Rep DeArmond and grandson perished in Missouri house fire
Kansas City November 24 The Democratic congressman David A. DeArmond and his six year old grandson Waddie DeArmond were burned to death when the Butler Missouri home burned. Mrs DeArmond and Mrs Hattie Clark escaped. The fire started about 4 am. DeArmond had a long career in public service and law. A double funeral was planned for Friday.
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Kansas City
David A. DeArmond
Congress
Waddie DeArmond
DeArmond
Butler
Hattie Clark
Congressman DeArmond
Mrs. DeArmond
Mrs. Clark
Nettie Boles
Missouri
Washington
Blair County
Pennsylvania
Williamsport Dickinson Seminary
D. A. DeArmond
Oak Hill
Joseph G. Cannon
Taft
Solon Chase Dies At 87 In Chase's Mills Turners Mills
Solon Chase veteran of the greenback era died of heart failure at his home in Chase's Mills aged eighty seven. He toured the country during the greenback campaign driving a hayrack with two steers to deliver his speeches and published Chase's Chronicle.
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Turner, Me
Solon Chase
Chase's Mills
Chase
Middle West
Chase's Chronicle
Five miles of Panama Canal opened to navigation
Washington reports five miles of the Panama canal opened for navigation with the channel from the bay of Panama in use daily by steamships between San Francisco and Panama and west coast ports. The development would enable marines to be transported to Nicaragua if the Buffalo proceeds to Panama.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Bay of Panama
San Francisco
Panama
South America
Nicaragua
Mae Wood In Court On Perjury Forgery Charge
Mae C. Wood appeared in New York court to answer charges of forgery and perjury tied to evidence in her suit against ex Senator Thomas C. Platt. She sent word from the west that she would attend, with her attorney, and the case was placed on the calendar for November 30.
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New York
Mae C. Wood
West
Thomas C. Platt
Miller duo convicted in mail fraud case over Amsterdam Diamond scheme
Joseph H. Miller and his son Horace J. Miller were convicted in a United States court of using the mails to defraud. They ran an investment scam under the Amsterdam Diamond Company name promising huge dividends. Prosecutors said nearly three quarters of a million dollars were taken in, with about one third paid out as dividends. sentence to be set next Monday.
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Buffalo
Joseph H. Miller
Horace J. Miller
United States
Millers
Amsterdam Diamond Company
Anti-Corner Rule Defeated in Board of Trade Vote
In Chicago on November 24 the anti corner amendment to board of trade rules failed 409 to 359. The rule would have required a committee to set settlement value on final delivery day during a squeeze or corner, binding interested parties to settle accordingly.
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Chicago
the Board of Trade
Tag Day Funds Pass Seven Hundred for Oskaloosa Hospital
The annual tag day for Oskaloosa hospital has raised over $700 with more donations expected. Organizers hope to reach $1,000 to finance installation of an electric elevator at the hospital.
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Oskaloosa
Navy
Oskaloosa’ Hospital
Tabor College Receives Boost Toward Endowment Drive
In Tabor Iowa on November 24 the drive to raise 75000 for the endowment to meet Mr Carnegie's conditional gift of 25000 gained new momentum with a pledge from Mrs Whitfield Sanford of Atlantic. She adds to the 5000 note she previously gave. About half the goal has been subscribed.
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Tabor College
Tabor
Carnegie
Whitfield Sanford
Atlantic
New Iowa City Pastor Accepts Baptist Call
Rev. H. P. Chaffee of Grundy Center has accepted the pastorate of the Iowa City Baptist church. The announcement, dated November 24, notes his acceptance of the call.
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Iowa City
H. P. Chaffee
Grundy Center
Mine May Never Give Up Its Dead
Cherry Dl Nov 24 Hope that any of the 189 entombed in the St Paul coal mine might be alive has ended. Second vein collapse traps miners and may leave over 100 bodies unreachable amid raging fires and blackdamp. Rescue efforts face deadly conditions as 19 of 31 saved and most of the 42 bodies recovered identified. A diary by Samuel D Howard details the slow death and a brother’s bid to save him.
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Cherry
Navy
Samuel D. Howard
Samuel
Alfred
Meteor splits and lands in east Alabama near McCulloch station
A giant split meteor with half the body striking the ground in east Alabama near McCulloch station was seen over Montgomery at 7 30 p m. The impact was strong enough to alarm residents for miles and was initially thought to be an earthquake as the two tails diverged east and southwest.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
McCulloch Station
Telescope on San Francisco Peak for Mars study
Flagstaff Arizona November 24 In a bid for clearer atmospheric conditions for Mars study Dr Lowell of the Lowell Observatory is installing a twelve inch telescope on San Francisco peak at 13000 feet Professor W M Slipher will supervise the erection of the instrument at the high altitude site
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Mars
Lowell
Lowell Observatory
San Francisco
W. M. Slipher
Dynamite Blast Harms Mascari Fruit House in Danville
A dynamite charge exploded beneath the fruit and wine house of Joseph Mascari in Danville Illinois causing five buildings to collapse and about 50000 dollars in damage. Mascari accuses members of the Black Hand society of the attack.
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Danville
Ill
Joseph Mascari
Mascari
Black Hand Society
Astor Yacht Puzzle Solved As Party Reaches New York
Mail from Colonel John Jacob Astor and his party arrived in New York aboard the steamship Harry Lukenbach from San Juan Puerto Rico. The vessel sailed on Navy November 17.
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Astor
New York
John Jacob Astor
Harry Lukenbach
San Juan
P. R
Navy
Wellman residents fund extension of Iowa City interurban
Over 25 000 dollars has been raised by Wellman Iowa residents for the Iowa City Davenport interurban extension. Surveyors near completion place the route within five miles of Wellman and confirmation the line will pass through the town follows.
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Iowa City
Wellman
Hackman Held Controversy Over Topeka Kidnapping
Bob Randolph, once a hackman, was arrested in Kansas City on a charge of complicity in the kidnapping of Marian Bleakley the incubator baby taken from Topeka on August 21 of this year.
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Hackman
Kansas City
Bob Randolph
Marian Bleakley
Topeka
Des Moines Woman Ends Life in Cyanide Note
Des Moines reports that Viola Jenkins, a local resident, killed herself at 506 Chestnut Street by ingesting cyanide after leaving a brief note claiming her life was too unhappy. Neighbors knew her as Mrs. Jenkins.
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Des Moines
Tes Moines
Viola Jenkins
Chestnut Street
Gout as Inherited Infliction Yet Prideful Study Prompt
A correspondent asks what gout is and offers a quip that it is an inherited affliction but can be a source of pride when acquired. The St Paul Pioneer Press cites the wry observation as commentary on the ailment.
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St. Paul
Delay Action on Telaya Affair Stages Unclear Status
Washington reports delay in U S response to the killing ordered by President Zelaya of Nicaragua of Grace and Cannon. Officials seek to determine if the men were part of the revolutionary army or acting independently when captured. Until their status is fixed the United States plans no aggressive action.
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Washington
United States
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Grace
Cannon
Revolutionary Army
State Department
Managua
Henry Calder
Standard Oil plans Supreme Court appeal over Sherman Act ruling
Washington reports contradict claims of seeking an amendment to the Sherman Act. Standard Oil says Al intends no change in business methods while appealing the circuit court decree to the U S Supreme Court, with Mortimer F. Elliott, its general solicitor, confirming the move.
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Washington
Standard Oil Company
United States Supreme Court
Mortimer F. Elliott
United States Circuit Court
St. Paul
Supreme Court
Copper Merger Held Up By Legal Questions
New York Nov 24 The proposed 806 million dollar copper combine is temporarily stalled as lawyers assess the impact of last Saturday’s Standard Oil decision on the merger under consideration.
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New York
Wall Street
Banker Fatally Shoots Self in Webster City Bank
F A Edwards 55 former mayor and banker in Webster City Iowa died at St Josephs Mercy Hospital after a self inflicted gunshot while dusting a bank counter. The Webster City Savings Bank president and longtime local breeder Mr Edwards had moved from New York in 1868. He leaves a wife and one child.
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Webster City
F. A. Edwards
Mr. Edwards
New York
Bluffview
Cleveland
Savings Bank
D. C. Chase
Edwards
Harry H. Carson
Proclamation Mandates Dog Muzzling in Clinton
Rabies outbreaks in Clinton and eastern Clinton county push Mayor Harrison Crockett to order dog owners to muzzle animals for sixty days. The measure follows hydrophobia cases near Comanche and recent dog bites in Minton, with the state veterinarian’s recommendation guiding action.
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Clinton
Clinton County
Harrison Crockett
Comanche
Minton
Football Player Dies After Practice Injury
John Peters, injured in a Morningside College football practice for the Vermilion game, died in a Sioux City hospital. The Vermilion contest was canceled following the death.
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Morningside
Sioux City
John Peters
Morningside College
Smuggled Opium Seized in El Paso
Customs authorities in El Paso Texas seized 400 cans of opium and related contraband after a routine inspection. Investigators said the seizure disrupted a smuggling operation operating near the border rail yards.
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el Paso
Tex
Mine Disaster in Cherry Illinois Leaves 168 Bodies Recovered
Special to The Evening Journal reports that 168 miners were found burned beyond identification at the St Paul mine in Cherry Illinois. The bodies were at the base of the third level escape shaft leaving about 21 miners unaccounted for and hopes of rescue diminished. Reports detail evolving inquiries into the tragedy and related incidents.
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The
Evening Journal
Cherry
St. O Paul
Chicago Markets Report November 24 1909 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Second report from Chicago shows estimated receipts for hogs cattle and sheep with prices and market direction. Hogs estimated receipts 21000 yesterday 23653 official, cattle 14000, sheep 20000 with mixed grades and shifts noted. No market tomorrow. Grain bids listed by Beach Wickham Grain Co with rough figures and closing ranges.
Care of John A Babcock North American Live Stock
Public notice from the U S Stockyards Chicago Illinois regarding care and handling of livestock with reference to the North American Live Stock Commission Company. Includes contact identifiers for John A Babcock and the Chicago yard office.
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LIVE
Stock Commission Company
U. S
Judge Calls Off Special Session in Swindle Case
Des Moines November 24 Judge McPherson halts the Council Bluffs Dec 7 special term for the Mabray syndicate cases, delaying to the March term. He cites arrest delays and trial costs, aiming for all defendants to be in custody by March 8 at Council Bluffs. Ingledue and Marshalltown officials indicted on conspiracy will face Des Moines federal court in May 1910.
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Council Bluffs
Des Moines
McPherson
J. C. Mabray
Smith McPherson
Mabray Syndicate
Counci Bluffs
O. L. Ingledue
Marshalltown
Federal Grand Jury
Federal Court
Rev McCray to Testify in Slander Suit Trial
Valley Junction minister Rev L P McCray faces cross examination in Des Moines as he defends a $10,000 slander suit alleging he misused church funds from the state fair restaurant run by the church. The case centers on whether proceeds belonged to the First Church of Christ or McCray personally. It is reported he will testify today.
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Valley Junction
Des Moines
State Fair Grounds
L. P. McCray
First Church of Christ
McCray
Iowa Drainage District Sparks Railroad Extension Tie
Des Moines county supervisors create drainage district No 1 covering 24 000 acres of swamp land to be cultivated with a pumping station at an estimated cost of 195 000 dollars. The plan accompanies a railway extension of the Muscatine North and South railroad from Elrick Junction to Burlington ensuring the project proceeds.
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Muscatine
Burlington
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines County
Iowa
Des Moines-Louisa County
Muscatine North and South
Elrick Junction
Chile Puts Up Fund for Claim
Domingo Gana the Chilean minister to Great Britain deposited with the Rothschilds 1,090,000 dollars for The Hague arbitration. The money is to the order of the tribunal and will be paid to the United States government if The Hague tribunal confirms the Alsop claim against Chile.
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Chile
London
Domingo Gana
Great Britain
Rothschilds
Hague
Alsop
United States
Milwaukee Brakeman Dies After Train Accident
KL J. Jeffries of Oelwein a Milwaukee brakeman was injured at Manila while switching cars. He was brought to Council Bluffs on a special train and died at a hospital. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Milwaukee
Council Bluffs
KL J. Jeffries
Oelwein
Milwaukee Road
Manilla
Jeffries
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Miller and Son
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Earth
James Reynolds
United States Treasury
Richard Parr
Customs Department
Sugar Trust
Treasury Department
Brooklyn
Parr
the Treasury
New Tariff Board
Telaya
Uncle Sam
Oil Trust
Supreme Court of United States
Nabray
Cation
Texas
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Joly Voceccens
John A. Babcock
M’pherson
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