Train Wreck Blaze Kills Dozens on Colorado Route
A head on collision between No. 16 Colorado and No. 3 Utah and California expresses near Portland Colorado 30 miles west of Pueblo in a blinding snowstorm killed about 40 people and injured many more. Fire and wreckage marred rescue as families perished and bodies burned beyond recognition.
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Colo
Colorado and New Mexico
Utah and California
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Portland
No. 16
F. N. Cochens
Salida
Rambo and Moore
Florence
William Hollis
Iowa
Ralph Britton
Brighton
Colorado
Kansas
Hewitt
Denver
Denver and Rio Grande
Adobe
No. 3
Taft Postpones Naming Supreme Judge Amid Roosevelt Talks
Secretary Taft delays announcing a new Supreme Court nominee as negotiations with President Roosevelt continue. The administration signals no immediate appointment while considerations are reviewed.
Four Die As Tustin Hotel Burns To The Ground
Fire at the Hotel Compton in Tustin Osceola county Michigan destroys the hotel. Four guests die including owner William H McGrane and porter Edward Demorest while ten escape in night clothes. Loss estimated at 22000 dollars. Nearby Roosevelt statement on Justice Brown successor delays decision until fall.
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Roosevelt
Justice Brown
Supreme Court
Brown
Taft
Grand Rapids
Mich
Tustin
Osceola County
Compton
William H. M’grane
Proprie
Noted Jurist Judge L G Kinne Dies After Illness
Des Moines Iowa March 16 Judge L G Kinne longtime jurist and member of the state board of control died early today after a long illness. Born Syracuse November 5 1846 he pursued law in Michigan and Illinois before moving to Iowa in 1869. He served as district court judge and supreme court judge and was active in Democratic politics and legal education. He helped found Kinne's Pleadings and Practice and led Iowa Bar association in 1896.
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Des Moines
L. G. Kinne
Kinne
la Vega G. Kinne
Syracuse
New York
Michigan University
Ottawa
Ill
Iowa
Toledo
Tama County
Buren S. Sherman
United States
Supreme Court
Iowa Bar Association
The
State University
Iowa College of Law
Ministers Dissolve Coalition Party Executive Committee
Budapest March 16 The council of ministers dissolves the executive committee of the coalition party and bars its operation. The decree says the body has usurped executive power and issued manifestoes inciting resistance to government ordinances.
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Council of Ministers
Budapest
Steamer Aground Off Atlantic City Island
The Booth line steamer ap is ashore near an island beach in Atlantic New Jersey. Life savers report the crew refused to leave hoping for a buoyant lift at the next high tide when seas ease. Passengers remain aboard and Captain Mason notes panic has subsided. No danger is evident.
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Atlantic
N. J
Booth Line
Mason
Cearense
Dolliver Opens New Jersey Campaign in Jersey City
Senator Dolliver launched the New Jersey campaign with a speech in Jersey City at the invitation of the congressional delegation and the Republican committee. He spoke as the opening gun of the campaign, signaling the start of GOP mobilization in the state.
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Senator Dolliver
New Jersey
Washington, D. C
Jersey City
Dolliver
Congressional
Republican Committee
Fox shot by musket on De Moss place
A grey fox was shot with an old army musket on the De Moss place about five miles across the river by E D Morse last evening. It was brought to the city this morning and sold to Harry C Klaffenbach a taxi dermist. The animal weighed about 15 pounds.
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de Moss
E. D. Morse
Harry C. Klaffenbach
Fear for the Miners in Colorado Snow Slides
Snow slides crash through Ouray Durango Silverton Leadville and other camps in Colorado. Hair breadth escapes are reported and grave fears are held for many prospectors cut off in their hillside cabins.
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Denver
Col
Ouray
Durango
Silverton
Leadville
Asphen
Colorado
Old Resident Marcus Bickford Dies at 81 in Iowa City
Marcus Bickford longtime Johnson county pioneer dies at his home southeast of Iowa City after a weeklong illness. He was 81, survived by a wife a son and a daughter, and had lived in the area for 40 years.
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Iowa City
Marcus Bickford
Johnson County
Mrs Keller Shoots Husband in Fort Dodge Saloon
Webster City March 16 Mrs John Keller shot her husband in a Fort Dodge saloon this morning after finding him with another woman. The abdominal wound is serious and he was operated on at Mercy hospital in this city.
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Webster City
John Keller
Ft. Dodge
Mercy Hospital
Safe blowers hit several Mason City firms for small sums
In Mason City Iowa last night nitroglycerine safe blowers wrecked the J D Bickel Produce Co safe and took 42 cents. The Wallace William Coal Co was visited and about 60 dollars secured. J S Smith and Sons hides and tallow dealers were touched for 37 dollars, while the Marshall Oil Co was entered but nothing was taken.
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Mason City
J. D. Bickel Produce Company
Wallace William Coal Company
J. S. Smith & Sons
Marshall Oil Company
Professor Pattengill of Michigan Dies Suddenly
Ann Arbor March 16 Professor A H Pattengill a veteran University of Michigan professor and faculty representative in athletic matters died suddenly here from heart disease.
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Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
A. H. Pattengill
University of Michigan
Republicans Set March 21 Date to Take Up Statehood Bill
Washington March 16 Republicans in the House agreed at a leaders conference to consider the statehood bill on March 21. The vote date was chosen to advance the measure in the capital.
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House
Washington, D. C
Carnegie Gift to Coe College Funds Science Hall
Cedar Rapids March 16. Andrew Carnegie donates 45000 dollars to Coe College. The gift finances a 100000 dollar science hall on the Cedar Rapids campus, boosting the school’s facilities.
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Coe College of
Cedar Rapids
Andrew Carnegie
Coe College
Plague Reappears in Sydney Suburb Five Cases Reported
The plague has reappeared in Sydney New South Wales with five reported cases. Authorities have issued warnings as health officials monitor the outbreak and trace contacts.
No rupture expected at Algeciras say French officials
Paris March 16 French officials say there is no chance of a rupture at Algeciras and report smooth conditions in the area. The statement comes as tensions remain monitored by authorities and military observers.
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Algéciras
Paris
Algeciras
Iowa Weather Outlook for Tonight and Saturday
Chicago March 16 Special: Iowa forecasts fair conditions tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures on Saturday. Northwest and central portions expect clear to partial cloudiness. Sunrise 6 03 AM, sunset 5 58 PM, moon rises at midnight.
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Chicago
Ill
Defends Schools as Senator Gillilland Faces Critique
Des Moines march 16 the senate continued work on the regents bill defending Ames journalism school as a state donation debate centers on donors and the Breeders Gazette. Turner supports the bill while Whipple questions expenditures and terms for county officers and the Sunday law also feature in the session.
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John Clay
Livestock Commission
Chicago
Lambert
Senate
Curtis
Ames
Turner
House
Whitmer-Youde
Whitmer
Carpenter Consents To Run For Congress In First District
Des Moines reports from Columbus Junction say C A Carpenter has consented to be a candidate for Congress in Iowa's First District if Louisa county Republicans want him. Friends say his name recognition and past leadership boost his bid, with expectations he could win the party nomination.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Register and Leader
Columbus Junction
C. A. Carpenter
Louisa County
Columbus
Mossberry
W. E. Whetsteine
Carpenter
Iowa
Senate Debates Regents Board as Whipple Attacks State Schools
Des Moines reports Senator Gillilland and Senator Whipple clashed over a bill creating a state board of regents. Whipple detailed the legislative commission’s changes raising terms and appointment limits, then charged extravagance at the State Normal Cedar Falls and at the University and College. He cited high salaries, duplicative work, and student labor costs, arguing the institutions should not fund attendance beyond tuition.
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Des Moines Bureau Journal
Senate
Senator Gillilland
Board of Regents
Gillilland
Senator Whipple
Whipple
Legislative Commission
Cedar Falls
Iowa City
State University
Gillilland Defends Bill Amid Education Board Lobbying
Senator Gillilland rebutted Whipple on the proposed single board for Ames institutions arguing it would dominate the new regents and starve two schools. He warned a common board would cause interschool wrangling and political influence over governor selections. He urged appointing a strong joint committee to oversee funding and policy. Women lobbyists plan a new suffrage bill granting presidential elector voting rights in 1908, argued legal backing and Supreme Court guidance.
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Gillilland
Senator Gillilland
Senator Whipple
Whipple
State College
Ames
Board of Regents
Lo Whipple
Cilliland
House
Senate
Dame
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Hamilton Attacks New York Life Trustees Before Legislature
Andrew Hamilton former legislative agent for New York Life appeared before the Armstrong insurance investigating committee and charged trustees with hypocrisy and knowledge of all his funds. He denounced the board as responsible for McCall’s death and said the trustees knew his expenditures while denying awareness until the inquiry. John A. McCall’s son listened as Hamilton admitted being a lobbyist and tied the regime to corruption in the company.
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Albany
N. Y
Andrew Hamilton
New York Life Insurance Company
Armstrong Insurance Investigating Committee
Hamilton
Assembly
John A. McCall
New York Life Trustees
Assembly Chamber
Board of Trustees
McCall
John C. McCall
D. P. Kingsley
T. A. Buckner
R. W. Weeks
McIntosh
William B. Hornblower
Convention Hall Planned on East Fourth Street
Muscatine city council granted a petition to local men to erect a one story frame convention hall on East Fourth street adjoining the European hotel. The 140 by 40 foot building will serve skating, basketball, dancing and conventions and accommodate at least 600 people. Interested are Emmet Berry Albert Lumpe Dan Brown Harry Crovier Jake Schomberg and Fred McDougal.
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East Fourth Street
Emmet Berry
Albert Lumpe
Dan Brown
Harry Crovier
Jake Schomberg
Fred McDougal
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