Goath Shaft Horror Brings Death in Virginia Mine
Bond Coal Company mine in Greene County near Norton Virginia exploded at 9 30 am Wednesday killing twelve of fourteen workers. Only two escaped, one died later. Nine identified dead include James Barrowman superintendent and William Ritchie mine foreman. John Ritchie died after rescue. Charles Rosenbaum survived with minor injuries. Rescue efforts halted by gas. a similar three years earlier killed six.
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Norton
Bond Coal Company
Greene
Here
James
Barrowman
William Ritchie
Lee Rowland
Charles Williems
Jesse Ritchie
Charles Whitaker
John Rodan
Arch Leslie
John Ritchie
Charles Rosenbaum
Ritchie
Rosenbaum
Fledge Is Shown No Mercy in Nebraska Murder
William C. Fledge, found guilty of murdering his mother Louise Fledge near Wayne on June 30, is sentenced to life in the state penitentiary by Judge Guy T. Graves for second degree murder. Attorney J. J. McCarthy vowed to appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court after a motion for a new trial was overruled. Fledge, in tears at sentencing, was placed in county jail custody and will be moved to Lincoln in coming days by Sheriff H. A. Maskell or Deputy S. Gene Cook.
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Neb
William C. Fledge
Pater
Louise Fledge
Wayne
State
Guy T. Graves
J. J. McCarthy
Pledge
McCarthy
Supreme Court
McGarthy
H. A. Maskell
Lincoln
S. Gene Cook
Steamship collision near Seattle sinks vessel
In Seattle harbor a steamer struck a sank near shore after colliding with the Indianapolis. The Indianapolis ran down and sank the Columbia. One man missing feared drowned as heavy fog limits visibility.
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Seattle
Wash
Indianapolis
Columbia
Brother of John Allen Dies in Arkansas
Louis announces the death at a Frisco hospital in Rock Arkansas of J Allen brother of Private Jen a well known former salesman from Mississippi and a noted authority on cotton in the south.
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Rock
Ark
Louis
Frisco Hospital
J. Allen
Jen
Mississippi
Explosion at North Dakota coal bunkers claims life
An explosion in the coal bunkers of the United battleship North Dakota caused fatal injuries to a sailor named Evans. He died soon after the incident, reported from the scene.
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Caman
Sourg
United Battleship
North Dakota
Evans
Found Frozen to Death Near Moosejaw Saskatchewan
A railroad contractor named Neil Keith, one of two known in the area, was found dead from freezing south of Moosejaw Sask after wandering away several days ago. He had been suffering from exposure during the time prior to the discovery.
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Man
Neil Keith
Erica
Death Hills
Moosejaw
Sask
Important News Notes of a Week Recap
A weekly digest highlights rumors about Germany's elite fearing Signora Tarragona's memoirs. Manchuria seeks openness to nations to counter Japanese and Russian activity. Judge Collins retires after 5 years in circuit and supreme benches. Burglars steal 2300 from Hempstead widow after husband’s death. Helen Taft invitations misrouted. Mrs Shonts’ jewelry valued at 20000 listed for appraisal. Whitman, famed Chicago biologist, dies of pneumonia.
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Signora Maria ‘Tarragona
Manchuria
Peking
Supreme
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Lerin C. Collins
Chicago
Joseph Tener
Hempstead
N. Y
House of Representatives
Helen Taft
Washington Post Office
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Railway
New York City
Hner
Charles Otis Whitman
University of Chicago
Kyrle Bellew
Charles Frohman
London
Massacre and unrest sweep Middle East and Americas
Bedouins massacre Turkish garrison at Kerak and kill over 100 Christians in revenge. In Vincennes a jury finds Wenlo Moore not guilty of murder. Havana street clash leaves Molemm dead and Figueras wounded, both Liberal lawmakers. Rioters burn I W W HQ in Fresno and clash with police. Oakland adopts commission form government. Lisbon reports minister’s treasurer jailed over Queen Maria Pia debts. Morgan firm to retire senior partners. Porter and Lamont to join. The Mauianzas arrives Philadelphia after 53 days overdue. crew faced extreme hunger and violence at sea. US secret service to probe 46 Chicago bomb outrages as Toronto braces for pay-as-you-enter protests.
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Ind
Wenlo Moore
Charles BH. Gibson
Indiana
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Severo Molemm
Sanchez Figueras
House If Representatives
Industrial Workers of the World
Fresno
Cal
Oakland
Thea
Portuguese Ministry Ofinance
Maria Pia
Manuel
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
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George W. Perkina
Wiliam H. Porter
Chemical National Pank
Thomas W. Lamont
First National Bank
Brunawici
Philadelphia
United States Secret Service
Chicago
Toronto
Ont
Geary
Normal schools in every county urged by Iowa teachers
Mutt Mahannah, president of the Iowa State Teachers association, proposes a law to create normal schools in each county. Each accredited high school would add a work department and rural teachers would be trained locally with tuition paid by county residents. The plan aims to raise teacher efficiency and ease shortages, noting Cerro Gordo county has many winter vacancies. Also reports the Western Iowa poultry show ending in Manning with about 400 birds entered and several grain and poultry prizes awarded to local exhibitors.
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Mason City
F. A. Mahannah
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Cerro Gordo County
Enda
Manning
Iowa
C. K. Eichling
Ames
PF. H. Shallabarger
West Liberty
Fred Hassler
Wmn. Wooster of
Irwin
Henry Hargens
F. GC. Ehlers
John Musfeldt
John Wunder
J. C. Phillips
Henry Dethlefs
B. W. Monk
C. J. Eden
Theodore Rix
Adam Weise
Henry Buchmann
Mrs. McLaughlin
W. F. Carpenter
William Musfeldt
G. W. Hackett
S. BE. Newell
Audubon
J. H. Doud
Wiliam Winnike
Carroll
Silver Lake Poultry Farm
Templeton
Dr. 8
L. Beaver
Harlan
Red Wing Poultry Farm
Scranton
William Winniker
B. W
Iby
Bert Johnson
Matining
Roads Boosters Elect Waterloo Hawkeye Highways Officers
Hawkeye Highways association Dubuque to Sioux City elected Dr F A Seaman Sioux City president C A Peasley Dubuque vice president W F Prescott Waterloo secretary and treasurer executive committee includes one member from each county Will S White Sioux City offered 25 for best stretch of road in any county next spring Sioux City Automobile club offered a similar prize for best directed by signs Delegates attended a sermon by Evangelist Sunday in the tabernacle Local committee hosted a lunch and smoker at Elk's halls
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Hawkeye Highways Association
Dubuque
Sioux City
F. A. Seaman
C. A. Peasley
W. F. Prescott
Sioux City Automobile Club
Evangelist Sunday
Tabernacle
Elk’s Halls
Marshalltown to Have Show
Marshalltown Poultry and Pet Stock association revived by local breeders. Plans begin for a scoring matinee this season and a big show next winter. About 1,000 show birds are owned in the county across standard breeds. City aims to revive exhibition after a lapse since 1904.
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Marshalltown
Remarkable tribute to motherhood in Waterloo
Seven thousand people gathered at the Waterloo tabernacle for a sermon to mothers by Rev. W A Sunday. Most business houses closed from 2 to 4 pm including saloons and many employers joined in a universal display of support. Four hundred mothers attended aged 60 to 90 with one present at 100 years.
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Waterloo
Tabernacle
W. A. Sunday
Cement Men at Cedar Rapids Convention
Cedar Rapids plans the annual cement users show and convention from Jan 10 to 18 featuring tools for cement building and bridges and lectures on making cement.
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Cedar Rapids
Corn Crop Nears Completion This Week
The corn crop is nearly gathered as favorable weather speeds harvesting. Farmers have hurried to finish while conditions remain good, with this week expected to provide ample time to complete tasks in the fields.
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Elliott
Fire damages Barnum opera house area. $5,600 loss
A fire broke out in the Barnum opera house block and spread to adjoining buildings. About two hundred people fought the blaze for several hours, with losses reported over $5,600.
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Barnum
Fort Dodge
Engineer's Wife Granted Divorce in Mason City
Mrs. Bessie L. Moore was granted a divorce from Eng ilver EAGT y Moore in Mason City. The couple faced headlines after an attempted assassination by a bullet fired at an unknown person. The intrigue centered on alleged infidelity involving the husband.
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Mason City
Bessie L. Moore
En‘gilver
Eagt Y Moore
Ice Jam Halves River Depth in Burlington Report
Ice blockage on the river at Burlington lowers water to 8 inches below low-water mark the smallest since the 1864 record. The event is described as triggering stage decline and potential navigation impact.
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Burlington
Son shoots man who attacked mother in Rock Rapids home
In East Rock Rapids a man named Jordan, divorced from his wife, allegedly was killed by their son John Wubbens after breaking into the home. The youth, who fled with his mother and children, shot four times, hitting Jordan in the heart as he chased the boy. Wubbens was detained by authorities.
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John Wubbens
Jordan
East Rock Rapids
Wubbens
Wubben
Big Sum for Allison Fund Secured by Council
Bluffs notes General Dodge reveals the Allison memorial fund has grown to 25,000 dollars to be sent to State Treasurer Morrow, adding to 15,000 already in hand for the memorial. The total exceeds the 10,000 set aside by the legislature, with a goal of reaching 50,000 if possible.
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Allison Fund
Bluffs
G. M. Dodge
Allison Memorial
General Dodge
Morrow
Family is Hit By Misfortune at Monticello Death
Monticello mourns as James Brady dies after a two week illness. His father Mr Brady is bedridden by rheumatism and his mother is hospitalized in a tuberculosis sanitarium at Oakdale.
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Monticello
James
Iear-Olas
Summer
Brady
Oakdale
Wealthy Bohemian Dies in Fort Dodge
Remains of Anton Schuster, 98, a Deer Creek township pioneer, buried in Fort Dodge. Born in Bohemia and married there, he and his wife raised four children before emigrating to the United States. Schuster was among the wealthiest members of the Bohemian settlement.
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Anton Schuster
Deer Creek
Townsip
Mr. Schuster
Bohemia
United States
Schuster
Woman Clubbed to Death Near Van Wert
Five men are jailed after a drunken quarrel at the Zarnes home five miles west of Van Wert. Mrs. Lee Zarnes died from a crushed skull when she rushed to help her husband who was attacked, then knocked down with a club.
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Lee Zarnes
Zarnes
Wanted Her Body Burned in Mount Pleasant Request
The dying request of Mrs. Charles D. Walker, wife of a prominent Mount Pleasant man, who died of cancer of the stomach, was that her body be cremated and the ashes consigned to the Mississippi River. The body was taken to Davenport for cremation.
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Mount Pleasant
Charles D. Walker
Mississippi River
Davenport
Lowan Guilty of Manslaughter in Lang Case
Tipton Harry Adams was found guilty of manslaughter for the death of Matthias Lang, who died from injuries sustained in a September fight. The verdict concludes the case surrounding the fatal altercation and assigns responsibility for the injuries leading to Lang’s death.
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Lowan
Tipton
Harry Adams
Matthias Lang
Estherville Installs Fifteen New Electric Street Lamps
Estherville adds fifteen electrolier lamps in the business district, giving the town a new up to date look as part of street lighting improvements.
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Estherville
Weaver Leaves College Faculty in Mason City
George E. H. Weaver son of Supreme Judge Silas M. Weaver ceases to be a faculty member at Memorial University in Mason City according to the report.
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Weaver
Mason City
George EH. Weaver
Silas M. Weaver
Memorial University
Farmer Killed by Long Fall Near Grand View
George W. Alers Jr., a local farmer, was instantly killed near Grand View by a long fall that broke his neck and fractured his skull. The unfortunate accident occurred in this rural area, and authorities were notified promptly to investigate the cause.
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Grand View
George W. Alers, Jr
Here
Man Drinks Lye to End Life in Monroe Township
Vinton John Cochran, 65, who was gored by a steer on the public highway in Monroe township last April and brought to the home of Mrs. Sarah B Meanteer nearby, ended his life there last week by drinking lye.
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Vinton
John Cochran
Monroe Township
Sarah B.meanteer
Iowa Falls Prosperity Marked By 1910 Growth
Improvements in Iowa Falls during 1910 indicate a prosperous year with substantial growth across all lines, reflecting progress in business, housing, and public works. The narrative highlights expanded commerce, construction, and enhanced civic amenities shaping the city’s development.
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Iowa Falls
Towa Falls
Quit Mining Your Land and Go to Farming
Des Moines audience hears Henry Wallace and others urge Iowa to boost corn and grain through seed selection fertilizer education and county short courses. Plan proposed to spend 100000 on county agriculture outreach with P G Holden in charge. Also notes cattle horse mule and sheep shifts and new Des Moines Ad men group. Evangelistic plans and Polk County fifth judge push wrap the item.
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Henry ‘Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa
Ames College
Drake University
Jona
Publc
Henry Wallace
Commercial Club
P. G. Holden
Ames
Edith Charlton Salisbury
Milas Gertrude Rowan
Domestic Science
Polk County
Des Moines Bar Association
Governor to propose state parole board reform and salary
Des Moines December 43 Governor Carroll will urge the general assembly to create one regular salaried state parole board, replacing per diem pay, and to divide the state into three districts each led by a board member. Secretary Nye notes the parole board cannot keep up with work, delaying paroles, and supports salaried officials in departments with heavy workloads.
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Des Moines
Carroll
General Assembly
Nye
State House
Parole Board
Parole’ Board
Board of Education System
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