Russia and United States tension noted in Novoe Vremya article
The Novoe Vremya in St. Petersburg discusses strained U S Russia relations amid anti Russian mood in America. It blames campaign by Hebrews and defends friendship, noting public sympathy for Russia and criticism of U S actions at Yalu and in Manchuria.
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Russia
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Novoe Vremya
Washington
State Department
America
Manchuria
Hay
China
Vicksburg
Yalu River
Telegraph
London
Nagasaki
London Daily Telegraph
Chefoo
Shanghai
Graft Case Deliberations Begin in Machen Trial
Washington Feb 26 The fate of A W Machen and co defendants charged with graft in the postal service rests with a jury after Justice Pritchard instructed them on conspiracy and reasonable doubt. Jurors must find two or more defendants guilty of conspiracy before a verdict of guilty can be returned.
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Pritchard
Machen
Elevator Tragedy Kills Two at State House in Des Moines
Des Moines reports an elevator accident at the state house leaves Mrs. C B Fountain and her mother Mrs A Hoch dead. The operator started the cage as Mrs Hoch retreated, trapping both women between cage and ceiling then floor and roof. Legislature adjourned as details spread. no inquest planned.
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Des Moines
C. B. Fountain
A. Hoch
Valley Junction
State House
Funk
Capitol Improvement Commission
Cummins
A. M. Johnson
Spirit Lake
Fountain
John Merril
Leon Brown
Four Die in Dyersville Rail Crash on Farley Hill
A Chicago Great Western through train at 8:30 p.m. crashed into a switch engine pulling sixty cattle cars near Dyersville Iowa. Four men were killed: W G Griswold A R Thomas J W Ryme Thomas Cavanaugh. One man F L Food was fatally injured. The wreck sent flames and destruction across the wreck site.
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Dubuque
Dyersville
Chicago Great Western
F. L. Food
Edgington
Farley Hill
Rochester Fire Destroys Major Downtown Blocks
A devastating blaze in Rochester began at 4:30 this morning in the Rochester Dry Goods Co. basement. Fire spread to Granite Building and Beadle & Sherburne, drawing Erie and Syracuse aid. Loss estimated at 4 to 5.9 million dollars with several firms impacted including Sibley Lindsay and Carr and Walkover Shoe Co. Firemen used dynamite to halt spread as water mains froze and hundreds faced disruption.
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Sibley, Linsday and Carr Company
Beadel and Sherburne Company
Rochester Dry Goods Company
Walkover Shoe Company
Standard Oil Company
Vacuum Oil Company
Bradstreet Mercantile Agency
Buffalo Fire Department
Rochester
N. Y
Main Street
St. Paul
North Streets
Buffalo
Syracuse
Sibley, Linsday, Gurr & Co
Beadle Sherburne and Co
Rochester Dry Goods Co
St. Paul Street
Frank Jayne
Dome Scaffold Collapse at Chicago Post Office Kills Fifteen
In Chicago on February 26 a massive scaffold in the dome of the new post office building collapsed, sending fifteen workers 250 feet to the first floor. The Lennox Haldeman company supervised interior decorations. Rescue efforts by ten fire companies were hampered by extreme cold as bodies were recovered from the wreckage.
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Lennox Haldeman Company
John Pierce Company
Chicago
Double Murder in Buffalo Bank Building Office
Henry L. Swartz of Baker and Swartz was fatally shot in his Marine bank building office in Buffalo. H A Knowles of Knowles and Gardner shot Swartz then killed himself after a brief standoff. The crime is thought to stem from business complications and Swartz died after transfer to hospital.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Henry L. Swartz
Baker & Swartz
Marine Bank
H. A. Knowles
Knowles & Gardner
Knowles
Swartz
Woman Freed in Husband Murder Acquittal
In Sigourney Iowa on February 26 Mrs Belle Lewis was acquitted of murdering her husband. The crowd roared with joy and friends celebrated as she is set to receive a $2000 life insurance payout.
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Jibatil
Gulf of Suez
Suez
Aden
Arabia
British India Company
Mombassa
Red Sea
M. A. Hanna
Sigourney, Ia
Belle Lewis
Fire of Unknown Origin Destroys Property in Wapello
A blaze in Wapello Iowa last evening destroyed property valued at thirty five thousand dollars. Fire officials have not yet determined the cause and reduced the scene to embers as investigators survey the ruins.
Ashes-Heroic Fire Destroys Garrett Block in Wapello
A four hour blaze in Wapello Iowa gutted the Garrett block and damaged the Sweeney building with losses estimated at 35000 dollars. Volunteers and citizens saved the rest of the business district. Insurance covers most losses in several entities while others face uninsured totals. Fire started in a rear shed and spread rapidly despite strong water pressure.
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J. B. Garrett
J. H. Wilson
Garrett Block
Knights of Pythias
H. C. Cruce
Garret
Modern Woodmen of America
W. H. Hurley
Garrett Building
Dr. Sydell
J. L. Sweeney
G. A. R. Hall
Post Office
Wheat slump crazes traders on Chicago board
In Chicago on February 26 May wheat traded at 1.05 and July at 0.96, slipping over two cents from last night's close as Liverpool prices sparked wild excitement on the board of trade.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Board of Trade
Weather outlook for Iowa and Chicago
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with possible snow flurries in the east portion. Warmer temperatures expected in the western areas on Saturday.
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Chicago
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