New Interurban Cars Planned on Intercity Runs
Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern Railway Co plans to buy three interurban cars larger than current city cars but smaller than old Waterloo Cedar Falls cars. Cars will feature safety design, more passenger conveniences, and double-truck bodies to reduce rocking. One-operator per car. Intercity service to improve, attracting more riders from bus traffic. Director says service, punctuality, and revenues are improving as travelers demand electric railway service.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls Gars
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co
Traction Company
Emil Cone
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids and Midwest Briefs Hit Economic and Social Topics
Officials of the Rock Island railroad and Brotherhood of Railway Clerks met in Minneapolis to discuss wage adjustments on the Cedar Rapids Minnesota divisions, with optimism for an amicable settlement. Rotary International President Raymond Havens spoke in Davenport on ethics and peacetime business. other Iowa towns reported a range of local issues from theft charges in Vinton to grand jury indictments in Muscatine and a Tri-Counties exhibit in Durant.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Davenport
Raymond M. Havens
Rotary International
Vinton
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Francis L Mee
Atkins
Tice
Durant
Farmers
Iowa
Tri-Counties
Farmers’ Institute
Muscatine
Fred Ifsynton
W.H. Green
Reps-Laily Company
Mercury
Hal
Des Moines
Marion
Roscoe
Fatty’) Arbuckle
Will Hays
Ringsted
Roscoe Arbuckle
Jensen
Shenandoah
Morton Township
Wilbur Bute
Davenport Beverage Company
Wade
Smiles and Kinks Off Today's Wires
New York reports William McManus pleading not guilty as the judge questions his term of respect. A school teacher Miss Mabeat Wood encounters a stranger and a bottle of hooch with a pistol found in a bag during a train change. Robing make an appearance as signs of early spring emerge with crows on marsh lands. In Chicago two men clear snow from tracks aboard a locomotive, keeping the Palatine railroad six miles clear with a pad wagon action.
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New_York
William McManus
McManus
Providence
KR. I
Mabeat Wood
Wilmington
Del
Chicago
Palatine
Whence the Yellow Treasure and Wise Monarch
In a historical reflection the near east is described as a region of ancient conflict from Asia Minor to Mesopotamia and Arabia. It notes early civilizations, perpetual wars, and wholesale massacres, with Palestine’s small size and Israel’s limited control and Solomon’s status as a petty monarch aided by Hiram of Tyre and Arabians through commercial treaties.
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Near East
Asia Minor
Mesopotamia
Arabia
Palestina
Kingdom of
Israel
Palestine
Solomon
Hiram of
Tyre
Jerusalem
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba in Arabian gold mines
On ancient Arabia, Solomon and King Hiram built a vast gold mining network linked to Saba and the Himyarites. The caravan routes ran to Sofala on the African east coast where dhows awaited gold and ivory. The queen and Sheba era boasted advanced science and engineering in fortresses as monumental as any period.
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Sheba
Solomon
Arabia
Saba
Rhodesia
South Africa
Hiram
Wbzlon- Geber
Red Sea
Sofala
Alleged Slayer Wedded When 16
Mrs. Al fired Liebeck is charged with first degree murder in the killing of George Bohnke on Sept. 24 at her Prairie Rose grocery store. Bohnke died minutes after the shot. Afterward Liebeck menaced herself. her 14 year old daughter intervened. Liebeck, bound over to the grand jury, later indicted. Her husband Alfred Liebeck faces liquor violation sentence pending appeal.
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Alfred Liebeck
Harlan
George ' Bohnke
Associated Press
Alfired Liebeck
George Bohnke
Prairie Rose
Shelby County
Bohnke
Bounke
Liebeck
Blame Brainstorm for Minister's Death
In New York relatives of Rev. Dr. Percy Gordon former rector of St Bartholomew's church deny rumor linking his name to a woman in his congregation after his death by his own action yesterday at age 60. The family says he suffered a brainstorm and led an honorable virtuous life.
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New York
Percy Gordon
St. Bartholomew's Church
Gordon
Robbery at Dalton Church Yields Small Loot
Palmer Texas January 12 three young white men are under arrest in connection with a church burglary near here. The stolen items include an oil can a funnel and a piece of stained glass.
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Palmer, Tex
Dalton
Accidental Golf Meet Sparks Romantic Reversal
On a golf outing, Jerry Mahle discovers Dave Haller is with Martha Dale when a ball shatters a car windshield. Martha feigns fear to test Jerry’s devotion, then admits she loves him, revealing the whole scene was a ruse to wake him up. The twist ends with Martha revealing the kiss was planned.
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Jerry
Dave Haller
Dave
Jerry Mahle
Haler
Martha Dale
Martha
Terry
Jerry Promiptly
Derry
Jerry Mahie
Righ
Sou
Met
Gonse
Death Prophecy's Truth Proved at Auteuil Racecourse
Paris winter racing ends with jockey Hawkins killed at Auteuil after a fall at the final obstacle. The tale links a nurse Simone Dupont's prophecy to a series of misfortunes and a lifelong fear regarding his future, culminating in the fatal Prix Duquesne mishap and Hawkins's death as Chella fell near the homestretch.
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Faris
Auteuil
Simone Dupont
Ben Dien Hospital
Jarkey Chartes
Hawking
Saint Owen
Hawkins
Three Star Brandy
James Hennessy
England
Tong Sanfine
Tahn Hatrhelar
William Bescott
Feli
Anteuil
Paris
Autenit
Chella
Hackers
le the
Hurdie Chella
Charles Hawkins
German townsale moves to payment in naturals
Berlin reports a trend where German businesses and organizations revert to natural payments amid falling buying power. Langensalz’s daily paper notes a monthly subscription set at six pounds of grain or ten eggs, signaling a shift from cash to barter in everyday commerce.
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Berlin
Langensalz
Incomplete dialogue sparks mislaid golf ball mystery
A fragment shows Jerry insisting the ball isn t his and noting an N mark while Dave explains that such balls are his. The exchange hints at a personal engagement memory being recalled through a golf item.
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Jerry
Dave
Committee Starts Counting Vote in Assembly Contest
Des Moines Iowa January 12 counting of ballots in the Decatur county representative race between Ralph L Rumsey defeated Republican candidate and AL Springer Democrat begins before a house contest subcommittee led by Ray Yeater. About 5400 votes must be checked with disputes addressed later and a report expected by Wednesday.
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Des Moines
Decature
Ralph L. Rumsey
AL Sr. Springer
Ray Yeater
Rumley
Convicts Celebrate New Year With Pie At Charlestown Prison
Boston readers recount New Year revelry at Charlestown State Prison where inmates faced indigestion after a mince pie dinner. Jesse Pomeroy marked his forty seventh day at the facility and helped others, while Oscar Nelson received a pardon conditional on exile after a life sentence for murder decades earlier.
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Boston
Charlestown State Prison
Orler
Jesse Pomeroy
Anyore
Oscar Nelson
Three Koys Fear Santa Would Not Come Steal and Are Nabbed
In Syracuse on January 12, three youths Harry Finn, Robert Shaw, and William Ross admitted they stole to ensure Christmas gifts, saying they expected no Santa. The court showed leniency after their plea, ending the case.
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Koys
Santa
Syracuse
N. Y
Santa Claus
Harry Finn
Robert Shaw
William Ross
Japanese Man Grows Horns Breaks Doors in Tokyo
In Tokyo on January 12 a 76 year old man claims relation to rulers of the tower regions and sports horns growing above each eye. The horns have been growing for ten years and now reach an inch, enabling him to break paper doors of a Japanese house.
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Tokio
Japan
Gurman Town Liv Favor Local Prohibition
A test vote in Osnabrueck Westphalia shows 91.3 percent in favor of absolute dryness. Among 5,645 men and 6,724 women voting, 427 men and 252 women opposed. The result is notable but not indicative of broader German sentiment.
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Gurman
Berlin
Osnabrueck
Germany
Atlas Grocery Household Goods and Fresh Meats Ad
Atlas Grocery at 710 Jefferson Street offers deliveries and a wide range of foods and staples. Listed items include coffee, tea, cocoa, raisins, dried fruits, canned goods, rice, pasta, cereals, meats, cheese, butter, margarine, soap, and cleaning supplies. Also noted are bananas and pickles with contact details and street location.
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Atlas Grocery
Jefferson Street
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