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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
3
Gouvernor Stephenston declares the strike turmoil in St Louis risks riot and urges authorities to restore order. He warns militia may be deployed if unrest worsens, denouncing politicians and mobilization tactics seen as fueling disorder. Citizens report shootings, stoning, and chaos across streets as sessions discuss measures.
A dispatch from the Philippines island area describes a battle with inflated claims of casualties. The report notes doubts about the figures, citing earlier dispatches from Aguinaldo’s forces and noting that sensational accounts have often proved unreliable.
A fragment describes a Chinese group known as the Boxers drilling in Pekin. The movement draws many high members and alarms locals and diplomats including the Spanish minister. The text notes threats toward China and mentions foreign powers urging swift action.
The report ties wmick & Co and McCormick & Co brokerage houses to cotton market strain, listing liabilities in the tens of millions and noting widespread closures across mills and cities. A Post Office expense memo from the Philippines and labor unrest in mills accompany the financial turmoil.
May 23 near the close of a Buckskin Wild West performance at Trane Haven an accidental shotgun discharge by Elmer Mendenhall wounded nine people and hurt several more. Lloyd Moore suffered the most severe injuries with multiple gunshot wounds. Mendenhall is in jail on $33,000 bond charged with assault with intent to murder.
Calvin Kimblern, a Black man who shot two white girls and wounded his wife in Prente Calo, was lynched May 24 by a mob of about 15 percent. He was captured in Denver and brought by train. At Eighth Street depot determined citizens overtook officers, dragged him to a telegraph pole near Santa Fe Avenue, and hanged him after the rope broke twice.
Two cars on the Gen esee Street line jumped the track Wednesday afternoon near a bridge across Seajaduaguada creek. The first car overturned. William Mullhall, a nutocman, was seriously hurt. Passengers injured include Mrs Volk with a skull fracture, Mrs Young with both legs amputated above the knees and fatally injured, Mrs Krueger with severe injuries, Edwin Krueger aged 14 badly hurt, Mrs Plefeger and Mrs Mary Welch bruised, and Natan Wolf with painful bruises and lacerations.
The reichstag on May 24 approved a meat bill by 16310123 votes prohibiting canned meat and sausages imports. It limits fresh meat imports until December 81, 1903 to whole or half carcases, and permits prepared meat only if proven infectious. After 193, meat imports would be re regulated or kept under these provisions.
The pope's remarkable pace draws huge crowds since Christmas. Publicly blessing tens of thousands and granting audiences to hundreds of bishops has alarmed Dr. Lapponi who fears a breakdown. He may retire after canonizations, likely resting at a Vatican cottage until September.
A Juneau convention of Alaska Republicans on May 16 passed a resolution condemning Governor John G. Brady. The document urged his removal, stating continued governorship harms Alaska and opposes GOP wishes, and ordered transmission to the U.S. president. The report references GOP internal tensions and related political intrigue.
The State Department limited interference regarding Boer delegation talks in Washington. Secretary of State welcomed the visitors after the meeting, which lasted about an hour, and the secretary issued a statement that the United States offered intervention under the Haus treaty terms. The offer was declined, and the U S will do nothing further.
An official report says Col Bethune's squadron of about 500 infantry was ambushed six miles west of Wergoed in the Transvaal while marching toward Newcastle Natal. Sixty six casualties reported. Boers claim they will fight to a finish. The Transvaal government says unconditional surrender is not under consideration and Johannesburg will be defended. Pretoria dispatch notes leaders intend to continue resistance despite some advocates of surrender among teachers.
The American Tin Can Company plans a seven month postponement of its consolidation amid unfavorable market conditions for industrial securities. Options on plants worth five percent of national production have been secured, and W I Meare has secured options on $5 metallic roofing plants as he seeks to form an allied company with the American Steel Sheet company.
Manila dispatch reports two insurgent companies surrender at Larlac on the 220, with 168 fighters and 168 guns in good condition, marking the first complete organization surrender on the island and seen as significant. Also notes engineers drop home project and Porto Rico post office finances show no shortages.
A dense compilation of market quotes across U S cities for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn butter eggs and more. It lists prices for various grades and regions including Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Detroit with ranges for cattle hogs and sheep and commodity prices for grains and dairy products.
Fires at Glidden and Estherville caused about 25,000 in losses. In Glidden a grain elevator and lumber yard burned May 23, with prompt Carroll fire unit aid preventing further damage to nearby businesses. In Estherville the butter tub factory owned by Fred Myers burned entirely, estimated at 5,000 with no insurance.
Justive View of Council Bluffs jailed Wilber Razco on a bigamy charge following a second wedding to Chloe Fosdick. Razco, a laborer from near Council Bluffs, had been married before in Cherokee where his wife and two children live. His arrest followed a sister of wife No 1 spotting the notice of the second ceremony and triggering an inquiry.
Frank Reams a single man about 39 years old was found dead in his apartments adjoining his barber shop. A landanum bottle lay near him and a revolver was placed by his bed. A letter to Miss Alice Wilks lay in a box. Police say it appears he died by suicide. Reams had a tragic family history with siblings dying in accidents and violence. He carried a $2000 life policy for his sister. The note and circumstances point to self killing.
A riot after a baseball game in Given near Oskaloosa left Waddle Edgar, a colored miner from Hocking, dead at 9 PM as a constable tried to arrest him. Eight men were arrested, with Henry Bremer of Aldia missing after leaping from a slowed train. the disturbance tied to fights among visiting miners from Albia and Hocking.
A collage of profiles and brief notes on public figures and officials. Includes Sanford Ballard Dole of Hawaii born 1844, his rise to governor and republic president. Winfield of Indiana and Philadelphian officials. Capt Griscom’s war service and later posting. King Otto's illness and regency. Methodist Episcopal Conference in Chicago with Bishop Merrill. railroad president reportedly worth 350 million. Joseph Bailey of Texas as a rising Democratic leader.
Three year Pinkerton tax catches Sam Ritshie in Chicago as leader of a gang that blew the safe of Bradley's bank at Eklon on Feb 1, 1897, escaping with 7000 dollars. Captured at Baltimore. Ottumwa sheriff heads there for trial. Stevens and Dodd linked to the case. other members jailed or at large. a separate incident reports a coal mine collapse burying two children and injuring another.
A string of local incidents unfolds from Grinnell to Davenport. A woman identifying as Minnie Ducals attempted self harm by purchasing ether and chloroform at separate stores, saved by a physician but in critical condition with no motive known. In Clinton, burglars stole $400 in silk goods from Reid & Canger, possibly linked to a prior burglary at Towle & Sproter. An elderly man, Wesley Machlan, suffered life threatening stab wounds in a quarrel with the Settlemeier family. no arrests yet. James Davidson of Mystic died from a pistol shot after a long quarrel with William Quinley, who surrendered in Centerville. The Standard Button factory at Dubuque closed, with assets moved across the river amid creditor pressure. Jack Delaney, 18, drowned in the Iowa River near Iowa City while swimming with friends. Myrtle Moore, once of Oswego, was arrested in connection with a crime in a telegraph incident. Akron plans Fourth of July celebrations with organized committees. The Boston Store in Davenport was burglarized, with silk and jewelry worth over $1,090 stolen. robbers remain unidentified.
A Des Moines National Congress of Mothers session sparked uproar when Oscar Chrisman voiced a theory that women exist for love and men for reason. About 6,000 women hissed as he spoke, then a dozen women demanded recognition and criticized him for his claim. Supporters countered with protests that men do love their families and sweethearts. The meeting drew 1,000 delegates. police managed crowd crushes as Gov. Shaw and wife hosted a reception for delegates at the state house.
Twenty two miners perished at the Cumnock coal mines in Chatham County North Carolina when a safet y lamp malfunction sparked a blast. Between forty and fifty men were in the mine. rescue efforts brought all but one body to the surface by night. The disaster echoes a prior explosion in 1895 that claimed forty three lives.
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