Germany Seeks Conciliatory Stance on Chinese Indemnity
Berlin reports confirm the United States proposes a total indemnity of 40 million pounds to be paid in cash, with Germany facing about five million pounds alongside Russia's 17 million. Britain contributes under five million, sparking debate on fair apportionment amid hopes for early settlement.
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Berlin
United States
Russia
Germany
China
Great Britain
Associated Press
Paris
Washington Dispatch
London
Legations
Peking
Japan
Manchuria
Korea
Supreme Court rules on validity of out of state divorce decrees
The Supreme Court held that a divorce decree is valid nationwide if the spouses had a legal residence in the issuing state. If there was no legal residence in the issuing state, the decree is invalid in other states. The decision clarifies how domicile affects inter state recognition of divorces.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
United States
Gregory Accepts Chancellorship at Iowa Law College
Iowa City April 17 Associate Dean Charlies Noble Gregory of the University of Wisconsin at Madison has accepted the chancellorship of the Iowa law college at the state university here. The vacancy followed Judge Emlin McClain’s election to the supreme court. The board of regents proceeded with care and are rejoiced at the acceptance.
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Iowa City
Charlies Noble Gregory
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Iowa Law College
State University
Emlin McClain
Supreme Court
Board of Regents
Gregory
Foster May Withdraw Rumors Ripple In Governor Race
Persistent chatter in Des Moines Iowa April 17 suggests Sidney A. Foster may withdraw from the governor’s race and shift influence to another candidate. Reports allege Foster wrote to Major Conger pledging support if Conger consents to stand as a candidate. Similar letters have circulated to other prospective contenders, though nothing is confirmed and the specter continues to haunt political circles.
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Lies Moines
Sidney A. Foster
Major Conger
Sancisco
Conger
Major
Specter
Cause & Lve
Reform urged as Chicago city accounts studied by auditors
New York reports Haskins and Sells examined Chicago's accounting methods for the Merchants' club. A March 21 letter supplemental to the findings says Chicago's city accounts are deplorably managed due to outdated controls. It recommends practical reforms, charter changes, and eventual consolidation for a modern, unified city government.
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Chicago
New York
Messrs. Haskins and Sells
Merchants’ Club of
Messrs
Arthur T. Aldis
Renswaller W. Cox
Harold F. McCormick
Firm of
Accountants
Merchants’ Club
Hill on Jefferson. Ex-Senator addresses Buffalo Jefferson Club
Ex New York Senator D B Hill spoke at the Jefferson club in Buffalo on April 16 at Tech theater. He praised Jeffersonian democracy, urged expansion as state-based, warned against colonialism and central rule, and urged Democrats to remain undaunted after defeats. He framed the party as conservative, anti plutocracy and imperialism, pledging adherence to Jeffersonian principles for safety and success.
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New York
Static Club
Buffalo
N. Y
D. B. Hill
Jefferson Club
Tech Theater
Thomas Jefferson
Hill
Maurice C. Spratt
Jefferson
France
Louisiana
Washington
Democratic Party
Philippines
Cuba
Honon
Negro Murderer Shot in Hastings Killing
Julius Eskew manager of the Armstrong Turpentine company was shot and killed by Jim Kirby a Negro over 150 in his pocket. Kirby fled into a swamp where bloodhounds aided his capture. Sheriff Perry waited with him when unknown assailants fired five bullets into Kirby. He then implicated Robert Lee before dying. Bloodhounds pursue Lee as excitement rises in St Johns county.
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Hastings
Fla
Julius Eskew
Armstrong Turpentine Company
Jim Kirby
Eskew
Kirby
Perry
St. Augustine
Robert Lee
Lee
Florida
St. Johns County
Saline County Farmers Organize to Fight Grain Trust
Farmers of Saline county Kansas completed preliminary organization to combat the grain combine by building or leasing their own elevators. A charter will be applied for immediately. Board of directors includes J. A. Reser W. A. Nurphy C. L. Stone J. E. Runquist William Muir A. C. Hilaman and John S. Bean, all prominent farmers.
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Farmers of
Saline County
Kan
Salina
J. A. Reser
W. A. Nurphy
C. L. Stone
J. E. Runquist
William Muir
A. C. Hilaman
John 8. Bean
Notorious Pittsburg gang busted in housebreaks murders
Pittsburg April 36 Chief Detective O Mere says arrest of the Wrights and Wilcoxes ends a noted gang of housebreakers and murderers. Among the suspects are John Wright 28 from Canada and Edward Wright 22, both injured. Jessie Wright 22 known as Bodine. Robert Wilcox 21 a laborer. Jennie Wilcox 22 reputed wife. Police seized plunder and purglar gear including nitro glycerine and dynamite.
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Barglani
Pittsburg
O'Mere
Wrights and Wilcoxes
George Kahney
Fitzgerald
John Wright
Canada
Robert D. Wilcox
Jennie Wilcox
Jessie Wright
Jesse Bodyne
Boe@yne
Milwaukee
Edward Wright
Mercy Hospital
Wright
Chicago
Indemnity Claims From China Exaggerated First Figures
Washington reports from Mr. Rockhill revise earlier figures on indemnities sought from China. Nations seek a total beyond China's ability to pay, with U S estimates at 25 million and Russia at 90 million, while Britain and Japan appear moderate. The final method to raise the fund remains undecided.
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Rockhill
Washington
State Department
China
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Famous hat trimming case settled for four million
The hat trimmings dispute, dating to 1884 and linked to importers Meyer & Dickinson Kohn Alder & Co. John Wanamaker Henry Tilge and others, ends in a government compromise. Merchants will receive about $4,000,000 in full settlement of a larger claimed overpayment. Judgments await in U S district court with some suits to be conferred in favor of defendants.
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Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
United States
Meyer & Dickinson, Kohn, Alder & Co
John Wanamaker
Henry Tilge
United States District Court
American prisoner Ran dolph Martinsen in Boer custody
Paris reports a young American named Randolph Martinsen, son of a railroad president, who fought with the Boers and was held as a Boer agent on arrival in Lisbon. He was released by Britian to the United States, aided by the American chargé d affaires, after promising not to fight again. The London Daily Mail notes another Martinsen claim of resigning a U S army post to join the Boers and being sent to Lisbon aboard the Zaire with Boer families.
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Isouil
Paris
Lisbon
Lourenzo Marquez
Randolph Martinsen
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Martinsen
John Blake
London Daily Mail
Associated Press
United States Army
Zaire
Notes From Washington Grants and Increases Listed
National capital notes list numerous grant awards and increases across Iowa and nearby states. Names include Byron Ward Des Moines Cornelius Spearman Mount Pleasant Isaiah Barkley Davis City and more with sums from 3 to 50 dollars, plus a special act entry for Horado N Davis Yankton and other adjustments.
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Washington
Byron CC. Ward
Des Moines
Cornelius I. Spearman
Mount Pleasant
Isaiah Barkley
Davis City
John Keibhler
Summitville
James M. Haines
Cedar Rapids
Evin i Davis
Tama
What Cheer
Ezra Hawk
Martinsburg
Francis Bence Collins
Chester Warriner
Cedar Falls
Thomas Lightfoot
Riverton
John Buckley
Clinton
Benjamin F. Bellows
Webster City
William J. Lewis Rivide
Mary C. van Voorhis
Liscomb
Celia A. Hurlburt
Marion
Spain
Peter HH
Albert
Cedar Rapids Sn
Machinery and Transport at Pan American Exposition
The Pan American exposition promises superior machinery and transportation displays. American ingenuity shines in automatic machinery and power devices, with steam and gas engines, roadmaking technology, and factory equipment showcased.
Pan American Exposition Machinery and Transport Exhibit
Entrance machinery and transportation displays at the Pan American Exposition promise self feeding machines that operate with minimal attention and show modern agricultural equipment. The transportation exhibit highlights a global expansion of rail and steel infrastructure, drawing visitors with a claim of extraordinary progress and universal interest.
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Wideawake Agriculturists
Acetylene lighting to illuminate Pan American exposition exhibits
The Pan American exposition will feature a large acetylene lighting exhibit with a dedicated L shaped building at the Mall crossing. The Union Carbide plant at Niagara Falls fuels illumination for the main structure and adjacent statuary. The Ohio State building will be lit by 659 gas sets highlighting architecture, color, and sculpture as daylight fades.
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Niagara Falls
Union Carbide Company
Iran
Machinery and Transportation
Mall
Ohio State
Sol
Unclear Page Snippet From Indianapolis Sun
A fragment from the Indianapolis Sun shows dialogue with Marie and Mr Mudge. Marie asks if he will be out of town while Mr Mudge calls on the wife and questions payment. The text is incomplete and contains nonstandard spellings and garbled words.
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Indianapolis
Marile
Jaeronen
Emily K The Miner’s Fever Breaks A Family
Martha and her husband James chase mining wealth while their daughter Louise struggles with poverty and social pressure. A fatal strike devastates the family as Louise dies in Dakota and Teddy is shot by Indians. James returns bereft, confessing love as Martha forgives and reunites with him.
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Martha Mother
Mary Marshall Parks
Emily K
Smith & Smith
James
Louise
Boston
Martha
Republic Zine Company
Harry
Rich
Teddy
Dakota
Jamie
Sye
Lad
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Wisconsin
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Ince
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Odessa
Charles H. Clapp
Gettysburg
Ephriam J. Harris
Stadium
Horado N
Davia
Yankton
Aia
Mark Bennitt
Acetylene
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