Pacific Junction Fire Destroys Main Street Businesses
Fiercest Tuesday morning blaze wipes out the village core of Pacific Junction. More than twenty buildings burned including the Pacific Hotel and Odd Fellows hall, costing an estimated 50 000 to 75 000 dollars, largely uninsured. Residents left homeless, some frostbitten, aid provided locally. Fire crews delayed by wind and limited local equipment.
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Boesen Murder Recall Shocks Sioux County Victims
Willie Boesen, released from Anamosa Penitentiary, recounted the killing of Mr Boesen in a corn field. The teen, age 15 at sentencing, served eleven years. Governor Jackson pardoned Mrs Rosenty, mother of two, in December 14h after a 20 year sentence. she had been in the penitentiary since 1890. The Boesen family, once poor, lived in Sioux County. the father abused them, prompting the son to kill. One son reformed and joined his mother in Waverly.
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Anamosa
Jogseng
Mr. Boesen
Willie
Jackson
Willc
John
Boosens
Sioux County
Wwwn
Waverly
Eleven Miners Hurt In Monroe County Mine Blast
News from Muster in Monroe County tells of a coal mine explosion injuring eleven miners. Authorities suspect a keg of powder or natural gas caused the blast as air met warm air on shaft opening. Most injured return home. one may not recover. Damage to the mine is extensive.
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Monroe County
Muster
Vth
Foster
Ottumwa
National Woman Suffrage Association Meet Opens in Des Moines
Seventeen states represented at the twenty ninth annual convention presiding by Susann B Anthony. Miss Anthony delivers address as president amid an ovation. Rachael Vester Avery reports over 2 000 articles in nearly 700 papers reaching 16 000 000 in 4% states. A reception at the Hubbell home honors delegates. Des Moines society women join. Bound Over for Wife Poisoning. Willard Price bound over to grand jury after preliminary hearing in Creston where strychnine purchase is established but poison fate remains unsettled.
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New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Utah
Washington
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Miss Anthony
Rachael Vester Avery
Willard Pricne
Creston
Adam Woods
Mica
Tramps Frozen on Freight Ride Near Ollumna
Three men rode a freight train from Mexico to Ollumna on the bare car top. One man lost his hat, all were without gloves and soon numb with cold. A man lay on a foot board and, grasping it, lost consciousness. Near Oltaumwa brakemen pulled them off. skin torn from the board. They were near death, rescued by teammen.
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Oltumwa
Man in Jail Ends Life With Morphia Overdose
William Wells, held on Colfax rape charges, took ten grains of morphine at Newton jail. Arrested for assault on an 8 year old, he was sent to Fort Madison for eighteen months. An appeal delayed his fate as the supreme court acquitted. An habitual drug user, he secretly saved daily rations to attempt suicide.
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Newton
Colfax
Fort Madison
Supreme Court
Waterloo Chapel Fire News Angers Town as Losses Mount
A fire destroyed the Whysoever Will Mission Chapel at Waterloo including its building and library, with an estimated loss of 4000 dollars. No insurance covered the blaze though a 6000 dollar policy existed until recently. funds will be raised to rebuild and replace the library, with subscription drives planned. Charles Daniels near Dallas Center was indicted for burglary, pleaded guilty, and received six months. he protected a friend but evidence suggests further developments. In Dubuque a protest against the Sherman Anti-Trust Act’s anti-scalping provisions was signed by about 100 manufacturers and wholesalers and will be sent to Congressman Henderson in Washington.
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Ienderson
Washington
Congress
Revenue code clash as Iowa legislature weighs value rules
Iowa legislature debates tax reform with focus on revenue law revisions. House favors full cash value assessments while Senate splits with a low ratio stance. Committees to review township boards for correcting assessor work. exemptions include federal and state property, educational institutions, churches, libraries, and household items.
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General. Assembly
Code Committee
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Senate
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Hove Committee On
United States
Russell A. Alger Named Secretary of War in McKinley Cabinet
Gen Russell A Alger of Michigan is appointed Secretary of War to succeed Lamont in McKinleys administration. The veteran Michigan leader, born in Ohio, rose from farm work and law to lumber business, Civil War service, and Governor of Michigan, with a notable career in public life.
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Cholera confined to troops in Plymouth and other global notes
Reports of cholera confined to troops in Plymouth alongside items on Queen Victoria’s £500 gift, Montserrat disasters with seventy five lives lost, Newfoundland revenue rise, Hungary warning Austria of trade pact termination, electrification plans for London prisons, Italy banning foreign doctors, a Tasmanian blaze near Montagu, and a Veriedrich Emripp pension fund donation totals £35,000 for widows and orphans.
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Newfoundland
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Austria
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General Medical Council
Italy
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Congress Debates Monetary Conference and Canal Plan
The Senate discussed the Walcott bill for an international monetary conference with no final action. A Nicaragua canal debate produced a key Sherman stance supporting a government-led canal project, refuting England-borne opposition. The House adopted the immigration conference report and tackled Indian and agricultural appropriations amid sharp exchanges over policy and finance.
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