Prison Life for a Lord in Fraud Case
Lord William Neville, fourth son of the Marquis of Abergavenny, was sentenced to five years penal servitude in the central criminal court for fraud tied to the Sam Lewis loan case. The Old Bailey crowd, including Lady Neville, watched as Neville, ill and unsteady, faced judgment after confessing to fraud but denying forgery. The verdict drew gasps and sobs from spectators.
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London
Central Criminal Court
William Nevilla
Marquis of Abergavenny
Sam’’ Lewis
Spencer Clay
Lord Neville
Old Bailey
Lady Neville
Matthews
Lawson Walton
Walton
Wormwood Scrubbs
Maine Explosion Tears Ship In Two At Key West
The steamer Olivette arrived with 62 survivors of the Maine, 20 wounded and one fatally, after an explosion in the forward magazine split the ship in two. Captain Sigsbee suspects a floating torpedo. navy engineers to investigate. List of officers and crew aboard the Olivette provided. 104 saved, not dead.
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Associated Press
Sigsbee
Maine
Washington
Navy Department
Naval
Frs
Olivette
Havana
Merrill
City of Washington
Ward
Deta A. Branson, Boyd, Washingston and Crenshaw
Passel
F. GC. Boow
Maine Disaster Sparks Uncertainty At Navy Yard
Secretary Long backs an open inquiry into the battleship Maine explosion. Admiral Sicard to form a naval board, with divers, to determine cause near Havana. Experts discuss hull plates and possible inside blast, while Congress shows restrained response and calls for details. The article also notes the first National corn convention opening in Chicago with discussions on corn value and production.
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Navy Department
Maine
Havana Harbor
Washington
Havana
Secretary Long
Sigsbee
Haryana
House of Congress
Boutelle
House of Representatives
Long
Admiral Sicard
Key West
Department
Whittellsee
Merritt Born in Red Oak February 17 details missing
Lieutenant Darwin J. Merritt, reported missing from the battleship Maine, was born in Red Oak Iowa in May 187. He is the son of Hon. W. W. Merritt a prominent local settler and postmaster.
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Merritt
Red Oak
Darwin J. Merritt
Maine
Hon
W. W. Merritt
Play at Half Mast in New York Honors Maine Victims
Mayor Van Wryck ordered the city hall flag lowered to half mast in memory of those killed on the Maine, reflecting solemn city mourning.
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New York
van Wryck
Maine
Foreign Relations Committee Opens Maine Incident Debate
Washington February 17 The senate committee on foreign relations devoted its entire meeting to the Maine incident. Members said the affair carries serious import and could cause grave complications unless Spain clarifies that no Spaniard was responsible. A prominent member noted Spain should provide an explanation to dispel the mystery or the U S would demand one.
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Washington
Maine
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Spain
Edgemont Bank Official Appointed Receiver After Collapse
W W Stewart, cashier of Merchants' bank, named receiver of First National bank of Edgemont after its closure tied to F C Grable. Edgemont bank cashier E S Salisbury and assistant cashier A B Clifton were arrested for grand larceny, held on $1,000 bonds each, charged with theft of $2,000 in notes. about $600 found when Receiver Stewart took possession.
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Edgemont Bank
Hor Sprines
M. D
W. W. Stewart
Merchants’ Bank
First National Bank of
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F. C. Grable
E. ©. Salisbury
A. B. Clifton
Stewart
Tugboat Frankie Capsizes in Lower Bay Sinking Five Lost
In New York on February 17 the tug Frankie capsized and sank in the lower bay during a rescue attempt for five men aboard. The ferryboat Castleton of the Staten Island line, en route to New York, heard the distress call and tried to aid, but the tug sank rapidly. Two men were saved.
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Sinka
New York
Frankie
Castleton
Staten Island Line
Jaramillo Land Grant Confirmed in New Mexico
The United States court of private land claims confirmed the Jaramillo grant a small tract within the Lobato claim on the Chuima river in Rio Arriba County. The Rio Tesuque Pueblo Indian claim for lands in Tesuque valley nine miles north of Santa Fe was selected.
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N. M
United States Court of Private Land Claims
Lobato
Chuima River
Rio Arrina
Rio Tesuque
Frances Willard Improves Slightly From Illness
New York February 17 Frances E Willard who is seriously ill with grippe in this city was reported today to be maintaining the slight improvement seen last night.
Kansas Pacific Sold in Unanimous Bid at $6.8 Million
The Kansas Pacific was sold to Alvin W. Krech representing the reorganization committees for 6.803 million dollars at the Union Pacific station in Topeka. The sale includes the middle division to Salina and the entire line from Kansas City to Denver will be offered in separate auctions with upset prices of 5.8 million and 5 million respectively. The piece outlines Jay Gould’s control and the railroad’s financial history, noting 1876 receivership and recent earnings of 2.25 million gross with 705 thousand new earnings.
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Union Pacific Hue
Kansas
Union Pacific
Kansas Pacifico Road
Alvin W. Krech
Commuittes
Krech
Salina
Kansas Pacific
Kansas City
Denver
North Topeka
Jay Gould
Cheyenne
Kansas Pacific Company
Gould
Hayes
Grain rates fall as Leiter shipments drive prices down
Grain rates from Chicago to the seaboard are collapsing due to Leiter wheat shipments. The established rate is 52 1/4 cents per 100 pounds to Liverpool with 16 cents to be earned by Chicago roads. Other lines undercut the rate to capture grain moving to the seaboard, signaling wholesale demoralization in rates.
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Chicago
Seaboard
Liverpool
Port Arthur Line to Restore Old Rates
Advices from R W Lightburne Jr general agent of the Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf railroad at New Orleans say that on Friday February 25 the old rates from New Orleans to Omaha and Kansas City including a 3 cent differential to those cities will be restored. The announcement circulated in local railway circles during the morning though the differential had been expected by rumors on Monday.
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Port Arthur
Omaua
R. W. Lightburne, Jr
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad
New Orleans
Omaha
Kansas City
Bitter Feeling To Havana Rumor From Maine Affair
Frank Jungin of Minneapolis received a letter from his brother First Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Jungin, a Maine survivor, describing strong anti American sentiment in Havana. A hand bill reading Death to Americans circulated there, signaling potential trouble if provoked.
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Havana
Minneapolis
Frank Jungin
J. W. Jungin
Maine
Special Rates Announced for Merchants Meeting Trip
Western railways set a fare and one third for round trips from Dakota Minnesota Iowa Nebraska northern Michigan and parts of Wisconsin to Minneapolis and St Paul for merchant meetings scheduled Feb 24 to Mar 4 Mar 17 to 24 and Apr 14 to 22.
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Minneapolis
Washington
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Michigan
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Jaipim Oil and Refining Company Formed in Trenton
Articles filed with the secretary of state establish the Jaipim Oil and Refining company with authorized capital stock of $3,000, divided into 1,000,000 shares of two cents each. The firm is organized to develop oil lands in Wronting.
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Trenton
N.d
Bol
Jaipim: Oil and Refining Company
Wronting
Wrecking Steamer Quiiervnt to Havana Ordered
The coast survey steamer Biche has been ordered to Havana with wrecking paraphernalia. She is now at Key West awaiting deployment for the recovery operation near Wasutawatos on February 11.
Official Test of Hog Cholera Treatment at Dusvque
F J Clamans division freight agent of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway returns from Faribault Minnesota with Dr M H Ray state veterinary surgeon reporting hog cholera outbreak herds owned by George Mesign 17 sick hogs treated two killed for post mortem 15 recovered on L Weinberger farm near Warsaw 44 of 46 sick hogs saved Milwaukee company arranged with QO Gregg Minnesota Farmers Institute and Dr Reynolds state board of health for official test immediately Farmers and railroad men follow demonstrations closely.
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F. J. Clamans
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Faribault
Minn
M. H. Ray
Minnesota
George Mesign
Frank Baungartner
L. Weinberger
Warsaw
Milwaukee Company
QO. C. Gregg
Minnesota Farmers’ Institute
Dr. Reynolds
State Board of Health
Judicial Definition of Accident in an Insurance Case
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling awarding Mrs. Sarah Smith $5,000 against the Western Commercial Travelers' Association after her husband died of blood poisoning from a toe wound caused by a tight shoe. Judge Sanborn defined accident as a result not caused by design or prearrangement, noting no one intentionally abrades skin on a toe.
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Court of Appeals
Sarah Smith
Western Commercial Travelers’ Association
Sanborn
Smith
Adams
Upper Missouri River Runs Dry as Dam Work Closes River
Helena Mon Feb 16 For the first time in history the upper Missouri below Canon Ferry is dry. The unfinished dam by the Helena Water and Electric Power Company at 17 miles north of Helena was closed yesterday, and the river will take two days to rise the five feet needed before it will flow over the dam.
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Missouri River
Helena
Mon
Canon Ferry
Helena Water and Electric Power Company
Weaver Likely to Run Again in Sixth District Race
Des Moines Feb 16 General J B Weaver is likely to seek Congress from the Sixth district this fall with fusion Democrats backing him. Fred White, who ran for governor last fall, is mentioned as a possible supporter, while J R Burgess of Ottumwa is noted as the other candidate discussed.
Denver plans 1903 commemoration of Louisiana Purchase
Denver reports Major 8 K Hoop er of the Denver and Rio Grande railway receiving messages from across Colorado urging decisive action to organize a grand patriotic demonstration in Denver in 1903 honoring the Louisiana Purchase, with Colorado as a participating region.
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Louisiana Purchase
Denver
8. K. Hooper
The
Denver and Rio Grande Railway
Colorado
Purchase of
Louisiana
Missouri Prohibs Convene in May at Moberly
Charles E. Stokes, chair of the Prohibition state committee, issued a call for a state convention to meet in Moberly on May 5. Nominations will be made for the Missouri election held next fall.
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Moberly
St. Louis
Charles E. Stokes
Prohibition State Committee
Supreme Court Sitting Opens in Lincoln
Lincoln February 16 The regular Supreme Court sitting begins with expectations that the cases of ex-State Auditor Eugens Moore and the Home of the Friendless will be decided and opinions handed down today.
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Supreme Court
Lincoln
Eugens Moore
Medusa Ashore Near Andaman Islands in Bay of Bengal
The Austrian Lloyds steamer Medusa from Trieste to Rangoon. reported ashore at the Andaman islands in the Bay of Bengal on Feb 16. Assistance has been dispatched to her.
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Catcoutra
Lloyd’s
Medusa
Trieste
Rangoon
Andaman Islands
Bay of Bengal
Woman Suffrage Bill Defeated in Iowa Assembly
Des Moines Feb 16 The bill to submit a suffrage amendment was defeated in the lower house by 40 to 47. The result closes the effort for a state amendment this session.
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Iowa
Des Moines
General Assembly
W. R. C. W. O. R. C. Meetings Schedule
The group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 2 30 p m at the G A RB Hall.
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W. OR. C
Hall
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