Iowa News Highlights Local Crime and Court Rulings
Iowa items report Kate Rochford admitted to the South Dakota Supreme Court bar. Burglary hits Creston and Sioux City river front collide causing $12,000 loss. A Wright county marsh fire spreads over hundreds of acres with no end in sight. Sioux City bank losses total about $46,000 to be paid by shareholders. Des Moines Daily News marks sixteenth birthday with red ink edition. Fire destroys Jerome stores including Brazeale and Forsythe with minimal insurance. Entailed deaths, accidents, and legal actions span Bellevue, Chariton, O’Brien, and Sioux City, with multiple court cases and notable marriages and arrests.
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Kate Rochford
Devon
Iowa
Supreme Court of
South Dakota
Jones
Creston
Bivens & Helfenstine’s
Officer Johnson
Ed. Vandewalker
Castalla
Charles Mix County
Sioux City
Iowa Savings Bank
Des Moines Daily News
The
Daily News
Associated Press
Jerome
Appanoose County
D. M. Brazeale
Donald Forsythe
John Shelton
Brazeale
Albert Phillips
Bellevue
Independence
Phillips
Insane Asylum
Babe
Oakley
Charlton
Indianola
Chariton
J. D. Fletcher
Peter Peterson
Emil
Victor
Pekay
Peterson
Remley
McCarthy
J. H. Hutchinson
Iowa Falls
Norris King
Azleton
Dubuque
Heave
Political shifts and legal cases dominate the week
James R Sovereign loses Knights of Labor post as Henry A Hicks chosen successor. Mc Kinley surveys senate for Hawaiian annexation support. Amnesties for prisoners, Bartley embezzlement case, and Durrant stay of execution. Peruvian marriage law, bank safe robbery, and Cleveland offspring named Richard Folsome. Famine in Archangel, and Ohio legislature control battle ends with party splits.
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James R. Sovereign
Master Workman
Knights of Labor
Henry A. Hicks
New York
McKinley
Senate
Bartley
Nebraska
Douglas County
Supreme Court
Heine
Silver Creek
N. Y
San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
United States Supreme Court
Cleveland
Richard Folsome Cleveland
Mississippi
Crosby County
Texas
Panhandle
T. E. Harwood
Springfield
Bushnell
United States
Hanna
Georgia
Iron Furnaces to Raise Wages in Mahoning Valley
The blast furnace operators in the Mahoning valley will boost furnace workers wages by 10 percent, effective Wednesday December 1. The decision was announced in Youngstown Ohio on November 12.
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Youngstown, O
Mahoning Valley
Cleveland's Baby Named in Newborn heir Richard Folsom Cleveland
Cleveland's son and heir has been named Richard Folsom Cleveland. The name honors his grandfather, reflecting the family line and prominence of Grover Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Richard Folsom Cleveland
Court of Appeals rules 6 percent limit on building loans
Frankfort. The Court of Appeals overruled a petition for rehearing in Simpson v Kentucky Citizens Building and Loan association, holding the 6 percent cap unconstitutional. Borrowers who paid more than 6 percent may sue to recover. The ruling is a heavy blow to associations and may jeopardize such organizations in the state.
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Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Simpson
Kentucky Citizens’ Building and Loan Association
Novak Jury Obtained in Sensational Murder Case
In Vinton Iowa on November 12 twelve jurors were chosen for the Novak murder trial. County Attorney Tobin outlined the case against the defendant, with an indictment claiming death by a person and by a head wound with a weapon. The evidence is said to be circumstantial and the defense argues the facts do not justify conviction. The defense emphasizes lack of motive for Murray’s killing. The state will address corpus delicti, with about fifty witnesses expected to testify on that point.
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Cherokee County
Charles Whitcomb
Anamosa
Whitcomb
Fred Holtey
Chris Heinel
Larrabee
Holtey
Nebraska
George Pusey Kitchen
State University
Charles Fairall
Iowa City
Truman Fairall
O'Conner
McGuire
Adel Marion
Jacob M. Funk
Webster City
Funk
Hamilton County
Vinton
Iowa
Novak
Tobin
Ney
Murray
Insurance Law Violations Target Farmers in Michigan
In Ingham Eaton and Shiawassee counties farmers accuse life insurance policies for aged persons of ruinous cost. Investigations by Insurance Commissioner Campbell confirm complaints and he plans action against violators once evidence is secured.
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Lansing
Mich
Ingham
Eaton
Shiawassee
Campbell
Henry George Memorial Fund Seeks Broad Support
William Jennings Bryan donates 100 dollars to the Henry George memorial fund and sends a note of pleasure at joining the subscription. The drive aims for public participation with a 10 cent popular subscription to widen reach, inviting larger gifts too while keeping the fund accessible to all.
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Henry George
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Important Mission Debate in Indianapolis Meeting
Huntington Ind November 12 reports a major Presbyterian meeting in Indianapolis. A special committee of fifteen, appointed by the general assembly, discusses the home mission problem and seeks to harmonize eastern and western ideas. General Harrison presides. speakers are home mission committee members.
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Huntington
Ind
Indianapolis
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Harrison
PeruviAn indemnity claim urged after ill treatment
Washington reports the State Department has sent a firm note to Peru’s minister, Dr. Eguiguren, demanding a speedy settlement of the McCord indemnity claim. Victor H. McCord, an American citizen, was ill treated by Peruvian officers while in charge of railroads during a rebellion.
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Washington
Department of State
Eguiguren
Victor H. McCord
Fever Yell ow Fever Fades In New Orleans
New Orleans reports very few new cases and deaths as the yellow fever scare eases. Local health officials failed to persuade the Mississippi board of health to lift the quarantine.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Board of Health
Chicago Board of Trade Quotations Range Report
The table lists today’s range of quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade as of November 11. Prices across traded commodities show movement within the day’s session and reflect market activity on the committee floor.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Board of Trade
Desperado Wakeman Dead After Checotah Shootout
Deputy lawmen killed Buck Wakeman alias George Thorne alias Red Buck near Checotah I T in a clash with U S Marshal Bennett's deputies George Lawson and Hezz Bus sie Wakeman once with the Dalton gang and a Guthrie jail break accomplice His body was brought to Muskogee I T for burial
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Kall
Muskogee
I. T
Buck’ Wakeman
George Thorne
Red Buck
Dalton Gang
Checotah
United States
Bennett
George Lawson
Guthrie
C. T
Neel
Doolin
Professor Shields resigns over liquor license signing
Princeton New Jersey November 13 1920 Professor Charles W Shields D D LL D a Princeton University faculty member resigned from Presbyterian church rolls at his own request after signing a liquor license petition for Princeton Inn owned by an alumnus The presbytery reaffirmed church rulings deeming such acts reprehensible with President Patton dissenting as the case drew strong church condemnation
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Princeton
Ian
N. J
Princeton Inn
Charles W. Shields
The
Presbyterian Church
Prebytery
New Brunswick
Patton
Shields
Presbytery
General Assemblies
Presbyterian
Spain AbandonsPlan to Build Five Warships
Madrid plans to build two new cruisers of 2000 tons each after failing to raise 3,000,000 pounds by loan or tax. The move aims to obtain credits to build more men of war and upgrade vessels. Spanish naval authorities claim their navy already surpasses the American fleet. El Correo notes Carlists may seize Cuba as a trigger for complications.
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Ers
London
Madrid
The
Daily Mail
Cortez
Senor Sagasta
el Correo
Cuba
Durrant Respite Delays Hanging in Lamont Case
Theodore Durrant, condemned for Blanche Lamont's murder, gains a stay as the California Supreme Court issues a writ of probable cause delaying the execution. All judges concur, and Warden Hale is told to halt preparation until further orders.
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Sacramento
Cal
Theodore Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Durrant
State Supreme Court
Warden Hale
Supreme Court
Broke American Road Records By F E German
Surveyors in Brocton Massachusetts confirm F E German set multiple road records during a two day trial. He rode 321 1/2 miles in 24 hours surpassing the American standard by seven and a half miles. He completed a century in 6 06 20 and lowered the New England double century to 13 31 34 and the American triple century to 22 10 00. In 11 45 he covered 175 miles, five miles beyond the twelve hour mark.
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Brocton
Mass
F. E. German
New England
Brotherhood Convention Opens in Reading with 175 Delegates
The third bi minimal convention of the Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip opens in Reading on Thursday and runs four days. The federation council met in the morning and Rev. S Bridenbaugh delivered the welcome in the afternoon. Over 175 delegates attend as 374 chapters are listed nationwide across eighteen denominations.
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Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip
Reading
Federation Council
Green Glass Makers to Quit Association Plans Plant Closures
Members of the Green Glass Manufacturers Association met at the Auditorium Hotel and voted to close all plants represented by the association on May 15, 1898 for an indefinite period.
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Green Glass Makers
Chicago
Green Glass Manufacturers’ Association
Auditorium Hotel
May Unite to Coerce China
Berlin reports rumors that France and Germany began talks on joint diplomatic action and possible naval action over outrages against missionaries in China.
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China
Berlin
France
Germany
Indians Demand Inquiry at White Rocks Utah
In White Rocks Utah November 10 Captain Wright orders brought forces from Fort Duchesnes to establish a camp. Lieutenant Cavenaugh with fifteen men arrives to investigate rumors that Indians are leaving the reservation toward Colorado to avenge a massacre. He will meet Sowawick chief of the White Rivers who demand a Washington inquiry.
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White Rocks
Utah
Wright
Cavenaugh
Fort Duchesnes
Colorado
Lincoln elected acting president of Pullman company
Directors choose Robert T. Lincoln to lead Pullman's Palace Car Company as acting president. Election of a permanent president was postponed indefinitely.
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Lincoln
Chicago
Robert T. Lincoln
Pullman's Palace Car Company
Qualet in Madrid Outlook Brightens for U S
Madrid reports a calmer atmosphere and improved outlook for the United States with greater quiet prevailing.
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Qualet
Madrid
United States
Literary notes and magazine previews of November issues
The passage sketches upcoming features in major magazines and books for November 1898. It highlights The Ladies' Home Journal serializing The Inner Experiences of a Cabinet Member's Wife, previews Outing and Harper's Magazine contents, Kipling’s Captains Courageous, and new works from Century Co. It notes Art Interchange, The Art Amateur, and reviews in American Monthly.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Washington
Roswell S. Hill
Rudyard Kipling
New York
Kipling
America
Last of the Darling Family Restless Grace Darling Legacy
Westminster Gazette reports George A Darling, last of Grace Darling’s family, now poor and receiving parish relief. He sells Grace Darling biographies to survive in Seahouses, Northumberland, while her Bramburgh tomb and its canopy memorial decay and are repaired amid neglect of relatives.
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Grace Darling
Westminster Gazette
George A. Darling
Poe
Seahouses
North Sundland
Grace Dari
Grace D Ling
Bramburgh
St. Aidan’s Grace
Darling
Europe
Tone of the Bell and Its Metal Composition
An expert in bell making contests the belief that gold or silver in bell metal improves tone. The best tone comes from copper and tin ratios around 79 to 21, with excess tin or copper causing brittleness or dullness. The process uses layered loam molds, pouring molten metal, cooling, and testing for tone before shipment. rings 10 to 15 days for small bells, longer for large ones, with a 40 day to several months timeline for chimes.
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Belles Europe
Flight of Birds at Night Observed from Providence
Mr Frank W Very of the Ladd On servatory Providence Rhode Island reports notable nocturnal bird migrations seen under the moon. Using a four inch telescope magnifying forty times he notes birds moving south in small groups with an average speed around 67 miles per hour and some estimates exceeding 100 miles per hour during September observations.
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Frank W. Very
Ladd Onservatory
Providence
R. I
Very
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