Hepburn Meets With President Over Commerce Department Plan
Representative Hepburn and the sub committee conferred with the president on the proposed new department of commerce. The president said he had not yet formed an opinion on bureau inclusion and suggested cabinet officers propose detachments for conference. It was decided the measure would likely go over to the next session.
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Washington
Hepburn
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Department of Commerce
Admiral Dewey to Command Great US Fleet in Caribbean Maneuvers
Washington reports Admiral Dewey will sail again with four stars as commander of the combined North Atlantic European and South Atlantic squadrons. The force, preparing near Culebra Island in December, will rehearse winter maneuvers with Secretary Moody and possibly the president observing from the south.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
United States
Moody
Dewey
Culebra
West Indies
Insurance firm formed to insure burglary goods in Des Moines
Articles of incorporation planned for a new Des Moines insurance company to write burglary and general property loss policies. Capital likely $50,000 to start, rising to $100,000. Two policy classes planned with rates $5 per $1,000 for burglary only and $10 for broader loss coverage.
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Des Moines
Insurance Committee of the House
Murder of Blind Preacher Rocks Iowa Inquest
News from Elkader reports two suspects a Negro and a white man arrested in connection with the murder of Samuel Crofton the blind colored preacher found dead in a field near Ireton last August Witnesses are summoned to identify the arrestees and place them at the crime scene Reynolds former defendant in the case testified he handed Crofton to two travelers who matched the suspects description and was acquitted amid conflicting testimony The Elkader pair reportedly fit the description of those sought locally
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Orange City
Samuel Crofton
Ireton
Elkader
Sioux City
Crofton
William Reynolds
Reynolds
Reynold
Return of Exiled Russians Encouraged by Interior Minister
In St. Petersburg on June 16, the interior minister Mr. Von Plehwe urged petitions from exiled rural residents seeking permission to return home. Among returnees is Prof. Leshoft, noted educationalist punished with a whipping after Saratoff disorders. The tale ends with a strange remark on red-haired parents' children turning gray early.
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St. Petersburg
von Plehwe
Interior
Leshoft
Saratoff
Mason City & Ft. Dodge Railway Co Formed in Iowa
Articles filed to build a Great Western line from Oelwein in Fayette county to Waverly in Bremer county about thirty miles, shortening the route west toward Fort Dodge. The Sumner to Waverly segment may be abandoned. Great Western plans sale to electric line operator. Capital set at 100000. incorporators John L. Pratt R C Wright and R B Fredrick. Great Western seeks depots and yard space at Oelwein Marshalltown and a double track from Stanley to Oelwein.
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Des Moines
Mason City
Ft. Dodge Railway Co
Great Western
Oelwein
Fayette County
Waverly
Bremer County
Oeelwein
Ft. Dodge
Sumner
Waterloo
Sioux Falls
Denver
John L. Pratt
R. C. Wright
R. B. Fredrick
The
Railroad Commission
Marshalltown
Stanley
Judge N M Hubbard Dies After Runaway Injuries
Cedar Rapids June 13 Judge N M Hubbard died at his home from injuries after a runaway at Coldstream farm near Cedar Rapids. The longtime politician and lawyer served as district judge in 1864 and later chief counsel for the Northwestern railway in Iowa. He was born September 24 1829 in Oswego New York and left a widow two daughters Jennie and Fanny and a son Nathaniel M Jr.
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Cedar Rapids
Judge N. M. Hubbard
Judge Hubbard
Coldstream Farm
Nye
Shaw
Northwestern Railway
Iowa
Nathaniel Mead Hubbard
Oswego
N. Y
Alfred
New York
Marion
Co. F
Iowa Volunteers
Jennie
Fanny
Nathaniel M. Jr
Roosevelt Sends Cuba Reciproc ity Message to Congress
President Roosevelt announces a message to Congress reaffirming his stance on Cuban reciprocity. He cites duty to Cuba and fairness to the republic, noting no political prospects will deter action, and urges substantial tariff reduction to aid Cuba’s economic recovery and strengthen U S relations with the island.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Cuba
New Republic
Senate
House
Avention
McKinly
Palma
Hawaiian Islands
Spain
Isthmian Canal
West Indies
Central America
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Des Moines Driver Stabbed in Home Feud
Albert Hefley, a White Line Transfer driver, was stabbed at his Des Moines home two blocks from Greenwood park car station by chef Robert Morris. Morris fled and remains at large. Hefley, cut in arms and breast, is critically ill with Dr. Linn giving him a one in twenty five chance to live. The dispute centered on Samuel Wellington. Morris sought him after a prior altercation over a girl, and Hefley ordered Morris to depart before the fatal quarrel.
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Des Moines
Albert Hefley
White Line Transfer Company
Greenwood Park
Robert Morris
Morris
Hefley
Linn
Samuel Wellington
Wellington
Haugen Leads as Republicans Pick Delegates in Iowa Conventions
Mason City Iowa June 16 all four northern county GOP conventions named Haugen delegates to the congressional convention This movement secures his nomination Democrats likely to nominate Col A L Sarter of the National Memorial University for the same race
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Mason City
Allamakee
Clayton
Winneshiek
Mitchell County
Haugen
Col
A. L. Sarter
National Memorial University
Haugen Carries Fayette County Delegates to District Convention
Fayette County instructed its delegates to back Hon G N Haugen for renomination at the Fourth congressional district convention. No opposition appeared as caucuses showed Rule weak. Delegates were chosen for congressional state and judicial conventions. Judges Fellows and Hobson urged renomination. The county’s motto remained faith and hope versus charity.
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Haugen
Fayette
Des Moines
Fayette County
G. N. Haugen
L. E. Fellows
A. N. Hobson
Circus Tent Blown Down Injuring Dozens in Sigourney
In Sigourney on June 13 a Harris Nickel Plate railway show tent collapsed in high winds injuring between fifty and sixty people. Many were knocked down and trampled as 700 attendees faced rain and chaos. Clara Campbell sustained back injuries while Samuel Utterback was seriously hurt.
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Sigourney
Harris Nickel Plate
Clara Campbell
Samuel Utterback
Captain King Sentenced for Bribe Case in Mobile
Capt. King, a United States army officer convicted in Mobile last year of accepting a bribe, arrived from Fort Dodge Iowa and was sentenced to a $3000 fine and thirteen months in prison.
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King
Mobile
Ala
United States Army
United States
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Mike McCarthy Dies After Fall In Mason City
June 11 report says Mike McCarthy, a railroad employee, fell from an iron railing on Main Street in Mason City losing his balance and breaking his neck. He died from the injuries sustained in the accident.
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Mike McCarthy
Mason City
Main Street
Secretary Moody Credits His Secretary in Photo Note
Wm H Moody secretary of the navy sent a photo with a caption praising his secretary for much of his success. In Lexington Kentucky Lulu Thurman was mistakenly counted as Black and forced to ride in the Jim Crow car and awarded 4000 dollars solatium for the indignity.
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Wm. H. Moody
Navy
Lulu Thurman
American Southern Railway
Lexington
Disclosures on Cuban relations and Woods expenditures
Washington June 14. Disclosures before the Cuban relations committee stir debate on the reciprocity bill. General Wood faced criticism for Cuban fund use and unconventional expenses amid Cuba's delicate task. A separate note tells of Mrs. Jacob Spooner freezing to death after being locked in a corn crib.
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Washington
Sugar Trust
General Wood
Cuba
United States
Jacob Spooner
Kerr’s Corners
N. Y
Prose Snapshots From a Washington Congress Scene
The passage notes Charles E Litt lefield of Maine as a forceful figure among representatives, rivaling Henry A Johnson of Indiana in rapid speech. It describes a congress of mothers in Washington where unmarried women dispense child rearing advice while mothers reflect on inexperienced maidens, and closes with a quip on proposals and marriage.
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Charles E. Littlefield
Maine
Henry A. Johnson
Indiana
Congress
Washington, D. C
Peruna touted as tonic for catarrh and nerves
A Kentucky resident endorses Peruna from the National Hotel Washington urging others with catarrh or nerve fatigue to try the remedy. The advertisement claims Peruna strengthens nerves and improves blood flow easing congestion. It invites readers to write Dr Hartman for a free opinion and remedy guidance from The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus.
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T. Y. Fitzpatrick
Con
Kentucky
Ntional
Washington, D. C
J Ows
T.Y. Fitzpatrick
Carec&k
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbua
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Gen. Wood
Congressman Fitzpatrick
Hameinss Wizard Oil
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Iywa
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