House Democrats Back Money Trust Inquiry Amid Split
Washington February 26 The House ordered an investigation into a money trust tied to national banks by 27 to 8 with Democrats uniting behind a compromise resolution. A second branch on anti trust law violations and a third on railroad monopolies were proposed, aiming to form the core of a broader probe into financial transportation and industrial affairs. Republicans denounced the plan as insufficient, while three Democrats dissented on the final move for the previous question.
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Money for Missouri River Spending Plan Released
Washington reports that of about 26 million dollars in the rivers and harbors bill, 950 thousand will go to the Missouri river. Eight hundred thousand funds permanent improvements below Kansas City. 150 thousand for the river from Kansas City to Fort Benton, including 75 thousand between Kansas City and Sioux City and 75 thousand above Sioux City. War department plan adds open channel work snag relief piling along the Nebraska border.
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Turks close Dardanelles amid airship threat
The Dardanelles were closed to navigation as Italian airship activity along Ayria coast prompted fears of attacks on Turkish coset towns. Italians were expelled and their property likely confiscated by the government. In Washington, a Roosevelt bust in the Senate corridors was chipped by janitors, not vandalism, with a replacement piece to follow.
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Duels Break Out in Paris Over Royalist Politics
An epidemic of dueling has broken out in Paris with several encounters nearly every day. A violent clash occurred between Jean Daudet editor of the Royalist Action Française and Pierre Mortier, a fellow writer, over royalist politics. Mortier was severely wounded in the thigh.
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Fight Near Arizona Line Sparks Border Panic
Feb 26 report from Douglas Arizona describes Mexican raiders identified as Vac- Queanins from Chihuahua causing panics among locals. Banks and stores were looted with valuables moved into Douglas as authorities pursue leads.
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Secretaries Of State Mr And Mrs Knok Start Washington Trip
Mr and Mrs Knok embark on a journey from Washington with a secretary of state accompanying them. The trip focuses on official duties and state affairs as they move between cities and meetings.
Colombia Invites Knox Amid Ospina Row
Colombia virtually repudiates minister Ospina by sending a cordial invitation through American Minister Dubois to Secretary of State Knox to visit Colombia on his Caribbean voyage. Knox aboard the cruiser Washington may alter his itinerary to include Cartagena as Colombia signals satisfaction.
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Kellogg in Oil Suit Retains Trust Attorney
Frank B. Kellogg of St Paul is retained by the Waters-Pierce Oil Co to assist in opposing the Standard Oil Company Rockefeller faction. The action involves resisting a mandamus suit and alleged efforts by Standard to seize the company and operate it in violation of a U.S. Supreme Court decree. Kellogg served as a special U.S. attorney in the case.
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Skeleton Rag singer's aunt dies in dressing room
In Kansas City on the eve of a theater performance, Winifred Green's aunt, wife of Bert Green of the same company from Minneapolis, swallowed carrbolic acid in her dressing room and was found dead a few minutes later. No suicide note or person was named.
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Roosevelt Accepts if Nominated for President
New York February 26 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt replies that he will accept the nomination if tendered and will adhere to the convention's decision once it expresses its preference in response to a letter from seven Republican governors asking him to run.
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Blind May Stop Traffic Rule Enacted in New York
New traffic rule requires street traffic to halt at crossings for the blind. A whistle blown by the pedestrian signals teamsters and chauffeurs to stop, enabling safe passage at intersections in the city.
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Collision on Mississippi Causes Two Deaths
Collision between the Morgan liner Chalmette and a small ferryboat at Point a la Hache, sixty miles down the Mississippi river, results in two fatalities and several near escapes among ferry passengers.
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Expert Swimmer Drowned at Leavenworth Post Pool
February 26 at Leavenworth Private George Bogner of the Third Battalion of Engineers was found dead in the post gymnasium swimming pool. Bogner, an expert swimmer, died of unknown circumstances and details remain unclear.
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Kimmel Insurance Case Witness Claims He Is George A Kimmel
Andrew J White testifies as George Alfred Kimmel in the Kimmel insurance suit in St Louis His mother Estelle Kimmel repudiates him and he disputes deposition answers as reading proceeds He says he was born February 1 1867 in Niles Michigan and is the son of Estelle Kimmel and brother of Edna Kimmel Ronslett The judge urges him to do his best in the ordeal
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Niles
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J. Estelle Kimmel
Auburn
Indicts Cash Register Men for Sherman Law Violations
Thirty officials and employees of the National Cash Register company of Payton are indicted by a Cincinnati grand jury for criminal violation of the Sherman antitrust law. Adams Express and seven Cincinnati manufacturers face related charges of colluding to secure lower or higher transportation and rate practices. Named NCR officials include John A. Patterson and EA Deeds with the case alleging buyouts of rivals and efforts to ruin competitors through bribery and libel.
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Rebels Move On Juarez Led By Orozco
Washington war department reports Colonel Steever confirms dispatches that rebel forces march on Juarez opposite El Paso. General Orozco reportedly leads about 1400 men as a Mexican National train returns to El Paso after burning bridges south of Juarez. Rebels passed several bands. bridges burned after troop trains carrying Juarez garrison headed to Ojinaga by rail.
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Vast Loss in Houston Fire Reaches 6.5 Million
Fire in Houston caused 6.5 million dollars in losses with 4.6 million dollars insured. St Petersburg Russians protest US treaty repeal. Virgil Ferguson killed by Northwestern train in Sterling Illinois. Italian warships bomb Beirut leaving many dead and injured. Taft opposes federal telegraph ownership. Johnny Kilbane defeats Abe Attell for featherweight title in Los Angeles. Diamonds worth 60 thousand stolen from San Francisco hotel. Chief of Taft publicity bureau named Leroy Vernon. Nezio pugilist dies after bout in Cleveland. Indianaplis arraignments for dynamite conspiracy cases planned. Oscar Underwood enters Democratic presidential race. Wheat freight rates flagged as excessive. Silk mill strikes affect Paterson workers. British coal dispute negotiations open as miners threaten strike. Duke of Fife buried as body arrives in Portsmouth. Chicago investigates unemployment causes. Transcontinental railroads ordered to cut steel rates. Eagle Butte man captures and sells large golden eagle. Polish and Russian lawyers decline defense of monk Macoeh accused of murder. Civil War veteran Colonel L. D. Burch dies in Evanston. Panama canal zone government outlines will be reported.
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Iowa Happenings on Highland Park Basketball Tragedy
Des Moines reports a Highland Park basketball game ending in tragedy when Kashurvill, 23, collapsed and died after a move near midcourt. He had prior heart issues and had been warned to avoid basketball. The day also notes George Bracken of Creston in critical condition after a blow to the head during a separate incident, plus a broader push to study Iowa school conditions and a marriage elopement involving Harrigan’s daughter.
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Mail Order Books Burned In Cedar Falls
A large crowd gathered as hundreds of mail order catalogs were burned in Cedar Falls to promote home merchant patronage. Cedar Falls Commercial club leaders spoke at the bonfire, including David Murphy and Paul Davis of the Iowa League of Retail Merchants.
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Attacks Pitney Linked to Masters and Servants Theory
Iowa labor leader A L Urick declares Chancellor Pitney’s views align with his father’s in the masters and servants doctrine. He cites a 1911 decision as precedent, insisting Taft’s pick for the Supreme Court is an enemy of the workingman and denouncing the chancellor’s charges as misrepresented.
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Mills County rural pupils sit for first twice yearly high school exams
One hundred rural students in Mills County took the admission test for high school. The first of two exams this year decides which may attend next year at district expense. Tuition costs prompt talks of township high schools and rural high school work. Superintendent Masters of Glenwood travels to Des Moines for a better schools committee meeting where he is a member.
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Des Moines Printing Trust Indicted by Polk County Grand Jury
Polk County grand jury returns indictments against the Des Moines Printers Credit Association known as the printing trust and against D B Moon president G W Dickey secretary and Walter Ruggell former secretary. Indictment says the association conspired to fix printing prices in Des Moines and surrounding areas. Rate hearing set for March 18 before the interstate commerce commission in Washington. hearings to let railroads present evidence on town rate complaints. University of Iowa grants degrees to twenty one graduates at the fifty first convocation. President Bowman cites progress beyond the commonplace and education as a force for widening sympathy and challenging prejudice.
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Gold Nugget Found In Duck Crop In Iowa City Farm
A seven dollar gold nugget found in the crop of a duck killed on a farm near Iowa City excites university circles. Mineralogists at the university assayed the nugget and suggest a pocket of gold may have formed in sandy soil during past geological upheavals.
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Furniture Store Fire in Undger Town
A blaze devastated C K Tloughes store and contents causing about 5000 dollars in damage. Wind absence helped limit spread to the district while workers and townspeople aided the fire fight. Federal judge McPherson issued a temporary restraining order in waterworks case with arguments set for March 1.
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