Warden Hunter Faces Competency Charges At Iowa Prison
Sworn affidavits from former guards allege W A Hunter is incompetent to run the Iowa state prison and show favoritism toward inmates. The board of control awaits sworn statements before acting while reviewing charges tied to Dr Druit, the prison physician, in Des Moines.
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State Board of Control
Anemosa
Iowa State Board of Control
W. A. Hunter
Iowa State Prison
Hunter
Des Moines
Board of Control
Board
Druit
HON W H REDMAN DIES AFTER SUDDEN HEART ATTACK
Newton Iowa January 11 Non W H Redman dies suddenly at his home from heart disease He had just returned from Grinnell where he sought a lawsuits and was in good health A prominent Iowa political figure he served in the legislature and as speaker of the house and was civil war veteran near sixty years old.
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Newton
W. H. Redman
Grinnell
Iowa
House of Representatives
Elevator Accident at Farley Loetcher Co.
A wire cable broke in Farley Loetcher & Co.'s factory elevator causing a three story fall. On the platform were B. Vogel, Charles Grode, and Wm. Knapp, all seriously injured with broken bones and multiple injuries. Knapp in critical condition.
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Dubuque
Jan
Farley, Loetcher & Co
B. Vogel
Charles Grode
Wm. Knapp
Knapp
Grode
Vogel
F J Clump Sues County Over Damaged Bridge
Dickinson county resident F J Clump files in district court for damages from Emmetton bridge in Estherville. Injured when horse kicked and buggy overturned after foot caught between planks. Seeks 500 dollars claiming permanent injuries. County to contest case, expected to be bitterly fought at trial.
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Sues County
Fort Dodge
F. J. Clump
Dickinson County
Men Arrested for Attempted Train Wreck in Toledo
William Hack and William Jones were arrested in Toledo on January 12 for attempting to wreck a Northwestern train to see how it would appear in a ditch. They confessed in writing, waived examination, and await grand jury action. The plan involved placing a boulder on the track. the pilot avoided the stone and no damage occurred.
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Toledo
William Hack
William Jones
Smallpox closes schools across Webster county
Smallpox has broken out in all parts of Webster county causing alarm. Two cases are reported near Vincent northeast of Fort Dodge and several families are quarantined near Badger seven miles north of town. Quarantines and scarlet fever affect many areas and some schools in this and Humboldt county have been closed.
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Fort Dodge
Webster County
Vincent
Badger
Humboldt County
Burglary Reported at Lewis Home of Poultry Dealer
Thieves entered the home of Frank Baldwin a poultry dealer in Lewis on January 11 and stole 37 dollars from his pocket. His pocket book was found in the middle of the road about four blocks away and his pants lay in a nearby ditch.
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Lewis
Frank Baldwin
Beck Faces Murder Charge Linked To Wyoming Case
Sioux City reports Thomas Beck, arrested here last June with W E Bush for holding up farmer Jueart in the railroad yards, has been arrested on an old murder charge at Laramie Wyoming. The development ties a long unsettled case to recent law actions.
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Sioux City
Thomas Beck
W. E. Bush
Jueart
Laramie
Wyo
Titus Amendment Dead in Judge Dewey Ruling
Washington Jan 9 Judge Dewey strikes down the Titus amendment in the official test case by the attorney general to oust James W Brookhart. The 10,000 word opinion holds failure to spread the amendment on the record was fatal and that election shows opposition, with more non voters than yes voters.
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Dewey
Washington County
Washington
Titus
M. W. Baiy
James W. Brookhart
Enquirer
Pat Crowe Linked to Burlington Express Robbery Claim
A Burlington evening paper alleges Pat Crowe, linked to the Cudahy kidnap case, spent August in Burlington boarding with a South Hill family and planned with an express messenger to rob a 20900 dollar money package en route to the National State Bank. Supt Swift of Adams Express was said to be in town in connection with the story.
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Burlington
Pat Crowe
South Hill
Crowe
Chicago
National State Bank
Swift
Adams Express Company
Manning
Five Mile House Inn
Edward Cudahy
Titus Expec Is A Reversal
Muscatine Iowa January 9 Senator Titus comments on Judge Dewey ruling the Titus election amendment unconstitutional He says the decision mirrors the prohibitory amendment case and would make the lerk of the house or secretary of the senate the state lawmaking power He expects the supreme court to reverse on the 15th
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Muscatine
Dewey
Titus
Lowa
House
Secretary
Senate
Supreme Court
Judge Upholds Titus Amendment Opposing Dewey Opinion
In Cherokee county Judge Hutchinson declares the Titus amendment valid and that newly elected officials, including Daniel Unger, are entitled to their seats. The ruling construes legislative intent and supports Unger’s seating over the board’s refusal. The decision affirms the Titus amendment at every point.
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Sioux City
Cherokee County
Hutchson
Titus
Dewey
Daniel Unger
Board of Supervisors
Hutchinson
Farmer Henry Hersberg Dies After Broncho Incident
In Charlotte a farmer named Henry Hersberg was persuaded to ride a broncho while intoxicated. He was thrown from the horse and killed while returning home. Hersberg, a well known local farmer, left a wife and two children. the community and authorities are indignant over the incident.
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Reault
Jake
Clinton
Charlotte
Henry Hersberg
Hersberg
Aged Woman Killed by Fast Train in Creston Yards
In Creston Jan 11 an elderly woman about 67 named Mrs. R. C. Gillman was struck and killed by the Burlington fast train in the yards. A snowstorm was under way as she crossed the tracks with head down and failed to see the approaching locomotive. She was carried home on a stretcher but died before reaching shelter.
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Creston
R. C. Gillman
Burlington
Ex-Alderman Stabbed in Dubuque Saloon Attack
Former alderman James Duggan was stabbed and seriously injured in his Dubuque saloon by John Keaneally on January 12. Police report the suspect fled as authorities pursue charges.
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Dubuque
Jan
James Duggan
John Keaneally
Dugesn
Invasion of Cape Colony Grows Looming Threat
London reports Lord Kitchener controls Delagoa Bay line and plans a 30 000 strong irregular horse force to resume offense. Cape defenses, two 4.7 inch naval guns, volunteers being recruited. naval brigade of 2 000 with six Hotchkiss guns ready if needed. Dutch burghers show reluctance to surrender amid invasion rumors.
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Cape Colony
London
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Delagoa Bay
Pretoria
Daily Mail
Kitchener
Hertzog
Cape Town
Daily Express
Cape Fleet
Murraysburg
Morning Post
Burgher Ace Committee
Invasion Is a Mystery
London reports that the Boer invasion of Cape Colony remains largely unexplained. Details on the invaders, their numbers, and aims are scarce as British forces face attrition, with reports of dispersed movement, rear pressure on the Boers, and growing public skepticism of government efficiency.
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London
Cape Colony
Orange River
Great Britain
Napoleon
de Wet
Abolitionist John G Fee Dies at Berea
John G Fee founder of Berea College and noted abolitionist died Friday night at his Berea home. Born in Bracken County Kentucky on September 9 1816 he studied at Augusta Kentucky college and Miami University before joining Lane Theological Seminary and championing abolition. He faced mobs and assaults but persisted to establish Berea College offering education to black and white students alike.
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Kentucky
Chicago
Tribune
Berea
John G. Fee
Bera College
Mr. Fee
Bracken County
Ilis
Augusta
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Lane Theological Seminary
Fee
Cassius M. Clay
Bern
General Clay
Congress Senate and House Reviews January Session
Senate did no major business and held memorial services for Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota. House focused on river and harbor appropriation debate in committee of the whole with Catchings delivering a long defense of Lower Mississippi River improvements.
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Washington
Senate
Cushman Kk. Davis
Minnesota
House
Catchings
Mississippi River
Defaulter Brown Fled New Orleans After Newport Bank Embezzlement
Detectives in New Orleans believe Frank Brown who allegedly embezzled 195000 from the Newport bank has fled the city. He attended the races here but left in recent days to avoid capture. Several witnesses say he spoke of going to San Francisco.
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New Orleans
Frank Brown
Newport
Brown
San Francisco
Office Seeking Is A Disease Says Public Figure
A public figure proclaims that seeking office is neither a trade nor a profession but a disease. The remark frames politics as an illness driving ambition beyond service.
Chinese plenipotentiaries sign joint note in Paris
The Associated Press reports that the Chinese plenipotentiaries signed the joint note in Paris, ending the preliminary stage of negotiations. Yet authorities warn that real difficulties lie ahead as the powers' clashing interests will shape the upcoming talks.
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St.ce
Paris
Associated Press
British and Boer clash on Pretoria to Lourenzo Marques line
General Kitchener reports a night of simultaneous Boer attacks on British posts Bel Fast Vranderfontein Nooitzgedacht and Wilfontein. Heavy losses on both sides with Boers suffering twenty four dead and twenty four Boer dead counted. British casualties include one officer killed and several wounded. A convoy to Gordon's brigade was attacked with eleven Boer dead.
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London
Kitchener
Pretoria and
Lourenzo Marques
Pretoria
Belfast
Vranderfontein
Nooitzgedacht
Wilfontein
Gordon
Krugersdor
Beyer
Russia steamer Russie passengers land after storm near Faraman
After a night of terrible suspense all passengers and crew of the French steamer Russie stranded near Faraman in Bouches du Rhone have been safely landed. Paris reports insufficiency of life saving means to be raised in the chamber of deputies and a movement to reward brave sailors who aided the rescue.
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Faraman
Bouches du Rhone
Russie
Oran
Algeria
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Marine
M. de Lanessan
New Jersey Corporations Pay Over Two Million in Tax
New Jersey and New York. In a recent annual report to the state board of assessors the New Jersey treasury shows 6,605 corporations paid 2,051,209 into the treasury as tax. With a tax rate of one tenth of one percent on paid-in capital stock, the figure suggests a paid-in capital stock of 2,051,209,000 and an authorized capital stock of about 10,256,047,000.
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New York
State Board of Assessors
New Jersey
State Corporation Department
English People Awakening to the Facts in the Case
London reports a growing trend of self-criticism as reverses in military, diplomatic, and industrial realms shake Britain's sense of dominance. Newspapers compare Britain unfavorably to the United States and Germany, with losses labeled as lost opportunities and a once-mighty nation becoming a myth.
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London
Great Britain
Great
United States
Germany
Morning Post
Britain
Famine Prices Hit Alaska Circle City and Yukon
Telegrams received before the Danube sailed report a severe food shortage at Circle City and the lower Yukon. Flour sells for 45 dollars per sack and is available only through outfitters. butter bacon sugar and rye are unavailable at any price.
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Alaska
Victoria
B. C
Skaguay
Circle City
Yukon
Old bachelor quips widow jumps at marriage offer
A seasoned bachelor jokes that a widow will accept marriage offers quicker than she would jump at a mouse. The quip contrasts romantic boldness with caution, reflecting humor about widows and suitors.
Nebraska Senate Passes Sympathy Resolution With Boers
In Lincoln Nebraska on January 10 the senate adopted a resolution expressing sympathy with the Boers. The measure, amended from last week, praises President McKinley for offering friendly help to secure an honorable peace.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Senate
Great Britain
McKinley
House expresses sympathy for Filipinos in liberty struggle
Jefferson City Mo January 10 by a 75 to 47 vote the house adopted a resolution expressing sympathy with the Filipinos in their fight for liberty.
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Jefferson City
House
Senate Deliberates on Army Reorganization and Philippine Question
Senate discussions focus on military reform and a 100000 strong army while Lodge hails U S trade future against Europe. House actions advance reapportionment and appointive reforms as river and harbor debate continues amid notable speeches.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Bacon
Georgia
Philippine
United States
Europe
House
Crumpacker
Indiana
South
Hepburn
Iowa
Grow
Pensylvania
Secretary of War
Burleigh
Hopkins
Wilson
Lee
Shafter
Teller
Colorado
Manila
Hawley
Connecticut
Representative Clarke
New Hampshire
Cushman
Macon
Platt
Carter
Montana
Influenza Epidemic Grips Des Moines in 1901
Des Moines reports 22 500 ill with colds grip influenza or related illnesses about 30 percent of the population. Schools and businesses suffer as over 10 percent of workers and many pupils are absent. Three state officers change hands, with resignations and appointments to fill vacancies.
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Des Moines
Moines
West Des Moines High School
British casualties in Naauwpoort fighting total 12 dead
London reports January 5 clashes between Colonel Babbington forces and Boer commanders Delarey and Steenkamp at Naauwpoort leave twelve killed and thirty three wounded for the burghers retreating under pressure.
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London
Babbington
Delarey
Steenkamp
Naauwpoort
Russians Distribute Rice Rations in Chi Li Province
A Peking dispatch dated Monday reports Russians in Chi Li Province providing 10,000 rice rations on behalf of Emperor Nicholas.
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St. Petersburg
Chi-Li
Peking
Nicholas
Mayor closes Des Moines gambling houses without raid
A mayoral order issued through Chief Mathis shuts all Des Moines gambling houses. Proprieties that paid $200 monthly for immunity were simply notified to close and complied immediately.
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Hartenbower
Mathis
Des Moines
Governors to attend inauguration with staffs only
Adjutant General Byers reports telegrams from Nebraska and Wisconsin stating their governors will travel with staffs only to the Washington inauguration. He made this ruling before asking any Iowa companies to participate. those who go at their own expense may be formed into an Iowa battalion for the arrangements committee in Washington.
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Byers
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Washington
Iowa
Quarantine at Aborn Hotel in Des Moines Iowa
The Aborn hotel at Fourth Street and Court Avenue was quarantined by order of Secretary Kennedy of the state board of health. About seventy five people remained in the building when the quarantine began, including hotel staff. Thirty were dismissed after vaccination tests, required to show vaccination marks and swear the vaccine took effect within three years. The building was fumigated and inmates not exposed to the patient will be released after vaccination. The patient will be moved to the detention hospital.
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Iowa
Aborn
Fourth Street
Court Avenue
Kennedy
State Board of Health
Shiltz
Wiy
Schiltz
Smallpox Cases Rise Across Iowa With Fifty Deaths
Dr Kennedy reports at least 2000 smallpox cases since last October across 150 localities in Iowa. The disease, though not highly malignant, has caused no fewer than fifty deaths and is concentrated in Hamilton Webster and Boone counties. The outbreak appears to have no single origin and spreads as people gather indoors during winter.
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Iowa
Kennedy
Hamilton
Webster
Boone
Storm Lake
Turkish government grants travel papers for U S consul Norton
Washington reports the Turkish government issued traveling papers to Dr. Thomas Norton the newly appointed United States consul at Harpoot. The move is seen as signaling Turkey’s likely approval of a regular exequatur from the state department. A unrelated saying about a drunkard’s nose appears in the same text.
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Imitan
Washington
Thomas Norton
United States
Harpoot
State Department
Norton
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