Merry Christmas to the Poor Rallies Aid by Rev Mack
Reverend E. Mack, popular Church of Christ pastor, launches a Christmas aid drive for the city’s poor. He plans to find needy families, distribute clothing and provisions, and asks the public to contribute money, clothes, or food. Call Rev Mack on Musson 95 or the News for info and donations.
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Re, E. Mack
Church of Christ
Macomber
Mack
Rev Mack
Rev. Mack
Atlantic
Rev
Musson
Black 95
Interstate Commerce Commission urges more government power
The annual report of the Interstate Commerce Commission, released in Washington on December 21, urges granting the government authority to determine railroad physical valuations. The United Press notes the report supports increased federal control over railroads.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Gov't
United Press
Washington, D .C
Fatal blaze in Cincinnati factory district claims two lives
United Press report from Cincinnati Ohio states a large early morning fire killed firefighter Robert Creer and 18 year old Walter Morris. Ten firefighters were injured and Charles Swengle is missing possibly buried in the ruins. Two factories Crippendorf Shoe Company and Taylor Leather Company were destroyed and eight others damaged with heavy losses.
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Claney
United Press
Cincinnati
Robert Creer
Crippendorf Shoe Company
Taylor Leather Company
Walter Morris
Chas. Swengle
Mine Disaster at Pretoria Coal Mine Leaves 400 Entombed
United Press report from Manchester dated December 21 states 400 workers are entombed as the Pre toria coal mine at Leeds burns. Eleven bodies have been recovered and rescuers fear the rest may be lost unless escape to a neighboring mine is possible.
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United Press
Manchester
England
Pretoria
Leeds
Weather Forecast for Towan Area
Increasing cloudiness with snow tonight or Thursday. Warmer tonight. Snow or wintry mix possible in west and central portions Thursday. Temperatures around seasonal norms with light to moderate winds.
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Towa
Bear Grove Township buggy crash injures none seriously
In Bear Grove Township near Fletcher Chapel Mrs. Geo Lund and family riding home from the chapel entertainment collided with Mose Bell and Robert Bell and their wives after a buggy tongue broke. Both buggies damaged with several occupants thrown out but no serious injuries.
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Bear Grove Township
Fletcher Chapel
Geo. Lund
Mose Bell
Robert Bell
Cig
Young Couple Wed in Omaha
Robert Hartkopf son of Mr and Mrs Charles Hartkopf wed Miag Anna Schoenbohm daughter of Mr and Mrs Hue Schoenbohm in Omaha Nebraska city. The couple, from this city, left for the metropolis to marry and plan to reside on South Walnut Street once back home.
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Robert Hartkopf
Chas. Hartkopf
Wiie
Nebraska City
Migs Anna Schoenbohm
Miag
Anna Schoenbohm
Hye Schoenbohm
Chag
Hartkopf
Omaha
Nebraska
Walnut Street
Aldrich Taken To Roosevelt Hospital for Hand Operation
Senator Aldrich was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital in New York on December 21 for an operation on his hand. Friends said there is no danger, and he was transported by ambulance.
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Aldrich
Pital
The
United Press
New York
Roos- + evelt hospital
Burglary at Cumberland restaurant
Special to the News reports a Dilley restaurant in Cumberland Iowa robbed last Saturday night. A burglar gained entry through a rear window and took between thirty and forty dollars along with candy cigars and other small items. No clues to the thief's identity have been found.
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Cumberland
Iowa
Dilley
Miss Ruth Stafford Demurs to Estate Will Challenge
Acting for Ruth Stafford sole beneficiary J B Rockafellow filed a demurrer in district court to Mary Stafford’s petition to break P T Stafford’s will claiming a promised dower. Mary Stafford, divorced and representing herself, has no claim to the estate. The case promises a legal battle at the January term.
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J. B. Rockafellow
Mrs. Stafford
Ruth Stafford
J .B. Rockafellow
Mary Stafford
P. T. Stafford
Stafford
Christmas cantata at M E church in Friday program
The M E Sunday school plans a Christmas cantata titled Getting the mail from Santa Claus at the M E church Friday evening. A splendid program is promised with gold watches for attendees. President H. Markham of Gulf Refining Co and Gulf Pipe Line elected president of Illinois Central, succeeding James T. Harrison at 70.
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M. E
M. E. Sunday School
Santa Claus
United
New York
H. Markham
Gulf Refining Co
Gulf, Pipe Jine
Pittsburg
Illinois Central
James T. Harrison
Death of Cullen Child in Griswold Diptheria Tragedy
The three and a half year old son of Mr and Mrs Mike Cullen near Griswold Iowa died Sunday morning at eight after a week with diphtheria. The body was laid to rest in Recn cemetery. The Cullens receive the deep sympathy of many friends in their sorrow. Crepe paper napkins at the News office.
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Griswold
Mike Cullen
Reno
Cullen
Hospital visit noted for I T Spangler in Cumberland
L T Spangler traveled to Omaha to comfort his brother I T who underwent gall stone surgery and faced a precarious period. The patient, a well known local, is recovering at Presbyterian hospital in Cumberland Iowa. A local business note reports Gene Pierce acquiring the Dilley restaurant, now in possession. In Chihuahua, Diaz forces suffered ninety casualties while General Navarro retreated. Gesman wounded and rebels hold mountain positions. Atlantic Gun Club hosts a Christmas shoot with trap events and game prizes on December 22 and 23 inviting all shooters.
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L. T. Spangler
Omaha
I. T
Presbyterian Hospital
Cumberland
Iowa
Gene Pierce
Chihuahua
Mex
Navarro
Gesman
Atlantic Gun Club
A. N
Phuraday
P. I. Appleman
First Fierce Snow Storm Delays Denver Trains
The season's opening snow storm delays trains and hobbles wires as it moves rapidly eastward from Denver on December 21, stranding travelers and disrupting service.
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United Press
Denver
Taft urges Texas New Mexico border marking joint resolution
President Taft sent a special message to Congress urging passage of a joint resolution to authorize the President and Texas to mark the Texas New Mexico boundary. Senator Culbertson pressed for immediate action, opposed by Senator Heyburn of Idaho. Elevator finished at Grant mill in this state as J A Campbell oversees installation then returns home.
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Taft
Congress
Boundary Commission
United Press
Washington, D C
Texas
Téxas
New Mexico
Culbertson
Heyburn
Idaho
J.A. Campbell
Atlantic
Grant
Factory Inspector Visits City and Warns On Safety
Des Moines state factory inspector W J Ribble called on local industry to ensure safe workplaces and lawful compliance. Gerald Russell Nelson, four days old, died of stomach and bowel trouble at Grove township home. funeral at 10:30 tomorrow at home led by Rev E L Mack. Elegant Xmas gift sets advertised by Albert Johnson and Sons.
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W. J. Ribble
Des Moines
Gerald Russell Nelson
Virgil Nelson
Grove Township
EL FL Mack
Church of Christ
Eleven Miles More Tonight Progress on A N S Work
Report shows eleven miles more to lay on the A N S line with favorable weather and no major delays. Judge Wheeler adjourned the November term after a brief stay in Audubon. next term opens January 24. Marriage licenses issued: Henry Kay and Hattie Lanny. items for sale at News office including combination savings banks and stationery boxes. Dr F W Porterfleet visited Adair for consultations on a braime coni case.
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Wheeler
Audubon
The
Bluffs
F. W. Porterfleet
Adair
Enga
Brooks World's Record Flight Is Broken in Paris
Paris report states Paul Legagneux flew 822 miles in five hours and fifty nine minutes in a Bleriot machine, setting a new distance record for sustained flight and earning a prize of 4000 dollars.
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Brooks
United Press
Paris
Paul Legagneux
Big Strike Imminent on Western Roads
United Press report from Chicago December 21 states Grand Chief Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers says the strike of 30 000 engineers on 61 western roads may be settled today and indications are that a settlement is near.
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The
United Press
Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Westent
Iron Works Shuts Down for Six Weeks
The Hunter Iron Works Company on Oak Street closes for six weeks to install new machinery and prepare for next year. Manager T. Brett cites rapid cleanup and aims for a strong year ahead as a forty horse power motor is added and power from the focal electric plant is secured.
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Hunter Iron Works
Hunter Iron Works Company
Lower Oak Street
T. ©. Brett
Focal Electric
Talk Smith for Circuit Bench in Taft consideration
Washington and Springfield dispatches report President Taft weighing Walter I. Smith for the Wyoming circuit bench to replace Willis Van Derventer while Iowa cases hinge on the state primary law decision. Judge Deemer and McClain praised by Senator Cummins. Smith McPherson activity unclear. Illinois Supreme Court divides on primary law validity with three votes for valid and four for invalid.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Walter I. Smith
Willis van Derwenter
Wyoming
Supreme Court
Representative Smith
Taf
Cummins
Deemer
McClain
Smith
Des Moines
Smith McPherson
The
United Press
Springfield
Ilinois Supreme Court
Lorimer report exoneration filed by senate panel
Washington December 21 the senate committee on elections and privileges filed the Lorimer exoneration with the senate. It is signed by all members except Beveridge and Frazier. Senate action on the report was deferred until after the holidays to allow minority reports by Beveridge and Frazier. United Presbyterian Christmas program set at 7 30 Christmas Eve with a cantata, uniformed children, choir music, church decoration, and Santa Claus.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Elections and Privileges
Lorimer
Senate
Burrows
Beverrdge
Indiana
Frazier
Tennnessee
Beveridge
United Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Church
Santa Claus
Police Court Sober Drunk Fined For Conviviality
One plain drunk appeared in police court this morning and paid the regulation fine for his conviviality.
Eighth Grade Program Shown At High School Showcase
An eighth grade program at the high school featured Whittier selections marking the poet’s birthday. Students read bios, recited poems including The May Flowers and Barefoot Boy, and performed dances, dialogues, and songs led by Miss Misa Hedges class with many named students and performers.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Misa Hedges
Viva Feldman
Whittier
Alfred Linke
Eleonora Christensen
Anton Jensen
Kristina Rattenborg
Mary Clark
Ervin Reid
Bert Dungan
Dorothy Masteller
Blanche Bullard
Morris Dance
Willie Johnson
Anton Jengen
Jerome Siegel
Fritz Poch Max Herbert
Philip Williams
Lucknow
Vera Lang
Door Latch Invention Notified As Patent Allowed
Mr Darius BE Shrauger of Atlantic has been informed by Orwig and Barr that his door latch patent application is allowed by the U S patent office. The device features outward brackets with bearings and a rod handle that drops when the crank arm aligns with a shoulder on a catch to hold the door closed.
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Darius BE. Shrauger
Atlantic
Orwig & Barr
Des Moines
United States Patent Office
Shrauger
Shranger
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Ham
Dilley Bros
Cole's
Tet Eet
Pierce
Ding
Albert Johnson & Sons
Henry Kay
Hattie Lanny
Maine
John Maher
Iron Works
Talk Smith
Vanderventer
Albert-Johngor
Zola Lang
Obera Brown
Trene Highley
Zola Vane
Merry Winter
Louise Jones
Maryl Clark
Bessie
Barefoot Boy
Ceca Awn
Maud Muller
Irene Highley
Phillip Williams
Torothy Master
Red Riding Hood
Barbara Frietchie
Phil Williams
Fritz “Pooh
Trene Hughrey
Whittier Land
Fritz Pass
Pep Eames Lloyd Gardner
Gillum
Chain Lightning Machine
Paul Melford
Doom
Talkemdown
Ralph Wolfinger
Song
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