Assassination and Royal News Mark 1901 Review
A survey of 1901 events lists McKinley assassination in January, Hopetoun oath in Sydney, von Stetteler beheading in Peking, Boer invasion threat to the Cape Colony, Lord Roberts arrival in England, Milner appointed to Transvaal, and Queen Victoria's death and Edward VII accession. Other items include treaties, battles near Port Arthur, Mexico mine explosions, and global diplomatic shifts with Britain, China, and Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Hopetoun
Sydney
Su What
von Stetteler
China
Peking
Cape Colony
Lord Roberts
England
South Africa
Jis
Queen Victoria
Alfred Milner
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Pon-ting-fu
Vicctoria
Washington
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Siking Edward
London
Srogmore
Wilhelmina of Holland
Duke Henry
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
San Andres
Mexico
Russia
Glasgow
Australia
Duke of Cornwall
Melbourne
Count von Waldersee
Hoshi-Toru
U. S
Tokio
Leipziger Bank
Leipzig
Germany
Maximilian
Prince von Hohenlohe
Raygatz
Switzerland
Sultan
Turkey
Carl Russell
Bar of House of Lords
Frederick
Friedrichshof
Columbia
Venezuela
Huan M. Stone
Tsilka
Bansko
Macedonia
Scheepers
Cobra
Northsea
Pres
Castro
Redvers Buller
First Army Corps
Guaymas
Bethel
Gettes
Li Wang Chang
Panama City
York
Earl of Chester
Santos J. Yelaya
Nicaragua
Colombia
Panama
Colan
Capt
Perry
Iowa
Torey
Pu Chun
Tuan
Rio Hacha
Zacntecas
Mex
iCitchener
Argentina
Chill
Notable deaths listed in mixed necrology
A lengthy obituary list from Minneapolis to New York chronicles notable figures who died in 1890s era events and regions. It includes governors and ex-governors like C H Brogden, J M White, Hazen S Pingree, and Wm Evarts. senators such as G A Pierce and H R White. authors Maurice Thompson and Charlotte Menge. actors Roland Reed and Jas Herne. ambassadors Edwin F Uhl and Wm J Sanford. and other prominent figures across cities including Chicago, Indianapolis, London, and Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignatius Donnelly
Minneapolis
C. H. Brogden
N. C
Goldsboro
P. D. Armour
Packer
Chicago
Senne Jas
W. Bradbury
Augusta
Iex- Cor
H. H. Revels
Miss
New Griese
Geo
D. Tillman
Clarks Hill
S. C
Jefferson Long
Megro
Macon
B. M. Prentiss
Bethany
Moz
Albert D. Shaw
Washington
Jas. M. Jackson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Maurice Thompson
Crawfordsville
Ind
Jex
G. A. Pierce
N. D
Stephen M. White
Jugs Angeles
Cal
John W. Tower
U. S
Bennington
Wm. M. Evarts
New York
Benj.Tarrison
Charlotte M. Menge
London
Roland Reed
Josephine J. "Barry
Indianapolis
Geo. Q. Cannon
Monterey
Chas. C. Stockley
Georgetown
Cong
Rosseau BE
Crump
West Bay City
Mich
Ticonderoga
N. Yui Jul
I U
Jas. St Kyle
Aberdeen
Fete Fiske
E. Gloucester
Mass
J. Wm. Stokes
Orangeburg
R. B. Hubbard
Tvter
Tex
Wm. A. Newall
N. J
Sit
Allentown
Chas.a. Bussel
Laconia
N. H
H. B. Whipple
Episcopal Church
Nfaribault
Minn
Lorenzo Snow
Sthores
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Aes
John S. Pillsbury
I. M. Bunce
Hartford
Conn
Josiah Turner
Tollsboro
Congress
H. TG. Warrison
New Haven
Iate Greenaway
J. Streeter
New Windsor
Dr. Waite
Aspen
Col
Don
Clem Studebaker
South Bend
Dee
David P. Thompson
Ind. T
Porthind
Ore
John Swinton
Ae Hy Wm. Gregory
Wickford
U. S. Senate
Sam. R. van Sant
Mann
U. S. Supreme Court
Cuba
C. F. W. Neely
Richard Yates UI
W. T. Durbin
A. M. Dockery
W. &. Stanley
Neb
McKinley
Bryan
M. S. Quay
Rep
Geo. I. Hoar
W. P. Frye
War Department
N. A. Miles
Pampanga
Roosevelt
Stevenson
J. G. A. Leishman
Switzerland
Turkey
W. R. Shafter
Cisneros
J. HH. Mitchell
U.S
Philippines
Carter
Mont
S. McCormick
Austria-Hungary
Paris Gibson
Dem
Delaware
England
Maryland
Griggs
Aguinaldo
Funston
C. H. Dietrich
J. H. Millard
Punston
Tom I. Johnson
Cleveland
C. H. Harrison
Philander C. Knox
Pittsburg
Sec. of
Navy
Long
Dewey
J. A. Howell
W. S. Schrey
Sampson
McKkinley
Memphis
Gov. Dietrich
Savage
New Orleans
Sayers
Houston
Los Angeles
Gage
San Francisco
Lucana
Malvar
Tillman and McLaurin
McSweeney
Tillman
McLaurin
Chaffee
Cailles
Tuzon
Taft
A. B. Kittredge
S. D
Sxyle
Wim
H. Hunt
C. A. Allen
Porto Rico
Admiral Evans
Navy Department
Sece
W. Se. Chandler
Alabama
Theo
Ansley Wilcox
Buffalo
J. R. Hazel
Company C
9Th
Inf
Province of
Samar
Ridgely
Dawes
Britain
Jones
Ala
Schley
Jooker Washington
White House
Col. Brodie
Rough Riders
Arizona
Phoenix
Cebu
Hughes
Samar Island
Cummins
Crane
Nash
Murphy
Gregory
R. I
Montague
Seth Low
Aston Rep
N. Y
Kentucky
Sumur
Froosevelt
Sec'y Ilay
Lord Pauncefote
Supreme Court
D. Bd
Henderson
Transcontinental moves and labor actions shape steel era
The record shows Vanderbilt interests completing the Southern Pacific purchase linking New York to the orient. The U S steel corporation forms with 1.1 billion capital. A broad steel strike expands across the nation with 69 000 workers out and key wage disputes ongoing. United labor leaders seek settlement as conflict peaks in 1890s industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Vanderbilt
New York
Orient
Morgan Steel Combination
U. S. Steel Corporation
American Soup Manufacturing
Als'o
Chicago
Central R. A
Street Railways
Albany
Troy
Cohoes
Watervilet
Rensselaer
N. Y
Rochester
Am. Sheet Steel
Am. Steel Floop Cos
Shaffer
Amalgamated Ass'n
U.S. Steel Corporation
South Chicaso
Schaab
Pres. Schwab
Tall River
Mass
Ford
Dennis Mulvihill
Bridgeport
Conn
Federation of Labor
Scranton
Samuel Gompers
Am. Federation of Labor
Capital and Labor
Schley Inquiry Chronology and Findings Overview
The record outlines the Schley inquiry timeline from July through December, detailing naval appointments, court actions, key testimonies, and the final majority finding censuring Schley for vacillation and poor reporting while Dewey’s separate finding credits Santiago victory. It notes managerial changes, presidential interactions, and post inquiry actions including dismissals and reprimands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howison
N. M. Ramsay
Schley
Pres. McKinley
Jeremiah Wilson
Washington
e—Court
Sampson
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Lemly
Dewey
Admiral Sampson
Admiral Dewey
Sec
Maclay
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Roosevelt
Gen. Miles
Earthquake and storms hit several states with severe weather
The record notes earthquakes in Utah and Oklahoma, widespread blizzards and cyclones causing deaths and destruction across Arkansas Illinois California and Michigan. It also lists tornado outbreaks including Red Bud Illinois and Birmingham Alabama with multiple fatalities and property losses. Additional items cover floods droughts heat waves and historic political milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mound City
Pleasanton
Ikan
California
Til jJa
Neb
Wis
Mich
Ind
Will’s Joint
Tex
Tormado
Arkansas
Red Bud
Birmingham
Ala
Mustcash
Pavilion
Adamsville
W. N. Dak
Oklahoma
Lkddy
Gate City
Big Stone Gap
Naper
W. Va
Elkhorn River Valley
Keystone
Vivian
la Crosse
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Chicago
Kan
West
Western States
Wilmar
Bottineau
New Orleans
Mobile
Anadruko
Okla
Centralia
Cleveland
Ill
Miscellany of 1904 events and notable figures listed
A dense ledger of 1904 happenings: saloon clashes in Kansas and Illinois, Admiral Sampson prize money, California capital punishment law, Buffalo exposition opening with Roosevelt and McKinley, Carnegie gifts, Lutheran and YMCA milestones, and various national society anniversaries. Also notes lynching attempt thwarted in Alabama and other civic recognitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Nation
Cardinal Martinelli
Red Berretta
Baltimore
McKinley
University of Cal
Buffalo Exposition
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Andrew Carnegie
Des Moines
Synod of Lutheran Church of U
Indianapolis
Dres, McIxinney
Negro Business League
Chicago
Ashville
Ala
North
Innights Templar
Louisville
Henry Bates
Tex
A. E. Pears
United Typothetas
Buffalo
St. Louis
Dunne
L. M. N. Stevens
W.c
America
Nicholas M. Butler
Seth Low
Columbia University
Red Cross Society
Washington
Clara Burton
D. C
Admiral Schley
Former Iowa Man Curtis Dies After Escape From Bastrop Jail
The death of C. H. Curtis, ex Webster City bookkeeper and local store founder, was reported after he escaped jail and was found frozen in woods near Bastrop Louisiana where he was held on murder charges. Curtis had faced trial for a fatal shooting in a contention with Lazarus. the first trial ended in a hung jury and the second was pending. Funeral notices also record the death of Peter Taylor, an early Hardin county settler and prominent Alden grain man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Curtis
Webster City
Bastrop
Curtis
Beaumont
Congregational Church
Lazarus
Peter Taylor
Alden
Mr. Taylor
Hardin County
Iowa
Taylor
Pioneer Farmer William St Stone Dies Suddenly in Johnson County
William St Stone, a longtime Johnson County settler who came from Pennsylvania at age five, died suddenly at his home ten miles northwest of Town City. At 54, he leaves three sons and five daughters after building one of the county’s finest farms through hard work and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
William St. Stone
Town City
Pennsylvania
Verdict Recalls Villisca Stabbing Husband Guilty of Murder
S G Whiele stabbed his wife to death in Villisca last June after desertion. Attorneys had argued insanity. A Red Oak district court jury found him guilty of first degree murder after five hours deliberation. The act marked the county's first murder in 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Currier
Self
Albany
Jos
B. Hinton
Magegle Paatte
Logan
Kan
Rose Wurzer
Uniontown
Wash
Henry Warne
Jana
Son
Denison
Naramore
Cold Brook
Mass
Nathan ‘Townsend
Cass City
Mich
Segerlin
Insane
Devils Lake
N. DL
Arrington
Mamie Clogshorn
Somerville
Manuel Mess
Hebronville
Tex
Elmer Lane
Osceola
Dia
Elmer Quimby
St. Touts
Jun
Arnell
Leaverton
Wroy Groves
Napoleon
Dallag
Essie Morrison
Olin Castle
Chas, McClumsy
Mamie Reed
Kirby
Thad Brookle
Millie Lighthawk
Omaha
Alex. McCullough
Crawfish
Frank Schutz
Sault Ste. Marie
Reynolds, Miss
Blaike Logan
Wilson Brothers
West Mays
George Golden
Williamsburg
Sxy
Perry
Northfield
Middlesboro
Andrew Israelson
Iron River
Walter Schneider
Minnie Reichsteller
S. G. Whiele
Villisca
Red Oak
Thiele
Suit Filed Over Baby Injury in Orange City
Attorney C A Irwin of Sioux City files on behalf of Nicholas Didier Granville merchant claiming $5,000 damages from John List Sioux City farmer after List's son threw Didier's baby from a baby cab last June. Skull fracture and brain damage noted with grave prognosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange City
C. A. Irwin
Sioux City
Nicholas Didier
Granville
John List
List
Didier
General Rollin V Ankeny Dies After Illness in Polk County
Gen Rollin V Ankeny longtime Polk county coroner died after a weeklong illness from pneumonia. He served in the Mexican War with an Ohio regiment and in the Civil War as colonel of the 142 Illinois Infantry. He was brevetted brigadier general for gallantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin V. Ankeny
Polk County
Ohio
One Hundred and Forty-second
Illinois Infantry
Eisteddfod Convocation At Ottumwa Grand Opera House
The second annual convocation of the Eisteddfod association of Iowa was held at the Grand Opera house in Ottumwa. The convocation was the most successful yet held with large audiences at all sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisteddfod Association of Iowa
Grand Opera House
Ottumwa
Palmer college raises funds for endowment in Le Grand
News items report Palmer college at Le Grand raising $20 000 toward a $50 000 endowment offered by founder I A Palmer Wakeling. Other notes cover a fatal train accident near Brazil, a child burned by fire, Coe college’s strong year and fund drive, Sioux City pioneer Luther C Sanborn’s death, smallpox recoveries and quarantine lift, a foreman killed near Dyersville, Dubuque clothier Albert W Webster’s death, a hunting accident near Manilville, and Ottumwa lender George S Fall seeking a receiver amid $26 000 assets and $45 000 liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer College
le Grand
I’. A. Palmer
Red Wakeling
Keokuk & Western
Brazil
Centerville
Werd Nelson
Mason City
Coe College
Luther C. Sanborn
Sioux City
Read Township
James Brennan
Minois Central
Dyersville
Albert W. Webster
Golden Eagle Clothing House
Dubuque
William Horton
Manleyville
Clarinda
George S, Fall
Ottumwa Building and Loan Association
Ecompany
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Wm. McKinley
Isthmian Canal
Leon Czolgosz
Temple of Music
Milburn
Exposition
Uheo
Sla. m
Czolgosz
Aow
Capitol
Bishop Andrews
Canton
Westlawn
Europe
Auburn State Prison
Tower, Minn
Searles
Lemars
Nat. Bank
Salem
Gilbert Jos.’ Bank
Westerly
Mechanics’ Savings Bank
Vmfay
Cuyahoga Savings Bank
8. D
State Bank
Gothenburg
People’s State Bank
City National Bank
N.Y
Niagara Bank
Mansfield
First Nat. Bank
Home Savings & Trust Co
Malvern, O
Sandy Valley Banking
Carey
Aelsen Co
New Matamoras
Jamestown
Iren
Bank of Fentries
Broken Bow
Bank of
Custer County
Boyerton
Nat
Lenoir City
Fenn
Omaha Loan & Trust Co
Wanatah
Ind.) Bank
Ways
Golden Gate
Traqua
Missouri
Model City
E. H. Taylor
Anderson
Milwaukee
Greenville
Bordentown
Tokyo
B. C
Rio de Janeiro
Consul Wildman
Hong Kong
Diamondville
Wyo
Center Valley
eHittle Cascapade
Quebec
Wellston, CO
BiGallup
N. M
Cripple Creek
Latrobe
Sunrise City
Alaska
Jacksonville
Fla
Bon Voyage
Altman Family
Laurium
Grand Tower
Charleston, & C
Iron Mountain
Port Royal
Paterson
Cass Station
Norton
Springfield
Savannah
Muskogee
Douglass Island
Paducah
City of Golconda
Herkimer
Torresdale
Trenton
Kallspell
New Castle
Newark
Jake
G—Hurley
Ance Hall
W—Wlair
Aice Woods
Telluride
ss.Wear Needles
Detroit
Seneca
Wabash Road
Gwynn Station
Astoria
Nelson
Great Lakes
Rockford
Essex
Soho
Kanawha Bell
Charleston
Mont-gomery
Black Diamond Steel Works
Summerville
Coopersburg
Lehigh Valley Traction Co
Sun
Brooklyn
Montreal
Que
Frankel Bros
Wicke
el Cerro
Am. Glass Co
St. Louis Elevator & Storage Co
Somerfield
Addison
Mla
Dallas
Southern Rock Island Plow Co
Meadow Brook
T. B. Wanamaker
Hot Springs
Homestead
Baltimore, Hoen & Co
Wichita
Jacob Dold & Sons
Mattoon
Davenport
Tiptonville
Enn
St. John's
N. I
Arkansas City
Ark
Paepke-Leicht Lumber Co
Ducks of Peabody Coal Co
Sidney
Cape Efreton Island
Trammond
Worcester O. University
Hamilton
Blackford
Mantua
Graveport
Bismarck
Wiptonville
Tenn
Kensett
Gridley and Tawart
Kendall
Stoutsville
Globe
Ani
Dallas Center
Versailles
Ledyard
Joshua
Riceville
Chipley
Ila
Landesville
Clayton
Alba
Clinton, Mont
Louis McAdams
Wilsonville
Reed
J. M. Lockleer
Rome
Jim Densen
Madison
Wla
Jared Alexander
Leavenworth
Ay Lung
Elko
Norman McKinney
Dunnellon
Paris
Thos. Jackson
St. Peter
Alexander Bourgeois
Peter Berryman
Mena
Thos. Vital
Jenton
Geo. Ward
Terre Haute
Ida Finkelstein
John Knox
Dewey Smith
Richmond
Will Davis
Shreveport
Thos. Applegate
Sntonville
John Flenderson
Corsicana
Sherman Harris
Spellman
Ikeé Fitugerald
Lee Key
Knoxville
Milt Calvert
Griffith
Wm. Campbell
Pond Creek
Geo. Smith
Calvin Hall
Dan Yantis
Lookout
Merrill
Carrollton
Jas. MacLord
Hamburg
Frank Smith
F. D. Meland
Foster
D. B. Jones
la Grange
Lawrenceville
Alex. Herman
Louis Thomas
Girard
Brooks
Elkins
Lilly
Betseey McCray
Chas. Davis
Smithville
Chas. Bentley
Lueeds
S—Will Price
Taliaferro
Will Godley
Jean Carter
Post Pearce City
Murer
Peace City
Abe Wildner
Whitesboro
Fleury Noles
Winchester
Lill Pourney
Chestnut Grove
Ernest Harrison
Sam Reed
Frank Howard
Wickliffe
Harrison County
Morris
Ball Town
Daugherty
Allenton
Columbia, D. C
Craft
King Edward VII
Li Hung Chang
Rear Admiral
Utah
Lake of All Atire
Tulsa
I. T
Atlantic Coast
Catskill Mountains
Manila
Benj. Odell, Jr
Biss’ Canneh
U. Ss. Supreme Court
Jas. Orman
M. B. McSweeney
8.C
W Ss. Jennings
Herreld
T. B. Ferguson
Rockhill
Pan-American Congress
Smith
Henry C. Payne
Treasury
Ores
L. M. Shaw
Secretary of Treasury
Sporting
Robert Walingur
Boston
Frank Brill
Frank Sherman
Antonio Rodgers
Ariz
Northwestern Mail
Burton Downing
Cornell
Chicago University
Robert Waddell
Crescens
Charles C. Fitzmorris
Will Stinson
Invader
Anaconda
Brighton Beach
Lawrence Auchterlonie
III
Western Golf Assn
Tord Derby
Charley Herr
Readville
Little Boy
Jedith W
Cincinnati
Shamrock II
Shamrock
John Flanagan
Weston
Kron Pring Wilhelm
Atlantic
Santos-Dumont
Eiffel Tower
Deutsch
Anna Taylor
Niagara Falls
Prince Alert
Heatherbloom
Dan Tew
Jim Jeffries
Gus Ruhlin
Henry Fournier
Harvard
Yale
Cambridge
Wm. H. Rothwell
Young Corbett
Terry McGovern
E. C. Shaffer
Jacob Schaeffer
Geo. Gardner
Kid Carter
Pres. Roosevelt
Rear Admiral Sampson
Iowa State News
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