Five Die in Richland Area Fire Traced to Stove or Incubator
A family of five the Harrises perished in a house fire near Richland Keokuk County after the roof collapsed trapping Mr M D Harris Mrs Fannie Harris and their three children Purvis 9 Arnett 7 and Mrs Harris mother were burned beyond recognition Neighbors reported the blaze started in a downstairs room possibly from a stove or incubator No signs of foul play Coroner from Sigourney reported and funeral plans were not yet set.
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Fannie Harris
Major Harris
Richland
Washington County
Harris
Iowa
Auctioneer Urges Crowd to Bid at Parish Sale
A local notice invites a crowd to a sale led by farmer organizers. It promises higher prices with more bidders and requests publication of the full item list to spur competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Farmer
May arrest Archbold financier and two associates
Federal warrants for the arrest of John D. Archbold of Standard Oil and two associates, indicted in Texas for alleged Sherman Act violations, were received by U S District Attorney Henry A Wise. Warrant acceptance and transfer to Texas are arranged, with two associates named H C Folger Jr and W C Teagle.
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New York
John [D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Texas
United States
Henry A. Wise
Archbold
John C. Milburn
Standard Oil
Wise
Federal
Col. Archbold
H. C. Folger, Jr
W. C. Teagle
Standard Oi Company
U. S. Warns Mexico Over Border Tensions
The state department sent a sharp note to Mexico urging peace on the American border after reports of tension near Juarez. General Steever is ordered to enforce the general order to prevent fighting at or near Juarez and elsewhere. He may warn rebel and federal commanders to protect American lives and property.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico
Juarez
Steever
Congressional Contest Settled in Missouri District
The House approved a unanimous report seating L. C. Dyer as representative from Missouri's Twelfth District. The committee rejected Kinney's contest alleging election fraud against Dyer.
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Washington
Jai
House
Committee On Elections
L. C. Dyer
Missouri
Thomas E. Kinney
Dyer
Four-masted schooner Viking stranded near Guadeloupe
The American four-masted schooner Viking from Waitimore lies ashore on the northern coast of Guadeloupe. Laden with coal, the vessel is in a dangerous position and taking on water amid perilous conditions.
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Pointe-A Pitre
Guadeloupe
Waitimore
Lords Reject Home Rule and Suffragette Tactics Rise
The House of Lords defeats the Home Rule Bill by 326 to 99. Noted speeches by Lords Curzon de Kedleston Willoughby de Broke and Lansdowne frame the London session. Militant suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst vows relentless action until women win the vote in Britain. In New York, Leonora O'Reilly Elisabeth Freeman and Rose Livingston are arrested amid needle workers strike line activity on Sixth Avenue.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Curzon of
Kedelston
Lord Willoughby de Broke
Lord Lansdowne
Emmeline Pankhurst
Woman's Social and Political Union
Sixth Avenue
Rose Livingston
Iown Angel
James Lees Laidlaw
Elevator Car Falls Eight Stories in Chicago Skyscraper
An elevator carrying about a dozen people plunged eight stories in the Merchants' Loan and Trust building at 112 West Adams. Several young women and a man were severely injured while others were shaken. The fuse blew and the operator did not stop the car. officials attributed no fault to the elevator itself.
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Chicago
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company
West Adams Street
Thomas Nicholson
Marshall Field Estate
Wilson avoids comment on single term pledge
In Washington Senator Martine framed President elect Wilson as pledging a single term. Wilson declined to comment when asked, while Dixon pressed Martine on any pre nomination agreement. Martine denied such a conference and said Wilson favored a one term stance.
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Wilson
Trenton
N. J
Martine
Senate
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Dixon
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Mr. Martine
Mr. Wilson
Woman Slayer Acquitted in Putnam County Trial
Mrs Myrtle Barnes wife of a wealthy Putnam county man was acquitted of murdering Mrs Della Judd. The case arose after Mrs Barnes alleged an affair between her husband and Mrs Judd and she shot Judd on a train near Cookeville Tennessee last May.
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Cookeville
Tens
Myrtle Barnes
Putnam County
Della Judd
Steel Trust Hearings Adjourned to February 10
Hearings in the suit to dissolve the United States Steel corporation were adjourned until February 10. Government attorneys largely rested their case with documentary evidence and reserved the right to call additional witnesses.
Miss Hill Weds Local Physician in St Paul Ceremony
The wedding of Miss Bychel Hill, daughter of railroad magnate James J. Hill, to Dr Egilboeckmann, a local physician and former Minnesota named eter, was held in St Paul Minnesota on January 31 with family and local guests in attendance.
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Miss Hill
St. Paul
Minn
Mies Bychel Hill
James J. Hill
Egilboeckmann
Doetor Boeckmann
Fire at Chicago town hotel kills four and injures many
A January blaze at a Chicago town hotel on 330 North Clark street killed four guests and injured many others. Fire started on the second floor trapping third floor inhabitants who leaped to the Northwestern platform or fled in night clothes. Names include James D. O Gara and Miss Pearl Clark among the dead. origin of the fire disputed with theories from overheated stoves to a drunken cigarette. Search for victims delayed as flames raged and investigators probed conflicting accounts.
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Chicago
North Clark Street
North Water Street
James D. O'Gara
Newmarket
New Haven
Conn
B. Benjamin
James Love
Barber
Marion Street
Oak Park
Pearl Clark
Wilson
Love
Frank Pearar
Bee
Arthur Or
Passavant Hospital
Theodore Norman
Joseph B. Corcoran
Benjamin O'Connor
George Hyman
Abel Marca
Henrietta Shaw
Russians Weigh Jewish Naming Customs in Senate Ruling
A ruling from the Russian senate considers Jewish naming practices in St Petersburg. The inquiry arose because Russian Jews prefer Russian first names for children rather than traditional Testament names. Officials had protested against this custom, noting no law forbids the practice.
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St Petersburg
Russia
Allen Bill Passes House In Immigration Debate
Washington January 31 The conference report on the immigration bill was accepted by the house for the third time after a short debate. Members characterized the measure as un-American and unnecessary while the Senate pressed for further conferences. The bill now goes to the Tataw.
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Washington
House
Senate
Tataw
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M.D. Harris
Fan
Nie Harris
Mrs. M. D. Harris
Purvis
Arnett
Mr. Harris
Mrs. Fan
Rubio
Trophe
Wesley Bond
Harris Farm
Arris
Bond
Richland and
Rubio Neighborhood
Dudley Field
Malone
Dudley Field Malone
Senator O'Gorman
Ior
U. S
THE
Robert Wickliffe Woolley
Mr. Woolley
Democratic National Committee
Stanley Committee
United States Steel Corporation
Daniel E. Sickles
General Sickles
New York State
State Monument Commission
Woman Slayer
List of the
Fiemen
Empire
Allen
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