British Objections To Hay-Paunceforte Treaty Notes
Sir Edward Grey British foreign minister forwards notes to Secretary Knox detailing objections to the Panama Canal Treaty. The veto centers on tolls and coastwise shipping, arguing that U S. law applies only to American vessels and cautioning against excluding British ships owned by Canadian railways or tied to Sherman antitrust. The document, read by James Bryce, emphasizes potential violations and resistance to any preferential treatment for U S. shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ashington
Britain
Panama
Philander c. Knox
James Bryce
department
Hay-Paundeforte
Edward
Grey
States
Turn in war situation amid Austro Hungarian changes
Vienna reports major shifts in military and civil leadership. Gen Auffenberg resigns as minister of war while Gen Krobatin becomes undersecretary and Gen Scheuma steps down as chief of the general staff, with Gen Von Hoetzendorse advancing. A syndicate loan plan seeks 45 million dollars in 4 percent bonds redeemable after eight months to two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auffenberg
Scheuma
Vienna
Tesignad
Krobatin
Berlin
Von ‘Moltke
eral
Von ° ‘Hoetzendorse
bank
Kuhn, Tioeb .& :Co
New’ York
Giant 14 inch gun explosion at Sandy Hook
Report describes a massive 14 inch caliber gun built by the United States government, weighing about fifty tons, exploded at Sandy Hook proving grounds. While smaller guns caused many deaths in past incidents this enormous weapon failed with minimal injuries to nearby personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy “Hook
New York
éwest
United a B
cata. scopt
Sandy. Hook
owithou
Snow avalanche buries crew at Cordova Alaska
A snowslide in the Alaskan town of Cordova buried nine workers from a development company. Three men are known dead, two were rescued alive, and no further hope is held for the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova
Alaska
Taft Plans Another Canal Visit
President Taft weighs a second inspection trip to the Panama Canal Zone in Washington. He is greatly interested in the canal’s progress since his last visit and would like to gauge how much has been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Washington, D. C
Panama canal zone
interco
Leon
Explosion at Bellwood quarry shocks Chicago area
A blasting accident at the Obaughlin quarry near Bellwood ten miles west of Chicago detonated a powder house. Workers were at lunch and unharmed. The blast was felt over fifteen miles with windows broken across several sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oil Prices Advance Across Regions In Early Report
Ohio oil firm Findlay announces price raises with North Lima at 1.19, Lima Indiana at 1.44, light and Princeton at 1.02, and Illinois heavy at 99 cents, reflecting regional market shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
Ohio Oil, company
bag
North
Lima
Ind
I tnels light
Princeton
Jilinoia heavy
Express Robbers Seize 20000 In Gold
Two robbers held up the Sunset Western express car from Bakersfield to Taft California grabbing twenty thousand dollars in gold. No injuries reported as the heist unfolded. Police hunt the suspects and review train crew statements for leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Cal
Sunset Western
Taft
Important Regional Events Noted in Sparse Fragments
Fragmentary OCR lists scattered references to regional events and personal lines. The lines mention Ito a and busy man lattes with brief formation notes, yielding minimal coherent narrative across the scrambled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorn
War Telegrams and Legislative Moves Across 1912 Reports
The annual report notes the 1912 crop value at 9.532 million, with tariff revisions discussed for a special session. Oscar Underwood leads Ways and Means. Senator-elect Ransdell presides over the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. Mexico’s unrest prompts border carbines to aid Americans. Navy needs 41 battleships. Taft’s message flags prosperity. Adamson bill passes House to empower rail valuation. Lynch law critique. a Dayton senator is found guilty of bribery. Shipwreck hopes fade for the Rouse Simmons. LaFrance Copper assets sold in sheriff sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ines
congress
Oscar W
Underwood
house
Attorney General urges law to unite agency lawsuits
Wickersham submitted his annual report calling for legislation to allow the department to combine its litigation against the United States Rubber Machinery Company and the so called coffee trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickersham
United: ‘States
Rhoe . Machnery company
coffee truat
Senators Introduce Writ of Referendum Proposals
The text notes two senate resolutions proposing amendments to the federal constitution under a publicity law, showing a $1,159,456 Democratic National Committee expenditure to elect Woodrow Wilson. It also references the ninth invocation of plenary senate impeachment power with Judge Robert W. Archbald's trial beginning, prosecuted by seven representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
senate
United States
Bristow
Kansas
national
house ‘of. ‘representatives
Democratic national.’ campaign ‘committee
Woodrow Wilson
Robert W. Archbald
commerce court
Domestic Judge Hough Quashes Indictment in Sugar Refining Case
In New York District Court Judge Hough quashed the federal indictment against Sugar Refining Co and John Parsons and other company officials for alleged restraint of trade. The report also mentions multiple violent or tragic events including deaths by poisoning in Marion Ohio, a fatal barn fire near Universal Pennsylvania, a missing scenes in Catlettsburg Kentucky, and a wedding between Jack Johnson and Lucile Cameron in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hough
United States district court
New York
Sugar’ Refining
John
Jack” Johnson
Chicago
Lucile Cameron
Johnson
Balkan War Tense Greece Armistice and London Peace Conference
Austro Hungarian and Italian ministers in Athens protested to the Greek government over the bombardment of Avion a and warned that Greek occupation of Aviona or the Taland of Saseno on the Albanian coast cannot be permanent. Greece has signed an armistice with Turkey and will join the London peace conference opening December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Aviona
Aviona cor
Taland
Saseno
Greece
Turkey
London
Sporting Willie and World Boxing Showdowns Greet New Records
Hoppe clinched a 18.2 game score with 100 points per inning in a Philadelphia match against George Slosson where Slosson fell to 32 points. Papke outpointed Georges Bernard in Paris to claim the middleweight crown with a large purse and ivory belt in a ten round fast, scientific bout. Eddie McGoorty edged Mike Gibbons at Garden Athletic Club New York in a closely fought decision noted for clever boxing and sharp blocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie. Hoppe
Teord
George Slosson
Philadelphia
Slosson
Billy ‘Papke
George: Bernard
Paris
Eddie ‘McGoorty
Ozhkosh
Wis
Mike Gibbons
Bee. Paul, Minn
the Garden
Athletic Club
New York
Titanic survivor Archibald Gracie dies in New York home
Obituary notes Archibald Gracie one of two Titanic survivors who credited a miracle for surviving the sinking. He died at his New York City residence. Separately, the Federated Democratic Clubs held their biennial meeting in Washington, and actress Belmont reported Raymond Belmont is missing after leaving with his brother. Also, the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education convened in Philadelphia, and the American Road Builders Association met in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Gracie
New York city
Ethel. Loraine
Belmont
Raymond’ Belmont
Gosford
New York
national Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education
Philadelphia
Paris to be home for hydroaeroplane prize cap
Foreign Jacques Schneider, an aviation figure, plans to create an international cap for hydroaeroplanes with prizes totaling 20 600 dollars, announced in Paris. In Mexico, rebels attacked a northbound passenger train near Juarez on the Mexican Central railway, killing several guards, capturing others, robbing passengers, and burning the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques Schneider
Paris
Jaurez
Mexico
Postmaster terms to be served per dates listed
A compiled list shows postmaster commissions expiring on various dates from 1912 to 1918 in cities such as Burlington Cedar Rapids Clinton Council Bluffs Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Ft. Dodge Town City Keokuk Marshalltown Mason City Muscatine Ottumwa Red Oak Sioux City Waterloo and others with some appointments noted as recess or deceased. May 1 1945 appears as a cutoff or instruction in the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
eve
Burlington
Cedar ‘Rapids
Clinton
Bluffs
Davenport
veceaa
Des ‘Moines
Kirkman Bank Purchase Prompts New Savings Bank
Prominent Shelby county banking figures led by M Dowling of Omaha and W BE Cooper have bought the Bank of Kirkman from founder Frank De Klotz. They plan to open the Kirkman Savings Bank on January 1 with HL Loutenhlzer of Des Moines named cashier.
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Bay
Kirkman
Bank
Harlan
H. ‘P. Dowling
Thomas N. Franklin
FLFL Wunder
W. BE. Cooper
Shelby - county
M. Dowling
Omaha
Bank of
Frank De Klotz
Kirkman Savings bank
HL oO. Loutenhlzer
Des. Moines
Keokuk to Hire John Nolen for City Beautification
Keokuk plans to beautify the city with landscape expert John Nolen of Cambridge. Committees from local industrial associations will coordinate with the eastern plan to replant and improve Keokuk’s appearance this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
John Nolen
Cambridge
Mass
sIaan
Husker Champion Janning Sets Remarkable Harvest Record
Bert Erb of this place harvested 842 bushels of corn in six days on his uncle M. L. Kneeland farm, grinding five cows each morning and averaging about 140 barrels per day, described as the greatest stunt in corn husking locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janning
cribbad
Funeral of Educator Bartlett Buried in Cedar Falls
The funeral of Willard Bartlett longtime member of the State Teachers College faculty in Cedar Falls was held at Fairview Cemetery. Snowden Congregational Church conducted the services for the educator who dedicated twenty nine years to the college and city education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Moses
Willard Bartlett
State Teachers’ ‘college
Fairview
sonigregational
Snowden
Bartlett
Iowa Man Receives $5000 Bequest in Estate
Corr ag Ed C Hoxie of this city learned he is among heirs of a Hoxie estate to receive $5000 each. He received his share in cash the day before Thanksgiving, thanks to a bequest from an aunt he had never met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Corr’ ag
Hoxie
Mooney
Population Growth Report For Des Moines City
Official canvass by R L Polk & Co shows Des Moines population at 118,720 including Fort Des Moines and Urbandale. The growth indicates a healthy rise in residents and reflects the city’s expanding boundaries and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
R. L. Polk. & Co
Fort
Urbandale
Noted druggist bound over in nationwide crusade case
Prominent druggist J as Clark arrest cited during the nationwide crackdown. He was bound over on a $500 bond to await the federal grand jury’s action. Authorities reported the case stemmed from the nation wide campaign to stop Trace Buicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biufis
Jas Clark
federal
grand ‘jury
Waterloo Woman Pioneer Dorinda Hartman Dies
Mrs Dorinda Hartman mother of John Hartman editor of the Waterloo Courier died recently at Cedar Falls aged IT years. She had resided in Black Hawk county for fifty two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Dorinda Hartman
John
Ce ‘Hartman
Cedar: Falls
Black Hawk county
Young Man Dies After Wagon Struck by Train in Independence
Edward Cranay, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Janes Cranay, living near the city, died from injuries received when his wagon was struck by a northbound Rock Island passenger train at the Main Street crossing in Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Cranay
Janes Cranay
Rock Island
Pieces by Train in Iowa City Injures Man
A Rock Island passenger train struck a man near Iowa City on Monday, passing through town at high speed. The incident left the victim cut to pieces, with investigators contending it was a fatal or severely injurious accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
City
Harvey
Tittin
Rock Island
Tiffn
Iowa Legislature Returns as Republicans Hold Majority
Fragmented OCR hints at a report on Iowa's new legislature with Republicans in control and mentions votes, seats, and party dynamics. Names and precise figures are unclear, but the main note is the shift to a Republican majority and seating outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR Note on Scream Transcript
A garbled OCR fragment references a scream by a woman and a man named Pats. The text includes incomplete quotes and stray characters, offering no clear event or context for a full summary.
Belle Plaine Relience Crusher Plans for Damaged Brick
Belle Plaine The Reliance reports Brici and Tile Co. plans to install a crusher to break damaged brick or spoiled material from a fire. The machine will produce crushings suitable for cement work or ballast for roads, offered at 50 cents a yard at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Brici and Tile
aizes
Establish New Plant at Harlan for Dairy Products
The Harlan Creamery company has purchased the Merrill block on Market Street and will install modern machinery for a large dairy plant making butter ice cream bottled drinks and manufactured ice. The company members are Dr F B Brazie and Martin Ankerstyne of this city and RD Ramsey of Portsmouth.
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Harlan
Harlan’ Creamery company
hag
Merrill
Market street
Iowa
F. B., Brazie
Martin Ankerstyne
R.D
Ramsey
Portsmouth
Standstill over rail yard access delays city freight yards
Mason City faces standstill as Rock Island railroad work at the depot site disrupts access to yards. An injunction secured by an independent lumber company alleges grading by the railroad will cut off ingress to its facilities, threatening shipments and yard operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Rock
Lumber. company
Voted Fifty Years: Millersburg Citizen Challenged
Albert Kosta of Chelbea, who spent three years in the Union army during the Civil War and voted at every election since, had his vote challenged in the recent election because he is not a citizen. He was born in Bohemia and was never naturalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
Albert
Kosta
Chel- Bea
Bohemia
Catholic Church Looted in Fairfield
Vandals looted St Marys Catholic Church in Fairfield during the past week, taking about $200 worth of gold altar equipment. Loss not discovered until the church was opened for Sunday service morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Mary’s
Simday
County Delinquent Tax Sale Records Historic Low
A Nevada county conducted its smallest ever delinquent tax sale at the treasurer's office. The event involved fewer than $900 in delinquent taxes, marking a historic low for the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Fowler
gale
lesa
Dynamite Explosion Kills Two in Keokuk Fire Incident
In Keokuk a dynamite thawing operation near a fire resulted in an explosion causing two men to be instantly killed and another fatally injured. The men were Greeks and were reported to be preparing dynamite when the blast occurred. Police and rescuers responded as details emerge. the victims' identities were not confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
rer Keokuk
Balkan
battlafietas
Damage suit over death of estate member proceeds in court
The administrator of the estate files a damage action against the American Brick and Tile Company in district court. The suit concerns the death of Newt Newtx, killed while loading orders at the plant. Damages are listed at 12 900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason ‘City
Brick and Tile company
Newt
Newtxson
ders
Preservation sale to the state near Marghalltown
A fragmented notice indicates the purchase of land north of the home across the Iowa River for preservation of the state's Lee field and Soldiers' House, with details obscured by OCR errors. The action appears to be an official state acquisition in the Marghalltown area related to a preservation project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marghalltown
Towa
lee
Five Year Sentence Rolled For Bullying Case
Clinton Pat Glancy was arrested and pleaded guilty to bullying charges. He was sent to the South Dakota penitentiary for a five year sentence at Xavikton, D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Pat
Glancy
Xavikton
South - Dakota penitentiary
Accident Injures Boy in Hunting Party Shooting
A boy named Otto Hanson is recovering in the hospital after being shot in the thigh and feet by a load of bird shot from a gun used by a hunting party of boys in Mason City. The incident occurred during a hunting expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Otto
Hanson
Association Forming in Polk County Iowa
Organizers in Polk County, led by G H Stayner Iowa Agricultural Association secretary, are establishing an organized body titled Des Moines Organize Association. The effort aims to coordinate improvement work across county lines and promote agricultural interests through a formal association structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Molines
county
Polk county
G. H. Stayner
Iowa
Vintage Candy Recipes From Simple Sugar Techniques
A garbled article fragment lists candy making steps and ingredients for fondant, panache, creamy ganache, and nut enrobed sweets. It mentions boiling sugar syrups with water and cream of tartar, vanilla, and butter, plus folding, cooling, and cutting into pieces or jars for storage. Contained are nuggets and potato candy variations with sugar, vanilla, and nuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
fondant
Fondantia
More Choice Desserts From Imagined Recipes
A garbled OCR block outlines elaborate dessert methods featuring lemon and orange juices, milk, cream, sugar, eggs, candied fruit, sultanas, chestnuts, and maraschino syrup. Steps describe mixing, molding, chilling, and serving with whipped cream and meringue, including a gelatine addition and strawberry flavoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Sultana
Nervous young man asks for daughter or raise in marriage
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a clumsy scene in the president's office where a young man, flustered and nervously stammering, drops his handkerchief and umbrella while asking for the hand of the daughter. The employer asks to state his purpose clearly. The man replies it is both marriage and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
tman
Weil
Detroit
Praga
Dining room altercation ends with little harm reported
Landlord recalls a minor scene in a Torpidville tavern dining room where two young waitresses Maxine and Sylphie sparred over etiquette and pride. The exchange, described as mostly harmless, ended after messy cleanup with ketchup and broken glass. No injuries or lasting trouble followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
taverd
Maxine
Sylphie
Kangas
Sun
Fisherman Narrates Tiny Angler Tale From Broken Hook
A fisherman recalls an almost caught fish, noting its cleverness and a broken hook in its mouth. He observes the fish steered clear of danger afterward, calling it more wary than a human.
Acquaintance Advised Indorsement of Note to Strangers
An unidentified speaker recalls advice to seek indorsement from an acquaintance and suggests trying a stranger for backing a note. The fragment hints at social networks and negotiation tactics but lacks full context or names.
Man Denies Writing Letters as Court Appearance Looms
A man pleads not to have written the letters cited in court. The case progresses with his forthcoming courtroom appearance amid unanswered questions about authorship and intent.
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WASHINGTON
KNOX
EDWARD GREY
iof
Aftaira
St. 'Hay-Pouncéforte
of ‘Agriculture
Wilson
United’ States
Joseph Bw
Ransdell
Louisiana
National Rivers -and - Harbors congress
war ‘department
Steever
Hermosillo
Sonora
Durango
Navy
Meyer
Blease
South
Carolina
poe
Robert’ Wile
four ‘army ‘office of
fourtadn
George “K. ‘Cetone
Dayton
Ohio
Rouse Simmons
Pentwater
Mich
Lincoln Trust,company of
LaFrance’ Copper ‘company
Butte
F. Augustus Heinze
sheriff sale io T. 8
Universal
Minnie Turner
Catlettsburg
James York
Huntington
W. Va
Federated. Democratic
The
American Road Builders’ association
Cincinnati
republica
will
baey
deake
Theodore. Roosevelt
Doan
FOSTER-Mit
CARTER
Dr. Flutchison
Postum Cereal Coi, Ltd
Bate. Creek, Mich
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