Missing witness Emma Carr sought in Longshore case
Emma Carr of 154 Jefferson Street who testified for the state in the Dr. Anna Longshore case could not be found yesterday afternoon as the defense and sheriff’s office searched. She reportedly left the city Thursday night to visit an ill mother, with no disclosed address.
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Emma Carr
Jefferson Street
Anna Longshore
Carr
Rock Island
Mrs. Carr
Rebecca Shade
Guy A. Feely
Morris
Mr. Feely
Fred Morris
Miss Shade
Hoxie
Dr. Longshore
Wright
State OF Iowa
Black Hawk County
Wm. Wright
Waterloo
Iowa
West Ninth Street
Commercial Street
Frank Bros’ Clothing Store
T. G. Taylor
Death Notice for Margaret Agnes Engleman at 220 Western Avenue
Mr and Mrs J A Engleman mourn the death of their daughter Margaret Agnes at the family home 220 Western Avenue. Funeral held this afternoon with Rev Lanihan of Sheome officiating. Burial at Calvary.
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J. A. Englemasn
Suttag
Margaret Agnes
Western’ Avenue
Lanihan Ip Sheome
Calvary
Cottage Homes for Small Families and Frank Advice
A feature by William A Radford discusses affordable cottage design and living. It extols smaller, easier to own homes, with a 31 by 45 foot plan, minimal hall space, and family friendly furnishings. It notes suburban growth and warns against overmortgaging while praising practical, comfortable interiors. Also mentions elder trees and a note on tidal power by Emil Penn.
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Ocean Tidea
Emil Penn
Hamburg
Husum
Schleswig
Schleswig-Holstain
Kial Canal
Penn
Sympathy Strike Without Sympathy Roils Chicago
Chicago labor unrest expands as eight hundred workers walk out on two loop projects in a sympathy strike. Officials warn up to twenty thousand more may join as Thompson Starrett sublets to an independent union firm, jeopardizing work at several downtown buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thompson-Starrett Company
Garment Workers’ Union
New York
Park City Terrified by Fatal Snow Slides
City in terror as overhanging snow threatens a snowslide. Three slides have struck Park City Utah, burying two men and a four horse team with Alfred Thomas and Fred Kumimer rescued alive ten feet under. One horse died and Walter Mitchell escaped by lashing his team free.
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Park City
Utah
Alfred Thomas
Fred Kumimer
Kummer
Walter Mitchell
One Miner’s Deaths Fall With Coal Output
Dr. Joseph A. Holmes reports a decline in mining deaths per 1,000,000 tons from 1907 to 1911, attributing the drop to federal mining oversight. He notes the need to extend investigations to metal mines and quarries and urges more funding to reduce excessive resource waste.
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Washington
United States
Federal Bureau of Mines
Joseph A. Holmes
United States Bureau of Mines
Fisher
Holmes
Ancient and modern laws not unlike in regulation scope
The piece argues that government power to regulate carriers and public service rates is ancient, citing Georgia Supreme Court in Stephens vs Central of Georgia and Babylonian code examples. It links historic control of transport charges to present regulatory authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Georgia
Stephens
Central of Georgia
Southeastern Reporter
Christ
Hammurabi
Babylon
Sudden death of Wood Epperson shocks Vinton residents
A. T. Whittle reported the death of P. Wood Epperson in Hot Springs Arkansas after a trip to Houston. He was a prominent local contractor with extensive property, survived by his wife, a son Ray in Los Angeles, and a sister in Vinton. Burial is planned in Vinton.
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A. T. Whittle
P. Wood Epperson
Hot Springs
Ark
Ray
Los Angeles
Vinton
Epperson
Dairy Special Train Draws Large Crowds Across Route
The Dairy Special train on the Chicago and Northwestern, under supervisor B S Entel, dairy expert, drew heavy crowds at each stop. Lecturers discussed soil fertility, herd productivity, and selecting profitable heifers to boost dairy output, even through non dairy regions.
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Tellier
Estes
Algona
Ford J. Allen
Northwestern Railway
Thompson
B.S. Bates
Chicago & Northwestern
B. S. Entel
Palace of Sweets opens on Fourth Street with varied delicacies
The Palace of Sweets opened today at 315 Fourth Street East. Proprietor Peter B. Pappas offers fruits candies cigars and seasonal delicacies with a neat store appearance and new management seeking public patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace of Sweets
Fourth Street
Peter
Pappas
Y W C A Vesper Services Noted With Afternoon Address
Y W C A vesper services set for tomorrow at 4 in Y W C A parlors. Mrs Carrie Miles Moody Institute student will give the afternoon address. From 5 to 6 tea will be served with King’s Daughters of the First Brethren church as hostesses.
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Y. W.C
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Breath OF
Raby
Radford
William A Radford
Kdyia
Holstor
Willem A. Radford
West Jackson Boulevard
Mourna
Meane
Evelyn
SUC
Y. W. C. A. Vesper Services
William Wright
W. M. Wright
James Pender
A. D
W. B. McMurray
Progressive Business Men’s Association
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