Madrid murder attempt alters royal procession scene
An insane suspect fired at the king during a royal carriage procession in Madrid. The bullet missed, the assassin was seized by guards, searched, and found with letters addressed to Roosevelt, King Edward, and others. He claimed his wife confined him and denied treason, while a palace offer from the Duke of Sotomayor remained unfulfilled.
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Ager
Marid Christina
Weito
Hig
Duke of Sotomayor
Arcola Citizens Confiscate Coal Train Bound for Chicago
Special from Arcola Illinois reports local unrest over a central coal train of sixteen cars bound for Chicago. Citizens seized the cars after authorities refused to sell the coal, amid a two week coal famine crippling business. Leaders included pastors and bank presidents. officials kept a tense account of the incident.
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Arcola
Tili
Illinois
Central
Chicago
Wis
Presbyterian
Free Methodist
Al Trolley Collision Report Shifts Four People
A trolley collision in Pittsburg injured four persons including Mrs Laura Morris and others. Police and transit officials investigated as emergency crews attended the scene and transported victims to local hospitals for treatment.
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Pittsburg
Laura
Two fatally hurt in fire investigation halts at scene
A terse local fire report notes two people fatally injured in a blaze. Investigators cordoned the area as they determine the cause and identify the victims. Authorities vow updates as inquiries continue.
Trains Collide Near Moro Bethalto Killing Fireman
A Boston express and a New York express crashed on a curve near Moro with a fireman killed and three other trainmen seriously injured. Passengers escaped mostly with minor injuries as cars burned and debris littered the track. Relief trains with physicians already moved toward the scene while officials investigate orders and cause.
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Enger
Moro
Bethalto
Associated Press
Boston Express
New York Express
Alton
Remarkable Berlin Horse Meat Banquet Report
Berlin society hosts a six hundred guest banquet where all dishes are horse meat to show its nourishing value and expand demand. Privy Counselor von Seefeld, presiding officer, notes 30,000 horses eaten in Berlin last year and expects a larger future market.
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Berlin
Dlumane Society
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
von Seefeld
Coal for the Poor Swift to Sell Coal at Cost in Chicago
Swift & Co. will sell coal at cost to applicants to ease hardship from shortages. The firm, with a mine contract, will distribute surplus coal to the poor, limiting purchases to one bushel at a time. Prices are 20 cents per bushel, 10 cents per half bushel, and 5 cents per peck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Packing Company
Chicago
Swift & Co
Peck
Milk Drivers Union Threatens Chicago Strike Amid Famine
Chicago faces a looming milk famine as 2400 drivers threaten a strike next Tuesday. Ten leading dairymen met with milk drivers union reps but failed to settle differences. Drivers demand one delivery per day, later start times, and earlier finish, and will tolerate delay only a few more days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milk Drivrs’ Union
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT IN SAVANNA AND MT CARROLL
Burling ton passenger held up six months ago in Muareus Alabama is traced by La Crosse Wisconsin special. Four men left at Savanna Illinois by a train Thursday night is being taken to Mt Carroll county seat for arraignment on the train robbery charge. A Long Beach California report notes Miss Perry Wilson aged 85 died by taking carbolic acid after years as secretary treasurer of St Paul Street Railway Company. Cora Covey of Argyle Wisconsin sues Chicago man George Crotty for $10000 breach of promise. he allegedly abandoned engagement after seven years. Four more deaths attributed to lockjaw are reported in Norfolk Virginia, with no loss of life details given.
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Burlington
la Crosse
Wis
Muareus
Savanna
Ill
Mt. Carroll
Long Beach
Cal
Mias
Perry Wilson
Darlington
George Crotty
Chicago
Cora Covey
Argyle
Crotty
Miss Covey
Terrific Wreck on Pennsylvania Line at Ada Ohio
A severe collision on the Pennsylvania railway at Ada Ohio killed three and wounded fourteen or more as trains 85 and 19 collided on the Main Street crossing. Snow prevented early braking. wreckage scattered the tracks and a Chicago and New York limited train cleared debris at speed.
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Ada
Pennsylvania Railway
Pennsylvania
Fort Wayne
Chicago and
New York Limited
Thewis
Mine Manager shot during Weynatone attack
Eureka dispatch reports J A Staylor manager of York and Nevada Copper Company mine near Ely White Pine County was assaulted in Weynatone by twelve men believed to be union loyalists they dragged him down he fought back and fired killing Jamies Stages Sam Johnson and J Z Smith while injuring two other assailants a miners strike had been ongoing over a red guitar order at the mine.
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Eureka
Nev
J. A. Staylor
York and Nevada Copper Company
Ely
White Pine County
Weynatone
Miners' Union
Traylor
Jamies
Sam Johnson
Smith
Acetylene Plant Explosion Kills Two in Mapleton Iowa
An acetylene gas plant explosion wrecked the building in Mapleton Iowa leaving two carpenters dead John Matthews 40 and Charles Bradshield 30 and several injured glass shattered in town. The blast shook the hotel area and toppled plate glass across the vicinity.
Millionaire Bradley Dies After Wedding in Milwaukee
William H. Bradley a Milwaukee lumber magnate died soon after marrying his secretary Miss Mario Hannemeyer. He lingered in the same chair used during the ceremony. In Cleveland the central building of the YMCA suffered a major fire causing about 100000 dollars in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. HH. Bradley
Milwaukee
Wis
Mario Hannemeyer
Mrs Gallaugher Returns to Iowa City in Perjury Case
Mrs Gallaugher, tied to the June 20 murder of her husband James Gallaugher, returns to Iowa City to face perjury charges stemming from her October trial. George B Holbert, her attorney, says she has been in Canada and Wisconsin while authorities sought the indictment, and a February court term was anticipated. The case involves testimony by Charles Holada and questions of material variance, with potential life imprisonment for perjury under Iowa law.
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Iowa
73A Gallaugher
Murber
Hoy Hushindg
George B. Holbert
Gallangher
Wiinoig
Canada
Triad
James Gallaugher
Lowa
Gallaugher
Jag. Gallaugher
Cattle Were Not His Frank Bann in Trouble at Primghar
Primghar report says Prank Bunn was arrested Saturday on grand larceny charges. He waived examination Monday and was bound over to the grand jury by Mayor Bailey on a $1,000 bond, which he could not post. Bunn boasted ownership of cattle and offered thirty nine head for sale, leading to pursuit and an information sworn by Artherholt after cattle were returned.
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Frank Bann
Primghar
Bunn
Bailey
Buan
Arterholdt & Metrall
Stork
Peter Dinguian
Fay
Telephones for Salix franchise approved at special election
Salix voters approved a franchise to J. H. Quick of Sioux City and R. E. Countermine to operate a telephone exchange. The light turnout favored the measure 40 to 10. Salix has no debt and a monthly surplus of 150 dollars, with the town proud of the development.
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Quick
Counterminne
Salix
J. H. Quick
Sioux City
R. EL. Countermine
Nels Q. Matson Sentenced in Middleton Postmaster Case
Nels C. Matson, former Middleton postmaster in Des Moines County, was sentenced by Judge Smith McPherson on Tuesday to fifteen months in Fort Madison penitentiary and to pay a fine equal to his shortage of 363 dollars. The report also notes a Typhoid Fever epidemic in Creston with about fifty cases and three deaths, blamed on drinking water. Additionally, Michael Brigh, who lived as a hermit near Dportworth for forty years, died at 75. Valley Lodge No. 19 disbands to form Valley Judge No. 1282, Bankers' Union of the World, with officials from Omaha overseeing the installation. Mary Morgan, age 105, dies as one of Iowa's oldest residents.
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Nels Q. Matson
Council Bluffs
Nels C. Matson
Middleton
Des Moines County
Smith McPherson
Fort Madison
Creston
Bankers’ Union Order
Merrill
Valley Jodge
Independent Workmen of America
Valley Judge
Bankers’ Union of the World
Yates
O. M. Bachmann
Omaha
Neb
Five Men Die In Mapleton Acetylene Plant Explosion
A Mapleton special reports the acetylene gas plant explosion at Unis Place Thursday afternoon wrecking the building. Two men died instantly and several were injured. The deceased are John Matthews 40 and Charles Bradfield 40. Matthews was on the roof and Bradfield inside when the generator exploded. The force shattered the area. debris and damage were extensive. Matthews left a wife and three children. Bradfield left two. The plant owner names are W. S. Warefield and partners Frank Wirk and Gard Mahoney of Sioux City. installed last summer.
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Mapleton
John Matthews
Carpenter
Charles Bradshield
Unis Place
Chas
Bradfeld
Matthews
Bradfield
Mach
W. 8. Warefield
Frank Wirk
Gard Mahoney
Sioux Cuy
Siummer
Wants His Sigo Back Nick Terne’s Try for Wife
A Waterloo special reports Nick Terne, a wealthy Tox township farmer, sought a wife. He paid $150 to a so called clairvoyant couple at a housing house who vanished the next day. Terne has turned the matter over to police.
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Nick Terne
Iiort
Waterloo
Laurence
Tox Township
Nick Tornes
Pernes
Ele
Hus
Wind Storm Rips Northwestern Iowa Wires Down
A terror windstorm swept northwestern Iowa on Tuesday with Sioux City reporting 72 mph gusts at 10 am. Telegraph and telephone lines are down, plates glass shattered, electric lights out, plunging the city into darkness and making damage reports from surrounding towns impossible.
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Iowa
Sioux City
Des Moines Robber Identifies Self in Shooting Case
A man wounded in Knoxville claimed to be Charles Ardell and named Jamper Sullivan as the shooter, but offered no statement. The condition remained critical. James Sorden of Kuldyville was arrested, suspected of involvement. A relative of Sullivan is believed to have knowledge of the incident.
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Lena Warmer
Charles Ardell
Des Moines
Highwayrei
Knoxville
Jamper Sullivan
Tiamilton
James Sorden
Kuldyville
Moe
Sullivan
Fuita
Prominent socialite Chester Lodge linked to burglary
Chester Lodge, nephew of Senator Lodge, once a Cedar Rapids resident, convicted of burglary in Milwaukee Shurdday and sentenced to eighteen months in the house of correction, was a notable social figure here after hosting a swell champagne supper for his male friends. His well-to-do, respected parents are noted.
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Cheater Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Chester Lodge
Senator Lodge
Milwaukee
House of Correction
Flu
Farmer killed by a tree in Cedar Rapids area
A Cedar Rapids special reports farmer Francis Noah was killed Thursday afternoon when a tree top fell, struck him on the left side, and caused fatal injuries after being trapped among bound branches. The incident occurred while he was cutting the tree on his farm.
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Cedar Rapids
Francis Noah
Central Chy
Ilo
Lowans Teachers Meet Raise Education Questions
State teachers gathered Wednesday in the town of Towas Streteneliens for the annual convention. President Shelton urged reform and Nathan G. Schaeffer of Pennsylvania pressed higher thought through high school education. Motions on the educational council failed, finances sagged, and three year teacher contracts were championed alongside stronger moral instruction and Bible literacy. The conference closed with a lecture on group morality and a total enrollment of 917.
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Deg Malnes
Towa Streteneliens
Thin Ely
Shelton of
Hidlhinelt
Apsochition
Rea
Towa
Tiny
Nathan G. Schaeffer
Pennsylvania
Schaeffer
Bette Wrees
Dart Srg
Han
Loris
Ite
Educational Council
Sheakley
Treaanrer
Treasury
J. MM. Witter
Maurenatine
A. M. Couch
Morningside College
Blows City
Amy Boggs
Weat Waterloo
O. J. Smith
Shenandoah
J.J. McConnell
Cedar Rapids
W. RB. Dufford
Connell Winfifs
M. Weyer
Keokuk
P. FL Bradley
Town College
Grinnell
Clemettes
Barrett
Legislative Committee
George MR Vincent
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