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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
1
Turbulent remarks and jeers filled the Reichstag as Herr Rebel condemned the tariff plan aiming to tax food to finance occupation. Rival leaders interrupted with taunts while debate devolved into a heated clash over the measure and its impact on workers and industry.
Mayor Samuel LL. Jones resigns from the Toledo Humane Society's board amid sentiments voiced by president Flon James A. Brown, who also leads the American Humane Society. Brown advocates harsh penalties for abandoning children. Jones says he opposes killing as punishment but will remain a director of the society.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Hawticott argues for 24,500,000 in Navy Yard, stations, and improvements. Despite doubts about the size, the bureau defends need for work as essential. Also, Collector instructions grant Philippines vessels exemption from tonnage tax under insular decisions.
A monument to Robert Fulton was unveiled in New York by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and near the Fulton tomb site. The event marked the centennial remembrance with ceremonies at the Gilduarkal area.
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Dr Waomus We Mayiuura, top partner at Haymond & Co bankers, reportedly killed himself by leaping into a well during a Thursday night crisis at Wirnujady. The firm, tied to The Povinens' and Merchants' Pant, faced Distilling Co deception allegations. Court actions named Arthur Witgummons of St Louis and Robert Minrtindile as secretary for a large interstate distilling company project in Indianapolis.
George Parris and Richmond Anthony, two African American men, fought with knives in Harris’s room after a Wednesday confrontation. The lamp went out, and the melee lasted five minutes in darkness. Harris was stabbed, unconscious, with a knife in his breast. Anthony was locked up. James Smith, another Cuban, repeatedly stabbed Manny Champelon. the victim died in hospital as crowds pursued Smith through the streets.
New York reports Andrew Carnegie weighing a large gift to aid aged telegraphers. Plans include a pension fund, a combined club hospital, and an arcadia town in New Jersey with lots sold from 2500 dollars. Rentals set at 15 dollars monthly, with 2 percent interest directed to the general fund. Libraries and cooperative stores would supply goods at cost.
Reports allege Prince Henry of the Netherlands fought two duels with Maj. Van Lets, Queen Wilhelmina’s aide de camp, after a quarrel at Amsterdam. Observers note a drinking session preceded a sword duel in which Van Lets was wounded and Prince Henry’s opponent also suffered minor injuries.
Gov Dockery issues a proclamation inviting Missouri citizens to observe a December 20 event at the world’s fair site and urging other states to issue proclamations. Messages from officials in Arkansas and Nebraska indicate attendance and plan similar observances in their states.
Springfield Wisconsin reports that early Wednesday burglars entered the State Bank at Williamsville, blew the safe, and secured 4000 dollars in cash and jewelry worth several thousand dollars. Police are investigating the break in and no arrests are announced.
Washington bids for 6200 contracts for star route and steamboat mail service west of the Mississippi were closed. Four year expenditure near 40 million dollars starting next July, with awards to be announced in weeks.
A deruleation by a bank auditor under Charles J. Iltehai is reported in derailed terms. The circuit court and Peacy OSs are cited as handling the matter with an amount of OOO. The text also mentions a New York editor and a fever-related incident in Payson, both framed in unclear older-fashioned prose.
Reynolds of Lions Malls is bound over for grand jury action after testimony linked him to the July murder of Samuel Crofton near Treton. Roy Kenney testified he saw Reynolds in Hawarden driving a wagon with Crofton toward the field where the body was found, while defense witnesses claimed an alternate scene before the Aug. 2 incident.
The Iowa state board of health reports seventy well defined smallpox cases in Ida Grove across thirty five families. Isolated cases appear in various counties. quarantine measures are in place. The epidemic is being controlled at the reservation with measures to prevent spread and no further deaths anticipated.
Miss Porter remains alive but sinking after a deliberate shooting attributed to Hortman. Authorities faced mob talk and calls to lynch, while residents debate removing Hortman from the city. Hortman claims liquor influence, but witnesses dispute this.
A record of a man named Henry Bouck near Waterloo linking to Warren Bonek and a rumored $100,000 inheritance from Henry Botek. Bouck claims the dead man was his brother and seeks evidence to prove it. The tale includes army records, a missing man, alleged infidelity, and suspicions of concealment.
Miss Sadie Claflin, a soubrette with the Village Person company, believed to be permanently unbalanced after acute hysteria. Brought to Fort Page weeks ago, she recovered briefly, but the strain of travel triggered a relapse. She remains under police matron care in Chicago.
Foreign laborers, mainly Ukrainian, employed by the Chicago Great Western at Fort Dodge quit work during a strike. Wages had been cut from 82 to 1 70, and tensions rose as workers, angered by new arrivals and cold weather, threatened depot agents in wild scenes.
Indictment returned against Charles C. Pritchelt, a farmer north of LeMars, for lewdness. Accused of cohabiting with Minnie Albrechtsen for four years resulting in two children. Arrested by the sheriff, he posted bond and was released pending trial.
The image of Judge Taft is praised as the best likeness of the first American Governor of the Philippine Islands tasked with imposing order and American governance. Taft, an Ohio native and Yale graduate, is described as son of Alphonso Taft and former judge who became Philippine Commission chairman before becoming governor.
A gasoline lamp exploded at the Mixa church near Callender causing panic as nine congregants were injured while the fire spread. The packed church saw people rush for doors and windows in a chaotic scene with women aiding others and several victims seriously hurt.
Judge McPherson filed a decision in the Morrison glove case from Des Moines discharging the defendant. The court found no proof that Austrian workers in glove cutting created a true industry or that the business in two New York locations constituted a monopoly.
Des Moines reports over 100 smallpox cases with health officials advising vaccination of all school children and workers. Authorities plan to admit pupils only with vaccination certificates as severe conditions push for broader immunization amid ongoing quarantine efforts.
City faces renewed smallpox fears this winter with nine cases under quarantine. An outbreak of diphtheria among southwest city schoolchildren is also reported, with over fifty cases to health officials.
Mayor Bennett issues proclamation mandating muzzles for all dogs in Fort Dodge with penalties for street sightings. Capitol Improvement Commission recommends costly repairs and decorations to restore the Capitol. A petition asks Illinois Central Railroad to hire Maggie at key crossings after several accidents. W P Smith of Chicago faces trial on a charge involving a 17 year old girl. plea argues mistaken identity. Iowa Gro Association set next convention in Dubuque May 16 and exhibitors voice support.
Elizabeth Howe Dale of Hoboken New Jersey is charged with murder in the death of her child Emeline Dale. Her husband Starvey Dale of Chicago accuses her, alleging she conspired with German lover Filbert Waller after a separation two years earlier. Emeline died after a visit to Hoboken with Dale and Waller, with initial claims the child ingested strychnine candy. Authorities investigate amid family suspicions and conflicting accounts.
Treasury Secretary Moudar sent to Congress the 1908 fiscal year appropriation estimates by department. Total requests total 27,088,008, down 16,000,000 from 1902 and up 4,000,000 from the prior year. Key changes include increases in public works and certain services, with reductions in District of Columbia and War Department military funds and other departments. An Indian congressman profile highlights Charles Curtis of Kansas.
A period voice argues for anarchy against tyranny, praises reform and merit in appointments, and stresses irrigation policy. It calls for protectionist reciprocity, expanding export markets, and wageworker welfare, urging unity for common interests and condemning vast inequality. It supports Monroe Doctrine, a strong navy, and peaceful leadership in world affairs.
Comptroller William B Ridgely sends a congressional report calling for changes to the subtreasury and noting its malfunctions. He cites money lockups that hinder crop movement and business, with partial relief from bond purchases by the Treasury, and details a rise in national banks and aggregate resources through 1901.
Frank Selee, manager of the Chicago club, is leaving no stone unturned to land strong players. Ned Wanton of Brooklyn is said to receive a huge $12,900 for his services. Peter Jackson, the rising colored boxer, is noted for his formidable head. John Huggins, famed American trainer, will return to the United States but stay in America. Twelve “last records” rest with the trotting lists. The chestnut stallion has set multiple world drafting and race records in Cleveland, Columbus, and Brighton Beach events. Kid McCoy makes noise abroad and challenges to stop Philadelphia Jack O’Brien. President Hart of the Chicago ballclub backs renegotiation of the NL agreement to limit pre-season work and travel.
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