Transport chiefs warn Congress over rail and water control
Commissioner Luther Conant Jr of the Department of Corporations tells President Taft that railroad and steamship consolidations dominate U S water transportation from Atlantic to Great Lakes. He cites suppression of competition on Long Island Sound and in purchases like Merchants and Miners Transport. He urges federal regulation of joint rail and water traffic to restore competition.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Luther Conant, Jr
Taft
Commissioner Conant
Atlantic and
gulf coasts
great lakes
seaboard
adds
Pacific coast
Conant
Atlantic
gulf
New Haven
Long Island sound
Merchants and Miners Transportation company
Global Money Trust and Political Fund Movements Highlight Week
A roundup notes eighteen banks and trusts control 180 men over 134 concerns with 26.326 billion in capital. It also covers Archbold letters linked to Hearst campaign funding, Taft’s cabinet shifts, and a stalled London ambassadorship. The piece cites Supreme Court action against coal contracts and warns of high luxury imports.
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house
money trust
ais
Domestic Crime and Public Notices in Early 20th Century News
A long roundup reports on murders in Kansas City and Columbia Missouri, a fatal train collision near Minnekah, Oklahoma, a suicide attempt in New York, an indictment over railroad rebates, a major fire at Grafton Illinois, and a high profile divorce ruling in New York. It also notes Arkansas governor Donaghey pardoning 316 state convicts and 44 county prisoners, market abandonment talk for Fulton Market in New York, and a Plausible threat against President-elect Wilson. Additional items include a Seattle city ordinance banning fake sale ads and a New England hunting season fatalities tally. The National Museum in Washington acquires four antique charts once owned by Alexander Hamilton.
Record in U S Foreign Trade 1912 Exports and Imports
The Commerce and Labor Department reports U S foreign trade in 1912 will set new records. Imports are expected near 1.8 billion dollars, exports about 2.4 billion, surpassing the 1910 and 1911 highs respectively, with the calendar year also breaking all previous values.
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United States
bureau of foreign and domestic commerce
department of commerce and labor
Commerce and Labor Department
Washington, D. C
bureau of statistics
A. R. Corey
board of agriculture
Iowa
Corey
Man Sought for Poisoning Family in Curlew Case
Curlew, Wash resident Stoddard is charged with poisoning the last food in his house to harm his wife and five children and with causing the death of his five year old daughter Ed Stoddard. Ferry county authorities pursue him across eastern Washington.
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Curlew
Wash
Ed. Stoddard
Toroda creek
Washington
Ferry county
Red Cross Vacancy Filled by Taft Appointment
William G. McAdoo, vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, announced he had received notice of his appointment by President Taft to the board of incorporators of the American National Red Cross Society. The appointment fills the vacancy caused by Admiral George Dewey's resignation.
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Red Cross
New York
William G. McAdoo
Democratic national committee
Taft
American National Red Cross society
George Dewey
Pact WII Soon Terminate
Washington reports the Russian treaty will end on January 1 after Congress abrogated it over the passport issue. For the first time in eighty years the United States and Russia will have no agreement governing their trade relations, creating an unprecedented situation.
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Washington, D. C
congress
Russia
Bandit Drives Through Seattle In Action Packed Rampage
In Seattle a bandit commandeered the touring car of Frank McDermott, head of a large department store, forced chauffeur Charles Osland to drive him around town, held up a saloon and a grocery, fought five running battles, shot two men, and escaped.
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Seattle
Wash
Frank McDermott
Charles Osland
Disaster in a Theater in Brussels Fire Kills and Injures Many
A film caught fire during a cinematograph performance at Bar raque Dear Menin Brussels. Flames spread rapidly causing panic. Ten bodies have been recovered with many injured. The disaster prompted a large emergency response and ongoing search for victims.
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Brussels
Barraque
Menin
Peru Seeks 28.5 Million Foreign Loan For Railways
Lima Peru President Billinghurst asked Congress for authority to negotiate a foreign loan of 28 5 million to cancel debt and finance railway construction.
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Peru
Lima
Billinghurst
congress
Packey McFarland Wins Tight Ten Round Bout at Kenosha
Sporting star Packey McFarland from Chicago’s stockyards secured a victory over Eddie Murphy in a hard fought ten round match at Kenosha Wisconsin. McFarland admitted the bout was among his toughest in years and felt the strain of the contest.
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Packey McFarland
Chicago
Eddie Murphy
Kenosha
Wis
Packey
McFarland
Turkish victory reported near Janina in Balkan War
Turkish commander claims a great triumph over Greek forces near Janina with 40 killed and 126 wounded. Turks also capture several field guns rifles and equipment. Meanwhile the peace conference opens in St James Palace London with its plenipotentiaries in the picture gallery.
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Janina
Balkan states
Turkey
St. James palace
London
British ship Bay of Biscay reaches Port Stanley in gale
The Bay of Biscay, battered in a gale off Cape Horn, put into Port Stanley for about a month of repairs and delay. Ambassador Reed died at Dorchester House in London at seventy six after pulmonary edema in a quiet, peaceful end. Prince Taro Kaigura is tasked with forming a Japanese cabinet after a rescript from the emperor.
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Bay of Biscay
Port Stanley Islands
Cape Horn
Port Stanley
Whilelaw Reid
United States
Great Britain
Dorchester house
hia
London
Reid
Taro Kaigura
Japan
es ee
Whitney announces engagement of Geoffrey Whitney to Alice Thaw
Mrs Charles Whitney of Boston issues personal cards to announce the engagement of her son Geoffrey W Whitney to Alice Cornelia Thaw formerly the Countess of Yarmouth. The fiancée is sister of Harry K Thaw.
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Charles Whitney
Boston
Geoffrey W. Whitney
Alice Cornelia Thaw
countess of
Yarmouth
Whitney
Harry K. Thaw
Report on Prison at Anamosa Highlights Reform Efforts
The twentieth biennial report from the Anamosa reformatory details forty four taught trades and a contract shop employing thirty inmates. It shows 50 to 100 prisoners on a waiting list for work, $11 442.91 paid to the state for inmate labor plus $3 996.48 for overtime, and notes officers’ salaries remain the lowest among similar institutions for fifteen years.
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Anamosa
reformatory
Anamosa reformatory
Iowa reformatory
Revival Ends as City Sees 376 Converts
A revival in the city ends with 376 converts. The erected tabernacle is being dismantled and evangelists have moved on. A goodwill offering of 856 dollars was raised, while total expenses for the meetings reach 900 dollars.
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Town Falls
Tragic Wagon Accident Claims Four Year Old
In Wagon, Council Bluffs Rollo Vancleave four year old son of Mr and Mrs W B Vancleave was killed when a wagon on a hillside with a brake set rolled down the hill. The boy released the brake, the wagon started, he was thrown from it head struck and he died instantly.
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Council Bluffs
Rollo Vancleave
W. B. Vancleave
Open Up a New Highway Shenandoah
A new diagonal highway two miles long was opened last week guiding traffic to Shenandoah from the southwest. It shortens the route by eight tenths of a mile and eliminates seven hills, drawing universal approval from travelers.
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Shenandoah
Carpenter Survives Eighty Foot Elevator Fall
John Collins a carpenter at the power house fell eighty four feet into an elevator shaft. Timbers in the shaft broke the fall saving his life though he suffered a broken arm and both legs. He is reported in stable condition in Keokuk.
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Keokuk
John Collins
Youth Fatally Injured Operating Gasoline Engine
LeMars man Donald Brodie, 20, employed by Green Chemical, was injured by a fly wheel when a timber held in his hand became caught. The impact struck his abdomen and he was likely fatally hurt.
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LeMars
Donald Brodie
Green Chemical company
Goannolly To Tour Zone Dubuque
Congressman-elect Maur ice Connolly leaves for New York to sail with the congressional delegation on the Panama canal zone inspection tour. He will return Jan. 6. Hunt Admits Gullit. Judge Smith McPherson fines Enos B. Hunt $50 on two indictments for distributing obscene postal cards. Hunt pleads guilty.
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Goannolly
Dubuque
Maurice Connolly
New York
Panama canal zone
Hunt
Gullit
Des Moines
Smith McPherson
Enos B. Hunt
Killed In Railroad Yards In Dubuque
The body of Edward Reilly, 36, was found in the Illinois Central yards in Dubuque after being run over by a train. Police and railroad officials investigated the tragedy and identified the victim.
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Dubuque
Edward Reilly
Illinois Central
Keokuk To Attract Factories With New York Expert
J A McKinney of New York has joined an engineering firm in Keokuk to help locate a large number of factories in the city. His task is to identify sites and conditions favorable for new industrial plants, aiming to boost Keokuk’s manufacturing footprint.
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Keokuk
J. A. McKinney
New York
Young Offender Gets Fifteen Years For Forgery in Iowa
Knoxville-Orren Hacan, 10 years old, was sentenced by Judge Haye in the district court to fifteen years in the Anamosa reformatory for forging three checks on farmer D. H. Longchan. The case highlights juvenile crime handling in Iowa.
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Knoxville
Orren Hacan
Anamosa
Haye
district court
Hacan
D. H. Longchan
Young Man Killed in Milwaukee Car Shop Accident
Edward Miller, 19, was instantly killed at Milwaukee car shops when a lifting lever snapped back and broke his neck. The tragedy occurred as a car was being raised, leaving investigators to determine exact cause and safety lapses.
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Dubuque
Edward Miller
Milwaukee
Missouri River Worries Endanger Folsom Riprap Works
Burlington railroad officials and government experts fear the Missouri river will undermine the made land above Folsom ten miles south and force abandonment of the line. Indications show the current could slice away the eastern bank during the spring rise, threatening two miles of riprap costly to construct. Experts have been on site ten days watching developments and planning a plan of attack.
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Burlington railroad
Folsom
Residence Burns Near Oskaloosa in 1900 Fire
A 50 gallon kerosene tank exploded in the home of the late G G Laughlin six miles northeast of Oskaloosa. Flames destroyed the residence and its contents, watchers saved the body but several were burned in the rescue. Loss estimated at 8000 dollars.
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Oskaloosa
G. G. Laughlin
here
Slayer Gets Thirty Years for Local Murder
Burlington Smyth Dodge, a local desperado with prior penitentiaries, was sentenced to thirty years in Fort Madison for killing Dave Geiger during a drunken cabin dispute south of the city last summer. He had been paroled from Joliet prison when the murder occurred.
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Burlington
Smyth Dodge
Fort Madison
Dave Geiger
Dodge
parolle
Joliet
Heirs Protest Will in Newton Heirs Protest Will
On grounds of unsound mind a Newton jury set aside the Alex Thompson will. Three granddaughters are deprived of a share and Elizabeth Lincoln the daughter has her portion reduced from one fifth to one seventh. The estate totals sixty thousand dollars.
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Newton
Alex Thompson
Elizabeth Lincoln
Six Months Delay in Rail Road Negotiations
After a year and a half of delays over the Atlantic Northern and Southern railroad, both sides agreed to a continuance. The court will hear next week the six month extension sought by former Governor Leslie M. Shaw to raise funds to take over the line.
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Council Bluffs
Atlantic Northern & Southern railroad
Leslie M. Shaw
Long Married Want Divorce In Rockford Case
After forty years together W. H. Campbell seeks annulment of marriage saying the matrimonial sea tosses him too much. The couple are well known in the Rockford community and the move is deeply regretted.
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Rockford
W. H. Campbell
Ira Woman Killed in Auto Crash Near Ira
Mrs. Will Iske died instantly when the car left the road near Ira. Her husband, a farmer named Iske, was seriously injured with five broken ribs but expected to recover. The three children in the tonneau were unhurt. Mr Iske was driving the vehicle.
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Newton
Will Iske
Ira
will
tonneau
Iske
Farmers Institute Planned at Maxwell Nevada December 26 28
A district farmers institute will be held at Maxwell from December 26 to 28. A splendid program is prepared with over $250 in premiums across horse, corn, cereals, and poultry divisions, plus premiums in the ladies department for fancy work and domestic products.
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Maxwell
Nevada
Runaway kills Oskaloosa market man in fatal accident
Charles Strohmeter, a veteran market man in Oskaloosa, was killed instantly in a runaway crash when he was thrown from a horse and struck on the head. His brother and partner met the same fate in a similar incident years earlier.
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Oskaloosa
Charles Strohmeter
Safe Robbery Hits Mason City Coal Dealer
Ed W. Coyle, a Mason City coal dealer, found his safe robbed of 134 dollars after leaving his office unlocked for a short time. He planned to return after supper, and the thief took advantage of the open access.
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Mason City
Ed W. Coyle
Iowa State Guard Captains Resignation Accepted
General order by Guy J. Logan adjutant general accepts Captain Loomis O Black resignation from Company I Fifty sixth regiment N G. Black’s home is Boone Iowa.
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Iowa State Guard
Guy J. Logan
adjutant general
Loomis O
Fifty-sixth regiment
N. G
Captain Black
Boone
Supreme Court Cuts Sentence in 1919 Murder Case
After a two year fight for reversal of conviction, Iowa City man Baker was ordered to Fort Madison following his murder conviction for Oliver Driver of Lonetree. The supreme court reduced the sentence from twenty two to fifteen years.
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Iowa City
Guy Baker
Fort Madison
Oliver Driver
Lonetree
supreme court
Baker
B. F. Carroll
Johnson county
Bakers
Wade, Dutcher and
Davis
Iowa
Clity
attraeys
Oliver P. Driver
Lone Tree
Town
Woman Attempts Suicide in Des Moines Home
Mrs. Tom Crook, wife of a machinist, attempted suicide in her room at 1443 West Locust street by swallowing four tablets of bichloride of mercury. Police and medical staff responded. condition not disclosed, case investigated as self inflicted.
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Des Moines
Tom Crook
West Locust street
Great central states poultry show opens in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts a week long poultry exhibition at the Coliseum from December 27 to January 2 with eight assistants mapping the judging areas. Iowa led by a census with 23,482,880 birds, eight show disciplines including dressed poultry and egg contests, and substantial cash premiums. The event draws exhibitors from about a dozen states and features multiple trophies and prizes.
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Des Moines
Anthony Stocker
empire
great central states
Iowa
Illinois
Russell and Shellabarger
Hale
Parcel Post Costs vs Express Flags Higher Short Haul Rates
Parcel post proves more expensive for small, short distance shipments even with insurance. Des Moines to Adel three pound parcel costs 21 cents with insurance versus 20 cents by express, Davenport elevens pound 67 cents by post against 40 cents by express. State Agriculture Bulletin program praised to aid farmers and improve timely information, with limited print runs of 3,000 copies and plans to publish farm bulletins by the department starting 1911.
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express
Des Moines
Adel
Davenport
post
state board of agriculture
W. W. Morrow
state treas
agricultural department
United States
Iowa
Iowa Postage Zones Defined With Des Moines Limit
Statewide parcel rates split into two zones around Des Moines with fifty miles as a key boundary. Officials note expansions into eastern Iowa raise postage for distant packages. The Post Office uses a 5800 square map grid to determine zone placement for each parcel.
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Des Moines
United States
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