Royale Hawk Rescued From Sinking Cabin Boat
Roy Hawk of South Muscatine is saved from a sinking cabin boat on Geneva Island by woodcutter William Dugan. Hawk weak from exposure returns to city noon after a perilous river ordeal in a rowboat, pulled through an upper window to safety as ice and wind threatened his escape. Continued on page four.
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Roy Hawk
South Muscatine
Wiliam Dugan
Dugan
Woodchopper
Genevt Island
Hawk
William Dugan
Illinois
Hawke
Muscatine
Another Goosie Flies Not Like A Bird But With One
Clarence Flanders and Miss Cora Bird faced bigamy and adultery charges after fleeing from Alia to Des Moines to marry. Wife No 1 had requested prosecution. The Dec 13 Des Moines report notes the scandal involving a readily identifiable local figure and the legal action initiated.
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Goosie
Jowa Dyening Press
Des Moines
Clarence Flanders
Aliia
Cora Bird
Massive fire wipes out Racine Manufacturing plant district
In Racine Wisconsin on December 13 a major blaze destroyed the Racine Manufacturing plant of six buildings along with the Danish Brotherhood hall and several nearby structures. Losses run to about 6300000 with most uninsured. Insurance covered about 250000 of the factory damage. The origin is undetermined and the fire damaged additional properties including the Murho wagon works storehouse and Peter Sinnen’s two story barn.
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Gurns
Imidangering
Racine
Wis
Racine Aanufacturing Company
Danish Brotherhood Wall
Mitchell & Lewis Works
Star Residences
Racine Manufacturing Company
Murho Wagon Works
Peter Sinnen
Barnea
Ask Receiver For Deceneny in Cleveland Suit Filed
In Cleveland on December 18 a suit against the United States Telephone Company and the Cuyahoga Telephone Company was filed here today seeking receivership.
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Deceneny
Cleveland
Suitaskinka
United States Telephone Company
Cuyahoga Telephone Company
Telegraph Wires Severely Disrupted by Eastern Storm
A massive storm sweeping the eastern districts crippled telegraph service today, interfering with wires from the Midwest to coast regions and delaying dispatches across major exchanges in Chicago and surrounding areas. Authorities warned of continued outages through the day.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Reign of Terror Continues in Managua
Reports from Managua Nicaragua describe Zelaya's iron rule as political prisoners are jailed, starved, and beaten. An official dispatch notes a Mexican gunboat is en route to Corinto signaling Mexico joining the United States in pressuring the Zelaya regime amid the crackdown.
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San Salvador
Salvador
Managua
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Washington, D. C
Corinto
State Department
Mexico
United States
Change in Rules or Speakership Ends for Gardner
Washington December 1 Rep Gardner of Massachusetts in an interview abandoned any further personal effort for a change in rules or speakership this session. An unknown eight year old girl’s body was found in an abandoned well on the J P Warrington farm near Sandusky Ohio. Coroner investigates possible link to nearby gypsy camp last summer.
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Washington, D. C
Gardner
Massachusetts
Sandusky
J. P. Warrington
Harrington Farm
Dubbins Sentenced to Five Years in Penitentiary
Meylouy Lieutenant John R Dobbins faced a five year term after Judge Green overruled his motion for a new trial in district court. Dobbins posted a five thousand dollar appeal bond as the case moves to appeal.
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Meylouy
By Town Evening Press
Council Bluffs
Looking Forward edition promises historic Muscatine changes
The Muscatine Journal previews a special Looking Forward edition dated December 16 that will feature 12 000 copies, profuse illustrations, and articles on local history significance. It notes many changes ahead and removal of old landmarks, urging readers to buy the paper and advertisers to reserve space.
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Muscatine Journal
Piper
Markters
Historiea
Muscatine
Journal
Death Toll Ends Lake Ships Wrecks on Lakes
Port Huron reports the steamer Jesse Spalding foundered amid a Great Lakes storm. Nearly fifty sailors are missing or dead, with nine bodies recovered near Conneaut after the wreck of the Marquette and Bessemer No. 2. The Commodore Perry searched Erie for more victims as rescue efforts halted.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Great Lakes
Port Burwell
Canada
Lake Mile
Hrie
Lake Erie
Driscoll
Marquette and Bessemer
Conneaut
Marquette and
Bessemser No. 2
Nie
Frazan
State Fisheries
Perry
Bessemer and Margquette
Commodore Perry
Yuletide and Forests Under Christmas Tree Demand
Washington December 13 Does the Yuletide demand for Christmas trees menace American forests The forestry service replies no danger if cuts are selective Thinning in young pine stands can help but reckless slashings harm timberlands and forest life
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Washington, J. G
United States Forestry Service
Forestry Bureau
Sentence and a Fine for Broker in Fraud Case
Wallace H. Hopkins a former broker was sentenced in Chicago to four years and three months in Leavenworth federal prison and fined 15000 for using the mails to defraud The indictment alleged Hopkins defrauded customers of about 500000 in a nationwide scheme
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Chicago, Ill
Des
Wallace H. Hopkins
Federal District ”Court
Leavenworth
Kan
Hopkins
King Leopold 18 Near To Death In Illness
Brussels reports King Leopold's condition remained critical with no evident improvement. Physicians planned possible operation if no betterment by tomorrow after consultations this morning and tonight, with Royal Chaplain Lacken on hand to administer last rites if needed.
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Brussels
Leopold
Lacken
Third Victim Dies as Police Hold Husband
Maggie Hunter, the third victim beaten and left for dead, died today in Savannah Georgia. Her husband J C Hunter is being held by police after she accused him of assault in an incoherent statement. The two earlier victims, Mrs Eliza Gribble and Mrs Carrie Ohlander, were murdered last Friday in the same city.
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Savannah
Dee
Maggie Hunter
Eliza Gribble
Carrie Ohlander
J. C. Hunter
Wreck Kills Two on Chicago Northwestern Flyer
A Chicago to Milwaukee No. 1 flyer derailed near the city Evanston boundary at Howard Avenue. Two immigrants died and eighteen passengers were injured as the train split the baggage and adjoining cars, the locomotive dislodging a rail and punching through the cars.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Flyer
Milwaukee
Howard Avenue
Boundary Line
Evanston
Smithereens
Prices of Grain Hit New Market Highs
Weather disturbances hinder movement and raise prices as December wheat hits 1.13 3 4, May 1.1144 3 4 per bushel and December corn climbs to 64 3 4, May to 67 1 2. Outs and provisions share in the advance amid wet conditions. Shoots Self After Quarrel is reported in Danville, Illinois, where 19 year old Retha Edwards fatally wounds herself after a quarrel with her lover.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Danville
President Taft Nominates Judges to Senate
President Taft named George H. Carpenter of Chicago to be district judge succeeding the late Bethea and Horace H. Lurston of Nashville to be supreme court justice succeeding the late Peckham. Taft departed for New York and New Haven for two days, attends Carnegie Hall address on missions in Africa, Yale meeting, and New Haven Commercial Club dinner.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
George H. Carpenter
Chicago
Bethea
Carpenter
Senate
Horace H. Lurston
Nashville
Supreme Court
Justice Peckham
Tate
New York
New Haven
Laughlin
Captain Butt
Plan to reduce national spending under executive supervision
Washington Dec 138 A saving of more than 50 000 000 to the national government has been gained by making the president and cabinet responsible for appropriations asked of Congress for administration of departments This view is held by Congressman Walter I Smith of Town author of the law coordinating receipts and expenditures through executive supervision The House Committee on Appropriations plans to further scale down estimates and even the presidents economical recommendations under the law signed by President Roosevelt on March 4 last The president would advise Congress on prospective revenue and methods to meet expenditures including new loans or other measures
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Walter I. Smith
Town
House Committee On Appropriations
Roosevelt
OPERATOR GIVES THE ALARM AS SAFE ROBBERS ARE HELD
Three men are under arrest after a safe blowing at Iola Kansas Saturday night. Citizens aided by bloodhounds pursued the robbers. one Exina prisoner resisted arrest and was shot, others were captured locally. a fourth was caught at Exina after a brief fight. In Alexandria Minnesota a farmer was killed by his son who also shot his brother.
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Viora
Dee
Alexandria
Minn
Helmanist
Douglass County
Hawley Advised to Settle Labor Rift
Gompers recommends compromise to switchmen. Hawley partly confirmed by strike committee members. Trainmen planned to return to work in yards. they will resume tomorrow despite ongoing developments. President Gompers presiding over major labor leaders conference in Pittsburgh with hundreds of delegates.
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Gompers
St. Paul, Minn
American Federation of Labor
Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
St. Paul
Minn
Brotherhood of Railway
Pittsburg
Gampers
Taft Forces Major $80 Million Budget Cut
President Taft pushed Congress to curb spending by slashing department requisitions by more than 80 million dollars below last year’s estimates. He argued the executive and treasury must shoulder greater responsibility as Congress acts.
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Taft
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Rayner Denounces Zelaya in Senate Speech
Senator Rayner of Maryland blasts Nicaragua's President Zelaya as a despicable tyrant and calls for U S action to apprehend and try him for the murder of two American citizens. He denounces indemnity as preposterous and urges justice over diplomacy.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
United States
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Grace
Cannon
Rayner
Maryland
Central America
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South End
City Today
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Clarence
Reign OF Terror
UW. S
Lules Hope
Lardner
Dubbins
Green Denis
Port Huron
Mich
Jesse Spalding
Forest
Merry Christma
Beath
Adimi
FLYER
Spreamrs
Elaya
Iowa
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