Taft tariff debate page echoes across regions
The Sioux City Journal questions General Hancock's tariff remark as a local issue while speculating Taft may veto the tariff bill only with conference changes. The piece notes Virginia Republicans push reform in the gubernatorial race, and contrasts Western prosperity with Eastern speculation, asserting the West sets the pace for real prosperity.
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Sioux City Journal
Hancock
Washington
Taft
Aldrich
Cannon
Social Gossip Circulates Among Webster City Guests
A stream of visitors is listed from Aledo Des Moines Ackley Kamrar and more with frequent stops at local homes. Notables include Mrs B H Osborn Mrs Lillian Osborn Leir Miss Sadie Cooper Anna Fiddler Leonora Draudt and Philip Clerff plus many others visiting relatives and returning to towns like Des Moines Ames Kamrar and Fort Dodge.
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B. H. Osborn
Aledo, Ill
Lillian’ Osborn-Leir
Des Moines
5S. O. Osborn
Anna
Fiddler
Leonora
Draudt
Ross Tuel
Mitchellville
E. C. ‘Woodraft
Lehigh
F. L. Zenor
Woolstock
Webster City
Anna Risen
Fort Dodge
John Neel
Kamrar
Pate
Allington
Mallen
Decorah
James’ “Mullen
A. B. Nielson
O. Timmons
Gee. Green
Great Bend
Kansas
A Neel
R. R. Mickle
E. B. Miller
Samuel Nelson
Escanaba
Mich
J. A. Buell
A. S
Burnell
Harry Staples
Williams
Adolph Bernard
Laura Owen
Seattle
Washington
Hilla Burleson
B. F. Snook
Eldorado Springs
Silvers
Harmon Blake
Geo
Clem
Martha Meyers
Clarion
H. L. Corbin
Renwick
Jack “Troy
Hubbard
J. W. Traver
Harry
M. Carson
Ellsworth
J.S. ‘Moore
Toledo
F. Elias Smith
Chicago
Be Bair
Wash
Yellowstone ‘Park
Sod
Geo. “Snook
Bute
Montana
Land
H.R
Snook
Jacob
W. Schroeder
Freeport
Inl
Minnesota
Warren , Co
Pyle
Central
Illinois
M. J Mattice
Wisconsin
Iowa State Bar Association
Jack Mustoe
Barton
Omaha
H. EB. Schroeder
Blairsburg
Keokuk Police Close Eight Gambling Houses
In anticipation of the Cosson law the Keokuk police department closed eight gambling houses last night and will intensify efforts to exterminate the gambling evil. The notice accompanies deeds for local land transfers in Kamrar Keokuk Iowa dated June 25 with names such as Geo W Lee and Theo Arnold appearing in property transactions.
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Geo. W. Lee
John P. B. Swenson
W. C
E. B. Woodmansee
Theo Arnold
Wick
Kamrar
Keokuk
Ottumwa Shooting After Robbery Attempt Involving Two Negroes
In Ottumwa two suspects, both described as negroes, fled after a robbery attempt and a gunfight with officers. One man named Jim Jones, a riverman, was captured and shot three times while resisting arrest. he was taken to Ottumwa hospital. The partner escaped, pursued along Ash and Main streets toward the Rock Island tracks.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwwa
Aha Rosen
Riverman
Assini
Vasil Aoe
Iehiet
Gallagher
Otfimwa
Ash
Prisk Gate
Ash Street
Rock Island Tracks
Rock ‘Island
Jim Jones
Artist William Bierney Dies of Cerebral A poplexy in Saratoga
In Saratoga New York June 25 artist William Verplanck Bierney of New York City suffered a cerebral apoplexy while driving his car. He collapsed at the wheel and died before his wife who was beside him. The vehicle swerved and toppled into a ditch, wrecking the car.
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Saratoga
N. Y
William Verplanck Bierney
New York City
Mre. Bremney
Hotel at Lake George Burns in Major Fire
Albany dispatch says the Fort William Henry Hotel owned by the Delaware and Hudson Company at Lake George was totally destroyed by fire in the early hours. The loss is estimated at 250000 dollars with no guests present.
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Albany
N. Y
Fort William Henry
Delaware & Hudson Company
Lake George
Ford car wins Guggenheim trophy at Alaska expositions race
In Seattle on June 25, Ford car No. 2 driven by W L Scott finished the trans continental race in 22 days 55 minutes earning the Guggenheim trophy and a 2000 purse after a noted snow delay in Snoqualmie Pass. A protest rumored against the car’s conduct delayed final awarding Yesterday officials withheld the award amid unsettled questions about a man picked up mid race.
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Seattle
Wash
Ford
W. LB. Scott
Ifrom
New York
Snoqualmie Pass
Cascade ‘Mountains
Ford ‘Cat
Priest Has Ammonia Pistol to Avert Lynching Mob
In Cleveland on June 25 Father Joseph Militello of Holy Rosary Church used an ammonia pistol believed to be a real revolver to threaten and scatter a mob that pursued Antonio Coponeg ro, an 18 year old suspect in a murder. Police rescued and arrested Coponeg ro that night.
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Cleveland
Militello
Eight Lives Lost in Salvage Attempt at Tokio Bay
In Victoria British Columbia on June 25 eight men died while salvage divers attempted to recover wreckage from the Hill liner Dakota near Shira hama at the entrance of Tokio bay. The wreck had been sold to wreckers and a diver's dynamite blast while preparing to descend caused the accident.
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Victoria
B. C
Shirahama
Tokio Bay
Veteran Trainman Killed by Engine Near Cedar Rapids
H. C. Jensen a veteran Rock Island employee was instantly killed when struck by an engine near Cedar Rapids on June 25. The accident occurred during normal operations and authorities investigated the incident. Jensen served long in railroad service and is survived by colleagues at the rail yard.
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Cedar Rapids
H. C. Jensen
Rock Island
Torrid Heat Bakes City as Death Toll Rises in Heat Wave
Amid a blistering heat wave from the Mississippi Valley to the Eastern Seaboard, New York and nearby beaches see crowds seeking shade. A Brooklyn roof sleeper dies after plunging from a building as the death toll climbs. seventeen dead and many injured in mining disaster reports cite Italian workers among the injured with many expected to recover.
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New
York
Brooklyn
Lightning Death Follows Iowa Farm Run to Post Office
A farmer and fire chief Fred Mell was struck and killed by lightning while riding home in a buggy. His body was carried to the post office by the family horse. The coroner ruled the death official and the church tower suffered damage from the same storm. A flood from the Raccoon river toppled business sections five inches deep. In Chicago, Joseph Bertuc el was convicted of murder and given twenty years in prison for the Vido Umbrello slayings.
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Perry
Jaz
Fred
X. Mell
F. M. “Hoeycook
Christan Church
Black Hand
Chicago
Joseph Bertucel
Windes
Bertuce
Vido Umbrello
Twentythird
LaSalle Streets
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William “Howard Taft
Des. Moines
Leo’ Sterling
Eagle Grove
Ralph Sterling
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The
Duncombe ‘Tribune
Milo Currie
W. _H. Towns
Carlock
South Dakota
Ity
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J. H. Hice
Arthur Mikel
R. B. Channer
Des. “Moines
Lodge
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Frome
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Missis
Sippi Valley
Seaboard
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Americaha
Spanglér
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Young
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