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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
1
Local report notes Jenkins and Nichols forming a Republican aligned partnership. The piece cites party backing and potential impact on upcoming elections, with names identified as key figures in the coalition. Further details remain sparse in the fragmented OCR text.
Widespread distress gripped Wall Street as panic rumors of insolvencies spread amid crashing values. Banks formed a pool to lower lending rates to 6 percent. a $16 million fund was raised with potential increases. Heavy loans by banks and individuals pushed borrowing costs up earlier, then eased as stabilization efforts began.
Armour & Co announces purchase of the Sioux City Provision Company plant. The transfer is being rushed and possession will be taken within days. General Manager C. M. Favorite says the plant will operate at full capacity and be expanded to boost supply for the packing industry. current capacity is 600 cattle and 4,500 hogs.
Melbourne search party uncovers half eaten remains of Rev. James Chalmers and Rev. Oliver Tomkins of the London Missionary Society and followers. The missionaries were massacred in April by Fly River natives after a tribal fight. They were surrounded by armed canoes upon approaching shore. the expedition damaged villages and killed twenty four natives.
Private Cumberlidge, on sentinel duty at Fort Sherman, is killed by prisoner Smith Wheeler who snatches the sentinel’s rifle. In the ensuing scuffle Wheeler deserts, was serving a five year sentence, and the incident marks a violent breach at the fort.
In Jacksonville relief efforts expand as many who never labored seek jobs. Clerks, bookkeepers, and three young physicians join the list of applicants. Labor department arranges work and clothing arrives from New York easing scarcity. Sewer cleaning and tent village sanitation reduce typhoid risk while martial law continues.
Paris dispatch reports Gen Chaffee’s political speech at a British smoker in the Temple of Heaven honoring Chaffee and allies. He claims Americans and British will not face each other in combat and that national policy favors avoiding international entanglements while favoring the British.
An Amber Township school room hosted an August display when a gasoline tank exploded during a Magic Lantern show. Fatal injury to August Cramer occurred as the interior was demolished and a stove piece severed a leg. William Hannas remained unconscious and may die. Many attendees were seriously injured but none others died.
A Memphis Louisville Illinois Central passenger train No 102 wrecked at Kuttawa Kentucky on Thursday afternoon. Engineer Barney Keepitt and Fireman Robert Stift of Paducah were fatally injured others injured. one car burned. Separate item notes 63 American cavalry defeat 250 insurgents near Balayang Luzon with no American casualties.
A Cuban constitutional convention secret session heard a report aligned with President McKinley and Secretary Root. It states the United States would not intervene in Cuba unless conditions allow, outlines stationing aims at Cupoys Maysi San Antonio and others, and notes no U S interference in local government. It says a commission will discuss economics and a commercial treaty after independence, and that Cuba may have diplomatic representatives abroad.
Washington churchmen deny credence to claims a successor is chosen. Apostolic officials say Leo has not resigned or named a successor, and cardinals prepare for a secret 73 election. Cardinal Stampella is seen as leading candidate, with Ranopolla policy favored by all twelve cardinals. No resignation details have reached the delegation.
Deshoves, formerly War rier Lancaster of New York, reports birth of triplets, third such occurrence for Harriet Lancaster who is now a mother of nine boys. Husband hopes this arrival completes a family record as she halted painting to focus on home.
Des Moines residents near giving up on securing an army post. Opposition in circles to establishing a new post persists. Army officials insist on exact performance of obligations, with several tasks unfinished. A committee will seek changes in Washington, but progress stalls as key figures are away, raising the prospect of abandoning the project and returning land to owners.
A passenger train collides with a freight engine near Thayer Iowa fifteen miles east of Creslon causing a derailment down a forty four foot embankment. Engineer Sid Brown of Burlington is buried under the engine and forty five passengers are injured. Fireman Mike Canney of Ottumwa is also hurt. Wrecking crews work seven hours to clear rails and recover engines. The freight crew reportedly caused the wreck by switching between the fast mail and the arrival of the train.
A report covers plans to develop a 15 090 acre ranch in Alberta led by A M Hutchinson with carloads of machinery en route from Storm Lake. It notes trust investors including W J Need of Baxter Reed Co. A separate incident in Davenport details the hanging death attempt of August Alpnel, rope accident causing severe injuries, and ensuing chaos. Also mentioned are the city acquisition of Spencer’s electric lighting plant for about 15000 and a Des Moines death of Charles H Day, deputy state auditor, with successor Captain Amos Brandt expected. A cloudburst floods Fort Madison and drowns Mrs Mary Carter as gas mains fail.
Liberty Township in Hamilton County reels after a letter to Thomas Nylett demanding his son carry a can with 100 on May 4 near Blairsburg cemetery. Nylett and neighbors planned to trap the two suspected farmers as they approached, prompting the would be extortionists to flee when warned.
Elder Adams of Waterloo abruptly ends Zion meetings at Marcus amid rowdy scenes. He attacked doctors pharmacists and secret societies calling them murderers and devils. Crowds hurled eggs at Adams and his escort. he departed before baptism planned for the next day. No arrests reported.
The Northwest Iowa Veterans Association will meet in Storm Lake June 11 12 and 13 in Elm Park auditorium by the lake. Bunded tents will line the grounds and attendees should bring bedclothing with very low rates offered. Post Commander Phil Schaller Sac City assists, and local G A R post members are organizing. A sports program is planned for entertainment during the event.
Brakeman C. Young on the Algona branch was killed instantly at Hypton while making up a freight train. His guard rail snagged foot. He was 80, single, with a brother in Iowa Falls. Des Moines machinists set May 20 for wage increase. boilermakers and machinists to earn 28 cents for a nine hour day, previously ten hours at less than 28 cents.
Minnesota authorities pursue requisitions to return deserting husbands amid old laws and penalties. The Legislature previously treated wife desertion as a misdemeanor. now attempts seek enforceable bonds and potential penitentiary terms for up to three years, with suspensions tied to support. The report weaves through multiple local items, including transport and legal notes, a coroner’s verdict in New York, and various unrelated notices from across the region.
A devastating fire on Marquette Avenue Chicago killed seven residents and injured eight others. Rescue crews battled flames as police tried to clear a path for a fire engine. A boy named John Schmidt aiding neighbors was among those saved, while chaos and confusion surrounded police and responders. A subsequent blaze on Clay Street claimed another life as the night wore on.
Readable fragments describe political unrest and public life scenes with chaotic, garbled lines. Mentions of elections, demonstrations, and civic concerns mix with offhand remarks about leaders, places, and social events, creating a mosaic of incomplete reports and stray phrases.
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