Congress Debates Expositions and Panama Canal Treaty
Washington reports detail Senate and House actions on funding for the Louisiana Purchase exposition and the Lewin and Clark exposition in Portland Oregon, plus formal consideration of the Panama Canal treaty. Senator Cullom defends the treaty, claiming U.S. control of the canal and strip, while others urge caution. The House confirms Connell over Howell in a contested Pennsylvania seat and approves the loan, with Cannon wielding strong procedural influence.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
St. Louis
Capitol
Portland
Ore
Lhasa
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Chia
Colombia
United States
Panama
Connell
Howell
House
Pennsylvania
William Connell
Teller
Roosevelt
Carmack
Morgan
Lilluokalani
Hawaii
Blackburn
Mitchell
Spooner
Platt
Connecticut
Cannon
Sensational Iowa cases span murders and disappearances
Reports from Muscatine Burlington and Dubuque recount a dramatic mix of violence divorce and legal fights. Rev Judson Kempton journeys 2000 miles to aid a sick sister Adele Bram confirms the outcome in a death case. In Dubuque Sheriff Phillips fined for contempt and Att’y Mathews discharged. Disappearance and estrangement swirl in Burlington amid Rev George White and Dollie Zinn drama. Fire wipes out L E Buck’s Grinnell farm as he planned a Missouri move. Suspect Mrs Adolph Krouse faces charge in Adrian Michigan. Robert Junkin Fairfield Ledger co owner dies after a coughing spell. Laura Miller arrested Cedar Rapids over an attack on Gail Campbell Tipton with rye. Faith and Welsh confess to bigamy in Council Bluffs. Continuous court actions include births and local investigations.
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Judson Kempton
Muscatine
Nova Scotia
Adele Bram
Phillips
Dubuque County
Alphonse Matthews
Dubuque
Alex Moriarity
Zinn
L. E. Buck
Grinnell
Buck
Missouri
Adolph Krouse
Adrian
Mich
Krousé
Mr. Junkin
City School
Parsons College
U. S. Signal Corps
Miss Campbell
J. M. Faith
James Welsh
Council Linne
Faith
Pewigadey
Welsh
Des Moines and Iowa Newsclipping Summary
Martin Maher of Du buque dies from heart disease at his Montana house hotel. Evans arrested in Pipestone after three forged checks. sent back to Ida Grove on $500 bond. Hamilton county drainage disputes lead to petitions to raise and restrain drains. Albert Jones badly hurt skating. poker end penetrates torso but no vital injury. Judge Flatt rules against railroad indictment in 1902 case on unloading and detour charges. Boone clerk Fred D Gay confesses shortage over $6,000 to $7,000. creditors show leniency. Des Moines threats to James and Windsor Adams prompt manhunt and reward. Carnegie library funding settles Waterloo dispute with two libraries.
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Martin Maher
Montana
Dubuque
Wm. H. Evang
H .O
Ida County
C. H. Ohlson
McClure & Son
L. Countryman
Ia Grove
Ed, Batley
Chas. Kolb
McLeod
Evans
Pipestone
Mint
Ida Grove
Brand
Kamrar
Hamilton County
District Court of
Webster City
George RB. Streyer
Weicbrand Koop
C. van Langen
George Hassabrook
Albert Jones
Waterloo
Jones
faNing
F. G. Platt
District Court At
State of Iowa
Ninois Central
Chicago Great Western
Rock Island
Judge Flatt
Fred D. Gay
Boone
Boone Building and Loan Association
Gay
Tis
James
Windsor Adams
Twenty-seventh
Grand Avenue Des Moines
East Ninth Street
Des Moines
Isaac
Adame
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company
St. Louis
Adams
West Grand Avenue
West Des Moines
Carnegie Public Library
Cedar River
Dovalian
Seotern
Carnegie
Couell
Alta
Carnoghe
TAX FERRETO KNOCKED BUT HOLDS THE COUNTY AUTHORITY UNSETTLED
Des Moines report on the Hardin county tax ferret case ends with Supreme Court abating the contract and ordering former County Attorney C. F. Allbrook to repay 6,596.37 to the treasury while Pleener Carnahan & Bilderback must return 4,344.44. Judge Kenyon affirms lack of county authority for the arrangement. The ruling impacts local political battles tied toHardin county taxation reforms and names key figures.
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Des Moines
Hardin County
Priie
Eupreme Court
W. 8. Kenyon
Fort. Dodges
C. FE. Allbrook
Hardin
J. H. Punk
Iowa Falls
William Welden
Mark J. Furry
Freener, Carnahan & Biderback
C. DB. Allbrook
Eldora
Sapnpeara
iFleener, Carnahan & Bilderback
Midora
Albrook
Allbrook
Wipne
Wleener
R. J. Heath
All
Astbrook
First Skirmish on the Yalu News Flash
London reports a clash between Japanese and Russian forces along the Yalu river with prisoners taken and large corps expected to clash soon. Russian forces number about 60,000. Japanese in Korea about 60,000. naval rumors circulate of torpedoed Russian cruisers near Tsugaru Strait. dispatches caution unconfirmed reports.
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London
Yalu
Ping Yang
Korea
Wilch
Seon
Tokyo
Vladivostock
Straits of ‘Tsugaro V Wridey
Straits of
Tsugaro
Hokkaido
Nippon
Makodate
Legation
Katamari
I- 23
Hakodate
Kotomari
St. Petersburg
Alexieff
Ovar
Paris
Foreign Office
Seoul
Parole law does not exempt Wisconsin arrest of parolee
Judge Drazee ruled parole from Illinois does not shield an offender from arrest by Wisconsin authorities. The case involved J. Colgan, brought from Joliet to Peoria for forgery tried in Milwaukee. Colgan had been pardoned on parole last October after previous Joliet sentence for forgery.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Illinois
Drazee
W. J. Kershaw
Colgan
Joliet
Peoria
Board of Pardons
Ex Ald Ellen Postpones Boodle Sentence to Feb 26
Ex Ald Jacob Ellen of Grand Rapids Michigan seeks a supreme court appeal after a bribery conviction in the water deal case. Sentence was deferred to February 26 as co defendants facing booching charges receive time to prepare for the high court decision.
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Ald
Ellen
Grad Rapids
Mich
Jacob Ellen
Supreme Court
Newnham
Japanese Landings And Ironclad Rumors Across Asia War Brief
International war updates report Japanese landings near Talien Wan Dove Bay and Chemulpo with varying casualty figures and contested reports. Nor? wegian ships captured near Nagasaki and rumors of 19 000 Japanese troops. Telegraphs cut and railways damaged feared. In Iowa a smuggling game case nets $20 000 fines for Kerr and Poole with jail alternatives.
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London
Daily
Moll
Port Arthur
Talien Wan
Dove Bay
Oke
Dove Hay
Nagasaki
Lena
Activ
Santis
Leirstadt Avgo
Hermia
Sungari
Pflug
Chemulpo
Che Foo
Port Arthbr
Tatung Jean
Inka
Daily Express
Pekingini
Alexieff
Vindyostock
Dalang
Washington
Iowa
St. Paul
Minn
District Court
Jackson County
William Kerr
Robert Poole
Kerr
Poole
Kerrang Poole
Tug Hercules Edges Into Norfolk After 30 Hour Gale
In Norfolk Virginia on February 18 the tug Hercules finally reached port after a thirty hour battle with a gale and blinding snow. The crew endured freezing conditions as the vessel fought heavy seas and wind to make safe harbor.
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Tig
Norfolk
Hercules
Minors State Official Dies in Freeport Maryland
George W. Curtiss of Stockton UK, former state legislator and former state board of charities member, is reported dead in Freeport Maryland on the 15th.
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Freeport
George W. Curtiss
Stockton
State Board of Charities
Natives Kill a Count in Cameroons Conflict
Berlin reports Count Pueckler was killed while fighting a native tribe at Baseo during Cameroon insurgency operations. The governor of the Cameroons confirms the fatal encounter amid ongoing hostilities and local clashes.
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Berlin
Cameroons
Pueckler
Baseo
London Broker Fall Shocks Exchange
London February 18 The failure of William Rae Morrison a jobber in American securities has been announced on the stock exchange.
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London
Willam Rae Morrison
American Securities
The
Stock Exchange
Burglars Tunnel Into Albany Law Office Robbing 37788
Burglars entered the Albany law office of John H. Due Rev on February 15 and stole 37 788. Dynamite was used in the intrusion.
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Albany
John H. Due Rev
Tragedy on Privilinsk Line Kills Four Jews
A mud train derailment on the Privilinsk railway near Warsaw results in four Jewish passengers dead and thirty three others injured.
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Warsaw
Pel
Privilinsk
Battleship Arrives for Mardi Gras in New Orleans
United States battleship era hag arrived in New Orleans on February 16 to participate in Mardi Gras festivities, joining the celebration as part of the naval display.
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Mardi Gras
New Orleans
United States
Eras Hag
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Buffalo Center Tribune
J. °. Boyd, Ed
Buffalo Centra
Davenport
Federal Court
the News
Fes
PIC
TAX Ferreto
Francis R. Waggoner
Murray
Burlington
Stuart
Cynthiana
Martin
Crow
Robbin
Dave Buzzard
Buzzard
Yalu River
Spoon
Shaw
New York
Leslia M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Goodages
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