Belgium Faces Six Week Universal Suffrage Strike Threat
A planned six week strike by half a million workers aims to force universal suffrage in Belgium. Backers foresee a 10 million dollar campaign cost with railways postal and factory sectors to halt, supported by Socialist groups and international help from the United States, France, England, Sweden and Germany.
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Brussels
Belgium
Burke
Socialista of Belgium
United States
France
England
Sweden
Germany
Crime Wave in Chicago Ahead of Schedule by Robbers
Chicago police diverted extra officers and detectives to curb an early winter crime wave. Footpads and auto thieves struck on the south side robbing G. Minnick of Galesburg at gunpoint, while bandits tried to chloroform a man and wife on the north side near the former Kaufman killing site. A trained donkey was stolen from A. K. Carr’s Englewood stable and placed in a car’s tonneau before escaping.
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Chicago
G. Minnick
Galesburg
Edmund Kaufman
A. K. Carr
Englewood
Ten Thousand Masons in Line at Missouri Grand Lodge Dedication
Nearly 10,000 Masons gathered in St. Louis for the parade before the dedication of a new $100,000 infirmary, the first day of the grand lodge’s annual session. Archibald A. Johnson, grand master, accepted the infirmary as Most Worshipful Albert F. Allen presided, with Mrs. Sallie F. Bowles among speakers.
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St. Louis
Grand Lodge
Clalh
Addiregues
Athetbert ‘F. Allen
Mastonia
Archibald A. Johnson
Missouri
Sallie F. Bowles
Misvouri Order of the Eastern Star
Big Divorce Grant in Independence Court
In the Independence division of the circuit court Kansas City Mo, acting Judge C C Madison granted 24 divorces in three cases, with 27 divorces awarded in under two hours. Attorneys followed the judge’s instructions, witnesses ready, and decisions made in an average of about four and a half minutes.
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Kansas City
Independence Division
Circuit Court
C. Madison
Bank robbers blow door from Hooppole state bank
Weeck Bank Building in Sterling NL Dynamitera blew the door off the safe at the Hooppole State bank. The blast woke nearly every resident as the entire front of the bank was blown away. The thieves escaped with no valuables secured.
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Weeck Bank Builiding
Sterling
State Bank
Hooppole
Lil
Live Stock Market Prices in Bronx City Report
Beef cattle prices range from 6.25 to 10.00 for various grades, with steers at 9.00 to 10.00 and heifers 6.50 to 8.25. Sheep and lamb values include lambs at 5.00 to 1.00 and yearlings 4.50 to 5.25. Hogs sell from 8.30 to 8.50, bulk around 8.30 to 8.40, average about 8.37.
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Bronx City
Bank Clerk Confesses to Payroll Bank Robbery
William H. Bell a 20 year old Pensacola bank clerk admitted he robbed the First National Bank of a $66 000 payroll from Louisville and Nashville and swapped a worthless package in its place. He feared his brother would be suspected and said the plan began a week before the payroll.
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Pensacola
William H. Bell
First National Bank
Louisville
Nashville
Bell
Taft to Lose Wick ersham as Attorney General March Fourth
Brief world notes report Attorney General George W Wick ersham will retire from President Taft s cabinet on March 4 regardless of reelection fate. Other items cover standard Oil litigation, hygiene congress in Washington, religious garb in Indian schools, rising food costs, newspaper publicity section questions, Costa Rican protest over Nicaragua forces, and the public health service seeking insanity experts for alien examinations.
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Washington
George W. Wickersham
Taft
Mr. Taft
Hitchcock
New Post Office
Wickersham
Congress
Federal Public Health Service
Pioneer New York skyscraper nears completion at 10 West Fifty fourth
A New York City skyline milestone nears completion as a ten story mansion to be the home of John D Rockefeller Jr rises at 10 West Fifty fourth Street. Separately radium riches are claimed in Colorado and a Milwaukee ore mill is destroyed with losses around 250000 dollars. The era of dramatic incidents continues with a dynamite attack on a Cleveland home and a broad set of legal, transport, and fire stories across the nation.
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New York
New
West Fifty-fourth Street
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Taft declines joint debate invitation with Debs
President Taft refused a proposed joint presidential debate with Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist party nominee, rejecting the invitation and maintaining his campaign stance.
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Taft
Euter
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Party
Resignations and appointees cross the rails and society
Personal T. J. McGrath resigns as superintendent of motive power of the Chicago and Alton railroad. Mrs. Carleton Washburne begins work for the railroad company, planning illustrations for a magazine while maintaining liberty under a prenuptial contract. George Cosson asks for indictments in the Mabray swindles case. Hugh Gibson is reassigned as secretary of the American legation in Brussels after a transfer from California. Mother Ernesta dies at Notre Dame convent. Vanderbilt announces birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. the birth travels via cable from England. Nat Goodwin, recovering from an accident, hopes to return to the stage soon.
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Carleton Washburne
Heloise Chandler
Magazine
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Betchworth
Surrey
England
C. Haseltine Basshor
Baltimore
Vanderbilt
Basshor
Revolt reported in Foochow China by police chief
A cablegram from John Fowler at Foochow describes a revolution led by the chief of police with a large force of dissatisfied coolies threatening to destroy Foochow and kill foreigners if Yuan Shikai uses force. Other items note a river collision drowning 115 on the Dwina near Archangel, a British cruiser’s 34 knot speed trial, Santo Domingo unrest easing, Petrel leaving Guantanamo for New York, and no battle near Barranca between U S forces and rebels.
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State Department
John Fowler
Foochow
China
Coollea
Yuan Shi Kai
Santo Domingo
Petrel
Guantanamo
New York
Southerland
Managua
Nicaragua
Barranca
Granada
Reform Bills Proposed by Iowa Club Workers Conference
Philanthropists and club organizations in Des Moines plan a winter meeting to propose a set of social welfare bills for the Iowa General Assembly. The plan aims to unify efforts, prevent duplication, and push state reforms such as tuberculosis hospitals, a reformed penal system, epileptic care, women’s reformatories, and juvenile court jurisdiction in rural areas.
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Dea Moines
General Assembly of
Iowa
Towa
Jawa
Registration Bureau For Vital Statistics
Lost in Corn Field Near Hamburg
George Ford wandered into a cornfield and climbed a nine foot stalk to scout a path. He then sighted along the stalk below the tassel, found his way out, and returned with the stalks cut down alongside others to town.
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Hamburg
George Ford
Pressman Badly Injured in Printery Crash
In Council Bluffs William Breel an ag ed 30 a pressman at the Nonpareil press room sipped and in trying to recover himself thrust his left arm between two form cylinders of the big newspaper press The member was crushed through the cylinders nearly to the elbow.
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Council Bluffs
William Breel
Pressman
New Reservoir Construction Starts in Fort Dodge
Excavation on a 2,000,000 gallon Fort Dodge reservoir begins at a project cost of 25,000 dollars. The reinforced concrete tank will be 166 feet in diameter and 222 feet across, marking a major municipal expansion.
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Fort Dodge
Build New Parsonage in Iowa Falls
One of the fine improvements to be made this fall will be a new Methodist parsonage in Iowa Falls. The contract for the dwelling has not been let. The estimated cost of the completed dwelling is 6000 dollars.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
Perso
Married Sixty Two Years Celebration Near Ottumwa
Sixty two years of married life with fifty nine spent in Iowa marked a joyous celebration at the home of Mr and Mrs D Seblageter near Ottumwa on Sunday.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Rebekah Convention Heads to Grand Mount This Week
The twelfth annual Rebekah degree convention for Clinton and Johnson counties will convene at Grand Mount this week with an estimated 300 delegates and visitors expected.
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Clinton
Johnson Counties
Grand Mount
Auto injures 7-year-old boy in Charles City
The seven year old son of the Rev. Mr. Bliss of Rockford was run over by Archie Miller who drove the auto in Charles City. The wheels passed over the boy's abdomen in the incident.
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Charles City
Bliss
Rockford
Archie Miller
Deputy U S Marshal Resigns Amid Alcohol Issues
Wesley Bryant of Creston, a deputy United States marshal, has resigned after multiple recent arrests for alleged drunkenness. The resignation follows a string of incidents affecting his position in Council Bluffs.
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U. S
Council Bluffa
Wesley Bryant
Creston
United States
Storm Lake Horse Sold Amid Dubuque Race Controls
Dubuque race notes report Dubuque Dick McMahon of Libertyville paid $5000 for a two year old gelding named Medium More owned by E. P. Farnsworth of Storm Lake. The horse ran in a Dubuque event as part of the fall meet entries. Perry Racing association lists 112 horses entered for the upcoming fall meet with top middle west contenders.
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Storm Lake
Dubuque
Dick McMahon
Libertyville
E. P. Farnsworth
Perry
Perry Racing Association
Middle West
ISU finds near Centerville large gypsum deposit
In Iowa State College mining offices a white crystalline sample shows a gypsum bed 600 feet deep and 7 to 17 feet thick. The deposit could sustain a major gypsum mill for a century. A company is formed to mine and process the material. Also, the Reno divorce case involves Rev. Orrin Moon and Lucile Moon seeking dissolution after twenty years over alleged indiscreet relations.
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Amet
Iowa State College
Iowa
Centerville
Reno
Nev
Orrin D. Moon
Sioux Rapids
Lucile M. Moon
Record Cattle Price at Interstate Fair In Sioux City
Record price of 11 dollars per hundred was paid by Cudahy & Co. for first prize fat cattle shown by M. G. Beers of Cushing, Indiana. Second place owned by Frank Woodford of Glen Ellen brought 10.76 dollars per hundred.
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Sioux City
Cudahy & Co
M. G. Beers
Cushing
Frank Woodford
Glenn Ellen, Jr
Heavy oat yield reported near Algonquin
F L Powell harvested a twenty four acre oat patch. Threshing and measurement show a yield of 10244 bushels per acre, as corroborated by elevator men.
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F. L. Powell
Acra
Foul Brood Destroys Bees in County Says State Inspector
Frank C. Pellett, Atlantic state bee inspector, reports foul brood disease prevalent among local bee colonies. He notes the four disease types affecting bee health as he investigates conditions in the county.
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Nevada
Frank C. Pellett
Atlantic
Jury Awards Girl 250 in Breach Case
In Council Bluffs the jury in the Parsons Oldfield breach of promise suit returned verdict for the plaintiff for 250 dollars after an all night and Sunday deliberation. she had sued for 10 000 dollars.
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Council Bluffs
Parsons-Oldfield
Rock Island Improves Service on Germania Branch
The Rock Island announces an extra train to carry passengers and freight between Dows and Germania. The improved schedule is welcomed by local residents along the line.
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Rock Island
Iowa Falla
Germania
Dows
Real estate deal nets $72,000 for Patchin estate farm
Mitchellville reports the four hundred acre Patchin estate farm four miles southeast sold to D. D. Dykstra of Otley at $180 per acre totaling $72,000. In Lyons Edward Meyer suffered serious injuries at the M A Brisbow Sash factory when a rip saw caused injuries. In Council Bluffs Edward C. Moore, linked to the Mabray gang, was sentenced to one year and a day in Fort Leavenworth. In Perry Charles Johnson aged 28, a railroad laborer, was killed by a train while working on the Milwaukee road double track.
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Mitchellville
John Patchin
Here
D. D. Dykstra
Otley
Lyons
Edward Meyer
M.A. Brisbow
Mabray Pal
Council Bluffs
McPherson
Edward C. Moore
Mabray
Fort Leavenworth
Perry
Charles Johnson
Ing
Milwaukee Road
Ferguson
Arm Injured in Sunday Duck Hunt Near Clinton
14 year old Ernest Rohwer suffered a severe arm injury when his shotgun discharged while duck hunting Sunday near Clinton. In Webster City, the Webster City team defeated Elleworth 3 to 2, with Coffin, Moose, Satter, Severson and Brinton credited as batterists.
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Clinton
Ernest Rohwer
Webster City
Elleworth
Coffin
Moose
Satter
Severson
Brinton
Bank Increases Capital at Iowa State Bank
Mason City Act records show the stockholders meeting this week approving a capital increase from 30000 to 75000 dollars. Directors reported strong deposits and growing loans as the bank expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City—Act & Meeting
Iowa State Bank
Logan Plans Water System Upgrade With 20000 Outlay
For the construction of a tower tank and an overflow tank and the extension of water mains an outlay of twenty thousand dollars is contemplated to improve Logan's water system.
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Logan
Lights for Churdan Water and Electric Works Approved
A special election in Churdan approved both water works and electric lights. Voters allocated $5,000 for the water works project and $10,000 for the lighting initiative.
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Churdan
Ughts
Iowa Coal Tests Aim to Briquette Local Fuel Source
Iowa State College engineering station expands with coal testing labs to assess cleaning crushing and briquetting Iowa coal. Polk county leads production with 1 846 641 tons mined last year and 3 000 miners employed. Appanoose county has most miners, Monroe near. State inspectors say eastern bituminous coal does not smoke less or last longer.
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Bes Moines
Iowa State College
Tota Coal Testing Laboratories
Iowa
Engineering Experiment Station
Polk County
Appanoose County
Monroe County
Mahaska
Wapello
Dallas
Boone
Marlon
Wayne
Webster
Lucas
van Buren
Keokuk
Greene
Guthrie
Page
Taylor
Adams
Jefferson
Davia
Scott
Sweeney
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Akron
Monster
Plana of Socialinte
Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel Untermyer
Waters-Pearce
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
San Jose
Costa Rica
Langhorne
Colorado
Henri Chagnour
Pistogical Laboratory du Radium
Paris
Berger Crittenden Company
Milwaukee
Margaret Modna
Broadway
Cleveland
Newton C. Dougherty
Schoola of Peoria
Ill
Worthington
W. A. Harris
Pillmore
N. Y
Grace Marsh
Portsyile
Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad
Niles
Rochester
N. C
Chester
Jordan
Charlestown
Mags
Honora
Shannon) Jordan
Somerville
Association Park
City
Sca & Storage Company
Nineteenth and
Olive Streets
Mount Washington
John M. Keenan
Charleston
Maas
Tony Kennett
Strawn
State of
Kanaas
Edwin Hinley
A. W. Dans
J. W. Babr
A. W. Jamison
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Minneapolia
Russell Blair
Shenandoah
Cornell University
Fie
Louisville & Nashville
Fla
Flomaton
Ale
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
T. J. McGrath
Chicago & Alton Railroad
George Cosson
Woodruff
Hluffe
Hugh &. Gibson
California
Gavana
Maza
Reilly
Bruunsels. Ees
Ernesta
Order of Notre Dame
Order
Notre Dame Convent
Bloomington
Lod
Nat Goodwin
Low Angelea
Mr. Goodwin
Dwina River
Archangel
Russia
Club Workers of
Stats
W. & Hamilton
Ft. Madison
Hamilton
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Mr. Hill
State Library Commission
Superintendent of Public Instruction
The
Supreme Court
A. J. Small
Small
National Association
A. M. Devoo
Des Moines
Iowa, Agrcultural Association
Associated Charitias
Ridga Camp
County Board of Supervisors
Dwight N. Lewis
Commerce Counsel
Lewis
State Railroad Commission
American Railway Association
Springer
Thirteenth Judicial District
Mount Pleasant Institution
A. Robbins
Ign
Robbing
B. F. Carroll
Attorney General
Staf
L. T. Sidwell
State Institution For
Glenwood
Board of Control Quarterly
Bidwell
Sidwell
Hae
Linn Grove
Secretary of State
People's Co-operative Store Company
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