Telegram leak on Wilson peace note sparks inquiry
Congressional investigators reveal confidential telegrams from Washington brokers about a leak on President Wilson's peace note. EF Hutton & Co sent a sensational forecast to many brokers before note copies were released, with connections to RL Bolling and Connelly missing messages.
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Ameria Newxincer Unio New Service
New York
Wall Street
Wilson
Hutton & Co
Cove
Lansing
Hutton
Leasing
Washington
Broters
Edward P. Hutton
Frm
Camele Arsther
A. Comnelly
A. Canhelly & Co
RL W. Bolling
Cornelis
Clement, Curtis & Co
Mhicago
Gonpetty
Denrimest
Perra Pmenerts
Cerin
Cnmmites
Connelly
269 Went Down With Cruiser Lamerti Disaster
A British auxiliary cruiser Lamerti sank after hitting a mine off the north coast of Ireland, about 260 lost, many killed by the explosion. Rescue boats ferried survivors through a half gale and cold seas while mine sweepers aided. Wireless was destroyed and some attempts to beach failed.
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Lamerti
the Press Association
Belfast
Lawreatic
Ireland
Leipz
Big Fire in Boston Destroys Kelley & Co Building
A five story brick structure housing Thom as Kelley and Co blanket manufacturers in Boston's wholesale dry goods district burned. The blaze caused about 350000 dollars in losses, Kelley company absorbing most of the damage.
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Boston
Thomas Kelley & Co
Kelley Company
Senate Approves Indian Bill With $12.5 Million Fund
The Senate passed the Indian appropriation bill carrying 12.5 million dollars and a measure to form a joint Senate House committee to investigate the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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Senate
Washington
House
Bureau of Indian
May be Big Forger Charged in Montreal Worthless Note Case
Chicago reports Amer believed to be L Henri Chariebois former secretary of the government rivers commission to Montreal is under arrest on charges of passing worthless paper totaling about 20000 dollars. Police say he left Montreal last October and had been active in New York Cleveland Cincinnati and St Louis while penniless when brought to the station.
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Chicago
Riots At Juarez Trigger U S Troop Withdrawal
Rioters in Juarez attack streetcars and seize eight American guards after U S officials end all night traffic over the bridge. Mexican women join the mob amid rising violence as guards patrol bridges opposite El Paso. Washington confirms Major General Pershing ordered to withdraw troops from Mexico as the recall starts with advancing forces from Colunta Doulan.
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U. S
General Pershing
Paso
Tex
Juarez
Tas
International Bridge
United States
el Paso
la Grande
Washington
War Department
Newton P. Baker
War
Pershing
Mexico
Coleunta Dublan
Senators Debate Inaugural Costs and Hotel Rates
Washington January report notes the Senate approved a 25?000 appropriation for inaugural expenses but discusses concerns about hotel pricing and ceremony grandeur. Senators McCumber Works Thomas Sherman weigh anti price gouging and publicity to help constituents amid talk of paying for travel and lodging during inauguration week.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol
Overman
McCumber
North Dakota
Works
California
Sultanle
Thomas
Colrady
Sherman
Tinis
Russians Win in Roumania In Fight Near Maldavia Front
Russian forces after artillery prep attacked Austro German fortified positions along the Campulung frontier road near Maldavia. They broke Teutonic lines to push nearly two miles front after stubborn fighting. Casualties and captured were not yet ascertained. Southwest of Nige three German attacks were repulsed.
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Petrograd
Tan
Campulong-dacoben T Road
Maldavia
Teutonic
Sayx
Russian War Department
Sowers and
Heaty
Ans
Ting
Nige
Judge Shot in Subway Ambush Near Station
Judge James Davenport of the circuit court was shot and seriously wounded by an unidentified assailant while walking with a companion through the subway at the station. police investigation ongoing with no arrests reported.
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Aasasein, Wilkinson
Jidge James Davnron
Circuit Court
Birs
Daro Ron
French steamer Sacoa sunk near New York
The French steamship Sacoa is reported sunk near New York after a submarine torpedoed it. Capt. Seridgin of the French line claimed the vessel was destroyed by a submarine and provided the confiding data as evidence.
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New York
Krench
Sacoa
Seridgin
Steiner
Siocoa
Wilson Rebukes Militia Training Advocates on Border
President Wilson criticized a Maryland League for National Defense for urging universal military training and condemned their harsh language. The delegation led by Juindolph Burton pressed for National Guard mobilization as a model, while Senator John Walter Smith attended. Wilson urged restraint and warned it limited discussion on the issue. He questioned the memorial’s unqualified statements and emphasized his interest in the sabinet’s aims.
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Washington
Wilson
Blaryland League For National Defense
Natlonal Guard
Juindolph Burton
John Walter Smith
Maryland
Borah Resubmits Monroe Doctrine Resolution
Senator Borah introduced a resolution urging the Senate to reaffirm faith in the Monroe Doctrine and warn against entangling alliances. The measure was laid over under the rules with no debate, aiming to focus future talks on foreign policy and peace and avoid broader entanglement debates.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Olcigis
Cummins
Cumming
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Cumimios
Fordortrew
Gnally
Borah of
Tolalio
Torab
Ted
Ardmore Shootout Wounds Officer and Outlaw
A deputy sheriff and an outlaw were wounded during a gun battle in Ardmore. Two struggle incidents followed as the exchange spillover, with authorities reporting rapid-fire gunfire and multiple injuries. The scene prompted emergency response and an ongoing investigation.
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Ardmore
Olli
160 Raumanians Die In Wreck Near Station
A dispatch from Overseas News Agency reports a train wreck near the West Weed station killing 160 Raumanians and causing widespread devastation. Details remain sparse as investigators assess the scene and confirm casualty figures.
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He Overseas
British Cruiser Laurentic Sunk by Submarine
The Laurentic, a 14 892 ton British cruiser, was sunk by a submarine after striking a mine. Twelve officers and 199 men were saved. The loss occurred while the ship was in the Irish Sea last Thursday after transfer to British naval authority. she had previously served as a White Star Canadian vessel and was sister to the Majestic.
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London
Admiralty
Laurentie
White Star Dowinton Mae
Majestic
Hunger Striker Gets Food After Forcible Feeding
New York reports Mrs. Ethel Dyrne who began a hunger strike after a sentence of 30 days at Winckwell's Island for spreading birth control propaganda. Commissioner Durdert J. Lewis says she is progressing well under Kendle, with forcible feeding.
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New York
Ethel Dyrne
Winckwell's Island
Durdert J. Lewis
Kendle
Apple auction aids new children's hospital drive
An item describes an apple sold for 60 dollars at auction in Toledo to raise funds for a new children's hospital. The report notes the apple variety and its usual market price around five cents, and mentions the fundraising campaign target of eight thousand dollars.
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Toledo
Tragic House Fire Claims Three In Cleveland OL
John Jutira and two children perished in a Cleveland OL fire. The mother and father, badly burned, were found trying to rescue their children as the home burned and the mother died in hospital.
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Gleveland
Davi
John Jutira
Heis
Unsafe state dairy building sparks call for new offices
The building housing the Iowa state dairy and food department buckled as walls cracked and the roof separated from the center, prompting Adjutant General Logan to order a full investigation. Commissioner W B Barney urges rapid construction of a new state office building to safely house the department. Plans also advance for a second ecological expedition to the West Indies to collect specimens for state university museums, with Zoological head C C Nutting returning from the east.
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State Dairy Department
Dex Moloes
Cierza
Dairy and Food Commission
Department
State House
Adj
Guy E. Lonaty
Architeal
Logan
State Department
Stars Laboratory
Capitol
W. B. Barney
WIH
Iowa City-Plana
West Indian Islands
State University
C. C. Nutting
Zoological Department
Bahama
Refuse Aid to Wilkerson in Villiscaux Case
County board of supervisors debated the Wilkerson bill of 2.80 for work in the Villiscaux murder case. Sanater Jones accused Wilkerson and opposed payment. Board refused the bill per County Attorney Wenstrand, stating it could not be paid. Seven hundred dollars left from prior appropriation was voted to the sheriff and county attorney to be used with Wilkerson to assist officers.
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Wilkerson
Red Oak
County Board of Supervisors
Villiscaux
Sanater Jones
Wenstrand
Guards To Return Soon From Border Muster
Des Moines reports that Iowa cavalry units and ambulances are to return after mustering at the border. General Barry in Chicago relayed adviser information via General Logan. Colonel Bennett states troops will reach Des Moines soon.
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Des Moines
Cocment
Alvicer
Gegurul Logan
Barry
Chicago
Suf Trugpf
Lowa
Jital
Ambulares
Bennett Declarig
Des Moines Assur
Land Values Increasing in Shevandoah and Area
The report notes rising land values around Shevandoah and nearby towns. It mentions Leonard Qvtut selling 86 acres to Shepane BOMahan for a price reflecting a strong market, with the farm described as well improved and worth the money. Also referenced are hog price records and a trial in Clarinda involving a former bank bookkeeper Brent, charged with misappropriation of bank funds.
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Shevandoah
Shepane
Clarinda
I the Trust and Savings Bank
Ty Sezglement Enarge
Glatriet
Brent
Holt
Spire
Py the Bank
Sdf
Aluined
Blue Sky Law praised by secretary of state report
Secretary of State W. S. Allen lauds the blue sky act as shielding the public from fraud and asserts most states will pass similar laws. The 2116 biennial period shows 89 stock sales permits totaling 1850 dollars in fees, 2014 salesman's licenses, and only three broker licenses issued. Receipts since April 28, 1975 reach 3075.83 with expenditures 5071.16.
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Hia
Legisltuve
W. S. Allen
Ute Department
Alleged Blackmailer Held in Cedar Rapids Case
Cedar Rapids and Chicago connections identify a man named Wo Jirwa as the suspect in a malicious threat to extort 15000 dollars from two juveniles. The accused, alleged to be a wealthy drug maker, was arrested in Springfield Illinois and brought to Marion for arraignment. He pleaded not guilty before Judge Mie P. Smith and was remanded on a 5000 dollar bond unable to be posted.
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Cedar Rapids
Taroid Wo Jirwa
Chicago
Cedar Rappids
Juvkormana
Springfeld
Lowden
Marion
Mie P. Smith
Escaped Convicts Captured After Six Months On Run
Fort Madison reports two escapees Karl We Lin x and Arnal imaier, aviator and chaubeur, were finally captured at Bowmanville Ontario after a long escape that included visits to England and France. Lindsey Colfax man was tried for attacking a girl and Jasper County case details surface. Zimmer sentenced for life for murder in Henry County.
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Fort Madison
Mons
England
France
Karl We Lin x
Chaubeur
Arnal #imaier
Siete
Bowmanville
Ontario
Lindsey
Colfax
Jasper County
Zinmer
Fife
Aurder
Henry County
Highland area land brings record prices in Marten county
Harvey James and James Harley of Dallas township completed a landmark land deal in Marten county without agents. Hartley bought James' farm for $184,000, a 410 acre parcel four miles southeast of Pleasonville, at $144 per acre. He previously sold his farm at $245 per acre.
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Knoxville
Harvey James
James Harley
Dallas Township
Marten County
Hartley
James
Ceres
Janes Olds
Pleasonville
Sol
Potato famine threat looms in Sioux City area
Local renters warn of a serious potato shortage that could trigger famine fears. About 20 000 bushels are stored, with no new arrivals for weeks. Current supply is estimated to last roughly forty days. The previous shipment came from Canada, much of which was frozen.
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Sioux City
Canada
Knoxville Faces Coal Shortage Hits Local Needs Hard
Knoxville endures a coal shortage affecting the electric plant schools and courthouse. Rail towns near Knoxville ship 41 percent of their coal, leaving little for local use while Iowa mines in the county remain among the best.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Court House
Kyeville
Railroad Assets Sold to Harragy Sonken in Nesarder County
The three deeds of the defunct Chicago Aniamosa & Northern railroad in Independence County Nesarder were transferred to Harragy Sonken and the Kansas C. sale price reached 350,000. The transaction includes the line, depots, culverts, rails, and right of way.
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Independence
Nesarder
Kenyon
Chicago, Aniamosa & Northern
Harragy Sonken
Kansas C
Ie Transstur
Pioneer Businessman Dead at Home After Long Career
Pioneer business man Bigamield Jacob RK, jeweler, longtime resident and former master of Franklin lodge, died at his home after years in the city. He held a year certificate and was a noted figure in local business circles.
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Bigamield
Jacob RK
Bia
Lite
Break Up Auto Boote Line Des Moines
Fragmented OCR reads of a Des Moines auto line case broken by supphye and amvest, with names including Wickerson and BM, amid a Shelby county incident. References to Gald phe patc horites EN ante tive basins Aave beer Multidne and a personal dath ap amouibulle Wie hint at a complex, unclear event.
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Auto Boote
Des Moines
Lea Moines
Amvest
Swaten
Auib
Lyver
Shelby County
Viet Ave
Dames Wickerson
Hharels
Hesien
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