Explosion Kills Seven Sailors on Battleship Kearsarge
Washington April 15 Two years after the Missouri disaster six men died in the forward turret of the battleship Kearsarge during Atlantic fleet drills in the Caribbean. Three sections of a thirteen inch powder charge ignited killing two officers and five men and injuring fourteen others. Cause undetermined.
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Washington
Missouri
Kearsarge
Atlantic
America
Carribbean Sea
Department
Evans
Atlantic Fleet
Vwainanera
Guantanamo Bay
Chinese and Malay netting by floating canvas screen
A described fishing method used by Chinese and Malays involves lowering a white canvas screen from a boat. Fish misjudge the screen as an obstruction and leap into the vessel, enabling capture. The text also notes a colloquial remark about Claude and Marice's distressed leaving.
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Claude
Marice
Desperadoes End Rampage in Valley Junction
Des Moines reports three gang members arrested after a day of hold ups and terror in Valley Junction. A posse cornered Henry Olsen, James Dorfie, and George Allen, lining up twelve suspects. A woman in Fairgraves’ saloon helped disarm a man, and others were driven from town. The gang’s camp lay three quarters of a mile south.
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Des Moines
Valley Junction
John Fairgraves
Henry Olsen
James Dorfie
Frank Woods
James Clark
Ed Wagner
Clark
Politicians and saloon men in a row in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs a sore defeat prompts C H Huber to sue Bert Larsen for 500 dollars claiming Larsen influenced Danish voters against him. Larsen counters with mulet law injunction against Edward Sherlock’s saloon, denying responsibility. The row could widen to involve other dealers as lawyers seek settlement.
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Council Bluffs
C. H. Huber
Bert Larsen
Huber
Larsen
Edward Sherlock
Sherlock
Des Moines Brewery Plan Abandoned After Legislature Action
Des Moines April 13 Frank Pp Mattes announced the Des Moines brewery project has been abandoned. The legislature required a renewal of petition consent every five years, making the enterprise too risky for a large capital investment. He cited difficulties in passing petitions through council and courts and limited inducement to proceed.
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Des Moines
Frank Pp. Mattes
Floating Body Recovered in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids reports the body of Mrs. Copp, drowned Friday evening, was found yesterday morning over a mile down the river. The recovery ends a local drowning case with no further details.
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Cedar Rapids
M. and St. L to Rebuild Des Moines Track
Des Moines April 12. The Minneapolis and St. Louis railway line will be rebuilt this spring from Des Moines north to Gilmore. The current 6 pennyweight rail set by Rock Island during its lease will be replaced by 7 pound rails.
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Des Moines
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Gilmore
Rock Island
It is a pity that reform doesn't learn from charity
A reflective line notes that reform efforts often fail to learn from charitable work and miss opportunities to apply benevolent lessons to policy. The statement critiques the gap between ideal aims and practical outcomes in social reform movements.
Rock Island Road Plans New Surveys for Des Moines Link
Des Moines April 16 The Rock Island road revisits a plan to build a line from Des Moines or Valley Junction to connect with its Sibley branch at Gowrie. Surveys will be made in thirty days to seek a satisfactory route that could bring business from intermediate points. Two routes are proposed one via Four Mile bottoms and Berwick and Douglas coal fields then to Gowrie the other from Valley Junction east to Walnut Creek bottoms toward Woodward Ogden and Gowrie. Construction on Guthrie Center to Sioux City remains unlikely for the next few years.
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Des Moines
Rock Island Road
Valley Junction
Sibley
Gowrie
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Fort Dodge
Four Mile
Maple Block
Berwick
Douglas Township
Milwaukee Road
Huxley
Boone
Walnut Creek
Woodward
Ogden
Guthrie Center
Sioux City
Polk County Schools Win Bronze Medal at St Louis
Des Moines April 13 County Superintendent Thornburg has received the bronze medal awarded at the St Louis exposition to the Polk county schools. The exhibit represented work from all county schools and Polk was the only one of about sixty exhibits to win a medal. Thornburg expresses elation and satisfaction for the two years of effort preparing the exhibit.
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Thornburg
Polk County
Des Moines
St. Louis
Polk
Thornourg
Sioux City Church Circle Shocked by Pelletter Robberies
In Sioux City on April 14 an unprecedented church scandal emerged after arrests of alleged conspirators accused of systematically robbing the Pelletter dry goods store. C C Waud, a state university graduate and church worker, attempted suicide following a warrant. Chas M Waud, former county coroner, admits attendance at meetings but denies involvement. Two satchels of plunder were found at his home, claimed to have been left by gang members unknowingly. Mrs M J Morrell, linen department head, is named as ringleader, with J W Shields and M J Bender, clerks, also arrested for aiding theft and disposal. Reported recovered value totals $600. The accused were highly respected prior to charges.
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Sioux City
Big Pelletier
C. C. Waud
The
State University
Chas. M. Waud
M. J. Morrell
J. W. Shields
M. J. Bender
Price Scale Made For Iowa Miners
Des Moines reports a new two year price scale for Iowa coal mining up to April 1, 1906. Advances for subdistricts 2 to 4 were agreed, other districts to be completed by Monday, with resolutions to be discussed Tuesday. A settlement is expected to be signed Wednesday and mines to resume May 1.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fatal Shooting at Buxton in Drunken Quarrel
In Dckaloosa on April 14 Fred Clayton a colored man shot and killed a companion whose name is unknown. Both were miners in the Buxton mines. Clayton fled and is pursued by local officers who are on the watch.
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Fred Clayton
Dckaloosa
Clayton
No Double Track For Iowa Central Dubuque
Superintendent F. B. Harriman of the Mincie Central denies reports that Iowa Central plans to double track its Chicago to Fort Dodge line. He states such plans have never been considered.
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Iowa Central
Burglary Suspect Poised as Talkative Yet Boring
A crime report notes a burglar who is not inclined to talk much but is likely to prove a real bore when he finds the safe. The item emphasizes the suspect's silence contrasted with potential nuisance from attempting to crack the lock.
Precautionary tale from Mrs Laura Sullivan on kidney pills
A Marquette woman describes back ache dizziness and leg swelling relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills. She notes quick improvement after starting the remedy and full recovery after using about half a box. The promotion lists 50 cents per box and the Poster Milburn Co. in Buffalo as sellers.
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Laura Sullivan
Bluff
Third Sts
Marquette
Mich
Dean
Milvurn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Allen's Foot-Ease Cure For Painful Feet
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful smarting and nervous feet and for growing nails. It claims comfort in new shoes, reduces sweating, and offers a trial package free. Includes address A. O. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Wind River Reservation lands opening postponed to August 15 1906
The Passenger Department of the Chicago and North Western Railway announces the opening of public lands at Wind River or Shoshone Reservation in Wyoming has been postponed to August 15, 1906 by joint congressional resolution. Railroad construction to the Reservation border is advancing rapidly and likely to finish within weeks.
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Chicago, Ill
Chicago & North Western Railway
Wyoming
Congress
Senator Long Attends West Virginia Reception
Senator Long of Kansas and his wife attended a reception at Senator Elkins’s home in West Virginia. He greet ed guests along the line and asked who the last person was. Mrs. Long revealed the final guest was the butler.
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Senator Long
Kansas
House of Representatives
Senator Elkins
West Virginia
Longs
Elkins
Read’s Arkansas ride ends in squatter encounter
Opie Read travels Arkansas on horseback loses his way and asks a squatter for directions. The squatter speaks in rough wit offering blunt guidance about paths as Read grows irritated yet the squatter asserts he isn’t lost. Read challenges the fool remark, the squatter coolly continues with his fiddle.
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Opie Read
Arkansas
Read
Mr. Read
Woman Doctor Credits Postum With Curing Neuralgic Headaches
A woman recounts a 12 year battle with neuralgic headaches. She weighed 140 pounds at onset, dropped to 110, and found relief after switching to Postum Food Coffee in 1904. Within weeks she gained weight and her headaches vanished. She now travels alone with a clear head, praising Postum as the cure. The ad promotes Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Roosevelt Talks Of Mick Rak ers Corner Stone Address
President Roosevelt spoke at the cornerstone laying for the new House Office Building, urging a progressive inheritance tax and warning against attacks on character by wealth and power. He contrasted moral accountability for wealth with corruption in labor and capital, calling for truth, honesty, and public service.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New House
Congress
Behal O
Tramp James Sparks Loses Both Legs On Rail
Oskaloosa reports James Sparks a tramp from Cedar Rapids was run over by a Rock Island train yesterday and lost both legs. The accident occurred as he attempted to cross the tracks, and his condition is not yet updated.
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Oskaloosa
James Sparks
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Vesuvius Devastates Naples With Vast Losses
Naples reports estimate property losses at 26 million dollars and 50 000 homeless after Mount Vesuvius eruptions. Ash eight to four inches covers streets roofs and ground as King Victor Emmanuel witnesses more tragedy at Ottajano while 129 bodies are recovered. By April 14 the danger subsides yet crops may take ten years to recover after the latest huge eruption.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Victor Emmanuel
Ottajano
Matteucci
Cars Drop A Hundred Feet In Coal Mine Accident
In Charleston West Virginia on April 15 two men were killed and eleven likely fatally injured when two coal cars collided at the Terry mine of Stonewall Coal in the New River field. Both cars plunged over an embankment about 100 feet, killing the riders outright.
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Charleston
W. Va
Terry
Stonewall Coal Company
New River Field
Why not Mama says he's too small to punish
A clipped quotation suggests a skeptical remark about punishment and character. The fragment hints at social attitudes toward criticism, modesty, and ungrateful behavior, reflecting a broader moral sentiment from the period.
No Newsboys In Spain And A Chinese Yarn
A varied 19th century snippet notes that there are no newsboys in Spain and features a satirical tale about the Chinese minister in Washington telling a story. It recounts a Chinese man's three dogs and their mischievous conduct around a warm couch and a heated whipping.
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Spain
Washington
They Stand Alone In Open Honest Medical Ad
A long biased advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women with weak and run-down health and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical for digestive and blood ailments. It touts openness of ingredients, no alcohol, glyceric extracts, and recommends consulting Dr. Pierce in Buffalo. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation and notes wide dealer availability.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Rge
Buffalo
N. Y
Lloyd George in Wales Mocked by Bishop Debate Remarks
At a Welsh meeting Lloyd George faced a quip from his chairman praising him as the member of Carnarvon Borough to answer the Bishop of St. Asaph on Welsh Disestablishment. The chairman called the bishop a major “Mars in creasion” but said Lloyd George could match him.
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Lloyd George
Wales
Carnarvon
St. Asaph
Man On Duty Hears Of Fire From Visitor
In a quiet office an Englishman tells a subordinate that a building is on fire, prompting a brief, awkward exchange before the news is passed to the appropriate head. The American visitor asks how to help and identifies the situation as a small matter with urgent danger.
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Bureau
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