Wilson Hosts Formal Diplomatic Corps Reception in East Room
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan greeted 146 foreign representatives in a ceremonious East Room event. The formal presentation by Chandler Hale and the assiduous attention of White House aides highlighted hopes for amicable U.S. relations with each nation.
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DD. C
Wilson
White House
United States
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Bryan
America
Col
Spencer Cosby
Maj
Thomas L. Rhoades
Army
Navy
Chandler Hale
Jusserand
France
Explosive Disaster Destroys Irvine Scotland Town
A terrible dynamite explosion at Noble's Explosive Works in Arder near Irvine Ayrshire wrecked the town. The number dead is not known, with hundreds injured. The blast collapsed buildings, demolished churches and schools, threw people to the ground, and created a vast two mile high smoke column while the harbor and waterfront lay in wreckage.
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Irvine
Scotland
Glasgow
Ayrshire
Noble
Arder
Earthquake devastates Guatsimquilapa in Santa Rosa
An official report from the American charge at Guatemala City says a severe earthquake Saturday morning destroyed Guatsimquilapa, capital of Santa Rosa province, but spared Guatemala City. Villages within an 18 mile radius were damaged and no life losses could be estimated due to communications breakdown.
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Central America
Washington, D. C
Guatemala City
Guatsimquilapa
Santa Rosa Province
Guatemala
Slinger and Composer Korjay Dies in London
Francis Alexander Kor jay, a singer and composer born in Budapest in 1846, died in London after teaching at the Royal Academy of Music. He lectured in New York from 1871 to 1873 and was a godson of Liszt. Sixty-Eight Women Drowned in Lake Scutari incident reported by Vienna dispatch in Express.
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London
Francis Alexander Korjay
Royal Academy of Music
New York
Korbay
Budapest
Liszt
Vienna
the Express
Lake Scutari
Hatpin Act Signed in Massachusetts
Boston reports the Hatpin Act requires women to cover hatpin points with a protective device or face a fine of 100 dollars. The measure aims to prevent injuries and enforce safer hatwear in public.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Boston Journal Sold to Progressive Leader in Massachusetts
The Boston Journal has been sold by Frank A. Munsey to Matthew Hale, a progressive national committee member for Massachusetts and state chairman for the progressive party.
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Boston Journal
Boston
Frank A. Munsey
Matthew Hale
Progressive National
Massachusetts
Btule
Progressive Party
Wilson Appoints and Nominates In Week of Washington Moves
President Wilson reappointed Charley P. Neill as labor commissioner and nominated John C. Roper of South Carolina as first assistant postmaster general. James Wilson’s last act as agriculture secretary involved Hillett’s reappointment as chief engineer of drainage. Tumulty launched a pacey, campaign style push from eight in the morning, while Congress renominated Speaker Clark and Underwood as Ways and Means chairman. The Senate confirmed cabinet and interstate commerce picks, and the Federal Aid Good Roads congress opened its annual meeting. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson handed in his resignation to the President. Two major appropriation bills failed at the session’s close, with Fall blocking Indian funds and Taft vetoing a large civil expenses bill.
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James Wilson
C. G. Hillett
Department of Agriculture
Elliott
Wilson
Senate
Edgar ©. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
John H. Marble
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sixty-second Congress
Fall of
New Mexico
Taft
Explosion toll and damage as Alum Chine disaster reported
The blast aboard the British steamship Alum Chine in Baltimore harbor kills 54 and injures 40. Damage totals $600,000 as ships including the Alum Chine and a barge are blown apart and others suffer harm.
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Alum Chine
Baltimore
United States
Jason
Atlantic
Co 2
Hungarian suffrage reform marks notable victory
Reports indicate the lower house backed a government bill extending suffrage to many women as part of a three year term of enforced military service sparked unrest in France. Other items note maritime disasters, royal life events, and foreign affairs across Europe and Britain.
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Chamber of Deputies
Deschanel
OWA Town Booms Vote On Water and Sewer Bonds
Citizens of OWA Town decided at a meeting to call an election to approve bonds for building a water and sewerage system as the town grows. Division officers and crews moved from Iowa Falls and relayed lines to Des Moines Cedar Rapids St. Paul and cities, with housing shortages noted and new brick blocks planned for next year.
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Cedar Rapids
Mei
Parole Board Seeks Trial Transcript in Baker Murder Case
An order from the Iowa state board of parole in Des Moines requires the complete transcript of evidence from the Guy Baker murder trial. The action signals an imminent bid to secure liberty for Baker who is serving a fifteen year Fort Madison sentence for the killing of Oliver Driver at Lone Tree.
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Iowa City
State Board of Parole
Des Moines
Guy Baker
Fort Madison
Deputy Game Warden Sued Over Arrest in Council Bluffs
Avoca deputy game warden Fred W. Habicht is named defendant in a $5,000 civil suit filed in Council Bluffs. He allegedly arrested T. R. Hesley of Minden without just cause. Hesley was acquitted though he carried a gun because he was on railroad tracks, not in the field.
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Council Bluffs
Fred W. Habicht
Avoca
T. R. Hesley
Minden
Hesley
Fourth annual Marshalltown Poultry and Pet Steck exhibition dates set
Marshalltown Poultry Association announces December 15 to 19 for the fourth annual exhibition. At the association's annual meeting John E. Moehrl was elected president L J Travester vice president J C Still secretary and I E Hubler treasurer named to office.
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Marshalltown Poultry Association
Marshalltown
Marshalltown Poultry and Pet Steck Association
John E. Moehrl
L. J. Travester
J. C. Still
I. E. Hubler
Union County to issue $50,000 refunding bonds
Creston reports that proposals for the purchase of $50,000 Union County refunding bonds will be issued soon. Bids will be received until April 7. The bonds will be issued in denominations of $1,000 each with five bonds to be paid each year beginning in 1923.
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Creston
Union County
New Dike Bank to Open in Cedar Falls Area
Cedar Falls report states the Dike Savings Bank at Dike Iowa will open this week with capital stock of 20000 dollars. Carson Plehm serves as president and George Jepson, ex Ruskin banker, as cashier.
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Cedar Falls
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Carson Plehm
New Institution
George Jepson
Ruskin
Recorders Office Buys Big Day In Eldora Iowa
The Iowa Recorder's Buay Day in Eldora reports March 1 saw record activity with mortgages filed totaling 278444.34 dollars and deeds valued at 574123.28 dollars, the largest one day volume in the county's history.
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Iowa Recorder
Eldora
County Recorder
Crellin Backed for Iowa Factory Inspector Post
John C. Crellin, president of the Marshalltown Trades and Labor Assembly, is gaining backing from labor leaders and businessmen in his bid for one of two state factory inspector positions.
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Crellin
Marshalltown
John CC. Crellin
Marshalltown Trades and Labor Assembly
Fireman Overcome In Four Alarms Here
Mason City reports four fires in twenty four hours with Fireman Wolghast overcome by smoke and rescued from an attic fire as he entered to reach the blaze.
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Mason City
Wolghast
Ovalconia
To Lengthen Tabor Line Creston Rail Link Rumor
Creston reports a rumor that the Tabor and Northern railroad plans to extend its line to connect with the wabash road and a small depot may be built at the Malvern terminal.
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Tabor
Creston
The
Ames College Opens Fall Semester Change Date
Ames Iowa state college will move the fall semester start from September 1 to September 14 this year based on recommendations from the college dean to the board of education.
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Ames College
Ames
Iowa State College
Board of Education
Indians Pass Through Ames on Way to Berlin Show
Eighteen Sioux, including their chief, passed through Ames in a special car en route from Pine Ridge South Dakota reservation to Berlin Germany to join a wild west show.
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Ames
Pina Ridge
S. D
Berlin
Germany
Minneapo lis St Louis wreck kills two and injures two
A southbound Minneapolis and St Louis wrecked into an extra freight train loading cattle near a station on Tuesday afternoon. Two men died and two were severely injured. Injured include Inger Bristow and Edward Brown. Twelve cattle were killed. Deaths were stock rangers Aldson and Center.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
A. M. Don. Aldson
Chapin
Pearl Center
Geneva
Inger Bristow
Thornton
Edward Brown
Bruseg
Omaha
Secretary Barney to Test Seed Corn Across Iowa
Secretary W B Barney of the Department of Food and Dairy says inspectors will visit county seats to collect seed corn samples. Samples will be tested in Des Moines and farmers will be informed which lots are poor.
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Iowa
Oldest Citizens Have Banquet in Hopkinton
The oldest Hopkinton residents gathered at A B Wheeles home for a banquet. Attendees included Richard Cook age 90 Peter Guthrie 90 William Dan ford 87 David Gearhart 85 A B Wheeless 87 Mrs Gearhart 80 H Moulton 83 R Millis 81 and other patriarchs from the community.
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Hopkinton
A. B.wheeles
Richard Cook
Peter Guthrie
William Danford
David Gearhart
A. B. Wheeless
Mrs. Gearhart
H. Moulton
R Millis
Humboldt Drug Stores Fined by County Grand Jury
Following the Humboldt county grand jury session, fines totaling 1800 dollars were paid to the county by drug store proprietors. Fred Maher of Gilmore City and H Paulaen of Thor were fined 400 and 300 dollars respectively, with L L Maher Gilmore City W G Butler Bradgate and O B Nerby Thor fined 40 500 and 200 dollars respectively.
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Humboldt
Humboldt County Grand Jury
Fred Maher
Gilmore City
H. ©. Paulaen
Thor
L. L. Maher
W. G. Butler
Bradgate
O. B. Nerby
Local Youth Invents Electric Brake for Street Cars
Mason City youth George L Kibbee age 19 son of Mr and Mrs Amos Kibbee of Forest City invents an electric magnetic brake for street cars. The device is patented and praised by experts as among the best on the market. He plans further improvements in wireless telegraphy.
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Mason City
George L Kibbee
Amos Kibbee
Forest City
Minnesingers Plan North Central Spring Tour
The Minnesingers, a thirty member male choir at the State Teachers College, map a spring trip to the north central states. They expect to visit Napis, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa cities.
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The
Minnesingers
State Teachers' College
North
Napis
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Shaw Bid Rejected in Resale of Blakeball Company
The Atlantic North and South railroad will be resold on March 21 after Judge Arthur rejected Leslie M. Shaw's $370,000 bid for the Blakeball company. The court ruled the $2,000 forfeiture was insufficient.
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Shaw
Atlantic
Atlantic North and South Railroad
Arthur
Leslie M. Shaw
Blakeball Company
Ames Teacher Resigns From Sanitation Department
Ames Miss Marie Adair, long ill, has tendered her resignation as Instructor in sanitation in the department of domestic science. She is laid up and will be taken to her home near Albany New York as soon as her condition warrants.
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Ames
Marie Adair
Department of Domestic Science
Albany
N. Y
Council Bluffs
Bucket Brigade Formed at Logan Fire
Seventy Magnolia citizens formed a bucket brigade to save the barn from a fire that destroyed the D. C. Forde farm house. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars.
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Logan
D. C. Forde
Magnolia
Woodsman Killed by Falling Stick in Hopkinton UK
Blanchard died from injuries after a tree felling accident five miles west of Hopkinton UK. A stick of wood fell twenty five feet crushing his skull.
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Hopkinton
Blanchard
Baptists Extend Call to Rev Claypole Accepts Pastorate
The Baptists have extended a call to Rev. Claypole of New Jersey and he has accepted the pastorate. He expects to arrive on March 4.
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Charles Claty
The
Baptists
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Unknown Man Killed by Crane at Bettendorf Steel Works
An unidentified man, about 40, was struck and killed by a crane at the Bettendorf steel works near Davenport. His home address could not be determined.
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Davenport
Ryan
Bettendorf Steel Care Works
Brickmakers Strike Tension Grows Over Wages in City
Laborers at nine brick and tile plants are organizing and proposing higher pay. Current wages range from 1.75 dollars per day for ten hours in most plants to 1.80 dollars for nine hours at one plant, as workers prepare formal demands.
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Balze
Mason Clity
Cedar Falls couple marks sixtieth wedding anniversary
Cedar Malle and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hammer, longtime Cedar Falls residents, celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary on March 1. They have lived in Cedar Falls for fifty nine of those years.
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Cedar Malle
Menry Hammer
Cedar Falls
Fight Utility Bill Threatens Public Franchises Since 1873
Des Moines reports Iowa cities will oppose a proposed public utility bill. It would render post 1873 franchises indeterminate, allow municipal purchase of utilities, shift rate regulation to a commission, and curb commerce counsel. Officials warn the plan is revolutionary and requires careful consideration.
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Iowa
Frank G. Pieres
Iowa League of Municipalities
Pierce
Commission
District Court
Senate Bill Increases Pay For Attorney General Assistants
A senate bill by Kimball of Pattawattamie proposes two assistant attorney general positions paid 3600 dollars annually each, up from 1800. Governor Glarke’s first conference with both houses discussed revenue revisions and the tax commission plan, while the senate opposed establishing state normal schools, voting to indefinitely postpone Bloomfield and other normal school bills. Remonstrances flood the house against tax commission bills and moving picture censorship, with quotes on party pledges and legislative texture.
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Glarke
House
Senate
Itwa Wa
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Shelby
Wilden
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Tax Reform Plan Proposes 12 Percent Land Tax in Iowa
Iowa law aims to fund prison overhaul by a four year 12 percent annual levy on each quarter section of state land. Attorney General George Casson argues reform hinges on ending prison labor contracts and placing institutions on an economic footing. A legislative program is pending, with funds the barrier to change, and Casson’s idea may push reform forward.
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George Casson
Iowa
Casson
Cosson
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