Nine Dead in Midwest and Colorado Wrecks
A string of fatal crashes reported from Iowa Colorado and Illinois includes a Keystone KeystonKeystone KeystonKeystone. A St Louis Memphis special collided with a freight near Cedar Rapids killing one and injuring several. In Iowa a Keyston Milwaukee St Paul crash killed one and injured many. Colorado Midland freight wreck near Taudville killed four with three injured. Passengers escaped through windows as wreckage litters cars.
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Inn
St. Louis
West St. Louis
Histane
William Kinney
George Eckert
East St. Louis
Iowa
Codny Rapids
Milwaukee & St Paul
Keystann
Keystone
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Mrs. Louis
Cleveland
Tex
Sorrow
Halph
Miavion
Towa
Gritb
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Prillex
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Newsboy
Burtington
Wie
M. Saltyuul
Council Bluffs
Josenl Sefer
Omaha
Louis Zee
R. Mushkin
Cedar Rapids
Mamie Mushkin
Michael Dontarich
Chicago
George Kludlex
Marion
Taudville
Col
Jan
Colorado Midland Railway
Here
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Smith
Leadville
Marshall Rich
Cardiff
Ireman
Fale
Braletian
Edward Davenport
Van
Mich
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Huskivanhoe
Arkansas Junction
Aurora's Heavy Man Dies
In Aurora WL on January 17 Peter Kleas a police official weighing around 500 pounds died suddenly at home relatives face funeral logistics. Part of the frame of Kleas home will be torn down to relocate remains. No hearse large enough exists so the casket will be carried on a bob sleigh or hay rick. He stood six feet three inches tall with a large frame and strong build.
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Aurora
Peter Kleas
Police
Uiuigiattato RL
All Howe
Klec
Auror
Kleus
Nebes
Denver Papers Resume Publication After Press Strike
Denver four leading newspapers the News the Times the Post and the Republican resume issue after a two day suspension due to a press strike. A one year working agreement was signed by Clayton Penne third vice president of the National Pressmen's union and the managers of the local papers.
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Denver
Col
the News
the Times
the Post
the Republican
Clayton Penne
National Presswen
Uniform State Laws Draw Nearly Thousand Delegates
About 1,000 delegates from all states gathered in Washington for a conference on uniform form laws. Governors attend as President Taft plans to speak at the opening session. Leaders warn lack of uniformity could bolster centralization and federal power.
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Washington
National Civic Federation
Civile Federation
Twil
Belond
Seth Low
Ciub Federation
Alton B. Parker
R. M. Hasley
Art
Big Farmers' Convention Opens at Illinois University
The annual convention of corn growers and stockmen began at the University of Illinois agricultural building for a two week program of lectures, judging, and demonstrations in farming, with state and university experts addressing attendees. A free housekeepers school opens in the women's building and runs through January 28 with daily lectures on home economics and related topics.
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Champaign
University of Ilinois
Illinois Farmers’ Club
Nebraska Boys and Girla
Lincoln
Ned
Nebraska Boys' and Girls’ Associations
State University
Miss Taft Aids Shirtwaist Strikers in Philadelphia
Miss Helen Taft daughter of the U S president and ten Bryn Mawr friends attended a conference of Philadelphia society women at Mrs Henry Jayne's home to discuss the shirtwaist strike plans. The presence of Miss Taft revived hope among the striking workers though her exact role remained unclear.
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Philadelphia
Helen Taft
United States
Motorman Slayer to Die in Illinois Hanging
Willis Clark, colored, pleaded guilty in the elicit e court here to the murder of Eugene Gouday an East St. Louis street car motorman on December 18 and was sentenced by Judge Crow to be hanged February 18. Two nights after Clark was arrested mobs threatened lynching him and were dispersed by police as eight militia companies readied per Gov Deneen.
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Belleville
Th. Dan
Willis Clark
Eugene Gouday
East St. Louis
Crow
Clark
Lynch
Taft Supports Maine Wreck Raising to Probe Cause
President Taft plans to back a congressional bill to raise the sunken battleship Maine from Havana harbor. If lifted, the world will learn whether the explosion originated inside or outside the vessel, a question hotly debated since 1898. Support comes from Gov Magoon Rear Admiral Sigsbee and Rep Lond.
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Taft
Maine
Havana
McKinley
Roosevelt
Congress
Havana Harbor
Magoon
Cuba
Sigsbee
Secretary of the Navy
Moyer
Lieut Gov Horace White Resigns as Bank Director
Syracuse Jan 17 Lieut Gov Horace White resigned as a director of the First National Bank with no opposition. An insurance department official asked Supreme Court Justice Andrews to present evidence against certain officers of the People s Mutual Life Insurance association and league to the grand jury now in session. The bank disapproved White s transaction moving 150000 dollars to his credit.
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Syracuse
Horace White
First National Bank
Alfred Hurrell
State Inssurance Department
Supreme Court
Andrews
People’s Mutual Life Insurance Association
League
Grand
Arrested on Old Charge
Michael M. Forrest, a real estate operator from East Orange New Jersey, was arrested here on grand larceny charges involving about 160 000 dollars from numerous victims. The arrest warrant dated 1903, has kept authorities seeking him for years.
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New York
Michael M. Forrest
East Orange
N. J
Forrest
Diekema Seeks Speakership Candidacy Amid Call for Change
Washington Jan 17 Gerritt Diekema a Republican from Michigan announces his candidacy for Speaker of the House. He argues Speaker Cannon will not seek reelection, and says the country demands a change in the speakership while Cannon remains a potential candidate for Congress. Diekema asserts his bid is bona fide and aims to succeed.
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Washington
Cannon
Gerril
Diekema
Repub
Michigan
House
Republican Party
Middle West
Congresman Diekemu
Duel Fatal: Watchman Ferris Kills Woods at Store
New York January 17 John Ferris a watchman at Park and Tilford 917 Broadway shot his rival John Woods eight times during a quarrel in the store Ferris then slept beside the body and later told police Woods allegedly slapped him and the pair chased each other for hours before Ferris fired the decisive shot in the englow room near the door
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New York
John Ferris
Park & Tilford
Broadway
John Woods
Ferris
Woods
Perris
Englow
Hotelkeepers urge guests against suicide on premises
A Berlin hotelkeepers committee condemns suicide on hotel premises and appeals to those contemplating self harm to seek help rather than act during lodging. Officials note suicide rates are rising, justifying the campaign to steer vulnerable guests toward safety.
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Berlin
Hadley Pushes Home Rule Question For Police Reform
Kansas City dispatch reports Governor Hadley plans to submit a home rule question to voters next fall via initiative to reform police and state affairs. He criticizes city control of police as concentrating power in the chief executive and cites Lonck’s platform pledge as a factor.
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Kansas City
Herbert
Hadley
Lonck
Coining Plant Found Near Guadix Leads to Arrests
Madrid reports a cottage near Guadix housed a coining plant owned by the duke of Benevente and Marquis Lombay. Several prominent individuals are said to be compromised. In San Francisco authorities captured a large counterfeiting outfit with three coiners arrested. In Albuquerque William G. Tight, former president of the University of Mexico, died in California after illness.
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Guadix
Duke of
San Francisco
Secret Service
Tight
Albuquerque
N. of
William G. Tight
University’ of Mexico
Glendale
Cal
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