Priest Leo Heinrichs Murdered by Italian Anarchist
Denver reports Father Leo Heinrichs died after being murdered by an Italian anarchist. Coroner found heavy steel chains with sharpened hooks wrapped around his body as a severe penance. Chicago clergy fear a broader attack, linking to anti clerical groups like the Girodane Bruno Club with a Chicago branch.
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Denver
Col
Leo Heinrichs
Leo
Chicago
Illinois
Giuseppe Guarnaccio
Father Leo
Girodane Bruno Club
Struggle 15 Imminent Now Breathing Space
A brief note signals an imminent Struggle 15 period with breathing space described as a temporary halt. No further details on location or participants are provided.
Woman Defies Heirs Over Alleged Unsigned Letters
Laura Hamilton, wife of Rev E A Hamilton, says she cannot confirm authorship of unsigned letters claimed in a Clinton Ill will contest. She states she never saw the letters and challenges proof they are hers, claiming no writings of hers exist in Illinois.
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St. Louis
The
Post Dispatch Today
Biloxi
Miss
Laura Hamilton
E. A. Hamilton
Newman, N
Champaign
Illinois
Battle Looms as Portugal Teeters Between Monarchy and Republic
Lisbon predicts a violent political struggle as republicans and monarchists marshal forces for a showdown in the capital. The article notes a fragile calm since an assassination and asserts Lisbon views the nation as ripe for republican influence.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Tires of Congo delay in Lords debate
Lord Fitzmaurice urged the Belgian government to take stronger action on Congo issues. He said Britain would accept nothing less than full vindication of treaty obligations and humanitarian claims, stressing U S cooperation as crucial and noting the United States has no selfish ambitions in Africa.
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London
House of Lords
Congo
United States
Great Britain
Africa
SPECIAL TRAIN WRECKED NEAR ORVILLE
A special train carrying the Charles Gates Mexican touring party derailed near Orville at about 9 pm. Thirty people reported injured. all cars ditched. No deaths. Names of the injured not yet secured. The wrecked party is not related to John W. Gates, who with Mrs. Gates arrived at Beaumont.
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Laredo
Charles Gates
Orville
John W. Gates
Gunboat for Turk to Be Stationed in Bosphorus
Washington reports an American gunboat will be posted in the Bosphorus once navy enlistments reach the quota. State Department disclosures via Representative Bennett of New York say treaty concessions allow the ship’s continued presence, though it has not been used previously.
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Washington Bureau of Journal
Washington, D. C
J. C. Welliver
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Dawson
Mississippi River
Second
Iowa
Bosphorus
State Department
Bennett
New York
United States
Turkey
Treasury calls banks to return public funds
Washington announces a call for about 25 percent of public funds held by active depositories with $10,000 or more. Withdrawals of funds totaling roughly $35,000,000 will be returned to the treasury where transactions allow.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Webb Defends Sculling Title in New Zealand Duel
Webb, the world’s sculling champion, retained his title by defeating challenger R. T. Ressider on the Wanganui River in Wanganui New Zealand dated February 25.
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New Zealand
Wanganui
Webb
R. T. Ressider
Wanganui River
Daring Davenport Mail Robbery Leaves Letters Opened
A Rock Island mail pouch from El Paso to Chicago was stolen at Davenport Iowa last evening. The sack contained no registered letters and only opened letters with checks and money orders absent. Government detectives were summoned. local authorities search for suspects with no clues yet.
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Davenport
el Paso
Tex
Chicago
Rock Island
Hartje conspiracy suits to be hotly fought out
Pittsburg Pa February 25 a sharp legal showdown looms in conspiracy suits against Augustus Hartje millionaire paper manufacturer John L Welshons his business partner and Clifford Hope former Hartje coachman named as corespondent in failed divorce proceedings Allegations of intimacy with Mrs Hartje are at issue Testimony began with Andrew Fisher Hartjes brother in law recounting a conference with Hartje Welshons and Hope in which the coachman made a remark about Mrs Hartje that nearly caused her husband to collapse.
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Pittsburg
Augustus Hartje
John L. Welshons
Clifford Hope
Hartje
Andrew Fisher
Fisher
Welshons
Hope
Remains Are Interred Mangled Body of Man Killed
The mangled body of Joseph Babbitt, killed at Allerton, Iowa, was buried in Iowa City. His 14 year old son Elmer Babbitt traveled from Horton Kansas after learning of the accident. The family dog was found under the car with household goods sent from Horton. Mrs. Babbitt is seriously ill and her daughter has pneumonia.
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Allerton
Iowa City
Joseph Babbitt
Elmer Babbitt
Horton
Kan
Kansas
Babbitts
Despondent Woman Jumps Into Mississippi River
Nellie Losa twenty four of Dubuque Iowa leaped from a high bridge into the icy Mississippi seeking death after failure to provide for her mother and family. Ice cutters with hooks rescued her from the cold water yesterday afternoon.
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Dubuque
Nellie Losa
Mississippi
Morse Files Demurrer in Perjury Case
Charles W. Morse withdraws plea of not guilty to perjury indictments in the supreme court and files a demurrer. Arguments on the demurrer set for March 38.
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Meaw Form
N. Ty Bed
Charles W. Morse
Supreme Court
Wedding Riot Ended Polish Celebration in Chicago
In Chicago on February 25 a wedding feast erupted into a riot between two Polish factions. Four men were stabbed likely fatal, fifteen others including a policeman were severely cut, and several more were slightly injured at the saloon of Joseph Kuta where guests from the wedding of Leo Chasski and Mary Wadya had gathered. The clash stemmed from an old feud and escalated from prior quarrels.
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Chicago
Ill
Joseph Kuta
Leo Chasski
Mary Wadya
Wreck Reported on Perry Interurban Near Meran
Des Moines reports a serious accident on the Perry Interurban near Meran, thirteen miles from Perry, with no details available this afternoon. Authorities have not yet released the specifics of the wreck or any injuries.
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Des Moines
Meran
Perry
Army Car Delays Paris Race Reach to Chicago
In Indiana the Paris race cars struggle in mud and snow. The army car carrying a Grant message reaches Michigan City and is en route to Chicago. The American car remains a few miles ahead, after passing the Italian entry near New Castle.
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Ill
Paris
Indiana
Michigan City
Lake Shore
Porter
Hobart
Elgin, Joliet
la Porte
Ind
Grant
New York
Fort Leavenworth
Lloyde
New Castle
Superintendents Meet at Capital in National Ed Meeting
Washington February 25 More than 2000 educators from across the country gather in Washington for the annual convention of the department of Superintendence of the National Education Association. The three day session includes seven coordinated societies joining the department. Superintendent F M Witter of Muscatine county schools attends the event.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Superintendence
National Education Association
F. M. Witter
Muscatine County
Washington
Stockton City Council Closes Saloons Overnight
Stockton California city council enacted an ordinance closing saloons and all liquor sale venues from midnight Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday. The measure aims to curb alcohol service during the specified period.
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Stockton
Cal
Reverend Robert Conover dies at 85 in Bloomington
Bloomington ill Feb 25 Rev Robert Conover a renowned Presbyterian minister in Central Illinois died aged 85 His wife died the day before The couple founded in Bloomington in 1856 the first seminary for girls in the state
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Bloomington
Ill
Robert Conover
Illinois
Arbitrators Fail to Agree in Street Car Wage Dispute
Des Moines Iowa February 25 arbitrators fail to agree on the third man in the street car wage scale dispute raising the possibility of a strike. The company has strike breakers ready to take the men’s places.
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Des Moines
Fire Fatal for Five in International Falls Home
A blaze at the Owen home in International Falls Minnesota killed three residents including a domestic and a clerk and a baby. Four others were injured in the early morning fire reported February 25.
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International Falls
Minn
Owen
General Stoessel petitions czar for full pardon
Lieut. general Stoessel, condemned to death for surrendering Port Arthur fortress to Japan, has petitioned Emperor Nicholas II for clemency.
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Stoessel
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Nicholas
Gorge threatens Des Moines and river gorge foreseen
Des Moines officials race to break a rapidly rising Raccoon river gorge just above the city. Water backs up 50 feet above low water, risking bridges and homes in low-lying areas as experts warn the gorge could collapse within 24 hours.
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Des Moines
Wealthy Widow Is Her Own Victim in Iowa Case
Mrs. A. F. Mentzer of Marion, 45, wealthy widow, died by suicide at Barkley hotel in Iowa City. A letter to banker George W. Toms suggests private banking matters. Beattie denies family friction and cites her alleged nervous illness.
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Iowa City
Iowa
A. F. Mentzer
Marion
Barkley Hotel
George W. Toms
Cedar Rapids
G. E. Beattie
Beattie
Toms
Diocese mandates written engagements for marriages
Omaha Nebraska February 25 Bishop Richard Scannell of the Catholic diocese of northern Nebraska issues a ruling requiring all marriage engagements to be in writing and witnessed by two persons before a priest can perform the ceremony. The rule takes effect after Easter Sunday to curb flippant engagements.
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Omaha
Neb
Richard Scannell
Northern
Nebraska
Weather Forecast For Iowa And Illinois
The Iowa forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with cooler temperatures. In Illinois expect partly cloudy skies and slightly cooler conditions tonight and Wednesday with a fair day ahead. Sunrise is 6 34 and sunset 5 36 with moonrise at 1 09 a m.
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Illinois
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