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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
3
Estherville Iowa based Emmet County Republican party action details appear with legal names Jenkins and Nichols listed for involvement or endorsement in a local party notice from the Pury area. The fragment references party organization and voting or candidacy related material within the county.
A well shooting accident at Southlock near Whipple Ohio killed four people and injured four fatally and three seriously. The Hamsters Torpedo Company used fifty quarts of nitroglycerine and a jack squib. the blast collapsed the derrick and wrecked the site as crowd members were struck. Victims were prominent local citizens with initial reports incomplete.
A&A dispatch reports a special train to Pekin with seven American officers and fifty-six men, British three officers and seventy-two men, Italian three officers and thirty-nine men, French three officers and seventy-two, Russian four officers and seventy-one, Japanese two officers and twenty-four, plus five quick firing guns. Foreign troops may face opposition at Pekin’s first gate. Russians praised Taku forts earlier and retreated after Chinese gunfire thought to honor a mandarin aboard a Chinese warship.
Six people die in a dynamite blast at the home of William Broehm in Forest Junction eight miles from BriStion Wisconsin on June 1. Victims include William Broehm his wife two Broehm children ages 2 to 7 and J S Stevens a brother of Mrs Broehm. Cause unknown though officials suspect twelve pounds of dynamite overheated near the stove caused the explosion.
An epidemic of illness grips St. Louis as the draft for a posse begins. Many summoned men produce physician certificates claiming chronic diseases that keep them from duty. Officials say able bodied citizens 21 to 65 years old in exempt positions or currently serving remain ineligible.
A bench warrant was issued by Circuit Clerk Ford on Judge Cantril's order for former Gov. Taylor, charging him as an accessory to the Goebel murder. Deputy Suter received the warrant. Separate items note deaths in Minneapolis from a boarding house fire and a major blaze in Martinique destroying the Fort de France custom house, plus a Hoboken paper mill fire at a $100,000 loss.
At the Massachusetts bicycle racing meet in Waltham, an accident in the second mile of a four cornered motor paced race killed rider Larry Miles of Lynn and gravely injured William Stafford of Cambridge. The tandem they rode and the crowd were struck by debris. several spectators suffered injuries. Everett Ryan of Waltham, Albert Champion of Paris, Archie McEachern of Toronto, and Stafford were involved as the accident occurred on the back stretch.
In St Louis a police board meeting urged Sheriff Pohlmann to summon a posse to quell streetcar strike disturbances. Sheriff Pohlmann prepared a list of 600 citizens and pledged to secure 1000 deputies with the best local volunteers.
In Bulacan province insurgents rushed the town of San Miguel de Mayumo on May 2. Three companies of the Thirty-fifth Volunteer Infantry garrisoned the town, shooting locals. five Americans were killed and seven wounded. Captain Roberts and two privates are missing. No Filipino deaths were reported. A separate party moving toward Silang was attacked by Ladrones, three attackers killed.
Memorial day observed as a general holiday with services at Manila forts and Malate cemetery where US soldiers graves were decorated. Chaplain addressed crowds as theaters held addresses with music. Also reports misadventures, strikes and incidents in Missouri, Kansas, Chicago, Constantinople, and Hong Kong, with varied local notes.
A severe thunder and hailstorm caused floods in the Peoria vicinity delaying Lake Erie and Western trains for hours. Two Vandalia bridges near Farmdale and four Farm Creek bridges were washed out, leaving residents cut off from Peoria as debris filled the river.
In U S District Court Judge McPharson sentenced two grocers William Ketlinger and Thomas Haughey for selling oleomargarine in unstamped packaging. Ketlinger received three months and a $100 fine while Haughey, who pleaded guilty, drew thirty days and a fine. The case signals ongoing prosecutions of similar infractions.
A Russian minister in Pekin telegraphs to deploy gunboats to Taku and port Arthur readiness for 20,000 troops. Shanghai reports Russia may land forces at Taku while Chinese troops move from Hu Nan and Kiang. Gen Simino declines command citing illness.
The worst rioting since the St Louis Transit strike began over three weeks ago broke out Tuesday in four southern city locations. By nightfall police records showed about a dozen people wounded by bullets or projectiles from missiles.
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts bivouacking in Johannesburg suburbs and planning a noontime entry, suggesting interior fort garrison knowledge and little anticipated opposition. also notes Chicago political HQ move and scattered market prices and events from Sioux City to Detroit.
Government observers report satisfaction with the total solar eclipse seen across North America Europe and Africa. The event lasted five hours and twenty three minutes with totality starting west of Mexico and ending near Cairo Egypt. A moving belt forty five miles wide tracked from New Orleans to Norfolk while cities including New Orleans Mobile and other centers observed photographs.
A Philadelphia correspondent warns hotelkeepers will fleece delegates and visitors as rates double. Single rooms rise from two to four dollars, with two to four guests per room during the convention, pushing daily costs to roughly eighteen to twenty dollars. Similar extortionate expectations hover in Kansas City for the Democratic gathering.
Astronomers from the United States and abroad planned widespread eclipse observations from Pinehurst and other sites as citizens prepared for the 1948 total solar eclipse. Governments and universities funded expeditions to Mexico, Spain, Africa, and beyond to study the corona and sun’s atmosphere amid a vast international effort.
A collection of statistics reports growth in city directories, crime demographics, and meat and margarine production. It notes a rise in female criminals, oleo output, and international education aid. It also covers currency costs, bank circulation, and Dutch trade, plus naval fortifications at the Dardanelles and costs for firing large coastal guns.
The Hawkeye State reports the death of L Tobin a leading Iowa educator and founder of four colleges including Ellsworth and Tobin College He died in Fort Dodge May 28 after weeks of illness leaving a widow and three children. He was born in Ireland in 1845 and moved west in 1872 to establish schools. Willie Gilson a 12 year old Fort Dodge messenger was accused of stealing about 40 from a cash drawer at the Postal Telegraph Company and jailed after officers found him with the money. a prior offense is noted and a reform school hold is sought.
Andy Payne ex convict wanted for an outrage near Castana was arrested by Decatur Neb. marshal with Shorty Strain aiding. Payne waives requisition and is held in Monona County jail awaiting fair trial amid lynching threats. Also notes Naval Cadet Aubrey K Shoup of Merrill passing entrance exams in Annapolis and a spate of local crimes and deaths including horse losses near Brooklyn and a Rock Rapids death by suicide.
A safe at the Fort Madison postoffice was locked and could not be opened. Expert cracksman Moyer, from the penitentiary, was brought under guard and opened the door swiftly. Baggage Checker Killed. Sam Murray, fourteen years a baggage checker for the Dubuque Omnibus Company, was killed May 28 by a runaway team he attempted to stop. He leaves a wife and family.
Leslie J. Strain was arrested in Des Moines charged with larceny of three watches, several gold rings and two pocketknives from Rothchild. He entered the shop about 1 o'clock and seized a tray of watches and rings before bolting. pursued by Rothchild and officers Snedden and Marks, he was captured in an alley and jailed for trial.
A Salix incident during memorial exercises led to a chase and public apology. C. Schmidt, a Sioux City and Pavilly railroad station agent, shouted To hell with America triggering a riotous response. Maj. Bil Smith pursued Schmidt to arrest the insult but failed. Citizens considered Schmidt’s removal. he apologized at the post office and expressed regret.
A severe lightning strike in Fort Dodge damaged the Ferguson home injuring Mrs Ferguson and shocking another daughter. A lamp was extinguished and the house suffered extensive damage. The bolt also burned out the Light and Power Company generator and wires, disabling the streetcar system and damaging many telephones, with losses over 5000 dollars. The motorman saved the car by pulling the trolley wire away. The electricity display was unusually severe.
A Schleswig Crawford County shooting nearly killed Gus Buhr a German farm laborer working for Peter Johansen. A dispute with Wille Schroder led Schroder to grab a gun and fire, hitting Buhr in the hand and grazing his forehead before his hat. Buhr pressed charges. preliminary proceedings set for June 12. Schroder released on $500 bond.
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