Judge Denies New Trial for Francesco Guidice
In Glenwood Judge Thomas Arthur denies a bid for new trial for Francesco Guidice twice convicted of murder of Howard James, a Northwestern railroad fireman. Guidice is sentenced to life imprisonment at Fort Madison with hard labor.
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Western Newsywner
Guyon News Gervicn
Glenwood
Thomas Arthur
Francesco Quidice
Howard James
North- Western Railroad
Cornell Blut
Arthur
Guidice
Fort Madison
Ames Winter Short Course Draws Near at Ames Iowa
Des Moines reports the Iowa State College extension division in Ames plans a one week winter short course from January 1 to February 6 with nearly 2000 expected enrollment. The program will include nationally known speakers and concurrent farmers conventions.
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Des Moines
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Ames
Pension Plan For Railway Workers In Council Bluffs
The Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway company announced a Christmas pension plan for its employees starting next year. The fund, fully funded by the company, requires no employee contributions and offers $20 to $30 monthly pensions. Employees aged 70 with at least 20 years of service are retired automatically.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha and
West Liberty to hold night fair with annual assembly
West Liberty fair directors vote unanimously to stage a night fair during the upcoming annual assembly on August 21 22 23 and 24 Plans remain tentative but will follow the successful daytime exposition format used for over fifty years.
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West Liberty
West Liberty Fair
Canning Plant Proposal for Knoxville Area
R. D. Boyer proposes locating a torn canning factory in Knoxville. He will establish the plant if local farmers pledge 200 acres or more in sweet corn, with over 500 acres of the total already pledged and the rent regarded as certain.
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Knoxville
R. D. Boyer
Woman dies after home fire blamed on cat incident
Mrs. Jane Ebner widow died from smoke inhalation when fire damaged her home. Coroner Kellogg believes the blaze started after a lamp was toppled by the widow’s cat.
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Clinton
Jane Ebner
Kellogg
Dyes Sold for Large Profit by Local Sanitarium Owner
Creston Fred Henderson proprietor of a sanitarium in Newark area sold a considerable quantity of dyes to a Newark New Jersey importers firm. The sale brought an advance of nearly one dollar per pound over his purchase price months ago.
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Creston
Fred Henderson
Newark
N. J
Iowa Woman Dies at 96 in Albia
Mrs. Chester Hunter, possibly the county’s oldest woman, died at age 96 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Alcott in Albia. She would have turned 97 next February.
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Iowa
Albia
Chester Hunter
A. L. Alcott
Grim Grip Epidemic Hits Des Moines In 1900s Record
Des Moines suffers a severe grip epidemic with physicians estimating up to 10,000 cases currently. Public health officials warn of escalating illness as the city battles the outbreak.
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Des Moines
Gillespie Golden Wedding Anniversary in Mapleton
Mr and Mrs J D Gillespie celebrated their fifty year wedding anniversary at home in Mapleton with a reception at 4 PM. Friends and relatives attended, sharing in the milestone of a long marriage.
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Mapleton
J. D. ‘Gillespie
Betrege School Wing Consolidation Tabled
A fragmented OCR note suggests a Betrege school wing consolidation from a board vote. The text indicates the consolidation was recommended by the school board and involved a by a BA vote, but details are unclear due to damaged text.
Reappoint Anamosa Warden Amid Illness Delay
Anamosa reformatory warden McCloughry to be reappointed as state board delays due to Chairman Dixon illness. Officials deny changes at Anamosa despite criticism. Anamosa currently houses 765 prisoners, with capacity listed as 900. Auto plates for 1916 to be issued as 35,000 pairs arrive. banks to handle registrations. 146,000 cars registered in 1915. Owners must register by April 1 to avoid penalties. nonusers exempt from pen plates. Edward W. Van Duyn resigns as chief inspector of weights and measures after harmony issues within the department.
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Anamosa
Dea Moines
Charles C. McCloughry
State Board of Control
W. J. Dixon
McCloughry
State Automobile Department
Ageist
W. 8
Allen
Department
E. W. van Duyn
Iowa News Notes and Notable Fires Across the State
Fire alarms ring in Albin basement furnace room cause limited damage. Ackley man George Furniss dies in kerosene can explosion while relighting a stove. Davenport grocery fire losses reach about 175000 near elevator motor. Ethel Hallow Way dies near Mason City preparing supper. Mapleton farmer Durston sustains fatal head wound from unknown shooter. Waterloo Albert Stark loses both feet after freight train incident. hospital amputation. State veterinarians complain药 druggists refuse alcohol for vets prescriptions. attorney general ruling sought. Sioux City burglaries tied to L Roy Chase with 72 cases. loot remains. Snow forecasts for Sioux City ahead of winter. carman predicts more storms. Per capita Christmas spending statewide about 5 dollars. Town for Christmas gifts totals near 16 million with 14.5 million in Saturday presents.
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Albin
Court House
State Banking Department
George A. Furniss
Ackley
Morton L. Marks
Davenport
Ethel Hallow Way
Mason City
B. G. Durston
Mapleton
Siox City
Albert H. Stark
Watterloo
H'nois Central Pranceman
Dyersville
Dubuque
Mercy Hospital
L. Roy Chase
Morningside
Sioux City
Chase
Tommy" Cameron
Paarl
Jennings
Cameron
Ine
Elmenhurst
West Liberty
French Liner Ville de la Ciotat Sunk in Mediterranean Attack
Paria reports the French liner Ville de la Ciotat, 6390 tons, was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on December 24 by an unidentified submarine. No Americans aboard. The ship sank in 15 minutes. rescued passengers and crew were taken to safety by a British steamer. Casualties include one woman, a first cabin passenger, a stewardess, and two children.
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Paria
Germany
Mediterranean
Mogs Line
Ville de la Ciotat
Cvbmering
Marseilles
Ao Far
U S Indicts Eight Men in Munition Plot Conspiracy
Federal grand jury indicts eight men including Congressman Frank Buchanan H Robert Fowler Frank Monnett David Lamar Jacob Taylor Franz von Rintelen and Herman Schulters for conspiring to foment strikes in American munitions plants. Indictments allege formation and financing of the Labor's National Peace Council to bribe labor leaders and disrupt foreign trade under Sherman Act with up to one year prison and $10,000 fine.
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New York
Federal
Frank Buchanan
Ilinois
H. Robert Fowler
Frank S. Monnett
Ohio
David Lamar
Jacob C. Taylor
Labor
National Peace Council
Franz von Rintelen
H. B. Martin
Herman Schulters
U. S. Weighs Treaties on Aviator Internment
A December 31 dispatch says Secretary Lansing told George Sylvester Viereck the government is considering American neutrality issues raised by Lt Melville De Rinzy of the British army and three French aviators. Viereck quoted Lansing on not interning them, noting De Rinzy's reported travel to British Guiana and Hague article 11.
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New York
Hero of Liaut
Melville de Rinzy
Lansing
George Sylvester Viereck
Viereck Thaa
de Rinzy
British Guiana
Capt Karl Boy-Ed Defends Self Before Departure
Captain Karl Boy-Ed former German naval attache in Washington sailed for Rotterdam aboard the Holland American liner Rotterdam after recalling by the German emperor. He issued a farewell statement defending his aid to German warships and blaming a Providence newspaper for spy hysteria. Also aboard were Col. B. M. House and Brand Whitlock.
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New York
Karl Boy- Ed
Washington
United States
Rotterdam
Boy-Ed
Providence
Day-Rd
Col. B. M. House
President Wilson
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Socialists Indorse War Aims in France Congress
Paris December 81 The national congress of the French Socialist party adopted a resolution demanding war be carried on until Alsace and Lorraine are won back by France and Belgium and Serbia independence restored.
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Paris
National Congresse
Sociadat
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Belgium
Serbia
Bryan Halts Peace Trip Over Henry Ford Return
New York December 29 William J Bryan postpones his planned peace trip to Europe on Rotterdam after Henry Ford returns to the United States. The couple's passage was canceled and Bryan remains at home awaiting further word from Stockholm with reports of influenza affecting Gov Hanna of North Dakota in Copenhagen hospital.
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New York
Henry Ford
United States
William J. Bryan
Europe
Rotterdam
Hryen
Bryan
Ford
Stockholm
L. B. Hanna
North Dakota
Tenow
Hoapllet
Copenhagen
Musical Teachers National Association Opens Thirty Ninth Meeting
President J Lawrence Erbof of the University of Illinois declares Americans spend about 225 million dollars yearly on music education as the Music Teachers National Association gathers for its thirty ninth annual meeting at the state university campus.
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Americnna
J. Lawrence Erbof
University of
Ilinoje
Mualg
Woman inadequate for motherhood says Tarbell
Washington January 3. John M Tarbell argues that women are less equipped for motherhood than any other business and calls for essential education for the average woman. He presents his views amid debates on female roles and training.
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Houaghold
Washington
John M. Tarbell
Four Fatally Harmed in Danbury Incident Claims
A Danbury hotel employee described as Black was accused of fatally harming four people with his actions in January. The report outlines the alleged assault and subsequent deaths linked to the individual’s conduct at the lodging establishment.
Minnesota's 19th Governor sworn in at Supreme Court chamber
In St. Paul on January 3 4 A, Burnquist was sworn in as Minnesota's nineteenth governor to succeed Winfield Hammond who died at Clinton Louisiana. The ceremony occurred in the Supreme Court chamber.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Mion
Burnquist
Minnie
Bota
Winfield
Hammond
Clinton
Supreme Court
Germany's Food Conditions Reports From Reichstag Committee
Berlin January 3 reports the Reichstag committee investigating food conditions has found significant issues in supply chains. The inquiry highlights shortages and rising prices affecting households and industry sectors, with calls for policy measures to stabilize markets.
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Germany
Berlin
Iowa saloon taxes shrink as repeal ends mulet era
Des Moines reports that after the mulet law repeal on Dec 31 Iowa towns lose 765,050 annually in saloon license taxes. Cities pay 602,400. counties 150,600. federal 12,000. Saloons numbered 502 in 1915 with average license around 1,500. Prohibition becomes statutory statewide, with enforcement provisions and strict records for liquor handling.
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Des Moines
Towa
Iowa
Sumner
Belleyue
Jackson County
Atata
Enforcement of the repeal laws under governor appoints agents
Law and order measures outlined provide full authority to four special agents appointed by the Governor to arrest and enforce enforcement of the repeal laws. Provisions allow removal of local officers for neglect in enforcing the law, with additional anti-liquor provisions noted.
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Tha
Cosson
Drink Hot Water With Limestone Phosphate Morning Cure
An advertisement urges readers to drink hot water with limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast. It claims internal cleansing of stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels to prevent toxins and improve health, promising easy, inexpensive relief and renewed vitality.
Painless Method DeAuber I Wonder Why Art Committees Fail
The critic quips that art committees avoid hanging pictures by suggesting a harsh method is painless. The remark plays on the tension between artistic display and institutional hesitation.
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Criticus
Gently cleanses and relieves bilious headaches
An ad touts Cascarets as a nightly remedy for biliousness and headaches. It claims these candies cleanse the stomach and bowels, remove foul tastes, and ease head pressures by morning, emphasizing a 10-cent box from the druggist.
Cure Claim for Bright's Disease via Dodds Kidney Pills
Mrs A L Crawford of Medfield Massachusetts reports Dodds Kidney Pills cured her Brights disease restoring health after doctors warned no cure. She describes swollen ankles and eyes improving with treatment and notes price as 60 cents per box and dyspepsia tablets at 50 cents.
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A. L. Crawford
Medfield
Mass
Dodd
Buffalo
Andy
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Iowaday State
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Migsouri
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