Pettit 18 Indicted for Murder in Barry Avenue Tragedy
Chicago grand jury indicts J Maurice Pettit for the Aug 31 killing of his wife Katherine Kaiser Pettit at 930 Barry avenue. Pettit, said to have mental health history from Cedar Rapids, fled to Reford Michigan before train escape left him injured en route to Chicago. He allegedly confessed the motive as enshrining her in eternal purity.
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Chicago
J. Maurice Pettit
Katherine Kaiser Pettit
Barry Avenue
Pettit
Cedar Rapids
Katherine Kaiser
Carrie Schebner
Reford
Mich
Stockholm Is Gen Ter Of Intrigue
A United Press dispatch from Stockholm portrays the city as a spy hub where neutral ground hides ongoing espionage. The writer notes crowded hotels, mingling spies from multiple nations, and trains to the Russian frontier, Bergen, and Gothenburg enabling rapid cross-border movement.
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Stockholm
Freeman-Tribune
Phillip Simms
United Press
Petrograd
Tornea
Bergen
England
France
Gothenburg
Denmark
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Uip
Sweden
Suit Against Ford Is Argued In Michigan Court
In Detroit a final afternoon of arguments in the Dodge suit against Henry Ford focused on the Ford Motor Company capitalization. The Dodges claim articles show 2 million but assets reach 400 million and question plans to increase output may violate state law limiting Michigan incorporations. Ford defense opposes a permanent injunction on using profits for development. Three circuit judges preside.
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Detroit
John F. Dodge
Horace J. Dodge
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Michigan
Ford
Dodges
Dodge
Herzog 10 Be Chief Spur to the Giants
New York report outlines Charley Herzog's impact as Giants second baseman following Christy Mathewson trade. It credits Herzog with driving a revived team energy and a fierce, fighting style that sparked a late season winning streak despite comparisons to Doyle Kauff and Collins. The piece also recalls an incident with Casey Stengel during a Brooklyn game endangering both players.
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New York
John McGraw
Christy Mathewson
Cincinnati
Reds
Charley Herzog
Giants
McGraw
New Yorkers
Charley Verzage
Herzog
Larry Doyle
Benny Kauff
Eddie Collins
Brooklyn
Casey Stengel
Casey
Charles
Stengel
U-Boat Near Trap In Biscay Based on Danish Submarine Tale
Copenhagen reports a Danish steamer Therese sunk by bombs in a storm near the Bay of Biscay. The Danish crew of nineteen, including about half English, were taken aboard the German U-boat for eighteen hours before being assigned to a Norwegian coal carrier. A British destroyer then attacked the sub as it submerged, and the U-boat reportedly escaped with gallstone-related illness to a Brest-bound destination. The item also notes ongoing Thanksgiving travel and local notices.
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Berlin
Therese
Bay of Biscay
Copenhagen Politiken
Overseas
England
Italy
Brest
The Fox of the Sierras Grows Legend in Chihuahua Raid
Refugees recount Villa's bold ruse to slip thousands of reinforcements into Chihuahua. He sent decoys to relieve outposts, deceiving guards with the password. He pioneered driving cattle as mine barges and living barricades in attacks, a tactic later used in European warfare.
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Ciudad Juarez
Mex
Villa
Sierras
Chihuahua
Monteray
Carranguistas
Grocery clerk makes fortune from alleged speculations
New York reports that Adolfs Loeffler, a grocery clerk earning $25 weekly, confessing after arrest to forgery, organized a chain of cigar stores in saloons with proceeds totaling about $125,000 and lived in a fine apartment, owned two automobiles, and employed a chauffeur.
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New York
Adolfs
Loeffler
People and Local Visits Briefs From Daily
Mrs Rufus J Nelson returned from Clear Lake after the death of her mother and will stay there till after Christmas to care for her brother and sister who are in school. Floyd Billings spent Monday here with Varick C Crosley and other friends while en route from Jewell to Red Oak where he serves as private secretary to Judge Derm er. Mrs CO W Black Jefo and Mr Black with Isabel Black of Bloomfield plan an Algona Thanksgiving visit with the Will A Foster family recently moving to Algona. J L McDaniel of Blairsville was among welcome callers. Mrs W W Pearce went to Rad Goffe to see her sister Mrs UW E Stukemburg who is
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John Espe
Ellsworth
FE. QC
George Crandall
Baby
Wesley Crandall
West Bank Street
Radcliffe
J. W. Hurst
H. J. Robarts
Lake View
T. KE. Walters
Aurora
W. G. Bonner
Des Moines
N.L. Rood
Harry Munson
Webster City
Swea City
Jack Dillinger
Dathy
J. &. Melvin
Dillinger
Cincinnati
Ohio
Edna Moore
Wazel Kirschner
Peterson
H. Richeson
State Center
Hartley
Roy Woodard
Naby
Eagle Grove
W. R. Donovan
E. C. Robinson
Gilbert Station
A. J. Barr
Ethel Virtue
State Historical Library
8. K. Virtue
Olga Amundson
Kane
Helen Cordes
Kamrar
Fred Metcalf
Boone
Arthur Metcalf
Messrs
Fred MacNulty
Peter Tueistrn
Rockwell City
Dowerkie
Metcalf
Will Vane
Qsage
H. Kane
Paul Nickerson
Genevieve Walton
Sioux City
V. N. Noel
G. Lt. Kuebler
Third Street
Verne Paxton
Town City
Loree Buxton
The
State University
Traumbauer
Trumbauer
Jessup
Trumbanuer
Rufus J. Nelson
Clear Lake
Floyd Billings
Varick C. Crosley
Oan
Jewell
Red Oak
Dermer
CO. W. Black
Black
Isabel Black
Bloomfield
Algona
Will A. Foster
J.l. McDaniel
Blairsmirg
W. W. Pearce
Rad- Goffe
E. Stukemburg
Sweden Divided Over War Sways Public Opinion
Stockholm reports Sweden is deeply divided over World War I policy with factions fighting for influence. A pro French stance dominates while anti British and anti Russian views persist. economics, blockade effects, and Transito Ltd. in transit goods shape debates.
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Stockholm
Freeman-Tribune
Philip Simms
United Press
Sweden
Prussia
Baltic
Russia
Finland
Atlantic
France
Lke
Woyle
England
Germany
Wagliard
Ames Lad Electrocuted at City Inn Incident
Nov 28 Ames reports nine year old Herma Texstrom son of J Texstrom died after contact with a live wire in an alley behind a house. He suffered burns from the contact and was found by his father, who also sustained minor injuries.
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Ames
Inn
Herma’ Texstrom
J.’ Texstrom
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John Deere
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Lindeback Bros
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