Sam Fryer to stand trial again in Rock Island case
State's Attorney Floyd Thompson announced Fryer, a Rock Island secondhand dealer formerly of Muscatine, will be retried on the same charge of stolen goods. The supreme court remanded for retrial citing conviction based on a self confessed accomplice. Thompson said Silas Bender will testify again, with portions of his prior testimony upheld.
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Sam Fryer
Rock Island
Muscatine
Floyd
Thompson
Fryer
Supreme Court
Silas Bender
Toilet
Bender
German Prisoners Work With French Guard on French Roads
German prisoners of war in Saint Pol France work cheerily alongside armed French guards repairing damaged national highways behind the battle front. The prisoners are on good terms with captors who share cigars and pipes. They are soon moved to other towns or coastal areas as trains fill. Morning to night activity centers on supply convoys and troop columns moving to the front.
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Saint Pol
France
Paris
Seria
Noted Speaker John Tyler to Address Big YMCA Meeting
John Tyler of New York City will speak at a large men’s gathering under YMCA auspices on January 17 at the A. O. U. W. hall. The Virginia-born former traveler has lived across oceans and continents, later converting in Mulberry Bend Park, and has since spoken to thousands in the U.S. and abroad. The secretary praises the pick as exceptionally fortunate for the event in Davenport.
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John Tyler
New York City
Jack London
John Barleycorn
A. O. 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
MecNiel
Mayor to Sign Stein Property Contract for Market Square
Mayor Harry Kern will sign the Stein property purchase contract for market square today. City Attorney Hanley completed drafting the contract and the mayor indicated he will sign once approved. The mayor had feared injunctions might block signing but was informed it would not violate law or procedure.
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Harry Kern
Stein
Market Square
Hanley
Ruling Hits Small Buyers in Loading Rules
Interstate Commerce Commission rejects stopping cars to finish loading or partial livestock unloading in Western territory. Tariffs suspended by order become effective January 5. Local cattlemen fear hardship for small buyers in towns and along branch lines unable to complete loading at a single point. Stock raisers also suffer as incomplete shipments will be barred or costlier.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Interstate Commerce’ Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fire loss in Muscatine drops with new fire truck use
In Muscatine the total fire loss for the year ending Jan 1 1915 is estimated under 30000 dollars, aided by a new fire truck. The Kaiser saw mill blaze caused about 15000 dollars damage, and 84 alarms were recorded with 74 runs by the truck, 34 silent. Most fires were stopped by chemicals.
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Kaiser
South Muscatine
New Plans to Care for Jobless in New York
The mayor's unemployed committee reviews a plan by Charities Commissioner Kingsbury to provide six meals and two nights lodging for eight hours of city street and bridge work. Workers would operate on alternate days to ease living costs until regular jobs arise. Municipal lodging capacity reaches 2,500 beds, with 500 added yesterday. authorities may open a National Guard armory or an unused school to house homeless if needed.
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Associated Press
New York
N. Y
Charities
Kingsbury
National Guard
U S S Musical Instructors Meet in Pittsburgh Session
Pittsburgh December reports from state representatives describe a national gathering of music teachers in session in Pittsburgh. The Associated Press dispatch notes brief updates from various states as the meeting proceeds.
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Pittsburgh
Associated Press
Lessea
How This Mother Gained Strength in Vermont
Mrs James H Eddy of Fair Haven Vermont says she was exhausted and unable to care for her family for two years. After taking Vinci cod liver oil tonic her health improved, appetite returned, digestion aided, and she regained the energy to do all housework. Druggist A W Morgan of Muscatine endorses Vinci as a delicious tonic for blood and stamina.
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Fair Haven
Vinci
James H. Eddy
Music Teachers' National Association meets in session
President Charles Farnsworth of New York presided as associations, addresses, and the annual business meeting occupied the day. Professor Elias Blum of Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington spoke on Music in the Pacific Northwest.
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Music Teachers’ National Association
Charles 4
Farnsworth
New York
Pacific
Northwest
Elias Blum
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Washington
Restrictions on Wheat Exports by India in 1915
The Government of India plans to restrict wheat exports to 100000 tons, including flour, from December to March 1915 due to abnormal grain prices. Exports will be limited to British possessions where strong demand exists, with the action reported via Associated Press dispatch from Delhi via London.
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Government of India
Associated
Delhi
India
London
Refuse Roads Appeal on Shipment Weight Minimum
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied the western railroads appeal to raise the minimum shipment weight. The decision preserves existing weight thresholds for freight, affecting rail traffic and pricing. The action was announced from Washington on December 30.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
Regulation Reversal Cuts Transport Charges on Heavy Loads
Report notes that fresh meats packing house products and other food commodities in pedier cars weighing 10 000 to 12 000 pounds faced higher transport costs after a higher minimum was set. The roads were ordered to cancel the regulation increasing the weight.
Woman Kills Admirer in Illinois Rooming House
Bloomington Illinois December 30 Bertha Lowe shot and killed Ben Grimps in a quarrel at a rooming house. Grimps formerly served as a night turnkey at the county jail. The woman had come to Bloomington from Springfield some time ago.
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Bloomington
Bertha Lowe
Ben Grimps
Grimps
Springfield
Simplified Spelling Favored by Illinois Governor Dunne
Springfield Illinois December 30 Governor Dunne told the Illinois State Teachers Association at its opening session he favored adopting a simplified spelling system. He said the plan would shorten a child’s ordinary schooling by at least one year and, if started in schools, children educated in simplified spelling would adhere to the practice.
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Springfield
Dunne
Illinois State Teachers'Association
Wilton Plug Delayed By Snow Drift In Wilton Line
Snow on the Wilton line caused four hour delays for the Wilton Plug and over six hours for the east bound Golden State Limited. Drifts ranged from four to eight feet, with 25 to 100 yards length, forcing coal and water stops and rearranged schedules. Overall, trains across the city faced 30 minute to six hour slowdowns due to snow and cold.
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Golden State Limited
Rock Island
Wilton
Troug ‘Hse
Quote on maturity and spelling sparks governor debate
A governor questions why a child or any writer should be forced to write with "IT" replaced by "P" and why two ED's are needed when one suffices. The remark centers on language and education practices and prompts discussion on spelling expectations.
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Ane Coupes Store
Royal Society
Barnard’s Jewelry Store
E. Second St
Muscatine, Ia
Princess
Magnificent World Film Corporation
Vivian Martin
Shubert
Rock
Has.a
Jack
Legal Procedure
Museau
McCorm Dry Goods Co
Kaiser Saw
U. S&s
Mie 'T
Fagan Bros.& Meyer
Snow
Shannon
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