Enterprising Iowa Merchant Seeks Partner and Local Trials Grow
The Polk county district court reports multiple Iowa cases including William Altenberger pleading guilty to assaulting his wife with intent to murder and J Frank Smith found guilty of embezzlement. Other items note a fatal accident near Logan, a gang confrontation in Marion, and a murder trial in Marquoketa with a possible retrial.
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Rock Box
Des Moines
District Court of
Polk County
William Altenberger
Berger
East Des Moines
Logan
Condon
Cheesebrough
J. Frank Smith
Keokuk Bar Association
Ernest Heck
Nauvoo
Ill
Smith
Keokuk
Chicago
Minneapolis & St. Paul
Marion
Seaton
Sheriff Cone
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
George Bennett
Milwaukee
News of the Week Highlights and Local Events
Edward Langtry dies in an asylum after a recent estrangement from Jersey Lily. Berlin leprosy conference declares the disease caused by the bacillus, contagious but not hereditary, with compulsory isolation. Cincinnati opera house dome collapse kills three, injures many. Kansas insurance chief defies court on license issuance. Kasson named special agent to negotiate reciprocity under the Dingley tariff. Argentine rains secure harvest. 1,000,000 tons wheat export forecast. Moret to offer Cuban posts to locals. Indianapolis mayoral race favor to Taggart by about 5,000. Swiss council approves compulsory sickness insurance. Ex Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii in Washington with pneumonia, risk of death.
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Edward Langtry
Jersey
Lily
Berlin
Norway
Robinson Opera House
Cincinnati
MecNall
Kansas
John A. Kasson
Congress
Iowa
Austria
Department of State
Senor Moret
Cuba
Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
W. N. Harding
National Council of Switzerland
Lilioukalaui
Hawaii
Washington
Iowa Patent Office Reports Iowa Inventors Lead with Eight Patents
Dis closed with Oct 5 patent week totals 393 patents issued. eight Iowa inventors listed among others from Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Missouri Illinois and New York. T A Reynolds of Bunch receives a shear aid device patent and R W Liddle of Gilbert gets an attachment to raise and lower buggy tops. Copyright granted to J S Lord of Des Moines for a pictorial work Dog-on-it. Des Moines solicitors Thomas G and J Ralph Orwie offer patent services.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Illinois
New York
J. 3S. Lord
Des Moines
Thomas G. and
J. Ralph Orwie
British seal experts to meet in London in October
The British foreign office informed the US ambassador Col. John Hay that a joint meeting of seal experts from Great Britain Canada and the United States will take place as agreed by the marquis of Salisbury. Prof. Dancy Thompson the British seal expert has left for the United States to attend.
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London
British Foreign Office
United States
Col
John Hay
Great Britain
Canada
Marquis of Salisbury
Dancy Thompson
Gold Strike Reported Near Revenue Tunnel Mount Sneffels
A great gold strike is reported near the Revenue tunnel on Mount Sneffels in Ouray county Colorado. Tests reach $200,000 per ton and $1,000 extracted from two cubic feet of rock.
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Colorado
Denver
Col
Revenue Tunnel
Mount Sneffels
Ouray County
Chicago Board of Trade Quotation Range Report
Chicago Board of Trade figures from October 15 show the daily range of quotations across futures. The table lists grain and commodity contracts with bids and offers reflecting market activity and price shifts for the session.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Creek Chief Protests Allotment Treaty Ratification
Chief Ispar jech cer communicates to the Creek council a strong protest against ratifying the allotment treaty. The message condemns the move and urges rejection of the agreement.
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Muskogee, I. T
Isparhecher
Creek Nation
Creek Council
French Trade in Good Condition in Third Quarter
Official returns show French imports for the third quarter of 1897 up 39,035,000 francs from 1896 and exports up 212,427,000 francs from the previous year.
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Paris
France
Illinois Bankers Convene End With Banquet and Talk
The Illinois Bankers Association wrapped its seventh annual convention in Peoria with a banquet at the National Lodge. A planned debate on postal savings banks was led by W. S. Rearick of Ashland after Senator Mason could not attend. Eckels delivered the keynote address and officers were elected: W. T. Fenton president, J. L. Hamilton Jr. first vice president, Edward Tilden secretary, A. B. Hoblitt treasurer.
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Nois Bankers’ Association
Peoria
Ill
Illinois Bankrs’ Association
National Hoge
Senator Mason
Rearick
Ashland
Mason
Postal Savings Bank
L. J. Gage
Treasury
James H. Eckels
John Farson
Chicago
American Bankers’ Association
Detroit
Ilinois
Frank W. Tracy
Illinois
W. T. Fenton
National Bank of the Republic
J. L. Hamilton, Jr
Hoopeston
Edward Tilden
A .B. Hoblitt
Bloomington
Yellow fever in New Orleans shows no decline
New Orleans on October 16 reports persistent yellow fever activity with nine deaths in the latest day and a slow rate of improvement. Weather remains warm and sultry, reducing prospects for quick containment.
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New Orleans
No More Temple Cup Games Declared By Major League Magnate
A National League magnate says the Temple Cup games in Baltimore harmed baseball in Boston, Baltimore, and other cities. He expects a vote at the November Philadelphia meeting to abolish the feature, with at least five magnates backing the move.
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Washington
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
May Run for Senator in Indianapolis Race
Ex Governor Matthews and Senator Turpie fail to agree on the United States senatorship and are expected to compete next year. Matthews resisted stepping aside earlier, with supporters pushing him to remain in the race regardless of Turpie’s plans.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Matthews
Turpie
United States
Catholic Mutual Benefit Council elects officers in Grand Rapids
The eleventh triennial session of the supreme council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit association closed with officers elected and installed. Martin Brennen of Detroit was chosen president. Buffalo will host the next session. Reports show 2,130,418 disbursed from the beneficiary fund 22,438 for expenses and 133,134 in reserve. Total membership 42,646, up 8,441 in three years.
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Catholic Mutual Benefit Council
Grand Rapids
Mich
Supreme Council of the
Catholic Mutual Benefit Association
Martin Brennen
Detroit
Buffalo
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association Forms in Des Moines
Suffragists in Des Moines on October 16 renamed the group to the Iowa Equal Suffrage association. The session featured county reports and papers by members. Mrs. Julia C. Hallam of Sioux City delivered the principal afternoon address. A resolutions committee with one member from each county was appointed and will report today.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Woman
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Julia C. Hallam
Sioux City
Maher Challenges Corbett For World Heavyweight Fight
Pittsburg Oct 16 M J Connellly representing Peter Maher sues a challenge to James J Corbett for the world heavyweight title with a $5 000 side bet. The bout would be held before the club offering the largest purse and if Corbett declines any fighter worldwide may accept.
Indiana Baptist Convention Receives Franklin College Report
Greensburg Indiana October 16. The third day of the Indiana Baptist convention drew larger crowds and heightened interest. The educational work at Franklin College was reported as in good condition and financially prosperous.
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Indiana Baptist Convention
Greensburg
Ind
Franklin College
Wool Reaches Peak Price In Warren Sale
Warren Ohio October 16 wool hit multi year high as a large grower sold two years' clip at 26 cents a pound.
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Warren
Ohio
Insurgents Gain in Cuban Conflicts as Weyler Faces Recall
Key West reports a day of heavy combat across Havana and Santiago de Cuba provinces. In Las Fosos twenty five people perish amid starvation and violence. Spanish casualties mount as Madruga and Santa Cruz clash, and a convoy is seized with seven thousand dollars taken. Weyler faces pressure and possible recall as unrest grows.
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Fla
Las Fosos
Havana
Santiago de Las Vegas
Weyler
Spain
Madruga
Arango
Aranguren
Palmerola
Vincent Ends Luetgert Defense With Forceful Plea
Ex Judge Vincent completes closing arguments for Adolph Luetgert's defense in the murder trial. He speaks after Attorney Phalen who criticized police handling of evidence. Vincent criticizes Inspector Schaack as he urges the jury to accept the defense's view of the case.
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Chicago
Adolph L. Luetgert
Vincent
Phalen
Inspector Schaack
Strangled by Robbers in Kendallville Murder
In Kendallville Indiana near Brimfield two masked men killed Adam Huffman a leading landowner after tying a rope to his bed and choking him for two hours. Huffman’s hired man was badly hurt and may not recover. Bloodhounds pursue the robbers.
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Kendallville
Ind
Brimfield
Adam Huffman
Indiana
Huffman
Train Wreck Fatalities Near Stittsville Ottawa
The Toronto Express of the Canadian Pacific collided with a freight at Stittsville at 5 am. Engineer Rondeau and mail clerk R Peden died, a tramp also perished, and freight brakeman Hastye later died. Freight engineer McQuaig suffered a broken leg. The crash was blamed on operator carelessness at Stittsville.
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Ottawa
Ont
Toronto Express
Canadian Pacific Railway
Stittsville
Rondeau
R. Peden
Hastye
McQuaig
Att Stittsville
Farmers to Fight Robbers in Indiana
Elwood Ind Oct 16 An organized gang has operated three months in Madison and Tipton counties looting 100 barns of farm products and burning 25 to cover crimes Farmers form a vigilance committee to defend homes.
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Elwood
Ind
Madison
Tipton
Christian Woman's Board of Missions Opens Convention
The national convention in Indianapolis began with an opening social at Central Christian Church. Dr D R Lucas and Mrs O A Burgess national president, along with Rev B A Jenkins, delivered welcome addresses.
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Christian Women's Missions
Indianapolis
Ind
Christian Woman’s Board of Missions
Central Christian Church
D. R. Lucas
O. A. Burgess
Christian Woman's Board of Missions
B. A. Jenkins
Pardon for All Cuban Exiles
Madrid reports a cabinet decision to pardon all Cuban exiles not covered by prior amnesties and to suspend the September 12 decree on Philippine reforms. The decree had ordered strict suppression of political associations and the secret pact of blood societies.
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Madrid
Philippine Islands
Pope in Good Health Receives Irish Pilgrims
In Rome on Thursday morning the pope greeted Irish pilgrims and appeared in excellent health, though visibly more bowed than last year. His voice echoed clearly through the Sistine Chapel.
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Rome
Sistine Chapel
Central West Congregational Association closes two day session
Galesburg Illinois October 16 The Central West Congregational Association ended a two days session in Oneida with papers of unusual interest.
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Galesburg
Central West Congregational Association
Oneida
St Andrew’s Brotherhood Holds Largest Convention in English Speaking World
Sixteen hundred St Andrew’s men from across the English speaking world attended a communion in St Paul’s Cathedral Buffalo on Friday. The Rochester England bishop presided as reports from American and Canadian chapters showed substantial growth, with 1,226 chapters now active. James L. Houghteling urged Brotherhood service. G R Parkin urged away from home schooling. Dudley of Kentucky urged patriot duty and self-respect in citizenship. The convention was the largest ever held by the brotherhood.
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Buffalo
N. Y
St. Andrew’s
St. Paul's Cathedral
Rochester
England
James L. Houghteling
Chicago
American Brotherhood
Brotherhood
G. R. Parkin
Upper Canada College
Toronto
The
Money to Fight Fever Fire Chief Reports
New Orleans officials will receive 50 000 more for sanitary work raising total spend to 180 000 in just over four months. The fever spreads with cases in Galveston Biloxi Franklin Shreveport and Edwards with several recoveries and two deaths in the region. Snow reported at Alpine Texas could slow spread.
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Foster
Alpine
Texas
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Galveston
Edwards
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Franklin
Shreveport
Justice Stephen J. Field to retire from Supreme Court
Washington reports that Justice Stephen J. Field of California notified President McKinley of his intention to retire. Court members paid respects after adjournment. A December nomination is expected for Field’s successor with Attorney General McKenna as a likely pick.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Stephen J. Field
California
McKinley
Congress
McKenna
Kate Winslow Foundered Off Seul Choix Point
The schooner Kate Winslow laden with pig iron foundered in Lake Michigan off Seul Choix point. Captain J. Cuyler and crew reached shore at Whitedale with no loss of life. Vessel and cargo valued at $15,000. departed Gladstone for Sandusky.
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Lake Mihigan
Manistique Mich
Kate Winslow
Lake Michigan
Seul Choix Point
J. Cuyler
Whitedale
Winslow
Gladstone
Sandusky
Ohio
Foreign Missions Fund Exceeds Record Total
The Foreign Christian Missionary Society of Cincinnati announced a year total of 106000 dollars for foreign missions. The Disciples of Christ group, awaiting its Indianapolis meeting, supports work in Japan China India Turkey Africa and Scandinavia.
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Cincinnati
Foreign Christian Missionary Society
The
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Indianapolis
Japan
China
India
Turkey
Africa
Scandinavia
Auditor Davis Vanishes in Adair County Scandal
Creston Iowa Oct 13 Auditor Davis of Adair county is missing. Bondsmen offer 500 reward for his arrest. Board of supervisors declares the office vacant. It is believed a 5000 shortage will be found in the office accounts.
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Creston
Iowa
Davis c
Adair County
Board of Supervisors
Not Offered Van Wyck's Place in Tammany Ticket
New York Oct 13 The report that Croker offered Van Wyck's place on the Tammany ticket to Judge Gay is not denied on any side as of this afternoon.
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van Wyck
New York
Croker
Tammany
Gaynor
Heiress Kidnapped in Minneapolis Case Involving Morris
The Rutherford family, wealthy in Minneapolis, reports daughter Fanny missing after a note claimed she would return from St. Paul. Police offer a reward for J A Morris, a man with a criminal history, believed to have kidnapped the 25 year old heiress. Morris allegedly met the family while traveling south last spring. A later letter, written under restraint, claimed she was happily married. Police pursue leads to confirm kidnapping and locate Fanny Rutherford.
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Morris
Miss Rutherford
George Rutherford
Minneapolis
Discovery claims fountain of youth via bicycle
The Chicago Tribune records a humorous exchange where Grinnen declares a fountain of youth exists, only to reveal it is a bicycle. Barrett questions the claim as Grinnen explains the discovery is not a literal fountain.
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Grinnen
Barret
Chicago Tribune
Noted Men and Children Impress Kings and Princes
The King of Siam plans to meet Alphonso of Spain and the little queen of Holland during his European trip and become their friend. The young Spanish king exudes playful dignity while the Prince of Wales is seen as strict yet jovial. President Faure enjoys romps with his grandson and delays public birth news to time proclamations with Russia.
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Siam
Europe
Alphonso
Spain
Holland
Prince of Wales
Princess of
Battenberg
Prince Edward of York
President Faure
France
Russia
Paris
St. Petersburg
Seize or Forego: Disraeli on Opportunity and Advantage
A concise reflection attributed to Disraeli urges judgment in opportunity and the discipline to forgo gain when appropriate. It contrasts timely action with prudent restraint in pursuing advantage.
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