Iowa District Court Hears Broad River Crimes Roundup
Frank Strohm found guilty in Clinton district court of assault with intent to commit manslaughter. Wm. Klatt sentenced to twenty months, Samuel Kimball to sixteen, and Samuel Wilson to five years for wholesale stock theft among farmers. Charles City school fire causes $15,000 loss. 400 children escape unharmed. Berth Oliver located in Tedrick after disappearance from Washington. Adrian Hansen's arm amputated after shotgun discharge in sleigh. Officer Beeson injured arresting Charlies Smith. Mt. Pleasant asylum fire destroys building, $65,000 in machinery and $2,000 stock lost. call for legislative aid to replace structure. Des Moines senator Arthaud proposes county normal schools with local support. West Union man William Huff found dead in a cave. death appears peaceful. Sioux City sees another murder linked to Flowey Davis case. Kert Ispey implicated. Illinois Central collision near Manchester injures no one, trains damaged. Garfield school teacher I A Warwick vindicated. Augu st Walline dies from bull attack near Rowan. second winter fatality there. Port Dodge Beet Sugar Company incorporated. $40,000 capital. Western League formed. teams include Denver, Pueblo, St. Joseph, Omaha, Sioux City, Des Moines. Boone receives Spanish gun for decorative use. weighs 15,000 pounds. John Fisher, Sioux City fugitive, shot dead at El Reno. Alfred B. Hughes dies by own hand en route to hospital. Tom Haas killed by knife by Elsie Gardner in Sioux City. Polk county jury convicts Thomas Kargis et al of assault with intent to murder. Mt. Pleasant asylum fire total loss. origin unknown.
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Samuel Kimball
Samuel Wilson
Charles City
Berth
Oliver
Washington
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Martin Connors
Smith
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State Board of Control
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Cedar Falls
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Atleman
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Kert Ispey
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Squire Heehley
Warwick
August Walline
Rowan
Isaacson
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J. F. Runcie
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Pstalia
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John Fisher
Lions City
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Oklahoma
Darry Dunbar
Sheviff
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Fisher
Alfred B. Hughes
Burlington
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Wather Smythe
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Conneil Bluffs
Father Smythe
Tom Haas
Elsie Gardner
Haas
Gardner
Third Street
Hans
Hackman
District Court
Polk County
Thos, Kargis
Iowa Hospital For the Insane
Mt. Pleasant
President McKinley on new islands policy outlines
The World prints a summary of a long statement to Henry Loomis Nelson detailing the administration's stance toward acquired territories. It asserts the constitution may not apply to new islands, argues natives are not ready for self-government beyond Hawaii, and supports free trade with Puerto Rico to protect American interests.
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New York
The
McKinley
Henry Loomis Nelson
Nelson
McKintey
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Fighting on Tugela Now as Buller Strives to Recover Ground
Dispatches from Durban report renewed fighting on the Tugela with censor restrictions. British casualties are said to be light as General Buller reportedly reoccupied Vand Krantz and Boers retreated toward the Free State. Wounded officers and men arrive daily in Durban aboard four hospital ships.
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Buller
London
Durban
Lato
Tugela
Vand Krantz
Senatorial Committee Probes Montana Court Bribery Attempt
In Washington on February 17 the Senate Investigating Committee heard charges that attempts were made to corrupt the Montana supreme court in favor of Senator W A Clark. Justices Hunt and Piggot named Chief Justice Brantley and Dr Tracey, their family physician, as targets. Hunt alleged a 100000 bribe offer to halt proceedings in the Welcome disbarment case and Attorney General Nolan said he too had been offered a bribe by Dr Tracey.
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Montana Supreme Court
W. A. Clark
Committee of Inquiry
Hunt
Piggot
Brantley
Tracey
Nolan
Wellcome
Dr. Tracey
Justice Unt
Kruger Puts Boers At Ease After Kimberley Relief
A dispatch said to be from President Kruger to The Hague seeks to calm Boer supporters. It notes no uneasiness as Federal operations west are fully planned. The recipient, who shields identity, also published a prior dispatch announcing Spion Kop defeat before British reports.
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Saya Cronje
New York
Kruger
Hague
French
Kimberley
Holland
Spion Kop
Dewey Named Advisory Counsel to Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Dewey, after completing duties with the Philippine commission, will serve as advisory counsel to the secretary of the navy. His role is to advise on major navy questions. duties likely light unless war demands his input on naval policy or campaigns. Other items note British actions at Jacobsdal, captured stores, and a Pretoria report on Boer resistance.
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Web
Philippine — Commission
Admiral Dewey
Secretary of the Navy
Porter
Pretoria
Jacobsdal
Modder River
Kimberly
London
Rehigh Accident Report Near Ladysmith Details
Yesterday General Voth with a small force crossed the Wagela to a deserted British camp. They encountered 50 Lancers with 16 killed 25 wounded and 9 captured. One prisoner was sent to tell the British to fetch their wounded.
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Ladysmith
Voth
Wagela
Vrench Promoted to Major General by Queen
Lonpox February 18 The queen elevates Gen Vrench from colonel to major general. The promotion marks a rise in rank for the officer who previously held the title lieutenant general.
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Lonpox
Gen
Congress Debates Finance Bills and Transit in Bond
Washington reports show Wolcott urging allegiances while denouncing Bryanism as the worst enemy. The House passed a bond transit bill enabling funds to move to foreign ports, aiding transcontinental trade to the Orient. Senate and House actions include currency reforms, civil service appropriations, and a Des Moines military post proposal. Debates touch on bimetallism, international conferences, and Philippine policy.
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Washington
Hucis
West Virginia
Wolcott
Colorado
Butler
North Carolina
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United States
Senate
Med
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Foner
Nevada
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New York
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Chandler
Hemenway
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Payne
Senato
Hull
Des Moines
War Department
Fiunnce Committee
Nelson
Minnesota
Wheeler
Kentucky
Charles ”. Mucrart
Pretoria
State Department
Durban
Great Britain
Foreign Relations Committee
Kentucky Republicans Seek Supreme Court Appeal
Kentucky Republicans filed notices of appeal before United States Circuit Judge Taft from his Friday afternoon ruling on Kentucky contested election cases. The appeal will go directly to the U S Supreme Court. The petitions assert Taft erred in lacking federal jurisdiction. The effort follows concordant petitions from other minor state officials.
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Macey
Taft
Frankont
John Seals
Louisville
Beckham
Douglas Hays
Knott County
Taylor
Suffrage Leader Catt Chosen President by NAWSA
In Washington on February 1 the National American Woman's Suffrage Association elected Mrs. Carvis Chapman Catt of New York as president for the coming year. The choice preserves Susan B. Anthony's legacy after nearly fifty years in the suffrage struggle and declines further re-election for Anthony.
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Sree
Washington
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Carvis Chapman Catt
New York
Susan B. Anthony
Des Moines legislature roars with bills and adjournment
Des Moines Feb 12 14 15 legislative items pass and fail across the session. Measures include a one tenth mill tax for the State Agricultural College at Ames, a tightened liquor sale law to minors and inebriates, and imposition of penalties on liquor sales to certain classes. Monuments for Shiloh veterans requested, sidewalk tax changes, and a State banking uniformity bill also move. Senate and House discuss funding, public exams, and various administrative reforms as Gov Larrabee prepares to depart Europe.
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Des Moines
Fitthpatrick
State Agricultural College
Ames
Finch
Garst
Hnor
Pattlefield
Shiloh
Billy
Supreme Courts
RENAE
Senate
House
Harriman
Larrabee
Board of Control
Europe
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Supreme Court
Hazleton
Ball
War Denounced as a Crime by Liberal Meeting in London
About 300 to 400 supporters of the Liberal party gathered at Westminster Palace hotel to denounce the government war policy calling the war a crime and a blunder. They urged full publication of Jameson raid correspondence, protested armament growth, and pledged a permanent fund to support political propaganda for Liberal principles.
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Uberal Party
Westminster Palace
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
John Morse
James Bryce
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