Appointment to Iowa board of control and school fund reforms
Gov. Shaw appoints Col. H. H. Rood of Mount Vernon to succeed William Larrabee on the board of control. Senate committee considers the nomination amid opposition to lack of experience. Ways and Means backs lowering permanent school fund loans to not less than five percent with counties paying 4.4 percent. loans may rise to 3,000. Biennial elections constitutional amendment favored in committee. Three new normal schools proposed with a one tenth mill levy. opposition strong. Other notes cover contracts for county supplies, library consolidation, battlefield monuments, maps for schools, and state printing reforms.
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Gov. Shaw
Col. Rood
Mount Vernon
Board of Control
Des Moines
Shaw
H. H. Rood
William Larrabee
Senate
Blanchard
Mahaska
Vinch
Humboldt
Trewin
al- Jamakee
Young
Lee
Lambert
Jackson
Ol. Rood
Col. Hood
Lisbon
Cornell College
Mount Vermon
Crocker’s Town Brigade Association
Ways and Means
General Assembly
Carter
Sioux County
South Africa
Ator Mullan
House
Clarke
Dallas
Shiloh
G. L. Godfrey
Maj. Crosby
Fort Dodge
A. Huston
Waubeck
J. B. Morrison
Fort Madison
Col
L. Kinkhead
Aeeycate Cap
J. H. Munroe
Muscatine
E. B. Soper
Emmetsburg
C. W. Kepler
W. T. Shaw
Anamosa
E. C. Blackmar
Burlington
John Hays
Red Oak
Penrose
Tama County
National Guard
Iowa National Guard
Executive Council
Shoiels
US Adjutant General
Railroad Commissionets
Veeveeecees
Supt. of
Gia
Stewart
Polk County
Girls’ Reform School
Waterloo Canning Company Formed At Waterloo
A new business venture with capital stock of 20000 has been organized in Waterloo to operate a canning factory for sweet corn. The enterprise will be known as the Waterloo Canning company with several leading men and grocers among its supporters.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Canning Company
Luetgert
Akron
Adolph Luetgert
Chicago
Matilda Cook
Lima
O. Mes
Cook
Germany
Secretary Gage replies on National City Bank deposits inquiry
Washington reports Secretary Lyman J. Gage transmits to the Senate his answer to January resolutions seeking details of Treasury dealings with the National City Bank of New York. He notes prior replies cover most points and adds he will supply any missing items. he describes transfers of Pacific debt funds and denies any direct communications with the bank beyond documented letters and records.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
National City Bank of New York
Gage
A. B. Hepburn
Hepburn
Fetter
A. B. Hepuin
Treasury Department
National City Bank
Pacific Railway
Morgan
Treasury
New York
James Stillman
Lyman J. Gage
United States
Standard Oil Company
Exonecrated murder exonerated in self defense verdict
Sioux City La January 30 Mike Haines cleared by coroner’s jury in the murder case of Andy Kean the jury ruling the fatal blow with a red hot iron was self defense The ruling follows a trial that drew local attention amid ongoing crime concerns.
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Sioux City
Mike Haines
Andy Kean
Ccoroner
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Philips Nimick Mill
In Pittsburgh on January 30 a boiler array at Philips Nimick & Co. mill on West Carson Street exploded. One man, Simon Holland, died and about a dozen workers were injured. The blast wrecked the boiler room roof and scattered beams and masonry while escaping steam burned several workers. The mill had just been re-fired after a Sunday shutdown and over 100 men stood ready nearby. The cause and total property loss remain under investigation.
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Pittsburgh
Philips, Nimick & Co
West Carson Street
Simon Holland
Holland
Missing Major Rockefeller Sighting Reported in Philippines
Washington dispatches confirm Adjutant General notes a rescued Spanish major saw Maj Rockefeller in northern Zambales on December 12 and another officer reports a sighting in southern Luzon. Rockefeller has been missing since April 28, a native New Yorker and veteran officer, with officials unsure of his fate.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Maj
Rockefeller
Zalbales
Luzon
Otis
Charles M. Rockefeller
Lawton
New York
Supreme court rules Des Moines saloons illegal without petition
The Iowa supreme court holds that Des Moines saloons operate without legal sanction, finding evidence showed fewer than 60 percent of voters signed the 1894 petition. Saloon keepers plan to seek an injunction pending a new petition.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Anti-Saloon League
League
Satsonkeeprs
Iowa miners form independent schedule group in Des Moines
A Des Moines committee of Iowa mine operators met Monday to form an organization independent of the national association after being excluded at the Indianapolis conference. They allege their schedule is higher than any other state and fear it could prompt wage raises elsewhere. A March meeting of town operators and miners will set a year schedule starting April 1 independent of national control.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Association
Indianapolis
Inquest Closes Over Father Sullivan Death
Springfield reports the coroner's inquest found the priest died from unknown causes after falling on the rectory steps. Witnesses said there was no evidence supporting sensational rumors about his life. Narratives note exposure and a head wound as possible factors.
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Springfield
Ill
Father Sullivan
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Trade review notes light new business and uneven prices
R G Dun reports mixed signals for 1899 with light new manufacturing orders in many sectors though large contracts in some lines foretell activity later. Boot and shoe firms report small orders, cotton and wool markets show uneven demand, wheat and corn prices rise while exports and grain shipments vary. Failures rise in the United States versus Canada as weekly figures detail production, trade and tariff influences.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Grouth
Boston
India
Paci
Atlantic
Cor
United States
Canada
Flood Losses in Hokkaido Japan Reach Millions
Reports detail December inundations in Hokkaido province destroying 17,288 houses and 35 towns in Shikari district. Total damage estimated at 13,000,000 yen with 100 fishing schooners sunk and lives lost.
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Tacoma
Wash
Hokkaido
Japan
Shikari
Jap?ese
Roberts Excluded From House Seat Over Utah Rep Elect
The House adopted a resolution by 268 to 50 excluding Brigham H. Roberts, the Mormon representative-elect from Utah, declaring his seat vacant under the facts and circumstances of the case.
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House
Deni
Washington
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Congress
House of Representatives
Wolf Attack Ends life of Detroit Native John Smith
A Detroit man John Smith, a former resident, is reported killed by wolves near a logging camp in Presque Isle county. The letter says he wandered from the camp during early evening, his body found next morning in snow with wolf remains nearby. Smith was a Spanish American War veteran and well to do.
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Detroit
Mich
John Smith
Presque Isle
Presque Isle County
Smith
Indiana Republicans fix May 16 17 for state convention
The Republican state committee set May 16 and 17 for the state convention. The meeting stirred talk of a governor candidacy by Congressman Landis of the Ninth district and Congressman Watson of the Sixth district, with friends predicting an official announcement later.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Republican State Committee
Landis
Watson
Emperor Kwangsu Death and Chinese Imperial Edict
A Shanghai dispatch reports Emperor Kwangsu committed death by his own hand. Peking issued an edict stating health problems prevent state business and naming Pu Chun as heir while noting abdication under the dowager’s pressure.
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London
Shanghai
Kwangsu
Peking
Pu Chun
Prince Tuano
Cincinnati Man Is Locked Up for Family Slaughter
Charles Bartruff is jailed at Bremen Street police station charged with murdering his wife, a five-year-old son, and a three-month-old daughter in a Sunday attack behind locked doors. Investigators describe him as possibly insane while noting the brutal methods used and masked motives remain unknown.
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Cincinnati
Charles Bartruff
Bremen Street
Carl
Bartruff
New Coaling Station at Basilan Island
Admiral Watson takes possession of Isabella coaling station and establishes a marine garrison under Lieut Long. After checking Zamboanga the harbor proved shallow, but Basilan island offers a deep protected harbor with an existing Spanish coaling station now under U.S. control.
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Washington
Admiral Watson
Isabella
Andi
Long
Inchipelago
Manila
Zamboanga
Basilan Island
May Succeed Diaz in Mexican Presidency
Laredo Texas January 29 report says President Diaz favors Gen Bernardo Reyes as his successor when Diaz retires. Reyes as minister of war and former Nueva Laredo governor is popular with both domestic and foreign observers and may run in the next race. The note only suggests reelection for Diaz with support for Reyes as a future candidate.
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Diaz
Gen. Reyes
Chinese Emperor Kuang Hsu Dies. Heir to Be Proclaimed
Moscow reports official notice that Emperor Kuang Hsu has died and his body lies in state. The state funeral is set for Thursday and the heir will be proclaimed emperor at Peking February 5 as Chick Nanga. Rumors from Chinese cities say Kuang Hsu abdicated and may have taken his own life.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Emperor Kuang-Hsu
Peking
Chick Nanga
Kueng-Hsu
Utah Governor Calls April 2 Election for Congress Seat
Gov Wells issues proclamation under revised Utah statutes ordering an election on Monday April 2 to fill the fifty sixth congress vacancy caused by Roberts exclusion. Akron dispatch reports American Cereal Co to raise quarterly dividend to two percent starting February 1 increasing annual yield to eight percent on a capital stock of 3 5 million dollars.
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Salt Lake City
Columbus
Dispatch
Akron
American Cereal Company
Blue Laws in Baltimore and London Games Postponed
Baltimore authorities enforce a blue law with all cigar stores groceries bakeries and most drug stores closed and police noting boot blacks for indictment. In London Oxford and Cambridge decide to postpone return field games with Harvard and Yale until 1901 due to scheduling. Dr Leyds arrives in Berlin and is received by Count von Buelow during the emperor's birthday celebration.
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Baltimore
London
Oxford
Cambridge
Harvard
Yale
Dr. Leyds
Berlin
Transvaal
Count von Buelow
Quincy police kill two safe blowers in hotel pursuit
In Quincy Illinois a running gun battle ends with two expert safe crackers dead and a third wounded after a hotel chase. The trio linked to prior Illinois burglaries with building and loan offices.
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Quincy
Baby carriages face 30 percent price rise at secret meeting
Toledo reports manufacturers of baby carriages and children's wagons plan a uniform 30 per cent price increase after a secret Saturday meeting. They deny forming a price cartel while citing higher iron costs as the cause. Socks for Soldiers is moving 200,000 pairs from Philadelphia to Manila via the next transport to aid U S troops.
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Toledo
San Francisco
United States
Manila
Philadelphia
Philippines
Bryan WIL Accept for President Nomination
The populists of Texas publicly announce that Hon. W. J. Bryan will accept the nomination of that party for president if it is tendered him. Albany and Vienna dispatches report Republicans opposing canal spend and China tensions.
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Bryan
Austin
Tex
Texas
W. J. Bryan
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Koch
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John Ahearn
Ahearn
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J. M. Burt
H.E
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Prince
Charles Dennis
Thomas Monaghan
Gustav E. Shubert
Martin White
White
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H. B. Fargo Company
Albany
N. Y
New York State Republican Editorial Association
Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
France
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