Assessing State Institution Farms and Real Estate Appraisal
Des Moines reports on state institution farms under J Downie and Cownie reforms improving farming and weekly farm reports with plats and maps. The state board of review will assess real estate and personal property statewide, with county auditors supplying sales data under new authority. Also covers church stance against secret societies and an apology by two attorneys in a contempt case.
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Des Moines
John Downie
Board of Control
Cownie
Executive Council
State Board of Review
Boards of Supervisors
Auditor of State
Tate Board of Review
County Recorder’s Office
Attorney General
State Board
Iit
United Presbyterian General Assembly of
United States
Masonic Order
Odd Fellows
Christ
Grand Army of the Republic
Thomson
J. H. Seales
Ack- Tey
John Jamison
Oelwein
Supreme Court
Seales
Given
Iowa Leaders Attend Dedication and Statisticians Meet
John A. Kasson donated commissions from McKinley to the state historical department, including roles on a U S Great Britain commission and tariff treaty negotiator. Delegates from Iowa to the national woman suffrage convention named. labor statistics chief Wennerstrom cites funding gaps and plan changes. supreme court appoints standing law examining committee and outlines admission standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Kasson
Iowa
Sergt. Charles Floyd
Sioux City
Kasson
State Historical Department
McKinley
Joint High Commission
United States
Great Britain
Dominion of Canada
Senate
Gray Eagle Captured After River Hunt Near Guttenburg
W. 5S. Miller returned to Clinton from a river hunting trip with a monster gray eagle he shot and wounded near Guttenburg. The bird, not seriously hurt, resisted capture in a brutal struggle. it measured ten feet from tip to tip, weighed 40 pounds, and had three inch talons and a stout beak.
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Miller
Clinton
Guttenburg
Hudson retiree Benson Crownover Weds Widow in Secret
Benson Crownover aged 70 a longtime Hudson resident surprised family by marrying May 9 in Burlington to widowed Mrs. A Cameron. He kept the romance secret until returning home.
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Benson Crownover
Hudson
Burlington
A. Cameron
Heise
Waldersee Withdrawn After China Occupation Stance
Washington reports the German government agrees to recall Field Marshal Count von Waldersee, with the US noting its troops have left China except for a small guard for its legation in Peking. Chinese plenipotentiaries inform ministers of a 450 million taels indemnity offer but reject four percent interest.
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Washington
State Department
China
Count von Waldersee
United States
Peking
von Waldersee
Trade Review notes mixed U S trade with steady exports
R G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade reports east coast weather dampening distribution while west and south hold steady. Labor tensions ease, iron and steel mills run at full capacity, farming machinery export soars, rails shipped to Australia and South America. Failures: 148 in U S, 27 in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R.G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Soma Mnes
R. G. Dun & Co
Australia
South America
United States
Canada
Oats and wheat crops down in Texas belt
A Dallas dispatch reports from 164 Texas counties and most of Oklahoma and Indian Territory show a 75 percent drop in oats and wheat in the Texas grain belt versus 1900. Harvesting runs across northern Texas and into the territories. Home consumption will fall short, requiring large imports next year as drought and the green aphid caused the damage.
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New Orleans
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Aphis
Suffrage Convention Opens in Minneapolis With Susan B Anthony
The National American Woman Suffrage Association launches its 33rd annual convention in Minneapolis on May 30. Sessions run through June 5 at First Baptist Church with executive meetings at the West hotel, led by honorary president Susan B Anthony who has championed the suffrage cause.
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Minneapolis
Minn
National American Woman Suffrage Association
First Baptist Church
West Hotel
Susan B. Anthony
Tragic double murder suicide in Covington family
In Covington Kentucky Ottie Hester 42 and his three year old daughter were fatally shot by his wife Kate Hester 32 after a quarrel at the supper table. Kate then killed herself with the same revolver. The bodies lie at the morgue and the motive remains unknown.
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Cincinnati
Ottie Hester
Western Avenue
Third Street
Covington
Kate Hester
Ottie
Lynching of Frank Reeves in Butler County Alabama
Frank Reeves, a Black man, was hanged by a mob between Georgiana and Dunham in Butler county Alabama after assaulting Miss Ada Mc Millin. He confessed the crime. the mob tied a rope around his neck and forced him to jump from a bridge.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank Reeves
Georgiana
Dunham
Butler County
Ada McMillin
Reeves
Loomis Not Returning to Venezuela as Health Fails
Washington reports Minister Loomis will not return to Venezuela. Officials cite ill health at the post and the president’s reluctance to expose him to further attacks over the execution of state department orders.
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Loomis
Washington
Venezuela
State Department
President McKinley Returns to Washington from 32 Day Trip
The President and Mrs. McKinley with the presidential party reached Washington at 7:30 a m after a 32 day trip covering about 6 675 miles.
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Washington
McKinley
McSweeney Rebuffs Resignations of Tillman and McLaurin
Gov. McSweeney rejects the resignations of Senators Tillman and McLaurin and offers time for reconsideration as of June 1 in Columbia with the action announced in Washington.
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Columbia
D.C
McSweeney
Tillman
McLaurin
Passports Granted to Filipinos as U S Residents
Secretary Hay directs Ambassador Choate in London to issue genuine American passports to two Filipinos who appeared at the embassy as residents of the Philippine Islands entitled to U S protection. The move, linked to Foraker and Spooner acts, could affect the citizenship status of islanders and other territories.
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Washington
Hay
Choate
London
Twoilipinos
Philippine Islands
United States
Philippines
Porto Rico
Guam
Spooner
Kansas City Man Arrested in Holton Wife Murder
W H Klensmire was arrested in Kansas City Kansas on suspicion of murdering his wife whose body was found buried near their Holton home. Evidence includes a crushed skull and a May 19 discovery. he initially fled, later claimed the death was suicide, then confessed only brief remarks before silence. Police traced him to Kansas City Kansas and he was taken to Topeka.
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Kansas City
W. H. Klensmire
Holton
Kan
Klensmire
Topeka
Actor James A. Herne Dies in New York at 65
James A. Herne, renowned actor and playwright, died in New York Sunday after an eight week illness from acute bronchitis and pneumonia. He collapsed following a Chicago engagement of Sag Harbor, with Mrs. Herne, three daughters and a young son at his bedside. Born February 1, 1838 in Troy, New York, he was wealthy and dies with cremation planned. funeral date not yet set.
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New York
James A. Herne
EXTRA SESSION LIKELY IN MICHIGAN GOVERNOR'S AGENDA
Gov Bliss in Lansing indicates dissatisfaction with legislative inaction and signals a likely special session. He favors bills to cut upper peninsula rail fares, tax sleeping car and telegraph companies, an inheritance tax, anti cigarette measures, a Dingley resolution for state county tax separation, and changes to general tax fines.
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Lansing
Mich
Bliss
Upper Peninsula
Dingley
Tax Commission
Indiana Coal Masters Dismiss Plan of Illinois Combine
Indiana operators say the proposed coal trust with Illinois seems unfeasible but may still gain traction locally. Two Indiana operators who joined Illinois talks doubt success of cross state agreement while seeing favorable signs for a Indiana backed trust.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago
Evangelical Lutheran Gatherings Mark 20th Anniversary
Des Moines June 3 Lutherans of the General Synod marked twenty years since establishing a western home missions superintendency and named Dr. Samuel B. Barnitz of Des Moines as western secretary. Delegates hosted a reception for him at the Savery hotel Saturday afternoon.
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Des Moines
Evangelical Lutheran General Synod
Home Missions
Samuel B. Barnitz
Savery Hotel
Secretary Gage Buys Short Term Bonds and Four Percent Stocks
Secretary Gage buys $17,250 in short term bonds at 113.7736 and $300 in short fours at 113.7253 in Washington on June 3. The action reflects treasury operations and bond purchases by the secretary.
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Washington
Gage
Cuban constitutional vote shocks Havana observers
In Havana on June 3 officials and Cuban delegates express surprise that the U S president and cabinet deem the convention vote not substantial compliance with the Platt amendment Gen Wood says no official Washington word on the matter Root’s explanations are debated while Washington declares the United States will remain in control until the amendment is substantially adopted The Havana press acknowledges possible misinterpretation and urges the convention to promptly accept the amendment as Congress passed it The quiet municipal election yields nationalist gains with Senor Gener favored for mayor and the council majority in his camp.
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Wennerstrum
National Convention of Labor Bureau
St. Louis
United States
Wennerstrom
Iowa
Louisiana
Michigan
Missouri
Lowe
New York
Massachusetts
Havana
America
McKinley
Wood
Washington
Root
Gen. Wood
Mr. Root
Washington Commission
Committee of Relations
Cuba
Senor Gener
New York Chamber Visits King Edward at Windsor
Visiting members of the New York chamber of commerce enjoyed a Windsor excursion on June 3. They were met by carriages to Frogmore with Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton guiding them to Queen Victoria's tomb and nearby sights, then toured St George's Chapel with the dean of Windsor. The group met the king and queen on the east terrace before refreshments in the Orangery.
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Windsor
England
New York Chamber of Commerce
Edward
Frogmore
Edward Pelham-Clinton
Queen Victoria
St. George's Chapel
Philip Frank Eliot
East Terrace
Public Debt Shows Slight May Decrease in Cash on Hand
The Treasury reports that by May 31 1901 the debtless cash in the department stood at 1062476494 dollars a drop of 10268762 for the month. The decrease is mainly due to sinking fund bond purchases and higher cash on hand.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Boy Rescued from Kidnapper Near Toledo
Albert Kosken, 14, reported kidnaped from Norfolk two years ago, was found in Ann Arbor Michigan. The man claiming the name Joseph Harris is under arrest.
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Toledo
Albert Kosken
Norfolk
Ann Arbor
Mich
Joseph Harris
Liberal man claims robbery of 117000 in Seattle
George Mulligan of Liberal Kansas says he is president of the Eagle City Mining and Exploration company and was robbed of 117000 while awaiting a Yukon bound vessel in Seattle Washington.
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Seattle
Wash
George Mulligan
Liberal
Kan
Eagle City Mining and Exploration Company
Yukon
Fatal Crash Kills Two Near Erie and One Injured
Hugh Walters and Michael Findley were killed and Bruce Hazlett fatally injured when their rig was struck by the fast mail train at Northeast across Lake Shore tracks, 16 miles east of Erie, on Sunday afternoon.
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Erie
Lake Shore Railroad
Hugh Walters
Michael Findley
Bruce Hazlett
Bryan Attacks Supreme Court Ruling on Porto Rico
W J Bryan writes in his newspaper denouncing the supreme court decision as making the president an emperor of Porto Rico and as a blow at liberty. He voices strong opposition to the ruling and its implications for American governance overseas.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Supreme Court
Porto Rico
Cottage Design Emphasizes Refinement and Practical Comfort
The article extols affordable housing with skilled design emphasizing massing and proportion. It describes a 37 by 55 foot two story cottage with front porch, connected main rooms, bay corners, and a flexible dining parlor layout. Details include stair access from the dining room, a second floor landing, four bedrooms, open fireplace, and practical storage. Construction uses cedar and pine finish, plaster, and a furnace heating system, costing about 2000 to 2200.
Only a Few of Them Left
A handful of white rhinoceros survive in Natal and Zululand with an estimated world total not exceeding 20. A party including the Natal governor sighted a group of five and another group of three the same day. The species is strictly protected with fines and imprisonment possible, and the governor cannot authorize hunting. The extinction risk appears high.
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Natal
Zululand
Classification of Chinese agricultural land by class
Agricultural land in China is divided into three classes with different rates. First class lands are fertile valleys with deep soil and good water, producing two crops of rice or one of sugar cane each year. Second class lands lie higher on hills with poorer water supply. Third class lands are on higher slopes and distant from reliable water sources.
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China
Polite Reply After Kicking Dog Quip
A mother cautions her son Willie to be polite to everyone while the boy recalls kicking a dog on a tramp but vows to say excuse me afterward, as noted in the Washington Star.
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Willie
Washington Star
Emphatic Girl Critiques Husband in Lesle's Weekly
A humorous exchange from Lesle's Weekly features a decisive remark by an emphatic girl about how she treats her husband. Willie Widdles responds with a witty quip about the phrase positively awful versus awfully positive.
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Willie Widdles
Lesle
Weekly
In the Wrong Class Quote on Boarders and Appetite
A Philadelphia Bulletin observation notes Abs Pheedem's boarders largely come from the normal class. The quote suggests their appetites are seen as abnormal, reflecting social or educational tensions.
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Abs. Pheedem
Philadelphia Bulletin
United States Board Recommends Rapid Fire Pistol Purchase
The U S board of ordnance and fortifications recommends 15000 for 1000 rapid fire automat ic pistols tested at Springfield armory. The allotment would equip five pistols per cavalry troop. In tests 30 shots fired in about 15 seconds, about 116 shots a minute, twice the rate of any other automatic pistol.
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United States Board of Ordinance and Fortifications
Springfield Armory
Choice of Touring Companions
Excerpt from Golden Days notes that bicycle touring happiness hinges on choosing the right companions. It warns that riding with casual acquaintances often leads to one rider lagging or rushing ahead, spoiling the day and making solo rides preferable.
Lighthouse Granite Block Blasted at Bormin Quarry
A massive granite block measuring 68 feet by 20 feet by 14 feet and weighing about 1400 tons has been blasted at Bormin quarries. It is now being cut into five ton blocks for the construction of a new lighthouse off the English coast.
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Bormin
English
Credit Where Credit Is Due
A brief item notes witty quips about appearances and temper from a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange. The jokes contrast compliments and pointed remarks about ownership of traits and looks, reflecting social humor of the period.
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Cleveland Plaim Dealer
A Pleasant Neighbor Cartoon Quarrel Caption
Ally Sloper ridicules a disagreeable man Davis Is Scratcher in a humorous panel. The caption questions if Strait-Disagreeable suits him, noting his quarrelsome nature provokes a smile.
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Davis
Scratcher
Ally Sloper
Heating Stoves in Portugal
In Portugal heating stoves are rarely used due to the mild climate. The article notes the mild weather reduces demand for home heating devices and discusses how households rely on lighter warmth sources.
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Portugal
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