Frightful Slaughter In Rock Island Wreck
Forty seven killed and forty injured in a Chicago Rock Island and Pacific train wreck near Green Mountain Iowa. Descriptions speak of severed heads and dismembered bodies as wreckage litters the area. relief workers and surgeons labored through the day identifying the dead and aiding survivors. Identified victims include Milton Farish Cedarville Missouri and Jacob Nauholz Cedar Rapids Iowa with many others from Iowa Illinois and Minnesota. Unidentified victims include eight women three men and several youths.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Green Mountain
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Minn
Milton Farish
Cedarville
Jacob Nauholz
Cedar Rapids
Ross
Ross Charter
Archie Price
R. A. Robinson
L. W. Parrish
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Mrs. Lewis
Valley Junction
Dr. Lewis
W. W. Eggers
Care Bills
Waterloo
F. D. Lyman
N. C. Peacock
West Liberty
Anthony Phillips
G. W. Blair
Sedalia
St. Thomas Hospital
Mae Hoffman
A. P. Adams
Wilmar
George P. Bunt
Fred L. Colton
Washington
H. L. Pennington
Galesburg
Ill
Brotherhood of Railway
Thomas G. Betts
C. C. Eves
West Branch
Walter Davis
John Banbridge
Hartford
Ont
F. F. Fisher
William Fleck
Vinton
Ingebret L. Langen
Northwood
Fart T. Main
First National Bank
Williamsfield
Cesar Hoff
Andrew J. White
Colored
St. Paul
Jennie Young
Lauren Auschwager
Ogden
John White
Des Moines
Great Western
B. D. Lyman
John Bamberger
Toronto
Louis F. Biebush
Muscatine
E. M. Worthington
William Ward
West Brench
Frank Heinz
Hurtz
Bessie Zeivus
Dalhart
Tex
Free Recipe Promises Kidney Cure and Home Treatment
An advertisement offers a $3.50 recipe for kidney and urinary troubles sent gratis to readers who write to Dr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit. The letter claims the home remedy can relieve backache, swelling, poor sleep, and other symptoms within a week. It emphasizes harmless ingredients and urges recipients to act quickly for a quick recovery at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Robinson
K-257
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Irresistible Petition in a Shade Courtroom Scene
A Beggar-Kind speaker pleads for help from a kind lady as Brother Tarr declares a looming convulsion. He warns of a clash with Bradder Dingford, a sneaky rival, and asks the listener to stay neutral while observing a dramatic, comic confrontation.
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Tarr
Bradder Dingford
Tragic Houston House Slaughter In Ashland Street
Five members of the Schultz family and Walter Eichman were found dead in a Houston Heights home at 73 Ashland Street. Victims lay in a gory pile with heads crushed, likely killed together during a single brutal attack last week.
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Houston
Tex
Ashland Street
Houston Heights
Gustave Schultz
Alice Beele Schultz
Walter E. Eichman
Anderson
Schultz
Mrs. Schultz
Eichman
Greece fights malaria and tuberculosis with physician effort
Consul General George Horton reports from Athens on Greek physicians combating malaria and tuberculosis. Malaria kills about 2,000 annually, rising above 6,000 in rainy epidemic years like 1905. Greece’s 2.43 million people have urged drainage and petroleum spraying to combat malaria. a tuberculosis congress will be held in Athens next year inviting physicians and Greece’s mayors and prominent figures.
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Greece
George Horton
Athens
Cabbage Shipments from High Island Face Cold Stress
High Island farmers shipped one carload of cabbage last week and plan another load this week. Cabbage is growing well overall but much is going to seed due to heavy winter freezes. Other crops are reported to be thriving.
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High Island, Tex
High Island
Pensions Approved for Confederate Claims in Texas
Commissioner Bolmes of Austin announces 1500 new Confederate pension applications approved under the 1909 pension law since September 1. The measure grants pensions to qualified veterans and widows within the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Bolmes
Corn Coming Up in Singleton Texas
Singleton Texas reports corn nearly ready for planting as clear weather continues and cotton planting could begin soon.
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Singleton
Tex
A Little Thing Changes the Home Feeling
A Wisconsin mother credits Postum with ending headaches and bilious attacks after leaving coffee. She reports improved health for her and her husband and daughter, noting the mother’s mood affects children’s temper. A reader’s letter promotes Postum as a sunnier, calmer home remedy.
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Wellville
Zavala Farmers Rapidly Plant Potatoes for Profit
In Zavala Texas crops are being planted quickly with potatoes already sprouting. Land here suits truck farming and after years of attention some farmers are shifting to potatoes to gain profits from this farming method.
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Zavala, Tex
Senator Daniels Slightly Improves But Remains Coma Aided
Daytona Florida reports an official bulletin on Senator Daniels who remains in a coma though not profound. By late night his temperature was normal and his condition improved with more signs of returning consciousness than at 9 o'clock, though still in a coma.
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Daytona
Fla
Senator Daniels
Six-Shooter Active in Houston Bloodshed Ends in Tragedy
In Houston on Thursday noon Santa Pace, Italian resident, was fatally shot in front of Tip's saddlery on Congress Avenue. Angelo Santopolo was arrested after a melee in which Salvatore Giuffre injured, Pace died at the infirmary. The dispute stemmed from a love affair and Pace’s daughter Grazia Pace married Giuffre in a Justice of the Peace ceremony.
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Houston
Tex
Santa Pace
Tip
Congress Avenue
Main
Travis
Angelo Santopolo
Fifth Ward
Salvatore Giuffre
Pace
Grazia Pace
Justice of the Peace
McDonald
Garden pests blamed for night damage to crops in Lockhart
Gardeners in Lockhart Texas report heavy damage from a large brown bug that feeds on tender plants after nightfall. Investigations shift blame from sparrows to the bug, with corn also harmed by worms eating the heart of the ears.
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Knape & Meiners
Moulton, Texas
O. Arnim
Brney Lackmann
Ernst Pelzel
Regmet’s
STA
Lone Star
Friendship Saloon
Adolph Darilek
Prop
Jacob Nachlinger
Gerhard Henrichs
Moulton Bottling Works
Moulton Meat Market
F. W. Lueke
Barney
Lackmann’s
Wm. Schmidt
Echo Springs
Silver Brook
Shiner and Budweiser
Moulton
Texas
Joe E. Richter
Canton
Rock Island
Malaney
Moore Hotel
Zavala
John W. Daniels
United States
Virginia
Quarre
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter
Moneymaker
America
Oliver Typewriter Company
Illinois
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