Wilson Seeks Trust Legislation in Jan 20 Address
President Wilson delivers a joint session address on trust legislation and business reform. He urges cooperation between government and industry, outlining seven key measures including interlocking directorates ban, ICC power over railroad finance, restraints of trade, a business compliance commission, penalties on individuals, holding company prohibition, and private redress rights. The scene is packed with officials, diplomats, and a high audience of lawmakers.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Congress
House
Senate
Ison
Diplomatic Corps
Clark
Capitol
George Washington
Garrison
Daniels
Burlegan
Interstate Commerce Commission
America
Refugees Being Loaded on Trains for Fort Bliss
Marfa Texas January 19 Mexican federal soldiers and refugees who fled from Ojinaga began arriving to entrain for Fort Bliss where they will be interned indefinitely. About 3,300 soldiers and 1,300 or more women and children were expected. trains would carry them to El Paso, possibly starting tomorrow.
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Marfa
Tex
United States
Ojinaga
Mex
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Newlyweds Headed for Waterloo After Elkhart Divorce
La Porte Indiana reports J B A Deffler of Waterloo and his wife Neda an Elkhart milliner recently divorced in Indiana, left for Chicago after a sudden message from Claud Hamilton previously from Omaha who befriended Mrs Deffler. The couple wed at Crown Point Indiana and depart for Waterloo Iowa.
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la Porte
Ind
J—B. A. Deffler
Waterloo
Neda
Elkhart
Indiana
Chicago
Claud Hamilton
Omaha
Attorney and Congressman in Fist Fight
Washington witnesses a clash when Representative Johnson of Kentucky and attorney John R. Shields scuffled during a house committee meeting on District of Columbia. Johnson yelled he would kill Shields after the altercation, then broke away.
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Washington, D. C
Representative Johnson
Kentucky
John R. Shields
Washington
House Committee On District of Columbia
Johnson
Vollmer Seen Leading In Iowa Second District Caucus
Davenport candidate Henry Vollmer appears poised to win the first ballot with at least 70 votes as the Second district Democratic convention opens. Support from Scott Johnson Clinton and Jackson counties is expected to back Vollmer while Muscatine and Iowa counties are split among other candidates.
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City
Henry Vollmer
Davenport
Scott
Johnson
Clinton
Jackson
Vollmer
Muscatine
Tragedy in Illinois Town Reveals Frantic Motives
In Galesburg Illinois police probe emerges over the murder of Mrs Higgins. Stepfather Robert Higgins and Julia Flake admit a secret intimate relation since last May. Relatives say Julia was driven to murder by a crushing no-win situation and by desperation from ongoing unsolved troubles. Authorities caution against harsh prosecution of the 15-year-old, while Higgins faces sterner treatment.
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Galesburg
Ill
Julia Flake
Robert Higgins
Higgins
Julia
States
John M. Wilson
Mercer County
Mercer
W. Ernat
Ernst
Refugees of Mexican Army Interned at Fort Bliss
About 3,200 Mexican federal soldiers, six generals, and 1,369 women and children who fled Ojinaga arrived at El Paso and were interned at Fort Bliss. They will be held as prisoners of war with barbed wire enclosure guarded by U.S. troops. Gen. Mercado expressed shock yet gratitude, noting the flight saved lives of civilians and soldiers.
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Tex
United States
Ojinaga
Mex
Francisco Villa
Ft. Bliss
Marfa
Chihuahua
Saldavor Mercado
Presidio
Gen
Mercado
Gen. Mercado
Usn
War Department
Frederick Perkins
Twentieth Infantry
Hugh L. Scott
Col. Perkins
Mexico
United States Army
Aoar
Alda
Dr Harry Kelly Case Reversed by Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines Jan 20 The Iowa Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Dr Harry Kelly a Council Bluffs physician found guilty of murdering a Des Moines saloonkeeper three years ago Kelly was en route to a Knoxville sanitarium when the killing occurred in Des Moines The ruling grants a new trial and preserves the possibility of acquittal or new proceedings for the physician involved.
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Des Moines
Harry
Kelly
Council Bluffs
Iowa Supreme Court
Knoxville
Court Declares Ottumwa Dry in Iowa Supreme Ruling
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court upholds the Wapello county district court finding that Ottumwa did not receive consent for saloons filed December 18 1912. Ottumwa remains dry as of the ruling. Also included are weather notes and a New Jersey governorship inauguration: James F Field inaugurated governor succeeding Woodrow Wilson.
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Supreme Court of Iowa
District Court
Wapello County
Ottumwa
Trenton
N. J
James F. Field
New Jersey
Mr. Fielder
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Lord Strathcona Dying in London Hospital
London report states Lord Strathcona, Canada’s high commissioner, has fallen unconscious at 4 30 pm and is dying as doctors provide care. The status indicates grave illness with a critical prognosis.
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Lord Strathcona
London
Canada
Water loo Evening Courier circulation guaranteed by Audit Company
The Waterloo Evening Courier proclaims its circulation is guaranteed by the Audit Company of New York. It states subscriber names with paid dates are secured in vaults and that audited cash receipts reflect the past year’s subscriptions. It cites guarantees trusted by advertisers and notes Cream of Wheat's Emery Mapes’ involvement.
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Audit Company OF
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Audit Company of New York
America
Emery Mapes
Cream of Wheat Company
Waterloo
Evening Courier
Seven Die In Jail Delivery Attempt At State Penitentiary
Seven men died as a result of an attempted delivery at the state penitentiary gates in Liberty. Authorities report the incident occurred during a transfer operation and involved multiple inmates. Investigations are underway to determine exact causes and responsible parties.
Oklahoma prison escape ends with seven dead
A mass prison breakout at McAlester led to seven deaths including Judge John R. Thomas of Muskogee who was visiting the state penitentiary. Three convicts Koontz Reed and Lane died in a buggy shootout after taking a female staffer as a shield. guards and staff responded, with several others wounded and three hospitalised. An inquiry by the state prison board was ordered and an inquest scheduled.
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McAlester
Olvn
John R. Thomas
Muskogee
Mary Foster
John Martin
C. S. Wood
H. J. Drover
Bertillon
Patrick Oates
F.C. Godfrey
Pistola
Thas
Koontz
China Reed
Tom Lane
W. R. Dick
Oklahoma City
Nistola Reed
Jane
John Norton
Oates
Reed
Thomas
Wood
Miss Foster
State Prison Board
State Penitentiary
Chas Koontz
Plan to Unite Forces Aimed at Matamores Opposite Brownsville
A fragment notes a plan to join with federal forces from northern points in Mexico to attack Matamores, located opposite Brownsville Texas, reflecting armed action considerations in the border region.
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Mexico
Matamores
Brownsville
Tex
Union Organizer Robbed on Train Near Morgantown
J R Olden a union labor organizer from Hagerstown Md on his way to the United Mine Workers of America convention in Indianapolis was robbed of valuable papers on a Hi and Hi railroad train near Morgantown and Kingwood junction early today. Three armed men knocked him down and seized his papers after a card game. they escaped at a station as the train halted guarded by a railroad detective.
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Clarksville
W. Vai
J. R. Olden
Hagerstown
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Morgantown
Kingwood
Olden
Roll of Honor Courier Readers in Waterloo Dec 16 1918
Publishers Courier notes twelve years of publication and lists T. J. Mason R. F. D. No. 4. The brief item serves as a readership acknowledgment in Waterloo.
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Roll OF Honor Courier
Waterloo
Publishers Courier
Courier
T. J. Mason
American National Livestock group meets in Denver
Denver hosts the seventeenth annual convention of the American National Livestock Association as H A Jastro outlines how tariff removal on meat may not lower consumer prices. I T Pryor discusses Mexico and Canada as rivals, while J E Poole notes import exaggeration but argues unloading by American growers drove market shifts.
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Denver
Colo
American National Livestock Association
H. A. Jastro
United States
I. T. Pryor
San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
Canada
J. E. Poole
Chicago
Wild Geese Seen Flying West Signal Spring Warning
A Waterloo resident reported a large flock of wild geese flying west this morning. The sight, a traditional sign of early spring, suggests a mild 1913-14 winter may not occur if the flock proves a reliable omen.
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Tewa
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