Horrific Cedar Rapids Clifton House Fire Claims Lives
Amid crowded Y M C A and Knights of Pythias events, the Clifton house hotel in Cedar Rapids burned at 2 am. W. A. Overy of What Cheer died, along with one unidentified woman and others injured. several guests escaped via telegraph wires or leaps from windows, with many in critical condition.
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W. A. Overy
What Cheer
Clifton House
Groves
Cedarapids
Stricklane
Nicago and Northwestern Railway
Linton
L. C. Burnett
Nebraska
Knights of Pythias
Otel
Walter
Wilson
Fie
Reed
Sam
Winniger
Wateroo
al ‘Lan
Winniver
A. M. Larsen
Oelwein
Larsen
Clifton
Beverland Company
Cook
Sam Wilson
Ed Scofield
Scof
Young & Lansing
W. A. Mowery
Morgan and Hill Drift Apart in Steel Talks
In New York on February 20, reports say J Pierpont Morgan and E H Hill have strained ties since the Northern Pacific episode. Morgan favors buying Hill iron ore deposits for the steel corporation, but Hill demands a high price, delaying a potential deal though a sale is hoped eventually.
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New York
Hill
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Europe
Mr. Hill
Mr. Morgan
Steel Corporation
Packers' Trust Planning World Meat Trade Merger
Chicago reports plans for a securities holding company to unite beef trust firms including Hammond Omaha Packing Anglo-American Flower St Louis Beef and United Dressed Beef. Headquarters in Chicago with current plant officials leading. Capital likely above purchase sums, around 50 million.
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the Post
Beef Trust
Bight
United States Packing Company
Packing House Combination
Combination of World
Charles G. Hammond Company
Omaha Packing Company
Anglo-American Company
Flower Companies
St. Louis Beef Company
United Dressed Beef Company
Securities Company
J. C. Melvin
J. P. Lyman
Hammond
Frederick Cowan
Anglo-American
B. 3. Robbins
Securities Holding Company
Roosevelt Not Mean Gives Office to Man Who Told Him to Go to the Devil
Washington reports Colonel Charles F. Humphrey, famed for telling President Roosevelt to go to the devil during the Rough Riders era, will be named quartermaster general of the army on Major General Ludington’s retirement. The choice signals Roosevelt bears no resentment from their Siboney quarrel over quartermaster stores.
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Washington
Chas. F. Humphrey
United States
The
Rough Riders
Army
Ludington
Roosevelt
Humphrey
Siboney
Humphery
Revolt Crushed in Morocco Asserted by General MacLean
In Fez dated February 16 a dispatch quotes General Sir Harry Maclean commander of the sultan of Morocco's bodyguard describing the situation as satisfactory. He says Bu Hamara, wounded near Tazza, has been crushed and that El Menebhi leads a large force to subdue rebellious tribes. The general denies the revolt stemmed from the sultan's reforms.
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Harry MacLean
Morocco
Tangier
Fez
Bu Hamara
Tazza
el Menebhi
Sir Harry
Dentist Innocent in Princess Louise Divorce Gossip
Dresden reports refute US agency claim that an American dentist’s wife seeks divorce over relations with ex Crown Princess Louise. The piece notes the dentist taught bicycle riding at standard rates and once joked about wheeling with the crown princess rather than working on teeth.
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Louise
Dresden
United States
Saxony
Ohio Floods Devastate Crops In Evansville Area
Floodwaters from tributaries have turned the Wabash into a sea stretching up to fifteen miles wide between Evansville and Paducah. Thousands of acres of wheat are submerged and landings are blocked as steamboats cannot land at many points. The crop faces total loss.
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Ind
Here
Paducah
British War Office Censure Hits Commons
In London on February 23 the House of Commons passed a censure against War Secretary Brodrick through an amendment to the address. It condemned the army's organization as unsuited to imperial needs and noted no proportional gains from recent military spending. The move unsettled traders on the stock exchange.
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London
War Office
Brodrick
House of Commons
Stock Exchange
Hens Set for International Egg Laying Contest
Twenty one American hens traveling from San Francisco to Australia will compete for a year in a landmark event arranged in Chicago. The winners may join the Australian government program, with top birds sold to officials and eggs priced at five dollars a dozen. Meanwhile experiments in producing featherless hens and clean pigs are discussed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Chicago
Miller Purvis
Commercial Poultry
A. A. Dunnicliff
Poultry Association of
Sydney
New South’ Wales
United States
San Francisco
Poultrymen of
Chicago Heights
East
West
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Henleyville
Cal
A. N. Hansel
Loup City
Neb
W. B. Candee
Fayetteville, N. Y
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
All Parties Agree On Irish Question Settlement Outlook
London February 24 The Associated Press reports that nationalists unionists landlords and tenants are united on Irish land plan based on Dublin conference. They urge Wyndham to align his forthcoming bill with conference recommendations. Redmond and Dunraven call it one of the most extraordinary peaceful revolutions, with Abercorn backing the approach.
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Duke of Abercorn
Lord Dunraven
John Redmond
Associated Press
Ireland
Dublin
Wyndham
Redmond
Dunraven
Duka of
Abercorn
WEDS FELON NOT NOBLE Kansas City Woman Learns Her English Husband Is a Criminal
In St. Louis on February 21 a Kansas City woman learns her English husband posing as a titled noble is actually George Barton. Baron's true identity was confirmed by a Scotland Yard photograph after he served a six month workhouse term under the alias Lieutenant Colonel F Seymour Barrington. He admits his past crimes in England and says he has served his time. The case followed his marriage to the Kansas City woman who was duped by his wealth and titles.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
F. Seymour Barrington
George Barton
Barton
Scotland Yards
England
Wilhelmina Cochrane
Plan to Open Rosebud Lands in South Dakota
Washington report: a new bill drafted by Burke to open the Rosebud reservation at $2.50 per acre. funds include $250,000 for cattle with half the proceeds paid to Indians. entry payments staged over six years. bill aims for rapid passage with Cannon approval and interior department guidance.
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Rosebud
South Dakota
Senate
House
Cannon
Burke
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Speaker Henderson
Henderson
States to be admitted under new compromise plan
Washington February 24. A statehood compromise again presses in the senate aiming to admit two new states. One would join Oklahoma with Indian Territory added in 1906, the other would form Montezuma from New Mexico and Arizona with a later separation trigger. Senator Spooner handles legal questions.
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Washington
Senate
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Arizona
Montezuma
Spooner
Quay Blocks Statehood Vote Keeping Senate at Standstill
Washington February 24 The senate opened after an hour long session and debated a request by Quay for a vote on the omnibus statehood bill on February 26 with amendments. Depew and Nellson objected as Quay prepared to read reports on isthmian canals during executive session.
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Quay
Senate
Washington
Cullom
Quey
Depew
Neilson
Isthman Canals
South Dakota Delegation Seeks Rosebud Land Compromise
Washington February 24 Congressmen led by Burke and other SD lawmakers pursue a compromise on the Rosebud Indian agency bill. They propose opening lands under homestead laws and sharing proceeds from sales to harmonize house and senate differences on free homes. Aiming for action this session but not certain.
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Washington
Burke
South Dakota
Rosebud Indian Agency
House
Senate
Pope Leo Hosts One Thousand Poor at Jubilee Dinner
In Rome on February 24 Pope Leo XIII hosted a jubilee dinner for about a thousand poor people in the Belvedere courtyard of the Vatican. Nuns served, Swiss guards kept order, and the pontiff wished to personally bless the guests but was advised by doctors to conserve his strength for upcoming duties.
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Jay
Rome
Leo
Belvidere
Vatican
Cobra Undergoes Dangerous Dressing at New York Zoo
In Bronx Park New York a venomous cobra injured in a jaw break was treated by Curator Ditmars and keeper Snyder. The perilous dressing needed restraint with a wooden pronged tool and the snake lunged when the door was closed.
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New York
New York Zoological Garden
Bronx Park
Ditmars
Snyder
Oil Quieted Waters On Monadnock Return To Port
The British steamer Monadnock reached Stornoway Scotland after a fierce gale. One crewman drowned and four were disabled. The vessel was badly damaged and needed oil to ease its return voyage.
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London
Stornoway
Scotland
King Edward Promises Private Audience With St Louis Expo Head
King Edward held a Buckingham Palace levee in London and presented the St. Louis exposition president to the king. He then offered a private audience with Governor Francis and promised to fix a date. Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdowne discussed the fair and pledged support.
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Edward
Buckingham Palace
Choate
United States
Governor Francis
Francis
Lord Lansdowne
St. Louis Exposition
Sultan Rejects Reforms Amid Powers Demand Civil Changes
Constantinople reports a note from Austro Hungarian and Russian ambassadors urging Macedonia reforms. They seek an inspector general of gendarmerie with expansive powers, wider gendarmerie and police reforms, inclusion of Christians in the force, amnesty for political detainees, financial reorganization, tax simplification, and compelled Albanian law compliance. An imperial order authorizes ten more Maxim rapid fire guns for the war ministry.
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Constantinople
Macedonia
Burpee
Vilayet
Rescued Couple Survives Five Days On Great South Bay
Boatman Joseph Harris and his wife were stranded in ice near Great South Bay for five days without food or fuel. Rescued by a Fire Island Life Saving Station crew, they landed at Bayport on February 24 after signaling distress as their catboat iced over.
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Long Island
Joseph Harris
Great South Bay
Fire Island
Mfe
Harris
Government restricts emigration of Hungarian girls
Hungarian Premier De Szell issues a circular to local authorities to allow only minors to emigrate with parental or guardian consent to stem the large flow of young girls leaving for America from Hungary.
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Vienne
de Szell
Hungary
Senate Rejects Carmack Resolution to Continue Philippines Inquiry
Washington February 24 Senate committee on the Philippines reported adversely Carmacks resolution to continue the investigation of conditions in the Philippines. The committee favored the Rawlins resolution for access to court martial papers but amended it to include only a case summary.
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Senate
Carmack
Washington
Senate Committee On the Philippines Today
Philippines
Rawlins
Canadian Pacific to Buy 14 Steamers in Ocean Service
London reports the Canadian Pacific Railway Company has agreed to purchase fourteen heavy line steamers from Elder Dempster & Co. The deal closed today with price not disclosed but rumored near 7.5 million dollars.
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Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Ocean Transportation
London
Elder, Dempster & Co
Guam Sees Seismic Upward Shift As Quakes Hit
Naval Governor Schroeder reports a severe prolonged earthquake sequence near Guam raising the island's level by several inches with loud subterranean rumblings. On the Solace voyage 8 Locascio, a bandmaster returning from Guam, jumped overboard while insane and died February 10.
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Schroeder
Guam
Solace
San Francisco
Locascio
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