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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
3
Estherville Iowa based Fimmer Co. Republican announces legal matter involving Jenkins and Nichols and Putra dollars. Court records reference a financial dispute or settlement with unspecified amounts and parties. Further details are unclear from the fragment.
Samtiago Iglesias, head of Workmen of Porto Rico, and nine others were tried in San Juan for labor wage manipulation. Tylesias received three years four months eight days. seven others four months. two acquitted. Federation dissolved, linked to conspiracy. appeal to Puerto Rico Supreme Court likely in a month. Iglesias free amid political accusations.
Mrs Wisehaker found wounded at her Sandusky home with a bloody stove poker nearby. Her son, suspected of the assault and robbery motive, fled then shot himself in a nearby livery stable after leaving the house. Police found the man dead with a temple wound, and investigators note she had recently drawn her pension.
The American Tin Plate Company at Viltsburg plans near term installation of automated rolling machinery to produce black plate for timitts. Officials say two thirds to three fourths of current manual work will be replaced, boosting output and enabling U S tin plate makers to compete internationally even without tariffs, potentially making the United States the leading tin plate producer.
The article reports a heated Cuban political campaign featuring Gen. Bar tolome Mase and Democratic candidate in exile in Vuerta Trine cipe. Salvador Cistierss accuses Gen. Gomez of assassination while detailing wartime deaths. Cisneros and Palma, prisoners in the last war, clash with Patt supporters amid talk of the spotorno law and revolutionary justice.
Gustave L. Clausen, former superintendent of Chicago sewers, was arrested in September on accusations of being complicit in a bribe conspiracy tied to Kenosha street railway franchises. On Thursday a writ of habeas corpus freed him after the district attorney said the charge was not substantiated and the informant retracted the allegations.
In Wabash Indiana 1900 William Miller and his son Hererford saved Sarah Uliey from a swollen creek. A man named Uliey rushed to aid them and promised 600 dollars for the lifesaving. Miller and Hererford later urged Uliey to honor the pledge, Uliey refused and assisted his wife.
London officials received a long list from Lord Kitchener detailing thirty seven instances where natives were reportedly shot by the Boers, with eighty four lives touched. Some cases allege informal court martials or spying charges, others claim killings were done in cold blood to hide Boer movements. The timeline spans more than a year.
Elizabeth City North Carolina family of Nell Cropsey now believes she is dead after previously hoping she remained alive. A search committee member said a jury would be produced within twelve hours and cousin Carrie Cropsey noted the family seeks explanation for the mystery.
The Washington jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the Carna han conspiracy case. Carnahan, president of the United States Mail and Navy But Wishing Company in Washington DC, was charged with conspiracy with several agents to defraud the pension office. The trial drew wide attention as the defendants allegedly misrepresented facts to obtain pensions.
A large reward is offered as the bank seeks a man named Maney Proversees connected to a burglary. In Los Angeles, a woman named Barbara is mentioned in relation to the case. A heavy snowstorm in Texas and St. Louis caused travel disruptions and stock losses, with reports of a bank incident awakening citizens. City council actions included banning white rooms and soft furnishings from public spaces.
Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee agreed on a Philippine tariff measure. The full committee and subcommittees were organized, with the bill designated as a temporary measure to grant the Philippine commission full force of tariff laws. It sets Dingley rates for goods from the Philippines and applies tonnage taxes to ships entering the United States from the Philippines until January 1, 1905, with certain coastwise exclusions. Taxes collected either in the Philippines or the United States go to the Philippine treasury. Exports to the Philippines would be exempt from the internal revenue tax and taxed only as provided for the Philippines.
Washington cabinet discusses a $10,000,000 Carnegie gift for education. The plan would place the fund under government trustees to cover expenses for deserving students and other higher education costs. The president will consult Congress before any public action.
Washington senator Mona introduced a bill providing for the construction of a national canal to be funded by an aggregate of 80,000,000 and additional sums as needed. A board of eight citizens from the United States will oversee the project with the secretary of war as president. Board members will be paid about 8,000 per year, with appointments made regardless of political affiliation. The measure also contemplates a regional theater and judiciary provisions to support the canal and related infrastructure.
A distorted account describes a death mask of President McKinley created by a sculptor named Trout. The piece, shown in a rough form, was brought to the White House and will be offered for government or Smithsonian museum consideration as a faithful likeness of the late president.
A Michigan man reportedly tried to kill his entire family in a violent spree. Witnesses describe severe injuries and a hospital condition as authorities investigate the bizarre attack.
A court case details Patterson facing deportation from the Philippines under orders of the supratie court. The article mentions habeas corpus and a judge action related to an alleged oath of allegiance to opposing authorities while in Manila, with references to Deputy Lopes and authorities surrounding the expulsion process.
Fragmentary report shows Jiowis Meecight and Tommettis Mg attending an unclear February session. An exchange references Obie Rives and Odie aiding a Gastboud group. Ambiguity limits specifics but indicates council foreseen deadlines and budgetary tasks.
The article reports that the committee convened to assign clothing standards for a public event, outlining dress guidelines and responsibilities. It notes that several officials and departments will enforce the policy and ensure uniform presentation for attendees.
The secretary of the farsian Muesday forwarded to the House a list of deficiency appropriations amid several breaches of government service. The President on Tuesday sent to the Senate the nomination of Charles Dar Vag oat Vernont for a senior post, with HS rank Wl Baehert.
The appropriation committee organized on Tuesday to review the bill. Chatting Cunnon said the bill would be presented before the committee members soon for consideration.
The mother of Con Matthews, a brake man, sues the Chicago Great Western Railway in Cedar Rapids for $25,000, alleging negligence led to his murder by tramps on August 21, 1890. Matthews and Wilson were killed while ejecting two boarding tramps near the freight in Salt. both were shot before being thrown from the cars. Matthews, a young man earning about $80 a month, faced a dangerous easement when ordered to remove the trespassers.
The Des Moines session of the agricultural department reports a surplus of over 34,000 with old indebtedness cleared. Financials show a splendid balance, repairs completed, and officers urging about 60,000 for permanent improvements. President I. D. Johnston calls the past year the most prosperous in town.
Bertha O Garvik sues a local railway for 10000 damages claiming violent assault and seduction by a company's brakeman while a train passenger. The plaintiff argues the railroad is responsible for the acts of its employee and agents. The brakeman denies the allegations as the trial proceeds vigorously.
The Iowa sheriffs convention at Des Moines agreed a bill to pay deputy sheriff salaries by counties, not from fees. They referred some reforms to the legislative committee to draft and lobby for passage. St C Kennerly of Guthrie County was elected president and George Matter of Polk County secretary.
Louis Busse stands charged with the brutal murder of his wife Leta Busse in Lowi. The case draws unprecedented public interest as jurors are drawn and many witnesses summoned. The trial promises a lengthy jury selection and heavy anticipation locally in Butler County.
In a ten day Mason City trial, the defense argued that Stone tainted the mind of the defendant in the case of Teint for Rapes In the state case. Stone testified from Madigan Georgia, corroborating his whereabouts. The girl insisted Stone was not the imam. The defense also presented testimony on the defendant's good Chicago character.
In Storm Lake the court sentenced Brooks and Phillipa to death for the first degree murder of Tod Sunblad. They will be hanged on December 18, 1902, at the penitentiary in Amosa. Sheriff C J Parker to spring the trap. Prisoners to be moved to Anamosa immediately.
Prominent figures include Col. J F Brigham Assistant Secretary of Agriculture an Ohio native born in Lodi. Maj. B R McClaughry ex jail warden and penology expert. John Snouse Jeffersonville marriage pioneer. Henrik Ibsen ill in Copenhagen. Count de la Vaulx balloon aviator. Oregon train wreck near The Dalles involved Col Clowry's private car no injuries.
Miss Lou Koster of Mattoon Illinois sues G B Reiss of Grinnell Iowa for 20000 in Shelbyville circuit court alleging breach of promise to wed. Reiss reportedly delayed marriage plans while visiting his mother en route to Edinburg to wed Miss Margaret Crowley a school teacher. Reiss and Miss Easter were longtime sweethearts from Shelbyville and the suit follows publication of wedding cards.
Charles Walter, 35, a laboring man of Smithland, killed himself at 3:30 Monday morning after a domestic quarrel with his wife. She left with their 2 year old child, then Walter shot himself in the head, dying about thirty minutes later.
Harry Harman, moved from Cherokee to LeMars for safety, is now in the county jail. Terry Plottman, who shot Florence Porter in Cherokee on Nov 30, is kept in custody, with Sheriff Hill escorting the prisoner on the train amid crowd threats. Local reports cover the Lyon County farmers market prices, a bank dividend, and several local incidents.
Trev A A Johnson a colored pastor of the African M E church in Oskaloosa was shot and seriously wounded in his pulpit on Sunday night by Allea Nelson a colored girl who says she was wronged by the minister. Fairs Held in Iowa. Seventy six county and district fairs were held in Iowa last season with premium totals of 5106 5 36 and state aid of 14577 57 to these local fairs.
Notes of Current Events report the Sisters of St Joseph plan a new academy in Fort Scott Kansas next spring for 500 pupils. The item notes a Catholic organization enlarging education capacity in the region.
The Fifty seventh Congress convened at noon with Henderson re elected Speaker and Gage estimates cited at 610,827,088 for 1902. Roosevelt spoke to both houses urging anti anarchist measures and new departments, while bills on assassination penalties and extended Chinese exclusion were introduced. The Isthmian canal study favored the Nicaragua route with a projected cost near 189.9 million.
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