Fiend Awaiting His Doomed Execution At Fort Madison
Fort Madison Iowa July 28 John Junkin a negro condemned for the February 5 1909 murder and robbery of Clara Rosen Ottumwa faces execution on the gallows as the completed scaffold awaits. Junkin previously showed bravado but grew nervous as the hour nears while guards fear a last moment act. The brutal crime shocked Ottumwa and sparked lynching fears.
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Fort Madison
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
John G. Clark
Appanoose County
Junkin
Joe Smith
Buxton
M. A. Roberts
Smith
Clark
Wapello
Appanoose
H. J. Hoeve
Hoeve
Marksmen convene for three day Dallas Gun Club tournament
Dallas Texas opens a three day event under the Dallas Gun club with expert marksmen from Texas and nearby states. Today features practice and sweepstake shooting while the highlight will be the Southland handicap a 50 target contest at 16 to 20 yards on the final day.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Junius Heights
Sheep and cattle clash over range near Helena
In Helena Montana July 28 a cattle shear clash with sheepmen erupts as four Stowe band sheepherders cross the deadline separating ranges. cattlemen disarm and shoot at sheep, threaten further pitched battle if trespass continues amid scarce grazing lands and agreed range division.
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Stowe
Missing Russo-Chinese Bank cashier Wider sought in New York
A general alarm is out for Erwin Wider the missing cashier of the Russo-Chinese bank. The bank reports its strong box short first at 80000 then escalating to 600000 with 520000 in stocks partly owned by the bank and customers. Inspector Markowski suspects Wider acted under outside influence and may have an accomplice. Wider’s counsel says the bank has been in touch with him.
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New York
Erwin Wider
Russo-Chinese Bank
E. E. Markowski
Gertz
Wider
Markowski
L. R. Kinsberg
Sale of Lowry Patents Ends Tomorrow in Boston
The Planters' Compress company, based in Boston, prepares to close its sale of letter patents covering the Lowry invention and related patents for compressing cotton, hay, and other materials into cylindrical bales. Over the past five years the firm has disposed of assets totaling more than 10 million dollars, and the upcoming sale will include all patents for the Lowry round bale method and related presses and appliances.
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Boston
Mass
Mosquito Bite Relief Sold At Wenatchee Drug Co
Readers advised to guard against mosquito bites this season and use D. D. D. Prescription antiseptic. Wenatchee Drug Co. in Wenatchee Washington offers a compact package for 25 cents to soothe the skin and neutralize the bite.
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Wenatchee Drug Co
Wenatchee Wash
Insurgent Speakers Planned for Spokane Campaign Push
Senator Robert La Follette and Moses Clapp with Congressman Victor Murdock and others will be brought west to aid Miles Poindexter in Washington. The Poindexter Republican club executive committee met at noon Monday and decided on Spokane appearances before the September 13 primaries.
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Robert M. la Follette
Moses E. Clapp
Victor Murdock
Arthur J. Cronnn
Harry A. Cooper
Miles Poindexter
Washington
Poindexter Republican Club
Spokane
United States to unveil world’s most powerful gun
General Frederick D. Grant arrives to take command of the Department of the East and announces that a perfected cannon, capable of extraordinary range and power, is undergoing final trials at Governor's Island. He says the explosive behind it could surpass twelve 12 inch guns in damage.
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Frederick D. Grant
New York
Department of the East
Governor’s Island
United States
Grant
Spokane Visitor Promotes Apple Shipments to Hawaii
H P Woods Honolulu Chamber of Commerce secretary tours Inland Empire and Hawaii plans. He aims to ship apples from the Inland Empire to the Hawaiian Islands, then push trade toward the northwest. Woods voiced pride in Spokane during a 17 mile auto tour of the region.
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Hawaiian Islands
Spokane
H. P. Wood
Honolulu
Mr. Woods
Eagles Field Day Draws New England Members to Providence
Hundreds of Eagles from New England converge in Providence for the annual field day. Governor Pothier and Mayor Fletcher review the parade before participants proceed to Crescent Point for drills and athletic events.
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Providence
R. I
Order of Eagles
New England
Pothier
Rhode Island
Fletcher
Crescent Point
Wilsons Plan Olympic Forest Visit and Fruit Farming Bid
Secretary of agriculture James Wilson and his son Jasper are in Seattle on July 28. They plan to tour the Olympic forest reserve, then travel through Oregon and California. Jasper says he wants 20 acres to raise fruit and live in the West after completing his father's work.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Seattle
Wash
James Wilson
Jasper
Port Angeles
Olympic Forest Reserve
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