Fires, rail thefts and old pioneers mark Iowa notes
A Cedar Rapids theft drained two Rock Island mail pouches with thousands of letters rifled and recovered in a nearby slough. Humboldt saw the death of Mr. Himes of Gilmore City on a Minneapolis and St. Louis train. Fires claim Louis Thompson and others while Sheriff’s team captures Arthur Sherlock. Judge Criss of Sac City remembered. a Pomeroy train wreck injures several. Iowa City sees a murder trial motion. Corydon fire confessions raise doubt. Old settlements, epidemics, and frontier justice thread through Iowa’s latest events.
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Rock Island
Vinton
Sioux Falls
Union Station
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Humboldt
Himes
Gilmore City
Louis Thompson
Clifton Hotel
St. Luke's Hospital
B. F. Taylor
Davenport
Jacob Brum
Iowa City
Bram
Stewart
Ha Parker
Stod Wick
Shelby County
Polk Township
Arthur Sherlock
Parker
Wick
Kinge
Sherlock
Clarinda
Eugene Criss
Iowa
Sac City
Judge Criss
Wisconsin
John F. Duncombe
Austin
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Keokuk
Elta Watson
A. H. Peterson
Rockford
Til
W. D. Hunt
J.T. Perry
New York
Pomeroy
Henry Elliott
Elliott
Olaf Burkeen
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Blanchard anti compact law challenged by insurance firms
Eleven insurance companies filed in federal court at Des Moines seeking to declare the Blanchard anti compact law unconstitutional on grounds it violates the fourteenth amendment and other constitutional provisions. The suit names the auditor of state as defendant and seeks an injunction restraining enforcement of penalties. The filing cites precedents from Iowa and Nebraska cases and lists attorneys Carr Hewitt Parker Wright and James Davis. The case follows a string of related legal challenges to state insurance and taxation laws.
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Des Moines
Blanchard
United States Crycult Court
United States
Town
States
Nebraska
Iowa
Dubuque
Shiras
Carr, Hewitt, Parker & Wright
James
Davis
RB Mason
President Roosevelt demands Tyner resignation amid widening probe
Washington March 16 President Roosevelt orders Gen James N Tyner assistant attorney general at the post office department to resign amid a sprawling alleged get rich quick bribery scheme. Campbell of Cincinnati and New York claims officials extorted funds from illegal ventures with possible involvement by a U S senator and a cabinet relative. Bristow leads the inquiry. Tyner’s role not definitively tied to the charges.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James N. Tyner
Pot Office
Tyner
Indiana
United States
Teram
Campbell
Cincinnati
New York
Charsea
Arnold
Qrick
Ryan
govsToment
Col. Campbell
Genyal Bristow
Bristow
Germany Moves to Equal Privileges in Cuba Treaty
Germany plans to seek identical privileges for Cuba and the United States once the reciprocal treaty is ratified. Other nations may follow, risking a shift away from most favored nation principles toward tailored agreements. Russia, Austria, and Italy reportedly accept the reciprocity approach as trade policy. In Richmond, Republicans hint Senator Fairbanks will run for president to capture southern delegates, aided by press support where available.
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U. S
Cuba
Berli
Germany
United States
Russia
Austria
Italy
Mexico
Brazil
Argentine
Richmond
Washneton
Fairbanks
M. Bernard
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Col. J. Browning
Virginia
Airbanks
Washington
Venezuela lifts blockade of Orinoco ports
Caracas reports the blockade of the Orinoco mouth and the Guanta and Carupano ports has been raised. Washington welcomed the move, noting relief and the potential for avoiding serious friction as Britain deferred recognition while considering implications for Venezuelan rebels and international neutrality.
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Washington
Caracas
Orinoco
Guanta
Carupano
United States
Orinocola
Trinidad
Guiana
Glven
Great Britain
Venezuela
Castro
Notes From The Capital Report On Relief Funds And Local Projects
A March 16, 1903 Des Moines dispatch outlines C J Erickson treasurer of the Scandinavian relief committee reporting over $2000 raised statewide. It covers library exhibit plans for Iowa, wireless telegraphy demos at Chautauqua, and Marconi demonstrations by Dr James Woodland. The executive council seeks county auditor lists of real estate transfers for 1902 half year to refine assessments and equalized values. It notes Mt Ayr Electric Railway sale to Omaha backers and early survey plans, coal discoveries near Tingley aiding the line, Odd Fellows property talks in Fort Des Moines, and upcoming hotel construction and State Insurance building razing. Also reports Germany payment under Washington pact and a Kansas windstorm near Hintville damaging homes and livestock.
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Taylor Connell
Dubuque
G. W
Ella Smith
Giman
Marshalltown
Levich
Judge Given
Walker
Harry Levich
State Bankers’ Association
Towa
Association
Davenport
Algona
Pottawattamie County
van Dorn Iron Works
Cleveland
Sioux County Court House
Symms-Powers Company
LeMart
Odin J. Oyen
la Crosse
Osceola County Court House
John King
Phimgbar
P. Magzedvile
Des Moines
C. J. Erickson
Scandinavian Relief Committee
Executive Council
Boards of Review
Council
Mt. Ayr
Des Moines, Mt. Ayr
Tingley
Creston
Omaha
Odd Fellows of
Fort Des Moines Lodge
Locust Street
Sixth Avenue
Seventh Street
D. 8. Chamberlain
W.L. Brown
Freeroof
Aberdeen
Brown
State Insurance Company
Weel
Ostty
Czar Tolerates All Religions Decree Promises Reform
The czar issues a decree granting freedom of religion to non orthodox creeds and pledging village reform. It seeks gradual rural law changes, local self government, and relief from forced labor while examining administration through local representatives. Announcing on Alexander II’s birthday, it is hailed as a new era for Russian internal administration.
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St. Petersburg
Czar
Alexander II
Henderson Plans Move to Large Corporation
Washington reports former Speaker Henderson plans to leave Iowa after resigning from his long-time Dubuque law firm. He is expected to join a New York City based corporation, likely securing a position that would sustain him for life. He will travel with his family to the Pacific coast and return to Iowa in late spring for a formal statement of his plans.
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Washington
Henderson
Dubuque
Iowa
New York City
Pacific Coast
Gompers Opposes Compulsory Arbitration Plan
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, testified in Albany before the senate judiciary committee to oppose Senator Lewis’s bill on compulsory arbitration between public service utilities and employees. He warned that enacting such a principle would outlaw peaceful workers, erode rights to strike, and lead to harsher measures against labor.
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Labor Federations
Albany
N. Y
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Lewis
Gompers
Flaw In Chinese Treatise Reveals Treaty Credential Doubt
Washington reports that plenipotentiaries at Shanghai find flaws in Chinese agents credentials that could hinder binding the government in treaty form. The issue has reached the state department while Mr Conger, also negotiating, asks for service. The remark about silver reflects the era's financial concerns.
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Washington
Shanghai
State Department
Conger
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