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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1903
Page
3
The article notes Nankin lacks a water works system. American consul Mr. Martin funded a “drove” well called “The American well” which attracted high officials who examined it. Investigations led to money set aside to secure similar wells across the city, aiming for about 100 wells.
Louis Boies elder son of ex Governor Horace Boies and senior partner of the law firm Boles and Boles died from typhoid fever after a two week illness. A prominent Iowa attorney noted for eloquence and political restraint, he was considered a rising figure in democracy and had been urged to run for governor and Congress but declined for health reasons and personal choice. He leaves a wife Florence Raymond and siblings H B Boies and Nellie Carson, with the Waterloo bar and community mourning the loss.
Avoca grand jury indicts A. M. Livix and Mrs Elen McDaniels for the murder of Barney McDaniels at Macedonia in February. They are held without bail as county attorney names a strong case for first degree murder. Also reports of Edgar Demueles' release on bail after robbing a city firm. Other items note a man found dead in Chicago on a trip to Paris, a Burlington gambling-house owner found dead in the river, and a boy drowned near Dubuque.
Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee was not present when the grand jury met in St. Louis today. Circuit Attorney Folk tried to secure his presence to testify on the age of doodle tied to Missouri baking powder legislation, and Lee may appear later in the day.
Bal Alabulag reports in the Towa Medical Journal that Dr Herriott urges stricter birth and death registrations and sanitary reform in Iowa cities. He condemns defective census returns, notes Keokuk infant mortality up nearly 40 percent in ten years, and calls for investigation into climate, industry, and administration to explain Iowa’s poor mortality standing relative to nearby cities.
C N Bartlett and Mrs Frank Bartlett fled Sioux county in April causing a countywide alert. Frank Bartlett, a prominent farmer, sought the arrest of the pair. The trio including Mamie Bartlett disappeared after a planned move from a farm near their home. The elopement unsettled both families who previously lived together in harmony.
A twice-married widower named Nevog h eloped with 16 year old Miss Peter, daughter of farmer J C Potter near Havelock. They fled from Laurens to Marathon seeking a marriage license and intended Elyria, as Deputy Sheriff Potter and the girl’s mother chased them from Cleveland.
Keokuk April 20. A striking young woman Addie Baumann, labeled a beautiful burglar, is in custody for robbing the McElroy home of 116.15 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. She worked as a domestic and hidden 41 in her possession plus 27 sewn in a cloth. She did not confess and hinted she would return the missing funds if spared. She mentioned a traveling man involved.
At Ireton Iowa burglars forced the post office door and escaped with 160 dollars in cash and stamps valued at 50 dollars after a hard struggle. They used tools from Henry Brooks blacksmith shop, except the drill. Postmaster Carr said most stamps belonged to the office and a large amount of money was in the safe which was badly damaged. Two suspicious characters were arrested after the incident.
Town Marshal Tom Thackeray of Hudson fought two men suspected of burglary in an overnight clash. The pair resisted, tried to flee toward the railroad, and set fire to their jail casings to escape. A bystander aided, and the prisoners were moved to Canton for confinement. The assailants, similar in size, hair, and dress, are believed tied to a looting gang.
In Des Moines on April 15 Arthur Perry a restaurant cook shot waitress Louise Bruce three times as she served customers. He then killed himself. Bruce survived believed to be not his wife. Perry claimed jealousy and a search for her after she left Sioux City with her traveling worker fiancé.
Officers of two groups decide to merge the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary society and the Woman's Home Missionary society into the Woman's Baptist Missionary society. Mrs J H Chapman named president for the new annual session in Chicago on April 17.
In San Francisco on April 16 the new head tax of 2 on all aliens entering the United States stirs tension with local immigration offices. Oceanic Steamship Co refuses to pay. Commissioner North rules no alien passengers should be landed from a port unless the tax is paid by the steamship company, a mandate affecting arriving travelers and carrier duties.
The Jows Rodd Hodds association adjourned at noon after resolutions forming a permanent organization. Delegates were chosen to an international convention and annual meetings planned for Des Moines on the first Tuesday in March. Iowa city leaders and county officials were named to leadership posts across multiple counties.
In Muscatine Illinois on April 18 William and Herman Kramer argued over rent from a family homestead. Herman lunged with a butcher knife, wounding William with a six inch gash on his coat. A wood and leather spectacle case in William’s vest pocket blocked the blade and spared a fatal blow. a second attack was thwarted by another brother. A worn out information will be filed against Herman Kramer.
Commander Lindt of the Iowa G A R issues a general order for the annual encampment in Cedar Rapids from May 19 to 21. Headquarters at the Grand Hotel. Initial exercises May 19 evening in the Auditorium with welcome speeches May 20. Western Passenger association offers one fare from all Iowa points to Cedar Rapids and return. Credentials committee named Thomas Graham M E B Erwin L H Beveram. Finance committee: H M Plickell William Dean R J Young.
Fort Dodge Iowa April 18 The International Association of Structural Iron Workers have ended a 6000 man strike against American Bridge easing fears of delays. Officials estimate the Great Western Omaha extension could finish early summer as steel laying resumes May 1 at construction HQ. Ballasting proceeds at Lanesboro with the Des Moines river viaduct near completion and crews moving to Carroll and Council Bluffs for further bridge work.
Clinton Horace Hollingspend drowned at Lansing. Ireton votes raise teachers salaries by six dollars monthly. Rock Rapids approves sale of waterworks to city for fifteen thousand dollars. Fort Dodge J D Lent to invest in a chicken farm near the city, five incubators planned. Iowa City Thomas Clay arrested for assault to commit murder. Afton fire attempt at old school building. Waterloo farmers to buy Oklahoma Indian lands under government terms. Vesup unknown man found dead from lemon extract. Oskalooga Iowa Railway to build Pella to Howell line with two hundred fifty thousand capital.
The New York Telegram notes a claim that glass dissolves in liquor could trigger appendicitis and other illnesses, citing an English medical journal. It warns against leaving liquor in glasses as a known risk, though phrasing remains uncertain and humorous.
A report on British workers taken to the United States last year by Alfred Moseley summarizes the delegates' conclusions. They largely agree that American workers are better educated, housed, fed, and clothed, with improvements in discipline and production methods. The group urges modernizing Britain’s methods to compete economically while noting concerns about gambling and moral decline in American life.
Striking firemen clash with non union workers as captains of boats threaten to treat boarding strikers as pirates under federal protection. Officials from the Aurora Line Canada Atlantic and Rutland lines back the orders citing the river under federal authority. Violence erupts at the docks as non union men are removed from ships and held in the union hall.
The municipal corporation committees in Springfield Illinois discuss a Municipal Ownership Enabling Act allowing cities to own, construct, purchase, and mortgage street railways. The bill permits leasing to a private company for up to twenty years, subject to two thirds vote.
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