SeventeenEngulfed Flames Cremate Victims in Haverstraw
Thirteen houses on Rockland Street collapsed into a sixty foot deep clay pit near a brick works in Haverstraw New York. Seven teens are missing and presumed dead. several rescuers were killed as a fire and further collapses trapped people. Authorities warn of more slides as residents flee the area.
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Haverstraw
N. Æ
Rockland Street
Harris Nelson
Benjamin Kelson
Silverman
Charles Cohen
P. Manuim
John B. Beauchamp
A. Trainteh
Abraham Dias
Joseph Albert
John R McMurray
Bartley McGovern
Joseph Dailey
Alden
Freeport Man Raises Funds by Letter Appeals
Daniel Y McMuhen, a Freeport businessman, explains he sent hundreds of letters offering $1 advances to raise money. He says he planned it as a personal, sympathetic effort, not a crime, and did not anticipate the financial trouble. He says he alerted no one he sent the letters.
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Freeport
Merchanta
Minneapolis
Preacher backs army canteen sparks mixed response
Chicago dispatch notes Rev. George F. Rogers, pastor in Highland Park, endorsing the army canteen, drawing support from officers like Col. Samuel R. Whitall at Fort Sheridan who say morality would rise with its restoration, while temperance groups decry a minister’s stance. Dexter later retracts similar views, and Rogers praises the reform as movers debate post exchanges and soldier leisure.
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Chicago
George F. Rogers
First Baptist Church of
Highland Park
Ary
Rev
Rogers
Samuel R. Whitail
Fort Sheridan
Tyr. Rogers
Dexter
B E. H. Tweater
Himberdt Park Bapsist Chapet
New Voice
Whitall
Trev. Rogers
Wighwond
Highwood
Show Me State Oil Case Heads to New York Supreme Court
Henry Rogers faces the New York Supreme Court to compel answers about whether Standard Oil of New Jersey owns or controls Missouri firms Waters-Pietty Oil, Missouri's three companies and Republic Oil. Hadley seeks Lawson testimony while subpoena efforts fail to reach H Clay Pierce who sails aboard a yacht.
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New York
Henry
Rogers
Herbert &. Hadley
Missouri
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Supreme Court of
New York State
Supreme Court
Waters-Pietty OH Company
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Republic Oil Company of
Lawson
Hadley
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Lim
Clay Pierce
H. Clay Pierce
Pierce
Waters- Pierce Oil Company of
iPerce
Fratricide Charge Over Brother's Death in Beaver County
Robert McCoy rearrested in Cannelton Pennsylvania and jailed on first degree murder charges for shooting his brother Hugh McCoy in their elderly father's home on December 19. He had claimed burglars killed the two men and robbed the house of money, later saying he feared insanity and that the brothers lived alone.
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James Sammie
Sammie
Darlington
Fan
Robert McCoy
Cannelton
Beaver County
Hugh McCoy
Robert McCay
Bye Brothers
Hebert
Cleveland Broker Dies by Suicide in Hollenden Hotel
Wictor of Dennison Prior & Co. a prominent Cleveland broker, shot himself at the Hollenden hotel. He was 45 years old and authorities suggest possible heavy financial involvement as a motive.
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Cleveland
Wictor
Dennison, Prior & Co
Hollenden
Prior
Cedar Rapids visit and local society debuts noted
M Cilek of the Big Store visits Cedar Rapids while J R Galloway of Chicago travels on business. The Zetagathian Society beat Irving Institute at the Coldren opera house. William F Wyman and Myrtle Joe Dawson secured a marriage license. Miss Tress Clair of this city named democratic committee clerk in the Iowa House.
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M. Cilek
Cedar Rapids
J. R. Galloway
Chicago
J. J. Hotz
Zetagathian Society
Irving Institute
Coldren Opera House
William F. Wyman
Myrtle Joe Dawson
Tress Clair
House of Representatives
Tes Moines
Fire at Delta Tau Delta House Damages Clothing
At noon, the fire department responded to a blaze at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity on East Burlington Street. The fire started in an upstairs closet near heating pipes and was put out with a house extinguisher, no water used by the department. Loss was mainly clothing.
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Delta Tau Delta
East Burlington Street
Building New Yards Awaiting Interurban Expansion
The interurban begins construction of extra stock yards in the city between West Court and West Burlington streets. An additional loading yard with capacity for three carloads to be unloaded at a time is planned, plus two more covered yards with capacity for four carloads each are being erected.
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West Coart
West Burlington Streets
Missing wife sparks Davenport search
A Davenport man named Davis returned home to find his wife of six months missing. The house appeared ransacked with no trace of the partner or belongings, prompting a local search for the missing woman.
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Davis
Davienport
Abe
Brief society and civic notes from local area
Mrs T. 4 Evang returns from Chisago where she visited her daughter Mrs G M Cline and son Glee for two weeks. Cyrus and Lemuel Howell return after weeks with sister Mrs Morgan Davis. County Superintendent Langenberg visited after a township educational meeting at Lone Tree. J W Baine of North Liberty met with trouble from an insolent man over 10 cents. police were called. Fred J Cunningham to represent Iowa University in Hamilton Club oratorical contest in Chicago with Prof H B Gordon to witness. Iowa supreme court upholds voting machine contract by Polk County as legal as Johnson County. N Kinney to Oxford township for road vacation inspection. Frank H Randall returns to Town City High after brief ankle sprain. salary sustained during gym work.
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Cyrus
Lemuel Howell
Morgan Davis
Langenberg
Lone Tree
J. W. Baine
North Liberty
Chicago
Fred J Cunningham
Iowa University
Hamilton Club
Gordon
Supreme Court of Towa
Polk County
Johnson County
How to Care for the Home Booklist Highlights
The city library classifies volumes of interest to women. Works cover cooking chemistry hospitality home decoration storytelling and child care with titles such as Richard’s Chemistry of Cooking and Cloaking Hustees of Today Homes and Their Decoration and Home Sanitation.
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Richard
Larned
French
Bryants
Sanitary Service Club
Hovick
Officers Announced for New Literary Society
At a church meeting last Monday night a society for literary and social culture was launched. Officers named include President Louis Kolton, Vice President Will Prybl, Recording Secretary Agnes Novak, Financial Secretary Will Nenzil, Treasurer Dr. J A Valenta, and an executive board of Frank Ecfroo Carl Nenzil and Bertha Beranek with committees to draft by laws.
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Louis Kolton
Will Prybl
Agnes Novak
Will Nenzil
Tressurer
Ja, Valenta
Frank Ecfroo
Carl Nenzil
Bertha Beranek
Real estate transfers week ending January 6 1906
Real estate transfers reported by Security Abstract Company include James E Larson and wife to N Strable for undivided four of about 14 acres in the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 7 township 80 range 6 for 2260 dollars. other deeds include W F Brant to Chas Baker for north three quarters of the west four and northwest three in section 6 30 6 for 350 dollars.
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Security Abstract Company
James E. Larson
Mr. Strable
W. F. Brant
Chas. Baker
Chas. J. Barke
Mary Butz
Bailey & Murphy
Robert G. Hemated
Lucas
Iowa City
Magdalens Lillick
Arthur
Parrot
Governor Square
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Atty
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