Upward Trade Trend in Six Months of 1901
Treasury Bureau of Statistics reports that the first half of 1901 shows continued upward movement in commercial prosperity. Live stock arrivals at five western markets reached 2,960,546 cattle 9,120,790 hogs and 8,269,587 sheep, exceeding last year. Chicago traffic receipts rose by 4,208 cars, shipments up 8,785 cars. other markets like Minneapolis Milwaukee Duluth Chicago Kansas City St Louis Toledo Detroit aggregated 217,159,748 bushels versus 209,972,915 the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercia
Igurea
Treasury Bureau “of Statistics
Chicago
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Duluth
Kansas City
St Louis
Toledo
Detroit
Shark bites leg of Quartermaster McKee on Annapolis
Admiral Kemph is forwarding an official Washington report detailing the shark attack that cost Quartermaster McKee his leg. The Annapolis, stationed at Lioilo, had men swimming during rifle target practice when McKee dove, surfaced bleeding, and lost his leg above the knee before crew and surgeons acted. Reports note delays on the cruiser Del and crew labor troubles at Union Iron Works in Frisco delaying South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quartermaster McKee
Annapolis
Admiral Kempif
Navy Department
Washington
Lioilo
Rheer
McKee
MceKee
Me‘Kee
South
Dakota
Frisco
Nar
South Dakota
Ing
Union Iron Works
San ‘Francisco
Recovery Postponed as Wounded Wife Threatens Legal Move
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest a personal dispute over injuries with mention of a wife named Likely and references to Roberts and a foe at Deayee. Details are unclear and no firm event or outcome can be established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sete
Roberts and
Foe
Deayee
MacArthur Reports on Filipino Guerrillas and Policy
Major General MacArthur’s annual report to July 4 1901 covers operations against hostile Filipinos since October 1 1900. He notes secret committees and guerrilla resistance, hopes US policy will win favorable native views, cites the Dec 20 proclamation easing tensions, and provides casualties and materiel seized from May 1900 to June 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
MavArthur
Division of the
Philippines
War Department
MacArthur
United States
Dumont’s balloon escape near Eiffel Tower in strong winds
Santos Dumont narrowly escaped death when his balloon rounded the Eiffel Tower then stalled by gusts. It veered and collapsed near a building, but the frame held and the aerostat remained suspended with Dumont unhurt amid cheering crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santos Dumont
Eiffel Tower
Dumont
Place de St. Cloud
Liffel Tower
St. Cloud
Henri-Marcons
Aerostat
Western Passenger Association Lines discuss baggage rules in Chicago
Shippers convenience and baggage agents met in Chicago on Tuesday to draft uniform handling rules for baggage across roads. Plans include direct checking from the home of a whipper to reduce charges, a practice now under consideration for potential prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western ‘Passenger Association
L Ines
Chicago
Whipper
Cummins Great Day as Des Moines Man Nominated for Governor
At the Iowa Republican Convention the Cummins faction won a decisive first ballot nomination for A B Cummins of Des Moines. Other statewide nominees followed including Herriott for lieutenant governor Brown for railroad commissioner Weaver for judge and Garrett for superintendent. The gathering adjourned after a long day of speeches and county returns confirming Cummins victory and party unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Dea Molnea
John Herriott
Stuart
Richard C. Barrett
Osage
Supreme Court
S. M. Weaver
Iowa Falls
Ed C. Brown
Shelden
Davis
Credentials Committee
Taelf
Dolliver
Allison
Cousins
Lacey
Smith
Cummins
Polk County
Carroll
Jackson
Pottawattamine
Poweshieck
Cumming
Republican Party of
Herriott
Brant
Klemime
Brown
Mowry
Weaver
Towney
Dewey
Bishop
Garrett
Geo. E. Roberts
Hart Dodge
One Bloody Day in Lawton Slain and Wounded by Highwaymen
Lawton Oklahoma reports two men killed and one seriously wounded within twenty four hours. Irwin Rogers of May County was shot dead during a failed robbery attempt near the townsite. A separate raid on nine prairie schooners near Rush Springs left Z E Beemblossom of Guthrie and his 11 year old son dead, another man shot, and valuables including cash and nine watches seized. The robbers escaped in both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
Irwin Rogers
May County
O.T
Rogers
Rush Springs
Z.E. Beemblossom
Guthrie
Beemblossom
Market quotations from Chicago and Indianapolis
Market quotations show cattle and hog values across cities. Chicago lists cattle 8.00 to 6.75, hogs 3.00 to 6.165, sheep 3.00 to 3.90, wheat 68 to 63 cents, corn 5 to 50 cents, oats around 35 to 40 cents, butter 19 to 20 cents, eggs 14 to 18 cents, potatoes 95 cents to 1.00 per bushel. Indianapolis cites cattle 3.00 to 5.75, hogs 4.00 to 5.72, sheep 4.00 to 4.50, wheat 64 to 63 cents, corn 45 to 55 cents, oats 34 to 41 cents. Lowie shows cattle 8.25 to 5.80, hogs, sheep 3.00 to 3.50, corn 8 to 9? cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
Sioux City Wife Vanishes With Buffalo Bill Show Member
Chas E Hoyt of Sioux City arrives in Council Bluffs seeking his wife who disappeared after attending a Buffalo Bill show with a dark faced rider. Married five months ago in Fargo, Hoyt narrates a brief quarrel followed by her return to the show and subsequent disappearance. He searches the grounds with show staff but finds no trace, believing she may be concealed in Council Bluffs by the man she left with. He hopes to reunite, offering forgiveness if found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. E. Hoyt
Sioux City
Council
Blufts
Chis. E. Hoyt
Buffalo Bill
Hoyt
Council Bluffs
Hilo
Rough
Fargo
N. D
Ife
Barber Portas Double Heir Fortunes Change Fortunes Fast
Fort Dodge barber J d Porta gains two sudden fortunes after inheriting a New York estate from a deceased relative and a Naples heirship from Italy. Eldest of four, Porta plans to return to his boyhood home, vows to retire in comfort, and follows a path shaped by his Italian family ties including churchmen brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palls
J. d. Porta
Fort Dodge
Sunny Luly
Port
New York
Dnonely
Naples
Italy
Porta
Caizzo
Gunnaro
Iowa Family Finally Parts After Twenty Years
Des Moines divorce case ends with eviction and removal of Mrs Halpin who had lived apart from her ex husband for two decades The former couple’s son sided with his mother and crossed a chalk line dividing the homestead A court eviction followed as Halpin enforced the order splitting the house into two equal sections and removing the mother from the home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Halpin
Theo
Halpin
Fnally
Married at 82 in Dubuque residence ceremony
The marriage of Mrs. Elizabeth Darling aged 62 and R N Ashmore aged 82 was solemnized at the bride’s home in Dubuque on Wednesday by Justice Carney. Ashmore, a Civil War veteran, resided in Mitchell County and reportedly passed away later while tending the late encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Darling
Lottery win fuels romance and marriage in Oklahoma tale
Ila Miller wins a ten thousand dollar lottery claim amid a Tulsa era scheme, prompting a marriage plan with George Milliard. Milliard soon learns of the prize, accepts a fifteen thousand dollar offer, and weds his sweetheart Carrie Drewater, a schoolteacher.
Proclamation Declares Labor Day Sept 21 by Governor Shaw
Gov Shaw issues the customary Labor Day proclamation urging cessation of ordinary work to honor labor as the basis of wealth and prosperity. The document, dated August 21, 1901, designates the first Monday after the 21st as Labor Day and calls on citizens to unite in honoring labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Shaw
Commonwealth
Dus Moines
Lesuim M. Snow
Ds. Martin
$4,000,000 Trust Deed Filed by Sioux City and Pacific
A trust deed securing a $4,000,000 bond issue by the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company in favor of the Farmers Loan and Trust Company of New York was filed in the county recorder's office at Sioux City. The issue was authorized by the railroad's board to repay debt to the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and to fund improvements, debt retirement, the Moville branch, and new equipment for both lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City and Pacific
Sioux City and Pacific Ridhroad Company
Farmers Loan and Trust Company of
New York
Sioux City
Railroad Company
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company
Paditla
Moville
Wors on Building at Military Reservation to Begin Soon
The acting secretary of war issued an order declaring land at Des Moines acquired for a military post to be a military reservation under the war department. Construction will start promptly to house troops at the Des Moines post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Des’ Moines
War Department
Des Moines
Des Moines Welcomes Governor Candidate A B Cumming
Republican nominee A B Cumming was greeted warmly by admirers in Des Moines on Thursday evening. Arrival notices spoke of a 7 20 arrival and crowds along the city approaches waved flags hats and cheered as he entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cumming
Des Moines
Farm House Robbed Near Sioux City
Michael Voudruk reported a break in while away Friday afternoon a thief tore a window screen entered the farm house and stole a lady's gold watch four water chains all rings a nickel plated revolver of 2 caliber and 5.76 in coal. A witness on leaving spurred a pursuit but the thief escaped across fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Voudruk
Sioux City
Wublef
Vondrak
Ange
Uield
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Dumomnt
B. Bers
THE
Hawkeyestate
Iowa
Luok, Thes
Sam
George Milliard
Carrie Drewater
Norwich
Bob George
California
Towa
Millfard
Ila
Thea Jaunton
Mrlord Jong
DES Moines Post
Welcome
Mr, Cummins
Lowa Association For the “Advancement of the Deaf
Dubuque
Association
Long
Connell Bluits
Matt’ McQook
Albert F. Adams
Lilla B
McGowan
Ooheyedan
Teem Oka
Zorbiagh
Gouna Bluffs
Leon
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