Iowa news items highlight crimes and curiosities
Special from Ottumwa reports a cook at the Revere House ill with smallpox after arriving from St. Joe. Cedar Rapids police detain ex-convicts with burglar tools from Anamosa to aid an escape. Sioux City plans a hay palace exhibit building in October. Collisions on the Iowa Central near Hampton fatally injure two brakemen. engineers escape. The state sees a land forfeiture suit against Sioux City & St. Paul for over 20,000 acres. Leprosy case reported in West Liberty.
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Ottumwa
Revere House
St. Joe
Cedar Rapids
M. Sweeny
John McCarty
Mike Mooney
P. Murphy
Anamosa
Agricultural Society
Sioux City
Iowa Central
Hampton
Williams
Ferguson
Marshalltown
Northern District of
Iowa
West Liberty
Old Country
Burlington
Davenport
Des Moines
Muscatine
Lucinda Jenkins
Foster
Bedford
Boulanger protests letter to Minister of War
Boulanger writes to the Minister of War stating it is his duty to devote himself to military duties and asks that manifestations be prevented. He also requests that he be prevented from publishing a letter urging friends not to waste votes on him for a position he cannot accept.
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Pants
Boulanger
Government ownership urged for coal by General Master Workman Powderly
The Journal of United Labor features General Master Workman Powderly arguing coal fields should be taken from those who abuse wealth and operated by the United States Government for the benefit of all. Separately, a derailment near Nebraska City injures several aboard a passenger train. two suspects are arrested. Michael Fox alias James Foss is jailed in Illinois on forgery charges after a prior marriage and alleged forgeries. Martin Duran, a Mexican, is hanged in Prescott, Arizona for murder. The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons grants a new hearing for Milton West, the Chicago millionaire imprisoned for manslaughter.
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Master Workman Powderly
Journal of United Labor
United States
Kansas City, St. Joe
Council Bluffs
Nebraska City
Michael Fox
James Foss
San Francisco
Illinois
Fox
Miss Fenton
Durand
California
Martin Duran
Prescott
Arizona
Flagstaff
Board of Pardons
Harrisburg
Milton Weston
Chicago
Des Moines and Senate Passes on State Legislation
A sweeping summary of legislative actions across Des Moines and state Senate proceedings. Petitions and bills address railway and telegraph regulation, rail rates, school funding, taxation, and public instruction. The railroad schedule bill advances to final voting while a constitutional suffrage measure for women is approved for engrossment amid debate.
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Thompson
McFarland
26Th General Assembly
Kingsley
Plymouth County
House
Des Moines
Chantry
Byers
Board of Supervisors
Craig
Judiciary Committee
Cassatt Mining Bil
Price
General Assembly
McCoy
Department For Criminal Insane
Anamosa Penitentiary
Woolson
Barnett
Knight
Sweney
Gatch
Committee On Appropriations
Caldwell
Senate
Sac City
Wilbur
Chapman
Roach
Estes, Lewis
Roe
Luke
Cummins
Dayton
Dobson
Bolter
Hutchinson
Finn
Reiniger
Seeds
Lawrence
Correctionville
Taylor
Dungan
Converse
Smith
McVoy
Weber
Garlock
Lewis, Oakman
Blythe
Head
Eckles
Kyans
Parkhurst
Cteele
Davie
C., M. & St. P. Railway
Rutland
Jones
Joes
Anamosa
R Wan
Shipley
Guthrie
Iowa
Fifteenth General Assembly
Lewis
Clark
Darnall
Hall
Ball
Russell
Yeas
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Boone Valley Pure Bred Horse Association
Eagle Grove
Davidson
Twentieth General Assembly
Young
Congress
Wilson
Curtis
Kennan
Griswold
Doings in Congress and Public Buildings Bills Move
Washington reports cover House action on the Pacific railroad telegraph bill with 197 yeas and 4 nays and Senate proceedings on post office and interstate commerce measures. Illinois Mason appointment, McDuffie victory, and Sioux land division also noted along with public building appropriations for Sedalia and regional land allotments.
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Iowa
Pacific Railroad
HOUSE
Washington
White
New York
Symes
Colorado
Dockery
Missouri
Yeas
Bliss
Ketcham
Morrill
Mason
Illinois
Committee On Claims
Thomas
Alabama
McDuffie
Davidson
O'Ferrall
Virginia
Senate
Payne
Paddock
Death of Miss Louisa M. Alcott in Boston
Miss Louisa M. Alcott died in Boston on March 6 after a long illness. She suffered from nervous prostration and contracted a cold at Highlands which led to meningitis affecting the brain and spine.
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Louisa M. Alcott
Boston
Death of Emperor William in Berlin News
Bern March 9 Prince Bismarck announced the emperor’s death and that Frederick II will be king. The palace half masted flags and a vast procession gathered while family and ministers joined at the bedside. The emperor died peaceful, held the empress’ hand, promising peace unless Russia forces war. Frederick III, distressed, received telegrams of condolence as services were planned. Born 1797, William III’s reign saw battles of Gravelotte and Sedan and the 1871 proclamation as German Emperor.
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Bismarck
Frederick II
Reichstag
von Pultkamer
Diet
William
Frederick III
Prince William
Russia
Austria
Charlotonburg
Frederick Ludwig Wilhelm
Prussia
Germany
Frederick William II
France
Frederick William IV
Pomerania
England
National Assembly
Ems
Bennedetti
Gravelotte
Sedan
Versailles
Maria Louisa of
Saxe-Weimar
Fredrick Wilhelm
Snow plow blaze kills two men at Pelican Rapids
A Fergus Falls special reports a snow plow train on Manitoba road burst into flames after a furnace door blew open from heavy snow clogging the stack. Engin eer Orth and Fireman Smith were fatally burned. Engin eer Deviney injured. The train continued until halted by snow and the accident was found.
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Fergus Falls
Manitoba Road
Pelican Rapids
Orth
Smith
Deviney
J. Fernecker & Bros
Milwaukee
Goldsmith & Co
H. Berger & Co
Wiegall
Feather Establishment
Lowenback
Ferneck
Berlin
Koegel
Lord Randolph Churchill
Peter Barrett
Toliafson
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Tascitt
Chicago
Wheelon House Feriary
Pacific Coast
Week of scattered incidents from Shawneetown to Michigan
A digest of unrelated events reports a March 5 tragedy near Shawneetown Illinois where a wife was killed by a mistress as a husband’s affair continued. Other items note German banker Herman Abbes found dead in Cincinnati March 6, a fatal train wreck near Johnstown on March 7, and Captain A H Bogardus retiring from competition. Also reported are pleuro pneumonia killing cattle near South Amboy New Jersey, an earthquake tremor in Pasadena March 7, a cyclone near Opelousas Louisiana, a hardware company confession for 95000, and obituaries including Lewis E Fisher of the Northwestern Newspaper Union and Byron W Cheever of Michigan.
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George Milligan
Hester Deweese
America
St. Paul
Minn
Pattison
Johnstown
Transylvania Road
A. H. Bogardus
Elkhart
Illinois
Associated Press
New York
Middlesex County
N. J
South Amboy
Pasadena
Cal
Opelousas
Herman Parker Hardware Co
St. Louis
Lewis E. Fisher
Northwestern Newspaper Union
Fisher
Daily Pioneer
Byron W. Cheever
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Dancer of a General Strike Edges Toward Widespread Action
March 7 Curcaco reports full backing of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen for members on any road who decide to strike to support Chicago Burlington and Quincy. Local grievance committees met to discuss strike viability and possible alternatives. Chief Arthur warns of growing danger of spread as railroads aid Burlington.
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Curcaco
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
United States
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Brotherhood
Arthur
Sargent
Cutcano
Associated Press
Burlington
Aurora
Ill
P. M. Arthur
E Reynolds
New York Central
J. A. Baoriesen
Jackson
Mich
Michigan Central Railroad
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Death of T. J. Potter Pioneer Union Pacific official
Thomas J. Potter, vice president of the Union Pacific Railway, died at Welker's Hotel in Washington Canton at 11:30 AM after a two week stay en route to Florida. Born August 16, 1840 in Carroll County Ohio, he rose from axman to captain in the Civil War and held top posts on the Burlington & Missouri and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads before joining Union Pacific and Oregon Railway. He died after heart dropsy and will be buried in Burlington, his longtime home.
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Thomas J. Potter
Carroll County
Ohio
John
Nancy Potter
Ottumwa
Iowa
Railrad
Asaxman
Henry Thielsen
Burlington & Missouri River
Burlington & Missouri
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Lines
Creston
Burlington
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Nebraska
Burlington Roads
Hannibal & St. Joe
Kansas City
St. Joe
Council Bluffs
St. Louis
Keokuk & Northwestern
Burlington & Kansas City
Union Pacific and Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Gen. Hancock
National League Revises Rules and Resolves Holliday Case
The National League adopts a revised schedule after a dispute over Holliday, resolving his transfer to Des Moines. New base running and scoring rules clarify credit for stolen bases errors and penalties. Amendments cover base hits, earned runs, strikeouts, and batting order following innings.
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New York
National League of Baseball Clubs
von der Ahe
St. Louis
Holliday
Des Moines
Job Printing Rates and Services Offered by The Tribune
The Tribune announces comprehensive job printing services with neatly described offerings. Details on pricing and turnaround are provided, emphasizing reasonable rates and reliable execution for various print needs.
Notable mention in English Court and Society Review
The Court and Society Review of England singles out John L. Sullivan as a figure worthy of a paragraph in its exclusive columns, highlighting his aristocratic and conservative standing within society.
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Aristoccratic
Conservative
Court and Society Review of England
John L. Sullivan
Pedestrianism Sets Fashion Among Washington Women
Pedestrianism has become fashionable in Washington society with Mrs Whitney and the Misses West leading the trend. Now every woman wishing social notice takes a daily walk to be seen as stylish and enterprising.
Miss Essa Munck Described As Not Handsome By Supposed Attendant
An informant reports that Miss Essa Munck, fiancée of Prince Oscar of Sweden, is not a beautiful woman. The speaker notes large ears indicating generosity, a well formed nose, ample lips, a dimple on the chin, merry eyes, and a heavy jaw denoting determination.
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Essa Munck
Prince Oscar of
Sweden
Mrs Tracy Hosts Splurge in Buffalo Society
Mrs Tracy the attractive widow known as Agnes Ethel plans a splurge in Buffalo society. She entertains magnificently and is popular with younger debutantes as a luncheon she hosted featured the finest floral decorations Buffalo has seen.
Tariff Debate Aims to Shield Farmers and Egg Trade
Some eastern papers argue a tariff on eggs would curb imports and help farmers obtain fancy prices. The facts show most eggs enter during winter when hens stop laying, sourced from warmer counties with milder winters.
Diamonds Lost and Recovered After Night of Search
At a Bridgeport reception Miss Bustram dropped a diamond brooch leaving the carriage. Mrs Lucien Shepard likewise lost a brooch during a similar stumble. The two jewels valued at 1500 dollars were found after an all night search using melted snow and ice in a kettle.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Doctor Seward Wess Buys Vermont Stock Farm
Dr. Seward Wess, who married a daughter of W. H. Vanderbilt, has purchased eighteen hundred acres in Vermont to establish a premier stock farm. He plans a blooded stock focus with 250 workers on improvements, 150 horses, 100 cattle, and Jersey stock plus some Southdown sheep already on site.
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Seward Wess
W. H Vanderbilt
Vermont
Jersey
Journal La Petite France Ceases Publication
M. Dante L Wilson's journal La Petite France has stopped appearing. The sheet aided shady transactions of ex-President Grevy's son-in-law, with bribes taking a quarter of large stock purchases or ad orders. Three hundred subscribers were decorated over a few years via Wilson's instrumentality.
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M. Dante L ‘Wilson
la Petite France
Grevy
M. Wilson
View of the War volume once owned by Washington
Beloit College Professor presents to Mount Vernon a small volume titled A View of the War that formerly belonged to George Washington. A fly leaf carries Lord Erskine’s inscription addressed to Washington praising his exceptional standing among Europe’s greats.
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BiarispeLy
Beloit College
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Lord Erskine
Europe
Blue blood and a tragic Scottish legacy in London case
Robert Cuninghame Graham, jailed in London for disturbing the peace as a leader of a recent demonstration, hails from one of Scotland’s most illustrious families. His ancestor, Sir Robert Graham, once killed James I of Scotland in his castle at Reith, declaring no mercy for blood.
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Robert Cuninghame Graham
Mmor Son
London
Scotland
Mr. Cuninghame- Graham
Robert Graham
James I
Reith
Minster Hoon Enjoys Reception in Washington Attire
Chinese representative at Washington, Hoon, charmed guests at a capitol reception. Clad in snow-white satin, he lounged under a palm tree and sipped punch from a large bowl, served by American maids. He speaks little English yet smiles broadly, amid noted admiration and flirtatious banter from attendees.
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Hoon
Washington
Capitol
Young Duke of New Castle Gains Derby Style Honor
The visiting duke, England's youngest wearing the ducal coronet at 23, is slight and bookish, preferring antiquities to racing. The late duke loved turf and gave Clara Kellogg a horse portrait brooch in diamonds and amethysts. she once named a horse at Ascot, and the duke won $30,000 on that bet. He later set the winning horse portrait as a brooch for the prima donna.
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Duke
New Castle
England
Clara Louie Kellogg
Miss Kellogg
Ascot
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