Canal in a Few Years Declared Feasible by Business Clubs
Committees from Boston Chicago Cleveland and St Louis report the Panama Canal zone offers favorable conditions for completion by Jan 1 1915 as engineers estimate. progress hinges on dumping facilities and car shortages for refuse from the steam shovel plant with changes urged to labor preparation concerns.
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Panema
Canal
Boston
Chicago
Eines
St. Louis
Charleston, & C
Isthmus
Mystery of French battleship explosion kills many
Semi official French figures from Toulon report over 50 of Zena s crew killed and about 309 injured or missing after a compressed air torpedo exploded in a magazine. The ship s after section was destroyed and captains are among the missing as explosions continue at the arsenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
France
Zena
Wea
Manceron
Rousse
Tena
Federal Grand Jury to Probe Railroads in Chicago
A federal grand jury in Chicago will investigate alleged Hepburn Interstate Commerce Act violations. District Attorney Sims has summoned 46 salesmen as part of the inquiry. The case centers on a major Chicago shipper, three fast freight lines, and an eastern railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Record-Herald
Sims
Prohibition to Be Voted Separately in Oklahoma
The constitutional convention approved submitting a state-wide prohibition as a separate constitutional provision to Oklahomans. Sixty nine votes favored and thirteen opposed with thirty delegates absent. If approved by a majority, prohibition becomes part of the state constitution. Sioux City live stock market quotes followed with steer and hog prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Duel Ends with Captain von Bercken Killed in Germany
Captain von Bercken of the Ninety third Regiment of Infantry died in a pistol duel on the drill grounds near Bexel Germany. The assailant’s name is not disclosed and the cause of the dispute remains unknown. The Sault Ste. Marie Hotel burns, destroying The Troquois hotel at Sault Ste Marie Michigan. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars. all guests escaped safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Bercken
Ninetythird Regiment
Bexel
Germany
Sault Ste. Mare
Troquois
Sault Ste Marie, Mich
Demand for Ransom Shocks Marvin Case In Dover District
Two ransom demands marked a day of fruitless searching for Horace Marvin missing from Bay Meadows near Dover Delaware. One message to Gov Lea claimed knowledge of boy in Canada with Bartles. another by Richard Wilburton sought $1000 for safe return. A letter from F A Barber described men and a woman keeping a boy at a Mechanisville address. Pinkertons doubt Francis and Sheldon agency claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin
Horace Marvin
Bay Meadows
Dover
Del
Gov
Lea
Iranely
Francis
Bartles
Canada
Sheldon Detective Agency
New York
Richard Wilburton
Jersey City
Demunis
Margin
Wy Witer
F. A. Barber
Newman Venue
Mechan+ tesyulie
N. P
Pinkerton
Rioting in Louisville as non union men run street cars
Demonstrations across Louisville greeted Louisville Street Railway non union crews as strike sympathizers blockaded tracks. Police, including wheel patrol, responded to calls while motorists and conductors faced harassment and injuries. Some cars were forced back to barns and city officials closed a girls high school due to unrest. The teamsters union signaled a possible sympathetic strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Street Railway Company
Wiire
Fourth
Teamsters’ Union
Bulgarian Premier Shot Dead in Sofia Garden Assassination
Bulgarian premier M. Petkoff was killed by an unknown assailant in Sofia while walking in the Boris garden. Minister of commerce and agriculture M. Geumacioff was wounded in the arm. The attack occurred Monday as Petkoff received three bullets and died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Petkoff
Sofia
Bulgaria
Petkoff
Boris Garden
M. Geumacioff
Commerce and Agriculture
Denver Woman Accused of Spouse Fraud in Chicago Court
Mrs Sophie Wambaugh formerly Sophie Finlan of Denver was married in Chicago court last Friday after arraignment on obtaining $2000 from her prospective husband William Wambaugh. She disappeared Monday after taking more than $8000 from him as he reported spending over $6000 on her since meeting in Denver last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Sophie, Wambaugh
Sophie Finlan
Chicago
William Wambaugh
Wambaugh
Kaiser Offers Auto Prize for Long Distance Race
Emperor William awards a prize from the German military automobile corps for a long distance cavalry endurance race. The competition invites participants to cover a substantial distance, highlighting imperial support for motorized transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Wiliam
German Military Automobilé Corps
Ines
Folk Signs Tax on Grain and Stock Transactions for Road Fund
Gov Folk of Missouri signed a law levying a 25 cent tax on grain and stock transactions for future delivery. The tax funds the road program and applies to cotton and other commodities as described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folk F
Missouri
Portland Sawmill Strike Ties Up City Mills
The striking sawmill workers union in Portland Oregon has halted operations across all mills and box factories. Union leaders now target four large establishments at St John’s suburb to widen the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
St. John’s
British Warship to Protect Interests Heads to South America
H. M. 8 Shearwater departs loaded with staged gear and provisions from Esquimilt for a South American voyage to safeguard British interests amid the Nicaragua and Honduras conflict. Armor Plate Trust may close as mills near Baltimore suspend output without more government orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquimilt, B
South America
Nicaragua
Honturay
Armor Plate Trust
Galve
The
Steel Trust
Combine
Armor Plite
Baltimore
Norfolk School Building Destroyed in Sunday Fire
The splendid High School building in Norfolk Nebraska burned early Sunday, likely from spontaneous combustion. The 1890 brick structure, valued at 45 000 to 40 000 plus insurance, left three cracked walls and destroyed school property, books, and wag- f. The loss endangers commencements, with churches offering space and the district deciding immediate plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Neb
Bani of Education
Miss von Goetz
Vienna
O'Connor Tost
Fortifications on Islands in the Philippines
A White House conference reviewed fortification plans for the Philippine Islands. President, Gen. Bell, Gen. Murray, Secretary Metcalf, and Capt. Sargent discussed $1.435 million available for the project with tentative plans already drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Philippine Islands
White House
Franklin Bell
Gen
Murray
Coast Artillery
Navy
Metcalf
Mason Sargent
Naval General Board
Crazy by long journey woman leaps from train to death near Yosts NY
Maria Becker apparently driven mad by a cross country trip jumped from a New York Central train near Yosts New York Saturday night and was found dead on the Mohawk River ice. She was with a two year old girl placed in a Albany children's institution and had a North German Lloyd ticket showing the names Maria and Mary Anna Becker for a ship leaving New York.
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Youngs
Maria Becker
New York Central
Yosts
N. Y
Chehalis
Wash
Mohawk River
Albany
Lloyd
San Francisco
Mary Anna Becker
New York
Desperate Battle in Boa Ends in Three Deaths
Three young men Thacker Rice Speed and Elijah Bailey were killed and a fourth seriously wounded in a deliberate fight on a white crossing of the middle fork Kentucky river below Sargent Kentucky. John Ellsmore survived badly wounded after a pistol and knife clash that followed a dispute between Ellsmore and Rice as the Baileys joined Rice. The dispute escalated after a neighbor’s celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thacker Rice
Speed
Elijah Bailey
Middle Fork
Kentucky River
Sargent
John Ellsmore
Ellsmore
Rice
Baileys
Lismore
Russian Soldiers Chase Civilians in Lodz Beatings
Soldiers quartered in Lodz continue abusive acts against civilians in the street. They beat passersby with swords and rifles in retaliation for officer murders, injuring twenty people.
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Lodz
Train boiler explosion near Metuchen Pa. kills three
Three trainmen are dead and several others injured when the boiler of a locomotive aboard a Pennsylvania railroad freight train exploded as it drew a string of cars through Metuchen Pennsylvania. The blast rattled the town and started numerous fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killen
Metuchen
Pennsylvania Railroad
Boy regains speech after coughing up tooth
Joseph Loder, a 12 year old boy living south of Terre Haute Indiana, who had been dumb for eight months, coughed up a broken tooth on Monday and immediately began to talk again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Loder
Terre Haute
Ind
Mother and Child Die in Prairie Fire Near Collinsville
Mrs. Frank Carnes and her daughter May were burned to death when a prairie fire at their farm near Collinsville consumed their home. Mr. Carnes suffered severe burns while attempting to rescue them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carnes
Daughly
Collinsville
J. T
Mr. Carnes
Prairie Oil and Gas Raises Prices at Dependence Store
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company of Dependence Kansas raised prices Saturday. High grade oil now costs 41 cents per gallon and fuel oil is 28 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Oil and Gag Compiny
Kan
Picture Swindler Jatled Nabbed After Absence Ruse
Tom Young, a traveling picture peddler, and a partner scammed farmers around Anamoan by offering cheap produce and taking chickens in exchange. They attempted to sell at Emory Leggett’s home while Leggett was away. Leggett denied the deal and no warrant issued for Leggett. Young was arrested at Water Too, tried by a justice of the peace, and is serving thirty days. his partner remains jailed at Waverly for peddling without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Young
Anamoan
Keung
Emery Leggett
Leggatt
Leggett
Young
Waverly
Wyckoff Heirs Face Vast New York Estate Claim
A New York Wyckoff family seeks heirs to a vast estate valued around 800 million. Peter Wyckoff, died 1808 in New York, believed grandfather of George Wyckolt of Webster City. An attorney from New York investigates Iowa roots, aided by cousin James Wyckatt in Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Wycko
Peter Wyckoff
New York
Peter Wyckotf
George Wyckolt
Webster City
Wyckoff
Iowa
R. RB
Wyckof
James Wyckatt
Perry
Wyrekoffs
Capital Police May Strike From Des Moines Force
Des Moines police demand a raise of 5 dollars per month, threatening to quit if the council does not approve the increase. A special committee of 60 officers informed Chief Jones that the department would resign without higher pay to meet rising living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jones
Kehr Receives Twenty Year Burglary Sentence
William A. Kehr was sentenced to twenty years in the Anamosa penitentiary for burglaries in November 1905. He fired two shots at George Williams during a break in and was captured at Waterloo after trial. He, later indicted for a separate offense, pleaded not guilty and posted bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Kehr
Anamosa
Kehr
George Williams
Mr. Wiliams
Waterloo
Wife Sues for Absolute Divorce Over Medical Bills
Mrs. Minnie Stilwell suesOra Stilwell in Fort Dodge seeking absolute divorce and $1000 alimony after doctors said a needed operation would be unaffordable. She says his refusal to pay forced her to cover costs from her own earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peay Hull
Minnie Stilwell
Fort Dodge
Ora Stilwell
Kaitor Long wins Manson school director race
Kaitor Long, editor and postmaster of the Manson Journal, defeats W. S. Virl 144 to 1 in a close Monday election for school director at Manson. The First Congregational Church of Burlington requests federal action to clarify Assistant Secretary of State Ylobert Bacon after a Stanford dinner. Sacramento reports the sudden death of B. C. Hodges, Chicago & Northwestern Railroad agent, in Iowa Falls after a health-related trip east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaitor Long
Manson
Tom Long
Manson Journal
W. S. Virl
First Congregational Church
Burlington
Petsion
Hoosevelt
Ylobert Bacon
Stanford
Northwestern Town Lumber Dealers Endorse Calm Rail Aid
In Sioux City the Northwestern Town Lumber Dealers association adopted resolutions urging calm, careful consideration toward railroads amid widespread anti railroad sentiment. Des Moines chair Charles O Finkbine led a committee urging unity, noting lumber shipments from Washington and Oregon are delayed by unavailable cars, and pledging to refrain from anti railroad actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lay
Astis
Treteil Lumber Dealers’ Association
Sioux City
Charles O. Finkbine
Des Moines
Washington
Oregon
Burlington Councilman Sues Over Slander Claim
Councilman W F Roche of Burlington Fifth Ward filed a district court suit against Dr TN Patterson president of the Ta Nngtay Civile tedernthin for $6,000 alleging slander. Patterson allegedly referenced a shooting at a saloon that implicated Roche, who was hospitalized with typhoid fever at the time. The suit creates a sensational moment in Civic Federation affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dnefonlant
Win
W. FE. Roche
Fifth
Burlington
District Court
TN. Patterson
Ta Nngtay Civile Tedernthin
Roche
Patterson
Givie Federation
Dhkat
Irache
Tme
Civic Federation
Fireclaims Drakeville Woman After Rescue From Flames
A Drakeville resident, DeHaven, an invalid, died after being rescued from a fire that engulfed her home. The blaze trapped her. she was unconscious when Clay Owens neighbor retrieved her and alerted others. The origin of the fire remains unknown as crews saved the adjoining structure and battled the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drakeville
DeHaven
Clay Owens
Owens
Desolate tale of elderly man found by new tenants near Luran
Peter Albright, an elderly resident, was brought to the Atlantic hospital with bone trouble after his children left him behind in Nebraska. He was found by new tenants in a cold room and brought in for care, unable to pay his hospital bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Albright
Luran
Atlantic Hospital
Nebraska
Mississippi River Ice Breaks Up Near Canton
The Mississippi River is breaking up after a hard winter break up. The ice is moving toward the south of Canton and riverside bridges remain passable with no danger observed. The warm weather has weakened the ice and reduced hazard to river traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Clinton
Fee
Canton
Troublesome surplus sparks local school fund dispute
Town leaders debate two spending plans totaling 43.47 from the Lone Tree school fund. A transfer to the contingency fund requires a referendum. Local officials note past losses and warn no action without voter approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone ‘Tree
acquittal in Chicago five ordinances case at Danville trial
The Chicago five case ends with a jury acquittal on the key indictment based on the contested building ordinance. Judge Green of Learth County instructed the jury to return acquittals, while defense counsel expect further indictments may arise from Chicago authorities. Other related cases and reactions from Dayly supporters fill Banville with telegrams.
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Chicago
Oeduines Het Vold
Whetter Ban Acouitley
Danville
Willop
Havid
Iistaughter
Whiteh
Deve Font Fudge Shinbrough
DAVIA
Chicago Five
Fury Tity Ecourt
Brting
Dhis
Davis Su
Tnt Ag
Cowie
Green
Learth
Thomas J. Noonan
James J. Cummings
Dayly
Kimbrougsh
Banville
Adams Discredits Confexnian In Idaho Murder Trial
During the Wallace Idaho trial of Steve Adams for the murder of Mrort Tyler the confession read supports Harry Orchard’s claim about the Western Federation of Miners plotting Gov Steunenberg’s death. Adams describes joining the federation, names officers, and says they paid him to kill Steunenberg. He accuses investigators of coercion and denies plotting to murder Steunenberg.
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Adams
Steve Adams
Wallace
Idaho
Mrort Tyler
Harry Orchard
Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Mayer
Becrutary Baywood
George A. Pettibone
Federation
Stounenberg
Orchard
Colorado Supreme Court
Denver
Tyler
Simpkins
McParlland
Idaho Penitentiary
Miners’ Federation
McPartland
New York Life Official Cleared by Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals sustains the tower court ruling that George W. Perkins of New York Life and J. B. Morgan & Co is not guilty of grand larceny. It holds that using 50000 of company funds for a Republican national campaign is not proven intent to defraud, though money used was not for corporate purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Perking
New York Court of Appeals
Tower Court
New York Life
J. B., Morgan & Co
Grand Inveen
Life Insurance Company
Republican Party
Piis Manay
Guillen Sys
Perkins
Alsoy
Republican’ Club
Earthquake Reports Ring Virginia and Italy Observers
An earthquake near Virginia’s Tug of the James line disrupts the railroad division, with wide area vibrations north to south. A London cable reports a strong earthquake in southern Italy, while New York hosts the American Geographical Society meeting where leadership changes. A nautical docking area in Nina Ohio burned, causing $100,000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darid's
Lestiesn
Tug
Jamen River
Obeanpeake and Ohio Railroad
Virginia
Wey
Monglor
London
Lialbual Oberogatory
Italy
Eee
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Morkrok GN
Shore Fed
Toys
Louisville
Boa
News OF the
Hawkeye State
Jatled
Towan
Groests
Arthur Angler
Buena Vista County
Sioux Rapids
Helsell
F. F. Faville
Thomas H. Chapman
Storm Lake
Marne
Axe
Catherine Coan
William F. Coan
Nerc
Coan
W. F. Coan
W. S. Hayes
Knights of the Iey
Spencer
Clay County
Rawle
American Gengraphion] Society
Robert H. Penry
Avehor AI
Tintington
Collin DP
Suntington
Soma
Nina
Ohio
Syere
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