Poultry Show Opens as Turkey Famine Warns of Extinction
Des Moines reports the poultry and pet stock show opened with about 2300 entries. Prof H C Pierce of Ames College warns the turkey famine will worsen next year and possibly lead to extinction unless black head disease is controlled. Prices for poultry and eggs are expected to rise in the new year due to reduced supply.
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Des Moines
Pierce
P. T. Bond
Des Moines Poultry and Pet Stock Association
B. F. Carroll
J. A. Pease
Iowa State Poultry Association
Ft. Dodge
Iowa
the Agricultural College
Curtiss
Iowa Agricultural College and Experiment Station
Ames
J. C. Simpson
State Board of Agriculture
Russell and McCord
T. C. Ellison
Minneapolis
Minn
Turkey
H. C. Pierce
Poultry
State College
Father F X Roseler Dies at Mercy Hospital
Des Moines reports Father F X Roseler of St. Marys church Millard Indiana died at Mercy hospital of typhoid pneumonia after about two weeks illness. Funeral arrangements call for remains to be returned to Millard for burial Thursday. The death coincides with the twelfth anniversary of Walter Rheseler ordination.
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Des Moines
F. X, Roseler
St. Mary's Church
Millard
Mercy Hospital
Walter Rheseler
Boy shoots cousin in accidental target shooting death
Osceola Se December 28 Walter Teague 17 was killed instantly by his 13 year old cousin Archie Staley of Des Moines at the Smyrna home while target shooting. Archie fired as Walter rose, the .22 caliber bullet caused instant death. the boys were close friends, Archie distraught.
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Osceola
Walter Teague
Archie Staley
Tenth Street
Des Moines
Smyrna
Walter
Archie
Stock Car Delay Charged in Des Moines Complaint
A. A. Doris of Neola filed a complaint with the state railway commission against the C. R. I. & P. Railway for failing to deliver stock cars ordered December 11. The dispute centers on delayed shipment and potential contractual breach as the commission reviews the case and possible remedies.
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Des Moines
A. A. Doris
Neola
State Railway Commission
C. R. I. & P. Railhway Company
Five Million Dollar Boston Blizzard Loss Feared
The great northeast storm causes significant damage and disruption from Philadelphia to Boston. Five million dollars in losses are reported around Boston, with 12 lives lost at sea and many residents driven from Chelsea by tidal flooding. Across New England, streets, utilities, and transport face extensive outages and debris.
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Boston
New England
Davis Palmer
Hull
Chelsea
Island End
Electric
Atlantic Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Everett
Pinchot Links Trust Menace to Conservation Debate
Gifford Pinchot, urging limits on monopolies, declares the conservation issue a moral question affecting millions of workers. Speaking at the University Club, he criticizes predatory wealth and special interests, urging resources be conserved for the many, not the few, amid Roosevelt policy tensions.
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New York
Gifford Pinchot
United States
Sugar Trust
Prince Chun stabbed in Peking amid fears of foreign plot
Prince Chun regent of China was stabbed and slightly wounded near the palace in Peking. A former imperial household cook, a Manchu, was arrested. The attack sparked widespread alarm with rumors of foreign involvement and strengthened legation guards as unrest spreads through Shanghai and Manchuria. Extra troops were sent to guard quarters while coolies echoed anti foreign sentiment. The incident follows the assassinations of Ito and Premier Yi, signaling regional upheaval linked to Korean Patriots.
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Shanghai
China
Prince Chun
Emperor Pu
Peking
Manchen
Chun
Ito
Japan
Harbin
Far East
Korea
Manchuria
Music Teachers National Convention Opens at Northwestern
Chicago, Dec 28. The Music Teachers National Association convenes at Northwestern University, Evanston, with President Harris welcoming members. A large attendance is reported as papers are read by Chicago figures Harrison M. Wild Adolf Weidig Dr Nathaniel Rubinkan and H Augustine Smith. Ross ater Cole presides. The program features a Capella choir concert tonight an International Music Society meeting tomorrow and organ and Steindel Trio recitals later in the week.
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Chicago
Music Teachers' National Association
Northwestern University
Hvanston
Harris
Harrison M. Wild
Adolf Weidig
Nathaniel Rubinkan
H. Augustine Smith
Waldo
Frances &. Clark
Milwaukee
Rossater G. Cole
Capella
Northwestern University School of Music
International Music Society
George W. Andrews
Oberlin
Steindel
Illinois and Missouri hold annual teachers association meetings
Springfield hosts the Illinois State Teachers Association as its convention opens with a general session led by Gov. Denes, President Bardwell, Francis G. Blair, and A E Winship. In St Louis the Missouri State Teachers Association convenes at Central High with presiding B G Shackelford and speakers Otto Heller and Walter Williams. A memorial gathering for Harris and Soldan follows with J M Greenwood and Ben Blewett speaking.
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Ill
Normal School Council
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
State House
Gov. Denes
C. M. Bardwell
Ansara
Francis G. Blair
A. E. Winship
Boston
St. Louis
Missouri State Teachers’ Association
Central High School
B. G. Shackelford
Cape Girardeau
F. H. Kreismann
Otto Heller
Washington University
Walter Williams
University of Missouri
William T. Harris
F. Louis Soldan
J. M. Greenwood
Kansas City
Ben Blewett
China eager for railroads but favors home grown work
Dr Wu Ting Fang, retiring Chinese minister in New York, says China wants railroads but must be built by Chinese with outside money kept for foreign aid. He emphasizes “China for the Chinese” while acknowledging need for funds and experience to progress. In Pittsburgh a murder hunt widens as detectives pursue leads in the killing of 14 year old James Lawrence Friel found in an abandoned North Side house with a knife wound to the throat.
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New York
Des
China
Wu Ting Fang
Pittsburg
James Lawrence Friel
Tolstoy Health Fears Return in St Petersburg
Count Tolstoy's condition again causes anxiety as physicians from Moscow and Tula are summoned to attend him in St Petersburg.
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Count Tolstoy
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Tula
Postoffice Deficit Tops History Amid Policy Review
Washington reports a record deficit of 17 479 770 for the post office department as its new administration undertakes reforms based on the latest annual Hitchcock report. Michigan Knights of the Grip convene in Lansing with officers set to be chosen tomorrow. In Copenhagen the so called Uncle of Europe, Prince Hans of Schleswig-Holstein, lies critically ill.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Postal Service
Ordh
Frank H. Hitchcock
Europe
Copenhagen
Hans
Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg- Glicksburg
Christian of
Denmark
Canada asks for envoy in Washington
Dr Arthur Lumieux of Toronto, a prominent Canadian politician, called for Canada to have its own diplomatic representation in Washington. He said Canada and the United States should settle their own affairs and adjust trade questions directly, not through England, while visiting New York for the holidays.
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New York
Canada
Washington
Arthur Lumieux
Toronto
United States
England
Storm claims five hundred in Portugal disaster
Lisbon reports five hundred persons believed dead as a Portuguese storm rages. Seven hundred vessels were swept to sea with little hope for most. Latest dispatches estimate total loss near 30 million dollars. King Manuel reportedly proceeds inland to aid salvage efforts.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Joss
Manuel
Burns to Death in Jail at Stillmore Georgia
John Murphy perished in a jail cell on December 28 after attempting to burn his way to freedom. Outsiders heard his cries but responders arrived too late.
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Stillmore
John Murphy
William Jennings Bryan Heads for Jamaica
Bryan leaves Knight's Key to join his family in Jamaica. His health is reported greatly improved and the trip marks a new phase as he travels from Florida toward the Caribbean.
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Bryan
Jamaica
Mian, Fla
William Jennigs
Knight's Key
Haskell Institute Heads U S Indian Schools in Washington
Lawrence Kansas December 28 H B Peairs superintendent of the Haskell Institute has been named national supervisor for educating the Indians with headquarters in Washington. Pittsburg Pennsylvania December 28 James W Friend vice president of Prested Steel Car Company and director in several financial and industrial institutions died at his home at age 63.
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U. S. Indian
Lawrence
Kan
H. B. Peairs
Haskell Institute
Washington
J. W. Friend
Pittsburg
James W. Friend
Prested Steel Car Company
Swan at Law Handles Wills and Probate in Atlantic Iowa
T B Swan attorney at law offers wills drawn and probated, reports made for administrator and guardians appointed, probate practice specialty, general law business transacted in Atlantic Iowa.
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T. B. Swan
Atlantic
Iowa
J. B. Rockafellow
Wood & Savery
John H. Wood
BEN U. Wood Co
W. Savery
Sixth
Chestnut Sts
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Minneapolis Journal
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Miami Commercial College
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Hitchcock
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D. O. Herbert
East Fifth Street
Max Emmert
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Bell
C. G. Clark
Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
R. A. Gamble
Opera House
Chas. D. Finley
Chestnut Street
C. L. Campbell
Gillespie Building
A. S. Mullins
Hag
W.C. Heers
Smilsy’s
G. R. Miller
J. A. Giffen
C. Thurman Furniture Company
W. M. Bailey
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M. H. Butler
Musaon
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