Iowa dairy college reports new cream testing method gains notice
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Agricultural College dairy department in Ames issued a bulletin detailing improved cream testing with corrections to the Babcock test by C H Eckles. The article highlights new equipment, a winter school of judging, and extensive dairy and stock program gains, including beef and pork studies, field crops, and farm economics.
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Des Moines
Buller Aade
Iowa State Agricultural College
Ames
College Experiment Station
C. H. Eckles
Babcock
Chicago
Jersey
C. I. Curtiss
Iowa
Virginia
Colorado
Strike Called Off in Hazleton and Wilkesbarre Regions
Hazleton and Wilkesbarre report the end of the coal strike for companies complying with the Scranton convention demands while others face continued disruption. Most operators expect to post notices and a 10 percent car rate increase by Monday, with 142,000 miners to return to work as conditions are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Valley Company
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Delaware & Hudson
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
Forced to Retreat in Philippine Skirmish Near Narvican
Washington reports Gen. MacArthur dispatch from Manila dated Oct 24 describes a small U S force attacking a larger Filipino force 14 miles east of Narvican Ilocos Luzon. First Lieut Pebiger and 40 men plus 60 cavalry fought about 400 riflemen and 1 000 bolomen under Juan Villamor, with U S losses including several officers and one civilian missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
MacArthur
Tilipinos
Manila
Pebiger
United States Infantry Volunteers
Grayson V. Heidt
Third Cavalry
Narvican
Ilocos Province
Luzon
Juan Villamor
Timos
Bath
Villamor
George L. Febiger
Charles A. Lindenberg
William KF. Wilson
United States Volunteer Infantry
Andrew T. Johnson
Fammier
Guy E. McClintock
United States Cavalry
Senator Sullivan Sued for Breach of Promise
Mai Lucy Leeton of Oxford Mississippi filed in the District of Columbia supreme court for $50,000 alleging breach of promise to marry by United States Senator William Y. Sullivan of Mississippi. She states she promised to marry him at his request and he promised in return but refused without cause.
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Washington
United States
William Y. Sullivan
Mississippi
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Mai Lucy Leeton
Oxford
Miss
Vanderbilt marks 25th anniversary with Kissam hall gift
Nashville Tennessee October 24 Very interesting exercises in celebration of the twenty fifth anniversary of Van derbilt university were held Tuesday in the gospel tabernacle. Addresses were delivered by President Arthur T Hadley of Yale and Chancellor Kirkland of Vanderbilt and the presentation of Kissam hall, the gift of W K Van derbilt, followed. An elaborate musical programme was rendered.
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Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt University
Ospel Tabernacle
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
Kirkland
Vanderbilt
Kissam Hall
W. K. Vanderbilt
Biggest gold nugget arrives in New York from British Columbia
The assay office on Wall Street receives the largest nugget of gold ever. Superintendent Mason says the nugget, weighing 9 3/4 pounds? actually 753 pounds of solid gold, was sent to New York agents of the Bank of Montreal and valued at 154000 dollars.
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New York
Assay
Wall Street
Mason
British Columbia
Bank of Montreal
Oldest American Edward Henry Dies at 116 in Pittsburgh
Edward Henry, reputedly the nation's oldest man, died at his Pittsburgh home on Friday at age 116. Born a slave in Culpeper, Virginia in 1784, he married five times and is survived by his fifth wife and 13 children. He is said to have fathered 60 children.
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Pittsburgh
Edward Henry
Culpepper
Jacobsdal Not Captured by Boers in Cape Town News
Advices from Cape Town report Jacobsdal was not captured. Later dispatches say 200 Boers attacked the garrison unsuccessfully. The Highlanders endured 14 dead and 20 wounded in the engagement.
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London
Jacobsdal
Cape Town
Salisbury to Keep Double Premiership and Foreign Office
The Standard reports Lord Salisbury will retain the post of prime minister and foreign secretary, with Joseph Chamberlain keeping the colonial secretary portfolio.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Joseph Chamberlain
Foreign ministers widen list of China rebels to be executed
London and Paris report ministers in conference added Prince Yi and Ying Nien to the seven officials demanded for execution. Dispatches from Peking note they may push for execution of all instigators of the rebellion if needed. Hong Kong placards offer rewards for mission heads amid anti foreign sentiment.
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London
Morrison
Times
Peking
Prince Yi
Ying Nien
France
Hong Kong
Chinese Mutual Protection Society
Hoi Ping
Sager
American Board of Missions
S. G. Tope
Graves
Southern Baptist
Beattie
American Presbyterian Board
Paris
Havas
M. Delcasse
Prince Ching
Li Wang Chang
Shanghai
St. Petersburg
Mukden
War Office
New York
Washington
Herald
Hay
Conger
Russia
Hague Court
China
Germany
Great Britain
State Department
Census Update: Merriam to Announce U S Population
The census bureau nears completion with Director Merriam set to release national population figures this week. Alaska returns and overseas service personnel totals are incomplete and will be estimated while state figures remain official. Bulletins by civil divisions follow after the totals.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Merriam
Alaska
Philippines
Census figures show growth in large U.S. cities through 1900
The Census Bureau bulletin reports 159 cities with 25 000 or more in 1900, up 32.5 percent from 1890 to 1900 and an absolute rise of 4 893 136. Combined 1900 population reaches 19 694 625, with city counts by size expanding notably.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Trade Review notes elections impact on business activity
R G Dun reports elections influence business cautiousness with post election contracts for steel rails near last year levels. Raw materials stay firm, no speculative spikes. Weather aids agriculture. eastern warmth slows trade. Iron and steel markets show steady improvement with rising orders and fewer concession holds. Failures: 205 US, 23 Canada, versus prior year counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Cleveland's Attitude On McKinley Support
Ex President Cleveland says he is not aware of any statement justifying support for McKinley and declines to discuss political matters. He notes he has retired from politics and will not comment further on the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Cleveland
Roosevelts New York Welcome Draws Massive Enthusiasm
Gov Roosevelt arrives at Grand Central at 5 30 pm for a packed Republican reception in New York. Fireworks electrical displays and continuous eloquence mark the night as he heads to his sister’s home after a long campaign stretch.
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New York
Roosevelt
Grand Central Station
Tarred and Feathered Resident of Corwith Charged with Incest
N. D. Peterson a middle aged Scandinavian living near Corwith is jailed in Forest City awaiting district court trial on incest charges. He faced earlier accusations after threatening to kill his two daughters and attempting a sexual assault, triggering mob action that tarred and feathered him and drove him from Corwith.
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N. D. Peterson
Corwith
Forest City
District’court
Peterson
Clarien
Perilous ride on Burlington trains ends in Ottumwa
Chane Cooley of What Cheer rode the trucks of Burlington passenger No. 12 for 80 miles while intoxicated. His feet were shredded by the ties but he clung on to Ottumwa until spotted by a policeman. He planned to go to Albia to work, rode past Osceola, and suffered bruised feet. A physician will need time for him to walk normally.
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Chane Cooley
Burlington
Cooley
Ottumwa
Omaha
Albia
Osceola
Tramps Named as Bank Robbers by Insurance Probe
The Bankers Mutual Casualty Company of Des Moines says tramp gangs are behind recent Western bank thefts. Investigators report nitroglycerin used on small town safes and note 17 of 19 recent convictions were tramps. Many suspects learned explosive use while working on Chicago drainage canals.
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Bankers’ Mutual Casualty Company
Des Moines
Casualty Company
Middle West
Chiscago Drainage Canal
Avalanche Cracks Mount St Elias Report From Yakutat
A Yakutat dispatch reports Mount St Elias was badly shaken by the recent earthquake that damaged Kodiak. Indian trappers and hunters near the mountain describe a massive avalanche where ice broke loose and descended a half mile wide track, sweeping everything in its path and raising fear for missing trappers nearby.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Yakutat
Mount St. Elias
Kodiak
Pittsburgh Capitalists Form Huge Steel Venture in Monongahela Valley
A Pittsburgh based group forms a new corporation with 12 million dollars capital to operate blast furnaces steel works and coke ovens and to mine coal in the Monongahela valley. Potential railroad link from coke and coal works to Lake Erie noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Monongahela Valley
Coke
Lake Erie
Des Moines Man Sentenced to Fort Madison for Opium Habit
Frank Shankland of Des Moines is being sent to Fort Madison for 18 months to break his opium addiction. He sought a longer term of two years, hoping the penitentiary environment would eradicate the habit. He previously served time but did not sustain the cure.
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Des Moines
Penitentiary
Frank Shankland
Fort Madison
Engineer dies of heart trouble aboard Yates campaign train
Springfield notice reports John McMahon a Vermont born engineer on the special train bearing Richard Yates Republican candidate for Illinois governor died at Beardstown as the train arrived. He resided in Springfield and is survived by his wife. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of heart trouble.
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Springfield
Ill
John McMahon
Richard Yates
Illinois
Vermont
White Hall
Beardstown
McMahon
Carrs Drowned Duck Hunting in Lake Washington
Seattle authorities report Torrey Carr and Clark C. Carr drowned while duck hunting from a canoe on Lake Washington. Their bodies remain missing. E. C. Carr is a local lawyer and Gen. Clark E. Carr, an Illinois campaign speaker, was once Lincoln’s intimate friend and Danish minister.
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Seattle
Wash
Torrey Carr
E. C. Carr
KE. M. Carr
Clark C. Carr
Clark E. Carr
Galesburg
Ill
Lake Washington
E. M. Carr
Illinois
Republican National Committee
Lincoln
Denmark
Big strike on Goring creek reported near Dawson City
Advices from Dawson City say a large strike has been made on Goring creek sixteen miles above Hunter creek. The best pay is fourteen cents to the pan. The entire creek is staked.
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Seattle
Wash
Dawson City
Goring Creek
Hunter Creek
Col James R. Ross Dies in Indianapolis at 49
Col James R. Ross died at his home in Indianapolis aged 49. He was a prominent militiaman in the state with a fine soldierly record and was widely known in Knights of Pythias circles.
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Col. Ross
Indianapolis
Ind
James R. Ross
Embezzlement Rumor Hits New York Bank District
Charles L. Alvord Jr., a note teller at the First National Bank of New York, is a fugitive and a defaulter for about 700000 dollars. The bank issued a statement and officials sought to reassure the public as the defalcation news spread through the financial district.
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New York
Charles L. Alvord, Jr
First National Bank
First National
Five Children Die in Archembault Lane Tenement Fire
A Montreal fire at 1 30 in the morning in Archembault lane destroyed a small tenement killing five children by suffocation. The father Arthur Le Blanc a shoemaker was badly burned but survived. The mother was only slightly hurt. The children were in an upper room and perished before firefighters reached them.
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Montreal
Que
Archembault Lane
Arthur le Blanc
Ames College Creamery Wins Gold Medal in Paris Exhibit
The agricultural department of the Town State College at Ames reports that its college creamery butter earned a gold medal at the Paris exposition. Only six medals were awarded in a world competition. US entrants totaled 40, with Ames among the first selected by Washington officials.
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Agricultural College
Ames
Paris
Agricultural Department of
Town State College
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Agricultural Department
Washington
Gift to a College in Lincoln Bequest
Lincoln Ill Oct 25 James Milliken a retired millionaire banker of Decatur has bequeathed Lincoln university 50000 to be given as soon as Lincoln citizens raise 25000 for a new building on campus He recently gave 106000 for an industrial college at Decatur to be conducted as a branch of Lincoln university
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Lincoln, Ill
James Milliken
Decatur
Lincoln University
Heir Reginald Andrews Named Sole Beneficiary in England Estate
Reginald Andrews aged 22 is notified in Cedar Rapids as sole heir to a great uncle’s English estate valued at $30,000. In ten months in America he survived pickpocket thefts in Chicago and an assault in Cedar Rapids by a marine who killed one person and dangerously wounded three others.
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Reginald Andrews
Cedar Rapids
England
Andrews
Chicago
America
End of Sensational Clinton County Case Petersen in Prison
Frank Petersen of Clinton county is imprisoned after a long drawn out case ending with a Supreme Court order to send him to the Anamosa penitentiary. He was convicted of criminal assault on Mary Block the German domestic and originally sentenced to 25 years. The high court reduced the term to eight years and then denied rehearing prompting continued legal action.
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Frank Petersen
Clinton County
Petersen
Mary Block
Wessels
Bollinger
Anamosa
Supreme Court
Hayes
C. H. George County
District Court of
Rank Petersen
Swindler James Blackwell Captured After Escape
James Blackwell alias J C Brown once escaped Sioux City police has been captured and jailed in Springfield Massachusetts. He and partner Mott were arrested for attempting to swindle bank cashier J W Davey of Pomeroy by selling a gold brick. Brown fled court in a buggy amid a pursuit but vanished for years before this latest arrest.
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James Blackwell
J. C. Brown
Sioux City
Springfield
Mass
Blackwell
Mott
J. W. Davey
Pomeroy
Brown
Wrestling Carnival Draws Big Crowds in Sioux Falls
A Sioux Falls wrestling carnival featured top national names including McMillan of San Francisco Burns of Big Neck Jr Gotch of Humboldt and Buckholtz of Radcliffe. The highlight was the best two of three match Buckholtz defeated McMillan after two falls and a brief third, giving Radcliffe’s Buckholtz a homegrown triumph in Hardin county.
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Sioux Falls
McMillan
San Francisco
Burns
Big Neck
Gotch
Humboldt
Buckholtz
Radcliffe
Buckholt
Hardin County
Y W C A Branch Planned For Sioux City
Miss Elizabeth Wilson of Chicago organizes a Sioux City branch of the Young Women’s Christian Association to aid shop girls. About 150 members have joined, with plans for a lunchspace respite center and a summer country home within 25 miles for vacations. Leading local women, many not employed, have joined.
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Elizabeth Wilson
Chicago
Sioux City
Accident Fatality Near Carbon Details
Levi Thompson age 20, son of W. J. and Mary Thompson, was accidentally shot while cleaning a muzzle loading shotgun four miles southwest of Carbon. He was blasting into the gun when it discharged tearing off the back of his head. His brother Eli aged 14 and his wife of six weeks were present.
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Levi Thompson
W. J
Mary Thompson
Carbon
Thompson
Eli
Behrens Couple Injured in Freight Crossing Crash
Mr. and Mrs. H Behrens aged 60 to 70 were struck by a freight train one mile west of Holland while en route to Grundy Center from Wellsburg. The horse died instantly and the buggy was wrecked. Mr. Behrens escaped with minor injuries while Mrs. Behrens suffered serious injuries.
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H. Behrens
Wellsburg
Grundy Center
Holland
Mr. Behrens
Mrs. Behrens
Iowa Library Association Elects Officers at Sioux City Meeting
At the annual meeting in Sioux City the Iowa Library Association elected officers including President A. P. Fleming of Des Moines, Vice President Judge George W. Wakefield of Sioux City, and Secretary-Treasurer Miss Harriette L. McCrory of Cedar Rapids.
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Sioux City
The
Iowa Library Association
A. P. Fleming
Des Moines
George W. Wakefield
Misa Harriette L. McCrory
Cedar Rapids
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Trade Review
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Bankers’ Insurance Company
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