Washington remembers James D Yeomans former ICC member
James D Yeomans a former Interstate Commerce Commission member and once a Democratic senator from Woodbury County Iowa died in his Cumberland hotel apartment in Washington He helped form the Sioux City Jobbers and Manufacturers association to curb railroad rate discrimination and influenced transport policy in the northwest He was appointed to the ICC by Cleveland and reappointed by McKinley serving into Roosevelts term after Cockrell succeeded him.
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James D. Yeomans
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Woodbury County
Cumberland Hotel
Yeomans
Cleveland
Hawkeye
Sioux City
Iowa
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States
Francis M. Cockrell
Missouri
Judge Addison Oliver Offers Manul Training For Onawa Schools
Onawa judge Addison Oliver, donor of the town library, proposes a department of manual training and domestic science for Onawa schools. The school board discussed the offer with directors C. E. Underhill and S. A. Howard. the board will decide to accept or reject. Oliver pledges at least 5000 dollars for building and apparatus to establish the new departments, expanding the current program led by Prof. Roy.
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Onawa
Addison Oliver
C. E. Underhill
S. A. Howard
Roy
Oliver
Priest Defends Catholic Ritual Rule At John Burns Funeral
Reverend Father Carey of St. Raphael's Catholic Cathedral issued a statement defending the Catholic Church's ban on ritualistic services outside church provisions. He noted that the Grand Army of the Republic funeral rites conflicted with church rules and Mount Olivet Cemetery's constitution, explaining the local G A R's refusal to attend.
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Mount Olivet Cemetery
Auto Explodes as Fire Destroys Stevens Car
Charles City report says Bart Stevens, a Fisher family member and worker at Stevens Co. furniture makers, was en route to his farm when his automobile caught fire from the carburetor. He attempted to extinguish it but the vehicle blew up, throwing him about fifteen feet and wrecking the car.
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Charles City
Bart Stevens
Stevens
Fisher. Stevens Co
Yowa Dairymen Convention in Cedar Rapids
Dairymen of national reputation and government experts gather for the thirtieth annual convention in Cedar Rapids on November 7 8 and 9. An exhibition of dairy machinery will be shown and butter entries will be judged. Prof E H Webster head of the U S dairy division will give an address.
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Yowa
Cedar Rapids
E. H. Webster
United States Department of Agriculture
Comb Buried in Her Skull Triggers Fatal Injury
Miss Chirinthia Schentz of Dubuque may die after a peculiar accident. She alighted from a car just as it stopped and fell backward. A comb worn in her hair broke into four teeth that entered her skull causing wounds feared to be fatal.
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Dubuque
Chirinthia Schentz
Bullet Finally Ends Life at Gettysburg
William Russell, a Confederate veteran who carried a bullet near his heart since Gettysburg, died suddenly when the leaden projectile dislodged, causing fatal bleeding. The death closes a long, quiet life marked by Civil War service and enduring memory of the battle.
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Gettysburg
William Russell
Peddlers Seek License Refunds After Court Ruling
Peddlers urge boards of supervisors to refund license fees after the Supreme Court deemed the license law defective, citing derision from the ruling and demanding repayment of their payments.
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Supreme Court
Boards of Supervisors
Waterloo board signs opera house contracts with Lichty and Haffa
The Waterloo board acting for East Waterloo contracts George S Lichty and A W Haffa for erecting an opera house. Other items note Ezra Meeker passing Red Oak with ox teams, Leonard Leopold linked to a Chicago murder, and local civic and legal events across the state.
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Board of Trade of
Waterloo
East Waterloo
George S. Lichty
A. W. Haffa
Troops to Tour Guba and Cuban unrest
Provisional government plans extensive practice marches for American troops in Cuba to bolster confidence. General Bell orders officers to be courteous to all Cubans and avoid intervening in disorder except emergencies. Hospital reform and local political changes stir Matanzas and Isle of Pines news as Lt Tittoni and Lt Wiley face postings and health concerns.
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Havana
Provisional Government
J. Franklin Bell
Carlos Garcia Y Velez
San Lazaro Hospital
Matanzas
Isle of Pines
Holmesburg
Magoon
Robert Tittoni
Marine Corps
Noble J. Wiley
Fifth Infantry
Sumner
Animas Hospital
Lieut. Wiley
Tarnholm
Camp Columbia
Count Boni de Castellane Hopes for Reconciliation in Duel Letter Row
Notorious French count Boni de Castellane faces challenges from three Americans demanding a duel over alleged insults to American womanhood. He reportedly weighed accepting the first challenge as others arrived, while his friends withheld names. He remains hopeful of reconciliation, writing love letters to his wife and denouncing American lawyers, aiming to prolong the divorce case with witness production.
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Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Count Boni
Maitre Cruppi
Probe of Wreck Inquest Begun in Atlantic City
An inquest into Sunday’s Thoroughfare disaster opened Thursday in Atlantic City led by Coroner Gaskill. Witnesses described rail grooves misaligned in heat, a fast train striking the trestle, and the bridge being relocked after the yacht Sinbad passed.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Gaskill
Stewart
Elizabeth Driscoll
Sinbad
Engine smashes into saloon in Rome wreck
A Central railroad eastbound freight locomotive jumped the track at James street and the railroad, plunging into a two story saloon. Engineer Albert Brown of Little Falls died in the wreck, brakeman Robert Vandervoort of Albany was killed under the tender, fireman Hugh Grover of Syracuse survived. The engine, pulling 50 loaded cars, traveled 125 feet after leaping the frog before crashing into the saloon. no one in the bar or upper rooms was harmed.
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Rome
N. Y
Central Railroad
James Street
Albert Brown
Little Falls
Robert B. Vandervoort
Albany
Hugh Ll. Grover
Syracuse
Prairie Fire Destruction Hits South of Dickinson
A prairie fire near Stillwater roared southeast for seven miles, ravaging ranches and livestock. Galligan, Vatey, and D Z outfits reported heavy losses of buildings hay and animals, with several em losses fatally burned and ranches like Nester and Krenz damaged.
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Dickinson
N. D
Here
Stillwater
Serin
Galligan
Vatey
D. Z
Utes To Fort Meade After Conference
Sheridan Wyoming reports a peace conference between Ute leaders and U.S. troops resulting in Utes agreeing to return with Col Rogers to Fort Meade South Carolina for government care while Chiefs Red Cap and Black Whiskers travel to Washington to confer with President Roosevelt.
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Moorhead
Red Cap
Unknahkin
Black Whiskers
Utah
Powder River
Death of James D. Yeomans Ex-ICC Member at 61
James D. Yeomans, former Interstate Commerce Commission member, died Wednesday at 61 from a complication of diseases. A Wyoming County New York native with deep railroad ties, he led multiple rail lines including the Buffalo New York & Philadelphia railway and the Olean Bradford & Warren railway. He later contributed to railroad building in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan before private business in this city. He was succeeded on the ICC by former Senator Francis M. Cockrell.
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Washington
James D. Yeomans
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
United States
Francis M. Cockrell
Missouri
Yeomans
Judge Yeomans
Sooners Entitled to Claims in Nevada Opening
Reports from interior department agents who oversaw Walker Lake reservation opening conclude infractions of opening rules were not serious enough to trigger invalidation. Congress did not require pre signal entry prohibition, so early entrants cannot be punished and remain entitled to claims.
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Washington
Interior Department
Walker Lake
Nevada
Hitchcock
Sooners
Congress
Five True Bills for Peonage Indicted in Georgia
Five indictments for peonage were returned against F. B. Cole Jean Reinhold and H. L. Ziegler of Newman Georgia by a federal grand jury in Atlanta after a Justice Department inquiry led by Assistant Attorney General Charles Russell. The case arose from complaints by German immigrants lured south by the Southern Immigration Bureau of New York with promises of factory work at a Newman furniture plant.
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Atlanta
Charles Russell
Department of Justice
Washington
F. B. Cole
Jean Reinhold
H. L. Ziegler
Newman
Southern Immigration Bureau of
New York
Pioneer Judge Upton Dies in Washington History
Walla Walla Washington judge William H H Upton a renowned Pacific Northwest attorney and early Washington state judge died at the hospital Sunday from heart failure.
Bars Jews From Lectures at St Petersburg University
The rector and council of the University of St Petersburg face police action as the prefect refuses to admit Jews who are not university members to attend lectures despite student protests.
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St. Petersburg
University of St
Standard Buys Texas Weirs in Caddo City Field
Standard Oil buys 42 acres in the Caddo City field, 20 miles north of Shreveport, and will begin operations immediately to develop the property. The move marks a significant expansion in Texas Weirs holdings and signals active development plans by Standard Oil.
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Standard
Texas Weirs
Shreveport
Standard Oil Company
Caddo City
Death of Man Gored by Bull During Field Crossing
Cecred to Death py Bull. Gallionelis, O.-Charies DPD, Pailey, Te yetrs old, was attacked by an en raced Lull while crossing a field Sun day and gored to death Mer. Bailey s is a former member of the state lnward of agriculture.
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Cecred
Gallionelis
Charies Dpd
Pailey
Te Yetrs Old
Mer
Baileys
State
Lnward of Agriculture
Panama's Third Anniversary Celebrated in Colon
The third anniversary of Panama's republic was celebrated on Sunday with afternoon bull baiting and other amusements followed by fireworks in the evening.
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Colon
Republic of Panama
Floods Hit Italy as Storms Cause Wide Flooding
Heavy storms sweep Italy flooding multiple regions. Venice reports over a foot of water in St Mark's Square and many roads blocked by landslides, disrupting travel and daily life across the peninsula.
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Rome
Italy
St. Mark’s Square
Venice
Big Factory Destroyed in New York Fire
A seven story factory at Stanton and Mangin streets was destroyed by fire early Friday causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Two watchmen inside were rescued with difficulty.
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New York
Stanton and Mangin Streets
Utes to be moved to Fort Meade and Roosevelt talks
Dispatch reports Col Rodger s move to relocate renegade White River Utes to Fort Meade South Dakota with chiefs to meet President Roosevelt after his Panama trip. Roosevelt to receive Indian chiefs soon, aiming to resolve Ute dispute and return them to reservation. Grand View Case Affirmed over London insurer.
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Fort Meade
South Dakota
Supreme Court
The
Northern Assurance Company
Washington
Rodgers
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Leupp
Panama
Battleship Virginia sustains minor damage in collision
Washington report from Captain Seaton Schroeder of the battleship Virginia confirms Monday the Saturday collision with the Monroe of the Old Dominion line in Hampton Roads. The Monroe drew into the port quarter of the battleship by the suction of Virginia’s screws, causing only trifling damage.
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Washington
Seaton Schroeder
Virginia
Monroe
Old Dominion Line
Hampton Roads
Bulgarian Cabinet Resigns and New Government Planned
SOFIA BULGARIA The Petroff cabinet has resigned due to lack of parliamentary backing. Minister of the Interior Petroff is to form a new cabinet as the government change proceeds.
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Sofia
Bulagaria
Petroff
Interior
Movement for annexation by armed Cuban bandits
In Havana a report from Santi Spiritus in Santa Clara province notes an armed band of about ninety men encamped near the town. Under Cols Sanchez and Jiminez they display uniforms bearing stars and stripes and declare they seek annexation of the island to the United States, not opposition to American forces.
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United States
Havana
Santi Spiritus
Santa Clara
Sanchez
Jiminez
Cashier Short in Monroe County Bank Shortfall
Cashier H. C. Duboise of Monroe County Bank at Monroeville is reported short $22,115 per State Bank Examiner Rutledge. In Rome, the pope granted a private audience to Rt. Rev. Maurice F. Burke bishop of St Joseph Missouri.
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Short
Montgomery
Ala
H. C. Duboise
Monroe County
Monroeville
Rutledge
Rome
Maurice F. Burke
St. Joseph, Mo
General Wint Reports on Ute Conference in Wyoming
A telegram from Major General Greely in St Louis forwards Colonel Rodgers and General Wint's report on a meeting with the Ute Indians near Arvada Wyoming. General Greely and General Wint fully approve the agreement and say it removes dangerous bands and blocks further large incursions into settled territory.
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General Wint
Washington
General Greely
St. Louis
Colonel Rodgers
Arvada
Wyo
Greely
Rodgers
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