Denio and Clements Likely to Lead Iowa State Examinations
Denio of Alta writes Secretary of State Martin agreeing to serve as chief expert accountant to examine state departments, noting the work will not exceed two and a half months. Clements of Marengo also offers to act as an expert. Governors and secretaries estimate the duration around sixty days or ten weeks, with approval expected by Monday. The state marks its fifty-fifth anniversary, flags at half mast briefly misread, and state officials travel for ceremonies and library school plans.
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Te ‘Il
Denio
Alta
Martin
C. C. Clements
Marengo
State House
Clements
Shawag
Davison
Executive Council
Board of Control Accounts
Mr. Deno
Z. Davison
Merriam
Gilbertson
Shaw
Iowa
Congress
Rogers
Washington
McGar- Taugh
Heall
George Beall
Byers
Hugh Pickell
Der
G. A. R. Department
Davenport
George Metzger
Judge Robinson
State Board of Control
Bronx City
Cherokee
Alice Tyler
State Library Commission
Iowa City
National Guard
Adjutant General's Office
W. H. Clark
Sioux City
Fifty Second Regiment
DB. M. Odie
Hartley
Charles Arnold
Clarinda
Fifty-first
Philippines
Fred J. Fassett
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
City
Grace Wheelock
D. H. McDanield Company
Des Moines
U. L
Percival Company
Manhattan Hotel and Land Company
Reliable Underwear
John L. Wright
Moore
Woman's Christian Temperance Tinion
Mrs. West
Woman’s If Istian Temperance Union
A. M. Townsend
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Tremont ST
Boston
Mass
R. Hurbest Co
Fifth and
Walnut Streets
Six British Officers and Fifty Men Killed at Zeefontein
London reports say Colonel Firman’s three Yeomanry companies and two guns were overwhelmed by General De Wet’s Boer column at Zeefontein on December 24. Six officers and fifty men died, eight officers wounded, four missing. about 150 wounded and prisoners overall. Boers attacked from the kopje edge at 2 am in moonlight, killing many as they tried to flee. Imperial Light Horse arrived later but could not prevent Boer escape into broken country.
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London
War Office
Zeefontein
Firman
de Wet
Lord Kitchener
Bothaville
Harne
Scarlett
Imperial Light Horse
Bennett Bros Furnace Explosion Kills Three
Sharpsville Pa December 2 An explosion at the Old Sharpsville furnace morning wrecked the plant and killed three men Martin Clary Howard Dickson James Bartlett The injured James Donnelly later recovered cause of the blast unknown No loss estimate yet
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Sharpesville
Sharpsville
Martin Clary
Howard Dickson
James Bartlett
James Donnelly
Clary
Dickson
Bartlett
Donnelly
Diplomats Hampered by Private Interests in Berlin Meat Fight
Berlin reports that American diplomacy in Germany is hindered by private business interests. Insistence on meat imports and protective tariffs, plus rival insurance firms, complicate state department efforts. Germany seeks favorable terms in a forthcoming commercial treaty while Berlin faces economic strain and unemployment rising as 1901 ends.
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Berlin
State Department
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Germany
United States
Silesia
Jhst
Osireetion From Sumatra Dedication Summary
Osireetion from Sumatra notes a San Francisco dedication dated December 28 with C Harrison Jr and Dr H H Miller named among participants in the event.
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Sumatra
San Francisco
A. C. Harrison, Jr
H. H. Miller
Des Moines Rupture Cure Ad Promises Quick Work
An advertisement from Miller of Des Moines Iowa claims a rupture cure withno detention from business. Patients visit the office for fitting, then use external treatment while returning to work next day. The circular promises safety from strangulation and a patent-supported method ahead of ordinary trusses.
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Des Moines
Miller
Iowa Loan and Trust Building
Explorers Return With Collections for Philadelphia Institutions
A traveling party arrives home in Philadelphia after extended exploration of Sumatra. They have built an extensive collection of birds fauna and ethnological specimens. The ethnological items will be donated to the University of Pennsylvania and the natural history items to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
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Sumatra
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Academy of Natural Science
Important Trades Union Case Involving Taff Vale
London reports a major suit by the Taff Vale railway against the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants seeking 24626 damages over alleged conspiracy and unlawful combination. The case targets Richard Bell MP and union trustees, relating to a Lords ruling reversing an injunction and upholding a union liability finding.
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London
Derby
Analgamated Society of Railway Servants
House of Lords
Appeal
Justice Farwell
High Court of Justice
Amalgamated Society
Great Western Railway
Farwell
Hainee Haldlns, As Set Forth In the Cable Dispatch
London Theatre Crown Season Opens Amid Costly Pantomimes
London reports vast theater spending with thirty five pantomimes and children's plays through boxing day. Drury Lane alone spends over £40,000 with Dan Leno earning about £225 weekly. About 120,000 attended boxing night as crowds queued before entrances. The court’s mourning ending in January parallels London coronation season betting on success. Managers note waning appeal of recent problem plays and musical comedies though Titty Grey remains a hit while Irie fails to impress critics.
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London
Drury Lane Theater
Dan Leno
Irie
Pinero
Visit 19 Postponed by Danish Vessel in Caribbean Harbor
Dec 28 in New York reports the Danish warship Valkyrien remains in Saint Thomas harbor after plans to sail to the United States were halted. Preparations to entertain officers and crew were underway in Perth Amboy and New York. The delay is attributed to Denmark's ongoing sale negotiations with the United States.
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New York
United States
Bt. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Copenhagen
Prepiaratons
Perth Amboy
America
Rosebery Refuses to Join Liberal Unity Efforts
London December 28 It is reported that Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman has written to Lord Rosebery seeking unity among the Liberals but Rosebery declines to join the present fortunes of the party This would underscore Campbell Bannerman s efforts for party union and bolster his claim to leadership and opposition effectiveness.
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Nea
Mia Fortunea
Liberal Party
London
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Lord Rosebery
Sir Henry
Maclay Concedes History Closed On Sampson Schley Issue
In New York, Maclay says after reading a Civil Service letter he will drop the matter and declares the Sampson Schley controversy closed. The report also notes a Colorado wreck injuring six, and new New Jersey corporations filing for cash registers and tools, with weather in California easing after a Santa Ana storm. General Rates joins the Grand Army post in St. Louis.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Maclay
Proctor
Civil Service Commission
Sampson-Schley
Rates
Grand Army
St. Louis
John Co. Rates
Department of the Aoar
Omaha
Ransom Post G. A. R
Peruna ads from early 20th century medical notes
Medical testimonials from Dr Llewellyn Jordan and others praising Peruna as a cure for multiple ailments including catarrh and ovarian conditions. Letters claim dramatic personal improvements after short use, with endorsements from doctors in Washington D C Ohio and Illinois. Readers are urged to write Dr Hartman for free advice.
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U.S. Treasury
Llewellyn Jordan
Treasury Department
Columbia College
Sand
Wreal Point
Peruna
Gee
C. Havener
Anacostia
D. C
The
Peruna Medicine Co
Cottmbur
Hou
George C. Havener
Smith
Wilteton
Perune
Notable Army Leaders Among Lincoln Era Veterans
The article notes that among the group are several high ranking army figures and mem bers of the Missouri delegation who attended the Chicago convention that nominated Lincoln. They pledged support to Edward Bates, father of a general, with Edward Bates later serving as President Lincoln's attorney general.
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Missouri
Chicago
Lincoln
Edward Bats
Tates
Edward Mates
Afghan independence pledge at Kabul durbar
At a durbar in Cabul Halib Ullah Khan promised to uphold his father’s policy. He would defend Afghanistan against foreign aggression and oppose railroads telegraphs European trade and missionary education, maintaining traditional Afghan sovereignty.
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Allahabad
Cabul
Halib Ullah Khan
Ameer
Afghanistan
Wreck on Boston & Maine Kills Engineer and Fireman
A wreck in Nashua destroys the rear of the freight as the Boston and Maine Express collides with an extra freight. Two men were killed instantly, about a dozen injured, including Concord residents Z B Marshall and W Quimby. The crash sparked a fire quickly extinguished with no hospitalizations among passengers.
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Nashua
N. T
Boston & Maine Railway
Dennink W. Quimby
Concord
Z. B. Marshall
Expres
Desertions Rise in Major-Central Elwell Otis Report
The annual report from Major Central Elwell and Otis, commander of the department of the lakes, shows a rise in desertions and calls for more prison space. Current prisoner count stands at 1% with most charged with desertion. Enlistment actions include 2th applicants and 10 accepted, plus 1,140 navy enlistments versus 975 last year.
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Otis Oails
Alandon
Chicago
Elwell & Otis
Department of the Lakes
Mae
Des Moines Post Plans Face Change in Cavalry Deployment
Major Turner in charge of Fort Des Moines construction forwards his report to the War Department proposing total improvements not to exceed 670000 dollars and a post equipped for four cavalry troops of eighty five men each instead of a full regiment. Des Moines citizens had anticipated a regimental post with twelve troops. Local supporters fear War Department may not grant regimental status despite public funding and negotiations with utility firms.
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Turner
Fort Des Moines
Hass
War Department
Washington
Dos Molinos
Rex Moines
Sfort
Des Moines
Porti and Port Rules Criticized in Portland Letter
The Petit Phare published a letter by a French captain charging crimping in Portland and urging intervention. It denounces the Portland consular agent and calls for a government inquiry. Reports say Britain may seek joint action with France on the issue.
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Porti
Nantes
Petit Phare
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Ennaul
France
Local drug firms listed in sale notice names
A variety of drug stores and entities including Hurlbut Drug Co Namur-Vincent Co J W Fess McArthur Drug Sandholm Drug Co Sherman Drug Co Webb Souers M J Spaulding Co Lawrence Drug Co Higgins Pharmacy C Durrette W B Kilgore A R Hansen Tobey Co Victoria Pharmacy Alvin Hammer Schmucker Lopez H B Harrod F P McKay Co M J Olsen W G Reed Lopkins-Sears Co W C Irwin Valley Junction are referenced in a sale notice. The fragment mentions multiple shops and locations involved in the event.
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Hurlbut Drug Co
The
Namur-Vincent Co
J. W. Fess
McArthur Drug Sandholm Drug Co
A. H
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John Honnette
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J. A. Fpitchpatrick
Frank Curtiss
Wim. Montgomery
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Cincinnati
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Macon
Tinien
H. R. Dering
A. G. P. Agt
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Bennett Bros
Elorida
Monon
Beautiful Mountain Region
L. E Sessions
Senger Department
Andrus Building
Minneapolis
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Touke Kisen
English Railway Union
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Dee
Rosebery
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Trinidad
Colo
Colorado & Southern
Harela
Big Rity
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la Mar
Coto
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Gage
Okla
Harry Powell
Clayton
N. M
A. P. Morrison
Albuquerque
Joseph Bell
F. Sullivan
Houston
Texas
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Trenton
American Mechanical Cashier Company
Vienland G. Bond
Charles Fairchild
Hebert W. Hawksworth
Jersey City
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company
Clifford W. Perkins
K. HK. Mcluarren
T. 5S. Bailey
California
Santa Ana
Cal
C.b.chamberlin, M.D
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C.b. Chamberlin
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Mth
P. Sts
Washington, D. C
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Winfeld
Lui
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Ll. Tardan
Independence
Boston & Maine
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Aon
Nawepapee Halhives
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