Tariff debate on starch, corn products prompts hearing
A hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee examined tariff revision and the starch industry. Representative Serena Piawne chaired. Walton defended the case for tariffs while critics urged restraint, arguing import controls harm domestic producers and consumer prices.
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Solons
Ustareh Trust
House Committee On Ways and Moeiune
Walton
Etitrenus
Wv Noone
United Nona Omy
Peter de Aents
Ceurtey
Payne
Simaller
Serena Piawne
Explosion in Brooklyn Street Strikes Home Youngsters Injured
A gas explosion on a Brooklyn street caused injuries to several children and adults near a school. Workmen were primed in a sewer nearby as investigators examined the scene. Officials delayed the report as they assessed the cause and potential hazards.
Garangers Daeese fast Year Weal Rum Governionn Pipht
A garbled OCR passage describes a heated year with rum politics and various epochs. It hints at governance parts, calls for reform, and references places like GA and Oh Varun, though specifics remain unclear. The item reads as a fragmented local page note with nonsensical phrases and mixed terms.
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Garangers
Unclear historic item on river event and bridge note
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a river, peaches, a dye, and a bridge over a river with a dated stretch. Names and specifics are distorted. content indicates a 19th or early 20th century local item about a bridge project and river activity with uncertain details.
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Tae Cabpreet
Use Coats as Life Nets in Police Rescue
In New York, policemen Garry Peiday and another officer used coats as improvised life nets after rescuing a person from a window. The coats were lifted from windows and smeared to shield the rescuer during a perilous fall. The incident underscores quick improvisation by officers in a life risking rescue.
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Garry Peiday
New York
Navy contracts awarded for battleship armor and tonnage
The secretary of the navy awarded contracts for steel armour and about 10 000 tons of armor plate for the battleships Florida and Utah. The Bethlehem, Corneesse and Millsville companies each received roughly one third of the awarded work.
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Plorida
Utah
Secretary of the Navy
Pethlechem, Coirnesse
Millsville
Sioux City Livestock Market Prices Report
Sioux City Friday quotations show Top Deever at 4.50 dollars and Top hors at 6.76 dollars in the live stock market listings.
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Sioux City
Sious City
Moe
Robbers Hold Up Attica Safe for Six Thousand
Robbers held several residents at bay early Friday at Attica while they blew a safe of Tren Niger and Sileax, stealing six thousand dollars in cash. The robbers escaped.
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Attica
Pudi
Trenniger & Sileax
Pha
Escipaad
Storm Sinks Shore Run. Unclear Chase Ends in Flood
Ashore journalist notes chaotic disruption as a shore pursuit and road chase collide in a storm. Confusion follows with references to a missing trail and unconfirmed movements. Local observers report no clear outcome or follow up details.
Conviction For Theft Alleged In Local Court Case
A garbled report from a local court mentions a convict and a defendant named Peter Van Vijssengen. The text references a proceeding, a possible sentence, and related legal actions, but specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR. The fragment suggests a public record of charges and a proceeding date.
Fragmentary OCR note on court order and dates
Vague OCR text referencing a court order and individuals with unclear names. Mentions Pataki and Fortes with a dated sequence but lacks clear facts or outcomes. Several garbled words impede identifying people, places, or actions.
Fragmentary OCR Note with Unclear Names and Sums
A garbled OCR style note mentions money amounts and names in unclear context. It lists several distorted names and terms such as Thomas Dickisson and Pryg Dee, with references to payment or rates. The fragmentary text lacks coherent events or dates to form a clear news item.
New Pool Champion Triumphs Over Longtime Leader
Thomas Al Pinestern of St. Louis defeats Alfred De Ore of Havana Cuba by 600 to 436 to claim the championship after De Ore’s near two decades of dominance and ninety two championship games played.
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Thomas al Pinestern
St. Lewis
Chaecoerth
Alfred de Ore
Tiavana
Cuba
de Ore
Mayor Tor L Johnson Loses Large Fortune
Johnsons wealth wiped out as Mayor Tor L Johnson reveals his fortune vanished after years of speculation. He says much of the funds were spent in an air fort to manage properties left by his late brother Albert.
Silverman Not Quilty in Pittsburg Conspiracy Case
The jury in the case of Harry Sil verman a Pittsburg manager for Muller and Co New York brokers charged with conspiring to defraud the Farmer’s Deposit Natural Bank Thursday returned a verdict of not guilty.
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Silverman
Quilty
Harry Silverman
Pittsburg
Muller & Co
New York
Farmer's Deposit Natural Bank
Corn Shredder Tragedy Claims Farmer In Wreck
An Italian farmer Sebastiian Cl Cromer of Hala Juneton WB was fatally injured when caught in a corn shredder. Emergency crews responded but he died from the injuries and the incident is under investigation.
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Cromer
Hala Juneton
Banker Dies in New York After Mysterious Incident
Unclear OCR text reports the death of a banker connected to Pavia Hothsehild and Vinanede News, with scattered references to crime, debt, and a possible tribunal. Key names and places are obscured, but the piece notes a death and investigation and mentions New York CIM.
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Pavia
Forimer
New York
Mistra
Enkirar Hegartiagd
Popesport
Court action to rescue barred heroes and curb public aid
The report describes court contests over rescue measures for barred men and the push to restore public benefits. It notes Jade Perkins and others appearing in court, with discussions of open school openings and state aid conditions affecting citizens and college-related public institutions.
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Neeroes
Jade Perkins
Michi Veteer
Corffergs
Imette Gaimetie
Man Guilty After Kiss In Store Purchase
Henry Packer, a war veteran and shop proprietor on Boa Street, pled guilty to kissing Mrs Alice Vo Spinney of Sewlorton while she browsed in his shop for a pair of hoes. The constable reported the girl asked for the price and was offered them for a kiss, which led to the unlawful kiss.
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Phen Hales
Portsmouth
Henry Packer
Boa Street
Alice Vo Spinney
Sewlorton
Tucker
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Cummins 1908
Iowa state news reports a dramatic, incomplete letter of Governor Albert B Cummins issuing Thanksgiving Day on November 13 1908. The proclamation requests residents to pause work to praise almighty God for guiding the state toward peace prosperity and happiness amid political and social matters described as sensational and unsettled.
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Cnonartins Pears
Albert 2
Cummine
Lawn
United States
Commonwealth
State of
Tawa
Verdict Overturned on Technicality in Dairy Test Case
Okileasa faced arrest for failing to submit cattle herds to a milk quality test under a city ordinance by the Skaloosa City Council. Judge Preston overturned the ruling on a single word omission in the rem rendering. The court’s error did not alter the case’s merits, and the defense case was sustained.
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Eof Okileasa
JO Bladtsatan
Hestead Bey Cy Attorney Co . Orvis
Prominent Muscatine Leader Munroe Dies in Turbulent Times
Private turned colonel Munroe, longtime Muscatine leader and public official, died after heart trouble sparked by political tensions. He had commanded the Maurcatine GAR post and served sixteen years in city and county offices amid unrest tied to the Repturb party. Worries over fairs hastened his decline.
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Museatine
John FH
Murnpowe
Muscatire
Tayiee
Munroe
Merlt
Murer
Muscatine County
Ife
Pardon Allows Connor To Retain Naval Rank Pending Exam
President Roosevelt grants a conditional pardon to Midshipman Edward Hollis Connor of Iowa after a court martial found him guilty of drunkenness during a fleet visit to Australian ports. Connor must finish at the foot of his class if he passes the entrance exam for commission. He was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1904.
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Roosevelt
Edward Hollis Connor
Iowa
Connor
Naval Academy
Cotton Grown in Iowa Experiments Show Promise
J W Bridges of Hamilton Illinois near Burlington on the Mississippi River reports experimental cotton crops grown from weed stock. Bridges displayed blooming cotton and a substantial patch, suggesting possible small scale production in the region and sparking interest among local supporters.
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Friends
J. W.ridges
Hamilton
Burnington
Mississippi River
Bridges
South
British steamer rescues crew of Osberge near Delaware breakwater
The captain of the British steamer a Helena reports he rescued sixteen men from the British bark Osberge after it was wrecked eight hundred miles southeast of the Delaware breakwater. The crew were landed at Lewis Delaware. The Osberge was lost.
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Drew
Dela“ware
Sourarbia
Lewis
Del
Maes
Delaware
Lydia Thompson, Noted Burlesque Actress, Dies in London
Lydia Thompson, once a famous burlesque performer, died Tuesday at her London home ending a storied stage life. The actress, born in the United States, achieved fame in reform era burlesque and became a leading figure in late 19th century theater. Her death marks the end of an influential career in performance.
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Lydia Thompson
London
Target Records Broken in Naval Target Practice
The battle ship Nebraska reportedly broke all world records for such drills at Manila during target practice. Missouri bands and Gen. Marshall urged the secretary of war to appropriate 350000 dollars for upper Missouri river improvements in the next year.
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Nebraska
Manilla
Missouri
Marshall
Secretary of War
Ailesouri River
Man curses rescuers after failed suicide attempt
In Sioux City, Charles Peterson, unable to recover a lost pocketbook, attempted to end his life by lying on a car track on Fourth Street. A motorman saw him and lifted him to the sidewalk. He cursed those who he believed stopped him from dying and professed no recollection of last night’s events in police court.
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Charles Peterson
Fourth Atreat
Sioux City
Incest Charge Arrest In Burlington Case Involving Mother and Daughter
Stephen Potter, 23, was arrested in Burlington on incest charges brought by his mother. The alleged victim is his 17 year old sister who is due to become a mother. Also reported a fire destroyed William Hollieren’s barn near Rock Rapids after a hot box sparked the blaze while he started a shredder. Anton Nickley, a farmer northeast of Rock Rapids, was badly injured when his foot was caught in a corn picker.
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Stephen Potter
Burlington
Bire
William Hollieren
Rock Rapids
Holleren
Anton Nickley
Escaped convict captured after sheriff shoots him
Frank Valentine, an escapee from the Mondrean Penitentiary, was shot and captured after a chase spanning several counties. He slipped from a shed at the penitentiary, wandered to Burlington, then fled to New London and beyond. Deputies from Dex Moines, Henry, and Jefferson counties pursued him until Sheriff Neebert fatally shot him near Fairfield.
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Peisoner
Utter
Frank Valentine
Othe Art Mondrean
Neebert
Jefferson County
Valentine
York
Burlington
Banner potato crop in Grundy county yields high carloads
Grundy county ships more potatoes than any other county in the state. The past season was very successful with prices from 38 to 63 cents per bushel and an average around 45 cents. Yield averages about 100 bushels per acre, with some reports over 200. About 481 carloads were shipped from the station, and county shipments from other towns bring the total near 700 carloads.
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Grundy County
Awn
Boy Fatally Hurt as Webster City Youth Dies
Vernard Haddock, seven, of Webster City, was thrown from a horse, hitting his head and suffering a skull fracture. A physician’s prompt care could not save him as his life remained in jeopardy.
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Vernard Haddock
Webster City
All Years of Global News Hoisted in Fragmented Chronicle
A jumbled treasure of names, places, dates and events from 18th to 20th century history appears in a chaotic OCR fragment. It references Spain, Mexico, battles, treaties, monarchs, and disasters with scattered mentions of towns like New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and New Orleans, plus figures such as Jackson and Roosevelt, amid a storm of mis-spelled terms and garbled phrases.
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