Notes from the Capital Seeks Bipartisan Iowa Reform
Des Moines reports on Speaker George W. Clarke mulling re election amid possible opposition as legislators remain unsettled. The state rail commission censures railroad secrecy and poor coach service while Grand Army efforts push a soldiers preference act through the Iowa Supreme Court. Grundy County saloon petitions draw legal battles and a pivotal public policy debate unfolds alongside a planned national natural science measure in Lima.
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Charles A. Clarke
Cedar Rapids
Grand Army Department of Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Marshalltown
Supreme Court
Warren Walker
C. H. Shaw
Council of
E. J. C. Bealer
Colonel Clarke
Grand Army
Grundy County
Board of Supervisors
P. W. Reisinger
State Supreme Court
Eee
Grundy Center
Lima
Wich
Nebraska Supreme Court Denies Tom Dennison Habeas Relief
The Nebraska Supreme Court upholds the lower court ruling in Dennison's habeas corpus case, confirming that the governor must investigate substantial charges and that extradition hinges on fugitive status. Dennison later surrendered to Omaha authorities with his lawyer present, awaiting further court action and potential rehearing or U.S. Supreme Court appeal.
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Omaha
Neb
Tom Dennis Boo
Harriem County
Iowa
Hials
Uder
Pollack
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Sedgwick
Mickey
Dennison
Tom Dennison
Court House
Ed. P. Smith
United States
Christian
Allan
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Thomas Bennison
Plate Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Omata
Bennett Found Guilty of Manslaughter Attempt
In Boone a jury after eighteen hours returned a guilty verdict in the State versus Myron Bennett. He shot his brother in law George Caldwell at the Bennett farm near Berkeley last August during a family dispute with liquor involved. Bennett claimed Caldwell insulted his wife and attacked him with a knife, prompting self defense with a revolver. The three day trial concluded with the verdict.
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Boone
Myron Bennett
Bennett
George Caldwell
Bennett Farm
Berkeley
Caldwell
Two Burned Servants Die After Lodging House Fire
Fire at a Burlington rooming house above the Gem restaurant gutted the structure and forced occupants to flee. Nellie Tyler and Allie Kinney, two colored servants, were trapped by flames and died at the hospital after rescue efforts by firemen. Cause traced to an exploding gasoline stove. Loss around 1,000. Iowa City jury awards heavy damages in a prominent local case as price disputes involve Westra Manufacturing and major jewelry interests.
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Burlington
Gem
Nellie Tyler
Allie Kinney
Iowa City
M. F. Price
L. B. Lyons
Westra Manufacturing Company
Jowa Clty
Missing gasher found. William McArdie returns home in Imogene
Imogene, Shenandoah Dec. 12 William McArdie formerly cashier of the Citizens bank of Imogene returned home Friday after missing since November 5 He owed about 4000 lost gambling on the bank trade He wrote from St Louis asking no one mention the letter His sister found him and persuaded him to return The family are wealthy and reconciled with him now back in Imogene
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McArdie
Imogene
Shenandoah
William McArdie
Citizens’ Bank of
Ardle
St. Lewis
Ils
MecArdie
Migs Loin
St. Louis
Bak
Hfe
Tawa
Right to Shoot Upheld in Humboldt Case
G C Algeins acquitted of assault with intent after court defines dwelling house to include a detached coal house used with the dwelling. Judge Quarton ruled a crime committed in the coal house is within the dwelling house, justifying use of force to arrest nighttime thefts, even deadly weapon if needed. Higgens had shot a boy who stole paint from the coal house.
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G W. Higgins
Humboldt
G. C. Algeins
Quarton
Higsiens
Bank Robbers Foiled in Randolph Vault Breach
Bank robbers bored holes in the Randolph bank vault and fled before accessing the safe. William Rogers spotted two men in his Randolph carpentry shop and fired on them. The pair escaped in a buggy. tools used were traced to Rogers. The stolen buggy was later found near Glenwood Nebraska.
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Randolph
Council Buiffs
William Rogers
Rogers
Glenwood
Nebraska
Arm Torn By Corn Shredder In Iowa Farm
Joseph Miller, a prominent farmer near Iowa City, lost an arm in a corn shredder accident. His mangled arm was amputated in Kaluna after the wound was bound, yet he drove home afterward. The event shocked witnesses as the machine seized his hand then shoulder.
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Iowa City
Joseph Miller
Kaluna
Administrator sues Burlington over dynamite quarry blast damages
The administrator of the late Carl Peterson files a $10,000 damages suit against the city of Burlington. Peterson was killed in a dynamite explosion at the city stone quarry recently.
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Burlington
Eity
Inte
Carl IL Peterson
Verdict Reached in Hardwick Case with $2000 Award
Independence reports the jury returned a verdict in the Hardwick case after a night out. The plaintiff received $2,000, with the sole dispute from the initial ballot being the judgment amount. In a separate note a New York reader fears exposing a baby to a declared California smallpox case. A fatal fire in Ottumwa, Iowa, injures and kills Hannah M. Hallman, aged around 64, as her clothing ignites from a stove fire while tending the hearth. she dies from burn injuries witnessed by relatives and linked to I. C. Huffman, sexton of the cemetery.
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Lawn New Market
Dac
Wetriet Court
Bedford
Emma Bubb
Nicholas Webb
Frank Duh
Hardwick
Independence
Ottumwa
Neo
Hannah M. Hallman
Huffman
I. CG. Huffman
Go Tumwe
Riots Shock St. Petersburg as Police Quell Demonstration
In St. Petersburg on December 12 a major anti-government demonstration drew large student crowds. Police and mounted gendarmes charged the crowd, injuring several and arresting many, while officials urged restraint despite fierce protests near Kazan Cathedral and the Hotel Europe. The unrest followed calls to end the war and form a national assembly, with workers and students singing and waving red flags before the crackdown. Over 100 arrests reported. injuries included broken bones and trampling. Washington reports Japan accepting an invitation to The Hague talks but with caveats. no extra Congress session expected next spring.
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Nevsky Prospect
Moscow
Neva
Social Democratic Sakar Party
National Assembly
Novsky Prospect
Kazan
Mineister
Interior
Sviatopalk-Mirsky
Pullen
Europe
Kazan Cathedral
Doubta
Agliatora
Roosevelt to Call Extra Session on Tariff Revision
President Roosevelt plans an autumn extra session of Congress to push tariff revision after public sentiment is shaped by summer speeches. Representative James Watson says a February message is possible, but a fall session seems likely to complete the work before the regular session opens. Opponents may force delays if sentiment shifts.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
James 12. Watson
Ways and Means Committee
The
House
Watson
White House
Wilson
Aldrich
Europe
HARDSHIPS ON MUNDEN FIELD
Dispatch from Mukden dated December 5 notes Japanese prisoners endure drought and cold after night sorties. Prisoners report boredom and limited discipline. some answer questions while others refuse. Lieutenant General Linovitch narrowly escaped death when a shell killed an enlisted man near a Japanese battery.
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Mukden
Deu
Linovitch
Injured Ships Report At Port Arthur After Battle
A Port Arthur bombardment report lists damaged ships including Pobieda with a sunken funnel, Peresviet with submerged upper hull, Retyizan listing, Tatiadi sinking aft, Dayan burning fore deck, and Sevastopol partly hidden from view. Officials indicate Pallada, Bayan, and Sevastopol as principal targets and confirm Percavist sunk while Pallada tilts to port. Election judges jailed for contempt in Denver after defying injunction.
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Tokio
Port Arthur
Pobieda
Peresviet
Retyizan
Tatiadi
Metviain
Amur
Bei Fg
Dayan
Sevastopal
Ahl
Palada
Bayan
Sevastopol
Port Arther
Saya
Percavist
Bho
Poltaya
Denver
Col
Frank & Krake
Joseph Ray
Edward O'Malla
Charles Kolsky
Ray
O'Malla
Korgky
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