Des Matoes notes on Dolliver senate appointment
Des Moines reports Ren. J. P. Dolliver accepts Governor Shaw's appointment to succeed Senator Gear, resigning from the House and seeking Republican ratification. He pledges to represent Iowa as a whole and the party interests. Also covered are Des Moines fair week attractions, Port Madison trade system preparations, and prison reforms at Fort Madison and Clarinda.
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Shaw
Iowa
Des Moines
Pain
Philippines
Baseball Park
Warship passage and policy notes from Washington dates
Fragmented report from Washington notes tensions over ship movements and pacific policy. Mentions Japanese officials and United States stance on build up and treaties, with scattered dates and locations including Omaha and Parka Muvinge context.
Iowa State Executive Council fixes express company taxes
Des Moines August 23. The state executive fixed the tax per mile for major express firms under the Chesire law after a split vote. Weiss Fargo, Pacific, Great Northern, American, United States and Adams lines cited varying rates. dispute centered on asset securities not used in business. Herriott and Chesire pushed higher offsets, while Herriott abstained or divided on several proposals.
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Connell
Des Moines
Iowa
Suaw
Merriam
Secreta Sen
Catneil Us
Herrjou
Weiss-Fargo
Great Northern
United States
ACAMS
Herriott
Chesire
Herriett
Wells Fargo
Pacific
Monument Cornerstone Laid for Floyd Memorial at Sioux City
The Floyd memorial cornerstone ceremony drew nearly 1,000 attendees as ex Congressmen and state figures spoke. The 100 foot obelisk will commemorate Charles Floyd of Lewis and Clark fame, marking his old grave site. Land around the site will become a park with planned improvements.
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Sioux City
Floyd
Charles Floyd
Lewis and Clark
Great Northwest
Great River
George D. Perkins
B. H. Hubbard
Woman Found With Newborn Child Near Fort Dodge
A woman identified as Mrs. McIntyre lay in a Des Moines river thicket for three days with a newborn infant by her side. Exposed to heavy rains, the child died within twenty four hours. Police rushed her to the city hospital in critical condition. The infant was legitimate. her husband has been away in the west for years. Mrs. McIntyre, formerly Moody from Kale, was recently discharged as cured from Independence asylum.
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Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Whey
McIntyre
Moody
Kale
West
Independence Asylum
Des Moines Fatal Wagon Crash Kills John Gras Close
Farinee resident dies after a wagon overturns near Levey when a frightened horse spooks at a fallen umbrella. John Gras close sustains injuries, the wagon tongue breaks, and the vehicle overturns, tossing him ten feet from the horses. He dies at Jows Sanitarium shortly after.
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Farinee
Levy
Kusawry
Des Moines
Aus
Levey
John Grasclose
G Sclose
Vlor
Robbery at Lyons Post Office Exposed by Explosives
In Clinton on August 22, burglars drilled into the Lyons post office vault using two charges of dynamite and stole about $100 in cash. The break appears carefully planned, with the blast failing to attract attention and the thieves fleeing with the booty. Comedic and political notes follow in the county column, detailing local meeting outcomes and election talk.
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Ktown
Clinton
Burelars
Dolliver Appointed U S Senator to Succeed Gear
Governor Shaw announced Fort Dodge resident Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver as United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by John Henry Gear's death. The term ends March 4, 1903, with reappointment possible until the next legislature elects a senator. A. B. Cummins quickly declared his candidacy for the ensuing nomination.
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United State
Gear
Shaw
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
Fort Dodge
United States
Varaney Odankerd
John Henry Ge
Dallivee
A. B. Cummins
Dolliver
State has Lost But Little in John W Stone Case
Des Moines August 23 John Cownie of the board of control returned from Mt Pleasant where disclosures in regard to the sale of state goods in the industrial department were discussed Stone claims this shipment to Des Moines was his first offense and he admitted the matter after a jail interview with Mr Measant Stone’s accounts show normal activity up to August 1 and he denies shipping goods to Thrlington He asserts he lost 400 worth of personal property in the burned building and that no charge should attach for that event.
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John Cownie
John W. Stone
Des Moines
Board of Control
Mt. Pleasant
Cowvrie
Stone
Measant
Cownie
Tony Waid
Des Moir
Thrlington
College of LeMars Burned to Ground
Sioux City August 25 Western Union college of LeMars was totally destroyed by fire during a heavy rainstorm Lightning is believed to have struck the building The German Evangelical society had bought the structure from the LeMars Normal association to convert it into a seminary and German college Insurance stood at 15000 with doubts about the new college’s future after the loss of the building
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Western Union
College of
LeMars Normal Association
A Big Silk Robbery At Phillips Store
Ottumwa August 25 police seek silk thieves who entered Phillips' department store and took about 900 dollars worth of silks silverware cut glass watches and jewelry. A reward of 150 is offered for capture and return of the goods. The work is believed to be by expert silk thieves operating across the country.
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Ottumwa
Ottmawa
Phillips
Rewards offered for apprehension in Mabel Sehofield case
A public notice reports a reward of 000 for the capture of the person responsible for the October river death of Mabel Sehofield, in addition to the governor's 350 reward. The Citizens Committee led by Mitermian JR and Fagen aims to raise funds toward the reward, while unrelated reports note a severe accident at a plaster mill and a forthcoming visit by Cardinal Leos and Archbishop Keane to Dubin.
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Big Revyed
Fox Merdeper
Ooo Mitermian JR
Fagen
Citizens Committee
Resne
Gih- Leos
John Keane
Sepeeaben
London Advises on Fierce Fighting in Chinese Capital
London reports ongoing street battles in Peking with 45 000 allied troops at the start and heavy casualties. Reinforcements are being rushed from Taku as Qing forces retreat to palace grounds and supplies may run short amid uncertain communications and expanding Chinese resistance.
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London
Peking
Taku
Fires and fighting follow relief of Peking
London reports indicate fires, clashes, and dissent after Peking relief. A Russian commander refused to halt incursions into imperial precincts, while other generals counseled restraint. Dispatches claim the imperial palace may be spared, though fires appear incendiary and looting is checked by sentries.
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London
Peking
Tire Daily Mail
Imperial
Charlee
Ated Tress
China
Hostilies
Europe
Fitzsimmons Beats Sharkey At Coney Island Club
In a short bout last night at the Coney Island Sporting Club New York, Bob Fitzsimmons defeated Tom Sharkey in the second round. The quick victory reinforces Fitzsimmons as a top heavyweight rival, following prior wins over Rubeni and a reputation for sound betting favor.
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New York
Tom Sharkey
Bob Vitzsimmons
Coney Island Sporting Club
Vitzsimmons
Sharkey
Fitzsimmons
Rublen
Q Rublin
Battle Rages in Peking as Chinese Are Attacked
Washington August 21. The state department released a dispatch from August 20 reporting Chinese troops surrounded in the palace grounds. Signed by Powier, with Ragsdale as cartel gates consul at Tien Tsin.
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Forbiden City
Washington
State Department
Vast Treasure and Empress Dowager Departure Report
Washington confirms from Chinese sources the departure of the emperor and empress dowager from Peking. Dispatches claim the empress fly with treasure estimated at 50,000,000 toels, surrounded by Japanese cavalry, heading toward Monta Elena. Also noted is A Worm arranging purchases in the Yellowstone valley to relocate Boers from the war zones, with weaving to begin soon.
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Washington
Peking
Conger Heard From Washington Amid Unclear Reports
August 22 reports from the State department and the American embassy describe undated telegram extracts about naval matters. It notes that all Americans except those already reported dead are alive and well, with mentions of Mitchell the American soldier and Remoful Japanese wounded. An illustration depicts a somnambulist who tumbles.
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Conger
Washington
State Department
Che Poe
Canaved
Mitchell
Evan Kitted
U S Forces in China May Stay Through Winter
A dispatch accompanying Major General Chaffee s casualty list suggests American troops may remain in China through the winter, with Maj Gen Chaffee noting uncertainty about when order can be restored and withdrawal possible as Chinese troops demonstrate near Vien Tsin while Peking remains under allied control.
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Montha
New York
Atte
Ierald
Washington
Unite States
China
Chaffee
Root
Conger
Peking
Vien Tsin
Conger to Return to Rest After Chinese Affairs
The War Department sent General Chaffee a four word cable order to report operations, the situation, and requirements. This places Chaffee in charge while Conger is kept from decision making after his difficult experiences. Conger is to return home for rest and recuperation at the first opportunity.
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China
Chaffee
New York
Washington
S. the War Department
General Chaffee
Conger
Conger Talks On Chinese Movement Governmental In Nature
Ambassador Conger stated that the Chinese movement was governmental not popular, recounting that legation guards were pressured under threat of death as the defense held. He noted 17 American marines killed, 15 wounded, and a child dead, with 2000 shells falling in eleven days before relief arrived.
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Peking
Confer
Prince Laing
Tsang li Yamen
Chi Hest
Captain Reilly Dead in China Campaign Action
Navy reports Captain Reilly of the Fifth Artillery was killed by a Chinese bullet as American, British, and Japanese forces advanced toward the Forbidden City near Pekin. Aug 16 casualties included 100 Chinese killed and 30 wounded Americans amid fighting around Tien-Tsin and the Imperial City.
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Washington
Navy Department
Hemey
Pekin
Imperial City
Reilly
Orning
Tien-Tsin
Chaaffee
Forbidden City
Boxers Badly Defeated Near Tien Tsin by Allied Force
Five hundred American troops with 375 British and 200 Japanese fought outside Tien Tsin on August 19. The allies, led by a British general, killed over 200 Boxers and captured 64 wounded prisoners. The village was burned. American casualties were five wounded, Japanese six, British none. Flags, spears and swords were seized.
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Orleans
Brent
Tien Txin
London
Tien Tsin
Vienna
Reuter
Tie Tsin
Allies in Sacred City Dispatch From London
London dispatch reports from August 24 that Admiral Bruce sent a note describing Taku action on August 1 and claims that the allies entered Peking while the American flag flew over the granary and bank. Also notes 1500 Americans attacking imperial lines and capturing four courts in a dispatch dating August 1. In the Transvaal intelligence mentions Louis Shikdugger assembling at Woderp with a heavy prize at Pretoria.
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London
Bruce
Granary
Imperial Line
Morning Post
Pekingr
Imperial Granary
Transvaal
Twitelaat
Louis
Woderp
Pretoria
Li Hing Chung seeks US envoy to negotiate peace
Washington August 21 Chinese government through Li Hing Chung asks the United States to appoint Conger or another American official with full powers to open negotiations for peace and set terms. Li Tung Chang also asks for a peace commissioner to conduct talks, likely at Peking or Tianjin, without demanding troop withdrawal. A similar request comes from Earl Li to other powers.
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Washington
Li Hing Chung
United States
Conger
State Department
Li Tung Chang
Peking
Tien Tsia
Earl Li
Forces Now Sufficient in China as Troops Redirected to Manila
Washington reports the government will not deploy additional troops to China. About 4,000 new troops will sail to Manila via Nagasaki, plus 3,000 more in far east service. General Chaffee will command roughly 9,000 troops stationed in Taku, deemed sufficient for current needs.
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Chatree
Washington
China
Far East
Manila
Nagasaki
Root
Taku
Hancock
Chaffee
United States Rejects Li Tung Chang Peace Petition
Washington announces the cabinet has refused Li Tung Chang’s appeal for a halt to hostilities. The decision cites China’s non compliance with U.S. requirements set on August 12 and will be communicated to the Chinese government with reasons for the action.
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United States
Washington
Li Tung Chang
Chaos Reigns in Peking Amid Foreign Occupation
Telegraphic despatch from Conger reports Peking under dispossessed control with imperial family fled westward toward Si Anzu. Chinese government representatives confined to Washington and liquidation of order underway. Missionaries head home while others stay with Christian bodies. Captain Cord condemned in Pretoria murder plot case. Roberts confirms sentence.
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Washington
Stave Department
Si An Dzu
Shen Si
Woking
Cape More
Taku
Abii No Woorts
Marine Corps Wits Aceh
London
Pretoria
Tawit Roberts
Lieutenant Cord
Sits? Artillery
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Joanie
Roberts
Remeggue
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