Daw son Receives Coveted Post Office Committee Seat
Representative Albert F. Dawson of Iowa is placed on the appropriations committee to replace the late W. P. Brownlow. He will head the pension subcommittee, a move praised by older lawmakers. Senator Lafayette Young may join the post offices and post roads committee. President Taft meets with Representative Good to back a tariff commission bill.
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Washington, D. C
Albert F. Dawson
Iowa
Committee On Appropriations
W. P. Brownlow
Tennessee
Dawson
House Committee On Appropriations
Washington
House
Senate
Tawney
Lafayette Young
Dolliver
Good
Taft
Representative Good
White House
Committee On
Chicago
Congress
Lodze
Local Man Narvis Re elected Supreme Master Workman
Will M. Narvis of Muscatine receives telegram in Narvis family home announcing his unanimous re election for a fourth term as Supreme Master Workman of the A O U W at the Louisville lodge session. The Iowa Workmen praise the Muscatine man’s continued leadership. Mrs. Fannie Buell Oleson of St Paul is elected superior chief of the Degree of Honor in Louisville.
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Narvis
West Fourth Street
Will M. Narvis
Supreme
Supreme Lodge
Louisville
Kentucky
Iowa
Oleson
Fannie Buell Oleson
St. Paul
Degree of Honor
Women’s Auxiliary
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Pastor Signs Saloon Petition Provokes Local Turmoil
New Hampton Iowa December 9 Rev Fritchel pastor of the Lutheran church signed the saloon consent petition drawing strong protest. He says he does not favor misuse of alcohol but cannot oppose prohibition on scriptural grounds. Church members condemn the move saying it clashes with church views.
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New Hampton
Fritchel
Lutheran Church
Mrs Moore Granted Divorce in Iowa Suit
Mrs Bessie L Moore has been granted a divorce from her husband Engineer Bert Moore in Mason City Iowa. The case arose after Bert Moore was nearly struck by a bullet fired at him by an unknown assailant last Saturday night. The divorce charges include alleged infidelity with dates and locations cited in court.
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Mason City
Bessie L. Moore
Bert Moore
Hotel Fire Destroys Mc Dermont Hotel in Osbourne
Fire in Osborne Iowa gutted the Mc Dermont hotel early today forcing scores of guests to flee into the streets in nightclothes as temperatures neared zero. The blaze caused total destruction with emergency crews battling through the bitter cold.
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Iowa Evening Press
Osborne
McDermont
River Falls to New Low at Burlington Port
The river level at Burlington Iowa on December 9 is one foot three inches below the August 1864 low water mark, the lowest stage ever recorded at the port.
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Burlington
Iowa Evening Press
Former Milwaukee Journal owner Shoots Self in Suicide
John W. Schaum, once part owner of the Milwaukee Journal, committed death by his own hand in Milwaukee. Officials cite business troubles as the cause.
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Y. W. Schaum
Milwaukee Journal
Milwaukee
Wis
John W. Schaum
The
Coalition Leads by Margin of 37 in Parliament
Tonight's totals show the coalition with 244 seats and the unionists 207 in parliament. Earlier returns report 235 coalitionists to 206 unionists, with the defeat of Timothy Healy at Louth, a seat he held for eighteen years.
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London
Timothy Healy
Louth
Plan new scheme to catch robbers
Waterloo Iowa December 9 Chief of Police W T Dineen of Waterloo and Chief of Police Crows of Cedar Rapids secretaries treasurers of the Iowa Chiefs of Police association work on a plan to suppress safe blowing and robberies and to apprehend criminals. The proposal calls for the legislature to create a bureau of detection and identification with a chief and several operators under the attorney general's supervision.
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Iowa Evening Press
Waterloo
W. T. Dineen
Crows
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Chiefs of Police Association
Bureau of
Western Spain Struck by Cyclone Cleaving Coast
Cerebere France December 9 Advices state Western Spain has been swept by a cyclone that razed structures. Several small vessels sunk in Corunna harbor and many drowned. Reports say several killed and many wounded near Bilbao.
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Cerebere
France
Spain
Corunna
Bilbao
Menlo Moore Is Held Not Guilty in Oil Field Murder Case
Vincennes Indiana December 9 The jury returned a not guilty verdict for Menlo Moore manager of the circuit of the thea tres charged with the murder of Charles E Gibson a wealthy oil field operator in Indiana Illinois.
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Vincennes
Ind
Menlo Moore
Circuit of Theatres
Charles E. Gibson
Indiana-Illinois
Bedouins Massacre Turkish Garrison at Kerak
Jerusalem telegram reports Bedouins massacred the Turkish garrison at Kerak in the Tur kish Vilayet of Syria and killed more than a hundred Christian inhabitants in retaliation for the execution of a Bedouin chief.
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Constantinople
Jerusalem
Kerak
Turkish Vilayet
Syria
Soft coal freight rates cut effective January 2 1911
Iowa railroad commission orders a reduction in soft coal freight rates for long distances to take effect January 2 1911. Illinois rate applies to 25 miles with a gradual rise to 140 miles where Iowa is eight cents higher than Illinois. Policy supports lower Iowa long-distance rates. steam coal rates remain unchanged.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Railroad Commission
Polk-Jasper
Brock and Redmond Reach Draw in Twelve Round Fight
In Akron last night Phil Brock of Cleveland and Jack Redmond of Milwaukee fought twelve rounds to a draw. Redmond led early and pressed most rounds, but Brock surged in the later rounds, knocking Redmond down twice in the eleventh. Redmond recovered and finished strong.
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Akron
Des
Phil Brock
Cleveland
Jack Redmond
Milwaukee
Redmond
Brock
Fough
Oklahoma City Boxer Defeats Battling Kelley in Bout
Pete Shaughnessy of Oklahoma City won by decision over Battling Kelley of Buffalo in the eighth round of a 15 round fight at 136 pounds. Kelley quit claiming a foul and was groggy from the beating.
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Joplin
Pete Shaughnessey
Oklahoma City
Battling Kelley
Buffalo
Kelley
Woman Dead After Drunken Row Near Van Wert
In Van Wert Iowa a woman named Bessie Zarnes died from a skull fracture after a drunken fight five miles west of town. Two men named Young and Teel are suspected as sheriff Andrews leads a posse to pursue them.
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Iowa Evening Press
van Wert
Here
Bessie Zarnes
Young
Teel
Andrews
Bootleggers Sentenced in Iowa Federal Case
August F. Bush of Waterloo and John Tool of Sioux City pleaded guilty to bootlegging before Federal Judge Reed in Dubuque. Bush received thirty days in Dubuque county jail a $100 fine and costs. Tool got thirty days in Fort Dodge county jail a $100 fine and costs.
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Iowa Evening Press
Dubuque
F. Bush
Waterloo
John Tool
Sioux City
Reed
Bush
Tool
Fort Dodge
Frenzied Buying Follows Cotton Crop Estimate Rise
The Department of Agriculture reports cotton production at 11,426,000 bales, up from 10,004,949 last year. Traders on the cotton exchange surged into frenzied buying, with futures up 34 to 39 points after the crop estimate was posted, and May futures in New York rising $3.20 per bale above yesterday’s close.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Cotton Exchange
Gotham
New York
N. Y
Enrique Creel Jr Reported Taken By Mexican Rebels
San Antonio dispatch on December 9 reports courier Bernabe Elias bringing word that revolutionists have captured Enrique Creel Jr the son of Mexico’s foreign minister and are holding him hostage in the mountains near Chihuahua City.
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San Antonio
Texas
Bernabe Elias
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero
Enrique Creel, Jr
Enrique Creel
Chihuahua City
Retired General Wallace F. Randolph Shoots Self
Major General Wallace F. Randolph retired former chief of the coast artillery corps killed himself in Washington today. The motive is not known.
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Washington, D. C
Wallace F. Randolph
Coast Artillery Corps
Bank Robbers Frightened Away In Iowa Bank
Two masked men forced entry to the Iowa Savings Bank in Tracy Iowa during the night and set a large dynamite charge before the safe. A section man spotted them and raised the alarm before it could detonate. Little money was believed taken and authorities in nearby towns were alerted.
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Iowa Evening Press
Tracy, Ila
Iowa Savings Bank
Former Independent Player Convicted of Robbery in Davenport
David Nance, a baseball player formerly with the Muscatine independent team, was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary for breaking into a Davenport cigar store and stealing $18. The case occurred in Davenport Iowa, with Nance receiving the prison term today.
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Davenport
David Nance
Muscatine Independent
Prescott Confesses Bride Identity Nan Patterson in Secret
Sumner Prescott, former Marinette manufacturing head, admits his wife in St Paul in October is Nan Patterson, the chorus girl once charged with murder in New York. He expresses deep regret that the secret was exposed.
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Seattle
Wash
Sumner Prescott
Marinette
Wis
St. Paul
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
New York
Prescott
Pioneer Dubuque Resident Col P W Crawford Dies
Col P W Crawford 80 longtime Dubuque resident and former state senator died after pneumonia. A Civil War veteran, he served as guard commander at the execution of Mrs Surratt and others tied to Lincoln s assassination. He lived in Dubuque for nearly seven decades.
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Iowa Evening Press
Dubuque, Ia
P. W. Crawford
Dubuque County
Dubuque
Surratt
Lincoln
Youth Drowns While Skating at Clear Lake
Albert Rasmussen aged 17 a Tolands university student drowned last night at Clear Lake while skating with companions. His body was recovered an hour later. He was from a prominent local family.
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Iowa Evening Press
Mason City
Albert Rassmussen
Tolands University
Clear Lake
Buying Cheap Advertising Space to Save Money Is Like Stopping a Clock
The piece urges merchants to aggressively advertise during the Xmas season. It argues that people are busy and will not hunt for stores, so strong ads bring early buyers. It contrasts with competitors who advertise and capture holiday sales, leaving the advertizing merchant with empty shelves.
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Mr. Merchant
Ramsbottom Defeats Ingalls in Two Falls at What Cheer
Billy Ramsbottom of Des Moines defeated Chicago’s Young Ingalls in two straight falls at the What Cheer Athletic club. The first fall lasted thirty six minutes with a head and toe hold, the second forty six minutes with a hammerlock. Ramsbottom showed clear strength in a fast-paced match.
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What Cheer
What Cheer Athletic Club
Billy Ramsbottom
Des Moines
Young Ingalls
Chicago
Ramsbottom
Risk Companies' Chefs Meeting Opens in Chicago
The annual meeting of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents began in Chicago with President Paul Morton delivering the opening address. Several other members gave speeches during the session.
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Chicago, Ill
The
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Paul Morton
Curran Accepts Ottumwa Building & Loan Secretaryship
J. V. Curran, former Democratic candidate for state treasurer, has accepted the secretaryship of the People's Building & Loan Association of Ottumwa. He has resigned as county treasurer.
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J. V. Curran
Ottumwa Institution
Iowa Evening Press
Ottumwa
People’s Building & Loan Association of
Saloon Petition with 1013 Signatures Filed in Creston
In Creston Iowa on December 9 saloon men surprised locals by filing a petition bearing 1013 names. The move signals a push related to liquor regulations or policies in the town.
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Creston
Six Foot Channel congress ends with officer re elections
The Rivers and Harbors Congress closes after re electing its officers. President Taft receives endorsement from the waterways gathering as supporters push for harbor and channel projects.
River and Harbor Bill Advances for Mississippi Channel
The river and harbor appropriation reported to the house carries 1 250 000 to deepen and maintain a six foot channel from the Missouri mouth to St Paul. 775 000 funds to dredging and levees. Iowans in Washington attend the National River and Harbors congress where Taft praised. The group supports 50 million annual river improvements and expanded terminal facilities.
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E. C. Snyder
Washington, D. C
House
Mississippi
Missouri
St. Paul
Washington
Lee Hammill
Keokuk
Thos. Wilkinson
Burlington
Homer Miller
Des Moines
National River and Harbors Congress
Joseph E. Ransdell
J. E. Ellison
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Taft
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gotch to Wed Humboldt Girl
Humboldt Iowa December 9 announcement by relatives states Frank Gotch world heavyweight wrestling champion will marry Miss Gladys Ostrich of Humboldt on January 11.
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Iowa Evening Press
Humboldt
Frank Gotch
Gladys Ostrich
Redmen Lodge Holds Meeting and Attends Bijou Show
About seventy five Redmen lodge members attended last evening’s session and balloted five candidates. After the business part, members, at the invitation of Bijou theatre manager King, went to the Bijou theatre to enjoy the show.
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Redmen Lodge
King
Bijou
Dubuque Rabbi to Lecture Here
Rev. I. Lemansky, rabbi of the Dubuque synagogue, has arrived in this city and will speak at the local synagogue on Spring Street on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. He will speak at 3 p.m. and a large attendance is expected due to growing interest in the lectures.
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I. Lemansky
Dubuque
Spring Street
Weather Summary for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa sees increasing cloudiness with rain or snow tonight or Saturday and warmer tonight. Illinois reports increasing cloudiness with rain or snow tonight or Saturday and rising temperatures. Sunrise is 7 06 and sunset 4 19.
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Iowa
Illinois
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