Tillman Attacks Myer and Bonaparte in Senate
Senator Tillman took the Senate floor to denounce Attorney General Bonaparte and Postmaster General Meyer, accusing them of acting to shield the president. He read a letter about land dealings tied to Amberland grants and the Coos Bay Road, and affirmed his readiness for any outcome including assassination threats.
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Bone- Parte
Meyer
Ananias Club
Tillman
Senate
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Department of Justice
Southern Oregon Company
Amberland
Coos Bay Waron Road
Tilton
Bonaparte
Darr
Tilman
Dorr
Eves
Hains Brothers Bitterly Attacked in Trial Closing
In Blushing New York on January 14 Marshalling evidence in the Thoronton Jenkins Hains trial State Attorney Darrin resumed his closing address bitterly arraigning the defendant and his brother as two cowards who trailed Mrs. Annis to the float to shoot her husband. Thornton Hains writhed in his chair as Darrin denounced the alleged acts and Mrs. Annis wept. The attorney vowed no more criminal trials should drag a dead instant’s character into the mire and a woman’s honor be assassinated.
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N.Y
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Darrin
Hopkins Changes Hurt No Caucus Agreement
Springfield reports that House and Senate sessions planned for Tuesday and Wednesday to ballot for U S Senator are unlikely to occur separately or jointly. Absence of the party caucus is hurting Hopkins candidacy and opens talk of possible nominees like Lorimer De Neen Shurtleff Lowden Yates and others. Fred Peepo returns from a western trip to resume duties at the Illinois Central young house.
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Springfield
Nols General Assembly
United States
Hopkins
Lorimer
Neen
Shurtleff
Lowden
Yatey
Railroads meet to adjust freight rates in Mobile
United States and foreign news report seventy-one railroad representatives gathered in Mobile as they seek to harmonize freight rates. Other items note U.S. coal output down 70 million tons year over year and Minnesota students striking over teaching methods.
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Mobile
Ale
United, States
University of Minnesota
Union City
Tenn
Italy
New York
Seusie
W. T. Tracy
Brooklyn
Mexico
San ‘Francisco
Kansas
Levi Hi. Bancroft
Wisconsin Assembly
Courcil Bluist Elks
Iowa
Los Angeles
Amescorn
Mason City
Bartley
Third Infantry
Independence
Hle
Thomas D. ‘Healy
Fort Dodge
Innes Moines
Des Moines
Coralville
Franklin Benjamin
Springfled
Iowa City Electric Light Company
American Cereal Company
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Edward W. Hart
Thet Waterworks Company
Smith McPherson
City
Robber Kills Two in Omaha Bloody Street Shootout
In Omaha Nebraska on January 14 a gunman named Albert Clarke held up Anna Wilson's Ninth Street shop. He wounded three, killed Patrolman A. Smith, and fled. Detectives W. A. Deverese and Heitfeldt cornered Clarke, who shot them both, fatally wounding Deverese while Clarke was himself fatally shot.
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Omaha
Nob
A. Smith
W. A. Deverese
Albert Clarke
Batsy Smith
Clarke
Anna Wilson
Ninth Street
Wilson
Baby Smith
Smith
Oncq
Deverese and
Heitfeldt
Deverese
Sister of Charity near 63 years in order at MS Carmel
Dubugne January 4 Special: Sister Mary Lucy, a 92 year old long time member of the charity order at MS Carmel, suffered a shoulder bruise and a wound infection now described as critical. The note also mentions her 63 years in the order and uncertain prognosis. Goudan January 14 Bank of England discount rate raised from 8 percent to 2 percent, first advance since May 28, 1908.
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Dubugne
Mary Lucy
MS Carmel
Mary Luey
Goudan
Bank of England
Farm confession links murder to girl key witness
Work Pa Jan 14 Harry Keaner confessed to a farm murder after daughter Lorenza Tanser testified she had been sworn to secrecy. He said a stranger came at night and was killed with a shot through a door glass, then his body was buried in the orchard and later cut up with the Tanser woman helping to dispose of remains. Authorities planned further excavation to locate all remains.
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Work
Harry Keaner
Lorenza Tanser
Kesner
Steener
Keeter Ig
Keaner
Keener
Keauer
Meener
Gov Caroll Names Official Appointment Wave
Des Moines dispatch June 14 reports the governor's staff changes. Private secretary G C Nye Des Moines. Pardon clerk Anna B Cumming Des Moines. Reaction clerk H Wood Sioux City. General clerk C M E Snyder Mil Pleasant. Clerk Winifred P Dodson Des Moines. Messenger Thos J Bell Stony.
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Des Moines
G. C. Nye
Anna B. Cumming
H. Wood
Sioux
C. ME. Snyder
ML. Pleasant
Winifred P. Dodson
Massenger
Thos, J. Bell
Stony City
Italy's king thanks Americans in quake relief
Rome Jan. 14 King Victor Emmanuel received Rear Admiral Sperry in private audiences at Quirinal Palace. His majesty spoke in English for over half an hour about the fleet voyage calling it a remarkable achievement and praised America for relief and sympathy for those afflicted by the earthquake. Admiral Mirabella, the Italian minister of marine, spoke at a dinner with Ambassador Griscom thanking the American people for their aid.
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Rome
Victor EmpManueil
Sporery
Quirinal Palace
America
Italy
Mirabelly
Martine
Battleship Illinois Ordered to Messina Relief Mission
Malta Jan 14 The battleship Illinois on a Suez to Malta path received wireless orders from Rear Admiral Sperry at Naples to proceed at once to Messina to aid in relief efforts. The Wisconsin and Kearsarge arrived today.
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Isle of Malta
Uinets
Suez
Wisconsin
Kearsarge
Sperry
Naples
Mesania
Assaist
Noted Hotel Burns in Topeka Kansas Politicians Escape
Fire destroyed the Cong land hotel in Topeka at Ninth and Kansas avenues. About 200 guests, including state officials and prominent Kansans, escaped via fire escapes with several injured. One missing represented political circles. many residents jumped from upper floors.
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Hestelry
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Congland
Ninth and
Kansas Avenues
State Capitol
Iby
Lanbert Delan
Emporie
W. ¥. Morgan
Hutchinson News
W. C. Murray
Kansag City
Bent Murdock
Eldorado
A. W. Smith
McPherson
Healy’s Death Nears in Fort Dodge Iowa
Fort Dodge Iowa January 14 Spectal: Thomas D Healy, 43, of Iowa, is in critical condition with death expected imminently. Healy served in the state senate for multiple assemblies and was known as author of the State Board of Control. He was connected with the Illinois Central railroad as general counsel for the state.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Thomas
Healy
Healy Thomas D. Healy
Fort Doge
State Senate
Parehans
Tha Knols Central Railroad
Mrs Tolerton Dead Leaves Cedar Falls Community
MRS TOLERTON DEAD FALLS RESIDENT ExpireD WEDNESDAY EVENING. Deceased Was Prominent in Church and Social Circles for Many Years. Margaret Taylor born in Greensboro PA October 20 1839 moved to Mealyville PA attended ladies' academy. Married Ted Tolerton in 1867 at Cedar Falls where he served as district judge. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs H Wy Aldrich Des Moines and Mrs John de Thompson Seattle. Funeral Friday Jan 16 at 9:09 and burial in Fairview cemetery.
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Cedar Falls
J. J. Tolerton
Margaret Taylor
Greensboro
Mealyilie
Ladies’ Academy
Ted. Tolerton
Christian
Palth
Mra
H. Wy. Aldrich
Des Moines
John de Thompson
Seattle
Washington
Tleak
MANGLES 3 BY MISTAKE INDIANA TRAIN CRASH
Hemmond Indiana January 14 a farmer named August Van Preayen his wife and their eight year old daughter were mangled by a freight train of the Indiana Harbor railroad near Hartsdale. The brakeman signaled and the engineer mistook the gesture for a signal backing the forward section into a stationary car crushing the wagon. It is believed Van Preayen and his wife cannot live.
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Hemmond
Ind
van Preayen
Indiana Harbor Railroad
Hartsdale
van Preeyon
Swick Dies by Own Action Before Wife Arrives
Louisville January 14 Charles D Swick of Marshalltown Iowa shot himself Tuesday while fleeing a charged embezzlement case dying last night ten minutes before his wife reached him He left letters to his wife and to George Gregory his former employer expressing sorrow Gregory advised him to seek a new city and not return The wife’s letter urging his return arrived only after the fatal shot was fired leaving the widow to believe he might be alive had she read it sooner.
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Charles D. Swick
Marshalltown
Lato
Swick
George Gregory
Gregory
Rev Owelto Cleared By Church Investigation
Marshalltown Iowa January 14 Special Rev PN Owelto pastor of State Center Methodist church was completely vindicated by trial committees at the last conference after a five minute hearing. He was charged with libel slander and making defamatory statements by Rev J B Wyatt of Cedar Rapids who had brought action for nonpayment of debts.
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Iowa
PN. Owelto
State Center
Methodist Church
Tame
Ibe
Stridter
J. B. Wyatt
Cedar Rapida
Wyatt
Wisconsin bears message to legislature on many subjects
Governor Davidson of Wisconsin read his biennial message to the legislature at today’s session. The document comments on malleable issues and includes suggestions for improvements in many present-day matters. Captain George S. Robinson dies in Milwaukee at age 0. Overman chosen in Raleigh caucus to seek renomination as U S senator.
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Davidson
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Sesson
Pioneer of $0 Kills Self and Attacks Wife Forty One Times
Rudolph Wirtz secretary of the J. C. Wirtz Transfer Company became suddenly insane and stabbed his wife on Maple Avenue forty one times. She lies dying, while another wound destroyed her left eye and another pierced her right ear. Wirtz is held at police headquarters, raving and threatening his brother Julius Wirtz who aided his wife. He claimed that if not stopped, the Cincinnati murder of Pearl Brean years ago would have been insignificant.
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Rudolph Wirtz
J. C. Wirtz ‘Transfer Company
Maple Avenue
Wirtz
Jullies Wirtz
Mra. Wirts
Pearl Brean
Iineinnati
Fifty Bodies Recovered and Twenty Identified at Tick Branch Mine
Bluefield Woya Jan reports fifty bodies recovered from the Tick Branch mine with twenty identified. The piece also notes a civic program and local illnesses, including long illness of a Ragta Township resident. It mentions a Typhoid fever case, a spouse’s illness, and a thirteen week confinement. A separate notice concerns a merchandise debt of 21.85 with 6 percent interest and a land sale in Center Street near Fairview Street for 500 dollars.
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Woya
Jan
Tick Branch
William Garland
Elizabeth Thomas
Agere
Beryl Carroll Takes Oath as Iowa Governor
In Des Moines the new governor Beryl F P Carroll of Bloomfield took the oath before Chief Justice W D Evans. The inaugural ceremonies drew hundreds as the Capitol crowds filled the space, with Governor Carroll outlining plans for a simplified ballot, Public Utilities Commission revision, and taxation changes.
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Beryl Carroll
Iowa
Aske Low
Public Utilities Commission
Thirty- Third General Assembly
Des Moines
Beryl FP
Carroll
Bloomfeld
Davis County
Geministaroy
W. D. Evans
Capitol
House of Representatives
James A. Smith
Fred Harvey
Smith
W. B. Thompson
Des Moles
Ingrid Maybelle Wagner-Shank
Carl Toll
George We Clavie
Maybella WagnerShant
Beryl F. Carroll
Sioux City Man Hurt as Chicago Train Crash Kills Flagman
Charles Johnson of Sioux City was badly injured and the flagman killed when a San Francisco Express crashed into the rear of the first train in Northwestern yards Chicago. The colored driver of the rear section was severely hurt. heavy fog and others cited as factors. Johnson was en route to Sweden Nordica. city ads and state legislative notes follow in the issue.
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Charles Johnson
Sioux City
Northwestern
Sec
Firs
Attemats
Tohnson
Sweden
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