Peace Talks Move Toward Balkan Settlement
London reports an Ottoman proposal may redraw the Turkish western frontier along the MuriLzan and Pundje rivers, with Adrianople kept and Kirk Kilisse ceded. Bulgaria and Roumania seek compensation amid war-time neutrality promises, while Turkish delegates protest European powers’ stance and a rumored loan circulates without confirmation.
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London
Balkan
Bulgaria
Turkey
Murilzan
Pundje
Adrianople
Kirk-Kilisseh
S. Daneff
M. Jonschu
Roumania
Bucharest
Dr. Daneff
Sofia
Greece
Domkes
Thessaly
Montenero
Servia
Taft Renominates Neill as Labor Commissioner
Washington January 6 President Taft renominated Charles P Neill for labor commissioner and sent several other nominations to the senate including Herman Ternes for postmaster of Dubuque Iowa Charles F L Rockhold of Dallas Texas. Ternes current Dubuque postmaster may face senate opposition amid shifting party balance.
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Washington
Taft
Chas. P. Neill
Senate
Herman Ternes
Dubuque
Rockhold
Dallas
Tex
J. 3. Morgan
Times-Journal
Ice Truck Fire Melts Three Tons of Ice in Chicago
In Chicago the ice automobile truck delivering at a downtown drug store caught fire. Chauffeur Wa Fessler halted the vehicle as gasoline leaked and a passerby dropped a lit cigaret stub, igniting the liquid and causing three tons of ice to melt in minutes.
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Chicago
Wa. Fessler
Man Dies in Refrigerator Car While Shipping Potatoes
J C Edwards a Watertown farmer died in a refrigerator car near Fort Dodge Iowa after sleeping atop his potatoes. Charcoal burning inside the car consumed oxygen. His body was found when the car was unsealed this morning. his wealthy parents are traveling to the scene.
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Fort Dodge
J. C. Edwards
Watertown
S. D
St. Louis
Fire Nearly Suffocates Thirty Two In Convent
Davenport January 6 Thirty two inmates at the Immaculate Conception academy convent narrowly escaped death by suffocation when a fire started in the basement cutting off exits. The old frame building where the sisters sleep lies near the newer fireproof Lehland dormitory where students reside.
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Davenport
Charity
Immaculate Conception Academy
Lehland
Heart Failure Claims Cedar Falls Woman at 84
Mrs. Anna Wheelock Miller, 84, died Saturday night at 11:30 at 816 Main Street Cedar Falls Indiana. Born April 3 1829 Felts Mills New York she married Rev Jacob Miller October 159 1858 in West Troy New York. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 at home Rev J E Snowden to officiate burial at Fairview pallbearers named Adam Wagner W H Merner Dr Jensen Lee Bailey Julius Seltenth r ich FE H Wilson.
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Cedar Falls
Jacob Miller
A. M.raids
Main Street
Manchester
D. W. Fahs
Fairview
Adam Wagner
W. H. Merner
Dr. Jensen
Lee Bailey
Julius Seltenrich
FE. H. Wilson
Rockefeller a guest at Nassau Bahama hotel
Wm G Rockefeller sought as witness for Puja money trust probe is a guest at a Nassau Bahamas hotel. Officials say Rockefeller sailed from Miami on the steamer Miami after traveling from Palm Beach in President Parrotts private car on the Florida East Coast railroad.
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Miami
Fla
Wm. G. Rockefeller
Puja Money Trust
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Stearship
Rockefeller
Palm Beach
President Parrott
Florida East Coast Railroad
Reinbeck Man Dies At Presbyterian Hospital
Robert Carroll of Reinbeck died yesterday at the Presbyterian hospital of pneumonia at age 74. His brother in Reinbeck was to arrive in Waterloo today for the body. Remains are at Hileman & Gindt's undertaking parlors. Seattle line: In a head on collision today at Thorp, Calvin M. O Daniels of Seattle, engineer of the passenger train, was killed. No other injuries. Misunderstanding of orders blamed wreck. Pallbearers named from Mr Munger's circle: J E Dempster, J K Bragdon, M B Locke, F M Traphagen, Geo W Tiunney, T H Groen.
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Robert Carroll
Reinbeck
Presbyterian Hospital
Waterloo
Hileman & Gindt
Seattle
Wash
Thorp
St. Pal No
Calvin M. O ° Daniels
Munger
Mr. Munger
J. FE. Dempster
J. KE. Bragdon
MB. Locke
F. M. Traphagen
Geo. W Tiunney
TH. L. Groen
Gompers Defends AFL Against Injunction Policy
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, tells Senate judiciary panel that government by dynamite risks a rule by injunction. He condemns employers groups and the U S Steel Corp, asserts organized labor will not repudiate the structural iron workers union.
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Washington
Jan
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senate
Judiciary
Clayton
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Gompers
Tron
United States Steel Corporation
National Erectors’ Association
Princeton Men Day March In Inaugural Line
President elect Wilson rose early and planned to discuss Princeton students' participation in the inaugural parade with Woodrow Wilson club president Paul Myers and Representative A. Mitchell Palmer. Wilson will consult with the inaugural committee to confirm his powers and inform undergraduates of the plan.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Palmer
Baltimore
Princeton
Paul F. Myers
Woodrow Wilson Club
Princeton University
Myers
Eustis
G Stevenson to Manage Tri State Athletic Meet
Keokuk Iowa January 6 W G Stevenson of Des Moines, a well known sport authority, has agreed to manage the tri state athletic meet to be held in Keokuk on May 10 Stevenson officiated here last year.
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Keokuk
W. G. Stevenson
Des Moines
Stevenson
Dr Elza Greene Former Homeopathy Leader Commits Suicide
In Little Rock Arkansas on January 6 Dr Elza Greene aged 68 former president of the American Institute of Homeopathy and the Southern Association of Homeopathy shot himself at his home after months of ill health.
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Little Rock
Ark
Elza Greene
American Institute of Homeopathy
Southern Association of Homeopathy
Inauguration of Parcel Post Across the Nation
Early reports say the parcel post was launched nationwide with ceremonies. In Princeton New Jersey the first delivery went to President Ethel Wilson, and Master General Hitchcock mailed the first package, moving from New York to Postmaster Morgan amid broad shipments of varied goods under the new service.
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Washington
Jan
Fie
Princeton
N. J
Ethel Wilson
Hitchcock
Revolutionary decision upholds limited liability contracts
Washington January 6 railroad and express firms won a supreme court ruling. Contracts limiting liability for loss of shipments to small sums were not subject to state laws but to interstate laws. The Carmack amendment said such limits do not violate interstate commerce rules. Many similar contracts had been voided under state laws.
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Washington
Jan
Railroad and Express Companies
Supreme Court
Weather Drift and Cold Snap Hit St Anthony Idaho
Cattle and sheep drift before a north wind in St Anthony as a west storm sours eight years. Stockmen report heavy losses and temperatures dip ten degrees below normal. In Seattle the low fell to 25 degrees with light snow and rising warmth expected. Sitka logged 55. Alaska temperatures remain unsettled with notable contrast to Seattle and Sitka.
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St Anthony
Ida
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Sitka
Dividend from Callanan Estate Declared in Des Moines
The Article notes a last week dividend on the Callanan estate in Des Moines, with partial payments to beneficiaries. It highlights James Callanan’s bequests to schools and churches, including Des Moines colleges and the Salvation Army, and mentions opposition from the Des Moines Humane Society and local institutions.
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Des Moines
James Cain
Tes Moines
Weal
Te Tilladera College
Slabama
Reeves
Young Child Dies of Pneumonia In Home Death
Cecil Roy Meyers ten months twenty four days old son of Mr and Mrs Frank H Meyers of 115 Walnut street died Sunday morning from pneumonia after a two day illness. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday at the residence with Rev Mueller officiating, interment in Fairfield.
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Cecil Roy Meyers
Frank H. Meyers
Walnut Street
Mr. Mueller
Pairview
Appointment of J No Heiskell as United States Senator
Little Rock Arkansas appoints J No Heiskell editor of the Arkansas Gazette to succeed the tall Davis as United States senator. The appointment is for the start term ending March 4.
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Littleoeck
Ark
Geo. We Donaghey
J. No Heiskell
The
Arkansas Giszette
United States
Two
Davis
Secretary Wilson Retires and Ames Appoints Replacement
The text reports Secretary Jamies Wilson planning retirement in March and return to Town, with Ames appointing a replacement. It notes Wilson’s career from the College to Washington, and his extended term debated by cable authorities. It mentions President Pearson and Brindley as a new appointee, with Hibbard’s Wisconsin move and Brindley’s long association in the economics department.
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Cedar Rapids
Ta Din. F
Jamies Wilson
Town Staitveveller
Wilson Weit
Washington
Popesom
Sophie
Pearson
A. Trewin
Peat
Marston and Co
Pris
Staten
Aetfie Denaoof
I. Brindhey
Th Hibbard
University of Wisconsin
Brindley
Hie
VW. Hildebrand
Ilinois
Arienkvistl
Survoy of Clothes From Si Vloon Est
Fragmented text references fashion items and people, mentioning Sury and Jodie in a murky scene. It hints at social events, societies, and a mall setting, with unclear actions or outcomes. The readable fragments suggest a fashion or retail context without concrete events or dates.
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Sury
SI Vloon
Case of Johnson Awaits Supreme Court Ruling
Fragmented report notes a pending Supreme Court ruling on a Johnson case. References to constitutional questions and legal actors appear garbled, with mentions of federal court action and potential timing around a decision window.
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Johnson
Supreme Court
Freight collision wrecks two engines near Albion
Engineer geographer Walter Robinson and several crew members suffered injuries when a head on collision occurred on Mithivapolig and St. Louis road two miles north of Albion. A eight head engine and another locomotive were destroyed in the wreckage.
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Marshallowt
Dan Go
Geo, Cummings
Din Tietnii
Walter Robinson
Cundaelor
AL Nason
Iydneer
Jacol Woogan
Tosso
Mithivapolig
St. Louis
Albion
British Naval Officers Visit Washington From Natal
British Navy officers from the Natal, Captain C Greatorex and Engineer Commander S 2 Sniton among them, arrived in Washington to meet Navy Department officials. They brought back the body of Ambadar Reid and, with Lieut Commander Bricker, toured the capital, calling on British Ambassador Bryce and planning a reception hosted by Secretary and Mrs. Meyer tonight before a charity ball.
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Washington
Sypher
Natal
Navy Department
C. Greatorex
S. 2
Sniton
Ralph Elliot
Ambadar Reid
Comainander Bricker
Desecration of Altar by Vandals Shocks City
Coienge January 8 vandals desecrated the altar of St Peter’s Episcopal cathedral chapel and damaged sacred vessels. Two men were arrested after a doorway fire and disturbances disrupted services. The Dean led a preparation to restore the chapel to its sanctified state as police investigated other incidents and road closures affected city services.
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Vindale
Cosme Witdhon
Episcopal
St. Peter
Walter T. Summer
Repairs for British steamer Indrakiala at Newport News
The Indrakiala, which sank the Talia Luekenbach near Tangier Island, will be towed to Newport News for repairs. The local shipyard has prepared to send a tow tag and the revenue cutter Apache stands by to assist in getting the steamer afloat.
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Newport News
Indrakiala
Tangier Islands
Chesapeake
Talia Luekenbach
Ward
Apache
Tariff Cutting Begins in House Hearings on Chemicals Schedule
In Washington the House Ways and Means Committee opened hearings on the chemical schedule as part of a broader push for tariff reductions. The process aims to craft a new tariff measure for the next Congress, with daily schedule reviews and a caucus to approve final rates. Henry Howard of the manufacturing chemists association testified urging expert study and a nonpartisan commission. The plan seeks low duties on domestically produced raw materials and chemicals for textiles and medicines, promising substantial consumer savings if adopted.
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Washington
Dan
House
Ways and Means
Jeoropeakie Marques Abdrion
Wst
Lcomimineo
Democratic Party
Extra
Mit
Underwood
Ware and Means Committee
Henry Howard
New York
Manufacturing Chemists’ Association
Nohoty
Patterson and NCR officials on trial in Detroit
United States district court resumes the government case in the National Cash Register trial. District Attorney McPherson says three weeks more are needed for testimony. Hugh Chalmers of Detroit, former general manager, is expected to be a key witness for the government.
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Cipeinmanl O
Tantues
Atorney McPherson
Doin H. Patterson
National Cash Register
United States
Hugh Chalmers
Detroit
Mich
The
Comepany
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Homeopathy
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Callanan Estate
Talladega College
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TAO Home
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