Des Moines Faces New Federal Building and Education Debate
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports Judge Kinne advocating compulsory education citing reform school drivers. Notes on new federal building likely in Des Moines due to post office growth, and discusses notes tax exemptions, university repairs, reception for Conger, music in schools, and humane society efforts in Iowa.
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Mes Moines
State University
New School Library Law
Iowa
Des Moines
United States
Hull
Revolt in Russia raises crisis as ministers meet
St Petersburg reports a grave political crisis with threatening letters to war, justice, and interior ministers. Demonstrations are expected, while officials discuss partial remedies for student grievances. An assassination plot against the czar is alleged and one killer sentenced to life hard labor.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Kouropatkine
M.N. V. Mouravieff
Justice
M. Sipiagnine
Interior
Prince Viazemsky
Council of Ministers
Tsarskoe-Selo Palace
London
The
Daily Mail
Obuchower Metal Works
Nevskoi Prospekt
Daily Express
Narva Gate
Kapovich
M. Bogoliepoff
Schluesselburg
Neva
Platt Amendment Dominates Cuban Constitutional Debates
The Santiago Republican endorsement of the Platt amendment and letters to convention delegates push toward approval. US senator visits bolster pro amendment sentiment while radicals demand dignity and seek minor concessions. Conservatives push for tariff relief and reciprocal ties shaping next convention agenda.
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Havana
Republican Party
Santiago
Gomez and Ferrer
Sanguily
Cienfuegos
United States
Judge Bartholomew Dies Quietly in North Carolina
Bismarck North Carolina March 23 Judge Joseph M Bartholomew longtime supreme court justice aged about retired January 1 dropped dead on the walk in front of his home at eight Sunday morning while clearing light night snow. He had lived in the state 15 years after moving from Iowa and was named to the supreme court at the first state convention serving uninterruptedly until this year.
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Bismarck
N. C
Joseph M.bartholomew
Supreme Court
Bartholomew
Iowa
Blazing Oil Destroys Glen Gardner in New Jersey
A runaway eastbound freight train spilled 18 oil tank cars near Glen Gardner causing a river of burning oil to engulf the village. In minutes 11 buildings burned, including the Masonic temple, with total losses estimated between 60,000 and 75,000 dollars as residents fled with children and animals.
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New York
Glen Gardner
N. J
Jersey Central Railroad
Masonic Temple
Spain Pays $100000 for Philippine Island Cession
Secretary Hay issued a treasury warrant for 100000 to Spain as the Duke d Arcos received the warrant and the United States gained final cession of all Philippine islands beyond the line set in the 1898 peace treaty. A protocol exchanging ratifications was signed, adding Cagayan Sulu and Sibitu to U S possessions.
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Duke d’Arcos
Hay
Treasury
United States
Philippine Archipelago
Spain
Mr. Hay
Cagayan-Sulu
Sibitu
MoeKinley
America
War Department
Philippines
Doane dies on his sixty seventh birthday in New York
Chicago tea and coffee merchant John W. Doane former president of Merchants' Loan and Trust died of heart failure at his Holland House apartment in New York on his 67th birthday after a brief illness. Also reports note a $100000 gift to Columbia Teachers College and several other local incidents.
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John W. Doane
Chicago
New York
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company
Holland House
Gorge Ice Gorge Flood Drowns Street Homes in Michigan Town
A huge ice gorge on the Grand river at Portland Michigan caused rapid flooding. Residents on Water Street were rescued by boat as water rose, threatening the city’s electric dam and waterworks. Cellars flooded and damages could exceed fifty thousand dollars.
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Portland
Mich
Grand River
Water Street
Mary Marey
KE. L. Watson
Plan Big Combine in Illinois Coal Industry
Springfield March 21—Illinois poised for a vast coal industry consolidation. The proposed statewide combination will own every coal mine in Illinois with at least 75 million dollars in capitalization, incorporating in New Jersey. It would control over 900 mines producing more than 20 million tons annually, employing about 40,000 total workers. The move aims to influence labor relations as unions press demands.
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Springfield
Ilinois
New Jersey
Illinois
Explosions kill three in Indiana farm and mine
In Kokomo Marlowe and Stamm were blown to atoms by a 50 pound dynamite blast on Isaac Marlowe’s farm three miles southeast of Kokomo. Fragments were found in tree tops half a mile away. In Cloverland at Zeller mine a keg of blasting powder exploded injuring four miners, likely fatally, as a spark from a lamp is suspected.
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Ind
Isaac Marlowe
Here
Marlowe
William Stamm
Brazil
Zeller
Cloverland
Alfred Reffitt
Albert Harris
Ithel Harris
Thomas Harris
Noted Divine Dead And Wisconsin Primary Battle
Rev Dr Ed wards editor minister and soldier dies at 2818 Indiana avenue after lingering illness Born November 23 1834 in Norfolk Ohio He served as chaplain then colonel of cavalry in Civil War He edited Northwestern Christian Advocate and joined commissions under Harrison He died Wednesday Madison Assembly passes La Follette primary bill by three vote margin abolishing caucuses and conventions allowing direct party nominations on the same primary day One member left sick bed and another postponed his son's funeral to vote against it The bill aims to end boss rule by replacing caucuses with direct voter nomination for offices.
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Chicago
Dr. Edwards
Indiana Avenue
Harrison
West Point Military Academy
Methodist Church
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
United States
Will of Gen Harrison Filed for Probate in Indianapolis
The will bequeaths $125,000 to the wife as life estate with interest held by Union Trust Company as trustee. After the wife’s death any unearned interest returns to the residuary estate. The wife receives $15,000, daughter Elizabeth $10,000, all held in trust for the wife.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harrison
Union Trust Company
Elizabeth
Cape Town treason and murder sentences carried out
In Cape Town on March 21 J P Mina ber S Minaber and J A Neuwoudt were executed by court martial for treason and murder tied to a Taasbosch train wreck that killed five. Gen Kitchener confirmed the verdict. Two additional men got five years penal servitude. In Richmond Virginia on March 23 an unknown man slated for trial for burning Dejarnette stables was killed by a mob of about 50 men who could not identify any assailants.
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United States
Peking
Historical Department of
Iowa
Conqwrer
Taku
Remy
Cape Town
J. P. Minaber
S. Minaber
J. A. Neuwoudt
Decar
Taasbosch
Gen. Kitchener
Richmond
Tralifax
Anglo Russian siding dispute moves to arbitration
In tense dispatches from London St Petersburg and Washington report Russia and Great Britain agreeing to arbitrate the Tientsin siding dispute with Count von Waldersee’s settlement. The latest wires note renewed Russian flag planting at the disputed site after withdrawal.
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Russia
von Waldersee
London
St. Petersburg
the Times
Students’ Organization Committee
Washington
Manchuria
China
State Department
United States
Toledo Woman Inflicts Self Mutilation In Seemingly Insane Act
Mrs G Brun Schneider, about 50, cut off toes ears nose and skin on arms with scissors in her home near Toledo. Found semiconscious by husband, rushed to St Vincent's hospital in serious condition. Authorities believe temporary insanity due to domestic troubles.
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Toledo
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Griggs to Retire as Attorney General
Washington March 25 Attorney General Griggs resigns effective March 31 He will move to New Jersey to resume private practice and will join Dill Bomeister Baldwin in New York and Griggs Dill in New Jersey.
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Griggs
New Jersey
Dill, Bomeister & Baldwin
New York City
Bfr
Dill
Jimmie for short but maiden name James told
A Sabbath school teacher asks a first time attendee his name and the boy quips that he is called Jimmie for short while his full name is James, adding a hint of humor to a church roll call.
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Jimmie
James
Christian
Register
Passing of Yellowstone Park and the fading geysers
The note recalls Yellowstone Park's famous geysers gradually declining as a reminder that decline is universal. It extols health as the world’s most precious possession and urges spring renewal using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to revitalize blood and nerves and treat stomach disorders.
Golfer Foozled After Sunday Round, Puck Reports
A joked bit from Puck says a wicked man who played golf on Sunday faced swift justice as he foozled, prompting disbelief and laughter among readers.
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Puck
Grain-O claims safe use for all ages as coffee substitute
The ad notes GRAIN-O made from pure grains as a coffee substitute placed in grocery stores. It claims the product is gentle on delicate stomachs and indistinguishable from coffee, costing 15 or 95 cents per package. Children may drink it with great benefit.
Georgia colonel fines man for looking mean
A Georgia colonel had a man arrested for looking mean at him and fined five dollars for rubbering with intent to scare. The incident, reported by the Minneapolis Times, highlights a curious use of legal language in early 20th century courts.
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Georgia
Minneapolis Times
Speltz and Salter Seed Catalog Hails Rich Hay Food
Speltz, the richest food, is praised in John A. Salter Seed Co catalog from La Crosse Wisconsin. Speltz, Bismarck Hog Food Pea, Billion Dollar Grass, Victoria Rape and Bromus TInemus are touted as worth $500 to a wide awake farmer. The note urges readers to obtain Salzer's catalog and read about Speltz.
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John A. Salter Seed Company
la Crosse
Wis
Speltz
Bismarck
Salzer
JO A. Silzer Seed CO
Wia
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Promises Quick Health
Advertisement claims Cascarets cure a wide range of ailments from headaches to cancer through bowel cleansing. It markets the product as a natural solution with easy movements, priced at 10 cents to start, in metal boxes stamped C. 6c. Beware imitations per Detroit Journal quote.
Grain-O food drink packs promise safe for all ages
Ask your grocer today to show you a pack age of GRAIN-O the new food drink that takes the piece of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain-O has the rich seal brown of Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. the price of coffee 15c and 25cts per package. Sold by all grocers. Aesthetics must be built on ethics Ram's Horn.
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R. C. Barrett
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
New School Library
Board of Educational Examiners
Barrett
St. Paul
S J. Paul
State Department
Java
Quack ads and cures from early 1900s newspapers
A collage of pill cures and health tips from multiple papers touts tonics and tonics like Kemp’s Balsam Hoxsie's Croup Cure and Piso’s Cure for Consumption. It includes price notes 25 and 50 cents, a claim for rapid relief from coughs and dyspepsia, and endorsements from unnamed readers.
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Hoxsie
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