Wreck Deaths Rock Waterloo Officials Weigh Station Plans
NAMARAN MELCHER PIERCE WRIGHT killed in a wreck in I G early today Kinmundy messengers visited Waterloo with President Henry WW and road executives presenting a plan for a new union station. Melcher and Pierce spoke praising Waterloo and pledging help securing a depot. Chamber of Commerce slated to act on the deaths tomorrow.
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K. B. Pierce
Waterloo
Kinmundy
Henry WW
Murtge
Waterloo Club
Agricultural Club
Melcher
Pierce
Air
Chamber of Commerce
Water scarcity blamed for Kinmundy wreck kills four executives
A rear collision of Illinois Central trains at Kinmundy Illinois killed James T Harahan sr former Illinois Central president Frank O Melcher second VP of Rock Island E B Pierce Rock Island general solicitor and Eldridge Wright son of ex secretary of war. Three trainmen injured and passengers shaken. Melcher of Winnetka Pierce of Highland Park Wright of Memphis. Relief trains moved bodies to Chicago. The wreck occurred as No 25 New Orleans express took water while No 3 Panama Limited crashed into its rear.
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Centralia
James T. Harahan, Sr
Illinois Central
Frank O. Melcher
Rock Island
E. B. Pierce
Eldridge &. Wright
Luke E. Wright
Kinmundy
Lil
Here
New Orleans
Chicago
Limited
Harahan
Ilinois Central Road
Melcher
Winnet
Harriman
New York
James T. Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad
E. H. Harriman
Stuyvesant Fish
Harrisman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fish
Ulinais Central
Plucky Woman Fights Armed Thugs to Save Jewels
Mrs. Moses Goldsmith of Chicago defended a jewel bag containing $1,000 worth of diamonds from two robbers at her home on South Park Avenue. Despite twelve blows from a revolver, she kept the bag and the pair fled after evading capture by her resistance and her guest, Mrs. Mary Pick.
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Chicago
Moses Goldsmith
South Park Avenue
Mr. Goldsmith
Mary Pick
Secret Fund Questioned Over Champlain Centennial Expenditures
Washington January 23 Secretary Knox faced a House committee inquiry at the Capitol to explain the secret fund disbursements tied to the 1909 Champlain centennial celebration. Disbursing Officer Morrison had refused to produce details and vouchers.
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Washington, D. C
Knox
Capitol
House Committee On State Department
Morrison
Melcher Killed in Morning Wreck Near Centralia
Mr. Melcher, a longtime Rock Island official, died in a wreck near Centralia, OL, this morning. A Tuffk's College 1887 graduate, he started in engineering at Fitchburg railway, joined Rock Island in 1900 as Iowa division head, later became general manager and second vice president. Waterloo boosters recall him as genial and a fine speaker from the October visit.
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Melcher
Centralia
Tufk's College
Fitchburg Railway
Rock Island
Iowa
Mudge
Waterloo
Wiley Cleared of Conspiracy in Pure Food Case
Washington report says Dr. Harvey W. Wiley is found not guilty of conspiracy to evade the law in a committee investigation. The panel condemns administration methods under the pure food law, urges congressional action to reform the Agriculture Department, and notes the Wiley staff fully shared facts about Dr Rushby's $20 daily contract.
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Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
House
Taft
Wiley
H. H. Bushby
New York
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Rushby
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
Boosters Meet Tomorrow Evening in Waterloo Club Rooms
A Courier notice fixes a misprint indicating a booster gathering by the Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo club will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o clock in the Waterloo club rooms. The group plans for city growth in 1912 and will discuss opportunities and organization details during a smoker luncheon and consultation.
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Courier
Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo Club
Waterloo Cry Rooms
Weber Tells More of Packers Way
Chicago hearing on Sherman law violations reveals William Weber, National Packing co. auditor, testifies heat and transfer cost sheets were sent weekly to plant heads. Brannigan sentenced to 13 years after pleading guilty to forgery in Davenport Iowa court.
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Weber
Chicago
Trian
Chicago Parkers
William Fr. Weber
National Packing Company
Cone
Brannigan
Davenport
James 1. Brannigan
New York
Tadas and
Sentemente
Chief Accused in Confession Shocks Town at Trial
Mrs. Miamile Jackson testified to a startling sequence starting with a complaint against her husband for drunkenness and child support, then alleging Chief of Police Dinneen pressured her to leave town and visited her Center Street home. She described financial strain from boarding house duties and urged legal action after a warning to depart.
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Miamile Jackson
Dinneen Whiel
City Hall
Center Street
Oni
Platt
Jackson
Stella Mason
Marsh
Mabel Hrooks
Elsie Orvis
Mabel la Rue
Winthrop
Des Moines
Dinneen
British Royalty Guests Today of U S Ambassador
The Duke of Connaught and the Duchess of Connaught with Princess Patricia arrived in New York from Ottawa for a four day social visit hosted by Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. The trip is described as purely personal with no official functions planned.
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Low York
Duke of Connaught
Wiefr
George of Englind
Duchess of
Cone Raveht
Patricia
Onawa
New York
Whitelaw Reid
Prince Henry
Prussia
Keil Tive
Democratic plan cuts iron and steel tariffs sharply
Washington report outlines a Democratic steel revision bill reducing iron and steel tariffs by 30 percent and placing iron ore, sewing machines, printing machinery, cash registers, nails and other items on the free list. Underwood says the measure would lower average steel import duties and reduce government revenue from steel products, with some parts gaining in price. The bill, drafted by Ways and Means Democrats, awaits caucus approval before formal introduction in the House.
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Washington
Isender Underwood
Ways and Means
House
Payne-Aldrich
Coop
Dramatic Arraignment in Webster Murder Sentencing
Dr Harry E Webster of Chicago was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Richard Farrand in Webster Illinois for the murder of Bessie Kent Webster in October. The judge condemned the act as cruel and cowardly and noted no mitigation was offered. The court contrasted the killer with two grieving mothers and emphasized the tragedy of life and death while detailing the crime. The sentence was described as severe but necessary, with mercy limited to life imprisonment.
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Mr. Fish
Ilinois Central
Harriman
Afr. Harahan
Fish
Illinois Central
Union Pacific
Railroad Securities Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Oregon, Ill
Harry E. Webster
Chicago
Sen
Richard 8. Farrand
Bessie Kent Webster
Bessie Kent
Guilsty
The Mate In Your Own Eye
If you find yourself dwelling on others flaws stop and consider how you would want others to treat you. Begin anew and practice kindness. Everyone has good points to notice and acknowledge.
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Argus
Lorimer Case Held Up Indefinitely
Washington, Jan. 22. The Lorimer case is held up indefinitely due to the illness of Judge Haneey, Lorimer's counsel. The alleged bribery evidence claimed by Detective Burns will not be presented until Lorimer gives his testimony.
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Washington
Lorimer
Haneey
Wm. Burns
Woman Severely Burned in Furnace Explosion
Mrs. C. TD. Walworth of 327 Conger Street was badly burned on face and arms when she tossed an unidentified object into a furnace and it exploded. Her eyes were unharmed and doctors expect a full recovery. The planned informal gathering for Mrs. C. E. Thompson in Beeton has been postponed.
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Wright
Wreckin I. G
E. B. Fierce
Mississippi
Little Rock
Ark
Choctaw, Oklahoma
Gale Rail Lroad
Rock Island System
University and Union League
Slubs
Winnetka
F. O. Melcher
The
Rock Island Lines
Plucky
Mrs. Goldsmith
Flight
O. Melcher
F. GO. Mulcher
O.K
San Felice
Martin
Waterton Evening Courier
Yours Truly
Riley
J.T. Harahan
U. S
Webster
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