Congress at Work and World Happenings Briefly Told
Senate on the eighteenth endorsed the Panama canal treaty while Teller opposed it. House discussed District of Columbia matters and army appropriations of 75 million dollars. Hepburn pure food bill passed. rural free delivery funding sought. Several trials, fires, and disasters noted along with international tensions and notable deaths. Panama adopts a new constitution separating church and state and abolishing trade monopolies.
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Cullom
Teller
House
District of Columbia
Committee On Military Affairs
Committee On Post Offices
Post Office Department
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Payne
Patterson
Platt
Conn
Panama Canal
Morgan
Ala
Panama
United States
Zenor
Ind
Chicago theater ordinance closes several playhouses
A drastic council measure permanently closes multiple Chicago playhouses. A prison of headlines notes widespread city regulatory action affecting entertainment venues and zoning. The report traces broader public safety and governance themes across the urban scene.
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Chicago
Sunny Slope Ranch
A. Stannard
Emporia
Kan
Senator Hanna
National Board of Trade
Washington
Bryan Aboard Lincoln Banquet Opposes Bimetalism Shift
W. J. Bryan, honored at a Lincoln banquet, urged opposition to abandoning bimetalism and to any tariff stance change. George Francis Train, famed eccentric financier, died in a New York poverty lodging from heart disease.
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W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
George Francis Train
New York
Jones
St. Louis
National Socialist Party
Chicago
Indianapolis
Oliver W. Stewart
A. J. McLaurin
H. D. Money
Mississippi
United States Senate
J. M. May
Cedar Rapids
Relief centers report 100000 homeless in Macedonia
On reports to the American board in Boston from relief centers in Macedonia there are now 100000 persons homeless and without means of support. The czar says danger of conflict with Japan is over at a St. Petersburg reception. A reservoir burst at Bloemfontein caused 30 drownings and the destruction of 176 structures. A Puerto Plata battle was halted by a U S naval commander. The Cuban congress adjourned sine die. A Russo Japanese crisis persists as a prominent general notes both nations ready to fight but afraid.
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American Board
Boston
Macedonia
St. Petersburg
Japan
Bloemfontein
Orange River Colony
Puerto Plata
San Domingo
United States
Digest of sweeping global and domestic news items
Russian notice claims Japanese troops landed at Chemulpo while Chicago Masonic Temple fire causes $20000 loss and mass evacuation. Minneapolis arrests diamond thief James Walters as $12000 in gems recovered. Senator Burton indicted in St Louis over $2500 Intercession payment. Flood deaths rise in Pennsylvania with more feared. Produce Exchange Bank cashier Rose confesses $189000 embezzlement. Senate probes Senator Smoot amid Panama treaty debate. Tug and drownings reported near Long Island shore. Aalesund fire leaves 14000 homeless. Panama informational request from caucus. ensuing political debate.
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Chemulpo
Masonic Temple
Chicago
James Walters
Minneapolis
United States
Joseph R. Burton
St. Louis
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
Post Office
Pennsylvania
George A. Rose
Produce Exchange Bank
Cleveland
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate
Augustus Hunt
Long Island
Aalesund
Norway
Panama
Cannon
Arthur Lynch
South Africa
Moundville
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Thomas Underwood Dudley
Louisville
New York
Masampho
Corea
Dun’s
Bradstreet
Produce Exchange Bank of
Hanna
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Wabash Avenue
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Bucklen
Col John H Bacon Pioneer Ex Mayor Dies by Suicide
Col John H Bacon, 70, longtime Iowa figure and ex mayor, killed himself in Colorado Springs after suffering chronic rheumatism and insomnia. He left a note, leaves a widow and a son. He spent youth in Michigan and moved to Iowa, serving 30 years as trustee of the Iowa A and M College and as provost marshal of the First district of Iowa. He leaves a large estate.
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Iowa
John H. Bacon
Colorado Springs
Col
Col. Bacon
Michigan
Iowa Agricultural College
Iowa State Agricultural Society
After Train Wreckers in Denison Boone Line
Repeated attempts to wreck trains on the Chicago and Northwestern main line between Denison and Boone have led to patrols of every mile of the track day and night. The case lies with six top company detectives as obstructions are found with intent to wreck fast trains but the offender remains uncaught.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Denison and
Boone
Roan’s 30 Year Sentence Upheld in Linn Murder Case
The supreme court affirmed Samuel Roan of Des Moines for murder in Whitechapel a year ago. Judge Wilkinson of Madison county presided. Roan was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 30 years, effectively about 15 with good time.
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Supreme Court
Samuel Roan
Des Moines
George Linn
Whitechapel
Wilkinson
Madison County
Roan
Iowa Health Officers Urge State Sanitarium for Consumptives
At the second annual meeting in Des Moines of the Iowa Association of Health Officers the group decided to urge the legislature to establish a state sanitarium for consumptives. Officers elected for the year include President Dr. Louis A. Thomas of Red Oak and Vice President Dr. W. B. La Force of Ottumwa, Secretary Treasurer Dr. Cassius T. Lesan of Mount Ayr.
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Des Moines
Iowa Association of Health Officers
Louis A. Thomas
Red Oak
W. B. la Force
Ottumwa
Cassius T. Lesan
Mount Ayr
Mount Ayr Bank Fails Under $450000 Liabilities
The Citizens' bank of Mount Ayr owned by Ray Dunning made a general assignment to John Patterson the county treasurer. Liabilities total about 450000 with assets at 700, reflecting a collapse due to falling land prices. The bank has operated for 23 years.
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Citizens’ Bank of
Mount Ayr
Ray Dunning
John Patterson
Dunning
Accidental Shooting Claims Fatality in Burlington
A 12 year old, Charles Crabtree, shot his mother with a gun he did not know was loaded in Burlington. After the incident he collapsed in shock and fainted near the fallen farmer. A coroner jury ruled the death an accident.
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Charles Crabtree
Burlington
Corosier
Des Moines Bride Poison Case Surrenders Suspect to Sheriff
Henry Stifer was turned over to the sheriff in Des Moines amid charges he poisoned his bride of one year or induced her to commit suicide. His father, William E. Stifer, asked release from the $15,000 bond he provided at arrest.
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Henry Stifer
Des Moines
William E. Stifer
Slifer Held Without Bond On Melrose Murder Charge
The preliminary hearing for William E. Slifer charged with his wife’s murder at Melrose just before Christmas was held in Grundy Center. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded without bond. Slifer had a previously solid reputation.
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William E. Slifer
Melrose
Grundy Center
Slifer
Medical Endorsements for Peruna by Prominent Physicians
The excerpt features D Llewellyn Jordan of the U S Treasury and Columbia College tied to Peruna endorsements. It highlights a grateful patient cured in one month and notes rising physician approval, calling Peruna a unique internal systemic catarrh remedy. It claims catarrh underlies half of diseases in the United States.
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U.S. Treasurpartment
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
D* Llewellyn Jordan
United States
Notable Doctors Endorse Hartman Peruna Remedies
Multiple doctors from Washington D C Muskogee Oklahoma Territory and San Francisco report success with Peruna for catarrh coughs weak stomach and poor appetite. They praise its ability to relieve illnesses and improve patient well being.
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M. C. Gee
Jones St
San Francisco
Cal
Francisco
Upstate visitors marvel at ships at the docks
A party from upstate tours a four master loading coal for an eastern port. They explore the deck and a woman spots an open hatch shouting with glee that the ship is holler, while others share the curious excitement of the discovery.
Salzer Seeds Offer Big Yields to Farmers in 1904
The U S Department endorses Salzer's Oatsites and other seeds as top performers. Claims include 150 to 300 bu per acre in 30 states plus Beardless Barley 121 bu and Victoria Rape 60, Teosinte fodder 160000 lbs, Billion Dollar Grass 50, Potatoes 000 bu. Farmers urged to send 10c for seed samples via Salzer Co La Crosse Wis.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Salzer
Victoria
Mr. Farmer
Are You Going to Florida Winter Tourist Tickets On Sale
Tickets are on sale via Queen and Crescent Route Southern Railway and connections to South Southeast and Southwest valid for return through May 81 2004. Purchase going to Florida via Lookout Mountain and Atlanta return via Asheville and the Land of the Sky. W C Rinearson Cincinnati G P A handles information. The coming man is usually one who has already arrived.
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Queen & Crescent
Southern Railway
Florida
Lookout Mountain
Atlanta
Asheville
Land of the Sky
W. C. Rinearson
Cincinnati
Peruna Promoted as Systemic Cure for Catarrh
An advertisement claims Peruna treats catarrh by stimulating nerve centers and mucous membranes. It features testimonials from doctors and a offer for free medical advice from Dr. Hartman of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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M. D. Gee
Peruna
Peruma
Hartman
Fars Hartman Sanitarium
Columbua, O
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