Winter Weather Sweeps Across Midwest With Snow
A vigorous cold wave brings zero to near zero readings across the Black Hills and Missouri Valley. Snow covers North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Iowa Minnesota and parts of Missouri as a blast of wintry air moves southward. Temperatures tumble to near zero in several towns with light snow reported in Sioux City Des Moines and nearby areas.
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Tee
Black Hills
Kansas City
Fissouri Valley
Binarek
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Missouri
Huron
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Estern
Nebraska
South Dakota
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Oklahoma
Exas
Lorimer Lawyers Clash Before Senate Panel
Attorneys for Lorimer and the committee clashed during cross examination of State's Attorney Burke as Chairman Dillingham confronted the exchange. Healy protested delays while Hanecy vowed to obtain chronological answers and rejected being railroaded by opposing counsel.
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Chicago
aAttorney Hanecy
Lorimer
Healy
Dillingham
Burke
Springfield
Hanecy
Gladstone Lots Still Selling Progress Report On Sale
Committee of fifty overseeing the sale of Gladstone hotel lots reports material progress with 726 lots remaining. A meeting was held at Northwestern Land & Investment offices, with another planned for this evening and nearly every night until sale completion. Tony Bucklin departs for Seattle tonight while his wife visits Seymour before joining him in the west.
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Gladstone
Northwestern Land & Investment Company
Jefferson Street
Tony Bucklin
Seattle
Wash
Seymour
West
Fire Guts Hotel at Mason City
Fire destroyed the Wilson theatre and Wilson hotel in Mason City starting under the balcony at 2 40 a m. The Cerro Gordo hotel was saved though its north wing suffered damage. The block also housed the Cerro Gordo hotel and theatre. Losses reached 75000 with 65000 insured. Guests at the Wilson hotel escaped unharmed despite narrow chances.
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Mason City
Wilson
Widow 15 Being Closely Guarded in Murder Probe
Chicago November 1 Mrs Louise Vermilya widow held in custody awaiting examination of organ samples in the death cases linking her to nine others. Dr Springer reported liver and intestines with greenish tint possibly arsenic. Police note a past perjury charge and strange court behavior as reasons for detention. Mary Mystock adds details of conductor Richard Smith case.
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Chicago
Louise Vermilya
Arthur Bisonette
Springer
Mary “Mystock
Ten Veniremen Remain in McNamara Murder Trial
In the McNamara murder case ten veniremen of a 40 member panel remained after preliminary examination by Judge Bordwell. The rest were excused as valid. District Attorney Fredericks withdrew state opposition to the defense's challenge of Thomas E. Preston and he was replaced by Jesse R. Townsend. James B. McNamara showed interest in the local primary election. Also, the federal grand jury in Indianapolis gained possession of the International association of bridge and structural iron workers account book as key evidence in the case.
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McNamara
Bordwell
Fredericks
Bart
Thomas E. Preston
Times
Jesse R. Townsend
Pasadena
James B. McNamara
John Harriman
Indianapolis
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Federal Grand Jury
Mackey
Criminal Court
Stephenson Bribery Hearings End in Milwaukee
Nov 1 The U S senate committee investigating charges of bribery in the election of Senator Stephenson adjourned its Milwaukee hearing and will reconvene later in Washington.
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Milwaukee
U. S. Senate
Stephenson
Washington
Black man shoots in Algiers injuring police and civilians
In Algiers a Black man opened fire this afternoon injuring five officers and several bystanders before he was fatally wounded. The incident occurred in the suburb of New Orleans as authorities investigated the motive and pursued further details.
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Orleans
Algiers
Rates Dispute Hearing For Iowa Merchants Opens
Des Moines area merchants, including E E H Egan of the Burlingon exchange, testify before Interstate Commerce Commissioner J S Harlan on rate complaints. Arguments focus on east west proportional rates, local vs long haul rules, tariff publication, and alleged discrimination affecting Des Moines and Mason City shipments.
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Mississippi River
Iowa
Iowa and
Interstate Commerce
J. S. Harlan
Mason City
Des Moinés
E. E H. Egan
Burlington Commercial Exchange
Martin
Dubuque Shippers’ Association
Sewell
Davenport Commercial Club
Harlan
Two Men Mistaken For Deer Killed In New Jersey
In Mays Landing New Jersey Constant Steelman and John Yost both Pleasantville business men were killed at Weymouth after a hunter fired on them as dawn broke. William Jarvis was wounded. Charles Norcross is said to be the stranger who fired the fatal shot. The three were returning to their stand when the shot rang out from thick brush and the hunter stepped into the road. He is under surveillance and could be taken into custody quickly if the police request it.
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Chicara
F. C. Melcher
Rock Island
Mays Landing
N. J
Steelman
Jotn Yost
Pleasantville
Willam Jarvis
Weymouth
Charles Norcross
Yost
Jarvis
Picigreteville
Many Names for Langfeldt Candy Name Contest
Langfeldt Candy Co at Bluff and Park Ave concluded a name contest for its chocolate brand. About 5000 submissions were received as judges George Lichty J B Sedgwick and F Lu Norther deliberate. The winning name will be sent to the patent office and the $50 prize awarded if uncopyrighted.
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Langfeldt. Candy Company
Bluff and
Park Avenue
George KH. Lichty
J. BE. Sedgwick
F.lu. Norther
Patent Office
Yuan Shi Kai Named Premier As China Moves For Peace
Yuan Shi Kai takes the premier post in China and plans a new cabinet. Prince Ching remains acting premier with Na Tung and Hsu Shih Chang as allies. Wei Kuang Tao becomes viceroy of Hupeh and Hunan. Yin Tebang is named chief of the general staff as imperial edict enacts the reshuffle. Yuan also seeks talks with rebel leaders to halt troop movements and restore peace.
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Prince Ching
Na Tung
Hsu Shih Chang
Privy Counsel
Wei Kuang Tao
Kwung Tung
Hupeh
Hunan
Yuan Shu Kai
Yin Tebang
Waterloo Public Market brings producers to town
Waterloo town has built a progressive public market to unite producers and consumers. The plan has proved successful with as many as eighty wagon loads of produce brought in in a single day.
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Prairie Farmer
Chicago
Waterloo
Five Years for Tarring Man's House
Muscatine Iowa November 1 John Ahlf convicted in district court for tarring the home of a non union button worker sentenced to not exceed five years at the state penitentiary
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Muscatine
John Ahlf
Atate
Ships Ready for Greatest Naval Demonstration
New York November. About 100 fighting ships trained for the first formal event of the largest mobilization in U S Navy history. Secretary Gore Von IL Meier inspected the fleet as 102 vessels swung at anchor in the Hudson River. Only two torpedo boats missing. 24 battleships in commission all in fighting trim.
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New York
United States Navy
Gore von IL
Meier
Hudson River
Well Driller Albert Wise Found Dead in Desolate House
Fort Dodge Iowa November 1 Special Albert Wise a well driller was found dead in a deserted house this morning Post mortem cites heart failure as the cause Letters show Wise has a daughter Eda in Omaha and another daughter Lena Bates in Havelock Nebraska Also John Kelly a farm laborer dropped dead at James Irwin&apos.s farm where he worked Kelly was unmarried
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aAlbert Wise
Wise
Eda
Omaha
Lena Bates
Havelock
Nebraska
John Kelly
James Irwin
Kelly
Temperature and wind readings with garbled notes
The fragment records a minimum temperature of 28 degrees at 7 a m yesterday. It includes stray markings and unreadable codes from Buchanan Optical Co and Syndicate block, with mentions of times and weather elements but no clear overall report or location.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Block
New Express Rates Cut Costs Under Board Plan
Des Moines Iowa reports new express rates effective today with an estimated 15 percent average reduction. The board of railroad commissioners approves graduated charges, including a 44 cent to 1 dollar minimum on small packages and a 20 cent rate for packages over one pound, aiming to set the lowest U S minimum express rate.
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New
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Board of Railroad Commissioners
United States
Surveyors Begin Work on Westward Rail Line from Jubilee
Jubilee November 1 Special report says Chicago Anaconda Northwestern railway survey crew led by T. B. Johnson of St Paul is stationed at EB M Buechele home. If plans hold, the line will pass through Quasaneton Shady Grove and Waterloo with a next year construction.
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Jubilee
Chicago, Anamoga & Northwestern Railway
Coggon
Johnson
St. Paul
EB. M. Buechele
Quasaneton
Shady Grove
Waterloo
Fred Lobe
Hoppe
Widdel
M. Buechele
Farmer knocked down by four Halloween pranksters
Cedar Falls Iowa November 1 special George Bishop a watermelon grower two miles north of town was pursued by four youths seeking Halloween pranks. They tipped hay and straw stacks, leaped a fence to avoid a charging bull, returned, exchanged words, then knocked Bishop from his horse three times before fleeing. Warrants issued for arrest. Bishop plans to prosecute.
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Cedar Falls
George Bishop
Bishop
Jay
Sung
Twenty Four Drowned As Steamer Collision In Atlantic
Twenty four people perished when the French steamer Uielfi sank after colliding with the steamer Liberia off Las Taimas Canary Islands. Liberia, towed by the German ship Ilmshorn, arrived at Marseilles in a damaged state. Separately, the home of Wm Kascht at 710 Lime Street was quarantined for diphtheria today.
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Canary Islands
Uielfi
Liberia
Marseilles
Ilmshorn
Wm. Kascht
Lime Street
Los Angeles Primary Yields No Clear Mayor Result
In Los Angeles with a handful of precincts missing, Harriman leads Alexander by 3 665 votes after a primary that eliminated candidates and left the field to a Dec 5 runoff. Women voters appear poised to influence the final outcome as enfranchised citizens join the contest.
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Los Angeles
Therr
Harriman
Alexander
Manhest
John W. Shenk
Job Tfarriman
McNamara Brothers
George Alexander
Egyptian Mob Riots in Alexandria Over Tripoli News
At Alexandria on Nov 1 reports of Turkish victories at Tripoli sparked a night of riots. Natives and Europeans clashed as police restored order after one native was killed and 14 wounded amid mass arrests.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Tripoli
Taft Attends West Virginia University Installations
President Taft and party arrived in Moreantown to participate in the installation of Thomas E. Hodges as president of the University of West Virginia. He met local officials, en route to breakfast with Dr. White, then addressed students from Martin Hall steps.
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W. V
Taft
Pittsburgh
Thomas E. Hodges
University of West Virginia
Morgantown
West Virginia Boards of Trade
Glasscock
Dr. White
Martin Hall
Freeing Slayer Verdict Tied to Marital Murder
Davenport Iowa reports County Attorney Fred Vollmer links the Brandenburg acquittal verdict to Annie Kilduff shooting her husband. Kilduff admits hearing of the verdict before the incident but says it did not influence her actions. She had planned the shooting for three weeks. An inquest heard police testimony that her husband accused her of unfaithfulness. Coroner's jury charged Kilduff with murder. preliminary hearing set for Saturday.
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Davenport
Fred Vollmer
Rudolph Brandenburg
Claus Muenter
Annie Kilduff
Frank Lew
Wickersham Moves to Speed Anti-Trust Rail Cases
Attorney General Wickersham seeks rapid handling of Sherman act cases. He filed a certificate of expedition in Columbus Ohio to push proceedings against the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and other rail and coal companies cited for anti-trust violations. The move follows President Taft's policy of quick action.
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