Notes from the Capital in Des Moines 1900
Des Moines reports on a fall by Telephone company foreman John Pearson causing fractures to his left thigh and right foot. The page notes pork-packing plans with Harry West, a land purchase, and imminent plant operation. It covers Theodore Bertoch’s life sentence reversal by the Iowa Supreme Court and related court proceedings. Governor Shaw endorses a $10,248.70 Soldiers' Home aid warrant for Marshalltown for the June quarter, with full appropriation not yet provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Pearson
Telephone Company
Ninth and
Walnut
Shaw
Marshalltown
City Quarantine Ordered After Smallpox Case
City Physician Schlitz orders quarantine for Fred Barrs aged 15 in Se vastopol after a smallpox diagnosis. Six others in the family are exposed and to be quarantined. Source of infection is unknown, no other cases believed in city, first report in two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlitz
Fred Barrs
Sevastopol
Barrs
Amily
James F. Howard suspended for two years as attorney
Webster City attorney James F. Howard has his state license suspended for two years for unprofessional conduct. Hamilton county judges ordered proceedings after a Bar disbarment case against him. Howard appealed to the supreme court and lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Howard
Webster City
Hamiton
S. M. Weaver
George Barber
George C. Olmstead
N. B. Hyatt
A. N. Boege
Wesley Martin
Supreme court upholds trial ruling in Law estate case
The Iowa supreme court sustains Judge Stevenson’s ruling in the Polk county district court. A. F. Bissell as administrator of the Frank S. Law estate sued Frank Starzinger for $5,000 alleging liquor sales while Law was intoxicated caused damages to the estate. The court upheld the demurrer and dismissal with costs.
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Supreme Court
Stevenson
Polk County District Court
A. F. Bissell
Frank S. Law
Frank Starzinger
Starzinger
Des Moines
Tagalos Are Beaten in Northern Passay Action
Manila October 15 report that on the 12th inst. Company D of the Twenty sixth Infantry repulsed a Tagalo force in northern Passay. The enemy suffered twenty killed and forty wounded. Americans had two wounded and twenty two taken prisoner. Rifles and ammunition were captured.
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Manila
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Passay
Mrs Belden Re-elected President of Iowa Equal Suffrage Assn
Mrs Evelyn Belden of Sioux City was reelected president of the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association despite her protest. Delegates urged her to serve another year while electing officers including Dolly Romans Bradley, Nellie Nelson, Clara Richey, and M J Coggeshall. The resolution affirmed continued advocacy for women’s suffrage and the next convention site was to be decided by the executive committee.
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Belden
Des Moines
Evelyn Belden
Sioux City
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Dolly Romans Btadley
Denison
Nellie Nelson
Sheldon
Clara Richey
M. J. Coggeshall
Eliza Hunter
Martha Callanan
Emma C. Ladd
O’brien
Anna H. Ankeny
Polk County
Priest
Page County
Margaret Campbell
Frances Woods
Dessoines
Iowa
Marshalltown
Stirs Up Race Feeling in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids on October 19 Arthur Martin, a Black man, was held to the grand jury after insulting a white woman and striking an officer with brass knuckles during arrest. Other Black men aided, knives were shown, and local businessmen helped subdue the suspect. Two more defendants to be tried later. An unknown Black man also attempted to assault a white girl, heightening racial tensions in the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur Martin
Grand
Martin
Armour & Co fights $175,000 Ralya Market case in Sioux City
Armour & Co. defends a $175,000 dispute with Ralya Market of Sioux City over pork loins, arguing the Chicago firm cannot get a fair trial locally. Armour asks for the case to be tried outside the county, citing affidavits from county residents alleging prejudice against the Chicago company.
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Sioux City
Armour & Co
Ralya Market Company
Chicago
Ralya Company
Armour Company
Chicago Company
Punty
Etree
His Head Torn Off
Levi Thompson, 20, son of W. J. and Mary Thompson, was accidentally shot while cleaning an old muzzle loading shotgun four miles southwest of Carbon. He blew into the gun to test if loaded and discharged it, tearing off the back of his head. His brother Eli, 14, and his wife, just six weeks married, were present.
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Creston
Levi Thompson
W. J
Mary Thompson
Carbon
Thompson
Eli
Accident at a Crossing near Grundy Center
A wagon accident near Grundy Center left Mr. H Behrens with minor injuries and Mrs. Behrens seriously hurt. The buggy was wrecked after being struck by a freight train one mile west of Holland. The elderly couple, aged about 60 to 70, were on their way from Wellsburg when the crash occurred. The horse died on impact.
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Grundy Center
H. Behrens
Wellsburg
Holland
Remorse Grips Express Messenger After Train Robbery Killing
Council Bluffs reports Express Messenger Baxter, who shot and killed a train robber during a failed hold up, is driven near madness by remorse. He cannot escape the image of the man he killed and fears his actions will overwhelm him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Express
Baxter
Spite Work By Miscreants At Local Stores
Grand Junction October 19 miscreants dragged a tie from the C N W railway and broke the plate glass front of Druggist Crow and wrecked a display case at Jeweler Kleiser. The damage is blamed on drunks who have recently been refused liquor.
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Grand Junction
Crow
Kleiser
First Stone Laid For Engineering Hall In Ames
Ames October 19 The first stone of the new engineering hall at I. A. C. was laid. A large work force is at the site and construction will move quickly. Henry W Schleuter of Chicago is the contractor with a contract price of 154800 dollars.
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Wirst
Ames
I. A
Henry W. Schleuter
Chicago
Prominent grocer dies after accidental gunshot wound
Iowa City resident C. W. A. Hill, a noted local grocer, shot himself in the stomach while cleaning a gun. The ball passed through him and he died three hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
C. W. A. Hill
Sioux Rapids Contractor Arrested on Rape Charge
Sioux Rapids Oct. 16 Excitement grips town over the arrest of J W King a local contractor charged with rape of Mrs Mary Johnsons 11 year old daughter King waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury under bonds of 2000 He has two sons prominent in business here and an estimable family.
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Sioux Rapids
J. W. King
Mary Johnson
King
Distillery Proprietor Dies in Fermenting Room Accident
Oskaloosa report states W N Hoover a leading farmer and owner of the sole Iowa distillery was instantly killed this morning in the fermenting room of his plant. The tragedy removes a prominent local business figure and distillery operator.
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Oskaloosa
W. N. Hoover
Iowa
Typhoid at Iowa Agricultural College Forty-Five Cases
Officials declare an epidemic of typhoid fever at the Iowa Agricultural College in Ames. Forty-five student cases reported over ten days, traced to milk from five nearby farms. Milk supply halted. water deemed pure. Six football players ill. game with State University canceled. Fifteen nurses summoned from Chicago, Council Bluffs and Des Moines to assist.
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Iowa College At
Ames
Iowa Agricultural College
Littig
Iowa City
Harriman
Agricultural Hall
Margaret Hall
State University
Bad Men Captured After Northwestern Highwaymen Near Cedar Rapids
Four young highwaymen operating along the Northwestern are jailed in Cedar Rapids after assaulting Henry Ibsen at Stanwood pumping station and attempting to breach the site. Ibsen was badly injured and may lose an eye. A night operator scared them away with a gun as they tried to break into Stanwood station. They fled after police displayed firearms.
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Cedar Rapids
Henry Ibsen
Stanwood
Ibsen
Claim Against Hennessy Estate in Dubuque
Dr Slattery, via his attorney, files a bill for medical attendance to the late Archbishop Hennessy against the estate. The claim totals 4625 dollars covering March 22, 1899, to March 4, 1900. He states the care was so urgent he largely abandoned other practice to devote all time.
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Hennessy
Dubuque
Dr. Slattery
Archbishop Hennessy
Slattery
Death by Own Action of a Young Woman in Dubuque
In Dubuque on October 19 the corpse of Lucy Lillie, an overseer at the Rider Wallis overall factory, was found in the old baseball park. Two empty bottles labeled carbolic acid lay beside the body, indicating death by self-inflicted poison. Authorities are investigating the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Lucy Lillie
Rider Wallis Overall
Child Burned to Death in Brush Fire Accident
In Ross township, Bedford County, Penn Spencer’s three year old granddaughter wandered away while her grandfather burned brush and set fire to grass. The child died from the burns sustained in the blaze.
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Bedford
Arm amputated after shredder injury at Massena farm
Frank Downey of Massena lost an arm while working on Bert Sullivan’s farm near here when his arm was torn off in a corn shelter accident. Medical aid was summoned and the arm was amputated. He is reported out of danger now.
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Atlantic
Frank Downey
Massena
Bert Sullivan
Murder in Lee County at West Point
Eberhart Fett, an elderly farmer, was found dead in his home pasture with multiple bullet wounds. The house had been robbed and his money was taken from his pocket book. John Simutzer has been arrested for the crime.
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Lee County
West Point
Eberhart Fett
John Simutzer
Died in His Bank with Wallet Full of Years of Service
Davenport, Oct. 16. E. L. Carlone, a veteran financier and longtime cashier of Citizens' National Bank, collapsed and died this afternoon inside the bank where he had served for many years after recently resigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Carlone
Citizens’ National Bank
Chinese Emperor Urgently Urges Negotiations With McKinley
Washington reports publish the Emperor Ta Tsing's telegraphic message thanking the United States for withdrawing troops from Peking and urging other powers to negotiate a peaceful settlement. President McKinley replies expressing hope for calm, urging prompt talks once offenses are addressed and China can deal firmly with offenders.
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McKinoley
Washington
Ta Tsing
United States
Peking
China
Wu Ting Fang
McKinley
Kwang Hsu
William M’kinley
Both sides stand firm in Wyoming mine strike stand off
In Eakesbarre and Hazleton Pennsylvania on October 22 the fifth week of the Wyoming region mine workers strike ends with both sides unchanged. Operators reject powder price in the 10 percent raise while the strikers demand a flat 10 percent raise per Scranton convention terms with powder arbitrated later. Miners face shrinking larders as the stalemate continues. President Mitchell notes nationwide operator notices alone won t end the strike and partial resumption is not allowed. Three more companies issued second notices leaving three large operators not yet compliant.
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Eakesbarre
Wyoming
Hazleton
Mitchell
Scranton
Conger’s Peace Proposals From Chinese Negotiations
Washington reports Con ger spoke by cable from the state department outlining Chinese propositions presented by Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang as a basis for negotiating China’s trouble. The Chinese government prepared steps toward punishing officials connected to the Boxer uprising. The text of Con ger’s message is not public. The Chinese counter proposals appear aligned with the French note.
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Ching
Chang
Woking- Washington
Conger
State Department
Prince Ching
Potato Crop Shortens Total U.S. Output in 1899 Harvest
Chicago report from Orange Judd Farmer notes the final October 20 issue estimates the 239,000,000 bushels of potatoes as a near five million bushels drop from last year. Area planted at 2,897,000 acres yields 83 bushels per acre, up from 82 in 1899.
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Chicago
United States
Orange Judd
Mass strike march at No 4 Jeddo mines
About 800 striking workers from Hazleton descended on Markle & Co at Oakdale to shut the No 4 Jeddo colliery, though Markle says miners kept working. Deputies monitored without incident. one worker was beaten and others menaced before the crowd dispersed by 7 30.
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Hazleton
Jeddo
Markle & Co
Oakdale
Markle
Settlement Delay Blurs Coal Wage Clash In Scranton
Representatives from major coal companies meeting in Scranton Pa conferred to amend posted notices by adding that the wage advance will be paid through April 1 1901 and then continue until further notice. They explained the 10 percent raise was offered but the powder price cut from 275 to 150 would be considered in miners pay. President Nichols warned another convention may be needed as delegates may not accept a powder compromise, signaling a prolonged dispute.
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Supreme Court
Theodore Bertoch
State Penitentiary
Bertoch
District Court
Court of Last Resort
Waterman, Ladd and Sherwin
Scranton
Nichols
Germany and England Agree to Preserve China's Territorial Integrity
London reports that Germany and England have formed a joint policy to keep China’s territorial integrity and ports open. They pledge open riverside ports, no territorial gain from China turmoil, and to inform other powers including Austria Hungary France Italy Japan Russia and the United States to accept the principles.
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London
Germany
England
China
Salisbury
Hatsfieldt
Austria-Hungary
France
Italy
Japan
Russia
United States
Charles Dudley Warner Dies in Hartford
Charles Dudley Warner, famed writer and Hartford Courant owner, died suddenly in Hartford on Saturday afternoon. He had recovered from pneumonia years earlier and had a new bout this spring, but remained active at a luncheon before walking home, where he asked to rest and died shortly after.
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Hartfor
Conn
Charles Dudley Warner
Hartford Courant
Mr. Warner
Officials laud reported European China pact not yet official
Washington officials say they have not been advised of any formal German British treaty. The move is seen as a reaffirmation of principles agreed by England Germany and other great powers regarding China and ports, not a new alliance.
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Washington
State Department
London
Germany
England
China
Botha Brother Surrenders in Pretoria Vicinity
London dispatch reports from Pretoria dated October 12 reveal several minor clashes but note the key event is Theunis Botha the brother of Commandant General Botha surrendering at Volksrust.
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Theunis Botha
London
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Botha
Volksrust
Woman Held For Attempted Murder Waives Exam
Ft Madison Oct 19 Miss Kilo Powell who recently attempted to kill her alleged betrayer Harry Hill waived examination and posted bond to appear at the district court in the November term.
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Ft. Madison
Kilo Powell
Harry Hill
Kruger to Pass Paris En Route to Marseilles Reception
New York Oct 19 It is claimed President Kruger will travel through Paris en route to Marseilles to receive a grand welcome. Marseilles plans a celebratory reception and Boers gain European sympathy as active defense resumes in the Transvaal. France may hint at intervention to restrain British actions. Kruger’s friends still hope for an American visit.
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France
Bimse
New York
Times
Pekin R
Kruger
Marseilles
Parig
Meretger
Transvaal
Great Britain
China
Europe
America
Kruger secretly embarked aboard Gelder 8 to Holland
Lorenzo Marquez reports a secret 5 a m embarkation on the Dutch cruiser Gelder 8 seeming to spare Kruger from Boer attack. Refugees condemn his flight as government authorities prepare to hand over Netherland rail stock to Britain.
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Lorenzo Marquez
Kruger
Holland
London
Roberts
Pretoria
Yontein
Hughes Hallet
Jagersfontein
Netherland
Cholera Found In Hog Shipments At Chicago Yards
Cholera appeared among hogs received at the Chicago stock yards with 107 cases found among 30,828 animals. Government inspectors condemned the infected hogs and ordered them tanked. Most affected hogs originate from the northwest as Dr. Orion E. Dyson notes seasonal swine cholera spikes but remains vigilant to prevent further cases.
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Chicago
Bureau of Animal Industry
Northwest
Orion E. Dyson
Death of William L. Wilson Former congressman and educator
William L. Wilson D.Mad Lexington Virginia died at his home on October 19 after a sudden illness. He served in Congress and as postmaster general and was known as the father of the Wilson tariff bill. He led Washington and Lee University in retirement and was once mentioned as a Yale president candidate.
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Lexington
William L. Wilson
Yale
Libby’s Foods Wins Grand Prix at Paris Exposition
Libby McNeill Libby of Chicago earned the Grand Prix d’Honneur and two gold medals from the International Jury of Awards at the Paris Exposition for purity and excellence in canned foods. In America Libby Brand is seen as a standard of quality in meat preservation and its products have won top awards at U.S. expositions for twenty years. The firm offers a free booklet How to Make Good Things to Eat by mail.
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Libby, McNeill, & Libby
Chicago
America
Libby, McNeill & Libby
United States
Russia Moves Toward Independent Stance in Global Affairs
St. Petersburg reports Russia seeks greater autonomy from concert of powers after securing gains in Manchuria. Tokyo dispatches say Allied forces Britain France Germany and Italy plan a three column march on Pao Ting and Japan will command defense of Peking. German doctors find about a quarter of school children have hearing defects.
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Rosalia
St. Petersburg
Russia
Manchuria
Washington
Foreign Office
Tokio
Jaese
Tien Tsin
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Pao Ting
Peking
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