No Trace of Sporer's Slayer in Ora Tahar Meeting
Des Moines dispatch reports Constable Frank Sporer shot during a miners union meeting at Ora Tahar mining camp. Sheriff Ness and aides failed to identify the killer among 100 witnesses. Ed Hawkins was stabbed. Ditto and Romania, Italians, were held then released. No arrests made. suspect pool remains at large.
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Ditto
Romania
Iowa City Witnesses to Testify in Denver Coal Fraud Case
A Iowa City delegation travels to Denver to testify in the federal fraud case over coal lands tied to the Denver and Northwestern Fuel company. Indicted defendants include A L Pollard T Be Allen Frank McDonough C S Ard D Adams B L Smith and H Kepner.
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B. L. Smith
H. ¥. Kepner
Immigrants Die in Striking Northwestern Railway Wreck
In Chicago the northbound Chicago and Northwestern passenger train derailed after a raised track loosened a rail. The rail tore into the baggage car floor and the smoker, decapitating one immigrant and killing another who sat nearby. Three men and one more immigrant were injured.
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Phillips Surrenders in Murder of Marsh Hamilton
James Phillips, sought for the June murder of Marsh Hamilton at Hamilton’s Florency home near Omaha, turned himself in after months on the run. He said he had been working on a farm in Iowa since disappearing from the city. Hamilton was lured from his home with a pretext about a lumber bill and was shot dead.
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Short Course At Ames In January
Ames Iowa December 13 The animal husbandry department of the Iowa State College has arranged a large live stock display for the farmers short course January 6 to 16 1910 The collection includes twelve Percheron horses from H G McMillan Sons and the international champion shorthorn herd from Carpenter Ross Mansfield Ohio The champion steer Roan Jim will be killed for demonstration under John Gosling Kansas City About twelve animals will be slaughtered A domestic economy program will cover cooking sewing first and second year classes home nursing sanitation and healthful diets with lectures and practical classes For homemakers the course promises valuable demonstrations and guidance
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Timber theft crackdown urged in five civilized tribes report
Washington dispatch notes S. G. Wright, commissioner to the five civilized tribes of Indians in Oklahoma, aims to convict unlawful timber cutters to deter others. The annual report says time and money spent tracing offenses have been well spent.
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Five Civilized Tribes of Indians
Oklahoma
Bleriot Injured in Flight Accident in Constantinople
French aeronaut Louis Bleriot suffered a serious crash in strong winds at Constantinople. His monoplane flipped, he was hurt on the left side with possible internal injuries, and the machine was wrecked.
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Methodist Jubilee in New York Nears Final Night
The African diamond jubilee for the Methodist Episcopal churches in Greater New York opens with special services and Africa mission collections. A $200,000 fund is reported complete, with President Taft delivering the closing address on Africa and missions at Carnegie Hall tonight.
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Residence of St. Louis editor dynamited. injuries reported
The home of Harry B. Wandell, city editor of the St. Louis Star, was dynamited in St. Louis. The blast blew out the front door and windows. one person was injured.
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Nine Frozen Bodies From Yawl Bring Erie Ferry Tragedy
Erle Pennsylvania December 18 nine crewmen of the Pessemer and Marquette ferry No 2 were found frozen in a yawl after a forty eight hour search by the Commodore Perry through eastern Lake Erie. The bodies were brought to Conneaut and later identified with many residents gathering at the morgue. Albert J Weis of Erie and Keystone Fish Co was a passenger and his fate remained unsettled.
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Cook
William Ray
Albert J. Weis
Keystone Fish Company
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Nebraska Men Perish After Text: Storm Traps In Bay
In Tres Palacios Bay near Palacios Texas a storm trapped T S Clark and his son B B Clark in a small gasoline launch. The son died from freezing and the father was unconscious. They had recently moved from Nebraska and could have waded ashore in the shallow water.
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B. B. Clark
Tres Palacios Bay
Five Drown While Skating on Sperry Creek
Five people die when skaters on Sperry creek near Kent Ohio drown in a winter accident. TheCormany family loses Frank Cormany and seven of his relatives including Helen Flora Mahel and B Russell Cormany. Bodies recovered.
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