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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
1
Fire Destroys Parker Building as Firemen Die in New York Blaze
Four New York firefighters lose their lives while battling a four alarm blaze that wrecked the Parker building on Fourth Avenue between East Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. Dozens more are injured as floors collapse trapping crews. Florence Hotel serves as a temporary hospital. Property loss runs into the millions and the disaster is described as one of the city’s worst in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Parker
Eighteenth
Nineteenth Streets
Fourth Avenue
Manhattan
Wey
Thoms Phillips
Thomas O'Conner
John Lynch
John Fat Janim Hutchinson
Avas
Weldon
Darvan
Florence
Burndee
Priest Wearful Faced With Australia Fortune
The Rev. Father C. L. Wearful of St. Joseph Missouri has been notified by the state department that an inheritance of about 500000 awaits him in Sydney Australia. Left by his grand uncle Karl Wirfogel to the priest, Wearful may travel to claim the estate but plans to use the money for charity. He says he will distribute it to charitable works and notes his father did not leave legal papers to prove a name change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearful
St. Joseph
C. L. Wearful
Department of State
Washington
Hind
Sydney
Australia
Wats
Father Wheargul
Karl Wirfogel
Beurtul
Germany
Father Kearful
Father Wearful
Trains Collide on Bridge Crash Through Ravine
A rear end collision on the Alabama and Mississippi road near Vinegar Bend Alabama kills seven and injures several. A westbound passenger and extra freight crashed on a bridge over a ravine at a sharp curve causing engines and cars to plummet twenty feet into the ravine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi 1
Vinegar Berd
Ala
Dispensary Law Declared Unconstitutional in Alabama
Circuit Judge J.C. Richards ruled that all laws enabling dispensaries in Alabama are unlawful and unconstitutional because they create a monopoly of the whisky business in Greenville Aha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiireenville
Aha
J.C. Richards
Alabama
Anti Foreign Riots Reported in Che Kiang Province
Further dispatches describe rioting at Wia Hsing Fu in Che Kiang province. The movement is labeled anti foreign and local authorities monitor the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Wia Hsing Fu
Che Kiang
Sioux City Live Stock Market Report
Friday quotations from the Sioux City Hive market note two beeves sold at 5.39 dollars with top hog prices cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Sioux City Hive
Food Sparks Mississippi A&M Senior Strike
The senior class at Mississippi A and M walked out after one student was expelled for objecting to the college food. The protest highlights student discontent over campus meals and student governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mis-sissippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Civil War Soldier Peter Ryan Dies at 62 in Terre Haute
Peter Ryan of Terre Haute Indiana died Thursday at age 62. The obituary notes a medal for bravery during Civil War service and involvement in capturing federal foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Ryan
Terre Haute
Ind
Barryterd
Foirteen Federniat Deboe Hoel
Hale Naval Personnel Bill Prompts Senate Debate
In a Thursday session Senator Hale of Maine introduced the naval personnel bill focusing on how the Navy's business should be run. Senator Tillman pressed for a full investigation, but Hale outlined a plan to use Senate action rather than departmental inquiry, aiming to reduce bureau dissension while preserving established wartime procedures and avoid creating a rallying point within the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Senate
Naval Personnel
Navy
Public Service
Maine
Tillman
Naval Committee
Navy Department
Tilman
Congress
TRY TO ROB POLICEMAN, St Louis Robbers' Arrest
Two masked armed men answering the highwayman description terrorized St Louis county Tuesday night killing Gus Boss a butcher robbing two saloons and holding a street car up They tried to hold up Special Officers Archy and Kennedys in an alley Wednesday night but were overpowered and captured They gave names Harry Land 16 and Lee Cornell 7 admitting involvement but denying other holdups Officials say they were poised to rob the first passerby as the officers seized the highwaymen before they could shoot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St. Louis County
Gus Boss
Salvons
Archy and Kennedys
Harry Land
Lee Cornell
Frisco Political Boss Transferred to Private Prison
Abraham Leur, central figure in the San Francisco bribery graft case, was moved after ten months in a private prison run by an court-appointed elite guard. He now occupies Milltrisare Street airier quarters and a cell at Ingleside Branch 2, as Sheriff Dolan assumes office following Judge Dunne's disqualification of J O'Neill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Elior
Enok
Abraham Leur
San Francisco
Iran
Milltisare Street
Pacific Avenue
Ingleside
J. O'Neill
Dunne
Sherritt
Lawrence J. Dolan
May Call Out Militia Over Silk Mill Strikes
The importation of men to replace striking workers at the Standard silk mill in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, caused a lively disturbance Wednesday night and prompted talk of asking the governor to deploy the militia if the situation worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillipsbore
St J
New Jersey
Lawrence University Captain Jumps From Frazer Hall Dome
Urban Angeny of Lawrence, age 24, captain of last year's Kansas University fourther team, committed suicide Thursday by jumping from Frazer hall at the university grounds. He was believed despondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Dome
Urban Angeny
Lawrence
Kansas University
Frazer Hall
Historic Building at Newborn Burns
A historic building in Newborn North Carolina, once part of Gov Tyro s palace before the revolutionary war, was destroyed by a Thursday fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newborn, N. C
Jewish Playwright Abraham Goldfaden Dies at 57 in New York
Abraham P. Goldfaden a prominent Jewish playwright and poet based in New York has died at age 57. Known as a leading figure in Yiddish theater he was sometimes called the father of Jewish drama. He passed away Thursday in the city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham P. Goldfaden
New York
Brather
Diva Thureday
Aged Couple Burned to Death in Auburn NY Fire
Albert M. Moulton and his wife of Auburn New York perished in a house fire that destroyed their home. The elderly couple were found burned inside the residence, with neighbors noting they faced dire odds after the blaze started. The tragedy marks a fatal end to a year of hardship for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert M. Moulton
Auburn N.Y
Epidemic Strikes Lansing Michigan Residents
A mysterious illness swept Lansing on Tuesday night causing nausea and severe intestinal issues. Thousands were affected, with many visiting doctors and several families hit. schools reported high absenteeism while water supply tests were pending and later suggested the outbreak spread beyond the water works area.
Wreck at Atlantia hotels injures many. three in critical need
A sunlroad wreck near a trustle in Atlantia, Georgia, Tuesday night killed several and injured about 200 passengers. Florence Studabaker of Cleveland and JR Riswold of Ashtabula, among others, are treated for bruises and contusions. three remain in critical condition and may die. The sturdy Pullman cars limited fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minny
Georgina
Atlantia
Southern
Culver
Pullmans
Alanta
Ata
Kentucky Governor Addresses Assembly With Reform Proposals
Governor A J Wil on of Kentucky outlines reforms in a message to the general assembly read Wednesday. The document emphasizes breaking up trouble in the Sabacca war and urges changes to registration and election laws along with a uniform local option measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
A. J. Wilon
Sisal de Peehtant
San Pranvisco City Admins Change Sweeps Out Old Team
A biennial administration change in San Pranvisco led to the old union-dominated leadership being swept out. At noon new officials installed last November began their duties while many local officers gained new staff and appointments. District Attorney William Langdon and several key figures were reelected or retained in the reshuffled lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettof Schmit
San Pranvisco
Taken to Prison for Embezzlement in Georgia
Benjamin Gireme and John Pytty were taken to prison on Wednesday to begin four years for embezzling government funds tied to a related case. The men faced charges during the trial in Anite, Georgia, with the sentencing following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Gireme
John Pytty
Ser Oor Anite
Ceoral Penstvaliory
Dive Bor
Local Denver Tram Collision Injures Several Passengers
A Denver tram collision injures Feyerdeer and other riders when one car fails to take a siding. Neo Tatalix and Tramsvos company officials investigate the incident as responders aid injured passengers and clear the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feyerdeer
Tw Lrolley Girs
Denver Cota
Tramsvos Company
Inidhisht Bhirsday
Ue Sa
Mayor J Selby Dies in Tillsbora After Middwine Incident
Obituary notes Mayor J Selby of Tillsbora died after a fall in the Middwine cad near Moeorhead. Selby served as attorney general and was a member of the constitutional convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Selby
Tillsbora
Moeorhead
Atpernoon
Selby
Irish commission probes Trish disappearance mystery
The Irish government has appointed a commission to investigate the disappearance of a state official’s son from Lublin Castle. The case involves an item valued at 20,000 and raises questions about royal regali and local crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hods
Lublin
Record Hog Sale Sets Unified Kansas Market Mark
The market sold 37,000 hogs totaling about 690000 dollars on Tuesday in Kansas. The previous sales record was shattered as the average price and total head count far exceeded past performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Ely
Prizes Awarded in Ames Annual Corn Contest
The Iowa Corn Growers association in Ames announced winners of its annual contest. W A Hock of Packwood won first and sweepstakes in the southern section for best ten ears of corn, earning a manure spreader from Kemp Burpee Manufacturing Co of Syracuse. F S Bone of Grand River Ir won best 150 ears, receiving a portable elevator and wagon dump from Camp Bros of Metamora Th. Rone also won first for fifty ears of Reid's Yellow Dent, prize a gasoline engine from Lennox Machinery Co of Marshalltown Ia. T R Nims of Temerson exhibited fifty ears of Legal Tender, winning the Whiting trophy. Packwood Corn Club earned Wallace's Farmer trophy. Whiting Turner special awarded a pure bred Short-horn bull to Edison Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Corn Growers' Association
W. A. Hock
Packwood
Kemp & Burpee Manufacturing Company
Syracuse
N. Y
F. S. Bone
Grand River
Camp Bros
Metamora
Rone
Reid
Lennox Machinery Company
Marshalltown
T. R. Nims
Uo’ Temerson
B. Nims
UR. Bishop
Altoona
Wallace's Farmer
Packwood Corn Club
Whiting-Turner
Will C. Whiting
Whiting
Edison Bennett
MISS DOWNING WEDS AGAIN IN PEORIA
Miss Kate Downing of Marshalltown aged twenty who eloped with Arthur J. Bailey in 1905 and later divorced, married Langdon W. Place in Peoria Illinois after a license was obtained following an attorney’s intervention since a year had not elapsed since the divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bailey
Sioux City
Kate Downing
Marshalltown
Arthur J. Bailey
Peoria
Til
Langdon W. Place
Strause Wholesale Tobacco
Girl Shoots Young Man in Accidental Rifle Incident
18 year old Will Green of Nebraska died from wounds after an accidental shooting at the William Loomis home near Osceola. Green handed a 22 caliber repeater to a Loomis daughter who, after ejecting an old shell, pulled the trigger and struck Green in the abdomen. The girl, shaken, was removed for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Green
William Loomis
Osceola
Nebraska
Loomis
Green
Mr. Loomis
Yreen
Eloping children caught in Boone arrest scene
Two girls Miss Grace Baumgardner and Miss Byrd Casey aged 14 and 22 year old William Gilmore were arrested at Boone for eloping from Quimby. Roarke Bolin escaped. Cherokee county sheriff took them back. no marriage ceremony occurred and board bills remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
William Gilmore
Grace Baumgardner
Byrd Casey
Quimby
Roarke Bolin
Cherokee County
Cherokees Counnty
Farver Takes Own Life Ten Miles East of Charles City
A man identified as Farver shot himself with a .22 caliber rifle ten miles east of Charles City. He had expressed inability to bear his pains any longer before the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farver
Creorge Goddard
Charles City
Narrowing Health Scare Delays Washington Trip
Conerissinin Haagen En confined at home in Northwood with quinsy and unable to travel to Washington as planned. The report notes temporary illness and postponed departure amid other local updates including a pastor change in Iowa Falls and a gunfire incident at a Washington Avenue School in Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conerissinin Haagen
Northwood
Washington
Cottrell Plans Marriage After Settlement Talks
Representative John Cottrell from Plymouth County says he will wed Mrs. Hugh after settling with Mrs. Cottrell and Mrs. Hough. He rejects public notoriety, vows to repay in affection once divorce statuses are finalized, and reports ongoing settlement discussions with his attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh
Beedie Trough
Cottrell
Kulp Restored to Command of Company B after Gov Cummins Reprimand
Captain O W Kulp resumes leadership of Company B following a governor's reprimand that was ineffective. He notes reports were completed under Lieut Mason and cites a need for nine recruits to reach 58 by January 21. He dismisses demonstrations and urges supporters to recruit, stressing Governor Cummins as state military head.
Clinton Saloonkeepers pledge to enforce mulet law in Clinton
Saloonmen in Clinton promised to keep the lid on and observe the mulet law after Attorney General Byers warned of violations. A Sunday closing and holiday abstention were announced, with saloon owners removing screens and partitions to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Byers
Couns
Steefe
Clinton County
Keefe
Macedonia area land sales report shows varied prices
Potawatomi land high. One tract near Macedonia brought 3160 per acre. L Rankin sold a forty acre farm three miles north of Macedonia for 160 per acre and later believed more was obtainable. Braden, referee, sold a forty acre farm one mile east for 120 per acre cash. Dye family transactions include Willoughby paying 13300 for 183 adjacent acres and Sylvester selling 240 acres two miles away at 100 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
S. L. Rankin
BE. E. Braden
Willoughby Dye
Sylvester Dye
Fire destroys Mattson glove works in Mason City
A Thursday morning blaze gutted the Mattson glove works in Mason City with total losses estimated at 25 000 in stock and 10 000 in fixtures. The fire began in the office and spread rapidly. insurance coverage totals 30 000 across six companies. The plant, owned largely by J T Denison and N Mattson, will be rebuilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattson Glove Works
Mason City
J. T. Denison
N. Mattson
Insurance
Hunting accident leaves man amputee in Iowa
Bert Bowers and two companions hunted northeast of Charles City. A rabbit was hurled in the air and a companion shot at it. A pellet struck Bowers in the hand, requiring amputation at the wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slits Bay
Bert Bowers
Charles City
Bowers
Aged Man Ends Life By Self Inflicted Wound
Robert Armstrong of Batavia aged U cut an artery on his wrist and bled to death due to ill health leaving a family. Stella Gifford daughter of Police Chief Frank Gifford Iowa Falls announced a secret wedding to Roy Joslyn Waterloo in September. Anton Hienrichs aged 23 a student at Charles City college committed suicide by shooting at 6:39 Tuesday at the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Armstrong
Batavia
Stella Gifford
Frank Gifford
Iowa Falls
Waterloo
Roy Joslyn
Kit Joslyn
Rockwell City
Anton Hienrichs
Charles City College
Hfneelt
Secretary Tattels Report on Army Pay and Reforms
The secretary calls for higher army pay to attract recruits and improve officer quality. He proposes a general staff to relieve soldiers of nonmilitary duties and details budget requests for insular forces, hospital staffing, and fortifications, including new camps and lake reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Conma
Sottieg
Baguio
Philippine
McKinley Reservation
Camp Overton
Minudaune
Kel Lake Lana
Manila
Nere
Thes
SUL Asea
United States
Washington
Pettibone Acquitted in Idaho Murder Trial
Pettibone and the Western Federation of Miners faced trial in Poise Idaho on murder charges. The jury acquitted Pettibone and the federation after a lengthy case with testimony mentioning Orchard Steve and others. Governor Haywood and union leaders backed Pettibone, with the verdict described as the result of careful testing and judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Federation
Equi, Pettibone
Western Federation of Minet
Poise
Idaho
Pettibone
Haywood
Wood
Wis
Orchard
Steve
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