Waterloo Drop Forge Plant Burned In Major Fire
A spectacular fire destroyed the Waterloo Drop Forge plant at Orr street and Falls avenue, with damage near 75000. Watchman RV Barr spotted the blaze in the hammer room, and firemen battled the flames as the wooden addition burned to the ground. The office section largely escaped, but stock and records were moved to safety. origin remains undetermined though a spark from equipment or a furnace is suspected. Insurance on building and machinery totaled 27500. stock had no coverage.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Drop Forge Company
Orr Street
Falls Avenue
Wtt
Woodden
Mullan Hill
Blaze
RV. Barr
Dunham
HH. Rockwell
Gneral
Watchann
Peerless Crean Separator Company
Associated Manufacturers
Drop Forge
Rockwell
Lnwest
Canfield Lumber Company
J. R. Morris
Marshalltown Drop Forge Company
Waterloo Drop Forge Companys
B. S. Harrison
J. M. Morris
Chiefs of Strike Plead Not Guilty in Girl's Murder
In Lawrence Massachusetts chiefs of a strike face charges as accessories in the murder of Anna Loperazo, an Italian woman shot during the strike turmoil. Police and militia guard the town and the police station as hearings proceed. leaders Ettor and Giovanniti plead not guilty.
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Girl
Lawrence
Mas
Joseph
Butkers
Hia
Tlor
Arturo Giovanniti
New York
Aigne
Anna Loperazo
Tal
Sweetser
Apia Lopesza
Ettor
Col. Sweetser
Etter
Giovanniti
Most Beautiful Woman of Universe at Large Revealed
New York January 31 Harrison Fisher named ten beauties as the universe's most beautiful. He spoke of a mystery woman, a prominent society figure, as the ultimate subject he had seen but could not identify. Other listed beauties include Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Queen Wilhelmina.
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York
Harrison Fisher
TOA
Auest
Varrison
Fisher
Catherine Clements
John Jacob Astor
New York
Catherine Force
Astor
Philip Lydig
Queen Wilhelmina
Holland
Elyse Shull2
California
Dorothy Janson
Geraldine Farrar
Coyne
Darrow Case Witness In Indictments Against Darrow
Los Angeles January 31 amid speculation Bert H. Franklin former McNamara defense chief of detectives will be main state witness in prosecutions against Clarence S. Darrow. Franklin allegedly aided by state service while employed as confidential agent for the defense in the McNamara trial. Samuel L. Browne district attorney chief of detectives says Darrow’s tight control of his confidential staff bred distrust within their ranks.
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Darrow
Franklin
W. J. Burns
McNamara
Samuel L. Browne
District Attorney's Office
Los Angeles
Bert H. Franklin
Clarence S. Darrow
Couple Dead in Room of Girl in Monadnocker
Omaha report of Oswald Nelson age 22 and Karin McLanaghlin found dead from asphyxiation in a girl’s room. Ras heater in the room had become accidentally disconnected. The pair were recent arrivals in Benmark, living in Monadnocker.
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Omaha
Oswald Nelson
Ben Pmark
Karin McLanaghlin
Waterloon Courier Stands Firm Against Ad Tricks
A 1913 letter from Janesville praises the Waterloo Evening Courier and condemns secret discounts and barter offers used by rivals. The writer endorses cash, single-price policy and loyalty to the Courier, promising to renew for a year and recommending the paper to neighbors.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Courier
The
Waterloo
Probe of Sumner Town Council Wares Alleged
Citizens and taxpayers petition Iowa State Auditor to inspect Sumner’s 1908 1919 purchases of goods wares and materials by town councilmen. Rumors claim council members sold fuel and supplies to the city, with books opened for public review but details largely undisclosed. An accountant’s findings reportedly indicate substantial sums involved, prompting possible ouster and criminal action. Local uproar grows as names tied to the transactions face public denial and calls for accountability.
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Vlewlley
Monner
Sremer Co
Cowie
Samner
Sarnaner
HaAyMient
Sumner
Sumer
Pleakley
Lowa
Eight System of Government at Davenport Arsenal
A draft article reports that the War Department's arsenal shops at Davenport are testing a new system of personnel cards similar to the Taylor system. Union leaders among about 1,000 workers fear changes may lead to broader adoption, while officials insist work levels won’t be affected. Organizing drives by the American Federation of Labor are underway with roughly 10 of 1,300 workers currently union members. A congressional committee’s forthcoming report on the Taylor system is awaited.
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Daevenport
Dash Cal
Crorge
Kure
Ordnance Department
Wi Sld
Povernment
Arsenal
Uhad
Bury
Went
Tabor Couders
Ohe American Federation of Labor
Tri- Cites
Congress
Taylor
Crowds Welcome Cardinal William OConnell in Boston
Boston greeted Cardinal William OConnell at his public arrival with crowds lining the harbor front and Back Bay streets. The ceremony featured a welcome arch along the route from the water to the residence, with clergy and city officials observing as the cardinal passed through Charlestown and toward City Hall.
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Boston
Jans &I
William O'Connell
Baye Qin
Hishop Andersen
Mayer Witz-kerald
Rereption Co Nition
Crowe
Heroherth
Charlestown
Charles River
Canopic
State Street
Longs Wharf
Winnisimmert
Pearl button founder John F Roepple dies in Muscatine
John F Roepple founder of the pearl button industry died late yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the German Evangelical Church in Muscatine. Roepple established the first freshwater button factory in the United States after arriving in Iowa as a German immigrant.
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Muscatine
John F. Roepple
Aocal Hospital
Roepple
United States
Iowa
Germany
Packers' Books Read Through Night in Antitrust Trial
Chicago reporters note that during the ten Chicago meat packers trial over restraint of trade, margin clerk Herman Fotthoff of G. H. Hammond & Co. was expected to continue testimony. Government accountants had worked through the night, examining National Packing company sale books for 1987, 1908 and 1909 to prepare material for further questioning.
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Chicago
Herman Fotthoff
G. H. Hammond & Co
National Packing Company
Potthor
Doctor Quizzed in Starvation Case at Port Orchard
Seattle January 31 The cross examination of Dr Stephen J Olmstead an eye and ear specialist resumed as court sat in Port Orchard where Mrs Linda Burfield HazZard stands trial for starving to death Miss Clair Williamson an Englishwoman and patient at HazZard sanitarium The doctor testified autopsy showed organic trouble not lack of food and the state questioned the medical aspects at length.
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Seattle
Wash
Stephen J. Olm
Stead
Port Orchard
Linda Bur‘field Hazzard
Claira Williamson
Drove Wife as Horse in Divorce Case at Independence
Kansas City Mo Jan 1 Hearing in Jackson County Court at Independence today deals with May Cheat filing for divorce from Lafayette Cheat. She accuses extreme cruelty claiming he tied her to a harrow and drove her while jealous and abusive. Cheat received a thirty day jail sentence.
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Kansas City
May
Lafayette
Jackson
Choat
Choa
Eight Hurt When Mine Cage Falls Near Danville
Danville Alabama January 31 Eight men were injured four seriously when a mine cage crowded with workers dropped about 200 feet at Electric coal mine six miles west of Danville. Officials say the engineer lost control causing one cage to fall to the shaft bottom while another rose empty and was hurled from the mine mouth.
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Danville
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Smoke Martin
Edgar
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North America
Hartford Wire
London
Lancashire
City of New York
Ate Ee National Union
MI Insurarae
Siatorg
Acina Bote
Springfield
Massachusetts
Peage
Ittor
Asyuhing
State
Conner
Janesville
Town
AOK
State Auditor
Ham
Hugh McAlten
Walker
Tanett M. Christensen
Everett R. Lockwood
Louise Christensen
Burl F. Hennett
Cedar Falls
Ellen Decker
Davenport
O’connell
Button Industry
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