Crook Hochfeld Sentenced in Des Moines Ten States Forgery Plot
Des Moines reports William E. Hochfeld an extensive forger operating in ten states. He received ten years in prison with hard labor at Fort Madison after being arrested for uttering forged checks. Authorities found one thousand blank checks across forty cities and nine states. Judge Bishop called him a professional and refused leniency.
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Des Moines
Willian E. Hochfeld
Bishop
Fort Madison
Anton Rienburg
Old Colony Trust Company vs Dubuque Line Ends in Auction
Judge Shiras rules Dean & Co. entitled to Eighth Street line in dispute with Dubuque Light and Traction. Public sale to satisfy a judgment, tied to a $400000 dispute over misrepresentation by General Electric. Cincinnati intervenors win partial reversal in circuit court action.
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Dubuque
Dunvevr
Shiras
United States Court
Old Colony Trust Colony
Dubuque Light and Traction Company
Dean & Co
Cincinnati
Eighth Street
General Electric Company
New York
Iowa Central & Western Railroad Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation filed in Des Moines to build a line from Oskaloosa to Des Moines via Pella and Cordova connecting with the Wabash. Principal incorporators include L. M. Martin, George W. Seevers, C. E. Lofland, Seth Zug, and P. E. Bousquet. The plan also calls for extending from Belmond to Algona and possibly into the Dakotas.
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C. E. Lofland
Oskaloosa
Seth Zug
Pella
P. E. Bousquet
Iowa Central
Belmond
Algona
Dakotas
Cedar Rapids Strike Ends at Oatmeal Plant
Representatives of the American Cereal Co. from Chicago settled a strike by 150 female workers in Cedar Rapids. They showed a new wrapping method that is faster and offered a choice between returning to old wages or accepting $1 per day. The workers chose to return to the old wages.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Ramps
American Cereal Co
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Garner North Western Increases Capital
Amended articles filed with the secretary of state raise Cedar Rapids Garner & Northwestern capital from 50000 to 250000. President A C Ripley signs with secretary H S Brush. The line connects with Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern and plans a seven mile extension from Garner to the northwest.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids, Garner & Northwestern
A. C. Ripley
H. 8. Brush
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Garner
Indicted in Murder Case at Audubon County
Atlantic reports James Cunningham and Arthur Palmer indicted by the Audubon county grand jury for the murder of Cunningham's illegitimate child. The body was found near the fair grounds last winter. Cunningham bound at 10000 dollars and Palmer at 5000. Trial set for December term.
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Atlantic
James Cunningham
Arthur Palmer
Audubon County Grand Jury
Cunningham
Fair Grounds
Palmer
West Union Postoffice Robbed by Burglars
Burglars entered the West Union post office and took 350 dollars in stamps plus 85 dollars in cash. Constable Parrott of Vandalia pursued the robbers toward the Big Wapsie timber, and they exchanged gunfire with no injuries. the burglars escaped.
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West Union Postoffice
West Union
Constable Parrott
Vandalia
Big Wapsie
Decision on Mulci Law Rebates Declared In Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa Supreme Court rules no refund of the multi liquor tax after a liquor business operates more than six months. Decision handed down in Hubbell and Aborn of Des Moines versus York County.
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Iowa Supreme Court
F. M. Hubbell
A. Aborn
Des Moines
York County
Convicted of Heinous Offenses in Local Case
Waterloo jury finds Fred Champlin guilty of abduction and sodomy. The victim is the son of Rev. F. J. Coleman, leading Cedar Falls M. E. district figure.
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Waterloo
Fred Champlin
Rev
F. J. Coleman
Cedar Falls M. E
Maquoketa Woman Found Dead Suspected Poisoning
Cepar Rapids Oct 29 Mrs Henry Howell of Maquoketa was found in dying agony at her home A cup containing vinegar believed poisoned lay beside her It is thought to be a self inflicted death.
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Cepar Rapids
Henry Howell
Maquoketa
Diphtheria Devastates Dubuque Family of Six Children
In Dusveve on October 26, T Phillips, a Dubuque mechanic, lost three of his six children to black diphtheria within a week. The father has made three trips to the graveyard and fears further losses as the illness trials his family.
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Dusveve
T. Phillips
Dubuque
Foreman Falls Forty Feet At Des Moines Post Office
William Chittenden, foreman at Des Moines Manufacturing and Supply, fell about forty feet from the third floor of the post office building while placing a smokestack. He suffered three broken ribs, a broken right arm in two places, two broken foot bones, and serious internal injuries, with fears of fatal outcome.
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Des Moines
William Chittenden
Des Moines Manufacturing and Supply Company
Post Office
Mysterious Landscape Painter Foils Cedar Rapids Scam
A dapper man arrived in Cedar Rapids claiming a church letter from Aurora Illinois. He joined the Methodist church, bought clothes and a camera, passed a $35 Aurora bank check, then stole a horse and buggy in Marion. He used the name L Dolland McKenzie. last heard none.
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Cepan Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Aurora
Methodist Church
L. Dolland McKenzie
Train brakeman dies after being crushed at Carroll
Andrew McCloud a Northwestern brakeman was killed at Carroll when he was caught between an engine and car while coupling. He died about four hours later from internal injuries. His parents from Moingona arrived and were with him at death.
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Andrew McCloud
Northwestern
Carroll
Moingona
Station Agent Robbed at I N W Depot
Washington report says railroad agent E G Fox returned from dinner to find the depot till open and 53 dollars missing. The theft suggests a local familiarity with the surroundings, but no robbers have been identified yet.
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Washington
E. G. Fox
Multiple Iowa Tragedies and Legal Wins Highlight Marshalltown to Clinton County
In Marshalltown 3 year old Lilah Leonard died from burns after playing with matches while her mother worked at Clow’s Up-to-Date. Coroners investigate. In Ely a coroner’s jury ruled Edward Moore died of bullet wounds from unknown assailants, believed to be murdered by tramps. Sioux City’s Edward Hawman died in Cudahy Packing heavy machinery, body mangled. Clinton County District Court awarded 73341.80 to D J Batchelder against Warner Lock Company. plant sold to satisfy judgment after receivership and building repairs. Des Moines dispatch notes A E Stillwell acquired half interest in Des Moines and Kansas City road with plans to connect Port Arthur system via Dainsville to Pattonsburg for immediate construction.
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Marshalltown
Lilah Leonard
Irene Leonard
Edward Hawman
Cudahy Packing Company
Sioux City
Wolfe
District Court
Clinton County
Clinton
Warner Lock Company
D. J. Batchelder
Warners
Chicago
Batchelder
Batehelder
Des Moines Dispatch
The
Kansas City Journal
A. E. Stillwell
Pittsburg & Gulf Line
New York
Philadelphia
Des Moines & Kansas City
Des Moines
Dainsville
Pattonsburg
Port Arthur
Supreme Court Rules Against Railroads in Traffic Case
Washington dispatch: The United States Supreme Court decides the joint traffic association railroad case in favor of the United States against the railroads. The ruling upholds that the traffic agreement restrains trade, reversing lower court decisions and affecting major railway properties. The association formed in 1895 by thirty-one railways aimed to set fair rates and regulate interstate traffic.
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United States Supreme Court
Washington Dispatch
Joint Traffic Association Railroad
United States
Great Trunk Lines
Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Kitchener Warns Diplomacy May End Crisis
In an interview published October 28 General Kitchener says he is only a soldier and ignorant of diplomacy yet hopes diplomats settle the difficulty amicably. He praises France and Major Marchand for cordial reception at Fashoda and expresses confidence in diplomatic solution over war.
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Pants
Evenment
Kitchener
Marchand
Fashoda
Plague at Our Gates Two Plague Deaths on French Vessel
In San Francisco a French bark named Duchesse Anne from Hong Kong arrived bearing a yellow flag. Two crew members died from bubonic plague during the voyage Captain Gregory died August 20 and sailor Menier died September 19. The ship was placed in quarantine.
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San Francisco
Hong Kong
Gregory
Menier
Spain and U S agree Cuban debt terms in peace protocol
The Spanish peace commissioners accept the American view against assuming Cuban debt. American commissioners refuse to take full or joint responsibility for Spanish finances. Spanish commissioners abandon the effort and agree Cuban articles of the protocol will be included in the ultimate peace treaty without conditions.
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United States
Expansion decided upon Philippines kept by McKinley
President McKinley decides to retain all of the Philippines and to assume 40 000 000 dollars of the Philippine debt in exchange for Spain’s quitclaim. American peace commissioners will present the decision to Spanish negotiators in Paris after a cabinet meeting discussing the issue.
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McKinley
Philippine Islands
Washington
Philippines
United States
Spain
Paris
Chicago
The
Times-Herald
Stars and Stripes
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Congress
Senate
Nx 8
Verdict in Virden Riot Deaths Returns Unknown Gunman Nerox
Coroners jury in Springfield completes fourteen day inquest into nine Virden riot victims. Each death ruled by gunshot wounds inflicted by weapons in hands of unknown parties. No censorship or grand jury recommendations issued. Also reports horse sale escapade and Augusta Thistlewood’s sixth Providence marriage with prior husbands as ushers.
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Springfield
Virden
Chicago-Virden Coal Company
Ventina
Col
Augusta Thistlewood
Providence
R. I
Arrival of Major Marchand at Khartoum eases Anglo French tensions
Londox reports Major Marchand reached Khartoum en route to Cairo with part of his report. Despite Paris denial, it’s believed he received a hint to go to Cairo. French withdrawal of Fashoda expedition, seven officers and 120 men, eases diplomatic embarrassment for Delcasse and Paris.
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Major Marchand
Khartoum
Londox
Cairo
Baratier
Fashoda
Paris
France
France Must Go Fashoda Crisis Report
The Pall Mall Gazette summaries the British cabinet decision: Marchand must withdraw from Fashoda unconditionally with no talks on access to the Nile until withdrawal. It states full aid for withdrawal by any chosen route and notes Russia urged France to avoid war while planning to weigh in for a settlement on Egyptian affairs.
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Marchand
Fashoda
France
Nile
Pall Mall Gazette
Russia
Egypt
Death of Col. George E. Waring Jr From Yellow Fever
New York reports Col. George E. Waring Jr. died of yellow fever at age 67 after contracting the disease in Havana during a sanitary survey for the government. He fell ill on the voyage home and died shortly before 8 o clock Saturday morning after a rapid decline marked by black vomit.
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New York
George E. Waring, Jr
Colonel Waring
Havana
Gov Tanner Promises Force Against Incoming Invaders
Madison Ill Oct 28 Gov Tanner told 1200 listeners he will not tolerate wholesale importation of foreigners into Illinois. He warned he will meet any mob at the state line and shoot it to pieces with Gatling guns, regardless of railroad or patron.
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Tanner
Madison
Ill
Ilinois
Virden
State Line
Court to Order New Dreyfus Inquiry in Paris
Paris court of cassation will adopt Bard's conclusions as reporter and order a supplementary investigation. Yves Guyot in Le Siecle asserts secret Dreyfus documents were burned several days ago.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Court of Cassation
Bard
Yves Guyot
Siecle
Porto Rico evacuation completed and Havana crisis looms
Admiral Schley reports the last detachment of Spanish troops has left Porto Rico. In Havana relations sour as protests over cannon sales to Hammel are ignored. Captain Brooks records 150 cannons moved and a gun loaded aboard the Alfonso XIII while Americans seek enforcement power. Gaum named by Americans for the Ladrones under protocol terms. Porto Rico transfer near completion. Cuban settlement expected this week.
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Schley
Navy Department
Porto Rico
Havana
F. H. Hammel
Brooks
Paris
Gaum
Ladrones
United States
Spain
United States to Assume Spanish Debt for Philippine Annexation
Washington decision to assume about 8 million pounds in Spanish bonds issued in 1896. The United States will use Philippine revenues to cover interest and principal, avoiding immediate cash payment by Congress. Senators expected to ratify a treaty including the debt assumption.
End of Spanish Soldiers Transfer Debated in Havana
In joint sessions General Butler proposed January 1 as evacuation day for Spanish troops in Cuba while General Parrado warned of the impossibility of moving 20 000 sick soldiers and ships shortage. No agreement was reached though American leaders expect Spanish acceptance of January 1 as evacuation date.
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Havana
Butler
Parrado
Brooklyn Ordered to Manila by Way of Suez Canal
The Brooklyn cruiser will sail for Manila with recruits ammunition and supplies for Admiral Dewey's fleet by Monday or Tuesday. She will coal at Colombo Ceylon. Work on the cruiser Chicago is advancing rapidly and may be commissioned next week.
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Brooklyn
Manila
New York
Navy Yard
Suez Canal
Admiral Dewey
Colombo
Ceylon
Chicago
Gas supply dwindles as last well fails in Hagerstown
Hagerstown Indiana October 31 the Hagerstown Natural Gas Company has just brought in its last well showing only a faint trace of gas not enough to justify piping. The failed well suggests gas supply is becoming exhausted according to experts who note the area previously yielded strong pressure.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Acme Wrecking Company Seeks Maine Recovery Work
Washington October 31 The Acme Wrecking Company of San Francisco asks the navy department for authorization to raise the battleship Maine. The firm has Pacific coast wrecking experience and believes it can lift the Maine in Havana harbor.
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Washington
Acme Wrecking Company of
San Francisco
Navy Department
Maine
Pacific Coast
Havana Harbor
Petition by Leech Lake Indians for timber-cutting continuance
A petition signed by 127 Leech Lake Pillager Indians in Minnesota requests continuation of authority to cut dead and down timber. Dated Leech Lake October 22, it is headed by fifteen chiefs and was received by Secretary Bliss on Friday October 29.
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Washington
Leech Lake
Minnesota
Bliss Friday
Mark
Suspected Flora Bank Robber Captured in Marion
Marion Indiana October 31 Geo Martin, suspected of being one of the Flora bank robbers, was arrested here. He is the second alleged gang member taken into custody. The Flora bank theft totaled ten thousand dollars.
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Marion
Ind
Geo. Martin
Flora
War preparations sweep European ports in October notices
Toulon authorities receive orders to house four infantry battalions 1500 marines and 600 artillerymen as war looms. Paris dispatches reveal Portsmouth Devonport and Chatham yards ordered to ready six torpedo boat destroyers while Europa Andromeda rush to service and liners may be drafted. Marseilles reports Lord Richener and Captain Baratier traveling from Alexandria after discussing tribal customs.
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Paris
Toulon
London
Admiralty
Portsmouth
Devonport
Marseilles
Lord Richener
Khartoum
Baratier
Marchand
Alexandria
Egypt
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation Urges National Observance
The president proclaims Thanksgiving on November 24 and urges all citizens at home or abroad to observe a day of thanks. He cites harvest abundance, growing trade, strengthened credit, and postwar unity after war. The call emphasizes worship, gratitude, and divine guidance for continued prosperity and peace.
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Washineton
United States
Wilsam McKisvey
Jonx Hay
Pandemonium in Paris as cabinet trembles after attack
Paris reports tumult in the chamber of deputies with police deployed to deter protests. Chanoine, minister of war, was assaulted and resigned after a brief speech. A resolution to end insults against the army passed as Brisson faced a failed confidence vote 286 to 254. Ministers then withdrew while the president urged continuation until a new cabinet forms.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Chanoine
Chamber
M. Brisson
Illinois miners seek court injunction over Virden labor import
Coal operators in Illinois plan a petition for an injunction to stop Governor Tanner from interfering with bringing in laborers to replace striking workers at Virden. The move targets federal court action to curb state interference amid a labor dispute.
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Tanner
CubaGeo
Illinois
United States
General Fitzhugh Lee Confined by Illness at Home
General Fitzhugh Lee of Hl. Rhcum Mono Virginia is confined to bed after a chill and fever. Doctors report the condition not serious at present but there is concern a prolonged sickness may follow.
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Fitzhugh Lee
Rhcum Mono, Va
Bryan Suffer Typhoid in Savannah Hospital
In Savannah Georgia Col William Jennings Bryan recovering at a hotel from a light typhoid fever as a corps surgeon reports. A shocking quake like crash startled Harvey Reiff and family when the 15 year old 6 foot 180 pound boy fell through bed slats. A novel method produces ultra thin gold leaf by dissolving copper after plating.
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Bryan
Savannan
W. J. Bryan
Harvey Reiff
Maugansville
Harvey
War Department Inquiry Reveals Short Supplies and Harsh Words
An Oct. inquiry in Anniston and nearby cites poor medical supplies at Santiago and Camp Thomas. Witnesses say ration shortages, unusable tents, and delayed requisitions affected soldiers. A surgeon recalls telling troops to eat what they had, drawing rebuke from Gen. Wilson.
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Anniston
Ala
Quartermaster Department
Vers
Maj Hubbard
Ninth New York
Col
Seaman
Wis
Camp Douglas
Santiago
Rose
First Infantry
Col. Cabell
Second
Arkansas
Segond
Third Army Corps
Nun
King
Wisconsin
Gen. Wilson
Wilson
Hunxisville
Ma Thompson
Michigan
Montauk
Florida
Beas
New Yon City
Chattanooga
Ca Thomas
Chickamauga Park
HaTtranooga
Tenn
Comegys
Stapp
Cor Augusta
Obscure 19th Century Obituaries and Celebrations
Oliver IT Morton died in a cage last week and was praised by Indiana's wartime governor Oliver Moron. Edmund Dowse of Sherborn Massachusetts marked sixty years as pastor, a record in New England. Mr and Mrs Samuel Kell celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary in Brook last week with nearly seventy descendants in attendance.
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Oliver IT. Morton
Indiana
Oliver Moron
Federal Court of App
Edmund Dowse
Sherborn
New England
Samuel 8. Kell
Broo
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