Democratic senators split on Cuban reciprocity vote stance
Washington December 16 Democratic senators end conference with plan to vote their conscience on the Cuban reciprocity bill while not binding the caucus on party positions. They postponed decisions on the Panama canal treaty as Spooner criticizes delay in action. House resumes pensions funding with Gibson praising the president and noting southern prosperity under Republican tariffs and the isthmian canal.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Spooner
House
Spain
Cuba
Newland
United States
Gibson
Tenn
Panama
South
Fail in quest for South Pole Antarctic expedition reaches 70 25 south
The auxiliary screw steamer Scotea returned to Buenos Ayres from the Antarctic regions after leaving Clyde on November 3, 1902. On board were members of the Scottish National Antarctic association. The ship will stay in port a week. The expedition reached latitude 70 degrees 25 minutes south.
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Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Scotea
Clyde
Antarctic
Scottish National Antarctic Association
Buenos Aies
Cholera Epidemic Rages in Kerbela South of Baghdad
An epidemic of cholera sweeps Kerbela near Baghdad with 176 deaths reported in three days. Constantinople dispatch notes the outbreak as of December 16. Local officials urge precautions as the disease spreads in the region.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Kerbela
Bagdad
Iowa Ex Legislator George W Wagner Dies in Iowa City
George W Wagner, former Iowa legislator, died this afternoon in Iowa City. The reigner served in the state house, and his passing was reported from Iowa City on December 16.
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Iowa
George W. Wagner
Iowa City
Iowa bank robbed in Quimby. $3000 taken
The Citizens' Savings Bank in Quimby Iowa was robbed last night of three thousand dollars. The cracksmen escaped and authorities pursue leads. The incident marks a bold daytime theft in a small town.
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Quimby
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Banker Eastman Arrested For False Bank Entry
Albert H. Eastman president of the Berlin National Bank and vice president of Gorham National Bank was arrested in Woodsville New Hampshire on a charge of making a false entry in valuing a note for five thousand dollars. He is held on ten thousand dollars bond. Separately in Russia the sea Azor is receding at Taganrog with waters vanished from shore revealing the sea bed for thousands of feet as high winds drive sand into the town.
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Woodsville
N. H
Albert H. Eastman
Berlin National Bank of Berlin
Gorham National Bank of Gorham
United States
Eastman
St. Petersburg
Russia
Taganrog
Emperor Francis Joseph Receives Delegation in Vienna
In Vienna on December 16 Emperor Francis Joseph met with the Austrian Hungarian delegation. The throne speech reaffirmed resolve to uphold the Dreibund and emphasized harmony with Russia over Balkan affairs to preserve peace and status quo, with support from other great powers.
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Austria
Francis Joseph
Russia
Balkans
Army NCO Franzki Sentenced for Brutality in Berlin
In Berlin on December 16 a court martial at Rendesburg condemned Franzki, a non commissioned officer in the Eighty fifth Infantry, to five years in prison and dishonorable discharge for mistreatment of soldiers on 1520 counts and abuses of authority on 100 counts. The court said Franzki showed the brutality of an ox driver and cleared his superiors of negligence.
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Germany
Franzki
Eighty-fifth Infantry
Rendesburg
Japs Reach Fork in Policy As Tokio Conference Deliberates
In Tokyo on December 16 a conference of Japan’s elder statesmen led by Marquis Ito and cabinet ministers contemplates a firm stand against Russia following Russia's reply. War Minister General Kodama attends for the first time as the admiralty weighs a possible naval demonstration.
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Japan
Russia
Marquis Ito
Kodama
Admiralty
Prohibition Party Weighs Speaker Value Before Convention
Chicago reports show the prohibition national committee weighing campaign speakers as it prepares to fix the next national convention site and date. Deliberations favor business figures over ministers, with Illinois set to hold a May 25 26 state convention in Springfield or Bloomfield and a June 29 national gathering planned.
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Chicago
Prohibition National Committee
McCartney
Ohio
G. E. Newlin
Indiana
H. W. Wilber
New York
Auditorium Hotel
Illinois
Illinois State Central Committee
Prohibition Party
Springfield
Bloomfield
Grand Hotel Fire Sparks General Alarm in Cincinnati
Fire officials in Cincinnati respond to a blaze at the Grand hotel with a general call for all fire engines. The incident occurred on December 16 as crews rush to contain the flames and save the structure.
Gas Outage Leaves Huntington Area Freezing
A break in natural gas pipes cuts supply to Huntington and nearby towns including Cattlersburg Ashland and Ironton causing factory closures and widespread cold. Residents suffer across classes as the outage continues spreading through the region dated December 16.
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Huntington
W. Va
Cattlersburg
Ashland
Ironton
Fire Destroys Millvale Mill Homelessness Follows
A fire at Bennett Lumber and Manufacturing in Millvale Pa displaced nearly 100 residents and damaged twelve nearby houses. The blaze, which destroyed the planing mill and lumber yard, caused about 40000 dollars in losses and left families in their night clothes.
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Pittsburg
Bennett Lumber and Manufacturing Company
Millvale
Jacob Hough Dies in Wilton Iowa at 89
Jacob Hough eighty nine years old and a pioneer resident of Wilton Iowa died suddenly at his home at 6 PM after an apoplectic stroke while chatting with family. He was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Durant in 1860, later relocating to Wilton to retire. Surviving are four children M R Hough Adair Illinois D T Hough Des Moines A W Hough Colorado and Mrs Rebecca Whalen Atlantic Iowa.
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Wilton
Jacob Hough
Hough
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Durant
M. R. Hough
Adair, Ir
D. T. Hough
Des Moines
A. W. Hough
Colorado
Rebecca Whalen
Atlantic
Six-Feet-Tall Oats From Idaho Visit
George Alteneder returned to town from Orofine Idaho with a bundle of oats standing six feet tall. He says he grew the crop last summer on his farm and notes oats can reach that height in that Idaho region. He enjoyed the country and plans to return after visiting friends.
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George Alteneder
Orofine
Idaho
Muscatine Woodmen defer Twenty-First Anniversary plans
Muscatine Camp No. 106 Modern Woodmen of America postponed final plans for the Twenty-First Anniversary celebration until next Tuesday. The camp will meet with Royal Neighbors to complete arrangements. A large turnout attended the meeting, and William McCoy was initiated into the first degree of the order.
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Muscatine Camp No. 106
Woodmen of
Sash and Door Makers Unite In Valley Pool
A pool to include all sash and door manufacturers of the Mississippi Valley is being organized in Oskash Wisconsin. The new group reuses the Sash Door and Blind association of the northwest and aims to improve existing market conditions through reorganization and enlargement.
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Mississippi Valley
Oskash
Wis
Sash, Door and Blind Association of
Northwest
Root to quit cabinet February first
Secretary Root informs President Roosevelt he plans to resign from the cabinet on February 1. He intends to return to New York after retirement and resume his law practice.
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Washington, D. C
Root
Roosevelt
New York
Orders Coming Goes to Savannah Georgia
Telegram received yesterday says orders coming go to Savannah Georgia may not leave until after Christmas and have enjoyed a pleasant visit with family in this city.
Rock Island Buys Pine Bluff and Western Line
La Crosse Wis Dec 16 The W W Cargill Company of La Crosse sells Pine Bluff and Western road from Pine Bluff Ark to Benton Ark to Rock Island road for 1 million dollars The local seller retains perpetual right to use the line for its lumber business
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Arkansas
la Crosse
Wis
W. W. Cargill Company
Pine Bluff and Western
Pine Bluff
Ark
Benton
Rock Island Road
Mercantile Trust Loses Bid for Extra Receiver
Newark cargo area. United States Judge Kirkpatrick denied the Mercantile Trust Company's application for another receiver for the United States ship building company. The case remains unresolved in the court.
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United States
Building Company Today
Kirkpatrick
Root Defends Wood Before Senate Military Hearings
Tary Root testifies as the first witness before the Senate committee probing General Leonard Wood defense against charges raised in the hearings. He reads official correspondence and discusses Wood’s Cuba administration as Governor General.
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Washington, D. C
Root
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Leonard Wood
Wood
Cuba
May Establish Ditch As Nichols Waterway Approved
Supervisors overruled remonstrances to a petition for a waterway ditch from near Nichols to Wapsie creek. Appraisers will assess damages, and the drainage project aims to reclaim hundreds of acres now useless due to poor drainage. remonstrants may appeal to district court.
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Board of Supervisors
Wapsie Creek
A. C. Noble
Chicago Produce Market Prices Summary
Chicago prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley show mixed moves with No 2 red wheat around 88 to 81 cents and May contracts near 80 cents. Corn ranges include No 2 at 42 1/4 cents and No 2 yellow at 45 cents with May around 44 1/4 cents. Oats and flax are listed with standard and May values. barley cash at 36 58 cents.
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Chicago
Park
Lord
Ribs
Rye
Timothy
Verdict favors Arning in guardian suit second trial
George B. Mark sought guardianship for H. B. Arning claiming incompetence. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, closing the second trial after the first verdict was set aside. Attorneys included J. R. Hanley and Louise Eversmeyer for Arning and Horan and Devitt for Mark.
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H. B. Arning
Mark
Arning
Chicago livestock prices dip on light demand
Cattle receipts reach 24 000 with weak to lower prices across grades from good to prime at 4 90 to 5 75 and cows down to 1 50 to 4 00. Hogs receipts 60 000 down 10 cents with mixed and butchers 4 35 to 4 60 and lighter weights around 4 15 to 4 45. Sheep and lambs also softer with lambs 4 00 to 6 00 and sheep 2 50 to 4 00.
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Chicago
Bryan says pope lacks political tact in Rome
William Jennings Bryan left Rome and, after an interview with the pope, said the pontiff is a good spiritual leader but lacks political tact. The remark follows his meeting with Pope Benedict XV in Rome on December 16.
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Pope
Rome
William Jennings Bryan
Postoffices to be Advanced to Presidential Grade
The Postoffice Department says Iowa fourth-class post offices Brighton Central City Cumberland Gilmore City Russell and Wyoming will be advanced to presidential grade effective January 1.
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Washington, D. C
Postoffice Department
Iowa
Brighton
Central City
Cumberland
Gilmore City
Russell
Wyoming
Ralli Cabinet Resigns After Support Dims in Greece
Athens reports the Ralli cabinet resigns as the premier fails to secure enough votes in the chamber of deputies to push through policy. The move signals a new political crisis in Greece with uncertain stability ahead.
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Athens
Greece
Ralli
Chamber of Deputies
Two Die In Wreck Frisco Freight Collision
Two Frisco system trainmen were killed and one fatally hurt with several others injured in a collision between two freight train sections near Pawnee Kansas early today in Fort Scott Kansas report.
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Ft. Scott
Kan
Pawnee
Kansas
Leopold Mayer Dies After Week Long Illness
Leopold Mayer a retired private banker of Chicago died at his home 3170 Groveland avenue after a week long illness from heart disease. He was stricken with heart disease a week ago.
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Chicago
Leopold Mayer
Groveland Avenue
Stricken City Seeks Help as Typhoid Rises
Butler Pennsylvania reports sixty deaths from typhoid fever with five new cases. city appeals for assistance as outbreak continues.
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Butler
Albany Woman Elected President of World Fair Board
Mrs Daniel Manning of Albany New York was elected president of the worlds fair board of lady managers without opposition in St Louis Missouri.
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Albany
St. Louis
Daniel Manning
Albany, N. Y
East Buffalo Notes on Weddings and Visits
Alfred Elliott wed Florence Fisher in Muscatine on December 9. Community updates mention Carroll Marston recovering, local dances, skating party, and visits among families in East Buffalo and Buffalo Prairie. Several residents travel, host and visit kin including the Murdocks, Wagone rs, Lutz, and Frickey networks.
Captain Davidson awaits orders to Georgia after Philippines service
Capt Joseph T. Davidson recently returned from five years in the Philippines receives a telegram directing him to report to Savannah Georgia soon though no orders have arrived yet. He is on vacation with his family at 906 West Fourth Street and likely will not report until after Christmas he has requested extended transport to Georgia and plans to learn more about his duties before deciding on his next steps. Frank D. Biles, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Biles of Hope Avenue, has arrived in San Francisco and will be mustered out in Des Moines Friday then return home. Biles spent three years in the Philippines with several tense experiences noted.
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Joseph T. Davidson
Philippines
Savannah
Georgia
Davidson
West Fourth Street
San Francisco
Chicago
Capt. Davidson
Biles
Frank D. Biles
Joseph Biles
Hope Avenue
Des Moines
Trooper Biles
Henry Olds Dies Inmate At County Farm
Henry Olds, an inmate at the county poor farm, died this morning from old age and complications. He was about 75 to 80 years old and had lived at the farm for years. He left Muscatine about twelve years ago and was unknown to former friends until recently when located at the county farm. Muscatine had long been his home before he left. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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County Farm
Henry Olds
Mr. Olds
Muscatine
Chicago Market Prices Reported for Butter Eggs Poultry
Chicago on December 16 shows butter at 16 to 25 cents, creameries firm with 14 to 21 cents for dairies. Eggs steady at 26 14 cents to 29 cents. Poultry firm with turkeys at 14 cents, young chickens 9 cents, springs 9 cents.
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Chicago
New York Produce Market Bulletin Wheat and Corn Prices
New York New York produce market reports show wheat for May at 85e and corn at 49%c on December 16. Strong demand from traders and buyers continues amid steady trading activity across grains and feed commodities in the market report.
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New York
New York Poultry Market Report Dec 16
New York market summary shows alive poultry steady with chickens at 10 to 10 1 2 c, fowls around 12 1 2 c, turkeys 13 1 4 c. Dressed poultry firm with chickens 12 c, fowls 11 1 2 c, turkeys 16 to 19 c.
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New York
New York Butter and Egg Market Summary
New York market reports butter steady with extra creamery at 25c and range 16 to 24c for common to choice. Eggs are strong with Firsts at 33c, seconds to thirds 26 to 31c, refrigerated 24 to 27c.
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New York
Bittinger Sentenced for Mail Fraud in Nicaragua Land Case
Frank D. Bittinger, president of the Nicaragua Land Company, is sentenced to one year in prison and fined $1000 for use of the mails to defraud in Chicago on December 16.
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Chicago
Frank D. Bittinger
Nicaragua Land Company
Graffers Found Guilty in Mail Fraud Case
Julious M. Nissan and Arthur J. Herbst of the Western Supply company were convicted of using the mails to defraud, in Chicago on December 16.
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Chicago
Julious M. Nissan
Arthur J. Herbst
Western Supply Company
United States
Newton Edwards Charged With Grand Larceny
Newton Edwards is jailed on a warrant alleging grand larceny for stealing a harness from Sheriff J. D. Stuart’s barn. Police report a strong case and expect conviction.
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Newton Edwards
J. D. Stuart
Edwards
Harragon Fined and Released for City Hall Fire
Christy Harragon, the young man who set fire to the city hall jail lockup Monday night, pleaded guilty to intoxication. He was fined five dollars and costs yesterday afternoon and released.
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Christy Harragon
St Louis Produce Market Wheat and grain quotes
St Louis market notes cash wheat at May 81 1/2 cents, corn 41 to 42 1/2 cents, oats around 36 1/2 to 37 1/2 cents. Prices reflect strong bid activity and market conditions from December 16.
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St. Louis
Peoria Produce Market Report on Corn Prices
In Peoria on December 16 corn prices rose with No 8 listing at 42 and a half cents per bushel. The market noted higher values for select lots and broader demand for feed and cooking uses.
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Peoria
Cuban Bill's Opposers Out of It
Washington notes a calm Senate vote on Cuban reciprocity with minor protests from the National Protective League. Speaker Cannon contemplates clashes with Senate rules while national figures foresee no immediate changes and a strong insistence on Senate procedure.
Protestant foreign missions report shows advance in income
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions released today its summary of Protestant foreign missions. The report notes increases in most items, with Great Britain alone showing a gain of over two million dollars. The total native constituency is listed as 2,613.29.
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American Board of Commissioners
Boston
Mass
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
United States
Senate to recess December 19 through January 4
The Senate will recess from December 19 to January 4 following approval by the Senate committee on appropriations of a joint resolution. The Foreign Relations Committee reported the American Chinese commercial treaty without amendment and recommended a favorable report on W. S. Buchanan’s nomination as minister to Panama.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
W. S. Buchanan
Panama
Weather for Iowa and Chicago Dec 15
Special Indication for Iowa calls for generally fair skies tonight and Thursday. Temperature rise is expected Thursday with improving conditions across Chicago and surrounding regions.
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Iowa
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