Arpad fastest battleship at Pola speed trials
News in brief reports Arpad the Austrian second class battleship proves fastest in trials at Pola. King Edward and Queen Alexandra to visit Ireland in July. Yukan gold output projected to 3 million dollars. Maine bid rejected. secretary to re advertise. Sioux Falls census up by 371 schoolchildren. Montenegro front line clash leaves five Turks dead. Siam king’s robes and decorations valued near 1,000,000. Russia’s Manchuria evacuation progressing. Kaiser’s year of travel totals 24,000 miles across 62 journeys. Tragedian Denis Tavulari plans 1905 New York visit. Michigan Telephone receivership appeal. Moody to leave cabinet. Transvaal Lt. Gov. Lawley pardons many wartime offenses. Denver charter delegates race favors nonpartisan civic ticket. US imports hit record near 606 million. Canton cable warns 1,000,000 Chinese natives starving. New York post office rents considered excessive. Adirondack fires spread toward Long Lake and Mount Marcy. Shawnee chief Black Feather loses court case. Rev. Wattmann discusses Philippine report in Rome. Omaha railways wage schedule aligned with Northern Pacific. First mortgage holders oppose Shipbuilding reorganization.
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Pola
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Dublin
Ireland
Yukon
Secretary of the Treasury
Tibuco Castana
Maine
Sioux Falls
Montenegro
Siam
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Russia
Denis Tavulari
Greece
Orient
New York
Michigan Telephone Company
Michigan
United States Court of Appeals
Moody
Navy
Roosevelt
Transvaal
Arthur Lawley
Denver
United States
Hay
McWade
Canton
Wong
Kwang
Brooklyn Eagle
New York State
Eagle
Adirondacks
Long Lake
Newcomb Lake
Mount Marcy
Lake Georgia
Black Feather
Supreme Court of the United States
Edward J. Wattmann
29Th
United States Infantry
Rome
Manila
Sacred College
Vatican
Winter
Omaha
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Iowa News Roundup Highlights Local Incidents and Expositions
Iowa reports describe Ruth Harris nearly killed in Janesville shop belt accident, postmaster changes at Templeton, bank reserve approvals for Davenport and Tipton, an escape from Mt. Pleasant hospital, and flood related legislative notes. Also covers church events, a drowning in Oto, judicial district decisions, Iowa building progress at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, a Jack the Well Poisoner scare in Sioux City, legal admission of John Henderson, and Iowa’s St. Louis expo planning with no women’s department and a three-woman advisory committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Harris
Janesville
Victor C. Schneller
Templeton
Frank Pierce
Johnson County
Kaloma
First National Bank of
Omaha
Tawa National Bank of
Davenport
Hamilton National Bank
City National Bank of
Iowa
Des Moines
Methodists of
Council Bluffs
Epworth League
Corneil Bluffs
Marshalltown
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Folowing
Frank Kamueriing
Iowa Falls
J. C. Black
Eldora
Lister
State Center
M. N. Smith
Ackley
Irvin
Marswalltown
Nelson
Robert. Livermore
Oto
Supreme Court
M. J. Higgins
Pottawattamie County
State Commission
W. T. Shepherd
Harlan
Proudfoot
Iowa Building
St. Louis
Iowa Commission
Sioux City
Jack the
Nicholas Sunem
John Henderson Cé Bulianca
Lelore
Interior Department
W. H. Baily
Walter I. Smith
Counc Bluffs
James G. Berryhill
Alice G. Pletcher
State Federation of Yeomen'’s Clubs
State Farms Backward Report From Cherokee visit
Judge Robinson of the state board of control returned from Cherokee where he visited the state insane hospital and the state farm. He reports that the crops on the big state farm in Cherokee county are good and that despite wet weather the farm will yield swell. It sits on high rolling ground. This is the only farm among state institutions with a favorable report as others have delayed farm work due to bad weather.
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Judge Robinson
State Board of Control
Cherokee
State Insane Hospital
Cherokees County
Priests to Face Annual Examinations for Theology History
Beginning Thursday and continuing until modified, younger priests must take yearly exams in theology, church history and canon law. Archbishop Keane urged that the younger priesthood remain competent while the measure excludes older priests.
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Dubuque
Keane
Fort Dodge Military Band Formed for Fifty-Sixth Regiment
Fort Dodge receives the Fort Dodge Military Band for the Fifty-sixth regiment after Adjutant General Byers muster the unit. Twenty men join with many others seeking entry, and Byers reports the band of first class quality. Albert C. Smith, county recorder, leads the band.
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Fort Dodge
Byers
Albert C. Smith
Water Works Reports Big Profit in Sioux City
Sioux City water works chief E. B. Spalding releases the fifth annual report for the year ending March 1, 1903. The balance sheet shows $29,107.39 in profit over operating expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
E. B. Spalding
Man Killed in Afton School Demolition Accident
Creston Iowa report states Al Woodruff was instantly killed while tearing down an old school building in Afton. Working with others, heavy steps loosened and fell, crushing him as his wife watched from nearby after delivering his lunch.
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Creston
al Woodruff
Afton
Woodruff
Organize Construction Company Formed in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Southern Construction company is organized at Cedar Rapids to build the interurban line to Iowa City. Capital is 2400 dollars with incorporators William G. Dows I B Smith and N M Hubbard. The company will oversee construction of a surveyed line financed by Cedar Rapids people.
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Organize Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City & Southern Construction Company
Iowa City
Willam G. Dows
I. B. Smith
N. M. Hubbard
Union Pacific machinists reach wage and reinstatement accord
After an eleven month strike, Union Pacific machinists accept terms restoring all old workers within sixty days, with about a seven percent wage increase and discretionary piecework rules. The agreement mirrors boiler makers and is to be ratified locally with no new hires during the sixty day return period. Blacksmiths yet to settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Union Pacific
Burt
Harriman
New York
Hugh Doran
Machinists’ Executive Board
Union Pacific Headquarters
McNeil
Answer Filed in Appeal Over Telegraph Wires Along Rail Rights
Philadelphia Pennsylvan ia Railroad Company filed in the U S court of appeals an answer to Western Union Telegraph Company suit seeking to modify a decree that ruled the railroad could remove poles and wires from along its right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States Court of Appeals
Western Union Telegraph Company
Telegraph Company
Government Wins Second Class Mail Case in DC Appeals
The District of Columbia court of appeals ruled in favor of the government in the postmaster general versus Houghton Mifflin & Co. The decision reverses a lower court ruling on whether certain publications qualify as second class mail matter.
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Washington, D. C
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Postmaster General
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Census records show Philippine Christian population reach 7 million
Washington report from General Sanger in charge of the census in the Philippine Islands states that census work progresses well. Early reports indicate a Christian population of about 7,000,000 with Manila population around 220,100.
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Philippines
Washington, D. C
General Sanger
Philippine Islands
Sanger
Ma- Bila
Live Stock Market Reports From South Omaha
Cattle supply ample and demand steady to strong with early trade delays, beef steers and light heifers in good demand. prices generally higher than yesterday. Hogs decline with bulk sold $5.72 to $5.77, top around $6.75, large-volume sales mid-morning. Sheep quotations list varied values for lambs, yearlings, and wethers across multiple grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Omaha
Fire in the Mountains Near Saratoga
Dense smoke and ash from Adirondack forest fires blanket the Catlin lake region where fires span fifteen miles wide and twenty miles long and keep spreading despite hundreds of firefighters. Heat and smoke thwart approaches, Adirondack lake navigation is nearly suspended, a steamer crew is missing on Longlake for three days, and Cold River region flames cover twenty square miles.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Catlin Lake
Adirondack Lakes
Longlake
Cold River
Transfer Order 18 Brings Free Rural Delivery to Omaha
Western Division rural free delivery headquarters move from Denver to Omaha takes effect July 1. Division spans Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and New Mexico with eleven special agents and ten route inspectors. Kieffer Gets New Trial in South Dakota Case. The Kieffer appeal reverses and orders a new trial. he will be brought back to Pierre for rehearing after long service in Sioux Falls.
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Omaha
Washington
Wynn
Western Division
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
South Dakota
Montana
North Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
New Mexico
Kieffer
Sturgis
S. D
Matt Kieffer
Supreme Court
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Locust Plague Threatens Trans-Caspian Harvests
Plague of locusts across Trans-Caspian territory endangers grain and fruit crops. Famine already reported in Turkesian as protection becomes impossible against the voracious pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Trans- Caspian
Bids Recommended for Three Sixteen-Ton Battleships
The board of construction of the navy department has urged the secretary of the navy to accept bids from Newport News Shipbuilding, New York Shipping, and Far River Ship and Engine for constructing three sixteen-ton battleships. No action has been taken yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Board of Construction of the
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Newport News Shipbulkiing Company
New York Shipping Company
Fare River Ship and Engine Company
Royal Duke Probes Naval Stokers Hard Life
The Duke of Connaught on the battleship Renown visited the boiler room to see naval stokers at work. After thirty minutes he admitted stokers have tough duties and gave up the shovel, illustrating the hard conditions in the boiler room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Connaught
India
Defiance Starch Promoted as Superior Process
Advert says Defiance Starch is unlike others, claiming superiority with one third more value for 10 gents. The copy emphasizes a novel production method and exceptional quality compared to competing brands.
Old Coin from 1816 Honors Brock and Trade
A farmer in Adams New York uncovered a gold medal dated 1816. One side praises Sir Isaac Brock the Hero of Upper Canada and the other proclaims Success to Commerce and Peace to the World with a central monument. Also noted is William Macksbee, a 100 year old naval veteran in Philadelphia born 1808 who joined the Constitution in 1817 and served until retirement.
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George W. Rogers
Adams
N. Y
Sir Isaac Brock
Upper Canada
Philadelphia
William Macksbee
Baltimore
Constitution
Historic Billiard Table From Louis XIV To London Soho
An antique billiard table in London’s Soho square traces its lineage from Louis XIV to Napoleon I and now belongs to Orme & Sons. Aged two centuries, the oak body weighs around 10,000 pounds and is robed in electric blue cloth. Bronze gargoyles adorn six pockets as a jaw drops to reveal the ball.
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London
Louis XIV
Napoleon L
Massrs, Orme & Sons
Soho Square
They All Saved the Seeds Banquet Tale of Georgia Watermelons
Mark Hanna hosted a banquet in Ohio for fifty farmers. He chilled twenty five Georgia watermelons after poisoning with champagne, and each guest left with half a melon and pocketed the seeds. The scene blends humor and sly political intrigue with revelry.
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Mark Hanna
Ohio
Georgia
Hanna
Grape-Nuts: A Convalescent Diet Aid and Testimonial
A testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as essential for recovery from wasting illness. Four teaspoonfuls with cream sustain a healthy person for half a day, or less with warm milk for convalescents. The letter cites rapid strength return after typhoid, noting clearer mind and sturdier body, and mentions Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and a recipe book in each package.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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