Comet Tail Lengths and Voting Attitudes Highlight Election Era
The Des Moines Tribune comments on a comet with a tail 110,000,000 miles long and condemns Bryan’s rivals while warning of ballot suppression. It targets Haskell Taggert Bathhouse John McCarren and Tammany figures and accuses southern states of fraud to aid Bryan.
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Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Des Moines Tribune
Haskell
Taggert
Hinky Dink
Bathhouse John
McCarren
Roger Sullivan
Bryan and railroads dominate Iowa politics in press debate
A compilation of editorial excerpts attacks on Bryan over Iowa politics and his stance toward Cummins. It critiques his reliability for the Senate and cites Shonts and Ockerson addressing railroad policy at a waterways convention. It also argues the president should serve all interests, not special groups, and warns against favoritism by big railroads.
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Iowa
Bryan
Parker and Haskell
United States Senate
Cummins
Theodore P. Shonts
Clover Leaf and Alton System
John A. Ockerson
Mississippi River Commission
United States
Japan Welcomes Fleet As U S Battle Line Arrives
Japan prepares a grand welcome as the American battleship fleet nears Yokohama and Tokio. Officials report all ships in good order and crowds fill Yokohama harbor with excursions planned to meet the visitors.
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Tokio
Admiral Sperry
Kiushin
Japan
Yokohama
Connecticut
Minoru Saito
Baron Saito
Yankton
Yenshu
Shinkoku
Navy Department
Pacific Coast Business Mien
Ameri Cha-Asiatic Society
Mucy
Farmers Notice on White Oak Planking for Flooring
Farmers National Bank in Webster City invites inquiries on funding white oak planking in ten and twelve foot lengths for flooring and bridge work. For further information contact the bank. Wilson signs the notice with code 10-251424 3B A.
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Farmers National Bank
Webster City
A, Wilson
Taft Honest Record Challenges Bryan Promises
The text argues Taft is honest and just, asserting organized labor demands are beyond his entitlement. It warns Bryan, if elected, would face commitments beyond mere promises and critiqued motives in courting various interests.
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Taft
Organized Labor
Ackley World
Bryan
Man Sustains Severe Arm Wound In Hunting Accident
Mount Pleasant Iowa October 16 Tom Wright injured in a hunting mishap six miles south of town. While searching a brush pile for a squirrel a companion did not see him and fired striking his left arm near the elbow. The wound is severe and may require amputation.
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Mount Pleasant
Tom Wright
Here
Family row ends in death by own action
Mrs Minnie Bielefield 30 committed death by own action at an early hour in Sioux City after a separation from her husband following a family dispute. A gas jet tube was found in her mouth when the body was discovered. Remains sent to Westcott morgue and viewed by Coroner J H Robbins.
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Sioux City
Minnie Bielefield
Westcott
J. H. Robbins
Miners Gather in Scranton to Set Wage Demands
Miners from three anthracite districts begin drafting demands for the operators at the end of the current three year wage agreement. National president Thomas L. Lewis and former head John Mitchell deliver conciliatory remarks, and organizers plan a drive to boost union strength across all districts.
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Scranton
Thomas L. Lewis
John Mitchell
Gasoline Tank Car Explosion in Amherst Ohio
A Lake Shore tank car filled with gasoline exploded after a wreck on the Lake Shore road in Amherst Ohio on October 16. Six persons suffered severe burns, others were wounded. A crowd of about fifty was hurled down a twenty foot embankment as firemen fought a small blaze that started from a hot box.
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Amherst
Ohio
Lake Shore Road
Honey theft leads to shootout in Colfax
Ike Warroner and Tom Walker went to a neighbor to steal honey but were met with two shotguns loaded with birdshot fired by Chief Wendie and Deputy Yaffman. The pair were captured, peppered from the hips down, jailed, and arraigned for petty larceny.
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Colfax
Ike Warroner
Tom Walker
Penn Place
Wendie
Yaffman
Tragic Cart Accident Kills Cedar Falls Child Near Home
In Cedar Falls October 1 a six year old daughter of Walter Hayek was killed when a cart threw her against a telephone pole after a horse shied from an automobile. Myra Morton a rural teacher and the other Hayek child were ejected. the teacher was unconscious and the other child sustained minor injuries.
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Cedar Falls
Oet
Nuxine Hayek
Walter Hayek
Myra Morton
Hayek
Balkan Powers Move Toward Conference Plan
London and Paris report eight proposals to resolve the Balkan crisis. Bulgaria's independence recognition and Crete's status figure among terms, with Austria Hungary annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenian provinces addressed in a framework for an upcoming European conference. Bulgaria denies aggressive aims and seeks peaceful settlement with Turkey and the powers.
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London
Great Britain
Russia
France
Balkan
Bulgaria
Rumelia
Turkey
Orient Railway
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Novipazar
Crete
Italy
Paris
M. Stanchieff
Sofia
Sofi
M. Stanehief
Ferdinand
John B. Jackson
United States
Menlo Woman Dies by Own Action Reported
Guthrie Center reports an incident on October 15 involving a Mrs. in Menlo who died by her own action. Authorities are investigating circumstances surrounding the death.
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Menlo
Guthrie Center
Woman Commits Poison Suicide Over Financial Worries
Len Bain of Menlo told neighbor Mrs. D N Main before dawn that she had taken poison. She died after receiving medical aid. Bain bought strychnine the night before to kill rats. Despondency over finances led to the act. The husband drives a local medicine wagon. No known domestic trouble. Three small children remain. The family lived near Adair a year ago.
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Len Bain
Menlo
D. N. Main
Adair
Colonel Tucker Declines Journey Despite Abandonment Charges
Col. Wm. F. Tucker assistant pay master general of the US Army did not renew his trip to Hot Springs Arkansas. His arrest on wife abandonment charges was reported from Decatur Illinois. Doctors warned moving him could be fatal as visitors were barred at the Southern hotel suite.
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St. Louis
Hot Springs
Ark
Wm. F. Tucker
United States Army
Decatur
Ill
John A. Logan
Unknown man killed by train near Eldera identified by tattoos
The body of a young working man, 23 to 26, remains unidentified after being struck by a Chicago and Northwestern train while attempting to board a northbound train in Eldera. He wore a black fedora bearing Aurora Bazaar Oklahoma, carried $12.50, a comb, and had a navy shield tattoo on his right arm.
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Eldera
Chicago & Northwestern
Aurora Bazaar
Oklahoma
Okla
Fire in Koenigebruebe Coal Mine Traps and Welcomes Escape
Fire broke out in the Koenigebruebe coal mine gallery this morning trapping one hundred workers who escaped through an adjoining shaft. In a separate gallery twenty three were rescued unconscious from suffocation. twenty were revived and three died. The district reacted with excitement as details emerged.
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Koenigshuette
Koenigebruebe
Fort Madison man driven insane by Bryan talk in Davenport
Davenport Iowa October 16 Wendl Ef Shawer of Fort Madison became violently insane over the political situation today. He had worked for the Rock Island system for months but quit recently and ranted about politics. In a store he became violent when denied contributions for Bryan and four men had to subdue him before placing him in a padded cell. relatives were notified.
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Davenport
Wendl Ef. Shawer
Fort Madison
Shawer
Rock Island
Ife
Bryan
Fire Destroys Grand Marais Business Section
Grand Marais in Cook County Minnesota was virtually ruined by a blaze that wiped out the entire business district. The loss is estimated at 50,000 dollars. Three weeks earlier the town escaped a major forest fire thanks to Minnesota naval reserves aid.
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Eldora
Eildora
Eldora Tile Works
Protheroe & Gardner
Iowa Central
Grand Marais
Duluth
Minn
Grand Marrais
Cook County
Minnesota
Minnesota Naval
Waterloos Freshman Slaughter Breaks Leg in Football Game
Explanation by doctors confirms H. L. Slaughter of Waterloo, a freshman, suffered a leg fracture in a collision with the varsity last night and is in the college infirmary.
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Iowa City
H. Ll. Slaughter
Waterloo
Child Dies From Burns In Burlington Incident
The 3 months-old son of Henry Gibbs of 921 Linden Street died at 8 this morning from severe burns suffered yesterday when scalded in hot water. Filed as a tragic household accident in Burlington.
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Burlington, Fa
Henry Gibbs
Linden Street
Reward Offered for Waterloo Officer Murder Arrest
Des Moines reports Governor Cummins has posted a $300 reward for the arrest and conviction of the Waterloo murder of Officer Widmann. The reward underscores authorities pursuit of the suspect and aims to accelerate the case.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Widmann
Waterloo
Emperor's Peace Rescript Urges World Friendship and Domestic Growth
The Imperial rescript countersigned by Premier Katsura calls for mutual world welfare, friendship with other nations, and renewed focus on domestic industry. Katsura urges governors to curb unproductive spending and base policy on actual receipts, stressing peaceful development and cordial international relations.
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Yokohama
Katsura
Tokio
Japan
Russian Students Riot Over Education Reforms
In St. Petersburg on October 15, university students protested new ministerial restrictions. Conflicts erupted between strikers and other students. troops entered Kazin University and four hundred protesters were arrested.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Kazin
Public Sale to Close Oak Lawn Dairy Herd at Webster City
Public auction of 110 cattle including 21 milch cows with calves and springers, 90 head stock cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, and 40 yearling stock, all in good condition. Sale set for Wednesday October 21 at 1 PM east of Market Square Webster City Iowa. Terms cash under 5 dollars and on larger sums credit with note at 8 percent from sale date. W J Richardson proprietor. Col M L McCollough and Mobt J Jones act as auctioneers and clerks.
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Oak Lawn
Market Square
Webster City
Iowa
I’. A. Edwards
Durham
W. J. Richardson
M. L. McCollough
J. Jones
Tifldl
Bayless Drug Co Offers Finest Post Cards in City
Bayless Drug Co advertises a large assortment of post cards in the city offering a wide selection for collectors and correspondents. The notice highlights the store as a premier source for card seekers.
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Bayless Drug Co
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