Embezzlement Arrests Taint Rock Island Route
Waterloo report details the arrest of J. T. Ryan and Frank J. Baker on embezzlement charges. Ryan, from Oklahoma, is accused of taking 56 dollars while Baker allegedly took 254. Each was bonded at 1,000 dollars for a preliminary hearing. Both deny the accusation as railroad detectives plan further disclosures. The case concerns Rock Island lines and a union with Chicago Great Western.
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Rock Island
Chicago Great Western
Ryan
Iowa Fairy Gra Company
Sherif
Marshalltown
Hawkeye Commercial Men's Association
Dubuque
Toad
Wateriog
Woodbine
Order
Neavera
Chrristian Temperance Union
Ames
el McKeown
Miele
Heaney Creek
Robert Tracy
Waterloo
Platt
Henitentiary
Fort Madison
Percy Hopkins
Tracy
Johanna C. Brown
Marshaldawn
Biue Barth County
Minnesota
Mankato
Chiago and Northwestern Railway
Sac City
Truman Smith
E. C. Wolcott
Sioux City
Varios
Iowa proposes first state game preserve near Webster City
The plan would establish about 20 000 acres south of Webster City stocked and maintained by the state. Farmers on the reserve would sign a paper agreeing to allowed hunting only outside the area. Iowa has funded 6 000 pairs of Hungarian partridges and ringneck pheasants to be used on preserves while protecting game for the region.
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Webster City
Iowa
Hinshaw
Asifea
Jowa
Skin Graft Gives Hope For Brother’s Burn Recovery
Hazel Frown, a clerk, submitted to a skin graft to aid her severely burned S-year old brother. Nearly 40 square inches of her skin were transplanted to his legs. Doctors say the operation could save him, with Mrs Brown to stay near him in the hospital for several days.
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Hazel Frown
Misa Brown Wvill
Shortage of Rural Teachers Worsens in Des Moines Area
The state superintendent reports a marked shortage of rural school teachers. County superintendents Montgomery Polk Adams Ida and Cherokee seek extra teachers to fill county schools. Officials urge innovation to attract candidates and staff positions.
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Des Moines
Montgomery
Polk
Adais
Ida
Cherakes
Towns Face Sunday Closing Test Despite Industry Calls
Confusion marks a district effort to push for Sunday closing of business houses while many stores remain closed. Organizers warn of potential action next Sunday if authorities do not resist.
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Webster City
Willams
Kingsbury Re-Elected President in Board Meeting
H Kingsbury was re-elected president of the Commercial board amid reports he has served as vice president for the past two years. The meeting of the board of directors noted his continued leadership role.
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H. Kingsbury
Joux
Cky
Ted
Hin
Tors
Mr. Kingsbury
Unclear Local Barrier Question Faces Court Ruling
Fragmentary text describes a 1920s era court decision rejecting a transient merchant proposal as unconstitutional. Mentions Realty Men and Woodbury County Board of Supervisors involvement in a real estate development and a city election with a near sixty percent favorable vote.
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Iowa
Tig’ District
Ald
BSEC
Woodbury Coun Ard
Beer Returned to Shippers After City Ultimatum
About 450 cages of beer in Wells-Fargo Express hands in Mason City are being returned to Hamm Brewing in Austin after a conference with city commissioners attorneys and express reps. The city warned shipments must be returned or sold and destroyed. Local authorities state future beer shipments will be vetted and must prove legitimate through shipping companies.
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Mason City
Wells-Pargo Expresa Company
Hamm Brewing Company
Austin
Express Companies
No Eld for Old Church Building
Fort Dodge reports the First Methodist Episcopal church slated for demolition to clear space for a 70600 dollar new edifice. The old structure holds no value to contractors, leaving the project to proceed with financing from the estate of the late Mr Dolliver and a $49000 bequest from his widow to fund a new church.
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Fort Dodge
Dolliver
Pasille
Moe
Isana Garmoc
Death of Mrs A Cook Brown in Houston Texas
Mrs A Cook Brown wife of Frank Brown died in Houston Texas due to pellagra after a prolonged illness of three months. Ward recalls the passing in Council Bluffs.
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Council Bluffs
Hunter Le Killed in Dubuque County Hunting Accident
James Faley, 22, of Epworth near Dubuque County, died accidentally late Sunday afternoon while hunting Tabledite. He was not found immediately. His father died two years ago in a separate incident involving a runaway resident.
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Hunter le
Dubuque
James Faley
Epworth
Dubuque County
Ranaway
Bond Vote Passes for Sibley Municipal Electricity Plant
Citizens in Sibley approve a municipal electric plant with a 245 to 13 vote, authorizing bonds of 18000 dollars. Immediate steps planned for installation follow the approval, with local officials moving to begin work.
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Sibley
Bibley
Volcano Eruption Plunges Sakuri Island Into Ash
Reports from Nagasaki and Kagoshima describe Sakura Jima eruption with lava paths and ash clouds. About 12 000 residents on Sakuri Island face uncertain fate while 100 000 mainland residents become homeless as towns endure rubble and lava up to house-sized. Refugees drown attempting to reach Kagoshima. Eruption subsiding but relief work hampered by ash clearing.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Sakuri
Sakure-jima
Sakura
Java
Bayern
Tatimiates
Deni
Kagoshina
Kagoshima
Gooda
Sakura- Jima
Matsumoto
Sakura-Jimal
Kinstlt
Kumaboto
Trapped British Sub Sinks During Maneuvers Near Whitsand Bay
Desperate attempts failed to reach Lieut. Gilbert Welman and 11 crew aboard the submarine A 7 after it sank during maneuvers off Whitsand Bay. Rescue efforts continued into darkness as officials feared all on board perished. cause of the accident remains unknown and questions rise about the aging A class submarines.
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Flymouth
England
Lieuteant Welman
Whitsand Bay
Vousel
Wessela
Gilbert Mr. Welman
Sen Bien
Byle
U. S. Labor Probe Opens In New York
A national federal inquiry into U S labor conditions began in New York City with four commission members present at City Hall. Garment workers unrest and a probe into protocol labor disputes were discussed amid claims of improved pay but resistance to external arbitration.
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New York
United States
Government Commission On Industrial Relations
Gament
Congress
Oinen
City Hall
John BR
Lonnen
Bloomneton
J. Borden Harriman
Thirston Ballard
Lanteville
James O'Connell
Washington
River
Mir
Abraham Rosenberg
International Ladies’. Garment Workers Union
John A. Dysche
Garment Workers’ Union
Amca
Wreck of Caobsauld Victimizes Seas and Saved Passen gers
A Royal Mail steamer ran aground near Trinity Ledges in a storm as 94 passengers from the Caobsauld were rescued by Westport and Cam off Yarmouth. Eleven crewmen were saved by the Gobequid and more tugs and vessels searched for hours.
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Neri
Ila Woodbury
Copequid
Trinity
Repnel
Cobequid Ga
Thaw Denied Immediate Bail in New Hampshire
In Concord on January 19 Judge Edgar Aldrich denied Harry K. Thaw immediate bail in a habeas corpus case. Bail will await the hearing with a 20 day extension granted for briefs. In New York William Travers Jerome Kag received threats to stop supporting Thaw.
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Concord
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Edgar Aldrich
United States District Court For New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Aldrich
Ball
New York
Wiliam Travers Jerome
Kag
Matteawan
Jeroma
Jetterdayer
African Strike Crumbling Under Martial Law
Capetown South Africa January 49 martial law suppresses strikes as Johannesburg leaders are arrested and a rush of workers resumes duties. The labor party reacts to the crackdown amid evolving tension and unrest.
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Capt Town
South Africa
Labor
Johannesburg
Killed Eugenics Debate Shapes Marriage Certificates
Fragmentary note references sterilization and marriage process limits, mentioning male applicants and medical certificates. Indicates a state action affecting eligibility and health requirements, with unclear details on dates or jurisdictions.
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Columbus
Cates
Man in Grand Rapids Faces Personal Crisis Report
A man in Grand Rapids is reported to be in personal crisis after writing a message to his mother. The note mentions accusations of sinning toward someone he loved and references troubled feelings and fear. Further details are unclear in the fragmentary OCR.
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Grand Rapide
Jetter
Gaal and Men Meet in Wartime Conference
Report notes a meeting between Gaal and Men on February 3 amid wartime concerns. The dialogue centers on push for unity and strategic calls, with officials signaling ongoing discussions and tentative plans for cooperation.
Notable Early 1900s Dispatches and Obituaries Across Cities
A batch of terse notices reports disappearances and deaths: Henry Alves, 20, of Evanaville Indiana, missing after hospital stay. Count Yukio Ito, fleet admiral of Japan, noted for naval history since 1894. a Columbia South Carolina senate measure on marriage medical certificates approved 22 to 1. John Fox, former National Democratic Club president, dies of pneumonia at 78 in New York. exile decree on Maxim Gorky in St Petersburg with word he may return. a Franco exile context linked to tuberculosis stories.
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Evanaville
Ind
Henry Alves
Tokio
Yukyo Tto
Ito
Japan
Yellow Sea
Chineas
Columbia
State Senate
State Medical Association
New York
San
John Fox
National Democratic Club
Richard Croker
Fox
Peterburg
Maxim ‘Gorky
Brg
Russia
Hag Beer
Tmrienda
Gorky
Prohibition Prayer Delegation At Washington Event
A Washington gathering on January 17 organized by a national group urged prayers for nationwide prohibition through a constitutional amendment. The delegation promoted a day of fasting and prayer to support the measure and national reform efforts.
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Capital
Washington
Mitchell Wide Dies in Philadelphia Mystery
A fragment reports the death of Mitchell Wide in Philadelphia with unclear surrounding details. The garbled text suggests a preface or attribution but lacks verifiable facts or dates for a fuller summary.
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Mitchell Wide
Philadelphia
Tam
Preumona Oy
Hlatten
Indicted Leaders Of Mine Union Face Conspiracy Charges
Western Federation of Miners president Charles A. Moyer and other officers were indicted in Denver and Calumet on charges of conspiracy related to the copper strike. The first count accuses conspiratorial acts to prevent payrolls by force. The indictment lists 39 named defendants and nearly 200 witnesses, with charges spanning various union leaders and activities connected to the strike.
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Houghton
Miah
Th Sater ‘Federation of Miners
Moyer
P.“Hy O'Brien
Hare
John. EB. Anite
Calumet Union
Caonspiracy
Hi -Stuart Goodell
Anna
Agai Charles J. Moyer
Maloney
Guy. Hy Mitler
Yareo Terzich
J. C. Lowney
W.P. Davidson
Western’ Federa Won
Lynn Silivan
William Rickard
Hen Goggtny Frank Altomen
Charles Hietala
Bergilla
Federation
Atribe
Goodell
South Range
Usin
Citizens’ Alliance
Goodel
Denver
Calumet
Mich
Gate Moyer
Grand
Citizena
aAlllunge
Aasault
Atriastetriat
Wes
Goethals Seen Leaving Panam Canal Role
Fragmentary report notes Col. George W. Goethals linked to Panam Canal position, with unclear details about authority, appointment, and operating power amid political shifts.
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Washington
George’ W. Goethals
Cattle Fight Headlines And Weigh-In Noted For January
Fragmentary notes show a cattle fight event with names such as Wille Riteht Murphy and Harry Foley. The text mentions a weigh-in and a scheduled high weight class around January with Championship details unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Apaln
Ban Brandaan
Wille Riteht Miny Murphy
Harry Foley
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