Manig an old scout recalls brutal abuse in Topolobampo
Charles Mann, a 68 year old former Fort Gibson scout and Civil War veteran, recounts a violent rebel raid in Topolobampo Mexico where American women and children were beaten and a flag torn. He criticizes Huerta, praises O Shaughnessy, and contemplates enlisting or forming a ranger band to aid the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Charles Mann
Fort Gibson
Mann
Topolobampo
Sinola State
Mexico
Ile
Leavenworth
Topolabampo
Kansas City, Mexico and
Topolo
Kampo
Manno
Henry Lane Wilson
O'Shaughnessy
Huerta
Madero
Alann
Felix Diaz
Zapata
Mr. Mann
America
Mr Mann
de Server
Dopfer Collins Wedding At First Lutheran Parsonage
At noon today Miss Marie Augusta Dopfer and Mr Robert Collins wed at the First Lutheran parsonage with Rev M Mueller officiating. A dinner followed at the Rust residence 121 Lafayette street. The bride, formerly from Buffalo, and groom from Detroit came to join Overland company. President Wilson was invited to be an honorary member of the Gulfport fire department for saving Judge Neville's home and sent a letter accepting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Mies
J. J. Neville
Wilson
Gulfpore
Campbell
Rock Island shops in Cedar Rapids lay off 400 workers
Cedar Rapids Iowa January seven all Rock Island shop workers including machinists boilermakers blacksmiths car repairers and painters were laid off. Officials expect idle period to last up to one week with shops possibly reopening in February. About 400 men affected as winter shutdown follows holiday season amid general railroad lay offs across the middle west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Chicago
Valley Junction
Silvis
Rock Island Road
Middle West
Installation Ben Hur Jan. 8 in Sash Hall
Meluhoir court No. 8 Tribe of Ben Hur held a public installation in Sash hall on a January evening starting at o o'clock The program included installation ceremonies drills and officers to be installed All officers will wear lodge regalia A sixteen student arts team will perform The officers listed include A Reed past chief W Ree cord chief Fred Sherman Judge Iva Harper teacher K E Tadey scribe TM Cowles keeper of the gate GG D Harper captain M Hosenbloom guide John Bailey keeper of inner gate Ace Cole keeper of outer gates A T Walker Bon Tur Himer Feeles Arions Mrs Ed hevy mother of Pir Miss Minnie Peterson Girgahs Miner Smith master of ceremonies
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Meluhoir Court
Tribe of
Ben Tur
A. Reed
Iva Harper
EK. B. Tad- Tey
TM. Cowles
GG. D. Harper
M. Hosenbloom
John Bailey
Inner Gate
Ace Cole
Keeneretorter Gates
A. T. Walker
Bon Tur
Himer Feeles
Arions
Ed Hevy
Wother
Pir
Minnie Peterson
Girgahs Miner Smith
Jones files cross petition over horse bicycle collision damages
Jones petitions FP Hale alleging damages from a December collision between Hale's horse and Jaynes' auto. Jaynes claims $300 in damages after Hale's horse, driven near the road edge by Wile's son, caused the wreck near T211 jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
A. Hale
Hale
Jaynes
Ile
Wile
Mails Used in Get Rich Quick Plots
Washington reports a $129 million loss in two years from get rich quick schemes mailed to the public. The postal service pursues fraud orders to deny mailing privileges, citing slow criminal proceedings and large profits from such schemes. Postmasters rate lotteries abroad, and fraud penalties aim to reduce obscene publications and reduce the flood of misleading ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
W. H. Lamar
Post Office Department
Lamar
Tay
Waterloo Seeks District Fair Support At Friday Meeting
Waterloo residents rally behind a proposed district fair led by promoter George Molcambe. A final vote is set for Friday at 7 50 pm as business leaders push to muster enthusiasm amid mixed interest. Club officers will be elected that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
George FR. Molcambe
Holegiohe
Chib
Cedar Heights School Desk Decision Report
Miss Margaret Myers, county superintendent, faces a Cedar Heights dispute over a proposed school building. The court ruled the Cedar Metgita site is needed and that the school board proposal should proceed. A vote date and witness were noted for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Heights
Marvgaret Myoers
Tas
Cedar
Schoo Board
Myers
Town Talk and several local updates in Waterloo area
Marriage license issued to Robert Collins and Marie Augusta Dopfer of Waterloo. Swisher travels to Cedar Rapids for a district court suit and plans to return tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Abby return from Forest City after Christmas visit. Mrs. Perrin moved home from St. Francis hospital and is slowly recovering. Waterloo Oelwein basketball game postponed from Friday to Saturday night at Oelwein. Families from Jesup and Greene depart for Los Angeles for sightseeing. Black Hawk National Bank board approves potential entry into federal reserve system. Judge Platt writes decrees in six suits including quiet title actions with named plaintiffs. Winterloo hounds trail leads from a farm to a suspect’s residence. no arrests made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Swisher
Cedar Rapids
C. L. Abby
Forest City
Holland's Flag and the Red Emblem of Liberty
Holland's flag is the emblem of liberty though the orange hue gradually changed to red over centuries and few know how.
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Holland
Start Campaign for Honest Food Products
A nation wide crusade against cheats and cheapeners of food products was launched in Washington with Dr Carl Alster chief of the bureau of chemistry urging stronger pure food laws. He called for government filters and federal inspection of factories where food and drinks are made to prevent epidemics like typhoid. The speech urged additional legislation to supplement existing laws.
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Washington
Carl Alster
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agrientince
Women’s Department
National Civic Federation
Alshera
Alsberg
Lincoln Relics at Public Sale in New York Galleries
Lincoln artifacts collected by Major William H. Lambert, totaling 1,028 items, are on exhibition at Anderson Art Galleries in New York before auction starting January 14. The collection includes Lincoln letters to Lyman Trumbull, a Memorandum for Plan of Campaign, drafts to abolish slavery in Delaware, a Lincoln sum book page with multiplication, a Mary Owens letter, a hair lock, Ford's Theatre sleeve button, and Taft’s medical notes, among other relics. Part II and Part III of the collection will be offered later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lincoln Stoin
William H. Lambert
Anderson Art Galleries
Madison Avenue
Fortieth Street
Major Lambert
Philadelphia
Thackery
Lambert
Lincoln
Lyman Trumbull
South
South Carolina
Tennessee
War Department
Delaware
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Mary Owens
Kentucky
Falstaff
Ford
Springfield
Til
William O. Snyder
Charles S. Taft
What Makes People Blind
A historic call to prevent blindness cites about one hundred thousand blind in the United States with thirty thousand unnecessarily blind, including twelve thousand children harmed by parental neglect and twelve thousand injured by avoidable factory accidents. It urges safer workplaces, proper mother and infant care, medical school inspections, and safer Fourth of July practices to save sight and future productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tango praised as God’s will by priest editor
Jan 7 report from St. Louis quotes Rev. BD S Phelan editor of the Western Watchman arguing that tango dancers are performing God’s work by attracting men, defending the dance against bishops and dancing masters, and claiming marital outcomes justify the pastime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louisa
BD. S. Phelan
Western Watchman
Phelan
Railroads lose millions in Mexican warfare says SP report
The Southern Pacific Railroad company of Mexico reports 1909 to mid 1913 losses from revolutionary disturbances totaling about 6 million pesos in interrupted traffic and 1.02 million pesos in extra maintenance costs. Claims approved amount to 287,000 pesos with 862,000 more to be presented. Exchange rate fluctuations prevent stating figures in U.S. gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mexico
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico
United States
Fashion shop to hold big sale after inventory
Do E Obendorf and Lewis Hack, proprietors of the Fashion clothes shop at Fourth and Commerell streets, closed their store this morning to prepare for a large stock sale. Stock is with H Gilmore & Co. for appraisal and an auction sale is set to begin Saturday morning.
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Doe Obendorf
Lewis Hacklinger
Fourth and
Commerell Streets
Oberlin Glee Club Concert at First M E Church
A large Oberlin Glee Club audience attended last evening at the First M E Church. Pianist James H Hall gave high order accompaniment and solo highlights. The quartette wore Japanese Geisha costumes and the Kinder Symphonis mimicked a Gypsy camp with crude instruments. College colors crimson and gold appeared in costumes. The program closed with old favorites and the Oberlin college song, with many alumni standing at the finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin Glee Club
M. E
James H. Hall
Oberlin College
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Menigan
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
New Jersey
Seabright
N. J
Lizon Hotel
R. I
Ben Hur
Robert Collins
Marie Augusta Dopfer
A. Perrin
St. Francis Hospital
Oelwein
Qelwein
Waterloo East
C. Ford
J. A. Braidens
Jesup
C. W. Fleck
Greene
Los Angeles
Cal
Black Hawk National Bank
Secretary of Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Platt
Edward Yockstick
H. H. Scott
Herman Hiimer
E. H. Shujl
William Riley Walker
J.D. Salmon
Roy BE. Ashley
Tango
the Evening Courier
W. S. Goughnour
West Ninth
Iowa
Grant Ave
Hummel Hotel
Joe & Son
Irving Hotel Corner
Blue
Lafayette St
Everest Piano
Cecelian Glasyer
Winden
Vartner Fn Amusement
X - Z. Courier
Rachele
Mullan Ave
Polk County
Minn
P. W. Belangee
Norman County
Red River Valley
Waiterloo
Moving Picture Machine
Mirrorade
Moving Picture
Washington St
Boyce Furnace Works
Joe Raymond
East Fifth St
State of
Black Hawk County
Anna M. Knapp
Allowanc
E. J. Reed
C. J. Rudolph
Atty
Fred 8
Phuit
Clerk Dist
Noah Knapp
Reed
Admr
A. Rudolph
Fred
Pettit
Clk
Dist
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