GOL. TRIMBLE DEAD VETERAN OF MEXICAN WAR
Keokuk Iowa January 11 Judge H H Trimble died at his residence aged 65 years after ill health during a Missouri Supreme Court case brief illness pneumonia death he served in Mexican war Fourth Indiana volunteers and as colonel in Third Iowa cavalry later district judge and railroad builder survived by four children Palmer Helen Hattie Standbro and Mrs O D Ray he was a Democratic candidate for governor in 1897 and had wide political and legal career spanning Iowa and national service
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Keokuk
H. H. Trimble
Yarlington
Missouri Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Trimble
Palmer Trimble
Helen Trimble
Hattie Standbro
O. D. Ray
Bloomfield
Henry Hoffman Trimble
Indiana
State University
Bloomington
Asbury University
Greencastle
Ind
Indiana Volunteers
Thomas A. Hendricks
Iowa
Iowa City
Des Moines
Third
Iowa Cavalry
Pea Ridge
St. Louis & Cedar Rapids Railway Company
Ottumwa
Burlington & Southwestern
Iowa Supreme Court
Congress
General Curtis
William Loughbridge
Horace Greeley
Rich Man Burns to Death in Iowa Farm Home
George Roseman, one of Shelby county, Iowa’s wealthiest farmers, died after a lantern exploded when it was dropped during a stair descent. The fire engulfed him, family members tried to save him, and he succumbed the following morning. Also under reports a Bulgarian railroad worker found murdered near Marshalltown and an heiress found with a waiter in Chicago after eloping from Philadelphia.
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Harlan, Ia
George Roseman
Shelby County
Tragedy and Trial Highlight Mt Pleasant News
John Martin, who recently attempted suicide by throat cutting, died from his injuries in Mt Pleasant Iowa. He suffered from tuberculosis and illness preceded his death. Herman Boyer a Chicago traveling man is jailed here charged with bigamy after marrying Ida Morris of Iowa City while his wife and children remain in Chicago.
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Mt. Pleasant
John Martin
Town City
Herman
Boyer
Chicago
Ida Morris
Iowa City
Des Moines Third Heads List for December Gains
Des Moines ranks third among twenty largest US cities in 1909 building gains per American Contractor, with a 172 percent rise, while December alone shows Des Moines leading the nation with a 112 percent increase over December 1908. The surge stems from street and public improvements work and permits for earlier projects.
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Des Moines
United States
Oklahoma City
Manchester
N. I
Department of Streets
Citien
Newark
Rochester
Worcester
Salt Lake City
Scranton
St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Japan Warned by Knox on Manchuria Railways Policy
The Knox statement to Japan warns against sovereignty claims over Manchurian railways and asserts that the United States Britain France and Germany will guard Chinese territorial rights. It implies these powers may control Manchuria's rail assets and Japan is urged to neutralize the railways while Russia is urged to accept the same terms. The department remains hopeful despite uncertain Japanese reaction.
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Washington
Far East
Knox
Japan
Manchuria
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
China
Russia
State Department
Cardinal Satolli Dead In Rome Dated Death
Cardinal Francis Satolli dies after weeks of illness and delirium. He was once apostolic delegate to Washington and head of the Catholic Church in America before becoming a senior member of the cardinalate and a possible Pope Leo XIII successor. In St Louis a fire kills one firefighter and injures six, as hotel guests flee amid smoke. In San Francisco the Panama-Pacific fair committee approves a 30 member executive team to handle finances and preliminary arrangements.
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Rome
Cardinal Satolli
Francis Satolli
Washington
America
House of Cardinals
Leo XIII
St. Louis
Cambridge
Barnum
St. Charles Street
San Francisco
Atlantic steamship raises westbound fares to westbound rate hike
The Atlantic steamship companies on Friday agreed to an advance of at least five per cent in westbound passenger rates, affecting travelers bound for Atlantic routes and Liverpool.
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Atlantis
Liverpool
Atlantic Steamship Companies
Danish Cook Report Review Casts Doubt on Pole Claim
Washington readers learned the National Geographic Society panel reviewed the Copenhagen University Danish report on Dr. Cook’s north pole journey. The commission found the material lacking original astronomical observations and noted missing details, concluding there is no proof Cook reached the pole.
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Washington
University of Copenhagen
National Geographic Society
J. Howsard Gore
H. N. Pilsbury
Commission
Cook
North Pole
Lonsdale
Axel Helberg
Murrope
New York Herald
Aphasia claims haunt Cook ally and frost blazes Waterloo fire
Mrs Josephine Duntay, sister in law of Dr Frederick A Cook, says Cook has broken down and speaks no language, while his wife sits at his bedside. A separate report recalls a winter fire in East Waterloo causing $100,000 in damages, with several families narrowly surviving exposure as temperatures hit 20 below zero. In Wilkes-Barre the Delaware and Hudson collieries closed nearly all mines due to water shortages.
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New York
Mra
Josephie’Duntay
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Waterloo
Quantity Quality and Price Rise in Western Canada Grain
Reports from the grain fields of Western Canada describe record crops across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with yields near one tenth of U S production. Some districts show thirty five bushels per acre and prospects point to a large total harvest despite price concerns as farmers discuss soil fertility and regional development. Named provinces and figures highlight the vast scale of production and the impact on markets and international buyers.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Russia
Uni
Ted Inca
United States
Grey
Wnrong
His Visit Most Opportune for This Physician
A distraught patient frets over her health and fears a minor ailment could worsen. The physician arrives just in time, preventing a potential harm and sparing the woman from a dangerous outcome. The encounter underscores the value of timely medical attention.
Painful skin cure advertised in 1909 Watertown notice
Fragmentary 1909 testimonial from Mrs Edward Neuning of Watertown Mass praising a skin remedy cure. The clipping also promotes Russ Blue laundry soap and a humorous quip about prayer and heaven. The text includes garbled phrases and unrelated lines about a phonograph and a general health note.
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Gol. Trimble Dead
Marshalltown
Welle Tsnoff
Northwestern Railroad
Roberta Dbuist de Janon
Frederic Cohen
Bellevue-Stratford
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Express Company
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Railroad Commission
General Express
Henry Murray
Fremont Street
Swanwood
East High
East Des Moines
Parole Board
State Board of Parole
Towner
le Roy Ware
State Board
George M. Chappel
Weather Bureau
General Revenue Fund
Agricultural College
University
Agricultural —College
Teachers
Rey Tund
Joseph Maher
Knoxville
Miller
Insanity Commission
Clarinda
Press Club
Press Club of
OC. C. Nee
James M. Pierce
Harvey Ingham
EK. T. Meredith
Harold Young
W. Dg. Hale
W. HI. Wiseman
Stout
Frank FE. Tyman
Joseph Hill
Frank G. Moorehead
A. M. Treynor
L. N. Russell
Polk County
M. OM. Keller
Elkhart
Edith Palmer
Barney Prank
Marney
Davenport
J. 8. Ring
Woodland Avenue
Rock Island Railroad
Ayres
Wiliam
Thomas Guthrie
Myr
Board of Supervisors
Mayor Ingledue
Karl James Ingledue
Marehalltown
Court House
Annie Mae Brickson
Tamala
Ttait Laress
Jan Jon
Taft
England
Cook Report
Geographic Society At
University of Copenhagen Commission
Biater-In-Law
Whilkesbarre
Delaware & Hudson
Western
Pau
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Alexander Bain
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