Court halts sale of central school building in Wapsinonoc townshi
Temporary injunction prevents sale of the central school building scheduled for Monday as petitioners seek a writ of mandamus to force opening of the school. The case stems from a long running dispute over opening the building per Cronin and Riggs decisions.
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Mandanus
Nto
Jackson
Wapsinonoc Township
Central School
FF. Cronin
J. F. Riggs
W. J. Barclay
A.H. Barnes
L. L. Birkett
C. Nichols
West Liberty
A. B. Anderson
B. W. Barnes
George Herr
E. Ie
Fred Wolf
Henry Brusman
EB. A. Poole
District Court
Supreme Court
Messrs. Cronin and Riggs
A. Romaine
Oper
Cronin
Riggs
Wansie
Zelaya Visits Diaz. Knox Not My Judge Says Zelaya
Former Nicaragua president Zelaya thanked Diaz for courtesies and spoke of peace in Nicaragua. Enrique Creel denied Mexico’s asylum act was unfriendly to the United States, citing end of anarchy and signs of peace. Zelaya said Knox is not his judge and defended U.S. relations, noting American casualties and a deserter explanation.
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Nicaragua
Zelaya
Knox
Mexico City
Diaz
Washington, D. C
Dee
Mexico
Enrique Creel
Associated Press Today
United States
Bec
Root
Central America
Rama
Colorado Junction
President Taft Attends Niece Louise Taft's Wedding
President Taft and family guests attended the marriage of his niece Miss Louise W. Taft to George H. Snowden of Seattle at the Taft residence on West Forty-eighth Street New York. Taft and party departed Washington for the ceremony to be held in New York City.
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New York
N. Y
United States
Louise W. Taft
George H. Snowden
Seattle
Henry Taft
West Forty-eighth Street
Helen
Robert
Butt
Washington, D. GC
President Taft
Henry W. Taft
Traders' Live Stock Exchange Declared Trust in Kansas
Kansas City Kansas Judge True of the district court declared the Traders' Live Stock Exchange association a trust and ruled its methods violate the Kansas anti trust law. The association is dissolved. An unusual year end flurry in call money in New York sent loans to seven percent at noon after opening at 5 3 4 percent.
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Kansas City
Kan
Christmas tree fire injures Davenport resident
A Davenport resident was injured on December 30 while trying to light a Christmas tree. Fire department responders arrived to control the blaze and prevent spread to nearby furnishings. Further details are not provided in the available text.
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Iowa Stening Press
Davenport
English lord dies after duel claim denied by doctors
London reports the death of Earl Percy Henry Algernon George in Paris. Physicians state his death resulted from acute pleurisy, denying earlier rumors that a duel wound caused the demise. The earls death ties to his government role and a recent Paris duel.
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Cearl Percy Dis
Paris
Earl
Peer
London
Earl Percy
Henry Allgernon George
Feely and Cosson Seek Byers Place in Ninth District
Des Moines December 30 Following Attorney General Byers announcement of running against Congressman Walter I. Smith for the Ninth District nomination Guy A Feely of Waterloo speaker of the house and Senator George A Cosson of Audubon today announced their candidacies for the Republican nomination.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Byers
Walter I. Smith
Guy A. Feely
Waterloo
George A. Cosson
Audubon
Sisters face New Jersey courts in bath tub death case
New York and New Jersey dispatch reports say Mrs. Caroline Martin and Mrs. Mary Snead, mother and relative of Oey Snead the bath tub victim, were moved to Newark to answer charges of causing the woman’s death.
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New York
N. J
Caroline Martin
Oey Snead
Mary Snead
Newark
Arbitrate Dispute Reached Between Telegraphers and Big Four
Cincinnati telegram reports an agreement to arbitrate the labor dispute between telegraphers and Big Four railway managers. The settlement was reached late today with Dee, 80, noted in the dispatch.
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Big Four
Cincinnati
Dee
Big Four Railway
Fire destroys Winfield drug store early today
A fire at the McClelland street drug store in Winfield caused about 60000 dollars in damage. Early eyewitness reports cite an unknown origin and the blaze began before dawn, with flames visible from surrounding blocks and investigations underway.
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Fhmes
Tire
McClelland
Winfield
Dee
George H. Carse
George Broomer
James Jarvis
D. A. Anderson
R. I. Ferris
Winfield Post Office
Iowa Evening Press
Conneil Bluffs
Here
Hendrick Brothers
R. C G. Menry
T. B. Heald
R. R. Liegd
T. Clevenger
Celia Andersen Sues for 5000 in Seduction Case in Winfield
Celia Andersen, represented by Carskaddan & Pepper, files for damages of 5000 against Elmer Kemper claiming a seduction in 1908. The suit follows Kemper’s six month jail term. the final notice states the case will be filed in district court tomorrow. Court actions and docket notes accompany city and county matters including sidewalk appeals and estate filings.
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Celia Andersen
Elmer Kemper
Carskaddan & Pepper
Miss Andersen
Kemper
Fairport
District Court
W. H. Hobert
Kate Opelt Roth
Hobert
Horan & Devitt
W. S. Berry
R. Nisley
Carl Krueger
Carl Krueger, Jr
Jackson
Martha Horst
Eugene A. Horst
Mild Weather Promises Warm East After Cold Wave
Weather bureau predicts a long stretch of milder weather east of the Rocky Mountains following a cold wave. The Mississippi valley and northwest saw severe winter conditions with Chicago reporting seven below at 3 am and three below at 7 am. Ice formed along the Ohio river as temperatures fell, while the south and New York coast endured cold. Strong signals of warming include rises of 32 degrees at Huron and higher readings in Omaha Des Moines and points in Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma.
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Chicago
Ill
Rocky Mountains
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Northwest
Ohio River
New York
Huron
Omaha
Des Moines
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Davenport Wreck Kills Switchman Evers Fireman \
Davenport December 30 A D and R J switch engine overturned at Bettendorf at 2 PM killing switchman Evers and seriously injuring Fireman Witt who remains pinned beneath the wreck
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Hyers
Witt
Iowa Evening Press
Davenport
Bettendorf
Evers
Cardinal Satolli Failing Rapidly in Rome
Rome December 30 Cardinal Satolli who is ill with nephritis is failing rapidly today. His life is being prolonged only by artificial administration of oxygen.
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Rome
Cardinal Satolli
Keokuk Firm Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
Ottumwa Iowa December 36 S P Pond Company a commission firm of Keokuk filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy with Referee F M Hunter. Liabilities are listed at 134500 and assets at 866500. The disposition will occur at Keokuk in January.
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P. Pont & Co
Ottumwa
P. Pond & Company
Keokuk
F. M. Hunter
Chicago horse dealer released after settling lodging fraud claim
B H Horton, a Chicago horse dealer, was arrested in Clinton La for defrauding a hotelkeeper in Sterling. He paid the bill at the Clinton Pays hotel and was freed after settling the claim.
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Chicago
Clinton
Iowa Evening Press
B. H. Horton
Fire Burns Seven Year Old Daughter of Doctor Bahms
A seven year old daughter of Doctor O A Bahms suffered severe burns to the face neck arms and hands. She is recovering and improving in condition as physicians provide care and monitor healing progress.
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O. A. Bahms
Rannver
Terrible ride for Gondustor in frigid night chase
Cedar Rapids Iowa Dec 30 Walter Bradley a Rock Island conductor attempted to board a Pullman sleeper but found the vestibule closed and rode on the steps from Ely to Solon through the cold night nearly freezing.
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Iowa Evening Press
Cedar Rapids
Walter Bradley
Rock Island
Ely
Solon
Miner Rescued Unconscious After 28 Hours Entombment
McAlester Oklahoma December 30 after 28 hours entombed in a smoke filled Bolen Darnell coal mine near here following a Tuesday explosion John Brown was rescued alive but unconscious this morning doctors say he may recover
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McAlester
Okla
Bolen Darnell Company
Here
John. Brown
Coal famine threatens Dubuque factories
In Chicago 10000 cars are tied up on tracks from mines, hindering coal transfer to western lines. With scarce supply, coal is hauled by wagon. Factories unite to keep running through Saturday, risking exhaustion of stock.
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Chicago
Iowa Evening Press
Dubuque
Ihe
OWA City Campaign Aims to Raise 100000 in Stock
A two day drive by the Davenport and Iowa City inter urban line seeks 100000 in stock subscriptions. By this morning only 25000 remains to be subscribed as the campaign closes tonight.
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Iowa Evening Press
Towa City
Dec
Davenport
Iowa City
Commercial Club
Wealthy Des Moines Architect Dies in Gas Suicide Scandal
William Foster aged 67 owner and manager of Foster's opera house and Louis Bemis aged 25 of Spencer were found dead in beds of Foster mansion in Des Moines. They perished from gas from a heater in a bathroom. Foster a prominent Iowa architect and theater figure for thirty years. Bemis was visiting before the Fosters left for Florida.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
William Foster
Foster
Opera House
Louis Bemis
Spencer
Mr. Foster
Foster's
the Grand
Florida
Bemis
Miss Foster
Lakeg
Foster Home
Fosters
South
Drunken husband forces wife and infant from Colfax home
Colfax Iowa December 30. Mrs George Hanley fled barefoot and half dressed with a three month old baby in her arms at 3 am after her drunken husband drove them from their home. She may die from exposure as Hanley is jailed amid lynch talk.
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Iowa Evening Press
Colfax
George Hanley
Hanley
Galesburg Professor Questions Cook Mt McKinley Climb
Prof A R Law of Galesburg writes to his parents from Alaska asserting Dr Cook did not ascend Mount McKinley. He cites photographs claimed by Cook as his own and calls the alleged ascent a colossal fraud based on evidence from locals who climbed only partway up the peak.
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Galesburg
Mt. McKinley
Ill
A R. Law
R. F. Law
Officers Elected by Language Association Delegates
The central division of the Modern Language Association of America elected officers including Chairman Laurence Fossier of Nebraska and secretary C B Wilson of Town University. An executive committee was named with J L Lowes Washington University A R Hobfold Wisconsin and W A ze Chicago. The next meeting will be at Washington University St Louis. Jerry Delaney longtime sports editor and track coach at Town in 1908 4 has been chosen track coach for the coming season.
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Jews City
Dee
Central
Modern Language Association of America
Laurence Fossier
University of Nebraska
C. B. Wilson
University of Town
J. L. Lowes
Washington University
A. R. Hob]fold
University of Wisconsin
W. A. Ze
Chicago University
St. Louis
Jerry Delaney
Town
Cities Seek Poultry Show Delegations
Des Moines reports Ames Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge have delegations in Des Moines to secure the next state poultry show. The effort involves city representatives from multiple towns aiming to host the event.
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Mes
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Ames
Towa Pastor to Denver Denomination Shakeup
Rev G B Banarsvall of Cedar Rapids resigns from First Christian church to accept the pastorate at Central Christian church in Denver. He is among the best known ministers in the central west.
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G. B. Banarsvall
Cedar Rapids
West
Iowa Evening Press
G. ‘B Banarsvall
First Christian Church
Central Christian Church
Denver
Central Iwest
Town Officials Elected In Morse Iowa January Eleventh
One third of Morse's 26 voters must be chosen as town officials as the village, incorporated to retain its governance, prepares for elections on January 11. The measure caps local offices and shapes village administration.
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Iowa
Evening Press
Morse
Home Made Candy Poison Suspected In Kiddies Ills
Vandalia reports a child died and two others are critically ill after eating home made Christmas candy believed poisoned. The Wasser family residence northeast of town is the center of the incident with investigations ongoing.
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Vandalia
Charles Wasser
Here
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