Thirty Firemen Die In Meat Warehouse Fire
CHICAGO December 22 At least thirty firemen are dead including Chief Horan and Fire Marshal Burrows after a fire at Nelson Morris and Co meat warehouse in the stock yards. Explosions and collapsing walls hampered rescue as bodies were recovered, with more fatalities feared and the plant heavily damaged.
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Nelson Morris & Co
Horan
Aimmonia
Dept
Chicago
Burrows
Nelson, Morris & Co
Lacey
Burrowa
George Murawski
Co. 49
Capt
Doyle
Collins
Joseph Mackey
Mackey
Union Stock Yards
Another Bad Fire at Leather Factory Tragedy in Philadelphia
United Press reports a deadly blaze at the B Frielander leather factory in Philadelphia at 2740, likely incendiary. By Dec 22 twenty five bodies were recovered and twenty one firefighters and police were known dead. six missing and two in ruins. wounds total in the dozens with some fatalities expected.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Penn
B.frielander
Trouble in Cuba as Gomez Faces Possible Term Tactics
HAVANA December 22 rivals accuse President Gomez of seeking to extend his rule after saying he would not run and of planning to expel political opponents. The move could spark unrest and a potential second U S intervention.
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United Rres
Havana
Cuba
Gomez
United States
Sugar customs frauds rack up multimillion losses
Immense sugar customs frauds in New York unfold involving millions in illicit drawbacks. Sugar companies are identified and money slated for recovery through civil suits. The case is billed as a larger sensation than prior underwriting scandals.
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The
United Press
New York
Lafe Young Speech Printed In Full By Request
The paper publishes Senator Lafe Youngs senate speech in full, originally omitted due to limited space. The document appears on inside pages, with the full remarks now presented for readers.
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Lafe Young
Senate
Fighting near Manila Leaves Private Holt Dead
Dec 22 Manila dispatch reports Third Infantry clashed with tribesmen near Davie. Private Holt was killed and others wounded amid engagements with AnfantaA vue tribesmen. casualties incomplete due to damaged text.
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United Press
Manila
P. L
Davie
Holt
Marriage Licenses and Choral Union Plans Anew
Marriage licenses listed include Ralph Olde and Lewis Grack Daniela. The Choral Union will announce the program for the concert, with details to be revealed soon.
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Ralph Olde
Lewis
Grack Daniela
Same
the Choral Union
Two Cumberland Weddings Reported in Local Ceremonies
At 6 pm the home of Mr and Mrs I Johnson in Cumberland Ta the marriage of Carrie M Johnson to George B Keyser was solemnized by Rev Hignell of Lenox Christian church. The couple will reside in Dickinson North Dakota. Earlier at 3 pm Rev F W Heinke officiated at the marriage of Alber tine Brumund and George Kloppenburg at the Kloppenburg home. They will live on a local farm nearby.
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Cumberland
I. Johneon
Carrie M
George B. Keyser
Hignell
Lenox
Keyser
Dickinson
N. D
F. W. Heinke
Franklin Township
Albertine Brumund
George Kloppenburg
Gerhard Kloppenburg
Infant Dies After Illness Near Cumberland
Special to the News reports in Cumberland Indiana that the three months old infant of Mr and Mrs Harold Morgan died after being taken sick yesterday morning. Death is believed due to infantile paralysis. Interment occurred in the afternoon with no public funeral because of the disease.
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Cumberland
Harold Morgan
Christmas Tree Program Scheduled for Friday Evening
Christmas tree event set for Friday December 23 at 7 30 with a Sunday school program. Preparations completed for a good time. All parents and friends of the children are invited. Santa Claus will be there on time.
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Santa Claus
Two English Quitiers Guilty Sentenced for Spying
LEIPSIC December 22 Lieut Brandon and another English officer were found guilty of spying on German fortifications and sentenced to four years imprisonment. Also reported an operation at the hospital for gall stones with 1133 stones removed and a Wright aeroplane landing near Galiew thdby.
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The
United Press
Leipsic
Lieut
Brandon
Frank Peerman
Marne Young People Wed in Marne Iowa
Henry Kay and Miss Hattie Sanny, well known near Marne, married yesterday afternoon at the bride’s parents’ home north of town. Rev G F Braun of Atlantic officiated. A wedding supper followed. They will live on a farm three miles east of town on the groom’s parents’ property. Only relatives attended.
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Hattie Sanny
Henry
Kay
Bride
Marne
Henry Kay
Maine
G. F. Braun
German Evangelical Church of Atlantic
Henry Lanny
Atlantic
Shannon
Old Lumber From Cabin Roof Impresses Store Owner
C B Osborne, a noted furniture dealer, said the timber used to partition his shop originated as the cabin roof of H W Bales, who recently died in FH oiling Colorado. The walnut beam has withstood time and remains a handsome relic amid the store.
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C. B. Osborne
H. W. Bales
Colo
Tempest and Sunshine at the Theatre Monday Night
Holiday attraction Tempest and Sunshine, a dramatization of Mary J. Holmes novel, will be offered at the theatre on Monday night December 26. It portrays a simple yet intense people whose hearts are bursting with love truth and honesty and whose justice cannot be bought. Popular prices.
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Mary J. Holmes
Rescuers Driven Back at Pretoria Mine Tragedy
In Manchester England on December 22 rescuers faced renewed difficulties at the Pretoria mine where about 200 bodies lie central and efforts to reach them were halted. Local reports note harsh conditions and ongoing danger impacting salvage work.
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United Press
Manchester
England
Pretoria
Community fund drive for Rev Mack reaches goal push
Atlantic residents urged to donate to Rev Mack Christmas aid drive. Donations from Oransky & Son H Townsend News Pub Co and others push toward 100 dollars to hand over tomorrow morning. Readers urged to name additional needy and deliver funds to Tele graph or News office. Two killed in a Pennsy wreck near Millstone this morning.
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Rev. Mack
Atlantic
News and Telegraph
Mack
B. Oransky & Son
H. Townsend
News Pub. Co
Macomber
J. B. Hill
Nelson Boys
M. B. Nelson
A. A. Petit
EB. Marquis
Atlantic's Population Decline Echoes Census Result
From Washington reports the 1910 census shows Atlantic Iowa with a population of 4,560, down 486 from ten years earlier and up 209 from twenty years ago. The drop below 5,000 affects local petition plans and hints at enumeration gaps, while nearby towns list varied gains and losses among Iowa cities.
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Census Bureau
Washington
D. C
News Atlantic
Iowa
Atlantic
Dana Durand
Cen
Aged Lady Charlotte Graue Dies in Lewis
Mrs Charlotte Graue a longtime Lewis resident died this morning at her home after a lengthy pneumonia illness She was born in Germany aged 73 years one month and 22 days She leaves a husband and several children Funeral plans not announced yet News notes also mention a shower for Bernice Elliott ahead of her January wedding to Frank Williams of New England North Dakota and a Ma weather forecast for Iowa predicting rain or snow with colder temperatures in the east.
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Lewis
Dee
Charlotte Graue
Germany
Two Dailies Pause for Holidays in Atlantic Area
In Lewis Iowa a Christmas week note confirms no newspaper issues in Atlantic on Monday December 26 and Monday January 2 as papers pause for holidays. Henry Bales’s remains arrive from Colorado ahead of a funeral at M B church in Lewis with burial at Oakwood. His sons George Grant and M Bales accompany the casket. Also noted is the death of a three weeks old baby of Frank Myers and wife with funeral plans pending.
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Atlantic
Lewis
Iowa
Henry Bales
I. Collins
Cole
Miller
Bales
M. B
Peer
Oakwood
George
Grant
M. Bales
Colorado
Nine Miles More and Miscellaneous Notices
A compilation notes a minor neck abscess operation on the daughter of A C Savage by Dr F W Porterfield in Adair, with report she is doing well. Also mentions nine miles remaining to lay on the A N and B southern extension, a district court suit filed by J J Ferguson against Minor B Baron for 57 60, and a similar attachment action. Baptist Ladies plan a pantry sale on Saturday December 24 at Christensen's store. Local ads list tissue paper and fur sale promotions and Christmas wrapping paper at various stores. City bonds for sale in Atlantic totaling about 11540 at 6 percent, with payments starting April 1 1911.
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Br. F. W. Porterfield
Adair
A. C. Savage
J. J. Ferguson
District Court
Baron
Real Estate Transfer Listing for Margaret Glinton to Clin ton
Property transfer recorded with a wed 23 74 date noting Margaret Glinton conveying to William B Clin ton the estate aw4 3474 34 with a value of $8000 and a subsequent $9400 figure listed. Transfer details include date codes 10 m and 12 16 10 92.
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Margaret ‘Glinton
Wm. B. Clinton
Double wedding near Wiota
Miss Minnie Kelley weds James E. Brunson and Verna N. Kelley becomes the bride of Hiram D. White in a ceremony at the brides sister Mrs Andrew Nelson home east of Wiota. Rev J Thomas officiated. The event drew fifty four relatives and guests.
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Wiota
Andrew Nelson
Minnie Kelley
James E. Brunson
Verna N. Kelley
Hiram D. White
Pobae
J. Thomas
Nelson
Brungon
Allen Farm
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Geo. Murawaki, Co
Cent Davila
Pearya
Thomas O'Connor
W. J
Daly
F. W. Walters
P. J. Kell
James P. Foster
John P. Behr
Ens
Joseph Osborne
Chas. L
Moore
Nicholas Crane
Frank
Hobertser
George Wuthof
Dennis
Johnson-Keyser
Albertine Bromund and
George Mieppenburg
First Presbyterian Church
Elles
Dover
Cecil
Grace
Wright
Galiew
Dennison
Dez
Tom
WW. B. Taylor
Pennsylvania
New York-Trenton
Millstone
L A
Sus Bureau
Citis
Burlington
Iowa City
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Mason City
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Ft. Madison
Oskaloosa
Webster City
Oreston
Charlotte
Miss Eliott
MAE
Newsvpavers
Lhwis
Frank Myersnd
the Baptist Ladies
Beat the Nowa
COLES
Monogram Station
Peomarhina
Minnie Kelly
Jas. E. Brungon
Veriin N. Kelly
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