Wasatch Fault Shocks Trigger Western Earthquakes
A Wasatch fault origin of October quakes shook Utah Nevada and parts of California Oregon and Idaho. In Nevada 80 tremors toppled rail cars and damaged tanks along the Southern Pacific line. Buildings swayed in Baker Oregon and in Sacramento and Fresno California. Residents fled in night clothes as shocks traveled from Salt Lake City to Victoria British Columbia.
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Allies Press Gun Attack in Artois Amid Mud and Rain
Allied forces push their offensive in Artois though rain and mud slow progress. In Champagne the assault stalls with ground held from last week’s thrust. German positions are subjected to bombardment by British ships and French mines and air raids as writers foresee another storm. Alsace airship reportedly lost. Russians strike east of Vilna and push Germans elsewhere while skirmishes continue. In the Caucasus and Mesopotamia the Allied efforts intensify against the Turks.
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Marshal von Hindenberg
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Crimes Blacken History Armenians massacres detailed by Crane Dodge committees
Committees led by Charles R. Crane and Cleveland H. Dodge publish documentary evidence on Armenian massacres. Quotations cite killings, rape, torture, starvation, and deportations by Turks, with accounts from twenty four sources. The report notes horror surpassing any in the past millennium and describes deportations and disappearances of men and boys, followed by women and children.
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New York
Charles R. Crane
Cleveland H. Dodge
Miners Rescued From Coaldale Coal Mine Flood
Nine miners trapped in the Lehteh coal and navigation colliery at Coaldale were rescued alive after a flood flooded an abandoned working. They found on a chute where they crawled to escape rising water. More than 800 feet of fang way root collapsed blocking exits. Rescue lasted six days with 200 men and company officials drilling through discouraging conditions. the miners are expected to recover.
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Frontline War News Hears Of Distant Front Shifts
News of the Week reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg’s progress south of Dvinsk with Russians in retreat, French gains west of Tahure and at Hi No. 191, and British counter attacks near La Bassée. It notes allied booty since September 25 and casualties including Sir Thompson Capper and Maj Gen Thesiger. Also cites Dardanelles victory, Mesopotamian rout of Turkey, and Bulgaria’s entry into the war while German reports claim Russian gains and a major Italian naval disaster.
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Multiple Disasters and Legal Moves Almanac in 1900s
One miner died and 75 rescued after a Hanna City Illinois Logan Coal mine explosion. Other reports detail a deadly hurricane along the central Gulf coast, a federal grand jury indictment of James Dorsey, a Detroit murder suicide by A James Glasscock, a Rock Island rail suit for 7.5 million, a Joliet indictment of Campbell the Chicago convict, the Atlantic Hawaii wireless link achieved, a five story fall fatally injuring Theodore Pelzer, eleven entombed miners at Coaldale Pennsylvania, Mrs Elizabeth Blair Mohr indicted for murder, racing driver Harry Grant badly burned, a Du Pont powder mill explosion killing three, and Crest Britain France seeking a 500 million dollar World War loan in America.
Sporting The Philadelphias Clinch 1915 NL Title
The Philadelphia club won the 1915 National League championship as Alexander pitched a one hit game against the current title holders, the Boston Braves, in Boston. The final score was 6 to 0.
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Haitian rebels to lay down arms after deadly resistence
Cape Haitien dispatch reports Haitian rebels resisting American troops have agreed to surrender their arms following several fatal encounters. The American sailing ship Vincent was sunk by a mine off Cape Orloff in the White Sea on September 27, with the crew saved and Captain Amberman plus three men injured.
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Washington to Utah Governor on Hillstrom execution request
President Wilson telegraphed Governor Spry of Utah at the Swedish minister’s request seeking a stay of execution for Swedish subject Joseph Hillstrom, whose trial was said to have been prejudiced by insolent conduct. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice carried safe conduct for Austrian ambassador Constantin Dumba who was recalled by his government. Thousands of Grand Army veterans visited the White House while Secretary Tomluty restored order and Kenyaly City was named for the next encampment. Redfield planned protective measures for US industries after the war and invites suggestions from business leaders. Long distance wireless telephony linked Arlington to Mare Island across 2600 miles. Gaffney, critic of munitions export policy, will be recalled. President Wilson welcomed veterans at Camp Emery and received response from GA R commander David Palmer.
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Transfer of Insane Patients Moves to County Home
Washington transfers seventeen patients from Mt. Pleasant state hospital to the county home with consent of the state board of control after hearings. Two automobiles moved the patients saving the county about $135 monthly or $1,620 yearly.
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Receiver sought for American Commercial Travelers association
Julius Altman of Chicago filed in district court a petition to appoint a receiver for the Ottumwa based accident insurance group. Lack of funds to meet obligations is cited. President T. L. Trotter notes the petition may disrupt the association. A dissolution vote failed to reach a quorum and thus was not counted. 76 favored and 74 opposed from 1,540 members.
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Julius Altman
Chicago
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Treasure Found in Old Shack on Keokuk Farm
Albert Nevins uncovered a battered tin box in a deserted shack on his Keokuk area farm containing more than 200 dollars in silver and bilig of garlang denominations. Neighbors recall an eccentric former occupant named Philip Kincaid who kept a large Newfound end dog as a companion, but the treasure’s plating remains unclear.
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Albert Nevins
Eving
Philip Kincaid
Robbed On Train Des Moines Entry Lacked Details
Pocahontas resident John Lucas started for Des Moines with $55 in a bank roll. He dozed on the train and was awakened by a porter as the car reached Des Moines. The fellow who shared his seat disappeared with Lucas' purse and money.
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John Lucas
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Fatal M. & St. L. Wreck Near Mason City
One man burned to death and several others fatally injured in a freight wreck on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line twelve miles south of Mason City. A carload of gasoline and kerosene on the derailed train caught fire. the known fatality was riding on that car.
County Attorney Seeks Return of Alleged Salary Overdraw
Following guidance from the attorney general and state auditor, Hugh Stuart County Attorney has filed action against County Treasurer Joseph A. Paten to recover $4,500 alleged overdrawn on salary for 1912, 1913, and 1914, with claims of $1,500 excess each year.
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Dubuque
Hugh Stuart
Joseph A. Paten
Paten
Barn Fire Destroys Wise Farm Barn Near Viliisca
A large barn on John Will Wise’s farm southeast of Viliisca burned to the ground, causing an estimated loss of 4000 dollars. Authorities say the fire started by spontaneous combustion in improperly cured hay.
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Here
Youngest University Student in Iowa City
Chaminada Stutaman Blackford of Bonaparte aged 14 is described as the youngest student in Iowa university. She was privately tutored until seven, then finished Bonaparte High School in three years, graduating in 1915. She needed special permission from the state board of education to enter the university this year.
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Iowa City
Missing bank drafts found in Des Moines mail room bundle
A clerk in a Des Moines newspaper malling room unearthed a sack containing letters and drafts totaling between 16000 and 20000 dollars. These drafts belong to First National and Hamilton County State banks of Webster City and relate to settlements with banks in Eagle Grove Renwick Laverne and several southern Minnesota banks. Mailed August 25 they failed to reach their destination prompting investigations by Webster City banks and their associations.
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Bootlegger fined maximum in Polk county court
Judge Charles A. DuMey imposed the maximum one thousand dollar fine on William Watters for bootlegging. The ruling signals a stern policy against liquor violators, with Watters facing up to a year in county jail at hard labor as the alternative after a scathing Polk county courtroom reprimand.
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Des Moines
Charles A. DuMey
William Watters
Polk County Criminal Court
Dudley
Peculiar Hog Chase Injures Man Near Muscatine
Elmer Chapman eight miles west of the city suffered a severe hand injury while chasing a hog. His hand was torn by a sharp tooth as he fell, leading to blood poisoning and a dangerous condition. The accident is noted as one of the county’s most unusual.
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Chapman
Car Stolen Last Year Recovered in Minnesota
Charles City report states an August theft of J. E. Bartletts car has been located by Sheriff C. G. Gray in Wykoff Minnesota. The thieves sold the car to a garage which sold it to a farmer near Wykoff. The pair serve ten years for thefts of five other cars. Bartlett may recover the car price under Minnesota law.
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J. E. Bartlett
C. G. Gray
Wykoff
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Death Recalls Strange Mystery in College Springs
Martha Kyle Kennedy, 78, recalls a southwestern Iowa mystery linked to her husband Rev Thomas J Kennedy, longtime Amity College president. In 1894 he left College Springs for a business trip to Cornell Bluffs and Omaha and was never heard from again.
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Martha Kyle Kennedy
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Man in Cedar Rapids Uses Bogus Checks to Buy Horses
Police seek Charles Tremer accused of securing about $3,000 by selling horses in the Garrison district and taking checks drawn on Cedar Rapids National Bank. The bank notes only 8 cents in his account. Tremer sold the horses for $1,500 and left with the money.
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Charles Tremer
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Lincoln Highway Improvement Funds Reported
Marshalltown and Marshall County report spending 18466 for Lincoln highway work including grading paving and bridges with culverts as per Iowa Connll W F Coan of Clinton. Winter paving contracts planned total 26300 for highway sections east and west of the city.
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Paroled gamblers from Shenandoah fined and jailed
Six young men from Shenandoah were arrested for gambling and taken to Clarinda. District Judge Harbor sentenced each to a 600 dollar fine and six months in jail, but suspended the sentence during good behavior.
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No October Term of Federal Court in Keokuk
An order from Judge Martin J. Wade states there will be no October term of the federal court in Keokuk, reducing the schedule of federal proceedings in the area.
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Martin J. Wade
Chicago man convicted in Iowa stabbing case for life sentence
Life sentence handed to Fort Dodge suspect Life Sentence Fort Dodge George McDonald from Chicago for stabbing George Hird two Dubuque plasterers in a dispute over a last drink. Jurors found him guilty of first degree murder after review of blood on sleeve and hand. Defense offered alibi. defendant did not testify. Judge H H Fry rejected jury thrst and retracted to Mud for thrst of second degree murder.
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George McDonald
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George Hird
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H. H. Fry
Boone
Prisoners at Large Check Honor System at Fort Madison
W J Dixon Iowa board of control reports no recent escapes from Fort Madison prison though six convicts remain at large. He stresses the honor system and notes recaptured rates. penalties can add up to five years. He vows continued pursuit until all are behind bars.
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W. J. Dixon
State Board of Control
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