Towns Bombed and Casualties Rise in War Front Reports
Berlin reports Russian occupation administration under Von Brandenstein in Poland. German air raids strike near Rosendael and Geudekergas with casualties. French advances push toward Alsace while battles unfold near Steinbach and St George. Turkish and Russian fronts show continued fighting with disputed claims of victories. Emperor William adopts war bread policy as Italy mobilizes new forces. Chicago investigates alleged 2500 vote fraud in the November election.
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Berlin
Russia
Poland
Herr von Brandenstein
Ogtekirte
Rosendael
Geudekergas
Cesar Prunkirkh
Leeden
Petrograd
Hungary
Vienna
Galicia
Warsaw
Roeelun
Rhine
Steinbach
Alsace
Tutays
Order of Urhers
Cotmar
Gernard Senneheim
Tiley
Flanders
St George
de Cares
Beindach
Arsenne
Geer Arras
Bsuora
Rustane
Sari Kamysh
Italy
Garibaldi
Amother Milton
Amy i
Austria
Germany
Emperor
Insurance loss is large in war Paris report
An American life insurance company has paid out $400 of policies held by soldiers killed in the war. After July 23 American soldiers are to be so modified as to exclude all risks connected with the conflict.
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Paris
Kansas Sends Food Aid to Belgium by Steamship Hannah
New York report says the steamship Hannah sailed for Rotterdam with a $549,000 cargo of food and clothing donated by Kansans to relieve destitute Belgians. A streamer on the mast read Prosperous Kansas ends ship of food to starving Belgians.
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New York
Hannah
Rotterdam
Kansas
Wheat tops forty year high as war boosts markets
Chicago investors react to the European war with cash wheat at 1.26 a bushel, marking the highest price in four decades. Swading brands rise 46 cents per barrel overnight while good flour is quoted at 7 dollars per barrel.
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Chicago
Ist Lutheran Church Convenes Annual Session
The First Swedish Lutheran Church held its annual meeting at the church annex with reports from officers and branches. Reelected deacons Alfred Pealstrom and Ansgarus Anderson. trustees Oscar Johnson and F Pearson. Carrie Peterson re elected organist. Alfred Pealstrom janitor. Pastor Karl Nilsson reported 12 baptisms 12 marriages and 9 burials. Membership 287 adults 372 with children. Income about 4000 and expenditures near that amount. A social gathering was planned for late this month or early February to improve fellowship.
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First Swedish Lutheran Church
Churec
Alfred Pealstrom
Ansgarus Anderson
Oscar Johnson
F. Pearson
Mies Carrie Peterson
Karl Nilsson
Daughters of Isabella Install New Officers
Newly installed officers of Daughters of Isabella No 34 were presented at the ceremony in K of C hall. Grand Regent Mrs J T Marron received a bouquet and a charity report outlined aid to the poor during the holidays.
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Dorna
Isabella
J. T. Merron
J. T. Marron
James Reidy
Catherine Lyons
Marie Frenier
Anna, Billesbach
Josephine Auss
Monitor
Miss M_ Blake
Deon J. J. Quinn
Mystery moeder linked to fatal poisonings in two children
New York January 5 Ida Sniffen—later Mrs Arthur M Walters—was identified as the mother who gave bichloride of mercury to her two children, John and Larry Rogers. The investigation uncovered a 1911 divorce from Walters and Rogers delaying remarriage, with Walters now connected to the Iola mine in Arkansas.
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New York
Ida Sniffen
Arthur M. Walters
Ida Rogers
Lebanon Hospital
Larrys Elton Rogers
Little John
Walters
John
Rogers
Caroline Giddings Rogers
Iola
Arkansas
Pug Name Tommy Lee Wins Indianapolis City Council presidency
Tommy Lee a former lightweight figure defeated Mayor Bell forces to become council president in Indianapolis. Lee won 5 to 4 with support from one Democrat and three Republicans, while four Democrats backed Edward P. Barry. Lee joined the council a year ago and secured leadership by his own vote.
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Tommy” Lee
Indianapolis
Tommy Lee
Bell
Lee
Council
Edward P. Barry
Police Gun Battle Ends in Deaths and Wounding
In Chicago on January 5, police killed or mortally wounded two suspects after an early morning holdup attempt. Officer John Saustnas died. George Hennessey was killed by Detective Axel Jensen. Jack Dutton was mortally wounded after a chase and shootout with officers. An unidentified accomplice escaped.
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Chicago
John Saustnas
George Hennessey
Jack Dutton
Dutton
Sausman
Hennessey
Axel Jensen
Visitors Speak at Rotary Meet on Visitors Day
Today was Visitors Day at the Rock Island Rotary Club luncheon. D B Connelly spoke of Rotary clubs along the Pacific coast after a trip west. Cambridge banker EK Pollard, Dr Buckley, Charles E Chambers of Baltimore, and E J Stapp of Rock Island gave brief talks. Three new members joined: C J Stevens IR G Stockdale and George Wagner. Four alley inspection reports were read, but weather hampered committee work.
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Boon
Rock Island
Rotary Club
D. B. Connelly
Mr. Connelly
Pacific Coast
Dr. Buckley and
EK. Pollard
Cambridge
Charles E Chambers
Baltimore
E. J Stapp
C. J. Stevens
IR. G. Stockdale
George Wagner
Married Men Rally in Elks Pool Tournament Standings
Rock Island lodge No ... Elks held a meeting then watched a pool contest between married and single men. Klove beat A Paulsen 25 to 24 after trailing 24 to 11. S H Johnson beat Tom Mirfield 25 to 8 and Fred Mueller defeated Dr Berglund 25 to 15. Team scores: single men 427, married men 396.
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Rock Island Lodge
B. P.O. Elks
Sre
Klove
A. Paulsen
Paulsen
S. H. Johnson
Tom
Mirfield
Fred Mueller
Dr. Berglund
Train kills four Austrian women in Allentown
Four Austrian women employed in a Coplay cigar factory were killed when they stepped from Cementer to the tracks and into a Lehigh Valley Express train. They had no relatives in this country.
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Allentown
Austria
Cementer
Coplay
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Baby Girl Found Dead in buggy with suffocation theory
A five month old girl, Blanche Laverne Thom as, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Thomas of 1229 Eleventh, was found dead in her baby carriage at 7:45 AM. The physician could not determine cause, but suffocation is suspected as the covers were clutched to her mouth. An inquest by Coroner Meyer was planned. the child had been ill with a severe cold but improving. Funeral plans to be announced.
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Blanche Laverne
A. L. Thomas
A. KE. Wiliams
R. C. J. Meyer
Ronald
Armand
Ruling on Crossing Rates Ordered by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission directed that class freight rates between New York City and upper Mississippi crossings including Dubuque and Iowa destinations match those between New York and St. Louis for lower Mississippi routes. Burke Trial Set to Begin February 2 with Taft Goethals Roosevelt expected as witnesses in New York.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York City
Burke
Taft
Goethals
Panama Zone
Roosevelt
John Burke
Canal
New York
Weather Report for Rock Island Area
Unsettled tonight through Wednesday with likely rain. Warmer tonight with above freezing temperatures. Southwest winds. Temperatures: 7 am 31, high yesterday 24, low last night 24. Precipitation none. humidity near 100 percent. stage of water 3.4. Astronomical notes list evening stars Jupiter and Saturn and morning stars Mercury Mars and Venus. The great square of Pegasus is near meridian, due south at about 8 pm.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Pecusns
Lish
Berlin WISH Is For Arms To Be Set In Reply To Bartholdt
Washington D C Jan 5 Chairman Flood of the house foreign affairs committee told critics of a bill to bar export of war materiel that Germany through its Berlin office had made clear it did not expect the United States to halt such exports Bartholdt argued against exports on moral grounds Flood countered that the state department found only seven hundred so called dumdum bullets had left the U S and none fit modern service rifles The crew debated neutrality and the legality of shipping to belligerents while Washington moved to certify American cargoes before shipment to settle the shipping dispute with Britain and the United States
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Washington, D. C
Flood
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Berlin
Bartholdt
Bartholdi
State Department
United States
Temple
England
Germany
Austria
Man Objects to Name Johnson Amid Confusion
Carl Jencke of Milan was arrested by Officer Grady in an intoxicated condition. At arraignment Justice Schroeder misheard his name as Johnson and Jencke insisted he is not a Swede. He said he was reared near Berlin and came to the city for work. The judge dismissed the case, directing him to stay in Coaltown after noting a prior traffic officer arrest. Earlier, Jencke had acted as traffic officer on Second Avenue. Busch Jewelry Stolen Worth 14000 From Adolphus Busch II Home.
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William Horn
Sixth Street
Springfield
Til
Rock Island
Ham
Catherine Horn
Wiliam Goodhardt
Joseph Stroehe
Ethe
Berggren
Seventh Avenue
Miss Berggren
Moline
Young & McCombs Department Store
Christ Berggren
Rueben
Allo
Carl Jencke
Milan
Grady
Justice Schroeder
Johnson
Jencke
Pam Wun
Uncle Williams
Berlin
Coaltown
Second Avenue
Busch
St. Louis
Adolphus Busch II
Verdict stands against hatters case upheld by supreme court
The supreme court held Ohio workmen compensation law and Maryland automobile license law constitutional. It affirmed a $250,000 New York federal judgment against 186 members of the United Hatters' union for damages from the boycott of the Beloew company of Danbury Connecticut.
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Washington, D. C
Maryland
New York
Beloew Company
Danbury
President Wilson backs ship purchase bill in push
President Wilson signaled strong support for the ship purchase bill and declined to commit to an extra session if it fails. He said he would back a rural credits bill if a consensus forms but would not call an additional session for that. He plans travel to the Panama canal and San Francisco exposition on March fifth and may hold hearings on immigration and passport probes in New York.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Congress
Panama Canal
San Francisco Exposition
New York
Public Library Reports 7548 Books Distributed Last Month
A monthly librarian report shows 7548 books issued, with 4193 fiction and German and juvenile totals included. The December totals include 170 plus magazines and 95 other categories, fines income of 17.54 dollars deposited, and various small payments to vendors and salaries.
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H. C. Valle, Jr
Globe Wernick
Roane admits Negro blood in divorce filing
In a crossbill filed today Roane admits to his wife that he has Negro blood and allegedly joked he married her to show he could wed a white girl. They wed in Lake County January 6 191?. Roane is a chauffeur for a wealthy Chicagoan with a Lake Forest summer home.
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Wummrer Og
Roane
Lake County
Lake Forest
State Assembly Delays Plague Springfield Session
Springfield notes a slow week as the state house stalls on organization and the senate faces a similar legislative tangle. Officials predict little progress before week’s end amid general gridlock.
Federal league sues to end baseball trust and bans term outlaw
The Federal League files suit in Landis court seeking to declare the national commission illegal and void and to restrain it from enforcing contracts with players tied to the Federal League. It seeks to prevent calls of players as contract jumpers and the use of the term outlaw for its members. Also notes Napoleon Lajoie, 18, former Cleveland manager, being released to Philadelphia.
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Outlaw
New League
Chicago
National Commission
Tts
Federal League
Landis
Federals
Outlaws
Lajoie
Cleveland
Ohio
Napoleon, Lajoie
Cleveland Americans
Philadelphia Americana
Sailor Killed in Boxing Match Aboard Ship Florida
Edward Ott an ordinary seaman of the Florida was killed Saturday night during a boxing contest aboard the vessel in New York. Ott hailed from Indianapolis.
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Washington, D. C
Edward (. Ott
New York
Indianapolia
French Guide Leads Norwegian Boy on U. S. Tour Toward Thibet
Aug de Castelane Seymore and Hans Tvedte a 16 year old Norwegian travel through Canada and the United States as a surprise to the boy's father in Thibet. They plan to visit Chicago Denver Salt Lake City California and Vancouver before sailing January 29.
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de Castelane Seymore
Hans Tvedte
Bergen
Norway
Ni Thibet
China
Hane
Tvedte
Thibet
America
Canada
Minneapolis
Prom
Chicago
Denver
Salt Lake City
California
Vancouver
Beint
Wife Helps Beat Hubby in Aurora Snow Fight
Mrs Benjamin Sebraske and C H Smart a University of Illinois student waylaid her husband on Main Street Sunday night They jumped from behind a tree and beat him as his wife kicked him He was battered in the snow and the woman warned he would not talk about her. Smart paid $10 and costs and left for Chicago.
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Aurora
Jan
Benjamin Sebraske
C. H. Smart
University of Illnois
Sumiay
Smart
Acheo
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American Round Bale Press Company
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