Washington Week in Review Highlights and Votes
A week of political motion featuring Secretary Mac Veagh’s public money by check system, a women’s push for voting rights, Senate defeat of a primary and direct election plan, and the Taft White House finale dinner. Also noted are Oregon’s constitutional amendment, parcel post service, Mexican border tensions, and a looming suffrage parade for Wilson’s inauguration.
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Murderers Freed as Illinois Governor Pardons Record Twenty Six
Governor Deneen commuted sentences of twenty six murderers, many set to expire immediately, in a record act of clemency for Illinois. The list includes figures with ties to local politics and crime, while other notes recall a tipped bill in Raleigh and a fatal fall from a New York office window.
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Morris NI. Beall
Columbia Building
New York
Beall
Omaha
Boasts of murder as liquor motive triggers police confession
Floyd Sheets, 21, after a third degree session, confessed to killing grocer Ernest Dalldorf during a store robbery. He also admitted robbing the Valquardens residence for 180 dollars and a New Year’s night streetcar heist for 200 dollars and diamonds, claiming liquor drove his crimes and that he acted alone.
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Sheets
Old Land Case Dismissed After Fifty Years of Suit
Sioux City reports the final O'Brien county land case ends in federal court with dismissal of John Sullivan versus the heirs of M. H. Damon. The dispute concerned title to land originally bought from the Sioux City and St. Paul railroad, now the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line.
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Bloodhounds Used in Murder Case in Davenport
Bloodhounds traced to the home of Thomas Overton and Peter Christianson as investigators sought the killer of Ernest Dalldorff, a grocer slain in his Davenport store on Thursday. Clyde, an eyewitness, could not identify the suspects.
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Southeast Iowa Short Course in Donnellson
The southeastern Iowa Short course will be held in Donnellson with the Lee county farmers institute from February 20 to 22. There will be no state stock display but the usual corn show will be held. Five instructors will teach grain stock and domestic science.
Auto Wrecked Two Hurt In Leon
Leon. H A Wright and James Augsman were injured when their car turned turtle after a tire came off. They were returning from Lineville. The vehicle rolled over, Wright sustaining internal injuries and Augsman thrown into the road.
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New Hog Shipping Record in Shenandoah Yorktown Region
Shenandoah Yorktown marks a new hog shipping record for Iowa with 39 carloads moved between December 30 and January, totaling $50,000. Yorktown population is about 200.
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Yorktown
Iowa
Pension Office Moves to Washington Des Moines Staff Relocated
Des Moines reports the United States pension office has closed locally and will conduct business in Washington. Fifteen clerks from Des Moines will transfer to Washington to handle the work.
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United States Pension Office
Washington
Big Printing Plant Burns in Des Moines Fire
The Homestead printing plant in Des Moines suffered serious damage from a fire and water blaze discovered at 3 A M on Monday morning. The extent of the loss has not been released.
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Homestead
Woman Dies After Train Collision In Webster City
Webster City resident Mrs William Hahne, a pioneer figure, died at St Josephs Mercy hospital after being struck by a Northwestern passenger train. The accident occurred as she was crossing or near the tracks, authorities said. Her death updates the death toll in the incident and leaves the community mourning a longtime local figure.
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Ties Helen Taft
Martha Bowers
Webster City
Willam Hahne
Northwestern
St. Joseph's Mercy, Hospital
Award School Contract Let For 18800 Dollars
The contract for the new North English school to be erected in the spring has been let for 18800 dollars. The building must be finished by September 1.
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New York National League Club
Jim Thorpe
Giants
North English
Wind Fanned Fire Destroys General Store and Stock
Fire started by a defective flue swept through the Jacksonville county general store of John Anderson, destroying stock valued at $9,000. A strong wind spread the blaze to an adjacent implement store twelve units away, causing total losses.
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John Anderson
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New Brick Church Planned for Flan Welleburg
A new brick church is planned for Flan Welleburg with construction expected soon. The project carries an estimated cost of $12,000 and will be built on the church site by Wellaburg builders.
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Wellaburg
Ring Shifting Hint Sparks Speculation in Lippincott's
In a brief remark quoted from Lippincott's, a hopeful suitor asks what the sister said about patience. The reply suggests she removed a ring from one finger and moved it to another, hinting at possible engagement or change in plans.
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Albert
Balkans War Talk Frightens Couple During Sleep
A woman recalls an alarming dream in which her husband, reading about the Balkans conflict, mutters the names of Turkish towns in his sleep, leaving her shaken by the wartime talk invading their night.
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Coffee Helped Woman After Fifteen Years Of Suffering
A patient writes that switching from coffee to Postum relieved spinal irritation and nervous trouble after over a decade of ill health. She credits Postum with improving walking, appetite, and sleep, and notes misgivings about coffee. The ad promotes Instant Postum and its cooking method, with pricing and mailing details.
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Jill
Wellville
Grocera
Etamp
Ney Ltd
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