Twenty Per Cent In Sight For Officer Bank Creditors
Creditors of the defunct Officer and Pusey bank expect a third dividend soon as J J Stewart is named administrator of the Thomas Officer estate. Receivers Beresheim and Murphy hold funds to cover pending claims and farm assets near completion. Additional mineral interests in Colorado may boost payouts toward 60 to 70 percent overall.
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Council Bluffs
J. J. Stewart
Thomas Officer
Charles T. Officer
Officer & Pusey Bank
Charles Officer
Wheeler
Stewart
Beresheim and
Murphy
Thomas
Colorado
Thomas Oficer
Postmaster Crain Sudden Leave From Brooklyn, La
C S Crain formerly postmaster at Brooklyn Louisiana has left the state under a cloud after refusing a second term. He also ran the Brooklyn Chronicle and quit with no money or belongings. N W Reed will edit the paper until a replacement is found. Domestic trouble is cited as the motive with no children in the family.
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Des Moines
C. S. Crain
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Chronicle
N. W. Reed
Telephones on Trolley Cars in Cedar Falls
Rapid Transit company installs the Bidwell system on interurban cars serving Cedar Falls Waterloo and Denver. The two-trolley setup allows calls between cars and to residences or offices in the city whether cars are moving or stopped. The Muskegon Michigan implementation reports good success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Rapid Transit Company
Waterloo
Denver
Bidwell
Muskegon
Mich
Tragic Accident Turns Fatal in Des Moines Fall
In Des Moines on April 22 J H Wiltse of Perry died after an accidental fall from a window. The elderly man of weak vision and frail health slipped and fell onto a hound, causing fatal injuries.
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Des Moines
J. H. Wiltse
Perry
Embezzlement Charge Faces Marengo Admin
NDianola April 22 A J Morrison administrator of the estate of T M Henderson is jailed in Natchez charged with embezzling funds from the Henderson estate. Morrison is listed as administrator of the estate. The case centers on alleged misappropriation of assets.
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Ndianola
A. J Morrison
Tormery
Marengo
T. M. Henderson
Five Brothers to Hold Reunion in Clinton Ta
Five brothers from Germany, Heury, Peter, and others, plan a June reunion in Clinton Ta. The letter shows scattered OCR errors but indicates siblings living in Chicago and Argusy Cires seeking to reconnect after many years. Their aim is a family gathering to celebrate their shared heritage.
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Clinton
Germany
Heury
Chicago
Peter B
State charges increase at Iowa institutions
Des Moines April 19 The State Board of Control will include in the next quarterly publication statistics on population across state institutions. The year ended March 21 shows increases at three hospitals for the insane 195 at the college for the blind 42 at the soldiers home 50 at the soldiers orphans home 45 at the industrial school for boys 87 at the industrial school for girls 19 at the feeble minded institution 28. Fort Madison and Anamosa penitentiaries show decreases 43 net increase 381. Total population on the first day of the present month was 7836. Insane population at state hospitals continues to rise despite transfers to county hospitals and releases on paroles. The trend suggests future need for enlargements.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
College For the
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Iowa crops report shows early season advance despite cold spells
Iowa weather and crop service director notes crop season is at least ten days ahead of average with favorable conditions for early farm work. Germination slowed by cold and dry weather though soil moisture is adequate. Seeding of small grain nearly done. corn plowing underway. hay prospects poor. fruit trees fair except peaches. livestock flesh below average but no disease losses reported.
Military Examinations Set for Des Moines Board
An order calls a military examining board to convene in Des Moines May 24 and 25. The board includes Colonel J. R. Lincoln Major J. W. Lee Webster City Major Frank Fisher Waterloo Captain R. P. Howell Iowa City and Dr. Wilbur Conkling Des Moines. Six candidates will be examined. Adjutant General Byers will issue a general order for the annual rifle practice camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. R. Lincoln
J. W. Lee
Webster City
Frank Fisher
Waterloo
R. P. Howell
Iowa City
Wilbur Conkling
Adjutant General
Byers
Iowa Pastor Kills Himself in Laconia
Reverend Samuel Krell pastor of the Methodist Church in Laconia Iowa committed suicide in his home. He had served two years in the Philippine islands as a private with the Fifty first Iowa volunteer company and was despondent over his inability to secure a larger church attendance.
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Iowa
L.acona
Samuel Krell
Ehurch
Philippine Islands
Fifty-first Iowa Volunteer Company
Train Kills a Little Boy at Red Oak
A two year old boy, son of Harry Gardner, was fatally struck by a Red Oak Griswold train near the water works plant as the locomotive pulled into Red Oak. The accident occurred on a recent evening, and the child died instantly.
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Wed Oak
Red Oak
Harry Gardner
Carnegie Offers Free Library Plan for Waterloo
An April 19 letter from Andrew Carnegie proposes a free library for Waterloo with $30,000 for the establishment and $4,000 annually for maintenance provided the city supplies a suitable site. The offer signals a major philanthropic push to expand public education in the city.
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Carnegie
Waterloo
Andrew Carnegie
Des Moines Murderers Still At Large
Police in Des Moines report the murder suspects remain uncaptured as investigations continue. No arrests have been announced and officials urge public tips to aid the case. Local authorities emphasize safety and ongoing pursuit of leads across the city.
Iowa Dean Lodge Leaves for Philippines Army Duty
Cape Lodge, two years as dean of University of Iowa athletics, departed for the Philippines where he will serve in the U S army for the coming years. Lodge, known to athletes as the field gates leader, was linked to gate control rumors at Iowa Field.
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Iowa
Philippines
Iowa City
Cape Lodge
University of Iuowa
Unite States Army
Dean Lodge
Jawa Field
Manila Delighted as Rebel Surrender Ends War
General Malvar unconditionally surrenders to Brigadier General Bell at Lipa Batangas. Wheaton says resistance in his department ended, with insurgents in Laguna and Batangas surrendering. Bell to clear remaining pockets. 3,300 rifles seized. Manila hopes for open ports and return home for detainees to plant crops. Taft notes war largely over as thirty provinces pacified. three remain.
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Manila
Malvar
Bell
Lipa
Batangas
Laguna
Taysbas
Cavite
Malvar Sas
Wheaton
General Wheaton
Dail
General Bell
Chaffee
Saumur
Samar
Louis
W. H. Taft
Philippines
Stone may be enjoined over lecture tours
Miss Ellen M. Stone, recently returned from Bulgaria, was summoned in Boston to appear in the superior court equity session to show cause why she should not be enjoined from delivering lectures about her captivity. The case, brought by a lecture bureau through her brother as agent, alleges a contract and warns she would violate its terms if she proceeds with the talks tomorrow and Monday.
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Boston
Mass
Ellen M. Stone
Bulgaria
Superior Court Equity
Bill In Equity
Monument to Cecil Rhodes Memorial Planned in Capetown
CAPETOWN April 17 A meeting of citizens formed to establish a national memorial for Cecil Rhodes. A committee including Sir Gordon Sprigg the premier and Cape Colony mayors will seek funds across the British empire to erect a large cairn on Devil's Peak overlooking the Cape peninsula.
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Capetown
Cecil Rhodes
Gordon Sprigg
Cape Colony
British Empire
Devil’s Peak
Cape Peninsula
Prisoner Arrested After Counterfeit Money Found
Peter Verwolf, a member of a Hollender colony in Douglas county, completed a term in the Sioux Falls penitentiary for a statutory offense and was arrested by Marshal Careton on a charge of making counterfeit money while imprisoned. He confessed and several counterfeit dollars and apparatus were found in the penitentiary yard.
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Soux Falls
Peter Verwolf
Douglas County
Sioux Falls
Marshal Careton
Bard
Controversy Over Spionkop Dispatches Reveals British Failures
London dispatches published reveal muddled preparations for the Spionkop battle on January 4, 1900. The dispute between Generals Buller and Warren deepens while Lord Roberts scorns Buller for shifting blame, stating Buller should have taken command when the situation failed.
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Spionkop
London
General Buller
Nath
Buller
Charles Warren
Lord Roberts
General Warren
Roberts
Warren
Roosevelt vetoes bill pensioning discredited Civil War officer
President Roosevelt sent two veto messages to the House rejecting a pension bill for Tobias Walter a lieutenant in a Pennsylvania volunteer regiment who was cashiered by general court martial for disobedience at picket duty. The veto notes that honoring his pension would condone the offense and undermine the honor of the pension roll for veterans with honorable discharges.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Tobias Walter
Pennsylvania
War Department
Vote on Exclusion Fails in Senate in DC
Washington April 18 The drastic Chinese exclusion bill from Pacific coast lawmakers failed in the Senate and a substitute by Mr Platt of Connecticut extending the current exclusion law to insular territories was adopted 48 to 33 with all but Hoar voting yes on the substitute final passage 76 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Pacific Coast
Senate
Platt
Connecticut
United States
Mr. Hoar
Illness of Queen Wilhelmina At Amsterdam Shifts
April 18 official bulletin states Queen Wilhelmina's illness stems from premature childbirth. She had a restive night but fever remains unchanged and condition considered satisfactory. Castle Loo bulletin confirms no change since morning and fever continues. Report of peritonitis and nephritis denied.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Castle Loo
Fitzsimmons Willing to Fight Jeffries in California
New York April 18 Bob Fitzsimmons telegraphed James J Jeffries stating the only state conducive to a free title bout is California He will meet Jeffries anywhere in California and at any time to box for the world championship and leaves the arranging to Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bobn Fitzsimmons
James J. Jeffries
California
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Volcanoes In Action In New Hebrides Islands
Reports from Australia say on the first of last month the New Hebrides were struck by an earthquake. Shocks subsided then renewed, and within a week volcanic activity began in Al Dherim Lopevi and Tingoa. Tingoa erupted with a waterspout over land as night lights flared in the city.
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Vancouver
B. C
Australia
New Hebrides
al Dherim
Lopevi
Tingoa
Portland editorial denounces subsidy bill as theft by rich firms
The Portland Oregonian criticizes the subsidy bill as a dangerous, dishonest move that would take millions from the people to enrich corporations. It argues the plan benefits steamship bosses, fosters socialism, and ties protection to corporate profits, urging voters to see it as a political trap aimed at boosting party power.
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Portland Oregonian
Rep
The
Oregonian
Congress
Senate
House
Democratic Party
Allison
Great Britain
Ike
Steel Trust
Treasury
Ike Morgan
Ike Sewall
Hanna
Patriotism and Protectionism in Trusts
The piece critiques Charles M. Schwab and big trusts for seeking to export American products to China and the Orient while asking Congress to protect shipping. It accuses them of benevolence in selling abroad at export-friendly prices, with the country expected to bear freight costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Schwab
Steel Trusta
Charles M. Schwab
China
Orient
Congress
United States
Ship subsidy bill seen boosting steel and ship trades
An analysis argues that ship owners builders and steel manufacturers stand to gain from a subsidy bill with Treasury payments filling pockets. New York reports note steel plate demand rising prices up to 1.88 and six months lead times as yards plan new vessels, forecasting boosted steel plate markets and higher future prices if the bill passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
The
Marine Review
New York
East
Manly Course Toward Cuba Urged by Boston Herald
The Boston Herald argues for immediate US seizure of Cuba, likening it to McKinley proclaiming aid to the Filipinos and urging Lyman Abbott to bless the act as a demonstration of manifest destiny and benevolent assimilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
McKinley
United States
Lyman Abbott
Boston Herald
Democrats Oppose Progressive Buccaneering Now
The Louisville Courier-Journal argues Democrats oppose progressive buccaneering and absolutism both at home and abroad. It warns unchecked power could lead to Mexicanization of the government, echoing 1869–1876 era limits on authority and urging vigilance against consolidation of power.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Philippines
South
Hanne May Delay Ship Subsidy Through Election
Albany Argill reports that Mr Hanne could decide to lay aside the ship subsidy issue until after the election. This would keep the subsidy debate from affecting the campaign while subjecting subsidy seekers to another large assessment.
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Hanne
Albany Argill
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