Montana Tom the safe blower killed in Burlington yards Creston
A notorious safe blower known as Montana Tom, formerly jailed for railroad safe cracking, was killed in the Burlington yards at Creston. The article also details a Sioux City murder confession, a Manilla robbery case, a Caudwell fraud in Van Buren county, a fatal mill accident in Jefferson county, and a Mt. Pleasant state hospital larceny case with mental-illness defense.
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Montana Tom
Mingis
Burlington
Creston
Penitentiary
Bedford
Railroad Company
Oliver
Chicago
Omaha
Frank I. Peyton
Sioux City
St. Louis
Louis Nolte
Peyton
of Missouri
Tacky Jackson
John Stovall
Manilla
United States Express Company
Jackson
Harvey Meredith
Samuel Warren
John BR. Bell
van Buren County
Keosaugia
Keosauqua
Cedar Rapids
Meredith
Israck Trout
Libertyville
Jefferson County
Charles Elliott
Elliott
Trout
John W. Stone
State Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Withrow
Tre
Painter & Kopp
Gustavus Adolphus Doren
Columbus, C
Stone
Doren
Columbus
McAdam
Peter Martinson
Tom Hall
John Trealy
Martin Beanson
Aun
Lave
Crowe confession rocks Waterloo kidnap saga
Waterloo editor Isaiah Van Metre publishes Pat Crowe's alleged confession detailing the Cudahy kidnaping and Crowe's motive to secure buried treasure while fearing arrest. The report ties Crowe to a dramatic series and notes his claim of past salvation by the editor. The item also covers Montana incidents, Conger’s governor bid, and local penal and social events.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Crowe
Isaiah van Metre
Waterloo Weekly Tribune
van Metre
Cudahy
Iowns
Tariff War With Russia Increases Sugar Duty
Russia imposes a 30 percent tariff on major American imports, effective March 1, with further 50 percent duties on machinery steel and iron goods starting March 4. De Witte, Russian finance minister, announced the decree to the Senate for publication. U.S. officials and wire services fear substantial harm from the ruling. Washington observes a mounting trade crisis as the measures target American exports worth about 30 million dollars last year.
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Russia
St. Yetersburg
M. de Witte
United States
de Witte
Tlewis
Gage
Senate
Ollicia Messenger
Supreme Court
Washington
Deere
Pampanga forms first American provincial government
Feb 44 at Bacolor Pampanga passed a bill applying the provincial government act. Sekrina Jova named governor in Bacolor with colleagues Sekrina Jova governor provisional. Marine Cuannn secretary. Willimim A. Goodale treasurer. Lawrence Gotler supervisor. officers’ salaries set. Taft outlines framework, real estate tax changes approved. General Grant hails provincial self rule.
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Pampanga
Island of Luzon
San Fernando
Bacolor
Sekrina Jova
Marine Cuannn
Willimim A. Goodale
Tadee Taft
Cgeneral Grant
Pampangas
Ife
Congress urged to thank Rear Admiral Sampson for Cuban campaign
President McKinley urged Congress to extend thanks to Rear Admiral William T. Sampson and the North Atlantic squadron for their decisive naval actions in the Spanish American War. The message praises the blockade of Cuba, support to land troops, and the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898, noting the role of Sampson and his officers and men.
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Washington
President McKinley
Congress
North Atlantic
Spain
United States
Cuba
Army ii
Cervera
Atlantic
Cuban
Santiago di Guba
William McKinley
Krugers Earnest Plea Arbitrate For Fair Hearing
London dispatch reports Kruger appealing for arbitration to avert further bloodshed. He emphasizes a fair hearing and justice, notes an intense personal toll from the war, including losses among his sons and grandsons, and describes his inability to command due to age while his wife and six children remain in Europe.
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Kruger
Jude
England
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Transvaal
Europe
Comandoes
Steyn
Fayn More
Sampson and Schley Named for Rank Advancements
President Truman to advance Sampson five numbers and Schley three after Rear Admiral Lowell in a 1901 ranking move. He backs honoring Sampson and his Cuba/navigation service, paralleling Dewey’s Manila Bay recognition. Redmond denounces royal pageantry. Irish MPs abstain from the coronation events. International note urges Russia France America Japan alliance to counter Anglo German ties. King Milan of Serbia reported dead. martial law in Valencia.
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Schley
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Senates
William '. Sampson
John A. Lowell
Winfield Scott Schley
Congress
Dewey
Manila Bay
North Atlantic
Cuba
Redmond
St. Petersburg
the Rourse Gazette
France
Russia
America
Japan
EXTRA SESSION ASSURED FOR CUBA QUESTION
Washington reports the president told senators that an extra session would be called once the Cuban constitution arrives. The aim is to share responsibility on Cuba questions and possibly address Philippine, anti trust, and subsidy measures. Many Republicans seek to avert the call, with summer as a likely horizon.
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Trenton Township
Mt. Pleasant
la Mont
Montgomerys
Washington
Conger
Iowa
Juul
Fellows
Congressman Hull
Hull
Peking
Board of Control
Shaw
Warden Hunter
Dr. Druet
Angamosa Penitentiary
Druet
Williams
Carrie Nation
M. E. Teck
Fort Dodge
Peck
Roy Stevens
Jack Robinson
Master
Jle Wi
Congress
Cuba
Washington Debates Shipments and Army Bills in Congress
Congress sessions highlight long debate over agricultural appropriation and sundry civil bills. Senate discussions focus on efficiency of the department, while House members attack congressional extravagance. Separate items note shipping bill opposition and penalties in Kansas legislature. Edith and Edgar exchange a chipped china dish remark amid a broader political tableau.
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Department of Agriculture
Lihe
McClellan
New York
United States
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House
Congress
Trale
Maine
Todge
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Unle
Mouse
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Aldreh
Rhode Island
Teller
Chandler
New Hampshire
Ianna
Ohio
Alouse
Cannon
Spooner
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Hill
Conn
Topeka
Kan
Smith
Edwards County
Kansas
Alexander
Leavenworth
Iowa court rules sale of liquor illegal under Musk law
Des Moines reports Justice Duncan held that selling intoxicating liquor under the musk law provisions remains illegal though the law shields offenders from prosecution. The ruling cites sections 2447 and 2448, stating the chapter does not legalize liquor sales. Also notes Sidney A. Foster seeking the Republican governor nomination and county treasurers' meeting outcomes.
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Des Moines
Tuation
Duncan
State of
Jowa
D. G. Hansen
Hansen Cannes
William Graves
Hansen’s
Mast Des Moines
Tansen
Ile
Warragh
Sitney A. Foster
Iowa
Towa
Sidney A. Poster
Plague Reported in Western Siberia Amid Starvation
The Daily Mail cites a St. Petersburg correspondent describing an outbreak in the Khirghis steppes of Western Siberia. Hunger typhus is now admitted as bubonic plague with thousands dead between Semipalatinsk and Ortensburg. Government sends wheat supplies and mobile medical units to assist.
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Tlonéon
The
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Khirghis
Siberia
Semipalatinsk
Ortensburg
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