Freight car interchange eyed to ease rail shipping
Interstate Commerce Commissioner A Prouty and railroad executives backed free interchange of freight cars to relieve shortages. Shippers proposed the plan in St Louis and Kansas City talks, noting eastern lines hoard western cars, while western rails restrict movements to their tracks. An end to car shortage would benefit commerce across the region for all parties.
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Interstate- Commerce
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Enderlin train wreck leaves many dead and injured
A collision near Enderlin caused a fiery wreckage with passengers trapped as relief teams battled flames. The day train carried doctors to the scene and hospitals were quickly converted to treat the wounded while a nightlong rescue operation continued. No conclusive casualty count was available then.
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Minneapolis
Escait Ste
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Vatican Saved Papers In Paris Nunciature Findings
Vatican protests over Paris nuncio search note documents were moved before the raid to an embassy. The missing cipher was obsolete and tied to Mgr Cleri's tenure. Italian anti clerical groups plan protests and commemorations linked to Giordano Bruno’s fiery death.
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Theat Faucan
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Holy See
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Louisiana sails for Cuba amid mixed headlines
Aboard the Louisiana the crew heads toward Havane on a voyage from New Orleans. In Salem a jury acquits Mrs. Joan Caldwell of murdering her husband. Reports note postal strikes, stock market quotes, and naval postings in Berlin.
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Raw
Joan Caldwel
Rebels Gain Strength as Venezuela Faces Presidential Struggle
Amid turmoil in Venezuela,President Cakes is near death and First Vice Gomez looms as potential leader. Castro faction and Alcantra loyalists resist Gomez, while Gen Rafael Montilla’s rebel forces near Barquesmilo grow stronger, threatening stability and a commonwealth transition.
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Alcantra
Armina
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Rafel Montilla
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Dismissal of Life Saving Crew over Holland Harbor Drowning
Secretary Shaw announced the dismissal of HReeper Chauncey JD Pool and Jacob C. Johnson from the life saving service after Inspector Ballinter’s investigation into the Holland Harbor drowning of four men on November 21. The rest of the crew faced suspension for failing to make repeated rescue attempts, deemed unpardonable.
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Shaw
Pennsylvania Railroad Seeks 5000 Box Cars for Freight Fleet
The purchasing agent invites bids for construction of 5000 box cars at an estimated cost of 6.09 million dollars. Delivery is not expected until part of next year. This order would bring total freight cars ordered in two years to nearly 60,000 across various types.
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Penn- Sylvenia Railroad
Gurtis Fen Admits Guilt in Four Year Old Murder
Curtis Jett of Cynthiana Kentucky confesses to killing Town Marshal Cockrill in Jackson four years ago, admitting sole responsibility while prior confession implicated Judge Hargis and Sheriff Bud Callahan on trial. Three burned to death and two injured in Buffalo apartment fire. Mrs Nobie of Kankakee Illinois found dead in bed after years alone. James J Jeffries set as referee for Gans Hersman fight at Tonopah Nevada. Agreement grants Camas Athletic Club selection rights if principals agree.
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Curtis Jett
Cynthiana
Command Wealth
Cockrill
Jackson
Jett
Hargis
Bud Callahan
Lynched by Mob Detains Prisoner from Antropolis Jail
A mob seized Henry Davis alias Henry Chambers from the Antropolis jail five miles east of Friday and hanged him. The prisoner, accused of felonious outrages as John Rela, was taken by the mob from custody. The jail lies in the jail section, with the mob blocking release and warning officials.
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Antropolis
Henry Davis
Henry Chambers
John Rela
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Great Austrian Post Office Strike Involves 25 000 Workers
A nationwide strike began in Vienna involving all Austrian post offices and about 25 000 employees. The protest targets conditions that force workers to labor long hours for as little as 45 cents a day, with pay rising only after decades of service.
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Austria
Vienna
Steel Trackers Get Higher Pay Rise
Announcement of a 10 percent wage increase posted at the Illinois Steel Company plants in South Chicago says the raise will apply to workers at Joliet and Milwaukee, affecting about 13 600 men.
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Uwlinais Steel Company
iSouth
Chicago
Te Uke
JoHet
Milwaukee
Jett Convicted in Louisville Assassination Case
Curtis Jett found guilty in Louisville Eyewitness District on Friday for the 4 year old assassination of James Cockrill at Jackson and sentenced to life imprisonment He is already serving a life term for complicity in the murder of Attorney Marcum years ago.
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Curtis Jett
Louisville
James Cockrill
Jackson
Jett
Marcum
Strike Settled and Fire Kills Highlight Local News
The General Electric works at Schenectady resumed operations after a strike settlement, with discharged draftsmen reinstated. In Savannah a warehouse blast killed two firefighters and injured others. George A. Marden, long-time U S assistant treasurer in Boston, died at his Towell, Mass home. A Chicago and Alton Railroad dividend of two percent on preferred stock was declared payable January 2. A Reno incident involved a stolen express box and a messenger en route to San Francisco.
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N. Y
George A. Marden
George 4. Marden
United States
Boston
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Forbery
Pany
Reno
Tonopah
Ion
Conto San Franches
Debated Fate of Inmates at Knoxville Inebriate Hospital
Superintendent W S Osborn protests against admitting 30 percent of Knoxville hospital inmates as criminal degenerates or morally deficient. He calls for amending the law to exclude the vicious from the institution while permitting voluntary commitments without court trial. He argues reform should target the reformable, not punish the degenerate.
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Knooxville
W. S. Osborn
Board of Control
Iebrintes
Glass
Hinoxville
Osborn
Bishop Cosgrove Dead at Davenport Diocese
The Catholic prelate Henry Cosgrove bishop of the Joliet diocese Davenport Episcopal residence died after a stomach cancer illness. He was 72 and suffered for years. Funeral services will be Thursday at the cathedral with Archbishop Keane of Dubuque officiating and Archbishop Trlang of St Paul preaching the sermon.
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Liquor Tax Ruling Favors State. Polk County Loses
Polk County cannot collect back liquor taxes from cold storage houses for five years as Judge McVey rules state tax law not retroactive. Supreme Court decision limits retroactivity and hampers county’s $30 009 claim. Other items note jail disturbance by youths, accidental deaths, and local events.
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Polk County
McVey
Supreme Court
Man Commits Suicide After Domestic Strife
Ankema a druggist in Cylinder ends his life by hanging at home after his wife filed for divorce and refused reconciliation. He was about 30, a Highland Park College graduate, described as a man drinking for weeks amid failed efforts to settle.
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Cylinder
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Woman Seeks Division of 45000 Estate Amid Family Strife
Mrs Bee Meyer of Muscatine County seeks division of her father’s 45000 estate after claiming she was disinherited and ostracized by siblings who allegedly inflamed him against her and her husband. She says she was barred from the house during his final illness.
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Bee. Meyer
Muscatié County
Fennson
Young Casey lawyer found dead in Des Moines hotel
The lifeless body of Charles Mehtun, a young Casey, Iowa lawyer, was found hanging by the neck from a steam pipe in a Savery hotel room in Des Moines. He was 23, a Drake University graduate, staying several days, with friends mystified by the tragedy.
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Crahles Mehtuilen
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Des Moines
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Drake Cuniversity
Des Motes
Rescued From Ice at Clear Lake After Drowning Plunge
Miss Frances Ford and Carl Coburn nearly drowned at Clear Lake while skating on thin ice. Their friends formed a human chain by lying prone across the ice to reach and pull them to safety after they fell into eight feet of water and clung for about half an hour.
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Carl Coburn
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Cear Lake
Creston Rail Yard Fatalities Reported In Last Day
Two men died within hours in Creston rail yard incidents. Standard, 30, was struck by a switch engine on the same track where J L Roby died, leaving a wife and no children. Boone sees a high school teacher robbed of $33, sparking investigation. Fire destroys 4500 poultry and 6000 dressed fowls in Sioux City causing about 13000 loss. Armory dedication postponed to Jan 4. Jon Howser and Charles Don son die by self harm and aging, while John Coleman, crippled after an electric car collision in Dubuque, faces long recovery.
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Guy Srangard
Creston
Standard
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Congress Debates Roosevelts Policies and Budget Measures
fragmented report covers Congress proceedings with bills on appropriation and the pure food law, death of Senator William Bate commemorated, messages from the President on lands and naval personnel, investigations into International Harvester, and debates over negro troops discharge and pension calendars.
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