Central bank plan dominates Iowa Bankers meeting
Leslie M. Shaw criticizes elasticity of currency and否 central bank at the Iowa Bankers association closing session in Des Moines. John McHugh of Sioux City elected president over S. M. Leach. Gilger E. Mackinnon named vice president and T. W. Hall secretary. Mason City chosen to host next year with Cedar Rapids 1912 invitation noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Leslie M. Shaw
Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Chase
John McHugh
Sioux City
Iowa Bankers’ Association
S. M. Leach
Adel
McHugh
Leach
Gilger E. Mack
Armed Posse Hunts Girl's Assailant Near Marshalltown
Miss Edna Dever, 19, a domestic at the L. J. Chevelle home five miles south of town, was attacked by an unknown man who entered the kitchen tied her hands and left her unconscious. Sheriffs and officers searched the countryside for the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Edna Dever
L. J. Chevelle
Atlantic Mann Trouble Surfaces in Iowa Case
Earl Deen of Atlantic is jailed in Harlan after Lake Mills arrest on incest charges. Sheriff J J McMinn detains him at the request of Charles Neff, the girl’s father and Deen’s cousin. The 16 year old girl recently gave birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Mann
Harlan, Ia
Earl Deen
Atlantic
Lake Mills
J. J. McMinn
Charles Neff
Deen
Laughlin Criticizes Taft in Drake Commencement Address
Professor James Lawrence Laughlin of the University of Chicago denounces President Taft as a tolerated but weak and well-intentioned failure during his Drake University commencement speech on leadership. He delivered the remarks at Des Moines on June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laughlin
Taft
Des Moines
James Lawrence Laughlin
Chicago University
Drake University
Deaf mute in Marshalltown train strike injury
Mrs Lawrence James a deaf mute aged 45 mother of six was fatally injured when struck by an Iowa Central passenger train in Marshalltown June 18. Her skull was fractured both ankles broken and her body bruised in the crash.
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Marshalltown
Lawrence James
Irowa Central
Theoman
Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine Assembly Opens
The thirty eighth annual assembly opens in St Joseph Missouri with high Masons in attendance from many parts of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine
United States
Woman Takes Poisoning Death Near Burlington
Pauline Duckstein 23 a farmer's daughter from near Burlington died by drinking carbolic acid in a suicide act. She lived with her parents and her death is reported from Burlington. Local authorities note no further details are available at this time.
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Burlington
Pauline Duckstein
Woman Kidnapped Daughter sparks Des Moines search
In Des Moines on June 18 police and detectives search for 10 year old Margaret Mills allegedly kidnapped from Whittier School by her mother Mrs Jennie Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Margaret Mills
Whittier School
Jennie Mills
Urick Re-elected President of State Federation of Labor
Waterloo June 18 A L Urick of Des Moines was re elected president of the state federation of labor The convention extended sympathy to striking telephone operators at Marshalltown and discussed labor actions and solidarity efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urick
Waterloo
A. L. Urick
Des Moines
State Federation of Labor
Marshalltown
Stricken with Apoplexy Stricken Sidneys 74-year-old businessman
Sidney Iowa June 18 E B Spratten, a 74 year old Sidney business man, suffered a stroke of apoplexy and is in critical condition. He has been in feeble health for several years and is a well known figure in local trade.
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Sidney, Ja
E. B. Spratten
Sidney
Free Dr Guthrie Trial Details Stir Anger and Ill Will
In Newton Iowa on June 17 Dr Alexander Halli testifies amid the Guthrie case saying he despises Dr Ida May Guthrie and that they were once engaged to marry. He recalls shared living at Nevada Missouri and St John Kansas with letters and notes shown in court. A fault line in memory emerges as Mrs Hall's testimony raises questions about a porch sighting and the couple’s movements.
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Newton
Alexander Halli
Ida May Guthrie
Guthrie
Miss Quick
Hall
Dr. Guthrie
Nevada
Weltner Institute
St. John
Kan
St. Johns
Carthage
Ida Guthrie
Prairie City
Dr Guthrie Declared Not Guilty in Dynamiting Case
Dr Guthrie was acquitted of the dynamiting charge regarding the Quick home by a jury. She and her attorney departed for Carthage following the verdict, pursuing return to her residence.
Iowa Girl Dies of Lockjaw in Council Bluffs
Mabel Clara Ryan twelve daughter of a prominent family near Council Bluffs died of tetanus from a barb wire injury last fall. A small cut on her foot led to fatal lockjaw, ending her life.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Mabel Clara Ryan
Here
Mrs. Mary Egan Dies at Soldiers' Home Des Moines
Mrs. Mary Egan aged 72 of Des Moines and a member of the Soldiers' Home died of bronchial asthma. She had lived at the home since 1902. Her daughter Jessie Silvers, an actress, was present at her death.
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Mary Egan
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Soldiers’ Home
Thomas Egan
Jessie Silvers
Aged Resident Patterson Dies at 72 in Oskaloosa
William J. Patterson age 72 a longtime resident and father of County Attorney James Patterson died at his son’s home in Oskaloosa. Cause of death was an internal abscess.
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Oskaloosa
William J. Patterson
James Patterson
May Oust Mayor in Mason City Under Cosson Law
Mayor Kirschman faces possible removal under the Cosson law after allegedly refusing to issue a warrant for a raid on a blind pig. The report notes the potential ouster action and the legal basis cited.
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Mason City
Kirschman
Farm sale yields near one thousand per year gain
J. H. Pilcher of Ida Grove sells a quarter section in Hayes township to Charles Bergine at 140 dollars an acre. Pilcher had purchased the land twenty three years ago for 24.25 per acre and the net increase in value amounts to 20,120 dollars, about 1,000 dollars yearly.
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Ida
Ames Graduates Going Back to Farm
Ames reports that of 38 animal husbandry graduates in 1910, 33 will become farmers, 4 will pursue college work, and 1 will enter agricultural work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Burglars Raid Jewelry Counter in Montezuma
burglars entered the postoffice building here and raided L A Ryan's jewelry counter in the lobby taking watches and jewelry valued at 150 dollars and 22 dollars in cash for a total loss.
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Montezuma
Postofice
L. A. Ryan’s
Needle Injury Sends Woman Undergoes Operation
Mrs. Milo Lyman of Tabor underwent an operation to remove part of a needle from her hand after brushing crumbs from a table when the needle pierced her hand. The incident occurred in Sidney.
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Sidney
Milo Lyman
Tabor
Holiness University Row Rocks Central Oskaloosa
President B W Ayers and son Prof Arthur Ayres along with Professor Pine resign from Central Holiness university. About 200 petitioning students pledge to quit unless Shaw and Ayers are reinstated, with fifty resident in Oskaloosa planning to transfer to Penn college.
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Holiness University
Oskaloosa
Central Holiness University
B. W. Ayers
Arthur Ayres
Professor Pine
Dean Shaw
Biblical Department
Shaw
Ayers
Penn College
Des Moines: Sutton Dies by Suicide After Forgery Arrest
Chief Detective Johnson reports J. L. Sutton, arrested in Des Moines on forged checks, killed himself by stepping in front of a train in Algona. Investigators say Sutton had passed bad checks across many Iowa cities, exposing a long suspected double life.
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Des Moines
Johnson
J. L. Sutton
Algona
Iowa
Sutton
Monroe Special Election On July 11 For Library Tax And Fire Engine
The Monroe city council orders a special election for July 11 to decide a 1 mill tax to fund a free public library. Voters will also decide whether to endorse the proposed purchase of a chemical fire engine for the city.
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Monroe
France couple marks fifty ninth anniversary in Webster City
Mr and Mrs D C France of Webster City celebrated their fifty ninth wedding anniversary. He is 78. she will be 74 next December. They wed in Pennsylvania in 1851 and have long resided in Hamilton county. Both remain in excellent health.
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Webster City
D. C. France
France
Pennsylvania
Hamilton County
Produce House Proprietor Vanishes in Cedar Rapids
M A Crittenden, running a Cedar Rapids produce house for months, disappeared after buying butter eggs and other goods worth over 700 dollars with checks. He cashed none and took the money from the bank after disposing of the produce. Police are seeking him.
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Cedar Rapids
M. A. Crittenden
Crittenden
Wife Gone: Sets House Afire in Creston
Charles Rose returned home drunk and, angered by his wife’s absence, kicked a lit lamp causing a fire that damaged carpets and furnishings. He sobered, then sent in an alarm to the fire department.
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Creston
Chas
Rose
Drainage Association Issues Annual Report
The Iowa State Drainage association publishes its annual meeting report issued by Prof. W. H. Stevenson of Ames, secretary. The document contains papers and addresses of significant value to those interested in draining farm lands.
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Ames
Iowa State Drainage Association
W. H. Stevenson
Murderer Junkin Must Hang July 29
Des Moines reports that the supreme court has ordered John Junkin an Ottumwa man to be hanged on Friday July 29 for the murder of Clara Rosen a noted choir singer of Ottumwa. Justice Weaver authored the decision with full court concurrence.
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Junkin
Des Moines
Supreme Court
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Justice Weaver
Tragic Woodcutting Accident Involving J H Fiedler
While using a power saw to cut wood J H Fiedler aged 40 was thrown against the revolving blade. One leg was severed and the saw tore into his bowels before a bystander pulled him clear. Medical aid arrived but he died shortly after.
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Holstein
J. H. Fiedler
Fiedler
New Pastor Named for Ackley First Methodist Church
Rev. Fred Clark, a Boston Theological Seminary postgraduate student, is appointed pastor of Ackley's First Methodist Church. He succeeds Rev. Anderson, who has resigned.
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Ackley
Mason City
Fred Clark
Boston Theological Seminary
First Methodist Church of
Mr. Anderson
Plans Set for $100,000 Seminary Addition in Dubuque
Plans mature for a new $100,000 building at the German Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Dubuque. The added facility will be coeducational, expanding, and modernizing the campus.
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Dubuque
German Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Farm Wife Fatally Self-Destructs In Pond Tragedy
Keokuk reports Mrs. O G Sargent killed herself by cutting her throat after wading into a pond on the farm. Her husband, who found her, sank toward partial insanity and may never recover mentally.
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Keokuk
O. G. Sargent
To Build New County House at Williamsburg
A proposition to bond Iowa county for 30,000 dollars to erect a new county farm home passed the election by a margin of 100 votes. Local officials announced the result and outlined the planned construction timeline.
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Williamsburg
Iowa County
Hamilton in Great Flight from New York to Philadelphia
Charles K. Hamilton, a young aviator, completed a two city flight from New York to Philadelphia in under two hours with seven of eight cylinders operating. He landed safely in a Perth Amboy swamp on the return trip after motor trouble, with a chase train nearby and no serious injuries.
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New York
Charles K. Hamilton
Philadelphia
Perth Amboy
N. J
Menlo Park
Hamilton
North Penn Junction
Governor’s Island
Princeton Junction
Governor's Island
New York Times
Philadelphia Public Ledger
von Kull
Twenty Die In Montreal Herald Building Fire
A Montreal blaze trapped twenty workers including bindery girls and linotype men in the Herald building basement. Thirty injured as rescue efforts faced a deadly collapse and gas explosions from ruptured pipes amid flames sweeping upper floors.
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Herald
Montreal
Que
Plaisted Named Maine Governor At Democratic State Convention
Frederick W. Plaisted, mayor of Augusta, was nominated for governor by Maine Democrats at the biennial state convention held in Augusta. The party endorsed Plaisted as their candidate for the upcoming election and set party goals for the administration.
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Maine
Augusta
Frederick W. Plaisted
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Andalusia No Casualties Reported
Madrid reports earthquake shocks lasting four to ten seconds felt also in Cordova and Almeria. No casualties are listed but some houses in Almeria were damaged.
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Madrid
Cordova
Almeria
Andalusia
Lynch a Murderous Negro in Durant Mississippi
After firing a shotgun at three white men and attempting to kill them, Otho Mitchell a drunken Black man was lynched by Durant citizens on Thursday.
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Durant
Miss
Otho Mitchell
Largest U S government judgment over alien labor import case
Tucson Arizona reports a Los Angeles construction firm liable for violating immigration law with a $45,000 verdict. The $1,000 per alien penalty applies to 45 aliens, the largest judgment ever entered by a U S court in such an prosecution.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Tucson
Ariz
Los Angeles
Wilson and Bogart Held in Stock Scandal Case
New York United Wireless Telegraph officials President Wilson and Vice President Bogart were jailed by US Marshal Henkel and arraigned on mail misuse charges. Inspector Mayer accuses a $1 billion inflated stock scheme, with 28 000 investors misled about a $7 million surplus while the company burned operating expenses. Bond set at 25000 for Wilson and 10000 for Bogart. Michael O Brien of Waterbury named in the complaint.
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New York
Wilson
Bogart
United Wireless Telegraph Company
United States
Henkel
Broadway
Shields
Post Office
Mayer
Mr. Mayer
O’brien
Michael ©. O’brien
Waterbury
Conn
Dolliver Replies to Foes in Senate Tariff Speech
Senator Dolliver answered insurgent critics during a senate debate on the Sundry Civil bill’s provision of 250000 to aid gathering information on the new tariff law. He attacked party loyalty claims and charged log rolling in the Payne Aldrich bill while condemning draft experts as dishonest.
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Washington
Dolliver
Senate
Republican Party
Irish Banquet Set With W J Bryan Welcomed by Irish Party
London reports W J Bryan accepted invitation to an Irish party banquet in the House of Commons. John Redmond will preside and a large attendance is expected.
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W. J. Bryan
London
House of Commons
John Redmond
Thompson Indicted for Bribery in Postal Card Paper Pact
Federal grand jury charges Peter G. Thompson president of Champion Coated Paper Co. Hamilton Ohio with attempted bribery tied to supplying paper for government postal cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Peter G. Thompson
Champion Coated Paper Company
Hamilton, D
Moody to Be Retired with Full Pay
Washington reports the judiciary committee favorably passed a bill on Thursday to retire Justice Moody with full pay. The proposal moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Moody
Washington
Justice Moody
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Coffman Wins $10,000 Damages in Alienation Suit
In circuit court Freeport a jury awarded H. W. Coffman $10,000 against Henney Janssen of Chicago for alienating Coffman’s wife. The case was heard Tuesday after Coffman sued Janssen for harming his marriage.
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Freeport
H. W. Coffman
German Valley
Henney Janssen
Chicago
Coffman
Poison in Clover Field Ends Irene Werner’s Life
Irene Werner of Samaria Michigan died after eating clover blossoms in Toledo Ohio. Authorities suspect the blossoms absorbed poison and caused a fatal reaction on Wednesday.
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Toledo
Irene Werner
Samaria
Mich
California Will Call Militia to Stop Jeffries Johnson Fight
California Attorney General Webb seeks a permanent injunction against the Jeffries Johnson bout and warns that militia will be called and contestants arrested after the first round if promoters bring the fight to July 4. Governor Gillett vows to enforce the law despite protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Jim” Jeffries
Jack” Johnson
Reno
Nev
Webb
Supreme Court
Jeffries
California
Woodman
Gillett
Circus Train Wreck Leaves Beasts At Large
A Frank A. Robins circus train of 15 cars wrecked near Ebensburg Pennsylvania on the Cambria and Cresson line. At least several animals escaped including two lions an elephant a leopard a hyena a jaguar and an ibex. Injured workers were moved to Altoona hospitals as residents search for the roamers.
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Ebensburg
Frank A. Robbins
Cambria & Cresson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Armed man at the White House during visit persists in claims
A tall muscular man with black hair and a heavy mustache appeared at the White House offices asking to see the president. Identified as James Stricklin of Cumberland Maryland, he had prior encounters at the executive mansion last June and had two pistols then and a .44 caliber pistol now. He is held for sanity observation claiming persecution and seeking presidential intervention.
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Washington
White House
James Stricklin
Cumberland
Stricklin
Arkansas
Hoe
CloudburstKills Hundreds in Hungary’s Kras sc-Szoreny County
Nearly 300 people died and several villages were annihilated by a cloudburst in Krassc-Szoreny, a Hungarian county bordering Transylvania Roumania and Servia. Lugos is the county capital and the area is largely Romanian populated.
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Budapest
Hungary
Krassc-Szoreny
Transylvania
Roumania
Servia
Lugos
Fire Destroys Mining Town in Arizona and Sonora
A forest fire swept the Ojo and Bacoachi mountains destroying Morerabi, a mining town in Sonora once home to a tea stamp mill. Miners barely escaped as the blaze reached the plant and surroundings on Thursday.
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Naco
Ariz
Morerabi
Sonora
Ojo
Bacoachi
Beer fund left for mourners at Detroit funeral
Robert Reidel of Detroit, a Franco Prussian War veteran, left $15 to Detroit survivors of his old company to buy beer after marching to the cemetery at his funeral.
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Wille
Detroit
Mich
Robert Reidel
Philadelphia Grand Jury Indicts Gold Brick Swindlers
United States grand jury returns bills of indictment Tuesday against Emil A. Starkloff and George W. Post for alleged mail misuse in a gold brick swindle case.
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Philadelphia
United States Grand Jury
Emil A. Starkloff
George W. Post
Rochester Riot as Laborers Strike for Higher Wages
Several hundred laborers on strike in Rochester engaged in a riot Tuesday. Police officers Otto and Beachell attempted to disperse the crowd and were severely beaten during the clash.
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Rochester
N. Y
Otto and
Beachell
Germany's Emperor Ill Cancelled Kiel Races Trip
Berlin reports Emperor William is ill with a knee problem and all engagements including the Kiel yachting trip are cancelled. Some experts doubt the official bulletin and debate whether a local knee issue or an abscess similar to the prior hand ailment is involved. The illness followed a ride and state duties as knee pain intensified and doctors diagnosed blood extravasation in the joint.
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Berlin
William
Il— Bo
Kiel
Statehood Bill for New Mexico and Arizona Cleared
The senate unanimously passed a bill admitting New Mexico and Arizona as states after constitutional steps and presidential approval. Debate eased fears of house conference as Senators Nelson Carter and Borah urged swift agreement. The amended bill could delay operative statehood to about two and a half years, with house conference aiming for spring 1911.
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Washington
Senate
New Mexico
Arizona
Congress
House
Nelson
Minnesota
Carter
Borah
Flood Devastates Ahr Valley Killing Hundreds in Germany
A flood along the River Ahr in the Eifel region washed away bridges and villages, with about 200 people reported dead and 87 bodies recovered. Crowded crowds on a bridge at Schutt perished as it collapsed. Italian and Croatian laborers' barracks were swept away. Losses include railway destruction and widespread damage.
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Cologne
Germany
Ahr
Eifel
Schutt
Ded
Man shoots man at Blome's saloon in Detroit
Charles Degras dining with Alicia Strobe in Blome's saloon rear room when her husband fired three shots striking Degras. Wounded man Charles Cegraf taken to St. Marys Hospital in serious condition. Alicia Strobe's husband held in custody. all residents of Moline NL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Charles Degras
Kansas Seeks 40000 Harvest Hands This Year
Charles Harris director of the state's free employment bureau said Kansas will need about 40 000 harvest hands this year based on recent wheat belt reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Charles Harris
State Free Employment Bureau
Kansas
Diplomat’s Arm Broken in Norway Car Crash
American minister to Norway Herbert H. D. Peirce suffered a broken arm in an automobile accident Tuesday. His wife and niece were slightly injured in the same crash near Christiania.
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Christiania
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Norway
Greek riot after alleged Omaha robbery leaves 16 arrested
In Omaha Nebraska Nicholas Jimika a Greek national was fatally shot during a riot that erupted after a Greek boarding car was allegedly robbed in South Omaha Police arrested 16 countrymen in connection with the unrest and investigation continued.
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Omaha
Neb
Nicholas Jimika
South Omaha
Premature Shot Kills Two at Mercedes Mine
A premature shot at the Mercedes mine near Webb City Missouri Tuesday killed two men and seriously injured two others. Four workers were blown apart. identification of two could not be made.
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Webb City
Mercedes
Here
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