Death in Locomotive Cab Shanks Dies at Rock Island Shops
Cedar Rapids reports Nathan Shanks, longtime Rock Island shops employee and firer up, died suddenly while seated in a locomotive cab minutes before noon. Life was extinct upon arrival. he had started a fire and collapsed, presumed heart failure. Burial at Beatty undertaking rooms. Shanks long served as firer up at the roundhouse.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Nathan Shanks
Beatty Undertaking
Shanks
Prominent New Hampton Physician Placed in Insane Hospital
Dr Revers a longtime New Hampton physician was taken to an insane hospital on Monday January 4 after months of mental decline and delusions of crime His wife had to cut in to restrain him while commissioners of insanity ordered placement under sheriff care Doctors noted he is 76 and expressed little hope for recovery Sioux City reports Einer Groen of near Asheton shot his father Ernest Groen claims self defense after a quarrel at their farm in Sioux County Blunt a pioneer of Bayette County died in Oelwein at 76 He lived on a farm near West Union before retiring to Delware He was wealthy and survived by three sons and two daughters.
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Glenwood
Donald Clayton
Charles Clayton
Orient
New Hampton
Jan
Revers
Independence
Beyers
Sioux City
Jan. B
George Groen
Asheton
Ernest Groen
Jal
Sibley
Oelwein
Dan
Jerenrgé Blunt
Bayete County
Pette County
West Union
del- Wein
Indianola
Frank Nutting
Otter Township
Charles Coffman
Coffman
Marengo
Mike Burns
Burns
J. H. McDonald
C. ©. Mays
Cedar Rapids
Fairbank Social Roundup Touches New Year Happenings
Fairbank and Dunkerton residents share New Year visits and church revival notes. Guests include Miss Lula Heron from Quasqueton, Fay Smalley from St Paul, Mrs. Abram Burke from North Dakota, and many local moves for schooling, visits, and social events. Revival meetings begin at the Baptist church led by Rev J A Lochran with Rex Tatum assisting.
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Lula Heron
Quasqueton
H. H. Barton
Dunkerton
Fay Smalley
St Paul
Mary Smalley
Herman Siggilkow
Fred Newman
Blanch King
Clarion
Peterson
Marian
Ariel
Loraine Ward
Oelwein
Helen Paine
Spencer
Bess
Abram Burke
North Dakota
George Simm
Mesdames Cox and Griffith
Sumner
John Jenny
Charles Phelps
Belle
Genevieve Agnew
Hazelton
Bess Hodges
Waverly
Fairbank Friends
Christian Endeavor Society
Higbee Building
Cochran
J. J. Tatum
Gelwein
Herbert Highee
Dubuque
W. U. Tighee
Ethel George
Edgar F. Smith
Iowa City
F. G. Everett
C.H. Dedee
Baxter
Gertrude Kane
Superior
Wis
John Murphy
Ariel Ward
Garretson
Frank Butler
Tesup
Baptist Church
J. A. Lochran
Rex. Tatum
Salwein
F. D. Agnew
Oolwetn
Hazleton
Ralph Young
Jesup
Fairbanks
New Year's
Bridgie Leonard
Waterloo
W. W. Marsh
Herman Eickelberg
Minnesota
G. ©. Eickelberg
Fairbank
Progressive
G. I. Gs
Lillian Thompson
Bess Smakey
Branch King
Linnie Higbee
Thompson
Mt Vernon Twp Social News Plays Santa at Janesville
Patrons of the Farmers' telephone line funded a Christmas gift for Kate Smith in Janesville. Local residents including Charley Farrington of Peoria Herman Musch and Will Schenk families visited, with gatherings at the Garton and Rundles homes. Mrs Besh marked her 7ath birthday with dozens of cards as Will Callahan and A Dunbar hosted whist and a New Year’s Eve party with a festive feast and games.
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Kate Smith
Janesvile
Charley Farrington
Peoria
Ill
Farrington
Herman Musch
Minnesota
Mesmades Witdensler
Will Schenk
Minneota
FP. W. Jacobs
Joe Garton
John Repp
Independence
Maria Besh
Will Rundles
Besh
Ufe
Will Callahan
A. Dunbar
O. Ff
Thomann
New Year’s Eve Hop At Frank Thompson’s House
Some of the young people enjoyed a hop at Frank Thompson's New Years eve and had a fine time. Gene Wallace bought the month's buttermilk at the Boles creamery with price paid of $12.60. FR Sundertin and wife of Boone were weekend guests at the homes of M V Sundertin and George Sundertin.
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Frank Thompson
Gene Wallace
Boles Creamery
FR. Sundertin
Boone
M. V
Creorge Sundertin
Shady Grove Social Roundup Marks New Year Events
Residents visited relatives in Independence and Dubuque over the holidays. Spenser sale attendance, family dinners on New Year’s, a masquerade at Senney’s hall, and guests from Chicago Clermont Lenox and Waterloo are noted. Rose Bevardan won a New Year prize.
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Shady Grove
Jan
Chicago
Henry Bunnell
Peter Sullivan
Independence
Fred
Jay
Joe Kenney
Bion Ham
Spencers Grove
Wesley Hilton
Clermont
Will Hilton
J. P Sehaible
Wilt Luloff
Senney's Hall
Rose Bevarden
WINSLOW Notes And Local News Briefs From January Sunday
Katheryn Cort right shoulder injury reported serious with slow recovery. George Geisler and wife visited relatives on Waverly. August Dorman and wife guests at Wicketbere home. John Maidzahna delivered a horse to Shell Rock. W A Eickelberg delivered a horse to Waverly. Fred Dorman and Malduhan family visiting in Erwin, D. D. returned home. William Maldzahn married Elisabeth Walter of Finchford last Wednesday. now residing on Maldrahn farm.
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Winslow
Jan
Katheryn Cortright
BH. J. Cortright
George Geisler
Waverly
August Dorman
W. H. Wicketbere
John Maidzahna
Shell Rock
W. A. Eickelberg
Fred Dorman
Malduhan
Erwin
D. D
William Maldzahn
Elisabeth Walter
Finchford
Maldrahn
Dewar News Briefs: Windmill Down and Local Happenings
Andrew Ortner's windmill blew down and will be rebuilt this week. Local residents to Stoughton for a nephew's wedding. Revival meetings ongoing at M. I. church under Rev. Nielsen. Ice on local ponds twelve inches thick. Woodmen held oyster supper for about 15 dollars. School teacher resigned. Bert Fuchs moved to Perry Oklahoma. Foley laxatives advertised by Wangier Bros and J. K. Joder.
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T Newar
Andrew Ortner
Henry Turner
Floyd Rudet
Jane Lillig
Eagle Center
M. Ellie
Charles Clark
Trent, & D
D. E. Metcalf
Stoughton
Wis
Hig
el. Ralston
Baughman
Waterloo
William Heinen
Widdel
Theodore Meyer
C. R. Myers
Follett’s Hall
Logan
Florence Follett
Follett
Record Cold Waves Grip Central West and Beyond
National cold front freezes Central West and spreads eastward with temperatures plunging across multiple states. Omaha reports 13 below, Milwaukee 15 below, Des Moines 16 to 20 below, St. Paul 25 below, and Regina 40 below as conditions linger toward week’s end.
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St. Paul
Regina
Saskatchewan
Washington, D. C
Dan
Rocky Mountains
Appalachians
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Interior States
West
Virginia
Florida
Omaha
Neb
Lincoln
South
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Topeka
Kans
Dodge City
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
LaCrosse
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Iowa
Minn
Canada
Secret police chief in Vladivostok jailed for framing cases
Col. Zavar nitsky, head of Vladivostok secret police, sentenced to four years penal servitude for fabricating evidence in political trials. Two subordinates receive shorter terms. He planted bombs and fake documents to imply links between officers Capt. Baron Fersen and General Pflug and revolutionists, prompting arrests and later releases of many political prisoners.
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St. Petersburg
Col
Zavarnitsky
Vladivostok
Baron Fersen
Washington
Pflug
Brown Chosen Read of N Y Central
New York January 6 W C Brown was elected president of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad company succeeding W H Newman Brown formerly served as president of the New York Central He is well known in Waterloo where he began his railroad career as a section hand in the vicinity
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New York
W. C. Brown
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
W. H. Newman
Brown
New York Central
Mr. Brown
Waterloo
Detec tive Stanbridge Fights For Life After Knife Wounding
J W Stanbridge a Burlington railroad detective lies near death in Creston hospital after Charles Rowe farmer cut his neck with a heavy pocket knife following a confrontation. Rowe is held for attempted murder. Stanbridge is reported as receiving care with hope of recovery from the wound.
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Creston
J. W. Stanbridge
Burlington
Charles Rowe
Minnleht
Rowe
Stanbridge
Wireless link from Eiffel Tower to French battleships
Communication established between the wireless station on the Eiffel Tower and the French battleships Justice and Verde at Messina, about 1,000 miles distant.
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Paris
Eifel
Justice
Verde
Messina
First Troops Weave Cuba Twenty-Eighth Infantry Returns
Twenty-eighth Infantry, the first Cuban pacification army unit to return, departed Newport News on ten trains for Port Snelling Minnesota aboard the transport McClellan. A quip about home welcomes notes a husband should leave the baby with the wife.
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Twenty-Eighth Infantry
Newport News
Port Snelling
Minn
McClellan
Prisoner Electrocuted In City Jail
A 40 year old prisoner George Redfield was electrocuted at noon yesterday in Clinton. He stood on a steel cage changing an incandescent lamp globe when the 600 volt circuit delivered a fatal shock. He leaves a divorced wife and a young child.
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Clinton
Jan
George Redfield
Thi Ety
Redfield
Hopeful Social Leader Ended Life in Despondency
Miss Belle Braden of Cedar Rapids died by overdose in Webb City Mo after ending a troubled romance with Charles Ireland, twenty years her junior. Born near Cedar Rapids and long employed as a servant, she grew close to Rev Dutton and the Anamosa church, then moved with family friends to Webb City. A note to her lover and a friend preceded laudanum overdose. funeral services were held at the Newman home with Rev E J Lockwood officiating as Rev Dean C Dutton accompanied Remains from Webb City.
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Cedar Rapids
Job
Belle Braden
Webb City
Newman
F Avenue West
Anamosa
M. P. Sigworth
Dean ¢. Dutton
Charles Ireland
Cupid
Miss Braden
Wasington
Dutton
Dean C. Dutton
Newman Home
E. J. Lockwood
Blaze Rips Missouri Hotel and Theatre Complex
Springfield dispatch reports a major fire at the Bald Win theatre and office building in downtown Springfield starting at 42:15 this morning. The blaze destroyed the structure and caused heavy damage to the Colonial hotel and nearby Dr. Nixon’s office, with total losses estimated around 250000 dollars. Wire Chief Kanada was injured but not seriously. the fire traced to a gas explosion in the theatre basement. Over 200 hotel guests escaped into the streets as flames gutted several adjacent properties.
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Springfield
Kanada
Nixon
Russian Steamer Sviatoslav Sinks After Collision
Odessa Jan 6 The Russian steamer Sviatoslav with 38 crew collided near Novorossisk with the Greek steamer Poseidon. The Sviatoslav sank in three minutes, four crew escaped aboard Poseidon. Thirty four were lost.
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Odessa
Russia
Novorossisk
Narrow Escape From Earthquake In Italy As Des Moines Couple Missing
A Des Moines couple Mrs Walter Squires and her husband Mr Walter Squires escaped death by hours leaving Messina hotel before the Italian earthquake. They were on a European honeymoon trip and learned in Paris they survived. They plan to return to aid survivors in the devastated Sicilian city.
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Des Moines
Walter E. Squires
7. L. Mason
Sevententh Street
Mason
Paris
Messina
Sicily
Squires
Chicago
Europe
Electric block system promises collision free rail travel
Washington engineers Sam yeerth and WM Stark claim a revolutionary electric block system for steam and electric railways will prevent collisions. Railroads praise it as greatest yet, with patent soon to be issued. The device stops a train automatically when entering the same block, promising safety and potential vast profits if adopted by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington, D. C
Q. T. Sam Yeerth
WM. Stark
Muscattine
Washington
Railroad Ménana Electricians
Interstate Commerce Commission
Black Signal Board
Des Moines Case Aims To Place Seven Children
Mrs. McFarland, a probation officer, seeks permission to remove seven Cox children from their South First Street home due to severe eye disease and total blindness in one child. She fears infection in public schools and contemplates placing them in a pest house or hospital at the county farm, but officials say no suitable facility exists. Court action is expected to address guardianship and care.
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Des Moines
Jan
College For the Blind
Vinton
McFarland
J. 4. Mathis
E. J. Courtright Dies in Winslow at 62
E J Courtright died in Winslow Iowa at 4 30 pm after twelve weeks illness aged 62 He had lived in Black Hawk county nine years coming from Butler county His mother of New Hartford survives as does six children The funeral will be held at 11 o clock tomorrow forenoon from his residence conducted by Rev J E Snowden
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Winslow
E. J. Courtright
Rochester
Minn
Black Hawk County
Butler County
New Hartford
J. EB. Snowden
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