One Dead And Seven Hurt In Illinois Central Wreck
A rear end collision on the Illinois Central railroad near Raymond left P. J. Kennedy dead at 41. Seven trainmen were severely injured including Vern Nelson and Henry Thompson. Rescue workers battled bitter cold and flames as doctors rushed to aid victims at Jesup and Waterloo.
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Illinois Central Railroad
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Parker's Curve
Jess
Waterloo
Jesup
Dasuahpee No. 3
Mr. Kennedy
John Youngbiut
Engineer Thompson
Julien
Vern Nelson
Presbyterian Hospital
Kennedy
Cherokee
Jie
John
Illinois Central
Deloss Frink
Ellsworth Kline
Independence
Engineer O'Niel
William Ward
Thompson
Kline
Mark Scroggy
Albert Lea
Scrogey
Frank Youngblut
Buse
Nelson
Ankeny Street
Julien Hotel
Caboose
Verne Nelson
Father seeks his son among sun worshippers in Mazdaznah cult
Wealthy Cincinnati man Llewellyn Reakirt arrives in Chicago with private detectives to locate his 12 year old son Robert Hastings Renkirt amid the Mazdaznah sun worshippers. The case follows a juvenile court probe sparked by Billy Lindsay’s detention in the temple and a possible estranged wife connection to Alma Ricker.
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Chicago
Robert Hastings Renkirt
Llewellyn Reakirt
Cincinnati
Young Reakirt
Billy Tindsay
Pie
Pinckney
Lindsay
Renkirt
Alma Ricker
Reakirt
Europe
Revekirt
Dr. Hanish
Sim
New York City records one murder every thirty four hours in 1911
New York police figures show 257 homicides citywide in 1911, averaging a violent death every 34 hours across all five boroughs. One person in 18,550 perished by violence. DA Whitman expects strict enforcement of the new firearms law to curb gun violence.
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Five Boroughs
New York City
New York
Whitman
Relief From Cold Lifts Across Plains and Midwest
The cold wave eased with a 10 to 20 degree rise in areas from Missouri to the southwest. Snow fell 1 to 3 inches in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska and Iowa as temperatures ranged from 29 below in Iowa to 38 above in Texas. Rail traffic remained delayed as frozen pipes and broken equipment hampered trains. a Norfolk pioneer froze to death in Holt county. a St. Louis man found frozen in a barn. Des Moines and central towns warmed above zero by afternoon.
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Kansas
Here
Norfolk
Neb
John Pherison
Holt County
St. Louis
Jan
Des Moines
Women slain by band of whites near Blytheville
Memphis reports say Kate Carpenter and her mother Mrs. Davis were killed and M T Carpenter fatally injured by five or six white men at the Carpenter home near Blytheville Arkansas last night. Names mentioned include Michael Rumineksi and Anna Budi from Waterloo and Victor Girskeh and Mary Arend from La Porte.
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Memphis
Kate Carpenter
Davis
M. T. Carpenter
Carpenter
Blytheville
Ark
Michael Rumineksi
Waterloo
Anna Budi
Victor Girseh
Mary Arend
la Portes
Stenographers Strike Halts Congress Action
Washington report says a historic labor dispute stopped congressional business as House committee stenographers refused to work after pay was cut from 25 to 95 cents per folio. The sugar trust investigative panel adjourned until the next day.
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Washington, Jan
House Committee
Account
Sugar Trust
Women Tailors Convene National Style Congress in Chicago
More than a thousand women’s tailors from across the United States gathered in Chicago for the first annual national style congress and convention of the Chicago Women’s Tailors’ Association. The meeting continues through the week with plans for biannual gatherings in Chicago in the future.
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Chicago
United States
Chicago Women’s Tailors’ Association
Johnson May Fight Before May First
Chicago January 18 Jack Johnson will likely box a ten round bout before May 1 as part of signed articles. After that he must not engage in contests until meeting Jim Flynn, though the opponent is not yet decided with several offers under consideration. Mrs Henry Austin leaves for Los Angeles to spend the winter. Smoke Martins Standard. Se cigar.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Jim Flynn
Hel
Compliments Showered On Waterloo Press Esteems
In brief notices from Belle Plaine Union and Ackley World, Waterloo is praised for its thriving spirit and prosperity. The Waterloo Chronicle is cited as a beacon of growth, with editors urging newspapers not to settle for stagnant content but to push forward with the town’s blossoming potential.
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Belle Plaine Union
Jerloo Courier
Waterloo
Black Hawk
Ackley World
Bryan Becomes Storm Center In Alabama Row
Washington reports a partisan clash as Bryan attacks Col Guffey seating on the national committee prompts a roll call vote. Alabama and Vermont figures clash over selection and protest, with a move to extend debate and an executive session vote shaping the outcome.
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Washington
Mr. Bryans
Alabama
Col. GutYey
Marck
Mr. Bryan
Jan
Democratic National Committee
William Jennings Breamay
James M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
James A. Weatherly
Alabama State Committee
John Tf.tomlinson
Bryan
Nove
Brown
Vermont
National Committee
State Committee
Mack
Prise Wheates
Uy Utner
Brean
Col. Guffey
A. M. Palmer
Cuffey
Utah
Politician Arrives in Baltimore for Campaign Stop
Governor Wilson reached Baltimore today amid greetings as Mr. Bryan with the Nebraska proxy joined the event. Applause rose when he moved seats to greet a friend, with renewed acclaim from attendees.
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Woarrow Wilson
Baltimore
Wison
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
Interpreter Dies in the Chair for Killing Daughter
Ossining reports an interpreter named Mangano was executed in New York for the murder of his daughter Atha, who was stabbed and shot as she walked to work in March 2000. Authorities note family tensions and Mangano's claim of nonresponsibility.
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Mage Heese Durcan
New York
Steath
Electric City
Sing
Prurder
Mangere
Atha
Vosehno
New York City
Adan
Hrdleft
Testloras
Awas
Renin
Mangano
Democrats Consider Timing for National Convention
The Democratic National Committee debated the time and venue for the file convention with Baltimore St Louis New York Denver and Chicago among the choices. With five contestants in the nominating race the party weighed whether to align with a Taft renomination or favor a Roosevelt progressive option. William Jennings Bryan was noted as a key factor in the discussions.
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Althoweh
Shere
Chicago
Taft
Col
Roosevelt
Migeht
Democratic National Committee
Baltimore
St. Topula
New York
Denver
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Judge Considers Pratt Testimony in Chicago Meat Packings Case
Judge Fudge Carpenter indicated he would rate the record in the trial of the Chicago meat packers. He identified handwriting of J Ogden Armour and Thomas J Connors on letters in evidence. Arthur Meeker's writing on one letter will likely stay in the record. the contested letters remain part of the record.
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Chicago
United States District
Fudge Carpenter
Jerome H. Pratt
J. Ogden Armour
Thomas J. Connors
Arthur Meeker
Revolutionaries Advance on Hunan in China News
In Peking the Russian government asks China to recognize Kutuktu aut Darga as Mongolia’s monarch. A revolutionaries force of 14,000 has captured Shen Chow and moves toward Hunan while an imperial relief column withdraws to Cheh Li. Reinforcements bolster imperial troops.
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Peking
Jan
China
Ortie Ends Secret Journey Under Heavy Guard
Ort ie F H Mel Mantgal, to be principal witness in a federal grand jury investigation of an alleged dynamiting plot, ended his secret trip from Los Angeles today. He was brought into the city under heavy guard and lodged in a cell room in the government building before daylight.
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Thdianapolis
Jan
Ortie FH
Mel Mantgal
Federal Grand Jury
Los Angeles
Injunction Sought Against Iron Moulders Union
The Waterloo Afalleable Iron Works seeks a sweeping injunction against Local No. 459 Iron Molders Union of North America and members to stop picketing near the foundry and prevent union payments to pickets. A temporary restraining order was issued pending a hearing as the case cites intimidation and conspiracy to hinder open shop employment.
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Waterloo Afalleable Iron Works
Waterloo
Iron Moulders’ Union of North America
Ure
Local No. 459
Plaintif
Cxpert
Laure
Iroq Moulders Union of America
Iron Workers
Iron Moulders of America
Rinks
Tecular Joseph
Court Has No Option But To Condemn Richeson
A Boston court prepares for Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson to change his plea to guilty for murder by poison of Avis Linnell. The Suffolk County court will consider sentence and possible commutation, with Governor and Executive Council weighing any clemency petition.
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Richeson
Oston
Jan
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Boston
C. V. T. Richeson
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Cambridge
Suffolk County Superior Criminal Court
Avis Linnell
Hyannis
Executive Council
John Quinn
Tps
Richason
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W. C. Young
Harrison Street
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Congress
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