Indiana farmer admits killing farm hand in alleged murder spree
John Poole of Fowler Indiana confessed to killing Joseph Kemper a Chicago farm hand whose dismembered body was found on Poole’s farm near Wolcott. Police say other workers disappeared and Poole’s son Emory led the investigation. the body was buried in a cornfield and evidence suggests a buckshot head wound.
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Fowler
Ind
John Poole
Joseph Kemper
Poole
Kemper
Chicago
Jobo Poole
Indiana
Charles Clark
Charles Mack
Wolcott
Enon
Benton County
Sackleton
Merman
Emory
Grate Poole
Englewood Business College
South Halsted Street
Emory Poole
Indianapolis
Young Poole
Canton Situation Quieting Down After Rising
A cablegram to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation reports Canton China is quieting down after a recent rebel outbreak. Railway traffic between Canton and Hongkong has been resumed.
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London
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Canton
China
Hongkong
United Christian party nominates national officers
Rock Island May 3 The United Christian party in conference today announced its nominations for national officers with Rev Dr B Turney of The Vat ar as president and RL Cater of Howard Lake Minn as vice president W R Benkett Davenport Iowa chosen national chairman The group calls for unseating Senator Lorimer and H A Simpson of Pana Ill is recommended as his replacement.
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Til
United Christian Party In
Conference Today
B. Turney
ThevAtar
RL Cater
Howard Lake
Minn
RL Benkett
Davenport
Iowa
Lorimer
H. A. Simpson
Pana
Prolonged Labor Struggle Ends at Muscatine Pearl Button Factories
After a period of limited or no non union labor, Muscatine pearl button factories resumed full operation following an agreement between manufacturers and the workers committee. A misunderstanding caused a brief walkout at the automatic factory, but it was resolved and operations continued. Details of the terms remain undisclosed.
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Muscatine
Laing
Dietz Defense Limited To Single Killing
District attorney Williams said the Dietz murder case will focus on the killing of Oscar Harpe only, limiting evidence to that incident. He asserted deputies could not have fired the fatal bullet as the trial of John Dietz his wife and son Oshe proceeds in Hayward Wisconsin.
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Hayward
Wis
Williams
John Dietz
Oshe
Oscar Harpe
Harpe
Dietz
Cedar Falls Ad Men's Club Forms Local Chapter
Businessmen in Cedar Falls gathered at the Commercial club rooms with about fifty attendees and organized a local Ad Men's club. Paul Davis of Waterloo spoke, joined by Harry Keister of the Town Criers' club at Waterloo. Officers elected: President W. K. Voorhees, Vice President Clarence Wise, Secretary and Treasurer V. A. Garrabrandt. An next meeting aims to finalize the by laws.
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Fadia
Cedar Falls
Commercial Club
Paul Davis
Waterloo
State
Ad Men's Association
Harry Keister
Town Criers
Duveen Brothers Compromise With Treasury on Customs Frauds
The government accepts 1 180 000 dollars in compromise of suits against Duveen Brothers the New York art firm accused of customs frauds. Books and papers will be retained as evidence. Two brothers convicted are abroad. prosecutors plan to pursue them if they return to U S jurisdiction.
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Washington
Duveen Brothers
New York
United States
Treasury Department
Mhey
Would Pre-Empt Policeman's Lot
Officer Tom Morris extinguished embers on a vacant East Waterloo lot and detained Frank Martinez a Mexican insurrector and Will Crawford a Negro who had encamped there with cooking gear and intent to homestead the property. Martinez claimed he was en route to Kansas City.
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Tom Morris
Frank Martinez
Will Crawford
Morris
Waterloo
Martinez
Kansas City
Court Defines Itinerant Vendor in WEO Peddler Case
Des Moines May 3 Iowa Supreme Court limits definition to itinerant vendor not permanent tradesman. Residence location irrelevant to offering goods for sale. Tacoma Recall Election Marke indecisive. another vote planned in two weeks with incumbents seeking requalification.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Scranton
Iowa
Tacomas
Wash
Grave Congressmen Debate Wool Problem Head or Chin Question
Washington May 3 five eminent legislators debated whether beards or bald heads hinder public reception more. The panel included Cannon Carter Longworth Taylor and Speaker Clark wrestled with the issue in ten minute heats but produced no decision.
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Washington, D. C
National Press Club
Beards
Joseph G. Cannon
Hents
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Robert L. Tayter
Tennessee
Scott Bana
Washington
Champ Clark
Wars and Means Committee
Longworth
Mr. Longworth
Carter
Fujah
Bethel
Alexander
Taylor
Ole James
Kentucky
James
Ann
Ana
Congressman Cannon
Sunset Cox
Shakespeare
Clark
William Jennings Bryan
Tariff Making On In Earnest Gains Momentum
The House struggles to vote on the free list bill while the Senate Finance Committee hears Canadian reciprocity arguments. The tariff debate broadens beyond reciprocity to include the free list, with hearings set for next week as the Senate plans to reconvene.
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Senate Committee
Washington
House
Senate Committee On Finance
Ither
Finance Committee
Senate
Parkersburg Fans Travel for Waterloo Game
Parkersburg plans to send at least 250 visitors to Waterloo to witness the ball game. Delegations from Hudson Jatesville La Porte Cedar Falls Independence Jesup New Hartford and other towns will join in proportion to their populations.
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Parkersburg
Waterloo
Hudson
Jatesville
la Porte
Cedar Falls
Independence
Jesup
New Hartford
Bribery Case Involving Browne and Others Overquashed Indictment
Judge Creighton refused to quash indictments in legislative bribery cases involving Representative Lee O Neill Browne Ottawa Robert E Wilson Chicago Lewis Hirch eimer Pittsburg of the state board of equalization and Frank J Traut Beards town fisherman. Trial date not yet set. Defendants accused of conspiring to bribe over funds raised by fishermen along the Illinois river to defeat fishing legislation.
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Springfield
Ill
Creighton
Lee O'Neil Browne
Ottawa
Robert E. Wilson
Chicago
Lewis D. Hircheimer
Pittsburg
State Board of Equalization
Frank J. Traut
Beardstown
Minois
American Held for Death of Comrades
Willemstad Curacao May 3 George Boulard a Boston native is imprisoned at Maracaibo awaiting inquiry into the deaths of two companions George Bradford an American and A Atens a Canadian. The three men said to be wandering mechanics were crossing a lake on a sailboat when the craft capsized.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Dutch West Minches
George Boulard
Boston
Maracaibo
George Hradford
A. Atens
Lorimer Probe Funds Backed by Committee
Washington May 3 renewal of the Lorimer investigation was provided for today by the committee on contingent expenses which approved the resolution funding the inquiry. The report will be taken up in the Senate tomorrow where a fight is expected.
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Washington
Lorimer
Senate
Dr Miner to Start Private Inebriate Cure
Fort Dodge Iowa May 3 Dr H S Miner recently superintendent of the state inebriate hospital at Knoxville has gone to Houston to start a private venture for the treatment of inebriates.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Boeral
H. S. Miner
Knoxville
Houston
Texas
Farmers road on the rocks in Iowa railroad sale set
Judge W R Green of the district court ordered the sale of the Atlantic Northern and Southern railway at a receiver's gate on July 24 next. The road, about seven miles in length, was promoted by farmers in the territory it serves and has faced financial difficulties. headquarters are at Atlantic, Iowa.
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Council Bluffs
W. R. Green
District Court
Atlantic Northern& Southern Railway
Atlantic
Iowa
Confession Rumors Sweep Ohio Legislature
Columbus reporters note widespread rumors of confessions by Ohio lawmakers and arrests during grand jury proceedings, but no official word confirms them. Prosecutor Turner says he will not accept confessions used to evade accountability.
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Columbus
Ohio
Turner
Union Men Move to Publicly Denounce Bryan in Des Moines
Des Moines May 3. Building trades councils nationwide will be notified that William J. Bryan participated in the laying of a cornerstone amid a union labor dispute with the Y M C A. Local council claims the act was a direct snub to organized labor and will circulate notices to unions nationwide.
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W. J. Bryan
Des Moines
William J. Bryan
James A. Mears
Bryan
Organized Labor
Mr. Bryan
Alway
Mr. Mears
United States
Trusts Hit Shoe Wool and Steel Probes Loom
Washington reports claim a United States shoe trust dominates the industry with scrutiny over United Shoe Machinery of Beaton. Ohio Democrat Francin seeks a nine member inquiry into the American Woolen Company of Boston. House panel votes to investigate United States Steel as a possible trust.
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Wool Trust
Washington
Francin
Ohio
Nine
American Woolen Company
Boston
United States Steel Corporation
House Committee On Rutes
Stanley
Armistice Talks Advance Amid Imminent Expiration
Reports from El Paso and Douglas describe peace envoy Francisco Carabajal meeting with Mexican insurgent leader Frankson J. Madero Jr. on neutral ground to set terms as armistice leniency nears its noon expiry. Rich details discuss rail disruptions trapping refugees in Mazatlan and federal reinforcements around the besieged town of Whanga.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Frankson J. Madero, Jr
Mexicuan Insurrectos
Juder Francisco Carabajal
el Paso
Fudge
Francisco Carahbajal
Akumada
Hahuahua
Alexion City
Madero
Wlanga
Presidio
Mexico City
Taft to Open Third National Peace Congress
In Baltimore on May 3 President Taft will open and address the third national peace congress. The gathering includes a notable lineup from leading American societies focused on settling international disputes by nonwar means, aiming for permanent peace and universal justice.
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Baltimore
Third National Peace Congress
Taft
United States
America
Dogs Track Suspect In Nashville Murder
Nashville May 3. Jesse Workman a well to do planter was shot and killed at his home near Denson. Bloodhounds were sent to follow the trail of the slayer after the murder report was wired this morning.
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Nashville
Tenn
Desden
Jesse Workman
Iowa cold snap damages crops across multiple towns
Reports to the Iowa crop bureau indicate freezing temperatures last night at Estherville Forest City Iowa City and Iowa Falls. Director George M. Chappel said the damage to fruit and vegetation is now serious after two nights of cool weather.
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Nes Moines
Iowa Crop Bureau
Estherville
Forest City
Iowa City
Iowa Falls
George M. Chappel
Cowardly Murderer Executed in Electric Chair
Jos. Nesce alias Jon Nash died in the electric chair in Auburn S C for the murder of his son in law Thomas Delmonte. The execution was witnessed by Waterloo Police Officer W Hi Titznberger who Nash nearly killed. Nash, a Waterloo New York resident, shot Delmonte after a quarrel over a meat bill following Delmonte’s marriage to Nash’s daughter.
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Auburn
S. C
Little Boy Dies After Ingesting Poison Pills
Howard Cass Robinson, fouryearsold son of Special Policeman C. Robinson, died early this morning from convulsions after swallowing pills believed to contain strychnine. His funeral is planned at O Keeffe and Towne with Rev H C Reeman to conduct services.
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Little Howard Cass Robinson
C. ©. Robinson
Fifth Street Crast
Waterloo
Harold
Isabel
Clinton
O'Keefe & Towne
H. C. Reeman
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Fort Dodge Car Operators Strike For Higher Pay
Ft. Dodge Iowa carp operators strike for three cents more per hour. Most street cars stopped. a few run by the superintendent and a few "snubs." Mayor Bennett Sinking, former Ft. Dodge mayor, in poor health as relatives summoned. Cleveland manager James resigns from the American League club. San Felice cigar 5c clear.
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Ft. Donge
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Bennett
Ft. Tindgs
Carnegie Praises Taft at Peace Congress in Baltimore
Andrew Carnegie extolled President Taft as a peace leader before the Third National Peace Congress in Baltimore. He hailed Taft for urging all nations to submit disputes to arbitration, noting Britain’s united response and predicting domestic bipartisanship would align similarly for peace.
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Baltimore
Taft
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Great Britain
Britain
Franklin
Uweht
Lord
Republic
Temperature May 3 Syndicate Block Markings
Fragmented OCR text referencing temperature readings May 3 with markings from Buchan Optical company and Syndicate Block, plus scattered numbers and garbled phrases.
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Buchanan Optical Company
Perry mayor orders Sunday store closures in Perry Ia
Mayor C Durant Jones tried to enforce a Sunday closing order across groceries meat markets clothing dry goods and cigar shops in Perry Iowa. John I Dignan defied the order by keeping his grocery bakery open until police arrived. He posted $300 bonds for appearance and the store remained closed after.
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C. Durant Jones
Jones J
Jones
Hart
Dignan
al H. G. Giddinge
J. Kelly
Compty Winegar
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