Estrada Ready to Strike at Madriz in Nicaragua War
From Bluefields Nicaragua December 22 Estrada plans immediate offensive against Madriz government. Captured Rama prisoners rally to Estrada joining insurgents as the march on Managua via Greytown seems imminent. Zelaya directs western operations amid expected resistance and riots in Masaya Granada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Estrada
Madriz
Rama
Managua
Greytown
San Juan River
Nicaratgua
Recree
Tatumbie Hill
Mena
Chamorra
Diay
Matuty
Des Moines
Matig-Zelaya
Washington
D. C
State Department
Zelaya
Masaya
Granada
Zelaya-Madriz
Murtagh Succeeds McCarthy as Masonville Priest
Dubuque Iowa December 23 Rev Father Murtagh of Masonville was named by Archbishop Keane to succeed the late Dean McCarthy of Resco Iowa in a vacancy caused by the death of the dean.
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Masonville
Dean
Town Evening
Dubuque, Ia
Father Murtagh
Keane
McCarthy
Resco
Land fraud case grips Washington County Iowa
John T. Long, indicted for fraud in a western land deal, is held in Kansas City on a Washington County charge. He resisted extradition with two lawyers before Governor Car rol. Authorities note the case dates back to a dispute with Andrew Ferguson. County Attorney Dewey is pursuing requisition papers for transfer.
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Kansas City
Washington County
Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
John T. Long
Carroll
Washington, Ta
Long
Western Land
Andrew Ferguson
Ferguson
Leng
Hick
Dewey
Jealousy Fueled Miner Murders in Pittsburg Ky
In Pittsburg Kentucky a miner Wim Murray killed Albert Cole, then shot his wife and her mother before killing himself. The killings followed alleged attention by Cole toward Mrs Murray. Murray’s body and the two women were found in the yard. he died an hour later without speaking.
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Tendon
Deo
Pittsburg
Wim
Murray
Albert Cole
Chesniaut
Cole
Miss Gardner Weds Theological Student in Clinton
Clinton, Ta. Dec. 26. George D. Hurst of Brooklyn New York, a theological seminary student, married Miss Charlotte Margaret Gardner daughter of Mrs. Silas Gardner Clinton. The ceremony at Grace Episcopal church was officiated by Rev. T W Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa Evening Press
Clinton, Ta
George D. Hurst
The
Theological Seminary
Brooklyn
New York
Charlotte Margaret Gardner
Silas Gardner
T. W. Jones
Grace Episcopal Church
University of Michigan Captain Election Repudiated
Ann Arbor Dec 23 The election of J Joy Miller of Detroit as captain of the Michigan football team is repudiated after it was found he was not enrolled in any classes.
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Ann Arbor
AG Rules Friar Lands May Be Sold By Acres
Washington December 23 The attorney general ruled the Philippine government may sell Friar lands in any number of acres despite the organic law limiting each sale to 10 acres. The decision clarifies government authority over land sales amid legal constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Albert I Crowned King of Belgium in Capital Arrival
Albert I and Queen Elizabeth entered Brussels amid cannon salutes and cheering crowds. The new king pledged Leopold I and Leopold II’s legacy, praising humanity and progress, as Taft attended a requiem mass for the late King Leopold in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Albert I
Elizabeth
Taeken
Albert
Leopold I
Leopold HH
Congo
Washington, D. C
Taft
Leopold
Appellate Court Bars Foreign Corporations From State Relief
Chicago December ruling states foreign corporations failing to file a certificate of incorporation with the Illinois secretary of state and disclose business facts cannot seek relief in state courts. The decision sets a precedent, following a Supreme Court ruling on unlicensed foreign corporations appealing to state courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Soccer for Grinnell as agitation may end football
Grinnell college faces agitation against the modern college game of football with possible steps from the student body. While no official action is reported, a vote on substituting soccer football or another sport appears likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Dee
Grinnell College
Wife kills mate after spat in Grant area
Red Oak Iowa December report says George Margerum, a well digger at Grant near here, was fatally shot by his wife after a family quarrel. The wife used a shotgun and is under arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Evening Press
Red Oak
George Margerum
Grant
Here
Coasting Lad Dies After Collision With Auto in Burlington
Burlington, Dec. 23 Amos Clayson fourteen, while coasting on a hand sled on Sixth street, dashed into the rear wheel of an automobile driven by Harold Grupe, son of William H. Grupe. His skull was crushed and he cannot live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Evening Press
Burlington, Ta
Sixth Street
Amos Clayson
Harold Grupe
William H. Groupe
City Bread Control Upheld by Supreme Court
Springfield Illinois December 23 The supreme court ruled that city council may specify loaf size and weight and regulate production conditions, requiring bakers to provide scales so customers can verify weight. The ruling sustains Chicago ordinance and overturns the Chicago court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois Gan
Springfield
Supreme Court
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Electric Light Cuts Rates 16 2-3 Percent
Cedar Rapids Electric Light and Power company announced a 16 2 3 percent rate reduction today with half to take effect January 1 and the other half on July 1. The announcement was made by the Iowa Evening Press. The action applies to customers in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas as the utility moves to lower costs for electricity. The decision follows regulatory discussions and positions the company to pass savings to residential and business users starting next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Service Company
Iowa Evening Press
Cedar Rapids
Electric Light & Power Company Today
Utah Battleship Launched As Peak US War Power
The Utah, largest U S battleship yet, was launched at Camden New Jersey by New York Shipbuilding Co in Philadelphia on December 23. Miss Mary Alice Spry christened it as government officials watched. Upon completion it will outclass the Delaware and North Dakota, with 510 foot length 84 foot beam and 21825 ton displacement. Top speed expected at 20 plus knots. Main armament includes ten 12 inch guns in five turrets along the centerline. Additional defenses feature sixteen 5 inch guns torpedo boat defenses two submerged torpedo tubes and ten small guns.
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Philadelphia
Utah
United States
New York Shipbuilding Co
Camden
N. J
Mary Alice Spry
Salt Lake City
Delaware
North Dakota
Senator A J McLaurin Dies at Home in Brandon
United States Senator A J McLaurin of Mississippi died suddenly at his Brandon home from heart failure. He was seated in a rocking chair by the fireplace when he collapsed, life ending before family arrived. He had recently recovered from a severe illness linked to ptomaine poisoning. Funeral for McLaurin will be held tomorrow at Brandon with no official ceremony per family request.
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Jackson
Miss
United States
A. J. McLaurin
Brandon
Senator McLaurin
Thssundcessor
Janus
Washington, D. C
Mébaurin
Meat Producers Case Up January 7
Des Moines December 23 Attorney General Byers notified to be in Washington January 7 to present final arguments before the interstate commerce commission in the Corn Belt Meat Producers case seeking lower freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
By Town Evening Press
Des Moines
Byers
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Corn Belt Meat Producers
Mrs Martin to Battle Hard Over Extradition
Mrs Caroline Martin mother of Ocey Snead faces two indictments with her sisters for murder and possible extradition from New York. Her counsel plans a habeas corpus challenge while New Jersey awaits charges that would bring all three Wardlaw relatives to trial for Grey Snead’s drowning and alleged self murder. The Newark grand jury had no indictments yet. The three suspects are Mrs Caroline Martin Mrs Wardlaw Snead and Miss Virginia Wardlaw.
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New York
N. Y
Caroline B. Martin
Ocey Snead
New Jersey
Dosee N
Martin
New York State
Wardlaw
Grey Snead
East
Newark
Snead
Widow of a Day Falls to Death in Firehouse Trap
Carthage Missouri reports Mrs. Charles Shipp widow of the fire chief fell through a trap door at the engine house and died. Her husband died recently and the Shipp funeral was held yesterday.
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Carthage
Charles Shipp
Shipp
Explosion in Ashburn powder house kills one, injures five
Hannibal Missouri reports James Fugale blown to atoms and five others seriously hurt in a powder house blast at Ashburn today. Nearby Washington Iowa notes wrestling match where Art Kaufman "Young Wallace" fails to throw Fred Sampson "the Rubber Kid" in a handicap bout, with falls in 18 and 28 minutes.
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Hannibal, Mo
James Fugale
Ashburn
Young Wallace
Chicago
Washington
Art Kaufman
Fred Sampson
Rubber Kid
Wallace
Mason City Man to Speak at Dubuque Banquet
H J Dunn of Mason City will deliver the principal address at the annual Dubuque Traveling and Business Men's association banquet next Wednesday. The event is the year's big occasion in Dubuque with more than 300 traveling men in town and 500 covers prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa Evening Press
H. J. Dunn
Mason City
Traveling and Business Men's Association
New Japanese Ambassador Arrives in Washington
Baron Yasuya Uchida the new Japanese ambassador arrived in Washington December 23 to assume duties and begin his post in the capital, with formal ceremonies expected shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Unchida
Washington
Washington, D. C
Baron Yasuya Uchida
Fines Totaling 14000 In Grafter Case In Ohio Court
In Youngstown Ohio Dec. 238 Judge Robinson assessed fines totaling 14000 against self confessed grafters. Ten county officials and contractors are in stead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Robinson
Hotelkeeper Charged With Coloring Oleomargarine
Mason City December 23 James M Thompson a hotelkeeper has been arrested charged with coloring oleomargarine and serving it to his boarders as butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maso City
By Town Evening Press
Mason City
James M. Thompson
County Pioneer Gibson Dies at 81 in West Liberty
Uncle John Gibson a longtime Muscatine county resident died at 1 pm due to senility. He was 81, born in Knox county Ohio, moved to West Liberty in 1854 and lived near here ever since. Survived by eight children including Amelia Hollingsworth Caswell Colorado and Lorena Phillips Truro plus Jode Gibson Sioux City. funeral plans not announced.
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West Liberty
John’ Gibson
Muscatine County
Mr. Gibson
Knox County
Here
Ile
Amelia Hollingsworth
Caswell, Col
George Gibson
Winterset
Kittie Swift
Low Chesebro
Charles P. Gibson
Near West Liberty
P. N. Gibson
Lorena Phillips
Truro
Jode Gibson
Sioux City
City Council Accepts Garden of the Gods Gift
Colorado Springs officials accept the Garden of the Gods as a gift from Charles F. Perkins late Burlington president. Special dispatch notes Perkins donated the land, and the council action was taken on December 23 in Colorado Springs Col.
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City Council of
Colorado Springs
Iowa Evening Press
Col
Charles F. Perkins
Burlington Road
Assure Completion of Road to Connect Clarinda and Blanchard
Clarinda citizens vote a five per cent tax on all property to assure completion by December 1 of the Town & Southwestern railroad linking Clarinda College Springs and Blanchard. The measure aims to finish the road project and expand regional transport.
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Clarinda
ATL
Towa Evening Press
Town & Southwestern
College Springs
Blanchard
Firemen Gain Control After Destructive Rialto Blaze
Kansas City firemen battled for two hours through explosions and falling walls to control a blaze that consumed the Rialto building at Ninth street and Grand avenue, causing an estimated loss of 250000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Ninth Street
Grand Avenue
Women’s clubs urge Kendall to back bill on white slave trade
Ottumwa Iowa December 23 The City Federation of Women’s clubs voted against the white slave trade and will send a petition to Congressman Kendall urging him to vote for the federal bill now in Congress to suppress it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecluration of Women’s Clubs
Kendall
Mann
Iowa Evening Press
Ottumwa, Ia
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Congress
Brother Thinks Cook Victim Of Foul Play Abroad
New York dispatch reports William L. Cook believes his brother Dr Frederick A Cook was murdered abroad after a letter said he hurried to Copenhagen with proofs of his pole discovery and had been threatened. Peary receives gold medal from Chicago Geographic Society for exploration. Admiral Schley still backs Cook and urges Copenhagen and other bodies to test Peary’s proofs. Peary declines comment at Waldorf Astoria banquet.
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Tetter
Cook
Copenhagen
New York
N. Y
William L. Cook
Frederick A. Cook
Peary
Chicago
Chicago Geographic Society
Helen Culver
Commander Peary
Washington
Dee
Schley
Pole
National Geographic Society
Admirral
Arctic
University of Copenhagen
Thetis
Greeley
Cape Sabine
The
Waldorf-Astoria
New England Society
Liberty Couple Weds At Methodist Parsonage
Bert J. Danks and Wilma A. Bropst were married at 2 30 this afternoon by Rev Thomas Osborn at the Methodist parsonage near West Liberty. They will reside about two miles west of West Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert
WH. Danks
Wilma Gropst
Bert J. Danks
Wilma A. Bropst
West Liberty
Thomas Osborn
West, Liberty
Height Pleads Guilty to Assault in Howe's Court
Carl Height pleaded guilty to assault and battery in Judge Howe's court and paid a $5 fine plus costs. The case was filed by John Mucha, special officer at the Family theatre, where the disturbance occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Height
Howe
Weather Notes Include Sunrise and Moonset Timings
Readable fragments show sunrise at 7 16 and sunset at 4 25 with a moonset at 3 59 a m and mention of likely timing tonight or Friday for events. The text is terse and lacks other context or locations or dates.
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America
Knox
Coolidge
A Wanagia
Guatemala
Salvador
Maine
Cannon
Grace
Thay
Cuba
Croce
Murtagh
M'Carthy
DR. T. Madriz
Tohn T
Duan
Miss Gardner
AGRIS
Appellate Court
City TS
M’laurin
Mississippi
Anselm J, McLaurin
Meat Producers
Ictim
Ocey Wardlaw Martin Snead
Attorney Fort
Mrs. Martin
Wardlaw Sisters
Butier
John” Gibson
Perkins
William DL. Cook
Explorer
Liberty
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