Washington notes on interstate commerce bill and Dominican treaty
In the Washington dispatch March 2 report, Senator Dolliver endorses the senate committee action placing the bill on the calendar for open debate. The piece notes four of five opposing Republicans would back it with court review, while Senator Foraker would oppose even with changes. It also covers Roosevelt’s push on Indian Territory fraud probes, upcoming indictments, and a pending cabinet report. Midshipmen Lofland and Chaffee resign from the naval service citing dissatisfaction. Lofland’s prior reinstatement is referenced. The Dominican treaty report, approved in executive session by Lodge, includes major amendments and a rewritten Article 7 about preserving order during treaty execution.
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Committee On Interstate Commerce
Dolliver
Senate Committee
House of Representatives
Senate
Aldrich
Crane
Messrs. Elkins
Kean
Foraker
Roosevelt
Indian Territory
Interior Department
Washington
Hitchcock
Moody
John H. Lofland
Oskaloosa
Earl W. Chaffee
Michigan
Lacey
Sixth
United States
Dominican Republic
Senator Lodge
Committee On Foreign Relations
Congress Adopts Stricter Uniform Divorce Law Resolution
The Congress backs a resolution to tighten uniform divorce laws across states. It urges adoption of Massachusetts style rules barring divorces based on causes arising in another state or country. Fraud or collusion in divorces would be criminalized under the new code.
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Congress
Commonwealth
Local Allowances Pending for Cedar Rapids and Clarinda
Uncertain figures delay approval as Cedar Rapids and Clarinda amounts remain unannounced pending review by city officials. The delay affects planned allocations and budget plans for the coming quarter.
Meandering Mike Seeks Work in Chicago Winter
Meandering Mike says he is trying every day not to get work while discussing relief efforts for the unemployed this winter. Dismal Dave asks how others are helping. Chicago Daily News reports the exchange.
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Mike
Dave
Chicago Daily News
Iowa legislative bills seek nearly three million in appropriations
Des Moines reports bills introduced in the Iowa legislature carry about 2,848,766 in appropriations with available funds at 625,232. Three fourths of the proposed sums must be cut. educational and state institutions face reduced totals while minor appropriations pass. The bulk will be pared to the bone as bills advance.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
Board of Control
Hendrickson Acquitted on Insanity Defense
Bedford on March 1 the State case against James Hendrickson ended with a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity after a weeklong trial. The jury cited insanity as the grounds though many praise the verdict as justifiable defense for killing James Westside who had broken up his home and debauched his wife.
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Bedford
James Hendrickson
Hendrickson
James Westside
Senate Passes Garst Bill Prohibiting Sunday Exhibitions
Des Moines reports the Iowa Senate approved the Garst bill 20 to 3 to ban Sunday theatrical and athletic exhibitions or concerts that collect admission fees. Absent and nonvoting members included Elerick and Maytag, with the measure potentially impacting league baseball in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Senate
Garst
Crawford, Gale
Wilson
Elerick
Gillilland
Hayward
Hogue
Hopkins
Jackson
Jamison
Jones
Lambert
Maytag
Newberry
Smith
Stirton
Stuckslager
Fayette
Winne
Young
Lee
House
Iowa
General Assembly
State of
Union Terminal Railway Assets Sold to Great Northern
The Union Terminal Railway Company property including depots and trackage was sold to the Great Northern railway for about $1,250,000. The purchase grants the Great Northern strategic advantages in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Union Terminal Railway Company
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern
Fortune Carver and His Wife Exchange Barbed Jests
A portrait of wealth and marriage as a clever balance sheet. Exch of quips suggests a man built fortune by bold bets and a wife who claimed a share. The dialogue hints at social dynamics of money, marriage, and ambition.
Denison Man Arrested for Attempted Murder of Telephone Clerk
Vernon Clark is under arrest in Denison on a charge of attempting to murder Minnie Thompson, a former companion and telephone girl. The shot missed and lodged in a door as jealousy is cited as the motive.
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Denison
Vernon Clark
Minnie Thompson
Suitor Seeks Daughter’s Hand in Bridge Style Request
A lighthearted note from the New York Sun recalls a suitor asking for his daughter’s hand and the father responding with a bridge style test to measure compatibility. The anecdote captures a playful glimpse of courtship language.
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New York Sun
Primary bill defeated by senate vote in Des Moines
The state wide primary bill failed in the Iowa Senate by 29 to 21. Senator Crossley pledged to reintroduce a similar measure in 1907. Democrats largely opposed the bill, with Stirton and Lyons voting yes and six democrats voting no.
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Des Moines
State Senate
Crossley
Stirton
Lyons
Senate
House
Hayward
Yeas
Bruce
Dowell
Eckles
Ericson
Garst
Hopkins
Hughes
Kimmel
Kinne
Lewis
Maytag
Smith
Mitchell
Turner
Warren
Wilson
Fayette
Winne
Young
Calhoun
Washington
Courtright
Crawford
Dunham
Elerick
Gale
Gilliland
Harper
Hartshorn
Hasselquist
Hogue
Jackson
Jamison
Jones
Lambert
Mossberry
Newberry
Saunders
Spaulding
Stookey
Stuckslager
Taylor
Wade
Whipple
Clinton
Lee
Funeral for ex Speaker David Henderson held at Dubuque
The March 2 funeral in Dubuque for former Speaker David B Henderson closed city activity for a period as the body lay in state and a guard of honor stood by. Six wagonloads of flowers accompanied the service led by Rev John C Sage with eulogy by George D Perkins. The G A R and Knights Templar oversaw graveside rites with volleys and taps. In Iowa City Judge William J Haddock died Wednesday night after forty years as secretary of the state university board of regents.
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Dubuque
David B. Henderson
Dubuque Jolied
John C. Sage
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Congress
Linwood
Knights Templar
Iowa General Assembly
Herriott
Clarke
William J. Haddock
Iowa City
Board of Regents
The
State University of Iowa
Two Babies Burned Alive in Iowa Town Tragedy
In Hampton on March 2 the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. George Ahrens was strapped to a chair near a cook stove. The flames ignited its clothing, killing the baby. The five year old sister tried to help, caught fire herself, and died a few hours later.
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Hampton
George Ahrens
Gasoline Stove Explosion Injures Two in Iowa City
Mrs John Peckham sustained severe injuries and Miss Mollie Crippen suffered serious burns when a gasoline can exploded while lighting a stove in Iowa City on March 1. The incident arose from using gasoline to start the fire.
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Iowa City
John Peckham
Mollie Crippen
Miss Crippen
Horse's Kick Proves Fatal in Iowa Farm Accident
Mason City reports the death of 12-year-old Menson Heddins after a horse kicked him in the stomach rupturing the intestine. He died after hours of intense suffering, according to O. L. Heddins, his farmer father.
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Mason City
Menson H Heddins
O. L. Heddins
Dora Shows Proposal Acceptance At Card Party
Nora jokes about winning the booby prize as Dora recalls Cholly proposing and receiving an acceptance at the social card party.
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Dora
Cholly
Nora
Rear Admiral Chadwick Retires From Navy Command
Washington D C Feb 25 Orders from the navy department announce the retirement on Feb 28 of Rear Admiral F E Chadwick who commanded Rear Admiral Sampson's flagship during the war with Spain.
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Chadwick
Washington D. C
Navy Department
F. E. Chadwick
Sampson
Spain
Parson Jackson Quarrel Over Bride’s Bravado
The fragment shows a tongue in cheek exchange where the bride jokes about keeping a man as is or killing him if he improves or worsens. The source verse captures rustic dialect and sharp wit in a playful domestic moment.
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Parson Jackson
Puck
Henderson Dies After Long Illness. Ex-Speaker David B Henderson
Col David Bremer Henderson former speaker of the U S House died in Mercy hospital Dubuque at 2 PM after months of illness He served in the Civil War losing a leg and later represented Iowa's Third District in Congress for 29 years He will be buried Thursday at Linwood after services at St John Episcopal Church with Rev Sage and G A R post in charge His son Don and wife survive along with daughters sisters and a brother in Wyoming.
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David Bremer Henderson
Mercy Hospital
S. C. Feaslee
Liss Belle Henderson
Sisters of Mercy
Henderson
Linwood Cemetery
Ldupuque
New York
Father of Waters
St. John’s Ep
Mrs. Kerr
Postville
Wyoming
Long Beach
David B. Henderson
National House of Representatives
Washington
Colonel Henderson
Valley of Death
Iowa
Henderson's Prairie
Fayette County
Upper Iowa University
Twelfth
Iowa Infantry
Corinth
Forty-sixth Iowa
United States Congress
John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
Fifty Seventh
Thomas B. Reed
Murder Suspected After Strangers Found Dead In Fort Dodge
Workmen found a well dressed stranger’s mutilated body in Fort Dodge. Indications point to murder as pockets were empty. Police investigate the case.
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Fort Dodge
Supreme court order clears Standard Oil hearing questions
Jefferson City Missouri February 27 The supreme court ruled witnesses must answer questions in the Standard Oil hearing in St Louis The decision settles the point on which H H Rogers refused to answer in New York The St Louis session was halted a week earlier awaiting the ruling.
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Rogers
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
St. Louis
H. H. Rogers
New York
Sour Dispositions Remember Weeds Lack Sweet Perfume
A concise aphorism notes that sour dispositions persist like weeds that never release a sweet fragrance, implying bitterness cannot yield pleasant outcomes.
Funston Loses for War in China
General Funston warned of serious developments in the east and urged rapid reinforcement of Philippines troops. He said Major General Leonard Wood would likely command an expedition, but preferred U S forces from the mainland for a Chinese landing while noting available generals in the Philippines.
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San Francisco
Cal
East
Funston
War Department
Philippines
China
Leonard Wood
Military Department of
United States
Rescue of George M. Grant Crew by Norfolk Tug
The four masted schooner George M. Grant from Brunswick to Perth Amboy ran ashore at Cape Henry after a brutal night battle with life savers unable to reach. The crew were saved by the Norfolk tug Jack Twohy before the ship sank. cargo intact but the vessel likely total loss amid severe coast conditions. Nearby schooner John A. Beckerman was towed to Norfolk after a collision and ran aground to prevent sinking.
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Norfolk
George M. Grant
Brunswick
Perth Amboy
N J
Cape Henry
Jack Twohy
Grant
Twohy
John A. Beckerman
Boston Man 10 Blame for Boycott
William Hancock, longtime China customs commissioner, cites causes of unrest in China and the Boxer indemnity dispute. He says a Boston incident involving a King family member provoked the boycott and that Yueng bi Kai has tried to quell it as indignation spreads across provinces.
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San Francisco
Cal
William Hancock
China
Hongkong
England
King Familly
Boston
Hhe
King
Yueng Bi Kai
Chi-Li
God Is Everywhere Sugar Bowl Joke
A child asks if God is in the tea pot and sugar bowl. The mother affirms with growing urgency while a professor muses on a new hypothesis. The child triumphs, covering the sugar bowl and exclaiming victory.
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Bobby
Respectable But Poor First Young Physician Ambition
A comic exchange shows a debate on expelling a physician over advertising his address. A second young physician vows to file an immediate trial, asks for a stamp, and notes he has no funds. The joke culminates with the phrase about not getting a borrowed nickel until spring and a winter stay at the alms house.
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Winks
Roosevelt Praises Admiral Togo in Wartime Letter
President Roosevelt has sent a letter to the secretary of war praising Japanese Admiral Togo for his wartime achievements and urging American forces to maintain peak readiness in peacetime. The letter is published in a general order to inform soldiers and sailors.
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Roosevelt
Togo
Washington
Secretary of War
Japan
Russia
Aar
Polite conduct questioned after torn sleeve incident
A brief exchange quotes the Indianapolis Star debating etiquette as someone recalls a stranger attempting to hold a coat while the lining tore, highlighting social expectations of manners in uncomfortable situations.
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Indianapolis Star
Rockefeller offers 125000 for seaside tuberculosis hospital
John D. Rockefeller proposes 125000 dollars for a children’s tuberculosis hospital in New York. R Fulton Cutting, president of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, says the gift requires matching funds by June 30, 1906 and a guaranteed permanent maintenance plan. The hospital would be located at the seaside.
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John D. Rockefeller
New York
R. Fulton Cutting
New York Association
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