Co operative Grain Dealers Demand Prison Twine Plant
Iowa delegates adopt radical resolutions backing state run twine production in penitentiaries, prohibition of grain gambling, federal grain inspection, and a farmers exchange modeled on Canada’s Winnipeg system. They urge coop law, stricter terminal elevator control, and a national bonding plan while planning next convention venues and officer elections.
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Farmers’ Exchange
Canada
National Bonding Association For
Iowa Grain Dealers In Convention
Culver
National Council
Farmers Co-operative Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Waterloo Town Criers’ Club
Waterloo
Gates
Waterloo Business College
la Rue
Waterlo
American Co-Operative Journal
Congress of
United States
Iowa
Grain Growers’ Company of Canada
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Tama Jim Back In Washington To Stay
Washington, Feb 12 James Wilson former secretary of agriculture reappeared at the department. He will stay despite administration changes, arriving in portrait form rather than in person. Congress allotted 1000 for the likeness by William Merritt Chase.
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Washington, D. C
James Wilson
Congress
William Merritt Chase
New York
Wilson
Houston
Sothern and Wife Not Separated
Portland report quotes Sothern denying rumors of estrangement with Julia Marlowe. He states there was no breach, noting she left their tour for ill health and is in New York. He will end his season solo to spare his company and theater managers.
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Portland
Ore
Sothern
Julia Marlowe
New York
Rain Delays Baseball Game in Rome Italy
Rome Italy Feb 12 Rain prevented the baseball game arranged by the visiting American team from being played.
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Rom
Italy
Rome
Central Iowa Snow Storm Grips State In Deep Freeze
Central Iowa endures the season’s first heavy snow with snow measuring six inches in Des Moines by noon and temperatures plummeting to four below. Rail and streetcar traffic is badly disrupted as winter grips the region. Boston and Utica report extreme cold with depths of 11 below and 20 below zero respectively, underscoring a broad cold wave across the Northeast and upstate New York.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Government Weather Bureau
Boston
Mass
New York
Utica
N. Y
Tupper Lake
Lake Clear Junction
Adirondacks
President Wilson's engagements canceled due to cold
Washington, D. C., Feb. 12. President Wilson's schedule for today was canceled as he remained in his room on doctors orders to recover from a cold. The White House said the cold caused hoarseness and a light cough. A dinner with Postmaster General Burleson was canceled and Secretary Bryan planned a White House lunch with Governor Fielder of New Jersey and Mrs. Fielder. Bryan later visited the president.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Burleson
Bryan
Fielder
New Jersey
Dairymen Seek $10,000 For Dairy Inspection
Davenport Iowa February 12 dairymen urge a state appropriation of 10000 to fund strict dairy inspections. They condemn current sanitation laws as ineffective due to limited funds. A committee will meet W B Barney tomorrow to push the sanitation campaign. Hoffman of Des Moines spoke on the economical production of milk. A banquet at Kimball hotel featured Adrian Newens as toastmaster.
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Davenport
Iowa Retail Milk Ceniers’ Association
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food
R. Hoffman
Des Moines
Kimball Hotel
Adrian Newens
Earthquakes Felt in Massachusetts Town
Pittsfield Mass February 12 two distinct shocks apparently earthquakes were felt in the city at 4 and 445 this morning according to local reports.
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Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Mass
Huerta Forgets Ing Confescaped In Guerilla Raid
U S troops resume search for Mexicans crossing the Rio Grande carrying arms to join federals near Juarez. Raiders in autos reportedly aimed to steal horses at Ysleta and rush them across. Corpl Kauffman of the Fifteenth Cavalry watched detachments rush to the river but the fugitives eluded capture as night patrols combed the area around Ysleta, Socorro, and the river banks. Gen Villa leaves for further developments.
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el Paso
United States
Rilo Grande
Lawa
Juarez
Ysleta
Hugh Lir. Scott
Ft. Bliss
Siata
Mra
Mary O'Neill
U. S
Huerta
Kauffman
Troop A
Fifteenth Cavalry
Villa
JG 1
Francisco Villa
Lincoln Memorial Day Observances Across Illinois
Illinois honors Abraham Lincoln with school recitations and public ceremonies. From the Wisconsin line to the Ohio and Mississippi junction, students quote his wisdom while merchants pause work. Leaders from across the state attend Lincoln memorial banquets at the state arsenal and similar tributes unfold in many cities.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Wisconsin
Oho
Mississippi
State Arsenal
Murderer of Rich Widow Held on Coast
Cincinnati readers celebrate the capture of John B. Roetters in San Francisco for the November 14, 1912 Chicago hotel murder of Mrs. Emma Kraft a 60 year old widow with property who had loaned him money. Roetters had vanished to Chicago after a quarrel over a loan.
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Cincinnati
San Francisco
John B. Roetters
Chicago
Emma Kraft
Kraft
Koettera
Julia Costello Passes Beyond at 61 in Waterloo
Mrs Julia Costello widow of D W Costello died at 10 10 this morning after a two week illness at home 908 Eighth street west She was 61 years old Survived by five children Myron J Leone Olive Mrs Leland Wilson and Mrs William Toner Brothers and sisters include Mrs Mike Trainor J H Dunn Mrs Edie Clark Dan Dunn C A Dunn and Smith Dunn Also a separate item reports John Paul a carpenter at the Russell Lamson hotel who slipped at an open stairway fell breaking railing and plunged to the basement but suffered no serious injuries after sand cushioned the fall.
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Julia Costello
D. W. Costello
Eighth Street West
Costello
Myron J
Leone
Olive
Leland Wilson
Waterloo
William Toner
Fondulac
Wis
Mike Trainor
J. H. Dunn
Eddie Clark
Menlo Park
Cal
Dan Dunn
C. A. Dunn
la Crosse
Smith Dunn
St. Paul
John Paul
New Russell-Lamson Hotel
The Cheap Paper Went Broke At Trenton
The Trenton newspaper market collapsed after a price war left three dailies. Prices fell to 1 cent and 6 cents weekly, leading to bankruptcy for the True American with liabilities around 221000 and a net loss to creditors, illustrating broader press financial peril and questioning profit from penny journalism.
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Tntil
Trenton
True American
Tru American
Organized Labor Charged With Murder In Colorado Coal Field
In Denver Colorado on February 12 a congressional investigating committee heard claims that a United Mine Workers organizer instigated a murder in Trinidad. A Baldwin Feltz detective Feltz testified his agency hired guards for operators in Colorado and West Virginia, paying detectives up to 3.50 a day, with payrolls sent to West Virginia. the inquiry explored the strike’s labor practices and alleged pay deductions by mine stores.
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Denver
Colo
Geo.w. Belcher
Trinidad
United Mine Workers of America
A. ©. Feltz
Baldwin-Feltz
Fletcher
Baldwin- Feltz
Feltz
Haousa Committee
Colorado
Sonia Zancanelli
Major Boughton
Chase
United Mine Workers
Evans
Zancanelli
A. B. McGary
Foster
Byrnes
West Virginia
Boulder Field
Weld County
Boulder County
Woods Claiming Bo P Igtory
Washington, D. C. Feb. 12. Republican Chairman Frank P. Woods declares Henry Vollmer’s election in Iowa’s Second District a Republican victory. He cites a 6,600 Democratic vote loss and a 4,900 Progressive drop, with a 2,400 Republican gain, suggesting voter dissatisfaction with tariff and a return of bull moose support to Republicans.
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Washington, D. C
Henry Vollmer
House of Representatives
Iowa
Frank P. Woods
Hae
Woods
Wilson
Clark
Reed
Roll of Honor Courier Readers
Publishers Courier readers praise the Evening Courier after fourteen years of subscription. The letter mentions subscribers J O Burgess of La Porte City and Daniel Mecintyre of Dysart as extended supporters.
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Roll OF Honor Courier Readers
Rebel Avenue
Publishers Courier
Evening Courier
J. O. Burgess
la Porte City
Daniel Mecintyre
Dysart
Emperor William Bans Toothbrush Mustache For Milit ary Regiments
Berlin February 12 soldiers of Emperor William bodyguard regiment forbidden to wear the toothbrush mustache as it is deemed non German. The order cites national pride and uniform appearance as the reason for the prohibition.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Lincoln Birthday Observed in Washington D C Memorial Groundbreaking
In Washington on Lincoln's birthday the 105th anniversary was marked by a ground breaking at West Potomac Park for a $2,000,000 Lincoln memorial. Only Captain W W Harris and a few others attended due to time constraints as plans proceed for a modern office complex. The day also announced the imminent demolition of Ford's Theatre and the Lincoln Top Shop to make way for new buildings.
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Lincoln
Washington, D. C
National Capital
Abraham Lincoln
West Potomac Park
W. W. Harris
Engineer Corps
Army
Washington
Ford
Tad
Thancoln
National
Yord
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C. H. Nelson
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Thomas McManus
Doughtery
L. P. MacVicker
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G F. Coughlin
Fort Dodge
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Council Chamber
Congressional Investigating Committee
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Department of Labor
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