Governor Clarke Signs the Multi Law Repeal Bill
Des Moines reports Governor Ceo W. Clarke signed the repealer bill passing Iowa legislature last week, effective January 1 next, returning the state to statutory prohibition. A constitutional amendment on prohibition faces imminent signing. The scene drew state officials and temperance supporters as the governor signed with a Dobson-supplied fountain pen, then left for Cedar Rapids. The lieutenant governor noted twelve technical errors in the bill, but lawmakers and leaders supported the measure.
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Des Moines
Ceo. W. Clarke
Iowa
Cters
Score Awatch
Ruby Welch
Senate Committee
Foskett
A. C. Gustafson
George Dobson
Cosson
Grout
Folklett
McFarlane
Dawson
Holworthy
Cedar Rapids
Harding
Senate
Clarkson
Miss Welch
House
Bill for Initiative Goes Before House
Des Moines Feb 25 Representative Shaeffer of Appanoose introduced a joint resolution in the house to make the initiative and referendum part of the Iowa constitution. The measure, passed by the Thirty fifth general assembly, seeks to allow electors to propose and vote on laws or approve laws passed by the general assembly.
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Des Moines
Shaeffer
Appanoose
Iowa
General Assembly
Officials File Briefs in Case of Leo M. Frank
Washington officials argued before the Supreme Court that habeas corpus cannot overturn a Georgia state court conviction of Leo M. Frank for the Mary Phagan murder. The briefs filed by Attorney General Grice and Solicitor Dorsey oppose a reversal of the state court judgment.
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Dorsey
Supreme Court
Georgia Federal Court
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
Becker's Fight for Life Taken to Highest Court
In New York on February 25, Charles Becker, former police lieutenant, had a motion for a new trial filed in the supreme court. His counsel argued new evidence shows one state witness testified falsely at Becker's second trial.
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New York
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Becker
Dacia Arrives Safely After Atlantic Crossing
New York reports the steamship Dacia completed its Atlantic crossing from Norfolk to Rotterdam with cotton. Despite fears of British seizure due to its German registry at the outbreak of war, the Dacia remained under the American flag and was 400 miles west of Land's End on February 23. Owner Edward N. Breitung also acquired the Seguranca and remodeled it as a freighter, with Seguranca loading provisions for Rotterdam and awaiting departure.
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Norfolk
Rotterdam
Atlantic
Lans End
England
Edward N. Breitung
Mr. Preitung
Ward Line
Taft Praises Free Public Education At OWI Meeting
Professor William H. Taft of Yale told the National Educational association convention in Cincinnati that free public education is sacred and vital. He warned of lax scrutiny of school systems and urged standardization and comparison across states and cities, proposing a national university in Washington as a model.
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William H. Taft
Yale University
United States
Department of Superintendents
National Educational Association
Washington
National University
Deptford Coast Steamer Destroyed by Mine or Torpedo
A British coastal steamer Deptford, 230 feet, 1208 tons, was sunk in the North Sea off Scarborough in darkness the previous night. One sailor died, 16 crew survived after hours in a snowstorm, picked up by the steamship Fulgene at South Shields. Witnesses report a blue flame and a submarine wake.
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Deptford
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Scarborough
South Shields
Stoke
Beptford
Fulgene
Jury Probing Farmington Riot Pursues Testimony
In Fairmont West Virginia on February 2 a special grand jury continued hearing witnesses in the Farmington Strike riot probe. Thirty have testified and about twenty more are expected as forty men remain jailed on charges tied to the disturbance that cost Constable Riggs his life and injured several deputy sheriffs last Saturday.
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W. Va
Farmington
Riggs
Federation Protests Canal Labor Edict
Representatives of the American Federation of Labor protested to President Wilson against the order requiring Panama canal employees to pay their own rent fuel and lights after March 1 and against claims that blacks were displacing white workers in the canal zone They were referred to Secretary Garrison.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Garrison
Carnegie Library to Serve as Jail in Amsterdam
A movement begins to convert the Carnegie library building, erected in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie, into a city jail. The budget cut of 3000 dollars and other reductions were made to keep the overall appropriation under 200000 dollars as the proposal is reviewed.
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Amsterdam
Carnegie City Library
Andrew Carnegie
Naual
Woman Will Spend Life as Leper's Nurse in Memory of Her Son
Emma Thomas of Buzzards Bay Boston dedicates her life to caring for leprosy patients on Penikese Island after her son Archie Thomas died aged twenty one from pneumonia. Archie, a penless island resident, pursued wireless telegraphy and earned a naval radio license with support from friends and colony staff.
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Boston
Emma Thomas
Penikese Island
Buzzards Bay
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Archie
Barbadoes Islands
Upton, Mess
Massachusetts General Hospital
Althe
Thomas
Cape Cod
Navy Department
Hints Utho
Johnson Willard Match Called Off in Havana Clash
Tom Flanagan, trainer of Jack Johnson, released a cable from Johnson stating he has called off the March 6 bout with Jess Willard at Juarez and will instead fight in Havana. The message notes there is no chance of Johnson going to Mexico to fight and mentions a draw with Jeffries.
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Tom Flanagan
Jack Johnson
James Jeffries
Reno
Johnson
Havana
Jess Willard
Juarez
Flanagan
Willard
Jeffries Johnson
Mexico
Diver Charge Found to Be Unwarranted
Washington February 26 Purguant to the charge by Germany and Austria that submarines are being built in the United States and shipped to Canada for Great Britain the Fore River Ship Building company says it is not building submarines for delivery during the war Secretary Loyan I said the investigation continues at other works where cabinets are being built.
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Germany
Austria
United States
Plecea
Canada
Great Britain
State Department
Fore River Ship Building Company
Loyan I
German Diplomats Meet After Parley In Berlin
Berlin Feb 25 German statesmen held a meeting at Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg's residence to discuss American notes on maritime warfare and civilian food supplies to Britain and Germany No further details on the talks or the reported sinking of a British transport were released The crew of the American steamer Evelyn Brelyn reportedly reached Bremenhaven after mine damage and a German steamer picked up the second boat London reports dispute the Branuksome Ching sinking claim near Beachy Head Feb 23
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Bremeéerhaven
London
Branuksome Ching
English Channel
Beachy Head
Possibilities of an Extra Session of U S Senate Loom
Washington February 26 Possibilities of an extra session of the Senate after March 4 for treaty and nomination review were discussed among administration leaders. President Wilson is said to be weighing the matter. Treaties with Colombia for 25,000,600 and Nicaragua for 4,900,000 may fail to pass this session, delaying federal trade commission confirmations and general legislation. An extra session is not contemplated for Congress as a whole.
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Sixty-fourth Congress
Germans Take 10000 Russians Prisoners at Przasnysz
Russian and German dispatches from London and Berlin report heavy fighting in Russian Poland. The town Przasnysz was stormed by German forces, with 10,000 Russian prisoners captured. Other notices claim German air raids on England and continued front actions along the Niemen, Bobr, and Vistula lines as Russian and German forces clash in intense retreats and defensive stands.
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Farm de Gink Plea Aims for Arizona Unemployed Farm
Jeff Davis founder of the hotel de Gink for the unemployed in New York asked President Wilson to reserve public land in Arizona for a Farm de Gink for the jobless. He outlined three classes of unemployed to interior officials, stressing aid for Hoboes while distinguishing tramps and bums.
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Washington
Jeff Davis
New York
Wilson
Arizona
Christopher Columbus
America
Congress Targets Supply Bills With Six Days Left
Washington reports the Senate Democratic leaders focus on passing supply measures as only six working days remain in the current session. Prospects for enacting the government ship purchase bill fade amid Republican opposition, and the river and harbor bill looks unlikely to pass in its present form, with a joint resolution likely replacing it to fund about 39.6 million dollars for existing projects.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Democratic Teaders
Wilson
Nominees for Federal Trade Board under Senate inquiry
In Washington D C on February 20 the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee began a probe into the qualifications of President Wilsons nominees for the new Federal Trade Commission. The panel reviewed White House data requested on the nominations and planned to report to the full committee the following day.
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Wilson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
White House
Lieut D C Downing Killed In Plane Fall At School
London February 25 Lieutenant D C Downing Royal Navy Flying Corps was killed today in a fall from a biplane at the Central Flying School Smoke El Verge. The report notes the tragedy at the training facility with details of the accident and casualty.
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Datson CG. Downing
Royal Navy
Flying Corps
Central Flying School
Newspaper Delivery Contacts For Missed Daily Issue
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