Multiple Disasters and Legal Movements Across Iowa Towns
A long list details misfortunes and legal actions across Iowa towns. Mrs Hendricks of Anita cuts her throat but may recover. Burlington school board settles with embezzlement case secretary for 3 56.69. Mike Wagner killed in Helena Montana yards. St Anthony fire destroys business district and prompts losses. Fairbanks fire plus extreme cold. towns lack protection. Bank block fire at Garver. major insured losses. Cleveland No 4 mine explosion kills three, injures many. Suspects nabbed in Witte more burglary. posse scours tracks. Jones case: state sues clerk for 6336 in copying fees. Des Moines Daily News pays high postage, others less. Clermont post office robbed of stamps. Local arrests and indictments for horse theft and adultery. Atlantic dog tax dispute between marshal and council. New Year fire in Burlington. large insured losses. Veterinary exam registrations near completion under new law. Diphtheria prompts school closures in bohemian district. Rural delivery boosts newspaper subscriptions nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Hendricks
Rev. M. Hendricks
Anita
Burlington
H. Kelley
Boone
John Wagner
Mike Wagner
Helena
Mont
Elena
St. Anthony
John McCunnis
G. C. Eckelberg
Fred Nelson
Lehigh
Xtondamin
Nelson
Fort Dodge
W. H. Arthur
Mondamin
First National Bank
Garver
Cleveland
No. 4
Chariton
W. A. Bennett
Duncan
Wittemore
Algona
Tromley
Jones
District Court
Pell County
C. T. Jones
Supreme Court
Hemley
Executive Council
Sait
Herriott
Iowa
Sun
Chanthand
Webster County
Ysaac Whitney
Oskaloosa
Mary Getta
Monroe
Clermont
August Och
Glucose Sugar Refining Company
Marshalltown
Getz
Och
Pokeekamaque
Sac and Fox Indians
Tama County Reservation
B. M. Bills
Vinton
John Vierce
W. T. Barber
New York City
Bills
Barber
Sioux City
Atlantic Council
Carl Wissler
Wissler
Conner Mercantile Company
Schramm & Schmeig
Schramm. & Schmieg
James A Guest
Hyde Paper Company
Schramm É& Schmieg
Town Board of Veterinary Examiners
Board of Veterinary Examiners
City Board of Health
Laws City Board of Education
Third Ward
Des Moines
Roberts Made an Earl as Queen Honors Field Marshal
On Cowes Isle of Wight January 3 the queen created Lord Roberts an earl with a special remainder for his daughters and knight of the garter. A grand arch of laurel greeted the field marshal at Osborne House. Roberts, arm in a sling from a South Africa fall, praised the British army and hoped for peace while trusting Kitchener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quan Beatows
Cowes
Jan
Lord Roberts
Isle of Wight
Canada
Pield
Marshal Lord Roberts
Osborne
Osborne House
Royal Ierneh
Beatrice
Duke of Connaught
South Africa
Lord Todberts
Lord Kitchener
Great Britain
Aguinaldo Report Said Dead Secret Sources in Philippines
New York news reports Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California, has learned from secret Filipino sources that Aguinaldo is dead, died at least six weeks ago, and that his followers kept the fact secret to prolong rebellion. Wheeler obtained details from Filipino children in his care, including sons of Buencamino of Manila. Secret Service agents seize a gang making all silver counterfeit coins in New York, arresting Fio Paris and seven Italians as large-scale counterfeiting troubled officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Wheeler
Buencamino
Manila
Secret Service
New York City
Washington
Treasury Department
Wilxie
Fio Paris
Willie
Russia seeks aid via conciliation amid tensions with Britain and Germany
London reports Russia aims for special advantages through conciliatory moves, with hints of American backing. A Daily Mail dispatch notes Russia may have sparked German barbarity charges to sow discord between Britain and Germany. Crowe reward offered. Pat Crowe portrayed to police with $13,000 bounty. In Ishtib a clash left eight Turkish soldiers dead amid Bulgarian emissary suspicions. In Puerto Rico a new trolley system surprised thousands. In Colesburg, Boers captured fourteen Nesbitt's horse men as enemy numbers rose near Weltvreden. Kruger receives New Year greetings while confined by bronchitis and hopes for eventual Kaiser audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
London
Peking
The
Daily Mail
Russia
Great Britain
Germany
Ignatius Donnelly Dies in Minneapolis at 70
Ignatius Donnelly, noted politician and author, aged about 70, died at 12 03 AM in Minneapolis while visiting his father in law, Barten Hansen, at 3022 Twenty eighth Avenue South. He sank and never regained consciousness after heart failure was pronounced by Dr Murphy. Surrounded by relatives, he passed away quietly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minny
Ignatius Donnelly
Sage
Barten Hansen
Twenty-eighth Avenue South
Donnelly
Murphy
Direct Action Favored in Indemnity Talks with China
Washington reports state department seeks an understanding among powers to frame indemnity terms for China. Direct diplomacy may replace Peking ministers for a settlement. Major obstacle is the vast sums demanded, with German costs highlighted as the largest share. Chinese government expected to bear final expense, including high foreign troop upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington
State Department
China
Peking
Germany
Root on Philippine War prediction and troop needs
Secretary Root told reporters there is no basis for claims that Philippine troubles will end with McKinley’s re election and he avoided making predictions. He said 60 000 American troops are needed immediately with possible increases to 100 000 amid Cuba and Philippine conditions, and noted volunteers’ return hinges on Congress decisions on replacement troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Washington
Proctor and Burrows
Senate Military Committee
Root
War Department
Philippines
Senate
McKinley
Cuba
Congress
American Invasion of England Prompts Steamship Plan
The Daily Express reports that an American syndicate may run a summer steamer service on the James River, citing heavy interest in iron works contracts going to the United States. The piece calls the move a serious invasion comparable to colonial events, blaming British discouragement of inventors for limiting progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Daily Express
United States
Cape Colony
Argentina Chile frontier pact signed and celebrated
Argentina and Chile have concluded the frontier settlement protocols. The Argentine and Chilean presidents exchanged congratulatory telegrams signaling friendly relations after the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Chile
Pat Crowe Identified in Omaha Prison Plan Case
Jan 1 identification by John Simith, a proommaker for Behneiderwinn broom factory, confirms Pat Crowe as the man who rented the Schneiderwinn house on Grover street in whose presence the building served as a prison for Eddie Cudahy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Crowe
Omaha
John Simith
Behneiderwinn
Schneiderwinn
Grover Street
Eddie Cudahy
Congress Debates Army Reorganization and Suffrage Issues
Washington reports on January 3 to 5 show Senate discussions over the army reorganization bill, opposition lines against a large permanent army, and support for a temporary force in the Philippines. Debates touch on southern state suffrage limits, census-based reapportionment, and a Littlefield speech backing Burleigh’s plan to expand the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
United States
Philippines
House
Olmstead of
Vennsylvania
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
North Carolina
Committee On Census
Hoar
Congress
Committee On Foreign Relations
Central Africa
Olmstead
Census Committee
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Littlefield
Maine
Hopkins
Ilingis
Krupp Field Guns Taken In German Capture
A German expedition led by Colonel Greuder reports seizure of forty three Krupp field guns and destruction of two thousand rifles and ammunition during operations linked to Tien-Cheng-Hsa. Other dispatches note executions in China, peace talks talks urged by Li Hung Chang, and German prisoner movements near Sun Ho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yien-Tsin
Tien-Cheng-Hsa
Greuder
Paris
Foreign Office
Shanghai
Sian- Hu
Yu-Hsien
Shan-Hai
Prince Tuan
Ning-Hia
New York
Herald
Washington
Russia
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Vun
Bi Hang Chang
Peking
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Sun Ho
Packing plant sale and legal briefings in Des Moines
The Des Moines plant owned by Harry West was sold to I M Hubbell Sons & Co, who will hold it for a tenant and seek tenants connected with Mr West. Legal notes cover legislative intent, bankruptcy asset disclosure, state claims for Civil War funds interest, and martial law updates in Britain with regional unrest and troop deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harry West
Hubbell, Sons & Co
Hubbells
West
Hubbell
Lathrop
State Executive Council
Iowa
Merriam
Senator Lathrop
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roberts
Henry
Crowe
Neb
Turkey
Constantinople
Ishtib
Macedonian Committee
San Juan
P. R
Colesburg
Nesbitt
Weltvreden
Kreger
Hague
I Kruger
KRUPP
Corr
Pepple
Winneshirk
McPherson
Federal
R. S.C. Davis
Kimlin’ McClain
University Law School
Cooley
McClain
John Herriott
Shaw
Titus
Lee
Wilson
Shafter
Dan
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Daniel
Fitzhugh Lee
James H. Wilson
Shatter
Worcestershire
Ceres
Prince Albert
Wraserburg
Sutherland
Cape Town
Zurburg
Richmound
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