Murder case leads to release aids Iowa headlines
A series of Iowa items hits headlines from release of Mrs Belle H Lewis after a nine day trial for murder by poison to a 102 year old man in Brouxt City. Other notes report August Leuth convicted of kidnapping, H Wood claiming the state checker title, Fred J Clark winning Grinnell oratorical honors, and labor wage talks in Iowa City. A rural gunshot incident near Centerville leaves paymaster J B Jones gravely wounded.
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Mra. Lewis
Biguorney
Belle H Lewis
Vom
One Man Killed Two Injured In Bridge Collapse
A 25 ton girder fell during lifting at Curtis on the new interurban line. Superintendent Hans Halvorsen of Chicago died when crushed between the girder and the derrick car. Injured were John Todd with a crushed hand and John Driscoll with hip injuries. The accident wrecked the bridge construction outfit.
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Cedar Rapids
Curtis
Hans Halvorsen
Chicago
John Todd
John Driscoll
Halvorsen
Fatal shooting in Cedar Falls family quarrel
Charles Burns fired four times at his father in law Bartel Stone during a dispute over Burns and his wife. Stone died from wounds after intervening Mrs Burns struck Burns with a poker. Burns is under arrest as Stone dies from injuries.
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Charles Burns
Cedar Falls
Bartel Stone
Burns
Stone
Stone Residence
Mra. Burns
Listead
Four Killed in Wreck and Local Accidents In Iowa
A Des Moines report details a head on freight collision near Dyersville killing fireman Grelamold and three stockmen, with injuries to others as fires burn caboose and refrigerator car. In Webster City a fatal shooting by a sister endangers Wit Heyer. A drugless healing ruling favors Dr Edmonds, while Hull leads in Des Moines primaries with 126 delegates and shifting county control for the district convention.
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Des Moines
Chicago and Great Western Juat
Dyersville
Grelamold
Webster City
J. H. Richard
State Board of Health
Iowa
Supreme Court
Edmonds
Hull
Polk County
J. A. T. Hull
Congress
Judge Carr
Judge Prouty
Captain Hull
Elevator death blamed on inexperienced operator at state house
Des Moines February 29 coroner jury probes the elevator wreck that killed Mrs. C. B. Fountain and her mother Mrs. A. Hoch. President Funk testified the car started as Hoch entered and both women died as the car rose and then descended. Witnesses note the operator had no experience and had been reassigned to the south elevator to allow an expert on the north. The governor and officials found the south elevator worked when tested by experts. Jury likely to fault the operator rather than the elevator mechanics and a state payout for the families is anticipated.
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Valley Junction
Des Moinés
State House
C. B. Fountain
A. Hoch
Funk
State Capitol Commission
Fall from Eighth Story Window Kills Mrs Crutchfield
Mrs Ada Crutchfield wife of David Crutchfield senior member of Crutchfield Co banking firm died instantly after falling from an eighth story window in her apartment at Seventy first street and Central Park West. The fall is believed accidental. She was daughter of Captain W J Thompson a banker of Little Rock Ark.
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New York
Ada Crutchfield
David Crutchfield
Crutchfield & Co
Seventy-first Street
Central Park
West
Final Convict Tom ODay in Casper Wyoming
Casper news reports that Tom ODay the outlaw was convicted of horse stealing after three trials jury disagreements marked the previous attempts. He was arrested last November and his friends threatened to rescue him amid jail fears and possible storming.
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Tom O'Day
Casper
Wyo
O'Day
Bribery Trial Concluded in Washington Land Office Case
The examination of Joh A Benson charged with bribing land office clerks O A Harlan and A A Volk was completed. Counsel for the accused moved to dismiss. Commissioner Shields said he would review the evidence and deliver a decision later.
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New York
Joh. A. Benson
O. A. Harlan
A. A. Volk
Washington
Shields
Guilty verdict in post office conspiracy case shocks defendants
Washington jury returns guilty verdicts against August W Machen Lorenz Samuel A Groff and Diller B Groff after nine hours deliberation The foreman says verdict applies to all defendants Motions for new trial arrest of judgment and appeal filed Bail set at 20000 each The district attorney and POST Office officials express gratification.
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Washington
Carl Peterson
Post Office
August W. Machen
Rural Free Delivery Division
George B. Lorenz
Toledo
Samuel A. Groff
Diller B. Groff
Euch
Holmes Conrad
Charles A. Douglass
Lorenz
Foreman Peterson
Machen
Mayer
W. Machen
Groff Factoners
Post Office Department
Moundsville
W. Va
Samuel Groff
Rochester Fire Consumes Three Major Stores in Million Dollar Blaze
A massive fire in Rochester’s dry goods district destroyed the Sibley Lindsay Curr Co. largest retail store and two other department stores, with losses exceeding 3 million dollars. About 2,500 people were left jobless. only one wall remains of the Marble block as the Granite building is gutted. Assistant Chief Frank A. Jaynes was injured by a flying nozzle.
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Rochester
Sibley, Lindsay & Carr Co
Main Street
St. Paul Street
Clinton Avenue
Rochester Dry Goods Company
Walkover Shoe Company
Beadle, Sherburne Co
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co
Division Street
Frank A. Jaynes
Sugar Advances Five Cents in Refined Prices
Sugar prices rise as all grades of refined sugar gain 9 hundred pounds in New York trading on February 27. The move reflects market shifts with broader implications for buyers and producers.
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New York
Port Arthur ship afire in storm and other reports
A telegraph dispatch describes a heavy Japanese bombardment of Port Arthur from 10 to 12 am with ships Novik Askold Bayan and four torpedo boats taking the field. Askold sunk or damaged, Novik damaged, Retvizan damaged, and a torpedo boat sunk. Additional notes recount storm conditions, gun dispositions, and potential Korean coast movements. Also reported: Queen steamer at Port Townsend with fourteen lives lost, fire on board, lifeboat chaos, and Captain Cousins guiding evacuation. many perished from exposure or suffocation. Colombia ready to fight over Panama treaty as troops move toward the border with Panama’s election unsettled.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Yin Kow
Port Arthur
Novik
Askold
Bayan
Retvifan
Far East
Japan
St. Peersburg
Tokio
Times
Retvizan
Port Townsend
Wash
North Pacific
Queen
Miss Brelner
Clellum
Adams
D. Newsberry
Texas
H. Buckley
A. Neilson
J. Neilson
P. Freitas
W. H. Enem
M. Somers
H. Douglas
A. Donnelly
Raymond
Peter Malin
M. Flynn
Columbia River
Couzins
Columbia
Parget Sound
Plattery
Captai Cousins
Carrie
Panama
United States
Colombia
Cartagena
Titumati
Darien
Inanquaina
San Blas
Henry Clay
Reyes
Gonzales Valencia
Vladivostok Blockaded by Japanese Forces Report
St Petersburg reports indirect confirmation that Vladivostok may be blockaded by Japanese vessels. The absence of Vladivostok messages for over a week and rumors from Liao Yang about an attack on Port Arthur add to the belief that Japan may begin combined land and sea operations soon.
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St. Petersburg
Hakodate
Vladivostok
Korea
Liao Yang
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Sevastopol
Novoo Vremya
Russians Allow US Officers to Witness War Actions
Washington March 1 The Russian army grants a request allowing certain American army officers to accompany Russian troops and witness their operations in the war with Japan The officers may not join Russia before April 15. Che Foo March 1 Japanese infantry near Ping Yang drive back Russian cavalry scouts north of Ping Yang and about 60 000 Japanese troops are estimated at Chemulpo.
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Uasia
Washington
United States
Japan
McCormick
Hay
Che Foo
Ping Yang
Seoul
Yalu River
Chemutlpo
Baltic Return of Russian Fleet Reported by Echo de Paris
Paris reports a Russian squadron under Admiral Wierentus, last seen in the Red Sea, returning to Libau and to remain in the Baltic until June. In Harbin Manchuria the Chinese supply a hospital train project and Russian community aid networks grow, with women working tirelessly.
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Baltic
Paris
St. Petersburg
Echo de Paris
Wierentus
Red Sea
Libau
Harbin
Manchuria
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James F. Bare
Bare
Tipton
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John Telerow
Wood
Oskaloosa
Ram
Towa City
William Horsban
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association of
Coal Minera
Association of Operators
Acale
Centerville
Anchor
J. B. Jones
Roy Rollings
James Blain
Jones
Rollings
Httle
List
Wit Heyer
Kamvar
Heyer
Shell Port Arthur
Worthwestern Yeast CO
Peoples Savings Bank
Herman Rietveld
N. B
Pella, Iowa
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