Oil interests seek control of Des Moines ice plants
Des Moines reports Standard Oil seeks to secure dominance of the local ice business through A L Clinite with options on most plants. Des Moines ice plants valued near 1.5 million dollars. Board of Control summaries cover hospital meals costs for inmates and a state insurance report for 1899. The I J Welle company previews adding autos to Des Moines livery service as experiments continue. The Board closes its Mt Pleasant industrial theft probe finding no conspiracy and questions key witness credibility.
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Des Moines
Standard Oil Company
A. L. Clinite
Crystal Oil Company
Clinite
M. J. Westlake
Jersey City
I. J. Welle Company
Jesse Ells
Hack and Bus
Board of Control
John W. Stone
Industrial Department For the Insane
Mt. Pleasant
Henry County
Burlington
Daily News
Fli Harding
News
Vaid
L. A. Wilkinson
Kinne
Two Ottumwa Men Robbed on Train and Jumped Off
Burlington police and secret service captured two men linked to a bold box car robbery near Chariton on an eastbound freight. Two Ottumwa youths, Will Boyer and Burke, were robbed and told to jump or be shot. one died later, others injured. The suspects face trial in Monroe or Lucas counties.
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Burlington
Chariton
Tower
Monroe
Lucas County
Will Boyer
Burke
Ottumwa
Tower 310
Albia
Cosper, Paymaster Elas Mourned in Rockford
Maj Elas Cosper longtime paymaster of the old Seventy fourth Illinois volunteers died suddenly in Rockford at age 70. He also served many years as manager of the John P Manny Reaper Company.
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Mlias Cosper
Rockford
Elas Cosper
Saventyfourth Illinois Volunteers
John P. Manny Reaper Company
Sioux City to Make Recount of Census Count
Sioux City officials acting with the Commercial association plan a recount to challenge the federal census of 33 111. Mayor A H Burton will present lists of names to Washington and designate experienced Commercial staff to reenumerate and expose discrepancies. The district with a female enumerator is cited as possibly 1000 short, and Polk Directory work also reveals variances.
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Sioux City
Federal Census Bureau
Commercial Association
A. H. Burton
Washington
Census Bureau
Polk Directory Company
Suspected Train Robber Arrested Near Avoca
A man named Fred W. Spurlang was arrested in Avoca suspected of being one of the Kansas City train bandits who held up the train south of the city. Detectives had shadowed him for a week and tied him to the escapee who wore a red sweater.
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Council
Souneih Bigits
Avoca
Kansas City
Chasaxter
Secret Service
Fred W. Spurlang
Ilinois
Seward
Neb
Minden
Hog Cholera Rages Across Iowa Prompting Market Shipments
Des Moines reports an unusual surge of young hogs sent to market over ten days. Hog cholera is blamed for widespread mortality in Grimes Storm Lake Sac City and many other Iowa points along Milwaukee and Rock Island lines. Railroads ordered inquiries as the disease spreads in western and northwestern Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Grimes
Storm Lake
Sac City
Milwaukee
van Meter
Stuart
Rock Island
Knoxville man Austie Ghrist vanishes after defrauding creditors
Oct 11 Knoxville reports Austie Ghrist, a local businessman, disappeared with a team and buggy after leaving town amid bank suspicions and forged notes. He owned an implement and carriage business and a large stable, had shipped horses, and carried heavy borrowings secured by questionable notes. Estimated liabilities reach 20,000 with assets around 10,000. forged notes totaling about 5,000 left behind.
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Knoxville
the Express
Austie Ghrist
Shive
Pella
Christ
West Main Street
East Robinson Street
Sinega
Robbery Plot Foiled by Tip and Armed Guard
A Winterset tip warned Sioux City authorities of a planned post office robbery by the same gang that looted St Joseph Missouri. The Sioux City post office was surrounded by armed guards and the job abandoned. Separately clerk William F Brower of Moville was charged with embezzling about 2000 from his employer.
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Sioux City
Winterset
Iowa
Postoffice
St. Joseph
Pee
William F. Brower
Moville
Coleman
Brower
Dodd Testifies He Has Not Seen Alleged St Ritchie
In Ottumwa district court Dick Dodd denies ever meeting Samuel J. Ritchie the Baltimore arrestee linked to the Eldon bank robbery case. Pinkerton official W F Jorsee aided previous convictions along with the Ritchie dispute and identity claims. Iowa horses contend at New York show with John Manning winning top prize shipping Floyd county team.
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Dick Dodd
St. Ritchie
Ottumwa
Eldon
Samuel J. Ritchie
Baltimore
Dodd
Ritchie
J. Bryant
Chicago Pinkerton Agency
W. F. Jorsee
Iowa
Charles City
John Manning
New York
Manning
Floyd County
Scarcity of Freight Cars Hits Lines Across Iowa
A Dubuque report quotes an Illinois Central freight official saying railcar shortages are worst in memory. He notes similar conditions on other roads as shippers are urged to unload quickly at destination. Grain dairy and livestock shipments rise with cooler weather.
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Dubuque
Il Jnois Central
Hawarden Woman Hangs Self in Cellar
Mrs. A Sunden, mother of Mrs Walter Smith of Hawarden, was found hanging in the cellar. The death occurred during the night as the body was cold when found after breakfast failed to elicit a response. A bed sheet suicide is noted.
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Hawarden
A. Sunden
Walter Smith
Murder in Second Decree Verdict in Royal Branch Case
In Iowa the Royal Branch murder case ends with a verdict of murder in the second degree for killing Lavina Cameron. Hospital bulletins note the weak news. Ft. Dodge filings seek 3000 damages against the city over a defective sidewalk.
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Chariton
State of
Iowa
Royal Branch
Lavina Cameron
Ft. Dodge
Minnie Simmons
Hall of Fame election confirms 28 nominees for tablets
New York voters at the Hall of Fame contest concluded with the Senate of New York University confirming the committee results. From 252 names, 28 received the required votes including Washington, Lincoln, Webster, Franklin, Grant, Marshall, Jefferson, Emerson, Longfellow and others. The final slate remains open to reach fifty total selections, with more names to be named later.
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New York
Senate of
New York University
Senate
Hall of Fame
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Benjamin Franklin
U.S. Grant
John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry W. Longfellow
Washington Irving
Jonathan Edwards
David G. Farragut
Samuel F. B. Morse
Henry Clay
George Peabody
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Robert E. Lee
Peter Cooper
Horace Mann
Henry Ward Beecher
Eli Whitney
James Kent
Joseph Storey
John Adams
William Ellery Channing
James Anduvon
Elias Howe
William Morris Hunt
Gilbert Stuart
Asa Gray
A.vy
Pingree Wins Tax Plan Repeals Railroad Charters
Lancing Michigan October 15 The legislature adjourned its special session having enacted Pingree s tax on corporate property and repealed special railroad charters A joint resolution would submit a constitutional amendment to voters granting the state power to tax corporate property by value The reform would shift away from gross earnings and, experts estimate, potentially more than doubling railroad property taxes.
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Lancing
Mich
Pingree
Report of Brig. Gen. Davis Porto Rico findings
Washington reports the annual review by Brigadier General Davis for the department of Porto Rico. It notes future garrison needs beyond gun protection at San Juan, ongoing fortifications, and plans for a naval station and coaling facility. It highlights successful use of natives as soldiers and significant relief aid costs for hurricane victims. The year’s elections show no armed presence at polling sites.
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Washington
War Department
Davis
Department of Porto Rico
San Juan
Porto Rico
Spain
United States
West Indies
Vvu
Quartermaster’s Department
Lebon Demonstrates Gas Illumination For Public
A century ago in July Lebon staged the first public demonstration of gas lighting. This historic event marked gas as a practical source of illumination beyond experiments and private use.
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Lebon
Earles at Peking begins formal legations calls
Li Hung Chang presses for peace talks in Peking as he and Prince Chang plan to address foreign ministers with a proposal to meet at the tsung-li-yamen. Li Hung Chang questions the decree banishing Prince Tuan while Yang Luh resigns as peace commissioner.
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Fle
Peking
Tien [Sin
Shanghai
Hong Chang
General Chaffee
General Wilson
United States
Conger
Karl Li
Li Hung Chang
Prince Chang
Ace
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Yang Luh
Prince Tuan
Wisconsin Breaks All Records On Trial Trip
The battleship Wisconsin set a new speed record on a trial run off Santa Barbara California posting an official four hour average of 17.25 knots over 64 miles, surpassing the Alabama. The run occurred in fair conditions with a favorable sea state and a light east wind.
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Wisconsin
Santa Barbara
Cal
Alabama
Brave act of W. S. Ament rescues missionaries near Tung Chow
A London Times report says on June 7 American missionary W. S. Ament led fourteen carts from Peking to Tung Chow, a fourteen mile trek, to rescue twenty three missionaries from Te king siege, an act praised as heroic and devoted by Western observers.
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Tung Chow
New York
London
the Times
Teking
Yung Chow
Conger
United States
Peking
Ament
Rebel control widens in Wei Chan prefecture report
The Times notes in Hong Kong that six Wei Chan districts are under rebel influence and warns Canton would face serious suppression challenges if unrest spreads. An imperial edict dated October 1 promises Prince Ching return to Peking once negotiations improve.
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London
Times
Hong Kong
Wei Chan
Canton
Teking
Peking
Prince Ching
New Ocean Greyhound Sets Passenger Record
The New Ocean Greyhound, the famous Deutsch ship with a displacement of 220, capacity 1 057 passengers, has established a new record. The text also references Stomach Bitters and Garfield Tea as remedies, noting fifty years of cures, purifying blood, and home remedies, with unrelated ad-like phrases about vain women and twins.
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Quy Reese
Garfield
Easil Garfiela
Miners Announce Terms After Strike Convention
Scranton report says anthracite miners accept a 10 percent wage rise offered by mine owners if pay continues through April 1, 1901 and the sliding scale is abolished in Lehigh and Schuylkill regions. If rejected, arbitration to be proposed and work not resumed until official notice ends the strike.
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Scranton
Amthracite
Lehigh
Schuykill
Yellow fever cases rise and quarantine widens at Wasana
The Wasana health report lists 113 new yellow fever cases since October 1. Major Peterson and Frank Hayes are ill, Natalie Brown also is infected, and 129 Spanish immigrants remain in quarantine due to ongoing smallpox aboard the vessel.
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Ywasana
Peterson
Frank Hayes
North American Trust Company
Natalie Brown
Trust Company
Health Department
Gorgias
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Frank F. Merriam
Lowa
Towa
Owa
Austin Ghrist
Eldora
D. H. Rhodes
Vielde
New York Hall of Fame
Earles
Havana
Insiecere
Paris
Havas
Tien Tsin
Hung Chang
St. Jacobs Oi
W. L. Douglas
W. J. Douglas Wee
W. Ll Douglas
Douglas Shoe Co
Brockton
Mass
Bray
Catal
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Boston
TREO
Druczisi
Seiu Adie
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