News in Brief Highlights. assaults, politics and industry
Reports claim Chinese rebels planned to attack Canton and kill mandarins while Billy Maynard lost to Terry McGovern in Philadelphia. A miner in Terra Haute survived a 102 foot shaft fall with minor injuries. Ironic political shifts include a resigning lieutenant in the Tenth Infantry effective April 1 and a major Pennsylvanian rail upgrade plan worth 67 million. A Kansas City cook, 86, fatally shot his 21 year old wife Mollie in front of her mother. Indiana disfranchisement affects 34 men for selling votes in 1902. Secretary Cortelyou addressed appropriations and an Honolulu project costing 85 thousand was approved. John Fellmore, founder of the Order of United Commercial Travellers, died of pneumonia in Columbus. St. Louis expositions prompted German exhibit plans. Thirteen US cavalry troops prepare to ship to the Philippines. Nickel Plate Railway grants a 7 percent wage rise to certain workers as labor tensions rise at Chicago stockyards. Interior shifts appoint Melville Miller and Frank Campbell to new roles. Moody notes Alabama crew contributions for Massachusetts tragedy families. Western railroad meeting set for March 6 to discuss Eiking Act effects. Utah lawmaker Mrs. Coulter seeks to bar candidate election expenses and gift provisions. Chicago municipal elections edge toward a major breed horse controversy in Nashville.
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Terra Haute
Ind
Samuel Harris
Algernon E. Sartoris
Tenth Infantry
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Kansas City
James Orton
Mollie Orton
Martin County
Indiana
Cortelyou
House Committee
Department of Commerce and Labor
Senate
Bundry
Honolulu
John Fellmore
Order
United Commercial Travelers
Columbus
Ohio
Pheumonia
Lewald
Germany
Plauen
Saxony
St. Louis
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry
Fort Meade
San Francisco
Philippines
Washington
House Committee On Public Lands
National Parks
Chicago Stock Yards
Packing House
Melville W. Miller
Frank L. Campbell
Interior
Campbell
Interior Department
Willis Vandevanter
Moody
Charles H. Davis
Alabama
Massachusetts
Western
Southwestern Passenger Association
Chicago
Coulter
Utah
Haseen
Villette
Nashville
Tenn
Brown Hal
Swesp- AB
Star
Trusts Targeted: Short Session Passes Four Antitrust Laws
The short session of the Fifty-seventh Congress enacted at least four laws aimed directly at trusts. It includes measures to fast track hearings on equity suits and a deficiency bill clause creating two assistant attorney general posts with salaries of 7000 and 5000 dollars, plus two confidential clerks, to bolster anti trust enforcement.
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Washington
Congress
Gine
Civil Service Commission
Absolute Right of Way Gains Senate Support for Railroads
Washington The senate committee on public lands reports favorably a Warren bill granting railroads and water companies absolute right of way through public lands and reservations for reservoirs and pipelines. Currently, such companies must settle damages when land is sold to homesteaders. the measure would let them take up pipelines with no damage claims.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Warren
Gatling Dies at 84 Inventor of Gatling Gun
R J Gatling famed inventor of the Gatling gun died in New York at his son in law Hugh Pentecost s home. He was 84 and died suddenly in his daughter's arms after returning from an office visit with Scientific American. A physician administered strychnine but he did not recover.
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New York
R. J. Gatling
Hugh E. Pentecost
Dr. Gatling
Mrs. Pentecost
The
Scientific American
Gatling
Treasury seeks $946,063 for Manila Bay vessel decree
The secretary of the treasury transmitted to the Senate a letter from the attorney general urging an appropriation of 946,063 dollars to satisfy the decree of Admiral Dewey and others concerning the sinking and subsequent raising and conversion of Spanish vessels from the Manila Bay battle. One half of the money remains to be paid.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Attorney General
Dewey
Manila Bay
Great Cincinnati Fire of 2 Million Loss Shocks City
A major blaze Thursday devastated half a downtown block in Cincinnati causing over 2 million dollars in damage. Covington Newport and other Kentucky fire crews aided local departments but twelve hours passed before the flames were checked. Roofs of surrounding structures burned and a general conflagration threatened the entire business district. Injury to Joseph Shaefer and John Kennan. Captain O Keefe and seven firemen narrowly escaped peril. Fire began at George Joffe’s Fourth street grocery. explosion followed and the Pike building with its offices and theater suffered total destruction along with adjacent structures. The Sensor Good building was badly damaged.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
Kentucky
Joseph Shaefer
John Kennan
O'Keefe
George Joffe
Fourth Street
Vine
Walnut
Pike
United States Express Company
Adams Express Company
White's
Maynard & Kerr
George Joffe’s
John B. Martin
Empson’s
Henry Strauss
Pike Theater Company
Pike Theater
Sensor Good
Pike Building
Fourth Streets
Four New Battleships Authorized by Naval Bill
Senator Hale reports a naval appropriation bill amendment targeting a navy expansion. Four first class battleships of Oregon type and four first class armored cruisers of Brooklyn type are authorized with costs to 3.2 million and 2.75 million dollars each. Displacements set at 12 000 tons for battleships and 3 500 tons for cruisers, with limits on single establishments and a government yard building clause to ensure fair competition.
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Washington
Hale
Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Oregon
Encampment Date Fixed for Grand Army Visit
General Thomas H. Stewart leader of the Grand Army of the Republic travels with national council members and a local committee to set the encampment for the week of August 17. Railroads to sell tickets August 1 valid for stopovers, with a likely sixty day limit. Executive committee may invite President Roosevelt to attend.
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San Francisco
Thomas H. Stewart
Grand Army of the Republic
National Council of Administration
Roosevelt
Corbett and Hanlon Fight Ends in Draw in San Francisco
After twenty rounds of fast action referee Graney declared a draw between Young Corbett of Denver and Eddie Hanlon of San Francisco. Corbett showed he has not faded, dispelling rumors of decline as the bout concluded in a resounding draw before a large Bay Area crowd.
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Mill
San Francisco
Cal
Graney
Young Corbett
Denver
Eddie Hanlon
South Dakota Delegation Eyes Action on Amended Rosebud Treaty
Senators Gamble and Burke met with Speaker Henderson and Representative Cannon Thuredgy amid several conferences on the Rosebud treaty. The South Dakota delegation said they were greatly encouraged and now have strong hopes for favorable action on the amended treaty.
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Washington
Gamble
Burke
Henderson
Cannon Thuredgy
South Dakota
Awards Announced by Prof McKay at Ames Iowa
The Iowa Dairymen's first annual exhibit results led by Frank Larson of Dows with 96.14 average, M L Wilson of Salem second, J P Nelson Brayton third. Butter samples were scored in Iowa then re scored in New York by W H Healy to align with market standards. Next contest entries must reach the college by March 13. Other items note openings, deaths, accidents, lectures, and civic developments across Iowa including Carnegie library gift for Grinnell, a new library, and local infrastructure efforts.
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McKay
Ames
Iowa Dairymen
G. L. McKay
Iowa Agricultural College
Frank J. Larson
Dows
M. L. Wilson
Salem
J. P. Nelson
Brayton
New York
Mrs. Dowie Granted Divorce in Page County Case
Clarinda report: Elizabeth J. North Dowie obtained a divorce from John Murray Dowie, father of Chicago Zion healer. She accused him of cruelty after their marriage in Chicago. A settlement paid 35000 in gold to the husband. Dowie to reside in Essex, Iowa.
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Zion
Clarinda
Ja—Mres
Elizabeth J. North Dowie
John Murray Dowie
Chicago
Colorado
Page County
North
Dowie
Essex
Iowa
Gain In Iowa Unions Reported By Labor Federation
Reports to Iowa Federation of Labor officials compiled by President Holder show 145 new local unions organized since last May. The total affiliated unions reach 717 with more under way before the Davenport meeting. Membership will be about 45 000 at that time.
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Iowa
Iowa Federation of Labor
Holder
Davenport
Violin from Cremona Found in Dubuque Home
A violin bearing the Cremona name and the date 1723 was found at the Dubuque home of James Harrigan where Ruth Harrigan was taking lessons. Professor Manger identified the tone as genuine and noted the instrument came to the Harrigans via General Jones from a world tour.
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Cremona
Dubuque
James Harrigan
Ruth
Manger
Harrigan
Jones
Ola
Jury Convicts Baird in Knoxville Shooting Case
In Knoxville, jurors convict Baird, ex-convict linked to the New Year’s Eve shooting of Frank Baird during a Creston home burglary. Baird testified silence, refused to take the stand as the trial closed with the indictment charges.
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Baird
Knoxville
Frank Baird
Creston
Peter Sullivan
Sullivan
Illinois Central Announces Round Trip Fare to Paducah Event
Illinois Central railroad gives notice of a one fare round trip from Iowa points to Paducah Kentucky for the dedication of the Iowa soldiers monument at Shiloh battlefield on May 30. The move invites travelers and commemorates a historic dedication with coordinated travel arrangements.
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Miinois Central
Chicago
Ilnois Central Railroad
Iowa
Paducah
Shiloh
Woman Hangs Herself at Home During Temporary Insanity
In DIRE Louisiana a 45 year old woman identified as Mrs Henry Elliott hanged herself from her bedpost using a towel while described as temporarily insane. The event marks a tragic suicide amid mental health struggles.
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Dire
Henry Elliott
Contented Farm Hand Declines Windfall in Iowa
CORNING Iowa Jack Taylor, heir to seventy five thousand dollars, refuses to leave his farm job. He gets seventy five dollars a month plus board and says he is content with his work. He questions why he would abandon a life of comfort to pursue charity or other plans.
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Corning
Jack
Taylor
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A testimonial from Laura L. Bremer of Crown Point Indiana describes severe female distress and spinal pains ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the remedy, encourages others to write for free advice, and notes many friends benefited from her recommendation.
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Lydia Ei. Pinkham
Halvo
Lydia
Pinkham
Fragmented Ad Copy on Clothing and Wives Spending
Fragmented text discusses unsightly yellow clothes and Red Cross Ball Blue, praises household purchases, and hints at gender roles and envy among neighbors. Contains disjointed phrases about earnings, wives spending, and a conceited man, with no clear news event or person.
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Billy Maynard
Terry McGovern
Pennsylvania Athletic Club
Naval
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Hanlon
Onawa
Morris Baines
Monroe County
Guthrie Center
Ridward Coleman
Richmond P. Hobson
Mt. Vernon
Navy
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Grinnell College
Andrew Carnegie
Bilsworth College
Iowa Falls
le Grand
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Lambach
Fifty Fourth Regiment
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Centerville
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Newton
Smeenk
Muscatine
Robinson
State Board of Control
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Cherokee
International Steamship Company
Thomas Duffy
Railroad
Portland
Moorehead
Minn
Dully
Bopper
R.F. Baker
Bronx City
Louisiana Purchase Commission
Bh Louis
Mrs. Dowie
W. L. Douglas
Avery
Douglas
Yisanita
Douglas Shoes
L. Douglas
Colt
Faunt-Cotor' Eyalete
W.L
Andres
Math
Evtra
Huss Catalog Sree LL. Doouglas
Brockton
MASA
Toppa Garapien
Tau Aniala
Pune
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