Spencer Pupils Again Boil Over at Spencer University
Spencer Iowa April 2 War between Spencer Business University students and President R R Stuart grows. Stuart offers reward for identity of student who kicked down a partition. students counter with offer to name any nonparticipant. A sign labeling the upstairs as an insane asylum appears with Stuart’s name. doors are locked, partitions rebuilt, and students mock proceedings. Directors back Stuart, who ousted former president Strawn amid rumors of financial mismanagement. the school with about 200 students remains highly unsettled as tensions rise.
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Spencer, Ta
Spencer Business University
R. R. Stuart
Stuart
Strawn
Iowa
Barred windows proposed as humane courtship model
Des Moines Easter sermon at the Church of the Visitation cites barred windows used in Havana to guide love meetings. Father Nugent praises the method and says it would raise American morals if adopted here, noting the couple may only converse with barred windows until engagement and under family supervision.
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Des Moines
Spain
Father Nugent
Church of Visitation
Havana
America
Jess
Dysart Farmer Killed by Rock Island Train
Dysart April 2 George Coleman a 25 year old farmer living near Dysart was fatally injured last Saturday night when run over by Rock Island passenger No 606 due to arrive at 12 49 and died in St Luke's hospital Sunday morning He was married and working on a nearby farm Investigators are unsure of exact mechanism but believe he may have fallen from or attempted to retreat from the platform near the Avenue Viaduct and was struck by the wheels Passersby heard his screams and found him suspended by a switch about a hundred feet south of the viaduct His hat and clothing were recovered under the viaduct.
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Dysart
George Coleman
Rock Island
St. Luke's Hospital
Coleman
R Avenue
Vialuet
Twenue
Mani
Manchester Organist Dead In Manchester Iowa
Miss Lillian Tirril, a popular young woman and longtime organist at the First Congregational Church, died at her father's home in Manchester on Sunday morning after a battle with tuberculosis. She had recently returned from Arizona. Funeral arrangements were announced for Tuesday.
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Manchester
Lillian Tirril
Despondent Man's Death Reveals Troubled Marriage
Cincinnati man John H. Maphet, 4488 Eastern Avenue, killed himself by stepping under a moving train near Jordan. Found letters imply desertion from a sick wife and a troubled marriage, with fragments suggesting travels in Canada and British Columbia. The unsigned letters were likely from his wife.
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Boone, Ta
April
John
John H. Maphet
Eastern Avenue
Cincinnati
Maphet
Jordan
Travols
Canada
British Columbia
Pension Decisions and Pension Denials for War Veterans
The case discusses a soldier who died after an injury and a disease not caused by his earlier condition. Medical opinion contradicts the disease sequence in the hospital record, denying pension based on that cause. The dependent parent and widow claims are analyzed with line of duty and income tests, denying pensions where duties or earnings exceed limits.
Stork Beats Train in Windsor Birth on Immigrant Car
A Russian immigrant mother Mrs. Mary Rosenbloom gave birth aboard a Michigan Central immigrant train speeding toward Windsor. The baby, born just hours before United States soil, will claim birth in Canada as the train reached Windsor with a railroad surgeon staying to assist until arrival.
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Detroit
Mich
Windsor
Mary Rosenbdioom
United States
Rosenbloom
Dominion of
Canada
Atrines
Windaor
Iowa rail tariffs prep for 2 cent fare across states
Des Moines agents report railroads will revise tariffs to apply the Iowa 2 cent rate to interstate business, with a six week wait for the new passenger tariff. The change could reduce local excursions, affect Iowa State Fair travel, and alter future schedules though some lines oppose fare adjustments. Great Western reported 1.97 cents per mile, aided by free passes, while overall railroad passenger income hovered near 2 cents per mile.
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Des Moines
Ohio
Iowa
Uot
Great Western
Wireless Message Intercepted From Washington to Pensacola
A. Z. Millison at Point Loma California reports intercepting a Washington to Pensacola message on March 10 using delicate U S government instruments. He also read part of a Washington to Connecticut battleship message and copied communications to and from Washington and Florida across up to 2 400 miles. The new apparatus, partly Millison's invention, has only been in use at Point Loma for months and previously linked to Tacoma.
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A. Z. Millison
Point Loma
California
Washington
D. C
Pensacola
Fis
United States
Connecticut
Atlantic
Pennsacola
San Diego
H. C. Gearing
Mare Island Navy Yard
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Millison
Tint Loma
Judge rejects Oil Company bid to dismiss rebates case
Chicago judge overruled Standard Oil’s motion to dismiss the case alleging illegal taking of rebates. The ruling states the government has stated a case as outlined in the indictments and the trial proceeds.
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Chicago
Landis
Standard Oil Company
Powder House Explosion Levels Aetna Store
One man was blown to atoms and a small store house at the Aetna Powder Co. of Aetna Indiana was completely wrecked today by the explosion of thousands of pounds of dynamite.
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Associated Press Hanmimond
Aetna Powder Ca
Aetna
Ind
Weaver Out. Reyburn Becomes Philadelphia Mayor
John Weaver completed four stormy years as mayor of Philadelphia and was succeeded at noon yesterday by John J. Reyburn who resigned his cabinet post. Reyburn was elected on a straight party ticket and will lead a party disciplined administration. Weaver will return to law practice.
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Philadelphia
John Weaver
John J. Reyburn
Confess
Reyburn
Weaver
Roosevelts Reply to Harriman Letter Sparks Outcry
The president denounces Harriman’s December letter as a deliberate, wilful untruth in which Harriman claims Roosevelt asked him to raise funds for the 1904 campaign. The New York letter, signed B H Harriman, alleges he raised $200000 with $50000 personally his, and describes an agreement to remove Denen from the Senate race in exchange for a post abroad, which the president later repudiated.
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Associated Press
Washington, D
Rooseviet
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
New York
Sydney Webster
B. H. Harriman
Roosevelt
New York State
Denen
France
PLYING ROLLERS Leader Elinor Mason Flees to Montreal
Detroit April 2. Mother Elinor L. Mason head of the Flying Rollers, alleged Mme. Disa de Barr, with secretary David Tivingston Mackay and another man partly disguised, left Windsor on the 1:20 train for Montreal. Trustees later renounced her and pledged loyalty to ex convict Prince Michael Mills, now in England. Mills served time for abusing a girl. It is believed Mother Elinor and her companions will go to England.
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Detroit
Mich
Elinor L. Mason
The
Flying Rollers
Mme
Disa de Barr
International Repute
David Tivingston Mackay
Windsor
Montreal
Elinor
God
Mother Elinor
Prince Michael Mills
England
Mills
Jackson
Wll
Favrot Must Face New Grand Jury Indictment
New Orleans April 2 congressman elect George K Favrot must be indicted by a new grand jury before trial on the murder charge against his family physician Dr R H Aldrich. The supreme court sustained quashing the Baton Rouge indictment because one grand juror cannot read English, rendering him incompetent. Favrot's lawyers plan bail while the new grand jury, drawn days ago, considers charges. failure to indict could mean acquittal.
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New Orleans
George K. Favrot
R. H. Aldrich
Supreme Court
Baton Rouge
Fayrot
Favret
Race problem drives southern moral coalition efforts
Atlanta leaders unveil two major initiatives to address the race issue in Georgia. Dr John E White, pastor of First Baptist, reports broad support from wealthy southern elites for a coordinated moral force, including a high level commission to manage race relations. Former Gov W J Northen promotes improved interrace relations across the state through speeches and backing.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Atlanta Evangelical Ministers’ Association
John E. White
Fist, Baptist Church
South
White
Romanian Calm Restored After Agrarian Turmoil
Bucharest April 2 An official report based on intelligence from across Roumania says tranquility is generally restored. Actions are underway to confront marauding peasants still active, though they are abstaining from pillage and arson. The violent phase of the agrarian movement may be over.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Banker to Prison Major Salmon Sentenced in Missouri
Major Harvey W. Salmon of Salmon & Salmon bank, a Clinton failure liable for about 1 million, was found guilty of grand larceny in Warsaw Missouri. He received a three year penitentiary term. Dr Frank Salmon, his brother, faces a similar trial beginning soon.
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Missouri
Warsaw
Harvey W. Salmon
Salmon & Salmon Bank
Clinton
Frank Salmon
Death of Waterloo Blacksmith Claimed by Asphyxia
The body of Julius Galinveaux was found in his Waterloo shop after he failed to return from a Saturday collecting trip. The death certificate cites asphyxia as the cause. He formerly lived in Waterloo, where he married and practiced blacksmithing.
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Julius Galinveaus
Waterloo
Mary B. Galinveaux
Mulberry Street
Galinveaux
Postal Agreement Opens Second Class Mail Rate Change
Washington April 2 reports a conference between Canada’s Postmaster General Lemieux and the U S Postmaster General Mayor. They agreed to amend the bilateral postal convention on second class matter. Canada accepts a tentative U S proposal that after May 7 second class mail mailed in one country to the other may pay 1 cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof per prepaid bulk package.
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Washington, D. C
Lemieux
Canada
Mayor
United States
French Socialists Embrace Political Agitation and Suffrage
Lyons April 2 The Inde pendent socialist congress unanimously condemns antimilitarism and violent action against capitalists and strikes. It urges reform through political agitation and supports cooperative production. Deputies from seventy four socialist deputies back autonomy while backing female suffrage worldwide.
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Lyons
France
Independent Socialist Congress
Socialist Party
International Socialist Bureau
Brewery talks near settlement in St Louis
A conference between brewery owners and labor groups in St Louis Mo ended with concessions on both sides. Workers pressed for a vote before arbitration while owners paused further action awaiting today’s decision. Secretaries Huebner and Kemper of the International Association of Brewery Workers planned to meet locals as talks stretched. News notes also promote Dr Shoop Cough Cure with legal warning about poisons and label requirements. Sold by Wangler Bros.
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St. Louis
Hach
Huebner
Kemper
International Association of Brewery Workers
Dr. Shoop
Wangler Bros
No Carnegie Library Vote Narrowly Fails in Detroit
Detroit voters rejected the $750,000 Carnegie library offer by a margin under one hundred. In the Fifth district Republican primary, Diekema appears set to win a slim majority for the nomination to succeed William Alden Smith in Congress. The GOP state ticket leads by about 75,000 in early results.
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Associated Preat
Detroit
Mich
Andrew Carnegie
Diekema
William Alden Smith
Congress
Unusual Typhoid Carrier Cook Infected Many
New York reports an unusual medical case as Mary Liverson, a cook, is described as a permanent carrier of typhoid bacilli. She remains in Willard Parker Reception Hospital after spreading illness to at least twenty people in half a dozen families. Authorities warn such carriers can retain the infection for years, posing ongoing danger despite apparent health.
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New York
Health Department
Mary Liverson
Willard Parker
Heartburnings in Pittsburg at Carnegie banquet
In Pittsburg on April 2 the Carnegie Institute dedication banquet will host 280 invited guests while around 16 000 locals wait for invitations. The event sparks sharp local envy as a selective list promises to create an exclusive clique larger than New York’s four hundred.
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Pittsburg
Lkely
New York
Campaign by Chicago Railroads Aims at Legislatures
Washington April 2 A four member committee linked to Chicago railroads leads a nationwide education drive to influence state legislatures and Congress. They urge merchants manufacturers shippers and social leaders to pressure legislators and Congress against rail opposed bills. Petitions to Congress and state legislatures are being circulated for signatures. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a 100 dollar reward for any case it fails to cure. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Chicago
National Congress
Committee of Four
Congress
Hali
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Nature Hth
F. J. Cheney & Co
Tojileda, O
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Pope tells Americans to wait for cardinal consistory
Rome reports the pope acknowledged American disappointment at not having a native prelate among the April 16 cardinal recommendas. He urged patience, noting the red hats are limited while many candidates exist, and praised U S Catholic progress, promising consideration of the U S situation.
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Rome
United States
Hill Seeks Compromise on Freight Rates in Minnesota
Minneapolis April 2 President James J Hill of the Great Northern met with railroad representatives from St Paul to discuss compromise freight rate measures to be submitted to the legislature today. An official said Hill traveled from New York to push definite compromise plans, but details were not disclosed.
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Minneapolis
James J. Hill
Great Northern
St. Paul
Prescient Hill
New York
Record-breaking farm sale in Orange Township
A. E. Glenny sold his 160 acre Home View stock farm two and a half miles south of the city in Orange Township to Charles H. Davis for 181.25 an acre, totaling 29000 in cash. The buyer is moving from West Fourth Street. The sale sets a county high price for agricultural land, with Glenny paging that he bought the land in 1892 for 55 an acre. Davis expects fertile land and fine buildings. Glenny plans to move to Waterloo and retire from farming.
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Home View
Orange Township
Charles H. Davis
West Fourth Street
Black Hawk County
Glenny
Davis
Tama County
Black Hawk
R. M. Gunn
J. P. Lichty
Waterloo
McCall backs Cannon as GOP presidential hopeful
Rep Charles W. McCall of Massachusetts endorses Speaker Joseph G. Cannon of Danville for the Republican nomination. He notes Cannon would be a strong candidate and hinting at a tariff revision, saying Cannon could outwork rivals and that Massachusetts and the central west favor revision while Republicans must offer definite platform pledges.
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Samuel W. McCall
Massachusetts
Joseph G. Cannon
Danville
McCall
Cannon
Beny
Mr. Cannon
St Wls
Panama
Speaker Cannon
House of Representatives
Central West
Northwest
Young miscreants set fire to clothing of sleeping teen
Chicago April 2. Lester Hall Walter Leonard and James White ages 12 to 14 were arrested today charged with setting fire to the clothing of 17 year old Michael Lacoco while he slept in a hallway. The attackers poured alcohol on the garments and Lacoco is in serious condition.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lester Hall
Walter Leonard
James White
Michael Lacoco
Mansfield Better. Actor Recovery Expected
New York April 2 Richard Mansfield the actor at 316 Riverside Drive is in a much improved condition. Reports say his condition has never been such to cause serious alarm for recovery though his temper and nervous condition will slow the process.
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New York
Richard Mansfield
Riverside Drive
Sheriff Fined After Arrest in Georgia
Columbia April 2 Sheriff Raton of Aiken county was arrested in Jefferson county Georgia for carrying a pistol. He was convicted and sentenced to a $20 fine or four months on the chain gang. The South Carolina official was armed with requisition papers from Governor Terrell while attempting to arrest a fugitive. The matter had just come to light.
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D. C
Raton
Aiken County
Jefferson County
Georgia
South Carolina
Terrell
At Sea In Storm Nassau Party Stranded
Ten members of Speaker Cannon's congressional group are aboard the Blucher caught in a storm while the rest are marooned on shore in Nassau Nassau.
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Nassau
Speaker Cannon
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