Rivers and Harbors congress backs waterway bond plan
Washington session hears call for 400 million dollars in federal bonds over ten years to improve internal water routes. Andrew Carnegie and Vice President Fairbanks lead support, with Carnegie praising national projects and urging focus on U S waterways over the Panama Canal.
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Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Taft
Fairbanks
Andrew Carnegie
Joseph 4. Rimsadel
Carnceie
Cay
Carnegiee
Carnegie
Panama Canal
Treasury report shows $114 million deficit for 1909
Secretary Cortelyou’s annual treasury report notes a deficit of about $114,940,000 for the current year. It compares 1908 figures with 1907, showing receipts of $84,256,586 and disbursements $58,070,201 higher than receipts, while available cash at year end stood at $272,001,445.
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Cortalyou
Cortelyou
Secretary Wilson Bars Bleached Flour Sales in District
Secretary Wilson announced that flour bleached with nitrogen peroxide is adulterated and cannot be sold in the District of Columbia or territories or shipped interstate. Due to the huge quantity bleached, he will recommend no prosecutions of manufacturers or sellers for only months from this date.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia
Territories
Big Museum in Field Will Faces Legal Challenge
The $8,000,000 museum planned in Marshal Field's will nears certainty after Superior Judge Dupuy refuses to grant a perpetual restraining order sought by A Montgomery Ward to block the Lake Front park edifice. The decision leaves the museum project on track despite Ward's opposition.
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Fai Shicage
Marshal Field
Dupuy
A. Montgomery Ward
Lake Front Park
Sioux City Live Stock Market Report
Wednesday quotations show Poy heeves at 5.40 dollars and Tophogy at 5.65 dollars. A noted Irishman, O Conner, former national president of the Ancient Order of Hibermans and Catholic Knights of America, died in Savannah, Georgia, from pneumonia.
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Sioux Ciy
Wednerday
Sioux City
Poy Heeves
O'Conner
Ancient Geder of Hibermans
The
Catholic Knights of America
Savannah
Pnsumonia
New Revolt in Hayii Faces North Haiti Uprising
A nascent revolt erupts in northern towns of Hayii republic. Reports suggest the movement aims to spread quickly as rebels challenge authorities and spark regional instability across the island. Continuous coverage details evolving since initial clashes.
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Hayii
Hayti
Two Deaths in Riot Near City Hall and Police HQ
A gun battle erupts at 4 pm in downtown Kansas City near the city hall and police headquarters as religious fanatic John Sharp leads a group calling himself Adam God. Over 100 shots fire. two killed, two critically wounded, and several injured including patrolman Albert Dalbow and Lola Pratt, age 13, with others struck or hurt during the clash near the wholesale district.
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Pokice Department
Kansas City
John Sharp
Adam God
Ohrik
Albert
Dalbow
Lola Pratt
Louis Pratt
Patrick Clark
Michael Mullane
Harry FF. Stege
Coa. M. Holt
IS SHOT DOWN IN WIS TOME Francis Hirschberg
Francis Hirschberg a prominent church and business figure is shot and killed at his home in Saint Louis, Missouri. Police find a blood trail on the stairs. the family suspects burglary while investigators see no intruder evidence. The victim died in his bedroom after being found unconscious. no motive or shooter identified. Investigators continue to search for clues.
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Francis DP. Krsehberg
Clennon
Clvi
Etrolex
St. Tots
Suickte
NOW SENTUPLE TRAGEDY ACCUSED SLAYER KILLS FAMILY
In Trinidad Colorado an accused slayer, Fran Martinez, is linked to the deaths of Maggie Garela 18 and a girl identified as Martinez killed the girl before taking his own life. The Garcia family were found murdered last Friday with heads split by an axe. Martinez and the girl were found Sunday night at a secluded spot. a guard was kept over the area as the escape was cut off. Martinez, who abducted the girl after killing her parents, killed the girl and then shot himself. He had forced the girl to walk with him to the location where they were found.
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Colorado
Maggie Garela
Fran‘sco Martinez
Garela
Trinidad
Colo
Garela Ranch
Martinez
Garcia
Vas
Mantazaine's Execution Probe Sparks Reversal Doubt
Prosecutor William Crossley discusses a county test by Dr Scannell to determine if life can be restored after electrocution in John Mantazaine's case set for the week of December 21. If the test succeeds the prisoner would be electrocuted again.
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Willian BR. Crossley
Scannell
John Mantizdina
Mantaainna
Prediction of War Changes and Airship Impact
Secretary Metcalf speaks on imminent shifts in warfare methods driven by aerial navigation. He notes potential wonderful results and expects airships to play a significant role in civilization, though he cannot foretell the full effect.
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Metcalf
Canadian Premier in a Wreck Near St Vincent Minn
A local passenger train from St Paul, Minnesota, derailed after a broken rail, tossing two cars off the track. Among the injured was Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier of Canada, who escaped serious harm though shaken.
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St. Vincent
Minn
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
Hyde Sentenced in Oregon Washington Land Fraud Case
Frederick A. Hyde of San Brancié co was convicted of a conspiracy to defraud the United States by fraudulently obtaining vast lands in Oregon and Washington. He received a $10,000 fine and a two year prison term, the maximum penalty allowed by law.
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Frederick A. Hyde
San Branciéco
United States
Oregon
Washington
District Criminal Court
Profits of the Standard in federal suit case noted
Testimony by Henry Tilford of Standard Oil of California and figures from Standard subsidiaries underscored profits and asset values in the federal lawsuit to dissolve Standard Oil. Officials testified about contracts, price cuts, and western supply practices as cross examination began to probe off trade rates and profits.
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Henry Tifort
Standard OH Company
Standard OM Company
John JD. Archbold
Henry Tilford
Standard Oil Company of California
Con Hental Off Company
Standard
West
Standard of Company of
Indiana
Tilford
California
Avriginta
William Rockefeller
Frank
Monett
Colorado
Continental OU
Far West
Cox
Kellogg
Continental Oil Company
Germany in line with eastern policy says Open Door stakes
Chancellor von Buelow told the Reichstag the new agreement aligns with Germanys far east policy and preserves the Chinese empire's territorial integrity. He noted Germany already has a similar arrangement with Japan and supports peaceful development, while open door principles remain central to the policy.
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Buelow
Tamong
Cormany
Japan
Will Not Hang Herman Billie Granted Lasting Respite
Herman Billie, condemned for the murder of Mary Vreal, receives a respite to January 22 from Adlig Guy Sharman of Lfnoll. This sixth reprieve in Technois crime history halts the execution. Rev. P. J. O Callaghan supports efforts to save him.
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Herman Billie
Herman BU
Dee
Mary Vreal
Adlig Guy, Sharman
Lfnoll
Think
Billi
Billik
P. J. O'Callaghan
Mary’s
Tigersoll Wins Suit Over Will Breaker Case
The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mrs Eva A Tigersoll widow of Robert G Tigersoll in a dispute against Joseph Coram and others over a $160 000 claim for services rendered by her husband in breaking the will of Montana millionaire Andrew J Davis.
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United States Supreme Court
Tigersoll
Eva A. Tigersoll
Robert G. Tigersoll
Joseph Coram
Ingersoll
Andrew J. Davis
Montana
Snowballing dispute ends in fatal shooting in Schenectady
Adolph Schultze, 40, of Schenectady, was arrested after allegedly shooting and killing 17 year old Mark Kilgaten following a snowball confrontation. The incident began as an angry dispute and led to a deadly attack.
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Adolph Schultze
Schwenectady
Mark Killgaten
Schultze
Roosevelt names Rufus Thayer as Shanghai judge
President Roosevelt appoints Rufus Thayer of the District of Columbia as judge for the United States area at Shanghai China. He succeeds Judge Lebbius I Wilfey who has resigned.
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Judge Wilfey
Roosevelt
Rufus Thayer
District of Columbia
United States
Shanghai
China
Lebbius I. Wilfey
Telephone Firm Pleads Service Set Aside
A motion in the US supreme court seeks to halt service on American Telephone and Telegraph in a case by O C Snider, a Dubuque Telephone minority holder, arguing lawful service cannot cross Iowa districts. The action ties to a suit challenging the Dubuque Independent absorption by Bell interests under antitrust law.
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Omaha
United States Marshal’s Office
McFarland
Towa Telephone Company
Davenport
Yost
Iowa
Northern District of
Dubuque Independent Company
Bell People
Government to appeal to British authorities in missing man case
Citizens of Council Bluffs urged Gov Garst to enlist English help in locating Edward P Fitch an insurance man missing since October while traveling in Europe. State authorities and the Washington department will be involved as the English government is petitioned to aid the search. Fitch was reportedly last heard from in Rien France en route to London.
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Council Bluffs
Tax Reformers Convene in Des Moines Meeting Two Questions
Des Moines hosts a conference of Town tax reformers where two major questions are debated. A registry tax for mortgages and the taxation of railway express telephone and telegraph terminals are proposed. Committee led by President John H. Fore seeks to present a plan to the state legislature for next winter. B Kimball Council Bluffs and Charles McLean Dubuque advocate mortgage registry tax. William Gordon Sioux City supports the mortgage topic.
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Des Moines
John. H
B. Kimball
Council Bluffs
Charles McLean
Dubuque
William Gordon
Sioux City
Creditors Seek to Undo Pierce Holdredge Contracts
Creditors of Harry F. Pierce of Council Bluffs petition to set aside contracts with Geo. W. Holdredge totaling about 400000 dollars of Pierce's debt. The deals involved transferring Nebraska ranch properties for stock in an Idaho gold mine. William Arnd was chosen trustee in bankruptcy.
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Pierce
Harry F. Pierce
Council Bluffs
Geo. W. Holdredge
Holdrego
Nebraska
Idaho
William Arnd
Biography of Dodge Published by State Historian
Lewis Pelzer, research assistant at the State Historical Society, has issued a portrait biographical book on Augustus Caesar Dodge, the first U S senator from Town. It is the third entry in the Town biographical series edited by Prof. B F Shambaugh, following Lucas and Miller.
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Lewis Pelzer
Hodsk
Iowa
State Historical Society of
Town
State University
Augustus Caesar Dodge
United States
B. F. Shambaugh
State Historical Society
Anneged Eareer
Robert Lucas
Johan C. Parish
State
Ecsity
Samuel Freeman Miller
Charles Noble Gregory
The
Colege of Law
Jurors Exempt Over Prejudice in Iowa Burglary Case
In Woodbury County, three jurors admitted they could not be fair in the State of Iowa versus Dan Morton and Joe Johnson, two negro defendants charged with burglary after a sealed box car break in on the Willmar and Sioux Falls line. Several others were excused on peremptory grounds due to prejudice. One juror stated color would prejudice him and declared he would not want a black roommate.
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Woodbury County Court House
State of Iowa
Dan Morton
Joe Johnson
Willmar and
Sioux Falls
Daring Cedar Rapids handbag snatching shocks city
A Cedar Rapids woman, Mrs Kern, was robbed of a handbag containing 600 to 700 dollars in jewelry and cash. An unknown man trailed her from the business district and wrested the bag as she entered a fashionable district home around six o clock Saturday evening. She pursued him for a block but he escaped.
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Cedar Rapids
Selaed
Attorney Arrested In Real Estate Swindle Case
Wilbur J. Garrison a Des Moines attorney was arrested in federal court for sending out postal cards offering a $100 reward to nab T. J. Arnold amid a real estate swindling conspiracy. Federal officials deem him not proper to offer rewards. Des Moines hosts Minnesota officials to study the Iowa system of heaping accounts and plans to recommend it in state law. James Loonan of Hudson won 21 ribbons and a gold medal at Chicago’s International Live Stock show for Percheron horses in what is hailed as one of the world’s best exhibits.
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Wilbur J. Garrison
Des Moines
T. J. Arnold
Garrison
Iowa
Minnesota
State Iverson
Minnesota General Assembly
James Loonan
Liying
Hudson
Chicago
Stamping Out Bovine Tuberculosis Dominates Plains Meat Talks
Plains meat producers debate compulsory herd inspection in Iowa at the Des Moines session. Dr. Ravenal of Wisconsin and Dr. Koto of Iowa urged urgent tuberculosis stamping out. Prof. Storm proposed agriculture correspondence schools under state supervision.
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Plains
Lowan
Corn Belt Meat Producers' Association
Des Moines
Iowa
M. Ravenal
Wisconsin
Marshall County Champion Husker
Frank Starnes of Laurel claims the Marshall county crown as a cornhusker. He husked as high as 130 bushels in a nine hour day and averaged 107,144 bushels daily over 24 and a half days of work, never exceeding nine hours per day.
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Marshall County
Frank Starnes
Laurel
Starnes
Tragic Hunting Death Near Algona Named
Willam C. Frguson a popular young farmer five miles northeast of Algona was found dead by a neighbor with a discharged gun nearby and a foot caught in barbed wire near a fence. The scene suggests he had just climbed the fence before the fatal shot.
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Willam C. Frguson
Algona
Congress Resumes Its Important Task With New Label Bill
Congress convenes for the Sixtieth session with crowds at the Capitol and diplomats watching. A new bill mirrors the Pure Food Act idea, making it a misdemeanor to sell imitations unless clearly branded with exact ingredients. First offense carries fines up to 580 dollars or a year’s imprisonment. subsequent offenses carry tougher penalties.
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Capitol
House of Representatives
Senate Chamber
Senate
Diplomatic Corps
House
Pairbanks
Edward Syeratt Thine
Sheham
Vermont
Carroll &. Sage
Qleet
James §. Sherman
Till
Treasury Sends 1910 Budget Estimates to Congress
Secretary of the Treasury presented to Congress a book of estimates for appropriations needed for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910. The document lists by department the 1910 estimates and 1900 appropriations, including deficiencies and permanent annual funds. Total national estimates for 1910 exceed 1900 by 57,900,070 dollars.
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Secretary of Treasury
Conarevn
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Holland Menaces Venezuela Demonstration by Dutch Warships
Three Dutch warships, the Jacob Van Heemskerk and the cruisers Friesland and Gelderland, staged a coastwise demonstration off Venezuela from Puerto Cabello to La Guaira at about 3,000 yards offshore. The Jacob Van Heemskerk returned to Willemstad. Friesland and Gelderland head to Maracaibo for similar show of force. Reports say blockade preparations on the Venezuelan coast are nearing completion. The battleship De Ruyter reportedly sailed from Holland for the port.
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Jacob van Heemskerk
Friesland
Gelderland
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
la Guaira
Willemstad
Maracaibo
Venezuelan
Netherlands
de Uijter
Holland
Canada Immigrants Decline As Regulations Tighten
A Canadian report notes fewer immigrants as the immigration department tightens rules on admitting dependent settlers. For the first nine months, total arrivals were 127,630, down from the same period in 1907, reflecting a labor market unlikely to become congested under the policy.
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Canada
Ylang
Immigration Department
Reparty
Chilton
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Charles Hotel
Mason City
L. L. Lawrence
Estherville
Glen I
Lawrence
Judson Francis
Hamilton Wail
Democratic Congressional Committee
N. B. Kendall
Homer R. Dill
State ‘University
Layson
Honolulu
Iowa City
Cherokee
C. TD. Allison Dry Goods
Allison
State Board of Control
Towa
Wes
State Department
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War Department
Navy Department
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