Wilson to Name Reid's Successor
Washington reports President Taft will not name a successor to Ambassador Whitelaw Reid in London before March 4. London will handle routine embassy matters while Knox and the British embassy debate Panama Canal tolls. Asquith offers a British battleship to convey Reid's body to America, a plan the Reid family may abandon.
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Washington
Wilson
Taft
Whitelaw Reid
London
Knox
Asquith
America
House of Commons
United States
Bryce
Reid
Westminster Abbey
King George
Palace of St. James
The
New York Tribune
Curtis Guild
St. Petersburg
Thomas J. O'Brien
Rome
Heide
Madrid
Paris
Alexandra
Christian
Princess Louis of Battenberg
Princess Royal
Grand Duke
Michael of
Russia
Countess Torby
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Christmas Fur Sale at J. E. Roth & Co
The notice promotes a Special Sale at J. E. Roth & Co. featuring fur offerings for Christmas on Friday and Saturday December 20th and 21st. The wording indicates a dealer event with discounted items and a holiday focus.
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J. E. Roth & Co
Maine and New England Senate Seats In Flux
Boston December report notes four New England states will elect U S senators soon. Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island face uncertain outcomes as progressives hold balance in legislatures, complicating plans to change the Republican majority in the Senate. Obadiah Gardner vacancy in Maine is contested by Edwin C. Burleigh amid Taft Roosevelt split.
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Burnham
Henry B. Quinby
R. W. Pillsbury
The
Manchester Union
Henry F. Hollis
Clarence W. Carr
Robert R. Bass
Massachusetts
Murray Crane
Eben S. Draper
Samuel M. McCaull
John W. Weeks
William Plunkett
Curtis Guild, Jr
United States
Russia
Robert Luce
Joseph Walker
General Assembly
Ambassador Guild
Rhode Island
Geo. P. Wetmore
Wetmore
Judge le Baron D. Colt
Bristol
Henry F. Lippitt
Judge Colt
Col
Samuel Pomeroy Colt
United States Rubber Company
Boston
Mass
New England
Maines
New Hampshire
Maine
Edwin C. Burleigh
House
United States Senate
Obadiah Gardner
Sunleigh
Hut 4Thorn
Gurleigh
Parsons campaign hits $26,300 goal in church rally
A mass meeting at the Presbyterian church for Parsons $50,000 drive drew students faculty and citizens with speakers from the campus and Lenox college. Dr Reed shared campaign insights and volunteers pledged further work as the committee aims for larger contributions with two days left.
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Presbyterian Church
Parsons
Reed
Lenox College
Business Caller C W Wade Visits Pleasant Plain
C W Wade, a business caller, visited Pleasant Plain today to discuss local commerce and community needs. He spoke with residents and merchants about economic opportunities in the area.
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C. W. Wade
Pleasant Plain
Permanent highway program to headline Iowa Good Roads meet
Des Moines reports the third annual Iowa Good Roads conference at the Coliseum will center on permanent road construction. Delegates from across the state will hear experts, with moving pictures and lantern views illustrating construction and finished work.
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Des Moines
Iowa Good Roads Association
Good Roads Associations
Saloon Petition Seeks to Block Withdrawals
Lansing reports saloon men filed consent petitions with the county auditor claiming they will not withdraw or remove their names. They ask the board of supervisors to disregard withdrawals, risking a court fight over signers. Woman killed in auto in Newton reported.
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Lansing
Board of Supervisors
Christmas Foot Wear: A Seasonal Dilemma
A brief piece asks what to give for Christmas as the season nears and promises to provide a rescue. The text hints at gift ideas and practical options to help shoppers choose presents.
Footwear Gift Ideas Across Comfort to Dress Shoes
A compact list suggests practical footwear gifts across categories. Comfort and business shoes stand with dress shoes and storm footwear like rubbers and arctics. Women receive party slippers such as Juliets among other options.
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Comfort
Business
Storm
Juliets
Easterday Confesses Real Estate Frame‑up Behind Burlington Theft Claim
Christian R. Easterday of Marengo Iowa admitted the Burlington assault tale was a frame up to conceal a swindle in St Louis. He said he mortgaged his home to raise 3000 dollars and gave it to Randall and Hicks to seal a fake real estate deal, losing the money there.
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Burlington
Christian R. Easterday
Marengo
Iowa
Union Station
St. Louis
Easterday
Randall
Hicks
Los Angeles
C. R. Easterday
Body Found Embedded in Dam Pillar at Keokuk Across Mississippi
A laborer who disappeared weeks ago is found with a human hand protruding from a concrete pillar in the Keokuk dam across the Mississippi. The body is embedded in solid concrete, making removal dangerous and structures likely to collapse. Fire in Milton wipes out half the business district with $125,000 in losses. Roland Brothers suffer $25,000 in damage with no insurance. Several other local businesses burn including opera house and hardware store.
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Keokuk
Government
Mississippi River
Milton
Roland Brothers
Typhoid Fever Kills Porkers in Iowa
Burlington Iowa December 17 reports hog losses blamed on an illness resembling hog cholera. A northwest Burlington farmer mourns as hundreds of pigs die in the region, prompting concern among local pork producers.
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Burlington
Iowa
Rector Hagerman Invited to St Paul Church Rectorship
Des Moines report says the Rev. A H B Hagerman of Trinity Memorial Church Binghamton New York has been unanimously invited to consider the pastorate of St Paul Episcopal Church. He has not yet replied but admission is expected.
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Des Moines
A. H. B. Hagerman
Trinity Memorial Church
Binghamton
N. Y
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Hagerman
St. Paul Church
Missing Iowa School for the Deaf official linked to possible theft
Robert Stewart, 33, steward and chief bookkeeper at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, has been missing for a week. The bonding company searches for him while officials note a possible $300 shortage in his accounts. Stewart also handled street car tickets for Omaha & Council Bluffs. He is unmarried, from Atlanta, and was a social leader at the school. The case is in the bonding company’s hands.
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Council Bluffs
Robert Stewart
Iowa School For the Deaf
Robert
Stewart
Omaha & Council
Atlanta
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Granite State
Ira
Tonneau
Iske
J. F. Deems
Newton, Dec
Will Iske
St. Paul
Mason City
Vester
Eli Harris
Coyle Coal Company
Farmers’ Co-operative
Decorah
Rockwell
A. T. Holten
O. O. Ellingson
State University Glee Club
Hufstedler& Baker
Fairfield
Hufstedler & Baker
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