Cornerstone dispute and county graft links at Plymouth meeting
Grand Island and Knoxville reports mix controversy over a new courthouse cornerstone inscribed A D 1896 with A F and A M, sparking masons' protest. Plymouth county treasurer fraud inquiry shows a $12,000 shortage, while various local items include a German detainment claim, a man found dead near Fort Dover, and a Bryan gold bond contract dispute in Sancoun.
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Ww. J. Bryan
Knoxvillas
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George W. Ball
Marion County
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Moses
Chicago
Mymouth
LeMans
Kirsebom
Plymouth County
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Britain yields Trinidad amid Rio jubilation over settlement
New York reports Britain to recognize Brazil sovereignty over Trinidad. Brazil may allow a large British coaling station and right to lay a transoceanic cable. Diplomatic circles express satisfaction at the settlement of the dispute.
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Herald
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
England
Trinidad
Great Britain
Iowa Legislature Transcribes a Busy February Session
Des Moines reports a lively day as the Iowa legislature debates code revision rules, considers measures on real estate rights, mutual insurance, plumbing, and education. Senate and house move with bills on trustees for state institutions, kindergarten schools, and tobacco and liquor regulation amid protests over time limits and procedural rules.
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Committee On Rules
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Orphans’ Home
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Ellis
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Phelps Eighratte
Herriott
Asea
Parrott
Institution For Girls
Mitchelylle
Funk
L. Eb.h
Davis
Casa
MacClain
Riggen
Twenty-fifth General Assembly
Allen
Triple murderer hanged in Colorado school board slaying
Benjamin Ratcliff, the slayer of Jefferson district's school board, was hanged at the penitentiary in Canon City, Colo., after fatally shooting three unarmed members. The case, prompted by revenge for perceived wrongs, stands as a stark Colorado crime in history.
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Iowa Baptist
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Colo
Beloit
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Canon Crry
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Lincoln McQurdy
George D. Wyatt
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