Goebel murder trial hears sensational mountaineer testimony
In Fraxxtoft Kentucky Wharton Golden testified in the preliminary examination of Caleb Powers charged with conspiracy to kill Goebel. He claimed two men planned the murder and named several figures including John Powers Charles Finley W H Cul ton and Governor Taylor though no direct link to Taylor was asserted. Prosecution says enough evidence exists to hold Powers while defense offered no comment.
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Witnness
Fraxxtoft
John Powers
Goebel
Hockersmith
Dick Coombs
Wharton Golden
Kentucky
Polsgrove
Campbell
Golden
Powers
Charles Finley
W. H. Culton
Taylor
Frankfort
Commonwealth
Duluth & New Orleans Eyes Regional Rail Merger
Des Moines dispatch reports President Wardell states plans to merge with Winona Southern & Western and Green Bay & Winona into a single system once the Duluth & New Orleans reaches Osage. The corridor aims to push 100 miles into Iowa this year and extend toward Patonsberg, Missouri, linking Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes via trans Miss.
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Des Moines Dispatch
Des Moines
Wardell
Osage
Rock Island
Winterset
Springhill
Patonsberg
Kansas City Southern
Pittsburg & Gulf Road
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
trans-Mississippi
British Officers Lost in Modder River Skirmish
General Roberts reports Lt Col Crabbe Capt Trotter and Lt Lygon of the Grenadier Guards and Lt Col Codrington of the Coldstream Guards were attacked near the Modder river. Lygon was killed Codrington and Trotter wounded, a trooper wounded, Boers aided the wounded and transported them to a farmhouse.
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War Office
Roberts
Lygon
Codrington
Trotter
Lord Roberts
Mafeking
Plumer
Eloff
Pretoria
Gaberones
Cubans in No Haste on Independence Say Havana
The Patria quotes the visiting Senate Cuba committee noting the senators Platt Aldrich and Teller as trusted Congressmen, and expresses confidence in the joint resolution. General Maximo Gomez says Cubans are in no hurry for independence and prefer a slow, steady path.
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Patria
Messrs. Platt
Aldrich and Teller
Senate Committee On
Cuba
Senate
United States Congress
Maximo Gomez
Boers Hold Kroonstadt As Joubert Leads Forces
A Bloemfontein correspondent reports that General Joubert commands combined forces at Kroonstadt with ample men guns and foodstuffs for a planned resistance. The message, dated March 24, notes Poultney the Free State interpreter sent to his wife.
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Kroonstadt
Loxpon
Bloemfontein
Daily Mail
Poultney
Free States
Joubert
Steyn Believed Dropped From Free State Presidency
IGFONTELN March 24 report states Mr. Steyn has been dropped from the presidency and public affairs of the Free State are being administered by a committee at Kroonstadt.
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Steyn
Igfonteln
The
Free State
Kroonstadt
Small Pox Spreads Across States Per Health Department
Health department statistics show widespread smallpox with 2,953 cases reported for the week prior, across 36 states and territories as of March 16.
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Cuiiaco
Masked bandit robs Kansas City train near Hamburg
A lone robber with a painted mustache mask robs a south bound Kansas City St. Joseph Council Bluffs train four miles south of Hamburg Iowa at 1 30 a m He uses flagman Moore as a shield and takes 200 cash and a gold watch The thief jumps off as train slows and escapes in the dark Reports list gains from 200 to 600 with several passengers including Conductor Billy Mc Gee and Union Pacific officials among those targeted.
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Hamburg
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Billy McGee
Burlington General
Langdon
Omaha
Burt
Berry
Union Pacific Road
Killed in Tragic Runaway Near Des Moines
Claybourne Terhune a farmer living northwest of Des Moines died after his wagon team ran and he was dragged by a wheel. An eye witness said he clung to a line until it broke, the wheel crushed his face, and he died from the injuries on University avenue while returning from Des Moines with bran.
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Des Moines
Claybourne Terhune
University Avenue
Ile
Building Strikes Halt Cedar Rapids Construction
Cedar Rapids experiences its first labor dispute with painters and paper hangers out ten days seeking 2.50 and 3.00 per day. Painters offered 2.25 to 2.50. Plumbers demand ten hours pay for eight. carpenters seek 2.25 for eight. Building work largely suspended awaiting settlement.
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Cedar Ramps
Cedar Rapids
Carpenters
Legislators Visit Ames Agricultural College
Des Moines March 21 reports members of the legislature visited Ames Agricultural College yesterday. President Beardshear and the faculty hosted the visitors who heard addresses from Dr. Beardshear Lieutenant-Governor Milliman State Superintendent Barrett M L Temple Lafayette Young Senator Trewin and Judge Stevens.
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Des Marnes
Ames Agricultural College
Beardshear
Dr. Beardshear
Milliman
Barrett
M. Ll. Temple
Lafayette Young
Trewin
Stevens
Banker's Son Disappears in Center Ville Case
Ottumwa reports the missing son of banker James Bradley of Center Ville who allegedly took $1,000 from the bank. Authorities search for the young man and the missing funds amid new claims of theft.
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Ottumwa
James Bradley
Centerville
Railroad valuation assessment completed by council in Des Moines
Des Moines report says the executive council finished the railroad assessment and adopted it with objections from State Treasurer Herriott forthcoming. Net result shows a $1.4 million gain in total assessed value, rising to about $46.13 million, despite $100,000 lower on existing mileage and specific per mile changes for lines including Chicago and Northwestern, Rock Island, and Burlington routes.
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Des Moines
Herriott
Chicago & Northwestern
Rock Island
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Pullman Car Company
Northwestern
FarmER Ed Steadman Suicide Near Forest City
Forest City reports the death of Ed Steadman a 32 year old unmarried farmer living two miles north of town. He shot himself with a 32 calibre Winchester on church steps near the Methodist church after asking a bystander if he had seen a man shoot himself. The ball entered his brain. he died from the self inflicted wound. Steadman had managed a large farm for his widowed mother since his father died two years ago. No cause is known.
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Forest City
Ed Steadman
Congress Smith McPherson Chosen for Federal Judge Seat
Iowa delegation selects Smith McPherson for the federal judgeship vacancy caused by John Woolson's death in Wasinerox. Senators Allison Gear and House members Hedge Lane Cousins Lacey Hull Hepburn and Dolliver present. forty two ballots cast with McPherson voting for Walter I. Smith until the final ballot.
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Wasninerox
Smith McPherson
Iowa
John 8. Woolson
Allison
Gear
Hedge
Lane
Cousins
Lacey
Hull
Hepburn
McPherson
Dolliver
Walter I. Smith
Iowa Freight Rate Conference Sought in St Louis
Illinois Missouri and possibly Minnesota railway commissioners invite the Iowa board to meet in St Louis to discuss a uniform classification system for freight rates on agricultural implements. The Drs Moines dispatch notes the plan awaits Iowa response.
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St. Louis
Drs Moines
Railway Commissioners of
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Missouri
Iowa Board of Railway Commissioners
Minnesota
Fire destroys Culver & Co. department store in Knoxville
Fire at Culver & Co. department store in Knoxville March 27 wipes out building and stock. Building loss $25,000 stock $60,000 with $10,000 and $16,000 insured. It is the city’s heaviest fire loss and several families lost all belongings inside the building.
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Knoxville
Culver & Co
Oskaloosa men found guilty in hold up and shooting case
Walter Hart graves and Robert Davenport were convicted as charged for assault with intent to injure and for assault with intent to commit manslaughter in the December 18 incident involving Marion Thompson of Oskaloosa. A Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul wreck killed conductor Michael McKeever and injured brakeman French with no passenger injuries.
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Oskaloosa
Walter Hartgraves
Robert Davenport
Marion Thompson
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Michael McKeever
French
Foote
James Martin
Hull
McKeever
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Iowa Senate and House Pass Tax and Building Measures
Des Moines reports show the senate and house debating and advancing key bills. The Cheshire telegraph tax plan faced decisive votes, while the Blanchard substitute gained strength. a building and loan bill and pension measures advanced, and a municipal code commission was created to recodify Iowa laws.
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Des Mores
Blanchard
Cheshire
Des Moines
Mareh Os
Trewin
Iowa
General Assembly
Congress
State Board of Health
Boer siege relief in Mafeking may be distant
A Times dispatch from Bulawa yo dated March 19 reports Colonel Plumer has retired toward Crocodile Pools and Mafeking relief appears farther away. Supplies and hospital base were moved back to Gaberones and the Boer demonstration March 15–16 is believed to aim at removing siege guns from Mafeking.
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London
Plumer
Crocodile Pools
Mafeking
Bulawayo
The
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Gaberones
American Warship Proceeds to Taku for Joint Naval Show
The official dispatch from Washington states a U S warship has been sent to Taku China to participate in a potential joint demonstration if China continues to resist suppressing sects hostile to Christians.
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China
Beruix
Washington
Taku
Bridge Over the Modder Blown Up
The Boers blew up the railroad bridge over the Modder river fourteen miles north Sunday night. The law courts were reopened Monday.
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Modder
Bloemfontein
Modder River
Ingram Store Case Settled as Mt. Ayr Stock Sold
The Mt. Ayr stock sale proceeds of 17058.17 will be paid to creditors after 1519 in receiver and attorney fees. Receiver Geo D. McClain of Des Moines is discharged with report approved. Shannon City and Allendale stores litigation will be heard at the current Council Bluffs term.
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Mt. Ayr
Ceiver McClain
Shannon City
Allendale
Council Bluffs
Adjutant General Byers Seeks Bigger National Guard Promise
Adjutant General Byers returns from Washington after a conference of forty states aiming to raise the national guard appropriation from 400000 to 2009000. The bill is favorably reported and awaiting action. Iowa claims for troop expenditures after federal muster amount to about 35000, with assurances of reimbursement in time.
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Washington, D. C
General Byers
National Guard
Guard of
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Iowa
Iowa Governor Delivers Talk on Porto Rico Policy and Territorial Powers
Lincoln dispatch reports Governor Shaw of Iowa at a banquet discussing U S policy toward Porto Rico. He stresses Congress can legislate for new territories and questions whether the United States has inherent power to manage acquired possessions while noting details of the tariff debate. Also covered are Iowa Ninth District congressional prospects for McPherson’s replacement, with H Byers seen as a leading rival, and J F Vincent filing a complaint with the Iowa railway commission against the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific for freight handling at Des Moines Union Stock Yards amid union stock yard disputes.
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Laton
Iowa
Congress
Congressman Lane
St. Louis
Kendall
United States
Campbell
Senate
Des Moines
General Assembly
Cornelius Moelchen
Harrison County
Fifteenth Judicial District
Lincoln
Neb
Abraham Lincoln Club
Shaw
Porto Rico
Smith McPherson
McPherson
H. Byers
Iowa House
Byers
Shelby County
J. F. Vincent
Sultan Yields to Russian Demands on Railway Concessions
Constantinople correspondent of the Times reports the sultan has yielded in all essential particulars to Russia regarding railway concessions in Asia Minor. The March 22 London dispatch notes the concession stir as tensions ease between the two powers over rail access and influence in the region.
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Londox
Constantinople
the Times
Asia Minor
Two Dozen Drowned in Danube Boat Disaster
Budapist reports twenty four peasants drowned when a boat capsized while crossing the Danube from Kalocsa to Pays during a gale.
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Budapist
Hungary
Danube
Kalocsa
Pays
Penny Savings Society Receives $70,000 From School Drive
The Penny Savings Society collected seventy thousand dollars last year from schoolchildren via teachers, highlighting a successful fundraising effort.
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Penny Savings Society
Teeth Made From Paper Featured In Dentistry
A peculiar process creates paper teeth claimed to be superior to other materials. Most prefer natural teeth, with health guidance suggesting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to aid digestion and stomach balance, linked to better dental outcomes. The text adds a moral aside about a devilish tale involving a boy and his father.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cited For Cure Of Scrofula
Mrs Nettis Cia of 47 K Street N E reports her 16 month old boy suffered rashes swelling on the neck misdiagnosed as measles then mumps and scrofula. After four months with doctors and a salve the sore worsened until Hood's Sarsaparilla was used. Within a short time health improved and the sore healed though recurred briefly before a complete cure.
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Washington, D. C
Hood
Beauchamp era reception overlaid with class rules and odd quotes
A hostile account describes Lord Beauchamp enforcing rank tied access at receptions in New South government houses with blue and white tickets. A wife refuses separation citing equality, an aide collapses. Mixed lines on Cuba politics and random observations close the piece.
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Lord Beauchamp
New South
Sidney
Boon of Choice Rect Gent Free by Walter Baker & Co
The board of education of Ea wood suburb Chicago requires pupils Absent four days or more to undergo medical examination by a physician appointed by the board before readmission. Charles Major, once a struggling attorney in Shelby county Indiana, has become wealthy. in Shelbyville a farm has sold for $17,000.
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Dorchestee Mass
Board of Education of
Eawood
Chicago
Charles Major
Shelby County
Indiana
Shelbyville
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