Senate and House Acts and World News Roundup
In the Senate a pension law review resolution passed and Cuba supervisory powers were debated. House actions included navy bill amendments and Philippines land sale restrictions. Notable items cover bank charters, military bills, and various arrests, fires, and tributes across the United States and abroad.
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Senate
Pension Committee
House
Porto Rico
United States
Cuba
Committee On
Navy
Army
Philippines
Sampson
Lentz
John Morgan
Indiana
Condensed News Roundup of Home and Foreign Happenings
Brief survey of industrial developments and political items. Summaries cover domestic events and international happenings with focus on notable figures and organizations.
Multiple tragedies and shocks hit 19th century America
A montage reports disappearances robberies and deaths including Patrick Moloney in Chicago after drugging and theft of 1000. Other items note Arizona territory govern ment anniversary Phoenix dedication Charles T. Yerkes sale of railroads for 5 million and several violent crimes across Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky and Mississippi with lynching arson fires and bank failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Moloney
Burrton
Kan
Chicago
Arizona
Phoenix
Charles T. Yerkes
New York
Monmouth
Ill
Ida Finkelstein
Terre Haute
Ind
Sam Warren
George Holt
Rock Castle Springs
Frank Hamilton
Minneapolis
Leonard Day
Robert Winn
Palmyra
Wis
John L. Sullivan
J. W. Adams
Topeka
Ashley City
Edmond Palmer
Ellettsville
Creston
John Knox
Scranton
Miss
Don Davis
Gomez
Cuba
Daniel Ireland
Coldspring Harbor
L. I
George Ward
Terre Hanie
Democrats nominate Thomas White in Fourth Maine district race
In political news the Fourth Maine district Democrats nominate Thomas White for Congress. The slate also lists party figures and upcoming contests in state and national offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Thomas White
Anna Hines
Shelbyville
Ind
Sarah Robbins
Howell
Mich
Robert Alexander
The
Presbyterian
Philadelphia
William M. Evarts
United States
New York
Michigan
R. M. Montgomery
the Supreme Court
Frank W. Fletcher
Kiefer
Regents
University
Llewelyn Powers
Houlton
Congress
De Wet Eludes Capture as British Thrive Pursuit
In Cape Colony Gen. De Wet remains at large with British columns in pursuit. A Forty-ninth Infantry detachment dispersed Albay insurgents, killing 27. Thousands of Filipinos take US allegiance under native priests. Boxer teachers Ying Lien and Chao Shu Chao allegedly killed themselves per edict. Bulacan gains civil government. Cape Town dispatch claims De Wet escaped but dispersed. Lord Kitchener meets Botha on surrender terms. Powers reject Crete transfer to Greece.
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Peking
Spain
Cervera
London
Botha
Lord Kitchener
de Wet
Bulacan
Luzon
Malolos
Queen Victoria
Albay
Calamba
United States
Young
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Thirty-third Infantry
Manila
Cape Colony
Forty-ninth
Ying Lien
Chao Shu Chao
Philippine Commission
Cape Town
DeWet
King George
Annt
Crete
Greece
Senate approves sundry civil bill and more
A lengthy session concludes with the sundry civil bill passage in the Senate on the first. the House approves Senate amendments to the army bill delaying an extra session. Conference deals reached on deficiency, post office, sundry civil and naval bills. Reports cover assassinations, fires, rail safety, colonial governance, and Navy adjournments.
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United States
Senate
House
Philippines
Cuba
United States Senate
Henry Warne
Denison
Dell Johnson
Orlando
Okla
Taft
Balanga
Bataan
Luzon
Philippine Commission
Chaffee
China
Manila
Edward van Dorp
Kewanee
Ill
Brazil
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
John Golden
Cantrall
Marshal Johnson
George A. Schenkel
Carrollton
Grace Giller
Chester
Park River
N. D
Meade
San Francisco
Eleventh Volunteer Cavalry
Bartlett J. Cromwell
Schley
South Atlantic
Alexander Woods
Pennsylvania
Kiel
Germany
Dewey Smith
Richmond
Chester Stanley
Peking
Jacob Lindewood
Creuzer
John Farson
Secaucus
N. J
King Edward
London
Empress Frederick
Cronberg
Galusha A. Grow
Congress
Southern Railway
Lenoir City
Tenn
Hudson Maxim
New York
Hampton Roads
Asiatic Station
Bud Taylor
Kansas City
Ruth Nollard
McKinley
Chicago
Hancey
Wood
Collazo
Young engineer to raise the Maine from Havana harbor
James Morton Raikes of Burlington will lead 200 American workers to raise the wrecked Maine in Havana harbor for a Chicago company where he serves as chief engineer. Raikes, 25, a Burlington native and Umich engineering alumnus, outlines a cofferdam plan with secrecy and U S gunboat protection to deter intruders.
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James Morton Raikes
Burlington
Havana Harbor
Maine
Chicago Company
Mr. Raikes
Ann Arbor University
Minneapolis
Raikes
Chicago
United States
Lottery Abandoned Blocks Sale Ends After Postal Ban
Miss Mary Cahill of Fort Dodge halted plans to raffle a $235000 business block by selling 25000 badges for $1 each. Each badge included a ticket, but postal authorities refused mail distribution. She will refund all ticket money and has enlisted railroaders to sell remaining tickets, stirring regional excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cahill
Fort Dodge
Pierce
Sioux City
Miss Cahill
State Fair Racing Stakes Raised by State Society
The State Agricultural Society announces increased purses for next state fair races with two $1,000 stakes for 2:23 trot and 2:33 pace. The programme lists trotting pacing and running classes with their prize money, aiming to attract top western talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agricultural Society
Registered Pharmacists Certification After February Exams
The pharmacy commission completed its February examinations with 40 applicants. Only 13 passed and earned registration as pharmacists. Names include Fred C. Abbott Oelwein W H Baker Sanborn W H Bissick Le Claire Steve M Clem Shenandoah J E Drybread Nevada George W Gillman Fort Dodge A J Jens Ackley W A Myers Grinnell F J Nichols Atlantic A B Peterson Feet Co L Patterson West Side G J Shugart Elberon and B H Stover Marengo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pharmacy Commission
Fred C. Abbott
Oelwein
W. H. Baker
Sanborn
W. H. Bissick
le Claire
Steve M. Clem
Shenandoah
J. E. Drybread
Nevada
George W. Gillman
Fort Dodge
A. J. Jens
Ackley
Scientists Seek Site for Burling ton Church
The Christian Scientists struggle to secure land adjacent to the public library for a church in Burlington. The library board urged council to condemn the site for library use claiming the church would block reading room light. Scientists vow to resist what they call a scheme to bar worship.
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Burlington
Widow Mary Bagley Gifts 168 Acre Land to Iowa Children Home
Mrs. Mary Bagley of Imogene presents the Iowa Children's Home society with 168 acres valued at 10000 dollars. Widow of Parl Bagley she plans to establish an endowment fund for the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bagley
Imogene
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Parl Bagley
Silent desertion of farmer and alleged fraud used against wife
W B Miller, a Poweshiek County farmer, is accused of deserting his wife after a brief marriage and conspiring to deprive her of property. He moved with their six year old son, sold his farm, held a sale, drew funds amounting to about six to seven thousand dollars, and left for Colfax or abroad, leaving the wife with little money and no legal remedy to recover both husband and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Miller
Cir. Miller
Colfax
Indictments in Ottumwa Sued Over Grand Jury Flaw
In Otumwa district court a grand jury drawn with an erroneous juror led to over 25 indictments being challenged. Judge Roberts dismissed the cases as motions to quash proceeded, while two guilty pleas already resulted in penitentiary terms. The county attorney says those defendants may not get new trials.
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Ottumwa
J. J. Smith
Roberts
Revenue law clarified for national bank stock taxation
Attorney General Mullan and Auditor Merriam reach an interpretation of the state revenue law addressing how national bank stock should be taxed. The stock will be listed as moneys and credits, allowing debts owed by the owner to offset taxable value. Assessors have listed such stock as corporation stock. the change aims to relieve owners from excess taxation. A circular is to be sent to assessors statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullan
Merriam
National Bank
Ban on Divorced Persons Proclaimed by Cedar Rapids Ministers
The Cedar Rapids Ministerial Union endorses a resolution to avoid officiating at marriages of divorced individuals unless the couple is deemed an innocent victim of a scripturally dissolved union. It also allows remarriage for divorced spouses who seek to reunite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Union
Cedar Rapids
Ministerial Union of
Velvet weed scheme fades as fiber costs rise
W D Weir of Clarinda learns from state botanist L H Dewey that velvet weed is not a viable source for twine as sisal and hemp remain cheaper. A New Jersey trial with a large factory fell short due to high preparatory costs and was abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Weir
Clarinda
L. H. Dewey
New Jersey
Fort Dodge to Take Over Webster City Cracker Plant
A contract closes for sale of the controlling interest in the Webster City cracker factory to Fort Dodge businessmen who acquire a three-fifths share. The plant moves to Fort Dodge at once, forming a company with $10,000 capital to operate the business under former Lieutenant Governor F. T. Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Fort Dodge
F, T, Campbell
Help For Women Who Are Always Tired
A medical advertisement recalls Mrs. Ella Rice of Chelsea Wisconsin who suffered two years with bearing down pains headaches and backache from womb inflammation. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure and urges women to write for advice to Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wis
E. Pinkham
Mrs. Rice
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lynn, Mass
Splinters and Seeds: Notes on Plants and Forests
A collection of botanical curiosities notes sugar in parsnips and vegetables, forests covering ten percent of the earth and a quarter of Europe, a Kent Maryland peach tree measuring 26 inches, and orange trees planted 70 to the acre. It also describes tea trees growing 40 feet naturally and dwarfed to under three feet in cultivation, plus green wood hissing as water turns to steam in burning.
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Europe
Kent County
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Cincinnati Woman
Miss Netta Hixon of Cincinnati credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing years of weakness and dizziness after four boxes. She endorses the medicine at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, and urges buying from a local druggist or Dodds Medicine Co. Buffalo N Y.
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Cincinnati
Netta Hixon
Patriotic Order of America
Hughes Street
Dodd
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo, N. Y
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Louisiana Purchase
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