Public Policy Battles Tie Up Union Wage Case
Justice Halloran rules the Teamsters-Weitz dispute cannot recover wages from Ed Ryan as the contract violates public policy and resembles a price-fixing conspiracy under section 5060. The piece also notes the eleventh Iowa State Epworth League convention in Des Moines October 25 to 28 with speakers and plans for a large youth gathering.
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Des Moines
Teamsters’ Union-Weitz
Ed Ryan
Justice Halloran
Encyclopedia of Law
Halloran
Apportionment of Interest For Permanent School Fund Made
The state auditor has made the semi annual apportionment of interest for the permanent school fund and warrants are being mailed. The basis is sixteen and thirty one hundredths cents per youth in each county. The fund total on January 1, 1900, used to compute the apportionment was $4,745,004.16.
Des Moines and Northern Iowa to Build Road with Local Capital
Des Moines and Northern Iowa contract with New York builders is sealed. Construction starts when frost clears next spring, funded by Des Moines capital. Incorporators plan bond sales immediately.
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Des Moines
Iowa
New York
Des Moines Capital
Temperance groups plan city fund for liquor cases
A meeting of temperance societies and about twenty church representatives met at the Y M C A parlors to outline plans to fund liquor cases through the courts. Leaders expect hearings to proceed and propose collecting 25 cents a month for four months from 1,000 pledgers to build a fund to reach the supreme court if needed.
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Temperance Societies
Supreme Court
Suit Filed Over Lobbying Fees In Premium Law Fight
W B Hanes files a 333.60 suit against Southwestern Mutual of Marshalltown Chicago Life Midland Life and Federal Life. He alleges he was hired by H Halbert of the Marshalltown company to contact legislators and explain the proposed premium law so they would understand it fully.
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W. B. Hanes
Southwestern Mutual of
Marshalltown
Chicago Life
Midland Life
Federal Life
H. §. Halbert
Marshalltown Comany
Legisature
Lind for Governor Nomination in Minnesota Conventions
In St Paul on Sept 7 the democrats aligned with the populists in Minneapolis to nominate John Lind for governor at their state conventions.
Arthur Sewall Stricken in 1896 Vice Presidential Run
Bath Maine September 4 Arthur Sewell Democratic candidate for vice president in 1896 suffered an apoplexy at his summer home Small Point. His recovery chances are slight.
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Arthur Sewall
Bath
Arthur Sewell
Small Point
Sewell
Ten Candidates in Tenth District Race and Other Iowa News
Jefferson dispatch notes B I Sallinger seeks emination to replace Dolliver in the Tenth district with ten candidates. Treasury Secretary Gage indicates no bid yet on the Sioux City and Pacific sale, Chicago and Northwestern expected to win. Chariton files show a $25,000 damage suit against railroad detectives for false imprisonment. Essex sues over a prior train wreck case. Frank Peyton indicted for murder in Robson killing in Sioux City. Emery Wood kills his father Axon Wood in Greenfield township. Des Moines sees a colorfully dramatic shooting involving Mattie Mash and injuries to two women. Marshalltown reports a booming canning season with 200 workers in five weeks and a 1,000,000 can pack. Delta reports a mysterious poisoning leading to the wife’s arrest. Boone’s J D Gifford killed by an officer in El Paso. Des Moines reelects W A Roe as Hay Fever association president. Saylor and Four Mile townships spend $20,000 on smallpox care.
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Jefferson Dispatch
B. I. Sallinger
Supreme Court
Dolliver
Congress
Gage
United States Treasury
Sioux City & Pacific Railroad
Chicago & Northwestern
Chariton
J. M. Harrison
Joe Ballou
Q. Eli Manning
Lucas County
Charles J. Essex
Burlington Fast Mail
Essex
Frank Peyton
St. Louis
John E. Robson
Sioux City
Peyton
Emery Wood
Axon Wood
Greenfield Township
Jones County
Anamosa
Des Moines
Mattie Mash
William Foster
Morris
Burnett
Seventh Street
Grand Avenue
R. J. Putnam
M. A. Hays
Livingstone
Twelfth Street
Foster
Marshalltown
Marshall County
Marshall Canning Company
Hawkeye Canning Company
Gilman
Delta
Charles Kuhn
What Cheer
Kuhn
J. D. Gifford
Boone
el Paso
Chicago
W. A. Roe
Hay Fever Association of the
United States
Marquette
Saylor
Four Mile
Polk County
Cummins Withdraws From Senate Race in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Hon. A. B. Cummins declares he will not seek the United States Senate seat against Senator Dolliver. He cites personal time demands, party considerations, and the constitutional amendment vote as reasons to withdraw, thanking supporters for their loyalty and devotion.
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Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
United States
Dolliver
Gear
General Assembly
Bridge under construction in Des Moines river region and other regional updates
An Illinois Central brakeman Phinney was fatally injured at Le Mars after a sudden stop on a construction run. A Chicago Northwestern double track bridge west of Ames nears completion at a $600,000 cost, with total project cost for the new line around $1,000,000. Fort Dodge eyes a beet sugar factory as Minnesota Sugar Co executive Theiden visits, noting favorable soil and a September 20 harvest plan. Frank M. Dorsey, ex Sioux City society man, must serve a six year term in Sioux Falls for banking fraud, after a long legal fight.
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Phinney
Illinois Central
le Mars
Central
Omaha
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Ames
Des Moines
Northwestern
Fort Dodge Dispatch
Fort Dodge
Theiden
Minnesota Sugar Company
St. Louis Park
Minn
Fort Dodge Beet Sugar Company
Iowa
Webster
Hamilton
Wright Counties
Webster County
Mr. Theiden
Badger
Frank M. Dorsey
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
S. D
First National Bank
Ponca
Neb
Disaster of Gulf Storm Ravages Galveston and Texas Coast
Descriptions from Houston and Dallas report a catastrophic hurricane striking the Texas coast, with Galveston ravaged, thousands dead or missing, and extensive property destruction. Early tallies say up to 4,000 houses wrecked and about 1,000 lives lost or unaccounted for.
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New York
the World Today
Austin
Texas
Galveston
Joseph D. Sayers
Houston
Tex
Gulf Coast
Sabine Pass
Port Arthur
James C. Timmins
National Compress Company
Bay
Morgan's Point
Timmins
Tremont Hotel
Mr. Timmins
New Orleans
el Paso
Missionaries Aid Legations in Beijing Defense
A Morning Post dispatch from Peking dated August 23 cites American minister Conger noting that the legations would have fallen were it not for the help of American missionaries. The account underscores their crucial role in defending the besieged compounds.
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Legations
London
Morning Post
Peking
Conger
Rioting In China Reported By Tokyo Consulate
Washington dispatch details a telegram from Tokio stating riots against native Christians in Chang Chow and Lung Chi have grown serious, reported by the Japanese consul at Amoy. Separately, Fort Snelling notes the Second Battalion of the Eighth United States Infantry with officers and band en route to San Francisco and the Philippines.
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China
Washington
Foreign Office
Tokio
Amoy
Chang Chow
Lung Chi
Philippines
Ft. Snelling
Minn
United States Infantry
F. L. Stretch
San Francisco
Must Make Reparation Known Its Position
Washington seeks three demands from China including indemnity for injuries to foreigners and property, guarantees against future evils and maintained order across provinces, and foreign troops to remain on Chinese soil by treaty rather than as invaders. A cabinet member states the empress dowager and her government bear responsibility for the legation attack in Peking.
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Washington
China
Legation
Peking
Emspress
Will Fight to a Finish Boer Commander Declares
Cape Town report says General De Wet vows to continue fighting to the end. His sons were killed, his wife died of a broken heart. Official returns up to Sept 1 show Boers captured 281 officers and 7,288 men, with 235 officers and 6,195 men escaped or released. One officer and 85 men died in captivity. British prisoners in Boer hands total 1,052.
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London
Cape Town
Manchester Guardian
de Wet
Germany Will Stay In Peking To Keep Troops
Washington reports Germany says it is necessary to retain forces in Peking to avoid friction and cope with conditions there. France supports Russia’s position on withdrawal.
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Peking
Washington
United States
Germany
Paris
Porter
Russia
Farthest North: Italian Duke Reaches New Polar Record
Prince Luigi of Savoy and the Stella Polare reached 86 degrees 33 minutes north, surpassing Nansen by 19 minutes. The ship spent eleven months trapped in ice, with three crew deaths, including one Norwegian and two Italians, amid harsh conditions. Hammerfest news of King Humbert's assassination reached them without stopping or signaling ashore.
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London
Nansen
Prince Luigi of
Savoy
Abruzzi
Victor Emanuel
Italy
Christiania
Tromsoe
Prince Luigi
Hammerfest
Humbert
Navy budget aims at eighty million for 1902
Washington reports indicate the forthcoming estimates to Congress for naval support will reach 80 million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902. Chiefs of bureaus push to secure sufficient funds after the previous request of over 74 million was only partially approved. The plan includes preparing the long range navy expansion under Secretary Long.
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Navy
Washington
Congress
Naval Establishment
Naval Bureaus
Navy Department
Long
Great Britain Applauds Germany
Germany's polite refusal to withdraw from Peking is commented upon with keen satisfaction in London and the hope is expressed that Lord Salisbury will show similar firmness. The British reply has not yet been formulated. Lord Salisbury desires to consult with his colleagues and has notified the foreign office of his intention to return to London from the continent early next week.
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Great Britain
Germany
London
Peking
Lord Salisbury
Foreign Office
Cholera deaths rise in native and French regions
Berlin and Taku dispatches report German troops seizing a hill in the imperial city and Italian reinforcements arriving at Taku. Separately, cholera tolls and relief needs in the native and areas of the foes show an ongoing humanitarian strain with increasing aid recipients.
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Imperial City
Berlin
Taku
Peking
Dowager Still Defiant In China Peace TalksReactionary Appointments Stir Opposition
London Sept 6. Peace commissioners named by the foreign office and imperial edict in Tai Yuan Fu draw protest from reformers. Viceroys Liu Kun and Chang Chih Tung and Prince Ching named. Yang Tse and other reformers excluded. Western powers face tough negotiations as anti foreign policy persists and threats to southern viceroys rise.
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Anna
London
Foreign Office
Tai Yuan Fu
Li Hung Chang
Liu Kun
Chang Chih Tung
Prince Ching
Yang Tse
Yang Li
Hsw Tung
Peking
Germany
Austria
Italy
China
Hurricane Storm Hits Florida and Jamaica Causing Floods
A tropical hurricane sweeping Jamaica and Cuba battered the Florida coast on Wednesday. Widespread damage reported in Jamaica with flooded rivers and ruined banana plantations. In Florida the storm halted telegraph service and vessels faced peril near Miami as the Culbeon ran ashore and crew were missing.
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Miami
Kingston
Jamaica
Fla
Cuba
Florida
Here
Richter
St. John
N. B
Easyfoot Light
Slaughter of Boxers Reported by Yuan Shi Kia Troops
London dispatches say about 2,000 Boxers have been killed or wounded in clashes with General Yuan Shi Kia, military governor of Shandong. Hong Kong reports from Wu Chau warn of disaffection at Sun Chau. Bandits looted Tai Ping Fu, attacking a wealthy Chinaman's residence as Wu Chau prefect seeks help.
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Yuan Shi
London
Yuan Shi Kia
Shan Tung
Hong Kong
Wu Chau
Sun Chau
Tai Ping Fu
Suspected plague cases reported in Glasgow and Aberdeen
Glasgow reports thirteen suspected plague cases with one hundred under observation and officials hope the spread is checked. Three Norwegian sailors from the trawler Hern of Bergen fell ill at Aberdeen with bubonic symptoms, with officials believing the outbreak may not be plague.
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Glasgow
Hern
Bergen
Aberdeen
Boers Attack Canadian Mounted Infantry During Rail Line Action
London dispatch from Belfast on the 5th notes Ian Hamilton pushing to turn the enemy’s right near the rail line between Pan and Wonders Fountain as Boer guns and Pom Pom fire on 125 Canadian mounted infantry. Mahon rushes to aid but the garrison repels the attack with light casualties. Two men wounded and six missing. The line describes a brave defense by a small garrison.
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London
Roberts
Belfast
Ian Hamilton
Dalstroom
Buller
Hamilton
Pan
Wonders Fontain
Mahon
Major Handers
Lieut
Moodde
French Priests Report Chinese Troop Build Near Kiao Chou
Two French priests travel from the interior to Kiao Chou escorted by Chinese soldiers supplied by Governor Shan Tang. They allege Shan Tang commands 20,000 troops beyond Kiao Chou ready to thwart German expansion efforts.
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Germany
Shanghai
Kiao Chou
Shan Tang
New York Republicans Nominate Odell and Woodruff at Saratoga
The Republican state convention in Saratoga on September 6 nominated B P Odell Jr for governor and renominated Timothy Woodruff for lieutenant governor.
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New York
Saratoga
B. PB Odell, Jr
Timothy Woodruff
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Central Christian Advocate
Methodist Colleges of
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Eighth Street
W. E. Tackaberry
C. B Roberts
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Vaughan
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Turkey
C. M. Dickinson
Constantinople
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Sublime Porte
Genoa
Turkish Naval Department
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