Peary Narrowly Near Pole and Other Early 20th Century News
National committee favors retirement of Captain Peary at rear admiral. Parmalee sets new aviation endurance record in San Francisco with 3 hours 39 minutes aloft. Paul Morton dies in New York hotel. Eugene Ely completes a deck landing and return flight in San Francisco Bay. Henry Cabot Lodge reelected to Senate. Premier Katsura and three ministers resign. Champ Clark named Democratic candidate for Speaker with caucus reform plan.
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Robert H. Peary
North Pole
National House Committee On Naval Affairs
Captain Peary
San Francisco
Phillip O. Parmalee
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Navy
Seymour
New York City
Apoptegy
Eugene Ely
San Francisco Bay
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
United States
Senate
Katsura
Champ Clark
Missouri
House Representatives
Waya and Means
International tensions rise as troops fortify Cuba Honduras
The U S cruiser Tacoma and British cruiser Brilliant crews land at Cuba Honduras to build barricades for protection of foreign subjects amid Bonilla revolution threats. Taft to push Panama canal fortification. congress may fund 5 million. New Mexico ratifies constitution by about 18 000. Rockefeller commission cites five million Americans with hookworm malady. Haiti Santo Domingo dispute seeks friendly settlement. King Victor Emmanuel aids Verdi charity schools with funding and teachers. Expenditure on coal and coke exports totals 45 million with 20 million more to foreign trade vessels.
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Tacoma
Brilliant
Cuba
Honduras
Rockefeller Commission
Haiti
Santo Domingo
United States
Panama Canal
Taft
Pennsylvania Society
New York City
Congress
New Mexico
Utah
H. GO. Owen
Washington
Brigham Young
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Western Federation of Miners
United Mine Workers of America
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Verdi
Various National News Items Tangle World Events
A broad sweep of early 20th century happenings includes a Montana proclamation barring dogs from Oregon and parts of Washington and Idaho to guard against hydrophobia. Labor actions loom in Los Angeles with a California building trades council industrial farm plan. Navy reprimands publicized aboard the Minnesota at Guantanamo. The Commission of Fine Arts backs a DC reform school near Mount Vernon on aesthetic grounds. Nebraska Kansas Missouri Oklahoma planned joint National Guard encampment faces headwinds. A Kenosha church rector scene follows a carbolic acid suicide attempt. An Acquittal in Chicago over bribing a juror related to Browne and Lorimer case. Canadian and American express firms announce reduced through rates. Carnegie adds ten million dollars to the Washington institute fund, bringing gifts to twenty five point six million. New Orleans wins Panama exposition site. Washington police seek a former teacher involved in a broad theft scheme. Haiti and Santo Domingo tensions mount with Dominican troops advancing. Lakme rendered in distress survived by Nan Smith tow. Two five thousand dollar gifts arrive for Yale Wright memorial dormitory. Michigan asylum term debate sways toward hospital terminology. Port Sal seized by Bonilla forces. Ceiba expected attack. Sangamon County graft probe and twenty two thousand shortage noted. Massachusetts school savings banks proposed. Taft, Dix, and Gaynor to dine together at Waldorf on Washington’s Birthday. Miles Poindexter elected US senator by Washington legislature. Panic saves 155 children from a Binghamton home fire. New Jersey candidate James Martine ill in Plainfield. New York agriculture teaching urged in schools. Vermillion county pay probe may reveal banker testimony on a twenty seven thousand dollar shortage. Tokyo court sentences twenty-three men and one woman to death for conspiracy against the throne.
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Edwin L. Norris
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Los Angeles
California Building Trades Council
Secretary of the Navy
Sims
Minnesota
Guantanamo
Commission of Fine Arts
Taft
District of Columbia
Mount Vernon
War Department
National Guard
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Iowa
Lake Contrary
St. Joseph
Ella Service Bassindale
R. §. Smith
St. James
Kenosha
Wis
Charlies EB. Erbstein
Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
William Lorimer
United States Senate
American Express
New York
United States
Canada
Andrew Carnegie
New York City
Carnegie Institute of Research of
Carnegie
New Orleans
Exposition Committee
House
Adiel W. Wade
Port Sal
Honduras
Manuel Bonilla
Sangamon
Ill
Springfield
Massachusetts
Beak
Chapin
Dix
Gaynor
Police Lieutenants’ Benevolent Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Miles Poindexter
Susquehanna Valley
Binghamton
N. J
James E. Martine
New Jersey
Plainfield
John A. Dixon
New York State Agricultural Society
New York State
Vermillion County
Ilinois
Danville
Hardy Whitlock
Japanese Supreme Court
Tokyo
Iowa League of Commercial clubs backs tax and road reforms
The Des Moines meeting of the Iowa League of Commercial clubs adopted resolutions urging passage of House File 79 and Senate File 74 for a $100,000 short course expansion, permanent roads, a state publicity bureau, and repeal of the tax ferret and money and credits taxes, with calls for legislative study and action on improving roads and state promotion.
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Des Moines
Bureau of State
Bre
Iowa League of Commercial Clubs
Committee On
E. T. Meredith
Commercial Club of
House
Stipe
Senate
de Wolfe
State Agricultural College
Ames
Iowa
Bee Keepers to Meet in Sioux City February 8 9
Members of the Northwestern Bee Keepers' association will meet here February 8 and 9. Delegates from Utah North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska and Town will be present.
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Bee Keepers
Sioux City
Northwestern
Bee Keepers’ Association
Utah
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Town
Son Accidentally Kills Father in Shotgun Accident
T A Baker was accidentally shot and killed by his son when the boy fell while carrying a shotgun under his arm. The firearm discharged, the full charge striking the father, in an incident described as accidental.
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Chadwick
T. A. Baker
No Sensational Trial in Harrison County
Grand jury refused to indict Mr. and Mrs. Henry Poore on bigamy charges, quashing what was billed as the era’s most sensational suits. The couple had been arrested on allegations by each other, but after investigation no indictments were brought and both defendants were discharged.
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Logan
Harrison County
Henry Poore
Fire at Steck el's Garage Ravages Bloomfield Wareroom
A gasoline tank explosion in Steck el's garage sparked a blaze in Bloomfield destroying the garage and Johnson's wareroom and its contents. Damages to the garage and its cars are about $7,500 while Johnson's wareroom loss is about $6,000.
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Bloomfield
Steckel
Johnson
Wilcox Likely Acting President After MacLean Departure
Iowa City rumors place W C Wilcox dean of liberal arts as acting president of the university after President George E MacLean resigns. No official statement yet, but the change is expected within a short time.
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Dean Wilcox
MacLean
Iowa City
W. C. Wilcox
College of Liberal Arts
George E. MacLean
New Domestic Science School Planned in Sioux City
Bishop P J Garrigan announces a new high domestic science school in Sioux City funded by a generous legacy from the late Jeremiah Kelly. The aim is to teach growing girls the essentials of housekeeping as envisioned by the deceased benefactor.
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Sioux City
Jeremiah Kelly
P. J. Garrigan
Dedication Service For Cedar Rapids Bohemian Reformed Church
Cedar Rapids The Bohemian Reformed church in the city’s lower end was dedicated with imposing ceremonies. The organization, a year old, has purchased two lots and erected a fine church that was dedicated free from debt.
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Cedar Rapids
Bohemian Reformed Church
Fire Destroys Twelve Engines in Marshalltown Roundhouse Annex
Fire of unknown origin gutted the annex of the Town Central roundhouse in Marshalltown, destroying twenty two small buildings and most locomotives inside. Loss estimated between seventy five thousand and one hundred thousand dollars.
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Marshalltown
Sidney Doctor Acquitted In Fatal Case
Sidney jurors return a not guilty verdict after less than an hour in the trial of Dr Arnold Jolly charged with causing the death of Mrs Fanny Noblitt by a criminal operation. In Iowa City a three month old orphan baby perishes in a fire that destroys the Jeanne Cross Home causing about $2,800 in losses and $1,000 in insurance.
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Sidney
Arnold Jolly
Fanny Noblitt
Baby
Iowa City
Jeaite Cross
Senate Changes to Be Numerous and Leadership in Doubt
The Sixty-second Congress will open with a largely new Senate as 65 members who served less than five years ago will not answer to their names in March. The Republican split shows conservatives losing grip with leadership likely to a middle-ground figure. The piece notes 700 lawyers seeking roles in Supreme Court tax cases and a plan to build a new Hall of Justice. Also recounts memories of Webster and Calhoun and parallels ships Michigan and South Carolina each losing a propeller shaft in recent days.
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George Clinton
Washington
United State Senate
Senate
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Hale
Maine
Aldrich
Frye
Cullom
Imnois
Chamber
Great Trust
Supreme Court
White
Capitol
Congress
Daniel Webster
Hayne
Free Soil
Webster
Calhoun
Michigan
South Carolina
Diary Habit Spurred by Friendly Quip
A light exchange prompts a character to call their diary-keeping a week long habit. The remark underscores the persistence of writing as a personal routine and reflects a touch of humor in daily life.
Se My RX aby WILBUR D NESBIT Mister Jimmycrat
A playful spoken piece mocks a character named Jimmycrat in dialect commentary. The speaker questions labor and routines while referencing workers and public figures, ending with a query about the coal man and Jimmycrat. The tone is satirical and rhythmic, aiming to lampoon responses and authority.
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Wilbur
Mean Thing Christmas Tale Turns Sour Over Coal Joke
A feisty exchange unfolds as a young woman recounts her best Christmas gift a ton of coal she found in her stockings sparking a sharp jab about which weighs more a ton of coal or a ton of feet, revealing class tensions and wit between ladies.
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Emile
Jack
The Democratic Dilemma Over Nominations
The eminent reader confesses uncertainty about nominations. A friend asks if they cannot decide whom to nominate for president or vice president, highlighting indecision within the party.
Young Man Chooses Path After Father’s Wheat Loss
A brief remark shows a young man deciding on a career after discussing his father’s failed wheat crop this year. He vows not to shirk duty and expresses a desire to work.
Eve and Adam Outfits in Winter Fashion Comment
A humorous exchange cites Eve choosing fir tree attire for winter while Eve’s critic praises summer fig leaf dressing. The wry authorial voice reflects on climate and attire choices with playful skepticism about historic fashion.
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Adam
Eve
Its Last Request Unclear Hunter Phrase Report
A fragment from a travel or literary piece presents a hunter reflecting on a final wish. The speaker notes the hunter’s request not to simplify the spelling of his name in distribution to publishers.
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SONAL
General News
United Commercial Clubs
Creston
Mark Fitzgerald
Clarke County
Truro
Fitzgerald
Earth
Oskaloosa
Rosetta Crill
Charles Crill
Harry S. Appig
Mahaska County
Bod Jeffry
Appig
Wilitles Commission
Indiangia
Hawkeye Telephone Company
A. W. Proudfoot
George W. Spear
State Public Utilities Commission
Howser, Reeves
Buxton
Barnes
Warren County
Proudfoot
Watson
Hawkeye
Bell
Mutual Company
Bell Company
Indianola
Utilities Commission
Lodge
Waterloo
Michael Gilley
Sons of Veterans
George
Dexter
Oscar
Donald
John
Thomas
Roy
Gilley
Hall of Justice
Mister Jimmycrat
Lawdy
Minteh
Jimmycrat
Jimmy
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