Three Victims Found Dead in Durham Arson Case
Three charred bodies discovered in J L Sanders home at Durham yield hair strands in a blood pool and a bloodstained pocket knife. Nathan Montague is arrested on criminal assault murder and arson charges. inquest to determine fate of Sanders family including Mary and a two year old granddaughter.
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Durham
N. G
J. L. Sanders
Nathan Montague
Sanders
Mary
Montague
Miss Sanders
Sherif Wilson
Montagne
Son
Richmond
Wilson
N. C
W. B. Sanders
Granville County
Stem
Garment Factory Driver Shot as Strike Tension Rises
Chicago December 20 John Donnelly a garment factory driver was shot and his wagon riddled with bullets. He lay dying as his horses wandered a mile before police found him. Workers on strike suffer cold and hunger while employers tell Mayor Busse negotiations will be direct with workers.
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Chicago
John Donnelly
Busse
Jury Deliberates in Murder Trial of George Adams
Sioux City reports the jury in George Adams murder case retires at 5 p.m. and remains out at noon amid rumors of 11 to 1 for acquittal. Adams claims self defense as Miles Phillips, a stage hand, was killed last April on the Auditorium stage. Delegates at Ottumwa attend Iowa Sheep Breeders convention urging wolves bounty increases and muzzling dogs.
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Sioux City
Evening Press
George Adams
Miles Phillips
Adams
Ottumwa
Towa
First M E Church to be Dedicated March 5
The new First M E church edifice at Fourth and Randolph streets will be dedicated on Sunday March 5. The dedicatory sermon will be delivered by Bishop Quayle of Indianapolis Indiana, a noted Methodist leader.
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Fourth and
Randolph Streets
M. E
Iowa
Central West
Quayle
Indianapotis
Ind
Five Die in Three Accidents in Gary Indiana
Five men were killed in Gary Indiana today in three separate incidents. A Lake Shore train struck three men, one man was crushed by a timber, and another man froze to death.
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Gary
Ind
Lake Shore
Des Moines Father Kills Self Over Daughter’s Death
Despondent over his daughter’s death three months earlier, 45 year old James Coyle a coal miner, drank carbolic acid at his East Des Moines home last night. In Kansas City Albert Allen, jailed in the Bernhardt murder case, was released as innocence was deemed likely.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
James Coyle
Kansas City
Albert Allen
Olathe
Bernhardt Anadroptec
Sherif
Nervy Girl Turns Table on Bold Bandit
Omaha reports Miss Lillie Willis an 18 year old department store clerk disarmed two highwaymen after they attempted to rob Max Wendt. Hidden behind a telephone pole they confronted Wendt but Willis drew a revolver from her handbag and fired five shots sending the robbers fleeing.
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Omaha
Max Wendt
Lillie Willis
Wendt
Miss Willis
Dle
Editor fires twice in Rock Lake dispute over missing whisky
In Rock Lake North Dakota on December 20 editor Treadwell of the Rock Lake Ripples shot two men, George Diggins and Charles Bills, after a confrontation over missing whisky and newsroom keys. Diggins was hit in the lung and Bills in the neck. both were taken to care and expected to recover. Treadwell is jailed in Can Dee awaiting the outcome of the injuries.
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Diggins
Ottumwa Faces Scarlet Fever Epidemic
Ottumwa is in the throes of a scarlet fever epidemic with fifty new cases reported to the city board of health and two deaths this morning. Jeanette Wood, aged four, daughter of J A Wood foreman of the Ottumwa Daily Review, is among the victims, and three other family members are seriously ill.
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Ottumwa
Evening Press
City Board of Health
Jeanette
J. A. Wood
Ottumwa Daily Review
New Ship Subsidy Plan Faces Presidential Hesitation
Washington reports a new subsidy proposal placed before the president, who declines to favor it. The outlook for passage of the Gallinger and Humphrey bills in the senate and house is not bright, as both seek higher mail transport pay to South America and the Orient. The Humphrey bill specifically affects pay raises.
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Washington
Taft eyes ship subsidy to boost American merchant marine
President Taft favors a free ship provision urged by the Merchant Marine league and aims to test the subsidy idea by covering transport to South America. If successful, the policy could extend to the Oriental trade. No commitment yet from advocates, with a White House conference planned for January to consider ship subsidy legislation in full.
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Merchant Marine League
Taft
South America
Funeral for Chief Justice Burgess Held in Jefferson City
The funeral for the late Chief Justice Burgess of the Missouri supreme court was held this morning in Jefferson City with attendance from all state officials. Burial is planned in Linneus.
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Funebrayw
Jefferson City
Burgess
Supreme Court
Linneus
Bro
Albia and Centerville Railroad Put in Receivership
The Albia and Centerville railroad once built by General Drake in 1883 is placed under federal receivership by Judge Smith McPherson. William Bird named receiver after Iowa Central’s application amid a weeks long dispute. A restraining order bars sale of 24 miles of track or stock as Iowa Central claims the line owes 53000 for material and property.
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Des Moines
Hyvening Press
Albia & Centerville
Drake
Smith McPherson
Federal Court
William Bird
Iowa Central
Albin & Centerville
Southern Iowa Traction Company
Oskaloosa Pythians Add 161 Members to Lodge
In a special Pythian lodge contest 161 new members joined and $500 in dues were collected. The order plans to build a new lodge home next year and has started a fundraising campaign. Over $1,200 was pledged at last night’s meeting.
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Oskaloosa
Evening Press
Pythian Lodge
Fire destroys lawn brush factory in Fairfield Iowa
Fairfield Iowa December 20 A lawn brush factory was practically destroyed by fire during the noon hour yesterday with the origin unknown as no one was in the building at the time The flames had gained a good start before discovery and by the time the alarm was turned in the entire interior was ablaze Firemen fought the blaze but the structure suffered extensive damage
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Fairfield
Lawn
Boone Booster Back to Farm
J L Blake longtime general manager of the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Interurban Railway will resign in April and move to a seven acre Boone area farm spanning Greene and Dallas counties to raise blooded stock. Blake helped construct the interurban and earned status as a major booster before a fire damaged the building roof. Mr Harper faces large losses as he lacked adequate insurance for his blaze damaged structure and contents.
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Boone, Ta
Evening Press
J. L. Blake
Fort Dodge, Tes Moines & Southern Interurban Railway Company
Boone, Greene
Dallas
Blake
Boone
Harper
Johnson farmer suffers broken leg in runaway incident
Lemel Johnson, a prominent farmer west of Letts Iowa, was thrown from his buggy in a runaway last night and sustained a broken leg. A week earlier his wife fractured her leg by a fall at their home. In Davenport Charles Haley of Ottumwa was arrested on forgery charges.
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Letts
Evening Press
Lemel Johnson
Here
Davenport, In
Charles Haley
Ottumwa
Miner May Recover From Broken Back In Iowa Mine
Ottumwa Iowa December 20 evening Press-Brd Elliott whose back was broken by a fall of slate in the Ratledge mines November 30 was operated on at the Ottumwa hospital yesterday and physicians hold out hopes for his recovery Two successful operations for broken backs have taken place at the Ottumwa hospital
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Ottumwa, Ta
Evening Press
Brd Elliott
Ratledge
Ottumwa Hospital
Ottuniwa Hospital
Still Plan to Publish Names in Saloon Petition
Des Moines Des Moines Island Evening Press reports plans to publish the names on the saloon petition filed Saturday. 125 workers are withdrawing signatures with a hopeful outlook for annulling the petition which reportedly exceeds the required total by about 1000 names. A rumor of 150 percent withdrawals circulates among saloon men but is unconfirmed. A new consent petition starts in Polk county townships to allow saloons at Valley Junction and mining camps.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
W. J. Pillsmeton
Citizens’ Committee
Polk County
Valley Junction
Middle Western Broom Makers Meet in Des Moines
Delegates from Iowa Illinois Nebraska South Dakota and Kansas gather in Des Moines for the Middle Western Broom Manufacturers association session. They solemnly assert they do not propose to raise broom prices.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
Middle Western
Couple marks sixtieth wedding anniversary in Davenport
Mr and Mrs Leonard Biller celebrate sixty years of marriage in Davenport Iowa today. They have lived in the area since 1852 and Mr Biller formerly ran a dry goods business.
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Davenport
Evening Press
Leonard Biller
Biller
Frazier disputes Lorimer bribery findings in report
Senator Frazier declares the Senate subcommittee did not sign a unanimous whitewash on William Lorimer’s seat. He says seven tainted votes were used to elect Lorimer and presents a personal statement asserting bribery by Illinois legislators. Also notes German American Emil Geisler’s death in California and local personnel moves and visits.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Nev
United States
James
iPravier
Senate Sub-Committee of Privileges and Elections
William Lorimer
Cilrge
Senate
Wis
Wrazier
Burrows
Whch
Lorimer
Washington
Senator Frazier
Ilinois
Buithey
Navarro fails to capture Malpaso in Chihuahua action
Gen Navarro reported failing to seize Malpaso after two days of heavy fighting. A troop train bound for a junction was fired upon near San Andres, with many government troops killed or wounded. Navarro lost the advantage gained Thursday as insurgent reinforcements increased to about 2,000, delaying any declared victory.
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Mex
EL Pago
Texas
Navarro
Malpaso
San Andres
Jund
Bustillos
Adjutant Smith
Nsurrectos
Penernales
Urey
Ath
Storm Lake junior drowns skating across lake
Edwin Grundemeir 16, a Storm Lake High School junior and football player, died after falling through thin ice while skating from his home toward town. Rescue attempts failed after 45 minutes as rescuers could not reach the body in nine feet of water.
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Storm Lake
Evening Press
Edwin Grundemeir
Grandemeir
Postal Telegraph Sees Last Competitors Falter
New York December 20 Clarence He McKay cites London notice that Western Union now controls four transatlantic cables and two submarine lines. He warns that only Postal Telegraph on land and Commercial Cable on sea remain as rivals. He rejects further alliances and predicts a choice between monopoly and government ownership.
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New York
Clarence He McKay
London
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
Europe
Anglo-American Telegraph Company
Commercial
Postal Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Company
Postal
Legislature
Commercial Cable
Boone Congregation Bans Sunday Funerals
Boone Virginia ministers ban Sunday funerals except for contagious diseases or bodies to be shipped in or out. Undertakers and liverymen support the move and ministers will aid in Sunday car post office delivery service continued on Sunday.
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Toone
Evening Press
Boone Ministerial Union WA
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