Des Moines notes on forts railroads and politics
Des Moines reports approve war department plans for Des Moines army post buildings to house a full cavalry regiment. Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad company formation in Iowa with $125 million capital. Consul J W Ragsdale to distribute indemnity funds from China. Glenwood right of way agreement with Burlington Rail. State Republican HQ setup and literary bureau. Local deaths and oddities wrap the page.
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War Department
Turner
Congress
Aimy
Secretary of War
Rock Island
State of Iowa
Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
G. A. Howard
Fairfield
Burlington
Executive Council
Howard
Glennagil
Cummins
Mer. Howard
Glenwooul
Immigration circular extends laws to Porto Ricans and Filipinos
Washington issues directive by Commissioner General Sargent approved by Secretary Shaw. The circular says residents and natives of Porto Rico and the Philippine islands are to be treated under U S immigration laws, including head tax, and Chinese exclusion rules, on the same basis as other aliens. It directs collectors and inspectors to apply standard examinations and restrictions to these populations.
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Washington
Sargent
Immigration Bureau
Shaw
United States
Porto Rico
Portobisco
Philippine Islands
Smith Defends Self After Manila Duty Surprise Retirement
General Jacob H. Smith, returning from Manila, defends his career in San Francisco saying retirement was unexpected and that he always sought to follow military regulations. He described natives of Samar as savages and justified severe methods as necessary in warfare, noting numerous torture and slaughter incidents among American troops.
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San Francisco
Jacob H. Smith
Manila
Severa
Portsmouth
Ohio
Smith
Samar
Minneapolis Mayor Resigns Amid Police Corruption Case
Minneapolis moves toward a broader shakeup as Mayor A A Ames resigns effective September 6 and orders his brother Cal Ames to resign as chief of police. The case tops two months of grand jury action and court proceedings with the mayor in frail health and the chief facing trial on indictment.
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A. A. Ames
Cal. Tred W. Ames
Grand Jury
Amés
Ames
Col
Lynch
London
Col Arthur Lynch
Bow Street
Toor
Loyds
Transvaal
Cal. Vynech
W. H. K. Redmond
Commoner vs Cleveland tariff debate taints Bryan critique
The Richmond Telegram editorial defends Cleveland as a longtime low tariff advocate despite Bryan's doubts. It traces Cleveland’s tariff stance from his first administration through 1900, noting opposition to high tariffs and highlighting political maneuvering, imperialism, and trust regulation debates shaping the era’s tariff reforms.
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Tariff Ri
Richmond Telegram
Bryan
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Bryan
Congress
John Sherman
House
Senate
Meliiley
Republcan
Clevelland
le Party
Phillanines
Smallest man in the world Major Gantz of Fairfield Town
The article notes Major Gantz of Fairfield Town as the smallest man in the world at thirty six years old, weighing 30 pounds and standing eighteen inches high. It adds that his parents live in Fairfield and are of average height.
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Swelde
Charlington
Waverly
Hersel
Farmer
Albert M. Potter
Mercy Hospital
Des Mhiney
Kirkwood
Potter
Savery Hotel
Mexico
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Faireld
Kidney Pills Cured Langendorfer After Doctors Fail
In St. Aobert Missouri on August 4, B R Langendorfer suffered severe kidney trouble baffling local physicians. After two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he was entirely cured with no recurrence. He endorses the remedy for kidney troubles and cites prior ineffectiveness of surrounding doctors.
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B. R. Langendorfer
Dodd
Milliy
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