Waterloo saloon petition ruling sustains Dunham decision
Des Moines Dec 21 The Waterloo saloon petition failed after Benjamin D Ryan’s forged signature disqualified 200 names and the court upheld Judge Dunham findings that the petition was deficient. The ruling ends a two year contest shaping Waterloo’s dry status and affects nearby areas like Valley Junction and Plymouth County.
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Des Moines
Waterloo
Benjamin D. Ryan
Ryan
E. F. Patterson
E. “F. Patterson
EF. F. Patterson
Chronology of the liquor fight unfolds from 1912 to 1914
A chronology details the sequence of events in a liquor fight starting Nov 17, 1912 with a petition canvass, saloon closures on Nov 20, 1912, and ongoing court actions through March 1914 including petitions, appeals, bonds, trials, and supreme court submission. It notes inconsistencies in dates like 1918 appearing alongside 1913 and 1914 phases.
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Supreme Court
Dunham
Temperance fight pivots on Waterloo saloon petitions
The Waterloo temperance movement pressed for revived saloon access after a court reversal by Judge Ransier, prompting the circulation of a new petition two years ago. The Waterloo Business Men's Temperance Association has long led the anti alcohol campaign through repeated efforts.
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Waterloo
Hiquor
Supreme Court
Renaier
Temperance Association
Ransier
Allo
Diquor
Waterloo Business Men’s Temperance Association
Des Moines to Tear Down Sunday Tabernacle
Des Moines Iowa plans moved to dismantle the Sunday tabernacle that housed W A Sunday revival meetings for seven years. Sunday and his party left for Chicago after the final Des Moines services. The evangelist carried a draft of 12844 02 as a free will offering from citizens. A total of 12941 souls professed conversion during the Des Moines revival. Sunday opens a new revival in Philadelphia on January 3.
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Des Moines
Tabernacle
W. A
Chicago
Philadelphia
Winter chill grips Colorado and Wyoming with subzero temps
Denver recorded seven below, Pueblo plunged to fourteen below, and Lander Wyoming hit ten below as Colorado and Wyoming endured the coldest weather of the season. The readings came from government thermometers and highlighted a wide cold front across the region.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Wyoming
Pueblo
Lander
Wyo
Marshalltown paper damaged by flames in press room
Marshalltown Iowa December 21 a Sunday morning blaze confined to the Times Republican press room caused an estimated 800 to 1000 dollars in damage. Firemen prevented further loss to machinery and by 2 PM the plant was ready for operation with smoke damage noted throughout the building.
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Marshalltown
Times - Republican
Robbery prompts murder in Cleveland hotel
W J Troy, 50, hotel proprietor, was found stabbed to death in a room at the Troy hotel on St Clair avenue and Ontario street today. He suffered about six wounds and more than $200 in cash and a diamond ring were reported missing, suggesting a robbery motive.
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Cleveland
W. J. Troy
Dleath
Troy
St. Clair Avenue
Ontario Steat Jen
Contributors and charity fundraiser notes from Greene Ia
A local list shows Ruth and Josephine Maine and others donating to the Dollar Christmas Fund for Homeless Berotans. Contributions include 10.00 from a Friend in Saskatchewan, 5.00 from Cedar Falls, 1.00 from Margaret Thompson, 0.20 to 5.00 from several named donors, and totals tallying to 350.20 for Edmund D. Bruner and Dr. C. W. Bruner with multiple names noted.
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Ruth and
Josephine Maine
Friend
Seakatchewan
Cedar
A. W. Arbuckle
Enginemen Threaten Strike If Relief Denied in Arbitration
Western railroad enginemen warn they will strike if board of arbitration does not regulate surprise safety tests to prevent danger to crews. Warren Stone and William Carter accuse roads of breaking past assurances, citing 1906 1907 and 1910 attempts, while demanding genuine safety first tests and protection for men.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Board of Arbitration
Warren
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Carter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
W. L. Park
Illinois Central
F. A. Burgess
Engineers’ Organization
James M. Sheean
Sheean
Brotherhoods
Kansas
O. S. Modenbach
Rock Island
el Reno
Okla
Thompson
Dover
Sheesan
Thaw Extradition Upheld by U S Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Harry K Thaw should be extradited from New Hampshire to New York to face indictment for conspiracy to escape Matteawan asylum. Justice Holmes rejected defenses based on insanity and noted the case involves NY authorities deciding the crimes and extradition questions.
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Washington, D
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court of the United States
New Hampshire
New York
Holmes
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
Stanford White
Andictment
Coast County
Aldrich
Matteawan Insane Hospital
Fed
Eral
Manchester
N. H
Washington
Supreme Court
Fedral Court
Philander A. Knox
England May Allow Use of Meyer's Cotton Code
Washington December 21 Ambassador Page reported Britain plans to permit Meyer's Atlantic cotton code thirty ninth edition in foreign telegrams. A public notice will follow once admission date is settled. Only one cotton code will be allowed at present.
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Washington, D. C
Ambassador Page Today
Saloonkeepers Fight to Save 1911 Petition
Des Moines Dec 21 Valley Junction saloonkeepers claim to operate under a 1912 consent petition and will ask the supreme court to reverse to save the 1911 petition which was struck down by the high court Saturday. The ruling came as a surprise Saturday afternoon.
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Des Moines
Valley Junction
Supreme Court
High Court
Armies Press Front As Allies Take Trench Lines
Paris official report cites progress from Lonthaerlayde to Notre Dame de Lorette with 1200 yards of enemy trenches captured near Beausejour. French artillery quiets German guns north of Carnoy and damages trenches near Hom. gains reported along Argonne and Meuse sectors. Berlin counters with Nieuport and La Basse canal actions. Russians hold at Sochaczew guarding Warsaw.
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Paris
Belgium
Lonthaerlayde
St Georges
Kortaker
Blxachoole
Wadelem
Telieke
Ypres
Lys
Aisne
Moulettes
Souchez
Notre Dame de Lorette
Loos
Arras
Carnoy
Albert
Hom
Aigne
Reims
Champagne
Progues
Perthes
Beausejour
Argonne
la Grarie
Argenne
Meuse
Varennes
Cheppes
Nieuport
Richbourg L’avoue
Canal of la Basse
London
Kruta
Sochaczew
Warsaw
Tranquil Border Status Reported Amid Ongoing Skirmishes
From Navajo, Arizona, military briefings indicate Mexican actions are quiet for the moment while troops hold positions. Desultory fighting persists along the border, with no major engagements reported at this time.
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Washington
D. C
Deo
Nava
Ariz
German Advance Toward Warsaw Presses On
German contention that General von Hindenburg achieved notable success over the Russians requires qualification as the German army makes steady progress toward Warsaw. Russian forces fall back but establish new positions, indicating heavy fighting ahead before the Polish capital is reached.
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Warsaw
London
Petrograd
Berlin
von Tindenburg
Lodz
von Slimlenburg
Oracow
Emperor William Returns to Front as War Wearies
Kaiser Wilhelm recovers from illness and returns to the front planning to spend Christmas there. Dispatches indicate he likely joins the western theater, where siege warfare dominates and gains are measured in yards rather than dramatic battles.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
East Prussia
Poland
Galicia
West Galicia
Cracow
Przemysl
Servia
William
Germany
Berlin
Border tensions ease as Villa forces pull back near Mexico border
American Consul in Mexico City relays Maytorreyas message to Gutierrez indicating a move away from the border and no return fire to avoid crossing into U S territory. Gutierrez cabinet mulls general amnesty while Carranza troops threaten Manzanillo. Gen Scott resumes border inquiry as 4700 U S troops gather at Naco amid rain dampening fighting.
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Silliman
Mexico City
Maytoreux
NATO
Gutierrez
Manzanillo
Carranza
Bryan
Vera Cruz
Scott
Naco
Ariz
H. I. Scott
United States Army
Jose Maylorena
Sonora
Villa
Senate nullifies treaty clausal change questioned
Washington reports President Wilson expects Senate to reconsider its action adding a clause to the safety at sea treaty that critics say nullifies it. Also noted: the infant son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Swehla and the infant child of Mr and Mrs W J Schmitz were buried after deaths at birth in Calvary cemetery.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Joseph Swehla
Archer Avenue
Calvary Cemetery
W. J. Schmitz
St. Francis Hospital
O'Keefe, Towne
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C.W. Bruner
Ua. Supreme Court
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Buchanan Optical Co
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Tho
von Hindenburg
Benjamin Hill
Kaspar H. Bliss
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