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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
1
A terse political note from Emmet County reports a Republican campaign action aimed at opponents NRTNS and Nichols, detailing limited local maneuvering and party alignment ahead of a primary, with no further context provided.
A secret meeting of committees from Bible House Chicago Mount German Institute and Northfield Seminary formed the Moody memorial endowment to continue Dwight Moody’s work. An appeal to raise 3 million dollars to cover expenses of the Moody institutions was authorized with D W Mel Williams named treasurer. Northfield and Chicago schools host annual conferences with promised speakers. About 125000 dollars yearly is needed to sustain the work begun by Moody.
Gen Wood announces a policy separating civil and military powers in Havana. Military officials may supervise sanitation and public works, and command rural guards, while civil authorities retain control of governance. Monthly prison visits are mandated to curb past abuses, with military only stepping in where civil power is ineffective. Varona says Wood plans to hand finances to Cubans by decree.
Hight times within shadow of death, Henz e and Kaiser freed after serving life terms for the murder of Edwin E Brown, a wealthy stockman, in March 1893. Gov Stephens signed the release at the urging of Harry B Lawes, with police chief remarks noting their conviction rested on circumstantial evidence and acknowledging the real murderers were irremediable telegraphic officials.
Waters of the Chicago River purified through a narrow canal, boiled to be drinkable, deemed safer than Lake Michigan intakes. Chemists pronounce Wells Street sample fit for drinking when boiled.
A Milan Michigan fire destroyed the Milan public school with about 30 pupils inside as panic spread before discovery. Principal Lara Eayes aided by Aguian ami Prof. ) he Marragh helped manage evacuation. two helpers, Retith Cavanaugh and Enitan Peates, were badly burned and may not recover. A child was forced to jump from a window. another pupil, though not seriously hurt, survived.
Miss Cecelia Sherman Miles, daughter of the army commander, and Capt Samus Reber of the United States Army were married at St John s Church at noon on January 10. Rev Alexander Mackey Smith officiated with Rev Dean Davis assisting. A large gathering of prominent military and civil figures attended the ceremony and a breakfast for several hundred guests followed at Gen and Mrs Miles residence before the couple departed for a southern trip.
A chaotic report describes a mob killing two officers during a pursuit of a prisoner in Tennessee. The text references further violent incidents and a series of disjointed crimes across the era, including alleged lynching and family fatalities. The chaotic account mentions legal actions, mob involvement, and regional unrest with multiple named places and events.
In Hamptons, Iowa, Dr J W Appleby, longtime Bristow physician, killed a month old child while examining it in Dr Hobson’s office. He crushed the infant’s face, swung it by a foot, and resisted desperate parents. An insanity commission sent him to Independence hospital. religious excitement may have sparked his breakdown.
Reported loss of the British steamer Tapeh en route from San Francisco to Hong Kong after a leak. Forty five Chinese crew aboard vanished as lifeboats failed and rafts were overwhelmed by sharks, with only the captain and one passenger reaching Manila. European survivors aided and were later sent to Manila.
The fire at 1 and 12 East Palty first Street gutted the New York merchant Joseph Palton’s home. Mrs Teabitqery, Constance, Edith, and a two year old son died. the housemaid and servant also perished. Firemen found the body of Mrs Jellett, the housekeeper. The blaze, thought to start in the basement from insulation, caused heavy losses estimated at 000/H.
Fragmentary OCR sketch describes rumors of a Dutch officer killed and a long, garbled sequence of wartime words. Mentions Amsterdam, a British cruiser firing, and scattered references to ships, ports, and measures, with no clear verification or coherent narrative.
Fidel Yates, 19, of Tabor, died in Council Bluffs while under Christian Science treatment. She visited James Carter's family five weeks earlier, fell ill two weeks ago, and after her mother dismissed Dr Bellinger, a divine healer from Offalia was sought. A postmortem found appendicitis as the cause of death.
A Miller was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Morgan after a two day bankruptcy court examination before Referee Peck. Creditors allege fraudulent transfer due to stock sale at George days before failure. George W. Sched named trustee to manage and sell stocks at George and Sutherland. Miller claims to have been robbed of 4000 dollars in a heel at Lions Pally around December.
Iowa Governor Leslie M. Sinewas posts a 500 dollar reward for the killer of John E. B. Robson, slain with a hatchet in his Sioux City office on December 20, 1393, bringing the total reward fund to 1,228 dollars with contributions from state, Woodbury County, Sioux City, and local citizens. Police say they know who committed the crime but no arrest has been made.
Des Moines session of the State Agricultural Society elected officers led by President Robert Johnson and Vice President J C Frazier. W C Brown became director as four old directors were re elected. Treasury reported 16500 with 5000 slated for auditorium and stock pavilion. Resolutions urged a state department of agriculture led by a commissioner who would serve as secretary to the society.
Suspects arrested for Mabel Scofield murder are released. Details trace a Des Moines crime scene on November 22 with a body found in the river and unclear cause of death. Other items include a Crystal Lake accident injuring a cashier’s brother, a large will probated in Clinton, a police chase in LeMars, and a bank robbery attempt in Lemars.
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