Saloon Battle Over Liquor License Sparks Town Battle
In Ful, a graveyard association invokes an 1869 law to block a liquor sale near a new hotel. Weeks sought a liquor license but cemetery supporters filed papers to keep saloons eighty rods from the hotel. The township board faced a heated vote as bonds and legal maneuvers swirled, with Weeks arguing the town needs his establishment.
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Jazée, Mich
Carrie
Nation
Temperte
Jon
Ray
Jed
Weeks
Jury Discharges and Secrecy in Sangamon Case
In the Sangamon circuit riding case jurors indicate a split verdict with eight favoring acquittal and moves for secrecy. A juror from Alfield described detailed balloting after discharge. Also reported: the German turretship Wittelsbach remains ashore near Colver as all efforts to float it fail amid Danish help refusals. A Wyoming blizzard is noted.
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Hidare Ontid
Shiley
Sangamon
Harbour
Gfield
Wittelsbach
Copenhagen
Colver
Tov
Denmark
William
Snowstorm Disrupts Roads and Lays Heavy Snow Across Territory
A Western paper reports a heavy Thursday night snowstorm with strong winds creating blizzards across a large area. Snow plows will attempt to clear roads early Friday but drifted snow and damp conditions threaten travel and livestock in affected regions.
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Pacific
Worth Half Million Insurance Coverage Extended
A garbled notice indicates additional insurance coverage on the Whayne home near Jacobs. The state contemplates a half million policy as unions and others are involved in the event of alleged violence on Friday.
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Whayne
Jacobs
Work Bankers Ready to Mike a Big Lown
Mexico City reports that New York financiers have offered a gold loan for public works, authorized by congress but not urgent. The government will fund works from reserves and waits for favorable terms before contracting. Abroad hints suggest a gold basis currency loan, but congressional authority is required.
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Mexico City
New York
Congress
Steals in novel manner charged with counterfeiting coins
Edmund E Hauser was arrested by federal officers in Canton Ohio and will face a Warren hearing. He is charged with impersonating a government agent to inspect and remove counterfeit coins from circulation. He allegedly visited multiple stores, flashed a badge, and removed money from cash drawers, claiming it was counterfeit and to be confiscated. He also reportedly demanded paupers bodies.
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Canton
Edmund Ehauser
United States Offerals
Warren
Indiana Colleges Seek to Obtain Bodies Legally
Indianapolis report explains a demonstrators pool to supply medical colleges with bodies in a legitimate way, led by coroner-elect Harry Tutewiler. The plan aims to curb grave robbing by urging legislature to require county asylums and institutions to provide paupers' bodies to colleges. ECCENTRIC MAN IS WEALTHY. Denies life comforts and dies in hospital. Toronto man Ely Ayman, a beggar seeking hospital admission, left scrip worth $31,000 and likely inheritance around $100,000. He lived frugally, selling papers. heirs include his wife and daughter believed in San Francisco.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Harry Tutewiler
Toronto
Ely Ayman
General Hospital
Liying
San Fredcisco
Mystery in Death of Farmer Peter Gunness
In Laporte Indiana coroner Bowell investigates the mysterious death of farmer Peter Gunness, found at home with a crushed skull and scalding marks. Wife Mrs Belle Sorensen Gunness claims he was struck by a grinder roller that fell from a shelf and later scalded by hot water tipped over as he bent to pick up his shoes. She says she was not in the room and did not see the accident. The death was discovered shortly after midnight Wednesday, with no doctor summoned due to the initial lack of alarming symptoms.
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Peter
Gunnessa
Lapore
Ind
Bowell
Gunness
Laporte
Belle Sorensen
Oblengo
Poisoned Candy Sent To Girl In Michigan City
Miya Matilda Baker, a domestic in Don Jamin Ford’s household, nearly died after eating poisoned candy. Arsenic poisoning was suspected as she languished in danger for twelve hours. A boy delivered the candy at dusk. police seek him and pursue a jealous suitor as a likely suspect.
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Peson
Michigan City
Tod
Miya Matilda Baker
Donjamin Ford
Ford
Miss Baker
Iker
Poison Tacks Aimed at Fuetong Girl in Metropolis
A dish of tacks left on a bench at J N Roberts basket factory allegedly contained strychnine. Miss Birtie Woodward, longtime tack user, swallowed several tacks and nearly died before a doctor saved her. Police have no suspect or motive yet.
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Metropolis
Birtie Wooward
J. N. Roberts
Michigan Killer Pleads Guilty and Receives Life
In Hastings Michigan Matthew Utzler pleaded guilty to murdering Mrs. Robert Garrison in Johnstown Township and was sentenced to life with hard labor in Jackson state prison. He previously admitted raping the victim after death.
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Michigan
Hastings
Mich
Matthew Utzler
Robert Garrison
Johnstown
Smith
Jackson
Shares in Big Estate Suit at Chicago Receives Pursuit
Louise KX Dames, sole heir claim, seeks to overturn a $10,000 waiver and probate a $1,000,000 estate of Lester IH Eames, former Ottawa banker, urging recognition of her rights and invalidation of the settlement. Earthquake in San Jose Costa Rica alarms residents. no fatalities reported as shocks recurred. Paris authorities deem Ellen Gore’s death accidental and drop case against M. de Rydzewiski. St. Petersburg reports U S demand for $1,500,000 due builders of an electric railroad from Seoul. Oswego schooner John Hall ashore on Duck Island. crew possibly drowned. Miss Mia Clarke Jr., mother of Senator Clarke’s $1,000,000 prize grandchild, improving in Montana. Willemstad, Porto Rico yellow fever report denied. shipments to Caracao proceed.
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Chicago
Louise KX. Dames
Lester IH. Eames
Ottawa, In
Paris
Ellen Gore
M. de Rydzewiski
Uncle Sam
St. Petersburg
Seoul
Corea
United States
Brakeman's Death Blamed on Low Bridge Risk Assumed
A freight brakeman William A. Francis was killed by a wagon bridge over the Manoy railroad at Putnamville. The Indiana Supreme Court ruled he assumed the risk, denying $10,000 damages in the suit against the railroad. The decision questions safety measures on a bridge blamed for previous deaths and cites cost as a factor in legal strategy. Nearby, South Bend police arrested Howard Wagner William Kvinke Frank Bennett Matt Brown and John Mathias on suspicion in the murder of merchant John Koonsnu, with racial tensions rising as authorities move to close establishments frequented by Negroes.
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de Card Alenn
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
William A. Francis
Manoy
Putnamville
South Bend
Ind
Moward Wagner
William Kvinke
Frank Bennett
Matt Brown
John Mathias
John Koons Nu
Wagner
Krinke
Mdathias
Jas
McWeeny
Destitute Linland Poorest Amid Crop Failure Crisis
Report from St. Petersburg estimates four hundred thousand destitute and starving in Vinkind as crop failure bites. Anglo-American Church funds a feeding program for four Finn ish parishes schoolchildren. Pasteur Francis appeals for aid to the relief effort. Conditions worse than 1867 famine which claimed many lives. In Illinois a prisoner dies in Chester penitentiary. William Wagner, a Quincey man convicted of poisoning Tr Joseph Barnes, is buried after dying of consumption.
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Linland
Dir Straits
St. Petersburg
Pasteur Francis
Springfield
William Werguson
Quincey
Chester Penifary
Joseph Barnes
Monticello
Central Hospital For
Jacksonville
Chester
Leader of Miners Arrested in Telluride Riot Case
Vincent St John, president of the miners union, is among indicted men in the Smuggler's Union mine riot of July 1801 that left two dead and five wounded. He was arrested Wednesday morning on charges including attempted murder and robbery. Indiana block coal operators inform dealers that coal will rise 25 cents per ton for mine load and 30 cents for in box cars due to severe car shortages.
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Telluride
Colo
Vincent
Indiana Block Ceat
Servre Soute
Ind
Indiana
Postmaster Sent to Prison in Utah Embezzlement Case
Postmaster Charles Meighan of Ogden was found guilty by a federal jury of embezzling government funds. On Wednesday he was sentenced to one year and a half confinement in jail. The report mentions steel industry firms and a purchase by Cralted Steel Corporation for $1,500, with uncertain details about Albany and Breaker Island Plant.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Charles Meighan
Ogden
Th Steel Trust
Albany
Noy
Breaker Island
Steal
Joy ‘Steel Company
Cralted Steel Corporation
Sad Accident at Council Bluffs Claims Messenger
John Howe, a Pacific Express Company messenger, was fatally shot at the Union Pacific transfer depot in Council Bluffs by a fellow messenger Lt Gordon who was unloading a shotgun. Howe, a longtime employee, died instantly. Gordon, a Denver resident, was distraught and nearly harmed himself. Howe resided in Council Bluffs and was unattached.
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John Howe
Depot
Council Bluffs
John JL. Howe
Pacific Express Company
Gordon
Moshun Bel
Union Poeifle
Ula
Express Company
Howe
Clowe
Ife
Mui
Denver
Colo
Lowe
Tiowe
Uie Pacific Express Company
WED HALF A CENTURY. Tilin couple celebrate wedding anniversary
An Iowa City dispatch notes Mr. and Mrs. Philo Colony observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Tillin home. About fifty descendants and numerous friends from Mt. Vernon and nearby towns joined the couple in marking the milestone. The Colones, long Johnson County residents, were married in Ohio fifty years ago and moved to Iowa in 1954.
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Tilin
Iowa City
Yenra
Philo Colony
Tillin
Mttn
Wpon Mar
Chicken Thief Case Settled in Des Moines Suit
J. B. McClurg sued Mayor Brenton and the police department for 10000 dollars claiming false arrest. A summer chicken theft wave led police to bloodhounds that traced a trail to McClurg’s yard with no conclusive evidence against him. The court ruled in favor of the defendants, upholding his good reputation.
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Omhers
A. Des Moines Special
McClurg
Brenton
Dubuque Dry Goods Firm Seeks 18000 Damages
A Dubuque district court suit by Benison Bros. dry goods merchants seeks 18000 in damages from William L Bradley for losses to stock caused by a defective roof. Leaks ruined fur goods including sealskin sacques and other items.
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Dubuque Dry Goods
Surs
Dubuque Dispatch
Benison Bros
Dry Sons
William L. Bradley
Tries to See Angels and Death Plot Reported
Crest on special notes Mrs. Thomas Carney attempted suicide by ingesting Inudanum but survived after medical aid. Idaho find: body near Mountain Home likely Karl or Andrew Bittle with Cedar Rapids ties and $190 cash. Cedar Rapids Bohemian hid $1,500 cash to guard from pest house. Pioneer IT Tinze dies after freight collision. Pella elder Mr Haze, 84, dies. Iowa City jury awards $4,000 in sidewalk fall case. Boone reports official HW Deaffnugh found dead at home. Archer, Iowa, destroyed by fire. four buildings lost. Train wreck near Bucklin/St Catharine kills unknown. bodies recovered.
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Creston
Thomas Carney
Idaho
Karl
Andrew Bittle
Cedar Rapids
Mountain Home
Daulbo
Portland
Ore
Hossack Case Again Aged Woman to Stand Trial
Des Moines report states 60 year old Margaret Llosanek faces a second degree murder trial for killing her husband John Trossack in Madison County Winterset. The December 1 1900 crime saw Trossack die from an ax wound while his wife slept. She was convicted previously, released after a year, and jailed again after bail.
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Des Moines
Yenra Margaret Tlosanele
Winterset
Madison County
John Trossack
Llosanek
Alcinities
Rescue Father From Flames by Four Des Moines Girls
Four Des Moines girls aged from AL to 20 braved flames to save Judson Phillips from a deadly fire. They wrapped him in quilts and rolled him in snow, extinguishing the blaze as his clothing burned. His hands and exposed skin were severely burned, with unknown origin of the fire.
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Des Moines
Judson Phillips
Inet Httle
Phillips
Burna
Creston Citizens Demand Action Over High Coal Prices
Creston residents denounce the Creston Coal Dealers Association for maintaining high coal prices all winter. Soft coal sells 50 cents to $1.25 higher than in distant towns and now costs about $5 a ton for the cheapest. Independent dealer 1.8 Williams cannot buy from mines due to association opposition, and locals threaten criminal proceedings under conspiracy laws unless prices drop promptly.
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Liakio
Creston
Creston Coal Dealers’ Association
Williams
Fin
Bitter labor war ends with wage scale deal in Des Moines
Des Moines reports a six month strike by telephone workers ends after an agreement with Iowa Telephone Company to pay union wage scale and employ as many strikers as possible. The company will cover part of the litigation costs.
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Telephone
Lier Molinos
Settied
Tes
Death mystery as Laurens town marshal found dead
Laurens town marshal Andrew Anderson was found dead Monday in the engine house with the engine running and the water tank overflowing. A post mortem was planned to determine the cause, amid initial suspicion of an accident or injury around the operating engine. Smallpox fears spread from Clearfield as two visitors from Lee County fall ill. Dr Kepner and others quarantined while treatment proceeds. Cedar Falls reports two burglaries in the noon hours at I G Wright Land Company and Dr I P Cutler offices. safes pried, cash stolen.
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Marssal
Laurens
Fort Dodge
Andrew Anderson
Anderson
Clearfeld
Lee County
Bert Negill
Ralph Green
Cedar Falls
I. G. Wright Land Company
Ofice
I’. H. Cutler
Aid for Iowa Wesleyan and rail trestle matters
Community fundraising in Mt Pleasant reports $27 000 pledged toward a 10 000 goal for the Iowa Wesleyan University twentieth century fund. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul plans to abandon a local trestle and either fill to grade or build anew, with costs cited at 12000 to 16000. Meanwhile in Anamosa district court Judge Whitaker sentenced Jim Bayless to two years and Will Rouse to one year for conspiracy to commit rape. Hudson hosts a poolroom crusade as council mulls denying licenses.
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Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan University
Methodist Church
Boone Dispatch
Chicago
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Railtop
Board of Railway Commissioners
Whitaker
Jim Bayless
Will Rouse
Anamosa
House Debates Farm Aid and Feet Mouth Disease Bill
The House set a special order for next Tuesday to consider a $1,000,000 appropriation to eradicate foot and mouth disease in New England, with only the legislative feature to be evaluated. The Senate discussed statehood and various bills while President McKinley memorials were approved, and several public works and anti-trust measures advanced.
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House
New England
Vwonse
Ithia Alan
Washington City
New Tnglind
New York
Me. Wetnere
Kono
Tinley
Ma. Dacon
Dilwan
Dillinghan
Dillingham
Elouse
South
Fitee Trrigation and Improvement Company of
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Mermentenu River
Wid
Mukilteo Point
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Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Krnmp
Nengland
Ofeloth Kean
Sewell
Ile Yan
Aid
Bild
Maryland
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