Iowa News Chronicle a deadly mix of tragedies and lawsuits
The report details multiple Iowa incidents: Frank Robinson of Nevada shot his sweetheart and rival. Conunle Genseir of Dubuque died after drinking carbolic acid. a Sigourney tornado damaged the Harris Nickel state show injuring about 50 to 60. Drake and Grinnell colleges face amateur status charges from 1898 events affecting Drake's standings. A Dubuque storm struck with deaths and wrecks. a Lincoln Park land title suit settles for 1000 dollars, detailing early court mispractice. Washington High students endure a collapse injuring eight. several listed with serious injuries and a fatal railroad worker. The Ravenna steamer disaster near Dubuque claims several drowned. the wreck remains unrecovered.
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Frank Robinson
Nevada
Kansas City
Conunle Genseir
Dubuque
Harris Nickel Tate
Sigourney
Misa Clara Campball
Samuel Utterback
Peli
Drake University
Perry
Palteee Association
Drake
Donahue
Maquoketa
Dabuane
Ravenna
Lincoln Park
B. M. Cooley
J. L. Cooley
Park
Cooley
J. H. Leavitt
J. S. Cooley
Waterloo
Washington High School
Coppock
Eureka
A. H. Harmeler
Milgro McAtlin
Charley Chance
Atanehe Stewart
Myrtle Shields
Jessie Klein
Mary B. Jarrard
Certie Reeves
Myrtle Stewart
Mike McCarty
Duque
Storms sink Ravenna after storm drives recovery efforts
Captain Bronson, owner, arrives in Dubuque to rise the Ravenna wreck with divers at work to recover bodies. A $1,000 safe and $3,000 repairs are noted. Ashbury endured the fiercest storm, with barns and fences demolished and several injuries reported.
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Dubuque
Ashbury
Albert Hefiy
White Line Transfer Company
Des Moines
Greenwood Park Street
Robert Morris
Morris
Hefles
Linn
Samuel Wellington
Hefley
Wellington
Missouri River
Sioux City
Calvin R. Anderson
Sandy Anderson
Andrew Lovgren
Anderson
Lovgren
Eighth Town Infantry
Omaha
Edward Chapman
West Des Moines
Mahaska County
Lakonia
Northwestern
Bluff Creek
Mr. Chapman
Hal
Chapman
Iowa College
Grinnell
Cml
J. Irving Manatt
Brown University
Dean Tufts
University of Chicago
Bishop Morrison
Josiah Royce
Harvard
Royce
America
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Grinnell Oratorio Society
Furbeck
Holmes Cowper
Miss Buckley
J. H. T. Main
Dan FP. Bradley
Andover Theological Seminary
Massachusetts
Judge Hubbard Read and Remembered as State Politician
Judge Nathaniel M. Hubbard died at his Cedar Rapids home from injuries after a runaway wagon struck him while driving to the Coldstream farm. A Civil War veteran and longtime lawyer, he shaped Iowa politics and rail litigation, with a career spanning Marion to Cedar Rapids and leadership roles in the Northwestern railway legal work. He leaves two daughters and a son.
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N. M. Hubbard
Judge Hubbard
Coldstream Farm
Cedar Rapids
Nye
Hubbard
Shaw
Northwestern Railway
Iowa
Publc
Nathaniel Mead Hubbard
Oswego
N. Y
Alfred
New York
Marion
Co. F
20Th Town Volunteers
Provo
Army of the Frontier
Herron
12Th Army Corps
Army
West
Jennie
Fanny
Nathaniel Jr
Ed Hale
Zoe Donahue
Can
Keosauqua
Hale
van Buren County
Miss Donahue
Cantril
Franklin C. Platt
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Caleb Jewett
Jewett
District Court
Platt
Pratt
Roosevelt Sends Message in Cuba to Congress
President Roosevelt announces to Congress his firm intent to pursue Cuban reciprocity, arguing duty to Cuba and the Republic, while avoiding political risk. The message recalls McKinley and calls for substantial tariff reductions on Cuban imports to foster closer ties and support a growing Cuban market.
Disclosures Stir Debate on Cuba Policy and Sugar Trust
Washington June 14 Opinions differ on the impact of Cuban relations committee disclosures on the reciprocity bill but the sugar trust policy is viewed as a major blunder. General Wood faced scrutiny over Cuban expenditures and political fundraising while his discretion was trusted due to delicate duties. A Kerrs Corners mother-in-crisis tale, a fast-talking congress member, and a mothers’ conference noted in passing. It ends with a homespun aphorism about marriage and rocks.
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Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Cuba
New Republic
Island
Senate
House
Flutention
McKinly
Palma
Wm. H. Moody
Lul
Thurmas
American Southern Railway
Lexington
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Spain
West Indies
Central America
Porto Rico
Philippines
Theodore Roosevelt
Whitehouse
Sugar Trust
Wood
General Wood
Jacob Spooner
Kerr’s Corners
N. Y
House of Representatives
Charles E. Littlefield
Maine
Henry A. Johnson
Indiana
Washington, D. C
Rock Island
Burlington
President Roosevelt visit eyed for Des Moines meeting
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL Des Moines June 1 1902 reports M A Raney of Marengo predicts Roosevelt will visit Des Moines during the Sovereign Grand Lodge I O O F gathering September 15 to 20. George B Cortelyou suggests arrival in Des Moines within those dates.
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Des Moines
M. A. Raney
Marengo
Roosevelt
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows
George B. Cortelyou
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