Vast array of early 20th century world events unfold
Interstate Commerce Commission grants trunk line fares until February 1 from the Atlantic to Chicago. Northwest tribes’ leaders press Congress for constructive legislation. US Marines may get warmer winter uniforms. Navy eyes eight million dollars for battleships and cruisers. US force readiness at Manila for China protection. Senate hearing on trusts and federal incorporation. Indian agent abolition at Black River Falls. Divorce granted to Water Hains. Car crash near Roxbury kills two. Wreck near Carthage from broken rail. Mississippi Missouri Pacific train crash injures several. Formosa logging mill machinery contract awarded to Milwaukee firm. Missouri 16 hour rail law nullified by federal standard. Denver woman acquitted for husband murder. Indiana Democrats back Gov Marshall for president. Western governors tour East. Chicago visit. Marital intention filing proposal to curb love at first sight marriages. Brazil. Reciprocity with US eyed by Mexico. Sultan Abdul Hamid jewels sale begins in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Iowa Horticultural Society
Iowa
Julia Bayless
Ruth Bayless
McPherson
Bainess
Des Moines
Burlington Railroad Company
Craston
Osceola
Tunning
Council Bluffs
State College
Red Oak
Shenandoah
Glenwood
The
Bluffs
Derby State Bank
William Zolldaum
Avoca
Zolldaum
Zollbaum
Pottawattamile County
Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
Fort Dodge
United States
Japan
Panama Canal
Hobson
Clinton Grand Jury
Fred W. Mitchell
DeWitt Observer
Clinton Daily Advertiser
Fay
Clinton County
William P. Duggan
Randalla
Carl Owen
Milwaukee
J. W. Murphy
Colorado
Denver
Jonathans
Oscar Yan’. Houten
J. T. Brewer
Mason City
Morrel Severns
George Tucksted
Frank Hawke
August Schumann
Milwaukee Road
Jackson Junction
Martin McCormick
Sioux City
Cedar Rapide
Berty Baker
Clarksville
Lawrence H. Hoffert
Marshalltown
Clark
Bruce Brown sets world record in Savannah grand prize race
Sporting David L Bruce Brown of New York wins his second straight grand prize on the Savannah Ga course, breaking the world record for the length of contest. He completes 24 laps of the 17.14 mile track totaling 411.36 miles at an average 74.45 mph. Ad Wolgast and Freddie Welsh sparring at Clara Barton hospital after Wolgast surgery. Packey McFarland defeats Harlem Tommy Murphy in San Francisco over 20 rounds before 6000 fans.
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David L. Bruce Brown
New York City
Savannah
Ad Wolgast
Freddie Welsh
Igoff
Wolgast
Clara Barton Hospital
Los Angeles
Cal
Packey McFarland
Chicago Stockyards
Harlem Tommy Murphy
San Francisco
Senator Peabody Wetmore Won't Seek Re election
Rhode Island Senator George Peabody Wetmore will not run again after his term ends next year. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts spoke to 3000 people in Raleigh urging opposition to initiative referendum and recall. Also announced in Butte that Con F Kelly, Amalgamated Copper chief counsel, will become vice president of Anaconda Copper Company after Addicks’ death. Mrs Elizabeth Weyherhaeuser, wife of magnate Frederick Weyherhaeuser, dies in St Paul at 73, born Nieder Saxony. Ambassador Irving Dudley of Evanston IL dies in Johns Hopkins hospital. his wife learns of death only after.
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United States
George Peabody Wetmore
Rhode Island
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Raleigh
N. C
Butte, Mont
Con F. Kelly
Amalgamated Copper Company
F. P. Addicks
New York
Anaconda Copper Company
Elizabeth Weyerhaeuser
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
Millonaire
St. Paul
Minn
Weyerhaeuser
Nieder
Satlhelm
Germany
Irving Dudley
Evanstoin
Brazil
Johns Hopking Hospital
Des Moines Packing plant to reopen December 15
The Des Moines Packing company reports a force at the Agar plant and plans to reopen for operation about December 15. The new company has taken over the plant, overhauling machinery, installing new equipment, and restoring the site to excellent condition.
McNamara Pleads Guilty In Los Angeles Bomb Case
James B. McNamara admits first degree murder in court, confessing to planting dynamite under the Los Angeles Times plant that killed 21. His brother John J. McNamara also pleads guilty to dynamiting Llewellyn Ironworks on Christmas Day 1910. District Attorney says case ends with overwhelming evidence and a plea deal was reached. Franklin bribery charges toward jurors will be pursued separately.
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Los Angeles
Gal—James
Me ‘Namare
Fredericks
James B. McNamara
McNamara
J. B. McNamara
Bordwell
John J
John J. McNamara
Llewellyn Ironworks
James McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Criminal Courts
America
Fredericka
McNamaras
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Franklin
Ghae
Bert H. Franklin
India
Literature ambitions for John amid comedy of errors
The Washington Star quips about John taking up literature after costly mishaps. A local figure jokes he cannot write, since he has broken tools and ruined tasks, proposing it may be cheaper for him to sit and wear out pens.
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John
Washington Star
Life's Rule of Three and How to Learn It
A brief note on a threefold life rule mentioning living with a wife, mother, and mother in law. S shifts focus to a dated sounding etiquette guideline from Appincott's, presenting a compact, period voice summary of domestic arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appincott's
Immigration policy speech by Canadian interior minister
The newly appointed Canadian interior minister, speaking at a Winnipeg banquet, declared an aggressive immigration policy. He stressed increasing settlement from the United States and abroad, praising American emigrants, promising to welcome them under the Union Jack and to seek suitable immigrants from England, Ireland, Scotland, and other nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rogers
the Interior of
Canada
Winnipega
Department
Interior
Prairie
Borden
Great Republic
England
Ireland
Scotland
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Back Pain Relief
A Bucy Tus, Ohio resident praises Doan's Kidney Pills for curing a long standing kidney complaint after doctors failed. She reports bed rest and eventual recovery with no kidney trouble for three years. The ad promotes the 50 cent package from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Link
Terry
Acon
Doan’s
Allatoram
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Age of an Egg Observed in Water Glass
An old note explains egg aging by tilt angles in water, stating new eggs lie horizontal, three to five days tilt 80 degrees, eight days 45 degrees, three weeks 75 degrees, and eighty days upright on its point. It also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation and reflects on trust in God. A remark notes some girls would lose out even if every year were a leap year.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Trunk Line
Atlantic Seaboard
Chicago
No Shirt
Northwest
Spokane
Wash
Washington, D. C
Congress
Uncle Sam
Navy Department
Indiana
Iown
Columbia
Minneapolis
Manila
China
Peking
Calhoun
Elbert H. Gary
United States Stes! Corporation
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Wharton Barker
Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt
Black River Falls
Wis
Supreme Court
Stapleton
Brooklyn
Captain Water , Hains
Sing Sing
William J. Annis
Claudia L. Hains
James R. Gormely
John Gormely
Walnut Avenue
Roxbury
Mays
John H. Brooks
Memphis, Tenn
Night and Day Bank
St. Louis
Building Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Bat
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
International Association of Steamtillers
Missouri Pacific
Carthage
University of Mississippi
Agrcultural and Mechanical College
State Fair Grounds
Jackson, Mich
J. M. Henton
Coles County
Mattoon
Mia. Henton
Formosa
Missouri Supreme Court
Woodgan
Gertrude Gibson Patterson
Charles A. Patterson
Thomas R. Marshall
Democratic State Committee
Indianapolis
East
John T. Simms
Kansas City
Darius Wilson
Foxboro
Mass
Masonic World
Noto
Boston
Iniper
Purple Sill
Nanking
Revolutionista
Mexico
Crespo Y Martinez
Abdul Hamid, H
Turkey
Georges Petit
Paris
Iowat News
Des Moines Packing Company
Saa
Agar
Louisa M. Miller
John Weles
Denidon
Miller
Weiss
Margaret Murray
Davenport
Lake Mille
John Crawford
Revell
A. A. Brackey
A. D. Hewitt
Byron Crawford
Sidney
Cozine
W.N. Moore
West Branch
Tipton
Cozin’d
Ed Bowman
Bowman
Washington County
Oskaloosa
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
J. Hill Barnes
J. ©. Redman
Southwestern Horticultural Safety
Cedar Rapids
West Liberty
B. Dertel
W. T.richey
Albia
W. J. Haviland
Logan
Clifford Ham Cole
National Guard
Boles
Republic of Nicaraagua
New Christian Church
Stockport
Migs Lavona Jontz
I. J. Jontz
Colfax
Rock Island Railway Company
Elmer Little
Oxford
Oliver D. Bosteder
Independence
Soldiers’ Home
Northwestern
Decorah Poultry Association
Clinton Commercial Club
City Coliseum
Des Moines Rapide Canal
St Louie
Thomas Gibbs
Thomas Brewer
Morrill Severns
Mazon City
Brower
Brewer
Severns
Society of the Charities and Corrections
A. G. Kepford
the Interior
Winnipeg
Western
Chnce
Tessie
Tom
God
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