Sam Fryer to Face Second Trial for Receiving Goods
State's Attorney Loyd Thompson announced in Rock Island that Sam Fryer, a second hand dealer also known as a Muscatine man, will be retried on the charge of receiving stolen goods. The Supreme Court remanded the case for retrial after overturning a prior verdict based on a self confessed accomplice’s testimony. Silas Bender from the Joliet state penitentiary is expected to testify again.
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Sam Fryer
Rock Island
Muscating
Rock Teland
Sam Iryer
Loyd Thompson
Fryer
Supreme Court
Silas Bender
Joilet
Thompson
Bender
German Prisoners Work With French in France
German prisoners of war in Saint Pol, France, repair damaged highways beside armed guards. The captors share pipe dings with the prisoners who get along well. Prisoners are moved soon to towns on the coast or inland or sent to Algiers as trains fill.
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Saint Pol
France
Paris
al- ‘Goria
Unusual Man to Speak at Y M C A Meeting
John Tyler of New York City, famed for a storied past and globe-spanning travels, is secured as the speaker for a large men’s gathering under the Y M C A at the A C U W hall on January 17. Tyler’s remarkable life includes Atlantic crossings, Cape Horn voyages, and a conversion in Mulberry Bend Park. He now travels widely, with Davenport as his current base, to share his story with men across the United States and Europe.
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John Tyler
New York City
Jack London
John Barleycorn
A. C. U. W. Hall
Virginia
Broad Road
Tyler
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Horn
Cape of Good Hope
Magellan
Suez Canal
Australia
Esquimaux
Greenland
Pitcairn
Bounty
Mulberry
Bend Park
Little Italy
United States
England
France
Davenport
McNiel
Mayor to Sign Stein Property Contract Today
Mayor Harry Kern will sign the Stein property contract for Market Square. City Attorney Hanley finished drafting and the mayor announced he would sign as soon as approved. The mayor had feared injunctions but was assured signing complies with the law and procedure.
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Harry Kern
Stein
Market Square
Hanley
Plans to care for Josless men proposed by Kingsbury
The mayor's unemployed committee in New York considers a plan from Charities Commissioner Kingsbury to provide six meals and two nights lodging for eight hours of street and bridge work. By alternating days, hundreds of idle men could cover living costs until regular employment appears. Municipal lodging beds reach 2,500 after a new 500 added yesterday. If crowds grow, the National Guard armory and an unused school will be opened to house the homeless.
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Associated Press
New York
N. Y
Charities
Kingsbury
Municipal Lodging House
National Guard
U.S. Music Teachers Meet in Pittsburgh Session
Representatives from states gathered in Pittsburgh on December 20 for brief reports as music instructors convened nationwide in a session reported by the Associated Press Season Wire.
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Pittsburgh
Associated Press
Pittsburch
Vinci tonic restores Mrs Buddy’s health in Fair Haven
Nervous and run down mother of three could not work for two years. After trying medicines with no help, she read about Vinci cod liver oil tonic and regained health, now doing all housework. Druggist A W Morgan cites Vinci as aiding appetite digestion and blood.
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Fair Haven
Vinci
James H. Buddy
A. W. Morgan
Muscatine
Ruling Hinders Small Buyers as ICC Bans Partial Loading Stops
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled against stopping railcars to finish loading or unload livestock in Western territory, a decision that shocks cattlemen and small buyers. The suspension of tariffs for the practice ends January 5, limiting shipments made at multiple points and raising costs for stock raisers in market access.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Music Teachers Association holds meeting in Pacific Northwest
The Music Teachers National Association session today focused on several matters including a number of addresses and the annul business meeting. President Charles H. Farnsworth of New York presided and Professor Elias Blum of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington discussed Music in the Pacific Northwest.
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Music Teachers’ National Association
Charles H. Farnsworth
New York
Pacific Northwest
Elias Blum
Whitman College
Walla
Washington
India restricts wheat exports to 100000 tons
Government of India acts to curb wheat prices by limiting exports to 100,000 tons from December to March 31. Exports to be confined to British possessions where demand for the cereal is strong.
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Government of India
Prosa
Delhi
India
London
Fire Loss Reduced In Muscatine Since 1914
The Muscatine fire record for the past year shows total losses under 30000 dollars before January 1, 1915, thanks to the new fire truck. The Kaiser saw mill fire caused about 16000 dollars damage and most blazes were stopped by chemicals, with 84 alarms and 74 truck runs, 34 silent.
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Kaiser
South Muscatine
Refuse Roads Appeal on Minimum Shipment Weight
Washington December 30 The interstate commerce commission declined to approve the western railroads appeal to raise the minimum weight for shipments of meet. The decision blocks the railroads effort to increase a standard that would affect freight rates and shipping practices nationwide.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
Roads cancel regulation raising truck weight limit
Fresh meats and packing house products in Pedier cars ranging from 10 000 to 12 000 pounds face higher transport costs after an establishment of heavier minimums. The roads ordered to cancel the regulation that had increased the weight limit, increasing transportation charges for these goods.
Woman Kills Admirer in Bloomington Rooming House
Bertha Lowe shot and killed Ben Grimps in a quarrel at a Bloomington rooming house. Grimps, once a night turnkey at the county jail, was associated with Springfield before arriving in Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Jil
Bertha Lowe
Ben Grimps
Grimps
Springfield
Governor Dunne Supports Simplified Spelling Plan
Springfield December 10 1936 Governor Dunne told the Illinois State Teachers Association opening session that he favored adopting a simplified spelling system. He argued it would shorten a child’s ordinary school course by at least one year if started in schools and that educated children would adhere to the practice.
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Springfield
Dunne
Ilinois State Teachers'Association
Wilton Plug Stuck Delays Rock Island Trains
Snow drift and cold weather cause four hour delay on Wilton Line with the Wilton Plug and several trains affected. East bound Golden State Limited delayed over six hours. Wilton One struggled through four to eight foot drifts, returning for coal and water before reaching the city near 11 o clock. Most trains through the area faced 30 minute to six hour delays today.
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Golden State Limited
Rock Island
Wilton
Governor Questions Spellings For Maturing Minds
A governor quotes a speaker challenging the practice of forcing children to write letter variations such as 'p' instead of 'f' at a mature age. He asks for rationale behind teaching methods that seem unnecessary or confusing to learners.
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Royal Society Art Packages
Royal Society
Ecru
Barnard’s Jewelry Store
Muscatine, Ia
Princess
Magnificent World Film Corporation
Vivian Martin
Shubert
Rock
Island
Jack
Cui
Legal Procedure
Josless
U.S
Java
McColm Dry Goods Co
Retricis Wheat Reports
Kaiser Saw Mill
Fagan Bros.& Meyer
Bla
Snow
Kalem
Shannon
the Palace
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