Freight wreck blocks Rock Island traffic near Verdi
A westbound No. 983 second section wrecked near Verdi at about 4 10 this morning. Four cars loaded with posts and shingles left the rails, two empties derailed. Track torn up about 100 feet. Wrecker from Rock Island cleared the line by 9 AM. No. 4 Golden State Limited delayed. One brakeman slightly bruised. passengers transferred and diverted eastward. Other trains delayed.
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Rock Island
Verdi
Golden State Limited
Milwaukee
Acetylene Plant Explosion Corrected Detail
The lighting plant that exploded at Shirley Illinois killing Mr. W. H. Quinn was an acetylene plant, not a gasoline plant as previously stated. Acetylene plants operate differently and use different materials than gasoline gas plants.
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Shirley
Jil
W. H. Quinn
North Side Jewelry Store Promotes Satin Point Glass and Clocks
G W Trobson showcases Satin Point cut glass and a new line of Man. iv! Clocks with double toned chime strike. The items are advertised as remarkably affordable for their quality at the North Side Jewelry Store.
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G. W. Trobson
Piano Tuning Visit by Davenport Tuner Next Week
PIANO TUNING. F Henry Funk, the piano tuner from Davenport, will be in the city next week. Orders may be left at Haight's hotel.
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F. Funk
Davenport
City
Haight’s Hotel
Census arrests loom as residents refuse to answer
Des Moines authorities plan to arrest several residents for refusing to answer federal census questions. The census supervisor and Commercial Club officials have requested instructions from the director, with five others likely to be prosecuted for violations. Some enumerators faced door slams and name-denial during visits, and officials warned that the law is strict about both refusals and false replies.
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John Doe
Mr. Hites
Davenport man Myers gets ten years for Burlington depot robbery
Myers was sentenced in Clinton to ten years in the penitentiary for robbing the Burlington depot. He is the suspect in several eastern Iowa and western Illinois robberies, including the Rock Island station agent hold up at Washington Iowa and similar robberies in Rock Island. He is also believed to be the night clerk robber at West Liberty and other eastern Iowa incidents.
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Davenport
Iowa
Myers
Clinton
Burlington
Nefro
Illinois
Rock Island
Washington
West Liberty
Eldon to be Improved by Rock Island Cutoff
Eldon Iowa April 19 The Rock Island railway will construct a cut off east of Eldon during the coming summer. Tracks will rise twelve feet over the city and the depot will rank among the state’s best. Yards shift east of the city and a rebuilt roundhouse will stand near them. No crossings. Keokuk and Des Moines trains will access the east end of the new yards. River bridge and grade west of the river raised. Completion over two years extending to Libertyville. Heavy grade reduced to eight percent making pushers unnecessary. Cost set at 3 million dollars.
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Eldon
Iowa
Rock Island Railway
Keokuk
Des Moines
Libertyville
Carter loses fortune as Supreme Court orders accounting
Washington April 19 The United States Supreme Court decreed that former Captain Oberlin M Carter be dismissed from the army and confined to the penitentiary over an alleged harbor improvement fraud in Savannah. A four hundred thousand dollar fortune was swept away as a consequence of the ruling and an equitable accounting of funds obtained fraudulently was demanded.
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Washington, D. C
Savannah
Oberlin M. Carter
United States Supreme Court
Carter
Caterpillar Becomes Butterfly Lesson in Courage
A caterpillar and a beetle bug argue on a fence. The beetle mocks ugliness and boasts of flight while the caterpillar endures. After hidden growth, the caterpillar becomes a three colored butterfly and flies, while the beetle is crushed. The tale ends with a moral not to despise the ugly.
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Daddy
Sam
Piles Cure Claim With Pazo Ointment Guarantee
An advertisement promises to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or refund money. The product Pazo Ointment is advertised with a 60 cent price and a full cure guarantee stated in the copy.
Early fruit losses forecast in cold snap hit Iowa
Des Moines April 19 Wesley Green secretary of the Iowa Horticulture Society says losses from the cold snap will total between 5 million and 10 million dollars. Early cherries and plums are completely lost.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wesley Green
The
Iowa Horticulture Society
Strawberries Survive Freeze Among Local Fruit Crop
Washington county fruit growers report widespread damage from recent hard freezes. Most crops, especially cherries and plums, show severe losses, with only strawberries appearing relatively unscathed. Some optimism remains for late varieties and berries as warmer weather approaches.
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Washington County
Journal
Henry Stichter
Stichter
Charles Devel
JR. P. Dewey
Dogs Devour Dead Tibetans in Lassa Report
Chinese forces enter Lassa and describe Tibetan burial customs where dogs are used to consume the dead. The narrator notes that commoners use suburban dogs for mausoleums while nobility receive more ceremonial treatment in convents that house sacred dogs.
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Lassa
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