Trust action verdicts hit 26 midwestern plumbers
Des Moines February report shows 26 defendants found guilty in a Sherman anti trust case accusing a plumbers association of boycotting non members. Prominent Iowa merchants face fines up to five thousand dollars and possible jail time as defense seeks a new trial with March hearing set.
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Des Moines
National Association of Master Plumbers
W. C. McArthur
Robert Knauer
James A. Wallace
R. BE. Knauer
Boone
Charlee
Bosch
Burlington
Fred Rubins
Cedar Rapids
Levig Smid
Ambrose Clayton
Davenport
Richard Mullen
Dubuque
H. B. McCarten
John FE. Garvey
Mason City
T. J. Daly
William Scott
Oelwein
Hugo W. Kauper
Pella
W. J. Hagga
Sioux City
John F. Gearen
Ralph A. Ollis
Waterloo
John R. King
Keokuk
Joseph C. Bixby
Omaha
George H. Wentz
Lincoln
Neb
J.B. Cunningham
E. D. Hornbrook
Kansas City
J. B. Cunningham
George F. Recke
Green Bay
Wis
Louis Sonntag
Sheboygan
Henry E. Naibahr
la Crosse
James A. Trame
W. W. Hughes
Minneapolis
W. C. McCarten
Marshalltown
National Association
L. C. Boyle
United States Court of Appeals
United States
Claude R. Porter
L. C. Borle
Claude KR. Porter
United States District Attorney
Lkewise
Pollock
Rk. F. Welty
United States Attorney General
Boyle
Bernhardt Improves After Amputation Report
Paris reports Sarah Bernhardt making good progress after surgery at a Bordeaux hospital following the amputation of her right leg. Edmond Rostand, the poet playwright, has been a constant visitor, seeking hourly updates on her condition as bulletins continue to be issued from the hospital.
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Bordeaux
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Edmond Rostand
Paris
Germans Forced Back to Frontier by Russian Prussia
Petrograd reports a marked shift as Russian Grodno divisions drive back the eastern German column from East Prussia. German guns falter on ice while Russians shell from Grodno roads. hundreds of dead and POWs mark the retreat toward the Prussian frontier amid renewed Austro German and Russian actions across Poland and Galicia.
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Petrograd
East Prussia
Grodno
Bohr
Niemen
Ossowiec
Praasnysz
Vilelages
Rawka
Poland
Pilica
Halicz
Dadisfer
Stanislaw
Pruth
Wyshkow Pass
Wyshkow
Austria
Galich
Roumania to Take the Field in April Reported
Paris informed that Roumania will take the field in April. Minister Nicholas Misu to London will carry a note to Finland's government confirming Roumania's military entry, according to a Paris report dated February 24.
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Roumania
Paris
Nicholas Misu
London
Wil
Mexico Frees Priests Held for Ransom
Washington reports Spanish Ambassador Riano informed Secretary Uryan that General Obregon released the priests imprisoned for $500,000 ransom by Mexican military authorities in Mexico City. Message from the Spanish consul in Mexico City El Tovar Broadleaf Havana.
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Washington
Riano
Scretary
Uryan
Obregon
Mexico City
Des Moines Flood Threat Apricdes City Struggles
Des Moines faces a severe flood as the Des Moines River rises past the 13.2 foot stage and the Raccoon River threatens south side lowlands. A major section of the Center Street dam collapsed, crippling river traffic. Telegraph and wire communications to surrounding cities are largely down, hindering outside contact.
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Des Moines
lDes
Associated Press
Wagga
Festal
Western Union
Bill 10 Repeal Mulgt Law Faces Technical Hurdle
Des Moines February 24 Representative C Sawyer of Lee county chair of the house enrolling committee visited the senate enrolling committee to protest the Clark son bill repealing the mullet law on grounds of an erasure and inserted commas after enrollment The senate contends Sawyer seeks delay until adjournment while the bill awaits presidential and speaker approval before Thursday night The senate enrolling committee says Sawers objections are groundless and the bill remains in proper form despite the dispute
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Des Moines
C. Sawyer
Lee County
House
Senate
Clarkson
Sawyer
Sawer
Three Cremated in $200,000 Blaze in Windsor Hotel Fire
In Birmingham Alabama on February 24 three unidentified inmates of the Windsor hotel were burned to death and several others were injured in an early morning fire. The blaze also damaged several nearby buildings with the total loss estimated at 200000 dollars.
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Birmingham
Alt
Windsor Hotel
Seneral
Bread Ticket Taken by Kaiser's Family in Berlin
Berlin report says yesterday marked the first bread bar with every member of the Imperial family and all private citizens receiving a supply ticket early in the morning. The Copenhagen correspondent notes the distribution included both high and low alike.
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Kaiser
Berlin
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Dynamite Found at Japanese Exhibit in Panama Expo
A four inch long one inch diameter stick of dynamite was uncovered by a Japanese watchman under a Japanese government exhibit at the Manufacturers' Palace during last Saturday's Panama Pacific International Exposition. Authorities say more watchmen have been stationed around the exhibits as an investigation by Japanese officials proceeds.
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San Francisco
Robbers Loot Halstead Theatre Safe in Chicago Heist
Safle blowers entered the Halstead theatre at 220 South Walstead Street early today, blew open the safe, took $473.70 and escaped. The robbers hauled the safe to the basement, drilled a door and inserted an explosive. Max Tesselton, theatre owner, identified the robbers and said they may have hidden in the theatre when it was closed last night.
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Chicago
Halstead Theatre
South
Walstead Street
Max Tesselton
Former Des Moines Saloonist Breach Court Petition
James J. Foley, once a Des Moines saloon keeper, faced court today after Des Moines Beer and a St. Paul brewery filed a petition against him. The action centers on alleged financial or business disputes leading to his removal into the Tuphy court.
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Des Moines, Koh
James J. Foley
Des Moines
Des Moines Beer Company
St. Paul, Minn
Late War Bulletins From Front and Source Cities
War dispatches report 50 000 Germans attacking Russian positions along the Lin Harwita river and in Borumow and Gambinnen regions. Vienna notes stock seizure from private owners. Petrosrad cites favorable conditions for the eastern front. Carpathians see 681 officers and 47 040 men captured along with 7 cannon. London reports bad weather disrupting operations. Washington signals possible food aid talks and submarine warfare limits. Paris announces Marchand’s promotion to brigadier general after returning from retirement.
Missing armed steamer MacNaughton feared sunk
London reported the armed merchant steamer MacNaughton is missing after last contact February 3. Wreckage suggests the ship foundered in early month bad weather. under Commander Robert Jefferies R N the loss cost 280 lives.
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London
MacNaughton
Robert Jefferies
R. N
Suffrage Legislation Stalls in Indiana House Vote
Indianapolis Feb 24 The Indiana House defeated a motion to adopt all majority committee reports 49 to 46. An adverse report on woman suffrage was included. The Senate measure remains with the house judiciary committee and is likely to be killed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
House
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Col. McKee, Noted Editor, Dead at 73
Col. ple Kt. McKee, 60 years a newspaper man and a celebrated editorial writer during and since the reconstruction period, is dead here at the age of 73 years. Smoke El Verso, Havana 10c cigar. Indivertisement)
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Col. McKee
Montgomery
Ala
Ple Kt. McKee
Havana
Carib wreck details and Evelyn crew loss reported
The American steamer Carib of Clyde Line hit a mine off the German coast and sank with crew fate unknown. The Evelyn's crew, believed lost after abandoning ship, faced bitter cold and fog as they drifted in the North Sea.
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Berlin
North Sea
Bremen
Charleston
Cole
Carib
Clyde Line
Port Glasgow
Clyde River
Scotsland
Morida
Cuba
Caribbean
Gulf
Europe
United States
Evelyn
Hague
London
Evgelyn
Holland
Lamine
Sweitzer Leads Chicago Democratic Mayoral Primary
Chicago February 24 Robert W. Sweitzer won the Democratic mayoral nomination by about 5000 votes over incumbent Carter Harrison Jr. Harrison has held the office since 1897 with a six year gap. The Republican primary between Judge Harry Olson and William Hale Thompson remains undecided by a few hundred votes pending official counts.
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Chicago
Robert W. Sweitzer
Harrison
Harry Olson
William Hale Thompson
Foats
Gerald Gray Takes Poison After Burden Note Found
Gerald Gray of Chilton Wisconsin took carbolic acid in the Hotel Wisconsin Milwaukee after writing a note claiming he had been a burden to his mother. A doctor and cries for help had issued from his room before his body was found.
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Milwaukee
Gerald Gray
Wisconsin
Hig
Chilton
Wis
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