Villa's Friends Deny Break with Garranza
United Press reports in Paso Tex June 17 that Villa supporters deny a rift with Garranza yet twenty five telegraphers and other officials arrested by Villa men were sent to Torreon for examination. Washington dispatch notes first naval battle of the Mexican war with the federal gunboat Guerrand sinking the rebel Tampico near Toc Polo Bcampo. federal officers' committed death by own action and Americans rescued survivors.
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United Press
Paso
Tex
F Villa
Garranza
Washington
Guerrand
Tampico
To- Polo Bcampo
Howard
Villa resigns and a leadership split rocks Carranza forces
El Paso June 17 General Villa offered resignation to General Carranza but would not name a successor. Carranza asked who would lead. Villa's chiefs met and sent a round robin to Carranza stating they would accept no one but Villa. The split prompted Villa to order all garrison commanders in his territory to report to Torreon at once.
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PPP
el Paso
Tex
Villa
Carranza
Torreonade
Villa forces seize Juarez information and telegraph offices
Soldiers under Colonel Thomas Ornelas took over the Juarez information bureau and adjoining telegraph office, detaining Carranza ally Perez Abreu. The action signals a split between Carranza and Villa, with reports of other northern offices, customs, and treasury seized by Villa’s commanders as Natera’s new military zone battles Zacatecas and Torreon. Villa remains at Torreon while Natera suffers defeats.
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el Paso
Tex
Bureau of Information
Juarez
Carranza
Thomas Ornelas
Villa
Information Bureau
Perez Abreu
Chihuahua City
Torreon
Mexico
Customs House
Treasury Department
H. Perez Abreu
Panfilo
Natera
Zacatecas
Yorreon
Mexico City
Casper Schenk Nominated for Progressive Senator Seat
Des Moines reports Casper Schenk is the Progressive party nominee for senator with 6,800 votes cast in the party tally. P. Mayer is named the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor as returns are still incomplete from today.
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Des Moines
Casper Schenk
Progressive Party
P. Mayer
Funeral for Henry Donahue Held at Local Church
The funeral for Henry Donahue aged 85 was held Friday at 10 am from the Catholic church with Rev. Father Quinn of Red Oak presiding. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery at Lewis.
Moore Paints All Kinds for Sale
Local business advertises a wide range of paint products for sale including contractor, household, and specialty coatings. No pricing or contact details provided in the readable text.
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Moore
Well Known Nurses Wed In Lincoln Nebraska Romance
A bride nursed the groom’s mother during illness and last Friday in Lincoln Nebraska Myrtle McVeigh a local nurse married Seth Masteller son of William Masteller. They returned to the city Monday and are staying with the groom’s parents at the farm. Myrtle long a nurse at the local hospital is widely liked for her heart and mind. The wedding surprised friends. her home is Bridgewater and she is a graduate of Atlantic hospital.
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Seth Masteller
William Masteller
Lin' Coln
Neb
Lincoln
Bridgewater
The
Atlantic Hospital
Sheriff Bosley’s Seven Hour Auto Theft Stakeout
Sheriff William H. Bosley waited from 3 PM to 10 PM guarding a Ford with a missing number near the Park hotel. The car disappeared while he rested, leaving the mystery of ownership unsolved and prompting onlookers to stop and watch the vigil.
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Bosley
Park Hotel
Light Brigade
William H. Bosley
Guthrie Center Man Sets World Record For Elgars
Edward Cornish of Guthrie Center broke the world mark for cigars in a week by making 3100 elgars at the Mc Laughlin Cigar plant with coworker Edward McLuen tallying 3500. Cornish, a seasoned cigar maker, moved to Guthrie Center from a Des Moines factory a year ago.
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Guthrie Center
Edward Cornish
McLaughlin Cigar Company
Butler
California
Edward McLuen
Cornish
Jana
Des Moines
Cave powder for sale by Wm Men efee
Sale notice for cave powder offered by William Men. Includes price and contact details likely in compact local ad format. Limited readable details mention seller name and product type with no clear location or date.
Fire at Wissler home and store caused by gasoline leak
A fire at the Wissler home over the Highley Bros grocery store started from gasoline dripping under a stove pan after being left unattended overnight. A. C. Highley and his son Hugh smothered the blaze with dampened sacks, leaving only scorched wallpaper. Mrs Wissler noted the gas was not shut off tightly.
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Ralph Wissler
Highley Bros
A. C. Highley
K. Wissler
Hugh
Have You Fire Protection Policy Ad From Ins. Agency
An advertisement for Farmers and Merchants Insurance Agency successors to Platts Nelson Co promises quick results and in-house loss settlements. It urges readers to contact via Farmers Savings Bank or telephone number 212 for fire protection coverage.
Baggage Car Mystery Tied to Elliott Rival Auto Truck
Local officers spotlight a novel baggage truck associated with W B Elliott a Park notable. The jury rigged vehicle blends parts from several cars with unknown origin and failing documentation. Elliott a relative of Thomas A Edison may call on famed inventor's shadow for guidance as authorities seek proper registration.
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W. B. Elliott
Boniface
Wardy
Mr. Finney
Hiliott
Ary Dock
Elliott
Mr. Elliott
Thomas A.’ Holison
Wizard of
Menlo Park
Mamie Woodliff Weds Milton Smith in Waco Texas
On June 24 at the bride's home in Waco Texas, Miss Mamie Woodliff and Milton Smith unite in marriage. Milton is the son of Wilson C. Smith of A. F. P. D. No. 7, this city.
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Waco
Tex
Mamie Woodliff
Milton Smith
Wilson C. Smith
Captains Tell of Disaster at Empress of Ireland Collision
Quebec June 17 The Empress of Ireland collision inquiry hears Captain Kendall insist the Storstad rammed him at full speed while the Storstad’s owners dispute. Kendall describes a sheet of flame from the liner and the bulkheads ordered after impact as three compartments flooded. Storstad first officer Tuftenes repeats that Empress sailors refused to return for Reese work after reaching Storstad.
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Quebec
Kendall
Ireland
Storatad
Anderson
Storstad
Lord Merzey
Alfred Tuftenes
Reese
Storst d
Young couple wed at groom’s mother home
At noon today at Mrs James Brown’s home in West Sixth street Miss Hilda E Chandler married George Henry Brown in a ring ceremony performed by Rev Frank Bean of Lewis. The bride from Windsor England wore white and carried white roses. Attendants were J A Nelson and Susie Brown. A two course luncheon followed. The couple will live on the groom’s farm northeast of town in Benton township.
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James Brown
West Sixth Street
Hilda E. Chandler
George Henry Brown
Frank Bean
Lewis
J. A. Nelson
Susie Brown
Benton Township
Denver Doctor and Son Visit Shelby After Rain Delays
Dr. Cassidy from Denver and his son arrived in Shelby on Saturday night after a two day rain delay in Nebraska. A longtime Shelby physician, he spent the evening greeting friends. They planned to continue to Des Moines on Sunday and then to Drayton, Ontario, for a sister’s illness.
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Shelby
Diron
Cassidy
Walter Pellett Appeals Car License Fine Fight
Walter Pellett says his son Irwin was arrested for driving a new car lacking two metal number plates. He received a $25 fine plus costs but will appeal, arguing the state cannot fine him for missing numbers while he awaited proper plates and receipt. The case may test the legality of license enforcement.
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Walter Pellett
Irwin
Pelrett
Secretary of State
Taelf
Iowa auto plate duplicate rule questioned by readers
Iowa law on duplicate license plates is unclear says locals and county attorney Whitmore cites an older provision and notes the current act allows a duplicate upon affidavit and $1 fee while some advocate home made plates as lawful loophole the Twenty-seventh general assembly then Thirty-fourth general assembly text referenced.
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State of
Iowa
Thirty-fifth General Assembly
Secretary of State
Whitmore
General, Assembly
F Assembly
Gilson gas well near Logan spouts water and sand
In Harrison county Iowa a gas well east of Logan erupted yesterday afternoon sending water and sand twenty feet above the top as workers retreated, with state geologist due in about two weeks. Dave Lyshon, longtime well contractor for Chicago and Northwestern, led the operation and notes prior rock and sand blasts reaching sixty feet, while asserting the Gilson well has unique elements for western Iowa.
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Logan
Frank Gilson
Harrison County
Gilson
Towa
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Larsen Home from Omaha Visit
Mr and Mrs Fred Larsen, married in Harlan on June 10, have returned home to 908 Chestnut Street. Larsen has resumed his duties as a clerk at the Johnson clothing store after a brief visit with friends in Omaha.
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Fred
Larsen
Iere
Harlan
Omaha
Chestnut Street
Johnson Clothing
Marriage Licenses List With Names and Residences
G. T. Brown of Atlantic aged ? listed with Hilda 5. Chandler of Atlantic. Nels Peterson of Atlantic with 28 dna May Johnson of Atlantic. Walter Shaw of Hancock aged 28. Beulah Potter of Oakland aged 18.
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G. T. Brown
Atlantic
Hilda
Chandler
Nels Peterson
Johnson
Walter Shaw
Hancock
Beulah Potter
Oakland
City approves $5,000 bond payoff on old power plant
City council votes to retire $5,000 of bonds at 97 cents on the dollar, reducing indebtedness on the failed electric light plant to $15,000. Mayor Burnea and seven council members attend a special session focusing on street paving, drainage, sidewalks, and improvements including ventilators at the power plant and hitching posts at city lots.
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Remicn
Cardio
Burnea
M. C. Cardle
Frank Henry
Olaf Remsen
8. Brown
F. C. Schain
G. F. Lang
Eighth Street
Walnut Street
Chestnut
Henry
Remien
Highth Street
Poplar
Chestnut Street
Christian Church
Schain
Seventh
Chestnut Streets
Walnut
Lang
Central Iowa Politry and Egg Company
Brown
Rock Island Railway Company
North Oak Street
North Elm
Central Iowa Poultry and Egg Plant
Charles Block
Block
Third
Fifth Street
Havens
Fourth and
Walnut Streets
Sehain
Opera House
Shranger & Johnson
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Donahue
Wm. Menefee
Wissler’s
Farmers & Merchants Ins
Agey
Platts-Nelson Co
Farmers Savings Bank
Anérican Press
Wilda E. Chandler
Mr. Geo. Henry Brown
Groom
Sixth Street
Denver
Law of State
Council
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