Weather and news notes from March forecasts and Woodmen reports
A long forecast from Foster details storm waves moving from February end to March, with multiple disturbance dates for the West Rockies and Great Central Valleys and implications for temperatures and rain. The piece also covers Woodmen of America finances, accusations of mismanagement, and allegations linking Royal Neighbors and printing offices to head clerk profits, with calls for action.
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Joseph
Foster
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Great Central Valleys
Freeport
Woodmen at War Over Fulton Incident Fracas
Bitter strife rocks Modern Woodmen after a Fulton incident raid seen as looting of the head clerk’s office. Directors and officers named in accusations include J. W. White J. N. Reece L. A. Talbott Marvin Quackenbush Benjamin D. Smith DC W. Hawes head clerk Jas McNamara and others. The order’s 220000 members are cited.
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Marvin Quackenbush
Benjamin D. Smith
W. Hawes
Jas. McNamara
Fulton
Hawea
Rock Island
W. A. Northcott
Moderna Woodmen
Kentucky Floods Hit State After Heavy Rain
Thirty six hours of steady rain flooded nearly every stream in Kentucky. Immense damage reported in Harlan Perry Leslie and Letcher counties. In Frankfort twenty houses underwater and gas works threatened. Eagle creek in Gallatin county rose rapidly destroying household effects. Charles Halton drowned and others missing. Rail traffic suspended in eastern Kentucky. Timber interests harmed across NE Tennessee and SW Virginia.
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Louisville
Harlan
Perry
Leslie
Letcher
Frankfort
Gallatin County
Charles Halton
Tennessee
Virginia
Auditor Denies Woodmen Collapse Rumor in Missouri
Kansas City February 22 Auditor Thornton head consul for Missouri of the Modern Woodmen at Fulton Illinois denied rumors the order was near receivership He cited a $217000 surplus in the death benefit fund and $200000 in the general fund noting the organization was never in better condition.
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Thornton
Kansas City
Fulton
Ill
Missouri
Italy Granted Authority Over Crete Until Autonomy
Paris dispatch reports Gaulois stating the powers assign Italy the duty to pacify and govern Crete for the present. The move aims to establish a constitutional autonomy for the island with Italy overseeing affairs during the interim.
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Paris
Gaulois
Italy
Crete
Train derailed on Chesapeake & Ohio after washout at Glen Station
A C&O train derailed at Glen Station Kentucky after striking a washout from heavy rains. One railway employee was killed and three passengers in the combination car sustained minor injuries. The incident occurred this morning during the special Washington report.
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Washington
Glen Station
McKinley Will See No Visitors This Week
Canton Ohio February 22 Special says McKinley will not see visitors this week except those by appointment. He remains in need of rent and physicians advise politicians to stay away.
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Ennenga
Canton
McKinley
Markets Report From Union Stock Yards Prices Quoted
The Drover's Journal lists cattle at 14,000 head steady with 3.50 to 5.25 for beeves, stockers 3.10 to 4.20, mixed cows and bulls 1.70 to 4.15, Texans 3.20 to 4.25. Hogs receipts 42,000 steady at 3.45 to 3.65, rough packing 3.20 to 3.25, butchers 3.40 to 8.55, heavy packing 3.80 to 3.55, pigs 8.25 to 3.65. Sheep 19,000 weak natives 2.50 to 4.25, western 3.25 to 4.00, lambs 3.50 to 5.15.
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Union
Drover's Journal
Rotzler Resigns at Blusts to Join Cox Firm
John Rotzler resigns from George Blust's and will enter employment with P. E. Cox next week. The move shifts personnel between local firms and sets up a transition period as Rotzler changes roles.
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John Rotzler
George Blust
Daughters of the Revolution Rally at Columbia Theatre
The congress of the Daughters of the Revolution opened at the Columbia theatre in Washington this morning led by President General Mrs Stevenson wife of the vice president. Mrs Avery Ohio regent gave the response as delegates from across the country attended the session.
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Congress of Daughters of the Revolution
Washington
Congress of the Daughters of the Revolution
Columbia Theatre
Stevenson
United States
Avery
Ohio
Lee Dennis the Report Denies War Ship Request
Havana February 22 Special The report that Consul General Lee asked the United States to send a warship to enforce his demands in the killing of Ruiz and the arrest of Scott is denied by Lee. He will debate Scott's release with acting captain general Marquis Ahumada, seeking either freedom or relief from incommunicado detention.
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Havana
Lee
United States
Ruiz
Scott
Marquis Ahumada
Costly Wreck In Ebensburg Injures Several
A mail train from Crosson on the Pennsylvania road crashed into a loaded freight car on the side track at Ebensburg this morning. The fireman mail agent and three passengers were injured though not seriously. The wreck was blamed on yard employees careless in switching cars.
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Ebensburg
Crosson
Pennsylvania Road
Fire destroys Hannibal dry goods store
Fire swept the dry goods store of M. Marks in Hannibal Missouri and the living quarters above it. Several occupants escaped but M Marks and his two sons Irwin and Harold and a lodger named William Reed were killed. Estimated loss set at $10,000 with coverage by insurance.
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Hannibal, Mon
M. Marks
Marks
Irwin
Harold
William Reed
Soustmann dies old resident of Freeport
John Soustmann, longtime Freeport resident, died late last night at his daughter's home, aged 78. Funeral planned from his house Tuesday at 9 to St Joseph's church. He leaves a son in Dubuque and a daughter in whose home he resided. Redfield. Emily R Barnes reports her brother D B Redfield of St Johnsville NY died at 93, leaving Barnes as sole survivor of a family of ten. She is 83. Schiller. Infant child of Mr and Mrs Philip Schiller of East Freeport died last night shortly after birth.
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W. J. Johnston
Oregon
John
James
Joseph
George Johnston
Pennsylvania
H. L. Martin
Rockford
J. W. Richards
Flist
M. E
Soustmann
John Soustmann
Freeport
Geo. Bennett
Spring Street
Dubuque
St. Joseph’s Church
Local Lodge Briefings Spark Citizen League Push
W Van Valkenburg returns from Florida trip. A B Yourigaton grand chief engineer of the B of L B spoke at the lodge, delivering an engaging talk. A citizens league committee was formed and will call a mass meeting to plan a permanent organization and a policy for city government.
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A.B. Yourigaton
The
B. of L. B
Citizen’s League
Lantern That Never Blows Out At Sales Show
Advertises a wind proof lantern with heavy build and double lighting power. Promotes Pearl Glass Lantern Globe at 15¢ and claims heat resistance. Includes display of 100 chimney styles in a large showroom window and lantern compatibility for old burners.
ROW OVER A SCHOOL HOUSE IN COMBE FIERCE FIGHT ENDS IN MURDER
In Combe yesterday opponents of the school burned the school house and a battle erupted in the post office. Postmaster Baker was murdered as three assailants were arrested amid threats of lynching.
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GurHeiz
Combe
Baker
Bicycle race leaders at 1 p m in Schinneer event
Schinneer led the bicycle race at 1 p m with 240 points, followed by Ashinger 239 Hale 222 and Hanson 222 in February 22 coverage from Ount0Aco.
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Schinneer
Death of Alexander Johnston in Silver Creek Township
Alexander Johnston of Silver Creek township died at 12 30 this morning from consumption after an illness that began last November. Born in Glasgow Scotland in 1838, he came to America at seven, lived in Pennsylvania, and moved to Stephenson county eighteen years ago to a farm in Silver Creek. A progressive farmer and community influence, he was an earnest Christian and Embury church member. Survived by his wife, one son James T Johnston of Lancaster township, and two daughters Ivy and Elsie Johnston.
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Alexander Johnston
Silver Creek Township
Mr. Johnson
Glasgow
Scotland
America
Pennsylvania
Stephenson County
Embury Church
James T. Johnston
Lancaster Township
Ivy
Elsie Johnston
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