The Durrant case delays execution by twenty days
San Francisco reports Theodore Durrant, the arch fiend of the Emanuel Baptist church murders, will not be hanged today after a further twenty day respite granted on the 12th. The delay pushes the sentence into early March as defense counsel file exceptions. Dur rant, a trusted church member and medical student, was convicted of murdering Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams in 1890.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
Murphy
San Quentin
Circuit Court
W. A. T. Durmint
Blanche Lament
Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Burrant
Minnie Williams
Emanuel Baptist Church
Jack the Ripfer
London
William Henry Theodore Durrant
Scnoo
Christian Endeavor Society
Atd
Cooper Medical School
National Guard
Emanuel Bantist Church
Foster
Minn
Blanche ‘Lamont
Minnie Wiliams
Tridsy Nisht
Belfry
Durrgnt
Miitiatignal Service Corps
Van Tassel Murder Case Under Cross Examination
Van Tassel testified in his own defense in New Hampton Iowa detailing statements to detective Wing. He denied telling Wing he tired of his wife or being unable to support her, or breaking a poison bottle, or signing any confession. Cross examination by Attorney Springer's pointers pressed his account, while neighbors described his wife as melancholy, contrary to the defense claims.
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Hie Deates
Wing
New Hampton
van Tassel
Bpringer
Hr ‘Hay
Des Moines House Session Faces Irregularity Over Speaker Absence
In Des Moines on Monday, House business paused as members, many delayed by travel from Cedar Rapids for Representative McClelland's funeral, debated procedural irregularities. A speaker pro tem could not be chosen due to absent clerk and speaker. Van Kouien proposed a state property and tax inquiry, while haste file No 2 on sovereignty and jurisdiction was adopted with no major changes.
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Des Moines
McClelland
Cedar Rapids
Early
Tigers
van Kouien
General Assembly
Senate session debates code revision and juvenile prisoner bill
The Senate met Monday at eleven with petitions urging passage of the Allen Berry fraternal insurance bill. The sovereignty and jurisdiction code bill faced third reading. Cheshire urged separate chapters as individual bills, Carpenter defended the single bill. The vote was reconsidered and sent back to codes revision. Waterman moved a March 3 report deadline for code bills. Action to follow after penitentiaries committee report on separating juvenile and adult prisoners. Senate adjourned.
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Allen-Berry
Cheshire
Carpenter
Code Revision Committee
Waterman
Committee On Penitentiaries and Pardons
Des Moines House Debates Statues and State Sales Policies
In Des Moines on Tuesday the House saw a large turnout despite illness and weather. Debate covered keeping equestrian figures and the liberty statue while discarding medallions, with a Morrison resolution urging use of Iowa coal and goods. Several bills were postponed or referred, including insurance, bridge tax use, and funding for monuments at Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain.
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Des Moines
Morrison
Keokuk
Iowa
Asylum For the
Vinton
Grand Army
Missionary Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Captain Lake
Salury
Dubuque
Hinits
Merrill
Aiouse
Board of Supervisors
BE John
Agina
House Debates Rail Taxes and Liquor Bills in Des Moines
In Des Moines on February 20 the house debated postponing key primary election laws and tax questions for telegraph and telephone firms, plus a request for mileage and tax data from railroads. The session considered a training plan for normal schools, pardons, and resolutions about state fiscal effects of railroads.
Sioux City Eyes Revival of the Corn Palace Exhibition
The Sioux City press urges rebuilding the Corn Palace after its exit from the Interstate fair. It lauds the structure as a powerful advertiser for Sioux City and the northwest, noting President Cleveland praised it during a tour. Colts of optimism return for a fall revival to attract visitors and restore city pride.
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Sioux City
Northwest
Cleveland
Gorn Palace
Mecca
Mitchell Gazette
Keokuk Gate City
Bloux City
Thei All
The Bonnie Gray and the Annen Water Ballad Fragment
Fragmentary Scots ballad recounts lovers across the Annen Water with a Bonnie Gray horseman riding through moor and stream. A boatman and treasure temptations appear as danger rises and the ford remains guarded.
G A R Encampment Leaders Weigh 30 Day Ticket Plan
Indianapolis Feb 20 The G A R executive committee meets to decide where the next summer’s encampment will be held amid Western Passenger Association moves. Wisconsin Central and Great Western concessions loom as talks stretch. Buffalo not yet ruled out. Knights of Pythias eye Minneapolis as their dates clash with the G A R.
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Ind
Walker
G. A. BR
Grand Army
Western Passenger Association
Chicago
Chicago Great Western
Wisconsin Central
Great Western
Buffalo
Knights of Pythias
Umit
National meeting closes with education talks in Jacksonville
The February national convention sessions of state county and city superintendents conclude in Jacksonville. Speakers include Miss N Cropsey C Davis Prof Arnold Tompkins and James W Baker, with round tables led by Greenwood Skinner and Mead. Edward R Shaw and John Dewey read papers on spelling and related topics. J L M Curry to discuss educational matters in the new south.
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Jacksonville
Fla
N. Cropsey
Inalong
Milas
C. Davis
Cleveland
Arnold Tompkins
University of Ilinoia
Saldan
St. Louis
Joseph Swain
Indiana University
James Ww, Baker
Colorado University
Cooper
Galveston
Tex
Greenwood
Kansas City
Charles R. Skinner
New York
Mead
Florida
Edward R. Shaw
New York University
John Dewey
Chicago University
J. L. M. Curry
Pea‘body Fund
New South
Grant Monuments Work to Resume on Riverside Mausoleum
After a three month pause ordered by Horace Porter, president of the Grant Monument Association, masons will resume work on the Riverside drive mausoleum. The tomb aims to finish next summer with April 21 next year for derivative exercises. granite blocks from North Jay, Maine, will arrive, then marble and stained glass to follow. The association reports ample treasury funds to cover all costs. Mayor Strong addressed the American Paper Manufacturers' association dinner in New York, with talks on the Nicaragua canal and remarks by noted speakers including Amos K. Cummings and Charles Emory Smith.
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New York
Horace Porter
Grant Monument
Riverside Drive
North Jay
Association
American Paper Manufacturers
Strong
American Paper Manufacturers’ Association
Nicaragua Canal
Made by the Mulct in Bax teetn Muchakinock Town
A clash over a saloon town grows in Iowa as Baxter incorpates in the heart of Muchakinock. Four buildings rise, three saloons open, licenses bring revenue, debt disappears, but a jail dispute causes a split. Legal action follows in district court.
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Baxteetn
Muchakinock
Oskaloosa
Jan Tas
Baxter
Muchakinnock
Grenty
Poor Robert Runcie Disappears Amid Gossip in Creston
Creston reports the mysterious disappearance of Robert Runcie about a week ago. The piece blames gossip for causing his distress after his wife died at CottageHospital following a cesarean operation and notes his rumored guilt, absence from the funeral, and unresolved fate. Runcie, about 23, worked for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railway and left most of his clothing at his father in law’s home, suggesting a disturbed mind.
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Creston
Robert Runcie
Runcie
Cottage Hospital
Chicago
Burlington
Quinty Rairoad
Gossiners
Tunde
Brakeman Killed on Train Near Williams Iowa
A brakeman named Moors was instantly killed on train No. 71 at Williams at 4 o clock this morning. He was a young married man with headquarters at Kort Dodge. Also reported is the death of H. T. Brown a longtime Dubuque resident and former deputy postmaster who died last night at age 70.
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Webster City
Moors
Williams
Kort Dodge
Dubuque
H. T. Brown
Zing Combine Takes Control of Lanyon Smelter Works
Vice President A B Cockrell of Cherokee-Lanyon Smelting and H L Casey of New York interests took possession of the Lanyon smelter. The firm controls Rich Hill Nevada Pittsburg Girard Weir City and Marion Ind works with 14 12 38 10 and 6 furnaces respectively. Marion Ind is shut down. About 1 000 lands to be employed. Only five other zinc smelters remain in the country at Joplin St Louis Collinsville Lasalle and Peru. They bought four smelters and leased six. They expect higher spelter prices to aid miners owners and smelters after years of low prices.
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Nevada
Med
A. B. Cockrell
Cherokee-Lanyon Smelting Company
H. L. Casey
New York
Lanyon Smelter
Vier City
Girard
Pittsburg
Rich Hill
Marion
Ind
Joplin
St Louis
Collinsville
Lasalle
Peru
Fraud arrest shocks Maurice bank as cashier charged
Maurice Feb 20 A J Thompsony cashier of the Maurice state bank now in the hands of a receiver is arrested on a forgery charge and held on 9000 bond State Bank examiner Bennett says he found missing votes worth 7863 notes substituted with Thompson forged notes and papers after the bank failed to record payments leading to the arrest and inquiry
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Thompson
Maurice State Bank
Maurice
A. J. Thompsony
State Bank
Wxaminer 'Uennett
Bennett
Nate
The Paton Fight On Road To Recovery
Jefferson Iowa February report on the Blondy Feud participants. George Mleck, a 17 year old who aided his father in the Paton fight, has recovered enough to be moved and is jailed with his father. He recounts threats and coercion by his father and a deadly assault near the Brown home. The elder Pieci and the Brown men show improvement. trial set for early March.
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Jefferson
George Mleck
Paton
Brown
George
Pieci
John Brown
Cone Venes
Municipal association backs bills in Des Moines
Des Moines reports the Iowa Municipal association endorsing measures before the legislature. It backs a bill to criminalize opium joints and a pawnbroker regulation, while proposing a 30 day city ward residency requirement for voting. A Des Moines fire and police civil service bill, opposed by other cities, may be narrowed to apply only to Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa Muncipal Association
Civil Service Commission
Truesdale Leads In Prayer At Waterloo Meeting
Truesdale, the self confessed slayer of BUN Sheldon, attended a noonday YMCA prayer meeting and led in prayer with vehemence and contrition. Reports note his grief over his confession and the audience showed deep sympathy. Also reports of an old resident Chamberlain dying by self inflicted gunshot after a period of illness in State Center. The Avoca court convicted G M Cuppy of assault with intent to murder and related charges. jury verdicts announced at the Feb 20 session.
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Waterloo
Struesdagle
Bun Sheldon
Leadville
State Center
Chamberlain
Mic Chamberlain
Unoon
Cuppy
Avoca
G.M. Cuppy
G. M. Cuppy
Jassault
Gran
B. Cuppy
Oga
Van Tassell Murder Case Defense Surprise Witness
In New Hampton Iowa on February 20 the Van Tassell murder trial saw the defense bring the prisoner to testify. Flo admits buying poison linked to his wife's death claiming it was at her request to kill pests and protect the garden. The defense portrays him as a good witness despite the troubling details.
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van Tassell
New Hampton
Flo
O Parson Gates Jr
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