Davenport reports uncover varied local misfortunes
The Davenport area reports a string of incidents including a mysterious well-dressed stranger found near a lodging house with consumption. a young man Harry Selvey rescued from freezing conditions and badly injured leading to medical amputation. estate filings for Jacob M. Funk valued over 500000 with 276 bank shares listed. and moral crackdown on gambling led by Father George Giglinger with Mayor Becker ordered to close gambling houses. Also noted: Dakota land claims collapse for Muscatine men, a Dubuque sled accident injuring two women, arsenic death in Mrs Blydenburgh case confirmed by toxicology, a Storm Lake teacher scuffle with a 12-year-old using a jack knife, and an insane man threatening children in Burlington leading to intervention and possible asylum.
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Davenport
Tas
Wmself
The
State University
Hanson
Marshall Town
North Fourth Avenue
Harry Selvey
New Sharon
Singleton’s Hospital
L. A. McMurray
Jacob M. Funk
Webster City
District Court
George Giglinger
Becker
Ginlinger
Hmit
Dakota Land
Dakota
Land Office
Dakotas
Dubuqque
Dubuque
Anna George
Barbara Rettenmeier
J. W. Hartman
David Delp
Coral Smith
Storm Lake
Heyond
Burlington
Charles Wennell
Brick Street
J. W. Bouton
Wennell
Bouton
Insane Commission
Wilfe
Mt. Pleasant
Local notes report murders, suicides and legal cases
A mix of brief Iowa items: farm laborer Harry Arnold near Rockwell City shot himself due to ill health. Wm. B. Siffer held without bail for wife murder after a Grundy Center hearing. Mrs. Charles Fleck of Lake City in critical condition following a suicide attempt tied to marital troubles. Llewellyn Williams of Weston indicted for allowing miners to play a pool room slot game. fox hunts near Fort Dodge attract attention as northern wildlife groups report a red fox shot near Gypsum Hollow. W. R. Trotter fails to reach verdict twice in State vs Trotter murder case in Des Moines. Washington county farmer narrowly avoids injury from a cartridge explosion in a pipe. Davenport Modern Woodmen dispute over clerk John McDonald balance shortage rumored but deemed clerical. Moorland fire destroys Thorsen store and Blank livery, with Moorland bank damaged. insurance covers stock losses and bank mechanism destroyed requiring explosives to force entry. Clinton attorney Julius H. Pingle indicted for larceny and embezzlement over land dealings on Beaver Island. UK Aeronautic Society foresees kite as base for future aerial navigation. Webster City incident as two boys fire revolver injuring Ben Pringle’s arm but not seriously.
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Harry Arnold
Rockwell City
Wm. B. Siffer
Grundy Center
Butler
District Court
Charles Fleck
Lake City
Fleck
Llewellyn Williams
Weston
Vox
Fort Dodge
Minnesota
Wisconsin
W. R. Trotter
Trotter
Cora Lacey
Washington County
Washington
Work & Meek
Davenport
John McDonald
Moorland
Rock Island
Thorsen General Store
Blank Livery Varn
Moorland Bank
Julius H. Pingle
Clinton
Pingie
Beaver Island
Martin Henningsen
Henningsen
Pingle
Andrew Buckley
Inridge
B. Wolfe
The
Aeronautic Society of Great Britain
Webster City
Robert Pringle
Hen
Ben Pringle
Packer Fight Aids Move Forms National Corn Belt Meat Group
Des Moines leaders from Iowa and eight surrounding states organized The Corn Belt Meat Producers' association of Iowa to combat the meat trust and railroad rate cuts. They plan regional associations, independent packing plants, and a federal law to prevent price cutting aimed at stifling competition. Frederick Larrabee's resolution seeks a national law against price reductions to crush smaller rivals, with Knox deeming it constitutional. The group will study costs for an independent packing plant in Chicago or Des Moines and consult with a Kansas City company.
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Des Moines
Federa and Shippers
Iowa
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association of Iowa
Meat Trust
Iowan
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Uttnois
Wisconsin
Chicago
Omaha
Frederick Larrabee
Fort Dodge
William Larrabee
Iowa General Assembly
R. M. Wright
Will C. Whiting
Whiting
Larrabee
Knox
Congress
Kansas City
Neutral Zone Disappears in Russo Japanese Talks
London reports that the neutral zone has vanished from Russo-Japanese negotiations. Russia may yield on Korea's integrity with Manchuria remaining the sole contested issue. Russia asserts Manchuria must stay subject to Russian influence while concessions would be commercial in nature.
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London
Russia
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Nagasaki
Hakodate
St. Petersburg
Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail
M. Witte
Council of Ministers
St. Petrsburg
Iowa buyers flock to Cape Breton stock in Des Moines
In Des Moines on January 20, reports say demand for Cape Breton Coal & Iron Co stock is strong as rumors place a rise to 26 cents per share. Iowa investors, including prominent figures, race to buy before prices advance. The company invites inquiries by mail for full information.
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Iowa
Cape Breton
Des Moines
Coal & Iron Co
Bank insolvency shocks Holstein estate affairs
Startling condition of affairs in Holstein reveals the late BE H McCutchen & Co banking business insolvent at death. Estimates place liabilities around 215000 with assets possibly under 200000. Local deposits near 60000 and county deposits 3000 plus 80000 in other liabilities. The estate is in the hands of McCutchen’s two sons. a formal statement is awaited.
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Holstein Bank
Sta Grove
BE. H. McCutchen
Holstein
BE. H. McCutchen & Co
McCuchen Bank
Woodmen of America
MecCutchen
McCutchen
Colorado
Cyclone Turmoil Kills Thirty-Six in Moundsville Alabama
A destructive tornado swept through Moundsville Alabama fifteen miles south of Tuscaloosa on January 22 leaving thirty six dead and over a hundred injured. Most businesses were razed and residences wrecked as surgeons rushed from nearby Greensboro and Tuscaloosa. The storm blew freight cars from tracks and scattered cotton bales as debris covered a wide area.
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Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Moundville
Moundsville
Greenboro
R. L. Griffin
A. W. Wiggins & Son
J. W. Domenick
A. D. Griffin
W. P. Phifer
Taft Arrives in San Francisco to Take War Secretary Post
Former Governor Taft arrives with his wife and party on the Korea. He is met by officials and military men and transfers to the tug Golden Gate for Oakland then on to Washington to assume duties as secretary of war. Also notes Presbyterians’ pay, and reports brain removal of George F Train weighing 53.8 ounces for analysis during funeral observance in New York.
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Philippines Lande
San Francisco
Taft
Philippines
Korea
Fred Carpenter
Judge Walfley
Philippine Islands
Golden Gate
Oakland Mole
Washington
Capital
Geo. F. Train
New York
George Francis Train
Roosevelt and Foraker discuss Ohio delegates to Chicago
President and Ohio Senator Foraker met at the White House to review political developments in Ohio ahead of the Chicago convention. The talks, brief but significant, suggest Foraker will likely not seek a delegate contest. A further, fuller discussion is expected later.
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Ohio
Washington
Nan
White House
Oraker
Foraler
Chicago
Hanne and
Woraker
Hanna
Foraker
Caucasian Race Doomed by Industrial Struggle Says Professor
Chicago observer reports Prof H J Davenport of the University of Chicago warning that the Caucasian race faces defeat in a global clash with Asian peoples. He cites Chinese and Japanese expansion, western civilization’s survival via cross-cultural assimilation, and an industrial death grapple as western races confront rising Asia.
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Chicago
H. J. Davenport
University of Chicago
China
Russia
Asia
Europe
Asie
China fights for Manchuria amid crisis risks
London and Suez reports warn the dowager empress will defend Manchuria from foreign control to avert a Ming restoration. Russia and Japan align to back China, with war feared that could draw in wider powers as the Far East tensions escalate. In Aden, a British-led convoy reports capturing camels and assets in Somaliland during renewed clashes with the Mullah's forces.
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China
Manchuria
London
Empress of Ching
Pekin
Ju‘ihe
Japan
Suez
Dmitry Douskoi
Aurora
Far East
Aden
Arabia
Gemaliland
Keuna’y Semal
Bilinada
Fire in Masonic Temple Triggers Panic in Chicago
Fire on the fifth floor of the Masonic Temple caused a stampede as about four thousand occupants fled the building. Property damage and injuries were limited thanks to the temple brigade and elevator workers who kept gears moving and control of standpipes. Fifteen people were injured. no fatalities reported. The blaze began in Robert Friedlander & Co. X-ray apparel suite. the building’s alarm and drills aided rapid evacuation. Two more items note Koreans attacking an American streetcar line in Seoul after a Korean killed on the line, and sixty drowned in Orange River Colony from a burst reservoir with 23 bodies recovered.
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Chicago
Masonic Temple
Robert Friedlander & Company
Temple Fire Brigade
Thomas McLennon
Washington
State Department
Korea
Ccme
Allen
Seoul
H. R. Bostwick
San Francisco
H. Coltbran
Legation
Philippines
Russia
Japan
Min Hui Cho
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Theta Alligra
St. Paul Globe
Roosevelt and Foraker
South Africa
Hicemfontein
Orange River Colony
Gud
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