Death of Justice Field Ends Four Decades On Court
Justice Stephen J. Field of the United States Supreme Court died at his Capitol Hill home in Washington D C Sunday evening after long kidney troubles. He retired from the bench December 1 1898 and had been in frail health, with a severe cold two weeks earlier leading to renewed illness. He regained momentarily but sank and died at 6 50 PM Sunday.
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Justice Field
Stephen J. Wield
United States Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
Washington, D. C
Justice Pield
Supreme Court
President declines interview with Anti-Canteen delegation
Emma Shelton, secretary of the Anti-Canteen group, sought a White House interview regarding Attorney General Griggs interpretation. The Executive Mansion replied the President cannot spare time this week or soon, asking them to submit specifics for later consideration.
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White House
Griggs
Emma Shelton
Washington
J. A. Porter
THE JOHN K SPEED SANK MISSISSIPPI STEAMER
The John K Speed, a stern wheel steamer owned by the Cincinnati and New Orleans Packet Company, sank after striking the Kentucky dam while leaving Louisville. All 109 aboard were saved, with lifeboats deployed and passengers and crew brought to shore. the vessel settled quickly at the dam’s rock bottom.
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Jon K. Speed
Cincinnati and New Oreans Packet Company
Louisville
Kentucky
Advices From Samoa Prompted Cable Dispatch Conflicts
March 23 marked the crowning of Tanumanli Malietoa at Milinu with American and British observers present. Rebels attacked U S Marines after a period of tension with German officials unwilling to endorse changes, while the Falke fighter ship faced pressure from Kautz to vacate. One American sailor died, one British wounded, and a German was arrested for drilling rebels.
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Rants
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Rose
Falke
Yort
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Jie
Ile
Woineomi
Kautz
Tanumanli Malietoa
Milinu
Mob Attempts to Lynch Black Suspect in Edwardsville Jail
A mob of about 200 in Upper Alton sought to lynch John Traward, a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman. They learned he was moved to Edwardsville jail. a committee failed to locate him. Edwardsville sheriff placed deputies on guard and bolted jail entrances.
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Upper Alton
Vicinir
John Traward
Howard
Edwardsville
Alton
To Go to Peace Congress Delegation Announced
American delegation to the Czar's peace congress named. White as ambassador to Germany leads the group alongside the minister to the Netherlands. Seth Low of Columbia College identified. Capt. Crozier from the ordnance department and A. T. Mahan retired from the navy are also listed with Frederick Holls of New York as secretary.
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Germany
Netherlands
Ident Seth Low
Columbia College
Capt
Crozier
Ordnance Department
Army
Apt
A. T. Mahan
Navy
Frederick Holls
New York
Miles Wins a Victory in Beef Inquiry Evidence
The army beef inquiry court will admit official reports by army officers on beef supplied during the Spanish-American War as evidence, following a request by Gen. Miles and an executive-session decision after Maj. Lee renewed action on the matter.
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Spain
Miles
Maj
Lee
Halle Will Recover In Roosevelt Hospital After Saloon Shooting
Halle Will Recover in Roosevelt Hospital after being shot through the lady in a New York saloon by William Hal land. Checker Player Wylie Dead in Glasgow. James Wylte, former champion amateur checker player, is dead.
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Halle
Samuel Hate
New York
Wm. Halland
Roosevelt Hospital
Wylie
James Wylte
Glasgow
Fire in Two Upper East Side Dwellings Kills Thirteen
A blaze in two Manhattan residences on the East Sixty-seventh Street area raged after an explosion near the Andrews and Adams houses. Firefighters found thirteen dead as flames leaped from upper floors, with witnesses noting the blaze near wealthier homes including Armour, Perry Delmont, and George J. Gould. Police evacuated surrounding occupants and alerted nearby residents. Further details on cause and total casualties were not immediately available.
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Chew Feat
New
Andrews
Prideet
Albert Yates
Uth
Behr
Sinty-seventh Street
Rothschlds
Sixty-seventh
Fifth Avenue
New York
Adams
A. O. Armour
Chicago
Pack Bars
Perry Delmont
George J. Gould
Week in Trade Report Signals Quiet Business Tone
Bradstreet's Review notes a subdued distributive trade with a softer retail scene due to the backward spring and poor wheat outlook. Iron and steel show little excitement as scarce supplies meet steady demand while a Lake Superior iron ore strike could tighten the market. Lumber prices rise on spring demand. wheat and flour shipments fall from last year.
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Bradstreet
Iron and Steel
Yestson
Lake Superior
Warship Orders Sail to Costa Rica
Detroit cruiser Detroit at La Guara has orders to sail post haste to Costa Rica amid unrest and forced loans on business interests and residents, while the State Department seeks relief.
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Detroit
Costa Rica
la Guara
State Department
Market Quotations Across United States Grain and Livestock Prices
Market quotations from Chicago to New York show cattle trading mainly between 2.50 and 6.00 dollars with hogs 3.00 to 6.00, sheep 2.50 to 5.25. wheat No 2 red around 0.74 to 0.80. corn No 2 white 35 to 36 cents. oats about 26 to 34 cents. rye 0.50 to 0.60. Regional quotes from Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Butalo list varied price ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and specialty grains with slight differences per market.
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Jellow
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New York
SUNY
Forty-Ninth Iowa Volunteers Detained in Georgia Camp
The Forty-Ninth Iowa Volunteers will be detained in a Georgia camp for at least a month before muster out in Savannah. Each private will receive about a day’s pay for the distance home plus two months extra pay under the army reorganization act. Homecoming may bring at least ten dollars per man, barring celebratory extravagance.
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Georgia
North
Cuba
Savannah
Eiel
Des Moines
Eseh
Back door ban upheld by town supreme court case
State v Freak Bartel from Winneshick County holds wholesale beer distributing agencies must use only a single entrance on the public street or face penalties under the prohibitory law. Many agencies fail this requirement. likely to trigger more prosecutions amid a push to curb liquor access. City debt reduced by 100000 and a year’s surplus applied to warrants. taxes and income down due to lower property tax collections. Child scalding death in Fort Dodge. father spilled boiling coffee over child at supper. John Hedberg of Dayton dies in what coroner attributes to apoplexy induced by drinking after quarrel at a saloon. Sheep Breeders urge dog tax enforcement and damange damages from dogs. proposals to inspect imported sheep. Evangelical Conference contemplates divinity college at LeMars. possible acquisition of school property. Cedar Rapids clerk bound and robbed himself. recovered money. Fine stock sales set records in Hamilton County. June bankers convention planned at Burlington. Sperry post office burgled. stamps and cash stolen. Sioux City eyeing smoke nuisance abatement. possible ordinance. Muscatine livery barn fire destroys 25 of 50 horses. loss $5000 with $8000 insured.
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Supreme Court
Bartel
Winneshick County
Dubuque Water Works Purchase Bid Faces Forfeiture
After months of conflict the city of Dubuque asks special counsel to pursue a contract purchase and charter forfeiture of the water company for failing to supply adequate water under their fifty year 1870 exclusive charter. The city may buy after twenty years at actual value excluding franchise, as appraised by five named appraisers. The company claims the city forfeited its purchase rights by various acts and omissions.
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Will Make Binding Twine Factory for Prisoners
The Iowa Board of State Institutions will establish a binding twine factory in a penitentiary to employ about 1,100 convicts at Anamosa and Fort Madison. Investigation of plant costs is under way. a twine plant is cheaper than general machine shops and could supply much of Iowa’s twine, lowering prices 25 to 50 percent from trust rates.
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Great Run of Fish and Local News From Rock Valley
Okobosi Lake fish are moving into Minnewaskta to reach larger lakes, prompting Warden Delagan to relocate thousands of valuable game fish. Five teams transferred an estimated $50,000 worth of fish to West Okoboji. News from Rock Valley reports the death of Nelson McKellar in Manila from smallpox. Coal miners in central Iowa strike for 80 cents per ton and eight hours. Gambling arrests in Sheldon cause mobs to flee and slot machines disappear. A baby’s body found in a well near Oskaloosa prompts investigation. Immigration to O’Brien County continues with land at cash prices and many acres changing hands. Two inmates escape Cedar Rapids jail after robbery charges.
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Company G Reorganized in Iowa National Guard
Adjt Gen Byers muster Fort Dodge Company G into the Iowa National Guard with 38 men, about 65 percent veteran. many served in Chickamauga and prior campaigns. Delegates from Iowa College and State University athletes conflict over May dual meet. meet canceled for location dispute. Minnie Greenburg convicted of larceny, sentenced to 10 days in county jail. Mothers' Congress to convene in Des Moines in April for six days. 1909 Chicago shift noted. Butting Manufacturing, Muscatine, announces 10 percent wage hike affecting four hundred workers.
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Iowa National Guard
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Mothers’ Congress For
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Des Moines
Washington
Chicago
Rest in Arlington solemn ceremony at Washington
An unprecedented funeral event took place at Arlington National Cemetery for 350 soldiers whose remains from Cuba and Porto Rico were interred with full military honors. President McKinley attended as officials and families gathered. bodies were brought first to New York then Washington for this rite, marking a historic return of private soldiers killed abroad.
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Philippines
Balkan loan and imperial maneuvers stir world news
A late- nineteenth century digest notes Bulgaria securing a Vienna loan of £50 million and reports of telegraph reach to Abercorn near Lake Tanganyika. It cites Turkish sultanate diplomacy with Germany, railway plans at Haidar Pasha, and territorial speculations in East Africa. Also mentions Armenian concerns, Indian budget surpluses, and a stance against tax cuts.
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