Multiple Iowa tragedies and crimes span falls, deaths and fires
Sioux Rapids man Andy Standvold died after falling from the Ayer bridge to a ravine twenty five feet below. A Fort Dodge plant worker fell sixty feet but survived with minor injuries. Amendt, a Rockwell farmer, died by suicide with a musket. Sioux City police track Kid Gallagher for a double murder case. A Panama man fought the sheriff and shot at the mayor Miller. A Medrick Herald editor’s son Howard Sperry fractured his skull during hay work. LeMars landowner William Fisher lost a leg to gangrene from trimming toenails too closely. John Flaherty, Arizona ranch reader, slain in a feud over mavericks. Fort Dodge dispatch notes Cerro Gordo youths dying after drinking two kegs of beer tainted by a rattlesnake. Lincoln township barn fire destroys Ben Herring farm and several horses. A wave of local fires fuels fear of a “five fiend.”
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Sioux Rapids
Sutherland
Devensed
Earl Sieber
Fort Dodge
Amendt
Rockwell
Sioux City
Kid” Gallagher
Nebraska State
Lincoln
Nebraska
Max Noack
Ora Minter
Gallagher
John McGraw
Robert Benjamin
Panama
Iu U
Frank Miller
T Benjamin
Miller
Benjamin
Shelby County
Howard Sperry
Sperry
Medrick Herald
J. D. Tenry
S. A. Spilman
Ottumwa
William Fisher
LeMars
St. Joseph's Hospital
Jeg
Fisher
John Flaherty
Dubuque
Arizona
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Adams
Vlahemy
Ben Herring Place
Lincoln Township
Gnawa
Samuel Ross
Des Moines
America
Ball Park
William 7
Studson
Mr. Burger
Harris
Turger
State Supreme Court
Iowa
United States Supreme Court
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A. H. McVey
Great Britain
Soututh Union and National Insurance Company
John Herrinti
Firty
Sane
Lien Adike
Mason Lewist House
Keokuk
Wapelto
Walter Davis
Confessed Murder by Swede in Burlington Home
In Nottington on July 23 a Swede named J Dallman, 40, confessed to murdering his wife in Warrington after arriving from St Louis in December. He claimed he could no longer stand the suspense and would suffer for the crime. He smothered his wife with a pillow after she asked for water on March 27, 1807, and is jailed as police coordinate with St Louis authorities.
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Nottington
G W. Mooreham
J. Dallman
Dahlman
Warrington
St. Louis
Hin
Tie
Curtis declines the job as first assistant postmaster general
Washington dispatch reports Curtis turning down the offer to be first assistant postmaster general citing business reasons. He also declines to let his name be used for a congressional nomination in the Second district.
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Heath
Firs
Clinton
Washington
George M. Curti
Vier Perry Heath
Curtis
Congress
Secone
Cable From Conger Clears Doubts Over Minister Safety
Washington reports that United States Minister Conger sent a cipher cable from Peking confirming he is alive and that foreigners are under attack in the capital. The message, translated by the State Department, prompted relief in Washington and was treated with cautious optimism by London and Berlin amid ongoing reports of violence and possible massacres in other areas.
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United States
Conger
State Department
Tsung li Yamen
Shanghai Taotni
Peking
Wu Ting Wing
Hay
Messaes
Lauis
Foreign Office
Rete
Dpelong
Prince Ching’s
London
Paris
France
Smnti
China
Shanghai
Lai Yuan
Shan See
River Rocks
Fowler
Che Hoo
Germany
Senator Gear
State Historical Department
Mr. Aldrich
Conwallis
Secretary of War
Mgr. Aldrich
Demand Punishments London in Sanghai Speech
The speaker called for swift and summary punishment of the perfidious nation for Chinese harboring, stating the history of the world shows such a crime demands strong response. He assured that the government knows the danger and is acting to avenge the noble victims.
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London
Sianghai
Mle
Preparing for War Prince Tuan mobilizes 900000 troops
Dispatch from St. Petersburg reports Prince Tuan has mobilized about 950000 men into four corps. Northern corps ordered to expel foreigners, Peking army split with a 40000 strong column to Weixian and Tsin. Fourth corps to Nankin, 24000 Japanese in China. Chinese fleet concentrating in the China Sea amid rising hostilities. Nankin viceroy warns foreign consuls he bears no responsibility for events in Chaolin Ningpo Chi Chau as foreigners flee Shanghai. Rebels rise in southern China. foreigners at Chu Chay attacked and fleeing.
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Tuan
St. Petersburg
Che Fay
Nat
Amir
Peking
Mukden
Shan Hai Karin
Tien Psin
Colum
We Nai Wei
Allied forces seize Chinese walled city of Tien Tsin
News from London and Washington report allied troops breaching the walls of Tien Tsin and taking the forts and native city. Casualties were heavy, with Russians and Japanese suffering most. Admirals Seymour and Aliexoff confirmed the city and forts in allied hands amid uncertain casualty tallies and ongoing reports from Che Foo.
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Tslu Kaln
London
Shangha
Evening News
Tien I's
Wies
Washington
Semey
Navy Department
Tientsin
Che Foo
Tien 'T
Tien 'T, Either In Hospitals At ‘Waka Or Aboard Solace
Davis
Jemsey
Butler
Leonard
Army
Colonet Liscum
Regan
Bus
Noyes
Brewster
Bookmilied
Naylor
Lawston
Hammond
Waldron
Humber
Admiral Seymour
Admiral Aliexoff
Tien Tsin
Remey
Foreign Telegrams Reported Safe Ministers Amid Conflicts
Washington dispatches relay two cables from Shanghai and Nanking. Sheng cites an imperial decree confirming all ministers are safe as insurgents clash. Li Wu Yi notes the German minister’s death by anarchists and pledges investigation and punishment of implicated parties.
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Washington
Sheng
Shanghai
Conger
Li Ming Chang
Li Wu Yi
Nanking
Sroy of
Li Manag Chang
Allies Debate Unite Amid War Strain in London News
London reports denote German and Japanese moves affecting China and Korea while Allied unity frays over railway access and maritime patrols. Admiral Seymour’s request stalls, and Japan delays division forwarding as crowds celebrate Mr Woolley’s presidential nomination amid party convention fervor.
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CIA
London
China
Bern
Whith
Admiral Seymour
Germany
Liking & Kerous
Atep
Gerngi
Lakdeen
China War Declared on Russia Reported by Daily Mail
A sensational dispatch from St. Petersburg via the Daily Mail claims China has declared war on Russia. It reports Chinese troops seized a Russian transport near Aigun, attacked Magovechensk, and that the garrison fell after heavy fighting. The invasion would complicate international relations and may justify a harsher stance toward Beijing.
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Chinaa
London
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
China
Russia
Qood
Aigun
Amur
Magovechensk
Siberia
Associated Press
France sets terms for China mediation plea
Paris July 24. At a ministers council Delcasse said France would aid mediation only if four guarantees are met including free communication between the French minister at Peking and other diplomats and officials are free from interference. Boxers must be repressed and authorities must stop fighting foreigners. The note cited a favorable response from powers to halt arms exports to China and described the Chinese emperor's message as dubious.
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France
Paris
Deleasse
Emperor of Ching
Delcasse
Veking
Cuan
Alina
China
Leubet
Bad Coin in Philippines Gangs Circulate Spurious Money
In Manila and provinces counterfeiters operate gangs that produce fake coins. Mexican dollars are melted and stamped to resemble American silver dollars for 100 percent profit. Units of bad money move through baskets behind a Chinaman’s home and a Filipino was found with counterfeit currency. Chinaman and Filipino cooperatives testified. leaders include Americans or Europeans, with large-scale finance across regions.
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Manila
Philippines
Manile
X Sexef
Filiping Nive
Count Castellane Fights a Duel in Paris
Count Bani Te dueled Count Orlowski with swords in Paris on July 23. Orlowski was wounded in the thorax in the first assault and the duel was halted by the tracers. The fight arose from a quarrel at Castel June's house reported in a newspaper article.
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Count Castellane
Paris
Bani Te
Count Orlowski
Orlowski
Quel
Castel+ June
Allies' Losses Exceed 1000 in Fierce Tien Tshi Fight
London reports from the Daily Express dated July 18 claim Allied casualties in the battle before the native city of Tien Tshi surpassed 1,000. The dispatch notes losses among several factions, with Chinese forces said to have killed their own women to avoid capture by the Russians.
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Len ‘Tata
London
Daily Express
Juin
Tien Tshi
Notes From The Capital Des Moines July 23 1900
Des Moines report covers Clark Automatic Switchboard Company incorporation in Providence Rhode Island with $1.5 million capital for mechanized switchboards. Also notes Iowa state fair plans, livestock and crop prospects, Senator Gear and Colonel Aldrich gifts, and Des Moines shopping excursion aims August 7. Subscriptions for Army post location reach $20,000 with hopes to hit $40,000 by September 1. J S Polk leads largest pledge of $700 amid streetcar company influence concerns.
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Des Moines
B.A. Clark
Sioux City
Iowa Telephone Company
Clark
Providence
Rex
Autonat
Directory Board
F. A. Hubbell
J. 8
Ty Short
Polk
Comany
Post - Stowill
British Cruiser Seizes Woo Sung with Li Hung Chang Aboard
The British cruiser Bonaventure departed Woo Sung early today to seize the Au Hine while Li Hung Chang is aboard. A triumphal arch honoring Ching has been ordered removed by the government.
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Woo Sung
Shanghia
Bonaventure
Au Hine
Li Hung Chang
Ching
Mine Ridge & Niles streetcar wreck injures dozens
A Mine Ridge and Niles railway streetcar derailed at Mine Ridge turning over. Forty people aboard were injured. In Verona on July 18 an exposition related event saw the American team post dominant showings with multiple firsts seconds and thirds across hurdling jumping and throwing events.
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