Upper Des Moines Editors Meet Sets Large Iowa City Program
The Upper Des Moines Editorial association conference in Iowa City January 18 and 19 promises to be its largest. The program includes legislative committee reports on codifying town laws and court decisions for publishers, a banquet, campus tours, and visits to university buildings. Headquarters are at the St James hotel with meetings in the hall of liberal arts auditorium.
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Art Dodse
Towa
Seai
Upper
Des Moines Editorial Association
Iowa City
Supreme Court
jJowa City
St James Hotel
Hall of Liberal Arts
Indeast
Dead Shot Man Inspires Temperance Talk in Paragon County
The Leiars Sentinel prints a temperance sermon and update on Fred Tomlinson a former LeMars resident. He promotes a self help association in St Louis and a sober path after a checkered past, praising friends from Sioux City and Union Stock Yards Exchange hotel for support.
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Watterlag
Blick Thwk County
Prem Lemlineson
Leiars Sentinel
Fred Or. Tomlinson
LeMars
Jed
Sentinel
St. Louie
Pomlinson's Hall
Posi-Dispatch News- Boys
Wille
Mose
Lfe
Sioux City
Andrew AL. Cleary
Union Stockyards Exchange
Gara Ballon
Spe
M. Tomminson
Patriarchs Lection Announces New Iowa Commanders
Clinton and Newton Tow communities report the Patriarchs Militant district results. Paul Van Dyke of Des Moines elected brigadier general of the First Brigade. Towa group names Wilm Vay Tur nturd as brigadier general of the Second Brigade. Detailing officers for the First and Beyond regiments, Des Moines and Atlantic figures appear among colonels and majors.
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Ilatan
W. B. Cox
Cedar Rapids
O. 11
Sweeney
Walerias
Catanel
Robert Hunter
Sioux Clivy
Daggett
Mason City
Minjors
Batlittons
W. BD
Tirechut Ames
M. J. Johnson
Town Falls
Hamister
Cherokee
Clinton
Towa
Lambert
Newton
Tow
Wil
I. LeRoy
Manchester
Millant
Town
Paul van Dyke
Des Moines
Ndt
LeRoy
Bereral
Firat
Alexander
Netenant
W. Frost
Atlantic
Mirat
I. W. White
Wood- Dine
Meginty
Knowlton
Johnson
Reneca
Saloon Door Rule Reversed by Council Bluffs Mayor
In Council Bluffs Iowa a Sunday saloon door decree faced protest from saloonkeepers over lack of side doors. Mayor MacRae rescinded part of the plan, allowing back doors while front doors stay locked. The change follows days of open Sunday operation with curtains drawn, seen by temperance forces as a political victory.
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Couneil Bluffs
Lown
Corncil Bluffs
MacRae
Liewinger
MacKay
Powelson Dead in Mount Pleasant After Illness
Mount Pleasant Iowa reports the death of Rev C W Powelson at Davis Clery after a week of illness from stomach trouble. Born in Muskingum County, he was 76 and a prominent Iowa Methodist pastor. He served numerous churches and, in 1903, became field secretary of Iowa Wesleyan University, contributing to the debt campaign and university work since.
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Mount Pleasant
Lawa
Din
Lev c. W. Powelson
Davis Clery
Fowe
Oak
Bern
Muskingum County
Gio
Lowa
Plana
Les
Gilleipuati
Turlington
Mer. Powsleon
Burlington
Iowa Wesleyal University
Auctioneer Goes to Jail in Iowa Fraud Case
An auctioneer from Ligersol Auction Co was jailed yesterday after alleged defrauding the city. Mosey Grosy, claimed owner, fled to Covington, Neb after being implicated. May or Bennett was urged from church to intervene as he decamped. W. T. Chantland sues for 210 in attorney fees. Rural letter carriers and postmasters named in council decisions and appointments across several towns.
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Fork Godse
Iowa
Marks
Ligersol Auction Company
Mosey Grosy
Covington
Neb
Bennett
W. T Chantland
Lue Company
Perkins a Candidate Nomination Talk From Sioux City
The Register and Leaster correspondent at Onawa received a signed letter from George D. Perkins of Sioux City to Wen William Mc Firlane of Blancoe saying he is willing to be a candidate for the gubernatorial nomination. Perkins’ candidacy will probably be formally announced soon.
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Onawa
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Wen
William McFirlane
Blancoe
George
Perkins
Labor bloc forces new city offices amid San Francisco struggle
A workingmen backed push rolled up a large ticket against a Republican Democrat combine. Samuel Horton, a newspaper man, won the auditor post for a four thousand dollar two year term. Many candidates declined or were persuaded into running, leaving department heads and supervisors with limited public service experience in twenty years. Mayor Schmitz criticized press attacks and urged municipal ownership of gas water and street railways.
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Samuel Horton
Schmitz
Iity
Ske
Inefficient Police Scrutinized After Gentry Murder
In Chicago yesterday another failure is blamed on the police after the murder of Louise Hughes Gentry last Saturday. After sixty hours the drag net failed to yield clues to Frank S. Constantine Jr. Chief Collins and aides confessed the murderer remains beyond reach. The department cites arrests in its annual report, yet critics say real tests show a lack of results in detective work.
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Chicago
Irs
Louise Hughes Gentry
Frank
Constantine, Jr
Collins
Des Moines Night Match Ends Wrestling Question
In Des Moines tonight the catch as catch can clash features Frank Gateh versus Jenkins Kinsmut with Charles Hackenschmidt in a Graeco Roman style battle. Hackenschmidt, a renowned Graeco Roman wrestler, came to America chasing Gotch and Jenkins, while Gotch was absent. The card centers on a clash of wrestling styles and rivalries shaped by history in the sport.
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Jens
Gotteh
Hackenschmidt
Burns
Mes Moines
Wackenschmidt
Hackensehmidt
America
Jenkins Jenkins
Les Moines
Goteh
Wackensthmitt
Gotch
Clotch
New York
Crewe Roman
Sweden
OBrien elected Democratic state chairman in Indiana
In Indianapolis on January 9, William H. O'Brien, backed by National Chairman Taggart, won the Democratic state central committee chair after a tight third ballot. He secured a narrow 7 to 6 majority over three opposition candidates, with the full committee later uniting to cast its votes for him.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William H. O'Brien
Taggart
Democratic State Central Committee
Mn O'Brien
Dr Minor Morris blasts White House removal in public letter
Dr Minor Morris released a public statement denouncing the removal of his wife from the White House. He accuses officials of fabricating insanity charges, details alleged mistreatment, and condemns the actions as a grave insult to American decency. He disputes the will and the pressure from the War Department to remove him as a claimant husband.
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Washington
Minor Morris
White House
Hal
Iowa
Morris
Arizona Opposes New Mexico Statehood Move
Mayor Rose of Milwaukee and other speakers urged armed resistance to consolidate with New Mexico. About two thousand people cheered and voted to send resolutions to Congress protesting the plan. They warned of open rebellion if consolidation proceeds and invoked the fate of Warsaw to defend liberty.
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Tory
New Mexico
Flery
David $. Rose
Milwaukee
Rose
Congress
Arizona
Tucson
Warsaw
Frightened Horse Runs Wild in Gilbertville Dragged Miss Webber
Dr Zeilinger of Gilbertville drives a costly cutter with Miss Webber from Jefferson street into town. The frightened horse bolted, dragging Miss Webber a block before release unharmed. The accident wrecked the cutter and gutter, while the horse escaped toward the river. Zeilinger recalls a similar runaway last year with a destroyed cutter.
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Zeilinger
Gilbertville
the & G W
Jefferson Street
Miss Webber
Dr. Zeilinger
Fourth Street
Tir
Pratt Murder Trial Proceeds With Testimony in Iowa Case
The Pratt murder trial in Rockwell City Iowa opened proceedings as jurors took seats and witnesses testified. Neighbors spoke on the alleged affair between Mrs Pratt and Persing, while evidence focused on possible poisoning by arsenic. Sheriff Riseley and Dr Norton testified about the embalming and questions of motive, with intense courtroom attention and a crowded courtroom atmosphere.
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Rockwell City
Lowa
Jah
Tiveth
Persing
Pratt
Pafson
Cdd
Riseley
County Atetorney
Hutchison
Masquerade as Boy in Iowa Miss Lilian Bure’s Confession
Derbuque case reveals Lilian Bure, posing as a boy since age twelve, worked in a hotel in Julien and previously as a restaurant waiter. She admitted to being a woman after disclosure. Her diary says she left McGregor eight years ago after her mother died and has lived as a boy since, shaving twice weekly and adopting a male manner. If she returns to female attire by May, she risks a legacy of $60,000.
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Derbuque
Iowa
Jan
Lilian Bure
Rob Gavin
Julien Cate
Mide
McGregor
Lawn
Confession in Hull Case Released in Toledo Trial
Roy Hull, a 21 year old mill worker, admits ambushing Leary near the paper mill on November 17. He details following Leary to a water tank, striking him, hiding the weapon, then returning home and informing Conn before recounting the deed in a sworn confession dated December 27, 1905 in Tama County, Iowa.
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Toledo
Towa
Tan
Hull
Leary
Roy Hull
Vanut
Conn
Carther
Ray
Conn's
Peter
Tama County
Mward
Leng Thic
Frank
Shan
Tamu
Real estate transfers list Waterloo properties
Tuesday transfers show J A Bown to Willis Jenks a lot in West Waterloo for 1550 dollars. I Riedel to Charles Ball a lot in East Waterloo for 1150 dollars. Greed Arends to Freud H Rohlwing et al a lot in East Waterloo for 1450 dollars. Lewis Kahler to Lilian Graham land in section 38 87 12 for 9100 dollars. United States to Charles Gerholt land in section 20 90 14 with no price. Elmwood Cemetery Assn to Baker Edwards a lot in Elmwood Cemetery Waterloo for 60 dollars.
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J. A. Bown
Willis Jenks
West Waterloo
Ama. I. Riedel
Charles We Ball
East Waterloo
Freud H. Rohlwing
Lewis H. Kahler
Lilian Graham
Gee
United States
Charles Gerholt
See
Elmwood Cemetery
Baker
Edwards
Elwood
Waterloo
San Francisco Election: Tabor Party Seizes City Offices
At noon yesterday every department of San Francisco's government was turned over to Tabor party members. In the last election Mayor Eugen Schmitz was re-elected for a third term and his entire ticket carried into office by the party wave.
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San Francisco
Cal
Union Tabor Party
Eugen Schmitz
Is This Treason L.A. Protest Sparks Question
A chaotic scene in Los Angeles unfolds as a protest against government actions draws large crowds and heated rhetoric. Police monitor demonstrations while organizers claim civic duty and opponents label the event treasonous.
Doctor Steger’s Suicide Attempt At Audubon Hotel
New York City physician Dr. Steger allegedly attempted suicide Sunday night at the Audubon Hotel at Broadway and Thirty ninth Street by ingesting a mixture of chloroform and morphine. He was removed to Belle Vue Hospital where doctors say recovery is not possible.
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New York
N. Y
BR. Steger
Vanderbilt
Columbia
Audubon Hotel
Broadway
Thirtyninth Street
Belle- Vue Hospital
Professor Herron Buys Villa Monforte in Morence
Professor G. Db. Herron former chair of applied Christianity at Town College Grintell buys Villa Monforte in Mariano from Straitloughty Wade and Laty Wade who move to Rome. Professor and Mrs. Herron have been living at Seandicci.
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Morence
Italy
G. Db. Herron
Town College
Grintell
N B Cottrell Still at Large in Omaha Scandal
Omaha area victims lose about 100000 as Nathan B Cottrell a Hydro Carbon Gas Manufacturing executive fled after soliciting 100000 from business leaders and a Rockford plant lies denied by J J Brandies & Sons. Shareholders probe for details as allegations of false stock and fake contracts surface.
Cottrell suspected of booting stock in Omaha scheme
A man identified as Nathan B. Cottrell, once promoter and officer of a Minnesota incorporat ed venture, is sought by Omaha police on suspicions of a get rich quick stock scheme. He reportedly lived in Waterloo at one time and resided in San Antonio recently, with warrants to arrest awaited. Local officers warned Omaha to prepare for extradition while creditors plan actions. Cottrell had resigned from his posts and did not turn over funds. The case draws in investors and witnesses, some unnamed, with Brigham of Shelby named as a company president cleared of wrongdoing.
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Java
Ali
Chicago
Minnesota
Cottrell
Waterloo
Police Department of
Omaha
Cottrel
South
South Omaha
Hector
I W. Brigham
Shelby, Keb
Sweitzer
San Antonio
Texas
Independence Avenue
Daily Courier
Cottrell Arrest Warrant Sparks Sensation In Waterloo
The Cottrell family, long established on Independence Avenue with Turner and Gould, faced a criminal arrest warrant that shocked friends. The household, with several sons and a nurse wife, has resided in Waterloo seven or eight years and denies any fraud in selling the local residence, saying the move is to Colorado.
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Turner & Gould
Independence Avenue
Waterloo
Cottrell
Colorado
Jesup Girl Becomes Noted Opera Star Far From Home
Jesup, January 10. Miss Della Edwards known as Hallie Edwards on stage, has risen from Jesup roots to become a leading soloist with the Liberty Bells company. A 22 year old from New York, she studied music after leaving Jesup four years ago and debuted two years ago. She is related to local residents and visited Waterloo recently during the company’s tour.
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Jesup
Jesup and
Della Edwards
Liberty Bells’ Company
Waterloo
Miss Edwards
Anna Decker
Waterloo Water ,Company
United States
Julia Stevenson
This Place
Henry Bunnell
Floyd Davis
Independence
Vio W. Davis
Buchanan County
New York
Railways Indicted for Rebates Under Elkins Law
Utica January 10 The federal grand jury has returned indictments against the New York Central and Delaware & Hudson railroads for alleged violations of the Elkins law prohibiting rebates.
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Associated Press
Utica
Federal Grand Jury
New York Central
Delaware &Hudson Milroads
Elkins
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