Treasury Clarifies Russian Duties Exemption For Mowers
Secretary Gage explained that most agricultural implements are exempt from the countervailing duty order and urged against seeking repeal. Martin B. Madden warned that retaliatory measures could hurt all U S manufacturers and wage earners, citing an $8000 duty on a Mundt shipment of mowers to Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin B. Madden
United States
Treasury
William C. Mundt
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
Russia
Gage
Mundt
Treasury Department
Congress
Expenditures of Fifty-sixth Congress Compared to Prior Sessions
Representative Cannon and Representative Livingston released statements detailing Fifty-sixth congress appropriations totaling 1 440 062 548 with 710 150 862 for the first session and 729 911 683 for the second. They compare these to the Fifty-fourth congress’s 1 044 525 273 and to former totals, noting the war’s end and shifts in government funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cannon
Illinois
House Committee On
Livingston
Georgia
Fifty-fourth Congress
Cabinet members sworn in at White House ceremony
Washington March 6. The cabinet members were sworn in informally in the White House cabinet room by Chief Justice Fuller with Secretary Courtesyou present. Afterward the group stayed with the president about thirty minutes to discuss appointments. Colonel William Carey Sanger of New York has accepted the assistant secretary of war post to succeed Meiklejohn and the change is expected near month’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Fuller
Courtesyou
Meikeljohn
Nebraska
William Carey Sanger
New York
Meiklejohn
Edwin F Uhl Critically Ill In Grand Rapids Home
Edwin F Uhl once assistant secretary of state under Cleveland and later US ambassador to Germany is critically ill at his Grand Rapids home, Michigan, on March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
T Edwin F. Uhl
Cleveland
United States
Germany
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Cures Severe Digestive Ailments?
A testimonial from Ohio about stomach trouble headaches cramps and kidney and liver issues improved after using Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with eight bottles leading to a 27 pound gain and renewed vigor. It also mentions Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for biliousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Thomas A. Swarts
Columbus
Ohio
Dr.Pierce
Peace in Philippines: War Near End and Provincial Governments Formed
Cable from Judge Taft to Secretary Root reports progress toward peace in the Philippines. Since Jan 1, 1,127 firearms captured and 1,368 surrendered, with 60,000 Panay residents taking oaths. Five provincial governments organized Pampanga Pangasinan Tarlac Bulacan Bataanu, with natives supportive of civil liberty under American sovereignty.
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Washington
Root
Cablceran
Taft
Philippine Commission
Manila
Nocos
Albayana Camarines
Panay
Delgado
Angeles
Simon Techon
Bulacan
Lacuna
Mascado
Palbo
Techon
Sandico
Pampanga
Pangasinin
Tarlac
Bataanu
Roosevelt's First Day as Senate Presiding Officer
Washington March 6 Theodore Roosevelt began his day as vice president presiding officer amid a lively Senate opening marked by nervousness and public interest. The session revolved around proposed closure rules to end talkfests on river and harbor bills, with Platt Mason and others arguing procedures that could curb minority delays.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago Tribune
Theodore Roosevelt
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Tom Carter
Tate
Platt
Committee On Rules
Mason
Peruna lauded by congressman and readers in catarrh ad
Congressman's Washington letter extols Peruna as a fine tonic for catarrh and urinary issues. Personal testimonials from Virgil Rowlee describe dramatic weight gain after stomach catarrh relief, while other accounts claim kidney and bladder catarrh improvements. Dr. Hartman notes forty years of experience and offers a free book from The Pern Medicine Co.
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H. W. Ogden
Louisiana
Washington, D. C
Virgil Rowlee
Fulton
Oswego
County
N.Y
J. Edward Williams
Lebanon
Williams
Peruna
Hartman
Pern Medicine Co
Columbus
Debating Senate Rules and Roosevelt's Gaffes
The passage recalls Senator Carter and Congressional maneuvers over debate limits, highlighting Bacon and Hoar clashes. Roosevelt calls colleagues gentlemen and slips on procedural language while Hoar lectures youths on proper rules. The scene ends with an executive session and a relieved presiding officer as the chamber resumes its routine.
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Bacon
Senate
Wellington
Maryland
Carter
Roosevelt
Senator Hoar
Hoar
Rotten Loan Association in Flint Faces Shortage
George Lord of the secretary of state's office in Flint reports Citizens Building and Loan association in the worst condition he has seen. Secretary F A Platt shows a shortage of 38960 with assets around 20000 and liabilities about 55000. J Dallas Dort and friends pushed to cover the deficit, with 22590 reportedly raised. Likely liquidation committee to wind up affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint. Mich
George Lord
Secretary of State
Citizens’ Building and Loan Association
F. A. Platt
R. A. Aldrich
Detroit
Lord
J. Dallas Dort
Platt
McCormick Named Envoy to Austria Hungary Amid Nomination Rush
Washington on March 6 reports the president sent nominations to the Senate including Robert S. McCormick of Illinois as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Austria Hungary and Captain A S Crowinshield as chief of the bureau of navigation with the rank of rear admiral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Robert 5. McCormick
Illinois
Austria-Hungary
A. S. Crowinshield
Bureau of Navigation
Uncle Sam's Gold Holding Reaches New High
Washington reports the treasury’s gross gold at 489,412,158 dollars yesterday the highest ever. The total includes 140,000,000 reserve 276,019,989 held against gold certificates and 63,342,169 in the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Treasury
High Price for the Armor
Berlin March 6 The reichstag budget committee notes a monopoly on armor plate manufacture for the navy by Krupp and another firm. Government pays 2820 quarks per ton, 400 marks above US prices. American firms pay 142 dollars per ton to Krupp and Harvey for patent use, costing the government about 3,000,000 merks yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reichstagt
Krupp
United States
Krupp and Harvey
Festive crowds greet Queen Wilhelmina in Amsterdam
In Amsterdam on March 6 a massive audience gathered before the palace to hear a 2,000-voice choir serenade Queen Wilhelmina and her prince consort as state entry celebrations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maren
Wilhelmina
Gates Calls on Roosevelt in Capitol Visit
Vice President Roosevelt received Governor Yates of Illinois and staff in the capitol room with Mrs. Yates present. No speeches were made during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Capitol
Washington
Roosevelt
Governor Yates
Scott's Emulsion Helps Weak Children
For a child not doing well the condition can occur intermittently in any child. Scott's emulsion of cod liver oil is a food that begins to build you up at once though effects may not be immediate. It aims to help the child turn food into strength. We can send a sample to try. Scott & Bowne New York.
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Davenport
Iowa
B. Walsh
Anthony's Hospital
Chicago Medical Institute
Enticed a Child Away in Prostitution Case
A 19 year old girl, IeMi Wease of Lynnville, was arrested in Oskaloosa on charges of enticing a female child for prostitution. She appeared before Justice Baugh and is jailed awaiting Thursday hearing. The case involves Rose Moody, of Jasper County, who had relatives press for the action. A traveling man, A T Simmons, faced assault charges. he had been arrested in Keokuk but escaped, and Moody was returned home.
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Oskaloosa
IeMi Wease
Justice Baugh
Rose Moody
Lynnville
Wease
A. T. Simmons
Simmons
Keokuk
Sheriff Cricket
Mahaska County
Moody Girl
Jasper County
Scranton Blackmail Case Ties Moss to Unsolved Murder
In Scranton on March 6 a wealthy farmer J. E. Moss received a blackmail note demanding 100 dollars for silence about a past event at his home. A second letter names RL. T Mrvyrs of Cando and claims damning evidence, threatening 160 dollars, tying Moss to a five year old unsolved murder in a corn field. Detectives are said to be seeking the supposed documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
J. E. Moss
Cando
Moss
Greenecount
RL. T Mrvyrs
T. Am, Fee, Cando, &. D
Birth of Triplets In Des Moines Farm Family
Mrs Frank Fusen of a Des Moines area farm delivered triplet boys Friday morning. The premature birth reportedly blessed the family with three healthy infants weighing six pounds four and a half pounds, and four and a half pounds. The new arrivals bring the Fusen household to ten children aged under 40, with the boys named Cummins Perkins and Sid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mareh
Frank Fusen
Fusen
Settling the Miners Scale at Ottumwa District 12
The joint scale committee of miners and operators fixed the mining scale for district No. 12 with a small overall rise for miners. Sub-district one, covering southern Iowa and northern Missouri, holds unresolved dead work, deficient coal and entry work amid stalled talks. Day wage scale remains unsettled nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America
Towa
Missouri
Quarantine Tackles Smallpox in Belle Plaine
In Belle Plaine on March six, tight smallpox cases were quarantined on doctor Powers advice. Four patients are in one house with others scattered nearby. A drug clerk named Clarence McCord who was under surveillance escaped to his Marshalltown home. Powers notified Marshalltown authorities to place him under quarantine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Powers
Clarence McCord
Marshalltown
Dr. Powers
Secretly Wedded Educator Surprises Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls March 6 Prof. O J Laylander the noted educator announced his secret marriage in Chicago on Feb 28 to Miss Esther Whitney of Cedar Falls He was formerly superintendent of the city schools here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
O. J. Laylander
Chicago
Esther Whitney
Laylander
Death of 15 year old from lockjaw after dental work
Webster City reports Ralph Wed Smith aged 15 died from lockjaw after recent vaccination and teeth extraction. He fell ill after returning from school with abdominal pains and quickly worsened until death Monday morning, prompting community sympathy for the bereaved family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Ralph
J. Wed Smith
Not enough readable data to form a full headline
Old West Bend resident Fred Lang, highly respected, is described as living state for unknown details in a fragmentary March 6 report noting a fatal operation.
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West Bend
Fred Lang
Died During Hernia Operation East of Here
A woman three miles east of here died Monday night during surgery for hernia. The deceased was described as wealthy and well regarded in the community. Further details were not immediately available.
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Here
Cutting Off the Distance on Burlington Route
The Burlington road awarded a $696000 contract to build the cut-off on the main line from Red Oak to Willis ia. The project will shorten the distance between Omaha and Chicago by several miles and improve through service.
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Omaha
Burlington Road
Red Oak
Willisoa
Chicago
Robison Sentenced Seven Years for Barber Shooting
Algona reports Jack Robison, who confessed to shooting Fred Foster, a local barber, was sentenced to seven years in Anamosa penitentiary after pleading guilty. Foster is recovering as Robison stood trial before his wife, who admitted instigating the assault to end Foster’s marriage entanglements.
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Algona
Jack Robison
Fred Foster
Anamosa
Robison
Foster
Died On Her Wedding Day Funeral in Cedar Falls
The funeral of Mrs. John Hartman was held this afternoon conducted by Dr. F. W. Luce of the Methodist church. She died Tuesday of heart trouble after months of ill health. She was 49 years old and had lived in Cedar Falls for 45 years. Her husband John Hartman survives her. they were married the same day 49 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
John Hartman
F. W. Luce
Methodist Church
Hartman
Train collision in Columbus injures and kills
In Columbus Nebraska on March 6 the Union Pacific local passenger train ran into the rear of a through freight in the yards. John Mendall of Iowa was killed and his nephew John King injured. The engineer and crew jumped to safety while the express messenger and baggageman were badly bruised. The red lantern was not seen by the passenger train engineer.
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Columbus
Neb
Union Pacific
Grand Island
John Mendall
Iowa
John King
Ex Comptroller Takes Iowa Nevada Farm With Jersey Herd
James W H Eckles former comptroller of the currency arrives in Iowa to assume ownership of the old Rasmussen farm six miles northwest of town. His brother has arrived to manage the property. A herd of 32 Jersey cattle has been moved onto the farm.
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Iowa
Nevada
James WH. Eckles
Chicago
Rassmussen
Here
Runaway Girls Located Near Hudson
Examin a nd Susie Weffer two runaway girls aged 14 and 18 were found today by their father at the home of their uncle P Schaffer six miles south of Hudson. They had left their Dunlay home last Friday amid rumors the older girl eloped with a man named Geise whom she knew socially.
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Hudson
Examina
Susie Weffer
P. Schaffer
Here
Dunlay
Geise
Davis Sentenced in Manslaughter Case at Bussey
Knoxville March 1 John Davis received a 1d months penitentiary term and a $500 fine for manslaughter in the shooting of Hallowels at Bussey The judge reread jury instructions and hinted the verdict might have differed if Davis fired before Hallowell exited the house The defense argued self defense based on most testimony
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Knnoxville
John Davis
Hallowels
Bussey
Davis
Hallowell
Fire Devastates Aplington Livery Stable and Main Street
Aplington's March 6 blaze began in the Dreyer Bros livery stable and consumed the business district on Main Street, causing losses over 30000 dollars including buildings and stock. With no fire protection, residents could only watch as the fierce gale and cold hampered efforts to fight the fire. origin is unknown and some speculate incendiary causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aplington
Dreyer Bros
Main Street
Aplington Bank Survives Fire Without Total Destruction
The site of the district fire in Aplington today is the bank, a brick building that escaped total destruction though badly damaged. It marks the town's worst blaze, yet businessmen remain hopeful and plan rebuilding with brick structures after ordering full stock replacements from Waterloo wholesalers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aplington Bank
Waterloo Wholesale
Fire destroys Mason City and Ft. Dodge rail yard
A severe blaze at Fort Dodge last evening destroyed the car house and lumber shed of the Mason City and Ft. Dodge Railway. Damage is estimated at $5,000, with two new coal cars and valuable machinery lost, while more than two carloads of lumber burned. The round house and coal sheds were saved by wind driving the flames away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Ft. Dodge
Mason City & Ft. Dodge Railway Company
Car Workers Strike At Cedar Rapids
Nearly 200 Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern railway shop workers quit in Cedar Rapids over piece work after two months of brewing trouble. Unions oppose the shift and many men have already sought other employment, with no expected clash or immediate replacement opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
ORDER TO BOIL FOREIGNERS IN CHINA REPORTS
Victoria B C March 6 Foreigner steamer Em press of India reports documents found by foreigners in Pekin show orders for Chinese to take as many foreigners alive as possible and then boil them at the temple of Heaven. The documents also indicate instructions to the viceroy of Nanking to attack and massacre the foreign residents of Shanghai.
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Victoria
B. C
Empress of India
Pekin
Temple of Heaven
Nanking
Shanghai
Liabilities of Searles Hit Personal Finances
New York reports the financial embarrassment of John E. Searles, a stockholder in American Sugar Refining and former president of American Cotton, as purely personal. Liabilities are believed to total about 1.3 million dollars and are covered by assets that are largely unlisted stocks and not easily marketable.
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New York
John E. Searles
American Sugar Refining Company
American Cotton Company
Searles
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