Four Men Convicted in Morrisburg Capitol Case
In Morrisburg Pennsylvania, a seven week trial ended with John H. Sanderson, William Snyder, Matheus, and others found guilty of capitol case conspiracies and graft. The jury deliberated six hours over two ballots, with Sanderson and Snyder receiving verdicts first. Maximum penalty for each is two years in prison and a $1000 fine. Motions for new trials were filed. attorneys gave no comment. The case ties to state capitol construction fraud and the 1805 political upheaval that brought Democrat Atty. Gen. Berry to office.
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Capitol
Morrisburg
John TH. Sanderson
Willian
Sny-der
Wooo
Pennsylvania
Whimaur H H. Berry
Satate
Bucket Shop Inquiry Statement By Commerce Secretary
Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor issued a statement clearing misapprehensions about bucketshops. He said the President referred the matter to the department and instructed Commissioner of Corporations Smith to review proposed bills and report his views, using his own judgment and gathering the facts without an ordered nationwide investigation.
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Department of Commerce
CorporaGene Smith
Straus
Cepaerttetd of Commerce
Tibor
Mallee to go CTO prison plea denied by federal judge
A federal judge denied the plea for a new trial for Mallee to CTO prison. The court reviewed arguments over the resentencing and set the original term, with the judge noting the defendants’ conduct and the necessity of upholding the prior sentence.
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Mallee
Cto Prison
Unclear OCR fragment on Potts field aims at event
Fragmentary text cites Potts and Teglsany with mentions of a meeting or event. No clear entities or dates given. Summary reflects unreadable OCR content and attempts to identify potential names and places from the garbled source.
First Motor Car Arrives in Jerusalem Prompts Buzz
The first motor car to reach Jerusalem arrived Friday from Hatim Byrla, piloted by Yirhes Chikden of Bestan and Mie Guldden. The event caused a notable stir among locals as motorized travel began to register in the city.
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Jerusalem
Yirhes Chikden
Bestan
Mie
Guldden
Hatin
Byrla
Tto
Death of Gen. Oden Guitar at 61 in Missouri
General Oden Guitar aged 61 veteran of Mexican and two world wars died at his home in Columbia Missouri Jerlday. He served as a lawyer and pol ythedan and rendered distinguished service in the Mexican and his wars.
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Oden
Oden Carter
Columbia
Stos Cat Dive Stock Moewies Fortet Fallows
A puzzling fragment mentions Stos Cat and Sinisa Paw Meg, with references to fortet fallows and numerical hints 94 and 46. The readable text lacks coherent events or identities to form a clear news item.
Evans Fleet Doors Magdalena Bay Naval Exercises Begin
The US battleship fleet under Read Admiral Robley D Evans arrives at Magdalena Bay for target work and battle drills after an Atlantic–Pacific voyage of about 13 900 miles from Hampton Roads. Preparations include ordnance checks and two annual target practices, with trophies awarded for record performance.
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Evans
Robley D. Evans
Magdalena Bay
Redondo Point
Ware Cove
Pacific Coast
Hampton Roads
Magdalena
San Francisco
Cu Pebie
Magellan
Callao
Atlantic
President Roosevelts inquiry targets stock gambling on exchanges
The president ordered a nationwide probe of major stock markets to reveal how investors practice betting on securities. Hobbling figures suggest plans to curb futures trading and margin buying, with Hepburn and the Bureau of Corporations involved in mapping steps toward possible legislation.
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Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
Ear
Hepburn
White House
Bureau of Corporations
Savich
Woman jumps from boat in river tragedy at Marahatl town
Miss Banfield, employed at the soldiers' home in Marahatl, leapt from a boat on the Towa River after losing an oar. With companion Ference Ford, she attempted to salvage the oar but disappeared in ten feet of swift water. Her body was recovered downstream. Daughter of William Bandfield of Boone county.
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Miss Bandfield
Witlham Handfeld
Boone County
Fortune Seeker Tries To Find Susan Dunlap In Clinton
W8 Warne of Winlock Washington seeks information on Susan Dunlap a woman over 60 last seen in Clinton as a maid of 20 years ago. He fears a fortune tied to her fate cannot go to heirs and hopes survivors or relatives can confirm if she is alive, dead, or whereabouts.
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Susan Dunlap
Clinton
Warne
Winlock
Wash
Miss Dunlap
Clinton Pio Esos
Mia
Stephen Fraile
DeWitt
Rescues Fall en fiance in Chicago romance
A chaotic tale recounts Lloyd Swearer and his wife leaving Chicago on a trip described as Very honey to Wittsburg Pennsylvania where the bridegroom is alleged to be an adventurer. The ceremony occurred at a resort on Armour Avenue with Rev C A Kelly officiating amid questions about the groom’s story and age.
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Teev
Lloyd Swearer
Chicago
Wittsburg Pa
Grace Henry
Hy Cago
Armour Avenue
C. A. Kelly
Webash Avenue Methodist Church
Pittsburg
Kelly
Tragedy Ties Two Women to Same School in Savannah
A mystery ends with the deaths of Sarah Weed and Miss Elizabeth Partee at a Savannah school. Weed shot Partee and then reportedly killed herself after escaping a sanitarium. Weed had recently joined the school community and faced overwork before the fatal sequence.
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Sarah Chamberten Weed
Haelphia
Tuesahey
Elizabeth Partee
Savannah
Institutios Pear
Miss Weed
West Newton
Miss Hardee
Centerville Real Estate Man Sentenced to Prison
At an evening session Judge Anderson sentenced Whosttark of Ceagtervie to years imprisonment in the county jail for obtaining money under false pretenses. The defense appealed. Clark, a Centerville real estate man, faced five indictments from the Appanooxe county grand jury and a change of venue moved to Jefferson county. Claude R. Porter was retained to defend him. Clark had been a prominent Centerville citizen and partner in Clark & Pearman Investment Co, whose sensational future was noted a year ago alongside Clark's indictment. Peatman was arrested while testifying in defense.
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Centerville
Anderson
Ceagtervie
Apransaste
Clark
Appanoovxe County
Jefferson County
Claude RR. Porter
Clark & Pearman Investment Company
Peatman
Fairfield
Hia
Coroner Finds No Blame in Collinwood Fire Tragedy
Coroner Burke released a declaration finding no fault by any individual in the Collinwood school fire. He blamed conditions, exonerated janitor Fred Wright, and ruled the deaths resulted from overheated space and faulty construction. He urged fireproofing and automatic extinguishers in school buildings by the legislature.
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Burke
Collinwood
Fred Wirter
Anarchists Barred From Burial Ceremonies Protest
Olga Averbuch sister of a man killed by Chicago Chief Shippy protested anarchists taking part in ceremonies surrounding her brother's removal from the potters' field to a Jewish cemetery. The Jewish Free Burial association, handling the matter, declared anarchism opposes Jewish tenets and prohibited their presence. The anarchist planners were surprised by the ban.
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Olga Averbuch
Palter Shippy
Chicago
Alte
Eld
Jewish Free Burial Association
Indicted Brooklyn Banker John G. Jenkins Dies
John G. Jenkins, a Brooklyn banker tied to a banking investigation sparked by recent financial panics, died Thursday at age after a paralysis illness. Jenkins faced charges with associates in the case and leaves three sons. The banking probe followed national economic turmoil and involved partners including Wig and Sidle.
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John G. Jenkins
Brooklyn
Wig
Wis
Sidle
Tard
Nanial
Sen Clit
Tong Ts Hid
Thureday
Corset Tightening Fatality in Utah Woman Dies
Mrs. Carl Crunkle of Wieosribarna Utah reportedly crushed her throat and fainted after tightening a corset leading to fatal collapse before aid could arrive. The incident prompted a medical examination to determine the cause of death and any contributing factors.
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Carl Crunkle
Wieosribarna
Utah
Indict American Officer Over Kidnaping Charge
A Winnipeg Manitoba grand jury returned a drug bill against United States Customs Officer Foulke on the charge of kidnapping farmers.
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Winnipeg
Mann
United
Foulke
Nold Held for Murder of Muskogee Officer
Nold stood trial for the murder of Patrolman L F Harv ey of Muskogee Oklahoma, after allegedly shooting Wednesday night. He claims the act was justifiable as self defense.
Accused City Treasurer Acquitted in Michigan City Case
Mah Meyer city treasurer of Michigan City was acquitted after auditors reported discrepancies in his accounts. The outcome ends the financial misconduct allegations with Meyer retaining office and duties.
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Mah Meyer
Michigan City
Poth
McParland Cleared in Methodist Charges
The Kansas conference of the Methodist Episcopal church on Wednesday exonerated Dr. J. T. McParland of New York, editor of the Methodist Sunday school publications, from heretical charges brought by Dr. George A. Coole of the Troy conference.
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McParland
Kansas
Methodist Eiscopal Church
J.T. McParland
New York
Methodist Sunday School
George A. Coole
Troy
Peasant Revolt Suppressed as Police Enter Town
Police moved into Rechetovka to arrest two members of a peasant revolutionary group amid a broader crackdown. The unrest occurred near Villine of Rorletowka where sit ins and protests reportedly took place, with several peasants said killed or wounded during clashes.
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TP Pennts
Ener Ter Sithon
Rorletowka
Mueshe
Rechetovka
Firemen Hurt After Brick Building Fire Rips NYC Street
A blaze early Tuesday destroyed a six story brick building at 38 West Eighteenth Street in New York. Aremen were injured, several seriously, and hundreds of residents were driven from their homes as many structures were threatened.
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Weat
Eighteenthtreet
New York
Belgium Expels Amelia Mormon Leaders Under Public Order Concern
The Pavarian government orders immediate expulsion of several individuals named Amelia Mormon Miscigne alive, citing their presence as a danger to public order. Authorities describe the actions as necessary to protect public safety and stability.
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Belgium
Pavarian
Amelia Mormon
Des Moines Druggist Arrested After Wife Dies From Wounds
Mrs Bessie Collins Davis of Des Moines died from a gunshot wound to the right leg inflicted a month earlier by her husband. The husband, a John Davis, was arrested on murder charges after a whisky driven attack on Feb 16 that also aimed at Dr James B Miller at the Methodist hospital. Miller is recovering. Davis, a druggist under 30, was released on $6000 bonds after his wife’s death.
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Independence
John Hurt
Wesley Stace
Marshal Mason
Hurtt
Manchester
Waterton
Stace
Bessie Davis
Bessie Collins Davis
Des Moines
Methodist Hospital
Miller
Davis
James B. Miller
Judge Reed Nullifies State Writ in Walsh Bros Bankruptcy
In Dubuque federal court Judge Reed ruled in the Walsh Bros bankruptcy case that state court writs were null and estopped, affecting control of goods by the sheriff during liquidation. The decision holds Moline Plow, J. I. Case and others liable on bonds for goods replevined.
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Reed
Dubuque
Walsh
Chartes City
Walsh Bros
Moline Plow Company
J. I. Case Company Et al
Stephen L. Dows Dies in Florida
Prominent Cedar Rapids capitalist Stephen L. Dows, pioneer railroad builder and eastern Iowa magnate, died at Daytona Beach, Florida, where he had gone for his health. He was father of Col. W. G. Dows of Cedar Rapids and will be interred there. Dows helped build parts of the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern and the Illinois Central lines, accumulated a large fortune, and was reputed a millionaire. He served as state senator from Linn County in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth General Assemblies.
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Cedar Rapids
Florida
Iowa
Daytona
Fla
Col
W. G. Dows
Cedar Rapiida
Dows
Burlington, Cedar, Rapids and Northern
Rock Island
Illinois Central
Linn County
Drowned Burlington Man Theodore Illick at Mississippi River
Theodore Illick aged 23 son of J T Wick Burlington attorney drowned Thursday afternoon in the Mississippi River five miles north of town when a sailboat overturned in a gust of wind. Brother Warren 18 swam ashore and was later brought to the city by fishermen. The elder brother was entangled in the sail and carried to the bottom. his body not recovered. He was a graduate of the Iowa State University class of 1906 and was prominent socially.
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Burlington
Theodore Illick
J. T. Wick
Mississippi
Warren Illick
Theodore
State University At
Iowa City
Libel suit against local farmers settled out of court
Accusers of Mim Louise Juleh of Hinton reach a settlement with Geo Bender Joseph Jones and J H Brehm Ply mouth county farmers The suit for 15000 dollars is dismissed and defendants publish a public apology reimburse expenses and compensate time loss The case involved linking the young woman’s name with a former Hinton businessman who has no wife or family.
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Mim Dlouise Juleh
Wbel
Louike Juleh
Hinton
Geo. Bender
Joseph Jones
J. H. Brehm
Plymouth County
Aach
Slander case dismissed after public retraction in Dubuque court
Anna Anderazon and John Rowello vs D J Sullivan for 5000 dollars damages for slander was dismissed on plaintiffs motion. The defendant issued a complete public retraction withdrawing charges alleging criminal intimacy between the plaintiffs.
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Sulit
Anna Anderazon
John Rowello
Veteran Lodge Treasurer Celebrates 21st Year Of Service
John Branden of Onawa marks twenty one years as treasurer of Cesper lodge No 235 A F and A M with about twenty five years in the order. In Ida Grove Alanza Haymond, brother of T KR Haymond Iowa Railway Trainmen secretary, dies suddenly from double pneumonia.
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John Branden
Onawa
Cesper Lodge
A. F
A.M
Ida Grove
Alanza T. Haymond
T. KR. Haymond
Order of
Iowa
Murderer May Be Prisoner After Winkles Slaying Catch
After months of searching a man thought to be Harry Jones, alleged murderer of the Van Winkles, was captured at Checotah Oklahoma. Sheriff Benham of Muscatine county believes the suspect is correct and will depart for Checotah immediately. Jones is charged with killing Mr and Mrs Wain Winkle at Fairport after entertaining them at home a heavy club ended the struggle. Requisition papers will be sought at once.
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Van
Interurban Mail Service Starts April First
Postmaster Robertson of Fort Dodge reports the Interurban mail service will begin April 1. A car and pouch system will operate daily including Sundays between Fort Dodge Des Moines Boone and Boxholm.
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Robertson
Fort Dodge
Han
Fort Dodge Des Moines
Boone and
Boxholm
Big Shenandoah Revival Engages Community Faithful
Evangelist Hart and singer Magann are leading evangelistic meetings in Shenandoah. A large tabernacle has been erected and interest has grown as they enter the third week, continuing through March 22.
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Shenandoah
Evangelist Hart
Magann
Man Dies Suddenly in Hospers Office Work
Jacob Koolbeck collapsed at work in Hospers from heart failure and died. A respected longtime resident, Koolbeck was a notable figure in the community during the early era of the town, remembered for his civic involvement and contributions.
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Jacob Koolbeck
Hospers
Jacob
Cjtixens
Hospera
Robbers steal mail pouch from Mason City depot
A mail pouch containing three registered letters and a large sum of money was stolen from the Iowa Central depot in Mason City. Police searched through the night but found no clues.
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Iowa Central
Mason City
Empress Dowager and Japan War Threats Read in Philippines
Manila correspondent reports a cautious view on China’s Empress Dowager and Japan’s potential moves toward Manchuria. Amid Pacific tensions, a predicted U S naval balance suggests possible conflict, with Japan capable of striking the Philippines within a week if war erupts.
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Taro An
China
Philippines
Manila
Anserta
Dice Janam
Manchuria
Pililmines
Lapane
Evane
Pacific
Uncle Sam
Japan
War talk on Pacific defense and Japan threat
The piece argues for rapid deployment and strong naval and land forces to patrol 10 000 miles of coast and defend the Philippines. It cites 40 000 troops landing capacity, 11 000 US troops in the interior, and a large Philippine force as essential to counter Japan. It reflects on American resolve and the possible risk of war driven by unrest and imperial ambition.
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Japan
Philippines
United States
America
Russia
Unions Grow Across Industries In North America And Beyond
A rapid surge in union formation is noted across Canada the United States and beyond with new craft and industrial unions forming or expanding. Notable developments include the Boeton Bakers Union the St Paul Ice Wagon Drivers Union the Lynn shoe cutters organizing drives in New England and a rising interest in organizing retail clerks. Ontario and maritime provinces see wage increases while New York explores a farmers union bank and an effort to unite women workers under a Trades Union League.
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St. Paul
Lynn
Mass
K. of L
New England
Ontario
Canadian
Maritime Provinces
Chamber of Deputies
Apinion
Chicago
Chicago Hospital Association
Mississippi
Farmers’ Union
Jackson
New York State Federation of Workingmen
Syracuse
Pedgeration
One
Trades Union League
Women Workers of
Tate
Durham
England
National Federation of Miners of Great Britainj
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