Train tragedy ends Cedar Rapids youth life
FE. M. Babenek, 16, jumped onto an outgoing Union station train in Cedar Rapids to ride home but fell during the attempt. his head was split by the rail and he died instantly. The report also notes coal contract actions, a political convention deadlock resolved by Osceola, a Des Moines social leader Martha Callanan’s death, and various municipal incidents including a large Union Pacific yard fire and Republican committee actions.
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James Callanan
Des Moines
State Equal Suffrage Society
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Populist convention nominates slate at Des Moines
Aug 24 meeting of populists in Des Moines chairs a platform adoption and ticket slate. L J Weller and Reed push a new partisan newspaper plan while a large list of local notables attend. The ticket includes I E H Weller for governor and Perry Engle for lieutenant governor with McDonald, McDowell, and Warland filling key state posts.
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Reed
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State Winder
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Chickasaw County
Pevernor
Perry Engle
Diasper County
Stpreme
J. BR. McDonald
Pull County
Luke McDowell
Shelby County
Public Instruction
Tc, Warland
Woodbury County
Mob attack on Sheriff over enslaved man in North Carolina
In Asheville and Buncombe County sheriffs fought a mob seeking to lynch condemned Black prisoner Isham Brown. Sheriff North held the court prisoner for safe keeping as gunfire erupted through the courthouse. Two guards and a boy were wounded, Brown escaped by train to Birmingham, while a deadly exchange left three men dead or dying.
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Arthur Blankenship
Landy
Navy 08 atss Inciden E Navy Department Findings
Navy Department treats the Admiral Blacison inquiry as closed within the service and leaves it to the court. Muckett has not received a reply from Admiral Rehley about the Hewison interview reference. Captain Temly and the Sehley court will prepare a witness list for the court of inquiry, aiming to submit it to Admiral Seley early next week.
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Corruption Charges Hit Nogales Officials in Arizona
Corruption arrests reported in Nogales Arizona involve William M. Jooley collector and Jossey immigration inspector along with Frank Tow a Chinese resident as authorities investigate widespread smuggling of Chinese across the Mexican border. Secret service operatives secured evidence in a staged money exchange leading to arrests and possible future seizures.
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Frank Tow
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Vesezueda
France Wins Turkish Pressure in Quays Dispute Result
France forces a Turkish concession ending the Quays dispute as a French company gains full rights to extend operations buy land and start ferries in Constantinople. Turkey yields under pressure and a broad accord is reported, with payment talks to follow. Strikes in Pittsburgh and steel plants show mixed progress as labor leaders anticipate a coming change within the week. A battleship sails toward Panama via Acapulco, taking about twelve days travel from San Francisco.
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Boer War Developments Signal Possible Intervention
Aug 2 dispatches from Copenhagen report Russia weighing South African intervention after private talks in France. Emperor William and President Loubet may mediate, with potential direct Boer position statements sought to shape a mediation plan. Meanwhile, Mart ine z is jailed in Folsom for $320,000 bullion theft. Boer forces in front lines shrink to about 13,500 under arms as fatigue and supply allow only limited resistance.
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France
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State treasury funds and tax dispute reach Iowa
Des Moines reports show more than a million dollars added to general revenue after a treasury check. The article notes a tax appeal by The Tawkeye Insurance Company against a $119,000 assessment, claiming liabilities were not offset as required by law, risking double taxation if enforced. The piece also covers art, historical letters, paint material research, potato shortages for state institutions, and the idle United Verde mine over eight-hour day disputes.
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Special Lawn State Enloys Pevenud Coatee Nee Agricultiorid College
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Tawkeye Insurance Compaigr | Dos
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