Congress Poised for Big Bills in New Session
Washington January 4 The new session will resume Monday and run into June or July with the Payne Philippine revenue bill central to debate. Democratic committee members favor a free trade minority report. The Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill is expected to pass the House as introduced, followed by anti anarchy, Chinese exclusion, the Pacific cable and other major measures.
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Nicaragua
Senate
Payne Phillippine
Nicaragua Canal
Foraker Near Defeat As Contest Near Closing
Foraker faces a tight race as the contest draws to an end with votes tallied and results awaited. Supporters rally while opponents push for a late surge before the close of the ballot period.
Beedle story fuels fight over Ohio legislature control
Columbus reports show the cry of boodle as liquor interests and trusts back Foraker in seeking control of the house. McKin non, Hanna's candidate, appears to have enough pledges to win while Forakerites warn of desperate measures. By afternoon, Foraker's managers admit defeat in the house.
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Columbus
Foraker
House
McKinnon
Hanna
Big Fire Destroys Omaha Printing and Nearby Firms
A large blaze in Omaha gutted the Douglas Printing Company the Frontier Steam Laundry Company and the Western Electric Supply Company early today. The fire caused about 100000 in losses across the plants and surrounding businesses.
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Printing Company
Omaha
Douglas Printing Company
Frontier Steam Laundry Company
Western Electric Supply Company
Carnegie national institute formed by gift
Washington January 4 officials including Secretary Hay Supreme Justice White ex Senator Wolcott and others filed articles of incorporation for the Carnegie national institute. The ten million dollar gift is to establish the institution to be run under government control, with Roosevelt apparently having informally accepted the donation.
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Washington
Hay
White
Wolcott
Colorado
Wright
John Billings
New York
Daniel Gilman
John Hopkins University
Carnegie National Institute
Carnegie
Roosevelt
Missing Rafts Not Seen Are Lost
A brief public notice states that several rafts are missing and have not been sighted, with authorities continuing to search the area for the missing craft.
Walla Walla Wreck Missing Echoes of Hope Fades
Eureka Calif January 4 steamship Walla Walla disaster search continues with little hope of finding more survivors. Missing list shows cabin 13 steerage 20 crew 40 while saved total 82. Heavily contested figures prompt theories the ramship may have been sunk or crippled.
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Eureka
Cal
Walla Walla
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Davenport and Western Electric Railway Incorporation
Davenport and Western Electric Railway Company was incorporated to build electric railways in Davenport and to Muscatine Cedar Rapids and Iowa City via Buffalo and Blue Grass. Robert Kercherval is president and other Davenporters are incorporators.
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Davenport
Davenport and Western Electric Railway Company
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Buffalo
Blue Grass
Robert Kercherval
Red Letter Day at The Maze
A brief note marks Monday January 6 as a red letter day at The Maze, highlighting a special event or notable occasion there.
Local Boy Hurt After Jump From Moving Iowa Central Train
Owen Fitzgibbon son of Mr and Mrs Wm Fitzgibbon of Wapello stepped off a moving train at Morning Sun and was seriously injured. He was found semi conscious by Oakville boys en route to Cedar Rapids and taken home to Wapello where doctors Grimes and Chittum attended him. He is expected to survive.
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Owen Fitzgibbon
Wm. Fitzgibbon
Wapelio
Iowa Central
Morning Sun
Oakville
Wapello
Cedar Rapids
Anti German Riots Shake St. Petersburg
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports anti German riots with insults toward the German embassy and ambassador. Cossacks restored order after clashes, wounding 38 rioters.
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Lembert
Galicia
St. Petersburg
Riot at the Mines Leaves Constable Fatally Wounded
In Oskaloosa Iowa on January 4 a riot between whites and blacks at Evans led to Constable John Ruggenberg being shot during an arrest and fatally wounded. Local authorities investigated the clash and the suspect list remained unsettled as of dawn.
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Constable
Evans
Oskaloosa
Iowa
John Ruggenberg
Rioting Resumes in Budapest With Looting and Wounding
Rioting by unemployed resumed in Budapest on January 4 as 2,000 people raided shops, looting about 130 and clashing with police. Twenty rioters were seriously wounded during the night.
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Budapest
Panama Canal Company to sell for forty million
Paris editors report that the Panama Canal Company directors decided to offer the canal property to the United States for forty million. The company's agent in Washington was instructed to forward the proposal to President Roosevelt.
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Paris
Panama Canal Company
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Four Section Men Killed in Burlington Train Crash
Four section men near Monmouth Illinois were killed when a Burlington passenger train struck them as they rode a hand car toward work. The crew could not see the oncoming train because steam from a stalled freight on the opposite track obscured the view.
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Monmouth
Ill
Burlington
Neely Case Begins in Havana Fraud Trial
The long delayed trial of Charles Neely for frauds in the Cuban postal service, totaling about $140,000, opened this afternoon in Havana. The case drew great public interest and Neely expects acquittal.
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Havana
Chas
Neely
Wealthy Iowa farmer hangs self after failed farm purchase
Ottumwa Iowa January 4 John A Johnson a wealthy resident and farmer hanged himself at his home near Chariton after being balked in the purchase of another farm.
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Ottumwa, la
John A. Johnson
Chariton
Muscatine Secures 40000 YMCA Building Plan
A petition filed in district court asks for a divorce in the Gettert case, Melia Gettert versus Peter Gettert, noting prior dismissal and a renewed dispute. The action highlights substantial financial stakes alongside personal divorce claims.
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Ofmelia Gettert
Peter Gettert
Bank Wreckers Loot Missouri Vault in Sudden Heist
Four men on horses wrecked the Scott County bank in Morley Missouri early this morning and stole all cash from the vault including 1200 dollars in silver and 1000 dollars in gold and currency. The robbers fled toward Illinois after taking about 3000 dollars. At Bethany Illinois the Exchange bank was robbed of 3000 dollars the same night with the town marshal bound and gagged before the vault was dynamited.
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Morely, Mo
Scott County
Bethany
Ill
Exchange Bank
Chicago Markets Special Dispatch Hogs and Cattle Prices
Chicago markets report activity from J Hober & Co with H B McKay in Muscatine. Hog receipts 25,000 with open 5c higher and close steady. light 5.80 to 6.50, mixed 5.90 to 6.65, heavy 6.15 to 6.70. Cattle receipts 200 and sheep 1,000. Wheat 31 cars, corn 130, oats 74. tomorrow 30 wheat, 135 corn, 115 oats, 41,000 hogs. Beevee 3.90 to 7.00. cows 1.25 to 4.75. Texas 4.00 to 4.60. stockers 2.25 to 4.25.
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Texas
Chicago
Tod
Dropping Iowa Insurance Rates May Rise With New Year
Des Moines Iowa, Jan 4 Insurance firms active in Iowa plan stricter practices as new year begins and premiums on many risk classes not yet raised are likely to go up.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fair skies as Iowa warms with weekend outlook
Chicago notes special indications for Iowa expect fair tonight and Sunday with rising temperatures.
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Chicago
Iowa
Banquet Opens Muscatine Y M C A Building Drive
Muscatine held its first annual Y M C A banquet and conference at the Commercial hotel. P M Muller and Thos Irvine pledged near half the $40,000 goal, with Gov elect A B Cummins Judge Selden P Spencer and S D Gordon among speakers promising strong support for the youth organization.
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A. B Cummins
Selden P. Spencer S. D. Gordon
Muscatine
Middle West
United States
S. D. Gordon
Cleveland
Ohio
Association
Christian Work
Commercial Hotel
Young Men's Christian Association
DPD
W. Jackson
W. F. Chevalier
Fred Beach
Z. W. Hutchinson
A. J. Weaver
A. B. Cummins
Selden P. Spencer
W. A. Magee
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Hot Fight
Islands
Steamship Company
Ernest le Couve
Hobart Tasmania
Portland
Frank Orego
Davenport Company
Neely Case
Ton Farmer
Gettert
Court
Missouri
Bethany, Ill
Illinois
IL J. Hober & Co
H. BE. McKay
Post Office
Opg High Low
U.S. Steel
T. C. LL
Iowa Insurance
P. M. Muller
Thos. Irvine
Committee On Arrangements
J. N. Elliott
Presbyterian Church
Coki Shaw
Pada Nn
Ed Crackers
Young America
Chevalier
Albert B. Cummins
State of
Cummins
Gordon
Spencer
St. Louis
Brotherhood of Man
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