Iowa News Letter Highlights Education Growth and Appointments
Des Moines reports from advance sheets of the public instruction superintendent show Iowa schooling expanding with 4,907 districts, 12,617 ungraded schools, 27,843 teachers, and $8.42 million in state school funding. It notes new railroad commissioner Ed Dawson of Waverly and Gen. Drake’s selection of William H. Fleming as private secretary. Dairy and creamery data show rising industry activity and a push for standardized statistics to aid legislation.
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Des Moines
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Osceola County
Appanoose
Polk
Clinton
Woodbury
Lucas County
Emmett
Duckingon County
Dubuque
Polk County
General Assembly
Iowa
Jackson
Ed Dawson
Waverly
John W. Luke
Mr. Dawson
Kingsley
Mr. Billings
Supreme Court
Dawson
District Court Bar
Fleming
William 4H. Fleming
Gen. Drake
Kd Wright
Lanne
Merrill
John 8. Runnells
Tunstall
England
Vyullan Palace Car Company
Civv.icar
Pieming
Fieming
Boardman
Ife
Seth Wray
Union County
Afton
A. Dawson
Casper Schrader
Lennox
Lathrop-Rhoaden Company
Stevenson
R. T. Wellslager
Iowa G. A. R
Cedar Rapids
Richard Hinton
Hedrick
George Terrell
Terrell
George Wallace
W. L. Rizer
Fort Madison
Phoenix
J. T. Munholland
Benson
Sage
Park Hotel
Webster City
Thornton Dugg Company
Albert Moorland
Jefferson
St. John’s Episcopal Parish
Vubuane
Sidney G. Clay
Kentucky
Clay
Mary L. Stoner
Paris
Col. Stoner
Jefferson Bee
Bullman Brothers
James Daniels
West Union
William Whitford
Ha Mett County
Jis
Menagerie in the Ranks
General Joe Shelby recalls French and Belgian troops evacuating Vera Cruz collecting animals and curios as they left Mexico. Officers released captives under cannon as troops marched to the ships, leaving roads of curios behind on the wharf in a novel farewell.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Maximilian
Joe Shelby
Iansas City Journal
Bradford Man Rescues Train Passenger From Aggressor
A Bradford resident defused a disturbance aboard a Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh train at a small station. The intoxicated woodsman boasted of being "the best man" and struck another passenger who answered back, receiving a head wound requiring five stitches.
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Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Bradford
Dumas and a Railway Bragger and Penny Panic
The tale opens with Dumas boasting of fees per line and a rival railway contractor claiming half a million francs per line. It notes copper cent demand remains high despite 780 million issued and poses where pennies vanish amid a noted suicide linked to a $275,000 inheritance. The piece ends with a question about pleasing everyone.
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Alexander Dumas
Dumas
N. Y. Mercury
Miss Barton Barred From Armenia Relief Effort
The Turkish legation warned against distributing funds in Armenia by any foreign society or individuals. Miss Cliva Barton said Turkish consent is needed to aid Armenians, and without it she would stay outside the country. The decision sparks international outrage over Red Cross neutrality and may spur U.S. action.
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Washington
Turkey
Sublime Porte
Cliva Barton
Munday
Armenia
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Miss Barton
Asia Minor
Porte
Constantinople
America
United States
Iowa Legislature Opens with Permanent Officers Named
Des Moines January 14 opening session of the Iowa Legislature. H W Byers named permanent speaker of the house without opposition. Lieut Governor Dungan presides over the senate. W E Bullard elected Senate secretary and James K Rowan named house chief clerk. Both houses adjourn at noon for Judge Wright funeral. Governor Drake to be inaugurated Thursday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
H. W. Byers
Shelby County
House of Representatives
Gov. Dungan
Senate
W. E. Bullard
Belmand
Wright County
James KE
Rowan
Polk County
George H. Wright
Jackson
Francis M. Drake
Cabinet discusses Venezuela ties closing gaps with Britain
London dispatch reports a Saturday cabinet council debated restoring diplomatic relations with Venezuela but reached no decision. The Westminster Gazette notes a possible breakthrough in the Great Britain United States dispute and hints Brazilian minister influence on a proposed solution.
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London
Venegzuela
Westminster Gazette
Great Britain
United States
Venezuela
Palmer predicts Harrison will not seek presidential nomination
In New York Senator Thomas W. Palmer, visiting, told ex-President Harrison after a meeting at the Fifth Avenue hotel that he believes Harrison will not be a candidate. Politicians regard the remark as significant due to their long friendship.
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New York
the Tribune
Thomas W. Palmer
Michigan
City
Harrison
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Palmer
Venezuelan dispute spurs British publication plan
The London standard reports the cabinet will publish documents on the Venezuela British Guiana boundary dispute after strong US public support. Lord Salisbury aims to release materials promptly and stresses lasting friendly ties with the United States as essential to Britain’s approach. In New York and Washington, Venezuelan and US representatives note ongoing diplomacy and caution against hostilities.
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London
The
Standard
United States
Venezuela
South Africa
Atlantic
Lord Salisbury
British Guiana
Great Britain
New York
la Guayra
Crespo
Rafael Seijas
Laureano Villanueva
Julian Viso March
Antonio Saluzzo
United States Commission
Washington
Cleveland
Lerasa
Uslar
A. M. Sobeldo
England
Terrible runing fight with horse thieves near Glass mountains
A posse from a sheriff's force clashed with a gang of horse thieves northwest of the Glass mountains. Several outlaws were killed and many wounded as the pursuit stretched across miles, with one officer shot and the gang fleeing into rocky cliffs. Hundreds of armed men reportedly join the chase.
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Penny
O. T
Glass Mountains
Ere
Gang of Thieves
Oklahoma
Woods County
Hedwigger
Sevmal Miles
Jeff Coats
Jordan
Insurgent Capture Of San Cristobal Reported In Cuba
News from Havana dated January 14 states the insurgent advance guard under elder Nunez reached San Cristobal the second largest town in Pinar del Rio province, with Nunez entering on January 7 and little resistance reported as Spanish forces reportedly diverted to counter the insurgents. Meanwhile a separate report from Memphis describes a mob taking extralegal action to end delays in the trial of Harrison Fuller and Frank Simpson for an August assault on Mrs. Pomeroy and her daughter. In Peoria a distilling association negotiates exporting 10 000 barrels of alcohol to Marseilles France marking a rare industry milestone. Additional dispatches note Chinese expulsion from Nicaragua and ensuing mass movement toward the isthmus.
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Havana
Nunez
San Cristobal
Pinar del Rio
Memphis
Tenn
Harrison Fuller
Frank Simpson
Lexington
France
Peoria
Ameren Distilling Company
Independent
Distillers ’ Association
Esport
Marseilles
Greenhut
Ohio's New Governor Inaugurated in Columbus
The inauguration of Governor-Elect Bushnell occurred at the Ohio Capitol with oath by Judge Minshall. McKinley attended, Bushnell received the commission, and delivered a brief address urging biennial elections, education support, and aid to agriculturists and workers. Canton to honor the governor on his return.
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Columbus
Bushnell
Gav
Capitol
McKinley
J. W. Russell
Central Christian Church
T. E. Minshall
Supreme Court
Canton
Despondent Chicagoan Kills Wife Five Children and Self
Chicago police report a milk dealer Peter Hougaard, his wife, and five children killed by gas in Englewood. One-year-old and an 11-year-old girl found in adjoining rooms as authorities search motive and debts. A letter to Chief Badenoch and mortgage details were found. family shoes laid out in kitchen, suggesting planned death.
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Mougaard
Peter Hougsard
Flougaard
Jenate
Olga
Maud
Yella
Hougaard
Nougaard
Badenoch
American Deep Water Commission Meets in Detroit
American members James T. B. Angeli president of the University of Michigan John E. Russell of Boston and W. Cogley of Chicago convened in Detroit to discuss deep waterways. Canadian commissioners may join. no firm program for the week exists as talks on deepening the Welland canal and St Lawrence routes proceed.
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Amerylcan
Detroit
Mich
James TB. Angeli
University of Michigan
John IE. Russell
Poston
Mass
Cogley
Chicago
International Deep Waterways Commisson
Commission
Welland Canal
St. Lawrence
Lake Ontario
New York State
Albany
Oswego
Con
Three Unfortunates on Ice Floe in Lake Erie Rescue Fails
Three men unknown to authorities drift on an ice floe off Glenville near Cleveland. A Cleveland fireboat and life saving crew searched for hours but found no sign of the men as wind drives the floe toward Buffalo.
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Lake Erie
Cleveland
Glenville
Buffalo
Signs of Trouble Dwindle as War Clouds Lift
Reports from London and Washington describe a calmer South Africa situation with naval prep continuing. Emperor William’s stance on the Transvaal is seen as irritation over Jameson raid, not a war threat. Americans Hammond, King, Mein and Butler arrested by Boers are under protection efforts by U S and British authorities.
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London
South Africa
England
Germany
William
Transvaal
Jameson
Natal
Rind Reform Committee
Great Britain
Burger
Washington
Perkins and White
California
State Department
Olney
John Hays Hamimond
Johannesburg
Manyon
United States
Cape Town
Bayard
Foreign Office
Hammond
White
Perkins
Chamberlain
Sir Florenles Robinson
John Hays Hammond
Pall Mall Gazette
P. J. King
Capt. Mein
Charles Butlers
Judgment Awarded Against Pullman Car Co for $2,552,000
In Philadelphia on January 14 Judge Dallas affirmed a master’s report in the Central Transportation company versus the Pullman Palace Car company suit. The Central Transportation company is awarded $2,552,000 with 11 years' interest.
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Pullman Car Company
Philadelphia
Dallas
United States
Central Transportation Company
Pullman Palace Car Company
Powder Explosion Injures Six in New Castle Shanty
A powder explosion in a New Castle shanty burned six men. John McGaw may die, Walter McGregor and James McGlynn are badly burned but may recover. Charles Henlin’s lack and leps are full of powder. Benjamin Blair and Robert Varley escaped with badly burned hands and faces.
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New Castle
John McGaw
Walter McGregor
James McGlynn
Charles Henlin
Benjamin
Blair
Robert Varley
Facts for Farmers on Stock Quality and Winter Care
Practical tips for livestock and crop management from the era. It discusses selecting superior stock by observing neighbors, high returns from grain fed to lambs, clay in sheep pens as both antiseptic and fertilizer, challenges of winter chicken brooding, caution about sulphur use in cold weather, and why cattle may prefer dark damp barns to bright unsheltered stables.
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Eastern
Middle States
Betrayed by a Letter In Stages of a Wisconsin Minnesota Crime Ring
Stanley W. Fiske alias C J Stewart alias H Martin is in Burlington prison awaiting details of a crime history that stretches across Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota with several thousand dollars involved. A letter from his wife in Minneapolis warned him that West Superior officers were pursuing him and urged evasion after his disorderly conduct arrest.
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Stanley W. Fiske
C. J. Stewart
H. Martin
Burlington
Fiske
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Minneapolis
West Superior
Wis
State Teachers Association Reforms Promoted At Des Moines Meeting
At the annual meeting in Des Moines the State Teachers association adopted resolutions urging the legislature to fund more normal schools and to replace rural independent and subdistricts with township districts. Officers elected include President William Wilcox H W Sawyer Bes sie Larsen Emma J Fordice G W Sampson and W F Cramer in various roles.
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Des Moines
State Teachers’ Association
William Wilcox
West Des Moines
H. W. Sawyer
Council Bluffs
Bessie Larsen
Palo Alto County
Emma. J. Fordice
Cedar Rapida
G. W. Sampson
Cedar Falls
W. F. Cramer
Iowa City
Farmers drive drive for state grain warehouse law
Movement by farmers of O'Brien county seeks passage in the next legislature of a law establishing a system of grain warehouses across the state. The aim is to store crops when prices are low, obtain warehouse receipts for borrowing needs, and hold crops until prices improve.
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O'Brien County
Wealthy Farmer Resolves Divorce Case in Creston
Zachariah Smith, a Texas landowner, faced suit from his wife for divorce and 10000 alimony on cruelty grounds. She attached his goods in transit, halting his move, leading to arbitration. they settled and returned home together.
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Zachariah Smith
Creston
Bold daylight robbery at Nead & Young's store in Sioux City
About 10 30 a m two men roped Nead and Young's second-hand store on Fourth Street and at the point of a pistol forced Mrs Nead to surrender all the cash in the shop totaling 976 dollars. She was alone at the time.
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Sioux City
Nead & Young
Fourth Street
Defaulting Banker Caught in New York Arrest
Tracy W. Douglass alias C C Davis alias 13 60 Misner, the defaulting Peru banker, was arrested at Canandaigua New York and will be brought back to Iowa for trial. Douglass defrauded partners depositors and banks of between 15000 and 18000 dollars.
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Tracy W. Douglass
C. C. Davis
Misner
Peru
Canandaigua
N. Y
Iowa
Douglass
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