Wreck Near Charlestown Kills Fifteen on Curve
Sioux County Herald reports a head on collision about a mile west of Charlestown on a sharp curve killed fifteen people and injured about as a car and another vehicle collided on Mit road. Nearly all victims were en route from Charlestown area. emergency crews transported the injured and gathered the dead at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireruin
Mit
Biter Aid
Charles Nowi
Elecude
Ibear
Charlestown
Cou-Rt
Secret Service Drive Barricades Oyster Bay Grounds
Out of town visitors crowd the Oyster Bay home grounds as secret service restrictions bar unannounced car movements near the president. Patrols tighten around Main Road and the area sees nearly a hundred visitors daily amid reports of attempted drives by various automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugamore
Oyster Bay
Pal Husband
Tere
Chinese protest against Japan France over China terms
A fragmented report describes a Chinese protest on August 19 to France and Japan protesting terms of a recent agreement seen as interference in China's sovereignty. It alleges pressure from Japan and Western allies, with China’s government accused of secrecy and weakness while foreign resentment grows at Pee kit and in Kukien. A new movement led by Chang Chin Tung aims to spur Chinese ventures to counter Japanese footholds in Kukien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lolley Tablo
China
France
Japan
Wal Wa Pu
Board of Foreign Affairs
Une Wai Wi Pu
Chang Chin Tung
Kukien
Western Union Strike Threatens National Wires System
Western Union seeks to regain control as a labor dispute strains telegraph wires across major rail lines. Officials report increased disruption to commercial traffic, while Superintendent Capen of the Postal service says his wires are unaffected. The strike threatens extensive delays in communications and logistics nationwide.
Railroads Halted From New Cream Shipments Rate
Judge Kohlsaar of the United States court in Chicago issued a temporary injunction restraining fourteen western railroads and five express companies from establishing a Sept latent rate on shipments of cream milk and butter. Complainants claim the combine of creamery and railroad firms seeks an excessive charge that could drive creameries out of business, with a hearing set for a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kohlsaar
United States
Chicago
Western Railroads
Express
Forreen Treameries
Uva
Ex Press
Busnives
Wealthy Cincinnati Manufacturer Missing After Monday Noon
Beiderbach, a wealthy Cincinnati manufacturer of women’s wearing apparel, disappeared after noon Monday. He was last seen eating with his brother at a downtown restaurant. He carried about 3400 on his person and had a heart condition that reportedly affected his mind. He had not been seen alone for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Seward Bleiderbach
Dawntown
Beiderbach
Tobacco Company Closure Tied to Labor Market in Cincinnati
Officials of the American Tobacco Company announced the Cincinnati plant will permanently close citing dissatisfaction with the local labor market. The move follows prior shutdowns and signals a broader restructuring impact on regional production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trust Tobacco Phint
American ‘Tobacco, Company
Cincinnati
Fragmented Local Notice From Vague Source
Incomplete text notes a public matter with mentions of people places and numbers. The readable fragments reference a location issue and housing figures but lack clear events or dates.
Tour Daniel and Jen Kubo announce new tennis tour
Daniel Rabetele and Jen Kubo unveil a new tennis tour set to begin this season. The pair promise a broader circuit to showcase rising talents and high level competition across multiple venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabetele
Daniel
Jen Kubo
Aime Tenis
Swindling Case Reported In Local Court
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a swindle involving individuals named Connany Swindled and Meary Barth of New York. The report mentions arrest, a ten year period, a Christopler reference, and a fenced location near a pier. Names and details are unclear due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meary Barth
New York
Ein Alerigian
Shippers Seek Restitution Over Terminal Charges
HAVA STOCKMEN SCE led by H C Wallace assignee filed in Washington on Wednesday a complaint against Chesapain Northwestern Railway and others, alleging terminal charges of $2 per car were collected since 1904 despite a commerce commission ruling that $1 was reasonable. The suit targets multiple railroads and asks the commission to order repayment, listing numerous shipments as supporting evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H.C. Wallace
Chesqaaint Northwestern Railway
Reel Tals Iid
Kinais Central
Towa Center
Buctington
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Ue Milwaukes
Willmar
Sioux Falls
Mo. Wallace
Com Bele Meat Producers’ Association
OMNY
Towa
Wade Wing
Intodeite Commerce Commission
Mgr. Wallace
Campellal
Gmnike Retin
Norminul Oh
Electrically Hailed Death At University Workshop
A young man, Carter, died in a university electrical room in Champaign after an electrical circuit failed. Potter, working nearby, moved the body when the chandelier and current exposed hands showed the fatal shock. Carter had been employed in the electrical department during the summer to gain experience and lived with his parents in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Carter
Cartier
Roche
Wert
West
Chris
Twinais
Champaign
Carter
Clg.s
Castor
Whitch
the Univers
Chicago
15 Killed by His Father In Fatal Home Stabbing
In Mascoutah Illinois a 15 year old youth died after a struggle with his father Foi Oster 64. The son Meher Oster was stabbed several times during a quarrel between the spouses then pursued by his father. He collapsed near a neighbor's house and died the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meher
Jotun Oster
Mascoutah
Foi
Murderer Confesses After Police Capture Night Escape
Patrolman Frank Welsh in Chicago district found a man sleeping by the Illinois road. The pursued man awakened, attempted to flee, and was chased to a police station where he confessed to a recent murder. He gave his name as Bur bage, claiming prior arrest for the crime and escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paatretayaan
Frank Welsh
Chon 50
Ilinois
Ime
Burbage
Office Barn Attic Image Reveals Rail Station Records
Fragmented OCR notes describe an office barn scene with attic items, including a telegram and furniture. The page mentions a Reverend and a Wednesday event, with a reference to a suit and a train station context, suggesting a historical notice or brief item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
API
Ingether
Fernure
Gold shipment to Anengaz Neh and Famburs Germany
A shipment of gold for export to Famburs Germany was arranged through Tay her Muiler Schell & Co of New York. The batch, including other consignments in the prior two weeks, totals about...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anengaz Neh
Famburs
Germany
Muiler Schell & Co
New York
Western League Baseball Schedule at Sioux City
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Sioux City is listed with dates and opponents. The fragmentary text mentions Lincoln and a fire incident with casualties, reflecting a chaotic page segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Lincoln
Fragmented OCR item unclear headline
An unclear OCR snippet references multiple fragmented names and places, mentioning summer home, Union Pacific, and various terms, but lacks coherent facts to form a complete event or outcome. The readable portions suggest a local item with several personal names and locations but no verifiable actions or dates.
Police Seek Albert Sehmitz on Rape Charge in Sioux City
Sioux City police seek Albert Sehmitz after a nine year old girl, Heten Neth, is injured and alleges he enticed and assaulted her in a home. The information accuses Sehmitz of a brutal act while he lived with his parents near the Neth residence. Authorities have notified surrounding cities to aid in his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sehmitz
Albert
Sehmitz
Dineen
Sioux City
Schmitz
Dye
W. C. Sehmitz
Schmity Yard
Liss Schmitz
Iive
Miss Schmit
First Bank at Sergeant Bluffs Opens
The Pioneer Valley bank receives its first cashier Fune Will Be cashiers role while Parker serves as president and vice president. The stock value reaches 10,900, with George J Heiman and Taue among officials. Parker, formerly of Live Stock National Bank, leads efforts after moving from Boston to Sioux City. He will lead Hawk operations and reside in Sergeant Bluffs.
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Ea OW
Fune
Sergeant Bluffs
Pioneer Valle
Offic
Parker
Jer
Cap Vings
George J. Heiman
Ea WW
Vashal
Mgr
Live Stoc National Bank
Sioux City
Boston
Tone
Live Stock National Bank
Hawk
Sbr- Seant Gliits
Storm lashes state fairgrounds injuring tents at Des Moines
A heavy wind storm at 1:20 Thursday morning tore through the state fair grounds in Des Moines causing thousands of dollars in damage. A tent housing the Knabenshue airship burned after a live wire contact, with losses estimated around 15,000 dollars. International Harvester and Waterloo manufacturers tents were blown down along with most exhibits. Campers fled to stock pavilions and nearby buildings seeking refuge as the total losses remain to be estimated.
Lawsuit over Powell launch disaster at Ottumwa
Fred Stevens sues the estate of W H Towell alleging hotel safety failures. His wife Annie and daughter Annie died when Powell's launch capsized at the dam near Ottumwa on August 1. Stevens also accuses Alt Powell of negligence for not providing an anchor and life preservers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potley
Oracialqwor
Fred Stevens
W. H. Towell
Ottumwa
Stevens
Annie
Pewwell
Hallie
Powell
Miss Stevens
Alt
Boiler explosion injures Chicago man in Des Moines hotel
Fred G. Kelly of Chicago, testing new appliances, was severely burned and appears fatally injured after a boiler blast at the Sav hotel in Des Moines Wednesday. He was thrown several feet and taken to Mercy hospital. J. Price of Des Moines, an assistant, was also burned.
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Chicago
Sav
Des’ Moines
Fred G. Kelly
Kelly
Mercy Hospital
J. Price
I Moines
Burning Oil Fire at Standard's Waterloo Plant
Fire at the Standard Oil east side plant in Waterloo destroyed about $15,000 of property. BW Smith the local manager was severely burned and escaped death by leaping into a mud pool. Oil spilled from a car being fired into a tank igniting the office and damaging barns and a horse. No insurance coverage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Waterloo
Standard Oil Company
East Side
BW. Smith
Webster City man dies by self destruction at park
Carl Priley of Webster City walked to the city park and, after calling to bystanders to witness, shot himself in the head. He had written a note requesting assistance for his body and advised his mother’s arrival from Minnesota. Pressley, a former resident, had been drinking heavily in the weeks leading to the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
J. Wellehington
Neotel
Carl Priley
City Park
Alington
Minnesota
Presstoy
the & Nw
Two Mason City men arrested in freight car thefts
Lloyd Leon and Will Bormeister of Mason City were jailed after police seized their loot in a statewide theft spree. A search of their homes yielded large quantities of cloth and dry goods. Detectives and local officers traced cars in Central yards bound for northern towns.
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Caiter
Maso City
Minnesotta
Lloyd Leon
Will Bor~meister
Mason City
Cornell
Speat
Des Moines Woman Hears Lightning Fate From Palm Reader
Mrs Cowperthwaite, a well known Des Moines resident, paid a dollar to a palmist who predicted she would be struck by lightning. Last Friday she was committed to Chirinda insane asylum after alarming her family during a thunderstorm, imagining the house full of electric currents.
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Palmist
Tleth
Cowperth
St Des Moines
Cowperthwaite
Wedded Blyss, Barmer Seeks Divorce After Six Weeks
T Allen, a Webster City area farmer, petitions for divorce from Mercullim after a honeymoon of about six weeks. The couple, married June 6, 1926, with maiden name Mary Burtis, encountered an early marriage breakup and will hear witnesses in district court on statutory grounds.
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T. Allen
Webster Ci
Mercallim
Alien
Mary Burtis
Ida County Farm Lands Hit Record Prices Speaking Prices Hit
The report notes Ida county land sales with Jens Iverson paying 200 dollars per acre for a farm near Waitlle Creek west of the Eow. It states the John Irick farm near Ida Grove recently fetched 187.50 per acre, a county record. Nearby incidents include a buggy mishap with an auto and a fatality of Dani Keefe in Farley. A forthcoming talk by Holliver is announced for Grove, with an Easter Sunday service address listed.
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Ida
Ida County
Waitlle Creek
Government takeover of telegraph and postal system urged
President Small of the Commercial Telegraphers Union calls on the United States and Canada to seize control of telegraph lines owned by Western Union and Postal Telegraph. He funds two committees to back government ownership and seeks a $2,000,000 mobilization from trade unionists and telegraph workers. Reports say leased-wire operators in brokers’ offices were called out as part of a growing strike. telegraph firms claim normal business continues. A new bill by Rep Samuel Smith would authorize postal telegraph systems using steam, electric railways and pneumatic tubes, arguing the telegraph is essential to an efficient postal service. The push recalls 1845 when the government first built a telegraph system.
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Uricg
Teleekrape
Small
United States
Canada
Western Union Aid Postal Velegraph
Fimiks
Ths
Washington
Neill
Samuel Smith
Michigan
Aed
Nelson Morris Dies Big Four Packers Pioneer in Industry
Nelson Morris, famed patriarch of the Chicago meatpacking era, dies at age noted in archive. He rose from penniless childhood in the Black Forest to head a major firm, partnering with leaders like Armour and Swift, and sent beef shipments to Europe during the Civil War era. Survived by Michael Cudahy as a sole senior pioneer. intricate career details include early work in stockyards, canal boats, and eventual dominance in packers.
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Omeer
Miles Aire
Acery
Nelson, Morris
Miltimillionaire
Nelson Morris
Philip D. Armour
Gustavus i
Swift
Pray
Michael Cudahy
Smorria
Meath
Nelson’ Morris
Black Forest
Blick’ Forest
Switzerland
Carl Schuarz
Morris
Philadelphia
New York
Lakeville
Conn
Battle
Chicago
Bik
Tie
le Tle
Est
Europe
France
Rughiid
Germany
Federalism and private ownership debates across 19th century policy voices
The article surveys debates on government control versus private ownership, citing Henry Clay Cave Johnson and Morse, with Supreme Court Justice Brown’s remarks on postal transmission. It mentions John B. Watson’s claim of bird language, Carnegie station work, and a range of economic issues from bank distress to unemployment policies, including regional data on free employment and state offices.
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Washington
Battimore
Henry Clay
Cave Johnson
F. B. Morse
Justice Brown
United States Supreme Court
Europe
Mixed early 20th century notices from St Louis and beyond
A garbled collection of birth notices, social notes, and brief crime and public affairs items. Mentions a baby born to Mr and Mrs Clarke, a St Louis passenger agent, Pan American travel troupe connections, a British shipbuilder award, vast land leases in Standing Rock, a Coxey’s Army death, actor George Truex in New York, and reformist scolding of the New Castle workhouse warden.
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Mra Clarkes Klimnehes
Il Bel
Wiliam W. Prosser
St. Louis
Clover Fea Sted
Tatportes Lad
Ing Rela
MLLER
Noelsoris Tieago
Standing Rock
South Dakota
Tewis Cass Fry
Ted
Laene Vest
Coxey
Ara
San Francisco
Washington
Brice
George Truex
Digit
New York
Booth Barrett
Jetergon
Asmond
Mexerve
New Castle Emmy
Willington
Vel
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Bowkes, Publi
Diffy
Neal Maetoon
Billo
Chihiro Boum
Mitton
Aryanslivel
Stnel Pesigle Musah
Mooseveet Barks
Alto
Charles Patton
Leiter
Bierma
Deep Sea
Atlantic City
N. J
Euul
Greay
Richard Manstiehip
Cloris
Sitge
Ciurem
Prida
Mansfield
Isis Ras Ehad Ust
Clemenceau
Binet
Thereinenl
Aiis
Bettas
Verchins
Hilois
Bresge
Jeb J
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Western Union
Capen
Postal Company
Lialloom
Haiti
Greenville
Hurst
Tate
Marele Wissey
Hava Stockmen
Basebalis
Dent
Fons City
Vinay
Feasiew
Nis
Den
Trpelea
Yo Merning
Union Pacife Anituit
Persertsa
Silorneys Ylag Ceandd
Iowa State News
First Bank
Atone Bucets
STORM
Irs
Eilen Wahlberg
Gus Wahlberg
Marshalltown
Trunkenness
Rock Rapids
Bas
Hos
T Re Abe Pe Toy
Iowa
Nlakt
Erelowr
Murns
POR Hobring
Bree
Blyss
Faro
Town
Noah Schrock
Gingerich
Sharon Township
Schrock
Craammers
George
Frank Scott
Lake City
I M. Everett
Davis
Ningster
Vies
Dani Keefe
Farley
Te. Grove
Holliver
M. i
Werning
Nelson
Rnite “Destranis
Edstard Ross
Idology
University of Wiscom
Nown Idea Ag
Langeace
John B. Watson
Univy of
Chicaeo
Yorth Islands
Liani
Andrew Carnegie
Bali
Watson
Ai Bank
OOD
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Arkansas
Prasec
Hhroton
Little Rock
Grand Jury
Roosevelt
Jour
Macon
Receiv
Sitire
Prof
Ross
Ini
Califocuis Surat
Mma
Nevaska
Ohio
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