Des Moines Woman Attacked In Woods Near High Bridge
Celia Kouri, 22, was found unconscious after a brutal assault while returning from a mining camp. She fought the assailant, sustaining deep blows and scratches. deputies searched all night but found no suspect. She remained under medical care as sheriff’s deputies investigated.
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Des Moines
Celia Kouri
High Bridge
Ben Ness
Fickel
Peterson
Miss Kouri
Pete
Creston Opera House Burns in Reston Iowa
The Temple land opera house in Reston Iowa burned after an explosion of coal in a basement coal bin under the stage. Losses estimate the building at 40 000 with only walls left standing and 13 000 insured. The fire destroyed the west portion after a gas filled basement flash and a three hour blaze. The Masonic lodge occupied the third floor and the opera house the first and second floors except for a hair dressing parlor and a few offices.
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Reston
Temple Land Opera House
Masonic Order
Opera Hiouse
Des Moines urged to advertise city for growth
Herbert Houston of New York vice president of Doubleday Page & Co spoke at the Grant club urging a publicity campaign for Des Moines. He outlined opportunities for workers, women, capitalists, investors and home builders and said citizens must advertise the city to attract the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Herbert
Houston
New York
Doubleday, Page & Co
Grant Club
Des Moines River at Algona Reaches Record November High
Des Moines River at Algona Iowa stands at flood stage with banks out and water level unusually high for November. Forecasters warn additional snow or rain could raise water further. such November peak has not occurred in over forty years.
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Des Moines
Ethel Barrymore Known as Spy Mother at Belmont Home
Mrs Russell Colt, known to theatergoers as Ethel Barrymore, becomes mother to a spy while the Colts stay at August Belmont’s home in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Barrymore
New York
Russell Colt
August Belmont
Baby girl born in Marshalltown wrapped in cotton and cared for
A three pound baby girl, surrounded by hot water bottles, is being cared for in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Dennis in Marshalltown. The infant is doing well in an incubator and receiving careful attention.
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Babe Weigng
Marshalltown
R. B. Dennis
Rail strike ties up 2300 switchmen from Chicago to Seattle
Freight and passenger service suffer across the Northwest as 2300 switchmen strike for higher wages and overtime pay. Minneapolis, Duluth, St Paul, Great Falls and Seattle report halted or delayed freight with potential 10,000 more workers affected. Some nonunion workers operate at select stations while officials predict a short, unsettled standstill.
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St. Paul, Minn
Railroads of the
Northwest
Switchmen's Union of North America
Here
Pacific Coast
Twin Cities
Great Lakes
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Twin City
Minnesota Transfer
Duluth
Superior
Lakes
Missoula
Great Falls
Livington
Grand Forks
Fargo
Mandan
Jamestown
Havre
Montana
Helena
Billings
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Wallace
Butte
Forsythe
Paradise
Brotherhood of Halfway
Chicago, Milwaukee
Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Northern Pacific
The
Great Northern
Plant Blown Up Leaves One Dead in Cameron Explosion
A nitroglycerin magazine at the Marietta Torpedo Company exploded in Cameron West Virginia. An elderly wel shooter named Shuster died. No other fatalities are believed. The blast shattered window glass in 500 homes, toppled chimneys, knocked ornaments from mantels, and cracked walls. The cause remains a mystery.
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Cameron
W. Va
Washington
Marietta Torpedo Company
Shuster
Fear Five Navy Men Dead
Washington reports anxiety for five missing sailors from gun boat Marietta after a whaleboat was swept at sea off Port Limon Costa Rica. It has been over 100 hours since the craft disappeared and officials fear drowning in stormy waters. The Navy Department lacks the names.
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Washington
Marietta
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Navy Department
France Gains Ground in Nicaragua as Insurgents Arm Up
Paris reports from the foreign office on French citizens in Nicaragua and potential actions. In Bluefields and Rama regions, insurgents now equipped with machine guns gain momentum led by Gen. Estrada and Gen. Matuty, while Zelaya’s forces suffer defeats and retreat paths open on the eastern coast. Pedro Gonzalez arrives seeking talks with Secretary Knox over the Cannon and Grace executions. Stockholm notes English writer August Schwan is dismissed over critique of Swedish policy.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Nicaragua
France
Bluefields
Stravangeren
New York
Estrada
Chamorro
Greytown
Zelaya
Managua
Topaz
Rama
Matuty
Washington
Knox
Cannon
Grace
Pedro Gonzalez
Gen S P Jennison Dies in West
Gen Samuel P Jennison died at his Covina ranch near Los Angeles after a brief illness. He was years old and at one time ran the Redwing Minnesota Republican.
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S. P. Jennison
West
Los Angeles
Cal
Samuel P. Jennison
Covina Ranch
Here
New twist in Big Four embezzlement case arises
Cincinnati reports that letters allegedly revealing startling evidence will be made public within days. Mrs. Jeanette Timmins Stewart Ford, via attorney William Horndyke, claims letters in a Chicago bank strong box will show her innocence and accuse prosecutors of scapegoating her. Officials note an unnamed pre Warriner treasurer hid $550,000 prior to replacement.
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Cincinnati
William ‘‘Horndyke
Jeannette Timmins Stewart Ford
American Savings and Trust Company
Chicago
Conke
Warriner
Big Four
Gag Order Bans Informing Congress by Officers
Washington announces a presidential gag order prohibiting bureau officers division chiefs and military officers in Washington from supplying information to any congressional committee or member unless authorized by department heads. The aim is to centralize authority.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
House of Congress
Gutsy Rail Worker Frees Track Saver to Save Train
Mexico Missouri December 2 A section hand Curtis Gentry sacrificed his life to avert a wreck near Thompson when a jack kept a rail raised on the Wabash line Gentry stayed to remove the jack as the passenger train approached He was struck by the engine in the act Judge Charles Amidon North Dakota urged execution of professional criminals in a public address contrasting incarceration costs with university education for well behaved youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Curtis Gentry
Gentry
Wabash
Thompson
Fargo
N. D
Charles Amidon
United States District Court For
North Dakota
Congregational Church
Gwedian
Will War on Lords Drives Historic British Budget Crisis
Premier Asquith announces a move in the Commons charging the Lords with breaching the constitution by blocking the year's expenses. Cabinet unity, a large crowd near 10 Downing Street, and planned campaigns by Lloyd George Churchill Lansdowne Chamberlain mark a pivotal political crisis in Hygland parliamentary history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Asquith
House of Commons
House of Lords
Lord Lansdowne
Downing Street
Tabor
David Lloyd- George
Winston Churchill
Board of Trade
J. Austen Chamberlain
Hygland
Navy changes are slow under Meyer plan
Washington reports the Meyer plan for naval reorganization became effective yesterday with regulations in operation though many changes will take weeks. The shift from old to new will be gradual as the veteran bureaucracy yields to a system prioritizing the one officer and further adjustments may be needed to harmonize affairs. A long list of appointments and promotions will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Meyer
Default Interest on Chicago Subway Bonds Sparks Reorganization
Word from New York says the Chicago Subway Company defaulted interest on its bonds and will likely be reorganized under friendly receivership. J Oyden Armour, controlling shareholder, returned from New York after talks with company officials and other financiers but would not discuss the situation.
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Chicago Subway ‘Company
Chicago
New York
Chicago Subway
la Salle Streat
J. Oyden Armour
Gas Kills Man in Chicago Plumbing Shop Rooms
One man, Thomas Walsh, was asphyxiated while Daniel Shaughnessy was found unconscious in the rear rooms of Peter Kraker’s plumbing shop. Both were taken to the county hospital. Walsh is dead and Shaughnessy is feared not to recover after a gas-related incident believed accidental.
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Chicago
Wee
Peter Kraker
Thomas Walsh
Daniel Shaughnessy
Special corporation excise tax eyed at 25 million
Washington reports the fiscal year 1910 tax outlook with a total estimated excise intake of 25 million from corporate and other sources. Internal revenue receipts for the year reach 248,212,719, down 5,453,280 from last year, while three months into the new year show 65,176,628 earned, up 2,956,657. Distilled spirits yield 128,315,181. tobacco 51,887,178. beer output falls as tobacco and snuff grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commins
Calhoun Witness Is Gone
District Attorney William Langdon orders police to locate James Gallagher missing since last week. Gallagher, key witness for graft prosecutions against Patrick Calhoun, left Oakland and may head to New York or Europe. He is subpoenaed for the second trial set December 6. Police dispatch telegraphs nationwide to find him.
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San Francisco
William Langdon
James Gallagher
Board of Supervisors
Schmitz-Ruef
Langdon
Gallagher
Oakland
New York
Oregon
Europe
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Oner
Gallagher Board
Deny Suffragettes Appeal In London Case
The divisional court denied the appeal of Miss Cristabel Pankhurst and Mrs. Haverfield. They were fined 25 pounds each or a month in prison on charges of resisting police after being arrested July 30 with 114 suffragettes attempting to present a petition to Premier Asquith at the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cristabel Pankhurst
Haverfield
House of Commons
Asquith
Chinese envoy Chang Yin Tang to arrive in San Francisco
San Francisco December 2. Collector F.8. Stratton has been advised that Chang Yin Tang Chinese minister to the United States is expected to arrive December 10 en route to his post. His party totals 68 persons including 25 students and servants. The collector is to extend usual government courtesies.
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San Francisco
Port
Stratton
Chang Yin Tang
United States
San Franciscco
Water famine cripples Springfield plants halting thousands
In Springfield Massachusetts water shortages force several manufacturers including the United States arsenal to suspend operations. More than 5,000 men lose jobs as the 45,000 residents face a drastic supply failure. A second water body project is under study while an abandoned well shows a missing skull with a bullet hole nearby. Admiral Yogo retires and is replaced by Vice Admiral Sir Gero Tjuin as Japan reconstitutes naval command.
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Springfield
Mass
United States ‘Arsenal
Jakes and Bonds
Nklaw
Hope
Togo
Tokyo
Japan
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Creston Opera House
BURNS
Masonic
Cook
Wells Depot
Frederick A Cook
Pine Tree Sanitarium
Pitt
Thomas S. Pitt
Cambridge, Mass
T. P. O'Connor
M. P
Trish Nationalist Party
Stockholm
August Schwan
Herr Schwan
Workman
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Calhoun
Miss Pankhurst
Mrs. Haverfield
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