Iowa Brick and Tile Lab Proposed. Portraits for Statehouse
Des Moines reports a push to establish a state clay laboratory to test Iowa clays for bricks and pottery with support from the Brick and Tile association and Iowa Civil Engineering Association. Also notes new portraits for the statehouse, reforms for county superintendents, and details on conventions, taxes, and state affairs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
I. F. Bain
Ames
Brick and Tile Association of
Nebraska
Iowa Civil Engineering Association
Geological Survey
Peace plans and troop withdrawals trigger Manila talks
April dispatches report Gov. Lind of Minnesota seeking rapid return of the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers from Manila after White House inaction. Secretary Alger confirms a broad order to repatriate volunteers as transportation allows, with various state units listed. Filipino leaders discuss autonomy and peace terms with American peace commissioners, signaling possible negotiations without direct Aguinaldo prompting.
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St. Paul, Minn
Lind
Manila
Minnesota
Tle
War Department
Lagarda
Aguinaldo
Legarda
Former Iowa Man Killed in Kentucky Shooting
XN. C. Moffitt of Clinton received a telegram that his brother, Judge H. P. Moffitt, was shot and killed instantly at Corbin Kentucky. The judge, a former Iowa resident who once ran a drug store at Emmetsburg, died over a court decision.
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Iowa
XN. C. Moffitt
Clinton
H. P. Moffitt
Corbin
Emmetsburg
Prairie fires sweep Nebraska and South Dakota farms
Prairie fires burn across sand hills near Broken Bow and Vrooman destroying property and burning people. Morrissey and Koch perish while attempting to save horses and hay. Ainsworth and Alpena reports describe vast ranges incinerated, farms lost, and multiple injuries with one death.
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Omaha
Neb
Broken Bow
Custer County
Sand Hills
Oin Morrissey
Eureka Valley
John Koch
Ainsworth
Brown County
Brady Island
Vroomma
Anderson
John Westerland
T. Vlickinger
Charles
Sioux City
The
Journal
Alpena
Wessington Springs
Quay Trial Detail Reveals Large Bank Deposits and Loans
Philadelphia April 18 Meyer Goldsmith the commonwealths expert accountant testified for the prosecution in the Quay trial reading bank book figures from six month settlement periods back to October 31 1893 Deposits ranged from 1 200 000 to 400 000 while Senator Quays loans reached as high as 866 000 in a half year Some payments of interest were small or inadequate but no clear evidence of payment for use of the bank money was shown.
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Philadelphia
Meyer Goldsmith
Commonwealth
Senator Quay
Goldsmith
Bishop Watterson Dies Suddenly in Columbus Diocese
Rt Rev John Ambrose Watterson D D bishop of Columbus died suddenly at his residence after a period of ill health The funeral is expected Thursday and the body to be buried at St Joseph Cathedral beside Bishop Nosencrans He was nationally known for advancing temperance taking action in 1893 to bar liquor dealers from Catholic society membership and deny absolution to saloon keepers violating civil law unless they ceased wrongdoing.
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Columbus, O
John Ambrose Watterson
Diocese of
Columbus
St. Josepht’s Cathedral
Nosencrans
Watterson
Canned beef praised for nutrition by witnesses at Wade inquiry
In Washington on April 18 the Wade court of inquiry recalled Prof. Atwater who testified that canned beef provides greater nutritive value per pound than fresh peel yet would be less acceptable unmixed with vegetables. Col. Weston of the commissary department was also recalled to discuss field supplies for troops in Santiago.
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Washington
Wade Court of Inquiry
Prof
Atwater
Col. Weston
Commissary Department
Santiago
Against an Alliance German Americans Form Centered Union
Chicago hosts a meeting at Schiller hall where representatives of about twenty German societies voiced opposition to any US foreign alliance. The gathering led to a permanent organization with thirty delegates appointed to oversee formation and to rally other German-Americans nationwide.
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Chicago
United States
Schiller Hall
Odd Facts From History and Culture
A collection of brief notes about durable containers against ice burst water power, 80000 visitors to the Tissot exhibit at the Chicago Art Institute, antique dolls unearthed in ancient Roman graves, golf’s 1481 Scottish ban as a nuisance to archery, and the Hudson Bay Company’s early trade myths with beaver pelts expanding gun barrels over time.
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Chicago Art Institute
Rome
Scotland
Northwest
Hudson Bay Company
Extra Pay Extended for U S Troops in Philippines
Washington reports 20 percent extra pay extended to all American soldiers in service in the Philippines and to continue until hostilities cease. Troops will receive two months extra pay upon muster out for both officers and enlisted men.
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Washington
Philippines
Improvements for Cyclists and Bicycle Accessories
A British inventor patent claims a tire with interior heli cal springs and a metal rim to form a resilient tread. An Englishman patents a bell ringing mechanism using a geared toothed ring and clap mechanism. A New Yorker designs an improved bicycle saddle with adjustable circular pads and a vertical spring bar. A New York design combines mud guard and support with a hinged wire frame and fabric cover to shield the rider.
Rebels attack camp near Malolos in early dawn clash
About four oclock Thursday morning a small rebel force struck the Third artillery camp near Paomboan west of Malolos. Two privates were killed and a lieutenant with two others wounded. American troops, at daylight, drove the rebels northward and killed several. A Montana private was wounded.
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Manila
Third
Paomboan
Malolos
Montana
Lawton
Pacte
Santa Cruz
Laguna de Bay
Philippines
Impressive Funeral for Justice Stephen J. Field
Washington April 14 impressive funeral services were held for the late Justice Stephen J. Field at the Church of the Epiphany. President McKinley Secretaries Wilson and Long Attorney General Griggs and foreign diplomats attended. The Rev Satterlee and Rev Mackay-Smith officiated with Chief Justice Fuller and associates as pallbearers. Remains interred at Rock Creek cemetery awaiting permanent burial location.
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Washington
Stephen J. Vield
McKinley
Wilson
Long
Griggs
Don M. Dickinson
Edmunds
Satterlee
Mackay-Smith
Fuller
Supreme Bench
Rock Creek Cemetery
Field
Failed to Indict in Hot Springs Street Duel
In Hot Springs Arkansas on April 15 the coroner's jury and grand jury found insufficient evidence to prosecute Sheriff Bob Williams and three deputies along with others tied to a street duel that killed Chief of Police C Toler Sergt Thomas I Gosslee Detective J J Start and Louis Hinkle. The wounds were deemed self defense and all accused were released on bonds. A son of Sheriff Williams died in the clash tied to a local political quarrel.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Bob Williams
Coffey Williams
Ed Spear
Will Watt
C. Toler
Thomas I
Gosslee
J. J. Start
Louis Hinkle
Judge Peabody repudiates report on wife beating claim
Reports claimed a decision by Judge Thom as Nf Peabody justified wife beating under certain conditions. Judge Peabody publicly denounces the report as false and notes his record of punishing wife beaters and abusers of children. Also cited are a New York indictment matter and Nebraska prairie fires with massive losses.
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St. Louis
Thomas Nf. Peabody
Court of Criminal Correction
Peabody
Bank Robbery Shocks Coloma Village Bank Vaults Dynamited
The Ball and Son private bank in Coloma, 12 miles north of St Joseph, was robbed Wednesday night of 1285 dollars. Mr Ball found the bank door open Thursday morning and vaults wrecked by dynamite. Papers lay scattered and the clock stopped at midnight.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Ball & Son
Coloma
Croker in Contempt Threat Amid Mazet Hearing
New York April 18 Richard Croker faced stern questioning as Mazet committee weighs contempt bids against him and John F Carroll over private matters. Croker refuses wide ranges of financial detail and vows to stay at Tammany Hall amid sharp exchanges with Moss and other members.
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New York
Mazet Legislative Investigating Committee
Richard Croker
Moss
John F. Carroll
Croker
Fallows
Albany
Mr. Croker
John ¥. Carroll
Rourke Cochran
Manhattan
United States Bond Company
Mazet
Mr. Moss
Assemblyman Hoffman
Maryland Whisky Company
Flushing Gas Company
Peter Meyer & Co
Tammany Hall
England
Daly
M. Loubet
Paris
Wisdom Quotes From Historic Thinkers Compiled
A collection of aphorisms and maxims from Emerson Cicero Tolstoi Lucretius Lowell Dickens Montaigne and Wilson. The lines address courage presence of mind contentment work duty virtue and resilience with terse reflections on fate and morality.
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Emerson
Cicero
Tolstoi
Lucretius
Lowell
Thomas Wilson
Dickens
Montaigne
Dollar Banquet Draws Vast Democratic Crowd in New York
The Jefferson dinner of Chicago platform Democrats at Grand Central Palace drew nearly 3,000 attendees with up to 5,000 in the galleries. Speakers included W J Bryan, O H P Belmont, John C Ridpath, John A Crosby and James P Tarvin amid a Henry George cheer.
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New York
Chicago Platform
Grand Central Palace
Big Palace
Metropolitan Opera House
Democratic Club
James K. Brown
W. J. Bryan
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
O. H. P. Belmont
William 8. McNary
Democratic State Committee of
J. J. Rhimoods
Covington
Bolton Hall
George Frederick Williams
William E. Ryan
Rochester
A. S. Townson
Virginia
Col
Thomas Smith
John Clark Ridpath
Bryan
James R. Brown
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Henry George
Mr. Bryan
John A. Crosby
James P. Tarvin
John H Oberly Dies Former Indian Affairs Official
John H. Oberly of Concord New Hampshire longtime Democratic leader and former commissioner of Indian affairs died Saturday. Born December 1836 in Tarentum near Cincinnati he held multiple roles including editor politician and union leader. Oberly served as mayor of Cairo Illinois state legislator ware house commissioner and two terms as president of the International Typographical Union.
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Concord
N. H
John H. Oberly
Indian Affairs
Civil Service
International Typographical Union
Mr. Oberly
Tarentum
Cincinnati
Wooster
Wooster Republican
Memphis
Tenn
Wayne County Democrat
Cairo
Til
Daily Bulletin
Cullom
Warehouse Commission
Lyman Trumbull
Democratic State Committee
Cleveland
the People and Patriot
Richmond
Mcinley-Bryan
Washington Times
The
People and Patriot
Fatal boiler explosion at sawmill near Chippewa Falls
Three men killed and five injured when a 20 horsepower boiler exploded at a small sawmill eight miles east of Chippewa Falls on Saturday. Victims include John Brisneis William Olson and Lem Wilcox. four others were injured and engineers name P A Briggs among the wounded. Remaining details note boiler weakness and debris scattered over yards. All three dead were Cadot residents.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
George Straight
John Brisneis
Sawyer
William Olson
Lem Wilcox
Will Mule a Fair Crop
Reports from Nebraska indicate that winter wheat and rye damage was overstated. Some fields thought dead are recovering with a favorable season ahead, and others show vitality with little to no damage.
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Omaha
Neb
Bee
Nebraska
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Charles Aldrich
State Horticultural Department
Robert 5. Finkbine
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Charles City
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Harlan
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Mount Pleasant
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Coughlan
Fiftieth Regiment
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Ogallaha
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Pate
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Noad
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Pike's Peak
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Mary McKee
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