Militia Clears Crowd After Jail Siege in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs Iowa on December 29 a mob of several hundred surrounded the county jail to force surrender of two Black men tied to a Christmas night assault. Dodge Light Guards reinforced by militia held the jail and arrested two leaders. Sheriff and police prepared for possible further trouble tonight.
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Neely Zimmerman
Charles Burke
Mary Stark
Great Western Yards
Council Bluffs
Cousins
Tibbits
Man from Brooklyn Shoots Self Over Labor Worries
Charles Filkins aged fifty a Brooklyn Iowa resident shot himself with a revolver in Davenport after visiting Presbyterian pastor Dr E Benson to discuss the labor question. A wealthy nurseryman he owned two nurseries and was respected locally. He died of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the heart.
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Davenport
Charles Filkins
Brooklyn
Filkins
E Benson
Presbyterian Church
Macedonian Rebels Ready to Invade Turkish Territory
Salonica reports 4000 Macedonian revolutionists under 80 Bulgarian officers prepared to enter Turkish land. Authorities were alerted and Turkish officers ordered to extreme vigilance. Rumor says second army reserve may be recalled.
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Salonica
European
Turkey
Price of oil reduced in east and west markets
The Standard Oil Company cut prices by five cents in the east and two cents in the west. The move was announced from Toledo Ohio on December 29 and applies to all five cents in the east and two cents in the west.
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East
Toledo, O
Standard Oil Company
Resignation of Police Commissioner F W Greene
New York police commissioner F W Greene resigned today to take effect December 31, announced by Mayor Low. The move comes amid ongoing tensions with Tammany Hall in New York City.
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Low
New York
F. W. Greene
Kaiser's Christmas Offer Kept Bryan From Berlin
The Kaiser would not grant William Jennings Bryan an audience at Christmas, fearing offense to President Roosevelt. An official claim says Bryan would have been received at Berlin at any other time.
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Bryan
Berlin
Crisis in San Domingo as Jiminez Forces Move
Three revolutions rage on the island as Jiminez forces near San Domingo within hours. U S officials planned another warship to protect American interests amid unrest and Jewish fears linked to Kishineff. President Morales defends the capital as barricades rise and the Morales government struggles to supply troops.
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Washington, D. C
Jiminez
State Department
San Domingo
Moody
Lamberton
Trinidad
Newport
Azua de Compostela
Pelletier
Morales
Amercan
Powell
Legation
Puerto Plata
Eight City Iowa Baseball League Forms Tonight
Ottumwa Ia December 29 arrangements nearly complete for a new eight city Iowa baseball league. Participants include Ottumwa Muscatine Waterloo Marshalltown Oskaloosa Keokuk Burlington and Galesburg with Frank Norton of Burlington slated as president. The organization to be finalized tonight.
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Tumwa
Muscatine
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Keokuk
Burlington
Galesburg
Frank Norton
Train Crash in Pennsylvania Kills One and Injures Several
The Pennsylvania Limited westbound collided with a freight near Larwill, killing gasman Snyder and injuring Fireman Stafford, Engineer Hebert, a Pullman car porter, and others. A second derailment at New Castle suspects train wrecking. In Grand Rapids, Gerald Motman dies from Pere Marquette wreck injuries, raising toll. Burlington freight derailment near Denrook kills Fireman Badger and Brakeman Long. Healey injured. Muscatine Y M C A building opens with ceremony led by Governor Van Sant and Mayor McNutt.
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H. C. Sattler
Norfolk
Neb
James Robinson
I. G. Betts
C. J. Fieldstock
A. L. Hill
Jersey City
John Hebert
Hebert
Reading
New Castle
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
New Castle Junction
Grand Rapids
Mich
Gerrit Motman
Pere Marquette
East Paris
Motman
Burlington
Galesburg
Denrouk
Badger
Long
Enelieer Healey
Iowa
First Methodist Episcopal Church
S. R. van Sant
Minnesota
R. S. McNutt
Muscatine
McNutt
van Sant
Tam
Bridge men's wages cut in American Bridge works
In Philadelphia on December 29 a wage reduction at the American Bridge company's works took effect. Piece workers see ten percent cuts, salaries under four thousand dollars drop twenty percent, and those earning between four thousand and ten thousand fall twenty five percent. About two thousand men are affected.
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Philadelphia
American Bridge Company
Bryan in England Returns to London for New York Sail
William J. Bryan has returned to London from the Hague and will sail for New York on December 30.
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Nebraskan
London
Eng
William J. Bryan
Hague
New York
Will Be No Strike In Coke Region
Pittsburg reports Thomas Lynch president of the H. C. Frick Coke company was summoned to New York and in conference with United States Steel officials. Official denial said wage reductions are not the cause and all talk of a strike is nonsense.
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Pittsburg
Thomas Lynch
H. C. Frick Coke Company
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Bourne Enthroned in New Westminster Cathedral
Most Rev Francis Bourne, archbishop of Westminster, presided at the enthronement ceremony in the new Westminster Cathedral in London. The vast church was filled to capacity as the cathedral was also consecrated, marking the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the metropolitan see since the Reformation.
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Francis Bourne
Westminster
Westminister
England
Westinghouse Buys Transit's Lacawanna Wyoming Line
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing buys a controlling stake in the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Rapid Transit Co for about six million dollars. The firm plans to electrify the line to demonstrate electricity as motive power for freight and passenger service.
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New York
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Lacawanna and
Wyoming Valley Rapid Transit Company
Westinghouse Company
Wife of Iowa Man Kills Self to Avoid Troubled World
Mrs. Clell Q. Thorpe, wife of a former Iowa resident, shot herself last night fearing to bring a baby into a world of trouble. Thorpe had lived in Fairfield and Ottumwa, Iowa, and married in Texas after a brief acquaintance.
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Iowa
Chicago
Clell Q. Thorpe
Thorpe
Fairfield
Ottumway
Texas
EXTRA Hawkeye Railroad to Form Five-Way Consolidation
The Daily News reports a plan to consolidate five western railways Kansas City Southern Chicago and Alton Iowa Central Clover Leaf Minneapolis and St Louis The move centers on deposits of Alton stock with Kuhn Loeb Harriman Gates Hawley Mitchell are key players and T P Shonts named for Clover Leaf presidency.
Muscatine Forfeits Ottumwa Meeting On Baseball League
L L H Spencer says Muscatine will not send a delegate to Ottumwa for the All Iowa league meeting. Efforts to raise funds have lagged, with about $2000 still needed. Frank C Norton urged attendance, but likely won't go. C H Rowland of Dubuque offers to manage if a team forms. Muscatine planners keep seeking money, citing its railroad access and potential as a paying investment for investors with $1000 or more.
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L L. H. Spencer
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Frank C. Norton
C. H. Rowland
National League
Dubuque
Cotton Market Volatility Dims Near Year End
In New Orleans and New York a sharp price tumble led to panic selling and swift recoveries. The New Orleans market fell about three dollars per bale within ten minutes, then rebounded. New York saw a drop of 76 to 77 points before a rapid 40 point recovery as heavy buying returned.
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New Orleans
New York
JAPS READY FOR WAR PROMULGATE EMERGENCY POWERS
Tokyo reports four ordinances granting broad emergency powers and unlimited credit for military defense. London notes naval reserve officers must provide current addresses for telegrams in case of active service amid rumors of Far East fleet reinforcement.
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London
Eng
Admiralty
Portsmouth
Far East
Mrs Day Under The Knife In Ohio Tumor Operation
Canton Ohio December 29 Mrs Day wife of the supreme court justice underwent an operation for a tumor. She emerged from anesthesia in excellent condition with every prospect of a complete recovery.
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Supreme Court
Canton
Ohio
Day
Wheaton Fire Destroys Large Part of Town
A massive blaze in Wheaton Minnesota last night destroyed a large portion of the town with losses exceeding 100000 dollars. The fire swept through the streets throughout the night causing extensive damage and leaving many residents homeless. Local authorities investigated the origin of the blaze as firefighters battled the flames.
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Minnesota
Wheaton, Minn
Murray Named New President of B&O Railroad
New York Dec 29 The Baltimore and Ohio directors elected Oscar G. Murray as president to replace L F Loree who resigned to head the Rock Island road.
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Rock Island
New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Oscar G. Murray
L. F. Loree
Rock Island Road
Wealthy Iowa carriage maker dies at 67
Dubuque business leader Thomas Connelly, prominent carriage manufacturer, died today in Dubuque Iowa at age sixty seven from apoplexy.
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Dubuque
Thomas Connelly
Negro death by electric chair in Oswego county
Frank White, an African American man, was executed at the state prison in Auburn for the murder of farmer George Clare near Scriba Oswego county. Six electric shocks were applied totaling 1,700 volts each and 7144 amperes before death.
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Auburn
N. Y
Frank White
George Clare
Scriba
Oswego County
White
Weather for Iowa and Chicago Fair Tonight and Wednesday
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions over Iowa and Chicago with clear to partly cloudy skies. Moon sets at 2 05 a m, sunrise 7 19, sunset 4 26, as conditions ease into Wednesday.
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Chicago
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