Wilson Tariff Bill Passes House by 204 to 140 Vote
Washington reports the Wilson tariff bill passed the House 204 to 140 after dramatic scenes in the Capitol. The vote included adoption of the income tax and sugar and wool amendments, with extensive crowd scenes and remarks on the leadership of Mr. Wilson. Democrats celebrated as the bill moved toward final enactment.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Reed
Cleveland
Stevenson
Crisp
Wilson
Tawney
Bumm
Johmson
Mir. English
Dem
N. J
Johnson
Aatusen
Johensbe
Cox
Internal Revenue
Jesnors
Cal
Fletcher
Heritmann
Moat
Marsh
Pickler
S. D
White
Aweet
Idaho
Phos
Babcox
Rep
Wis
Barnlett
Beltzhoover
Brewiey
Brosius
Cadmus Campesi
Edde
Clancey
Cockran
Campton
Cornish
Covert
Cummings
Daves
Porweet
Duan
Dunphy
English
Everect
Geiasentainer
Haines
Harter
Hen
Lapcam
Lockwood
Manger
McAleer
McKaitg
Meyer
Moore
Mutchier
Neill
Page
Powers Ty
Price
Hayoser
Brilley
Rusk
Ryan
I Srhori
Scranton
Beltzhoever
Blanchard
Fire destroys Felix & Marston warehouse in Chicago
A five story brick warehouse at Henry street and Stewart avenue burned completely. The loss totals $135,000 including stock. three cottages were crushed. firefighter effort stopped spread toward Canal street. William Snooks, trapped on the second floor, leaped to the street and suffered severe burns.
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CuicaGco
Felix & Marston
Henry Street
Stewart Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Canal Street
William Snooks
Debaters Clash Over Tariff Bill in Washington
House closes debate on the tariff bill as Reed Crisp and Wilson deliver forceful speeches. Reed rails against protectionists while praising U S market strength. Crisp attacks protective schemes. Wilson champions progress and income tax amid roaring applause.
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Mr. Reed
Crisp
Mr. Wilson
Washington
House
Reed
Rep
Wilson
Dem
W. Va
Richardson
Bank Clerk Walks Off With 2000 Dollars in Thefts
George Simpson a 20 year old First National Bank clerk absconded with 2000 dollars after a December 31 incident leaving a roll of bills on the counter. He surrendered to police in New Jersey and was placed in county jail after failing to post bail. He had traveled to Florida and the south before returning with little money.
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Simpson
Florida
Subscriptions Exceed Issued Bond Amount With High Demand
Washington Feb 3 subscriptions to the new 5 percent loan reach 54 508 100 at prices 117 223 to 120 829. An offer of 200 for one bond of 50 is noted plus over 5 million more expected due to mail delays. Sub-treasuries reporting include New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati New Orleans St Louis San Francisco Washington Chicago and others with totals listed.
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Washington
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
New Orleans
St. Louis
San Francisco
Chicago
Carlisle
Treasury Department
English Folly Company Loses Wardrobe in Ohio Fire
In Prospect Marion county Ohio Wednesday night the English Folly company lost its wardrobe and other property to a fire at the opera house. The building valued at 83000 and the electric light plant at 10000 burned, along with Cook's residence of 1000 and the wardrobe of 2000. Wyatt, a part owner, was injured by falling wires. No insurance covered the losses. The blaze started in the dressing-room as the company prepared for the performance.
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Prospect
Marion County
Opera
Cook
English Folly Company
Wyatt
Twelfth Woman Admitted to Practice Before Supreme Court
Washington Feb 2 The twelfth woman admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court has signed the roll. Miss Kate H Pier of Milwaukee is the new entrant. Senator Vilas of Wisconsin moved for admission. Mrs Belva A Lockwood of Washington was the first woman attorney admitted in 1875.
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Washinpton
United States Supreme Court
Kate H. Pier
Milwaukee
Vilas
Wisconsin
Belva A. Lockwood
Washington
Bank Robbery at Forest City Leaves Most Loot Intact
The Bank of Eastern Arkansas in Forest City was robbed at 3am Thursday. The vault and inner safe were opened but the time-lock stayed secure and most of the $75,000 on hand remained untouched. Police reported $300 stolen.
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NasHviLie
Bank of Eastern Arkansas
Forest City
Three Hoitslaw Brothers Indicted in Illinois
CENTRALIA Ill Feb 3 The Marion county grand jury indicted D W Holtslaw and two brothers for hanging Fred Smith an employee to force a confession of stealing 950 Smith refused to confess and was finally allowed his freedom.
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Hoitslaw Brothers
Centralia
Ill
Marion County Grand Jury
D. W. Holtslaw
Fred Smith
Smith
Spain Starving Population Reported by Capiz Governor
Capiz February 3 The governor reports thousands of unemployed starving people marching through the countryside and warns that disturbances may occur in rural districts due to this hardship.
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Spain
Capiz
Leighton's Transactions Defraud Widows Home
Cincinnati reports reveal George Leighton defrauded the widows' home of 89740 after taking his own life in Chicago. The official ledger details a series of embezzlements tied to his crimes and their impact on the charity.
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Leighton
Cincinnati
George Leighton
Chicago
Blackmailer Knapp Captured After Doctor Signes Notes
In Rockford Illinois on February 3 Dr W H Fitch a prominent physician signed three notes totaling 3200 under threat from M L Knapp who flashed a loaded 38 revolver Knapp was arrested by Chief Tisdale within minutes and charged with highway robbery and attempted murder with ties to elder Jacob Knapp. Knapp bound over for trial and fined for concealed weapon
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Rockford
W. H. Fitch
West State and
Main Streets
M. L. Knapp
Knapp
B. B. Hovey
Cherry Valley
Fitch
Justice Morrison
Jacob Knapp
Dr. Fitch
Frost
Iowas Battle Flags and Dooley Hanging Verdict
Iowa battle flags will be sealed in glass cases and displayed beside the state library entrance as part of a capitol display. James Dooley of Adams county must hang for murder of his aunt and cousin Nellie Coons. A fiftieth anniversary event is planned for the Methodist church in Des Moines. Iowa schools employ 28,401 teachers serving 911,100 pupils with yearly salaries totaling about 4.89 million dollars. The state auditor will push a tax levy or assessment increase to fund current needs as the treasury nears a large payout and refund adjustments affect cash flow.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Executive Council
Capitol
State Library
State
Villisca
Nellie Coons
J. C. W. Coxe
Washington
R. Swearingen
Mount Auburn
J. L. Blakely
Ida Grove
W. Marquardt
Bennett Mitchell
West Side
Wearing
Keeler
Winters
Temperance
W. Whitfield
Dana
Fair Directors Win in Contempt Appeal over Jackson Park Injunction
Judges on the appellate court reverse the superior court ruling in the Charles W. Clingman suit against the World's Columbian Exposition. They hold the superior court lacked jurisdiction to issue any injunction and therefore contempt findings against directors are reversed.
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Curiaco
Shepard, Waterman
Gary
Charles W. Clingman
Clingman
Jackson Park
South Park
Stein
Superior Court
Wiliam D. Kerfoot
Charles L. Hutchinson
Lyman J. Gage
Andrew McNally
Charles Henrotin
George R. Davis
Victor F. Lawson
Fatal showdown after rural craps game near Danville
In Kentucky, Timothy Fry and James Jones, both Black men, quarreled three miles from Danville. Fry fired first wounding Jones in the stomach. Jones recovered and shot Fry twice in the abdomen. The dispute reportedly stemmed from a 25 cent craps game.
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Danville
Timothy Fry
James Jones
Fry
Jones
Farmer Peck's Violent Death Near Hillsboro
Ottumwa Iowa February 3 C Peck a farmer near Hillsboro was found dead with lines wrapped about his neck indicating his team had run away and dragged him to death
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Farmer Peck
Ottumwa
C. Peck
Hillsboro
Talbot Will Gives Sioux City Vast River Lands
D H Talbot owner of 4000 acres along the Sioux river near Sioux City devises all to the city at death Nine hundred sixty acres to become park land and the remaining acreage to be disposed of at the citys discretion The land is valued at about 100 dollars per acre
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Sioux City
D. H. Talbot
Sioux River
Charity and aid efforts spread across cities
Cleveland police will donate monthly salaries to help the poor. World’s Fair grounds hold enough lumber to shelter 1,000 families this winter. Kalama mayor fed residents then had all line up for quinine. Miss E A Chapman of West Philadelphia aids tenants by remitting back rents. Gen Olney Arnold of Pawtucket turns 72 and marks 50th wedding anniversary with a $1,000 gift to city poor. Lady Florence Druim funds a seaside camp for London girls’ annual outing.
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Cleveland
Kalama
Wash
E. A. Chapman
West Philadelphia
Twenty-fourth Ward Auxiliary Relief Committee
Olney Arnold
Pawtucket
R. L
Lady Fliorence Druim
London
Iowa Senate Passes Several Bills Amid Debate
Iowa Senate movers push third reading on multiple measures including publication of Iowa Academy of Sciences proceedings and Horticultural Society acts. Other items include salaries for district judges, local option for liquor, and bonds for warrants. House action covers pensions, liquor penalties, and education funding with a prize fight ban.
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Senate
Iowa Academy of Sciences
Iowa Horticultural Society
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Templeton
Carroll County
Code of Associations
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Des Moines
Tetuan Aasoen Congress
Reynolds
Fort Madison Penitentiary
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McMillan
G. A. R. Department of Iowa
Capitol
Twenty-fourth General Assembly
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Lookout Mountain
Iowa State Agricultural Society
Des Mores
Jamison
Des Morves
State University
Lemars
Millen
Finn
Committee On Educational Institutions
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State of
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
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Silver Lake
Jackson County
Stevens
Richardson
Des Morass
Stephens
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Appropriations
Iowa Weather Crop Bureau
United States
Des Mornes
Woods
New Trotting Circuit Formed in Mason City
A new trotting circuit was formed in Mason City Iowa, including Milwaukee Independence and six other western cities, signaling expansion for harness racing in the region.
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Milwaukee
Independence
Mason City
Fatally Stricken by Hiccoughs: William Milhollin Dies
Springfield Ohio January 31. William Milhollin a veteran contractor died Saturday evening after seventy hours of incessant hiccoughing following grippe. Physicians’ efforts failed to relieve him as he grew weaker and collapsed from exhaustion.
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Springfield
William Milhollin
Relief for Depositors in Insolvent Banks
The comptroller of the currency declares a first dividend of 25 percent to creditors of the Columbia National Bank of Chicago on claims totaling 869012. A third dividend of 15 percent is set for the First National Bank of Kansas City, making a total of 55 percent on claims totaling 1026138.
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Washington
Columbia National Bank of Chicago
First National Bank of Kansas
Bankers Solomon & Mass Fail Over 20 Million Marks
Solmon and Mass, bankers of Frankfort and Mannheim in Germany, have failed for 20,000,000 marks. The information comes in a brief note dated January 31. The event marks a major financial collapse impacting their clients and creditors.
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Been
Solomon & Mass
Frankfort
Mannheim
Germany
Remarkable Women Highlight Prominent Local Figures
Miss Brapton is said to have earned one hundred thousand pounds by writing fiction. Miss Annte Moores of Mount Pleasant Texas is the only female president of a national bank. Culmaco claims a genuine lady barber shop run by six women. Mrs Herty Green, a Wall Street financier, is noted for a twenty dollar wardrobe and a shy, striking air.
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Brapton
Annte Moores
Mount Pleasant
Tex
Herty Green
Wall Street
Florence schooner safety unclear after capsizing rumor
In Holland Michigan on January 31 a letter suggests Capt Brooks and others aboard the schooner Florence may not have drowned as rumors claimed. The letter was sent last week from Capt Brooks to Martin Benham, master of the steamer Lizzie Walsh, casting doubt on the previous report.
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Florence
Holland, Mich
Gulf
Brooks
Martin Benham
Lizzie Walsh
Ex Gov Glick Receives $5.2 Million February Payment
Toreka Kan January 31 Ex Gov Glick United States pension agent has received from the treasury department a draft of 5 200 200 for February payment and had 627 000 on hand for the disbursement.
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Glick
Toreka
Kan
United States Pension Agent
Treasury Department
Prohibition Not a Part of Iowa Constitution
Iowa Supreme Court rules prohibition amendment is not part of the state constitution in a Polk county case. Justice Rothrock notes the duty of the secretary of state to certify is ministerial and cannot overrule a prior court ruling. publishing would not make it law.
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Supreme Court of
Iowa
Justice Rothrock
Polk County District Court
J. A. Harvey
State Temperance Alliance
W. F. Conrad
W. M. McFarland
Poe
Nll
Fire at Boone county poor farm kills eight inmates
The night blaze at the county poor farm building housing incurably insane inmates killed eight of nine occupants. Only Mrs. Hibbard escaped. The steward said the furnace was banked about 9 pm and the cause was unclear, possibly a defective flue. The dead include Mary Tucker, John Annasniggs, Anna Soderburg, Christine Anderson, Christine Peterson, Mrs. Scott, Tom Leaser, and Joseph Craig.
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Boone County
Hibbard
Mary Tucker
John Annasniggs
Anna Soderburg
Christine Anderson
Christine Peterson
Scott
Tom Leaser
Joseph Craig
Citizens league forms to reform Sioux City politics
In Sioux City a citizens league forms to curb county and city abuses exposed by Woodbury county supervisors. The group includes leading local figures from both parties and aims to end excess county government spending.
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Woodbury
Citizens’ League
Sioux City
Creston Couple's Wedding Intercepted by Arrest on Bastardy Charge
Albert Miller and Nellie Scholl of Creston wed in Moline but the groom was arrested before the reception on a bastardy charge by a woman he had promised to marry, waived examination, placed under bond, and jailed while the bride faced shock at the disruption.
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Crisp
Senate Committee On Finance
United States
Reed
Albert Miller
Nellie Scholl
Creston
Moline
Multiple Iowa news items span farm swindle to bond bids
A Madison farmer lost a deed and funds in a swindle near Marshalltown. A. W. Dickerson of Atlantic bank faced $5,000 bond. The Hill Ernst jury dispute, a murder arrest, a cavalry officer’s death in Portland, a stallion fight fatality, and judge resignations are reported along with factory talks, a mob case, train wrecks, and prison escapes. Des Moines tax and court actions, university contests, and gifts appear as well. Bond bids open with $54.5 million offers and potential $5 million more, detailing subtreasury locations and payment plans.
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Marshalltown
A. W. Dickerson
Atlantic Bank
Horace Hill
S. K. Ernst
Hill Boy
Anna Wiese
James Jackson
United States Cavalry
Portland
Ore
Charles City
Nady & Sons
Fairfield
Iowa
Clinton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hampton
Sioux City
Parsons College
Thomas H. Skinner
Chicago
Des Moines
J. A. Campbell
Herschman
Frederick Hasselt
Independence
Insurance Combine
Nevada
Des Moines Bar Association
Commissioner of Patents
B. J. Hall
Dodge
J. H. Benton
Greenfield
Silver City
State Supreme Court
Cost
Creston
Admiral Benham Commended for Independent Action in Pacific Affairs
Secretary Herbert commends Admiral Benham for prudent, independent conduct following the Saturday firing on American merchantmen. Thompson at Rio confirms Benham has protected U S commerce, warned insurgents, and refused to interfere with military operations, while insurgent searches and seizures are denied as piracy.
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Herbert
Navy Department
Admiral Benham
Department
Gresham
Thompson
Rio de Janeiro
Benham
United States
Seiz
Farmer's Wife Hangs Self in Novel Way in South Dakota
Mrs Hans Olson, wife of a Norwegian farmer in the county, killed herself by slipping a rope around her neck and tying it to a wagon rear axle. She released the wagon to roll down a small hill, and the weight strangled her.
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South Dakota
Yangrow
S&s. D
Hans Olson
Riots in Bogota Protest Tobacco Monopoly Clash
A Bogota riot ended with troops charging a mob of over 7,000 protesters tied to tobacco monopoly opposition. Police dispersed the crowd but casualties were reported as many killed in the unrest.
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Panama
Bogota
Wages Restored for Rio Grande Western Train Crew
General Superintendent A R Welby of the Rio Grande Western announces restoration of wages for engineers firemen and trainmen after a 10 percent cut last October. The wage increase takes effect Thursday morning as business improves across the system.
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Salt Lake
Utah
A. R. Welby
The
Rio Grande Western
Wealthy Missouri farmer David Austin dies at 74
Carrithorne Missourian February 8 reports David Austin a native Missourian and respected farmer died at age 74 in Carrithorne Missouri. He never left Missouri never ate in a hotel or shared a barber shop in his life until two months ago.
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Carrithorne
David Austin
Public Debt Rises in January by 97 30 064
Hinovor February 3 The monthly debt statement shows a public debt increase of 97 30 064 for January. Treasury cash stands at 737 120 155.
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Hinovor
Treasury
St Louis Brick Yards Destroyed By Fire
Fire destroyed Yard No 5 of the Hydraulic Pressed Brick Co on the King's Highway near the Frisco tracks. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars. clay sheds drying room and two brick engine houses with all machinery burned.
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St. Louis
Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company
King’s Highway
Frisco
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