Prize Livestock Meeting Sets Jan 3 to 15 at Ames
Iowa State College advances a farmers short course Jan 3 to 15 1919 with a vast livestock display. Twelve prize horses from McMillan & Sons Percheron herd and the international Short horn herd of Carpenter & Ross join premier cattle, sheep and swine exhibits. Roan Jim will be killed for demonstration as the first champion steer used this way. John Gosling directs twelve animal slaughterings. The college adds Guernsey and Ayrshire dairy herds and imports Cotswold Lincoln Hampshire Oxford Shropshire sheep. Iowa State domination noted in fat classes at the International show.
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Ames
Iowa State College
McMillan & Sons
Carpenter & Ross
Roan Jim
John Gosling
Kansas City
College
America
Winnie
Meadowbrook
Valas Rosegay
Guernsey Island
Ayrshire
Scotland
Cooper & Nephews
England
Cotswold
Lincoln
Hampshire
Oxford
Shropshire
Chandler Bros
Chariton
Iowa
Conference at State House Brings Talks on Deaf Education and Hospitals
Des Moines December conference of state institution heads met at the state board of control offices. Sessions featured Florence Wilcoxson on education of the deaf, B R McAllaster on voluntary admissions to state hospitals, V H Podstata on etiology of insanity, Ora Williams on dry farming, and Jesse Cula on the religious side of life in state institutions. General conference followed.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
State House
Florence Wilcoxson
School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs In
B. R. McAllaster
Cherokee State Hospital
Cherokee
V. H. Podstata
M. D
Northern Hospital For Insane
Elgin B
Ora Williams
Iowa
Campbell's
Scientific Farmer of
Lincoln
Neb
Jesse Cula
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Held for Sporer Murder in Oralabor Mines
Des Moines report says Mike Ditto and Joe Romania, Italian miners in Oralabor, were arrested on suspicion in Constable Frank Sporer’s murder. Romania identified by several witnesses as the shooter. Ditto previously detained but released. In Council Bluffs, John R. Dobbins received a five year hard labor sentence after a failed new trial motion.
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Des Moines
Mike Ditto
Joe Romania
Frank Sporer
Oralabor
Clarey
Romania
Ditto
Ness
Dobbins
Council Bluffs
W. R. Green
John R. Dobbins
Fort Madison
Revolt in Managua: three towns taken by insurgents
Insurgents report victory in engagements with Zelaya forces and plan new attacks. Rebels claim Estrada presidency as demonstrations erupt in Managua. Morale grows as Morales seizes Tortuga Orisi Supoa towns and Estrada gains US support. Marines en route from Colon amid growing conflict.
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Zelaya
Estrada
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Morales
Tortuga
Orisi
Supoa
Rivas
United States
Colon
Des Moines
Tacoma
Leonidas
Managua
Vasquez
Mico River
New Orleans
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Dr. Madriz
Court of
Cartago
Central America
Elopement Reveals Witness in Tyson Manslaughter Case
Harry P ox, sought by New York authorities for over a year as a witness in the manslaughter case against John H. Tyson, who killed a man in an automobile accident, was found through his elopement with Rose Wolf. He married her and denied hiding, living at the Hotel Manx as a broker.
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San Francisco
Harry Pox
New York
John H. Tyson
Rose Wolf
Manx
Woman Found Ill in Street With Valuable Handbag in Oakland
A well dressed woman believed to be Mrs Ina L Cummings of St Louis was found in the street holding a handbag containing diamonds worth 12000 dollars and bonds and insurance policies totaling 30000 dollars on Oakland property. She appeared ill and was found on Dec 15 in Monterey California.
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Monterey
Cal
Oakland
Ina L. Cummings
St. Louis
Hall of Fame at U formally dedicated
In Champaign Illinois a formal dedication of the Farmers Hall of Fame at the University of Illinois took place in Memorial Hall. The highlight was unveiling Cyrus Hall McCormick portrait, with speeches by Gov. Deneen and university officials. Special trains carried crowds from across the state to attend.
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McCormick
University of Illinois
Champaign
Ill
Farmers’ Hall of Fame
University of Iinois
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Memorial
College of Agriculture
James McClure
McCormick Seminary
A. P. Grout
Charles F. Mills
Springfield
Muriel McCormick
Edmund J. James
Middle Western States
Seven Miners Rescued Dead At Baker Mine
Madisonville Kentucky December fifteen. A rescue party led by State Mine Inspector Norwood of Lexington recovered the bodies of seven miners entombed in the Baker mine of West Kentucky Coal Company near Wheatcroft. The victims, all Black, died of black damp a few hours after an explosion on Saturday afternoon and their bodies were placed in an improvised morgue awaiting an inquest.
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Madisonville
Norwood
Lexington
Baker
West Kentucky Coal Company
Wheatcroft
Pope appoints two bishops in separate assignments
The pope, following the consistorial congregation’s recommendation, named Rev. James O'Reilly of St. Anthony of Padua Minneapolis to Fargo North Dakota as bishop and Rev. M. F. Fallon of the Provincial Oblates Buffalo to London Ontario as bishop.
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Rome
Cardinal de Lai
James O'Reilly
Death shocks Monroe ball scene in forgery case
Topeka Kan Dec 15 Robert Robinson arrested while trying to pass a forged check confessed that he shot and killed George Bowen last Fourth of July at Monroe Georgia Bowen captain of the Monroe baseball team Robinson a player said Bowen attacked him with a pistol he took it away and shot him
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Robinson
Land
George Bowen
Monroe
Bowen
Robinson
Bower
Franchise roll grows with notable society joiners
New York December 15 Mrs J Borden Harriman president of the Colony club has joined the Equal Franchise society. Also joining are Mrs James A Stillman Sr and Mrs Gertrude Atherton along with more than 40 others in the last week. The new members include many trained nurses and presidents of nurses alumni groups.
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New York
J. Borden Harriman
Colony Club
Equal Franchise Society
James A. Stillman
Gertrude Atherton
Enovy and A id Auto Victims
Two foreign dignitaries were struck by an automobile in New York. Robert McMonell, secretary of the U.S. legation of Colombia, suffered a broken right leg while Gen. Carlos Serra, Colombian consul general in New York, sustained injuries to his left leg. In Kansas, Clyde Charles of Texas confessed to the murder of farmer George Neptune near Larned after a wage dispute, guiding investigators to Neptune’s buried body.
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New York
Robert McMonell
Legation of the United States of Colombia
Washington
Carlos M. Sarria
Mr. McDowell
Gen. Serra
Larned
Kan
Clyde Charles
Dalhart
Tex
George Neptune
Charles
Neptune
Blizzard Fatal Wrecks Kill 3 and Wounds 15 Near Buffalo
Investigators in Buffalo probe the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern collision between the New York Central Limited and the Chicago and Boston Special after a blizzard dash at 69 mph. Three dead, fifteen hurt, seven seriously. no severe injuries among the Limited's passengers. A separate Illinois Central suburban crash near East Seventy-seventh Street injures 12 or more as a switch left open by an employee prompts police inquiry.
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Northeast
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Buffalo
St. Louis
New York Central Limited
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
M. Berger
Berger
No. 10
Limited
Flossmoor
Illinois Central Railroad
East Seventy-seventh
East Seventy-eighth Streets
Illinois Central
Confessed Theft At Express Office In Rock Island
Carl R. Anderson, a cashier at the United States Express office in Rock Island, confessed to stealing 6000 dollars after drinking. He waited for others to leave, took the funds, and fled, later being captured in Davenport. Books showed embezzlement over a period. Forty people injured in a Canadian Northern Express wreck near Winnipeg with no fatalities.
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Rock Island
Ill
Carl R. Anderson
United States Express Company
Anderson
Davenport
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Northern Express
Here
Koreans to Erect Heroic Statue for Prince Ito
In Seoul on December 15 Koreans announce a voluntary subscription drive to raise a large sum for a heroic statue of Prince Ito. The project has already attracted substantial contributions as locals back the memorial.
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Ito
Seoul
Prince Ito
Commissioner Knapp Delays Strike Action
Chicago remains the center of railroad labor talks as Chairman Martin A. Knapp fails to appear delaying decisions by arbitration officials. Charles P. Neill conducts sessions with one committee at a time while railway telegraphers and managers seek settlement. Switchmen's Union reconvenes efforts for six cents per hour raise, with potential spread to Chicago and Buffalo if no deal. A special meeting in St Paul December 18 aims to advise and cooperate with the switchmen.
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Chicago
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Knapp
Charles P. Nelli
United States Commissioner of Labor
Congress Hotel
Knapp
Neill
Switchmen's Union of North America
Railway Exchange
Switchmen's Union Committee
Northwest
Buffalo
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
H. B. Perham
St. Louis
Order of Railway Teelgraphers
St. Paul
Toronto
Mr. Perham
Kellner Girl Murdered Suspected in Louisville Case
In Louisville on December 15 police push reward as key to returning Alma Kellner, an eight year old missing girl. Family including Circuit Judge Pryor favor a reward to urge Gov Willson. Rumor of Alma's death grows after a Sandusky Ohio report of an eight year old girl found, but no link established.
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Louisville
Alma Kellner
Pryor
Willson
Kellners
Alma
Sandusky
Comic Cards Bring Woes Indictment In Atlanta
Atlanta, December 15. J. F. Hardin local commercial agent of the Queen & Crescent was indicted by the federal grand jury for sending comic post cards to W. Norwood Mitchell, Baltimore & Ohio rail road commercial agent, violating postal laws. Mitchell had received dozens of cards by every mail for months, addressed him as Windy, prompting his complaint to postal authorities.
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Atlanta
W. Norwood Mitchell
Baltimore & Ohio
J. F. Hardin
Queen & Crescent
Harnessmaker takes life over mayoral race threat
John Mulholland, a Santa Barbara harnessmaker, fulfilled a pre election threat by shooting himself days after vowing to kill himself if mayoral candidate Boeseke was defeated. The fatal act follows his warning prior to the election.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
John Mulholland
Mulholland
Boeseke
Sheldon to Be Arrested Warrant Issued for ex Phoenix president
A warrant for the arrest of George P. Sheldon, former president of the Phoenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn, has been handed to Greenwich Connecticut police in New York reporting from December 15.
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Sheldon
New York
George P. Sheldon
Phoenix Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Greenwich, Conn
Seven Die in Cincinnati Tenement Fire Panic Tragedy
A four story tenement at Third and Sycamore in Cincinnati suffered seven deaths and twelve injuries when a kerosene lamp sparked a fast fire. Panic forced tenants to leap from upper windows as exits were blocked. Police and firemen staged dramatic rescues, including roof escapes. Loss pegged around $5,000. The blaze stemmed from a quarrel among tenants.
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Cincinnati
Third
Sycamore
de Spair
Henderson
Ruinous Storm Brings Joy in Pa Coal Regions
A fierce storm in eastern Pennsylvania caused thousands of dollars in damage to coal regions yet ended a prolonged drought. Over the past 60 days miners faced idle time or underemployment due to water shortages, and the rainfall allows mines to resume full operation. Wind also disrupted electric lines and unroofed several buildings.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Bell to Try New Flyer in Canada Lab
Associates of Prof. Alexander Graham Bell announce he will resume experiments at Baddeck Nova Scotia with a new tetrahedral aeroplane design combining horizontal and oblique surfaces. Five other aeroplane types are under construction at Baddeck and government aid is expected to aid development.
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New York
Nec
Alexander Graham Sell
Baddeck
Nova Scotia
Irish Support for Asquith in Irish Home Rule Move
Dublin reports the central committee of Irish nationalists voted to back the Liberal party in the general election, praising Asquith's Albert Hall home rule declaration. The motion to support the government was moved by John Redmond and carried unanimously. Regent of Brunswick Marines. Brunswick, Prussia—Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg Schwerin wed Princess Elizabeth of Stolberg Russia. she is 25, he 52, with the regency since 1907 following disputes over the throne. His first wife, Princess Elizabeth of Saxe-Weimar-Hisenach, died 17 months ago.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Nberty
United States
Estrada
Zelaya
Congress
Enrique Corda
Corda
Dublin
Central Committee
Asquith
Albert Hall
Ireland
John Redmond
Brunswick
Prussia
Johann Albrecht
Mecklenburg
Schwerin
Elizabeth of
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Sporer
Sheriff's Office
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Bate
Henry Caldera
Kentucky
Fargo
Father
London
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Kansas
New York Society
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Twentieth Century Limited
Express
Kellner
Bell
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