Des Moines Degenerate Clan Noted for Pauper Legacy
Mrs H Harriman and the Associated Charities study a Des Moines clan labeled the third largest pauper family in the United States. A 250 name chart shows five generations with jail or hospital records for all but one member. The lineage traces to a West Virginia feudist after the Civil War and includes crimes from burglary to riot.
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Des Moines
H. Harriman
Horace 8. Hollingsworth
Associated Charities
Hollagsworth
John Beardsley
Beardsley
West Virginia
Hollingsworth
New York
Ishmael
Intiiada
Ohio
Eight Year Old Thief Faces Reform School
The eight year old Johnnie Stoehr of Marshalltown is set to be sent to reform school for horse and buggy thefts spanning three years. Starting at age five, he stole rigs for rides until caught by Sheriff’s deputies after taking Frank Youngrain’s horse and buggy. Authorities say only severe reform school discipline can address his pattern.
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Marshalltown
Johnnie Stoehr
Reform School
Johnnie
Frank Youngrain
Sheriff’s Office
Dreams and squirrels trigger a wild morning crash
Ackley Will Jacobs Jr dreamed he was a squirrel and leapt from a tree crashing through a large window. He and two companions later bagged 27 tree climbers during a squirrel hunt. Jacobs, visiting Kenoshi Wisconsin, woke inspired to dream of frolicking in forest foliage. Interurban service from Muscatine to Iowa City and Montezuma will begin January 1 with Muscatine and Iowa City Railway Company operating along the Muscatine Western branch.
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Ackley
Will Jacobs, Jr
Mr. Jacoba
Kenoshi
Wis
Hisa
Muscatine
Iowa City
Montezuma
Five Million-Dollar Will Divides Lindsay Estate
The will of lumber magnate J. B. Lindsay leaves over a million dollars to his son George F. Lindsay and the children of his other two children. The estate is to be divided equally among five heirs and no contest is expected. Lindsay was a partner of the Weyerhaeuser era and owned vast timber holdings across Wisconsin, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oregon, and Washington.
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Davenport
J. B. Lindsay
Lindsay
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Oregon
Washington
George F. Lindsay
Demand for Money Surges in Des Moines Bankers Say
Des Moines bankers report money demand at 20 to 25 percent above normal due to Iowa soft corn. Farmers with good corn seek loans to move and to hold crops until next season while hoping to sell grain and buy stock for feeding. Loan demands exceed usual season receipts from early corn sales.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court Rules Diploma Denied for Van Meter Student
Des Moines Floyd Sweitzer from Van Meter was denied a real high school diploma after a 2012 graduation and a prior dummy diploma. The supreme court held a writ of mandamus can require action but cannot override school board discretion in diploma decisions.
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Des Moines
Floyd Sweitzer
van Meter
van Meter High School
Supreme Court
Sweitzer
Sweltzer
Applegate
Dallas County Court
Iowa City saloons face December 22 or January 1 close
The drys and wets clash over saloon closures with December 23 or January 1 in dispute. John B. Hammond for the Business Men's Temperance Association argues December 22 expiration of saloon licenses requires closing that day. Local dealers say the last legislative act changes the closing date from December 22. City Solicitor A. B. Main believes doors must shut on license expiration if the issue is settled by law.
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Dows City
Iowa City
John B. Hammond
Business Men's Temperance Association of Iowa
Stagshops
Jarovision
Iowa Notes Highlight Prominent Appointments and Local Distress
President Wilson names A J Killmer postmaster at Maxon City Ta. Veterinarians seek back pay for foot and mouth service claims filed with the state board of audit in Des Moines. Mrs William Kautz drowns in the Mississippi. husband rescued in collapse. Revival reports at Bromley tabernacle exceed 190 converts over two weeks. Iowa highway commission warns bridge contractors before November 1. W E Clowes potential state tuberculosis lecturer. state control over schedule. Silage work widespread as silos fill. frost forces moistening of corn paste. Portents of feed imports and butcher shipments due to surplus corn. Jonathan Bender dies at 71 in Marion township. Bank officials doubt investment in Anglo-French or Imperial German bonds.
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Wilson
A. J. Killmer
Maxon City
Des Moines
State Board of Audit
Wiliam Kautz
Mississippi
Atlantic
Stend- Dolot
Bromley
Tabernacle
Iowa Highway Commission
W. E. Clowes
Iowa Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
State Board of Control
Iowa
T. M. Dealtry
Sioux City
CAPTURE 2 000 Serbs Big Invasion News
A chaotic war bulletin reports Serbia relocating archives from Nish to Prisland amid Bulgarian activity. Austro German forces push into Serbia while rail lines are cut near Nish Bratoniki. Bulgarians seize Intip Coifans. rumors of a Montenegrin campaign and Roumanian diplomatic missions circulate.
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London
Monastir
Serbia
Nish
Prisland
Semendria
Bratoniki
Vranus
Intip
Coifans
Athens
Frankfort
Montenegro
Reutar
Odussi Baya
France
Petrograd
Roumain
Premier Asquith Ill as Lloyd George Rules in His Absence
With Premier Asquith ill in bed, David Lloyd George refuses to answer MPs about Str Ed ward Carson's resignation. Debate on recruiting quiets as conscriptionists back Lord Derby's new scheme. Bulletin from Dowhing Street says the prime minister suffers an attack of gastrointestinal catarrh.
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London
Asquith
David Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Edward Carson
Lord Derby
Dowhing Street
Governor Dunne Grants 30 Day Reprieve in Murphysboro Hanging
Governor Dunne on Tuesday granted a 30 day reprieve to Elston Moore who was sentenced to hang at Murphysboro next Monday for the murder of Clara Dalton. The reprieve followed a telegram from Sheriff James White of Jackson County replying to the governor’s inquiry about how many persons he would invite to the hanging.
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Springfield
Dunne
Elston Moore
Murphysboro
Munday
Clara Dalton
James White
Jackapp County
William awards Pour le Merite to Admiral van Achrosder
Emperor William conferred the Pour le Merite on Admiral van Achrosder, commander of German naval forces along the Belgian coast, during a visit to the Belgian coast.
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Berlin
Imperor William
Admiral van Achrosder
German Submarines Sunk 29 Allied Ships in September
German submarines sank 29 enemy merchant ships totaling 103,316 tons, two transports of 48,949 tons, and seven trawlers of 1,200 tons during September. Mines destroyed eight ships.
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Shipa
Berlin
Jersey Antis Win Out Defeat of Woman Suffrage in New Jersey
Jersey City reports defeat of woman suffrage with 34 610 for and 47 124 against in 489 precincts or more, a 12 514 margin against adopting the constitutional amendment. President Wilson returns from Princeton after voting for woman suffrage as Princeton celebrates his visit.
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Jersey City
N. J
New Jersey
Mra
B. F. Feickert
New Jersey Woman's State Suffrage Association
Washington
Wilson
Princeton
Chilef
United States
White House
Wilson Bars Arms to Villa in Mexico Embargo
President Wilson declared an embargo on arms and ammunition shipments to Mexico on Wednesday. The order excludes Carranza's government and allows munition passage to him, while prohibiting support to opposing factions the U S recognizes. Henry P. Fletcher is named for a new diplomatic post in Chile.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Henry P. Fletcher
Ambansador
Chile
Germans Lose Two in Star Region and Pinsk Vilna Fight
Berlin dispatch says a German division retreated in the Star region losing several guns. An additional German reverse between Pinsk and Vilna yielded about 3,600 prisoners.
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Berlin
Star
Pinsk
Vilna
Passion Play Leader Anton Lang Killed in Oberammergau T
Manitowoc Oct 23 Anton Lang famed for portraying Christ in the Oberammergau Passion Play has been killed according to cousin Alois Lang citing German government reports.
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Manitowoc
Anton Lang
Sfa
Oberammergau
Alois Lang
Garman
Retired Russian General Siennen Pamper Recalled from Duty
Dispatch from Patrograd reports General Siennen Pamper, once among Russia’s ablest officers in the Japanese war, placed on the retired list as of Friday, in London.
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London
Siennen Pamper
Russia
Patrograd
Naval bombardment damages Ostend on Belgian coast
Ostend suffered heavy damage in a bombardment by British warships. The Maritime airway station Nguthoune and the Hotel dog Thermes were destroyed.
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Ostend
Amsterdam
Belsian
Dog Thermes
Outlaws Battle U S Troops Near Ojo de Agua
Three U S soldiers were killed and eight wounded when a large force of Mexican bandits attacked U S troops near Ojo de Agua, about thirty miles north of Brownsville. Captain Frank R. McCoy led relief as Mexican casualties topped five, with attackers bearing Vive Villa insignias.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States
Olo de Agua
Mission
Brownsville
Shater
Joyce
Signal Corps
McConnell
Frank R. McCoy
Oja de Agua
Rio Grande
Odda
McCoy
Explosion Kills Fifty-Two in Paria Factory Disaster
A factory blast in Paris Rue de Tolbiac on Wednesday killed 52 workers and injured over 100. President Poincare and Interior Minister Malvy visited the scene as rescuers battled wreckage from the explosion and subsequent detonations.
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Paria
Rue de Tolblac
Poincare
Interior
Malvy
Chicago
Ella Flagg Young
Young
Crilly
Banna
J. L. Maeters
Torrington
Indianapolis
Ind
Cae
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National
Ex Judge J H Baker Dead After Long Career
Goshen Indiana October 23 John H Baker eighty three retired judge of the United States district court and former three term member of congress from Indiana Thirteenth district died at his home after a brief illness He practiced law in Goshen for nearly fifty years and his death followed three weeks of illness from age infirmities and stomach trouble Oslo London October 25 The Norwegian bark Cisals bound for Port Arthur Texas sunk after collision with a North Sea steamer with seven crew members lost
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Goshen
Ind
John H Baker
United States District Court
Congress
Indiana
London
Cisals
Arthur
Texas
Isle of Wight
Bodies Found in Mesquite Brush After Border Fight
In Brownaville Texas on October 36 two more Mexican men were found dead in mesquite brush, believed killed in the clash between Mexican raiders and U S troops near Ojo de Agua.
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Brownaville
Tex
Ojo de Agua
Gresen Seeks Romanian Greek Aid in War Effort
A public document reveals a late Friday reply from Sarbig and a strained cooperation with Greece. Officials note Romania and Groese withhold support until the Allies secure a decisive victory or successful Balkan operations halt Central Powers advances.
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Gresen
Bag Bowers
Sarbig
Foreign Office
Eirele
Roumania
Groese
King George appeals Britons to help in war effort
London Oct 26 King George issued a wartime appeal from Buckingham Palace urging all classes to share responsibility as the war drags on. He called for more volunteers to sustain the army, support victory and lasting peace, praising those already serving.
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London
George
Buckinghan
Europa
Fortuna
Usmont
Garlace
Great Britain
State Senator Dailey In Car Accident Near Streator
William Miguel Dailey drove the car overturned near Streator injuring State Senator John Dailey and his family. Lucilla Dailey, 30, and attorney Hugh Wilson of Peoria were injured. Joseph Jobs ston of Washington DD, 22, was killed. The injured were taken to Streator's Marys Hospital. Johnston reportedly engaged to Miss Dailey.
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Peoria
Ill
Joseph Jobsston
Washington
John Dailey
Streator
Dailey
Tia Wits
Thity
Lucilla
Hugh Wilson
Migel Dailey
8 Mary’s Hospital
Johnston
Miss Dailey
Bank Leader Patrick Injured in Auto Crash
Marengo records report 85 year old M Patrick, president of a local bank and father in law of F N Hills of Brooklyn, was struck by a car Friday and badly hurt likely totally disabled.
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Ay.m. Patrick
Marengo, Il
Rev. .D. Hills
Marengo
R. M. Patrick
Fer Newell Dwight Hills
Brooklyn
Bulgar port Dedengatch shelled by British squadron
London reports the Bulgarian port Dedengatch in the Aegean Sea was shelled Friday by a British squadron. A Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam notes Bulgaria seeks loans to finance defense as Berlin officials plan a Berlin visit to discuss financial support amid the dispute.
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London
Dedengatch
Fridey
Bolla
Amster Ane
Bulgaria
Berlin
Yin ‘Tucksrton
Tontadhey
Dokgaria
Sota
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Villa
Henry PF. Fletcher
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Rere
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