Zelaya's Death to Americans Order Sparks Panamanian Cable
Panamanian cable reports Zelaya ordered soldiers to kill Americans and faced warning of U S retaliation as four American battleships gathered in Corinto. London says Washington demanded Zelaya resign by end of December. U S State Department calls report baseless. Other dispatches deny Honduran revolt plans and note Zelaya’s martial law as political maneuver.
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New Orleans
Zelaya
Panama
Picayune
United States
Corinto Harbor
London
Nicaragua
Himslf
Washington, D. C
State Department
Davila
Honduras
Bonilla
Stamm Creek
Tiéaduras
Legation
Rama
Charleston
Cannon
Groce
Alex Wilson
Nicargaenan
Estrada
Wilson
Managua
San Jose
Costa Rica
John Lee Mahin to Be Guest of Honor at 40th Birthday Dinner
Muscatine friends learn John Lee Mahin of Chicago will be guest at a dinner by the Mahin Advertising Company honoring his 40th birthday on December 14. The Mid-Day Club will host with elaborate preparations reported for the event.
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John Lee Mahin
Muscatine
Chicago
Mr. Mahin
Mahin Advertising Company
Anite
Ten Days More of Freedom for Allen
Philip Allen Jr., former Mineral Point banker, will not be taken to the penitentiary for at least ten days. He will assist authorities in receivership proceedings and other affairs of the wrecked bank in Madison Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Philip Allen, Jr
Mineral Point
Arrest of Iowa murder suspect nets Grinnell arrest
Joe Slycord, sought in the fatal shooting of Frank Betesole at Carryington North Dakota on November 11, is jailed in Grinnell. He confessed, alleging self defense as the motive according to Iowa Evening Press reporters.
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Iowa Evening Press
Marshalltown
Joe Slycord
Frank Betesole
Carryington
N. Dak
Grinnell
Fire-damaged Kalamazoo hotel leaves 160 guests out in the cold
A blaze starting in a West Main Street basement trench tore through the Burdick House and adjoining buildings in Kalamazoo Michigan. One life was likely lost and over $750000 in property destroyed as firemen from Kalamazoo Battle Creek and Grand Rapids fought the flames overnight.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Battle Creek
Grand Rapids
West Main Street
Main Street
Burdick
Postal Telegraph
American Express
Chase’s
Bowldeck’s Men’s
Kennedy's
Lees
Lates
Arcade Company
Naval militia bill endorsed at national convention
The National Naval Militia association unanimously endorsed a bill to bring naval militia benefits and training in line with the Dick bill for the National Guard. Delegates from 23 states attended sessions featuring Assistant Secretary Beekman Winthrop and Commander Winterhaler.
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Washington, D. C
Naval Militia
National Guard
National Naval Militia Association
Beekman Winthrop
Winterhaler
Prominent Figures in Erder Poison Mystery Case
Dr. L B Doxey presented a theory that William J Erder died of synthetic poisoning from medicines and embalming fluids forming arsenic poison. He challenged Lizzie Erder medical testimony and criticized Rev Samuel Harkness for digging up information about the Doxeys. The grand jury opened the case with 36 witnesses and relatives testifying on how Elder died.
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St. Louis, Mo
L. B. Doxey
William J. Erder
Erder
Lizzie Erder
Will
Doxey
Samuel Harkness
Columbus
Neb
Harkness
Doxeys
Christ
Elder
Muscatine Girl Honored by U I Sorority
Miss Anna L. Shephard of Muscatine has been elected to membership in Epsilon Tau at the University of Iowa. She is a senior in liberal arts and a Muscatine High School graduate, daughter of Mrs. M. O. Stanwood.
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Town City
Epsilon Tau
University of Iowa
Anna L. Shephard
Muscatine
Muscatine Friends
Shephard
M. O. Stanwood
West Second Street
College of Liber Arts
University
Muscatine High School
Willard to become president of Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio announces Daniel Willard, Burlington railroad second vice president, will assume the B and O presidency. The decision, reported December 9, places Willard at the helm of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the near future.
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Burlington
Baltimore, Md
Daniel Willard
Burlington Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Federal Injuries Suit Must Be Brought In Company's District
Toledo December 9 Judge Sater of the United States circuit court held that a damages action under the federal employers liability act must be filed in the district where the railroad company is incorporated.
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Toledo, O
Sater
United States Circuit Court
Look Forward Edition to Reach 12000 Muscatine Homes
The Journal announces its Look Forward edition planned for December 16. The paper will review the year and discuss Muscatine’s building activity and prosperity and outline future plans and aims for the city. Readers are urged to place ad space and order extra copies by calling the Journal business office.
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Muscawine
Muscatine
Journal
Hill Warns of Impending Famine at National Corn Exposition
Omaha Neb Dec 9 James J Hill warned Congress that the farms now tilled will not feed the nation in the near future. He spoke during an address at the National Corn Exposition noting looming food shortages and urging action to avert a crisis.
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Omaha, Neb
James J. Hill
Congress
Man in Shreve shoots Sheriff after terrorizing family
Roy Lee, described as possibly insane, terrorized a family in Shreve Ohio overnight and while police attempted arrest, he shot and killed Sheriff Jason Bell. The incident occurred in December with authorities continuing investigations.
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Shreve
Ohio
Roy Lee
Jason Bell
Funeral services for Mrs Jane McDougall private Friday
The funeral for Mrs Jane McDougall will be held Friday at 2 PM from her home 875 Newell Avenue and will be private. Dr J N Elliott will conduct the service and interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Jane McDougall
Newell Avenue
J. N. Elliott
Greenwood Cemetery
German Congregational Church Marks 55th Anniversary
The German Congregational church celebrates its fifty fifth founding anniversary with a tonight lecture by Rev. J Block of Chicago on Russia. Block, born in the Czar’s Empire, leads Trinity German Congregational church and is a prominent Illinois clergyman. He arrives with his daughter Esther and will visit Rev. and Mrs Dettmers during their stay.
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J. Block
Chicago
Ill
Russia
Block
Empire
Trinity German Congregational Church
Illinois
Esther
C. A. Dettmers
Lower Tariffs Favored by Republicans Say MacVeagh
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh told the Massachusetts Bankers association banquet that the Republican party has shifted toward lower tariffs and that the Payne tariff bill is only one incident in that broader move. Also speaking were President Roberts of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago and Governor Draper.
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Boston
Mass
Payne
Survivors Rescued After Clarion Fire Near Point Pelee
Flames aboard the steamer Clarion near Point Pelee, Lake Erie, killed two crewmen and left Captain Bell and twelve others in lifeboats possibly starving or freezing. Six crew were saved by the L. C. Hanna, one sailor drowned, and the fire’s cause remains unknown. Separately, the freighter W. C. Richardson sank five miles from Buffalo with five crew lost and five rescued by life savers.
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Cleveland, O
Bell
Clarion
Point Pelee
Lake Erie
L. C. Hanna
Buffalo
N. Y
W. C. Richardson
Buffalo Harbor
Independents to Strengthen Themselves at Chicago Meet
The International Independent Telephone Association closed its convention in Chicago. A committee was appointed to supervise the reorganization of the association along stronger lines.
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Chicago, Ill
International Independent Telephone Association
Bank of England Cuts Discount Rate to 4 Percent
London reports the Bank of England lowered the minimum discount rate from 5 percent to 4 percent as monetary conditions improve. The decision reflects easing pressure on lenders and market liquidity, impacting financial activity in Britain today.
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England
London
Bank of England
Money Ghosen As Minority Chief
Democratic Senators select Mississippi Senator Money as minority leader of the Senate in Washington. He succeeds Culbertson of Texas who resigned. Also announced that former Senator Blackburn resigned from the canal commission effective December 4.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Money
Mississippi
Senate
Culbertson
Texas
Blackburn
War Department
Canal Commission
Annual Dinner of St Marys Ladies at Woodman Hall
The ladies of St Marys Catholic church hosted their annual dinner at Woodman Hall today serving over four hundred diners despite bad weather. Early afternoon sales of fancy articles were strong and proceeds from supper later will push total receipts higher. The meal was praised for appetizing preparation and excellent service.
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Woodman Hall
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Milwaukee murderers confess in 14 year old girl case
Milwaukee detectives track two men Karl Wojciechowski 36 and Adam Pietrzyk 25 to Blaney Michigan after the November 12 assault and murder of 14 year old Hattie Zinda. Pietrzyk confessed implicating Wojciechowski then both were brought back to Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Hattie Zinda
Blaney
Mich
Karl Wojciechowski
Adam Pettrzyk
Pietrzyk
Wojciechowski
Eugene O’gorman
Ronowski
Michigan
Chicago
Waterway Improvement Urges Rally at Rivers and Harbors Congress
Speakers from across the nation urged swift waterway development and a national bond program to fund comprehensive rivers and harbors work. Senator Burton noted a 14 year total of 800 million dollars appropriated for waterways. Women’s Auxiliary aims to line banks with panSy beds and tall poplars to beautify canals while supporting practical projects.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Nagle
Department of Commerce and Labor
Burton
National Waterways Commission
Cameron
Farmers’ National Congress
Rodenberg
Millinois
Benton McMillen
Tennessee
Frank Gates Allen
Nagel
Burten
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Congress
Criticism of Cherry Red Cross relief distribution voiced
Alderman Scully and Representatives Cermak and McGuire condemned the Cherry Red Cross Relief commission for alleged neglect and favoritism in distributing supplies. They toured miners’ families as McGuire pushed a repeal effort of the fellow servant liability law linked to deaths of 319 miners at the Cherry mine.
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Cherry, Ill
Red Cross Relief Commission
Scully
Cermak
Chicago
McGuire
Kewanee
Cherry
Funeral of Mrs. Snead and detention in East Orange
The body of Mrs Snead was buried yesterday while an inquiry into her death continues at East Orange where Virginia Wardlaw her spinster aunt is held. The East Orange mayor ordered the arrest of Mrs Caroline Martin mother of Mrs Snead if found in New Jersey but she did not attend the funeral.
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New York
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