White Ribbon era and political appointments noted
Washington report outlines the Wilson administration's prohibition pledge reflected in social events, cabinet actions, and nominations including John H Marble to the Interstate Commerce Commission and Charles P Neill's reappointment as labor commissioner. It notes other political moves, a series of criminal cases, labor strikes, and notable transport and public safety incidents across the nation.
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John H. Marble
Interstate Commerce Commission
U. S. Senate
Wilson
Charles P. Neill
Labor
Fire destroys Carmel business district after nitroglycerin blast
A post office safe blast by robbers caused a premature nitroglycerin explosion, leveling Carmel’s business district near Indianapolis. The incident destroyed shops and disrupted the town, prompting investigations and emergency response.
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Carmel
Indianapolis
Birth of a girl enlarges Jay Gould home in Cleveland
The decennial convention of the Religious Educators association opened with President Harry Pratt Judson presiding in Cleveland. Congratulatory telegrams and flowers arrived at the Fifth Avenue home of Mr and Mrs Jay Gould after news of the new Miss Gould. The baby brings the family to four with a prior daughter Eleanor.
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Re. ‘Ligious Educators’ Association
Harry Pratt Judson
Cleveland
Fifth Avenue
Jay Gould
Miss Gould
Eleanor
Akfe
Greeks Hit Key Balkan Fort as War Prisoners Grow
Greek military authorities report 75,450 Turkish prisoners, including surrenders at Janina, with 20,006 others surrounded. The Turkish fortress of Janina, defending Epirus with 32,000 troops, falls after a two day and night bombardment. The Turkish cruiser Hamidieh fired on Greek transports carrying Serbian troops near Hagien Ores peninsula in the Aegean.
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Janina
Hamidieh
Scutari
Hagien Ores
Aegean Sea
Epirus
Explosion devastates Arder town Ayrshire Scotland
Reports describe a foreign dynamite blast at Nobel's explosives works near Arder Ayrshire causing hundreds injured and unknown fatalities. The blast's force was likened to an earthquake over miles with widespread destruction. Nearby events include Morgan departing Egypt aboard the Adriatic and Greek forces advancing in Epirus near Janina.
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Arder
Ayrshire
Glasgow
Scotland
Nobel
Reasland Acquitted of Murder After Long Jury Deliberation
Ernest Reasland was found not guilty of murdering Frank Alberhasky in Iowa City after ten hours of deliberation. The jury cleared him of first degree, second degree murder and manslaughter. a separate vote split on assault with intent to inflict harm. Judge Howell noted Reasland’s claim of defending a chicken thief, a controversial rationale cited during the trial.
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Iowa City
Ernest Reasland
Frank Alberhasky
Reasland
Howell
Woman Held on Swindling Charge in Des Moines
Mrs Madeline Satchfield of Lorimer Iowa, well dressed and young, is in the city jail matron's ward awaiting investigation for defrauding a department store. She was arrested in Lorimer by a private detective and brought to Des Moines. It is alleged she posed as the wife of a prominent local man and secured credit on goods waived at ten dollars.
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Des Moines
Madeline Satchfield
Lorimer
Iowa
Bank Agrees to Pay Tax After Court Ruling
Council Bluffs First National Bank says it will pay its 1912 tax totaling a taxable valuation of 56000 after Judge Thornell ruled the stock assessment law legal. If the supreme court overrules, the tax will be refunded.
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Bank
Council Bluffs
First National Bank of
Thornell
Supreme Court
Slander Suit Dismissed in Des Moines Case
Robert Brownlee former Loyal Order of Moose secretary sued C J Eller for 15000 dollars alleging remarks harming his character. The district court dismissed the slander suit. Brownlee was recently indicted by the grand jury on an embezzlement charge.
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Des Moines
Robert Brownlee
C. J. Eller
Brownlee
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Grand Jury
Eller
Cow S how Demonstration Highlights Milk Handling
Fort Dodge students watched a farm display as a curried and cleaned cow yielded clean milk, while an uncurried cow milked in old-fashioned unsanitary style by a man in dirty overalls submitted gracefully.
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Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge High School
Water system bond approved in Lake City election
Lake City voters approved rebuilding the water works system by a two to one margin. However many supporters failed to mark the bond, and the bond proposition was defeated by twelve votes.
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Lake City
Progressive to Succeed Thayer in Franklin County Race
Progressive Hampton faction dominates the Franklin County Republican convention and nominates C. G. Reeve as representative candidate for the special election to fill four seats left by the late Frank Thayer. Reeve is described as a strong Cummins man.
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Thayer
Hampton
Franklin County
C. G. Reeve
Frank Thayer
Reeve
Cummins
Baby Suffocated in Woman's Arms During Move
The ¢-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Schuler died during a stormy move across the country. The grandmother, holding the tightly wrapped infant to shield it from the weather, suffocated the child.
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Clarion
Bert Schuler
Aged Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Mason City reports the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Henry Garlock celebrated at Clear Lake. Residents of the county since 1869 they are parents of eight daughters living in various states who attended the event.
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Mason City
Henry Garlock
Clear Lake
United States
G A R Post Protest at Winterset Meeting
At a Winterset gathering the local G A R post passed resolutions opposing asking the Iowa legislature to appropriate funds to cover expenses for the state encampment to be held in Des Moines.
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Post
Winterset
Pitzer Post
A. R
Iowa
Des Moines
Le Mare Woman Sentenced for House of Ill Fame
Lily Lawrence, known as Mrs. Lily, was convicted in the district court of keeping a house of ill fame. She was sent to Anamosa to begin a five year term.
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le Mare
Iowa Threshermen Hold Annual Convention in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts 2000 to 3000 members of the Iowa Threshermen’s Association for its annual convention. Meetings ran for three days starting Tuesday. Officers plan features to ensure a highly successful session, including a Tuesday evening old fiddlers contest at the Coliseum with about fifteen entrants ranging in age from 7 to 71.
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Des Moines
Iowa Threshermen’s Association
Small Cost for Meals at Des Moines Lodging House
Des Moines reports February meals at the municipal lodging house cost 1.1 cents per meal. Public welfare commission says 186 men received sustenance for ten hours of hard labor. Rations based on German army fare and that of other nations.
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Des Moines
Public Welfare Commission
Man Vanishes in River Near Fort Madison
Workmen along the river observed a man in the center of the water crossing toward an opposite island. Seconds later he disappeared from sight, leaving no time to reach shore or island. Authorities suspect the man stepped into an air hole in the river.
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Fort. Madison
Pioneer Minister Claimed By Death
Des Moines mourns the death of Lucius B. Ames a Baptist minister aged 78. Born October 31 1834 in West Bridgewater Massachusetts he served pulpits in several eastern states before moving to Marion in 1877 and Des Moines twenty two years ago. His long pastorate and migration reflect a life in religious service.
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Des Moines
Lucius B. Ames
Ames
Marion
West Bridgewater
Mass
Normal Term Completed at Cedar Falls College
The winter term of the Iowa State Teachers college closed Tuesday with two classes graduating. The current term had the largest enrollment in 38 years, with 1,571 students enrolled.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers’college
Drys Des Moines Files Prohibition Group Articles
The Iowa Constitutional Prohibitory Amendment Association filed its articles of incorporation with the county recorder in Des Moines. The organization has a capital stock of $500,000, divided into 50,000 shares of $16 each, and its chief objective is to secure the resubmission of the prohibition amendment to the Iowa constitution.
Adair Men Attend National Good Roads Convention
Adair residents A. Stacey secretary of the Great White Way association and James McDonnell travel to Washington as boosters for the Great White Way. They urge adoption of the Great White Way as part of the proposed Ocean-to-Ocean highway at the national convention.
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Adair
Roy A. Stacey
Great White Way Association
James McDonnell
Washington
Castle Grove Mutual Society Marks Fifth Year Of Operation
Monticello reports Castle Grove Mutual Insurance Society has completed its fifth year. Losses total $2649.50 with only one assessment. The association now covers fourteen townships and policies amounting to $600,000 in risk.
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Monticello
Mutual Insurance Society of
Castle Grove
Burglars Steal Adding Machine From Rippey Lumber Office
A peculiar burglary occurred at Rippey as thieves entered John Munson’s lumber office and took an adding machine weighing ninety pounds. The motive and suspects are unknown, and no other items were reported missing. Authorities are investigating the daytime break in.
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Perry
Rippey
John Munson
Osceola Opens New City Building to Council
Osceola's new municipal building is finished and occupied for the first time as the city council met to accept the structure costing $45,000. The lower floor houses a fire station.
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Osceola
Factory Hand Killed at Hart-Parr Plant in Charles City
J B Smith, 20, died at the Hart-Parr factory when a hydraulic press key broke and a broken part struck him above the eye. The incident occurred at the Charles City plant and authorities investigated the accident.
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Charles City
J. B. Smith
Hart-Parr
Rock Island to Build Line to Fairmont via Bancroft Swea City
Reported plan for Rock Island railroad to extend a line from here to Fairmont Minnesota by way of Bancroft and Swea City. The proposal outlines a regional rail corridor linking several towns and boosting local transportation. Funding sources and construction timelines remain undetermined.
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Naw Rock
Island Line
Titonka
The
Rock Island Railroad
Fairmont
Minn
Bancroft
Swea City
Ninety Year Old Hopkinton Native Peter Guthrie
Peter Guthrie celebrated his ninetieth birthday last Saturday in Hopkinton. An afternoon reception was held and he received 180 postals and many telegrams from well wishers.
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Hopkinton
Peter Guthrie
Iowa Girl In Dewey Fire Tragedy Reported
M J Burton of Ruthven received word that his daughter Grace Burton was burned to death in the Dewey hotel fire at Omaha. Miss Burton was about 30 years old.
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Iowa
Dewey
Emmetsburg
M. J. Burton
Ruthven
Grace Burton
Dewey Hotel
Omaha
May Take Recess in Fear of Big Bills Des Moines
Iowa lawmakers weigh a recess around April 1 and reconvene about sixty days later to gauge constituent sentiment on workmen compensation public utilities tax commission revenue laws and roads. Democrats first proposed the adjournment with Republicans increasingly supportive as protests over the tax commission accumulate while leaders urge passage, leaving legislators torn between local opinion and legislative agenda.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House Democrats
Senate
House Republicans
House
Dougherty Farmers Co operative Society Ninth Annual Meeting
The Mason City Dougherty Farmers Co operative Society reported its ninth annual meeting with the best year yet. It shows a year gain of 33000 dollars, annual business 192940.27, assets 18813.02 and liabilities 11703.69. Net profits total 2889.90. Thomas McManus, president of the Iowa Grain Dealers Association, also serves as society president. All old officers were reelected.
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Mason City
Dougherty Farmers Co-operative Society
Thomas McManus
Iowa Grain Dealers Association
Four Caught Under Ruins in Keokuk Collapse
Four men were seriously injured, one fatally, when walls of the Ells Ellsworth company building collapsed during wrecking. Injured are Andrew Stevens, Swanson, Kimbler and Pinnell. Pinnell sustained fatal injuries.
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Keokuk
Ells-Ellsworth Company
Andrew Stevens
Swanson
Kimbler
Pinnell
Lockjaw From Vaccination Fatal to Marne Boy
Irving Sorenson five year old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Borenson of Marne died from lockjaw caused by smallpox vaccination. He was ill four days amid a recent smallpox scare with wholesale compulsory vaccination in the area.
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Marne
Irving Sorenson
Thomas Borenson
Wilson Arrives In Iowa to Say Farewell in Ames
Retiring secretary of agriculture James Wilson arrived in Ames on Tuesday after completing sixteen years in the cabinet. He spent the day at Iowa State College meeting President Pearson, deans, and longtime friends.
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Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
Washington
Mr. Tumplty
Mr. Tumphy
Iowa
Ames
James
Iowa State College
Pearson
Anita Gets New School Bond Passed by Wide Margin
A vote of 337 for to 46 against approved bonds for a new $32,000 school house in Anita. Of the ten women voting, only one cast a ballot against the proposition.
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Anita
Attempted self harm in Alton linked to failed restaurant deal
Le Mars man H Reber attempted to end his life in Alton by slashing his throat with a knife. Disappointed over a restaurant deal, he was found severely injured and is in a hospital in serious condition.
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le Mars
East Dubuque Elects New Mayor on Citizens Ticket
Dr A L Lewin won the East Dubuque mayoral race defeating incumbent Mouton on the citizens ticket while Mouton led the taxpayers ticket. The election marks a leadership change in East Dubuque with Lewin as new mayor.
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East Dubuque
Dubuque
Dr. A
Lewin
Tcket
Mouton
Taxpayers
Curious frying pan from Louis XIV coffin at Cluny
A frying pan to be seen in Paris's Cluny museum was once attached to King Louis XIV's coffin. Found by a Saint Denis restaurant curator, the pan bears the French royal arms and the inscription Requiescant in pace. It had been ripped from the coffin during the 1793 royal family burials and repurposed as a cooking implement.
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Cluny Museum
Paris
Saint Denis
France
Navarre
St. Louis
Order of Saint Esprit
Louis, XIV
Louis XIV
Cluny
The Reign of Woman on a Suffrage Train
The New York World notes a special Illinois suffragists train to Washington will have women as public porters and dining car waiters with a sole male shoeblack. It views feminized rail transport as a sign of changing labor roles and predicts future limits on women in locomotive or other high responsibility railroad jobs.
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Illinois
Washington
Womer
New York World
King Alfonso Finds Calm in Perils and Pranks
Alfonso of Spain is described as a fatalist who finds amusement in danger. An assassin’s knife was knocked away by him and hung in his den, while horse hides from bombings were turned into rugs. After a failed wedding day attack he visited the scene with his wife and pointed out the spot where the assailant stood.
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Alfonso
Spain
Man’s gin labeled with seven of clubs joke
A man buys a gallon of gin and ties a pickup card labeled with his name to the bottle handle. His son quips that it’s a careless way to mark the liquor because someone could steal it with the eight of clubs.
WorkHim The Preacher and The Dying Man Dialog
A fragmentary dialogue features a preacher asking about fears of the future in the afterlife and a dying man replying with a boast about belonging to nineteen different lodges as a sign of his status, with a hint of irony from Puck.
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Satan
Puck
One Difference in Banking and Spending Styles
A humorous note contrasts a good bank teller with a spendthrift, then advertises Allen's Poot-Ease antiseptic powder for shoe comfort. It promotes breaking in new shoes and claims the product is sold everywhere with a free sample offer and a mailing address in LeRoy New York.
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Allen
A.s
Glinsted
LeRoy
N.Y
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