Northern clubs adopt schedule and legal stand in Three-I league
Four northern clubs of the Three-I league approve a 120 game schedule from May 4 to Sept 4 and name James T. Hayes executive manager. Davenport opens at Rock Island and Dubuque at Waterloo. The league adopts a rule requiring umpires to reveal batting orders before games and declares illicit transfers of players from southern clubs as free agency.
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Cincinnati
National Base Ball Commission Today
National Commission
Decatur
Davenport
James T. Hayes
Rock Island
Dubuque
Waterloo
Death in Flames Painless Says Expert
The New York Medical Journal asserts that deaths in rapid fires may be painless and swift due to carbon monoxide asphyxia. It notes the Washington Place fire victims likely suffered no conscious anguish as oxygen binding is compromised, while flames consume inflammable materials in a closed space.
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New York
New York Medical Journal
Washington Place
Euch
Brother of Missing Groom Takes Place
In Hamburg Indiana May 2 a delayed wedding proceeded after the groom failed to appear Simeon Sloan was absent as Miss Hilda Baldwin waited with guests and family present The brother of the groom Harry Sloan proposed to the bride and the ceremony went on despite the delay.
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Hamburg
Hilda Baldwin
Miss Baldwin
Simeon Sloan
Sloan
Harry Sloan
Fience
Date Set for Hearing on Three-I League Injunction
Judge Creighton announced the earliest possible date to hear arguments on the motion to dissolve the temporary injunction issued against the Three-I League. The order bars league formation without including the Quincy baseball club and blocks schedules and new associations unless Quincy is a member. Danville Springfield Bromington and Peoria clubs are also restricted from forming a baseball association without Quincy membership.
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Danville
Danvile
Davenport
Saxton
National Association of Minor Leagues
Springfield
Creighton
Sangamon Circuit Court
Quincy Baseball Club
Quincy
Bromington
Peoria
Laundry Firm Buys Site on Fifth Street Near Elmer Hotel
Berntrock and Sibert owners of Waterloo Steam Laundry have purchased a tract on Fifth Street adjoining the Elmer hotel for 20000 dollars from J B Stewart. The feed and sale barn site will host a laundry building 60 by 120 feet planned for one or two stories. The move signals rapid growth and aims to position the business near the bridge, boosting Fifth street commerce.
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Berntrock & Sibert
Waterloo Steam Laundry
Fifth and
Jefferson Streets
J. B. Stewart
Fifth Street
Elmer
Fifth
Bernbrock & Sibert
Messrs
Bernbrock and
Siberty
Fourth Street
Gala Day Opening of Waterloo Base Ball Clash
Waterloo gears up for a big base ball opening on Thursday. Miners now Hustlers meet Boosters Borle's Blisters as fans from Dubuque and surrounding towns join a 1:30 parade from Irving hotel to Commercial street head, with a 8:30 event start and Mayor Rector expected to declare a half holiday.
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Waterloo
Dubuque
Boosters
Borle
Irving Hotel
Loral
Step
Rootera
Commercial Street
Tta
John R. Rector
Speakers wool schedule clash stalls reform in Congress
Washington May 2 Presidental aspirations of Speaker Champ Clark disrupt the House Ways and Means plan to cut duties on raw wool and wool manufactures. Key Democrats favor low duty while many wool growers demand strong protections, threatening progress on the tariff revision and farm relief legislation.
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Washington, D. C
Champ Clark
Ways and Means
Ohio
House
Handels
Texas
Peters
Massachusetts
Harrigan
New York
Hughes
New Jersey
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Hull
Tennessee
James
Kentucky
Rainey
Wlinsis
Dixon
Indiana
Underwood
Shackleford
Miecouri
Kitchen
North Carolina
Clark
Brantley J
Georgia
Hammond
Minnesota
Mondell Attacks Free List Bill in House Debate
Representative Mondell of Wyoming charged that democratic tariff laws caused over 800 million dollars in losses to U S livestock interests as the house resumed consideration of the free list bill He said the Democrats use the Canadian reciprocity bill as a wedge to push a return to full free trade and warned of renewed harm to key industries in his state
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Washington
United States
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
House
Hie
Mondell
Senate
Officer Falls With Aeroplane in Germany
Lieu tenant Roser of the German army fell with his aeroplane from a height of 160 feet today and was so seriously injured he will probably die. His machine was smashed. Swiss aeronaut Colonel Theodore Schaack, who competed in last year's international balloon race at St Louis, died today.
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Muelhaesen
Germany
Roser
Swise Aeromant
Berne
Switzerland
Theodore Schaack
St. Louia
Temperature May Day Forecast From Buchanan CoOptics
Temperature readings for May 2 with markings from Buchanan Optical Co and Syndicate block. early morning and late morning values recorded. Ambiguities exist in OCR text but indicates a weather temperature log with time stamps around a.m. hours and coded abbreviations.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Bill for 6 Round Bouts Is Passed
Springfield May 2 The Carroll bill legalizing six round bouts promoted by incorporated clubs passed the senate by 30 to 3 Senators Carter Dunlap and Herburgs voted against the bill Passage followed Senator O Connor s motion to reconsider a defeat ten days ago The bill allows boxing in amended form provided a license is secured from the mayor or from the board of trustees in villages and towns
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Springfield
Wik
Carroll Bil
Senate
Carter, Dunlap and Herburgs
O’connor
Board of Trustees
Two More Teachers Die In Wreck At Martins Creek
Easton Pa May 2 There is no longer doubt that Miss Marion Brown and Miss Marguerite Jones of Utica who were counted as survivors of the traders special train wreck at Martins Creek N J are dead Relatives in Easton say neither woman has been seen since the accident and it is concluded they perished with eight others in the fire that followed the wreck
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Easton
Marion Brown
Marguerite Jones
Uttea
Martins Creek
N. J
Frosts Fail to Do Major Iowa Crop Damage
Reports from Dr George M Chappel indicate minimal damage to Iowa fruit after frost and cool temperatures. Seventeen city average minimum reached 31 8 degrees with no serious impact. Davenport saw a 32 degree frost, Burlington 31 degrees with light fruit damage. Waterloo reported heavy frost with ice a quarter inch on still water and early potatoes nipped.
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Des Moines
George M. Chappel
Iowa
Corn and Wheat Bulletin
Chappel
Davenport
Burlington
Waterloo
Planned Trip Ends in Death of Cedar Falls Man
Joseph J. Whitacre aged 61 died at 2 a m after a brief illness at his home 2194 Normal street He had planned a western trip for today but was taken ill last night Doctors attributed his death to gall stones
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Joseph J. Whitacre
Normal Street
Startling Conditions in Missouri Alms Houses
Columbia Missouri May 2 Conditions in Missouri alms houses are described as a state disgrace with thirteen institutions lacking modern facilities for inmates Ninety percent of the feebleminded are allowed to roam and some marry and reproduce multiplying the degenerates burden The report blames the legislature poll toward institutions
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Columbia
Missouri
State Board of Charities and Correction
Senate Finance Committee Sets May 13 Reciprocity Hearings
Washington reports the senate finance committee will hear Canadian reciprocity bill between now and May 13 and then report the measure to the senate.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Committee In Finance
Bushel of Peanuts May Basket Given to Rev Walz
A May basket hung on a Waterloo door contained a bushel of peanuts and was delivered to Rev J G Walz pastor of the Logan Avenue United Evangelical Church. The gift came from the Brotherhood and the congregation during a birthday and May day surprise after a Brotherhood meeting. Social visit, games and conversation followed the memorable event.
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Walt
Waterloo
J. G. Walz
Logan Avenue United Evangelical Church
Brotherhood
Soener
Horrific Attack Tells of Commander Slaying Ten in China
A brutal report from China describes a commander killing ten people in a violent assault. The incident underscores rising violence and fear in the region, with brief mentions of casualties and the military response.
Insurrection Threats Force Mexican Americans to Flee
In Nogales and El Paso reports date May 2 describe Southern Pacific officials warning Americans to move families to the United States as rebels threaten to attack border towns if no peace by Thursday. Arrests tied to insurgent conspiracy described in Guadalajara with dynamite seized.
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Nogales
Aria
Wigh
Southern Pacific Line
Mexico
United States
Carabajal
el Paso
Vex
Hbhm
Diaz
Rebels Advance as Canton Battles Clash Resume
Late dispatches report the andi Mancho movement spreading from the Pe river west of Canton toward Kwang Tung and Amoy. Canton Kowloon railway abandonment prompts British officials’ imminent arrival. Refugees flock to Hongkong as ships shuttle between Canton and Hongkong. Casualties include a Chinese cruiser commander. Admiral Li, famed for leading loyal forces, is said to have killed ten rebels before mortally wounded. Bluejackets guard Shamien with Wilming ton nearby, plus Greek and Portuguese gunboats and several British warships.
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Honkong
Andi Mancho
Pe River
Canton
Kwang Tung
Amoy
Beryire
Canton Kowoleon
Hongkong
Bluejackets
Shamien
Wilmington
Jury Considers Ohio Bribe Scandal Before Grand Jury
Franklin county grand jury met in Columbus to weigh bribery charges against about forty Ohio legislators. Governor Harmon and others urged presenting to the grand jury to avoid immunity escapes. Dozens of witnesses have been summoned and a partial report may come tomorrow.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County
Legislative Committee
Harmon
Train Derailment Kills Two C&O Workers
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train No. 3 derailed near Cincinnati on May 2 killing engineer C T Pitcher of Huntington West Virginia and fireman B Ritchie of Hinton Virginia. Passengers remained unharmed as the train traveled from New York to Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Hinton
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company
New York
B. Ritchie
Wva
C. T. Pitcher
Huntington
Master Tone and Greek Funeral in Waterloo
A long reflective piece from Basel bells to a master soul resolving discord into harmony. Archmadrits Partheneus Kolenis of Milwaukee visited Waterloo to conduct Easter and funeral services for Greeks, planning to return later this month for Sunday services.
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Basel
Archmadrits
Partheneus Kolenis
Milwaukee
Wis
Waterloo
Dietz Family on Trial as Bond Is Revoked
John F. Dietz his wife and son Leslie stood trial before Judge Alexander H. Reid in Hayward Wisconsin for the murder of Oscar Hart deputy sheriff amid the Cameron Dam Thornapple River siege last October. The Illinois State Street company Milwaukee and reinsurance indemnitors declined to continue bond of Dietz, Dietz was taken into custody. other Dietz bonds remain in force.
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Hayward
Wis
John F. Dietz
Leslie
Alexander H. Reid
Oscar Hart
Imetz
Cameron Dam
Thornapple River
John Dietz
Dietz
Illnois Sttrety Company
Milwaukee
Pietz
Fred Clark
Feet and sanity linked by Paris scientists claim
Paris experts Marie and MacAuliffe suggest sane men have larger feet and sane women smaller feet, prompting boulevard crowds to compare feet. Across samples, proportions show opposite trends between sane and insane men and women, prompting debate on what constitutes sanity. Smoke Martin's Standard. Oc ciger.
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Paris
Marie and
MacAuliffe
Long Haring
Lincoln
Delays Expected in McNamara Dynamite Case
Leon Rappaport arrives from Indianapolis to defend John J. and James B. McNamara in the San Francisco dynamiting murder case. Assistant district attorney W. J. Ford also travels to Los Angeles as court procedures may be postponed. Detective Samuel L. Brown takes thumb and finger prints to identify James B. McNamara against the Pas Time launch evidence.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Indianapolis
Leon Rappaport
International Association of Bridges & Structural Iron Workers
John J. McNamara
James B. McNamara
Rappaport
W. J. Ford
Samuel L. Brown
District Attorney's Office
San Francisco
James B. Bryce
McNamara
Divinity Student Faces Murder Trial in Clathe
The trial of Karl Bickel a Kansas City divinity student charged with murdering Freda Peters also of Kansas City began at Clathe Kansas. Prosecutors say he brought the girl to the hotel and bought poison used to kill her two days later. Three key witnesses the girl's mother and her uncle and aunt cannot be found.
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Clathe
Kan
Karl Bickel
Kansas City
Freda Peters
Bickel
Homer McElahanty
Irish Jaunting Car In Window At Dry Goods Store
An Irish jaunting car sits in the window of James Black’s dry goods store attracting passers by. Brought back by Mr. Black from a recent trip, he has ridden in it in Waterloo and plans to give friends a ride. The crowd praises the ride as a thrilling, precarious pastime.
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James Black Dry Goods
Mr. Black
Waterloo
Plants That Like Cold Waters
Arctic and Antarctic seas harbor laminariaceae seaweed that grows to gigantic sizes in cold water and dies in warmth. Investigations show these plants thrive only in polar waters and retreat to their frigid homes when ocean temperatures rise.
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Arctic
Equator
Antarctic
Pathetic Plea for Divorce and Remarry After Desertion
William E. Mains seeks a divorce from Sophia Maine claiming desertion in January 1903 and requests the right to remarry within a year. He praises home life, notes four years of incompatibility, and cites his age of 43 and employment with the Iowa Detyp Separator Co as part of a poignant plea for a new marriage while longing for reconciliation or a future with another partner.
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William E. Mains
Sophia Maine
Aho
Newport
Iowa Detyp Separator Co
Mmeaheed
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Mex
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