Ackley World newspaper profile in Hardin County Iowa
The World praises Ackley as a thriving town with waterworks electric lights strong schools and Sacred Heart Academy. It notes two rail lines ample shipping facilities a growing population over 2900 and the paper as a leading local institution with broad coverage and affordable pricing.
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Ackley
Hardin County
Sacred Heart Academy
Kite
Tie
Jon
Iowa
Correspolle
Wheeler's Funeral Draws Crowds Across City Route
Massive crowds lined the funeral route for Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler. The cortege began at his sister’s Brooklyn home, passed over the Brooklyn Bridge, paused for brief services at St. Thomas Episcopal, then ferried to Jersey City before a train to Washington for Arlington interment. Wheeler, a Confederate cavalry leader and later a prominent figure in the Spanish-American War, died of pneumonia. Veterans from both sides and Cuban and Philippine Campaign veterans mingled to pay their respects.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Fifth Avenue
North River
Jersey City
Washington
National Cemetery
Arlington
Joseph Wheeler
Ures
Wheeler
General Wheeler
Sterling Smith
Brooklyn
Trade Review for the Weex: Busy Building Rise in Prices
A January report notes mild winter cooling retail and industrial activity with ongoing building boom, lumber price rises, and forced retail sales. Heavy farm implement buying signals strong farming in the west while winter wheat regions gain snow cover. Rail traffic shows record first-half January gains, up about 36 percent from last year.
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New You
Bradstreet
Wreck of the Frisco Limited Near Dora Alabama
The Frisco limited bound for Kansas City wrecked one mile north of Dora due to a broken rail. The mail and baggage car overturned and the second class coach derailed carrying a number of Negroes. The express messenger postal guard and several passengers were in need of care.
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Birmingham
Ala
Kansas City
Dora
Express
Postal F
Merk Dures
Congress to Debate Rate Bill in House This Week
In Washington the House will pursue the Hepburn railroad rate bill with no debate or amendment limits, aiming for a swift vote. Senate activity includes consideration of the Chinese boycott resolution and the statehood bill for New Mexico and Arizona, with focus on the Santo Domingo status and the Isle of Pines treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Tillman
Committee On Immigration
America
Aldrich
Wu Ting Fang
Gallinger
Beveridge
Committee On Territories
New Mexico
Arizona
Senator Foraker
Santo Domingo
Isle of Pines
Foraker
House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Franco Venezuelan crisis and Moroccan conference outlook
Washington dispatch summarizes possible developments in the Franco Venezuelan crisis and the Moroccan conference. France may delay decisive action until the Algeciras talks conclude while delegates show marked alignment yet uncertain outcomes. A German embassy counselor comments on a hoped tariff settlement with the United States, not in official capacity.
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Washington
France
Venezuela
Algeciras
United States-Germany
Baron von Busche-Hachenhausen
Post
Germany
United States
Ware is Convicted Churchman and cattle baron found guilty
Rev George G Ware churchman and cattle baron and president of A B Land and Cattle company in Hooker county Nebraska found guilty by a federal jury on two indictments for conspiracy to defraud the government by false homestead entries. Sentencing set for late next week with two years imprisonment or a 10000 fine. Shouts on two payrolls include 30000 yearly US pay and 12000 from Clover Leaf. Shonts admits combined government and railroad salaries. Adjournment taken to Feb 23 as Standard Oil hearing continues. Fatal shooting at Eldon leaves Marshall Grow and Russell wounded. feud ends in gunfire.
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Omaha
George G. Ware
Episcopal Church
Deadwood
Lead
A. B. [. Land and Cattle Company
Hooker County
Nebraska
T. J. Mahoney
Jeayve
Munger
Beef Trust Hearing Resumes in Chicago Trial Fight
In Chicago on January 29 the Beef Trust case resumes with a jury to decide questions of fact on packers immunity from prosecution. The hearing will take three weeks and involve substantial testimony. Lanis G C Krauthoff, Armour & Co former general counsel, will testify about Garfield's 1904 interview.
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Packer
Chicago
Janu
Humphrey
Lanis GC. Krauthoff
Armour & Co
Garfield
Princess Ena Visits Queen Mother in Wiarritz
King Alfonso escorted by his household arrived in full uniform to San Sebastian with Princess Ena of Battenberg and her mother Princess Henry and Prince Alexander. The royal party received a warm welcome as flowers greeted them and the queen mother hosted Princess Ena. A reported betrothal likely to prompt an unusually extensive amnesty.
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Ena
Wiarritz
France
King Alfonso
Ena of
Battenberg
Henry
Prince Alexander of
San Sebastian
Alfonso
Governor orders suit to recover Kansas treasury shortage
Governor J W Hoch told Attorney General Coleman to file suit to determine how much of the 78000 shortage in the state treasury, tied to former Treasurer Frank E Grimes and present Treasurer T Kelley, must be repaid. He said there will be no criminal prosecution or ouster action for Kelley at present, and that Kelley’s escrow resignation will not be accepted.
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Kansas
Topeka
J. W. Hoch
Coleman
State Treasury
Frank E. Grimes
T. Kelley
Treasury
Kelley
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Bickrey
WEEX
TIS Week
WNI Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Portsmouth
New York Herald
Ware
Thal
Theodore P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Shonts
Senate Inter-Oveaing Canal Committee
Shonta
Martinique
Cleveland
Ruary
Standard Oil
Hadley
Missouri
W. H B. Judd
W. T. McKee
Republica Oil Company
Concern
Howard D. Schurmer
Daniel Schurmer
Eldon
Ottumwa
Red
Russell
Samuel Grow
Frank
Crow
Jantz
Frank Russell
Ven
Beef Trust
Rock Rapids
J. W. McKercher
Sions City
Towa
Northwestern Mutual Life of
Milwaukee
New York Life
Northwestern
O. P. Miller
Pres
Lyon County National Bank
W. P. Helscher
Jachuser
F. Martin
Lusch, Martin & Eggert
Bankers
BankerBckleyp
John Rath
W. A. Penna
T.S. Rath
Ass'r, Casiier
Rath’s Exchange Bank
Estraswisheep
Lincoln
John A. Miller
City
Antere
Trey
Bakker
Bell Phone
ARS
Eto
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