CAPT Prouty Dead Pioneer Des Moines Businessman
Captain C. J. Prouty a Des Moines business leader and Civil War veteran died at his home on Grand avenue after weeks of illness. Born August 6, 1841 in Cumberland Ohio he moved to Iowa in 1858 and to Des Moines in 1878. He rose from grocery clerk to sales manager and became president of Prouty Grocery Company. He served five years as captain of Company E Thirty third Iowa in the Union Army and was wounded near war’s end.
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Prouty
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Prouty Grocery Company
Tie
Cumberland
Oho
Iowa
Sigourney
Captain Prouty
Keokuk
Co. E
Thirty-third
Fremont County Farmers Institute to Meet at Rink House
The Fremont County Farmers institute will convene January 5, 6, and 7 at the Rink opera house in Sidney. Noted speakers include C. R. Bush of Ames on Animal Husbandry Laura Phillips of Ames with two addresses Prof. Tavenor Coin on Corn Judging and C S Nichols on Good Roads. Premiums total about $125 for corn $25 for small grain $11.50 for vegetables $27 for apples and over $50 for culinary arts.
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Sidney
Fremont County Farmers’ Institute
Rink Opera
C. R. Bush
Ames
Laura Phillips
Tavenor Coin
Nichols
The Q Blockade Hits Creston Cumberland Branch
Owing to heavy snowstorms the Creston Cumberland branch of the Q has been badly blockaded for three days. The regular Friday freight took forty miles in fourteen hours. Saturday’s freight could not run at all, while Sunday’s trip proceeded with an extra engine and snow plow.
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Bridgewater
Creston-Cumberland
Four Die in Explosion Near Ollie Bell Mine
Four men died in a powder house blast at the Ollie Bell mine mouth two miles south of Benton Wisconsin. Victims were John Oldberg of Benton Ed Sullivan of Lead Mine CH Morton of New Orleans Wisconsin and Thomas Clegg of New Orleans Wisconsin. Cause and responsibility are unplaced.
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Dubuqueta
John Oldberg
Benton
Wis
Ed Sullivan
Morton
Thomas Clegg
New Olegins
Ollie Bell
Barefoot Escape Ends in Amputations for Farmer
Cedar Rapids Dec 29 A farmer near Watkins named Jos Nolan escaped from guards during delirium and ran over a mile in snow with bare feet and little clothing. He was recaptured with feet badly frozen and faces possible amputations.
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Cedar Rapids
Jos Nolan
Watkins
Central Division ML A A Meeting Opens in Iowa City
Opening session of the fifteenth annual meeting of the Central Division of the Modern Language Association of America was held in Iowa City with University of Iowa language faculty hosting.
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Iowa City
Central Divison
Modern Language Association of America
University of Iowa
Harriman Fortune At Death and Aftermath
Edward H. Harriman's net worth at his death exceeded 200 million dollars while a later estate appraisal set the value at 149 million. Mrs Harriman's fortune is listed at 220 million dollars in the current appraisal.
Man Dies of Injuries After Street Fight Stabbing
Council staffs report W. A. Crumpton of Illinois Central died at Mercy hospital from wounds inflicted in a stabbing by Frank Bryan an Italian track laborer on Dee Wied. The incident occurred December 29 and police are handling the case as a fatal altercation.
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W. A. ‘Crumpton
Illinois Central
Wan
Frank’ Bryan
Dee Wied
Mercy Hospital
Perilo
Estrada Rebels Refuse Madriz Peace Terms Nicaragua Crisis
Gen Estrada rejects the peace terms offered by Madriz new president saying the legislative assembly cannot appoint a successor. Madriz proposes a truce pending a visiting committee and disbanding both armies while recognizing his government. Troops are planned to meet Estrada’s forces as duels and exile tensions unfold amid the Nicaragua crisis. Dr Marcos Velasquez urges Zelaya to fight at the Mexican border.
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Madriz
Estrada
Washington
Nicaragua
Bbluefields
Wstrada
Manhagua
Madriz Party
Marcos E. Velasquez
Mexico
United States
Dr. Velasquez
Panama
Taft
Knox
Great Student Convention Opens in Rochester with Noted Speakers
Rochester is hosting the sixth International gathering of YMCA workers from Dec 29 to Jan 2. About 3,400 students and professors from 700 institutions attend, plus 200 missionaries returning from abroad. Speakers include Ambassador Bryce, Gifford Pinchot, Bishops McDowell Hendrix and Lloyd, Harvard and Yale professors, and others from Oberlin Germany Canada and India.
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Rochester
N. Y
Toftay
Ambassador Bryce
Gifford Pinchot
W. FP. McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Annis Estate Valued At $800 After Slain Publisher's Death
William A. Annis, slain by Captain Peter Hains Jr at Bay Side Yacht Club in August 1908, left an estate of about $800. The chief asset is $150 from selling the catboat used when shot. Also: Falls in Duluth fatality details from December 29 report.
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New York
Wiliam A. Annis
Peter ©. Hains, Jr
Bayside Yacht Club
Annis
Milk Shortage Hits Philadelphia As Snow Blocks Rail
Food supplies thin as snowbound roads delay farmers, schedules drift, and freight moves slow. Only a quarter of daily milk reaches the city while eggs and vegetables rise in price. Trains on the New York division lag and passenger service resumes as railways work to clear the blockade.
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Philadelphia
Gee
New York
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Wyo
Ferry
Bridgeport
Bellaire
Benwood
W. Va
Ohio River
Wood alcohol deaths alarm New York crowds
Coroner Har burger reports wood alcohol is sold as a beverage in New York with deaths instead of stimulation. Several mysterious deaths in recent months traced to this供应. Ten cents buys enough to cause blindness coma or death.
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New York
Harburger
Tueretia Borgia
Garfield Denies Attacks in Ballinger Pinchot Row
New York December 29 James A Garfield former secretary of the interior declares in a formal statement that he has not contradicted his past actions. He says quotations misrepresent his stance on Alaska coal issues and coal legislation. He references Cunningham cases noting large claimed tracts and potential government revenue from coal and surface rights.
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New York
James A. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Alaska
Cunningham
United States
Lewis claims re election at United Mine Workers
Indianapolis reports Thomas L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America returns to headquarters to draft his annual report as union ballots are counted. He claims a double size majority over rival William Green and notes a 36,000 vote margin based on 756 of about 1,800 local unions. Last year he led John H. Walker by 18,000 votes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
William Green
Coshocton
O. Lewis
John H. Walker
Danville
Cashier Missing With $3,000, Warrant Issued
Chicago authorities issue a warrant for George A. Capron a cashier at United States Express Company Englewood branch on larceny by embezzlement of 3000 dollars. He has disappeared amid reports he fled to meet a woman in St Louis after receiving her telegram. Detective Tierney notes the woman’s identity is unknown.
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Chicago
George A. Capron
United States Express Company
Englewood
Capron
St. Louis
Tierney
Umbria to be discarded on final transatlantic voyage
New York reports the Cunard liner Umbria will arrive Saturday on what is likely its last trans-Atlantic trip. Once a thrill on the harbor since 1884 it has outlived its usefulness and no one wants it. The trial run reached 21 knots, a speed once deemed marvelous.
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New York
Cunard
Taft to push federal licenses with antitrust plan
President Taft plans a special congress message focusing on amendments to the interstate commerce and Sherman antitrust laws. He will propose voluntary federal licenses for corporations to enter federal jurisdiction or remain under state control, despite pending Standard Oil decisions. Congress may delay, but Taft intends to proceed with his program as outlined earlier, with the message due January 6.
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Truit
Congress
Taft
Supreme Court
Interstate-Commerce Commissioners
Senate
House
Standard Oil
Wickersham
Houses of Congress
McLaurin
Mississippi
Bible Society Faces 500000 Loss Without 125000 Rise
New York officials warn the American Bible Society may forfeit a $500,000 endowment gift from Mrs. Russell Sage unless it raises $125,000 by next Friday. They say chances look slim to meet the goal, and hope Mrs. Sage will consider duplicating the current subscription.
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Bible Society
New York
American Bible Society
Russell Sage
Noted railroad man insane in Philadelphia
Bernard H Ball second vice president and general freight traffic manager of the Philadelphia Reading Railway Company reportedly became violently insane in his Reading Terminal office. After a struggle he was removed to a hospital. officials gave no details but overwork is suspected as the cause.
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Philadelphia
Bernard H. Ball
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
Reading Terminal
Reading
Bail
Fear General Strike Of Railroad Workers In Chicago
Fear of a general walkout by railroad workers grows after northwest switchmen fail to reach terms with railway officials in St Paul. Chicago shipper worry mounts as Chicago switchmen committee and railway managers press for demands. Union leaders predict spread unless managers yield, officials seek federal intervention via Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington.
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Chicago
Northwest
St. Paul
Chicago Committee of
Railway Managers’ Committee
Railway Exchange Building
Chicago Committee of Switchmen
St. Paul, Minn
Hawley
Switchmen’s
Perham
Railway Telegraphers
American Federation of Labor Railway Section
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
New York City Owes Large Share of U S City Debts
New York City's net indebtedness for 1907 exceeded sevenfold that of any other U S city among large municipalities. It accounts for 49 2 percent of the total debt of 158 cities over 30 000. Per capita debt in New York reached 142 52 with several other cities reported at high levels. Net debt rose by 120 030 631, driven mainly by the 15 largest cities. Seattle showed the largest increase while some cities reduced their indebtedness.
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Washington
New York City
United States
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Galveston
Pueblo
Newton
Mass
San Francisco
Detroit
St. Joseph
Indianapolis
Erie
Wheeling
Joplin
Johnstown
Seattle
Wash
St. Louis
Kansas City
SAILORS STARVE AT SEA MINNIE A CAINE TOWED IN
Hoquiam Washington December 29 1914 the schooner Minnie A Caine with Captain Olsen and a crew driven near to death by starvation sailed from Hunong China September 20. After a typhoon off the China coast most of their supplies were lost and for about 100 days the crew lived on moldy hardtack as they drifted toward Grays Harbor with the captain near death from heart disease.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Minnie A. Caine
Gray's Harbor
Hunong
China
Olsen
Four killed in Centralia mine explosion at No 5 shaft
In Centralia Pennsylvania area the dust explosion in mine No 5 killed four shot firers two miles south of the cage landing at the 700 foot level. Charles Carlson of the dead had two relatives lost in Cherry disaster. The mine, operating a year, suffered torn track and damaged workings. Also Hamburg reports Capua with 22 crew lost is given up as missing after departing December 1 for Genoa.
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Centralia
Charles Carlson
Cherry
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Quaker City Hungry
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John H. Thirey
Br. Frederick Cook
North Yole
University of Copenhagen
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Garfield
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