Collision Kills Several Trainmen Near Iena Illinois
A February collision at Iena Illinois between a Minneapolis passenger train on the Illinois Central and a freight train killed three crew members and injured others. Fireman Bryan of Freeport and Brakeman Clock of Waterloo IA died, Fireman Spockman of Waterloo IA perished, Engineer Searles of Freeport IL was fatally injured, and Engineer Lake of the passenger train survived. The wreck bundled cars from the rails and damaged the combination car while passengers were unhurt.
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Dubuque
Minneapolis
Ilinois Central
Iena
Ill
Bryan
Freeport
Waterloo
Iowa
Spockman
Searles
Chicago
Lake
Humberts Acquitted of Libel Charge
The ninth correctional chamber pronounced judgment today in a libel suit brought by M. Cattaul the banker against the Hum berts, acquitting the latter.
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Humberts
Ninth Correctional Chamber
M. Cattaul
Weather Interrupts Trade Amid Snow Storm Delays
New York reports from R G Dun Weekly Review of Trade say congestion eased briefly before a severe snow storm disrupted movement of merchandise again. Gross earnings show gains while higher operating costs push rate increases. Domestic iron futures show bid and asking price gaps, steel billets sell to interior mills, dry goods subdued, cottons up, and US failures total 247 vs 250 last year. Canada reports 26 failures vs 31.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Covs Weekly Review of Trade Today
United States
Canada
Indiana coal operators ordered to stand trial
Chicago reports that a motion to quash indictments against Indiana coal operators was overruled by Judge Chetlain, with the case ordered for trial next Tuesday. Also notes filings of Farmers' Grain and Live Stock company in Kearney with $100,000 capital to control county shipments, a stove fire injury in Benton Harbor, and a record price paid for a Percheron stallion Organistee at $5,500 in Emmetsburg.
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Chicago
Indiana
Chetlain
Farmers’ Combine
Kearney
Farmers’ Grain and Live Stock Company
Emmetsburg
W. E. Crowder & Co
Laurens
United
Farmers' Combine to Build Elevators
Delegates from forty cooperative grain warehouses in Illinois met in Springfield and formed the Farmers' and Grain Dealers' Association of Illinois. The group states it aims not to fix prices or gain undue advantages. Officers include J. C. Collins as president and D. B. Houghan as first vice president. Forty elevators already belong. twenty more are under construction to join. Headquarters will be in Mason City.
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Springfield
Mis
Illinois
W. HH. Graham
Fancy Prairie
John A. McCreery
Mason
J. B. Abbott
Mason City
J. H. Rankin
Galesville
J. Miller
Galva
Geo. Freese
Dear Creek
Lee Lincaid
Athens
A. Tomlin
Easton
George W. King
Kings
Michael O'Neill
Fairfield
Association
Bride Abandons Groom at Altar in Mount Carmel Church
Serington Kentucky February 21 Bessie Logan abandoned George Million at the altar in Mount Carmel church Clark county after entering with her father Herrod Logan wearing pink organdie and roses. The minister halted the ceremony when she proclaimed she would not marry and left, alleging she was paid 25 by her father for the match.
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Serington
Hustlersville
Clark County
Bessie Logan
George Million
Mount Carmel
Herrod Logan
Million
Mr. Chinn
Groen
Ill with pleurisy but will recover
San Francisco, Feb 21 Maj Gen Lloyd Wheaton is very ill with pleurisy at his hotel. It is believed he will recover. Washington, Feb 21 The senate spent yesterday in executive session on the Panama canal treaty and recessed at 5 25 pm without votes. The house passed fortifications appropriations and other bills and wrangled over Fowler currency bill. Gov Cummins a candidate for vice president. Iowa and Nebraska delegations backing him. Dublin oil discovery near Mount Joy square excites hopes bog land may prove productive.
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San Francisco
Cal
Lloyd Wheaton
Senate
House
Washington
Cummins
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Nebraska
Ireland
Dublin
Mount Joy Square
Morgan
Hale
Quay
Congress
Elkins
Waite Custodian Dies After Refusing Food For Weeks
Charles E B Waite, 52, custodian of Lincoln county courthouse, died here Thursday after not eating for twenty three days. He had fallen from the courthouse balcony in December, suffering head injuries, and since then refused to eat.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles EB. Waite
Court House
Waite
Senate Deadlock Persists as Cummins Talks With Roosevelt
Senate factions seek compromise on the Panama Canal treaty and statehood rider. Morgan quashes claims of a Morgan Quay combine while Quay defends his reading. Steering committee weighs a compromise to avert extra sessions, with possible ratification of Colombian and Cuban treaties.
Cummins Seeks Talk With Roosevelt in Washington
President Roosevelt received Governor Albert B. Cummins of Town and Mrs. Cummins in Washington for a brief call then an extended discussion planned. The Iowa Republican wants tariff policy aligned with national leaders as the state prepares for a forthcoming convention. The New Mexico legislature created Quay county in honor of Senator Quay’s statehood efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Cummins
Republican Party of
Med
Quay
Santa Fe, N. M
New Mexico
Quay County
Senator Quay
Fire destroys Clifton hotel in Cedar Rapids tragedy
Fire swept through the Clifton hotel early yesterday, killing at least four and injuring forty two as guests fled from second and third story windows. Nine guests are confirmed dead with five more believed to be buried in the ruins after extensive debris searches.
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Cedar Rapids
Clifton
Young Men's Christian Association
Knights of Pythias
W. A
Vina Burns
L. ¢. Burnett
Nebraska City
Neb
C. Grove
Ceitic Rapids
P. KE. Strickland
Clinton
F. KR. Moore
Chicago
E. Anderson
Linda Williams
Lizzie Kelly
F.C. Outing
Emma Smith
H. W. Bremer
Lyons
Beatrice Netolicky
Shueyville
J. A. Winniger
Waterloo
Farrow
Boone
F. G. Gardiner
Woodburn
D. F. Taylor
Davenport
Louis Thompson
M. Larsen
Oelwein
Co. W. Roberts
I. O. Vernon
Delta
May Reel
M. P. Hoover
Tama
T. J. Zally
Canton
Ils
J. A. Elarport
C. L. Benedict
G. P. Hawes
Decor
Guests Panic in Hotel Fire Hallways Flooded by Escape
A hotel night clerk on the third floor raises the alarm after a bellboy's cry of fire. Guests panic, pushing toward stairways as screams fill the corridors amid the smoke and fear.
Desperado's End at South Rampart Street Boarding House
New Orleans, Feb 21. Lafayette Sims, a desperate negro, held off police for hours in a South Rampart Street boarding house. Officials used fire and sulphur to smoke him out. Sims fired on officers, was mortally wounded, and died as flames engulfed the room. The siege prompted a mass of frightened crowds and many injuries as residents fled into the night.
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New Orleans
Lafayette Sims
South Rampart Street
Sims
Windstein
Lindlord
Goiz
Journee
Fred Smith
Lad
Ohio River On Rampage Low Lands Under Water
Ohio River floodwaters inundate low-lying areas as banks overflow and waters rise across towns. The surge threatens homes, crops, and transport, prompting evacuations and emergency responses from local officials and relief agencies.
Doings in Circuit Court on Custody and Indictment Actions
The circuit court hears custody battles over Dorothy Horn with grandmother Kate Hillier resisting. Father Frank N Horn, once a store owner in the area, now in St Louis. wife died last year. Jury reporting dates postponed, delaying criminal business to late March. Harriet Jenkins freed on own recognizance after abortion indictment related to a burning incident. Elmer Montgomery vs Daniel Montgomery verdict for defendant on an account. Ida Montgomery released under pauper act after fornication plea. Motions to quash indictments filed against several indicted saloonkeepers and disorderly- house keepers, except two not guilty pleas. Nellie M Seales seeks divorce from Charles I Seales, married 1895 in St Paul. Sugar beet investment rumor links Pittshurz interests and Havemeyer Standard Oil to Michigan sugar firms, signaling large-scale investments.
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Frank N. Horn
Dorothy Horn
Caime
Kate Hillier
St. Louis
Denver
H. M. Lehriver
Hera
John T. Stafford
Jackson, Hurst & Stafford
Harriet Jenkins
Moline
Carrie Grissom
Jenkins
Happerson
Elmer Montgomery
Daniel Montgomery
Ida Montgomery
Durance
J. L. Haas
Kenworthy & Kenworthy
Low Bishop
Chrix Donahoo
Nellie M. Seales
TH ‘McCaskrin
Charles 1
Seales
St. Paul
Taoss
Ohio river reaches 40 feet as flood devastates Indiana farmlands
Vansville Ind Feb 21 The Ohio river topped 40 feet and is expected to rise three more. The flood swamps lowlands washing away over $100000 in corn. Much stock perished and farms deserted as the river runs a mile wide below this point, leaving residents driven from their homes.
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Vansville
Ind
Ohio
Cornerstone Laid for Army War College Building
Washington February 21 cornerstone of the Army War College was laid in a large ceremony with military and Masonic rites. Notable addresses were given by President Roosevelt Secretary Root and Jien Your president of the war college.
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Washington
Army War College
Roosevelt
United States Army
U Sion
Josevelt
Root
Mien
The
War College
Doctor Duncan Cleared In Felonious Shooting Charge
Pittsburg Virginia February 21 Doctor Ellis Duncan of Louisville found not guilty on the charge of shooting Bruce Head with felonious intent.
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Pittsburg
Ellis Duncan
Louisville
Bruce Head
Hotel Midway Burns with Narrow Escapes in Midway
Fire sweeps the three story Midway hotel in Midway Pa threatening nearby structures. Several occupants unaccounted for at noon but guests later reported safe. In Chicago a mille can factory fire causes about 50000 dollars in losses and one foreman is killed.
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Midway
Midway Hotel
Cornell student dies as typhoid claims another life
Ithaca N Y Feb 21 William Elliott Maher a student at Cornell University died last night becoming the 11th Cornell student to fall victim to typhoid fever. The outbreak continues to affect campus housing and local health officials monitor conditions.
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Ithaca
William Elliott Maher
Cornell University
Lth
Maj McBride and Maude Gonne Married in Paris
Paris reports Maj McBride of the Irish brigade in the Tramways service wed Maude Gonne, famed Irish Joan Are, in a quiet ceremony. Also in brief: Charles Russell found guilty of man slaughter in Springfield circuit court after a fatal fight with Thomas Rider at Jefferson Coal mine. infant child died during trial. Fritz Hauman killed by a falling tree near Rogers City while sawing. Rev Dr Levi Master, Kalamazoo legislator’s father, dies in Big Rapids.
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Paris
Maj. McBride
Tramsvau
MaudeGonne
Joan Are
Russell
Springfield
Uls
Charles Russell
Thomas Rider
Rider
Jefferson Coal Company
Rogers City
Mich
Fritz Hauman
Moltke Township
Kalamazoo, Mich
Levi Master
Big Rapids
Representative Master
Kalamazoo
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Benton Harbor
Frank Jarvis
Illinois City
Gov. Cummins
Gorpses
N. O. Templeton
Monticello
George Taggart
James Lewis
F. M. Gardner
Taylor
Eno
J. M. Dunbar
John W. Lewis
Ottumwa
Cella Willia
Hamburg
Leroy
Minn
Lege
R. C. McConahy
Aurora
J. Lamb
Genter Point
G. F. Kaesser
Walker
F. A. Chase
Berlin
William
Admiral Hollman
Germn Oriental Society
Saginaw
Pittshurz
Havemeyer
Standard Oil
American Sugar Refining Company
Bet
Michigan
Cornish & Burn Company
Arthur
Cornell
Maj. M’bride
Maude Gonne
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