Supreme Court Rules County Road Funds Must Be Spent Inside City
The Supreme Court held that the county supervisors must spend within city limits the road tax derived from the 1-mill levy for road purposes. The ruling clarifies the mandate, settling years of dispute with Col W F E Baker, a local supervisor, who argued the expenditure within the city was optional. The city has long negotiated compromises, receiving a portion of funds for city projects while Baker directed remaining funds to outlying roads.
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Jasper County
Supreme Court
F County Supervisors
Col. W. FE. Baken
Board of County Supervisors
Cal
Baker
Col. Baker
Ronda
Umits
Prosecution in Pettibone Case Links Denver to Orchard Plot
The Steunenbergs murder case centers on links between Pettibone and the Denver to San Francisco Orchard scheme. Investigators trace money from Baywood to Advins and expose aliases used by Pettibone to fund activities tied to the alleged Bradley murder plot. Records name J Naegust and Dempsey, with a $1000 registered envelope noted.
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Steunenbers Regreser Ft Bridge
Earn
Corcte
Tarry Orchards
Georke Pettibone
Denver
San Francisco
Bradley Murcer
sTresy Chace Haywedeis Stove
Toe
Pettibone
Savate
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Nan
Pettibone Iy
Miais
Piiows
Wyoming Bride Rides 790 Miles for Union with Engineer
A Wyoming romance unfolds as Miss Fannie Morris rides about 790 miles to Lewiston to wed Robert McFarland, a young railroad engineer. Her parents refused consent, she traveled three weeks by pony across rough country, clocking an 80 mile best day. She is skilled with rifle and revolver and is tied to famed showman Buffalo Bill Cody through friendship.
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Wyoming
Robert McWarland
Lewiston
Mont
Fannie Morris
Gir Horn
McFarland
William FL Cody
Plot to kill Fairbanks and Feraker rumors in Selma
A Selma report claims two foreign men plotted to assassinate Vice President Fairbanks and Senator Feraker during Senator Morgan’s funeral in Selma on Saturday. Montgomery officials dismiss the sensational tale, saying they do not believe the plot.
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Fairbanks
Foraker
Wabama Tate
Selma
Ala
Montgomery
Joseph K. Feraker
Morgan
New Orleans
Taylor
Facing Shame Ends Life In Court Hearing
Emery Mosher missed response in Huntington Indiana court. A deputy found him dead by suicide before testifying as a witness in a murder case against his father and sister Nora in the death of their infant child. Nora reacted with hysteria and the mother is described as feeble minded.
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Huntington
Ind
Emery Mosher
Mosher
Nora
Strikes and Hills Aged Man in Fatal Quarrel
James Decker allegedly struck James Staley a liveryman aged 70 near the eye during a quarrel in Smithshire T causing almost instant death concerns arise over the incident and potential legal action against Decker.
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James Decker
James Staley
Smithshire, T
Staley
Accused Robber Detained in Michigan City Treasurer Case
A city treasurer named Faliah Miever was arrested Friday amid embezzlement allegations involving municipal funds and a fence pipe supply. The incident stems from suspicions of misappropriated city resources and related financial irregularities.
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Faliah
Miever
Michigan
Cire
Tiel
Ety Ryes
Fragmentary text notes a deadly incident and burning
A fragmentary report references a deadly event with mentions of burning and a commandant figure. The readable fragments include unclear names and places, describing violence and a potential regional incident.
Indictments Involving Santa Fe Officials Over Sugar Company Rebates
Government agents allege Santa Fe railroad paid United States Sugar and Land Co a bonus of 35000 to 40000 dollars to locate a sugar beet factory at Garden City Kansas in 1905. The payment, claimed to be based on tonnage, was made from tonnage development funds. President Ripley of Santa Fe defended the action as legitimate and not a rebate to any shipper.
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Secur
TB Peke
Santa Fe Railroad
United States Sugar and Land Company
Garden City
Kan
Santa Fe Road
Sugar Company
Santa Fe
Ripley
The
Schmitz Guilty of Extortion in Frisco Case
San Francisco mayor Fugeneye Schmitz has been found guilty of extortion by a twelve member Oliver grand jury. The jury, after a brief deliberation, returned a unanimous verdict following a swift informal ballot led by foreman Chas. F. Capp. Sentence is set for June 27 in Frisco.
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Fugeneye
Schmitz
San Francisco
Oliver
Chas. F. Capp
Burns
Frisco
Russia braces for China as Siberia border force grows
Russia plans a major border fortification program in Siberia driven by fear of China. Despite money shortages, authorities push reconstruction in the Far East and tighten defenses after Manchuria loss and autonomy of local elites. The Japanese pressure adds to a mood of national resolve.
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Siberia
Russia
Far East
China
Siberian
Mayor Schmitz in San Francisco Trial Hearings
Abe Ruef testified as a rebuttal witness accusing former ally Mayor Schmitz of accepting half of total bribes from French restaurant proprietors before the fire, while Schmitz sat through a lengthy defense address and avoided the prosecutors' remarks.
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Uel
Schmitz
San Francisco
Bush Street
Abe Ruef
Hiram Johnson
Barrett
Ruef
Ruet
Cattle Raisers Rally Against Packers Rule
The Kansas Cattle Raisers Association condemns a Packers order limiting cow purchases. In Fort Worth, the executive committee adopts a resolution urging producers and commission men to unite against what they call discriminatory rules aimed at outsiders and to resist the packers’ demand to apply the restriction to cattle.
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Kansas
Fort Worth
Tex
Cattle
Secretary of War Praises Roosevelt at Davenport Banquet
Taft as guest of honor at the Tri-City Press club banquet in Davenport praised Theodore Roosevelt and rejected claims of executive usurpation. He credited Roosevelt with boosting national prosperity and urged bipartisan approval of Roosevelt’s actions and legacy. The speech defended checks and balances and lauded Roosevelt’s role in strengthening public conscience on trust and finance.
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Roosevelt
Press Club
Taft
Tri-City
Congress
Greece
Rome
Theodore Roosevelt
May Raid Baby Farm Sparks Humane Society Threats
In Des Moines the Humane Society may seize fifteen infants from the West baby farm as Attorney J M Parsons asks Mrs Elizabeth Jones Baird to take charge. Angry mothers warn against interference while legal experts question the society's right to act before the next trial potentially in fall.
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Humane Society
West Place
West Baby Farm
Des Moines
J. M. Parson
West
Scandal Sparks at Harrisburg as Treasurer Sighted By Police
A sensation erupts in Harrisburg Pennsylvania after former state treasurer William T. Mathues is found reviewing treasury books late Wednesday night. Patrick McGranny, former Chester police chief and Berry ally, identifies Mathues in the act.
Electric Swing at Kansas City Park Collapse Injures Eight
A large electric swing at Electric Park in Kansas City Missouri collapsed Tuesday when the center shaft failed at the base. Eight people were injured including Nellie Stiles who suffered internal injuries and broken ankles and was taken to a hospital. Other victims sustained only sprains and bruises.
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Kansas City
Electric Park
New
Forty-sixth Street
Lydia Avenue
Nellie Stiles
Des Moines Speaker Urges State Action on Hog Cholera
Dr. J H McNeill of the state agricultural college told the Iowa Swine Breeders association in Des Moines that the state must lead in eradicating hog cholera. He urged quarantine sanitation and owner compensation for losses, saying Canada proved the method effective and Iowa should follow with minimal cost relative to benefits. He denounced so called cholera cures as bogus and without merit.
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Des Moines
Iowa Swine Breeders’ Association
J. H. McNeill
State Agricultural College
Dr. McNeill
Canada
Iowa
McNeill
Woman Slayer to Get Pardon From Mississippi Governor
Gov Varnaman plans to pardon Mrs Anne Birdsong who was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for killing Dr Thomas H Butler her family physician and counsellor the unwritten law to apply to both men and women noted the pardon.
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Varnaman
Mississippi
Anne Birdsong
Thomas H. Butler
Killing of Masher Justified in Justifiable Homicide
Leesville, Texas resident B F Cain aged 22, known for harassing women on public streets, was shot and killed by druggist Thomas IS Gant who was with three girls when Cain insulted them. Gant was released from custody after claiming justifiable homicide.
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B. FL. Cain
Leesville
Thomas IS. Gant
Cain
Embezzling Teller Sentenced to Five Years
Charles F. Grotefend, the Washingt National Bank teller of St. Louis who fled to Sweden and was recently returned, was sent to Fort Leavenworth Wednesday to serve a five year term for embezzlement.
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Chas. F. Grotefend
Washingt National Bank
St. Louis
Sweden
Fort Leavenworth
Death touches justice as Bloomington slayer dies in jail
Thomas Baldwin who killed four people died at Bloomerton County jail from nervous collapse at age 36. He had earlier shot Mrs Eiseman daughter Cora and Thomas Kennedy husband of the latter on February 25 at Arrow Smith.
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Thomas Baldwin
Bloomsheton
Arrowsmutth
Sim Eiseman
Cora
Thomas Kennedy
Keating Pleads Guilty in Gambling Room Leasing Case
John E. Keating, a Kenosha Wisconsin police commission member and prominent Democrat, admitted guilt in circuit court for leasing a building as a gambling room and was fined one hundred dollars.
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John E. Keating
Kenosha, Wis
Boy Struck by Ball Near Death in Kenosha Game
Fifteen year old William Sorrensen of the West End club Racine was struck by a stray ball at an amateur game in Kenosha Wisconsin and is believed dying.
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Kenosha
Wis
William Sorrensen
West End
Racine
Earthquake Strikes Valvalidia Chile Causing Fatalities
A severe earthquake hit Valvalidia Chile on Thursday destroying several buildings and a railroad bridge. Five people were killed in the disaster with damage extending across the area.
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Chili
Valvalidia
Wisconsin Senate Kills 2 Cent Fare Bill in 21 to 6 Vote
The Wisconsin senate rejected the 2-cent fare railway bill after an hour and a half of debate. The measure failed 21 to 6, ending the proposal in the chamber.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Senate
London Ghlum Shaved by Hilderbrand Warmiswor Brother of Lord Nugthetitte
The London Ghlum, an old evening paper in England, has been shaved by Hilderbrand Warmiswor, brother of Lord Nugthetitte, in a surprising incident reported in this era.
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Harmsworth
London Ghlum
England
Hilderbrand Warmiswor
Nugthetitte
Tour Drowned at Nome
Private advice from Cane Nome Flute mentions the Ohio of the White Star and a Wednesday event. Five settee and four pareonms ware Oru wreed are referenced, indicating errors in the OCR text.
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Nome
Ohio
White Star
Man Kills Daughter by Forcing Poison in Indiana
Robert Fy of Tenangrecis Indiana, age 43, killed his daughter Gladys aged year by forcing carbolic acid down her throat at bul North Senate avenue. The case details a fatal act of poisoning with domestic motive.
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Robert Fy
Tenangrecis
Ind
Senate Avenue
Gladys
Federal Judge Blocks Devell Grain Tax in Kansas City
Federal Judge Smith McPherson on Wednesday issued an order restraining the state auditor from enforcing the Devell bill. The measure, passed by the last legislature, would tax each grain futures transaction at 26 cents.
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Smith McPherson
Kansas City
Secretary Metcalf Safe After Fort Monroe Dispatch
A Fort Monroe dated navy department dispatch reached Washington on Wednesday afternoon confirming Secretary Metcalf is safe. Officials report no further details and say he is all right.
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Metcalf
Fortress Monroe
Navy Department
Western League Schedule of Games at Sioux City
Schedule listing Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future. Entries reference Des Moines and dates in June July with scattered OCR errors but indicate a series of contests scheduled for the city and league teams.
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Sioux City
Des Moines
Dune
Ns Pe Eeorre
Unclear historical note on Lag 2 events and names
Fragmentary OCR text references Lag 2, Tuesday, a wife, and several proper names but lacks coherent details or context to determine a specific event or outcome. No verifiable facts emerge from the readable fragments.
Fire destroys Sacred Heart church in Ottawa Ont
The Catholic Sacred Heart church in Ottawa Ontario was destroyed by fire Monday night. Loss estimated at 296060 with futrtrace around 40049 dollars.
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Sacred Heart
Ottawa
Ont
Flood at Mason City Lands Heavy Damage After Storm
Heavy rain during Sunday and Monday measured over three inches at Mason City. Flooding damaged the Northwestern States cement plant by the nearby creek, washing away lumber and machinery. The Oak Park hotel in Clear Lake was struck by lightning and inmates were stunned.
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Mason City
Northwestern States Cement
Oak Park
Clear Lake
Not Sent to Insane Hospital After County Inquiry
Chris Hoenecke of Pom eroy showed signs of insanity when threatening two people but appeared rational before Pocahontas county insanity commission. A prowler labeled a Peeper appeared in Ida Grove chasing by Marshal Van Wagoner, while J J Moore of Mason City died of apoplexy in Eagle Grove. John H Welse sold three draft horses for 740 dollars near Manson. Three Jewell children of Clinton aged 6 8 and 10 face likely state industrial school for roving boy Frank Speer over a 1h amount sent by his father.
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Chris Hoenecke
Pomeroy
Robert C. Peace
Norma Dahlquist
Pocahontas County
Hoenecke
Ida Grove
Jack the Peeper
Prowler
J. W. F. Babcock
John H. Welse
Manson
Jewell
Clinton
State Industrial School
Frank Speer
U S Marshal Sloan Seeks Fort Dodge Witnesses
U S Marshal Wissix Sloan and Deputy Alarahai Tra cy wan in Sloan serve subpoenas to Fort Dodge residents to appear as witnesses before the grand jury in a case involving the Algens tang casa.
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U.S
Wissix Sloan
United States
Alarahai Tracy Wan
Sloan
Fort Dodge
Tragic Love Dispute Ends in Fatal Self-Destruction
Miss Early Sarvis an 18 year old Rosehill farmer's daughter, after a quarrel with Harry Stringfellow over a trifling matter, killed herself with a revolver. The couple had been sweethearts. she died in her room shortly after midnight, death instantaneous. Her family discovered her body after the shot.
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Early Sarvis
Rosehill
Harry Stringfellow
Sarvis
Iowa Homes Demolished by Destructive Tornado
A tornado struck Pleasantville Iowa just before 4 pm Sunday causing about 25,000 dollars in damage and making a dozen families homeless._No loss of life reported. The first large house destroyed was Elmer Baker’s, with total demolition of structure and furniture.
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Pleasantville
Elmer Baker
Catholic Foresters of Iowa Adopt Resolution at Clinton
The Catholic Order of Foresters of Iowa at Clinton passed a resolution opposing further admission of saloonkeepers into the order. Members had not previously been denied membership. Chief Ranger Frank O Connell of Hampton and other officers were reelected. J W O Neill of Clinton was chosen chairman of the state delegation to the national convention at St Paul in September. The convention adjourned after officers were elected with John W Buckley of Sioux City named as a delegate.
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Catholic Foresters of
Iowa
Clinton
Catholic Order of Foresters of
Towa
Frank O'Connell
Hampton
J. W. O'Neill
St. Paul
John W. Buckley
Sioux City
Tragic suicide and fire at Nels Anderson home
Nels Anderson killed himself in a frightful act at his home north of Pomeroy last Sunday. He set fire to two beds in an upstairs room and slashed his throat with a knife, leaving gruesome wounds. His wife raised the alarm and neighbors extinguished the blaze.
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Nels Anderson
Pomeroy
Blythe Gentry wedding draws six hundred guests
Miss Jeane Blythe wed Richard Harding Gentry at Mason City in a ceremony by Dr Jordan of the Congregational church. The event drew six hundred guests and featured a 24 member bridal party.
Fragmented War Era Text From The Nation’s Capital
A garbled Washington discussion references President, labor cost of living protests, and cooperative societies. Mentioned are 35 000 workers, meat inspection debates, and packers’ responsibility for costs. Officials and voices from Congress and government appear in scrambled dialogue about policy and salaries.
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F . Commission
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OY Guaranty
Beveridge
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