Des Moines Notes on Rail Road Plans and Elections
Des Moines reports on E S Ellsworth Iowa Falls urging Des Moines Iowa Falls and Northern rail road progress while the Duluth and New Orleans project stalls. Voting machine bids from Climax and Standard are reviewed by the county, with commission tests pending. The Bonaparte dam case and Mt Pleasant hospital theft inquiry are outlined, including judge Kinne's findings and possible outcomes.
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Des Moines
E. S. Ellsworth
Iowa Falls
Des
Duluth
New Orleans
Corps of Engineers
John W. Stone
Mt. Pleasant
Board of Control
Judge Kinne
Express
Rsans
Stone
Burlington
Mt. Vieasant
Btone
Tate
Burington
Palmer Dead Aged Senator and Governor Dies at 83
Springfield Illinois September 26 ex United States Senator and ex Governor John M Palmer died at his home from heart failure He was 83 and had served as honorary pallbearer at General McClernands funeral and viewed city illuminations the night before Palmer was the Gold Democrat candidate for president in 1896.
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Springfield
Ill
United States
John M. Palmer
General Palmer
McClernand
Gold Democrats
General Palmer laid to rest in Carlinville cemetery
Under gray skies and cold rain the remains of General John MacAuley Palmer were interred in Carlinville cemetery yesterday afternoon, Springfield reports.
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Palmer
Springfield
Ill
John Macauley Palmer
Carlinville
Disastrous Freight Wreck Near Creston Stuns Iowa
Freight collision ten miles east of Creston kills three men including engineer Peter McAloon of Ottumwa and fireman Lyman Sprowl, with a tramp also dead. Several injured, stock losses of fifteen cattle, and three cars of grain wrecked. Questions linger if block signal at Afton was displayed as the two freight trains collided on a sharp curve.
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Harlington
Creston
Bariington
Peter McAloon
Ottumwa
Lyman Sprowl
Tom O'Brien
Chicago
Afton
McAloon
Sprowl
West End
Building a New Road Finds Big Force at Foster
Donald Jeffrey, renowned contractor, has arrived with twelve car loads of horses scrapers and tents to begin constructing a four mile railroad from Foster to Hilton by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad. The line will follow Soap creek with light grading and a sixty day completion target, linking Foster Coal with the Wabash and Iowa Central.
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Milwaukee
Foster
Donald Jeffrey
Delmar
Oxford Junction
Hilton
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
Soap Creek
Foster Coal Company
Wabash
Iowa Central
Tornado at Ferguson Kills Two and Injures Many
A tornado swept Ferguson nine miles south of Marshalltown on Tuesday night at 8 30 killing two children George Lovelady and Elmo Lovelady and injuring several others including Mamie H Oliver Thomas Pilling and John Lovelady The Hotel Hutsin and several dwellings were demolished with debris strewn over half a mile The Robinsons escaped injury despite debris falling on their depot sleeping quarters.
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Marshalltown
Ferguson
George Lovelady
Elmo Lovelady
John Lovelady
Hutsin
Mamie H
Robert Keevan
Peter Olson
Milwaukee
I. Beale & Co
Letter From Mrs Conger Describes Siege of Beijing Legation
Mrs Edwin H Conger wife of the US minister in Peking China writes to her sister recounting siege and bombardment of the British legation from June 20 to August 16. She notes daily fire threats starvation described eating horse and mule meat and dogs for converts, emphasizes survival by the grace of God and relief when troops arrived August 14.
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Chicago
Edwin H. Conger
United States
Peking
China
J. S. McConnell
Legation
Tien Tsin
Tsung-Huamen
Frank Sigler Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Sidney reports the jury found Frank Sigler guilty of murder in the second degree for the killing of William Schultz on J. W. Shunick premises. Indicted for first degree, the defense hinged on insanity. The sentence could reach eight years in the penitentiary.
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Sidney
Frank Sigler
Sigler
William Schultz
J. W. Shunick
Hedrick Woman Burned to Death at Barn Fire
Ottumwa reports Mrs. Henry Osterfosse died in Hedrick when a fire destroyed her husband’s barn. While family ate supper smoke alarms led to discovery. the charred body was found later with both limbs burned off. The search began with missing person fears and concluded with the grim finding among embers.
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Hedrick
Ottumwa
Henry Osterfosse
Osterfosse
China Degrades Pekin Leaders in Imperial Edict
Washington reports a Chinese edict blaming ministers for Boxer outrages and ordering the degradation of four princes, including Prince Tuan, to be tried by the imperial clan court. The move signals a possible shift in the ruling dynasty and removes major reactionary figures from influence, potentially easing pressures for negotiations.
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Tuan
Washington
China
United States
Goodnow
Shanghai
State Department
Sheng
Pekin
Prince Tuan
Imperial Clan Court
Supreme Judicial Tribunal of
Alignment of powers over German Chinese ringleaders pact
Washington October 1 The alignment of powers on the German proposition to make punishment of Chinese ringleaders a condition precedent to negotiations is as follows Great Britain Russia and France oppose as imprudent Japan wavers to keep harmony among powers Austria and Italy back Germany forming a solid dreibund The leading powers do not challenge the German proposal and their replies show hesitationJane seems to have accepted it with little consideration.
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Washington
Great Britain
Russia
France
United States
Japan
Austria
Italy
Germany
Dreibund
Jane
Supposed Work of Tramps at Independence High School
Vandalism and incendiarism at the Independence high school are blamed on tramps. Books torn, pictures toppled, and a basement fire caused partial destruction. Loss estimated at about 2000 dollars, fully insured. School to remain closed for six weeks.
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Independence
Conner Named For Congress In Tenth District Race
DenisonJudge J P Conner of Denison captured the Tenth district nomination on the 96th ballot in Fort Dodge on Sept 27. The total vote was 153 with Conner receiving 86, aided by Kossuth, Pocahontas and Webster counties. Conner, born 1881 in Delaware county Indiana, moved to Black Hawk Iowa in 1854 and built a career as lawyer and judge before his 1886 district role.
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Fort Dodge
J. P. Conner
Denison
Conner
Calhoun
Crawford
Emmett
Greene
Humboldt
Kossuth
Pocahontas
Webster
Ingham
James P. Conner
Delaware County
Indiana
Blackhawk
Iowa
Upper Iowa University
Alice M. Cowdery
Howard Sentenced to Hang in Goebel Case
In Frankfort Kentucky on October 1 Judge Cantrill overruled the motion for a new trial in the Goebel assassination case of James Howard and sentenced him to hang on December 7. Attorneys may file their bill of exceptions in the appeal to the Court of Appeals before October 3. Howard declared he is innocent as the sentence was pronounced.
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Goebel
Frankfort
James Howard
Cantrill
Howard
Court of Appeals
Alleged horse thief captured in Benton county
Benton county officers say they captured one of a gang of horse thieves terrorizing the area. Jack Davis was caught selling a stolen horse and buggy in Chelsea after a tip to Pelle Plain. Sheriff Dirr brought him to Belle Plaine and investigators hope to break the gang. George W. Vanderbilt adds a 190000 dairy building to Baltimore Farms. Ottumwa library election: Carnegie offer passed by large margin despite women voting in second election. judge earlier ruled women could not vote. Handshaking carries much meaning.
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Benton County
Benton
Pelle Plain
Jack Davis
Watkins
Chelsea
Davis
Dirr
Belle Plaine
George W. Vanderbilt
Baltimore Farms
Ottumwa
Andrew Carnegie
Judeve
Town Cattle Win
Denison Sept 28 The W A Mc Henry herd of Aberdeen Angu s cattle won at the Illinois state fair taking aged and young herd prizes seven firsts and four seconds establishing their premiership for the year
Depot Agent Robbed of $1000 Express Package
Keokuk report from September 27 states Adams Express depot agent was robbed of a thousand-dollar package consigned by a local bank to Selma Iowa. The package was slated for gate delivery but disappeared when the agent checked out.
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Keokuk
Adams Express Company
Selma
Iowa
Atwaters Named Among Chinese Murder Victims
Grinnell Sept 26 The Atwaters of Oskaloosa were identified in press reports from China as among the murdered. Ernest Atwater, son of the late President Atwater of Penn College, was among the victims. The father, mother, and two daughters were killed near Foo Chow on August 15. The Chinese bread is boiled then browned in baking.
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Oskaloosa
Grinnell
Atwaters
China
Ernest Atwater
President Atwater
Penn College
Foo Chow
Locust Spring colliery strike ties up big mine
Locust Spring near Mount Carmel Pa went on strike yesterday. About 1200 to 1300 men and boys were employed at the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron owned mine which had operated without interruption. Strike leaders predict the North Franklin colliery may close. that mine also operated by Reading and employs about six hundred workers.
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Shamokin
Locust Spring
Mt. Carmel
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
North Franklin
Reading Company
Diaz Wins Mexico Presidency in Unanimous Vote
Dispatch from Mexico City reports Mexico's congress declaring General Diaz the unopposed presidential winner. He will be inaugurated in December as his health fully recovers from a recent indisposition.
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Chicago
Mexico
General Diaz
Solomon City Wiped Out by Alaska Storm
Seattle Sept 29 news reports Solomon City at the mouth of Solomon river was devastated by a coast storm. All buildings were swept away or wrecked. The town had 200 residents, all destitute and homeless.
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Solomon City
Seattle
Wash
Solomon River
Alaska
Chinese viceroys told to fight foreigners after Shanghai envoy
Paris dated dispatch reports Tung Fuh Sian named general of western and northern armies. The imperial secret decree orders Chinese viceroys to destroy foreigners.
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Paris
Shanghai
Tung Fuh Sian
Kentucky Election Law Compromise In Senate Outlook
Frankfort Ky Sept 27 The Democratic house caucus agrees on an election bill creating a state board with one Democrat, one Republican, and a state officer. They appoint county boards with party representation. An umpire is chosen from submitted lists. Democratic majorities will exist on county boards, which hold ministerial powers except over questioned ballots. Senate Democrats expected to accept the compromise.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
House Caucus
Senate
Fifty Gny Men Missing After Island Raid
General MacArthur reports Captain Shields and fifty-one men of Company F, Twenty-ninth Infantry, left Santa Cruz for Torrijos on September 11. No word since. likely captured with many killed or wounded. The unit, recruited at Fort McPherson, Georgia, includes Captain Shields, once lieutenant colonel of the Second Mississippi in the Spanish War. He resides in Natehen, Mississippi, where his wife now lives. The action occurred on an island south of Luzon near Marinduque, with U S troops garrisoned at Boag and Santa Cruz.
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Washington
MacArthur
War Department
Deverseaux Shields
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Santa Cruz
Torrijos
Fort McPherson
Shields
Mississippi
Natehen Miss
Luzon
Manila
Marinduque
United States
Boag
Santa Cruz, the Principal Port On the North Side. Captain Shields
End of Anthracite Strike Expected Quietly Next Week
New York reports via The Herald that a participant in the strike settlement talks says negotiations are not off and the miners will return to work gradually at a 10 percent wage increase. He notes no plan to recognize Mitchell and suggests board vacations delayed actions, otherwise settlement would have emerged earlier.
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New York
the Herald
Mitchell
Goebel's Slayer Guilty of Murder in the First Degree
Frankfort Kentucky September 27 The jury found Jim Howard guilty as the principal in the Goebel assassination and fixed the death penalty The jurors reported unanimous initial verdict followed by ballots on punishment with ten voting for death and two for life imprisonment Howard was remanded to jail with a visibly shaken reaction The jury was politically mixed nine Democrats one Republican and two anti Goebel Democrats
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Goebel
Frankfort
Jim Howard
Howard
Associated Press
Germany Recedes as Powers Move to Mild Chinese Plan
London reports indicate Germany has retreated from an untenable position. Paris desk notes an agreement among France Germany and Russia on a Chinese program to be offered to other powers soon. Britain warns the Netherlands over Kruger bullion transfer aboard a Dutch warship, risking neutrality breach.
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London
Germany
Paris
The
Morning Post
France
Russia
Holland
Great Britain
Amsterdam
Daily Mail
Kruger
Europe
Netherlands
To Blockade Chinese Ports
The Russian naval staff proposes blocking all Chinese naval ports in response to the Chinese fleet at Shanghai and plans to dispatch fast cruisers from allied squadrons to shield transports. Baron von Ketteler’s assassin remains under court martial. sentence deferred pending further information. Dispatch cites Steyn and Reitz as remaining with the fighting burghers. Boers 7,000 to 12,000 strong to harass British lines of communication.
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St. Petersburg
Shanghai
von Ketteler
Peking
Baron von Ketteler
Harrass
London
Steyn and Reitz
Daily Mail
Lorenzo Marquez
Insurgents Press U S Outposts Near Manila Bridge
News from Luzon reports vigorous insurgent assaults Monday night on U S positions near Zapote bridge Las Pinas Paranaque Bacoor and Imus about twelve miles south of Manila. Authorities estimate rebels at 400 with rifles. Inhabitants fled to churches as Americans dispersed the force, killing and wounding fifty. Surgeons see new hope as the fighting continues.
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Luzon
Manila
United States
Zapote Bridge
Las Pimas
Paranaque
Bacoor
Imus
Olive cultivation along the Mediterranean coast
The text notes olive growing in a long established Mediterranean coastal region, describing how olives have historically symbolized a place linked with sustenance and cultural heritage. It highlights enduring agricultural ties and local associations with olive production.
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Mediterranean Coast
Large Paris exhibit promises broad appeal this year
A bustling Paris exhibit draws attention with a focus on American remedies like Stomach Bitters praised for indigestion and constipation relief. The report notes the event’s wide interest and emphasizes safety, warning that a loaded pistol is especially dangerous when in possession of the owner.
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Paris Ex
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