Iowa items report fires, floods, and legal moves across towns
Ottumwa home of J F Cummings burned with $1200 value. water supply failed. Dubuque Sheriff closures ordered by Judge Ney. Cedar River potential petroleum slick at St Charles after a dynamite blast. Sioux City livery fire. des moines area gas plant reform. several mining and legal notices including attorney fees and tax data. Insurance firm increases capital to $200000.
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J. F. Cummings
Ottumwa
Dunn
Dubuque
L. Cox
Judge Ney
Cedar River
St. Charles
Sioux City
Soloman
Iowa
Perry Creek
Gumbo Point
A. B. Blair
E. Hoag
Manchester
Beat ‘Em All Barb Wire Co
Washburn & Moon
Cmpany
Thurston
Shiras
Oskaloosa Gas Light Company
Polk County
Woodbury County
Pottawattamie
Linn County
Scott County
Lee
Clinton County
Des Moines
Johnson County
Emmet
Dickinson
Winnebago County
Osceola
Emmett
Burlington Insurance Company
Iowa Legislature Debates Rail Bills and Woman Suffrage Issue
Des Moines lawmakers discuss railway legislation and a municipal woman suffrage bill amid a flood of petitions. New measures include fire insurance reform, public parks, voter registration in small cities, and highway and railroad regulation. The house and senate pass several bills and postpone others as debates continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
O’brien
Reiniger
General Assembly
Knight
Funk
Dungan
Bayless
Committee On Library
Senate
Mills
T Wns
Fatal Horse Plague Strikes New York Riding Club
The New York riding club with about 500 members reports an epidemic of spinal meningitis among its horses. Three horses have died this week, and while non contagious, the disease is infectious with strong precautions taken to prevent spread to other stables. Many horses are valued at up to 22,000 each and $500 in value is common. Local livery stables have reported slight visits from the illness and fear a wider impact on valuable mounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsnoth & Buxton
Sioux City
Dr. Douglas
Union
Savastopol
Des Moines
Mr. Walker
J. G. Hatfield
Mr. Hatfield
New York
New York Riding Club
Fifty-eigth Street
Madison and
Fifth Avenue
Tragedy on Union Pacific Claims Mansfield
R S Mansfield a brakeman of the Union Pacific road resident of Council Bluff fell from a car load at Columbus Nebraska on February 29 and died from his injuries. He was thirty two years old and left a wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Council Bluff
Union Pacific
Columbus
Neb
Des Moines Debates Rail and Telegraph Legislation
A large petition batch addressed railway and telegraph bills, with new measures introduced by McCoy Garlock Parrott Harsh McVay and others. The railway bills were studied at length but no conclusion reached. one governor lease bill passed without opposition. House members Robb Russell Anderson Cummins Smith Townsend advanced bills on arbitration school districts physician certificates and town annexations.
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House
Texas
Robb
General Assembly
Cummins
Wilson
Cass
Griswold
Field
Berryhill
Des Moines
Crook
Eckles
Custer
H. F. No
Committee On Penitentaries
Thompson
Martin
Anamosa
Yeas
Polk County
Judson K. Taylor
Shenandoah
Aurelia
Cherokee County
Llolstein
Panera
Guthrie County
Northwood
Boonesboro
Boone
Jones
Iowa
Rowan
Lewis i. F
Senate
Messrs
Nelson
Roach
Twenty-first General Assembly
Riley
Clinton & Illinois Bridge Co
Hominghans
Theophilus
McFarland
Teale
Leeds
McCoy
State University
Iowa City
Heinrichs
Harsh
Bayless
Townsend
Lewis
Hobbs
Fillmore
Hauser
Craig
Jolly
Steele
Dietz
Larson
Thornsley
Speaker
Roberts
Society of Friends
Darnall
Hall
Roe
Wyman
Council Bluffs
Fairmount Park
Brown
Twenty First General Assembly
Reach
Beem
Anderson
Warren
Ackworth
Warren County
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Meservey
Finn
Clark
Balter
Reiniger
Young
Brower
Price
Caldwell
Doud
Board of Supervisors
Jasper County
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Funk
Reinizer
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Weber
Dooley
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Weidman
Deal
Garlock
Parrott
Cedar Falls
Eighteenth General Assembly
McVay
Sumner
Webster County
Burnside
Russell
Warren—Tecumend
Nineteenth General Assembly
Sevastopol
Smith
Overland Flyer Collision at Cotton Nebrua
The Union Pacific passenger No 4 collided with freight No 19 near Cotton Nebraska. Fire followed the wreck with benzine in one car. Engineer Michael Powell was killed. Fireman Johnson escaped with a broken leg. Many passengers evacuated as cars burned.
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Cotton
Neb
Union Pacific
Michael Powell
Cheyenne
Johnson
Dickinson
Colton
Omaha
August Johnson
W. H. Murphy
Sloan
Iowa
J H. Smith
Grand Island
Ed. Isaacson
Mrs. Douglass
Marysville
Cala
Frank Lawrence
North Platte
Temple
C. Johnson
Beersford
Dak
A. A. Brown
Portland
Oregon
John Law
Julesburg
Beaton Reid
Jamesville
N. Y
Bayard
Laramie
W. D. Knowles
Manard County
John Lighthill
Helena
Montana
Will of W. W. Corcoran Estate Bequeathed in Trust
In Washington the will of the late W. W. Corcoran is probated revealing a three million dollar estate. Grandchildren receive the bulk in trust for ten years while several four and five thousand dollar legacies go to relatives and orphan asylums. A hundred thousand goes to the Corcoran gallery and fifty thousand to Louise Home.
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W. W. Corcoran
Washington
Corcoran
Louise
Western Pennsylvania
Hocking Valley
West
Ilinois
Minnesota
Favorable Report for Public Building at Sioux City
Fifty ninth Congress news notes a favorable report for a public building at Sioux City and a bill introduced for a Burlington Iowa project. The Senate discussed a Nicaragua Maritime Canal bill and pensions for incapacitated veterans and dependents, with amendments debated before a secret session adjournment. The District of Columbia committee presented tribute minutes for W W Corcoran before adjournment.
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Sioux City
Burlington, Io
Washinoeton
Maritime Canal Company
Nicaragua
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Republic of Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Senate
Senate Advances Site Purchase and Rail Corridor Bills
The Senate approved a $1,200,000 cap for a government building site and sanctioned a cross-border rail route for Omaha Hayes City Southwestern Railway and Chicago Kansas Western Railroads. Debated pensions for incapacitated ex soldiers and sailors and dependents with Call's Mexico and Indian war amendment adopted. bill deferred.
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Wasuredox
National Art Commission
Dawes
West
Senate
Wilson
Iowa
Washington
Omaha, Hayes City & Southwestern Railway Company
Chicago, Kansas & Western Railroads
Fort Hayes Military Reservation
Call
Mexico
Cullom
Manderson
Davis
Plumb
Faulkner
Teller
Beck
Blackburn
Bowman act claims and church relief debate in House
In Wasmatox on March 2 a Treasury letter estimated losses from destroyed U S bonds. The House resumed the omnibus bill to pay about thirty claims for wartime army supplies. Lee of Virginia added a 200000 relief appropriation for the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary and High School of Virginia, which was adopted. The bill was agreed to and reported. a recess was taken until 7:00.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
House
Court of Claims
Lee
Virginia
Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary and High School of
Burlington Strike Continues Hurting Chicago Rail Service
The C B and Q strike remains active with few trains moving. Burlington notices block freight and many applicants seek engine and fireman jobs. Officials warn of a potential broader rail strike as other lines and unions discuss actions. A large Detroit paper warehouse burned, causing significant losses.
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Caicaco
Union Depot
Burlington
Burlington Yards
Western Avenue Round House
Round House
Stock Yards
Polk Street
Uil
Chicago
Iowa
Omaha
Burlington Road
Cuiiaco
Times Today
Messrs. Perkins
Arthur
Sargent
Fireman's Brotherhood
Perkins
Labor
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago & Alton
Northestern
Wisconsin Central
Rock Island
Minnesota & Northwestern
Burlington Company
Brotherhood
Burlington Cars
Barnes Bros
Detroit
Tribune Job Printing Services Offered
Vilis Tribune advertises job printing of every description neatly and promptly at reasonable rates from the Tribune Job Rooms.
Gray's self description as Darwinian theist and Nicene believer
The scientist Asa Gray once defined himself as a Darwinian who also held theistic views and accepted the Nicene creed, illustrating a blend of science and faith in his outlook.
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Asa Gray
Balti more Sun Proprietor Mr Abell Valued at 20 Million
Mr Abell, owner of The Baltimore Sun, is described as the world’s richest newspaper man with an estimated worth of 20 million dollars according to reports.
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Mr. Abell
The
Baltimore Sun
Bou LaNnGer Retreats to Carmelite Convent Amid Forbidden Love
Mixx Bou LaNnGer daughter of a famed French general is thought to have retired to a Carmelite convent after a love affair her father forbade. The case highlights strict family control over marriages in aristocratic circles.
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Mixx
Bou LaNnGer
Miss Van Wart Inherits Near Three Million Dollars
The social figure Miss Van Wart, granddaughter of the late Marshall O. Roberts, is believed to be America’s wealthiest young woman with an inheritance near 3 million dollars.
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Miss van Wart
Marshall O. Roberts
America
Poet Laureate Incoming as Queen Favors Asia Light Author
Rumor says Sm Epwin ARNO may be appointed poet laureate succeeding Lord Tenison. The queen reportedly favors the author of The Light of Asia.
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Epwin Arno
Lord Tenison
Asia
Senator Hearst to Send Twelve California Race Horses East
Senator George Hearst plans to ship twelve California race horses to compete on the grand circuit. Their likely first stop will be Louisville as they debut on the eastern racing stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hearst
California
Louisville
DuHarves Dickens to Stay Till June With Big Dollar Return
DuHarves Dickens will remain in this country through June and is expected to bring home about 20 000 good American dollars. The note suggests pride in his lineage as the son of a notable father.
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DuHarves Dickens
New York Letter Complains of Slow London Pace
Henry Crews of New York reports a letter from the duke of Marlborough noting London feels slow next to rapid New York and Newport life. The remark reflects intercity contrasts in pace and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Crews
New York
Duke of Marlborough
London
Newport
Mastiff From Augusta Voted Largest In City
The Boston Globe reports Augusta Maine hosts the largest and finest dog a mastiff owned by Miss Margaret Blaine daughter of Hon James G Blaine. The dog is ten months old and weighs 139 pounds.
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Augusta
Margaret
James G Blaine
Queen Vicrox Declines to Pay for Royal Jubilee Trains
Queen Vicrox refuses compensation for special trains used for royal visitors during jubilee festivities. Rail companies may bear these losses as bad debts, with expected wipeouts to cover the cost.
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Vicrox Ta
Rairoad
Sioup Declines Nineteenth Century Club Retreat as Colonel Ingersoll Substitute
Reverend Mr Sioup was asked to preside at a New York meeting of the Nineteenth Century club replacing Col Robert Ingersoll but declined saying he did not wish to serve as the colonel's substitute in this world or the next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sioup
Nineteenth Century Club
New York
Col
Robert Ingersoll
Mrs Gouchar Admits Saying Rats and Hell Is Strong Language
Mrs Heven Gouchar concedes she used the word Rats and thinks the word Hell is strong English. She adds that if she could make a point she would not fear using it but not in a profane sense.
Shakespeare and Hathaway Tie the Knot in Stratford Parish
The couple William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway were wed at a Holy Church in Stratford upon Avon in a love match. The register notes a prior couple with the same names from a century ago.
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William Shakespeare
Anne Hathaway
Stratford-upon- Avon
Reading company president Coxson described as tall and stout
AvusTIN Coxson, president of the Reading company, is nearly six feet tall, broad-shouldered, and weighs over two hundred pounds. Corbin maintains three year round residences in New York Philadelphia and Babylon Long Island.
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Avustin Coxson
Reading Company
Legacy of The Times Receipts Bestowed on Young Rover
The late Sr Robert Carden inherited from his mother a daughter of John Walter of The London Times. Mrs Walter gained her interest in the paper on marriage to Mr. Carden. A newborn heir, Master Rover, inherits an undeveloped gold mine.
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Sr Robert Carden
John Walter
The
London Times
Walter
Times
Mr. Carden
Little
Master Rover
Senator Sickles Claims Spirits Fueled 1860 61 Rebellion
General Dan Sickles asserts Congress of 1860 61 drank strong spirits and fusel oil compounds which he says provoked the rebellion. He adds that if the French assembly drank similar whisky a war against Germany would start within twenty minutes.
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Dan Sickles
France
Germany
Swinburne Profile: A Reclusive Poet of Tall Hair and Pale Face
The English poet Swinburne is described as barely five feet tall with a ghastly pale face and a large head covered in wild hair. He avoids women yet enjoys the company of artists and literary men, and despises dancing girls in London's fashionable drawing rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swinburne
London
Derby Earl Associated With Silver Theft Tale
A Liverpool area earl is described as a kleptomaniac with a penchant for antique silver. A whispered anecdote claims he once hid a communion cup in his pocket, causing a loud crash and shocking the church sexton, revealing the thief’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Derby
Liverpool
Yale lecture misfires on glacier speed joke
Denver man Ed Wolcott recalls a Yale stereopticon lecture when asked how fast a glacier moves. He replied a mile per minute, then corrected to an inch in ten years after a professor’s whisper. The misread question became a humorous misstatement about Arctic wind.
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E. O. Wolcott
Denver
Yale
New Haven
North Pole
Ed Wolcott
Sde
Articatt
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