Iowa News Highlights From Des Moines to Council Bluffs
Wounds from a Creek Indian camp fight near Id Campbell in Council Bluffs are discussed as the coroner probes the fatal ax blow in self defense. Dam concerns rise at Bonaparte as Des Moines river floods threaten the original dam. A 12 year old boy dies from a target rifle discharge during camping. Hail storms devastate towns in western Iowa and Sioux City. Fire at a Nichols barn, a pardon for John Webster, and labor unrest at South Muscatine buttons are reported along with railroad and court actions. Fruit crop prospects in July show apples and peaches likely similar to 1889. Colfax Mineral Water advertised as a remedy. Sac City mourning D. Carr, prominent citizen and philanthropist, dies of pneumonia.
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Campbell
van Buren County
Des Moines
Bonaparte
Glen Marks
Geo. L. Marks
Then
Iowa
David Littell
John Chadduck
Phillips Mines
Ottumwa
Ife
Chadtuck
Federated Clubs
Marshall
Hamilton County
Cor
Sioux City
Great Western
Dover
Hans Nelson
Nelson
State Capitol
State House
Capitol
Ed Puckett
Polk County
Kitting
al Bucher
Bastie
Puckett
Or. Conklin
J. L. Silvara
State Board of Medical Examiners
H. H. Edwards
Edwards
T. D. Weaver
Waterloo
Colfax
Colfax Bottling Works
Burlington
Blank
George Miller
William Powell
Leavenworth
Kan
Charles Lang
Mississippi
Clinton
Mississippi River
Henry L. Snakeberg
Sigourney
Snakeberg
John Webster
Fort Madison
Texas
Baker
Webster
Omaha
Council Binits
South Muscatine Button Company
Auuseatine
Beadle
South Muscatine
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Chicago, Iowa & Dakota Toad
Eldora
Eagle Grove
Northwestern
H. C. Picking
Hammerman
Picking
Wesley Greene
Horticultural Society
Greene
Celfax
Celfax Bowtling Works
Fortacit
Mt Pleasant state hospital reports biennial findings
The Mt Pleasant state hospital biennial report shows a daily average of 972 patients, rising chronic and elderly cases, and a shrinking recovery rate. Parolees reach 240. open ward freedom grows. Improvements include nursing training, reduced restraints, new departments, a heating system, farm and garden upgrades, and numerous building repairs. Planned needs list infirmary for women and an amusement hall with costs for numerous upgrades.
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Des Moines
Mt. Pleasant
Board of Control
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Harrison Monona ditch planned across two counties
Monona county supervisors create a commission to locate a Harrison Monona ditch twenty five to thirty miles long through Woodbury Monona and Harrison counties to drain bottom lands. The project will start near Onawa and run to the Missouri River with a 60 to 70 foot width and 7 to 10 feet depth. Over 1765 residents signatures support the measure.
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Onawa
Board of Supervisors
Monona County
Monona
Harrison
Harrison-Monona
Missouri River
Harrisan
Woodbury
G. H. Elliott
Whiting
Harrison Monona Ditch
John R. Murphy
Marley
Sherman Township
Blencoe
Little Sioux Township
Harrison-Monona County
Little Sioux
Oliver Chain of Lakes
Disaster at ball park rocks Philadelphia crowd
Four killed and about 160 injured when a wooden overhanging walk collapsed at the Philadelphia National League park during a doubleheader between Boston and Philadelphia. An estimated 12,000 spectators flooded the left field area as roars and panic followed the fall, with many hurt or buried under timber and debris.
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Philadelphia
West Field
Boston
Ball Park
National League
Fifteenth Street
Huntington Street
Lehigh Avenue
Bulgarian Revolt Sparks Refugee Flight From Monastir
Reports from Constantinople indicate conflicting details on the Bulgarian uprising in Monastir. Consular dispatches suggest the insurrection began earlier than planned, as authorities' preventive measures disconcerted leaders, prompting Bulgarian villagers to flee to nearby mountains for safety.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Monastir
Honor M Kinley Memorial Lighthouse Proposed
Honolulu citizens abandon a public park idea for a McKinley memorial lighthouse at the entrance to Honolulu harbor. The lighthouse would mark the late president’s memory and serve a practical maritime purpose, receiving broad favor and likely adoption.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
McKinley
United States
Abstinence Union Meets Delegates Arrive in Pittsburg
Delegates and visitors arrive in large numbers for the thirty third national convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence union in Pittsburg. St Louis Chicago and Watford vie to host next year with St Louis favored. Delegates were hosted at the Hotel Henry this evening as business meetings begin tomorrow.
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Pittsburg
Total Abstinence Union
St. Louis
Chicago
Watford
Hotel Henry
Tornado devastates Pittsburg mining district killing and wounding many
August 10 a violent tornado ripping through the mining camps northeast of Pittsburg Kansas wrecked hundreds of homes and mine structures from Devlin Miller camp to Morgan shaft. At least two killed and sixty injured with many unconfirmed. Parson s Kansas also reports severe wind damage including shops and several stores. In Macedonia insurrectionary activity widens with bands dynamiting telegraph lines as Albanian villages rise.
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Pittsburg
Kansas
Devlin-Milley
Frontenac
Morgan Shaft
Devlin- Miller
Millerton
Nelson
Midway
Yale
Cornell
Litchfield
Parsons
Kan
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Dry Goods Company
de Jarnette Hide Company
Desperate marriage leads to death by husband’s act
Indianapolis August 7 The coroner inquest into Charles Roberts of Sheridan who died by his own hand reveals a peculiar tale. Roberts wooed William Sample of Sheridan's daughter then forced marriage after threats. After marriage the wife fled fearing for her life and sought protection. Roberts, distressed, killed himself soon after.
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Indianapolis
Charles Roberts
Sheridan
Roberts
William’ Sample
Sample
Miss Sample
Kirkland
Robert
Noblesville
Hill plans railway ventures in China new route
St Paul Aug 7 James J Hill who built railways in the Northwest despite doubts will attempt railways in China. R Van Bergen, Hill associate, is reviewing the Chinese field after traveling from Shanghai to St Paul. Early reports are favorable and an announcement within a month or two is expected.
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St. Paul
James J. Hill
China
R. van Bergen
van Bergen
Shanghai
Hill
Serbian officers barred from crossing Russia
Berlin dispatch to the Cologne Gazette reports two Serbian officers deputized to accompany King Peter's sons to Belgrade have been refused passage at the Russian frontier. The Russian legation in Belgrade refused to view their passports because the officers are implicated in the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga.
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Draga
Alexander
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Cologne
Peter
Belgrade
Wallace Circus Wreck in Michigan Kills 32
In Durand Michigan a Wallace brothers circus train wrecked in Grand Trunk yards at 4 AM killing 32 people and injuring about 30. The two sections collided after a failed stop causing the engine and several cars to overturn. Some victims were circus staff and railroad workers. some animals perished. Rescue efforts continued for hours amid screams and escaping steam, with seven more feared dead.
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Durand
Mich
Wallace
Grand Trunk
Lansing
Lapre
J. McCarthy
Cara
West Pointers Stay 1 in Army resignations
Washington Aug 6 war department reports a high share of recent resignations among army officers come from West Point graduates. Of 29 resignations in seven months, 23 were non graduates. two Spain war lieutenants objected to mutiny of Secretary Root. Earlier years saw far fewer resignations among officers.
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Washington
War Department
West Point Academy
Root
Pietro
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