Italian bomb blast hits Brooklyn store and threats to explode magazines
In New York City a bomb destroyed Peter Locatos music store in Morgan Avenue Brooklyn after years of letters demanding immunity. Locato and his family escaped with minor injuries as marines guard Jonson Island amid threats to blow up three million pounds of smokeless powder. A separate Colorado incident reports Father Leo Heinr ichs killed in St Elizabeths Church by anarchist Angelo Gabriel.
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New York
N. Y
Brooklyn
Peter Locatos
Morgan Avenue
Locato
Braunsrueter
Jona Island
John Mains
Father Leo
Angelo Gabriel
War Ships and Legal Victories Shape Senate Day
Senator Gallinger pressed the ocean mail subsidy bill citing Pacific shipping strain and need for better South American routes. Supreme Court rulings favored the Lumbermen’s Credit Association and the Dun trustees, while a Minnesota court fined the Great Northern for rebate violations under Exins law. The House saw Speaker Cannon override committee rules on a peonage inquiry amid tense procedural clashes.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Gallinger
United States
South American
Senator Gallinger
South America
Orient
Pacific Ocean
Evans
Golden Gate
Straits of Magellan
Hill
Clarence H. Venner
Great Northern Railway
Janes J. Hill
Veiner
Northern and Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Boo
Burlingen
Suprme Court of the
Todo
Venner
R. G. Dun
Lumber Men’s Credit Association
Dun
Supreme Court
Lumbrmen’s Association
Great Northern Railway Company
Sitrict Court of Minnesota
Dalzell
Manna
Ilinois
Edison Resting Quietly After Ear Abscess Operation
New York February 24. Thomas A. Edison the famed inventor underwent an operation to remove an ear abscess last night and is reported today to be resting easily. The news notes the procedure as successful and Edison in stable condition.
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New York
N. Y
Thos. A. Edison
Fate of Accused Italian Official in Court’s Hands
Rome February twenty four. More than 100 senators on the high court try Nunzio Nasi former minister of public instruction for embezzlement from the state treasury. The court is isolated in the Palazzo Madame with clerks and servants removed and will not adjourn until a sentence is agreed.
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Rome
High Court
Nunzio Nasi
Senate
Knights of Columbus Laurent Council Elects Officers
At the Laurent Council KNIGHTS of Columbus meeting last evening in the Commercial hotel officers were elected and a large initiation is planned for next Sunday. Visitors from Davenport and Iowa City will arrive by special trains about 9:30 am. Mass is to be held at St Matthias with center church seating reserved. The initiation of officers takes place at Woodman hall at 1 pm with fifty candidates and visiting knights expected to receive degrees. Speakers announced include Judge Martin J. Wade and State Deputy John J. Fleming among others. a banquet follows at the Commercial hotel. Officers elected include Grand Knight J A Bartemeier and Deputy Grand Knight J P Ryan with a full slate listed.
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Knights of Columbus
Commercial Hotel
Laurent Council
Davenport
Iowa City
St. Matthias Catholic Church
F. J. Leonard
Woodman Hall
Martin J. Wade
E. M. Sharon
James H. Crosby
Cedar Rapids
John J. Fleming
Burlington
Father Zaiser
Fort Madison
Fifty Ill From Eating Canned Fruit at Dinner
Fifty residents of Solomon near Salina become ill after eating canned fruit at a Montezuma hotel dinner on Saturday night. Four in serious condition, four others recovering.
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Salina
Kan
Solomon
Here
Montezuma Hotel
Taft and Allison Banner Aide County Convention
Washington's birthday events in Pottawattamie county included posting the Taft and Allison banner and electing delegates to the county convention. The delegations pledge twenty eight delegates to the state convention and congressional caucus in support of Taft and Allison. The county reported strong organization with no opposition in Council Bluffs.
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Council Bluffs
Washington
Pottawattamie County
Taft
Allison
Congressional
Train Derailment Destroys Mail Cars In Flovilla Ga
Five miles south of Flovilla Georgia the Jacksonville and Chicago limited on the Southern railway derailed early today injuring four mail clerks seriously. No passengers were hurt.
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Flovilla
Jacksonville and Chicago Limited
The
Southern Railway
Here
Hartje Charged Conspiracy in Divorce Case
Augustus Hartje and associates including John L. Welshons and Clifford Hope faced conspiracy charges in Pittsburgh criminal court. The men allegedly plotted to tarnish Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje’s reputation to influence Hartje’s divorce. Hope, serving seven years for perjury linked to the divorce, was brought to court then excused by Judge McFarland.
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Pittsburg
Augustus Hartje
John L. Welshons
Clifford Hope
Hartje
Mary Scott Hartje
Hope
Western Penitentiary
McFarland
Trickett Denies Prohibition Hurting Kansas City
Assistant Attorney General Trickett of Kansas City Kansas rebutted W R Waggoner claims that prohibition harmed Kansas City Kansas trade and growth. He cited official records, business leaders and independent investigations to refute charges, noting few murders linked to alcohol and citing progress in building business and morals.
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Galesburg
Ill
Trickett
Kansas City
Kan
W. R. Waggoner
Chicago Record-Herald Dispatches
Globe
Waggoner
Hitchcock Trial Postponed for a Week
New York, February 24. The Raymond Hitchcock trial on charges by a girl was postponed for seven days. Justice Dowling warned no further delays would be allowed.
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New York
N. Y
Raymond Hitchcock
Dowling
Appanoose Rally Brings Taft Allison Hepburn Carroll Names
In Centerville on February 24 the Appanoose county republican mass convention drew a large turnout of standpatters. Pro gressives faded as hundreds wore red badges bearing Taft Allison Hepburn and Carroll.
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Centerville
Appanoose County
Taft
Allison
Hepburn
Carroll
New York Democrat Gaynor Emerges as Possible Presidential Hope
From New York Feb 24 a Democratic prospect for president gains attention. Justice William J Gaynor of the New York Supreme Court is seen as a strong party leader with broad appeal who could help secure New York electoral votes. Analysts compare him to Judge Alton Parker and note his stance against bosses and corporate crime.
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New York
New York State
Denver
Empire Commonwealth
William J. Gaynor
Supreme Court of New York
Gaynor
Alton Brooks Parker
Alfred Henry Lewis
Human Life
Johnson
Minnesota
Lewis
Bryan
Nebraska
Oil Fires Cause Multiple Fatalities and Injuries
Reports from Cedar Rapids Waterloo Pittsburg and Tacoma describe fatal burns and serious injuries after oil use and lamp explosions. Mrs Enos Riam died after oil ignited a stove and caused an explosion in Cedar Rapids. Miss Maude Wilson of Independence was fatally burned in Waterloo while workers smothered flames. Three seriously burned and 20 others fled in Pittsburg. A Tacoma fire killed one firefighter and injured six during a Davis Smith Furniture blaze valued at about 250000.
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Cedar Rapids
Enos Riam
Waterloo
Ila
Maude Wilson
Gedney
Independence
Pittsburg
John Gishik
Tacoma
Wash
Davis-Smith Furniture Company
Davenport Saloons Stay Closed Amid Drought
Davenport endures its worst drought as saloons remain shut for three days. The city marks a legal holiday on Saturday, while today hosts a primary election.
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Davenport
Iron plants resume in Wheeling. 2000 men back to work
Two large iron plants in Wheeling West Virginia resumed operations today, reintegrating about 2,000 workers after a shutdown. The restart marks a significant recovery milestone for the local iron industry.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Bank Closes Doors. Examiner In Charge In Iowa
Marshalltown Iowa February 24 special The Green Mountain Savings bank with 14000 capital closed its doors and State Bank Examiner Windsor was placed in charge of deposits of 11000 and bills receivable of 20000. The bank is owned largely by Omaha capitalists and it is claimed depositors will not lose.
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Marshalltown
Green Mountain Savings Bank
State Bank Examiner Windsor
American Driver Leads Foreign Racers to Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports the New York to Paris endurance race positions. The American car left Michigan City at 1 30 this morning and should reach Chicago by night. The Italian car departed South Bend at 8 15, and the French car St Chiaffray left South Bend at 9 30.
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Metropolis
Chicago
Ill
New York
Paris
Michigan City
South Bend
St. iChiaffray
Attendants Face Court Over Illinois Hospital Beating
William Menezes 54, paralyzed and dying after alleged brutality at a state insane asylum, tells investigators via thumb wiggles with his daughter translating. Three attendants are to face criminal charges as relatives seek action. abuse described includes rough tub handling, back injuries, and repeated blows.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Illinois Hospital For Insane
William Menezes
Menezes
Legislative Asylum Investigating Committee
W. N. Hairgrove
Charles W. Busey
McLaughlin
Doctor robbed on train between Rock Island and Iowa City
Dr. Carl Richards of Frankfort Kentucky reported robbed of 110 dollars on a train between Rock Island and Iowa City Sunday. Richards, a University of Iowa graduate, was en route to Panama to take a government surgeon position and found the loss this morning.
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Iowa City
Carl Richards
Frankfort
Rock Island
University of Iowa
Panama
Receivers ordered to return Westinghouse Lamp Co business
In Trenton on February 24 Judge Lanning ordered the receivers of Westinghouse Lamp Co to turn the business back to the company. The receivers had operated the plant at a profit.
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Westinghouse Lamp Co
Trenton
N. J
Lanning
United States Court
Deserters Returned to New York Under Arrest
Five sailors who fled with the American battleship fleet for San Francisco returned to New York aboard the steamer Byron from Rio Janeiro and were taken into custody for desertion.
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New York, N. Y
San Francisco
New York
Byron
Rio Janeiro
Weather forecast for Iowa and Illinois turns cooler
Iowa sees partly cloudy skies with showers in the east and central areas tonight and cooler in the northwest. Tuesday brings fair weather and cooler conditions. Illinois reports showers tonight or Tuesday with warmer conditions tonight and cooler Tuesday. Sunrise 6 35, sunset 5 35, moonrise 12 01 a m.
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Illinois
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Will Hickey
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