Twelve survive six days on wrecked bark Ethel Boynton tale
A crew of seven aboard the Monterey rescued twelve shipwreck survivors from the Ethel V. Boynton after six days afloat on a waterlogged bark. They endured two pounds of canned food and brackish water, while the vessel broke apart and a makeshift raft became their only remaining refuge until rescue near Santiago, Cuba.
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New York
Monterey
Cuba
Ethel V. Boyton
Tve
Waldemar
Bermuda
Manzanillo
Santiago
Bea
Ethel V. Boynton
Mobile
Genoa
Charles E. Olsen
Flower Girl Wins $12 120 Year Stand Bid In New York
The flower girl Anna Papadametri of Brooklyn bid $12 120 yearly for a stand on the curb she once rented for $50 a month. She handed Secretary Fehr $2 020 as two months' rent in advance, beating United Cigar Stores and others. Park Commissioner Cabot Ward nearly collapsed with astonishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gaynor
United Cigar Stores
Bot Ward
Ledbour Withdraws From Socialist Reichstag Faction
Berlin via The Hague and London February first 10 40 am George Ledbour Reichstag member and Social Democratic leader publishes a declaration confirming his withdrawal from the executive committee of the Socialist faction in the Reichstag He will discuss his motives at a Socialist faction meeting February 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hague
London
George Ledbour
Reichstag
School Art Exhibit At Washington School This Week
An art exhibit featuring over 200 copies of masterpieces will be shown at Washington School on Thursday and Friday. Pupils sell tickets with proceeds to buy news pictures for the school. The public is urged to attend as one of the best yet seen in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington School
Waterloo
Women Electors Must Tell Ages at Registration
Chicago date Feb 1 women voters in Chicago must state their ages when registering tomorrow under a ruling by County Judge Geo Scully. They are required to answer the same questions as men. Campaign managers say the ruling will likely deter women from registering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Geo. Scully
Dairy Train Was a Great Success
The special dairy train on the Chicago Great Western lines drew larger crowds and sparked strong farmer interest. Cars carried Guernsey, Jersey, and Molstein cattle from Waterloo area farms as lectures and demonstrations toured high schools and rural districts. The program emphasized dairy farming for permanent agriculture in Iowa and announced the February 12 return trip via W C F N and Chicago Milwaukee lines with rail service provided at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estel
Chicago Great Western
W. W. Mareb
Shoemaker-Van Pelt-Mayne Company
McKey Brothers
Waterloo
Jews State Dairy Association
Iowa
The
Jews Dairy Association
Turkish fleet shells Russian base on Black Sea coast
Berlin dispatches from Constantinople report that on January 26 the Turkish fleet shelled a Russian military base on the west coast of the Black Sea. The wireless message was received in Sayville, S. I., on February 1.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. i
Constantinople
Black Sea
New York Produce Receipts By Firm Type
Butter firm reports 4 994 tubs with 92 score elsewhere 338 creamery items and 24 34 percent gains. Cheese firm shows 3 452 boxes plus state whole milk specials 164 169 average fancy 153 163. Unsettled Begs receipts total 9 886 cases fresh gathered and extra firsts 25 percent. Poultry live firm western chicks 16 fowls 173 18. turkeys 14 15. Dressed firm fresh fowls 13 18. turkeys 14 22. western roasting chickens 17 21.
Mrs Carman To Stand Trial Again For Murder
Freeport New York February 1 District Attorney Smith Nassau County announces that Mrs Florence Franklin Carman will be tried again for the murder of William Batley s wife shot June 30 in Dr Edwin Carmans office The first trial ended in a hung jury and she remained free on a $26000 bond
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Freeport
N. Y
Wm. Batley
Edwin Carman
Smith
Nassau County
Florence Canklin Carman
Thimble Bee and Choir Picnic Gather at Local Homes
The Ladies' Social union is entertained at a Wednesday thimble bee hosted by Mrs. H. M. Reed at 519 Third street east with all church women invited. The chorus choir plans a Thursday picnic supper at Rev. Effie McCollum Jones’s home at 221 Cortlandt Street.
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Ladies’ Social Union
H. M. Reed
Third Street East
Effie McCollum Jones
Cortlandt Street
Canadian Wheat Deal For Wellington Delivery
New Zealand announces plans to purchase 1,010,000 bushels of Canadian wheat for July delivery via London. Advertisers urge readers to shop at Wang & Miller Shoe Company and note special offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Bey
Wellington
New Zealand
London
Cruiser Montana Ordered to Port au Prince Haiti
Washington dispatch reports cruiser Montana with 600 marines from Guantanamo has gone to Port au Prince to protect American interests. Caperton reports quiet conditions at Port au Prince while Guillaume's forces near the capital threaten President Theodore as Washington sails from Cape Haitien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Montana
Aligntic
Guantanamo
Cuba
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Naval Department
Caperton
Haitien
Daniels
Port Au Princes
Cape Haitien
Saint Marc
Guillaume
Theodore
Zell Williams Fate With Jury in Murder Trial
The State of Iowa v Zell Williams, charged with first degree murder in the death of Bedell, went to the jury Saturday in Fort Dodge. Closing arguments followed intro of defense and character witnesses, with the judge guiding deliberations as telegraph wires failed due to a sleet storm. A county attorney urged guilty, while defense contended lack of direct evidence. The article notes a county attorney, E H Cavanaugh, and defense counsel M J Fitzpatrick and E R O'Brien, and mentions a Knights and Ladies of Security fair opening in the Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Zell Williams
John Bede
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Gypsum
Zella Williams
J. D. Bedell
E. Cavanaugh
Woodard Vandy
Fitzpatrick
Williams
Bedell
E. R. O’brien
Oelwein
J. R. Files
Cavanaugh
Views of the People on Waterloo Job Strife and Foreign Workers
A letter questions responsibility for wartime labor tensions in Waterloo noting 35 of 43 men refused board and work, asking how many were American citizens, and accusing foreigners of accepting lower wages and sending most earnings home. It argues many locals are idle while foreigners are hired, prompting fear of job loss among citizens.
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Waterloo
Mr. Parent
Towa
United States
No Rise in Prices of Bread at Present
Chicago February 1 no immediate advance in bread prices from five to six cents a loaf as large baking concerns back the master bakers association proposal. Since big bakeries have not raised prices smaller bakeries must meet competition. Board Meets Y M C A membership committee met for luncheon and conference. Y M C A board of directors to meet tomorrow noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Master Bakers’ Association
Aremee
Y. M.C. AL Board of Directors
American Citizen Seeks Remedy For Foreigners Flows Jobs
A terse snippet asks who has the remedy to apply as foreigners are flung from jobs, asserting American citizen concerns about employment access and remedies. The fragment implies a call for action or policy that favors citizens over imported labor.
Iowa Senate Considers Annual Town Legislature Sessions
Des Moines reports Senator Dunniger of Decorah introduced a joint resolution in the senate proposing annual sessions of the Town legislature. The measure, referred to constitutional amendments, lists the author as chairman. A separate bill provides free medical and surgical care for every Iowa child under 16 whose family cannot pay, with county funding for examining physicians and transportation to hospital care linked to the state university college of medicine.
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Des Moines
Dnnger
Decorah
Senate
Iowa
Perkina
Delaware
Town City
College of Medicine
State University
Great Clearance Sale at Wang Miller Shoe Co
Local Iowa Veterinary Association members plan to attend the annual Cedar Rapids meeting on February 9 10 and 11. The convention was moved from December to the February dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Iowa State ‘Veterinary Agsociation
Cedar Rapids
High Honor for Workman for Promoting Safety
Henry Vintott Neal, a Boston Elevated mechanic, received the Anthony N. Brady memorial gold medal for safety at the American Electrical Railway association dinner. The award cites his safety system reducing accidents by 19.6 percent, with additional silver and bronze duplicates for notable safety contributions within the company and its staff.
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Henry Vinton Neal
New York
United States
Henry Vintott Neal
Boston Elevated Company
American Electrical Railway Association
Arthur Williams
American Museum of Safety
Anthony N. Brady
Neal
Williams
Noston Elevated Company
American Electric Beltway Company
City in Brief Adds Local Happenings and Travel
A busy column from Oelwein and Waterloo reports residents visiting relatives in town or abroad, with notes on medical, social, and business matters. It mentions Miss Digle Schlumbolm, Ruth Cusack, Margaret Addington, and others, plus corporate activity like Staggs Drug Co. incorporation and local court duties.
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Ruth Cusack
Oolwein
Digle Schlumbolm
William Brennan
Oelwein
Margaret Addington
Hrumgon Insurance Agency
Waterfield
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
W. A. Nowen
Clayton County
Iowan Beourlties Company
Governor Clarke Injured in Fall at Plymouth Church
Des Moines reports Gov Clarke suffers a badly sprained left wrist after a fall while leaving Plymouth Congregational Church last night. Secretary of State W S Allen is confined in hospital with a dislocated right shoulder from the same incident. Both attended the service. no bones were broken.
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Des Moines
Gov
Clarke
Plymouth Congregational Church
Allen
Methodist
Plymouth Church
Troops Called to Quell Anti Neutral Meeting
Feb 1 report describes troops with fixed bayonets deployed to restore order at a meeting organized by serraters deputies and other figures pushing neutrality in war. Anti neutralists clashed with police. Bruno Belmonte suffered injuries and taunts about Austria and Germany amid cries urging war and contempt for the neutrality stance.
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Serraters
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Bruno Belmonte
Prince von Buelow
Austria
Germany
France
Waterloo May Have 3 Military Companies
A meeting of military officers will be held in the Armory Wednesday evening to decide if Waterloo will become the only Iowa city with three national guard companies. Captain Carleton Sias said word from Des Moines confirmed the Iowa regiment is not short a company, following the withdrawal of Company T at Waukon. Des Moines officials stated a city must organize a new company to fill the vacancy.
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Waterloo
National Guard
Carleton Sias
Co. L
du Des Moines
Iowa
Co. T
Waukon
Wau
Cedar Hive Meeting At Odd Fellows Hall
Cedar Hive No 7 L O T M will meet Tuesday evening in the new Odd Fellows hall. The Woodmen of the World will hold a regular meeting in Labor Temple Tuesday evening February 2. All members urged to be present as there will be nitration.
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Cedar Hive
New
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Labor Temple
A Home Remedy For Catarrh And Related Ailments
A period tone home treatment claims to relieve catarrh by using Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and granulated sugar. Four tablespoons daily cited to ease headaches sneezing sore throat runny nose and head noises while restoring vitality and curing mucus drainage and hearing issues.
Revy Schulte to Move to Boyd as Pastor
Rockford reports Pastor Revy Schulte of the German Lutheran church will relocate to Boyd next week to take a new charge. Other notes include Miss Carrie Robertson of Brownstown visiting Mrs. J. McNinch, John Eichmeier shipping two hog cars to Chicago, and the brick and tile plant closing due to a shaft break. W. C. Albee left for Eureka Montana with Purr Michell for an extended visit. Sam Powell recently trapped 2,000 pounds of turtles, mainly shipped alive to Philadelphia. Price made a business trip to Chicago.
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Rockford
Eureka
Mont
Purr Michell
Sam Powell
Philadelphia
Price
Chicago
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Geo. Ledbour
Winday
Bee
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Universalist Notes
Fate
Knights and Ladies of Security and Company L
Iowa National Guards
Postoffice Band
Buchanan Optical
la Racanienuse
James McGlade
Fruday
Waupork
Oleon
Jeffferson Street
Bifeses Elva
Matly Becker
Manchester
Welster
Jessie McLean
Delweth
C. J
Siagen
Staggs Drug Co
B. McElhinney
Hochester
Minn
Georgy Kahler
Iown Steet
G. R. Hutcheson
Corn Magazing
Des Matins
WI Kerwin
Cobwein
Dotson-Kerwin
Marty Black
Smith Sisters
Sycamore, Il
George Horridge
Louise Slone
Vinton
Jlo
Ladies of
Central Christian Church
Jas
Fdouard T Voven
Wallenberger & Co
G. van Pelt
Fevture
Baton Rouge
Little Flock
Ark
T. Saddler
Creamery Journal
Milk Trade Journal
Kenosha
Milwauke
Fond du Lac
Carpenter Hall
O’keefe & Towne Undertaking
EB. J. Prouty
Muscatine
Russell-Lamson
Christ Episcopal Church
H. S. Longley
St. Mark’s Church
Grace Archer
Wm. Voldruck
Albert Len
Lou
Kimmels Co
Home Store
Roxs
B.S. Manual Training School
Teading Institute
ARROW
Clueit
Taabody & Co
Ins
Big Brother Mission
Busincss
Cara Courier
Jefferson St
Care Courier
Aly
ocosTa
Joe
Fiteb
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