and a Carriage of Telegraphy
Fragmentary text urges restraint on tobacco drink spending and power use. Mentions telegraphy and a horselens carriage as imagery. No clear event or person identified. reads as a fragmentary moral or advertising slogan from a past period.
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted in Humorous Twain Style
An old advert claims Doan's Kidney Pills improved a serious kidney condition as humor from Mark Twain is cited. It mentions Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo and 60 cents per box, reflecting period advertising language and a notable misquote.
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Henry Palmer
Cole Au
Fragmentary overheard exchange on kissing and smoking habits
A garbled overheard dialogue fragment suggests a discussion about kissing a pig and a man who owns a pig. Context hints at improvised remarks on social behavior and smoking, clipped and unclear.
Ostend Stock Market Quip Sparks Father Son Banter
A fragmented dialogue from Ostend features a father and son joking about the stock market. Ostend declares water is always present while the son asks how to mow, prompting a light exchange about constant plunges in markets.
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Ostend
Elusive Sun Described By Arctic Explorer
In a lyrical exchange the explorer recalls viewing the sun in arctic regions as resembling an elusive gold dollar magnified. The tale reflects on youth heedfulness and the value of advice through Geo MacDonald’s voice.
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Arctic
Determined Woman Finds Relief with Grape-Nuts in Missouri
A Salisbury woman reports cramps nausea and vomiting vanished after using Grape-Nuts daily. She shares that stomach issues disappeared entirely with continued use and praises the food as scientifically prepared. Her husband promotes it to physicians and builds a county trade.
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Salisbury
Httle
Weilville
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Buxton
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George H. Mason
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Des ‘Moines
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