Moisant Die in Harahan Cup Flight Accident
New Orleans aviation tragedy as John B Moisant dies after his monoplane plunges from about 100 feet while maneuvering for the Micheln cup trial at Harahan. Winds and a late leftward swerve contributed to the fatal fall as the craft struck head first. Moisant, born in Chicago in 1870, gained fame with Paris London flights and earlier feats despite a dramatic career.
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John B. Moisant
Harahan
Moisant
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Molisant
Molsant
Funk Announces Candidacy for U S Senator
A. B. Funk editor of the Spirit Lake Beacon in Des Moines announces his bid for the United States Senate after a conference with Senator Cummins and other progressive leaders in Des Moines Iowa on December 31.
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Cummings
Kes Moines
Des Moines
A. B. Funk
Spirit Lake Beacon
United States
Cummins
Senator Funk to Be Nominated by Dickinson County Senator
Des Moines dispatch reports Senator Lessie Francis of Dickinson County returned after ten days away and announced he will present to the Republican caucus the name of Senator A B Funk as candidate for senator.
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Lessie Francis
Dickinson County
A. B. Funk
No Confirmation of Defeat in Rebel Federal Clash
Mexican soldiers report rebels in flight as troops press pursuit after clashes near Casio Cot. In Parral prisoners were taken for trial, while El Paso and Mexico City dispatches cast doubt on a six hundred killed claim and anticipate a further fight at Guerrero with officials avoiding details.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
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Caso
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Mexico City
Mex
Mal Paso
Guerrero
No Babies in U S After 2015 Forecast by Wilcox
St Louis Missouri December 81 There will be no children under five in the United States in the year 2020 Professor Walter F Wilcox of Cornell University told the American Statistical association at its session yesterday An importation from France might supply babies after 2020 France would still have babies eighty years after the United States quits The talk noted higher death rates in the United States from self harm than in France An endowment for the stork was urged by George Elliott Stoward University of Nebraska sociology professor
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United States
Walter F. Wilcox
Cornell University
American Statistical Association
Wilcox
France
American Sociological Association
George Elliott Stoward
University of Nebraska
Pau aviator Legagneux holds American endurance mark
Neux made at Pau France yesterday in the air three hours seventeen minutes surpassing Welch and setting American endurance record. If Hoxsey’s Monday flight is not official Legagneux remains record holder and the Californian loses five thousand dollars in prizes.
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France
Lieut, Caumont
Army Aviation Corps
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Lieut. Caumont
Legion of Honor
Hoxsey
Los Angeles
Onl
Arch Hoxsey
California
Loxas
Neux
Pau
International Federation of Aeroclivbs
Legagneux
A. L. Welch
Husband reports wife and child dead two weeks
In Cleveland Ohio on December 31 Herman Mielke says he unaware of his wife Anna and three year old Harminn’s deaths for two weeks. He tells police he quarreled with his wife over a dog and thought they had run away. Odor from her room led him to discover the bodies and a chloroform bottle was found beside her.
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Harminn
Herman Mielke
Poice
Mielke
Vining
Puerto Cortez Braces for Impending Attack
Puerto Cortes Honduras reports say gunboat Hornet is near this coast and an assault may begin hourly. Honduran troops arrived from Tegucigalpa and land forces are mobilizing at Lagquabraddo while the Tacoma warns Americans to stay indoors.
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Honduras
New Orleans
Puerto Sortez
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Shursay
Tegucigalpa
Viehtinge
Lagquabraddo
Hera
Tacoma
Avis
Tatumbls
Guatamay
Morales
Nit
Hondas
Knappreakes Happens as Federal Judge Oath Taken
Dee Washing D. G. chairman Jipp of the Interstate Commerce Commission took the oath as an additional circuit judge of the United States. He becomes an automatic member of the new commerce court and severs his ties with the Interstate Commerce Commission after more than twenty years of service.
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Jipp
Interstate Commerce Cmission
New Commerce
Go Interstate Commerce Commission
Two Prison Terms in Separate Sentences in Fixing Fatalities
In a San Francisco area report Judge DeGroot ordered a long penitentiary term for a man convicted of killing Jack Olson after a shooting spree. The court warned against indiscriminate shootings and killings as it ends the case. In Ocean Park California Francis A. Keely, 78, former adjutant general of Minnesota, is found dead in a soldiers’ home, a Civil War veteran and former Minnesota legislator.
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Francis A. Éely
Minesota
Hore
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Saloon Petition Beat in Cedar Rapids Says Group Won
The Business Mens Temperance Association announced it had beaten the saloon petition in Cedar Rapids Trapls Iowa on December 31 showing figures to prove their claim.
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Cedar” Trapls
Business Mons Temperance Association
Jail sentences for vote sellers in Ohio bribery case
Five men indicted on selling votes and failing to appear voluntarily were brought in from Manchester. One man was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to eight months in the workhouse, disfranchised for five years. So far 1,141 indictments have been issued in the bribery investigation.
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Union
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Manchester
Wath
White Believes Election Is Certain for Presidency
John P. White declares in his first post election statement that, based on returns and information from the precinct canvass, he has cause to believe he will be elected president of the M W A. The tallying of ballots began by the menni board on Wednesday in Oskaloosa Virginia.
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Oskaloosa
John. P. White
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White
Fish dealer Julius Wiedner Sr. Dies in Dubuque
Julius Wiedner Sr., a widely known Dubuque fish dealer, died suddenly this morning. For years his firm supplied many eastern markets with Mississippi River products.
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Julius Wiedner
Dubuque
Eugenine Press
Bandits rob two banks in daring Oklahoma spree
Five men blew safes at the Citizens and State banks in Waterville Kansas and Driftwood Oklahoma. They wrecked buildings, cut telephone lines, and fled by automobile with 36,000 dollars from Waterville and 2,200 dollars from Driftwood.
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Driftwood
Okla
Okia
Bank of Driftwood
Farm Home Near Atalissa Burns In Fire
Atalissa Iowa December 31 special the home of John Ireland one mile south of here was destroyed by fire last night about 11 oclock causing about four thousand dollars damage with partial coverage by insurance origin unknown no one was at home Mr Ireland his wife and son were in Atalissa at a social event when word arrived their home was ablaze the son was the first to reach the scene and entered but was driven back by smoke and flames practically nothing was saved from the house and its contents was a total loss
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Atalissa
John Ireland
Here
State Board May Take Fight in Hand
Des Moines officials of the state board of health threatened to take charge of the typhoid fever epidemic unless the city board makes better progress. They urge action to cut off the sewer at Valley Junction feeding into the Raccoon River above the water works.
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State Board of Health
Valley
Raccoon River
Registered Mail Safety Plan Promises Better Service
Erroneous reports claim day to day the post office will dump registered letters into ordinary mail. Post master McNutt clarifies that after January 1 registry records move to the original envelope, reducing weight and cost while keeping careful handling. The system is said to improve efficiency without endangering mail.
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Washington
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Court declines to release Dietz case in Eau Claire
Mrs. John I. Dietz appeared before Judge Wickham in Eau Claire Wisconsin and posted bonds totaling 22 600 for her husband’s release. The judge declined to act and suggested she obtain an attorney. Attorney Wolfe of La Crosse likely to appear Monday for Dietz.
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Wis
Dee
John IF. Diets
Wickham
Dietz
Wolfe
la Crosse
Robin Faces Uncertain Recovery After Poisoning
New York bankers' arraignment interrupted by self poisoned act leaves Robin with an even chance of recovery. In St Paul a deadly fire at the Concord Flats claimed a third life as Rose Moore perished, following earlier fatalities.
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New York
N. Y
St. Paul
Dee
Rose Moore
Concord Nats
Gazette estimates Cedar Rapids improvements at 3500000
Cedar Rapids December 31 The Gazette annual improvement edition reports this year s public and private improvements totaling 3 500 000 across Parlor City Isti tuted at 3 500 000 includes roads and utilities and related construction projects across the city the report notes steady growth in municipal works and private development plans for the coming year
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Parlor City
Cedar Rapids
Earth tremor felt in San Francisco this morning
A distinct tremor was felt in San Francisco this morning lasting several seconds with reports of a heavy shock in towns to the north and south. New damage is reported. Also in Cedar Rapids an unknown person poisoned valuable exhibition chickens at the poultry show last night, one valued at 75 dollars.
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San Francisco
Iowa ‘Vening Press
Cedar Rapids
Eight Die In Lick Fork Mine Cave-In Near Thacker
Eight miners were killed and two injured in a cave-in at the Lick Fork mine near Thacker in Bluefield West Virginia. The disaster occurred today as rescue teams began to reach the site.
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Lick Fork
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Injunction Bars New Coal Rate Pending Federal Review
Des Moines Iowa December 31 Judge Smith McPherson issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Iowa railroad commission from enforcing its coal freight rate reduction. A hearing for a permanent injunction is set for Council Bluffs next Friday as the court considers the rate's interstate impact, noting the case's immense importance. The ruling echoes his Missouri rate decision in handling incidental effects on interstate business.
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Smith McPherson
Iowa Railroad Commission
Council] Bluffs
Tabor College Students Raise 75,000 in Campaign
Creston Iowa December 31 The students of Tabor College completed a whirlwind drive to raise 75 000 to carry the institution over Citizens subscribed over 25 000 Carnegie pledges 25 000 if the students reach the total banquet last night celebrated their success
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Lown
Creston
Tabor Colege
Tabor
Andrew Carnegie
Balkema backs Iowa initiative referendum recall bill
Senator Nicholas Balkema of Sioux Center endorses a bill to grant Iowa voters the initiative referendum and recall powers. He plans study before the legislature convenes and intends to sponsor the measure in the coming session.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Nicholas Balkema
Sioux Center
Legisla
Ture
Wilton High and Alumni Fives Tie In Hard Basketball Game
Wilton Iowa December 31—With the score 23 to 23 the Wilton High School faced the Alumni Five in a lively basketball clash that ended in a tie. The game was tight throughout with the Alumni leading at times and the students pulling even in the final moments. Scoring included Kiser Grimth Atwill Ticktin and 8 Kiser Whitmer Cronin Shafnit, with a band interlude of popular tunes before and between halves. Census notes list Iowa town populations Clarinda 3832 Shenandoah 4976. Judge Vallaint named chief justice Missouri supreme court Dec 31.
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Shafnit
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Grimth
Kiser
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Weather Forecast Fragments for Sunday and Tonight
Fragmented forecast notes indicate creasing cloudiness with possible snow rain tonight and Sunday. East and northern areas may see wintry mix with rising winds. Illinois regions expect fair skies then colder conditions and a sunset around 7 18.
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