Senate confirms several diplomatic nominations and tariff clashes
The senate confirmed Oscar S. Straus as ambassador to Turkey William W. Rockhill to Russia Charles Denby consul general Vienna Amos P Wilder Shanghai and William A Rublee Hongkong. Senators LaFollette Root Bailey and Nelson clashed over tariff. Taft rebuked Kansas governor Stubbs. Iron ore duty set at 25 cents per ton. National TB association opens annual meeting in Washington Marquis de Villalobar named minister to the United States from Spain.
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Oscar S. Straus
Turkey
William W. Rockhill
Russia
Charles Denby
Indiana
Vienna
Amos P. Wilder
Wisconsin
Shanghai
William A. Rublee
Hongkong
Tillman
England
Bureau of Statistics
United States
LaFollette
Root
Bailey
Nelson
Taft
Stubbs
Kansas
Knox
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Washington
Marquis de Villalobar
Spain
Prince Lidy Jeassu and Romanie wed at young ages
News notes a 13 year old Prince Lidy Jeassu grandson of King Menelik and 7 year old Princess Romanie marrying. Also reports Dr William Osler urging public responsibility against tuberculosis and other brief items with dates and names.
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Prince Lidy Jeassu
Menelik
Abyssinia
Romanie
William Osler
Elias B. Burns
Gas City
Ind
William J. Bryan
McKinley
Canton
James R. Saunders
Fort Madison
B. H. Gary
Steel Trust
C. L. Hutchinson
Chicago
American Federation of Arts
Washington
Multiple World News Items Include Slayings and Disasters
Capt Peter S Hains U S A was sentenced to prison for eight to sixteen years for slaying William E Annis. Tracy & Company New York bankrupt. estimated assets 1 000 000. Five more murderers hanged in Constantinople bringing total to 43. Louise Arbogast 22 arrested in St Paul for murdering her father. Alexander and Raymond Meek killed by Joel Railsback near Richmond Indiana. Theodore Wolski saved seven children by tossing them from a burning Detroit home. Mrs Taft ill on yacht Sylph. social engagements canceled but illness not serious. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co raises motormen conductors wages from 21 to 22 cents hourly starting July 1. about 6 600 affected. BH H Gary to donate 100 000 Y M C A building to Gary Indiana. Myrtle Brewer widow jailed in Lyons Kansas confessing to killing Frederick Ann a bridge carpenter. Geraldine Farrar to marry Antonio Scotti in June in Paris. Medal awarded by War Department to Amos Weaver of Dunkirk Indiana for bravery in the Philippines.
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General News
Peter S. Hains
William E. Annis
Tracy & Company
New York
Constantinople
Louise Arbogast
St. Paul
Alexander
Raymond Meek
Joel Railsback
Richmond
Ind
Theodore Wolski
Detroit
Taft
White House
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Gary
Myrtle Brewer
Lyons
Kan
Frederick Ann
Geraldine Farrar
Antonio Scotti
Paris
War Department
Amos “Weaver
Dunkirk
Philip Spines
Lake Mohonk Conference Opens With Eminent Speakers
The fifteenth annual Lake Mohonk conference on international arbitration opened at Mohonk Lake New York with a large slate of eminent speakers and delegates. Other items note Gen Marshall’s engineering talks at Rock Island Illinois and Yale gifts including a 100000 dollar Morris K Jesup professorship in forestry and a 50100 dollar memorial gateway for Forrest Leonard Daniels.
Iowa Rail Commission Sought For Burlington Capital Issue
Leon seeks a new Burlington depot and presents the matter to the Iowa railroad commissioners citing distance from town poor lighting and limited seating for a district population of 7 000 to 110 000. City Attorney Senator Stookey files formal petition.
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Kepford
A. B. Kepford
State
Malvern
Burlington
New Law Pleases McLean Approves Plan
Faculty members and alumni of the three state schools hail the plan to form a three member finance committee as a business arm of the state board of education. The committee would handle buildings, funds, and auditing while policy, courses, and core decisions remain with presidents and faculty or the nine member board. Critics warn it may grant excessive authority to school faculties under board oversight.
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Dean Weld
Dr. MacLean
Board of Nine
Central Board
Iowa City
Garrett Talks on Parole in Corydon Meeting
Secretary B W Garrett of the state board of parole will address the Christian Endeavor district meeting in Corydon on June 3, discussing parole and determinate sentence laws. He is a former pardon secretary and well informed on system merits and demerits.
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Garrett
B. W. Garrett
State Board of Parole
Christian Endeavor
Corydon
Board of Parole
State Railroad Commission
Judges Seek Expert Scholar for State Museum Curator
Delays in naming a successor to Prof B F Shambaugh as curator reflect a push by Supreme Court members to select a seasoned scholar for scientific museum work. Acting Curator Harlan faces opposition. Governor Carroll’s choice remains unsettled. A new candidate, H H Downer of Davenport, has emerged with history credentials and journalism background. he may be offered the post though he has not formally applied.
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B. F. Shambaugh
State Historical Department
Supreme ‘Court
Deemer
Court
Harlan
Carroll
H. .H. Downer
Davenport
Downer
Suffrage group eyes board seat for woman in Des Moines
In Des Moines on May 18 the Iowa Equal Suffrage association may urge Gov. Carroll to appoint a woman to the state board of control rather than recommend a woman as resident superintendent at Mitchellville. The idea, supported by officials at the Unitarian church, faces a history of rebuffs from governors while two of Carroll’s nominees were rejected by the senate. John Cownie’s term ends in April 1910.
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Des Moines
Mitchellville
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
B. F. Carroll
State Board of Control
Gertrude von Petzhold
Unitarian Church
Equal Suffrage
John Cownie
Carroll
Senate
CANNOT SMOKE CIGARETTES STATE PAROLE BOARD TAKES STAND
The state board of parole bans cigarette use for paroled convicts deeming it a corrupting factor. Parole Secretary B W Garrett states cigarettes demoralize and trigger lapses, citing a case of head aches and tremors. The board requires abstinence as a condition for liberty and penalties for violations. Fair Grounds improvements include dog sanitary drinking fountains and new laws to aid visitor comfort.
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State Board of Parole
B. W. Garrett
Cameron
Simpson
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