Judge Hargis Slain in Sackeon General Store
Kentucky tale reports Judge Hargis, longtime county Democratic leader, shot and killed in his Sackeon store by his son Pearl Watkins after a quarrel. Five shots fired. four struck the father as clerks waited nearby. Motive unclear, believed to stem from long simmering family dispute and alleged drinking issues.
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Farmer County
James Nye Bis
Democratic
Argathut County
Sackeon
Pearl Watels
Ban
Lnte
Marais
Mount
Fire sweeps Peoria business block in landmark blaze
Fire Thursday devoured a full block on South Adams Street Peoria destroying one four story, one three story, and several two story buildings. The Watson building housing J McAdams Company and others led the blaze with a strong rear wind driving flames toward adjacent structures. Large crews fought the fire as the Tanne Savings Bank Mentor Rosenbloom Cole department store Tropic Tus cavalry dammery and Strausy Wholesale and retail cigar Menlo faced the advancing flames near the Geynd hotel where guests fled their rooms.
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Adams Street
Peoria
Mt. Dn
Watson Buiding
J. McAdams Company
Tailors
Columbia Phonograph Company
Dammery
Ma On
Strausy, Wholesale
Retoil Cigar Menlo
Manes
Geynd
The Shouts Not Smugglers No Action Follows
The treasury department announced no further action after a raid on Theodore P. Shouts home by customs inspectors regarding undeclared items from Europe. Mrs Shits and her daughter Theodora, engaged to Duc de Chaudnes, were mentioned. authorities indicated no cause for confiscation and the case would be dropped.
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Treasury
Uje
Theodore P
Europe
Mes
Theodora
Harry Duc de Chautnes
Cortelyou
Five Firemen Injured In Wisconsin Club Fire
Five firemen were injured and property damage estimated at 120000 dollars after a fire at the State Street Club in Racine Wisconsin on Thursday. John Stripple suffered leg injuries and Charles Jenista was severely burned. the fire was caused by an electric wire fault.
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Staetue Club
Rawhe
Wis
John Stripple
Charles Jenista
Tragic Sixth Floor Jump Kills 21 Year Old Woman
A fire on the northwest corner of West Seventeenth Street and Columbus Avenue in New York destroyed a family apartment building Thursday. Margaret Landon, 21, leaped from a sixth floor window and died instantly.
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Borthwest
West Seventeenth Wireet
Columbus
New York
Margaret Landon
Sioux City Live Lock Market Quotes on Thursday
Thursday quotations from the Sioux daly Hye bluck Market show Buene at 475 and 65.26, toy hugs trading at 4.50.
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Tdoux City
Buene
South Dakota to undergo first government trial trip
The armored cruiser South Dakota is slated for its first government trial trip in February. By the time the battleship fleet reaches San Francisco, it is expected the South Dakota will be in commission.
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Souc Dakota
San Prancigco
Florida mob abducts man accused of murder
A mob of about 200 seized Jack Long from the Newbury police station and abducted him in Florida after he was accused of murdering Jebe Sapp. Authorities reported the arrest and ongoing investigation into the incident.
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Dyaehing
Florida
Jack Long
Jebe Sapp
Fula
Idea
Cold wavealarming deaths in New York and Pennsylvania
Severe cold blamed for multiple deaths from exposure across New York and eastern Pennsylvania. Two women caretakers frozen to death in a Manhattan mansion as temperatures plunged to subzero levels. Reports cite Hazelton Stroudsburg Scranton and Wilkes Barre with a foot of snow in many areas and zero readings. Amid transport disruption trains trapped cold passengers aided by sleighs and local shelters.
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New York
West Seventy‘first Street
Philadelphia
Spreial
Pennsylvania
Hazelton
Stroudsburg
Scranton
Wikesbarre
Michigan
Flint
Pere Marquette Railroad
Alice Titaw Loses Earl In Private London Decree
Sir Birre Barnes grants the Countess of Yarmouth Miss Alice Thaw of Pittsburgh a decree nullifying her marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth. The private hearing noted no consummation, with four witnesses including the countess and her maid. The Earl was absent.
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Birre Barnes
London
Countess of Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Pittsbore
Earl of Yarmouth
Yarmouth
Emesset martial trial in St Petersburg faces death sentences
Advocates demand the harshest penalty for generals Stoessel, Pock, Relés, and Smyrnott over the surrender of Port Arthur fortress. Gen. Smyrnoff blamed for failing to prevent surrender. others receive mixed recommendations. Judge Advocate notes heroism of Shipka Pass but condemns alleged bluster. trial to continue with further replies planned.
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Vlereely Avratais
Rock
Relea
Emesset
St Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Fock
Relves
Smyrnoff
Pock
Shipka Pass
Heiss
Detmeney
Nicholas T
Unclaimed Fortune Tied to Washington Farmer’s Heirs
Estate of Laurence Stutler of Spangle Washington is queried after his death at Denconess hospital January 26 following surgery for gangrene. An heir claimant Mele of Washington replife seeks $30,000 in farm property and a gold cut, alleging relation to the aged recluse who lived alone on his farm. Stutler immigrated from Corfoné Baden-Baden in 1924 and inhabited various cities while keeping his past private.
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Washington
Laurence Stutter
Aranesher
Spangle, Wash
Te Denconess
Stutler
Laura
Stutder
America
Cor Fone
Baden-Baden
Wand
Centrie
Herimit
Walls Collapse on Seven Firemen in New York Fire
Seven firemen were injured fighting a two story blaze that destroyed a dry goods building at 43 Worth Street in the wholesale district. Firewater froze in standpipes, complicating efforts. Foreman Frank H. Lawton is missing, presumed trapped. Loss estimated at about 200000 dollars. Fire started on the third floor amid heavy flames and rushed through the building.
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Actire
Worth Street
New York
Frank H. Lawton
Uniton Sewers Contract Awarded Amid Union Role
Spokane labor union No 11 624 backed by business agent Thomas Maroney has secured a contract to construct a sewer on Ninth Avenue for about 424.40 under the engineer's estimate. the project is seen as a landmark in the northwest labor movement with hopes it will stabilize wage scales as workers prepare to begin work next spring.
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Spokane
Wash
Thomas Maroney
Ninth Avenue
RISA
Haiti
Wilders
Mayer
Herbert Moore
Miloney
Tigs
Letter vows crusade to drive out Christians from ports
Pangier Fez reports a letter from Mulal Hath Ad instructs prosecuting a holy war to expel Christians from the ports, recapture Ondja, and restore the ardent frontier line. The fragmentary text shows intent to drive out Christians and regain territories, with emphasis on religious conflict and frontier restoration.
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Pangier Fez
Res
Mulal
Chris
Ians
Ondja
Men Sent to Jail in Ohio Restraint of Trade Case
Four men and two women from Toledo based firms were convicted for restraint of trade in Toledo Ohio on a months long case. They faced terms in the workhouse if unable to pay fines totaling 2500 dollars. The Supreme Court recently ruled the convicted could be sent to dust, not the workhouse, and the defendants began their terms after appeals.
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Furtand Beard and
Compton Tem~ Mun
Hyeela Fee Company
Joseph Miller
Cie
Toledo Fee and Coat Company
Iit Aid
Juden Kinkade
Coledo
Supreme Court
Toledo
Rail workers face salary cuts at Louisville and Nashville
The Louisville and Nashville railroad trims pay for staff earning over $250 monthly. Employees earning $400 or more see a 10 percent reduction, while workers above $250 but below $400 incur a smaller cut of 5 percent. The move affects all eligible employees.
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Peoria Fire Devastates Ada Street Business District
A massive blaze swept Ada Street in Peoria Illinois on Wednesday, destroying much of the business block. The total loss is estimated at 250000 dollars as firefighters battled the flames for hours and residents scrambled to salvage what they could.
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Peoria
Ada Street
House panel favors Philippines church aid bill
The House committee on foreign affairs reported favorably a measure to appropriate 403000 dollars for paying Catholic church chasins in the Philippines.
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Philippines
National Socialist Convention Plans May 10 Meeting
A national convention of the extremist party will gather in Chicago on May 10 to decide on endorsing or endorsing a presidential candidate. Officials and delegates from various states will attend to vote on key platform items and strategic decisions.
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National Socialist Convention
Caandidate
Deta Chitagu
Phycefergndias Votu
Baltimore Bankers Bail Courts Appointment Report
Fragmentary OCR notes show bankers from Baltimore including Packard and Edway appointed in a legal proceeding. Assets roughly estimated at 870000 dollars and liabilities at 958000 dollars. Mentions securities and various surties. details unclear due to text corruption.
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Dudge Gorjer
F Packard
Edway
Hudsep
Firey Et Wilson, Colstonge Co
Baltimore
Diva
Varius Surty
Unclear report of violence and casualties abroad
A fragmented dispatch from Tangier describes clashes involving multiple parties in North Africa. The item mentions casualties near Settat and Meknès with several killed and others wounded, plus a route involving Justus Bounted and Loutien, but details are obscured by garbled text.
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Tangier
Settat
Murecco
Justus
Fragmented OCR: Local Notation Offers Sparse Clues
Readable fragments mention a local action and officials but lack clear names, dates, or outcomes. The text resembles an OCR snippet with partial words and no verifiable event details for a proper summary.
Le Mars Printing Plant and Sentinel Office Destroyed by Fire
Fire at Le Mars Printing plant destroys the LeMars Sentinel office and basement area. Total loss estimated at 25 000 with 15 000 in plant damage and 4 000 to the Sentinel building owners and insurers cited. Fire began after noon in the basement near the furnace, wind blew flames to the presses and bindery, salvage of some records possible.
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Sentinel
LeMars Printing Company
Ledtara Sentinel
LeMars
James Mullaney
Verguson
J.C. Gillespie
Corwith Bank Collapse Hits Albany Man Hard
A dispatch reports revelations about the defunct bank at Corwith showing cashier Standring victimizing J. J. Haswell of Albany who entrusted $50,000 to invest. Haswell left in poverty while bank stockholders face losses. Lawsuits over real estate titles loom. litigation and wreckage threaten savings for homes and future ventures. A new corn record is noted.
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Mason City
Corwith
Standring
J. J. Haswell
Albany
Haswell
Ten, Kars Sell for Fifty Dollars at Opruver
The northern Iowa short course closed at Spencer with 212 in agricultural classes and 93 in household economics. About 200 men and 85 to 90 women attended, including twenty high school pupils, with most planning Saturday exams. Corn exhibits netted over 175 dollars, a new record as ten cars of Silver King corn sold for 50 dollars. An expansion plan for an experiment station and a repeat short course next winter were proposed.
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Northern Iowa
Spencer Bed
Scandal at Des Moines Involving Colfax Doctor
A Des Moines scandal centers on Dr. W. H. Ashley of Colfax and his wife. Ashley is jailed after his wife tracked him to Des Moines Monday night and found him with Pearl Hamilton, a society woman. Miss Warriiton, not arrested, said Ashley claimed to be single and they had planned marriage on St Valentine’s Day. Mrs. Ashley vows to prosecute.
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Colfax
W. H. Ashley
Des Moines
Prozlen Girl May Die After Cold Stranding
Juste Woods, 24, found unconscious by a roadside two miles from Ormarville south of Ottumwa. Her hands and feet were frozen. her condition is critical. She had left Ottumwa with friends Saturday evening and attempted to return to town when she became delirious from the cold and collapsed.
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Ottunwa
Juste Woods
Yeira
Ormarville
Otiiwa
Political sensation in Fifth district letter signals GOP change
The Fifth district was stirred by a public letter in Cedar Rapids announcing Robert Go Cou sing, long-serving congressman, would not seek another term. The move marks a major political shift as he ends an eighth term.
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Cousins Wim Heike
Cedar Ruplis
Robert GO
Cousing
Reconstruction plans drawn for Wort Doedge postulate
Plans for a reconstructed post office at Wort Doedge, with an estimated appropriation of $100,000, have been prepared by the supervising architect in Washington. The present building is described as inadequately suited to current needs.
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Fort Dodge
Wort Doedge
Washington
Death Notice for William Anderson of Blea Lunsky
Neath of Wikramt Anderson and William Anderson, retired farmer, at Blea Lunsky, pneumonia cited as cause. Age 4 years. Obituary notes Ar. Ja. d ors on as one of the dire d? corrections suggest a local figure.
Aurelia Elopement Scandal Captures Local Figures
W. C. Striker, prominent Cherokee county attorney, chased Aurelia's eloping couple in Panhandle area, exposing Thed Wilson, a town barber, 38, 5'11", 190 pounds, and Miss Gertrunte Waddell, 20, daughter of O. D. Waddell. Wilson allegedly confessed the January 20 elopement. Striker represents Mrs. Wilson, left destitute with her child. adultery charges loom in Aurelia society.
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W. C. Striker
Autalla
Cherokee County
Sioux City
Panama
Neb
Aurelia
Theyd Wilson
Gertrunte Waddenl
O. D. Waddell
Striker
Ywitl Son
Wilson
Preferred male attire death of Ottumwa notable woman
Lydia V. Tobias, Ottumwa’s longtime advocate of male attire for women, died and was buried in Ottumwa cemetery. Born August 10, 1822 in Orange County, she moved to Ottumwa in 1864 from Hamilton Ohio and lived at Third and Washington where crowds once gathered to glimpse her calico trousers and short coat.
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Ottumwa
Lydia V. Tobias
Miss Tobias
Third
Washington Streets
Orange County
Hamilton
Alleged Bribe Allegation Shocks Mason City Court
Witness John Callanan of Clear Lake testified in the Skejegrad versus Lawle trial that he received a $5 bribe to testify falsely. He produced two $2 bills a silver dollar and a coupon cover claimed to cover transportation. The money and cover were sent to Clerk BE. W. Clark as the grand jury prepares to investigate the charge.
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Mason City
District Court
Skejegrad
Clear Lake
BE. W. Clark
Teacher's Romance Ends as Tama Girl Elopes
Pretty Flossie Dunham a Tama county school teacher aged 26 daughter of Jonas Dunham a wealthy farmer near Montoure eloped with her father's hired man Fred Carrick aged 50. The marriage occurred at Okaloo sa on December 21. confession reached her parents later. Carrick from Bloomfield has two Brown daughters the same age as the bride. the girl now repents and returns home.
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Tama County
Flossie Dunham
Jonas Dunham
Montoure
Fred Carrick
Oukaloosa
Carrick
Bloomfield
Thea
Tragic Dysart Child Burned To Death
Donald Schreiber eight year old of Dysart died from burns in his kitchen after being left moments with his baby brother while his mother swept the porch. He lay unconscious and breathing his last with clothing burned off except stockings.
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Donald
George Schreiber
Dysart
Vacant Pulpits Reported Across Iowa Churches
The Congregational church committee in Creston concedes failure after weeks of seeking a pastor. Forty two Iowa churches of the denomination currently lack pastors. In Clinton, Frank Pierson, age 20, killed himself after believing he would be prosecuted for taking six dollars from a petri dish.
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Congregational
Creston
Iowa
Frank Piersonl
Clinton
Reek
Slic
Not Guilty Thaw Verdict Sparks Dramatic Court Scene
Not guilty on the insanity plea as William Thaw Jr is ordered confined to Mattewan until a lunacy commission can determine public safety risks. Justice Dowling committed Thaw for indefinite care after the foreman voiced not guilty. Tears and thanks marked the dramatic courtroom exit as the trial captivated two continents.
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Justice Dowling
Wpitttsburg
New York
Thaw
Thay
Botialy
Marty Chaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Wis Delphin M. Delmas
Thaw Trial Defense Focuses on Insanity and Unwritten Law
California lawyer Triumphant as Del Mus and Jerome spar over Thaw murder of White. Defense argues insanity at the time and cites Evelyn Thaw testimony and an odd expert on a “brain storm.” Prosecution counterclaims Thaw sane. lunacy commission later found him sane as the trial moved toward conclusion.
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California
Delmus
Jerome
Thaw
White
Evelyn Thaw
S Over Thaw
Phila
Martin W. Littleton
Dehoan
Philadelphia artist leaves 50000 for young American art
James Lambert of Philadelphia bequeaths 50000 for a fund at the Academy of Fine Arts to purchase pictures by young American artists with limited reputations. Joseph M. Huston, an architect involved in the Harrisburg state capitol project, faced a rate trial in Harrisburg. The record hints at legal actions amid disputes among accused party members.
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James Lambert
Philadelphia
The
Academy of Fine Arts
Joseph M. Huston
Harrisburg
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