Washington Archbald ousted from bench in senate vote
The United States Senate stripped Washington Archbald of Pennsylvania of his judicial robes by a 39 to 35 vote, disqualifying him from any future office. Other items note Dr. Willard Bigelow’s appointment to the food and drug inspection board and diverse political and financial happenings nationwide.
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Robert W. Archbald
Pennsylvania
United States Senate
United States
Carl L. Alsberg
Bueau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Willard D. Bigelow
Board of Food and Drug Inspection
General strike touches 30 000 garment workers in New York
Ten thousand girls in white goods factories walked out as part of a city wide garment industry strike. It is expected another 30 000 workers will join, potentially tying up the entire industry. Maud Malone, a militant suffragist, appeared in Brooklyn court seeking a fine to appeal her case. Federal indictments were returned in Los Angeles against five promoters of Seaboard Oil & Transit and others. A wreck on Independence Day caused 40 deaths. a Panama canal slide is deemed a small matter in official reports. A Newark shooting left a man and his wife dead before their children. Ziegfeld divorce decree was signed. Ota Morningstar defended his billiards title in Pittsburg. Panther and Sonoma arrive at Guantanamo. Bail bonds set for Olaf Treitmoe and Eugene Clancy in San Francisco.
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New York City
Maud Malone
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Court of Appeals
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
Seaboard Oil & Transit Company
C. P. Bowers Land Company
Nicholas F. Wilson
Alfred W Allen
Clarence P. Bowers
J. R. Riggins
B. F. Woodruff
Amundsen Honored by National Geographical Society
Capt Roald Amundsen, the renowned Norwegian explorer, is formally recognized in the United States as the discoverer of the south pole and is honored with a special gold medal at the National Geographical Society banquet in Washington where he is guest of honor. John D Rockefeller Jr to help fund a 10 million drive aiding white slave traffic victims.
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Roald Amundsen
United States
South Pole
National Geographical Society
Washington
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Des Moines Farmers Seek Parcel Post Shipments
Polk county farmers urge Des Moines Mayor Hanna to help form a mail order system for farm products. They want patrons to order by mail to move eggs butter and poultry to the city without wagon trips and seek guidance on proper packaging and costs.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Jamies R. Hanna
Objections in Iowa Central Railroad Case
Des Moines judge considers objections by Iowa Central to Special Master George F P Henry report in a suit by Iowa Central against the Albia and Centerville railway. Plaintiff seeks 50000 dollars, defendant counterclaims 75000. Master awarded 12000 to the defendant. Iowa Central ran the defendant's line.
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Des Moines
Smith McPherson
Iowa Central Railroad
Albia & Centerville Railway
Iowa Central
George FP. Henry
Albia & Centerville
Club Enters Road Work In Iowa Falls Territory
The Commercial club of this city will lobby railroads serving Iowa Falls to improve surrounding roads. Plans follow Milwaukee and other lines by hauling crushed rock to distribution points for highway surfacing. Two large crushers and abundant raw material enable concrete road upgrades.
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Towa Falls
Iowa Falls
Milwaukee
Ottumwa Seeks State Normal School Support
Ottumwa Senator J F Webber and Representatives Mitchell and Bradley from Wapella county say they will strive to secure a proposed state normal school for Ottumwa if the legislature provides an appropriation. The Ottumwa Commercial association has begun a campaign to back the effort, and lawmakers have pledged to use their influence.
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Ottumwa
J. F. Webber
Mitchell and
Bradley
Wapella County
Ottumwa Commercial Association
Longtime Iowa Educator Drés Baird Dies After 58 Years Teaching
Des Moines reports the death of EB W Baird of Indianola a prominent educator and former Ackworth academy head who served fifty eight years in teaching. His death follows a short illness and marks the loss of one of the state's oldest teachers with many Des Moines figures among his former pupils.
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Drés
Rich Property Divided in Monticello Sale
Delaware county land owned by the Smith sisters to be sold at a referee's sale and the proceeds divided. The property includes 400 acres of the old home farm west of Hopkinton and the Milroy farm, managed by the sisters for years with little help.
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Monticello
Delaware County
Suits Filed Over Creston Sewage Pollution
Two more lawsuits against the city of Creston allege sewage discharge into a stream on land owned by T. W. Carpenter of Des Moines. Carpenter seeks 500 dollars damages plus costs for alleged dangerous pollution harming eighty acres west of the city.
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Creston
T. W. Carpenter
Des Moines
Knoxville Auctioneer Isaac Mick Dies at 73
Isaac A. Mick, 73, well known as a crier of land and stock sales in five Marion County counties, and a Civil War veteran, died of pneumonia in Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Isaac A. Mick
Marion
Pheumonia
Will Ask Free Delivery System in Postoffice Plans
Postoffice officials seek a free delivery system as the business last year totaled more than the required $10 000. The move aims to expand service and widen access to mail and packages across the area.
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Ridera
Fire Defeats Nevada Stores Leaving $20,000 Loss
A fire of uncertain origin destroyed the Patrick hardware store and the Proctor Pro cery store in Nevada. Hardware stock valued at 12,000 with 6,000 insurance. the building was entirely destroyed and stock damaged beyond use.
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P. Burns & Co
Calgary
Alberta
Nevada
Patrick Hardware
Proctor Procery
Will Entertain Lawmakers at Des Moines Reception
Two hundred legislators and state officers will be guests of honor at an informal reception by the Commercial club in Des Moines on Thursday January 23. The event aims to foster ties between lawmakers and business interests in the capital city.
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Des Moines
Landred
Commercial Club
Franke resigns Iowa Progressive Party chairmanship
Carl Franke of Parkersburg resigned as state chairman of the Progressive Party in Iowa citing inability to balance business and politics. Bull Moose committeemen say ruffled harmony is not the main cause. His withdrawal was unexpected. A general meeting was announced with a conference date set for January 25.
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Des Moines
Carl Franke
Parkersburg
Progressive Party
Bull Moose
Iowa
Franke
Progressive
Des Moines Man to Face Murder Charge in Cedar Rapids
Reese Edwards alias Galdie Edwards has been taken to Cedar Rapids to answer a murder charge in the September killing of James H. Eving. Edwards was arrested by Assistant Chief C. C. Jackson and questioned by city detectives after Pettit identified him as the wanted man.
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Des Moines
Reese Edwards
Galdie’ Edwards
Cedar Rapids
James HH. Eving
Edwards
C. .C. Jackson
Wen
Thomas Pettit
Young Women Offer Help in Keokuk Baseball Fund
Keokuk baseball push taps YWCA members to canvas for subscriptions to cover a $2,500 season start. The volunteers promise to finance the team but oppose playing games on Sundays.
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Keokuk
Baseball Bugs
Aged Couple Divorced in Marshalltown Case
William H. Houghtelin, 70, was granted a divorce from Mary D. Houghtelin, 70, in Marshalltown. Houghtelin testified that he was abused and harassed daily, and that his wife refused to cook, forcing him to prepare his own meals and handle the housework.
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Marshalltown
William H. Houghtelin
Mary D. Houghtelin
Houghtelin
Doehrl Granted Freedom After Jail Stay
Creston officials released Clarence Doehrl after nearly a week in county jail at Akron authorities request. Akron police had charged him with breaking and entering but later decided not to prosecute.
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Doehrl
Creston
Clarence
Akron
Colp
Start Construction Work in Charles City and Milwaukee Station
Construction has begun on Charles City gas engine factory and the new Milwaukee Station. Contractors say if good weather holds, work will proceed rapidly. The two buildings will be city ornaments and attract attention.
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Charles City
Milwaukee
Boy 18 Arrested For Dean Postoffice Robbery
Ottumwa reports William Jennings Dwight aged 18 arrested at Dean forty-five miles south of Ottumwa charged with robbing the Dean postoffice. He has returned 1500 dollars in cash taken from the robbery, with investigations continuing.
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Postoffice
Ottumwa
William Jennings Dwight
Dean
Dean Postoffice
School bids for brick high school building announced
Bids for the $25,000 brick high school building to be built this spring will be received until Jan. 30 by President George Swain. Contracts for plumbing and heating will be let separately.
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North English
George Swain
Dentists Set Mason City District Meeting in New Hampton
The Mason City District Dental Society schedule a January 16 gathering in New Hampton. Speaker Dr. J. P. Buckley of Chicago will present a clinic and address the attendees.
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New Hampton
Mason City District Dental Society
J. P. Buckley
Chicago
Former County Clerk Grelek Dies by Own Action
Carroll report states former County Clerk John Grelek, who had just completed a second term and was defeated for renomination, committed suicide by shooting himself in the right temple at the German clubroom. The death ends a controversial public career.
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Carroll
John Grelek
Farmer Realizes Big Sum at Public Sale
A public sale near here realized a total of 8000 dollars, with W. E. Darwin as the seller. The lunch stand on the ground reported earnings of 90 dollars for the day.
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Essex
W. E. Darwin
Stores Robbed at Carrot in multi-shop burglary
Carroll-Nickels & Seer's clothing store and Menstart's shoe store were burglarized. Two suits of clothes and an overcoat were taken along with $8.18 from the cash register.
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Carrot. Carroll
Pioneer Found Dead In Bed Sac City
C FP Sprague aged 3 years was found dead in his home in Sac City by neighbours. Death was due to old age. He is survived by five children.
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Sac City
C. FP. Sprague
Serious Charge Upheld Sidney District Court Verdict
In the district court Don ald Cox was found guilty of statutory assault. The maximum penalty for this crime is twenty years.
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Sidney
Donald Cox
Farm Valuations Raised in Woodbury County
Sioux City reports the Woodbury county township assessors voted to raise farm land valuations by 1774 percent above the level set by the board of supervisors two years ago. The move aligns with action taken by the state executive council.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
Board of Supervisors
Farm Land Sells High Near Lenox
S J Key sold his 240 acre farm near Lenox in Taylor county to Fred Hofer of Sloan for 200 dollars per acre. The property is described as one of the best improved farms in the county.
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Lenox
S .J. Key
Fred Hofer
Sloan
Taylor County
Oregon Primary Bill and Blue Sky Law Move Through House
Des Moines reports the Thirty-Fifth Iowa Assembly begins with three measures from Republicans. Aimed at the Oregon primary, a presidential preference plan, and a comprehensive Blue Sky law to regulate outside investment firms, the bills require candidates to state or renounce U.S. Senate positions, establish presidential choice in primaries, and demand full financial disclosures and corporate records for firms doing business in the state.
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Des Moines
Oregon
House of Representatives
Iowa
Thirty-ffth Assembly
Kingland
Winnebago
Otd
Carroll
Kiay
House
United States
Dawson
Iy Burt
Taylor County
Leslie Shaw Out Road for Sale Council Bluffs
Leslie M Shaw and associates who bid 500000 on the Atlantic North and South railroad fifteen months ago have forfeited the 68000 paid into court and are out of the matter unless they reappear as bidders at a resale. Judge Arthur in Atlantic heard the last appeal for another extension. They had no money and could not press their claims.
Horse Dealer Is Killed Five Miles East of Council Bluffs
William Oakes, 23, of Faulkton 8 D to Adair Iowa traveling with horses and farm implements, was killed five miles east of Council Bluffs when he stepped in front of a passenger train after alighting to view his stock. In Burlington bartender Charles Caesar killed W L Linder, 62, a retired clothing merchant, then shot himself after police arrived.
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Council Bluffs
William Oakes
Faulkton
Adair
Oakes
Caboose
Burlington
W. L. Linder
Charles Caesar
Linder
Caesar
Boy Loses Leg in Hunting Accident Near Whittemore
In Algona Earl Schmidt aged 13 was shot in the leg at short range by a shotgun blast while hunting with 14 year old Michael McDonald. The leg will be amputated. Both boys from Whittemore refuse to explain how the accident happened.
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Algona
Earl Schmidt
Michael McDonald
Whittemore
Watchman Rose Dies on Duty at Illinois Central Station
Dubuque report says Williard Rose aged 54, a night watchman at the Illinois Central station in East Dubuque, was found dead in the ladies waiting room by his son. Authorities are investigating. cause of death not disclosed.
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Dubuque
New Judge to Start Work in Tenth District
McGregor W J Springer of New Hampton is newly elected judge of the Tenth judicial district and will hold his first court at Elkader this week. The new county attorney is G W Schulte of Guttenberg, former representative from Clayton county.
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McGregor.w. J. Springer
New Hampton
Tenth Judicial District
Elkader
G. W. Schulte
Guttenberg
Clayton County
Poultry House Breaks Year End Records at Hampton
The Hampton poultry house set records by handling about 100000 pounds of live poultry in the last two months of the year and spent nearly 100000 dollars in that period. The report highlights unusually high volume and earnings for the facility.
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Poultry House
Hampton
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Park City
Liverpool Daily Courier
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Shirt Waist and Dressmakers’ Union
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Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad
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Panama Canal
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George Sutton
Pittsburg
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Leavenworth
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England
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N.Y
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Missouri
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Kansas
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M. R. Zaegel & Co
Main
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Wis
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Modello, Fla
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