Washington warns on Philippine lands sale and naval limits
United States officials weigh sales of lands in the Philippines to avert financial drain, while Navy policy favors keeping battleships at current strength. The deficit for the current year tops 20 million dollars as postal service cautions against secret unions. Federal reforms urged to curb trusts include public corporate oversight and federal incorporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Senate
Washington
Explosion sinks steamer and rescues falter in Ohio River
Domestic Captain Edward Swaney and four crew were buried to their health as the steamer Diamond blew up in the Ohio near Pittsburg, five others reagued, two severely injured with unknown cause. Other items note Abs Gertrude Gibson Patterson declared not guilty in Denver, several murder trials, Panamanian transit value, McNamara pleas, race car crash in Roxbury, and Japan Formosa contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Swaney
Diamond
Pittsburg
Abs
Gertrude Gibson Patterson
Denver
District Court
Charles A. Patterson
Bruce Brown Captures Grand Prize in Fiats Story
Sporting David J Bruce Brown of New York driving a Fiat won his second consecutive grand prize rate over the Savannah automobile course and set a world record for a 411.36 mile race finishing 5 hours 31 minutes 10 seconds at an average speed of 74.45 mph. Also noted is the boxing result Packey McFarland defeating Harlem Tommy Murphy in 20 rounds in San Francisco. Freddie Welsh’s scheduled bout with Ad Welgast is canceled as Welgast lies in Clara Barton hospital after appendix operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Bruce Brown
New York
Savannah
Ad Welgast
Freddie Welsh
Packey McFarland
Chicago Stockyards
Harlem Tommy Murphy
San Francisco
Harvard Student Hosts Noted Lecturer at Dinner
Samuel Atkins Eliot Jr, grandson of Harvard's Charles Eliot, dined with Misa Buma Goldman at the Harvard Union. New York suffragists open a Madison Avenue clubhouse with a grand housewarming set for February 14. Senator Lodge speaks in Raleigh against initiative, referendum, and recall. Wisconsin hosts the first university eugenics club focused on improving race. Referee W H Kelley suggests Upton Sinclair's divorce from Meta F Sinclair, with Harry Kemp involved.
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Harvard
Samuel Atkins Eliot, Jr
Charles Eliot
Misa Buma Goldman
Harvard Union
New York State
Madison Avenue
New York
University of Wisconsin
W. &. Kelley
Upton Sinclair
Meta F. Sinclair
Harry Kemp
Kangas
Mra
Sinclair
New Road Planned From Treynor to Des Moines Line
Des Moines reports a new short line extending the current Treynor to Council Bluffs route to Des Moines. Hubbell and ex governor Shaw discuss the plan with Atlantic road as feeder. Col Adams of Council Bluffs joins the investor group to push the project through southern territory south of the Rock Island main line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
Council Bluffs
Atlantic, North & South Railroad
Shaw
Enngligh Capital
Atlantic Road
Treynor
Omaha
Emmetsburg Library Receives Carnegie Gift for New Building
Emmetsburg municipal plans advance for a public library funded by a $10,000 Carnegie promise. Trustees prepare to award the construction contract as plans firm up. The building, costing more than the grant, is expected to be a fine city ornament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Woman Is Awarded Damages In Breach Suit Denison
After four hours the jury returned a verdict for Louisa Miller against John Weiss for 2000 in a breach of promise case. Miller sought 4500 claiming damages and the testimony at times was lively and well received by the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Louisa Miller
John Weiss
Miss Miller
Weiss
Fatal Rabies Case In Iowa City After Pasteur Treatment
A man identified as Hilijah Berry of Shar on City died from rabies contracted last August after a bite by a mad dog. He received Pasteur treatment upon first admission but relapsed last Friday and grew seriously ill before passing away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Hilijah Berry
Sharon City
Cedar Rapids to Get New 1600-Seat Theater
Cedar Rapids plans a new steel constructed theater by local contractor M. Ford. He has secured a valuable site on Second avenue opposite the post office. The building will seat 1,600 and be thoroughly modern throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
M. Ford
Second Avenue
Ogden Mine No 2 to Reopen After Labor Troubles
Boone The Ogden Consolidated Coal company plans to reopen No 2 mine two miles south of Ogden after a period of labor trouble. New boilers are being installed and additional improvements made to run the mine to full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Boone
Ogden Consolidated Coal Company
Handsome altar presented to Sacred Heart Catholic church
A grand altar described as perhaps the finest in the state beside Waterloo has been donated to the Sacred Heart church. The altar cost 310,000 and the donor declines public disclosure of his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell
Waterloo
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Centerville Poultry Show Announces December Dates
The Apparanse County Poultry Association will host its fourth annual chicken show in Centerville from December 20 to 25. The premium list with cash prizes, special premiums, trophies, and merchandise will be released soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Apparanse County Poultry Association
Week's Revival Meetings Reported at Mapleton
The first week of revival services at the Mapleton Methodist church yields more than fifty conversions. The meetings will continue for two more weeks, offering ongoing religious outreach and community engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapleton
Artesian Well Sunk at Spurgeon Farm Near Lake City
An artesian well at the Spurgeon farm south of Lake City shoots water four feet above ground. The well reaches a depth of 105 feet, creating a notable water source for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake City
Spurgeon Farm
Town
Crowns While Skating
Oelwein reports the first skating fatality of the season as 14 year old Thomas Flynn drowned after breaking thin ice on a local creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowns
Oelwein
Thomas Flynn
May Be Made Secretary Of Iowa Sunday School
Mason City May be made secretary of the Iowa Sunday School association with Rev Frank F Waston as candidate to succeed the resigned Rev F P Mitch who has gone to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Frank F.wastfall
Methodist Church
Plymouth
Iowa Sunday School Association
F. FP. Mtch
Florida
To Talk On Short Course Logan Promoters
Professor A H Snyder of Town State Agricultural College at Aros will address the promoters of the short course for Harrison county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Deer Capture for Park Use Prompts County Nuisance Rewrite
Thirty five deer captured in Avoca during a Thanksgiving drive will be sold by the state game warden to cities as park attractions. A historic release from W B Cuppy’s park has grown to about four hundred in Pottawattamie county, creating a nuisance as the law protects deer from slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottawattamie
Church to Be Enlarged for Growing Attendance
Falls twenty thousand dollars for improving her Methodist church in this city. The building is one of the most beautiful in town, built in natural stone with an artistic design, but unusually large attendance has necessitated an addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls
William Mason Farm Sold for 25000 Near Waterloo
The William Mason farm of 160 acres eight miles south of Waterloo sold for 25000 after a ten minute bidding. Peter Trainer purchased the property at auction along with a prior sale of 7409 orth. of personal property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self Farm
Waterloo
William Mason
Peter Trainer
Cheney Spring Dries Up In Sioux City Water Scheme
The famed Cheney spring, long cited as a remedy for many diseases, has dried after a leak repair by the water company cut off the flow. The company claims it has been swindled out of thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Cheney
Marmon Nominated for Mitchellville Postmaster
Congressman Prouty recommends C. W. Marmon for postmaster in Mitchellville to fill the vacancy from M. H. Davis’s death in September. The probable appointee is son of Editor Marmon of the Mitchellville Index, the well known Towa publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmon
Dey Moites
C. W. Marmon
Mitchellville
Prouty
M. H. Davis
Towa
Wealthy farmer Henry Phillips slain after quarrel
Waterloo resident Henry Phillips, 65, a wealthy farmer, was shot and killed in his home after a quarrel with J. T. McCaskill, a sewing machine agent. McCaskill fled by buggy but was arrested. Phillips leaves a widow and eleven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Henry Phillips
J. T. McCaskill
McCaskill
Phillips
Patient Sites Doctor Tipton
The $12000 damage suit of Sidney C Cozine a wealthy farmer against Dr W N Moore of West Branch has been on trial for days. Cozine says a fall from a bogey broke his jaw, the doctor set it and it failed to heal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Sidney C. Cozine
W. N. Moore
West Brench
Cozine
Ottumwa Water Works Opens 2 New Filtration Plants
Citizens celebrate Ottumwa water works as two new filtration plants begin operating. Officials say the purified supply will be free from germs and improve public health, easing concerns about contamination from the Des Moines department of streets and public improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Water Works
di Moines
Socialists Call for Oleo Margarine Tax Repeal
In Mason City Socialists at a meeting adopted resolutions urging Iowa’s congressional delegation to repeal the tax on oleomargarine. They claim it has driven butter costs to 85 cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Congress
Fire Destroys Town in Nebraska Blazes Major Loss
A large fire swept through Decatur Nebraska forty miles south of Sioux City destroying the business portion and causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. Only two business houses escaped total destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Decatur
Neb
Rock Rapids Veteran George M. Smith Found Dead at Barn
Rock Rapids a Civil War veteran George M. Smith served in the Sixth Kansas infantry was found by his wife hanging at the end of a rope in the barn His death is ruled a suicide and under investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Rapids
George M. Smith
Sixth
Kansas Infantry
Fogle Found Guilty in Glenwood Case
Thomas Fogle was found guilty by a jury of enticement involving Miss Maud Rodman. Clifford Hooker, his companion, will face trial. The case unfolds in Glenwood with the verdict delivering a decisive outcome.
Will Continue Revivals Denison
Revival services conducted by local churches have proven so successful that they will be continued for two weeks longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Three Prisoners Escape From Carroll Jail
Three inmates escaped from the Carroll county jail after the barn window was sawed through by an external party. Authorities seek clues on how the break occurred and potential accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Carroll County
Arrested in Serious Charge Against Elderly Woman
Leon A Thornton, 32, is under arrest charged with entering the sleeping apartments of Miss Ada Thomas, 65, through a window and attacking her. Police report a serious assault occurred at the residence prompting the arrest and ongoing investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon A
Thornton
Ada Thomas
Franciscan Fathers Arrive to Open Monastery
Franciscan fathers from St Louis have arrived to open a monastery here, at the invitation of Archbishop Keane. The arrival marks the start of a new religious center for local Catholics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuqre
St. Louis
Keane
Mount Pleasant December Depot Rumor Repeats Each Year
A recurring Christmas rumor claims a new depot on Burtington Road at Mount Pleasant. Uncle Frank Waiters recalls hearing it first in 1867, reflecting a long-standing old joke rather than a concrete plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Frank Waiters
Newburg Husker Edgar Livingston Sets Corn Hulling Pace
Newburg reports 20 year old Edgar Livingston husks 204 bushels of corn in ten hours and, within 26 days, totals 2,064 bushels. The young worker shows potential for a lasting record in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburg
Edgar Livingston
Omaha and Iowa railroad line to Des Moines and Manning
Leslie M. Shaw states the Omaha and Iowa road will be financed by $5,000 bonds from the Atlantic Northern and Southern, enabling construction from Treynor in Pottawattamie county to Des Moines and then Manning. F. M. Hubbell has agreed to chair the board to push the project, linking with the Minnesota and St. Louis line toward Blanchard and near the Missouri boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dec
Leslie M. Shaw
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Omaha & Iowa Railroad
Atlantic Northern & Southern
Omaha
S Moines
Shaw
Atlantic, Northern & Southern
Deg Moines
Manning
Treynor
Pottawattamie County
Omiaha & Iowa
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Wall Lake
Kimballtown
Audubon County
Canada
Blanchard
Grand Larceny Charged in Des Moines
E R Walzer aged 23 was arrested by Detectives Jackson and Pettit on a grand larceny charge filed by his father in law Dan Raredon. The allegation states Walzer stole 1000 in gold from Raredon by digging it from a hiding place in the father in law’s cellar. Since the theft he has not worked as a house painter, yet paid bills bought clothes and enjoyed life, immobably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
E. R. Walzer
Jackson
Pettit
Dan Raredon
NEW HAMPTON MAN KILLED IN AUTO CRASH
Edward C. Chambers a noted bridge contractor of northern Iowa and southern Minnesota died instantly when his car slid off a high bank and overturned. Aged 68, he leaves his widow and one daughter Mrs S G Fouse of Lisbon. His estate is described as very large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
Edward C.chambers
Iowa
Minnesota
Chambers
S. G. Fouse
Lisbon
Regimental Officers Gather for Iowa School of Instruction
In Cedar Rapids on December 5 seventeen regimental and staff officers along with thirty six company officers will assemble for a two day school of instruction. It is the third such meeting held in Iowa. A reception and smoker for visitors will be held tonight with speeches from Representative Ernest Moore and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Ernest Moore
Former Iowan juror linked to McNamara bribery case
Robert F. Bain, the juror who confessed to returning $400 received as a bribe in the McNamara case, was once a noted Atlantic Iowa citizen before moving to Los Angeles about twenty-five years ago. A carpenter by trade, he was described by Iowa friends as an old soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. McNamara
Times
Los Angeles
Cal
John J. McNamara
Llewellyn
McNamara
Robert F. Bai
Des. Moines
Dec
Robert F. Bain
Atlantic
Tawa
Iowa
Menlo to Vote on Franchise for Buckley Lights
Menlo residents will decide on a 20 year franchise for G. E. Buckley to operate electric lights. Buckley currently runs four dynamos lighting his large implement store and another on the main street of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menlo
G. BE. Buckley
State University of Iowa Reopens After Thanksgiving Break
Town of Towa City reports the State university of Iowa opened again today after a five day Thanksgiving vacation. Classes resume as students prepare for the Christmas recess starting December 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 1
Towa City
State University of
Towa
Railroad Man Dead in Iowa Pioneer of Railway Mail Service
Oskaloosa Dec 5 John J Moore aged 78 the first railway mail clerk in Iowa who for years ran between Des Moines Albia and Creston died suddenly of heart disease while seated yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
John J .Moore
Iowa
Dew Moines
Albin
Creston
Yeaterday
Annoying eruption on a Philadelphia woman's face
Mrs. M. E. Lippincott of Philadelphia credits Resinol Soap with clearing a troublesome facial eruption after one month of use. She praises Regina Ointment for eczema and various skin conditions, noting soap and ointment prices and urging readers to request a free sample by mentioning the ad heading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Restaal Unemical Co
Baltimore, Md
Fragmentary Romantic Exchange With Owl Interjections
A brief, garbled dialogue unfolds between a swain and a woman as they declare love statements. An owl above interjects with polite interruptions such as Pardon me Gwendoline and Pardon me Justice before departing, leaving the scene oddly unfinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendoline
Justice
Miss Brown
Mr. Tones
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Terre Haute User
USED HYPOPODERMICS. Only relief from terrible suffering. Thomas FE West of Terre Haute Ind says he had no control over urine and pain during voiding. After three doctors failed, he used Doan's Kidney Pills and passed a large gravel stone. Next day he passed two more stones and rapidly improved until cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas FE. West
St. Terre Haute
Ind
Dean
Doan
Allstores
Foster-Alburn Co
Buffalo
Puff request triggers meek manager scene in old note
A spoiled star demands a puff from her manager who asks whether to contact the confectioner or the press agent. The text mixes a sales pitch about Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets with brief notes on constipation and reforming marriage.
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Philippine Islands
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Patt
Meyer
Postal Service
Ee En
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Hielr
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No Shirt
Northwest
Spokane
Wash
Washington, D. C
United States
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Manila
China
Peking
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Jackson (Miss
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Lawrence
Kan
Mason
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Army
Brown
Adeler J. Petit
Thomas Schultz
Frank and
Ewald Shiblawski
Philip Sommerling
Fred W. Guelzow,Jr
Chicago
Iisthmus
Panama
Supreme Court
Stapleton
Brooklyn
Grante
Peter C. Haing
Sing Sing
William
Hhis Rife
Claudia L. Hains
James R. Gormely
John’ Gormely
Walnut Avenue
Roxbury
Mass
Formosa
Milwaukee
Missouri Supreme Court
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Great Britain
Russia
W. Morgan Shuster
Persia
Impr
Purple Hill
Nanking
Mexico
Crespo Y Martinez
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Raleigh
N. C
Rockleland Road
Omaha-Des Moines
Hubbell
Omaha and
Treytier
Edward C. Chambers
Iowa State Guard
Mrn. Lippincott
Pierce
Winslow
Childress
Burt
Trapper’s Guide Free
Eusiuc
Boya
Prine
Conqueror Trust Company
Jestia
Pettus
Baare ‘ Dyckaon
Tguerarst
Thompson's Eye
OKN
Backman & Geldreath
Cothicuns
Woxay
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