The Rise and Fall of James T Harahan on the Panama Limited
James T Harahan, a railroad man of steady industry and leadership, led the Panama Limited from New Orleans to the Isthmus route. His career blended diligent operations with a later car repair scandal, yet he retired respected by colleagues for his straight, hardworking American character and essential contributions to railroading.
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Chicago Tribune
James T. HarAhan
Panama
New Orleans
James T. Tiaraban
Harahan
Funeral for William Wean in Fort Dodge at St Joseph’s
William Wean died suddenly in Fort Dodge and his funeral is set for Thursday at 9 am from St Joseph’s Catholic church. Knights of Columbus will preside. Burial follows at Calvary cemetery.
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William Wean
Fort Dodge
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
Tenor Singer Wanted at Christ Episcopal Church
Open position for a tenor at Christ Episcopal Church seeks applicants. Apply to 7th First National Bank Ride via this Evening Courier Want Ad.
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Christ Episcopal Church
First National Bank
Guilty verdict in disturbing the peace assault case
Dr. Mack's assailant George W. Cutshaw was arraigned in police court and found guilty of disturbing the peace, fined $1 or 23 days in jail, and confined in the city jail boys ward. He faced a second arraignment on a separate charge of threatening to commit a public offense.
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George W. Cutshaw
Peice
Cutshaw
RL McMurray
Court of Justice
Dempster
G. J. Macik
Aged Woman's Wedding Faces Legal Hurdles in Iowa
In Jefferson Iowa on January 24 George Green 50 seeks marriage to Mrs Sarah Asbury, decades his senior and landowner. Their license was denied as Green not divorced from prior wife. A court order may appoint a guardian for Asbury and a Des Moines area nephew likely to be named.
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Jefferson, Ia
George Green
Sarah Asbury
Asbury
Green
Des Moines
Y M C A Team Travels to Muscatine for Games
Coach H R Lee and players Robert Walker Paul MacEachren Robert Armstrong Verne Lichty Conrad Kimm and Glen Whittle travel to Muscatine for the evening matchups as the Y M C A gym group splits into east and west sections for volleyball and basketball contests starting Friday. The Y Bible classes meet at 7 pm and Starr the boys secretary remains at home after a fan attack on his street.
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H. R. Lee
Muscatine
Mr. Lee
Robert Walker
Paul MacEachren
Robert Armstrong
Verne Lichty
Conrad Kimm
Glen Whittle
Alk
Starr
Allen Street
Coffee Show At Elighmey’s Grocery Demands Attention
Eighmey’s grocery store hosts a German American coffee demonstration highlighting steel cut coffee. Premiums offered this week accompany a sale on fancy dairy butter priced at 35 cents per pound. Local shoppers are drawn to the event and the bargain butter deal.
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Eighmey
C. H. Elighmey's
Eightney's
Davenport Signs Two Prodigals For 1912 Ball Club
Davenport Jan 24 Outfielder Jack Sullivan of Peoria and Catcher Herbert Henry Coleman of East St Louis both former Prodigals in 1911 signed their 1912 Davenport contracts.
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Davenport
Jack Sullivan
Peoria
Uahert Kenry Coleman
East St. Louis
The
Prodigals
Davenport Baseball
City in Brief Glazed glasses and new hires noted
The text lists local items including glasses from Juchanan's and Miss EB M Page taking a job at Paul Davis Dry Goods. It reports illness and travel for several residents, a bank visit by Emmons Johnson, a hospital stay for Mrs Clyde Gillam, a funeral arrangement for Brother Kean, and various police and fire notices along with a long list of advertised letters.
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Juchanan
Allen Rush
Minneapolis
C. F. Foote
Naomi Roblin
Downers’ Grove
B. E. Jay
Emmons Johnson
Waverly
First National Bank
K. ©. Hall
Brother Kéan
John English
Traer
Pine Street
Hemia
Amy Nemmers
Gilbertville
Nice
John Nemmers
Pine Street Hospital
C. H. Fitch
Park Avenue West
D. J. Brown
Ottumwa
Hattie Fitch
Paul Davis Company
Free coffee at C. H. Righmes’s grocery today
A note announces free coffee available at C. H. Righmes’s grocery today. Patrons are invited to stop by for a complimentary cup while shopping.
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C. H. Righmes
European bankers finish U S visit after cotton bill talks
In New York on Jan 24 H W Kern chair European Bankers Conference committee and J H Simpson Bank of Liverpool returned after southern tours to press for a central bureau for ecotton bill of lading registration. Haight denied reports that the visitors were convinced to abandon the bureau amid southern shipper opposition and northern banker doubts.
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New York
Central Bureau
Ecotton Billa of
Lading
H W. Kern
European Bankers* Conference
Cormitter
J. H. Simpson
Bank of Liverpool
England
Charles S. Haight
Einropean Committee
Der
Haight
Messrs
Kern and Simpson
Fire causes $15,000 loss at Danvers asylum
Fire at the Massachusetts state hospital for the insane in Danvers threatened much of the facility. The blaze caused about $15,000 in damage as 1,200 inmates were on site. about 150 were moved from a section to contain the flames and avoid panic.
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East Side
George E. Newton
Mulberry Street
Danvers
Mass
State Hospital For
Found dying on railway tracks in Iowa
Cedar Rapids reports a man, believed to be E Dickinson with unknown residence, found this morning on Northwestern tracks near Belle Plaine. He was brought to Cedar Rapids and died without waking. Four hundred dollars was found on his person. Courier Wanted Will Do It.
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Cedar Rapids
E. Dickinson
Belle Plaine
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East Fourth Street
William Kean
F. E. Aitkins
C. F
4Th and Main Sts
Cedar Falls
Iowa
G. W. Cutshaw
Dr. Mack
Elighmey's
Clyde Gillam
Second Street East
Waterloo Chautauqua and Bible Institute
Poo
Winnie Badger
A. P. Bickler
M. EB. Brubacher
Ars
Jane Brackenridge
A. K. Carson
Sadie Condon
Louise Conk
S. M. Cook
Leone Cohn
A. B. Curtis
Naoma Fransisen
Sammie Frye
Clara Garrison
Jane Henry
Margaret Hiberg
C. J. Hiolmyquist
Ellen Klever
Mae la Rue
Agness Lacher
C. R. Lee
Cecil Lippert
Chas. O’marron
Kristine Olsen
J.H. Powers
Mary E. Richardson
Rhoda Rogers
Bernice B. Saunk
Dave Scribner
H. N. Seney
H. F. Sherman
Cora Stephens
Sophie Sternkie
Clara Thal
Ella Truesdall
E. M. Whitaker
Bessie Williams
Nicolas Asguasandio
Ransom Arnold
Clarence A. Baker
Claude Beegley
al Rewers
Borsthowtz
Joseph Cary
Frank H. Carrol
R. H. Hankon
F.J. Hemmer
M. G. Hughes
Jim Hultz
Jesse Johnson
J. R. Johnson
Simon Napier
Adolph Nickel
Alwin Oltrogge
Walter Cloise
Edward Parney
Frank Perte
H. Pease
Tom Ramsey
C. Ruthenburg
B. F. Runyon
William Schneider
George H. Sher
H. E. Smeisher
D. P. Smith
C. A. Swanger
K. Thompson
James Wedema
Chas, Wilson
J. Wtosciewski
Vilichko Alanator
Rudolf Aysslinger
Gusta Berg
Kixior Kerpjros
Kostantinas Marcunkew
Wilim Miczulewicz
Werner Opel
Ilzcipiceluy Taposuscovjor
W. R. Law
P.M
C. H. Efighmey
U.S
Sibert
East
Fourth Street
Waterloo
Will
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