Iowa items mix in sprawling state notes
A sprawling Iowa roundup reports a 16 pound baby at birth in Marshalltown a gas plant expansion in Council Bluffs and a sheriff candidate in O'Brien county. It notes bank deposits drop in Des Moines, a Cedar Falls firm files amended Articles of Incorporation, and Belle Plaine’s school census shows 970 children. Also covered are a murder fugitive in Western Iowa, a Thayer water boy losing a leg, a Bloomfield cavalry reunion speakers, and various local incidents and arrests.
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Marshalltown
Building Trades Council
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
O'Brien County
James Jones
Atlantic
Des ‘Moines
Harris & Cole Co
Cedar Falls
Artieles
Iowa
Carns
Sheriff Strain
Monona County
Ilindis Central
Oxage
Guy Davis
Thayer
Burlington Route
General Bussey
John W. Noble
Third Jaws Cavalry
Bloomfield
Saratoga
N. Y
John A. Kuguon
Washington
Fred Crolesant
Clemons
Marshall County
William Mooney
H. P
Eilsworth
Iowao Falls
White Gus Barnstaff
Barnstaff
John McWhirter
Metz
Jasper County
McWhirter
Andrew Engle
Engle
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Tampae
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Baune
Clarion
M. B
F. Co. Hartshorn
W. W. Cotrson
J. R. Robson
Rock Island
Newton
Skunk River
County
United States
Joseph Denison
Captain Wall
Massachusetts
Franklin Pierce
Congress
Dubuque
C. H. Noyes
Main
Wanderlich
Kleinschmidt
Main Street
Jimmy
King Edward Ties With Carnegie in Informal Royal Visit
King Edward met Andrew Carnegie at Skibo Castle in an untraditional scene with no formal introduction. Carnegie proudly showed his estate and cottages, and the King invited him to Balmoral to view his property. The exchange led to plans for an annual Balmoral visit and further discussions on estate management.
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Lorifion
Edward
Andrew Carnegia
Carnegia
Prince of Wales
Skibo Castle
Post-Dispatch
Min Carnacia
Duke of Sutherland
Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Balmoral
Pension Commissioner's Report Shows Decrease in Pensions
Washington D C Sept 29 The annual report of Pension Commissioner Eugene F Ware shows the number of pensioners under a million with 5 732 gain since 1898 The July 1 total enrollment was 995 446 including 738 309 soldiers and 260 637 widows and dependents The deaths of old soldiers numbered 50 128 with 27 043 pensioners The total pensions paid reached 187 504 268 and operating costs 3 590 529 Since inception the system has cost 2 592 509 019 The average pension value is about 192 Applications filed 188 626 were rejected 118 484 and granted 117 208 In 1902 the bureau processed 47 106 more applications than received showing progress.
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Washington, D. C
Commissioner of Pensions
Eugene F. Ware
United States
Expedition Against the Moros Second Force Under Pershing
A second expedition against the Moro position at Macu Mindanao left Camp Vicars Manila on Sept 29. Commanded by Captain John J. Pershing, it includes infantry, cavalry, artillery, and engineers to build a pontoon bridge and a corduroy trail across the swamp flanking the Macu forts. The assault date is not fixed and rafts may be used to attack from the lake side.
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Pershing
Camp Vicars
Manila
Maclu
Mindanao
John J. Pershing
Fifteenth Infantry
Emile Zola Found Dead At Home
Paris reports Emile Zola the novelist was found dead at his home from asphyxiation. Initial signs suggested self harm but later evidence attributed the death to a defective stove and a gas leak. His wife is gravely ill and the age given is 62.
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Emile Zola
Paris
Semile Zola
Zola
Park Commission to Travel to View Monuments
Captain Ed Merry chairs the Iowa Vicksburg park commission meeting in Chicago on Oct. 3 then travels to Washington and Gettysburg to inspect soldiers monuments. The Iowa legislature provided 150000 dollars for the park project in the last session.
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Washington
Gettysburg
Dubuque
Ed Merry
Iowa Vicksburg Park Commission
Chicago
Vicksburg National Park
Iowa
Swiss Three Day Dancing Festival Ends in Fribourg
The Fribourg festival concluded after three days of dancing and drinking with villagers paying for orchestral entertainment. Visitors from nearby cantons may dance by buying admission, and dancing is restricted to festival Holts with council authorization only.
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Fribourg
Switzerland
Council of State
Surgeons Open Wound on President Roosevelt
Washington Sept 29 doctors Shaffer and Rixey opened the wound to the bone to remove doubt about injury and aid recovery. Cocaine used, bone scraped lightly, drainage established. Roosevelt cheerful, pain moderate, no signs of serious complication. Cortelyou issued updated statements on wound condition and recovery progress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Shaffer
New York
Rixey
McKinley
Navy
Cortely
Cortelyou
White House
Indianapolis
What the Microscope Shows No Poisonous Matter in Serum From President's Abscess
A microscopic test of the abscess serum from President Roosevelt shows no dangerous matter. Doctors Wynne Ferguson Dodds reported the contents free of perilous substances. The operation team had previously stated no danger of blood poisoning, but sent the serum for confirmation.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Roosevelt
F. B. Wynne
Charles E. Ferguson
W. T
Dodds
Swiss watchmaker invents phonograph clock to wake sleepers
Paris reports a Geneva invention where a clock repeats the next day’s spoken words. The device records evening prompts and, if a sleeper asks to rise at a set hour, the phonograph delivers the message at that time, aiming to rouse the wearer precisely.
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Paris
Geneva
Young Couple Elope Marry Despite Age Objections
In Terre Haute Indiana on September 29 Carl Baxter 19 and Eulala Anthony 15 a schoolgirl eloped from Jessup Park county. They traveled toward Paris Illinois then married and proceeded to Indianapolis. Both sets of parents objected to the union due to the youth of the girl. Eulala is the daughter of coal operator George Anthony and Baxter is a farmer.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Carl Baxter
Eulala Anthony
Jessup
Park County
Paris
Indianapolis
George Anthony
Baxter
President May Be Made Colonel in British Army
London reports discuss an honorary British line regiment for President Roosevelt, citing precedent and inquiries. The same dispatch notes sensational rumors of an anarchist attack on Roosevelt, sparked by a Dalgle News Agency New York date, leading to chaos in London streets. Boer generals issue a manifesto appealing to Europe and America for aid, claiming vast destruction and urging a $15 million compensation, warning it remains insufficient.
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London
Ume
Maka
Roosevelt
Dalgell
New York
Golden Eagle
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Europe
America
Anti-Imperialist Review Attacks Root Over Philippines
The New England anti-imperialist committee releases a detailed critique of Secretary of War Root charging him with shielding the army, evading inquiry into alleged cruelty, and delaying investigations in the Philippines. The document, by Moorfield Storey, accuses generals and officials of diminishing accountability.
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Boston
Mass
New England
Root
Otis
War Department
Moorfielt Storey
New England Anti-Imperialist Committee
Woman rescues a girl slaves sensational abduction in Butte
Mrs A F Brown a Presbyterian mission teacher aided by San Francisco police Captain Everts and Officer Ingram rescues two girls held as slaves by a wealthy Chinaman in a Butte junk shop rear den. They flee toward San Francisco while captor seeks theft charges and officers pursue.
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Butte
Mont
Rocky Mountain
A. F. Brown
Presbyterian Mission
San Francisco
Everts
Ingram
Montana
General Alger Endorsed at Michigan Republican Convention
Grand Rapids Mich Sept 26 The Republican state convention here endorsed General Russell A Alger for senator in a momentous incident amid a session also nominating a successor to Justice Lang on the Michigan Supreme Court. Judge William L Carpenter of Detroit appeared to be the nominee before roll call began.
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Michigan
Grand Rapids, Mich
Russel A. Alger
Justice Lang
Supreme Court
William ,L. Carpenter
Detroit
End of coal strike predicted by independent operator
An independent operator at Pottsville predicts the anthracite strike may end soon. He reports licensed miners at work with consent, expects dead work to resume, and says independent operators are weary of losses and seek market recovery and higher hard coal prices. State authorities reinforce troop deployment in Lackawanna.
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Pottsville
Nanticoke
James Sweeney
Bliss
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
West Nanticoke
Sweeney
Joseph
Gills
Gillis
Harrisburg
Stone Sunday
Sheridan
Tyrone
Gobin
Thirteenth Regiment
Olyphant
Scranton
Watres
Lackawanna County
Troopa
Grassy Island
Shenandoat
Sherrif Knorr
Columbia County
Gov. Stone
Cantralla
Unitel Mine Workers Advisory Board
Coal famine and coal price shifts hit cities nationwide
In Milwaukee ninth ward schools children bring two sticks daily to heat barracks as coal shortages bite. Philadelphia faces $20 per ton hard coal with limited supply while demand soars. Washington reports navy building consuming soft coal. London notes Welsh anthracite price up about 50 cents as American demand shifts.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ninth Ward
Philadelphia
Washington
G. W. Baird
Navy
London
Charges Cruel Mistreatment by British Soldiers in South Africa
E C Norman of Danville Virginia recounts hardships and mistreatment faced by himself and ten friends including two University of Virginia students while in South Africa. Their boat voyage began May 24 from New Orleans. George N Morrison of Elba Virginia was killed during an escape attempt at Port Elizabeth. the group was arrested for conspiracy, heard without testimony, jailed, bribed a jailor to escape, and fled toward the dock seeking refuge on a vessel bound for the United States.
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Knoxville
Tenn
South Africa
E. C. Norman
Danville
University of Virginia
New Orleans
George N. Morrison
Elba
Port Elizabeth
Washington Officials Call For Pension Reg Regulation
Washington officials urge action to curb pension expenditures with retrenchment and justice for the treasury. Veterans debate fairness as proposals include denying widow pensions to wives who married after a pension was granted. Some old soldiers support limits while opposing voices warn of bitter resistance.
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Washington
Deans
Evans
United States
Roosevelt
Hwang
Grand Army
Earthquakes devastate eastern Turkestan and nearby areas
A Sept dispatch from Tashkent reports a August 22 earthquake in eastern Turkestan that continued to Sept 3. Kashgar suffered 1000 deaths totals while Agtyn, Jangi, and Ak Suk suffer further losses and destruction. Stromboli volcano near Sicily shows active eruption with lava jets up to 300 yards.
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Antal
Eastern Turkestan
Berlin
Tashkent
Russian Turkestan
Kashgar
Eastern
Turkestan
Agtyn
Jangi
Aksuksitche
Sinklang
Pekin India
Russian Empire
Ak-Su
Akk- Su
Paris
The
Figaro
Rome
Strombolisland
Sicliy
Pepper Supply Control Secures Market by St. Louis Firm
St Louis firm Western Tea & Coffee Co has taken absolute control of the pepper spot supply by buying at least a third of the visible stock and contracting for most shipments in September through December.
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St. Louis
Madward Western Tea & Coffee Company of
Chinese Banks Hoarding Silver Citing Trade Depression
Sept 23 report notes native bankers at Tien Tein and Pekin hoarding silver and issuing paper money, depressing city trade. Viceroy Yuan Shih Kai appeals to foreign bankers for aid, seeks a provincial bank and mint, and laments not securing American experts for the mint.
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Tien Tsin Pekin
Tien Tein
Yuan Shih Kai
Reef
Queen of the Needle to preside over Paris exhibits
In Paris a special election will elect the Queen of the Needle to rule the seamstresses of Paris during the Feminine Arts Exposition. The fete honors the heroines of the new era as the monarch is crowned with a silver pen and attended by a royal suite.
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Paris
Queen of the Needle
Water care evidence in Philippine campaign charges
Washington reports the Lake George committee of the Anti-imperialist League submitted testimony on its charges against the army in the Philippines. A volunteer who served in Panay in December 1900 claimed water cure was administered to natives by officers' orders, mirroring testimony heard by the Senate committee.
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Washington
Lake George
Anti-impariatist League
Davis
Philippines
Panay
Senate
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King Edward
HE Park Commission
Paris, Ill
R. A. Alger
Stone
Coal Trust
Virginian
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