Biennial Report Highlights Iowa Dairy Trade and Unions
The Fish and Game Warden notes quail season openness and restricts ducks, plus Bonaparte dam sale concerns. Iowa dairy data show 57,761,012 pounds shipped out of 65,404,842 produced. major destinations include New York City and Chicago. 1,582,242 cows, 969 creameries and skim stations. losses from skimming and churning totaled 344,000 dollars. Also coverage of labor unions growth, lightning losses, and a forgery sentence for Nicholas Engel.
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B. P. Norton
Iowa
Norton
New York City
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Elgin
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Newark
N. J
Cleveland
Massachusetts
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Buffalo
Washington
D. C
Omaha
Illinois
Miscellaneous
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Conn
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Australia
England
Kansas City
Rhode Island
Dalliamore
Douska
Towa
George A. Lincoln
Bonaparte Dam
Fish and Game
Lincoln
L. G. Kinne
Iowa State Board of Control
Charities and Corrections of Minnesota
Owatonna
Death telegram announces Col. W. R. Wallace
A telegram sent to ex-Gov. Drake and addressed to Gov. Shaw reports the death of Col. W. R. Wallace at Whittier California at 6 30 tonight. The message asks to notify his children and is signed by Mrs. W. Rt. Wallace. Neither ex-Gov. Drake nor Gov. Shaw know Wallace.
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Wallace
Shaw
Drake
Col. W. R. Wallace
Whittier
Cal
W. Rt. Wallace
Gov. Shaw
Pigs Cause Sioux City Suit in District Court Appeal
John Brunais brood of pigs damaged Gus Anderson's corn field in Sioux City leading to a suit that passed two justice courts and is now appealed to the district court after $100 in costs. Anderson seeks $17 damages.
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John Brunais
Gus Anderson
Sioux City
District Court
Anderson
Turmoil in Colombia and Panama isthmus crisis widens
Nov 22 dispatches report Capt Perry aboard the Iowa cables Panama quiet after liberal forces claim possession of rail hubs from Colon to Las Cascades and trains moving unmolested. Consul Gudger notes restored communications and calm as Lugo leads insurgents toward Colon with about 1,000 men near Empire Station. Caracas reports President Castro arrests a suspected conspiracy.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Perry
Iowa
Panama
Iberals
State Department
Gudger
Towa
Machias
Colon
Las Cascades
Lugo
Empire Station
Panama and Colon Tense as Liberal and Conservative Forces Clash
Reports from Colon and Panama City describe a quiet Colon under liberal control while conservatives hold Panama. Troop movements include gunboat arrivals to relieve ships at Panama and Colon. In Venezuela, arrests of Guerra partisans stir controversy as arms shipments loom for a broader revolutionary effort.
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Colon
Panama
Venezuela
National Educational Association selects Minneapolis for next convention
The executive committee of the National Educational association chose Minneapolis Minnesota as the site for the next annual convention. The meeting will run from July 7 to July 11, 1902.
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Winona
Minn
The
National Educational Association
Minneapolis
Michigan
Lewiston
National Grange
Court rules Chicago traction firms owe extra million in taxes
A Springfield court orders Chicago traction companies to add one million dollars to Cook County taxes. The decision will be challenged in federal courts as the case proceeds.
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Chicago
Springfield
Traction E Companies
Cook County
Enormous Expenditures Mark 1902 Pennsylvan ia Railroad Rolling Stock
Expenditures for 1902 will total 25 million dollars with about 19 million for passenger and freight cars and 6 million for locomotives. The plan reflects a record level of rail investment in American history.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Princely Gift to Madison Art Association
Mrs. C.K. Adams donated jewels valued at 10000 dollars to the Madison Art Association. The collection will be sold and the proceeds dedicated to advancing the society’s aims.
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Madison
Wis
C.K. Adams
Madison Art Association
Indian Affairs chief urges end to rations for tribes
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones in his annual report proposes stopping rations and money to Native tribes and replacing aid with education, urging tribes to rely on their own resources.
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Washington
Indian Affairs
Jones
Governor appeals aid against Hill railway plan
Alderman Cov. Van Sant writes to governors of northwestern states seeking help in opposing the Hill railway combination. In Steubenville Ohio workmen were buried when twenty five thousand brick collapsed at the Ficke brick yard injuring several laborers. rescue took some time.
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St. Paul, Minn
van Sant
Underrick
Steubenville, O
Ficke
Tools and the Man Epic Highlighted by Markham Banquet
Edwin Markham delivered the chief address at the Society for the Study of Life annual banquet. He argued the old epic told of arms and the man while the new epic centers on tools and the man.
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New York
Edwin Markham
The
Society For the Study of Life
Albert City Bank Robbery Victim Dies in Battle
John Sundblad, a prominent Albert City flour and feed merchant, died from a gunshot after a clash with Greenville bank robbers. Stable Lodine was critically wounded in the groin. Robbers Mike Conlin was killed. the other two captured. The gang confessed to $435 found and another $500 hidden in a cornfield six miles away.
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John Sundblad
Greenville
Albert City
Lodine
Mike Conlin
Close Canvass in Grundy County Sheriff Race
The Grundy county canvass awards the sheriff seat by a margin of 16 votes after a tight contest. Pepperman, the Democrat, seeks reelection against Republican Morrison who again defeats him. The result echoes a near miss that once required court intervention two years prior.
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Grundy County
Pepperman
Morrison
Indictments Returned Against County Officials in Marshalltown
A Marshalltown grand jury returned five indictments against county officials. W B Williams and T J Shearer of the board of supervisors charged with malfeasance in office. Thomas J Shoemaker sheriff J W McPherson ex sheriff and Dr W S Devine and Frank E Northup on the insanity commission charged with extortion in overcharging fees.
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Marshalltown
W. B. Williams
T. J. Shearer
Board of Supervisors
Thomas J. Shoemaker
J. W. McPherson
W. S. Devine
Frank IE. Northup
Insanity Commission
Outlaw Jack Sully Arrested in Sioux City Raid
Notorious South Dakota gang leader Jack Sully is arrested in Sioux City after a failed attempt to kill cattle thief Pete Waugh. Sully’s capture, alongside lieutenant Black Bird, is expected to dismantle the Lyman county gang of robbers and horse rustlers.
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Jack Sully
South Dakota
Lyman County
Sioux City
Pete Waugh
Waugh
Taylor
Black Bird
Bank Robbers Sentenced in Powersville Safe Heist
Frank Miley Carl Van Gordon and Thomas Williams were each sentenced by Judge Kelly of Charles City to two years in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to a safe robbery at Powersville last month. Iowa has seen ten bank robberies since November 1.
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Frank Miley
Carl van Gordon
Thomas Williams
Kelly
Charles City
Powersville
Iowa
Knoxville men plead guilty in federal case over naturalization papers
John Reuvers and John Steuben Rauch of Knoxville Marion county entered guilty pleas in federal court for illegally securing naturalization papers for foreign coal miners to vote in 1900. Each man was fined 400 dollars.
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John Reuvers
John Steubenrauch
Knoxville
Marion County
Milwaukee road buys Decorah to West Union line
It is reported that the Milwaukee road has purchased the 50 mile Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern line from Decorah to West Union and will run through trains from Chicago to St Paul via Decorah.
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Milwaukee Road
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Decorah
West Union
Chicago
St. Paul
Widow Shoots Two Men Over Leased Farm near Creston
Mrs Charles Edwards a widow living three miles west of Creston says Andy Nearly colored and Herman James white attacked to prevent her occupying a leased farm. Nearly may die while James appears not seriously hurt.
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Charles Edwards
Creston
Andy Nearly
Herman James
Nearly
James
Grand jury indicts Greenville robbers for second degree murder
The Buena Vista county grand jury at Storm Lake indicted the two Greenville bank robbers for murder in the second degree for fatally shooting John Sunblad during an armed confrontation with citizens.
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Buena Vista County
Storm Lake
Greenville
John Sunblad
Multiple Iowa victims and notable deaths in 19th century era
List of rail and accident deaths across Iowa and neighboring states. Joe Ackerman of Waterloo killed in Hayfield Minnesota rail crash. Harry Graham dies instantly in Manchester crossing incident. Nicholas Eagle jailed 18 months for forgery in Dubuque. Col D M Fox dies at 84 in Des Moines. Mrs. Nathan Bowles killed crossing tracks at Mason City. Edward Entwistle still living in Des Moines famed Rocket engine trial. Sioux City and Black Hill Telephone Co formed at Ponca with 100000 capital. Norman McCombs dies of appendicitis at Vail. Guy Thompson loses arm on Cedar Falls farm. Mrs Genevieve Orton Mann dies in Sioux City. M B Kerby killed at Weldon. Larry Stack killed at Ovens Junction. Ex-Senator Preston M Sutton dies at 56.
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Joe Ackerman
Waterloo
Hayfield
Minn
Harry C. Graham
Manchester
Illinois Central
Nicholas Eagle
Dubuque
Anamosa
Col
D. M. Fox
Des Moines
Nathan Bowles
Mason City
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Edward Entwistle
George Stevenson
Liverpool
England
Sioux City
Black Hill
Ponca
Neb
Black Hills
Norman McCombs
Vail
Guy Thompson
Elmer Thompson
Cedar Falls
Hiram Ford
Fort Dodge
Eix
Preston M. Sutton
Marshalltown
Thirteen Iowa lifers seek pardon from legislature
Thirteen life prisoners at the Iowa penitentiary petition the legislature for pardon. Names include Joseph McGrary Mills county and Christine Behrens Scott county among others. Details show varied crimes from patricide to wife murder, long terms, health or guardianship plans, and partial innocence claims.
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Iowa Penitentiary
Joseph McGrary
Mills County
Byron Guinn
Lucas County
John W. Elkins
Clayton County
Christine Behrens
Scott County
T. W. Watson
Willam Tool
Sac County
Betsy Smith
Polk County
George Stanley
Story County
Theodore Bushick
Wills
Jasper Mason
Dallas County
William Young
Woodbury County
John Ballew
Webster County
Otto Otten
Pocahontas County
McGrary
Guinn
Fort Madison
Behrens
Thomas Wesley Watson
Glenwood
Insurance Men Meet Reelection At Iowa Mutual Tornado Meet
The eighteenth annual Iowa Mutual Tornado association meeting at Ricehallreelected all officers led by President A N Buckman and Vice President A J Graves. Treasurer James Yuill reported 1900 year receipts of 42 081 48 disbursements 43 081 48 and a cash balance of 5812 52. Secretary noted risks in force at year end 80 059 379 with 24 055 955 written and 17 112 421 canceled leaving 87 002 913 in force.
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Iowa Mutual Tornado Association
Ricehall
A. N. Buckman
A. J. Graves
J.B. Herriman
James Yuill
Cedar Rapids
Smallpox Quarantine Probe In Tama County
Gov Shaw sought action to enforce a smallpox quarantine on Sac and Fox Indians in Tama county Iowa amid deaths. The state board questioned authority to quarantine and cited lack of consent among Indians. Secretary Hitchcock replied the Department will cooperate and empower state authorities to take necessary action.
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Shaw
Hitchcoeck
Washington
Tama County
Jia
State Board of Health
University of Iowa eyes Hutchinson estate for medical building
The Board of Regents considers securing the Hutchinson estate north of the medical complex as the site for a new medical building. Iowa seeks 200000 from the state for construction and 50000 to purchase the surrounding ground, with aims to acquire the full quarter block.
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Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Medical Hospital
Large Dakota Land Purchase by Sioux City Investor
Hiland P. Lockwood of Sioux City heads a syndicate that closed a major land deal in South Dakota acquiring 204 quarter sections totaling 32 640 acres for 175 000 dollars. The property lies in Edmunds Faulk Hand Buffalo and Gerauld counties and was formerly owned by an English syndicate.
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Hiland P. Lockwood
Sioux City
South Dakota
Edmunds
Faulk, Hand
Buffalo
Gerauld
Rural Free Delivery Expanded in Audubon County
Rural delivery service begins January 1 with three carriers covering 75 miles and serving 1,500 people in Audubon. The Larland post office will be supplied by rural carriers. In Ross, one carrier will cover 2.5 miles serving 600 people, with the Viola Center post office supplied by rural routes.
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Audubon
Audubon County
Larland
Ross
Viola Center
Trade Review notes unprecedented U S gains and iron steel strength
Dun and Co Weekly Review of Trade reports the United States reaching a high position in commerce and finance with widespread labor demand and strong car orders. notes seasonal weather aiding retail, railways strained by lake navigation limits, iron and steel output rising, farm markets steady with high pork and corn prices, and weekly business failures at 218 in the United States.
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New York
Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Plate
Falls
Pittsburg
San Francisco
Atlantic
Canada
W. C. T. U. Ends 28th National Convention in Fort Worth
The closing session of the twenty-eighth national convention of the W. C. T. U. in Fort Worth on November 21 featured record attendance and fundraising. A key deliverance denounced Sunday open saloon practices in New York and urged strict enforcement of the Sunday closing law and abolition of the Raines law hotel. Official figures report about 300,000 total members, 160,000 paid, 293 delegates, and Portland Maine as the largest local union with 265 members.
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Fort Worth
Tex
New York City
New York State
Raines Law
Portland
Death List Reaches 25 After Smuggler Union Mine Fire
The rescue of bodies from the Smuggler Union mine proceeded slowly until 11 o clock Friday, 60 hours after the Bullion tunnel fire began. The last body found was John Nevala on the seventh level slope. The death toll stands at 25, with engineer Nevala among the fallen.
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Telluride, Cou
Ndv
Ex-Ambassador Von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg Dies in London
Count von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg, former German ambassador to Great Britain, died at the German Embassy in London on Friday morning after a lengthy illness. He retired recently and had limited mobility, with asthma progressing to lung congestion before his death.
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London
Count von Hatzafeldt-Wildenburg
Great Britain
Vom Matzfeldt
Count von Hatzfeldt
Senator Alfisson Outlines Coming Congress Agenda
Washington November 23 Senator Alfis son outlined the coming congress work saying tariff revision unlikely a commerce department and a Nicaraguan canal bill are assured reciprocity with Cuba likely repeal of war taxes probable and a heavy river and harbor bill certain
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Washington
Alfisson
Congress
Department of Commerce
Cuba
Whisky tax cut proposed by distillers in Washington
Want Tax Reduced Washington Nov 22 Whisky distillers urge Congress to cut the tax from 1.10 to 70 cents a gallon claiming a saving of 60 million dollars. Brewers and stock brokers also call for war rate reductions.
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Washington
Congress
Fatal Train Collision Near Hughes Siding Kills Four
Four Louisville & Nashville freight trainmen died and seven were injured in a head on collision at Hughes Siding seven miles from Birmingham on Thursday at ten in the morning. The wreck occurred as two freight trains collided during ongoing rail traffic.
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Birmingham
Ala
Louisville &Nashville
Hughes Siding
Mayflower Descendants Banquet Honors Sage and Gould
Russell Saga and Miss Selen M Gould were honored guests at the seventh annual banquet of the Society of Mayflower Descendants held at Delmonico's in New York on Thursday night.
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Sage
Helen Gould
New York
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