Iowa Affairs Mixed With War Claims And Policy Protests
Adjt. Gen. Byers travels to Washington to press liquidation of a 24000 bill for troop equipment from the Spanish-American War and to push the Dick bill reserving Iowa National Guard for the regular army. Insurance firms protest uniform policy shifting losses onto authorized firms, a protest is filed over a con gressional certificate issue for M J Wade, and farmers face warns on stock raising amid state agricultural meetings. Coal mining and tea in bond tax issues, plus a Salvation Army visit and Drake coeducation debate color the report.
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Byers
Washington
Bes Moines
Washington, D. C
Congress
Iowa National Guard
Camp McKinley
State Fair Grounds
National Guard
States
M. J. Wade
Lot Thomas
Gov. Cummins
Kennedy
Agricultural College
Iowa
Des Moines
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Dr. L. Redman
Gen. Booth
William Booth
Salvation Army
Death of Mrs Atkins in Iowa City
Mrs Jucy Atkins died at her home in Iowa City at age 65 leaving three sons. She was the mother of James Gallaugher who was murdered near River Junction, and she attended court throughout the trial bearing up bravely despite the ordeal of seeing her son’s skull and brains displayed. The strain ended in her illness and death.
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Atkins
Jucy Atkins
Iowa City
Butler County Petition Drives Saloons Approval
Petitions to permit mulet saloons were filed with the county auditor in Allison. A thorough canvass shows more than 63 percent of county voters signed, indicating consent to sell and keep intoxicating liquors in Butler County.
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Butler County
Allison
Reynolds proposes electric road from Doone to Webster City
W Reynolds announces a plan with eastern partners to build about 63 miles of electric track from Doone to Webster City and Irasier this summer. After completion the line would extend south into Minnesota's lake region.
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Electric Road
W. Reynolds
Doone
Webster City
Irasier
Minnesota
Lake
Fate of Mad Mullah rumor reaches Aden
A report from Garrereo via Berbera says the Mad Mullah in Somaliland was killed by a spear thrust to the stomach while he prayed. The rumor comes by native runner to the coast, dated December 12 in Aden, Arabia.
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Aden
Arabia
Somaliland
Garrereo
Berbera
Cuba and United States Sign Reciprocal Trade Treaty
A preliminary reciprocal trade treaty between Cuba and the United States was signed by Gen Bliss and Secretaries Zaldo and Montes in Tiayana. It awaits only the signatures of Secretary Hay, Senor Quesada, and approval by both nations’ senates. The pact provides a uniform 20 percent tariff reduction on Cuban goods entering the United States with a parallel list detailing itemized reductions by each side.
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Tiayana
Cuba
United States
Gen
Bliss
Zaldo
Montes
Hay
Senor Quesada
Red Cross Names Lifetime President and Officers
The American National Red Cross annual meeting in Washington on Tuesday saw Miss Clara Darton chairing. By-laws were amended to form state groups and expand membership. Miss Barton was elected president for life, with Mrs. John A. Logan as vice president. Other officers include Richard Olney as secretary of state, William J. Flither as counselor, Samuel W. Briggs as secretary, and a treasurer.
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Washington
American National Red Cross
United States
Clara Darton
Miss Barton
John A. Logan
Rex
Richard Olney
William J. Flither
Samuel W. Briggs
Klm packing agent pleads guilty in Kalamazoo bribery case
Charles H. Thompson of Hammond Indiana pleaded guilty in Kalamazoo circuit court to offering a bribe to State Food Commissioner Snow. He paid a $1000 fine imposed by Judge Winsor. The case stems from Snow’s enforcement of the law prohibiting sale of colored butterine.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Charles H. Thompson
Hammond Packing Company
Hammound
Ind
Snow
Winsor
Toy Trust Planned Involves South Bend Factory
South Bend toy works employing 400 people joins a national toy trust plan with about 2,000,000 capital. Local plant will sell outright and not take stock, future impact on the factory unclear.
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Toy Trust
South Bend
Ind
Noted Dakota Official Found Dead in Bed at 72
Sioux Falls S D Dec 13 Judge Jervis W Carter former private secretary to Gov Sheldon and district attorney of the Fourth judicial district of Dakota territory was found dead in bed Friday morning from heart failure aged 72.
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Sioux Walls
S. D
Jervis W. Carter
Sheldon
Fourth Judicial District
Dakota Territory
Court martial finds Lieut Owen guilty of irregularities
Vice President approves court martial findings that Lieut Owen, from this city, was guilty of financial irregularities and absence without leave. The sentence is dismissal from the Navy.
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Washington
Lieut
Owen
Navy
Iowa Crop Report Sees Big Decline in 1902 Yields
Des Moines reports the 1902 Iowa crop value at 215,722,339 dollars, down 60 million from 1901. Corn yields dropped to 296,950,220 bushels valued at 83 million, with only 137 million bushels marketable. Wheat, barley, and hay also show sharp value declines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. R. Sage
Baer Speaks at Waldorf Dinner Defends Constitution
George F. Baer, president of the Philadelphia and Reading railway and coal operators leader, warned “tinkering politicians” that the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court will prevent overruling the law. He spoke at the Pennsylvania Society annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, addressing rights of labor and capital.
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New York
George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Baer
Pennsylvania Society
Waldorf-Astoria
Pennsylvania
Fatal wreck on Hidalgo railway near Tepa injures many
A special train carrying about 1,000 pilgrims returning from Tulanecingo to Tula n e c i n g o derailed after backing from a switch and rolling down an embankment. Three killed and many injured as six hundred women and others were aboard. Twelve thousand pilgrims have visited Mexico City to worship at Guadaloupe.
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Mexico City
Tepa
Hidalgo
Tulanecingo
Republic
Guadaloupe
Secretary Hay declines Japanese mission respectfully
Washington reports Secretary Hay received a Calcutta cable stating refusal of the Japanese mission. John Barrett intends to continue work with the St. Louis exposition. Lloyd Griscom Jr. is named successor to the late Minister Buck in Constantinople.
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Washington
Hay
John Barrett
Calcutta
India
Lloyd Griscom, Jr
Persia
Constantinople
Buck
Indiana legislator Josiah M. Leeds dies at 70 in Yukon
Josiah M. Leeds long served Indiana politics and sat as state senator from the county from 1892 to 1896. He died in Yukon aged seventy, after years of public service.
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Wwatchison
Kan
Josiah M. Leeds
Indiana
Yukon
Noted Bucks County Lawyer Robert Yardley Dies in Office
Doylestown Virginia December 10 Non Robert M Yardley a prominent member of the Bucks county bar collapsed and died in his office Tuesday He had represented the Seventh district in the fiftieth and Fifty first congresses.
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Doylestown
Robert M. Yardley
Bucks County
Two Mine Disasters Kill Four in Pennsylvania Collieries
In Wilkesbarre a 50 pound dynamite box exploded in No 5 mine of Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal, killing four men and injuring ten with three more likely fatally hurt. Names of the dead include Robert Stumblebee and Arthur Jones along with Matthew Phillips and James McGlynn. A second incident at Edwardsville’s Kingston company No 3 slope left three dead, one badly hurt after cars shifted on the slope and crushed workers. the deceased were Benjamin Davis John Washkis and Peter Pedo.
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Wilkesbarre
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
South Wilkesbarre
Robert Stumblebee
Arthur Jones
Company
Matthew Phillips
James McGlynn
Phillips
Kingston Company
Edwardsville
Benjamin Davis
Miner
John Washkis
Peter Pedo
Bank Robbery in Hillsboro Two Cowboys Steal 40000
In Hillsboro Sierra county two masked cowboys robbed the Sierra County bank after threatening officers with Winchesters and revolvers. They demanded the vault contents, took 40000 in gold and currency, and fled on horseback toward the mountains, firing parting shots.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Hillsboro
Sierra County
Reciprocity Convention Adopts Resolutions In Detroit
Delegates at the national reciprocity convention in Detroit adopted resolutions and heard a witty yet forceful address by ex Gov John Lind of Minnesota. The finance committee report was heard and the session adjourned sine die after two morning addresses by Eugene N Foss of Boston on Canadian Reciprocity and Frank D Pavey of New York on Reciprocity with Cuba.
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Detroit
Mich
John Lind
Minnesota
Finance Committee
Eugene N. Foss
Boston
Frank D. Pavey
New York
Cuba
Indicted for Selling Votes in Shoals During Election
After a week long grand jury session 104 indictments return charging selling votes in the last election. Names not released as arrests not yet made. Warrants to bond indicted men for February term court.
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Seling
Shoals
Ind
United States warns allies over Venezuelan tensions
Washington reports no major new developments as the state department monitors Venezuela. It serves notice to Germany and Britain against expanding a peaceful blockade and vows US intervention to prevent hostilities. Senate inquiry discussions begin as diplomats seek information and leaders meet with the president.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Woman slain near Bedford in murder case
Mrs. Robert Garrison of a Barry county farm was murdered by a German farm hand believed to rob her. John Brantlinger was arrested in Battle Creek on charges of the crime. Husband sold the farm recently, suspected motive linked to money. Mrs. Garrison presumed outraged after the murder.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Robert Garrison
Bedford
Barry County
Garrison
Battle Creek
John Brantlinger
Steel wheels on rails to reshape freight cars
A Bethlehem Pennsylvania steel works series reports a new process for making steel wheels for freight cars. If successful the pressed steel wheel could replace cast iron wheels and dramatically change rolling stock as freight car capacity expands. It notes costly prior steel wheel methods and potential widespread adoption.
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Canada
Bethlehem
Bethlehem (Pa.) Steel Works
Trade Review notes holiday lift in retail and quiet wholesale
The Review reports lower temperatures and holiday demand boosting retail sales beyond the prior year, with shipping departments busy and wholesale trading quiet. Rail earnings for November rose 7 percent from last year and 20.5 percent from 1900. Bradstreet notes retail distribution expanding, wholesale quieting, building activity checked, and unseasonal strength on the Pacific coast.
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New York
R. G. Dune& Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Rockefeller to Fund National Education Board in Washington
Senator Aldrich says John D Rockefeller may contribute up to 100 million dollars to a national educational clearinghouse to be established in Washington. A congressionally approved bill would create the General Education Board, listing noted educators such as Daniel C. Gilman George Foster Peabody Morris K. Jesup Robert C. Ogden William S. Baldwin Jr Jabez L. M. Curry Frederick T. Gates Walter H. Page and Albert Shaw.
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Washington
John D. Rockefeller
Aldrich
Congress
Senate
General Education Board
Carnegie Institution
Daniel C. Gilman
George Foster Peabody
Morris K. Jesup
Robert C. Ogden
William S. Baldwin Jr
Jabez L. M. Curry
Frederick T. Gates
Walter H. Page
Albert Shaw
Industrial Agreements Topic Closes Civic Federation Session
The National Civic Federation industrial department ended its three day conference in New York with the hall full. Debates on industrial agreements drew broad participation though no firm conclusions were reached. An executive committee may appoint a special panel to review all topics, with semiannual meetings planned.
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Washington
Venezuela
State Department
New York
Industrial Department
National Civic Federation
Death at a Crossing in Ohio Tragedy Claims Family
Mrs. J. C. Nealy and her two daughters aged 11 and 9 and a seven year old son were killed when an eastbound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck their group one mile west of North Baltimore. The mother and girls died instantly while the boy survived half an hour. the girl’s body was found on top of the first coach after the train stopped. The family, returning from a shopping trip, was blocked by Benees crossing obstructing the track view.
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Benees Crossing
Moros attack Camp Vicars repulsed with no American losses
Manila reports a Moro assault on Camp Vicars on Mindanao island after 70 days of activity. The attack at midnight was repelled by American forces with no casualties. Suspected attackers came from east of Lanao. Capt Pershing has not yet visited that area.
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Manila
Camp Vicars
Island
Mindanao
Lanao
Pershing
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