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Webster City Tribune

Location

Webster City, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1908

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Republicans sweep New York and neighboring states announce wins

The Republican state convention favors Charles Evans Hughes for New York governor on the first ballot with 827 votes to 151 for Wadsworth and 31 for Stewart. Other states report Republican gains with Fernald winning Maine governor, and Iowa, Minnesota races highlighting party strength.

Charles Evans Hughes New York James W. Wadsworth, Jr Livingston County John K. Stewart Montgomery Lewis S. Chanler Bryan Henry B. Quinby New Hampshire A. Heaton Robertson New Haven Connecticut Maine Bert M. Fernald Poland Obadiah Gardner John F. Lacey Iowa Gov. Cummins United States James A. Tawney James McCleary Clarence B. Miller Minnesota Miller J. Adam Bede

Notable 1900s Briefs Span Politics and Records

Ohio Congressman Laning acquitted of misparing Laning Printing funds. Leo Tolstoy elected honorary faculty at University of St Petersburg. Carrie Nation pressed Judge Taft on liquor. Wilbur Wright sets 39 minute European flight record. Nicaragua’s Senor Corea resigns. Dr Rodolfo Espinoza named successor. Wilson Collins released from Leavenworth after six years for banking violations.

Laning Ohio Laning Printing Company Leo Tolstof University of St. Petersburg Carrie Nation Taft Wilbur Wright Senor Corea Washington Rodolfo Espinoza Wilson Collins Elkhart Ind Leavenworth Kan

Tragic Wright Flight and Collateral News

The Wright brothers aeroplane at Fort Myer failed when a propeller blade broke. Lieut. Selfridge died from injuries, and Orville Wright was severely wounded. The incident drew about 2,000 spectators and prompted an official inquiry.

Orville Wright Fort Myer Lieut Thomas . Selfridge Army Signal Corps Wright Board of Signal Officers George O. Squuter Army Lieut Selfridge Jelon Colon Panama Giovanni P. Morosini W. W. Reamer East St. Louis Ted Oklahoma Mty Okla Warry Pearson Warry Parker Jala Wan Keosanqua George Morton New York Philadelphia

Aeon wreck reported near Christmas Island. all aboard safe

Cablegram from Fanning Island states the long missing British steamer Aeon was wrecked on Christmas Island but passengers and crew escaped and camped ashore. Fire threats and fires in Maine and Ontario eased after heavy rainfall. other dispatches note bombardment fears in Tabriz and a barge explosion at Mare Island cost a life and injuries.

Fanning Island Christmas Island Maine Tabriz John Smith Calhoun Wis Agusta Crabow Charles Edward Luard London Swift & Company South St. Joseph Oklahoma Election Board Prohibition Mark Twain Redding Ionn Bangs St. Petersburg State Trust Company St. Louis Edward Quick Michigan City Ind Aix-la-Chapelle Joseph James Springfield Ill Gerard Supreme Court Helen Maloney Martin Maloney Philadelphia Arthur Herbert Osborne Bay Shore Green Springs Johns Hopkins University Baltimore John Cook Philo Edna McClelland Chicago Interparliamentary Union Berlin McAlester Okla Bingham New York New York Stock Exchange E. R. Chapman & Co Alabama Naples United Hatters of America D. &. Loewe & Co Dan Pury Conn John Wilbur Patterson Gaston Pittsburg Republican State Convention Utah W. G. Spry Bureau of Tabor United States Circuit Court of Appeals Richmond LC Writehard Piloselmiainn Company South Carolina

Iowa News Digest Highlights Local Incidents and Developments

A Waterloo demolition uncovering 300 pounds of honey. a Redfield boy injures his leg in a revolver incident. Iowa records show kerosene consumption rise, Greenfield High adds courses and piano, and O J Lapp leads peanut cultivation. Community anniversaries, accidents, fire losses, elections, and local civic changes are noted across towns from Clinton to Dubuque.

Walnut Street Waterloo Harold Towns Redfield Iowa Greenfield High School O. J. Lapp Melbourne Lapp First Congregational Church of Algona Des Moines Granville Ryan Hartung Ryan Tabor Malvern Light and Power Company Boone Investment Company Boone Quinn Wire and Iron Company Scranton Dubuque Burlington Wisconsin Michigan Mississippi Valley Fremont Voters’ Association John C. Tremont Fairfield F. M. Mossberry Columbus Junction Fremont-Lincoln Association Lincoln Mount Pleasant Martha J. Ross Insanity Commission Clarinda Commission Town Central Railway Oskdaloosa Koy Mormingside College Fem Conservatory of Mousic Alva Alexander Modale Harrison County Red Oak Smith McPherson Marshalltown Grand Lodge of the Odd. Fellows State Assembly Rebekahs Andy Boothe Colfax Jeanette Fairgraves Valley Junction Anna Guthrie Lenox College Hmit Harlan A. G. Dwier Nevada John M. McDonald Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Woodbury County W. T. Cloud Zearing Cloud George E. Spear Methodist Church of State Center First National Bank of Rockford Wiliam Tell Mason City Buchanan Bell Cedar Falls City Water Works H.C. Boysen Boysen Upper Town University Jaubuque

Cholera in Russia Threatens St. Petersburg Citywide Crisis

Reports from St. Petersburg describe a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak surpassing 1898 in severity. Officials seek martial law measures while funding and medical actions expand, including school wards converted to hospitals and liquor sales restricted to curb infections.

St. Petersburg Aldermanic Council Volga Caspian Don Cossacks

Stein Secures Son s Body in Jewish Cemetery Burial

In Des Moines Mor rig Stein gains custody of his son s remains after an unsolved Loudenville shooting. Mae Bayard Stein waives rights. Jacob Stein s injunction suit dismissed. estate issues resolved. Father to receive body and costs. Bayard to remain administrator. home at 1715 Clark Street and personal property remain with Mae Bayard Stein. Insurance settlement unresolved.

Des Moines Morrig Stein Loudenville Mae Bayard Stein Jacob Stein Brennan Mr. Stein Clark Street Morris Stein Bayard Stein

Cholera Cases Rise in Manila as Death Toll Grows

Fifty eight new cholera cases and nineteen deaths are reported for the twenty four hours ending at eight o clock this morning in Manila. Infected areas in the city and suburbs are spreading, but health authorities remain confident they will quickly gain control of the situation.

Manila

Wright Improves After Aeroplane Accident

Washington Sept 21 Orville Wright who was seriously injured Thursday in the aeroplane accident which caused the death of Lieut Thomas Selfridge continues to improve in the hospital with his condition less serious than earlier reports indicate.

Orville Wright Washington, D. C Thomas Selfridge

Debs Arrives in Pierre SD on Red Special

Socialist presidential candidate Eugene V Debs arrived in Pierre South Dakota aboard the Red Special on a Saturday stop. He spoke to a large crowd for about an hour, drawing wide attention to his campaign.

Debs South Dakota Pierre S. D Mugene VY

Pillsbury Reorganization Move In Chicago Meeting

Reorganization steps for the Weshburn Milling company of Minneapolis proceed with a meeting in Chicago. A plan to remove ninety elevators from the Minnesota & Northern Elevator Company, a subsidiary, will be considered as investigators’ committee reports are released.

Chicago Pillsbury Weshburn Milling Company Minnewoos Wiel Chicado Erecitors’ Committee Minensota & Northern Elevator Covpeny Conmmany Vrettnipagy Minnespolis

Temperance Lesson and Moral Precepts

A historical religious reflection on temperance from Isaiah and Proverbs, detailing God’s care for Judah as a vineyard, the failure to produce fruit, and the repeated link between wealth and wine as causes of ruin. It includes Marathon race alcohol bans, pledges for total abstinence, and a call to personal temperance aligned with education and self-control.

Judah Israel Isaiah Jerusalem David Ashland Boston Becau Mereoy Aga He

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