Redistricting the Stal Then Another Bill With Annual Elections
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature passes a constitutional amendment redrawing districts to give each county a representative, with some two-representative counties. It also favors ending annual elections, extending terms, and shifting elections to even years. Other notes include liquor manufacture bills, state finances for 1897, cattle tuberculosis inspections, county deposits interest, and various public health and education proposals.
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Des Moines
Lyon and O'Brien
Clay
Palo Alto
Hancock
Wright
Worth
Winnebago
Dickengan
Emmet
Osceola
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Mona
Ida
Wapello County
House
Senate
Senate Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Titus
Potter
Bremer County
McCarthy
Western Union
Senate Committee On Public Health
Emmert
County Boards of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Boards of Supervisors
Supreme Court
Friends of the Bill
Davidson
Ray
Poweshiek County
Iowa
Sabin
Law and romance in Iowa court seeks to wed cousin
Robert Bunning sues out habeas corpus to marry his cousin Sophia Bunning. In Moville Sophia’s parents allegedly confine her to block the match. Bunning asks Judge Hutchinson in Sioux City for permission to wed and for an injunction against parental interference.
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Robert Bunning
Sioux City
Sophia Bunning
Sophia
Moville
Robert
Hutchinson
Teacher Draws Gun in Portland School Dispute
Leon Jones, a village schoolteacher in Portland, attempted to enforce discipline with a gun after using a horsewhip. Students seized the second whip, defended themselves, and Jones drew the pistol threatening to shoot. He was arrested, brought before a magistrate, and heavily fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Jones
Portland
Jones
Horrific double murder shocks Burlington neighborhood
Burlington Iowa reports the brutal killings of Mrs. Fanny Rathburn and her 12 year old daughter Mary. Bodies found January 31 show head wounds and a throat slitting amid a bloody, violent struggle. Six Storms gang members are detained as suspects with ties to the crime and possible evidence on Storms clothing.
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Burlington
Fanny Rathburn
Mary
Storms
Wreck of Provincial Express Kills Four at Orono Dasin Mills
Six cars of St John train No 20 derailed in a cut at Orono Dasin Mills. Four people died and over twenty injured as a passenger car was demolished. Victims include Daniel Cunningham of Troy Maine and Rev Father McGrath of South Boston with Mrs Jennie S Murray and Mrs Cunningham. Officials cite frosty rails possibly causing the spread.
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Oldtown
St. John
Orono Dasin Mills
Daniel Cunningham
Troy
Jennie S. Murray
Callins
Father McGrath
Boston
Death in a Tunnel Falls Kill Foreman and Injure Worker
In Chicago a tunnel collapse under Humboldt Park left one man dead and another badly hurt Saturday afternoon. Quicksand weight undermined timbers supporting the section. Foreman Daniel Keefe was killed early Sunday while trying to repair the breach. Work halted after the disasters.
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Chicago
Northwest Land Tunnel
Humboldt Park
Northwest Tunnel
Daniel Keefe
Fourth brigade losses in Afridi gorge near Shinkamar
Gen Westmacott reports from Camp Mamami that the Fourth brigade tangled with Afridis in a gorge near Shinkamar Saturday. Key officers Lieut Col Houghton and Lieuts Sweing Dowdall Hughes and Walker died along with 15 Yorkshire light infantry and three Sikhs. Maj Earle Lieut Hall and 31 Yorkshire soldiers were wounded and 17 privates reported missing.
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Calcutta
Westmacott
Camp Mamami
Shinkamar
Houghton
Sweing
Dowdall
Hughes
Walker
Yorkshire Light Infantry
Earle
Lieut. Hall
Yorkshires
Mount Yijon Oil Sells Wells County Assets to Cleveland Investors
The Mount Yijon Oil company of Gil, Lima, Ohio sold 629 acres in Wells county Indiana to Cleveland capitalists led by D. Sherbondy. The land is 528 developed with 47 wells producing about 350 barrels daily. Price around 110000 dollars.
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Gil
Lima
Mount Yijon Oil Company
Cleveland
D. Pr. Sherbondy
Wells County
Ind
Brick Mason Kills Landlord in North St. Louis
Lemuel Wuhrer a brick mason shot and killed John Fuhrer Sunday night in north St. Louis. Fuhrer boarded with Ruf’s family. an alleged dispute over affection toward Mrs. Ruf led to blows then a revolver shot wounding Ruf fatally. Wuhrer was arrested.
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St. Louis
Lemuel Wuhrer
John Iiuf
Fuhrer
Ruf
Pardon for Weyler and other late 19th century notes
Pardon for Weyler expected from supreme war council with two months imprisonment, while the government may grant clemency. Julius Zuelke jailed for life at Waupun after first degree murder verdict for the 1896 Davids killing near Marken. Secretary Bliss asks Congress for 200000 to continue Navajo irrigation on Arizona and New Mexico reservations.
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Weyleror
Madrid
Supreme War Council
Weyler
Milwaukee
Dartford
Wis
Bunnell
Julius Zuelke
Waupun
Zuelke
Edward Davids
Markesan
Washington
Bliss
Congress
Arizona
New Mexico
Death of Gen Nestor Aranguren Triggers Cuban Controversy
Dispatches detail the brutal capture and killing of Gen. Aranguren by Col. Aranjare and troops after a pursuit near Tapaste and Campo Florida. A child died during the assault, and depictions of the event spark Havana outrage and denials from Spanish officials.
Indian Head blast to disintegrate Palisades site
Historic explosion planned on the Palisades opposite 155th Street uses 14,000 pounds of dynamite to remove 300,000 tons of rock. Four 25 foot shafts and 100 machine holes will receive charges as the blast is set off by electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indian Head
Palisades
One Hundred and Fifty-Fifth Street
McKinley Presses Sound Money At Waldorf Banquet
At the National Associations of Manufacturers annual banquet in New York, President McKinley urged sound money and a strong national policy to boost industry. He warned against debt reduction by legal means and called for currency stability, with speakers including Senator Frye and Charles Emory Smith. An after-midnight reception followed at the Waldorf and a move to Windsor.
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New York
National Associations of Manufacturers of the
McKinley
United States
St. Louis
Republican Party
Supreme Tribunal
J Rye
Maine
Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia
McIiiley
Windsor
Gale of 66 mph hits St. Louis with deaths and damage
A Tuesday gale in St. Louis reached 66 miles per hour, the strongest since the 1806 tornado. By noon two deaths, a fatal injury, and several minor injuries plus significant property damage were reported.
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St. Louis
County Treasurers Seek Longer Terms and Higher Pay
The Iowa County Treasurers association met in Des Moines electing A. R. Cherry Johnson county as president and Rolfe Aye Grundy county as treasurer. They urged the legislature to raise county officer tenure from two to four years and raise the total annual pay from 1500 dollars to a population based minimum aligned with other officers.
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State
Des Moines
A. R. Cherry
Johnson County
William Arndt
Pottawattamie County
H.C. Murphey
Polk County
Rolfe Aye
Grundy County
Hubbell Held Liable for Park Debts in Supreme Court Ruling
The Iowa Supreme Court held I. M. Hubbell of Des Moines liable for 46800 after valuing land at 8000 traded for 52800 stock in the Des Moines Driving Park. Private stockholder property is exempt, but Hubbell’s underpayment makes him responsible for the balance. The decision may enable horsemen like M. Ki Meyernry to recover funds from the insolvent park.
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M. Hubbell
Supreme Court
I. M. Hubbell
Des Moines
Hubbell
M. Ki. MeiYenry
Park Association
Gas Explosion At Columbus Junction Wrecks Stores
Acetylene gas exploded in T. P. Hendricks drug store at Columbus Junction, blowing out building ends and smashing glassware. Damages estimated at 2000 dollars to the drug and 200 dollars to a nearby china shop. Several injuries reported among workers and bystanders.
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T. P. Hendricks
Columbus Junction
James Connor
Muscatine
W. W. Wilton
H. F. Noy
Supreme court uphold injunctions against liquor permit abuse
The supreme court rules that actions for temporary injunctions may be brought against pharmacists holding liquor permits. It reverses the lower court, stating a permit does not shield abuse of trust or violations of the law, citing section 12 chapter 35 acts of the Twenty third General Assembly.
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Supreme Court
Acts of the Twenty-third General Assembly
A Webster City Man Takes Sawmill to Klondike
James Stewart of Webster City plans to haul an adjustable feed timber built sawmill to Alaska at spring opening. The unit, capable of about 1000 feet daily with two operators, is forest constructed except for a miner’s common whip saw. Experts call it a practical, innovative invention for frontier work.
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Webster City
Alaska
James Stewart
Klondike
Real Estate Assessment Not Required This Year
Attorney General Remley submits opinion to Auditor McCarthy that the 1897 assessment stands and no new assessment is needed this year under the new law. County auditors, in state convention, urged obtaining the opinion to confirm the matter.
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Remley
McCarthy
Woman Wins Damages Over Husband's Liquor Death
In Port Dodge, Mira Rogers sues William Tilawa for selling liquor to her husband. A jury awards Rogers 2300 dollars, far short of the 10000 asked. The farmer died after his wagon fell off a grade while returning home intoxicated. Also noted: John Rasmusson found dead beside a Badger area road after his sleigh ride home from Humboldt mill. Iowa City college building plans rejected by regents. 15 of 23 architects dismissed. The remaining eight may submit plans for an east wing not exceeding 18 000.
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Iowa
Congress
Ellison
Jones County
United States
F. W. Bickneli
Port Dodge
Mira Rogers
William Tilawa
John Rasmusson
Humboldt
Badger
Rasmusson
Iowa City
State University Regents
Iowa 1897 Crop Report Highlights Widespread Yields and Prices
The Iowa Weather and Crop Service summarizes 1897 county yields and Dec 1 prices across crops. Wheat totals reach 14.6 million bushels at 74 cents, corn averages 29 bushels per acre from 8.23 million harvested, oats 132.7 million bushels, potatoes 10.06 million, hay and seed outputs, and livestock values. Despite floods and drought, overall production was productive and prices rose, boosting farmer prosperity.
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Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Iowa
Mourning Turns to Joy as Cedar Falls Woman Reunites with Miner
Mrs. George Turner of Cedar Falls receives a telegram announcing her husband alive in Seattle with 70000 dollars in Klondike gold. She heads to Seattle to assist in settling mining business as the Turners reunite after years of hardship. Turner vanished after funding his Alaska expedition and was presumed dead until the telegram.
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George Turner
Cedar Falls
Seattle
Turner
Turners
Alaska
Supreme Court Rules on Lisworth Divorce Case Fees
State attorneys note the Supreme Court ruling in the Lisworth case where an attorney sued for prosecuting a divorce action after reconciliation. The trial court was right to examine the exact days worked and to set compensation at the standard local district rate for similar cases.
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Supreme Court
Lisworth
Man Admitted to Independence Hospital for Mental Health
Dr KE J Reynolds of Fldora appeared before the commissioners for the insane after his mental faculties declined. He was adjudged a fit person and admitted to the Independence hospital as a patient with the necessary authorization.
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KE. J. Reynolds
Fldora
Commissioners For
Independence
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