Wall of Burned Building Crushes Crocker Hotel
A side wall toppled from the Peck building onto the Crocker hotel in Minneapolis on December 20, crushing fourteen occupants. Seven were killed, with six injured and others harmed by debris in the adjoining Belmont hotel. Names of the dead and several injured are listed.
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Minneapolis
Peck
Fifth Street
Crocker Hotel
Hans Anderson
James Hamilton
Cc. M. Kenyon
William Lillyblade
William Emmemon
William Braa
Joseph Violet
Maggie Leclaire
Carrie Boyce
W. J. Crocker
Jennie Murphy
Evelyn Williams
Anna McNevines
Belmont Hotel
Crocker
Van Patterson Actress Faces Life’s Toughest Ordeal
The life of Van Patterson, beloved actress, is marked by a public struggle amid a long running love affair scandal. Patterson endures a sequence of personal and professional pressures tested by media scrutiny and fan press.
British Ships Seized as Japanese Capture Two King Edward Vessels
British authorities report two ships under the King Edward name captured by Japanese forces in the eastern seas. Russians aboard the seized vessels are said to have contraband war materials.
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King Edward's
Tokio
Tsushima
Nigretia
Vladivostok
Shanghai
King Arthur
Port Arthur
Sasebo
City Lodges Form General Relief Committee
Representatives from each city lodge will organize a general relief committee to aid all lodge members in need. The new body will coordinate sick benefits and support across the fraternity.
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W. M. Narvis
Eagle Lodge
No. 10
A. S. Lawrence
Lawrence
Frank Gould
Wyoming Lodge
Knights of Pythias
J. A. Knight
Court of Honor
A. 8. Lawrence
Knights of the Maccabees
The
Woodmen
Two More Banks Fail as Bogey Causes Disastrous Run
In Conneaut Ohio the Chadwick bogey panic triggers bank runs and closes two local banks. Officials report rapid withdrawals and rising fears as customers rush to pull funds. No injuries are listed and authorities work to stabilize the financial panic.
Nan Patterson on the stand in Young murder trial
Nan Patterson faced a stiff cross examination as she testified about her first meeting with Caesar Young in July 1903 and the $2800 she received. She denied shooting Young and described the fatal cab ride, while the defense rested its case amid intense courtroom attention.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Rand
Miss Patterson
Caesar Young
Young
Great State Corn Festival is Adopted in Iowa
Des Moines announces a new annual fall corn festival to celebrate the harvest. Committees from the Cereal club, the State Agricultural association and the Corn Growers association will run the event, arrange programs, and award premiums.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cereal Club
State Agricultural Association
Corn Growers Association
Illinois Central settles for fatal injury in Corrigan case
J W Dauterman administrator for the Corrigan estate of Cedar Falls has arranged a $15 000 settlement with the Illinois Central Railway company. Corrigan was fatally injured in a railroad collision at Dyersville last February.
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Illinois Central
Cedar Falls
J. W. Dauterman
Dubuque
C. M. Corrigan
Illinois Central Railway Company
Corrigan
Dyersville
Mailing Clerk Arrested for Robbing the Mails
Keokuk December 20 Walter Shaw a mailing clerk in the staffice was arrested charged with robbing the mails. Inspectors found marked money in a decoy letter and Shaw denied tampering with the mails. Postal officials say he took $200.
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Walter Shaw
Keokuk
Veteran grain trader John B Lyons dies after long career
John B Lyons a grain operator of forty years in Chicago died today from heart disease at his home. He was a veteran trader with a long standing role in the local grain market. He leaves a widow and several children.
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John B. Lyons
Chicago
John RB. Lyon
Kotchell Confirmed as Mason City Postmaster
Nate C. Kotchell's appointment as Mason City postmaster was confirmed by the Senate after President Roosevelt sent his name on Congressman Haugen's recommendation. He withdrew Anundsen in favor of Kotchell, backed by Geo. W. Howland and Thomas A. Way, boosting Haugen's influence in Cerro Gordo County and positioning Kotchell as a key local political figure.
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Mason City
Nate C. Kotchell
Senate
Washington
Roosevelt
Haugen
J. C. Anundsen
Kotchell
Geo. W. Howland
Thos. A. Way
I. W. Keerl
Cerro Gordo
R. E. Easter Found Dead Near Avoca
R. E. Easter a Rock Island brakeman from Valley Junction was found dead at Avoca with his body nearly severed. No cause is known. He leaves a sister, Mrs. E. J. O'Neil of Des Moines, and a brother in West Liberty.
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R. E. Easter
West Liberty
Avoca
Des Moines
Valley Junction
Rock Island
E. J. O'Neil
Leiters to Leave Chicago After Daisy Leiter’s Marriage
In Chicago on December 20 friends report Miss Daisy Leiter’s marriage to the Earl of Suffolk in Washington on December 2. Excluding Joseph Leiter, the Zeigler coal mine owner, the Leiters will depart the United States likely forever, ending their Chicago residence.
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the Leiters
Joseph
Europe
Chicago
Ill
Daisy Leiter
Earl of Suffolk
Washington
Revolution in Paraguay Declared Peace Proclaimed
Washington reports a cable from Ascuncion Paraguay stating the revolution was successful and peace has been proclaimed by the acting American consul. The notice confirms a peaceful transition and the end of upheaval as of December.
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Paraguay
Washington, D. C
State Department
Ascuncion
Death of St. Charles Bank President in St Louis
Henry D. Meyer Jr aging 43 of St. Charles Saving Bank died unexpectedly in St Louis. His death follow recent bank troubles as cashier Anton N Eispagel was found $78,000 short in accounts. Relatives declined to reveal death place or cause. Meyer had worried since the shortage surfaced.
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St. Charles Bank
St. Louis
Henry D. Meyer, Jr
St. Charles Saving Bank
Anton N. Eispagel
Meyer
Brave firemen rescue nine nuns at Hotel Dieu blaze
Chicago December 20 firemen saved nine nuns of Hotel Dieu convent from a blaze that swept the convent today. Two nuns were injured as stairs collapsed and the sisters could not reach them. Building loss described as small.
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Chicago
Miners Arrive at Zeigler Mine in Carbondale
Sixty skilled miners from Pennsylvania arrived at Zeigler today and were immediately taken inside Leiter's mining stockade in Carbondale Illinois. No trouble occurred as the workers secured their tasks at the mine.
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Joe Leiter
Carbondale
Ill
Pennsylvania
Zeigler
Leiter
Shaw narrowly escapes injury after street car strike
Secretary Shaw was crossing Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington when a street car struck him. He was caught by the fender and carried several feet but escaped with only a shaking hurt, on December 20.
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Shaw
Washington
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury
Former Arkansas Governor James F P Eagle Dies
Little Rock Arkansas reports the death of former Governor James F P Eagle in the city on December 26. He served as governor in the late 19th century and was a prominent state figure.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
James FP. Eagle
Bishop Richard Phelan Dies in Pittsburg
Rt Rev Richard Phelan bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Pittsburg died in Pittsburg today at the age of.
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Richard Phelan
Pittsburg
Market prices reported by Donovan Commission Co
Private wire from Muscatine dated December 20 shows open high low and close figures for December and May contracts. Prices listed include Dec at 109 and 110 with slight variations, and May around 110 to 111.
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Donovan Commission_ Co
Muscatine
Wheat and corn prices at Chicago Produce Market
Wheat prices as reported by the Associated Press show No. 2 red at 1.1416 to 1.15 ts, No. 3 red at 1.10 to 1.14%, No. 2 hard at 1.09 to 1.14%, No. 3 hard at 1.09 to 1.11, with Dec at 1.10% and May opened at 1.10% 41.19%, highest 1.11, lowest 1.10% and close 1.10, while corn No. 2 stands at 46 46'4c.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Lawson Faces More Trouble In False Report Prosecution
New York dispatch reports Thomas W. Lawson accused in Boston of circulating false reports to affect stock prices. H H Rogers of Standard Oil presses action to halt a January issue of Frenzied Finance featuring the Amalgamated Bay State Gas tale. District Attorney Jerome signals readiness to prosecute under penal code section 435.
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New York
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Bay State Gas
Lawson
Jerome
James Quincy Adams Laid To Rest In Island Cemetery
Funeral services for James Quincy Adams of Fruitland were conducted at Island church by Rev Parmalee at 10:30 AM. Pal bearers from Shelby Norman post G A R escorted the deceased to Island cemetery for interment after departure from the city at 9:30 AM.
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James Quincy Adams
Island Cemetery
Fruitland
Island Church
Parmalee
Shelby Norman Post
Colona Briar Bluff Bypass Planned By Burlington
Burlington road plans a new route in Henry county that bypasses Colona and Briar Bluff. Surveyors stake out a path well east of both towns and aim to straighten tracks from Rio in Knox county to improve alignment.
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Colona
Briar Bluff
Burlington
Davenport
Burlington Road
Henry County
Rio
Knox County
Iowa Weather Outlook For Tonight And Wednesday
Special indications show Iowa fair tonight and Wednesday with colder conditions in the east and central portions. Sun rises at 7 16 a m and sets at 4 21 p m.
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Chicago
Iowa
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