West Virginia Strike Blamed on Greed by Bishop
Washington report notes Bishop J P Donahue testifying before a senate committee that both coal operators and miners showed greed fueling the strike. He cites high store prices and quotes a miner might not be satisfied until owning the mines. He proposes church attendance and Bible guidance as remedies.
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Washington
J. P. Donahue
Catholic Church
Senate
West Virginia
Kenyon
Griffith
Kanawha
Borah
Martine
Donahue
Atorney Stedman
United Mine Workers
Monnett
O'Keefe
Carlsbad
Indiana Interurban Lineman Strike Shuts Lines
Indianapolis workers walk out affecting all Indiana interurban lines except Wabash Valley. Union recognition demanded, shorter hours and higher pay sought. Nearly all line crews halted, with wagons and trains slowed as negotiations proceed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Wabash Valley
Embroidered A Letter Hints at NYC Murder Identity
New York City detectives gained a first clue in a grisly river murder. A hand worked letter A on a stained pillowslip may help identify the young female victim found dismembered near the Hudson. Authorities suspect a surgeon versed killer and seek the missing parts. A rambling unsigned letter to the Hoboken morgue mentions an east side physician and a missing person.
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New York
Hudson River
Hoboken Morgue
Tia
East Side
Wave of Crime at Xanods City Two Murders
Kansas City Sept 8 A wave of crime spurred police action in parts of the city. Two men died under mysterious circumstances and a rash of thefts and burglaries occurred in the 24 hours to midnight. Otto Thompson 28 was found dead from a pistol wound on the Seventh street viaduct. Porter L. Cooledge 24 of Neodesha Kan was found on the Missouri river bank believed foul play. No marks were found on his body.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Otto Thompson
Seventh Street
Kan
Pelfee
Porter L. Cooledge
Neodesha
Missouri River
Cotton Ginnings Surpass Previous Record Across South
Washington reports the census bureau cites 794,006 bales of 1912 cotton ginned by Sept 1, marking a record early-season total. Officials credit early maturity and farmer efforts to beat boll weevil, noting gains nationwide except Texas and North Carolina. Last year at this date showed a 5.4 percent rise and 4 percent in 1911.
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Washington
Census Bureau
South
Texas
North Carolina
Young Iowa farmer dies by self slain in hayloft
Sigourney reports Corbin Morrow, a young farmer, hanged himself in a hayloft while his parents were at church near Delta. He fastened a noose to a rafter and shot himself through the heart. No reason is known for the act. His body was found later.
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Sigourney
Delta
Corbin Morrow
Railroad Slaughter Must Stop Insists McChord
Interstate Commerce Commission member Charles G. McChord led investigations into the North Haven wreck on the New York New Haven and Hartford line. He urged an end to railroad slaughter and said the inquiry would yield real results beyond publicity. The ICC asked Pullman to report counts of wooden and steel cars in operation nationwide.
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Washington
Charles G. McChord
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Haven
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Pullman Company
Man Attempts Prison Break From Tate Prison
James Gleason, under investigation for a prior delivery plot, pried his cell door and rode a derrick route out of a solitary cell at Tate Prison. Guard shots missed as Gleason climbed a pole, then vanished, later found under the hospital air duct entry after crawling through a 70 foot tunnel. Bars had been sawed and re tarred, prompting a large guard search and highlighting a third escape from solitary cells since barred doors replaced solid iron.
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Madison
James Gleason
Gleason
Solitary
Board of Control
Son of American Woman Now Heir to British Dukedom
The duchess of Roxburge formerly Miss Mae Goelet of Newport Rhode Island gave birth to a son at Chesterfield House. The duke and duchess wed in 1903. The duke's brother Lord Alastair Robert Innes-Ker had been heir presumptive to the dukedom and its 61 500 serfs. DEATH OF DR. WOOD Elgin IL Sept Wood of Elgin IL pioneer Illinois creamery man and president of the Elgin National Bank and Creamery Package Manufacturing company died at his Lake Geneva summer home. He was 68.
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London
Duchess of
Wood
Elgin
Hlinois
Wills Exhibit Quirks in Milwaukee Will
Matilda Tommet’s will lists odd bequests including a pair of eight and a half foot long shoestrings left to a relative by marriage with whom she had not been friendly for three years. The long improvised instrument is described as eight and one half feet long. The shoe items go to a woman. Other bequests include my best bed spread and one half of my best towels to another relative, while chickens and chicken feed, vegetables, fruits, pickles, a pail of fat, and the father’s old clock are disused of to others.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Matilda Tommet
Americans 10 Leave Mexico by Buford Voyage
The army transport Buford will sail late today from San Francisco to rescue Americans stranded on the west coast of Mexico. Commanded by Charles Jenkinson, the Red Cross flag will fly to aid operations, with plans for two trips and 10,000 Americans in Mexico subject to departure. Jenkinson notes preparations include medical staff, nurses, guards, and Red Cross support, with the first stop Manzanillo on Sept 16.
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San Francisco
Buford
Mexico
Charles Jenkinson
State Department
Red Cross
Mexicco
Jenkinson
Washington
Manzanillo
William F. Lewis
Medical Corps
Army Nurse Corps
Public Health and
Marina Hospital
Red Cross Society
Galveston
New York
Wilson
Haford
Vera Cruz
Huerta
United States
W. W. Canada
Light Showers Bring Relief to Drouth Territory
Light showers at scattered points brought relief to drought areas in Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma but rainfall was insufficient to end the drought state weather reports indicate. Temperatures across the three states fell 1 to 15 degrees from last week with Missouri reporting the heaviest rainfall of 1 inch at Jimar.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahomm
United States
Juimar
American cyclists in German 100 km race tragedy
In Colonge Germany Lawson an American cyclist and Schemermann a German rider were killed while Meinhold the German pacemaker was fatally injured when a tire burst causing a crash during a 100 kilometer championship motor race. Lawson suffered a fractured skull and injuries to both arms.
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Colonge
Seprs Lawson
Schemermann
Meinhold
Gerugu
Lawson
Joint Debates on Commission Plan in Minneapolis
Debates on adopting a commission form of government for Minneapolis are planned. The assembly will open tomorrow night as discussions move forward in the municipal campaign.
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Minneapolis
Ming
Bayard Hale Defends Impartial Mexico Inquiry for Wilson
Bayard Hale, magazine writer and investigator, asserts he conducted an impartial review of Mexican affairs for President Wilson. He denies bias against the Huerta government and presents his findings to the President, including details of the Lind mission and his views on the Mexican crisis.
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Washingtion
Sept. S
Willi
Bayard Hale
Wilson
Democratic tariff bill moves toward Senate action
Washington September 8 The Democratic tariff bill introduced by Majority Leader Underwood and passed by the House may pass the Senate before adjournment. Chairman Simmons opened debate with intent to hold the state in session until a vote is reached and leaders expect the measure to go back to the House tomorrow. Senator La Follette initiated the general debate after preliminary talks, deferring wool and cotton schedule amendments.
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Lai Follette
Nickelgrew Buried in Leb After Leg Operation
A long troubled medical history follows Nickle Grew of Leb as surgeons remove a nickel plated screw lodged in his right leg after three years of pain. Despite multiple procedures to save the limb, bone fragments and tremors persist as doctors note partial relief from recent rib ailment and ongoing recovery.
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Gero
Viekinean
Dickins
Kor
Mr. Hickinson
Ialesburg
Piet
Dielkinsadr
Thal
Tie Lee
Fragmented weather note with stray markings and numbers
A fragmented OCR weather note mentions temperatures and markings. details are unclear due to garbled text but includes references to a temperature range and dated markers. The legible items show partial numbers and letters, with no clear event or location identified.
Thaw Now in Position to Watch His Enemy in Court Fight
Bodies of two Nebraska boys found slain near Litcom Neb lead to murder theory as coroner prepares inquest. Gunshot wounds found on both bodies, hunted hunters discovered them, and authorities dispute whether the youth’s deaths stemmed from an infested pasture incident or a staged hunting trip.
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Thaw
Jerome
Litcom
Neb
CIA
Otha Itys
Aed
George Diner
Phuretoul
Cees
Woo A. Matthews
Tal
Fd Hoffman
Americans in Great Danger at Puerta Plata
Americans face great danger at Puerta Plata in the Dominican Republic as rebels shell the town. The gunboat Des Moines is en route, with American lives and property at risk amid the ongoing revolution and the governor’s severance from central government.
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Washington
Sept
Putetra Plaza
Dominican Republic
Joseph F&m. Esteva
Republic
Puerta Plata
MRS PANKHURST DESCRIBED AS DESIRABLE OR UNDESIRABLE
Washington September 9 191? Immigration authorities will decide whether Emmeline Pankhurst the British suffrage leader is admissible to the United States in October Her status as a possible undesirable alien hinges on whether she has committed acts considered moral turpitude under the law She will be detained upon arrival but entry remains uncertain The authorities treat her prospective visit as hypothetical and decline to comment further.
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Washington
Sept. S
Emmeline Pankhor
United States
Firemen Injured in Gasoline Tank Explosion
Five firemen were injured when a gasoline tank exploded at a Burlay ton vapor plant in York Nebraska. One firefighter, Harry Taleten, is reported fatally burned as the building was destroyed.
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York
Neb
Tere Caday
Harry Taleten
Waterloo Temperance Rally At Dewar Draws Big Crowd
About eighty Waterloo autoloads attended a large temperance meeting at the Dewar Methodist church yesterday afternoon. Cedar Falls and Dunkerton residents aided the event with music and impromptu speeches. Waterloo speakers included Black, Fage, Arbuckle, Parke, Litchfield, Dr. Smith, Gibson and Tuller. Lawn City delegates included Professors Eric, McKittrick, Fullerton and Brown. A similar gathering is planned soon.
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Waterloo
Dewar
Cedar Falls
Dunkerton
Messrs. Black
Fage
Arbuckle
Parke
Litchfield
Smith
Gibson
Tuller
Lawn City
Eric
McKittrick
Fullerton
Mr. Brown
Golden Wedding Records Set In Lee County Couple
West Point Iowa September Mr and Mrs John Rump celebrated a golden wedding likely a state record born in Lee County they married August 25 1863 Mrs Rump 72 and Mr Rump 74 have spent entire lives in the community their parents moved here in 183 and 1834 marking seventy years of marriage in the county
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West Point
John Rump
Rump
Mr. Rump
Lee County
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