Baker found guilty of murder in second degree
Iowa City authorities report Guy E. Baker Lone Tree liveryman and former Muscatine resident convicted of murder in the second degree for striking Oliver Driver during a quarrel. Jury deliberated four hours. A motion for a new trial is planned with sentencing possible next week. Bail set at 25,000 dollars.
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Guy Baker
Iowa City
Guy E. Baker
Lone Tree Liveryman
Muscatine
Oliver Driver
Driver
Confesses to a series of local robberies
Lewis Sapp 18 years old was arrested while robbing Shafer Bakery and confessed to seven or eight recent robberies in Boone Iowa. Police believe he participated in all, though he denies knowledge of some and implicates no accomplice.
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Iowa Evening Press
Boone
Lewis Sapp
Shafer
Horse Goes Mad in Boone Incident
A horse owned by A A Johnston the packer went mad last night in Boone Iowa triggering convulsions and violent snapping. The animal had to be shot and officials report no one will move the carcass due to danger.
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Iowa Evening Press
Boone, Ia
A. A. Jonnstone
Final Arrangements for Mrs. Eddy Funeral In Cambridge
Final burial plans place Mrs. Eddy in Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge after son George W Glover arrives. Church directors take control of church management with self perpetuating board nominees from Mrs. Eddy. Undertaker completes duties. no visible signs of grief at Chestnut Hill mansion. No contest of will declared by George W Glover son of Mrs. Eddy in Chicago.
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Boston
Mass
Chicago
Ill
George W. Glover
Eddy
George W., Jr
Mary B. Glover
John C. Ryan
Coalition Holds Power as Election Returns Trickled In
Early returns show Unionists leading with 129 seats to 125 for the coalition, later redmonite gains push coalition to 131 to 128. Result confirms Liberal government likely to stay in power, with the main question the size of its majority and the fate of the veto bill amid cheers through London streets.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
House of Lords
To Take Measure From Committee In Tariff War
Washington December 6 reports say Representative Good plans to push a discharge motion to force action on his tariff commission bill. Senate moves include rules to prevent burying bills and to limit amendments to tariff acts as plans shift to schedule by schedule consideration. Senator Cummins backs changes seen as step toward phased tariff revisions.
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E. C. Snyder
Washington, D. C
Representative Good
Tariff Commission
Committee On Ways and Means
Ottumwa Building
Cummins
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Congress
Tipton Case May Go To Jury Today
In Tipton Iowa on December 6 the trial of Harry Adams charged with the murder of Mathias Lang nears its end. Concluding arguments are under way and a verdict is anticipated this afternoon. Defense closes with a self defense argument led by C O Boling.
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Tipton
Harry Adams
Mathias Lang
C. O. Boling
Adams
Fire at Evansville destroys tobacco plant and warehouses
A fire in Evansville Indiana caused about 750000 in damage today. The blaze damaged the Fendrich Tobacco Company plant and burned the tobacco warehouse along with several other buildings.
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Evansville
Ind
Fendrich Tobacco Company
Change of Venue Sought in Dietz Case
John Dietz his wife Hattie and son Leslie pleaded not guilty to the deputy sheriff Harp killing. Defense asked for trial postponement was refused and a change of venue was sought.
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Dietz
Hayward
Wis
John Dietz
Hattie
Leslie
Sheri Harp
Pastor Attacks Parole Board Over First Offender Law
Des Moines Iowa December 6 Rector B H Bell of St Pauls Episcopal Church condemned the state board of parole in a speech to the state convention of Charities and Corrections Saying the board is inefficient and does not carry out the law He noted only one man was paroled under the first offenders parole act two years ago He cited higher paroling rates in other states where 75 to 80 percent of first offenders are released after the initial offense
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Des Moines
B. H. Bell
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
State Convention of Charities and Corrections
State Board of Parole
Parole Board
Prominent Iowa Couple Involved In Shot and Divorce Filing
Mason City, Iowa with Mrs. Bessie L. Moore filing for divorce from B. B. Moore, a railroad man, after a man fired a shot at him as he entered his door Saturday night. She accuses him of adultery at Algona and names Mrs. Earl Dean, who reportedly plans to seek divorce from her husband. An arrest in the shooting was anticipated.
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Iowa Evening Press
Mason City
Bessie L. Moore
B. B. Moore
Prosecution of Packers Delayed in Federal Case
Counsel for indicted meat packers moved in federal court to stay further prosecutions until the equity suit seeking dissolution of the National Packing Co is resolved. The action, filed last February before Judge Grosscup in the United States circuit court, is ongoing.
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Chicago
Ill
Federal District Court
Equity
National Packing Co
Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
Jealous Chicago man kills two women then takes own life
Chicago on December 6 reports George Williams a colored man in a jealous rage shot and killed his common law wife Frances Williams and boarding house keeper Annie Young then killed himself. A third woman in the same house was wounded by a misfired shot.
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Chicago
Ill
George Williams
Frances Williams
Annie Young
Leisen & Hewes Brewing Plant Burns in Menominee
The Leisen and Hewes Brewing company's plant in Menominee Michigan caught fire today. The estimated loss is seventy five thousand dollars.
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Menominee, Mich
Leisen & Hewes Brewing Company
Fire May Prove Fatal To Child
Des Moines reports 12 year old Harold Traffley ill with typhoid fever likely to die after exposure during a fire at McNall Hat Co. gasoline can carried through flames by George Owens prevented an explosion. Loss estimated at 4000 dollars.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Harold Traffley
McNall Hat Co
Grand Avenue
Traffley
George Owens
Shenandoah
H. H. Benesse
W. Hughes
Winterset
T. J. Alexander
Forest Fire Foes Meet at St Paul
The Lake States Forest Fire conference opened in St Paul Minnesota with speakers including S D Scott president of the Minnesota forestry board Herbert P Keller mayor of St Paul Governor A O Eberhart and Governor elect McGovern of Wisconsin C R Pettis superintendent of New York state forests Graves was read by William L Hall assistant state forester of Wisconsin and urged extinguishing and preventing fires after Osborne of Michigan could not attend
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St. Paul
Minn
Lake States
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
S. D. Scott
Minnesota State Forestry Board
Herbert P. Keller
A. O. Eberhart
McGovern
C. R. Pettis
New York State
Government's 1912 fiscal estimates exceed prior year
Secretary Mac Veagh submitted to Congress the 1912 fiscal year appropriation estimates totaling 748,414,861 dollars. This is larger than last year’s estimates but smaller than the total appropriations of 805,294,513, which included more than 10 million for the census and about 10.6 million for postal deficiencies.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
MacVeagh
Congress Hears Taft Message on Enforcement and Economy
President Taft urges strict enforcement of existing laws, economy in administration, and stronger domestic industry. He backs permanent tariff board, opposes broad tariff revision, supports Panama Canal fortification, and calls for anti injunc tion and federal incorporation laws. He proposes ship subsidies, new banking system, two battleships, and leasing of mineral lands with next year’s outlays totaling about 630.5 million dollars.
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Taft
Congress
Supreme Court
South America
Tariff Board
Panama Canal
Nominations Sent to Senate by President Today
The president named John W. Garrett of Maryland as minister to Venezuela Frederick W. Lehmann of Missouri as solicitor general John C. Ames as collector of customs in Chicago and Julius S. Starr as surveyor of customs at Peoria Illinois in a set of nominations sent to the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
John W. Garrett
Maryland
Venezuela
Frederick W. Lehmann
Missouri
John C. Ames
Chicago
Julius S. Starr
Peoria
Ill
Episcopal Rector Accepts Call to St Louis
Clinton Iowa December 6 Rev T W Jones rector of Grace Episcopal church for nine years has accepted a call to St Louis. He will leave for his new field December 31.
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Iowa Evening Press
Clinton, Ia
T. W. Jones
Grace Episcopal Church
St. Louis
Iowa Man to Head Eli Football Team
New Haven Conn Dec 6 W K Raynor Yale 1912 of Sanborn Ia has been elected manager of the Yale university football team for the next season.
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Iowa
Eli
New Haven
Forger Captured After Passing Check in Mason City
Harris Finlan stole a $75 check from G. B. Moore and forged W. C. Winters endorsement. He was captured trying to pass the check in Mason City, admitted guilt, and had traveled from Aberdeen South Dakota. A letter from his wife urged him not to return as police sought him.
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Iowa Evening Press
Mason City
Harris Finlan
Moore
W. C. Winters
Aberdeen
S. Dak
Thomson Elected United States Senator in Louisiana
Judge J. R. Thomson of Alexandria was chosen today as United States senator after a formal ballot in Baton Rouge with state officials present. The vote concludes weeks of Legislative contest amid party alignments and regional backing.
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J. R. Thomson
Louisiana
Baton Rouge, la
Alexandria
United States
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois Tonight and Wednesday
Iowa remains cloudy with a colder night in the east and Wednesday brings generally fair skies. Illinois also expects cloudy and colder conditions tonight with Wednesday turning generally fair across the state.
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Iowa
Illinois
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