Osceola Sensation: Doctor Arrested in Murder Case
Osceola reports a dramatic daytime arrest of Dr. J. Roberts, longtime sanitarium proprietor, amid rumors following the death of Minnie May Alexander after a week’s treatment at the Osceola sanitarium. The Des Moines Republican state convention is set for August 9 in Des Moines with a one-day schedule and a $30,000 auditorium bond.
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Osceola
J. Roberts
Osceola Sanitarium
Minnie May Alexander
Osceolasanitarium
Lenox
Taylor County
Bertha Kopald Arrested in Federal Pawn Brokering Case
Mrs Bertha Kopald was arrested by federal authorities on a warrant charging a pawn brokering business without paying a $20 war revenue tax. Preliminary hearing was continued to Saturday at 9am to allow counsel. $300 bond set, she signed for release. City plans action to collect a $50 annual pawn broker license.
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Burlington
Bertha Kopald
Cady
Kopald
Gasoline Stove Accident Traps Boy in Cistern
Conrad Mathis, Cedar Rapids shop employee, put a gasoline stove in a cistern Thursday night to dry it and lighted it. He left. Friday morning the stove failed to burn. His sons lowered into the cistern rescued by a ladder. the older boy was overcome by gas. Also note: Money to Burn sales at Wilson's office start Monday. Al Shaw of Kaioua visited the city yesterday.
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Conrad Mathis
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
al Shaw
Kaioua
Cattle Receipts Mixed as Hogs Show Strength at Auction
Market notes report dull receipts for cattle but hogs closing strong with prices around 250s to 350s per hundredweight. Traders observed steady demand and稳 price action despite overall soft quotes across cattle.
El Paso County Split Passes After Nightlong Vote
In Denver on March 4 the Colorado House approved the bill to create Teller County including Cripple Creek mining district by a 38 to 27 vote as opponents quit early. Amid claims of vote buying 500 dollars was offered to Representative Smith. A near clash was halted by sergeants at arms and ten police officers on duty.
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Denver
House of Representatives
el Paso
House
Senate
Teller County
Cripple Creek
Smith
Chaffee County
Montgomery
Spaker Reed
Frye
Illinois Municipalities League Formed In Peoria
The League of Illinois Municipalities was launched with over 100 charter member cities represented in Peoria. M M Stevens of East St Louis was named president, with Joliet mayor Lageer and Pekin mayor Sapp as vice presidents, Senca mayor Farrell as secretary treasurer, and Rock Island mayor Medill as chairman of trustees. The group planned next year’s Ottawa meeting and showcased a fire department exhibition.
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Peoria
Tris
League of Illinois
Ottawa
League
M. M. Stevens
East St. Louis
Lageer
Joliet
Daniel Sapp
Pekin
Thistlewood
Cairo
Farrell
Senca
Warner
Medill
Rock Island
Price
Elgin
Fire Department
Illinois
Peconga Must Move On In Indian Farmer Foreclosure
William Peconga, chief of the old Miami tribe, faces eviction from his 200 acre farm northwest of Marion Indiana after a $6000 mortgage foreclosure in Miami circuit court. He has been cited for contempt of court as ejectment looms.
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Marion
Ind
William Peconga
Old Miami Tribe of Indians
Peconga
Miami
Peconnga
Miami Tribe
Capitol in late session as McKinley stays by
Washington March reports show President McKinley at the Capitol by 10 a.m. to aid final congress work. Senate chaos gives way to momentum on two major appropriation bills as conferees discuss Alaska code and a contentious Hawaiian cable matter amid dramatic House and Senate activity.
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Washington
March
McKinley
Capitol
Congress
Janesville
Wis
Eau Claire
Oskaloosa
Creston
Streator
Ills
Freeport
Tis
Tragic deaths and political notes from Indiana and Iowa
The article reports the burial of Mrs Glawser and Mrs Kinch loeb in Poseyville after a fatal tragedy near Poseyville Indiana with over a thousand onlookers and suspicions of triple murder one man’s father buries him on a farm. It also notes Des Moines Republicans choosing August 9 for the next state convention and a $2000 bond for an auditorium. In Lafayette a badly burned Civil War veteran Alexander Lowry dies shortly after admission to a Soldiers Home hospital after clothes caught fire at a campfire.
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Evansville
Ind
Glawser
Kinchloeb
Poseyville
Posey County
Lafayette
Alexander Lowry
Mitchell
New York
Preliminary hearing in Indiana murder case for Benjamin Fish
In Auburn Indiana on March 4 the preliminary hearing for Benjamin Fish charged with killing Al Dutton at Garrett Monday night proceeded with the mother present and two girls bound over to court. In Porte Indiana also on March 4 J R Ross of Fond du Lac Wisconsin is jailed in Berrie county Michigan charged with forgery after passing several worthless checks to Fond du Lac businessmen.
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Auburn
Ind
Benjami Fish
al Dutton
Garrett
Young Fish
Ta Porte
J. R. Ross
Fond du Lac
Wis
Berrie
County
Mich
Ross
Crowded Galleries Watch Final Congress Day Unfold
The last legislative day ends amid noise as party leaders push appropriation bills through final stages. In the crowded House galleries spectators cling to hope of saving local measures while discussions linger late into the night. Walker of Massachusetts speaks on currency reform amid bitter partisanship as Capitol lights blaze and Congress faces conference reports.
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Bedlam
Pound
Congress
Walker
Massachusetts
House
Habitual Swindler Frank Runshen Nabbed in Chicago Chase
Chicago police recaptured Frank Runshen a lifelong swindler after a pursuit across several blocks. He claimed a 29 year span in penitentiaries and said his largest haul was $8000 in Janesville Wisconsin. Police found 110 answers to a Europe governess ad offering $50 monthly to care for a wealthy man’s children.
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Chicago
Frank R. Runshon
Runshon
Prisoer
Joliet Penitentiary
Janesville
Wis
Runshen
Europe
Boys Welcome Home Wisconsin Volunteers Endorse Reception
In Platteville Wisconsin on March 4 fifteen members of company C fourth Wisconsin regiment returned from Anniston Alabama to crowds of about two thousand with bands and processions. A banquet and late night speeches followed. Cedarburg and Joliet also reported similar homecomings with large public receptions.
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Platteville
Wis
Wisconsin Regiment
Anniston
Ala
Carey
Cedarburg
Ladies’ Relief Society
Washington House
Becker Case Mystery Drags On as Police Seek Lake Body
Police doubt Becker case claims as the Chicago wife murder suspect remains missing and no body found in the lake. Separately the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Co seeks to raise authorized capital to 50 million dollars in New Jersey incorporation.
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Becker
Chicago
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company
New Jersey
Outcry Over Cuban Work Cuts Sparks Fears of Outbreak
In Santiago Cuba March 4 an abrupt layoff of 2000 to 4000 workers hits the province and 700 nearby. Despite $30,900 in February pay, a $20,000 shortfall and March spending limits paralyze Civil Governor Castillo and Mayor Bacardi. Local officials warn the policy may drive workers to banditry as unrest spreads. Major General Wood says he will obey orders while facing nervous public reaction and looming disturbances.
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Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Brooks
Havana
Castillo
Bacardi
Pacardi
Castlo
Wood
Counsel Arrives as Beef Inquiry Examines Miles Rations
Major Jesse Lee appears as counsel for General Miles in the war department court of inquiry. Witnesses testify about canned and refrigerated beef from Porto Rico to Cuba, with critics describing the meat as pale, slimy, or putrid and claims of quantity shortages. Some officers say refrigerated beef proved acceptable in certain uses while others report sickness after eating tainted meat.
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Washington
War Department
Miles
Jesse Lee
Army
Lee
Davis
Groom
Philadelphia
J. A. Cave
Ivania
Porto Rico
A. M. Gray
Massachusetts
Yale
Alfred F. Foote
Holyoke
Mass
Second
Santiago
M. B. Critchfield
Eighth
Ohio
Cuba
H. S. Wanschack
Rough Riders
Thayer
Poro Rico
Major Lee
A. G. Mitten
Penry M. Stine
Pennsylvania
Beary
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C. E. Dennison
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Omaha
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David City
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City Hall
C.J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Washtington, Iowa
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G. H. Pratt
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Mike Lewis
Tlatest
T. T. Keeley
Notar' Public
Washington Street
First National Bank
Washington, Iowa
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A. H. Wallace
Jeph Keck
C. H. Keck
L. D. Robinson
Stewart
J. Ff. Henderson
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