Revolt Breaks Out in Managua Against Zelaya
Rebels surge through Managua as crowds demand liberty and US support. Zelaya rumored to resign while Congress blocks mining rights. Cerda’s fiery opposition speech sparks nightlong demonstrations and anti-government fervor.
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Managua
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Liberty
United States
Estrada
Congress
Cerda
Bluefields
Morales
Tortuga
Orisi
Supoa
Rivas
Vasquez
Cartazgo
Madriz
Central America
Port Limon
San Jose
Rama
Costa Rica
San Juan del Sur
Costa Ries
Corinto
Yorktown
Albany
Magdelena Bay
Reward Offered for Missing Louisville Girl Alma Kellner
Circuit Judge Pryor urged Governor Willson to post a reward for Alma Kellner an eight year old Louisville girl who vanished the previous Wednesday. The governor said no statute grants such power but would act personally on the request today.
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Louisville
Pryor
Willson
Alma Kellner
King Leopold Operated On in Quiet Brilliance
Brussels reports indicate King Leopold underwent a successful operation for simple intestinal obstruction no tumor found and remains lucid. He rests at a pavilion near Laeken Castle as relatives gather while private affairs and will are settled amid speculation about inheritance and protective stock control.
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Brussels
Leopold
Count Cultremont
Clementine
Prince Albert
Government in fight over Dresden Heights dam
The United States files in federal court to enjoin Economy Light and Power from building the Dresden Heights dam on the Des Plaines river and to restore the river to its pre dam condition. If successful, the case marks a major step toward the Lakes to the Gulf waterway from Chicago to New Orleans.
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Chicago, Ill
United States
Dresden Heights
Economy Light & Power Company
Des Plaines River
Federal Circuit
Des Plaines
Chicago
New Orleans
Monument Fund Grows for Anna Pelley Victim
Cairo Illinois December 14 Mrs L W Crabtree testified before the grand jury investigating the murder of Anna Pelley she saw Will James the lynched man at the alley entrance the night of the crime The grand jury is tracing Arthur Alexander on the night of the murder The fund for a monument to Miss Pelley stands around 1000.
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Cairo
Ill
L. W. Crabtree
Anna Pelley
Will James
Arthur Alexander
Reformers plan Y M C A abstinence campaign for armed forces
In Washington a deputation was named by reform leaders to urge the army and navy departments of the Y M C A to promote total abstinence in the services. The conclave, a gathering of reform movement leaders, will meet for several days to discuss the campaign.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Navy
Reformers Conclave
Army and Navy
Association
Fire destroys Corno Mills grain warehouse on levee
Fire at the Corno Mills warehouse on the East St. Louis levee destroyed about a hundred car loads of grain. The blaze caused estimated losses of 150,000 dollars. Incident occurred yesterday afternoon three blocks north of the Eads bridge.
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East St. Louis
Ill
Eads Bridge
Prairie With Marines On Board Set For Nicaragua
Washington dispatch reports all marines aboard the Prairie must be on deck by four this afternoon. The vessel will sail shortly after the deadline bound for Panama or Nicaragua.
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Prairie
Nicaragua
Washington, D. C
Panama
Nationalists To Aid Asquith Train Gollide Tragedy
Reports deny William O Thompson as Wilson successor as Taft delays leave for New Haven. Irish party backs liberals on home rule. New York Central Limited crashes into Lake Shore train in Pennsylvania, killing three Italians and injuring many others.
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New Haven
William O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Wilson
Taft
New York
N. Y
Dublin
Asquith
Ireland
Erie
Lake Shore
Northeast
Anton Lund
Hollyville
Cal
John Clair
Cedar Point
Kan
Francis Bernard
Mining Agent Holliday Arrested in Mail Fraud Case
Frank L. Holliday, once with a defunct Wall Street brokerage, was arrested in New York on a mail fraud charge. He allegedly posed as agent for multiple mining companies and ran an illegitimate mail business. Bail set at 10,000 after a St. Paul swindling arrest two years prior.
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New York
Frank L. Holliday
Wall Street
Holliday
St. Paul
Coal mine operators push for lower state railroad rates
In Des Moines on December 14 the state convention of coal mine operators launched a campaign for lower railroad rates with a pledge of cheaper coal if rates are reduced. The state Grange opened and heard A B Judson denounce the ship subsidy central bank and the commerce courts while calling for better country roads.
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Iowa Evening Press
Dee Moines
State Grange
A. B. Judson
Balfour
Central Bank
Commerce Courts
Grange
Seven Miners Found Dead in Baker Mine Tragedy
In Madisonville Kentucky on December 14 a rescue party located the bodies of seven miners trapped in the Baker mine near Wheatcraft since Saturday. They apparently died from black damp gas.
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Madisonville
Baker Mine
Wheatcraft
Relief Plan for Cherry Sufferers Ties Red Cross Funds
Ernest P. Bicknell, director of the American Red Cross, said no payments were made from 90 370 raised for Cherry relief aside from agent salaries. He proposed consolidating the funds with United Mine Workers donations and placing them in trust for monthly beneficiary disbursements.
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Chicago
Ill
Ernest P. Bicknell
American Red Cross Society
Red Cross Society
Cherry
United Mine Workers
Bicknell
Aldrich Pays His West Tour Expenses
Washington reports that Senator Aldrich bore all personal costs for his west tour as chairman of the national monetary commission. The trip expenses were not charged to the government and were paid by him beyond what the hosting organization covered.
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Washington, D. C
West
Aldrich
National Monetary Commission
Grand Opera House in Peoria Destroyed by Fire
Peoria Illinois December 14 fire destroyed the Grand opera house and the Journal and Peoria Democrat plant. Losses exceed 200000 dollars. theatre uninsured while Journal losses are covered. First National Bank owned the building. 30 county jail prisoners were moved to safety as flames spread.
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Peoria
Ill
Grand Opera House
The
Journal
Peoria Democrat
First National Bank
Iowa editor and politician dies in Marshalltown
W. D. Lee aged 60 of Toledo, editor of the Chronicle and former fifth district Republican central committee chairman and Toledo postmaster, died this morning in Marshalltown Iowa.
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Iowa Evening Press
Marshalltown
W. D. Lee
Toledo
Chronicle
Fifth District Republican Central Committee
Cannon Laughs At Retirement Talk In Congress
Speaker Cannon rejected reports he would retire from the speakership at the end of the current Congress and not seek another House seat. He joked about the rumor, saying a man may retire or resign but he is not crossing any bridge before reaching it.
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Washington, D. C
Cannon
Congress
House
Post Office at Dix Ill Dynamited. $250 Recovered
Robbers dynamited the Dix Illinois post office safe and took stamps and cash totaling about two hundred fifty dollars. A posse is in pursuit.
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Dix, Ill
Dix
Advertising Deadlines Adopted For Holiday Edition
Advertisers are urged to place all copy in the office by 10 o clock on publication day due to heavy patronage. The extra large December 16 edition requires earlier press time and all copy must arrive by Wednesday night. The Journal thanks advertisers for strict compliance.
Deneen urges direct primary law in message to session
Governor Deneen calls for a constitutional primary election law after the Illinois Supreme Court invalidated the 1908 act. He asks the court to help frame a new law and urges passage of a direct primary. He also seeks waterways legislation and supports the income tax amendment.
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Springfield
Ill
Deneen
Supreme Court
Strassheim
Union
Illinois
General Assembly
Illinois Internal Improvement Commission
Baseball Commission Awards Asmussen to Eau Claire Draft Privilege
National baseball commission met briefly in New York on December 14. Player Asmussen was awarded to the Eau Claire Wisconsin club with the privilege to draft from that club.
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New York, N. Y
National Baseball Commission
Asmussen
Eau Claire
Wis
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and Wednesday with slightly colder temperatures tonight. Illinois expects partly cloudy skies on Wednesday with cooler conditions, especially in the far north. Sunrise is 2:10 p.m. and sunset 4:19 p.m. Moonset 5:25 p.m.
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Iowa
Illinois
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