Various notable 19th century figures and events in brief
Harney J Howe a famed scale maker dies in Rochester New York Major E B Kirk is held at his Toledo home after illness George R Sheldon completes plan to reorganize United States Shipbuilding Jack Jennings 27 of Urbana electrocution at Huntington West Virginia Emerson birth anniversary sermons Chicago pastors Edwin Wildman former Hong Kong vice consul general writes Russians remain in Manchuria Henry Belden of Bergen Palache dies in San Francisco Philip L Smith New York stock broker wins 25000 damages against Metropolitan Street Railway Special train Chicago to Kansas City sets 65 mph average Grover Cleveland to denounce Kischineff massacre Nicomedes Zuloaga appointed Venezuelan representative Mixed Claims Commission Vinson Walsh fined speed law violation Lionel Ross Anthony named World's Fair commissioner for Colorado Charleston Exposition costs paid and Congress funds approved Chicago diocese votes to drop Protestant Episcopal from name Madrid dispatch says King Alfonso inherits 7500000 Will of King Francis opened after a year Lieutenant S I Burbank denies Filipino marriage claim Wisconsin Central to raise wages June 1 H P Patterson purchases boulder from Gettysburg for grave marker Kansas wheat harvest needs 25000 workers Williams estate in New York reportedly worth about 5000000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack R. Jennings
Urbana
Ohio
Huntington
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Chicago
Edwin Wildman
Hong Kong
Manchuria
Henry K. Belden
Bergen & Palache
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Grover Cleveland
Carnegie Hall
New York
Nicomedes Zuloaga
Mixed Claims Commission
Venezuela
Vinson Walsh
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
Washington
Lionel Ross Anthony
Peabody
Treasury
Protestant Episcopal Church
Madrid
Alfonso
King Francis
Francis
8. I. Burbank
Sixth
United States Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
War Department
Philippines
Potter
Wisconsin Central Road
H. P. Patterson
Alorra
Ind
Gettysburg
Patterson
Culp
T. B. Gerow
Kansas
George G. Williams
Chemical National Bank
Iowa Drowns and Farm Losses Mark Prolonged Rains
James Connor an off settler living in Coalville was washed from his buggy while fording a stream near Kale and drowned as his daughter watched. Natt Williams a famed Jackson county farmer also drowned fording a stream near his home while his daughter and niece witnessed. Heavy rains wash out corn land planned near Garner and hinder planting this season. Osceola Goodenow born 1840 died at Maquoketa at age 63, believed oldest native Iowan. his father, a longtime public career figure, died last year. Committees for the Iowa State Pharmaceutical Society meeting in Council Bluffs July 14 to 16 reported the program would be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Connor
Coalville
Kale
Garner
Natt Williams
Jackson County
Iowa State Pharmaceutical Society
Council Bluffs
Osceola Goodenow
Maquoketa
New Castle
Wyon W
Clifton
John W. Church
Connell Bluffs
Iowa
Gillette
Denver
Newcastle
Church
Union Pacific
Omaha
Wyoming
Iowa Girls Law Graduates Shine in Washington
Two Iowa sisters, Misses Clark from Manchester, earned LL D degrees at a Washington law college last week. Their brother J Wharton Clark built a high earning practice, while the family plans to support his work. The report also covers local flood devastation in Floyd valley, Marshalltown streetcar franchise vote set for June 25, and other Iowa news including a Carnegie library contract in Denison, a near wreck of the Overland Limited near Boone, a Des Moines murder arrest, rail line buyouts, and upcoming Southwestern Iowa Logrolling meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misses Clark
Washington
Iowa
Manchester
J. Wharton Clark
Delaware County
Clark
Northwest
Far Northwest
Denison
Carnegie Library
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Carnegie
Overland Limited
Northwestern Railway
Boone
Harry Gay
Des Moines
Arthur Meade
McCarthy
West Liberty
Meade
Chicago Great Western
Des Moines & Southern Railway
Stickney
Woodmen of America
Southwestern Iowa Logrolling Association
Avoca
Order
State Fair Grounds
Drake
Iowa State University
Grinnell
Ames
State Normal
Des Moines College
Secretary of State
Slater Mutual Telephone Company
Capital
J. H. Larsen
D. D. Wold
The
Western Mercantile Company of
Keokuk
Offered to Great Western Promoter Seeks Des Moines Omaha Line
Des Moines promoter F W Cherry of the Des Moines and Southern railroad says he offered the entire line from Des Moines to Winters et Greenfield to Great Western’s President Stickney. Surveys completed from Lida to Greenfield with right of way secured. Greenfield depot site disputes to be resolved. Stickney reportedly pleased, but Cherry says the line will be built independently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Omaha
F. W. Cherry
Des Moines & Southern Railroad
Winterset
Greenfield
Stickney
Great Western
Lida
Cherry
Prisoner Jumps from Train After Bootlegging Arrest
Mose Simpson leaped from a moving Rock Island train between Kellogg and Newton injuring himself. Arrested at Kellogg on bootlegging charges he pulled a gun and fired at a constable who returned fire. Escaped briefly, later recaptured by Sheriff Hook. Bound over to grand jury for assault with intent to murder after preliminary hearing. Jumped from the platform near Amboy as the train neared the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Mose Simpson
Rock Island
Kellogg
Simpson
Sheriff Hook
Grand
Amboy
Tornado strikes Butler County damaging Shellrock and Allison
A tornado swept through Butler County causing heavy damage at Shellrock and Allison. An elevator at Shellrock was blown down, four railroad workers seeking shelter were badly injured, and one died from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Waverly
Shellrock
Allison
Barns Demolished by Pella Cyclone
A cyclone near Pella damaged two barns belonging to Jacob Schippers and ripped the porch from the home of Mrs. FP D Parker, located four miles north of Pella on the Skunk River.
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Pella
Jacob Schippers
FP. D. Parker
Skunk River
Army of Philippines elects leaders in council meeting
The Iowa Society Army of the Philippines in Council Bluffs elected Major M. A. Tinley as president and Thomas Farnsworth as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of Philippines
Council Bluffs
John L. Moore
Iowa Society
Army of the Philippines
M. A. Tinley
Thomas Farnsworth
Man Falls Under Freight Cars Near Avoca
John Phelps of Atlantic Iowa was killed Tuesday night between 12 and 1 o clock when he fell between freight train No 90 as he rode a flat car with a companion. The entire train passed over him, severing an arm and a leg. He and the companion were hopping freight to Atlantic and tried to dodge the brakeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoca
John Phelps
Atlantic
Oklahoma in Bad Shape After Severe Floods and Hail
Official reports from Anadarko to territorial authorities estimate flood losses triple any prior year. Rail service halted on Frisco Choctaw Enid Anadarko and Rock Island lines for ten to twenty days. Hobart reports $500000 in losses. Rock Island $250000 and Frisco $30000. Wheat and oats crops in the area are total failures due to hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrid
C. T
Anadarko
Frisco, Choctaw, Enid & Anadarko and
Rock Island
Uder
Hobart
Upper Missouri Work Moves Toward Yankton Dam Extensions
In Sioux City Captain Gould of the Mandan snagboat arrived to confer with Engineer Vincent about upper Missouri river work. Vincent expects the main program on the upper section to occur at Yankton with about $20,000 spent on extending dikes. A ferryboat capsized on the Wartke near Demo, drowning eleven children and a ferryman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Missouri
Sioux City
W. H. Gould
Mandan
E. D. Vincent
Missouri River
Vincent
Yankton
Posen
Wartke
Demo
Southern Presbyterian Assembly Rejects Consolidation Plan
In Lexington Virginia the Southern Presbyterian general assembly chose not to consolidate the offices of general superintendent of Sunday schools and young people's societies. The committee report on theological seminaries praised student body work as highly satisfactory, noting thirty-five graduates this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
General Superintendent of Sunday Schools
Committee On Theological Seminaries
Livestock Market Report South Omaha and Kansas City Prices
Cattle market steady to slightly lower with slow demand. beef cattle steady to lower, cows uneven but mostly steady, bulls calves and stags steady. Hog run heavy with prices slipping early, later bids 5.70 to 5.72 for droves. Sheep and lamb quotations mixed with ranges from 4.50 to 7.00 for various grades. Kansas City prices show beef steers steady to lower, cows and heifers weaker, stockers and feeders steady to weak, hogs opened weak then closed higher, lambs steady to lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Omaha
Kansas City
Texas
Western Fed
Texias
Sensation as BC Legislature Defeats Government
In Victoria sensational scenes followed the dismissal of C F Wells and Attorney General Roberts as the legislature voted 16 to 13 against the government. Premier Prior’s motion failed while Finance Minister Prentice denounced Roberts and the premier. McInnis resigned as provincial secretary, but Joseph Martin and allies kept balance to adjourn for non contentious business before dissolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Victoria
BBC
C. F. Wells
Lands and Works
Roberts
Prior
Prentice
W. W. B. McInis
Joseph Martin
Pacific Ocean Rates Cut As Athol Sails For Hong Kong
The Athol, first China Commercial Co steamship to reach San Francisco, departed for Hong Kong and Japan with about 1,500 tons of freight and 100 Chinese passengers. Company agents cut freight rates to match Pacific Mail tariffs amid a crowded transpacific trade flare. In St Louis, Tommy Felts defeated Tommy Sullivan after Sullivan was fouled low repeatedly, the foul leading to late rounds and a disputed finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Athol
China Commercial Company
Hong Kong
Japan
Pacific Mail Steampship Company
Sullivan
ST. Louis
Tommy Felts
Savannah
Tommy Sulllivan
Brooklyn
West Hind
Felts
Wabash Half Rate Travel From Chicago to Boston and More
The Wabash Railroad offers special round trip fares from Chicago to Boston 19.00 selling June 25 26 27 and to Saratoga 1745 selling July 5 6. Also Detroit 6.78 selling July 1 through 16 with good all directions via steamers between Detroit and Buffalo excluding meals and berth. Stopovers at Niagara Falls and other points. Contact Harry E Moores GA PLD Omaha for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Railroad
Wabash
Chicago
Boston
Mass
Saratoga
Detroit
Mich
Buffalo
Niagara
Chicapa
Harry E. Moores
Omaha
Neb
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children ad
A historic ad for Mother Gray’s Nurse advertised powder for feverishness teething disorders and worm destruction sold by druggists for 25 cents. It lists A S Olmsted LeRoy New York as address and notes old patient memories and a parlor line about health remedies.
Money in Abyssinia Emperor Menelik replaces salt as currency
In Abyssinia the emperor seeks to replace barter with coinage but salt blocks, once standard, have given way to no new Paris coin. The people refuse the Maria Theresa thaler and instead adopt a rifle cartridge as the new standard of value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abyssinia
Menelik
Paris
Discovery of Kidney Cure by Dodd's Pills in Minnesota
Adrian Minnesota June 1 Phillip Doyle reports a personal cure from kidney trouble after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He took about ten boxes and declares complete, lasting recovery with no remaining symptoms. He recommends the medicine to others and notes friends have not been disappointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Adrian
Minn
Phillip Doyle
Doyle
Dodd
Mr. Doyle
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Harley J. Howe
Rochester
N.Y
E. B. Kirk
Toledo
United States Shipbuilding Company
George R. Sheldon
Matters In
Iowa Girls Law
Floyd Valley
Leeds
Marshalltown
MR and Mrs
Oklahoma
South Omaha
United States
St.Jacobs Oil
Lewis
Peoria
Piso
Sroken
Am Acough
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis
William Harcourt
William Vernon Harcourt
Edward
Vatican
Prince of Wales
Pius IX
Alexandra
Princess of Wales
Leo XIII
Leo
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