Banks in crisis force state audit and receiver action
Corning State bank head Larne asks state auditor to take charge amid a temporary suspension caused by a 90 day run on deposits. The People's Savings Bank of Pella closes doors. receiver W G van der Ploeg appointed as the bank exams begin and cash on hand is minimal. Local relief includes tax collection delays, with H Rhynsburger offering space at Pella Creamery for the county treasurer’s tax days.
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Larne
Corning State Bank
Adams County
People’s Saving’s Bank
Ataianieed
Heee Ee
Doliig
Judge Gamble
W Rietveld
A. Waehter
L. van Rees
Rietveld
Waechter
van Rees
Gamble
W. G. van der Ploeg
van der Ploeg
Herman Rietveld
Pella
H. Rhynsburger
Pella Creamery Co
Rhynsburger
H. J. Green & Son Thank the People for Their Patronage
H. J. Green & Son extend thanks to the people of Pella and vicinity for generous patronage during their stay. They note business was double, and the last Saturday was the biggest day since opening. Successors Bosserman Bros. will run the business, with old staff remaining to assist customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Bosserman Bros
Frank E. Green
Local News Roundup In Peoria Neighborhood
Peoria residents report widespread grippe illness with several households mentioning ailments. Lois Hess is sewing at the W C Wharton home this week while Dr P T Logue plans fall possession of the O L McAuley property.
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Lindsley
Lois Hess
W. C. Wharton
Amasa Milledge
Walter
P.T. Logue
O. L. McAuley
Cars Derailed Near Skunk River Bridge
Twenty three cars of fast freight No 95 derailed about 2 PM Friday half a mile north of the Skunk River bridge due to spreading rails. Conductor White and Engineer Jacobs of Oskaloosa commanded the northbound train. No injuries reported as wrecking crews cleared the track by 6 AM. central trains delayed.
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Mows Journal
Skunk River
White
Jacobs
Oskaloosa
I Central
Death of Marcus A Hanna Shocks Nation in 1904
Marcus A Hanna United States senator from Ohio dies at the Arlington hotel in Washington from typhoid fever after a two week illness. A public funeral is planned in the senate chamber with in state ceremonies at the capitol. Hanna rose from grocery clerk to steel and iron ventures and shipbuilding, founding M A Hanna & Co and leading Cleveland transportation and ore interests.
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Senate Chamber
Washington
Marcus A. Hanna
United States
Ohio
Arlington Hotel
Dan Hanna
McCormick
Parsons
Hanna
Senate
Capitol
Cleveland
Senator Hanna
Marcus Alonzo Hanna
New Lieben
Columbiana County
Actior
Marcus Hanna
Hanna, Garretson & Co
Rhodes & Co
Pioneer Coal and Iron
M. A. Hanna & Co
Cleveland Transportation Company
Great Lakes
Leonard Hanna
Northwest
Cleveland Union National Bank
Republican Aa
William H. Hanna Portrait of a Powerful Ohio Statesman
The piece chronicles William R. Hanna as a warm ally of Senator John Sherman and a leading Republican figure from 1880 to 1888. It notes his role in McKinley’s campaigns, his control of major industries employing thousands, and his rise as a dominant political force in Ohio. It mentions his Senate appointment in 1897, re-election in 1898, and his push for labor capital harmony, including the National Civic Federation, plus the marble statue gifted in his honor.
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John Sher
Major McKinley
Presidency Fund
National Committee
Hanna
Ohio
United States
Bushnell
John Sherman
Augusta Rhodes
Daniel P
Sophia Rhodes
Cleveland
Great
National Civic Federation
Lake Avenue
Witnesses Testify Chauncey Dewey Threats in Kansas Murder Trial
In Norton Kansas on February 17 testimony continued in the murder trial of Chauncey Dewey William J McBride and Clyde Wilson. Witnesses quoted McBride promising to kill after meeting Berrys and Dewey threatening to shoot the Berrys heads off.
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Dewey
McBride
Norton
Kan
Viola Berry
Chauncey Dewey
William J. McBride
Clyde Wilson
Burchard Berry
James B
Jacob R. Tilbury
Dewey Ranch
St. Francis
Thom
Tilbury
Dennis York
Denver
Baltimore Burns Then Recovers Amid Debris Cleanup
Officials and merchants in Baltimore display energy after a devastating fire that destroyed a large business district. Merchants have relocated, businesses are reopening, and trade flows resume as the city shows resilience. Also notes Balkan tensions in Vienna and a family trip involving Jacob L. van Zee and sister Jennie visiting South Dakota and Sioux Center.
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Baltimore
Jacob L. van Zee
Jennie
Benson
South Dakota
the van Zantes
A. van der Wall
Sioux Center
Harbin War Crisis Deepens As Russian Losses Mount
Reports from Vladivoststock and Port Arthur describe troop movements and reorganizations under Viceroy Alexieff. Attacks on foreigners intensify as Japanese and Russian forces clash near Harbin and New Chwang. Mines and stricter control threaten civilians while dispatches claim thousands of troops and several vessels damaged or sunk in the Port Arthur area.
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New Chiang
Alexieff
Port Arthur
Harbin
Pflug
Kerpaitsky
Yalu
United States
Miller
Sveutsch
Russia
Manchuria
Tokio
Japan
London
Vladivostock
Chemulpo
Ex Press
Korea
Yalu River
Paris
New York Herald
Variag
Petropalovski
Kinchau
New Chwang
Corn Belt Meat Producers Attack Railroads in House Hearing
Members of the Corn Belt Meat Producers association pressed the DeLano bill before the House railroad committee. J. J. Ryan of Fort Dodge opened, C. W. Maher of Fort Dodge delivered sharp, data driven points and humor. They charged railroads with slow stock trains, revoked passes, inadequate cabooses, and a traffi c agreement harming competition and market delivery. They cited losses of up to 200 dollars per car and 50 dollars per car in shrinkage and freight, urging legislature to curb abuses and enforce humane regulations.
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Chicago
Armour's
Swift
Ryan
Democrats to Convene in Des Moines May Fourth
The Democratic State Central Committee met in Des Moines on the Sixteenth of the month in the Savery Club room and set May 4 as the date and Des Moines as the convention site to choose delegates to the national convention. G. W. Cullison of Harlan was named temporary chairman and W. M. Ward of Sac City as temporary secretary.
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Democratic State Central Committee
Des Moines
the Savery
G. W. Cullison
Harlan
W. M. Ward
Sac
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Corning
H. J. Green & Son
Peoria
Anna Dunlevy
Olive Bucknam
Minnie Kisor
Mort Jackson
John Straughn
Clyde Byers
Jackson Place
M. A. Hanna
Balkan
Vienna
Balkans
Turkey
Buleari
Vladivestock
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Tagelich Runday Chau
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Boyarin
Yenisei
Iowa
The
Corn Belt Meat
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