Iowa headlines from Des Moines and beyond in 1895
Governor elect Leslie M Shaw to chair Indiana monetary convention proceedings. Des Moines Daily News celebrates circulation growth with renewed cannon salute. Des Moines and Ft Madison burglars wrongfully target railway offices. John F Boyle indicted for assault with intent to murder. Prisoner Frank Novak adapts to stone cutting in Anamosa. Lyon Moats cases ruled in Eagle Grove and Des Moines. Atlantic crime case links Lyons with gang. secret partitions found in Webster City. Des Moines store murder shocks city as Kahler’s tragedy unfolds. Kidnapping foiled in Cedar Falls. maniac surrenders after rescuers locate a boy. State board of control preferred by lawmakers. Whittlesey bondsmen seek congressional reimbursement. Bio notes cover shootings, trials, and trains near Murray.
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Chicago, Ft. Madison
Des Moines
Ft. Madison
John F. Boyle
Polk County Grand Jury
Boyle
Edward Boyle
Oliver Boyle
Highland Park
Conrad
Frank Novak
Anamosa
Clarion
Lyon
Moats
Eagle Grove
Birdsall
Alonzo Helms
Atlantic
Wesley Vance
Louis Ross
Webster City
Vance
Grand Jury
Rolla A. Heikes
Dayton, C
Grimm
Charles W. Budd
Heikes
Fairview Park
Dayton
Gaynor
District Court
Woodbury County
D. H. Talbot
Sioux City National Bank
Sioux City
Talbot
Supreme Court
State University
Iowa City
John
Ella Hall
Creston
Earle & Prouty
J. H. Duggan
H.S. Clarke, Sr
H. S. Clarke, Jr
J. E. Markel
United
C. L. Kahler & Co
Frank Kahler
J. W. Stone
Thomas Ariss
Clif Childs
Cedar Falls
Earl Coleman
Coleman
Fred Champlain
Opera House
Des Moines Dispatch
Iowa
Healey
Porter
Frank Merriam
Various World and US Events Highlight Turbulent Week
Dispatch reports the French steamer Louis foundered off Banduck with all fifteen crew lost. Hanna’s supporters claim a 75 to 70 safe margin amid political maneuvering. Glass factories resume, 12 000 workers employed. Major Handy dies in Augusta. Durrant hanged at San Quentin after proclaiming innocence and forgiveness. Nebraska court upholds Bartley embezzlement sentence. Ohio House repeals street railway franchise. may target Hanna. Beijing loan talks advance. Britain seeks equal access for all powers in China. Teller urges US to intervene in China partition plans. Gold standard favored by monetary commission. back money reforms advanced. Ohio anti-flanna coalition names Mason speaker. anti-Hanna faction secures Senate. Li Hang Chang comments on China’s diplomacy with Germany. London Ontario floor collapse kills 30 at political meeting.
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Hanna
Moses P. Handy
United States
Augusta
Theodore Durrant
Blanche Lamont
San Francisco
San Quentin
Durrant
Finois Senate
Chicago
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Bartley
Ohio House
London Evening News
Great Britain
China
Monetary Commission
Indianapolis
Mason
Senate
Li Hang Chang
Germany
London
Ont
Elocution Free Cooperation in Education Plan
Professor Amherst Ott earns praise for a cooperative education idea offering one free Drake Summer School of Oratory and English scholarship per town. The plan is practical with proven success and a 15 cent registration fee. The first applicant in each town receives board and tuition free admission and a free ticket to the Midland Chautauqua.
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Amherst Ott
Drake
Oratory
Summer School of
One Tilled and Three Fart
Explosion in a sewer at Central Park boulevard and Humboldt Street Friday at 10 am killed Riley and injured three workers. Dynamite placed to blow earth and stones exploded when Riley struck it with his pick, tossing him 200 feet and tearing his body. About forty laborers worked nearby. only luck prevented more casualties.
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Chicago
Central Park Boulevard
Humboldt Street
Riley
Edouardo Tay lore vs Frank Starbuck set for Sangerfest race
Edouardo Tay lore the little Frenchman who was defeated by Michael has been matched against Frank Starbuck. The race will be run on the Sangerfest half track in Philadelphia on January 15.
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Taylor and
Starbuck
New York
Edouardo Taylore
Michael
Frank Starbuck
Sangerfest
Philadelphia
Two Counterfeit Hundred Dollar Bills Found in New York
Two counterfeit $100 silver certificates surfaced in New York. One arrived at a bank during routine business and another appeared at the subtreasury, raising concern among officials about circulating fakes.
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New York
Icehouse Collapse Kills Two in Whitmore Lake
A construction accident at a large icehouse for P. D. Armour Packing Co. near Ann Arbor leaves two dead and about twenty injured. Four workers are missing as seventeen wounded are accounted for. cause of the disaster is unknown. Eighty workers were inside when the structure fell.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Whitmore Lake
P. D. Armour Packing Company
Chicago
Bennett & Ashley
Libeled schooner Donna L. Briggs in New Haven harbor
The schooner Donna L Briggs of Stonington Conn now in New Haven harbor with lumber cargo has been libeled as a filibuster. It is believed the Briggs aided the Smith last August in an expedition to Cuba sailing from Florida's southern coast and meeting another vessel at sea.
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New Haven, Conn
Donna L. Briggs
Stonington
Conn
New Haven
Briggs
Smith
Cuba
Florida
McKinley to End War Over Cuba Autonomy
London reports Washington believes Cuban autonomy fails to satisfy both factions and Spain. Destitution in Cuba is severe, with voluntary relief far short of needs. A note from Washington may urge Spain to halt the war once US efforts prove insufficient. The president is horrified by Cuban suffering and plans decisive action.
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Cuba
London
Jan
Washington
Daily Chronicle
McKinley
United States
Spain
Creditors appoint trustees for Sherry lumbering assets
Oshkosh men Thomas Daly George Danielson Nee nah G E McDill William Bigelow and Charles Radford were chosen by Sherry's creditors to oversee the estate. Ben Hooper, attorney for the assignee, said inventory reached nearly 1,250,000 with liabilities slightly lower, while net assets after encumbrances fall under 400,000.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Thomas Daly
George Danielson
Neenah
G. E. McDill
Stevens Point
William Bigelow
Milwaukee
Charles Radford
Henry Sherry
Ben Hooper
Sherry
Horticultural Committee Seeks San Jos Scale Action
A committee appointed by the State Horticultural Society asked Governor Tanner for a supplemental call to legislate the extermination of the San Jos scale infesting nursery stock. Tanner listened but said it was too late to act in this session.
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Springfield
State Horticultural Society
Tanner
San Jos
United States Minister to Entertain Diplomatic Corps in Madrid
Gen Stewart L Woodford prepares a banquet for the diplomatic corps to honor the arrival of M Jules Patenotre the new French ambassador to Spain who formerly served in Washington as ambassador to the United States
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Wil
Patenotre
Madrid
Stewart L. Woodford
United States
M. Jules Patenotre
Spain
Washington
Money Named for Senator in Mississippi Caucus
A joint Democratic caucus in Jackson Mississippi nominated HH D Money by acclamation to succeed Senator George. The caucus lasted exactly fifteen minutes in representatives hall Thursday.
Anti-Scalper Hearing Opens in Washington
The interstate commerce committee resumed its hearing on the anti scalper bill. McKenzie of the American Ticket Brokers association testified that brokers secured about 95 percent of their tickets from railroad companies. Dow and King spoke on opposing and supporting sides respectively.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Committe
McKenzie
American Ticket Brokers’ Association
P. E. Dow
New York
Commercial Travelers’ National League
William F. King
The
Merchants’ Association of New York
Italy to Send Warship to Shanghai
Rome reports that Italy will dispatch a cruiser to Shanghai to protect Italian residents if needed, but no squadron is planned.
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Italy
Rome
Shanghai
Government to seek silver coin concessions in Italy
Beckt concessions on Siberr. fiome Jan 7 The government will send delegates to Switzerland France and Belgium to obtain concessions on circulating their silver coinage in Italy.
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Becks
Siberr
Fiome
Switzerland
France
Belgium
Italy
Improvement Shows Forty Percent of the Cotton Crop Still in Farmers Hands
G Dun and Co reports 1897 failures at 13 522, liabilities 31 771 000. total failures 18 351 with liabilities 154 332 07e. average per failure 3 578, the lowest since 1892. Stock market losses and grain slump temper the new year, while wool and textile prices hold near best levels.
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New York
G. Dun & Co
Offo
Baltimore
New England Works
United States
Canada
May Settle on Hi
May settle on him as the Democratic opposition’s choice for senator in Columbus Ohio today. Democratic leaders plan a Monday night caucus to test doubtful members and unit against fusion that could sustain a deadlock and influence prime candidates. The steering committee aims to field Kurtz as the opposition’s short term and possible nominee.
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Columbus
Ohio
Enou
Visun
Mr. Kurtz
Pea Man
Governor signs bill on soldiers home funding in Springfield
Gov. Tanner signs an appropriation bill for the Soldiers and Sailors' home in Springfield. The measure, though expected to be approved Friday, was postponed after Lt. Gov. Northcott and Speaker Curtis left town, delaying engrossed copy signatures to next week.
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Tanner
Springfield
Northcott
Curtis
Calom Remains Sen Washington Speculation Endures
Callom says he has no intention of filling the interstate commerce commission seat, though the President has suggested he might, while chatter about other appointive moves continues in Washington. A separate Draper trial in Jacksonville faces delays as bailiffs seek 100 men to read papers and testify, with motions passed amid charges of attempted crooked work.
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Draper
Jacksonville
Tyaper
Tlfanse
Tnes
Craemer Sentenced to Hang for Mueller Child Murder
In Seattle on January 7, Craemer received a third death sentence for the murder of Philip Mueller and his child. The court noted the third execution term, with appeal avenues as Gov. Roebuck may intervene.
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Seattle
Wash
H .Mer
Phillipa Mueller
Child
Craemer
Ger
Gov
Telegraph Reaches Coomassie Sparks Native Alarm
A telegraph link run to Coomassie from the past is praised by anti natives who cut sections of the wire to fashion armilets.
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London
Coomassie
Civil service debate dominates early January sessions
Washington reports show the Senate and House focusing on civil service law questions. Sherman replies to inquiry as debate grows. Teller proposes bonds paid in standard silver dollars. House committees spend long hours on the appropriation bill amid ongoing civil service discussions.
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Washinton
Sherman
Senate
Teller
United States
Finance Committee
HOUSE
Washington
Messrs. Curtiss
Rep. Mich
Hepburn
Rep
Iowa
Clarke
N. H
Infringement Question on Window Shade Ratchet Patent
Drs Moines January 7 W J M asks if using a ratchet in an improved window shade rower would infringe Hartshorn’s combined ratchet detent spring and roller claim. Attorneys state that all four parts form a potentially patentable combination. removing any part breaks the claim and avoids infringement.
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Drs Moines
Hartshorn
Tuos. G
J. Ratpan Orawie
Solicitors of Patents
German Navy Orders Mahan Work Supplied to Libraries
Berlin January 10 The German naval department orders a translation of Captain Mahan’s Influence of Sea Power in History to be provided to all public libraries schools and government institutions.
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Honora
Berlin
Naval Department
Captain Mahan
Lady Henry Somerset Resigns Presidency Again
London January 10 Lady Henry Somerset resigns as president of the British Women's Temperance association due to prolonged ill health.
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Henry
London
Henry Somerset
British Women’s Temperance Association
Butterworth Improves Slowly in Thomasville
Benjamin Butterworth continues to improve in Thomasville Georgia with Dr Morion confirming a chance to get well.
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Butterworth
Thomasville
Benjamin Butterworth
Morion
Quotations Ranges From Chicago Board of Trade Table
Chicago Jan 7 The table lists the range of quotations on the board of trade.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Board of Trade
Lumber Yard Fire at Craw Island Saginaw
A blaze at the Saginaw Lumber and Salt Company yard on Craw Island three miles below Saginaw destroyed 16,000,000 feet of lumber and damaged the mill plant valued at 250000 dollars. Steamers from Saginaw and Bay City fought the flames but efforts to stop the fire failed.
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Saginaw, Mich
Saginaw Lumber and Salt Company
Craw Island
Saginaw
Bay City
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Centerville
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John A. Larson
Iowa Printing Company
East Side
A. B. Funk
Dickinson County
George A. Newman
Black Hawk County
Charles H. Talmadge
West Union
Fayette County
S. D. Miles
Nora Springs
Floyd County
Iowa State Association of Elocutionists
Ott
Drake School of Oratory
Jordan
Stanford University
State Teachers’ Association
R. N. Whittlesey
Council Bluffs
Congress
Ann Gillette
Burlington
Boston
van Buren
Arkansas
Gillette
Samuel D. Colburn
Kossuth
Republic
Andrew Parsons
George Morehead
Maquoketa
Peter Hurst
Percy
Crawford
Neb
Cherry Street
Cherry
Hurst
Murray
Beatrice
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Marseilles
Louis
Banduck
Hield
M’kinley
Farcme
Lipton
Congress of the Representatives of the
Omaha
Grosvenor
Johnson
Lloyd
Dem
Allen
United State
Republican Party
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