Iowa Legislature Prepares for Short Busy Session
New Iowa lawmakers expect a concise twelve to thirteen week session with focus on railroad fare at two cents and revival of the reciprocity bill. Representative CL Flugsum asserts low fares boost railroad profits, while Justin R Doran hints at reviving twine manufacture at Fort Madison penitentiary.
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Des Moines
New House
CL. N. Flugsum
Winnehoes County
Anderson
Hamilton
Blackmom
Worth
Justin R Doran
Powers
Floyd
Doran
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Senator William B. Allison Returns to Senate
Washington dispatch reports a warm welcome as Senator Allison of Iowa returns to the Senate chamber after a months illness. He enters around noon to a crowded aisle, with many Senators rising to greet him and extend congratulations on his improved health.
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Washington Dispatch
William. B. ‘Allison
Iowa
Senate
Dubuque
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Death Will Disband G A R in Iowa Soon
Adjutant General Newman of Iowa predicts the Grand Army of the Republic will disband within ten years due to increasing veteran deaths. He is in Dubuque to set dates for the state encampment and notes annual reunions may soon be unnecessary.
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Dubuque
Grand Army of the Republic
Newman
Iowa
Boys In Blue
Traveling Men Prosper in 1906 Iowa Association Report
The secretary of the Iowa State Traveling Men's association reports 2,622 new members in the past year, raising total membership to 26,896 as of January 3, 1907. The association also shows an increase of 40,255.89 dollars in cash on hand.
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Iowa State Traveling Men’s Association
James Cullen
Charles City
State's Cash on Hand Reported to Treasurer
The January 1 cash on hand with the state treasurer was counted at 626,372.84 dollars. The combined cash and bank deposits in Des Moines totaled 1,435,286.76 dollars and this amount has been turned over to Treasurer Morrow.
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Des Moines
Morrow
Davenport senator drafts liquor traffic reform bill
A Davenport senator has drafted a new liquor traffic reform bill he claims offers a better plan than the Blale marshal bill. He has placed it with Senator-plectry AY De Armand for presentation to the legislature.
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Davenport
Flelmick
AY de Armand
Fire damages large barn near St Anthony in Marshalltown area
A severe lightning strike hit a Bryan farm barn about one mile west of St Anthony causing total destruction valued at about 2000 dollars. In Onawa a Northwestern train fatally injures a man identified as Prank Hinderbruch of Conde, South Dakota, after he was struck near the cowl chutes while boys nearby shifted homeward.
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Marshalltow
Bryan
St. "Anthony
Onawa
Hinderbruch
Conde
S. D
Mieces
Cowl
Senatorial Caucus Planned for January 19
A republican caucus to select a candidate for United States senator is expected to be held on January 19. The event centers on party members and local officials choosing their preferred nominee.
Rogers Seeking a Parole in Council Bluffs Case
An effort is underway to secure parole for William Rogers convicted in Pottawattamie County of second degree murder in the Dick Forney case in Council Bluffs. He has submitted strong evidence including a hotel register from Columbus Ohio showing a stay that would place him away from Council Bluffs on the day of the murder.
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Rogers
OS Moines
William Rogers
Puttawattumie County
Dick Forney
Cohumbu
Iowa Chronicle of a Century of Local Losses and Leadership
A sweeping Iowa roundup notes long time residents dying in Story county and notable figures: S. F. Griffith, J. 4. Branch, and J. M. Branch. major fires destroy blocks in Afton and Independ ence. officials change hands from W. H. Halverston to clerkship and federal court actions. Also covered are a fatal furnace blaze, a child scald incident, a rare coin dispute, a pastor’s transfer, a murder suspect's era, and legal and university updates. The compilation reflects local crime, public notices, and education counts across multiple towns.
Ponce Safe in Harbor After Shaft Breaks
The steamship Ponce with a broken shaft is anchored in St George's Bay Bermuda. All 52 crew and seven passengers are reported well. Captain W A Harvey confirms and plans tow to Bermuda then New York with options for passengers. The ship drifted ten days after disabling incident on December 30, 350 miles from port. The Elizabeth Rickmers tows were arranged for indemnity bonds before final tow.
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New York
Ponce
St. George’s Bay
Bermudas
W. A. Harvey
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Elizabeth Rickmers
Mooney
Brooklyn
Hermudian
Bermuda
Quebec Steamship Company
Porto Rico
Rickmers
Walson
Philadelphia
Nagasaki
Shimoneseki
Sugar trust faces $20 million damage suit in federal case
The sugar trust leaders including H O Havemeyer and John E Parsons are named in a suit brought by George Harle I Jr. as receiver for the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co. alleging conspiracy and fraud that ruined a Philadelphia competitor and led to a president's suicide. The case foresees Sherman act action and cites a Philadelphia refinery built in 1908 idle since completion.
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New York
Sugar Trust
Real Estate Trust Company
Philadelphia
Frank K. Hipple
H. O. Havemeyer
John E. Parsons
American Sugar Refining Company
George H. Warle I Jr
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Harle
Attorney General's Department
Washington
Shackamaxon Street
Delaware River
Earley
Adolph: Segal
Work for Peace in Chicago Civic Federation Meeting
Labor and capital in Chicago met Saturday at Mrs Potter Palmer's residence to plan conciliation. The National Civic Federation event drew over 600 attendees, including many trade unionists. A Chicago western branch will be organized this week to direct federation efforts across the central and middle western states.
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Chicago
Potter Palmer
Lake Shore Drive
National Civic Federation
Civic Federation
Central West
National Federation
Middle Western
New England
Tobacco Trust Verdict In U S Circuit Court
A New York jury in the U S circuit court returned verdicts in the tobacco trust trial. Karl Jungbluth and Howard K. Young were acquitted on all counts of conspiracy in restraint of trade and combining to control the licorice paste industry. MacAndrews & Forbes and the I. Young Company were found guilty on two counts for forming an illegal combination and being a monopoly, while several joint defendants were acquitted on conspiracy charges.
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New York
Thes
United States Circuit
Phurkday
Befoxe
Nazh
Karl
Jungbluth
Howard K. Young
Allx
Toth
MacAndrews & Forbes Company
Young” Cmpany
Jungbluth and Young
Railroad ownership clash before Interstate Commerce Commission
Government attorneys argued before the Interstate Commerce Commission that Union Pacific and Southern Pacific ownership formed a combined system restricting competition. Harriman lines official C. Stubbs testified under sharp cross examination. Kellogg asserted the government had proven a clear case. Stubbs claimed intersystem control did not affect competition, while officials noted shared officials and operations.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
BE. H. Harriman
C. Stubbs
Harriman
Stubbs
Union
Hangman Pavloff Slain In St Petersburg Garden
Lieut. Gen. Vladimir Pavloff nicknamed Hangman Pavloff was shot dead in the garden of the chief military court building near the Moika canal. An assassin disguised as a clerk fired about 46 shots, killing a policeman and wounding a child as he fled through crowded streets. Another official, Vice Admiral Doubassoff, fears a second attempt. In Lodz, Col. Patko Andrieff, head of gendarmes, was shot on Poludniowa street and died despite an infantry patrol firing at the killer.
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Vladimir Pavloff
Pavloff
Moika Canal
Doubassoff
Moscow
Council of Empire
Lodz
Russian
Poland
Patko Andrieff
Poludniowa Street
Confesses in Cox Murder Case in Kentucky
Jackson Ky John Smith prisoner in the Cox murder case admits two confessions now with Commonwealth Attorney Jouett He accuses ex Judge Hargis and ex Sheriff Edward Callahan as plotters in the crime Smith says they urged him to join the conspiracy promising Cox would be acquitted and a job He alleges Callahan paid him $100 after the killing via Jim Hargis
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John Smith
B. D. Cox
Commonwealth
Jouett
Smith
Hargis
Edward Callahan
Callahan
Cox
Jim
Governor Seeks 150000 Emergency Funds for Back Taxes Suit
Governor Demands back taxes from Illinois Central Railway. Special message to legislature requests $150 000 emergency appropriation for preparation and trial of suit to collect 7 percent of gross earnings as state revenue under the charter provision.
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Sprigfield
Deacen
Illinois Central Railway Company
Feud Over Fence Ends In Fatal Farmhouse Shooting
A quarrel over a boundary line on Indian Hill road near Newton Mitchmore’s farm led to a personal encounter. Mitchmore, 40, was shot and killed while his brother-in-law Redmond was wounded in the right hand. The Fisher brothers have been arrested.
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Newton Mitchmore
Fisher
Redmond
Mitchmore
Indian Hill
Fisher Brothers
North Dakota Coal Famine Spurred Action Urged
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission pressed President James J. Hill of the Great Northern to intensify relief efforts for North Dakota fuel famine. Commissioner Harlan cited Senator Hansbrough noting worsening conditions and possible starvation, urging Hill to act regardless of cost.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
North Dakota
Harlan
Hansbrough
Hill
Riverdale Principal Drowns Saving Skating Boy
Elbert W. Gibson, principal of Riverdale schools, drowned Friday while attempting to save 14 year old Harry Valance who broke through ice while skating. Gibson leaves a widow and six children.
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Riverdale
Mich
Elbert W. Gibson
Harry Valance
Gibson
Must Pay Quake Losses in Germany Case
Hamburg reports that the North German Fire Insurance company must pay the San Francisco earthquake losses from last year after a local court decision in a test case.
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Hamburg
North German Fire Insurance Company
San Francisco
Death of the Shah Announced by Persian Grand Vizier
An official notify of the shahs death was issued from the grand viziers office at nine in the morning on Wednesday after a death at eleven Tuesday night. The report says the nation received the news quietly.
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Teheran
Persia
Schoolhouse Burns at St. John’s Academy
A Grand Forks special to the Pioneer Press reports a major fire that nearly destroyed St. John’s academy in St. Paul Minnesota. More than twenty children faced peril though two were inside when it started. all were rescued and survived.
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St. Paul, Minn
Grand Forks
Pioneer Press
St. John’s Academy
Gas Explosion Kills Two at Card Party in Woodman's Hall
An acetylene gas explosion at a card party in Woodman's hall Wilmington killed two men and injured more than twenty people including several women. Rescue teams transported victims to local hospitals as investigators examined the scene for causes and safety lapses.
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Wilmington
Woodman’s Hall
Suit Filed for Back Taxes in Illinois
An abstract of 2 500 words filed in Springfield summarizes the suit Statecoft Illinois v Illinois Central Railroad for back taxes. The document outlines the tax dispute and cites the Illinois case in the state capital filing.
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Springfield
Statecoft Ilinois
Illinois Central Railroad
Stove Works Burned In Detroit Fire
Fire gutted a large Mich gin Stove works plant on Jefferson Avenue Tuesday evening. The loss was about 750000 dollars while the entire plant was insured for 380000 dollars.
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Detroit
Mich
Mich‘gin
Jefferson Avenue
Severe sleet storm cripples wires from Kansas City area
An unusually severe sleet storm on Friday hit western Kansas and spread into Oklahoma and Indian Territory, knocking out telegraph and wire communications and crippling lines southward from Kansas City as utilities and travel were disrupted.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Brownsville Inquiry Recommends Dishonorable Discharge
President Roosevelt sent a special message to the Senate with evidence from Purdy and Blocksont on the Brownsville affair. He cites rifles and bullets as proof that some Twenty-fifth infantry soldiers aided the August 13 outrages and that some members knew of the deed. Discharged troops barred from re enlistment, but not from civil work. the move challenges validity of the earlier clause. Taft reports sworn testimony from fourteen eyewitnesses. roosevelt’s message and affidavits accompany the legislative appropriation bill debate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Brownsville
Purdy
Major Blocksont
Texas
Fort Brown
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Taft
United States
Prosecute Land Fencers Ordered by Attorney General
Secretary Hitchcock informs that Attorney General Bonaparte has directed United States District Attorney Harry J. Bone of Topeka to vigorously prosecute cattlemen who have erected illegal fences on public lands.
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Washington
Hitchacock
Bonaparte
Harry J. Bone
United States
Topeka
President Modifies Order On Negro Battalion Dismissal
By direction of the president Secretary Taft issued a Special Order modifying the order that dismissed the negro battalion of the Twenty-fifth Infantry striking out the clause excluding discharged soldiers from civil service employment. The War Department’s investigation has closed and will separately consider re-enlistment applications where evidence shows non involvement in the affray.
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Washington
Taft
Twenty-fifth ’ Infantry
War Department
Amended Nebraska Judicial District Bill Is Introduced
Congressman Norris unveils an amended measure to split Nebraska into two judicial districts with the Platte as the divider. Senators Millard and Representatives Norris and Kennedy oppose the Burkett plan while Kennedy voices clear opposition to a second district as debated in Washington.
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Norris
House
Washington
Nebras‘ka
Nebraska
Platte River
Millard
Kennedy
Burkett
Oliver Dyer Dies at 83. Pioneer of Shorthand
Boston mourns Oliver Dyer longtime stenographer and first shorthand reporter in the United States who introduced stenography to court reporting. Dyer died Monday at age 83 leaving a legacy in legal transcription and journalism.
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Oliver Dyer
Boston
Mass
United States
Heaviest NY Taxpayers Named Carnegie Rockefeller
New York assessors release figures showing Andrew Carnegie with personal property valued at 5 million dollars and John D. Rockefeller at 2.5 million, threatening to crown Carnegie as the city’s top taxpayer unless revisions are made.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Bartholdt bill seeks $500 million for waterways bonds
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri introduces a bill in Washington to authorize the secretary of the treasury to issue bonds totaling 500 million dollars to fund improvements of waterways nationwide. The measure aims to finance dredging, navigation upgrades, and related infrastructure projects to boost commerce and reduce shipping costs.
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Washington
Bartholdt
Missouri
Secretary of the Treasury
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