Miles recounts capture of Geronimo and five month chase
Gen. Nelson A. Miles recalls the pursuit of Geronimo in Arizona and into Mexico, describing a districted, heliograph coordinated campaign that exhausted the band like mustangs and ended in surrender. Credit is given to Capt. Leonard Wood and Capt. Lawton for the decisive actions leading to the camp’s surrender at Skeleton Canyon.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Geronimo
Arizona
Mexico
Leonard Wood
Philippines
Cuba
Natchez
Lawton
Skeleton Canyon
Fort Bowie
Capt. Lawton
Gen. Sherman
Fort. Bowie
Mount Colima Volcano Impresses Tuxpan Residents
In Tuxpan Mexico residents view Mount Colima’s long history of semi activity with quiet fascination. They gather in the plaza at times of glow to watch the eruptions, counting the tremors as local phenomena linked to the volcano.
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Tuxpan
Mexico
Mount
Colima
North American
Mount Colima
Would Sail to North Pole News Update
New York reports George E. Nitzche, head of Penn University publicity, leading a department in a project related to Arctic exploration. The item notes his role and hints at a formal announcement.
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North Pole
New York
George E. Nitzche
Department of Publicity
University of Pennsylvania
Pioneering North Pole Dash By Balloons And Airplane
Mr. Nitzche plans a July attempt to reach Spitzbergen using three balloons and possibly an airplane. He follows past failures by Andre and Wellman, aiming a direct 4 course voyage from Spitzbergen, 1 035 miles north of the Arctic Circle, weather permitting. A 30-man survey last summer under Kongharold found conditions hopeful for a moderate voyage.
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North Pole
Andre
Wellman
Nitzche
Spitzberger T
Spitzbergen
Arctic Circle
Greenland
Man Who Loved and Lost Plans to Buy Car
The Bohemian notes a man who has loved and lost will soon save enough money to purchase an automobile. The remark frames a personal financial turn as a hopeful milestone.
Welch Lived in Des Moines After Murdering Paramour
William C G Welch murdered his companion Mrs Agnes Finney with morphine in whisky at 1015 West Grand Avenue Des Moines and died by suicide at the same residence. Unrequited love motive suspected. detectives believe Welch poisoned Finney during two days she was away from work. Welch, a cabinet maker for Carr Adams Co, had a wife in South Dakota. Finney formerly worked at William Schultz’s restaurant. her husband was unreachable. Landlady Mrs Roll heard a cry, found Welch unconscious and Finney dying.
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Des Moines
Agness Finney
William GC
Welch
Andrew Roll
West Grand Avenue
Finney
Carr- Adams Company
South West Ninth Street
South Dakota
Greenfield
Agnes McBirney
David Briggs
William Schultz
West Eighth Street
East Walnut Street
Roll
De Witt On Monday March 15 Miss Clany to Africa as missionary
Miss Charlotte Clany of Stanwood sails March 22 for Egypt to marry Dr. Thomas Lambie in Alexandria and then proceed to Dolieb Hill Soudan to join the United Presbyterian mission. A Iowa native and Monmouth College graduate, she has spent nearly three years in American Egypt missions.
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Africa
de Witt
Charlotte Clany of
Stanwood
Soudan
United Presbyterian Church
Clancy
Egypt
Dolieb Hill
Alexandria
Thomas Lambie
Nile
London
Duck Hunter Loses Foot in Illinois? State Center Youth
John Burns aged 18 of State Center was shot while duck hunting when his gun discharged while he and a companion waited behind a blind. The injury tore away most of his right foot and doctors fear an amputation may be required.
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Marshalltown
John Burns
State Center
Burns
Clinton Masons to Celebrate Spring Reunion
Clinton DeMolay consistory will hold its third reunion in the new cathedral on May 18 19 20 and 21. The spring reunion expects a large class of candidates including the thirty second. DeMolay consistory established in 1869 is one of the oldest Masonic bodies west of the Mississippi.
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Clinton Masons
Clinton—DeMolay Consistory
DeMolay
Mississippi River
Webster City elects new mayor and alderman in tight race
Webster City voters chose a new mayor and one new alderman while most officials were re-elected. The contest centered on candidate personalities in a close race with nearly 800 votes cast, including strong shows in the mayor, city attorney, and at large posts.
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Webster City
Coroner Rules Richie Kent Death a Self-Inflicted Poisoning
In Creston the coroner's jury found Richie Kent died by his own action after receiving notices demanding about $2,500 in debts. He reportedly drank carbolic acid at the barn, ending his life.
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Creston
Richie Kent
Couple Reconciles After Separation in Dubuque
Mrs. Nettie Albery ends divorce bid after three months apart citing dull factory life. She withdraws accusations of intimacy with her husband’s stenographer and plans to reunite and start anew.
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Dubuque
Nettie Albery
Cobbler Bootlegger and Gambler Fined in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge police nabbed a bootlegger cobbler with intoxicated men in his den. He was fined $59 and jailed until the fine is paid. Milton Stanton faced gambling charges after fleecing a dozen John Does. he paid a $90 fine plus costs and left town.
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Fort Dodge
Milton Stanton
John Does
Pleasanton Liquor License Burned at Town Meeting
A town meeting called by A. M. Hagg debated continuing liquor sales at a drug store. After pro and con arguments, a vote favored discontinuing liquor sales. three voted no, including a minister. The license was burned with a match as cheers rose for prohibition. Antis groaned outside.
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Pleasanton
A. M. Hagg
Hage
Storm Delays Central and Marshalltown Rail Lines
Heavy snowfall north of the city halted Iowa Central railway operations with trains running partially then being reversed or canceled. The night Story City branch train was abandoned. Drifts four to six feet blocked lines as engines used snow plows to buck through the blockade, marking the worst storm of the winter.
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Central
Marshalltown
Iowa Central Railway
Story City
Skin grafting needed after accident at seminary
Owing to a recent accident Sister Mary Evangeline of Our Lady of Angels seminary required a skin graft to aid recovery of her hand and arm. Several Sisters submitted to skin removal to supply grafts, while Sister Evangeline worked in the laundry and was injured by a mangle. She is expected to regain use of her arm.
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Clinton
Mary Evangeline
Our Lady of Angels Seminary
Order of Sisters of Charity
Evangeline
Phone Call Spoils Plans in Council Bluffs
An anonymous phone call led Mrs. Sarah C. Scott to arrest Hubert L. Thacker after learning her daughter Laura Walker, aged eighteen, was to marry him. Thacker is not yet twenty. The mother objected to the couple’s age.
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Council Bluffs
Sarah C. Scott
Laura Walker
Hubert L. Thacker
Death 3 Result In Des Moines Murder Charge
A. L. Ryan died after thirty six hours at Mercy hospital from a gunshot wound and septic poisoning. Aaron Denelski is charged with murder, arrested at Hawk Eye Furniture, pleaded not guilty, released on $1000 bond for March 23 hearing. G. F. Ryan portrays brother of the deceased, describing his brother as steady and wrongly believing the East Grand avenue encounter was a hotel room.
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Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
A. L. Ryan
Aaron Denelski
East Grand Avenue
Ryan
Miller
A. K. Stewart
Denelski
Governor Hadley Urges Higher Taxes in Missouri Assembly
Governor Hadley presses a broad tax proposal for Missouri including inheritance tax at 25 cents per $1,000, new license taxes for liquor, tobacco, and auto dealers, an inspection tax on spirits, removal of county oil inspectors in favor of a state inspection staff, all fees to the treasury, a capital stock tax on corporations, and stiffer penalties for failing to report personal property.
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Jefferson City
Hadley
Missouri Assembly
Bogotá Unrest Forces Artillery to Restore Order
In Bogota, the Colombian capital, three days of disturbances led to rioting and troops in the plaza. The episode featured the resignation and subsequent return of President Reyes as unrest over domestic politics gripped the city.
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Washington
D. C
Bogota
United States
Colombia
Reyes
County to Raise Seeds Experimental Farm Plan
Correctionville reports the board of supervisors will run an experimental seed farm this year at the suggestion of A. E. Nelson. The board votes $800 for maintenance as Ames' systems will guide the plan focused on educating nearby farmers about the value of good seeds and raising quality seed.
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County
Correctionville
Board of Supervisors
A. E.nelson
Ames
Disastrous Flood Threatens Columbus Mississippi Area
The Tombigbee river rises to its highest level since 1892 flood days, flooding Columbus lowlands and damaging property. Many residents abandon homes and move to higher ground as smaller streams also breach bank lines.
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Mississippi
Columbus
Young Rural Carrier Released on Bond in Mink Theft Case
Dubuque-John Hardman Jr a young rural mail carrier at Strawberry Point is freed on $500 bond while federal grand jury investigates a charge he stole a mail package containing mink furs entrusted by a Clayton County farmer. It is alleged he embezzled the furs to cover a debt. He is said to be first offender, with a wife and child.
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Dubuque
John Hardman, Jr
Strawberry Point
Clayton County
Noted Iowan Stricken in Marshalltown Ride
Capt. C. H. Shaw, a prominent old resident and leading Mason of Marshalltown, was stricken with paralysis on his way to catch a train to Albion for a Masonic funeral. The stroke left him with full right–side debility and at 75 years old, officials fear the shock could prove fatal.
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Lowan
Marshalltown
C. H. Shaw
Albion
Boiler repairer scalded by live boiler blast
Ottumwa reports that John Snyder a Burlington railroad shops boilermaker suffered severe burns when a flue head blew out while he worked on a live boiler. Water and steam drenched him in the incident.
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Ottumwa
John Snyder
Burlington
Women Reelect Two School Board Directors at Chariton
At the Chariton school election the two female directors Mrs. W. B. Penick and Mrs. W. W. Whitfield, whose terms had expired, were reelected defeating Attorney E. S. Wells and W. W. Kindsbaugh by about three to one.
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Chariton
W. B. Penick
W. W. Whitfield
E. S. Wells
W. W. Kindsbaugh
Oskaloosa Demands R R Shops A Battle For City Bid
Marshalltown prepares for a pivotal business proposition affecting its future. The plan aims to rebuild the Town Central shops now here, either in Marshalltown or in Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa has long sought the shops and is ready to bid high.
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Oskaloosa
R. R
Marshalltown
Sheriff Shot Incident Rocks Chattanooga Suburb
DeWitt Baugham of Cedartown Georgia was shot and killed at Hastlake suburb by Deputy Morris who suffered a deep throat wound. Helpers H E Kennedy and E D Thorn were seriously stabbed while aiding the officer after Baughan was ejected from a street car for disorderly conduct.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
DeWitt Baughm
Cedartown
Hastlake
Morris
H. E B. Kennedy
E. D. Thorn
Baughan
Rural mail carrier kills three children then takes own life
Robert Strawser, a former Danville resident now in Flora, fed strychnine to his three children and then swallowed the poison himself. Strawser’s wife discovered the four bodies.
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Danville
Ijl
Robert Strawser
Flora
Strawser
Mother Burns to Death in Glencoe Illinois Home
Mrs Earl Gere wife of the Glencoe Illinois station agent perished in a Winetka home fire while trying to save Lettia a two year old child whose dress caught fire near a stove She died at two in the afternoon and the baby survived only until three o clock
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Burns
Chicago
Earl Gere
Glencoe
Winetka
Lettia
Railroad Fine Sustained by U S Circuit Court on Rebates
Judge Adams at the United States circuit court of appeals upheld a St. Paul federal court ruling fining the Wisconsin Central railroad 17000 dollars for granting rebates of half a cent per bushel on grain shipped by the Spencer company of Milwaukee.
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New York
Adams
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Paul
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Spencer Company
Milwaukee
Three Cent Rate In Effect In Missouri Rail Fares
Missouri rail executives meet at Rock Island president B M Winchell’s office and decide to resume a three cent passenger rate, replacing the two cent rate Judge McPherson condemned as confiscatory. Conference says action was unanimous and no conclusions on litigation in other states.
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Chicago
Missouri
McPherson
B. M. Winchell
Rock Island Line
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Savage
G. E. Nitzche
George
William Welch
Grenfield
Leaves
City
Stairs
G. T. Shannon
Vh1 Cry
Cass
LIVH
Atlantic
Musson
B. K. Gaylord
Atlantic Drug Co
Chestnut St
W. W. Chamberlain
I. C. Seaman
Liz Collings
West Fourth St
Bell
Green
Iowa
Rass Lang
Atlantic Hotel
Walnut Street
Musson Blk
W. E. White
Telephone
Midland Lime
CG. J. Litterst
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