British rail disaster and political notes in brief
Senator Quay nears forty six years in public office while Kipling plans to stay in a house once lent by Cecil Rhodes. Britain seeks Canadian meat tenders for Army supply. Maine corporate fees near $100000, doubling yearly. A head on rail crash near Teco, New Mexico kills five. several injured. A Kansas magnate found murdered. Illinois auditor Swigert dies of appendicitis. Deaths include Col Gordon of Wright County Missouri and Ward brothers crew member. Berlin professor Delitsch to visit U S in March. Empress Dowager rumor in Tientsin. Yaqui vs Mexican troops stories questioned. Butte murder incident. Overman becomes NC senator. Alabama boiler blast kills five. Italy threatens action over Red Sea piracy. Arizona NM Oklahoma debts and valuations listed. Topeka coal famine inquiry begins. 14 witnesses. Rock Island telegraphers to seek wage scale next May. Wyoming Wind River plan for allotment. 1600 Indians from 2.8 million acre reservation. New York legislator’s travel creates office forfeiture risk. Hugo Hohenlohe volunteering in NY bank for American business methods. Philippine commission opens leper colony on Guilon Island.
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Matthew Stanley Quay
Kipling
South A Africa
Cecil Rhodes
British War Office
South Africa
Maine
Rock Island
Tecolate
N. M
B. W. Knott
Bird City
Kansas
Charles P. Swigert
Illinois
Memorial Hall
A. J. Gordon
Wright County
Hartville
Charles Ward
Ward Brothers
Park Avenue
Rockaway Beach
Friedrich Delitsch
Berlin
United States
London Standard
Tien Tsin
Hermosillo
San Marcial
Butte
Mont
Walter W. Brooks
Emery Chevrier
Dubsis House
Chevyrier
Lee S. Overman
North Carolina
Salisbury
Trinity College
Anniston
Ala
Southern Car and Foundry Company
Italy
Porte
Red Sea
Lord Cranborne
Foreign Office
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Topeka
Chicago
Wyoming
Wind River
New York
Prince Hugo Hohenlohe
Philippine Commission
Guilon
Calamian
Substitute Bill Proposes Statehood Consolidation Plan
Washington leaders debate timing for a substitute bill to consolidate territories into two states and admit them, with Republicans seeking unanimous support. If blocked, Senator Quay may push a statehood amendment on the agricultural bill. Oklahoma admission discussed only as last resort. restlessness grows ahead of District of Columbia funding vote and Cuban reciprocity talk. Memorial session in the House honored Sewall and Salmon with eulogies led by Parker and a bipartisan slate of presenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Committee On Territories
Quay
Oklahoma
Allison
District of Columbia
House
House of Representatives
William J. Sewall
Joshua S. Salmon
New Jersey
Mr. Parker
Messrs
Gardner
N. J
Hull
Lyell
Ind
Stewart
Foster
Graff
Williams
Miss
Warner
Randsell
Tex
Lloyd
Ball
Post Office Bill Allows Large Stamp Free Mails
Washington reports that a postoffice appropriation bill passed by the house includes a provision allowing mailings of at least 2,000 identical third or fourth class pieces with full prepayment of postage and no stamps affixed. The measure, urged by Madden, aims to cut stamp production and canceling costs, benefiting government and business by easing mail handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Madden
Department
Child Saving Institute of Omaha Rescues Four Children
The Child Saving Institute of Omaha acts on a Washington County appeal to intervene in a Blair house of ill fame. A woman confessed in county court and asked the institute to take her four children. Three have found homes, with the youngest boy awaiting placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child Saving Institute of
Omaha
Washington County
Nebraska
Blair
Child Saving Institute of Omaha
Important AG Ruling on Soldier Exemption for 1902 Taxes
Iowa Attorney General Mullan Renderean ruled that the new exemption of property for soldiers and widows to 800 dollars applies only to 1903 taxes, since assessments and taxes were completed before the law took effect. The report covers multiple local items including accidents, settlements, deaths, a new library pledge, bond sales, voting contests, court-house plans, a soldier’s death, patents, a shooting verdict, bad checks, and fur trapping profits in various counties.
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Mullan
Appanoose County
Centerville
Thomas Www. Cowell
Sioux City
Texas
Cowgill
Government Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Joseph
Beebe
Harkin
John B.bunkers
Miller B
Conrad
Atlantic
Devore
Thompson
Rollie B. Fageol
Des Moines
Alonzo T. Flint
I. Whitney
Oskalooga
Wallace Warner
Hughbanks
Vermont
Fayette County
Warner
Alta
Weighi Ag
Union County
Sam Brown
Platte Township
Steam Fault Blamed for Jersey Wreck at Graceland
Coroner's inquest into the Graceland disaster that killed twenty three people opened in Plainfield. Engineer James Davis reported a cracked steam chest leaking for a month obscuring tower signals and preventing sight of the ahead train until sixty feet away. Master mechanic David Deeter acknowledged the leak but said it did not fully obstruct the engineer's view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Graceland
Westcott
Union County
James Davis
Davis
David H. Deeter
Philadelphia
Uprising Against Turkey Expected in the Balkans
In Fleet Street there is a general belief that a major insurrection against the Turks will arise in the Balkans in the early spring. Experts note the Macedonian question may overshadow the Venezuelan affair as a leading foreign issue. Russia and Austria fear a Bulgarian move beyond their control, with no joint policy agreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ning
New York
Fleet Street
Balkans
Russia
Bulgaria
Hydrophobia Case in County Cattle Herds
Hydrophobia has appeared in county cattle for the first time in years. Two animals owned by H. O. Hendrickson were killed by a veterinarian after infection. Authorities fear new cases may develop. The outbreak is linked to Hendrickson's dog that went sick around January 6 and attacked stock before disappearing the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Hendrickson
Iowa Fire Losses in 1902 Compiled for Statewide Record
A state compilation lists the major 1902 fire losses led by Armour Packing plant on November 16 with 900000 dollars. Red Oak raid April 24 destroyed eight buildings for 250000 dollars. Other fires with 25000 dollars or more are itemized.
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Armour Packing Company
Red Oak
Law Fugitive Richards Seen Near El Paso Mexico
Iowa authorities have evidence that W. A. Richards the missing ex deputy US marshal who allegedly led the Sullivan holdup near Hamilton four weeks ago is in Mexico. Des Moines figure Jefferson Wiley says he saw Richards west of El Paso less than three weeks ago and rode with him 100 miles along the Rock Island line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards
Iowa
W. A. Richards
United States
Sullivans
Hamilton
Mexico
Jefferson Wiley
Des Moines
Polke County
el Paso
Tex
Rock Island
Frank James on Younger Pardon Obstacles to Freedom
Frank James, brother of Jesse James, in St Louis on Thursday argued that the Minnesota pardon for Coleman Younger does not truly free him. At 60, with 25 years behind bars and no trade, Younger should be granted absolute free citizenship or remain in prison, James said.
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Louis
Frank James
Jesse James
Coleman Younger
Minnesota Board of Pardons
Younger
James
Favor Hanna Pension Bill at Confederate Veterans meet
At the regular meeting of the R. E. Lee camp in Fort Worth Texas a resolution endorsing Senator Hanna’s pension for ex slaves was introduced by State Historian Judge Cummings and passed by an almost unanimous vote with some objection that the resolution could be construed as political.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
R. E. Lee Camp
Hanna
Seas Slay Thousand in Destructive South Sea Storm
A fierce cyclone and tidal wave hit the Society Islands and Puamotu group in mid January, with a feared death toll around four thousand. initial Tahiti reports had warned of heavy losses as the storm raged for days culminating between January 14 and 16, with later dispatches indicating higher fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
South Sea Islands
Tahiti
Society Islands
Former Senator Dawes Dead in Pittsfield
Former United States Senator Henry Laurens Dawes died at his Pittsfield home after a long illness. At 86, Dawes had been ill since Christmas night when a severe cold turned into grip. Roosevelt had visited Pittsfield last fall and called on Dawes before a trolley accident elsewhere on the return from that visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Mass
United States
Henry Laurens Dawes
Dawes
Roosevelt
Dawes House
Kansas Man Joins Dawes Commission in Medicine Lodge
Medicine Lodge Kansas ex governor W B Stanley accepted a Dawes commission post offered by President Ladsevell, the appointment places him as a member of the Dawes Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Lodge
Kan
W. B
Stanley
Dawes Commission
Ladsevell
Rainfall Records At Larrabee Home Since 1877
A Cleveland area record kept at the Larrabee home documents yearly rainfall since 1877. The first decade averaged 32.58 inches, the last decade 28.20 inches, with 1902 at 51.38 inches the heaviest year. Notable readings include 1881 at 48.81 inches and 1892 at 28.51 inches. last year May to September rainfall totaled 40.36 inches.
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Clermont
Larrabee
Mother Saves Her Child in Creston Afton Fire Rescue
In Creston Iowa the prompt action of a mother saved her daughter's life when the child playing near an open grate caught fire. She leaped into the burning moment, enveloping the girl in flames with her arms badly blistered while the fire was quickly extinguished. The girl suffered serious burns but is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Afton
Frank Bird
Spirit Lake Seeks Free Mail Delivery Under Post Office Law
Spirit Lake residents led by Mayor Osborne push for the post office to become a free delivery office citing law on receipts and population. A petition has been signed and sent to Congressman Thomas for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Spirit Lata
Osborne
Spirit Lake
Cmd
Thomas
Tax Ferrets: Five-Year Limit Starts First Monday In March
Supreme Court fixes the start of the five-year limit for tax ferrets in a Balckhawk county case. A matter of days determined large taxes, with the period running from the first Monday in March each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Balckhawk
Speedy Novels and a Forbidden Public Library in Constantinople
The piece notes rapid writing feats with Marion Crawford producing two novels per year, and titles like Mralo's Crucifix and The Tale of a Lonely Parish finished in weeks. It also mentions Harris Dickson and Dulla Magruder completing works quickly. Separate item: Constantinople ministers refuse a request to establish a public library, objecting to La Fontaine tables and other books as potentially degrading or insulting to the sultan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Crawford
Mralo
George Eliot
Daniel Deronda
Harris Dickson
Dulla Magruder
Princess Sonia
Constantinople
Minister of Public Instruction
la Fontaine
Important Discovery For Kidney Trouble Cure Found
Granton Oklahoma February 9 After ten years J H Gosney of Granton reports a complete cure for kidney trouble using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He suffered severely a decade ago and pursued many remedies before choosing Dodd's Pills. He credits the treatment with his full recovery and praises its effectiveness. The ad ends with a humorous aside about wives asking husbands for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granton
Oklo
J. H. Gosney
Gosney
Dodd
Red Cross Ball Blue Inexpensive Laundry Aid
Vintage ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry whiteners. It markets a large 2 ounce package priced at five cents, touting its ability to restore whiteness to faded clothes. The tagline reflects sentimental appeals about loved ones and sunshine.
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Malvern
Post Office
Pottawattnamie County
Mike Hines
John Hill
Cornell Bluffs
The
Motor Company
Joseph Prairie
Barnum
Melford A. Williams
Iowa Central
Marshalltown
John Morse
Lone Tree
Misa Annie Fishback
Council Bluffs
J. N. W. Rumyple
Burlington
James Smyth
Rumple
Andrew Carnegie
C.ellis & Son
Port Dodge
Otis Wilson & Co
Webster City
Elks Lodge
Diks
Maccabees
Jersey
Turkey
Cole Younger
Pacific Islands
St. Jacobs Oil
Sawyer
Bey LH
M. Bawyre
BON
Wes
East Canbridgo
Western Canada
Western
Canada
Tamigration
Ottawa
W. Y. Bennote
Omsha
Venis
Drdgatstas
Uae
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