Burr Murder Trial in Des Moines Court
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports Assan Burr to be tried for murder of Alexander Hamilton with KK Evans as judge. Defense includes J. W W Smith Norman Huick and P C Brubaker. state attorneys Fred Mathis Robert Fairall and Hal Mantz.
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Bes Moines
Drake University Law Department
Assan, Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Dean C. Co. Cole
Burr
Evans
Fred Mathis
Fontanelle
Robert Fairall
Des Moines
Hal Mantz
Audubon
J. W W. Smith
Norman Huick
Orillia
Iowa Legislature Opens With Broad Bill Introductions
Des Moines reports the 10WA Legislature reassembled with bills for a state primary law securing interest on public funds indeterminate sentences reforms for state institutions and a reform school for men plus land purchases for the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans Home and child welfare measures. Senate and House members introduced visits on county representation highway use passes rail connections free high schools and local governance reforms.
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Des Moines
Board of Control of State
Iowa
F. Merriam
Railroad Commissioners
Pardon and parole records summarized for last biennium
Clerk B W Garrett presents the pardon and parole totals: 2 pardoned before commitment, 96 suspensions from penitentiary, 43 from county jails, 4 from industrial school, 7 by the Twenty-ninth General Assembly, 19 revoked. 21 sentence commutations, 63 fines remitted, 2 forfeitures remitted, 68 restorations to citizenship. Total suspensions 150, seven by general assembly order. under Gov Shaw two years prior 259.
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B. W. Garrett
Office of Pardons and Paroles
Twenty-ninth General Assembly
General Assembly
Gov. Shaw
Ellsworth Man Returns After 18 Years Wanderings
After more than 18 years on the road Erick Mikelson of Ellsworth returns home. Early in the absence he wrote occasional letters, but for years he ignored his relatives requests for word. He did not even acknowledge his father’s death.
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Erick Mikelson
Ellsworth
Mikelson
Austins Sentenced for Robbery in Marshalltown
George Austin and his wife Lizzie were sentenced by Judge Caswell to ten years in the penitentiary at hard labor. The conviction closes the Singer for robbery case in Marshalltown. The pair, both colored, are described by police as among the worst criminals tried there in years.
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George Austin
Lizzie
Caswell
Marshalltown
Austins
Austin
Utterback’s Defalcation Tied to Phillips Corn Deal
G F Utterback, cashier of the Sigourney Savings Bank, concealed a $47000 defalcation tied to speculation on the Chicago Board of Trade in connection with the Phillips corn deal. A letter describing the act was found among his effects after he killed himself.
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G. F. Utterback
Sigourney Savings Bank
Chicago Board of Trade
State Bank Examiner
Mob Rampage Destroys Cemeteries in Tangier Disturbance
In Tangier on January 29 mobs protested new copper coinage, paralyzing business and causing shortages. They desecrated the Christian cemetery, exhumed bodies, and displayed heads on poles. Looting and attacks on Jews followed until authorities protected the Jewish quarter and rioters withdrew after coinage was temporarily pulled.
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Tangier
Morocco
Jury again fails to reach verdict in Trotter murder case
For the second time the jury in the state versus W R Trotter could not agree after more than 24 hours deliberation. If the prosecution continues the case faces a third trial. Trotter is charged with second degree murder in the death of Cora Lace y at his Des Moines home.
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W. R. Trotter
Trotter
Cora Lacey
Des Moines
Des Moines Jail Guard Increased Over Threats Against Steele
Rumors of mob violence prompted Chief Brackett to double jail guards in Des Moines. W. W. Steele, a former violin maker, remains jailed on a serious charge as parents of twenty children allegedly lured to his workshop demand action and threaten to assault the cell door.
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Brackett
Des Moines
W. W. Steele
Steele
Death of Maj. Sherman in Des Moines at 77
Maj. Hoyt Sherman brother of Gen. W. T. Sherman and of Secretary John Sherman died at his Des Moines home aged 77. One of the oldest residents, his Woodland avenue house was among the finest in the city. He had been in poor health for years and served throughout the Civil War.
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Maj
Hoyt Sherman
W. T. Sherman
John Sherman
Des Moines
Sherman
Woodland Avenue
Oleomargarine Crackdown Extends Across State
State Dairy Commissioner Wright conducted a statewide sweep against oleomargarine violators. In the north district nine dealers were warned and promised to stop selling the yellowish product linked to Armour & Co. The Dairy Commissioner also cites 18 southern dealers as violators while Deputy Commissioner Smith begins similar warnings. Prosecutions are not expected.
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Wright
Armour & Co
Smith
Curious Des Moines District Court Jury Separation Question
In Des Moines a district court considers whether violating a directive to keep jurors together invalidates a verdict when jurors, separated through no fault of the bailiff, dine apart. The event centered on a colored juror barred from a boarding house and sent to a nearby restaurant. The court weighs whether the bailiff should have kept all twelve jurors together or allowed a single meal apart from the group.
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Des Moines
Peculiar Phenomenon At Clear Lake Raises Pompeii Comparisons
In Mason City area residents debate a possible volcano under Clear Lake as steam bursts from a lake center opening where about an acre of ice was cut. Despite cold weather the ice refuses to reform, surrounding ice crumbles, and pools of steam rise while townsfolk muse on a modern Pompeii scenario.
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Clear Lake
Mason City
Pompeii
Drake Ames to Debate English vs American Government
Drake University and Ames College scheduled a May debate in Des Moines on the proposition that the English parliamentary system is better for a free country than the American presidential model. Ames likely takes the negative side. Debaters are being chosen under the league rules with a competitive selection process.
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Drake University
Ames College
Debating League
Ames
Des Moines
Sister Philomena inherits vast Australian estate from uncle
Sister Philomena mother superior of Mercy hospital in Des Moines becomes heiress to John McCormick estate valued at 15 million. McCormick died in Australia ten years ago. his Melbourne home owned several gold mines and sheep ranches.
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Philomena
Mercy Hospital of
Des Moines
Australia
John McCormick
Melbourne
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Sister Xavier
St. Cecelia’s Academy
Iowa committees weigh mutual fire company for factory risks
Des Moines committees on manufactures legislation and insurance were formed to study creating a mutual fire company to insure Iowa factory owners. The report outlines the plan and its potential impact on local industry and risk management.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Oatmeal Company
Davenport
American Cereal Company
Oatmeal Trust
Center Grove
Turkey Hill pupil badly burned as stove fire blazes
Belleville Illinois January 29. A stove fire at Turkey Hill school started by pupil Don Miller thirteen badly burned. Teacher Miss Anna Heiker shoved him into a snow bank and tried to extinguish flames but she was severely burned.
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Belleville
Ill
Turkey Hill
Don Miller
Anna Heiker
Youngblood murder verdict sentences burglar to death
Denver reports Fred Arnold aged 20 one of two burglars who shot and killed Mrs Amanda Youngblood on New Year’s Eve was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be hanged. His two companions had already been convicted and sentenced to death.
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Denver
Fred Arnold
Amanda Youngblood
Wage conference aims to fix brick and tile wages in Iowa
Des Moines hosts a March 18 meeting between brick and tile workers and plant operators to set a wage scale after a preliminary discussion. B Stevenson of Des Moines leads state workers, with Cronin of Boone among the scale committee members as efforts move toward statewide unionization.
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Des Moines
B. Stevenson
Cronin
Boone
Brick Makers
Ottumwa
Grand Forks Soldier Dies Of Philippine Wound
Louis Starman of Company B North Dakota regiment died from a head wound received Wednesday night at Pisek after being shot by Joe Razum, who is under arrest.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Louis Starman
North Dakota Regiment
Philippines
Pisek
Joe Razum
Portraits on Italian stamps and light social quips
The article surveys light forays into culture and society noting a Marconi portrait on a new Italian stamp issue and playful observations on marriage pride and theater reforms. It reports veteran Boston firefighter Lewis P. Abbott retiring after 30 years with a $1009 annual pension and rare missed fires in his district.
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Marconi
Lewis P. Abbott
Boston Fire Department
Driven Out By Sons Compels Elderly Woman to Seek Shelter
Police Matron Thurston found refuge for 76 year old Mrs. Katherine Maurer at St. Vincent's Ladies' Home in Sioux City after a cruel cycle of being moved between her sons Louis and Andrew Maurer. Neighbors alerted authorities as the condition worsened, and the case drew sympathy for the elderly woman who finally agreed to accept care.
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Thurston
Katherine Maurer
St. Vincent’s
Sioux City
Maurer
Louis Maurer
Andrew Maurer
Andrew
Louis
Supreme Court strikes drainage tax on nonabutting property
In Bebee-Magoun case Woodbury county the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that taxing property owners for ditches not abutting their land and levying assessments without notice violates due process. The decision questions the old drainage law while a new state drainage act is hoped to pass in the current legislature to drain low lands.
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Council Bluffs
Bebee-Magoun
Woodbury County
Supreme Court
Boards of Supervisors
Iowa
Keokuk Faces Anonymous Letter Writings
Keokuk police investigate an epidemic of anonymous letters from troublemakers. Officials have been appealed to repeatedly to trap writers as cases multiply. The letters stem from jealousy old loves and seek to disrupt happy families. Newspapers reject the anonymous items.
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Keokuk
Drake College Boys Defy Faculty To Play Baseball
Des Moines reports Drake University students revolt against a faculty ban on baseball. The faculty yielded and Drake will field a traveling team this spring. Also noted are rapid Chicago to Council Bluffs steam engine tests and plans for a Waterloo opera house. Sister Philomena’s $15 million inheritance is confirmed, with Sister Xavier corroborating. Ames to host a Chautauqua assembly next summer with 200 shares sold to guarantee funding.
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Des Moines
Drake University
Drake
Northwestern Railroad
Chicago and
John B. Shanewise
Waterloo
Ames
Chautauqua Assembly
The
Ames Chautauqua Associaton
Russia Replies to Japanese Note Aimed at Preserving Peace
British authorities report the Russian reply to Japan’s note is satisfactory and may lead to Britain urging Japan to accept concessions. In Paris, officials note delays in framing the answer, with Count Lamsdorff hoping to keep the crisis from rupturing. A Chefoo dispatch claims the Russian steamer Argun was fired on by Japanese warships near Chemulpo, causing passengers to fear for their lives.
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Washington
St. Petersburg
Russia
Great Britain
Japan
Tokio
Griscom
State Department
Foreign Office
Paris
Count Lamsdorff
London
Daily Mail
Chefoo
China
Argun
Nagasaki
Dalny
Chemulpo
Danny
McKinley Birthday Observances Across The Nation
Red carnations were worn on lapels in Chicago and Washington to honor President McKinley on his birthday. Ceremonies in Chicago at the Hamilton club marked the sixtieth anniversary, while Congress and White House staff joined in uniform devotion. Canton held school programs and flowers for the tomb, with a Cortelyou floral piece on the casket. A separate tragedy in East St. Louis reported a man killing himself after shooting at his partner. In Paris, Vignaux narrowly defeated Sutton by four points to retain the billiard world title.
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Chicago
William McKinley
Hamilton Club
Washington
McKinley
House of Representatives
Congress
White House
Canton
Verdict Awarded Rand Against Russell Sage for 7500
In St Paul Minnesota on January 28 E C M Rand won a 7500 verdict from a jury in Judge Lewis's court in Rand's suit against Russell Sage over services related to Sage's trusteeship of Hastings and Dakota land grants Rand sought 15000 dollars and the case proceeded to trial
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Russell Sage
St. Paul, Minn
E. C. M. Rand
Lewis
Rand
Sage
Two Women Die After Gasoline Stove Explosion
In Omaha on January 29 Louise E. Clements and Josie Rogers were fatally burned when a gasoline stove exploded as they prepared a meal. Both women sustained severe burns and died from injuries sustained in the blast.
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Omaha, Neb
Louise E. Clements
Josie Rogers
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