Vicksburg Monument Plan for Iowa Soldiers Markers
Iowa Vicksburg Monument commission, formed by the last legislature, examines battlefield lines and regimental positions from the siege. An informal report was shared at the Dubuque encampment, with a plan likely for a large monument on the investment line and markers for Iowa units, reflecting the state’s heavy involvement in the campaign.
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Rock Island
Dubuque
Iowa
Vicksburg
Vicksburg Monument
Drowned man found at Lake Manawa bath house
A young man about 25, identity not yet established, drowned while bathing Saturday evening at Lake Manawa. Theodore Ringwall of Omaha and friends discovered the body. Clothes found in a bath house dressing room after closing led to the belief a drowning occurred.
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Manawa
Counch
Bluffs
Lake Manawa
Theodore Ringwall
Omaha
Bill Paid for Iowa Geological Survey Bulletin Printing
DES MOINES August 13 The bill of ex State Printer Conaway totaling over 1300 for printing the bulletin of the Town geological survey on grasses has been paid. The payment was delayed due to questions about board authority but the attorney general ruled the bill must be paid.
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Des Moines
Conaway
Town Geological Survey
Milwaukee road sued for damages by section hand
Onawa Iowa August 13 William Noethlich a section hand sues the Milwaukee railroad in Monong county district court for 5000 dollars claiming injuries after a handcar fall on April 16 and alleging railroad negligence.
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Milwaukee Road
Onawa
William Noethlich
Milwaukee Railroad
Monong County
Reunion of Cass County Veterans in Anita
The Cass County Veterans association plans a reunion in Anita on August 21 22 with prominent speakers. Preparations are underway for a splendid event.
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Anita
Cass County Veterans’ Association
Democratic State Convention Talk Report in Des Moines
Des Moines Aug 13 official talk for the state convention of the democratic party has been given by the state chairman. The convention will be held in Des Moines never 3.
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Des Moines
Eeeie Democratic Party
Si Iy
Nes Moines Tever 3
Arrest Made In Horse Theft Case At Kinney Farm
A man who refused to give his name was arrested and bound over in the grand jury here for stealing a team from A W Kinney at Winona Jaz on Tuesday. The incident occurred in fall conditions with local authorities pursuing charges.
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Horsen
AR Fall Fn
Barrie
A. W. Kinney
Winoa Jaz
Tuesaday
Mapleton Fair Postponed for This Year in Iowa
ONAWA IOWA August 14 The board of directors of the Mapleton fair has decided to postpone the fair this year. Directors believe with a poor crop and good exhibits they cannot ensure success.
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Onawa
Hataliy Huck Weathered by Sudden Buffalo Accident
Hataliy Huck from Mahshalltown reports Charles Bacun a brouehe purer with Buffalo was struck by a Great Weetirt feln dieie and fatuliv in dolar, an accident described as severe with unclear injuries. The brief item notes the incident occurred August 12 and involves local responses.
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Hataliy Huck
Mahshalltown
Chas
Bacun
Unclear OCR Nightly Scraps Describe Rising Policy Costs
Fragmented text notes rising charges and policy changes. It mentions rates, renewals, and dissatisfaction with a touch point, alongside insurance losses and unclear financial details. Entities are not clearly named due to garbled source.
Elevator accident suit seeks damages in Shugart block
Jas Jacobsen, a Shugart block janitor, sues B J Shugart in district court for 10632.75 damages after an elevator incident on November 16 left him crushed and bruised with a fractured leg. He says access to the basement required entry via the elevator, which was unsafe and stood three feet from the basement floor at its lowest point.
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Council Bluffs
Jacobsen
District Court
B. J. Shugart
Shugart
Fugitive Thirteen Years Arrest of James Kuhns in Kansas
Sheriff Frank Stout of Horton Kansas arrested James Kuhns a farmer near Des Moines on an old indictment from thirteen years ago charging obtaining money by false pretenses Kuhns learned of the pursuit and hired counsel to file a writ of habeas corpus but the sheriff reached Horton with the prisoner before the writ could be perfected The case shows a race to secure custody with the sheriff taking the prisoner to Horton for detention
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Des Moines
Frank Stout
Horton
Kan
James Kuhns
Kuhns
Kansas
Avon
Indian Cases in Iowa Court Set for October Trial
Des Moines August 10 The famous Indian cases from the Wind River reservation are slated for trial in the U S district court for the northern district of Iowa at the October term before Judge Shirts The issues will explore the federal government relation to tribes under treaties and cover whether Iowa Indians owning fee simple land and not living on a reservation remain under federal protection.
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Des Moines
Fama
United States District Court
Iowa
Towa
United States
Iowa veterinary law challenge filed in district court
Dr. W. Smith of Winterset prepares a petition to contest the Iowa veterinary law enacted by the twenty eighth general assembly. The suit seeks to determine if veterinarians who practiced five years before enactment may register now, as the law requires registration by January 1, 1801, with many failing to do so facing loss of their right to practice and a new examination.
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Des Moines
W. Smith
Winterset
General Assembly
State Board
Steele
Smith
Body Found in Cedar River Bank Near Waterway
The badly decomposed body of Jack Leslie of Republic, Island, was found along Cedar River. A card bearing his name and address, plus four vials of laudanum, were found beside him, with evidence suggesting suicide by overdose.
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Jack Leslie
Republic
Cedar River
Burke
Guy Zeste Sulcide
Woman arrested for passing counterfeit bills in Burlington
A woman, unnamed, was seized in Burlington for raising counterfeit one dollar bills and attempting to pass them. Believed linked to a statewide scam. A green cloth badge with a pasted counterfeit mark was found, and several merchants uncovered the deception.
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Burllagion
JS Movnes
Burlington
MacArthur reports on Philippines war conduct
Major General MacArthur’s annual report, dated July 1 1901, covers October 1 1900 to June 30 1901. It notes insurgent guerrilla support, secret committees, and suppression efforts. It provides casualty figures and captured materiel, including rifles and ammunition, with hopes for eventual conciliation and stability under U S rule.
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Philippines
Washington
MacArthur
War Department
United States
Nominee A B Q Cummins of Des Moines Iowa
A B Q Cummins nominated at the Republican state convention is described as a representative Iowan. Born in Greene County Pennsylvania to Scotch Irish parents, he worked through common schools and Waynesburg academy, later moving west. He held clerkship in Elekador Clayton County in 1869, carpentering, express messenger, deputy surveyor in Allen County Indiana, division engineer for Cincinnati Richmond Port Wayne railroad, and began studying law at 23, admitted to the bar in Chicago two years later.
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Recoiver
Cummins
Indiana
Alen County
Cincinnati, Richmond & Port Wayne
Chicago
No Mediation Yet in San Francisco Strike
San Francisco August 9. The strike outlook remains unchanged with no mediation request to Governor Gage who favors arbitration. The City Federation extends the strike to Benecia and Redwood City ports as the San Francisco board of trade mobilizes retail dealers for a compromise. Labor leaders warn the conflict may endure, with a mass meeting set for tomorrow night.
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San Francisco
Gage
Benecia
Redwood City
Col Breathitt Dead at 82 in Missouri home
Colonel Cardwell Breathitt died suddenly at his home near Nelson Missouri aged 82 He was a son of Governor John Breathitt of Kentucky and father of John B Breathitt former railroad commissioner Local obituary reports his death and identifies his family ties in Kentucky and to a former railroad official.
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Marshall, Mo
Cardwell Breathitt
Nelson
John. Breathitt
Kentucky
John B. Breathitt
Iowa Firm Kaskrupt in Dubuque Bankruptcy Filing
In Dubuque Iowa on August 9 JAndeman and Co of Lime Springs filed a bankruptcy petition for the firm Kaskrupt. Liabilities amount to 40000 dollars while assets total 6000 dollars.
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Dubuque, Ia
BP, Jandeman & Co
Lime Springs
Petiviity
Colorado couple missing after horseback ride near Pasa county
Huerevelt and an unnamed partner left Colorado Springs Monday afternoon for a horseback excursion through the southeast portion of Pasa county. They were to return that afternoon but have not been heard from. A proposed trip to the Cripple Creek district was postponed until Friday.
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Houbevelt
Coloradorphings
Colo
Ang
Huerevelt
Parely
Colorado Springs
Soatheas
Pasa County
Cripple Creek
The Game of Grab and the Trusts Power Play
Philadelphia dispatch warns of a vast transportation combine formed by Morgan Hanna Griscom and Cassatt linking railroads ships and ocean liners from Newport News across the Great Lakes. The plan would press foreign trade and raise rates on exports while pressuring Congress for ship subsidies and anti trust legislation amid Republican unity and Democratic opposition.
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Philadelphia
Messrs. Morgan
Hanna
Griscom and
Cassatt
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Steamship Line
Chesapeake and Ohio
Newport News
Great Lakes
Leyland Line
Billon Dollar Steel Trust
Lakes
Europe
Steel Trust
Morgan
United States
Seaboard
Congress
Republican cry for reform in a corrupted era
The piece warns that Republicans fear a coming revolt as party bosses and machine control suppress calls for reform. It notes editorial and public unease in Indiana and beyond, urging action against ship subsidies, tariffs, and Pennsylvania corruption, while predicting Democratic aid to reform-minded Republicans in the next Congress.
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Hanna
Indianapolis News
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Congress
Trust and Allies Stir Tariff Debates in Boston Advertiser
The Boston Advertiser, a Republican paper, accuses trusts of blocking reciprocity treaties in the Fifty sixth Congress. It says large corporate interests led by Wall Street lobbyists warned the President against any changes to existing tariffs and notes the administration’s plans were thwarted by these forces.
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TRUST
Boston Advertiser
Advertiser
Wallington
Taxation Reform Sparks Battle Over Railroads
The piece argues railroads pay far less tax than farmers or businesspeople across the states, focusing on Ohio where Mayor Yom Johnson of Cleveland pushes for tax equality. It notes Democratic backing for stricter reporting and fair assessments for public service corporations, while attacking Republican board practices as corrupt. It questions why, with years of Republican control, tax revision has not advanced.
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Union
Ohio
Yom Johnson
Cleveland
Democratic State Convention
State Board of Equalization
Trusts Rule the Republican Party Said to Favor Dingley Tariffs
The piece argues that trusts fund and influence Congress and that tariff privileges enrich a powerful class. It cites the New York Times and Congressman Dalzell as voices for broad Dingley era policy, noting opposition to tariff concessions even for Cuba and criticizing the vast impact of free trade ideas on Puerto Rico and the President.
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New York Times
Dalzell
Cuba
Porto Rico
Trust price jump under oil tariff reshapes market
The Standard Oil group buys a $50 million seed oil company and seizes price gains, contradicting Republican claims that trusts lower costs. A 20 cent per gallon tariff enables price hikes with little competition, and homeowners face a near 40 percent tax when painting, as trusts pad costs above import levels under tariff protection.
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Standard Oil
Iinseed Ofl Company
Trusts Employ Lawyers in and out of Congress
The Omaha Bee noted Congressman Grosvenor’s Fourth of July speech defending the trusts. The piece argues that trusts keep the country’s ablest lawyers on their payroll for that purpose.
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Congress
The
Omaha Bee
Grosvenor
Nebraska Republicans Permit Bull Fights in Omaha
After Republicans gained control in Nebraska politics, the report notes a loosening of restrictions and mentions that bull fights are now permitted in Omaha, signaling broader openings in policy and public events.
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Nebraska
Omaha
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