Estherville GOP Firms Back Jenkins and Nichols
Emmet County Republicans in Estherville support Jenkins and Nichols in the primaries. The local party committee endorses the candidates and urges voters to rally behind their platform.
23 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
1
Emmet County Republicans in Estherville support Jenkins and Nichols in the primaries. The local party committee endorses the candidates and urges voters to rally behind their platform.
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A cabinet meeting discussed the Chinese crisis and Li Hung Chang's appeal for a pause. The government prepared a reply agreeing to an armistice to safeguard ministers, legation staff, and locals, moving to the inner gate for safety, with a temporary halt in hostilities to seek peace terms. Japan has proposed and China accepted a truce among the powers per a New York Journal cable.
William Fikua a Nashville colored man snatched a pocketbook in Chicago and led police on a long chase through alleys and streets. He fired three times at officers and a mob of about 500 pursued him to the Great Northern Hotel where he hid under a horse before police secured him and moved to the station amid threats of hanging.
Poison in deadly quantities was found in the stomach of Edward P. Herrick, ailing Cariaco merchant, amid deaths in his household including his first wife. Coroner inquest to hear chemical results. widow Mrs Herrick to be summoned.
A mob gathered near Policeman Robert J. Thorps home on a Wednesday night in New York, growing to over 1,600 as white residents attacked Black residents. Police reserves from four stations were deployed to quell the rioting, injuring scores and using clubs and firearms before order was restored. A man named James F. Harris and a woman identifying as his wife were arrested amid the unrest.
Indian Agent Getohel reports twenty five cases of smallpox at Oberon hospital on the Devils Lake reservation in North Dakota. Quarantine at home for others and request for trained nurses. Vaccine virus shipped to the Turtle Mountain and Devils Lake areas as authorities order immediate steps and fall rations.
A Shanghai dispatch to the Daily Express says the allies have reached Pekin, with Chinese officials confirming the claim but offering no details. Paris and London papers report varying opinions, some expecting relief soon while others doubt the feat will be completed by week’s end.
The 1903 class at the United States Military Academy faced severe penalties for greeting Lieut. Lindsey with silence as he entered the mess hall. The punishment targets the 1903 class, with furloughs, barracks confinement, and barred participation in hops and football games.
A Kansas farmer near Redfield declined to seek the county commissioner post, then died by suicide at Eldorado Springs, Mo, after withdrawal amid bitter campaign criticism. Relatives say the pressure of public scrutiny drove him to act.
A high official said Washington would demand a monetary indemnity from China for American deaths and injuries in the current crisis. The payment would support victims’ families for life, with possible supervision of revenues from Chinese ports and a small postwar troop presence to enforce order and ensure future protections.
Collis P Huntington longtime leader of the Souter Pacific allway died at Ping Kroteae near Raequnet Lake Adirondacks Monday night after a period of apparent health decline. Neighbors and family were alerted when he fell ill during the night and he died within minutes. death is believed to be due to heart disease.
The prisoner faced charges with nervy signs noted by officials as he appeared before Mayor Hamilton. He waived examination and declined to testify, facing potential grand jury action while authorities consider further proceedings. The courtroom scene included references to rates and a broader controversy over commercial tariffs and regulatory actions.
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A Kingfisher bank is reported to be in receivership with territorial bank commissioner taking control. The notice cites liabilities at 100, assets at 1,000, and states the institution named Oklahoma Bank Fails. The door of the bank bears the posted motive and official action.
The clothing factory of J. B. Olson & Co. was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. Loss on building and goods is about 95,000 dollars.
Market quotations show prices for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats butter lard and various grains in Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and other markets. Includes commodity values by grade and location with ranges like No 2 yellow corn 41 to 42 cents and cattle prices up to 510 per hundredweight.
Nellie Hand was arrested in Webster City on a charge of threatening Ex Sheriff Sinclair and his wife. Her hearing followed, and she was released. Testimony revealed alleged elopement details with Sinclair to Bowdler City. Sinclair claimed Hand demanded 1000 dollars and threatened their lives after refusing her. A revolver sale was admitted as defense. Sinclair had been a trusted sheriff before his disappearance.
Vatican confirms Sioux City as a new see, with Arch bishop Keane's appointment and Omaha Bishop Scannell noting Sioux City will be the see center. Territory and population details follow, with future territorial boundaries to be finalized after Archbishop Keane's return.
The Iowa State Amateur Rowing Association elected officers at Waterloo with J. K. Lindsay of Dubuque as president, E. B. Phelps of Borlingen as vice president, W. I. McCullough of Cedar Rapids as secretary treasurer, C. Courier of Sioux City as commodore, and Dan Steck of Ottumwa as regent. An executive committee includes Rush, Blood, and Belding. Races on the 16th featured Sioux City junior fours, Ottumwa defeating Sioux City in the doubles, and Ottumwa’s George Rupprecht winning the junior single, with Kibby exhibitiing a half mile. The permanent location to be decided at the April executive meeting amid large riverfront crowds.
H C Colby of Past Junction reported to Salina authorities that he was robbed of 3440 on a Union Pacific train last Thursday. The greater sum was in a bank draft with payment stopped. Colby, bound for Plainsville to invest, was followed by five men after changing cars. one man slapped him and others jostled him. The thieves left the train in Salina. loss noticed later westward. Authorities suspect fakirs drawn by the wheat crop.
A 38 caliber revolver in the hands of Mrs. Coster of Bartlett discharged and wounded her son Guy with a thigh wound and her daughter Ida Miss Ita in the wrist and chest. A physician failed to locate all injuries.
The Democratic state convention met in Cedar Rapids Aug 14 with State Chairman Huffman presiding and Jon Denison named temporary chair. Delegates chose committees on resolutions and organization, nominated J. W. Freeland for supreme judge and T. G. Harper for attorney general, and adopted a platform condemning trusts and railway influence while urging regulation and unity for Bryan and Stevenson.
The Labor Commissioner distributes questionnaires to unions asking for organization name location city organization history largest smallest and present membership. Follow up forms go to individual workers collecting hours pay rates strike history and benefits data. The notices aim to gauge union influence and bargaining patterns across sectors.
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