Secret arraignment plan fuels jail to Ottumwa transfer
A masked move by Sheriff Jackson brings John Junkin, confessed slayer of Clara Rosen, from Des Moines to Sigourney then Ottumwa with secrecy. District Judge Roberts doubts an arraignment tonight while speculation swirls about a Fort Madison penitentiary transfer and a midnight hearing before the April term opens.
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Sigourney
Iowa
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Jackson
Wapello County
Keokuk County
Junkin
Forts Madison
Joe Jackson
Polk County
Des Moines
Fort Madison
Oskaloosa
Roberts
Cornell
Jones
Ft. Madison
Victory for days in the house in Iowa politics
Des Moines March 9 The Iowa supreme court held the pure food law applies to original packages not retail quantities from large receptacles. The house defeated a recommit motion on prohibitory amendment. Senate passed road district and public service investigation bills. Two laws enact county attorney enforcement and sheriff info duties. A new bill targets firearm sales tax.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
House
Meredith
Sullivan
Harking
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Clarkson
Highland Park College
State Nearing End of Jones Case and Cabinet Meeting
The article notes President Taft's first cabinet meeting with Dickinson absent. It also covers tariff bill progress, proposed levies on inheritance taxes, telegraphs and playing cards, and financing the government amid a special session timeline. It mentions potential insurgent opposition and anticipated swift Senate action. The trial of Harry Jones features witnesses James L. Lewis and Sheriff Frank Benham. Lewis recounts past travels with Jones and comments about girls. Benham details the arrest at Milan, Kansas.
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Taft
Senate Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Cannon
Congress
House
Senate
T. H. Brannan
James L. Lewis
Frank Benham
Harry Jones
Sheriff Benham
Benham
Milan
Kan
Warner
Jones
Fairport
Jones’ Company
Muscatine
Kemble
Andalusia
Buffalo
Battleship Florida Keel Laid at Brooklyn Navy Yard
The keel of the six million dollar battleship Florida was laid today at the Brooklyn navy yards in New York with ceremony marking a milestone in naval construction.
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New York
N. Y
Florida
Brooklyn Navy Yards
Earth Shocks Reported in Minho Province
A series of light earthquakes and subterranean rumblings is reported from the Minho province near Lisbon on March 9. The tremors are described as mild but noticeable, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Lisbon
Minho
Paris Chamber Passes Income Tax Bill
Paris March 9. The chamber of deputies today passed the income tax bill advancing fiscal policy. The measure faces further steps before enactment.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Plans for Prisoner arraignment dropped amid safety fears
Sheriff Jackson will be warned and plans to bring the prisoner here for a night arraignment may be abandoned due to fear of violence to the prisoner. Authorities weigh security concerns and potential threats influencing the decision.
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Jackson
Wind Storm Levels Town of Brinkley Arkansas
A severe wind storm and tornado devastated Brinkley Arkansas destroying homes and structures. Officials report many injuries and twenty to thirty residents displaced as rescuers assist and assess ongoing damage in the town.
Buildings Wrecked Injuries Rise After Disaster
Initial reports recount widespread destruction with many injured and a death toll estimates ranging from ten to thirty as authorities verify details and conduct search and rescue. Local officials coordinate response amid rubble and evacuation efforts.
Brinkley Cyclone Devastates City Killing Thirty
A special Post Dispatch report from Brinkley Arkansas states thirty people killed and fifteen to forty injured as a cyclone wipes out the city of about three thousand. The business district lies in ruins and nine tenths of homes are destroyed with over a million dollars in property loss.
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St. Louis
A_ special Post
Brinkley
Ark
Tornado Death Toll Rises as Brinkley Suffered Devastation
Reports from Brinkley Ark indicate a deadly tornado last night with ten whites and four blacks killed, fifteen to twenty injured, and most of the town’s business and homes destroyed. Refugees arrive in Wheatley while relief trains reach the scene amid interrupted wires.
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St. Louis, Mo
Post-Dispatch
Brinkley, Ark
Memphis
Tenn
Brinkley
Ark
Wheatley
Arkansas
Oliver Named Republican Candidate for U S Senator Joe
Harrisburg March 9 George T Oliver of Pittsburg was chosen by the legislature joint caucus as the Republican candidate for United States senator to succeed P C Knox.
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Harrisburg
George T. Oliver
Pittsburg
United States
P. C. Knox
Heavy Snow The Storm Delays Kansas Iowa Trains
The severest snowstorm of the season blankets a large Iowa region with trains delayed by heavy snowfall. Kansas reports snow with all trains running an hour or more late as Topeka and surrounding areas endure the weather.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Mareh
Leavitt Divorce Granted to Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Ruth Bryan Leavitt eldest daughter of William J. Bryan was granted a divorce from W H Leavitt in Lincoln Nebraska. The court heard that Leavitt failed to support his wife. no defense was offered. Leavitt awarded custody of their two children.
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Lincoln, Neb
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Wm. J. Bryan
W. H. Leavitt
Vision of fertile valleys sparked dream of commerce ends in tragedy
Hinton Rowan Helper, former United States consul-general at Buenos Aires, died by suicide today. He mourned an unrealized plan for an intercontinental railroad across Central and South American valleys. His wife and children reside in Chicago.
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Washington, D. C
Central and
South America
Hinton Rowan Helper
United States
Buenos Ayres
Chicago
Senate vote tally on ejecting senator interrupted by absence
Springfield March 9 joint session for ejecting a senator was broken by the senate's absence. Hopkins received one vote Strincer four and Shurtleff two in the tally.
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Springfield
Senate
Releait Hopkins
Strincer
Shurtleff
Waters-Pierce Wins as Missouri Court Bars Indiana Ohio Firms
Missouri supreme court overruled motions for a rehearing in the ouster suit. Waters-Pierce Oil Co. is upheld and ouster against it suspended, while Standard Oil Indiana and Ohio firms are expelled from Missouri. Waters-Pierce gains right to operate with 60 percent Standard Oil New Jersey ownership. Chief Justice Valliant announced the decision. Justices Lamm and Woodson dissented. The Standard Oil interests plan to appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Jefferson City
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Republicc Oil Company of
Ohio
Missouri Supreme Court
Waters-Pierce Oil Co
Missouri
Pierce Company
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Valliant
Justicee Lamm
Woodson
Standard Oil
Supreme Court of the United States
French team leads six day bicycle race by five miles
New York reports Ciboz and Grphee, billed as the “French team,” reading at six in the morning with 204 miles and 8 laps, more than five miles ahead of Dineen and Prouty who sit in second place in the six day race.
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New York
N. Y
Utah House Bans Football at State Colleges
Salt Lake City report says the Utah house of representatives passed a bill prohibiting football at all state institutions yesterday. The legislation targets college programs amid a push to regulate athletics within state education.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
House of Representatives
Loeb Takes Oath as New York Customs Collector
William Loeb Jr. today took the oath of office and began his duties as collector of the customs for the port of New York. The event occurred in New York City on March 9.
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New York, N. Y
William Loeb, Jr
Port of
New York
Two Cent Fare Law in Kansas Is Dead
Topeka Kansas, March 9 The senate adopted the railroad committee report recommending that the two cent fare bill not be passed This ends two cent fare legislation in the legislature for this session
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Senate
Railroad Committee
Weather Outlook and Temperatures in Iowa Illinois
Iowa faces snow and colder conditions tonight with a partly cloudy Wednesday and snow in the east plus strong north winds. Illinois expects rain or snow tonight with colder air, a threatening Wednesday and snow flurries in the north and central areas. Sunrise is 6 12, sunset 5 50, moonrise 8 20.
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Iowa
Illinois
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