Beatrice Bruner Godfrey and Arthur W. Godfrey Divorce Rumors
Boston reports say papers will be filed in Suffolk county court for the separation of Beatrice Bruner Godfrey and Arthur W. Godfrey a Boston lumber magnate. Davenport and Boston dispatches note strained relations mysterious letters from the West and detectives tracking Beatrice. The couple married recently in Chicago and public sensationalism followed.
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Syndicate
Boston
Suffolk County
Arthur W. Godfrey
Godfrey Lumber Co
Beatrice Bruner
Davenport
Temple
Missouri
North Eastern Conservatory of Music
Godfrey
Iowa
East
Beatrice Bruner Godfrey
Millonaire
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois
Generally fair and colder tonight and Friday with a northwest cold wave in Iowa. Illinois stays mostly fair, turning much colder Friday. Sunrise 6 07, sunset 5 54, moon set 3 23.
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Iowa
Illinois
Peace Dove Hovers Over Orient China and Japan
Tokio March 12 The demand for aggressive action against China over the Tatsu Maru affair is easing in informed circles. China and Japan may reach a settlement with Japan pledging tighter control of arms exports as China seeks recall or cancellation of shipments and pledges to suppress cross border traffic. The Mikado and Baron Hayashi lead Japan while Tong Shao I, now governor of Manchuria and former Pekin official, guides Chinese reforms.
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Tokio
Japan
China
Far East
Mikado
Baron Hayashi
H. E. Tong Shao-l
Manchuria
Ant Pekin
H. E. Tong Shao-I
Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs
Carpenter Bound Over in Assault Case
Iowa City on March 12 James Carpenter a 16 year old youth who attempted to assault 11 year old Annie Hellmann on the Iowa river road waived examination and was bound over to await grand jury action. With bail set at 800 the prisoner was sent to the county jail to await May.
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Iowa City
James Carpenter
Annie Hellmann
Iowa River Road
Ball
Wage Cuts Posted in Seven Cotton Mills
Notices of a ten percent wage reduction are posted in seven large cotton factories in Lowell Massachusetts affecting about 25 900 operators today. The action targets workers across several plants with the posted warnings signaling scale changes.
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Lowell
Mass
Grand Jury Charges U S Customs Officer with Kidnapping Farmers
Winnipeg March 12 a grand jury returned a true bill against United States Customs Officer Foulke on the charge of kidnapping farmers prompting scrutiny of federal actions.
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Winnipeg, Man
United States
Foulke
Relic of Anti Slavery Fight Burns in Iowa Fire
Fire at two barns owned by F. J. Cochran and Citizens' Bank in ToWa City Iowa destroyed contents valued around 1 300 with 1 160 insured. Horses saved. An antiquated wagon used in John Browns anti slavery pilgrimages burned in one barn.
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Towa City
F. J. Cochran
Citizens’ Bank
John Brown
Miners Confront Dilemma as Mitchell Plans Retirement
The United Mine Workers in Indianapolis open discussions on wage policy after failed central field talks. President Mitchell, retiring April 1, declines to propose a new policy, directing decisions to the scale committee as the convention adjourns for the day.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Convention
The
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Missionary Meet Closes in Pittsburg
The third and final day of the first international convention of the Young People's Missionary movement opened with strong interest. Dr. William Douglass Mackenzie, president of Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford Connecticut, was the first speaker.
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Pittsburg
Young People’s Missionary Movement
William Douglass Mackenzie
Hartford Theological Seminary
Hartford, Conn
Bavarian Regent Luitpold Celebrates 87th Birthday
Munich March 12 Prince Luitpold regent of Bavaria celebrated his eighty seventh birthday today in Munich. A brilliant gathering of Bavarian nobility attended the event marking the monarchs long life and service to the state.
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Munich
Luitpold
Bavaria
Alfonso Returns to Madrid to Thrilled Welcome
King Alfonso arrived in Madrid from Barcelona and received a warm reception at the railroad station as people cheered the monarch’s return. The March 12 event marks a peaceful homecoming with broad public celebration.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Barcelona
Diplomacy and bribery claims swirl in Electric Boat probe
Washington March 12 The Cannon committee resumed hearings on Ley’s charges that Electric Boat and its predecessor pressured legislation. Lilley named Waterbury and Bridgeport officials who allegedly asked him to vote for submarine appropriations and claimed Hobson was offered placement on naval affairs for favorable submarines. Hobson testified that Electric Boat rep Lawrence Steer boasted influence with Cannon. Senator Tillman urged a Senate Finance inquiry into financial legislation.
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Washington, D. C
Cannon
Lilley
Electric Boat Company
Committee On Rules
Congress
The
Holland Company
Electric Company
Franklin H. L. Taylor
John T. Kellogg
Waterbury
Hobson
Lawrence Steer
New York
Committee of Naval Affairs
Tillman
Senate Committee of Finance
Bomb scare in Barcelona shocks city at Atarazanas quay
Police investigated a bomb explosion in a water pipe at Atarazanas quay in Barcelona. The pipe shattered the sidewalk but no injuries were reported. Officials kept details quiet until late last night as King Alfonso departed for Madrid after a two day visit.
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Barcelona
Atarazanas Quay
Alfonso
Madrid
Walsh Attorneys Through Finish Arguments For New Trial
Arguments by defense for a new trial in the case of John R. Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank convicted of improper use of bank funds concluded before Federal Judge Anderson. Government counsel had begun presenting arguments this afternoon.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Anderson
Case Goes to the Jury in Priest Murder Trial
In Denver on March 12 Giuseppe Alia faced trial for the murder of Father Heinrichs. After brief arguments and judge instructions the case was given to the jurors for verdict.
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Denver
Colo
Giuseppe Alia
Father Heinrichs
Ex-Governor Herrick Attacks Bank Deposit Guarantee
Columbus March 12 Ex Governor Myron Herrick addressed the Ohio legislature opposing a deposit guarantee law. He labeled it socialistic and unconstitutional, arguing it dampens individual initiative and increases risk as bank failures stem from criminal acts, illegal acts, or poor judgment, with potential longer lifetimes for failing institutions and greater community losses.
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Columbus
Myron Herrick
Ohio
W. J. Bryan
Rathbuns' Bodies at Sigourney
Glen Rathbun and his wife were shot and killed in Omaha last Tuesday. Their bodies arrived in Sigourney, where a funeral is planned, possibly private. Rathbun, an Army veteran of Cuba, was an only child set to inherit from relatives. jealousy is suggested as the motive.
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Syndicate
Sigourney
Glen Rathbun
Omaah
Rathbun
Omaha
Ware Pleads Guilty in Iowa Bank Case to Five Year Sentence
Leroy Ware, former cashier of the defunct Farmers and Drovers State Bank of Seymour, Iowa, pleaded guilty to fraud charges and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Twenty one indictments remain pending. Supporters say Ware was used as a scapegoat amid claims directors drew dividends and officers paid high interest while the bank was failing.
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Corydon
Leroy Ware
Farmers and Drovers’ State Bank of
Seymour
Ware
W. L. Livingston
Cant Die He Marries Pleasantville Bank Clerk
Ralph S. Flannagan a Pleasantville First National bank cashier who shot himself November 19 due to a believed hereditary crisis mania quietly married Dessa Galvin borne March 12 at the Galvin residence in Pleasantville.
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Pleasantville
Ralph S. Flannagan
First National Bank of
Dessa Galvin
J. A. Galvin
Sultan Seeks Peace Talks With Mulai Hafid in Morocco
General D Amade, commander of French forces in Morocco, reports letters from Mulai Hafid the Sultan of the South urging suspension of hostilities pending a peace arrangement. The Casablanca dispatch is datelined March 12.
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Casablanca
D'Amade
Morocco
Mulai Hafid
South
Death of Richard Allen Weaver Reported in Boulder Mont
Friends announce the death of Richard Allen Weaver in Boulder Montana. The message arrives after the earlier death of his grandfather Peter Weaver in San Francisco. The Weaver family previously suffered a barn fire in Muscatine County Iowa, burning horses alive.
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Iowa City
J. (. Weaver
Richard Allen Weaver
Boulder
Mont
Weaver
Peter Weaver
San Francisco
Iowa
Muscatine County
Mauretania Sets Eastbound Speed Record This Voyage
A wireless despatch from the steamer Mauretania arriving in Queenstown reports a new eastward speed record. The ship averaged 24.44 knots over the voyage, surpassing the former mark of 23.90 knots.
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Queenstown
New York
Admiral Evans ready to sail fleet at hour's notice
Evans' battleship fleet arrives off Magdalena Bay four days ahead of schedule. The ships report better condition and readiness for any emergency as President Roosevelt’s fleet is hailed as safe in harbor. Separate dispatch from San Francisco notes Chilean government forces and nitrate beds clash with 2500 killed in Iquique, February 1.
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San Diego
Calif
Point Loma
Evans
Magdalena Bay
Magdalena
Washington
Hampton Roads
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Cal
Chile
Iquique
Christian Bros
Iquique Clash Reported With Heavy Casualties
A San Francisco dispatch claimed 2500 strikers were killed or wounded at Iquique, later deemed exaggerated. Valparaiso official report dated December 28 put deaths at 200 and injuries around 50, matching the San Francisco tale’s event but with different figures.
Corset Lacing Causes Woman's Death in Utah
Mrs. Carl Gunkle in Bingham Utah died from cardiac paralysis after she laced her corset too tightly. Her husband alerted a physician but she succumbed before help arrived. The coroner or doctor attributed the death to the constriction of the heart.
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Bingham
Utah
Carl Gunkle
Yankee Way to the Good
Chicago report on the New York to Paris motor race shows American car leaving Bitter Creek Wyoming at 6 a.m. Italian car reached Kimball Nebraska at 7:30 a.m. French car No 1 passed Vail Iowa at 8:15 a.m. French car No 2 is at Clinton Iowa.
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Chicago
Ill
New York
Paria
Bitter Creek
Wyo
At &S
A. m
Kimball
Neb
Vail
Clinton
Girl Leaps to Her Death in River Accident
Beulah Bandfield a 15 year old waitress at the Soldiers home in Marshalltown Iowa drowned in the Iowa river after leaping from a boat during rowing excitement when an oar was lost.
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Girl
Marshalltown
Beulah Bandfield
Soldiers
Iowa River
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