Arrival at Magdalena Bay Sets Stage for Pacific Fleet Practice
Read Admiral Robley Evans leads the United States Pacific Fleet into Magdalena Bay for target practice and drills before moving on to San Francisco. The fleet will establish target ranges off lower California and conduct two annual practices, including the record practice with four trophies awarded.
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Robley
Evans
Magdalena Bay
Redondo Point
Man-o'-War Cove
Hampton
Looan
Mardalena
Paciie
America
Magdalena Biy
San Francisco
Magdalena
Sistors
Lower California
Bvinis
Big Guna
Strait of Magellan
Varios Gan
Callao
Pacific
Atlantic
Rescue tale at wicked Chicago resort ends wedding plans
Minister F Lloyd Swearer and wife left Chicago for Pittsburg for their honeymoon after a romantic tale of lovers separated and a rescue at a notorious Chicago resort. The ceremony occurred at 2024 Armory Avenue. Also in brief: a Brooklyn banker John Chonkins died in Seabrook after a market scandal, a woman dies from a self-harm incident in Bingham, Winnipeg officer charged with kidnapping, and Sioux City stock quotes with beef at 5.40 and hogs at 4.46.
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Chicago
F. Lloyd Swearer
Pittsburg
Silas Grace Henry
Ne Cage
Armoty Avenue
Coal Kelly
Wie Fresh Avenue Methodist Church
Weise
John Chonkins
Brooklyn
Tis
Sealster
Tong Island
Murder charge tied to police death in Oklahoma
Harvey of Muskogee Oklahoma is held for murder in the first degree after a Wednesday shooting that killed Patrolman Al. Harvey contends the act was justifiable. Further court actions are pending.
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Jesse Cox
Harvey
Muskogee
Okla
Michigan City treasurer acquitted after audit concerns
Miijah Meyer city treasurer of Michigan City was acquitted Thursday after auditors reported a shortfall in his accounts. The case followed a review by auditors and centered on a discrepancy of funds. No charges were upheld and Meyer was cleared of wrongdoing.
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Miijah Meyer
City Teasurer
Michigan City
President Roosevelt orders stock gambling inquiry nationwide
President Roosevelt ordered a broad inquiry into stock exchanges to uncover how so called stock gamblers operate and to assess potential legislation to curb futures trading and market gambling. Herbert Knox Smith heads the investigation for the Bureau of Corporations with White House approval noted.
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Roosevelt
Hersbert Knox Smith
Woobur
White House
Atltosman
ADI
Topham
Bureau of Corporations
Smith
Qreshlent
Pegu
Congress
Mystery in Praggidy Weston School Tragedy
Two girls, Miss Elizabeth Harden of Chicago and Miss Sarah Weed of Philadelphia, were found dead at Laurens School in Boston after a shooting and a staged escape from West Newton sanitarium. The victims, both pupils at the exclusive finishing institution, were wealthy students aged around the late teens. A revolver lay by Miss Weed’s chest. authorities investigate motive and whether the incident involved overwork or romance.
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Weston School
Sarah Chamberlain Weed
Philadlelphia
Eilkabeth Harden
Mast Saban
Chi
Weide
Laurens School
Boston
Yenung
Weed
West Newton
Miss Wirdee
Roosevelt Delivers Address at White House Congress on Welfare of the Child
The White House hosted the opening of an international congress on child welfare under the National Mothers congress with 200 delegates. President Roosevelt told the gathering that mothers outrank veterans in citizenship, deeming the mother the better citizen in the final analysis. Almer E. Brown spoke on Children In the United States at the first session at Metropolitan Methodist church in Marshall.
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Roosevelt
Congress
White House
National Mothers’ Congress
Metropolitan Methodist Church
Marshall Mace
Almer E. Brown
United States
Mois
Ven Han Fle Sokner
HeeCourant
Anarchists Barred From Averbuch Remains Ceremony
Olga Averbuch, sister of the nun killed by Chicago Chief Slippy, protested as anarchists were barred from taking part in the removal of her brother's body from a potter's field to a Jewish cemetery. The Jewish Free Burial association said anarchism is contrary to Jewish tenets and forbids their involvement. Anarchists who planned a celebration were surprised to be excluded.
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Averbuch
Olga Averbuch
Slippy
Chicago
Potters” Field
Jewish Free Burial Association
Quebec Bridge Disaster Report Cites Design Errors
The royal commission report on the Quebec bridge collapse, which killed eight, attributes the failure to errors in judgment by P L S Lapke and Theodore Couper. It says their design and approval, though by capable engineers, proved insufficient for the bridge’s main tower chords and anchor arm.
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Royal Commission
Quebec Bridge
Smumduston
Anhor Arm
Wisi
Lapke
Phoenix Bridge Company
Theodore Couper
Qwwehee Bridge and Railway Company
Priest Threat Important Black Hand Letter Warns Clergy
A letter allegedly from a Black Hand group warned priest Giovanni Preziosi at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Philadelphia demanding $1,000,150. Preziosi, Italian sociologist and secular priest, has studied Italian colonies and lectured at Harvard. He doubts the existence of a Black Hand organization and says the name is used by blackmailers.
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Giovanni Preslosi
Catholic Church of Our Lady W Good Counsel
Philadelphia
Preziosi
Inerioa
Harvard “University
Prealos
Conference case heard by Troy Methodist officials
Dr George B N Cooke of the Troy conference presented a complaint against Dr Mh Melarkiod of New York, editor of several Methodist publications, during a session at the Isis conference of the Met east, with the matter generated by the committee on heretical charges.
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Isis
Met East
Mh Melarkiod
Newy York
Methodist
Osehacd Publications
Heretica
Hima
George BN. Cooke
Troy
Crui k er South Dakota Arrives in Magdalena Bay
The cruiser from Han Jandisey reaches Magdalena bay Sunday afternoon on its solo voyage at average speeds around 12 knots using eight boiler power. Albany sails north Sunday evening and wins the cruiser trophy, breaking all prior national records for rapidity and accuracy. The Atlantic fleet is due March 1, about 1500 miles south.
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Cruiker South Dakiota
Magdalena Bay
Han Jandisey
Albany
New Trial Requested for Walsh Ex Bank President
John Jt. Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank seeks a new trial in U S district court. Walsh’s attorneys offered one hundred fourteen reasons to justify overturning a prior conviction for illegal use of funds.
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A& New
John Jt. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
United States District Court
Walsh
Jury Selection Begins in Altao Murder Trial
The court began jury selection Monday in the Miseppe Altao murder case. Altao, a Syrian, is accused of killing Bathers Leo Heinrichs in Denver. During voir dire, Altao appeared uninterested in the proceedings.
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Miseppe Altao
Bather
Leo Heinrichs
Denver
Solv
Expulsion Ordered of American Mormon Missionaries
The Bavarian government ordered the immediate expulsion of several American Mormon missionaries whose presence is viewed as a threat to public order. The move tightens religious and political tensions amid ongoing protests and state scrutiny in the region.
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Lidzhtin
Mutiny at Spaeln Port Barracks Ends in Bloodshed
Soldiers seize barracks at Port of Spaeln and kill their commander Gen Mesa. The uprising is suppressed after several soldiers are shot, leaving casualties among the mutineers and authority forces.
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Port of Spaeln
Mesa
Eight Firemen Injured In Wilkinsburg Blaze
Eight firemen were injured in a business district fire in Wilkinsburg a Pittsburgh suburb. The blaze caused about 125000 dollars in damage.
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Wilkinsburg
Pittsburg
Friend Seeks Lost Miss Dunlap With Vast Fortune Claim
W. S. Warne of Winlock Washington asks aid to locate Miss Sisan Dunlap last seen in Clinton in 1868. He says she is over 60 and heir to a fortune that must be claimed personally or revert to charity. Her sister and parents were reportedly lost after a great fire. Five brothers vanished. the whole family appears wiped out.
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Warne
Miss Dunlap
Clinton
Stephen Franrie
DeWitt
Centerville Real Estate Man Sentenced to a Year in Jail
W C Clark of Centerville was sentenced by Judge Anderson to one year in the Appanoose county jail and a $590 fine for obtaining money under false pretenses. An appeal was filed immediately. Clark, once a prominent Centerville figure, faced five indictments from the Appanoose county grand jury and had a venue change to Jefferson county with Claude R. Porter as his defense attorney. He headed the Clark and Peatman Investment Co, whose 1910 failure preceded the indictments. Peatman was arrested while testifying in Clark's defense on an embezzlement charge.
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Centerville
Anderson
W. C. Clark
Centervele
Afpanoose
Ark
Clark
Clark & Peatman Investment Couny
Peatman
Walkfield
Walsh Bros Case Limits State Writs in Bankruptcy
Judge Reed rules in a Du Buque federal bankruptcy case involving Walsh Bros and prominent Charles City business figures. The decision holds that once bankruptcy is filed and goods are in sheriff hands, state court writs are null and proceedings under them are estopped, making the Moline Plow and J I Case companies liable for redirected goods.
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Reed
Steed
Dubuque
Walsh Bros
Charles City
Moline, Plow Company
J. I. Case Company Et al
Stephen L Dows Dies in Daytona Fla Prominent Cedar Rapids Capitalist
Stephen L Dows a pioneer railroad builder and one of eastern Iowa's wealthiest men died in Daytona Florida where he had gone for his health His son Gol W G Dows of Cedar Rapids will bring the body to his city for interment A longtime leading businessman he built large parts of the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern railway now the N W and contributed to a fortune He served in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth General Assemblies as a state senator from Linn County
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Cedar Rapids
Morida
Stephen L.dows
Pioneer
Towa
Daytona
Fla
Gol
W. G. Dows
Gat City
Dows
Eastern Town
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Nock & and
Sinois Central
Linn County
Interurban Mall Service Plans Official Start Date
Postmaster Robertson of Fort Dodge is notified the interurban mall service will begin April 1. An apartment car and a pouch will provide service between Fort Dodge Des Moines Foone and Hexhom. The service runs daily including Sundays.
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Robertson
Fort Dodge
Hirterurbai
Fort Dodge Des Moines
Foone
Hexhom
Big Shenandoah Revival Attracts Attention In Shenandoah
Evangelist hurt and singer Mugann spark interest at Shenandoah meetings. A large tabernacle stands on site as events run about two weeks and extend to March. Ovawa Pioneer Dead William B. Hegwood dies at his Onawa home after long service as a Hanscom post G A R member. He served in the Civil War and leaves a large family.
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Shenandoah
Evangelist Hurt
Mugann
William B. Hegwood
Onawa
Hanscom Post No. 97
Falarty
Hospers Man Dies Suddenly at Office
Jacob Koulbeck, a long time Hospers resident and respected figure, collapsed from heart failure while at work in his office. He immigrated to the country in the early 79s and was noted as a leading local citizen.
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Hospers
Jacob Koulbeck
Robbery at Mason City Depot Stuns Town
A mall pouch containing three registered letters and 1500 letters with a large sum of money was stolen from the Iowa Central depot in Mason City. Police searched all night but found no clue.
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Riebbery
Iwtlers
Iowa Central
Mason City
Curator Aldrich Dead Noted Town Historian Passes
Curator Charles Aldrich died at Boone on Sunday morning at 8 18 his wife and a nurse were with him at the end He had suffered seven weeks with grip and complications of kidney and heart trouble He would have turned 79 on Oct 2 born Oct 2 1849 in New York his life was deeply linked to Iowa history and the Legislature honored him with the Iowa Hall of History building He leaves a widow a brother Hiram Aldrich of Cedar Rapids two sisters Mia Jane Leé of Olean N Y and Mrs Mary Kettell of Cambria Wyo and a niece Mrs E A Warre of Boone
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Boone
Charles Abrich
Aldrich
Hiram Aldrich
Cedar Rapids
Mia
Jane Lée
Olean
N. Y
Mary Kettell
Cambria
Wyo
E. A. Warre
New York
Lfe
Iowa
Iowa Hall of
He Married a Nun Now? Barber Seeks Seclusion in Omaha
Orange R. Dye and Sister Geneva wed after a sensational courtship begun at St Bernard's hospital in Council Bluffs. The nun bride and groom, both from Omaha area circles, have entered seclusion in Omaha while Dye continues his Council Bluffs barber shop work. Details of their correspondence and meetings at the hospital remain largely undisclosed.
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Bins Barker
Bride
Oman
Orange R. Dye
Geneva
St Bernard's Hospital
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Dye
Sister Geneva
Mystery Disease Strikes Iowa Woman Dims Local Burial
Mrs Samuel Potter aged 26 died at her Littleton home from a mysterious illness causing skin to bleed on contact. Doctors limited burial attendance to four and ordered fumigation of clothing. The disease resembled scarlet fever with fatal skin hemorrhages baffling physicians.
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Iowa
Samuel Potter
Littleton
Board of Health
Drowned Farmer Lost Crossing Maple River Near Galva
Joseph Christianson prominent farmer north of Galva drowned attempting to cross the Maple river with a load of furniture. The entry point is a half mile wide with a dangerous grade. His team bolted downstream overturning the wagon and he sank in swift current wearing heavy clothes and fur coat, not seen after the initial struggle.
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Galva
Joseph Christianson
Christianson
Miner seeks partner to share Sonora mining fortune
D. F. Fitzpatrick an Iowan long missing near Milton is rumored rich from a joint Sonora claim. His former mining pal J. D. Dodson says they can sell the property for a good price and will press the search in Iowa if needed.
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Tfe
D. F. Fitzpatrick
Mhiton
Croesus
J.D. Dodson
Sonora
Mexico
Dodsen
Havea
Fitzpatrick
Dodson
Iowa
Cashier D A Johnson Bond Granted in Marshalltown Case
Cashier D A Johnson of Green Mountains Sayings bank in Marshalltown was released from jail Saturday afternoon on bonds totaling 3000 dollars signed by Marshalltown State bank President Balch and Vice President Turner. President MacDiarmid remains in jail.
Tragic Cumberland Child Burned To Death
The young daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Mathews of Cumberland died after her clothes caught fire. She ran into a bedroom and closed the door with a spring lock trapping her inside. Firefighters arrived too late and she succumbed within minutes.
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Peter Mathews
Cumberland
Balloon License Revoked for Whiting Saloon
The town council revoked the saloon license at Whiting with the permit to expire July 1, 1908. John Branden of Onawa celebrated his twenty first year as treasurer of Cesyper lodge No 26 A Y and A M, with about twenty five years in the order and a strong service record. Alonzo T. Haymond, Ida Grove, brother of J B Haymond secretary of the Order of Halfway Trainmen for Iowa, died suddenly in Ida Grove from double pneumonia.
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Whiting
Veteran Lodge
John Branden
Onawa
Cesyper Lodge
No. 26
A. Y
A. M
Ida Grove
Alonzo T. Haymond
J. B. Haymond
Order of Halfway
Iowa
Congress Debates Currency Legislation In Senate
Senate and House activity centers on currency reform, tariffs, and budget measures. Senators Trepbur and Hopkins oppose the Aldrich bill, while Aldrich aims for a vote next Wednesday. The day features extended debate on cotton futures, finances, and miscellaneous topics as Congress honors Senator Proctor with adjournments.
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Senate
Trepbur
Aldrich
Hopkins
Mr. Sims
Tennessee
Burleson
Sae Chaney
Indiana
Lindberg
Minnesota
Hitchcock
Nebraska
National Capitol Notes on Alaska Government Bill
The text notes a bill by Alaska delegate Cale to establish a territorial government in Alaska. It also records James Speyer’s private business talk with the President, Thistlewood’s swearing in to Illinois House, Admiral Capps delivering a naval report on drownings, and a House subcommittee hearing on eight-hour work limits for laborers on U S projects. Additional items include the codification of criminal law, Culberson’s amendment on officials leaking market information, Taft’s river bridge height ruling, and Humphrey’s Seattle exposition exhibit bill of $750,000.
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National Capitol
Cale
Alaska
James Speyer
Thistlewood
House of Representatives
Illinois
George W. Smith
Metcalf
Washington T. Capps
Navy
United States
Senate
Culberson
Texas
Alleegheny
Wittsburg
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