Progressive measures loom as 35th General Assembly opens
Des Moines reports the Thirty fifth General Assembly faces many major items this winter. Attorney General George Cras notes over a dozen key issues on the agenda including arbitration of disputes between capital and labor, workers compensation, tax law revisions, direct election measures, a presidential preference primary, good roads, school law reforms, jail and prison system changes, Australian ballot substitution, court procedure updates, public utilities law, and a mothers pension program.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
George Cras
Capial
Thatway
Unitr
Genatura
Atata
Baloon
Cosson
Alienation suit seeks 20000 from Lowthers parents
Mrs. Alica Lowthers sues in district court for 20000 alleging alienation of affection by Grover Lowthers and his wife Alicea against her husband. She claims abuse by the elderly Lowthers caused him to abandon love for her and their infant. The Ringgold county couple are described as wealthy.
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Creston
Alica Lowthers
John Lowthers
Jane Lowthers
Ringgold County
Grover ©. Lowthers
Alicea Lowthers
Corn too big for the machines in Emmetsburg
In northwest Iowa large ears from August and September heat and rains exceed the capacity of corn husking machines. Shop owners order larger rollers to handle the oversized ears, with many machines active in Palo Alto county. Labor remains a limiting factor as harvest pace does not improve despite new gear.
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Iowa
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
State Veterinarians Meet at Ames Convention
At the Iowa Veterinarians association gathering in Ames officers were elected with H. J Miller as president and W A Heck as first vice president. Jo A Scott became second vice president, Stang of Ames college served as secretary and treasurer, and H L Stewart joined the executive committee alongside two hundred delegates from across the country.
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Ames
Iowa Veterinarians Association
H. J Miller
Counen Bluffs
W. A. Heck
West Liberty
Jo A. Scott
Waterloo
Stang
Veterinary Department
Ames College
H. L. Stewart
Lacota
Aged Man in Dubuque Ends Life by Pistol
In Dubuque Andrew Gelrig an 84 year old tailor killed himself over despondency about fading faculties. A Swiss native he had lived in Dubuque fifty years and kept working despite age. In Council Bluffs Mrs James Turner found her husband dead with a bullet wound after an evening out. letters stated he killed himself to cure jealousy.
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Dubuque
Andrew Gelrig
Tailor's Bench
Switzerland
James Turner
Turner
Henly
Massacre Report Prompts Balkan Armistice Talks
A telegraph report from Athens details a massacre near Janina where 6,000 civilians died, prompting Austrian and Montenegrin mediation while Nazim Pasha moves toward direct talks with Bulgaria. The Ottoman Porte seeks an eight day armistice as Russia advises mediation and tensions ease. Refugees in Constantinople reach 120,000.
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Athens
Nar
Janina
Malakarsi
Celtinfca
Austria
Albania
Montene Fro
Parte of
Allersio
Giovanni de Merino
Adriatic
Nicholas
Constantinople
Nazim Pasha
Tchatalja
Russia
Porte
St. Petersburg
Turkey
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
London
Servia
McCrea and Ingalls Quit as Railroad Officials
James McCrea resigns as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad planning to retire at sixty five, effective January. Samuel Rea elected to replace him after a special board meeting. Rea had served as vice president for years. Also James A Ingalls, longtime Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis Railway figure, resigns due to ill health after forty two years with the company.
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Pennsylvania
Big Four Roada
Philadelphia
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Samuel Rea
Rew Hae
McCrea
Bia
New York
North
Melville Iowo Galls
Cincinnati
Cleveland, Cincinnati
Chicago & St Louis
Manigal details hiding bombs in swamp for bridge attacks
Indianapolis reports McManigal testifying about nitroglycerin smuggled from Kansas City to destroy Missouri River and Lucas Bridge and Iron plant in Peoria. He described making three bombs from varnish cans and burying them in a swamp near the Kansas City bridge. The failed Kansas City blast prompted replacements. a Peoria explosion damaged six buildings.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Allen Spaulding
Ortie B. McManigal
McManigal
Kansas City
Missouri River
John J. McNamara
Abouat
Peoria
Edward Smythe
Iron Workers
Smythe
Lucas Bridge and Iron Company
McManginl
Senator Isidor Rayner Stricken With Prolonged Illness
United States Senator Isidor Rayner remains seriously ill in his Washington apartment after two weeks of confinement to bed. He has shown great pain and has not appeared publicly since his last appearance before illness.
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Bate
Rourke Cochrane
Washington
United States
Isidor Rayner
Senator Rayner
Debate Strain Linked to Former Congressman Cochran Illness
The article notes the debate with former Congressman W. Yourke Cochran at the Lyric and states Cochran had preexisting illness. The preparation strain is believed to have further weakened his health.
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W. Yourke Cochran
Six Killed in Powder Plant Explosion at Aetna
In Cary Indiana on Tuesday a dynamite blast at Aetna Powder Company pack house No. 3 killed six men, two instantly, and seriously injured about thirty others. Between 1000 and 2000 pounds of dynamite exploded, damaging nearby buildings and scattering debris over a mile. Glass and debris injured nearly thirty more. The blast shook Miller, Wearville, and Gary, Indiana, and was felt across Actua Lake. Firefighters and utilities crews battled fires amid the debris.
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Cary
Ind
Aetna Powder Company
Aetna
Miller
Wearville
Gary
Actua Lake
James
Fre
Bryce to Quit Washington Ambassadorship
British ambassador James Bryce has tendered his resignation and will return to England. No official announcement has been made, but it was learned at high authority that Bryce informed President Taft of his action at the White House.
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Bryce
Washington
James Bryce
United States
England
Taft
White House
Armour Company Indicted For Pure Food Law Violation
Kansas City, Nov 14 The Armour Packing company was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating the national pure food laws in a shipment of eggs from Kansas City to New York.
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Armour Company
Kansas City
Armour Packing Company
New York
Wireless Reaches 3 000 Miles in Navy Yard Link
Washington reports wireless communication with Mare Island navy yard California over 3 000 miles away. The long distance link was established on Tuesday using high power wireless at Fort Myer, marking a significant achievement in naval communications.
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Washington
Mare Island Navy Yard
California
Fort Myer
Fourteen Die in Yazoo Valley Railroad Wreck Near Monts
Fourteen people die in a rear-end collision on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad near Monts Louisiana. Fourteen dead include five whites and nine colored. Forty-eight others injured, with three probably fatally. Rescue and relief efforts rush to the scene as investigators seek cause.
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New Orleans
Yazoo &Missiestop Valley
Monts
Roosevelt Wins California With 45 Vote Plurality
Complete unofficial returns from California on Wednesday show Theodore Roosevelt ahead of Woodrow Wilson by 45 votes statewide. Roosevelt's county plurality stands at 34,670 to Wilson's 34,625 across the counties reporting.
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Geta
California
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Wilson
Bryce's U S ambassador replaced by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice
London reports the resignation of James Bryce as British ambassador to the United States and the appointment of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice as his successor, official announcement made Wednesday.
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Bryce
London
James Bryce
United States
Cecil Spring-Rice
Fifteen Dead in Indianaplis Train Wreck Disaster
Arlington suburb of Indianapolis reports fifteen killed and sixteen seriously injured when Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton passenger No 6 collided head on with a freight after an open switch. Names include Chaney family members from Jackson Kentucky. Wreckage caught fire but was later extinguished.
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Rasa
Albert Allen
Los Angeles
Cal. C
Greman
Indianapoli
Ben Boyle
Chicago
John Chaney
Jackson
Clifton Chaney
Cheater Chaney
Wile Chaney
Lilly Chaney
F. Grundhasser
Darrow Avenue
Cincinnati
Imholt
Cal
C. Imholt
Joseph I. Palmer
Etawah
Tenn
William Sharkey
Indianapolis
Earl Wiegina
Bert White
Chaneys
Cliften Chaney
Deaconess Hospital
Wisconaln
Riot in the Commons as Asquith Rescinds Amendment
London November 15 saw the Commons erupt as Tory members clash with ministers after Premier Asquith moved to rescind the amendment added to the home rule bill by a snap vote. An Orangeman hurled a heavy volume at Winston Churchill, drawing blood, while Churchill sought to react before John Burns urged restraint as the stormy session continued.
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London
Asquith
Tfte
Pipe Fitters Ousted From AFL Convention Seats
Rochester, N Y Nov 16 delegates denied seats to steamfitters representatives after lengthy arguments at Wednesday's AFL session. Plumbers retained jurisdiction over pipe trades, a move supported by a division vote. President Gompers spoke personally amid threats and insinuations, remarking on hostile communications aimed at him.
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American Federation of Labor
Rochester
N. Y
Steamfiters
Gompers
Tom, Dick
Harry
Thief Steals $60,000 In Jewels From Shop
Parle reports a thief crept through a temporary partition between a jewelry shop under construction and an adjoining building, securing jewels worth 960,000 and fleeing undetected on Wednesday. In Springfield, ex governor Richard Yates remains in serious condition from a leg infection after a pin scratch, blood poisoning feared.
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Parle
Coureg
Yates
Ll. Springfield
Richard Yates
Body of Spain's Premier Entombed in Pantheon
Madrid reports Jose Canalejas, Spain's premier, assassinated Tuesday, entombed with ceremony in the pantheon as 260000 Spaniards stood with uncovered heads. King Alfonso, with princes, led the funeral cortege while officials from all government departments attended. Assassin Manuel Pardinas died. motives remain a mystery as the cabinet stays on under temporary president Manuel Prieto, awaiting the Mornc can treaty with France.
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Madrid
Spain
Jose Canalajas
Pantheon
Alfonso
Charles
Bourbon-Sicilen
Ferdinand
Bavaria
Chamber of Deputies
Iabera
Manuel Prieto
France
Schrank Pleads Guilty in Roosevelt Assassination Attempt
Milwaukee November 14 John Schrank the man who tried to assassinate Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee during the campaign pleaded guilty to the charge of attempt to murder He testified he intended only to wound Roosevelt as a warning A municipal judge named a sanity commission including Dr F C Stud to inquire into his mental condition
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Roosevelt
Milwaukee
John Schrank
C Ol
Theodore Roosevelt
Schrank
Nackua
Dra. F. C. Stud
Sanity hearing panel named for Milwaukee suspect
The court appointed Joseph Flanders, Milwaukee attorney, to represent Schrank at the sanity hearing. The list of participants includes Ley, superintendent of a sanatorium, William F. Hecker former head of the Northern Hospital for the Insane at Winnebago Wis, D W Warrington and Derve Specialist and Richard Dewey all of Milwaukee.
Pension to be paid aged workers in Bell, Western Union plan
Chicago November 13 The Bell Telephone Western Union Telegraph and Western Electric announce a $10 million permanent pension fund for 175000 employees and 260000 including dependents, with annual appropriations to sustain the fund. The plan includes pensions sickness disability and safeguards for the industrial corps serving the three firms.
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Bell Telephone
Western Union
Western Electric
Chicago
Bell Telephone System
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Electric Company
Hine
Treasuries
United States
Bell Telephone Companies
Eggs Cost 72 Cents Here in New York
In New York on November 14 strictly fresh eggs sold at 72 cents a dozen retail, among the highest prices ever recorded in the city.
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New York
Counterfeiter Sentenced in New York Court
Allieon M. Mc Farland was sentenced to one and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to counterfeiting in the United States district court in New York on Wednesday. He had been acquitted of wife murder.
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New York
Allieon M. McFarland
Myarder
United States District Court
Wasp Sinks With All Hands Near Aberdeen
A wireless message received late Wednesday reports the steamer Wasp from Aberdeen Washington bound for San Francisco went down with all hands. The wreck occurred off the Washington coast and rescue efforts are not detailed in the message.
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San Francisco
Wasp
Aberdeen
Wash
Unclear Creek Incident Ends With Humorous Remark
A boy named Bobby escapes danger after slipping into a creek and being spanked for missteps. He reacts with relief and humor, joking about what might have happened had he drowned, reflecting a childhood mishap told with wit. He acknowledges fears and learns from the close call.
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Bobby
Tired Blood of Newly Wedded Man Stirs Vows and Regrets
A man newly married feels fatigue and secrecy in the marriage, affecting other women who might have been his wife but were not. The piece reflects friendship, duty, and social expectations in marital commitment.
Fragmented dialogue hints at social values and domestic life
A clipped, fragmented scene shows banter about honesty and money in a laundry setting. Characters include Mrs Klatter, Mrs Klubmann, Miss Philis, and a laundress’s daughter, with hints of social expectation and propriety in everyday affairs.
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Miss Philis
Mise Phils
Woman Builds Her Own Home in New England
Frances Lyon of Westwood is the sole New England woman living in a house she built with her own hands. She belongs to a 40 member club promoting a return to farming. The group owns $1,000 in property and about 70 acres near Westwood with each member owning one acre and the rest held in common for rental to members seeking larger farming plots.
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Frances Lyon
Westwood
New England
Miss Lyons
Change in Scrappington Misadventure Sparks Smile
Mrs Scrappington and her husband were riding when their car skidded and they fell out. He quips that such "falling out" is rare except at home, delivering a lighthearted quip about domestic life.
Flow did they succeed in catching that defaulting aviator
A brisk dialogue suggests a playful chase of a missing aviator with a clever fly detective. The snippet hints at a humorous tale or caption where aviation and whimsy intersect, leaving readers curious about the pursuit and outcome. The brief exchange captures a light mood and potential cartoonish scenario.
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Balkan Allien
Nazim Pasha Saye Sultan
M'Crea and
Ingalls
Manigal
Kansan
Isidor Raynor
Packhouss
Monon
Bersoin
Body OF
Nation I
The
Tonitives Co
Buffalo
Eve
Adam
Fletcher
Pierce
Post
Postula Gasca, Con, Ltd
Baple, Cronk
Mich
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