Missouri Freight Rate Inquiry Examines Burlington Route
State of Missouri hires accountant Praleres to compare Burlington and Quincy rates with Illinois and other states. Expert witness EB Fisher testifies in Kansas City chancery court on freight rate law compliance and variations across rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. OM. Fisher
St Paul
Minn
Missouri
Chicera, Burlington and Quincy
Lo Schofield
Feleval
Kansas City
Oer
Borlingtean
Taestewy
Kisher
Afissour
Ras Me
Woman Crux Figure Reported At Park Scene
A vague report describes a woman found nailed to a board at a park setting. Authorities are unnamed. unclear details and timing hinder a fuller account. Further information is not provided in readable text.
Hette Green Hates Octopt Richest Women Predicts War
The text reads as a fragmented clipping mentioning Hette Green and a claim by the richest women predicting war, with garbled references to dates and lawyers. The readable items suggest a sensational note rather than a coherent report.
Unclear fragmentary note from Rhode Island newspaper
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Rome WITP and a potential election reference. Names and places are unreadable, unclear event details. Readable parts suggest a local notice or brief scribble with no coherent action or outcome identifiable.
Thomas Tipaps Teed Case Details
A brief note records Thomas Tipaps Teed involved in a speech at Wihpeech Street against a listed party. The readable fragment notes a confrontation or dispute with local individuals and mentions a week of activity around the event.
Theatrical Combine Plans Largest US Chain
A proposed gigantic theatrical syndicate forms in Chinese circles to control about 50 major U.S. theaters. It would span cities from New York to San Francisco and from Portland to New Orleans, directing bookings and tours. Reported values exceed 30 million dollars with planned capital stock from 50 to 100 million.
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United States
New York
San Francisco
Portland
New Orleans
In & Ward
Ion
Risw & Erisnger
Daniel Frohman
Charles Frohman
al Hayman
Nixon & Zimmerman
Rich & Harris
Orpheum Etrovir
Flinois
Mysterious stabbing claims life of Dunmore youth
Dunmore Pa. resident Thomas Dougherty a popular young man died in Scranton hospital after a Saturday stabbing by an unknown woman. Coroner ordered arrest of Mary Gurke, a Dunmore woman, who remains at large as investigators confirm a hatpin weapon pierced Dougherty’s heart.
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Thomas Dougherty
Dunmore
Scranton
Satourdarht
Doughety
Burt
Innée Briet Dougherty
Visi
Dougher UF
Dougherty
DOULS
Agony in Hansas Ends as County Returns Trickles In
Official results from 96 of 195 counties show the governor race narrowing with 2.0908 votes per county and Democrats conceding election risks. The campaign notes claim a historic drop in Hiveh's influence from 1902 to 1908 as a key victory. Bock's ploaza remains the lowest gubernatorial candidate.
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Ality
Iconing Mide
Hiveh
Bock
Pluza
Strange Disease Claimed Five Lives in Pecsidia Texas
Reports say a mysterious illness struck Pecsidia and nearby townships in Brewster County Texas. Local physicians could not diagnose it and appealed to Dr. F B Shaver now in Marfa for expertise as authorities investigate the outbreak.
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Siereon
Maria An
Pecsidiary
Texas
Marfa
Shaver
Brewster
Priest Shot On Milwaukee Line After Train Row
On a southbound Milwaukee train near Wolsey Iowa a laborer dispute over a poker game led to gunfire. Rev John Phelan a Catholic priest of Sibley Iowa was shot in the head as the crowd fled. He was taken to Mitchll hospital and is not reported serious. Eight suspects were detained and moved to Huron jail.
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Milwaukee
Wolsey
John Phelan
Sibley
Sioux City
Mitchll
Huron
Red
Tiany
Father Phelan
Fires cause panics in New York five incendiary blazes
A series of five incendiary fires on Sixtieth and Sixty-diet streets and Columbus and West End avenues trapped residents early Friday. One woman died and one man sustained serious injuries while 2,404 people fled from their homes during the blazes. Firemen rescued many others as flames raged between midnight and 3 AM.
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Columbus
West End Avenues
New York
Collapse Buries Workers at Lone Beach Hotel
A reinforced concrete hotel under construction at Lone Beach California collapsed Friday morning likely due to weak construction. Officials fear a large number of workers buried in the wreckage with unconfirmed death toll and missing men reported.
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Bixby
Lone Beach
Cal
Unusual Legal Delay In Louisiana Prisoner Case
In Paton Rouge Louisiana an odd legal situation has halted Prisoner Dr Aldrich case. The absence of a district court judge after a resignation requires a six day delay before the matter can proceed. A new special election is needed, causing a sixty day wait before a successor is chosen.
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Aldrich
Congressm Sree KL
Paton Rouge
Favrot
Thers
Pioper
Serres Heil
Poes
Lacey Named New Officeholder Amid Cabinet Shakeup
A rumor circulates in Washington that Major Lacey is set to take a new post as President Fooserell Suppoint Representative John F. Lacey in Iowa may succeed Willem A. Richards as commissioner of the general land office as Interior Secretary Hitchcock departs, with a target date of March 4.
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Maj. Lacey
Washwon
Fooserell
John F. Lacey
Towa
General Land
Willem A. Richards
Secretory of the Interior
Hitchcock
Cadets Order Overruled In Irregular Hearing
A brief, unclear report notes cadet proceedings with an irregular hearing outcome. Names and exact actions are unreadable, but the piece references Cadets and an order or ruling. Further detail is not legible in the OCR.
Unclear Volcano Report Emerges Near Trinidad Colorado
A fragmented historical clipping mentions a volcano related event near Trinidad Colorado with scattered notes on locations such as Stonewall and Manton and references to power bears and a MASS of ine taPFimidacg.
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Trinidad
Power- Bearz
Stonewall
Inet
Army of the Tennessee reunion centers on Gen Howard in Council Bluffs
The thirty sixth annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee met in Council Bluffs with Gen O O Howard as the focus. Bishop Fallows and Gov Cummins spoke as part of a strong program including a fundraising effort for a monument to Gen Jas A Maurer.
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Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Council Bluffs
Joan A. Logan
O. O. Howard
G AL Dodge
Washington
Jas. A. Maurer
Army of the Tennessee
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Navy
Samuel Fallows
Cummins
Meyer Mac
John C. Black
O. Howard
Fred D. Grant
Smith D. Atkins
Iowans Tour Southern Battlefields Unveil Monuments
Gov Cummins travels from Des Moines with Mrs Cummins and staff on three special trains for a tour of Civil War battlefields. Stops include Vicksburg Mississippi on November 15 and Andersonville Georgia on November 746 where Maj Gen Grenville M Dodge will accept the United States monument. The party proceeds to Cheatamone and Shiloh area for two days of battlefield visits.
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Cummins
Ilowa Fomument Committee
Des Moines
Iowa
Vicksburg
Miss
Andersonville
Grenville M. Dodge
Secretary of War
United States
Cheatianoogs
Shiloh
Bomb Attacks Shake Dubuque Election Night
Two bombings occurred on election evening in Dubuque. One blast at the Telegraph Herald office shattered windows. the other at Sheri Dunn’s residence endangered a staff member. A witness described the attacker as medium height wearing a light overcoat.
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Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald Atice
Sheri Dunn
Fire destroys Osceola home of C B West and Prof Meek
Fire at Os ka loosa completely destroys the residence of C B West with about 10000 loss. Inmates fled in night clothes. Prof Walter Meek of Penn College occupied nearby apartments with property valued at 210000 and only 404 insurance. Fire likely started from the furnace.
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C. B. West
Oskaloosa
Walter Meek
Penn College
Girl Victim of Alley Attack in Gitumwa
Miss Margaret Sauders was attacked by an unknown man while walking home through an alley in Gitumwa. The assailant fired a shot when she refused to stop, wounding her slightly before fleeing the scene.
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Otramwea
Margaret Sauders
Gitumwa
Gets New Trial in Northwestern Murder Case at Sibi
One of the most sensational murder cases in the region’s history was revived Thursday at Sibi as Duarte was convicted as the Schroeder figure, who was given an amputation.
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Northwestern
Sibi
Duarte
Schroeder
Muskrats Endanger Lake City Water, Buildings
Muskrats threaten to undermine Lake City’s water supply and foundations. Officials note 16 000 rodents gnaw under Northwestern shops and near the railroad, risking cellars and a ninety foot standpipe. Authorities plan extermination with a royalty payment program.
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Lake City
Venice
Lake Creek
Pita
Calhoun County
Pioneer Preacher Marries Burlington Nurse in Hospital Romance
John E Tweed of Gladstone Illinois married Mrs Nancy Gush of Burlington at Burlington Hospital after meeting during Tweed illness. Tweed a pioneer preacher who has lived about sixty years in the area and knew Burlington in its early log cabin days. The couple planned a wedding trip east and will reside in Gladstone Illinois.
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Burlington W
John E Tweed
Gladstone
Nancy Gush
Burlington
Bush
Tweed
Candidate Hung in Effigy After Clear Lake Vote
A defeated candidate for Justice of the Peace in Clear Lake faced an effigy display on Wednesday, amid strained politics from recent factional fights. A. T. Marsh defeated Knappen in a contested race with local rivals Young and Olson noted in the report.
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KH. C. Hnappen
Clear Lake
E. C. Krapnen
Justice of the Peace of
Knappen
A. T. Marsh
Young
Olson
Two Boys from Eagle Grove Missing After School
Two schoolboys from Eagle Grove, Dorr Faver and Tom Stamp, failed to return home Thursday night and are missing. They wore a black suit and winter coat with brown hair blue eyes and a round face. Parents are alarmed and seek their return as they may have set out to see the world without money.
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Eagle Grove
Hicnie
Eagie Grove
Dorr Faver
Tom Stamp
Sever
Sayerhor
Fatal Auto Accident Kills Henry Devitt in Sully
Henry Devitt assistant cashier at Bank of Sully was killed when a car plunged into a ditch near Sully after a loss of control on Friday. Frank Sherman, the cashier, was injured and may die from the same incident. Dewitt's neck was broken in the crash.
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Henry Devitt
Bank of
Sully
Descichres
Frank Sherman
Pes Moines
Works Old Rent Swindle Captured After Burlington Racket
A clever swindler said to be wanted in other towns was captured at Burlington after running the old Tent racket. He called at the home of John Seck and induced Mrs. Seck to pay him a month's rent claiming he had bought the house, then he alerted the police and was arrested.
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Burlington
John Seck
Dedicate New Dairy Home at Ames Jan £ Set
Dedication day for the new Pr 500 dairy building at Ames is set with January as the date. Principal speakers include ex Governor W D Hoard of Wisconsin Robertson president Donald College at Quch ot and Or the newly e Canada. Mapleton’s Water Tank Bursts in Manlaton water works plant ruptured a wooden tank built fifteen years ago. It will be replaced by a steel tank and water supplied by direct pressure until it is ready.
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Ames
Dain Gay
WW. D. Hoard
Wisconsin
Robertson
Donald College
Quchot
E- Canada
Mapleton
Manlaton
Teachers Plan Meeting at Vermilion Masonic Hall
Dr. D B Gault successor to Garret Droppers as president of the University of South Dakota will be the principal speaker at the fall meeting of the Union County professional actors association. The event was held at the THA sedan Sioux City on Saturday.
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D. B. Gault
Garret Droppers
University of South Dakota At
Vermi
Woanury County
Professional Acters” Assorvation
Sedan
Sioux City
Court Votes In Decatur On Proposed Measure
Voters in Decatur are expected to decide on a local measure at the courthouse on Tuesday. The initiative concerns a municipal project and has drawn attention from residents and officials.
Unclear OCR note from New Toparan church scene
Fragmentary text mentions a church event or scene at New Toparan with a wealthy farmer figure. details are unreadable and names unclear.
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Dies
Peter Toth
New Toparan
Mwe Owass
Immigrant Train Crash Kills Fifty In Wreck Near Woodville
A head on collision between a passenger train and a freight near Woodville early Monday killed about fifty people and wounded forty. Cars burned, rescuers freed the injured from the wreckage as flames consumed the two trains, with many victims cremated before aid arrived.
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Wallision
Galtinere & Ohio
Woodville
Bud
Watlville
Reseu
Telitip
Ciba Hut Caine
Burke Cinroe
En- Binest Pees
Rae
Ynditeter
Martimers
Tagether
United States Steel Maintains Dividend at 2 Percent
Directors of United States Steel Corp keep the common stock dividend at 2 percent annual rate after reporting record quarterly earnings and higher than ever orders and backlogs. The company notes strong demand and plans to expand production at new plants in Texas and elsewhere.
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Steel Trust
United States Steel Corporation
Garr
Lothar
Chid Labor Mefurin The tate wales 1 Pess mifah
Fragmentary OCR text yields no clear event or names. The readable words suggest a political or labor topic but lack coherence for a factual summary. No identifiable persons organizations places or dates are present.
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Tate Wales
Rent lts set es i 74
A terse note shows a numeric instruction likely referencing a rent ledger. It records a value or code 74 tied to es i, with no surrounding context. Further detail is needed to determine purpose such as property, period, or responsible party.
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Imum Rate Inquiry
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Attempto
Pittsburs
Parkes
Ars
Hette Green
Peonsir
Florida
Fhieses Haid
Rome
Thomas Tipaps
Wihpeech St
Chicago
Hansas
Hoch
Gaaken
Endend
Rersejian
Eeyrmicere
Score
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Bo Ree
Volcano
Colorado
Serit
Gen. O. O Howard
Bishop
Fallows Speaks
Sota
Bad Freix Oskaloosa
Er Ste
Cour Decatur
Peepie
Decatur
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Sfreight
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