Iowa deaths and fires across towns alarm readers
Read of Mrs. Margaret Irwin found dead in Savanne. Iowa City closes north and Third ward schools for diphtheria amid Bohemian-area cases. Cedar Rapids switch engine collision kills engineer J W Robb, injures conductor Delahunt. Mob tension near Clear Lake calm after disturbance at a dance ends with inquest confirming accidental death. Webster City sees a fatal on-ice assault as Harry Love fights for life. Fire at John A Freeman home leads to arson suspicion. Kuhn murder trial verdict finds first-degree murder and life term for Mrs Kuhn. autopsy reveals strychnine poisoning. Libel suit by H H Abrams targets Bonner County Republican. Atwood suit in Netherville court looms alongside other prosecutions.
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Cedar Rapids
J. W. Robb
Clinton
Delahunt
Union Township
Clear Lake
Edmun Son
Iver Edmundson
Tom Edmundson
Webster City
Harry Love
Miiois
T. Williams
Williams
Love
John A. Freeman
Esther Ville
Mr. Freeman
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Kuhn
Sigourney
Charles Kuhn
Smith
Republican
Wise
Abrams
Bel
Netherville
J. J. Shereman
Figainet
M. W. Atwood
Abrans
Confesses to His Crime Freeman Man in Webster City
Estherville dispatch reports John A Freeman of Webster City confessed before the coroner's jury to murdering his wife by beating her unconscious with a shoe, dousing the bed with gasoline, and setting it ablaze after saturating a handkerchief with chloroform. The six month marriage and near fifty years of age frame the case as neighbors recall disputes and Freeman’s planned country trip.
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Joan. Freeman
Webster City
Estherville
John A. Freeman
Severson
Freeman
Freemans
House at Grover Street Ties Eddie Cudahy Kidnapping
Omaha dispatch reports two World Herald reporters identified the two story Grover street house four miles southwest of the city as Eddie Cudahy’s kidnap site. Cudahy confirmed the exact north room position he occupied from Tuesday evening until Wednesday night and described the rickety stairway. Maud Munshaw recollects a man seeking the vacant hillside house about ten days earlier. A light wagon and a pony were seen at the scene with occupants and a man described as about 41, with black hair and gray sprinkled mustache, involved in the affair. Police have not advanced on any outlaw captures. bank official confirms $26,000 gold ransom withdrawal for return of the boy.
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Omaha
Neb
Des
World Herald
Eddie Cudahy
Grover Street
Maud Munshaw
Schneiderwind
Miss Munshain
Omaha National Bank
De Wet's bold escape from encircling British troops
Boer General De Wet broke through a British cordon near Thabo N'Chu on December 22, leading 2,500 men in a wide maneuver. The bold feint toward Victoria Nek then a westward push past a fortified pass allowed the Boers to escape with light losses, while Welch Yeomanry harried the retreat and a British ammunition wagon charged through the lines.
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de Wet
Maasbroek
Thabo N’chu
Knox
Hannsbrock
Victoria Nek
Springhau Nek
Steyn
Peit Fourie
Haasbroek
Welch Yeomanry
Last Obstacle to Peking Agreement Signed
Peking December 24 The final barrier to the Peking accord has been removed as foreign ministers including the Dutch envoy signed the joint note. The document will be handed to Liang Ching and Li Hung Chang once the former recovers. British changes upset Chinese negotiators who fear prolonged occupation and large indemnities while allies report no immediate danger from uprisings near Su Shih Wu.
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Peking
Netherlands
Liang Chang
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Europe
America
Su Shih Wu
Secretary Root urges immediate army expansion to save Philippines
Washington reports the senate military affairs committee heard Secretary Root press for prompt legislation to raise the army, warning that without a substantial increase the United States would abandon large parts of the Philippine islands with civil government established. He warned garrisons withdrawal would leave local Filipino officials defenseless and expose the U S to disgrace. Root said the department bill must be passed as a whole to fit new conditions, noting an army of 100000 is not expected for long and 60000 may suffice for the moment.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
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Congress
War Department
United States
Philippine Islands
England Alarmed by Turn in South African Affairs
London reports show the British government taking seven decisive steps: reinforcements to Kitchener, quadrupled Yeomanry pay, expanded colonial police to 10 000, calls for Australia and New Zealand troops, martial law in northern Cape Colony, Baden-Powell and Brabant ordered to the front, and official denial of mutiny with notes of unrest along the Cape Colony border amid flood season hindering troop moves.
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South Africa
Kitchener
Imperial Yeomanry
Australia
New Zealand
Cape Colony
Baden-Powell
General Brabant
Cape Town
Cape Colony Revolt Near Orange River Invasion
London reports private advices saying most districts around the Orange river are in open revolt as Boer forces rally Dutch settlers. The Daily Mail notes a second invasion force planned for Britishtown but blocked at De Aar and retreating into the Cedarburg mountains.
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Cape Coloniata
Orange River
London
Daily Mail
Cape Colony
Capetown
Britishtown
de Aar
Cederburg
Murdered War Department Auditor Shot in Windzor Building
Washington dispatch reports F W Morris auditor of the war department shot through the heart in his Windsor building office by former disbursing clerk Samuel McDonald who then stabbed himself and shot the building watchman after a clash. McDonald had been Morris's second disbursing clerk and was said to have resented his demotion. Morris, once Navy auditor, had been transferred a year ago for his good record.
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War Department
Washington, D. C
F. WH. Morris
Ohio
Windsor Building
McDonald
Morris
Samuel McDonald
Navy Department
Knox
Iowa Adjutant General notes guard rifles and cannon plan
Des Moines reports the war department will not supply Winchester rifles to Iowa's national guard but will provide Krag Jorgensen rifles at government expense within six months. Five regiments will be formed in eastern and western Iowa for annual ramp next August. A cannon from Peking sought by foreign legations may be donated to the state historical department with freight paid from Des Moines. Local efforts seek to secure Des Moines as the permanent location for the Iowa Poultry and Pet Stock shows with a $1,000 prize fund. State medical board denies certificates to Sti] Osteopathic college graduates, pending a suit to force recognition. Adjutant General Byers announces three Iowa cities Atlantic, Wintersot, and Albion will receive vacant company positions in the Iowa national guard, with further details to follow. Supreme Court upholds medical practice act against challenge in State vs Blair. Fifty-six opinions, largest ever in a day, include ruling in Sehlenker milk adulteration case.
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Sabala
Otto Flory
Aiman
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Shell Rock
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Reintz
Supreme Court
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Anti-Saloon League
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Fort Yodge
Andrew Carnegie
George 2. Roberts
Taint
Judge O'Connell
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Andy Ours Hevie
Washington
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Bock
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Iowa Poultry and Pet Stock Association
State Board of Medical Examiners
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Keokuk
Iowa
Creston
Fifty-first Town
Blair
Audubon County
N. W. Macy
State of Iowa
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Bishop
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Dermer
District Court
Judge Shinn allows bail for Jessia Morrison in homicide case
Adiltted in Mill Kansas Dec 19 Judge Shinn agrees to admit Jessia Morrison to bail set at 5000 pending second triad for the murder of Mill. Allow Army Canteen Washington Del 20 Sub committee to report a complete substitute for the War bill with changes though language mirrors the House version. House cantine provision amended to permit sale of beer at cantpus.
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Qdornado
Kan
Shinn
Jessia
Morrison
Washington
Del
Senate
Hougo Meng
Congress Debates Tiny Wauncefote Treaty and Related Bills
In Washington, December 18 to 21, 1900, the Senate and House debated the Tiny Wauncefote treaty with amendments and passed multiple measures. The Senate largely discussed the treaty, while the House advanced rail and district court bills and pension actions. An adjournment followed the death of the Senate president pro tem’s wife.
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Committee On Foreign Relations
House
Indian and Military Academy
Washington
Senate
William P. I Rye
Daily Iowa Capital Seeks New Year Subscribers
On December 28, the fifty fourth anniversary of Iowa's statehood the Daily Iowa Capital offers the 1901 year by mail for 2.00. Existing subscribers may renew at 3.00 by December 25. Send letters and checks to Lafayette Young, Des Moines, Iowa, for sample copy and terms.
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Iowa
Iowa Capital
Lafayette Young
Dee Moines
Roosevelt Removes an Attorney in New York
Albany dispatch says Governor Roosevelt dismissed Col. Asa Bird Gardner district attorney of New York County on charges by Deputy Attorney General Hammond and named Eugene Philbin to fill the vacancy Philbin is a Democrat.
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Albany
N. Y
Col
Asa Bird Gardner
New York County
Jr. H. Hammond
Eugene Philbin
State County Charities
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