Congress delays Peary award awaiting published proofs
A Washington subcommittee of the naval committee signals likely postponement of any congressional award to Commander Peary until his proofs are released. Representative Roberts of Massachusetts opposes honors without publication, arguing scientists must verify records and the country deserves explanation before any bill. The panel expresses doubt about Peary's pole claim without concrete facts.
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Washington
Peary
North
Hose Naval Committee
Congress
Roberts
Massachusetts
Roosvelt Threat Fails. Bridgeport Officer Killed
Gus F. G. Muller, once confined for threatening Roosevelt, fired on Policeman E. G. Dietz at Main street and Fairfield avenue. Dietz died. Charles Doherty and Leopold Rago were wounded, Rago critically. Muller fled, prompting a citywide hunt and capture by Officer Brown and Detective Hackett. He yelled for Rockefellers and Vanderbilts to bail him out.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Gustav F. G. Muller
Roosevelt
E. G. Dietz
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Muller
Charles Doherty
Leopold Rago
Charles Musante
Brown
Hackett
Rockefellers
Vanderbilts
Vanderbilt
New York
Russian Acquittal and Conviction in Revolutionist Trial
St. Petersburg reports Tschala kovsky was acquitted today while Madame Boeshkovskaia was convicted and sentenced to exile. The case drew global attention and ended with divergent verdicts for the two defendants.
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St. Petersburg
Tschalakovsky
Madame Boeshkovskaia
Auto Driver Collides With Street Car on Bridge Street
This afternoon at 2:30 B P Dickinson of the Galloway company turned from Commercial into Bridge street and struck street car No 52 outward bound. The auto fender jammed against a rear wheel. traffic halted briefly.
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B. P. Dickinson
Galloway Company
Bridge ‘Street
Home Park Street
Auto Pens
Mormon Elders Visit Waterloo To Proselyte
Elders Ephraim White and R A Pace of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are in Waterloo for two weeks to distribute tracts and books and preach on streets if weather allows. They travel nationwide for two to three year tours and may accept only enough to cover immediate needs while paying their own expenses.
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Ephraim White
R. A. Pace
Church of Latter Day Saints
Utah
Waterloo
Mormon Church
FourStory Brick Warehouse Planned on Sycamore Street Waterloo
Waterloo merchants announce bids to build a strictly modern four story brick warehouse on Sycamore street in the same block as existing property. The 47 by 60 foot structure will be erected soon, with work starting shortly to boost the business district.
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Smith-Lichty-Hillman Comany
Sycamore Street
Waterloo
Renewed Interest in Waterloo Homecoming Week
The Courier reports renewed interest in a Waterloo homecoming week to attract visitors from across the nation. The Board of Trade and other merchants support the idea, aiming to draw former Waterlogans back to the town and showcase its factories, paving, churches, schools, and homes. A summer or early autumn reunion is urged.
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Courier
Board of Trade
Waterloo
Threshing costs rise as threshermen push rates
Des Moines Iowa March 9 The State Threshermen in their state convention agreed on a 250 percent advance in threshing charges for oats, barley and wheat. New laws giving threshing outfits rights to trade are approved and a movement to repeal them will be opposed.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
Van Sant Will Visit Dubuque With Staff March 21
Former Minnesota governor Samuel Van Sant, then national commander of the G A R, has accepted a Dubuque G A R invitation and will visit the city with his staff March 21. Elaborate preparations are under way for his reception.
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Dubuque
Evening Press
Samuel van Sant
Minnesota
Dubuque G. A. B
Boy Loses Leg in Freight Yard Hoping Incident
In Dubuque Iowa 11 year old Herman Joos was injured while hoping freight at Great Western yards. His leg was badly crushed and later amputated. His father works as an engineer at the waterworks.
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Dubuque
Evening Press
Herman Joos
Great Western
Shippers Meet C. G. W. Agents in Waterloo
J A Gordon new division superintendent of Chicago Great Western visits Waterloo and meets shippers at Board of Trade to discuss freight and shipping. Traveling Freight Agent Cassiday also attends. Local manufacturers face high rates and seek relief through the reorganized Co G W. Gordon makes his first Waterloo visit in this role.
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J. A. Gordon
Chicago Great Western
Waterloo
Board of Trade
Cassiday
Co. G W
Gordon
Dead Man with Big Wallet Found in Decorah
A St Olaf man O O Wald of Decorah was struck by a midnight passenger while crossing a bridge and killed. A wallet contained about 30 dollars. The item notes church events at Grace M. Church and various local notices, including a banquet speaker Rev Lockwood of Cedar Rapids and a car painting ad.
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Dubuque
Evening Press
Decorah
O. O. Wald
St. Olaf
Brotherhood of Grace M. 5
E. d. "Lockwood
Cedar Rapids
Billy Sunday
Plainfield Notes Show Visits and a Family Tragedy
Plainfield with reports of travel and visits from Mrs Winnie Foster to Chicago for an uncle's death. Families including the Peters, Bowmans, and Pierces referenced with multiple farewells and arrivals. Versalia Pierce, a child of Vernon and Mrs Pierce, died after typhoid pneumonia and measles, funeral held at MEF church, burial at Willow Lawn.
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Plainfield
Winnie Foster
Chicago
Wallis Barker
Nashua
G. B. Aroas
Florence Thompson
Greene
Will Roberts
Willow Lake
Gisley
New Mexico
Rosina Temple
Little Versalla Pierce
A. A. Jaynes
Herman Ladage
Allison
T. MM. Watts
Waterloo
Fred
L. P. Roach
Bride
Deanville Club
Badle Scott
George Townsend
Sycamore
Ill
Charles Townsend
Ray Fox
Hirnest Hall
Devere Larkin
Montgomery
Ala
Walter Thompson
Cedar Rapids
David Thompson
H. S. Scott
Charles City
Bert Krieger
Jesup
Sam Krieger
Elna Townsend
Louie Townsend
Versalia Pierce
Vernon Pierce
Pierce
Will Pierce
Elsie Lagan
Versalia
Willow Lawn Cemetery
Two Weddings at Court House Celebrate Double Ceremony
The court house clerk's office hosted two wedding rites this afternoon attracting many spectators. Albert H. Buehner of Dunkerton, 25, wed Daisy Carpenter of Fairbank, 19, in a ring ceremony. Immediately after, Grover Miller, 21, married Maria Miller, 20, of La Porte, in ceremonies led by Rev. George Knoche.
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Albert H. Buehner
Dunkerton
Daisy Carpenter
Fairbank
Grover Miller
Maria Miller
la Porte
George Knoche
A Path to the Woods as Childlike Memory Echoes
The text recalls a journey through landscapes of childhood and nature, blending innocent imagery with memory. It notes Madison Cawden and W.R Nauman in Atlantic, with plans for a $12,007 residence on Leland Avenue, amid a broader reminiscence.
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Sesterdas
Madison Cawden
The
Atlantic
W.R Nauman
Leland Avenue
Great Love Stories of History by Albert Payson Terhune
A condensed love tale of Francoise d Aubigne born in Jgol lang who marries Louis XIV of France. The story traces her rise from poverty to governess, her marriage influence, and the Revocation of Nantes plus France’s shift, then ends with her death and debate over her character.
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Albert Paysan Terhune
Jgllang
France
Francoise d'Aubigne
Louis XIV
Francoise
America
Martinique
Scarron
Enother
Louis Xtv
Louis
Elizabeth
England
Francois
Marquise de Maintenon
Mme. de Malintenon
Mme. de Maintenon
Louia
Curious Facts on Irregular Tides and Ocean Currents
A New York Tribune report explains tidal regularity in the Antarctic basin where open water allows a sine wave of moon attraction to travel unbroken. It contrasts with northern waters where landmasses and shallow seas create erratic tides, noting the Jura Scarba race and the Amazon bore as dramatic examples. Only one ocean shows absolute lunar-tide regularity.
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Great
Antarctic Basin
Cape Horn
Cape of Good Hope
England
Jura
Scarba
Scotland
Amazon
New York Tribune
Illustrators’ Woes and Editor’s Sharp Notice
A youthful illustrator receives a stern editorial rebuke for misdescribing a military officer’s gear and misrepresenting a widow in a remarriage scene. The exchange highlights strict accuracy in period details like haversacks vs knapsacks and wedding attire.
King's Umbrella and the Clever Cabby Tale
The Belgian king Leopold lost an umbrella to a taxi driver on a Brussels trip. The king offered 100 francs for honesty, but the cabman preferred a favor, which led to the umbrella being resold for 1,100 francs to a collector. The king quipped that the umbrella seems to bring showers of gold.
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Brussels
Leopold
Johu
London Globe
A Politician's Theory about Diogenes’ Search
Senator Sorghum says Diogenes used spectacular methods to vent his frustration at a hard job with no pay or perks, implying the quest for an honest man was a burden he sought to unload on someone else, per the Washington Star.
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Diogenes
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Hubby’s Plat. Quote on Heroine and Silence
A brief quip contrasts a wife’s silence at her husband’s poker party with the idea that courage means staying alone. The line echoes a Houston Post sentiment and includes a Crabbe reference, finishing with a tease about trying a courier want ad.
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George
Houston Post
Protecting the Mother's Right in Custody Laws
An editorial from The Des Moines Register urges reform of South Carolina Section 2 689 allowing a father to dispossess a mother of custody. It cites Tillman’s case, echoes 19th century novels, and compares Virginia and Iowa laws, arguing mothers deserve equal custody rights and opposing archaic statutes that grant paternal control.
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Norfolk
Des Moines
Register and Leader
South Carolina
South Carolina. the Sit of Young Mrs. Tubman
Tillman
Jed
America
Jessa
Pertiana
District of Columbia
New York World
Indianapolis News
George III
England
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina
Virginia
Carolinas
Iowa
The Pessimist Ben King
An eerie reflection on hardship and futility describes a life constrained by scarcity and despair. The speaker laments lack of food clothing air sleep and rest, asserting existence is defined by absence and routine. The poem suggests a bleak worldview where common sense alone cannot endure the woes.
The Red Cross Nurse Poem by Helen B Chamberlin
A serene nurse stands amid battlefield scenes tending the wounded with calm compassion. The verse honors a nurse’s selfless care, prayers for the fallen, and the call of faith as she consoles friends and foes alike.
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Red Cross
Helen B. Chamberlin
Lawmakers Doubt Peary Polar Claim Before Honors
Washington reports a House naval committee sub panel, by near unanimous vote, refused to award Peary honors until he provides further proof of discovering the pole. Macon voices strong skepticism, urging public, open proof and noting discrepancies in daily mileage after Bartlett left. He cites Shackleton and Greely to argue 10–12 miles daily as the limit of endurance, contrasting Peary’s claimed speeds.
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Washington
House Naval Committes
Peary
Macon
Congress
Maron
Bartlett
Bartlett Camp
Pole
Cape Columbia
Shackleton
General Greely
Burglars Break Into Mrs Alford Home on Franklin Street
Relatives found the doors of Mrs L Alford at 325 Franklin Street wide open late last week. Burglars are suspected after a ransacked interior. Mrs Alford and Mrs M Ricker are abroad in New Mexico, Texas and New Orleans and are due back in two to three weeks. Most valuables were moved to a bank. total loss not expected to be large.
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L. Alford
Franklin Street
Fritch Sentenced for Manslaughter in Detroit Case
In Detroit Michigan on March 9 Dr Fritch was sentenced to seven and a half to fifteen years in the penitentiary for manslaughter in connection with an unlawful operation that caused the death of Maybelle Millman last August.
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Detroié
Mich
Dr. Fritch
Maybelle Millman
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J. Vance
L. E. Park
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Newton Smith
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Florence Riker
Cedar Falls
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Toadstone
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Mme. de Mainteron
Copreluht
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Crabbe
Meghta
Ben King
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Explorer
Fritch
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