Attorneys Mullin and Pickett Seek New Trial for Jerome Sfoot
In Waterloo attorneys Mullin and Pickett file a petition for a new trial for their client Jerome W. Sfoot listing fourteen reasons for grant. The report also notes several tragic incidents in Iowa including fatal burns from a lamp explosion in Clinton, deaths from coal gas, a fatal mill accident at Guthrie Center, typhoid deaths at Lown State College, and a major fire in Mt Ayr.
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Mullin & Pickett
Waterloo
Jerome W. Sfoot
William Nogel
Clinton
Bertha
Albert
B. Nicklaus
Parkersburg
J. Nicklaus
William H. M. Pusey
Officer & Pusey
Council Bluffs
Atate
Clarinda
Mr. Pusey
Lown State College
Marion Witter
Roscoe
S. D
Mt. Vermon
Witter
Sioux City
Lloyd Castle
Ayr
Cherokee County
Martha Riedesel
Aurelia
Anylibi
McQuinn
Phil Patten
Ariuk
Joseph Lowe
Lowe
Patten
Sioux County
Board of Supervisors
Gotil
Susge Hutchisson
Titus Amendment Sparks Confusion in Iowa Election
Des Moines reports show the Titus biennial election amendment may extend terms for about 2,000 officials elected in 1898 and 1899, with many awaiting January 1901 seating. Attorney General Remley issues opinion asserting only those elected in 1899 have terms extended. others step down. Thanksgiving proclamation urges statewide observance on November 29. Fire damage in Hopkinton totals around 15,000 with several insured losses across multiple businesses.
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Titus
Des Moines
Iowa
Dobson
Stots Merriott
Remley
Martin
Gilbertson
Rlect Mullan
Statia
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Furthermoe
J. J. Crossley
Winterset
Madison County
Prince Tuan Punished Degraded and Condemned
Washington reports an imperial decree on November 13 decrees life imprisonment for Prince Tuan and associates, degrading others and stripping ranks. High Chinese officials named face punishment as foreign powers seek proportionate response to the Boxer uprising and anti foreign actions. The edict’s severity tests whether powers deem it adequate.
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Washington
Wei
Shang
Hay
Prince Luan
Prince Chwang
Prince Yili
Ying Lien
Prince Lien
Duke Sang
Ying Nien
Kung Yi
Chao Shu Chiso
Yu Hsien
China
Prince Tuan
Ray Blond
Fuan
Prince Tuans
Tlng
Kang YL
Peking
Armor Plate Contract With Carnegie Bethlehem for Krupp Armor
Washington November 16 Secretary John Dong Lins disclosed the end of a long dispute over senior plate for naval ships. An agreement with Carnegie and Bethlehem for Krupp armor sets a maximum price of 455.52 per ton, with potential royalty fees. The 24,950 tons cover armor for seventeen vessels under construction including eight battleships. The contract carries Harvey and Krupp royalties, with a government liability cap and possible reductions if royalties fall. The initial bid was 490 with an original asking price of 545.
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Carnegie Sed
Bethlehem Companion
Washington
John Dong Lins
Carnegie
Bethlehem
Navy Department
Carnegie and
Bethlehem Companies
Krupp Armor
Krupp
Harvey
United States
Czar’s illness rouses European concern over peace
London reports the czar's typhoid fever prompts widespread unease about world peace. Officials note his mamndy is recovering, and European leaders view his health as a counterweight to Emperor William. The Times recalls English sentiment toward the czar and queen.
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Jiness Shaws Hla
London
Europe
Mamndy
Llg iNness
W Tacbay
William
Evar
the Times
England
Governor Beckham Inaugurated December 11
Malveston Texas November 19 The United States surveying corps found over 100 bodies in a swarm west of the city on the island where they had been deposited by the storm on September 8 The unburied dead were in an out of the way place near the county road and had not been discovered by the burying parties sent out after the storm.
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Malveston
Texas
United States Surveying Corps
Murderer burned alive by mob at Take Station
Nov 17 report from Himon says Preston Porter Jr. was chained to a railroad and burned at Take Station after confessing to the murder of Louise Frost. About 360 Lincoln county citizens witnessed cool, deliberate execution with no inquest planned as the iron rail remained as a warning.
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Lou Jae Frost
Himon
Cole
Preston Porter, Jr
Faimul- Narly Imown
John Porter
Louise Frost
Lincoln County
Limon
Colo
Take Station
Porter
Admirals Bradford report cites big naval expenditures
The Bradford report details unprecedented ship expenditures and large freight costs for storage and transport of supplies. It highlights Guam as a key naval base, notes improvements at Cavite and Pago-Vago, and a new floating dry dock at Algiers. It forecasts a costly coal rise, endorses new conning depots, and proposes Marconi telegraphy on ships if affordable. It also confirms a successful Nero survey for a U S trans Pacific cable and readiness to lay it.
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Theadford
Washington
Admiral Bradford
Naval Bureau of Equipment
Naval Station
Guam
Naval Base
Cavite Naval Station
Payro- Vago
Tutila
Suano
Pascal Station
Algiers
Navy
Bradford
United States
Nero
Ifonolulu
Philippines
Pacific
China
Japan
Britain Russia and Germany Violate China Pledges
Washington reports that Germany Russia and Great Britain have broken faith with the United States by failing to withdraw troops from China and by supporting aggressive actions under Count von Waldersee. Uproar grows as native suffering and barbarous acts persist and protests rise against these impartial methods.
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England
Germany
Russia
China
Washington
Great Britain
United States
International Alliance
Czar
Kaiser
Count von Waldersee
Peking
Government reports 1900 crop yields per acre and quality
Washington reports preliminary 1900 corn yield at 25.6 bushels per acre with state by state figures. wheat average 16.15 bushels. potatoes 80.8 bushels. hay 1.28 tons per acre. Quality across crops ranges from 77.1 to 99.7 percent, with further wheat estimate to be issued by December 10.
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Tows
Indiana
Washington
Agricultural Department
Ohio
Illinois
Murderous assault on Emperor William during Breslau trip
Selina Schnopke, a woman in the crowd, hurled an axe at the emperor's carriage in Breslau as the Cuirassier barracks and the hereditary prince of Saxe Meiningen rode by. The weapon struck behind the carriage. police intervened and saved the attacker from mob reprisal. The incident left the emperor unharmed.
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Breslau
Emeeror Willian
Cuirassier Barracks
Saxe-Meiningen
Selina Schnopke
His
Boers Cut Up Rail Team at Edenburg
Nov. 10 dispatches report Boer forces heavily attacked the railroad at Edenburg on Nov. 15 and were described as completely cut up. One account claims seventy five killed or wounded among the attackers amid ongoing punitive measures to pacify Boer opposition and control outlying districts. The report also notes renewed military plans and responses by British commanders in the region.
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Bloemfontein
Edenburg
Durban
Natal Mercury
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Prince Turn Arrested and Protests Over Transfers
London reports on the November 1940 dispatches protesting Yu Chang s transfer to Wu Chang s governor and arrests of Yu Haien and Yu Chang s figures in Shan i and Nig Hain province. Paris notes Delcasse announces French ministers sent joint note articles and plan six more points for peace talks.
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U Haien
London
Onys
Great Britain
Yu Chang
Wu Chang
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Shanghai
Prince Tuan
Nig Hain
Yu Haien
Shan ‘i
Pinan Sheng
Council of Ministers
Paris
ML Delcasse
Afairs
Feking
Count Kills His Wife in Paris Shooting
Count de Cornutier, 43, fatally shot his wife, Countess de Cornutier, 81, at a Rue de Provence residence in Paris after a dispute amid separation talks. The couple belonged to prominent society. the count was arrested. The countess formerly Genevieve Duncan de Virmay. She died en route to hospital.
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Paris
Count de Cornutier
de Cornutier
Rue de
Provence
Milo
Genevieve Duncan de Virmay
Notes From The Capital On Elections And State Affairs
Des Moines reports Attorney General Remley opposes the biennial elections plan and supports a constitutional convention to fix Iowa’s aging framework. A court action seeks to oust the Iowa Telephone Co. from city streets, with stockholders tied to Mutual Telephone backing the suit. National Guard reforms are next, with state leaders meeting December 13 to discuss turning the guard into a reserve force for the regular army. The State Board of Control imposes stricter rules for insane asylums, detailing staffing, separations by gender, safety measures, and record keeping. State finances show a small credit balance and rising convict numbers across facilities. Delaware vote results show McKinley ahead by 3,001 with minor third-party totals.
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Des Moines
Geheral Remley
Town
Iowa
District’ Court
Mutual Telephone Company
Iowa Telephone Company
Tews ‘Telephone’ Company
State of
Towa
Planta
Interstate National Guard
Washington
Byers
Interstate Association
Adjutants General
Miles
Corbin
Regular Army
Navy
Congress
England’s Enormous War Fund Reported in Parliament
London November 14 Parliament will assemble December 3 to vote South Africa war expenses estimated at 100 million pounds. An adjournment to end of January will follow before Christmas.
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Hucker Brog
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Griggs
Nate
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Jesse James
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger Zeitung
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Centrol
Wons
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