Judge Grosscup Says Traction Fight May Go Higher
Judge Grosscup of the United States circuit court grants suburban property owners a chance to protest January 3 against Chicago Street Railway Co’s double fare for intercity passengers. He accuses the company of bad faith in cutting suburban lines and hints at revisiting merger approvals. He gives the company until tomorrow to consider.
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Chicago, Ill
Chicago Street Railway Co
Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
Des Moines Gas Fight Moves to Federal Court
Judge G H Carr left Des Moines for Council Bluffs to seek an injunction from Judge McPherson to stop Des Moines from enforcing a new gas price ordinance set at 90 cents per thousand. The gas company argues the rate is unprofitable and not sustainable, with the ordinance to take effect after January 1.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
G. H. Carr
Council Bluffs
McPherson
Federal Court
Carr
Former Wilton Resident Katherine Ott Blake Dies in West
Wilton Iowa reports the death of Mrs. Vernon Blake formerly Katherine Ott of Wilton. She died in Ft. Collins Colorado at 4:45 yesterday morning. The deceased was the wife of the son of Mrs. A C Weatherly of Wilton and had been ill before passing away.
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Wilton
West
Fire Injures Teacher in School House Fire
Greenfield Iowa December 29 a second arson attempt at the Number 6 school house left teacher G W Perkins badly burned after falling through a burning floor. Fire was extinguished with limited damage and police begin an investigation.
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Iowa Evening Press
Greenfield
G. W. Perkins
National League of Democratic College Clubs Meets in Washington
President Warren J. Davis calls a meeting of officers and state vice presidents in Washington on January 18 to follow the Democratic conference at Baltimore on January 17.
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Washington, D. C
National League of Democratic College Clubs
Warren J. Davis
Washington
Baltimore
Saloon men in Creston seek petition recount
The saloon men filed suit in district court demanding a recount of the petition of consent. They claim the petition lists a majority of voters. The board of supervisors and the Citizen's Association are named as defendants.
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Creston
Iowa Evening Press
District Court
Board of Supervisors
Citizen's Association
First Car on New Extension Sparks Local Wakeup
Waverly residents rose early to greet the first passenger car on the Waterloo extension of the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern line. The event took place in Waterloo Iowa on December 29 with locals turning out to see the historic run.
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Waverly
Iowa Evening Press
Waterloo
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Road
Population of Carbondale Ill at 5411 in 1900 census
Carbondale Illinois shows a population of 5411 an increase of 2093 over the previous count. The census data released today marks a substantial growth for the city as officials note expansion in housing and industry.
New Sharon Girl Shot By Lover
Miss Clara McIntyre an 18 year old orphan was shot while eating supper at the William Young home in New Sharon Iowa. Cecil Pockart 19 was jailed at Oskaloosa after a posse pursued an alleged assailant. Surgeons say she may recover with the sheriff transporting Lockart to jail amid public sentiment.
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Iowa Evening Press
New Sharon
Clara McIntyre
William Young
Cecil Pockart
Oskaloosa
Vanentine
Lockart
Revolution Ignites on Honduran Nicaragua Border
Advices report a revolution in Honduras with fighting along the Honduran Nicaraguan border twenty miles below Cape Gracias. General Lee Christmas leads 1600 troops, many Americans, toward Ceiba with forty days of provisions.
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New Orleans
Honduras
John W Ellis Dies at 94 After Civil War Bank Work
John W Ellis a key figure in organizing the national bank system during the Civil War has died at age 94 in New York. He helped create the system and became president of the first national bank founded. He declined the treasury post when Ulysses S Grant was elected.
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New York
N. Y
John W. Ellis
First National Bank
Grant
Ellis
Good Roads Platform Adopted By Iowa Conference
Des Moines delegates at the good roads conference framed a platform urging state aid revision of laws and centralized authority with trained engineers and drag roads. The plan calls for a single road act, compulsory dragging, a non-divisible drag fund, and broader use of road funds under county supervisors.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Frank Morris
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Morris
Will Recover To Stand His Trial After Iowa Shooting
Cedar Rapids report says Joseph Ventura who shot his wife then himself is likely to survive and face attempted murder charges. Ventura fired a bullet from under the cheek near his eye. his wife was wounded in the shoulder and expected to recover. The couple, married last June, had separated several times and she had filed for divorce.
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Iowa Evening Press
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Ventura
Ventula
Ventura
Bomb Explodes Behind Heidelburg Club in Galesburg
A bomb exploded in the rear of the Heidelburg clubrooms in Galesburg Illinois wrecking parts of two buildings but injuring no one. The act appears tied to the town’s dry motion as clubs proliferated after the vote. In Des Moines temperance groups claim victory noting petition irregularities and withdrawals while saloon supporters report extra names. The board of supervisors will review next week and the issue may go to court.
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Galesburg
Heidelburg
Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Temperance People
Board of Supervisors
Rhode Island Tops Population Density in Census
Washington D C Dec 29 Rhode Island shows 508.5 people per square mile leading density. Nevada ranks low at seven tenths per square mile. Illinois 100.7 South Dakota under ten Nebraska 15.5 Michigan 48.9 Missouri 47.9 Wisconsin 42.2 Iowa 40.0.
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Washington, D. C
Rhode Island
Nevada
Illinois
South Dakota
Nebraska
Michigan
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
First Run To Be Made Sunday on New Interurban Road
Railroad officials and newspaper men from Charles City travel to Waterloo to meet the first interurban car from Omaha. The initial run on the Charles City and Western line will be Sunday between Charles City and Mable Rock.
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Iowa Evening Press
Charles City
Charles City & Western
Waterloo
Omaha
Mable Rock
Boiler explosion at ice plant kills thirteen in Pittsfield
The Morewood Lake Ice company plant boiler exploded today in Morewood Lake, Pittsfield, Miss., killing thirteen workers and injuring more than twenty. Twelve of the injured were taken to hospital with ten in serious condition.
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Pittsfield
Miss
Morewood Lake Ice Company
Morewood Lake
Wa Pello Woman Dies of Cancer at 5 AM
Mrs Catharine Hucke Schaefer wife of John Schaefer of Wapello Ia died today at 5 oclock at the family home after a year long cancer illness Funeral held at Grandview M E church Saturday at 1 pm interment in Grandview cemetery Survived by husband five children eighteen grandchildren and several siblings and in laws from Moscow Grandview and nearby areas
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Catharine Hucke Schaefer
John Schaefer
Wapello
M. E
Grandview
Schaefer
Robert Schaefer
Henry
George
William Berk
H. H. Snyder
Near
Tom Frenzel
Chris, Frenzel
Henry Hucke
Moscow
Dawson Receives Ten Letters From Wreck
Washington dispatch reports that mail wreck on RPO train No 16 in Chicago yards destroyed much mail and charred letters. Congressman Dawson of Iowa received ten letters from the wreck and questions if more addressed to him remain missing. Other Iowa Nebraska and Minnesota lawmakers report lost mail and unreceived Christmas gifts tied to the fire.
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E. C. Snyder
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Washington
Post Office Department
Dawson
Iowa
Kusterman
Wisconsin
Congress
Nebraska
Minnesota
Veteran Conductor E D Parker Dies in Cedar Rapids
Veteran conductor E D Parker, a 30 year veteran of the B C R N and Rock Island railways, died last night in Cedar Rapids Iowa. He served as a longtime figure on the northern lines and leaves behind a storied rail career.
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Iowa Evening Press
Cedar Rapids
E. D. Parker
Old B
C. R
Rock Island Roads
Repeal of Mulgt Law to Be Asked in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa December 29 prohibitionists call for repeal of the Iowa Mulct law by the upcoming legislature. They prefer repeal over resuming the constitutional Prohibitory amendment at this time.
Woman Not an Elector Cannot Hold Public Office
Green Bay Wis December 29 Judge Hastings ruled a woman cannot hold public office as she is not an elector. The decision stems from Ade_line Pratt elected register of deeds of Marinette county while Emery Calineau was denied a certificate because voters were not shown to know a woman was ineligible.
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Green Bay, Wis
Hastings
Adeline Pratt
Iowan Elected President
The business managers' section of the National Commercial Teasers' federation elected B. Williams of Des Moines Iowa as president. The shorthand teachers' section chose H. A. Hager of Chicago as president and Hattie L. Cook of Cedar Rapids Iowa as vice president.
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Des Moines
Commercial Teachers’ Federation
Chicago, Ill
National Commercial Teasers’ Federation
B. «. Williams
H. A. Hager
Chicago
Hattie L. Cook
Cedar Rapids
Meyers Dies of Wounds After Self Inflicted Shot
E H Meyers prominent Cedar Rapids businessman died in the night from self inflicted gunshot wounds suffered yesterday. The incident occurred in Iowa, with local authorities investigating the motive and circumstances surrounding the suicide.
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Meyers
Iowa Evening Press
Cedar Rapids
E. H. Meyers
Political unrest in Lisbon sparks fears of royalist plot
Paris dispatch relays Madrid reports that Lisbon sees a threatened political climate. The government doubts army and navy loyalty and uncovers a secret society plotting to restore King Manuel to the throne.
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Paris
Temps
Madrid
Lisbon
Manuel
Robin Indicted Amid Bank Closures In New York
New York banking authorities seized Washington Savings bank after the Northern Bank of New York and its nine branches closed. J. G. Robin, president of the savings institution, is indicted for larceny of eighty thousand dollars connected to the Northern bank shutdown.
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Washington Savings Bank
New York
Northern Bank of New York
State Banking Department
J. G. Robin
Northern Bank
Savings Institution
Robin
Joseph G. Robin
A Waterloo Woman Dies On Her Ninety Second Birthday
Susie Williams aged 92 died on her birth anniversary at her Waterloo home today. She and her husband settled near Shell Rock in 1864 and left behind eight children.
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Waterloo
Iowa Evening Press
Susie Williams
Shell Rock
Judge Milton M. Creighton Drowns in Ice Shoal Creek
Springfield Dec 29 Judge Milton M Creighton of Montgomery County circuit court at Litchfield was drowned when ice broke under his horse and buggy in Shoal Creek A companion jurist escaped. He was brother to Circuit Judge James A Creighton of Springfield and Circuit Judge John Creighton of Fairfield.
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Springfield
Ill
Autoturns Over Driver Killed Near Montezuma
Charles Grier of Deep River was instantly killed when his automobile skidded on a slippery road near Montezuma Iowa. His child escaped unhurt. Grier a Poweshiek county figure and brother of State Representative George E. Grier. Two others fatally injured as their team startled by a Burlington freight engine near Red Oak. John Zimmerman and Otto Swenson were thrown and rushed to hospital where death seems likely.
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N. Balkema
Sioux City
John W. Foster
W. F. Stipe
C. H. Thomas
Frank Morris
Mr. Moris
Polk County
B. F. Carroll
Lafayette Young
Iowa
Montezuma
Charles Grier
Deep River
Grier
Poweshiek County
George E. Grier
Iowa Evening Press
Red Oak
John Zimmerman
Otto Swenson
Here
Burlington
Earthquake Hits Elis Province in Greece
A strong earthquake in Elis province today caused heavy damage to buildings. The Greek government dispatched aid.
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Athens
Greece
Elis
Dietz Release Expected Soon in Wisconsin Jail Case
Bonds totaling 22500 against John F. Dietz the Cameron Dam outlaw were signed by Bangor Wisconsin businessmen. Dietz release from Hayward jail is expected within a day or two.
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LaCrosse
Wis
John F. Dietz
Cameron Dam
Bangor
Dietz
Hayward
Perry Memorial Centennial Banquet Sets Talk in Chicago
In Chicago tonight the Perry Memorial Centennial commissioners from Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Wisconsin and Kentucky meet at a banquet to discuss the Perry Memorial planned for Put in Bay near Cleveland Ohio. Congress has appropriated 250000 for the project and a summer 1913 celebration of Perry's victory is proposed.
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Chicago
Ill
Perry
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Put In Bay
Cleveland
Congress
Run Down by Train in Milwaukee Line Fatality
Gustav Michelson of Chicago was fatally struck by a train while walking along the Milwaukee railroad in LaCrosse Wisconsin on December 29.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Gustav Michelson
Chicago
Milwaukee
W&s
Railroads seek injunction against new Iowa coal rates
Attorneys for Rock Island Great Western Northwestern and Milwaukee railroads plan to ask Judge McPherson for a federal injunction to block the Iowa railroad commission from enforcing a recently ordered coal rate reduction. They argue the move harms inter state commerce and increases competition for Iowa coal operators while the intra state system lacks pay to cover costs. They contend the commission exceeded authority and that inter state traffic subsidizes intra state operations.
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Council Bluffs
Rock Island
Great Western
Northwestern
Milwaukee Roads
McPherson
Federal Court
Commission
Iowa
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Centerville
Illinois
Chicago
New York
Boston
Pacific Coast
Iowa Board of Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Second Erbstein Trial Set for January 4
Judge Bretano fixed January 4 as the date for the second trial of attorney Charles Erbstein accused of bribing a juror in the Browne case. The proceedings stem from the second trial of Browne, with Erbstein facing the bribery charge in Chicago.
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Chicago
Ill
Bretano
Charles Erbstein
Erbstein
Lee O’neill Browne
Geiss Birthday Surprised by Maennerchor Society
The seventy ninth birthday of Henry Geiss was celebrated at his West Second Street home with 33 guests. The Maennerchor Society organized the surprise with songs and musical numbers by Charles Little and Carl Jacobson on piano and violin. Midnight refreshments followed in a festively decorated setting.
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Henry Geiss
West Second Street
Maenenercher Society
Mr. Geiss
Charles Little
Carl Jacobson
Geiss
Gallie Elected President of Dental Pedagogues
In Washington on December 29 Donald M. Gallie of the University of Illinois was elected president of the Institute of Dental Pedagogues by the convention today.
Regional Weather: Cold Wave Impacts East Illinois
The forecast shows Iowa generally fair then colder tonight and Friday with a stronger cold wave in the extreme east. Illinois will be generally calm but much colder with a cold wave in the north. Sunrise is 7 18, sunset 4 27, moonrise 5 42 am.
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Iowa
Illinois
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