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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1901
Page
1
Mrs. Kim Seiglin and Mrs. Daughson fought a revolver duel at fifty feet after Seiglin was fined 300 dollars for trespass. Seiglin was wounded in the breast when Daughson fired twice. Seiglin was hospitalized in serious condition but not mortally injured.
Rapid rise in Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines shares has created wealth for many small holders including former poor. Some gained from seven figures while those with a few shares report substantial fortunes. stories cite A. D. Thompson nearly 1.9 million and others like Captain J. G. Cohoe, Mrs. Bette R. Dann, and E. G. Chapman.
A severe storm hits Pittsburgh on April 3 causing extensive damage. Wires and poles down, streetcar service halted from 5 pm to 1 30 pm, and telegraph and telephone lines heavily damaged. City isolated briefly as rivers rise upstream and rail lines face 12 to 15 inch snow. Losses estimated at 250 000 to 300 000 dollars with Western Union and Postal Telegraph hit hard.
Pekin informs Russia that China cannot sign the Manchurian convention citing the empire's current peril and the need for broad friendship with all nations. Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching are cited, while Washington officials react to AP reports of the decision.
The United States and Canada agreed on April a postal concession to route all cross border money orders at three tenths of 1 percent rather than the international rate of 1 percent. The change will lift restrictions from 4000 offices to 30000 in the US handling cross border orders. Also notes Hanover National Bank intends to merge Continental National Bank and appoints a director, with details pending. Rebels Maintain Position Near Panama City as government forces fail to dislodge them and Liberal forces remain paralyzed.
The ex attorney general Jed A. Maynard case was dismissed by Judge Weist for lack of public money definitions and who may receive it. A Seoul cable from Minister Allen April 3 says the McLeavy Brown faculty has been adjusted. Stanislaus Slepinski killed his wife then himself after labor troubles. Police Judge Leario Uroppou died in the courthouse.
Carter Harrison III was re elected Chicago mayor for a third term by a wide city vote. Harrison led with 156 052 votes to Elbridge Hanceys 28 695 across 26 of 35 wards. The contest reflected a split city with ward redistricting after the presidential election.
The report lists prices for butter creamery eggs and dairy products with multiple entries for wheat oats barley and corn. It notes bids and asked ranges for hogs sheep and cattle, with prices in cents and dollars and for various grades and locations such as St. Louis and Chicago. The text reflects commodity trading chatter and price levels across commodities including wheat No 2 and oats No 2 and prime clover seed value.
The governor and auditor report quarterly cash in the state treasury is satisfactory. Funds include general revenue 830,061.97, agricultural college endowments 19,000, agricultural college fund 6,748.38, state university 5,912.75, swamp land indemnity 150.40, permanent school fund 15.46, with mortgage bonds belonging to the agricultural college totaling 627,100. Cash in banks 848,687.21 and on hand 1,721.20. Theatre fires caused extraordinary expenditures. treasury remains sound despite some pressure.
A Minneapolis man seeks divorce after discovering he married his niece in Minnesota five years earlier. The niece later remarried in Des Moines, and the husband now petitions for divorce while claiming the former marriage was illegal. The case highlights cross state legal questions as the parties face separation amid accusations of hidden family ties.
A Cedar Rapids conference between Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway officials and strike representatives failed to reach concessions. Strikers’ replacements were mostly returning home, while thefts in Deloit and a man selling cigars from a prior theft were investigated. Missouri Valley grants a 1,000,000 bushel storage elevator to Updike Grain and waives taxes for ten years. Conventions of Iowa county superintendents visit Grinnell Des Moines Waterloo Sheldon April 4 to 19. Ailing US soldier Melvin Ili is treated in Fort Dodge. Part of the Manila booty recovered. a currency sack with $19 found near Manilla. Father Burke named dean for several Iowa counties. Correctionville booms with new creamery and stores. Clara Stanchfield awaits Capt Warren Iekis to wed in Manila. Gypsum City platted at Karawatas Junction. Des Moines Evangelical conference reports growth. Narrow Gauge worker injured in Burlington wreck. Storm Lake hotel changes owners. Petroleum seen near Greenville. Fire debris at the state university prompts temporary building work. Lichter sues Bornstein for slander. Davenport curfew law enforced. youths arrested for after-curfew trespass.
A list of projected and under way Iowa railways for the year includes Manchester to Oneida seven miles under construction, Pella to Howsett four miles surveyed, Rock Island cut-off Eldon to Trenton ninety six miles, Winterset to Greenfield twenty two miles, Dupuque to Omaha 100 miles under survey, Muscatine to Pandependence 100 miles, Hampton to Omaha 170 miles surveyed, Rioux City to St Louis 52 miles surveyed, Des Moines to Iowa Falls seventy miles surveyed, Fort Dodge to Story City forty miles, Des Moines to Osage 130 miles with five miles traded, Moville to Sioux City eighteen miles, Onakville to Burlington twenty five miles surveyed, Des Moines to Britt two hundred miles surveyed, Colesburg to Colesburg eighteen miles, Boone to Prager eight miles, Gowrie to Rockwell City twenty two miles, Lehigh to Dex Maines seven miles.
Roll of Mrs Good of Waterloo ties a serious charge to a kidnapping case in Mavenia 28030 with alleged confessions by Troudon Good. The accused is said to have stolen money from his mother and involved a son in a scheme claiming death from a fall linked to the Elliott child. The affair centers on a move to Waterloo and a sequence of family crimes and testimonies.
Iowa City businessmen and University of Town faculty seek press censorship to curb out-of-city correspondents and ensure only censored dispatches are printed. They argue a single “reliable” correspondent should supply all papers.
An elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dineen both over eighty, were beaten after a knock at the door by two men. Mr. Dineen named the assailants as police search for the suspects amid fears for the couple’s lives. Meanwhile a large fire at the Braide City roller mills destroyed the plant, with about 1205 in damage and 4000 in losses, delaying fire response due to poor road conditions and distant station access.
George H. Phillips, a leading investor in corn and wheat, again takes center stage in the grain trading scene. The Chicago Board of Trade and major speculators attacked prices, driving wheat and corn lower while Phillips defended and reinforced his bets to strengthen his position in corn.
A garbled report claims a New York millionaire’s valet confessed amid a crisis involving a secretive secretary and a large sum of money. The text mentions a chloroform attack, a tavern scene, and alleged schemes to seize eight million dollars.
Fragmentary text notes Friends of Cleveland's new mayor eyeing a nomination. References to election, party leadership, and possible shifts in Democratic support. Dense garbled phrases limit clear details but imply Johnson seeks presidential credentials and local backing.
The report notes a finish of the biennial inspection of Bois Coutilaysiu and cites plans for cross state talks at conferences in Giorhama. It mentions several car shipments, shop repairs, and a push to expand rail services by Western networks, with emphasis on West Chicago and Illinois routes.
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