English ranch owner Benton executed after Villa plot claim
English ranch owner William S Benton of Juarez was reportedly executed by a Mexican military court on a charge of involvement in a plot against Pancho Villa. Villa confirmed the death but urged official dispatches only, with U.S. Consul Edwards told the widow Benton is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bryan
Wm. S. Benton
Juarez
el Paso
Tex
Great Britain
Pancho Villa
North
Oregon Street
United States
T. D. Edwards
Wm. Benton
Edwards
Villa
Benton
Frederico Gonzales Garza
South
Los Remedios
Chihuahua
Clerk Tries to Capture Eagle in Office Window
Pittsburgh clerk S J McDonald was scratched and cut when he attempted to seize a large eagle perched on a window sill. The bird resisted and he was forced to release it after a brief struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
S. J. McDonald
McDonald
Sol
Roll of Honor Courier Readers in Waterloo
A reader profile from February 20 1914 at 1003 Jefferson Street notes long subscription to the Courier since 1871 and praises the Waterloo newspaper. An advertisement for Smoke Big Head cigars appears at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roll OF Honor Courier
Jefferson St
Publishers Courier
Courier
Waterloo
W. C. Reed
Large Gift to Foreign Missions Endowment Fund
The Methodist Episcopal Church board of foreign missions in New York announced a gift of 175000 dollars to establish a permanent endowment for mission work. The donor's name was withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Foreign Missions of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
Look Who's Here In The Saturday Evening Courier
Tomorrow's issue will feature an extraordinary feast of entertainment across four fifths of local homes. The paper includes railroad invention accounts for workers, a Waterloo family relic from 1811, notable literary selections, theatre news, society columns, and sports gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
The
Courier
Albert Payson Terhune
A. B. Switzer
British Isles
Cup of City News
Walter H. Roling
Geo. Ritch
Frank Crane
Mutt & Jeff
Rud* Fisher
Goethals Might Miss Panama Canal Opening Celebration
Col. George W. Goethals, Panama Canal builder, may not attend the new waterway’s opening ceremony. He arrived from Panama, then rushed to Washington to discuss canal reorganization, saying he dislikes celebrations and plans a trip away during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Comerce
Ite
Col. Goethals
Panania
Washington
Col. Goathals
Man Finishes Five-Year Term Then Begins New One
Ft. Madison Iowa Feb 20 Floyd Robertson just completed a five year penitentiary term for attempted manslaughter in Des Moines and was sent back to Anamosa reformatory to finish an unexpired term He had been paroled from Anamosa when arrested in Des Moines and the board ruled parole terms violated by his later felony conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Madison
Floyd Robertson
Des Moines
Anamoga
Des Moines elects new secretary treasurer for traveling men
Des Moines Iowa February 20 Irish of Des Moines was elected secretary treasurer of the Iowa State Traveling Men's association to fill the vacancy left by the death of A W Rader. The vote was unanimous among the board of directors in appreciation of his service as assistant to the late secretary and to L C Diets, former holder of the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Irish
Iowa State Traveling Men's Association
A. W. Rader
L. C. Diets
Rader
Father of Girl Pursues Clues Hither and Von
Dr. W A Wintere of Newcastle Indiana arrived in Middleport after failing to locate his kidnapped daughter Catherine in Rosie Davis. He heads to Carroll Quebec to pursue another lead where a child matching Catherine’s description was reported with a group of gypsies camping in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
W. A. Wintere
Newcastle
Ind
Catherine
Rosie Davis
Carroll, Q
Beer Seizure Foiled Wedding Party Plans
Officials seized five kegs of beer intended for a wedding at the home of Dan Lichner in Manson and Salisbury streets. The beer, taken to Justice F. F. Knapp, was believed sold illegally but was for a wedding for Dane Dobriah. The supply has since been returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Lichner
Manson
Salisbury Streets
Office of
Justice
F. F. Knapp
Dane Dobriah
Former Jamestown cashier jailed for grand larceny
Bernard Morgan former cashier of the First National Bank of Jamestown was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to grand larceny for misappropriating funds while trustee. He is to be taken to Auburn prison Monday. The bank theft charge remains untried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayville
Bednard Morgan
First National Bank of
Jamestown
Auburn
Morgan
Milton seeks full inquiry into Calumet disaster
Hancock Michigan July report shows O N Milton, counsel for the Western Federation of Miners, pressing for congressional investigation of the Calumet disaster. He denounces press misreadings of his withdrawal request as misconstrued and vows a full inquiry. The committee plans to consider the demand and hear witnesses on militia involvement and alleged mistreatment of strikers by Sheriff Cruse and deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Mich
Keb
O. N. Milton
Counsil
Western Federation of Miners
Calumet
Congressional
Hilton
Michigan
James A. Cruse
Polish nobleman goes on trial for killing wife
Count Matthias Brudzewo Miazynski, a Polish nobleman and German Reichstag member, is tried in Meseritz for the December deaths of his wife and her nephew Count Alfred Miaczinski. The charge is manslaughter, with the judge ordering a secret proceeding except for the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meseritz
Germany
Matthias Brudzewo-Miazynski
Wis
Alfred Miaczinski
Dakon-Mokry
Graetz
Boellfahr
Divinetes Fatal To Little Girl Katherine Trainor
Katherine Burdette Trainor age 12 ½ daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Trainor of a farm near Waterloo died at 7 30 am from sugar diabetes after several weeks illness. She was born July 14 1911 on the farm. Surviving are parents two brothers Lawrence and Eugene five sisters Agnes Esther Rosie Sophia and Ellen all at home an uncle John J DeJaeger manager of the Irving hotel and grandfather H B Trainor of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Burdette Trainor
Henry Trainor
Waterloo
Lawrence
Eugene
Agnes
Esther
Rosie
Sophia
Ellen
John J. DeJaeger
Irving Hotel
H. B. Trainor
Hudson Girl Rose Sherratt Dies After Illness
Miss Rose Sherratt aged 9 of Hudson died yesterday at Presbyterian hospital Melock after a three week illness. Complications with Guiter caused death. The body will be moved to Hudson for burial services tomorrow. she was born in Town in TSsh and lived most of her life in Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Sherratt
Hudson
Presbyterian Hospital
Melock
Guiter
O'Keeff.e& Towne
Emery
Miss Sherratt
Town
Tssh
Detroit Girl Weds Count in Paris Ceremony
Miss Gladys McMillan of Detroit and Washington, daughter of Mia Spencer Penrose of Colorado Springs and granddaughter of Senator James McMillan of Michigan, married Count Paul Cornet de Waranart of Brussels in the Church of the Made Iing. Attendees included Ambassador and Mrs Myron T. Jerrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Gladys McMillan
Detroit
Washington
Mia
Spencer Penrose
Colorado Springs
James McMillan
Michigan
Paul Cornet de Wara-Anart
Trussels
Trust and Commerce Legislation Framing by Congress Leaders
The report covers actions in Congress on anti trust and commerce regulation. It details hearings on holding companies, interlocking directors, and trade restraints, with a plan to present a consolidated anti trust bill to the House. It notes arbitration treaty debates in the Senate, including a Chamberlin amendment vote on the Spanish treaty and progression toward ratification of others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trust and Commerce
Congress
Washington, D. C
House
Capitol
Judiciary
Clayton
Carlin
Floyd
Covington
Interstate Commerce
Interstate Trade Commission
Wilson
Washington
Senate
Chamberlin
Spain
Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Portugal
Switzerland
Panama
Shiveley
Boards of Trade Under Fire In Wheat Price Inquiry
Washington Feb 20 The House Rules Committee opened a probe into Manahan charges that the Ghiorgo Duluth boards of trade and the Minneapolis chamber of commerce engineer a restraint of trade fixing farm wheat prices and consumer flour prices. Public hearings will be scheduled after a special rule is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Manahan
Ghiorgo
Duluth Boards of Trade
Minneapolis
Train mail robbery reported near Birmingham
Cincinnati officials report a holdup of the New Orleans limited near Birmingham last night. Three men allegedly robbed the mail car while passengers were unmolested, with Vice President T C Powell aiding postal authorities and local sheriffs to capture the bandits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Queen & Crescent
New Orleans
Birmingham
T. C. Powell
Ferrelle Fishing Steamer Lost With Crew of 13
Bremen reports the large steamer Ferrelle, which departed Goestemtende in December for Iceland, sank with all 13 crew members. The vessel had been listed as missing and a search began last month. In Cedar Falls Iowa, two local skating accidents left a nine year old with a fractured left forearm and an elderly man over seventy five with three broken ribs after a fall in his doorway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
Germany
Ferrelle
Goestemtende
Iceland
Ferreile
Cedar Falls
John
Victor Speer
John Obeele
Rotterdam Tow, Port Arrival After Rudder Loss
Queenstown Ireland Feb 20 Rotterdam a Dutch off tank steamship was towed into port by a tug and three steam trawlers after losing her rudder in a gale out from Amsterdam bound for New York. Meanwhile in Washington a general court martial is ordered for Major Benjamin M Koehler on serious charges of moral conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Ireland
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
New York
Washington, D.C
Retary
Thos. JH. Barry
Eastern Department
Benjamin M. Koehler
Coast Artery Corps
Ft. Terry
New London
Conn
Koehler
Illinois Woman Dies Aged 105 in Waukegan
Waukegan Illinois February 20 Mrs Ellen Jenkinson 105 died at her home of old age. Born in Ireland she came to the United States 61 years ago and settled in Waukegan. She was the mother of seven children with 44 grandchildren 50 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Ill
Ellen Jenkinson
Ireland
Hardware Dealers Re-elect Officers in Iowa Meeting
Des Moines Iowa Feb 20 All officers of the Iowa Hardware Mutual Insurance association were re elected at the organization meeting of the board of directors last night. L C Abbott Marshalltown presided with Joseph Mattes Odebolt as vice president F R Currie Mason City treasurer and A R Sale Mason City secretary. I Lindenberg Dubuque resigned ill health and was succeeded by W D Baumgardner Burlington. Other directors named include Jacob Leithar Keokuk C I Keating Mt Ayr P J Breckenridge Brooklyn A P Mucler Webster City Wm Me Questen Muscatine Geo A Bieber Ft Atkinson H F Lattsle Des Moines and T N Peterson Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Hardware Mutual Insurance Association
L. C. Abbott
Marshalltown
Joseph Mattes
Odebolt
F. R. Currie
Mason City
A. R. Sale
Iowa
Retell Hardware Association
I. Lindenberg
Dubuque
W. D. Baumgardner
Burlington
Jacob Leithar
Keokuk
C. 1
Keating
Mt. Ayr
P. J. Breckenridge
Brooklyn
A. P. Mucler
Webster City
Wm. Me Questen
Muscatine
Geo. A. Bieber
Ft. Atkinson
H. F. Latbsle
T. N. Peterson
Council Bluftts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gen. Villa
State Department
Mexico
Doughty Scotman
James Hambleton
Antarctic
Ars
London
Foster Stack
Lienhouse
Royal Navy
Robert Scott
Foreign Mission of
M.E. Church
Buchanan Optical Co
waidMight
Sesesserensees
Wneseceseconsees
Pee Senenseeseres
AD. W
Goethals
Trigh
Age
Clews
Von
Tovar Havana Cigar
Polgh
Harry X. Thaw Gage
Highest
Concord
Harry RK. Thaw
Boards OF Trade
Eek
Foming Vesgel
Illinois
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