Wreck of Fast Illinois Passenger Train Kills Man
Greene Iowa October 8 One man killed and several injured when Chicago Rock Island Pacifi c No 22 southbound derailed after a loose plank at a crossing is said to have broken a switch. Engine and mail cars damaged, 72 passengers shaken, detours set via Charles City and Nora Junction.
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Greene
Iowa
Chicago
Rock Island
É& Pacific
John Sanket
Walter Erminger
D. C. Battles
Roy Walter
Joe Stoler
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Nora Junction
Norris Siding
Charles Ruge
Carbon Cliffe
Tfl
Frank Head
Erminger
Sankot
Cedar Rapids
F Erminger
Einwalter
Wreck Injures Congressman Pickett and Others
Congressman C E Pickett of Waterloo survived a Rock Island wreck at Greene last night. He rode the relief train to Cedar Rapids and praised the calm of passengers amid the crash in which the engine turned turtle and several cars were torn from the tracks.
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C. E. Pickett
Waterloo
Rock Island
Greene
Pickett
Recent Rock Island Wrecks Near Waterloo
A historical notice reports multiple deadly Rock Island wrecks near Waterloo along the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific line. Key incidents include May 28, 1899 between Waterloo and Washburn with eight dead, Sept 4, 1907 at Norris Siding near Cedar Falls with fourteen dead, and a morning wreck at Greene.
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Hfe
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Waterloo
Fellows
Washburn
Norris Siding
Cedar Falls
Greene
Grain Conditions Report From Washington DC
The report notes corn at 73.8 and spring wheat at 0.5 with the average quality of spring and winter wheat combined at 90.4.
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Washington, D.C
Tama County Pioneer Dead at Age 85 in Tama County
Mrs. Caroline Nutt maiden Goodenow died Monday evening at her Tama county farm home near La Porte City in her 85th year. She and Romanzo Nutt married in 1842 and moved from New York to Illinois then to Eagle township in 1864. Surviving are her husband, three sons, one daughter, 18 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. funeral was held at Geneseo church.
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la Porte City
Romanzo Nutt
Here
Tama County
Martha S. Rodman
David L
Charles M
Frank B
Methodist Church
Geneseo Church
Fire Victims in Nashville Blaze. Two Suspects Arrested
A Nashville brick dwelling burned today killing four women Mrs Dora Fishman 24 Lizzie Fishman 14 Miss Rachael Markeson 16 and Mrs Rosie A Fishman 50. Several others were rescued as two Black suspects were arrested on suspicion regarding the fire's origin.
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Nashville
Dora Fishman
Lizzie Fishman
Rachael Markesox
Rosie A. Fishman
Missionaries of Tokio Urge cordial U S friendship
The Protestant semi centennial of Tokio with 140 missionaries from American churches adopted resolutions praising Japan’s government and people for maintaining friendship to the United States. They urged the American people to discriminate carefully in news from Japan and called for removing prejudice and misunderstandings between the two nations.
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Tokio
Japan
United States
Record Crowd Foreshadows World Series Opener at Forbes Field
Opening game of the world championship at Forbes Field drew a massive crowd in Pittsburg with Detroit and Pittsburg squads warming up amid enthusiastic cheers. Managers Clarke and Jennings avoided predictions as lineups formed and the game began with Davy Jones on base for Detroit.
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Pittsburg
Forbes Field
Detroit
Detroit Scraps Two Runs in Seventh Inning Rally
Detroit and Pittsburg played a tight game with multiple close plays and a disputed call. Key moments include Leach’s running catch for Detroit, Wagner scoring on a misplayed throw, and a close second-base decision sparked by Schmidt’s throw. No final score is stated in the fragment.
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Detroit
D. Jones
Bush
Cobb
Crawford
Moriarity
Delehanty
TF. Jones
Schmidt
Mullin
Pittsburg
Hyrne
Leach
Clarke
Wagner
Miller
Abstein
Wilson
Gibson
Adams
O’laughlin
Johnston
Forbes Field
Jennings
Clark
Davy Jones
Alstein
Byrne
Moriarty
Payné
T. Jones
Miler
Wilgon
Jones
Ball
Austein
O'Loughlin
Abstein Leach
Diller
D. ‘Jones
Moraritie
OD. Jones
Fire at Webster City destroys four businesses
Webster City October 8 a fire started from spontaneous combustion in Solomon Shaefer's ice house at Williams last night destroyed four business houses and threatened the town. Loss about 10000 with little insurance. Fire discovered at midnight and burned until daylight with residents helping the fire department to quench the flames. Lost structures include the Solomon Shaefer ice house J P Talcott cement block factory Hornet Publishing company and the Twins cafe.
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Webster City
Solomion Shearer
Willams
Hette
Solomon Shaefer
J. P. Talcott
Hornet Publishing Company
Twins Cafe
18 Killed in Topeka Wreck On Santa Fe Line
In Topeka Ont ten Mexican laborers and five white workers died when a work train backing into the city collided with an outbound oil train on a curve. Ten others injured in the wreck near the Atchison branch outskirts. Officials cite disregard of orders by the work train as the cause.
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Topeka
Ont
Santa Fe
Atchison
Wreclk
Falling Brick Kills Woman at City Carnival Incident
A brick torn from a building by a rope during a street carnival in Bradyville Iowa struck Miss Wolf, a young local woman, killing her. Det. S investigated the scene as the rope and tight-wire stunt were halted.
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Cornell Biuits
Iowa
Auto Runs Over Embankment in Illinois Crash
Racine Wis Oct A Kenosha area message reports Harvey Gibson 26 of Kenosha was killed in an automobile accident at Antioch Illinois. Ted Collier 28 formerly of Racine was fatally hurt. Mrs Collier and Mrs Gardner wife of a noted bicycle rider were injured. The machine ran over an embankment.
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Racine
Wis
Kenosha
Harvey Gibson
Antioch
Ted Collier
St Louis Welcomes Arctic Explorer Cook in Parade
The October 8 parade in St Louis honored Dr. Cook, an Arctic explorer, heading the military and educational procession. The greeting was the most enthusiastic yet, rivaling Copenhagen, with cheers for U S torpedo boat flotilla officers and sailors along the march route.
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St Louis
Dr. Cook
Cook
Copenhagen
U. S. Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Jackies
Three Hurt in Marinette Street Shooting Affray
In Marinette Wisconsin last night a shooting affray on the main street left William Vanderlace Joseph Sargent and John Loebener badly wounded. Police seek Maxi Cleptoo following a quarrel with Sargent that preceded the gunfire.
Miss Teisinger Undergoes Urgent Appendicitis Operation
Miss Margaret Teisinger, indicted by the September grand jury for uttering a forged instrument, was taken from the county jail to a hospital by ambulance last evening for an operation after a severe attack of appendicitis. She has had prior attacks and the doctors deemed surgery necessary at this time.
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Margaret Teisinger
Miss Teisinger
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Roy Weatter
Winona
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Trv
Martin Schigar
Detroit Teeth
de Haan
Mouriarty
Ernie
Schmide
Schinddt
Pineghtnege
Milan
Firth
McIntire
McIntyre
Ice House
Blaze
Martin
Miss Wolfe OF
Bradyville
St. Louis Goes Wild
Explorer Cook
Henderson
Henderson Drug CO
Waterloo Savings
Emmons Johnson
Pres
W. C. Logan
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