Weekly Tribune Recalls Dreyfus Case
A French officer convicted of attempting to sell secrets to a foreign power is sentenced to life in prison at a fortress and degraded from naval rank. The piece compares this to Captain Dreyfus and notes lingering doubts about the case along with new reflections on justice and persecution. A night school for immigrants in labor camps, run largely by a woman, teaches English through practical phrases and helps calm camps into orderly communities.
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Dreyfus
Troy
N. Y
Supreme Court ruling on protections for women sparks debate
The court decision that women deserve greater protection in justice and welfare is seen diversely. Advocates of equal rights may view it as a concession to inferiority, while the laboring women will welcome the protection. Some will bear the theoretical cost if others bear practical burdens.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Careless New York Fire Hazard From Smoking End
A man in New York dropped a glowing cigar into an open varnish can, causing an explosion that endangered many and caused about 500 dollars in loss. The piece warns that lit cigar ends are a growing fire cause, despite preventive efforts.
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New York
Proper boiler design reduces smoke in new buildings
The American Machinist notes that near perfect combustion is achievable through proper boiler and furnace design and arrangement. It laments that even modern buildings, despite other advances, often neglect these arrangements, evident from the heavy smoke their chimneys emit.
Keenness of the Interviewer’s Insight Noted
A New York interviewer describes meeting a successful actress and feeling she has accomplished something in the world. The piece notes actresses’ trade does not yield callouses or hornhanded hands, leaving readers to wonder about the interviewer’s instinct.
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New York
Woman’s Hysterics Over Haggar Turns to Bear Embrace
A Chicago woman screamed for police claiming an attack by a haggar, only to learn a bear had hugged her. The shock amid the mistaken assault provoked another hysterical episode.
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Chicago
Washington Doctor Claims Dying Is a Delicious Sensation
A Washington physician asserts that dying offers a delicious sensation and doubts that anyone will return to challenge his view, reflecting a controversial medical remark reported in the period.
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Washington
Iowa News Roundup Covers Accidents and Trials
Carl Richardson narrowly escaped death when clothing caught in a buzz saw shaft south of New Hartford. Jacob Street near Homestead was found near death from exposure west of Iowa City. A long-standing boundary dispute in Sid ney remains undecided with $50 land value and $300 costs. Interurban project talks progress with a Des Moines to Sioux City route via multiple towns. Itinerant doctors Galloway and Hawey face district court after being bound over by a Sioux City attorney. A kidnapped child case connects Correctionville and Ida Grove, with Cherokee as a possible location. Wild game season and migrations are noted across northern Iowa. Holbrook reports a dramatic runaway near Frendale risking several injuries. C I Barnum’s stoker invention for locomotives is highlighted after his death. Despondent Walthea Ralston dies from suicide. Fire at McNamara Tuckey drug store in Fort Dodge destroys the upper floors, 9000 dollar stock loss.
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Carl Richardson
New Hartford
John
Jacob Street
Homestead
Iowa City
Sidney
Foust
Carroll Business Club
Des Moines
Sioux City
Panora
Bayard
Coon Rapids
Carrell
Wall Lake
Ida Grove
Correctonville
John Wilkerson
Wilton
A. Galloway
G. W. Hawey
A. G. Whitney
Earl Oyle Good
QC. Streeter
Correctionville
George J. Green
Jewell Junction
Kuwa
Lake Park
Milford
Terrill
Dickinson County
Holbrook
Iowa County
John Duffy
Freadale
Mr. Duffy
Duffy
Thomas Bivins
Frendale
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
C. I. Barnum
West Burlington
Barnum
Burlington Main Line
Round House
Stoker
Walthea Ralston
Collins Hotel
McNamara & Tuckey Company
Sfort Dodge
Davenport thefts and deaths haunt Iowa towns
Police traced stolen shirt waists from a Boston store to Emma and Lucy Steineger in Davenport, with Hans Ehlert the night watchman under arrest. In Sabula Clarence Tolbert died trying to board a moving freight, while another youth death followed an earlier tragedy. Oats yields dip below targets. Wellsburg Grain Elevator faces losses and stock assessments. A Burlinton boat search ends with no bodies found.
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Clinton
Boston
Davenport
Emma
Lucy Steineger
Hans Ehlert
Clarence Tolbert
Tolbert
Sabula
Savanna
Carl Stemple
Genevieve Smith
Burlington
BE. B. Smith
Alden
Popejoy
Albert Ideo
Nels Idso
BE. Turk
Crescent
W. R. Orr
Orr
Iowa
Ames
State Agricultural College
Wyoming
Arcadia
William Duncker
Herman Hansen
Ranchester, Col
Theron
Warren Witek
Burlineton
Pontoosuc
TiHiek
Iowa Republicans Name Taft Backers at State Convention
Des Moines hosted a Republican state convention where delegates-at-large were chosen for the National Convention. The platform endorsed tariff revision, Taft, and reelecting Senator Allison, with opposition from progressives over seating the Des Moines county slate led by W. J. Blythe.
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William H. Taft
Roosevelt
United
Taft
William B. Allison
Senate
Iowa
Des Moines County
W. J. Blythe
Allison
Thomas A. Cheshire
Des Moines
George D. Perkins
Lafayette Young
Birdsall
Major Lacey
Ellis
An Opening For A Bright Young Man
A Chicago newcomer asks for a new Western town to open. Local replies list establishments then warn with a pistol threat that a cemetery may open for him if he stays. The exchange ends with a violent, dark punchline.
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Chicago
Oddities and notes on politics and travel from a dated era
A collage of curiosities and opinions on Harriman stockholders, Porto Rican politics, and Panama marriages. It also notes hotel losses to souvenir theft, a suggested Suez return route, a planned Puerto Rican lottery, and the honey bird of South Africa guiding bees. The blue grass Kentucky Tennessee region is cited as America's first national park and game forest preserve.
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Union Pacific
Mr. Harriman
Pennsylvania
New York
Suez Canal
House of Delegates
Porto Rico
Panama
South Africa
Kentucky
Tennessee
America
Uniforms from Britain to Africa and other archival notes
Cast-off British police uniforms reach Africa in exchange deals for palm oil ivory and skins. Polish women labor on dams near Bredstedt Schleswig Prussia earning less than men. A Lynn Boston lodge sandal crafted entirely of gold leaf sells for 1500. Three English museums display Cromwell skulls claiming authenticity.
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Africa
London
Bredstedt
Schleswig
Prussia
Lynn
Boston
England
Cromwell
Supreme Court Upheld Federal Authority Over State Court Actions
The Supreme Court refused to grant habeas corpus freeing Minnesota Attorney General Young and upheld a lower court decision. It also discharged Southern Railway ticket agent James Wood from punishment after state law conflict, reinforcing federal supremacy in railroad rate disputes. Justice Peckham announced the ruling with a dissent by Justice Harlan warning of a perilous impact on state courts.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
Young
Minnesota
United States Circuit Court
Department of Minnesota
Pritchard
Western District of North Carolina
James H. Wood
Southern Railway
Asheville
Justice Peckham
Justice Harlan
Bill in Congress Aims to Restore Labor Union Privileges
The National Civic Federation backed bill introduced by Rep Hepburn seeks to relieve unions from Sherman Act restraints while preserving anti coercive limits. It would restore peaceable union rights including the right to strike and allow private suits for triple damages under a new framework.
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Washington, D. C
Bhl
National Civile Federation
Cank Tal and
Labor
Hepburn
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Cannon
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Supreme Court
Chicago
National Civic Federation
Japs Glad To Welcome Fleet Visit
Tokyo reports enthusiastic press reception of the American fleet invitation. Government praise for inviting the fleet reflects strong friendship. dispatches indicate the fleet will arrive in November.
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Tokio
Opinon
America
Japan
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Weekly Tribune
Webster City
Freaman-Tribune Pub. Co
Iowa News
Wil Taft
OWA
Ohio
Senator Allison
Joe R. Lane
Frank Simmons
Ottumwa
D. L. Heinsheimer
Glenwood
W. F. Lake
Arlington
BE. J. C. Bealer
Cedar Rapids
George H. Spahr
Henry County
H. I. Sawyer
Lee
H. S. Rand
N. E. Currin
Louisa
S. A. White
F. W. Ellis
David Brandt
Johnson
R. G. Popham
G. E. Hillsinger
Jackson
J. R. Guthrie
Dubuque
Eugene Schafter
Wright
Halph H. Plock
H. E. Chappell
Buchanan
Duncan ‘Rule
Cerro Gordo
Charles Webster
Winneshiek
W. L. Eaton
Mitchell
Mr. Beddo
S. Wertheim
Benton
S. R. Moore
Linn
C. O. Boling
Cedar
G. Peet
Jones
Maj. J. Fr. Lacey
Mahaska
M. A. McCord
Jasper
Jesse Macy
Poweshiek
J. A. Spears
Monroe
C. R. Quade
Story
L. N. Hayes
Marion
C. W. Lyon
Polk
John Gucher
Madison
Frank A. Abbott
Union
J. A. Harvey
Decatur
T. S. Stevens
M. E. DeWolf
Clay
W. C. Metcalf
O’brien
Abernates
Simon Fisher
Lyon
George B. Perkins
Inc
Byers
Theodore Roosevelt
G. Saunders
Pottawattamie County
James
A. Smith
W. R. Boyd
John WF. Lacey
Thos. A
Cheshire
J. L. Long
Clark
Victor I
Bender
Pottawattamie
S. J. Dyer
Boone
S. D. Riniker
Republican Party
Republican Party of
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Harlan
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