Mystery suitcase and international intrigue headline
Abandoned suitcase in transit raised alarms with seven items of dynamite found en route to Salt Lake. Utah Governor elect Amon Hamberger invited to a summer conference. Beaverton rumor ties Warner Chothes company head to Salt Lake City fraud case. Major fires and court actions ripple through the national scene with indictments and budget reforms noted.
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Intermountain
Tye Ethele
Oregon
New York
Beaver
Salt Lake City
Samuel Newhouse
Alamos River
Capulin
Chugwater
Cheyenne
Lewiston
Idaho
Lewis Tom Chickeon Improvement Company
Wahaingtonstiteho Water, Light & Power Company
Will Fight Repeal of the Wage Act
Washington reports that railroad and brotherhood heads plan to repeal the Adamson Act and replace it with a new working agreement. Representative Adamson vows to oppose repeal and warns Congress will spank both sides if needed. He says the act is a constitutional measure regulating hours, not wages.
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Washington
Ratiroed
Brotherhomt
Adament
Congress
Adamson
Das
Brotherhood
Waders i U
Hitle Crus
Stys
Dayton Newn
Furth
Weill
Homestead Measure Approved in Washington Conference
In a Saturday conference the House and Senate approved a measure to open public domain lands for homesteads mainly for grazing, sending the bill to the president for signature. The proposal faced agency and regional opposition before passage.
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Washington
House Od Senate
Hotel Fire Leaves Four Missing After Child Burned
Cheyenne reports a hotel fire Sunday night resulted in a seriously burned child and four missing persons. Noy A White of Baylis California was electrocuted leaping from a third story window and caught in electric wires. His wife and three children are missing.
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Cheyenne
Radium as Cancer Cure Questioned in New York Report
After exhaustive tests radium is deemed not a cure for cancer or tumors. The finding is in the annual report of Dr Francis Carter Wood head of the Crocker cancer research fund at Ames University released Sunday.
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New York
Francis Carter Wood
Crocker Cancer Research Fund
Ames University
Sunx
Liberal leader Milukoff seeks cabinet change in Russia
Petrograd reports Professor Paul Milukoff head of the Liberal party in the Duma is working to bring about a cabinet reshuffle similar to reforms recently undertaken by the British government.
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Petrograd
Paul Milukoff
Hussan Duma
Twelve Lives Lost at Sea Near Barnegat
A Brazilian bark named Nethtts with twelve men aboard was lost during a Friday night snowstorm off Barnegat New Jersey. Authorities reported the vessel vanished in heavy seas and no survivors were immediately confirmed.
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New York
Barnegat
New Jersy
Many Fooled by Money He Made Counterfeit Career Ends
Wilken, a 29 year old counterfeit king, faced a San Francisco trial for forgery after arrest in Santa Cruz. Secret Service records say he produced many nearly perfect $1 $5 and $10 bills and caused nationwide banking losses as agents traced his movement from town to town.
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Finn
Hole
Wilken
San Francisco
Secret Service
Santa Crus
Cal
San Praneisco
Chef Flynn
Treasury
Bert Ae
Fraudulent notes and counterfeit detection linked to Wilken case
The article describes a pursuit involving counterfeit notes attributed to Wilken, including a $10 federal reserve note and related bills. It notes warnings issued by the secret service prior to his arrest, mentions a search revealing circulated bills, and discusses the difficulty in distinguishing his distinctive paper from genuine notes.
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Mat
Wilken
Federal Reserve
Secret Service
Desirel Sareeep
Armistice Discussed as Hague Conference Opens
Telegraph report from Copenhagen relays Frankfurt and Berlin views on a January 15 Hague conference. Belligerents may fight during talks while open peace proposals are discussed. Germany resists unilateral demilitarization without a global organization giving equal standing.
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London
Copenhagen
Exchange Télegraph Company
Hague
Frankfurter Zeit
Germany
Entente
Zeitung
Organization of Nations
Idaho youth kills farmer in Lewiston tragedy
A 17 year old, Slade Jewealy Fortes, killed Lester Gifford, a farmer, after forcing him into a drug store to cash a disputed $190 personal injury check. Gifford’s death came as a patrolman arrived. the youth was arrested. Gifford survived by a widow and one child.
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Lewston
Slade
Jewealy
Ftore
Lester Gifford
Ford
Frong
Gifford
Giford
Elk killed during heavy snows in hunting season
Hunters killed about 400 elk in a Montana area as heavy snows driven by a December storm swept through the mountains. In another item, John P. Decker aged 6 and his wife, 53, were found dead in Mason City, believed killed by robbers. A Missouri woman, Bessie Leigh, was convicted of murder in the Hoffman case.
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Livingston
Siain
Rebbere
Poorta
Lil
John P. Decker
Ble
Mason City
Missoola
Bessie Leigh
Pred Hoffman
Mae Slaughter
Austrian Emperor for Peace Initiative Credited
A Berne correspondent reports that Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary took the initiative in the general move toward peace by the coalition of comital powers amid the war.
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Paria
Eumgpeter
Charles Ws
Austria Hungary
Candies Under Bam Itaty Decree Seeks Street Trading Ban
Fragmentary text notes a decree affecting candy sales or baking trades and mentions transmission by an unnamed poet. It references a location Gap Grortage and a closing market or mill, with scattered figures about thousands and trees. The overall sense is unclear and unsettled.
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Bam
Itaty
Bern
Fond Acert Marriages Increases Among Local Counts
A fragmented notice reports rising marriage numbers in a regional list. It mentions specific local names and places with unclear dates, outlining couples and venues tied to the event without precise details.
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Valioues Lyvar
Unclear OCR Item From New Borough Notices
The readable fragment mentions New Bete ela and Beruced Ww Uble city with garbled names and event terms. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, or outcomes are identifiable to form a factual summary.
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Murtha
Seremines
New Beteela
Uble
Villa Seeks U S Meeting To Settle Mexico Ties
El Paso report quotes a Mexican envoy claiming direct Villa authority to propose talks with General Hugh Scott of the U S Army. The aim would be to settle all differences between the United States and Mexico. General Boott praised. Villa’s representative says a Mexican question was nearly settled before. Utah Guardsmen Welcome Home After six months on the Mexican border, Battery A of Utah National Guard returns. The unit ranked third among Artillery contingents and receives a hearty welcome comparable to earlier homecomings from the Philippines.
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Mexico
United States
el Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Hugh Scott
United States Army
Villa
Boott
Vila
Utah
Galt Lane City
National Guard of
Meaivam
Wah
WHI Met Raise Rates Across Pacific Freight Corridor
The report notes a policy shift allowing railroads to raise freight rates by ten cents per unit as they move goods eastward, affecting dried trust products and staples such as canned goods wine beans barley and other foods across the season.
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Washington
Pacific Consis
Fragmentary note on Sylvia Pankhurst and a speaker event
Readable bits mention Sylvia Pankhurst and a speaker. Other lines are garbled, unclear dates or locations, and no coherent event details emerge. The fragment suggests a discussion or meeting but lacks specific facts to confirm participants or venue.
Start the Day Right Like a Gentle Trainsman
A spirited breeze advises avoiding irritation at dawn. The article likens a calm start to a locomotive easing from idle, greasing the gears, and building momentum gradually for a smooth, safe day. It urges steady pace, patience, and self discipline to prevent jolts and mishaps.
Great Bulk of Payments Moves Through Clearing Houses
The article notes that bank debits in major cities roughly exceed clearings by two and a half times, with estimates suggesting payments last year through banks in large cities near four hundred million dollars. It adds that including smaller cities, the annual money passing from hand to hand for goods and services forms a prodigious sum.
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Iliiens
Bredetreete Bay
Toial
Manay
Hazarday Evening Post
Not enough readable facts to form a proper headline
Fragmentary OCR notes mention travel annoyances and legal charges with references to Spain and arrangements to divert funds, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or identified organizations.
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Spain
Incomplete View Beats 20 Hunt To End Poor Run
Fragmentary account notes a rough game where incomplete text hints at a defeat. Names and specifics are unreadable, with garbled phrases about fear and a player seeking steps after a tough showing.
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Bart
Fragmentary Note Speaks of Gutters and Buttered Windle
A garbled archival fragment references a gutter scene and buttered windle with unclear context. The readable bits point to a playful or nonsensical line, lacking coherent figures, dates, or identifiable persons. Further context is needed to determine subject and origin.
FragmentaryOCR Note Hails Local Event
Readable fragments reference a local event with names and dates obscured by OCR errors. The text hints at a community gathering or notice, but core details are incomplete.
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