Tariff revisions and political battles sweep a tense session
Washington demands tariff revision legislation at a special session as President Tait hints at Canada reciprocity. House and senate leaders push limited tariff moves while focusing on reciprocity. Additional reports note mine disasters in Virginia, Minnesota killing several workers, bank closures, a New York post office contract, and revolutions unfolding in Mexico with sizable casualties.
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Underwood
House Committee On Ways and Means
House
Tait
Four Die In Snow Slide At Gold King Mine
A snowslide destroyed the boarding house at the Gold King mine near Gladstone Colorado killing four and injuring one. The incident adds to a string of disasters illustrating harsh western conditions and mining risks in late news coverage.
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Gold King Mine
Gladstons
Colorado
Carnegie endowment forms board and picks Root as president
Personal steps toward active work were taken by the Carnegie endowment for international peace at its first Washington board meeting. Senator Elihu Root was chosen president. Rumors say John W. Kendrick may be offered the Missouri Pacific presidency, Maj. Gen. Frederick D. Grant is in line as military aide to ambassador Hammon, ex-Senator Carter joins a Canada border treaty commission to settle water routes and privileges.
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Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Board of Trustees
Washington
Elihu ‘Root
Endowment
Missouri Pacific Road
George Gould
John W. Kendrick
Chicago
Atchison, Toneka & Santa Fe
Frederick D. Grant
Department of the East
John Hays Hammon
Taft
George V
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Canada
Great landslide from Vesuvius crater shocks region
After a severe earthquake and strong detonations from Mount Vesuvius, investigations indicate a massive landslide from the crater upper part measuring about 1000 by 250 feet. Enormous smoke clouds followed as the event unfolded. In France clocks were set back nine minutes and twenty-one seconds to align with Greenwich time.
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Mount Vesuvius
France
The
Republic
National Guard Officers Picked for Mexican Border Maneuvers
Dubuque unit ordered to ready for field service as 150 state guard officers are recommended to the U S war department for assignment to observe U S troops maneuvers on the Mexican border. Selection cites merit, efficiency and obedience to orders with a long list of named officers.
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Dubuque
Centain
Higbee
James RB. Lincoln
W.T. Chantland
H. A., Allen
BR. P. Howell
E. R Bennett
Medical Department
Co. D
Fairchild
E. L. Martindale
W. S. Conkling
William Jepson
C. §. Grant
Donald McRae
EH. Lambert
H. E. Hadley
Krause
Murphy
H. M. Byers
H. L. Husted
B. B. Buseh
G. A. Evans
A. F. Daily
W. A. Wooluf
G. Ray Logan
Stanley Miller
George W. Sanders
C. F. Starr
Plans New Auto Road in Iowa Meetings Discuss Route
Hampton and surrounding towns host a session with experts Pren tice Rawson W B Barney Professor Van Pelt and F L Odell leading talks on building an automobile road from Ackley through Geneva Hampton Chapin to Sheffield amid strong interest in the project.
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Hampton
Prentice Rawson
W. B. Barney
van Pelt
F. L. Odell
Ackley
Sheffield
Geneva
Chapin
Church Burns at Waterloo Causes Dread Fire Loss
A church fire at Waterloo destroyed the $5,000 pine organ and damaged the $75,000 First Methodist church by $15,600. Dedicatory exercises were postponed. The loss is fully covered by insurance.
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Waterloo
First Methodist
Pupils Teeth Examined in Waterloo District
Waterloo makes first full teeth examination of grade pupils under board of education and superintendent guidance. Nearly 2 000 children were examined, with results awaited with interest in the state’s first comprehensive survey.
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Waterloo
Board of Education
Wes
Mumma to be promoted to captain in Iowa forces
Lieut Mumma of the Eleventh cavalry and commandant of cadets in Iowa City is likely to receive a promotion to captain as Congress passes a bill elevating several hundred officers. He may be assigned as inspector general of the Iowa National Guard.
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Mumma
Iowa
Eleventh Cavalry
Iowa National Guard
Cedar Falls District Alliance Elects Officers At Conference
The Cedar Falls district convention of the Young People s alliance closed after a three day session electing W I Manster of Waverly president and W H Brinn of Waterloo vice president.
Woman Seriously Burned In Home Fire Tragedy
Bartlett Miss Maggie Nauk suffers serious burns after attempting to extinguish a blaze that destroyed her home and all contents. The fire left the residence in ruins and firefighters worked to control the flames.
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Bartlett
Maggie Nauk
Bowman Accepted Presidency at Iowa State University
New York banker John Gabborth Bowman, former secretary of the Carnegie foundation, has accepted the presidency of Iowa State University. Bowman, age 34, is noted as the youngest college president in U.S. statistics. He arrived in Iowa in 1904 after postgraduate work at Columbia, and has led as secretary since 1906 as the university sought new leadership with about 1,800 students and 100 instructors.
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New York
John Gabborth Bowman
Carnegie Foundation
United States
Bowman
Towa State University
Iowa State Board of Education
Columbia Untversity
Butter Makers to Help Barney in Iowa
Des Moines reports a forty creamery delegation from Iowa Missouri Nebraska Minnesota and Illinois met in Des Moines to aid Food and Dairy Commissioner Barney enforcing Iowa pure food laws. The committee includes J W Fowler Grinnell H B Dunlap Des Moines W S Wilcox Mason City F A Leighton Des Moines and J J Jeck Atlantic to study improving Iowa butter making.
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Barney
Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
Illinois
Mr. Barney
J. W. Fowler
Grinnell
H. B. Dunlap
W. 8. Wilcox
Mason City
F. A. Leighton
J. J. Jeck
Atlantic
Gold Storage Houses Blamed for High Prices
Des Moines leaders in the Iowa Wholesale Butter and Egg Dealers association blame cold storage houses for elevated winter prices on butter eggs and other produce. Henry Rhynsburer of Pella urged better year round market flow to aid both producer and dealer. He spoke at the association’s annual convention. Waterloo plans were announced for a Greater Iowa industrial movement with city officials and commercial bodies present. Storm Lake honors veteran firefighters as Chief A R Biddle received a gold pin. he is the nation’s oldest serving fire chief with thirty two years as Storm Lake chief and twelve long‑serving firefighters with him.
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Des Moines
Henry Rhynsbureer
Pella
Iowa: Wholesale
Greater
Iowa
Waterloo
John R. Rector
W. W. Marsh
Black Hawk County
Towa
Storm Lake
A. R. Biddle
Biddle
United States
Eighty Percent to be Dry in Iowa Counties
A Des Moines report shows eighty percent of Iowa counties slated to remain dry for five years under current laws. It lists seventy-two counties enforcing prohibitory statutes, sixteen already voting for saloons, and ten undecided or tied up in litigation.
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Des Moines
Towa
Bowman to Lead University of Iowa Next September
Prof. John G. Bowman of the Carnegie Foundation has accepted the presidency of the University of Iowa to succeed the resigning George BE. MacLean. Bowman will assume duties next September and will tour Europe later this term, returning to America to begin the new semester in Iowa City.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
John G. Bowman
Carnegie Foundation
George BE. MacLean
Europe
America
Town City
Investiture of Monsignor Saunders Set for St Patrick's Day
Two hundred fifty invitations have been sent to Catholic dignitaries and lay friends of Monsignor J. T. Saunders for his investiture as monsignor on March 17. Participants include Bishop P. J. Garrigan of Sioux City Bishop Davis of Davenport and Monsignor Flavin of Chicago.
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Fort Dodge
J.T. Saunders
St. Patrick’s Day
P. J. Garrigan
Sioux City
Davis
Davenport
Flavin
Chicago
Former Iowan Burned In Fort Worth Lab Incident
Brooks Grant, formerly of Hopkinton Iowa, was badly burned in a Fort Worth Texas university laboratory explosion. The chemical blast blinded him and authorities said he may die from his injuries.
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Monticello
Brooks Grant
Hopkinton
Fort Worth (Texas) University
Denison Man Dies in South Denison
Telegram from Florida reports the death of George W. Nicholson a leading Denison butter and eggs dealer for years He was a heavy dealer in Vail Grand Junction and Denison and his death marks the loss of a prominent local business figure
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Denison
South Denison
Florida
George W. Nicholson
Vail
Grand Junction
Horse Accident Seriously Injures Perry-George Podmore
Perry-George Podmore, 23, was thrown from a horse and injured when the horse stepped on his face crushing his jaw and knocking out most of his teeth. He was taken to Mercy hospital in Des Moines for treatment.
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Perry
George Podmore
Mércy Hospital
Des Moines
Preacher Hi in Chicago Shaped by Paralyzing Stroke
A well known figure in the region Tecorah Kev Joly Willard suffered a paralyzing stroke in Chisago while traveling through the state. His condition prompted reports of a dramatic sudden health event affecting local communities and church circles.
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Chicago
Tecorah
Kev
Joly
Willard
Chisago
Engineers for Jawa Bridge Go Missing Near Chihuahua
Three Des Moines men H E Billingsley B R Brown and P W Pye engineers for the Des Moines Bridge and Iron Company have not been heard from in ten days. They left six weeks ago for Chihuahua to build a water tower and were last heard from by automobile as they planned to travel to El Paso Texas. An appeal for aid to the Washington war department was sent after no replies to telegrams from Mexico.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Bridge & Iron Company
Chihuahua
Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Washington
H. E. Billingsley
Mount Vernon
Iron Company
B. BR. Brown
P. W. Pye
South
United States
Billingsley,Brown and Pye
Billingsley
War Department
The Senatorial Vote and Local Incidents in Des Moines
Des Moines reports a small shift in the senatorial race as Campbell of Ida switches from Judge Deemer to Judge Kenyon. Results show Deemer 45 and Kenyon 43 with 138 total votes and 20 absent or paired. Ottumwa records two tragic identical wounds, one fatal. Congressman Walter J. Smith resigns to join the federal circuit court bench. Neola notes a unique marriage climax as Butler, 77, marries 25 year old Redecker after the bride’s mother's rejection. Ames tallies Story County real estate transfers, a weekly record of 116 transactions totaling 1,579,704.63, up from the prior year.
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Campbell
Ida
Judge Deemer
Kenyon
Mara Deemer
Porter
Smith
Carrol
Walter J. Smith
Congress of the United States
Tudge Smith
Federal Circuit
Neola
Butler
Miss. Redecker
Buller
Story County
Ames
Socialists Win Big in Muscatine City Council Race
March 14 in Muscatine socialists swept the city council race with more votes than every Republican and Democratic candidate combined, signaling a strong surge for the socialist ticket in local government.
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Muscatine
Fire Loss at Wancoma After Business Blaze
A fire in Wancoma yesterday caused about 6000 dollars in damage destroying the final room kept by Charles Naurtz along with the Mulberry store owned by Mabel Husband and Ace Webster’s residence. The blaze began in the last room of the business section.
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Wancoma
Pire
Charles Naurtz
Mulberry
Mabel Husband
Ace Webster
Thieves Rob Drug Store in Mt Pleasant Heist
Thieves broke into the J Jericho and Co drug store in Mt Pleasant last night and robbed the cash register. Police say entry was made after hours and an undisclosed amount of cash was taken. No injuries reported and investigation continues.
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Mt. Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
J. Jericho & Co
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Patient Testimony
Mrs Rosa Weinmann of Chicago reports intense rheumatic back pains and severe weakness due to kidney trouble. She says Doan's Kidney Pills brought relief after use, with pain subsiding and mobility improving. The testimonial cites the Pills as the remedy and notes price of 50 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
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Dean
Rosa Weinmann
Greenswood Terrace
Chicago
Ill
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Family Pride in Flying Class Debate
Conversation shows Professor Stork inquiring about Ernestine’s progress in flying studies. Little Miss Quacker-Oh laughs off promotion while her mother constraints E from the flying course. The mother argues water navigation favors the best families rather than mere ability.
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Piers
Stork
Ernestine
Miss Quacker
Cuticura Remedies End Severe Eczema Suffering
A Philadelphia woman recalls years of sleepless nights from an intolerable eczema outbreak. After failing numerous doctors and treatments she credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing her skin condition and urges others to try the products at home.
Home and School Ideals For Child Training
A quote from Mrs. BE. L. Franklin, secretary of the Parents' National Educational Union in England, argues that home and school must share the same ideals and a systematic mindset to achieve the best results in child training and teaching, or the child will suffer.
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BE. L. Franklin
Parents’ National Educational Union
England
CASTORIA Ad Warns Mothers to Check Signatures
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature of In Use For Over 30 Years, claiming it is a safe remedy for infants and children. The playful cartoon features a tiger and lion discussing a giraffe’s illness.
Spohn's Distemper Cure and Garfield Tea Ad In One
An OCR fragment markets Spohn's Distemper Cure claiming to treat distemper in horses of all ages and other diseases, with 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles and agent invites. It also promotes Garfield Tea as a laxative and blood purifier, hinting at satire about prosperity.
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Spohn
Mira
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
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