Democrats of Iowa Nominate Ticket by Acclamation
The Iowa Democratic convention chose by acclamation a full slate for state offices led by Richard Burke for secretary and J S McVuin for auditor with John Dennison and others named to supreme court posts. A platform denounces trusts, tariff policy, and Philippine policy while calling for direct senatorial elections and tax reform. A new central committee elected A E Jackson as chairman N C Roberts secretary and J B Romans treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Richard Burke
Mahaska County
J. S. McVuin
Guthrie
John Dennison
Wright
Ft. AF. Chapman
Supreme Court
Thomas Stapleton
Iowa
Jesse Tripp
Jasper
John F. Dalton
Calhoun
W. H. Quick
Woodbury
Thomas Benson
Fayette
Vyhe
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Congress
House
Committee of the Whole
United States
United States Bank
Jackson
General Assembly
New Central Committee
State Central Committee
N. ©. Roberts
A. E. Jackson
Tama
F. McConnell
N.C. Roberts
J.B. Romans
Orchard Rebounds as Rain Boosts Iowa Apple Crop
James Van Ordsel & Son of Rowley report 300 bushels of apples this year after last year yielded nothing. Br Ordsel notes Iowa apple prospects hinge on rain, with trees that hunched last year now bearing heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James van Ordsel
Iowa & St. Louis railroad contracts 30 miles in Missouri
The Iowa and St. Louis railroad, with John W. Gates as incorporator and officer, awards William Kenefick a 30 mile section from the Missouri line near Centerville to Melrose. The line aims to reach Des Moines to Sioux City, with surveys tracing north through Marion and Warren counties toward Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa & St. Louis Railroad
Missouri
John W. Gates
William Kenefick
Missouri State Line
Centerville
Melrose
Monroe County
St. Louis
Des Moines
Sioux City
South Dakota
Marion
Warren
Burlington
Albia
Chariton
Kenefick
Killed an Indian in pioneer days remembered
Special correspondence recalls Mrs W L Church of Blaine Washington who during the Spirit Lake massacre near the Minnesota Iowa line killed at least one attacking Indian to save her cabin and family. Four inmates were mortally wounded before her lone shot led to the redskins’ withdrawal. A Hamilton county courthouse tablet records the bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Church
Blaine
Wash
Iowa
Jackson
Minn
Minnesota-Iowa
Spirit Lake
Hamilton County
Deserters Bang and Wendler Discharged Without Honor
Pete Bang and August Wendler of the Amana colonies west of Davenport were discharged without honor from the U S army. They enlisted, disappeared, returned with a relative claiming they were under age, and violated sect rules prohibiting oaths and military service. The secretary of war ordered their discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Bang
August Wendler
Amana
Davenport
United States Army
Bang
Wendler
Secretary of War
Man Offers Iowa Mortgage to End Coal Strikes
An Jowan proposes mortgaging Iowa for 10 million dollars to buy all U S coal mines to settle Pennsylvania strikes. He urges President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson to meet in Iowa to arrange the plan, while omitting whether the state was consulted. He claims the scheme could end the strikes if the mortgage were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Jowan
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Iowa
Mitchell
Commonwealth of the State
Fagole Brothers Invent New Crude Oil Burner
Des Moines firm Fagole Brothers claim a new crude oil burner tested on a traction engine, a seven ton locomotive, a five ton separator, and a twenty ton tank wagon. The burner produced rapid steam up a hill with a 100 pound pressure before the pop valve blew off. A patent has been secured but the product is not yet marketed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fagole Brothers
Des Moines
Saloon War Ends as Gadient Saloon Closure Suit Dismissed
Davenport saloon conflict over Dahms against Gadient is settled as the mulct law case is dismissed. Brewers Mengel and Zeller sign Gadient agreement to run an orderly saloon and comply with the law. J J Hoxie celebrates his 92nd birthday in Waterloo, in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Dahms
Leo Gadient
Mulci
Gadient
George Mengel
Ernst Zeller
Baby Kellar Found Guilty of Vagrancy in Keokuk
An 11 month old named Baby Kellar was found guilty of vagrancy by a Keokuk justice of the peace with suspended sentence for good behavior. The trial was held with only the mother and her friends present as they sought custody through a warrant against the infant days earlier. The case ties to Elmer Park, secretary of the Associated Charities, and custody after the mother’s acquittal on a related charge. The mother keeps the child at her sister’s house while custody issues remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellar
Keokuk
Elmer Park
Associated Charities
Iowa Socialist Party Convention Nominates State Ticket
The Iowa Socialist Party held its state convention in Davenport and endorsed government ownership. The proposed slate includes W A Jacobs Davenport for secretary of state T J Grant Muscatine for auditor S R McDowell Lake Park for treasurer I S McCrellis Des Moines for attorney general A D Pugh Des Moines for supreme court judge A M Larson Waterloo for supreme court clerk and James Lorimer Winterset for railroad commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialistic Party of Iowa
Davenport
W. A. Jacobs
T. J. Grant
Muscatine
S. R. McDowell
Lake Park
I. S. McCrellis
Des Moines
Supreme Court
A. D. Pugh
A. M. Larson
Waterloo
James Lorimer
Winterset
Dutch Immigrant Herman Wauwerdin Ends Life Over Poultry Feud
Herman J. Wauwerdin, age 4, hanged himself in his Muscatine stable after leaving a note in Dutch claiming neighborly conflict over chickens in the yard. A Holland native and long-time resident of Muscatine, he was wealthy and survived by many relatives. His wife found him after an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman J. Wauwerdin
Holland
Muscatine
Iowa Wing Dams Planned to Save Burlington Waterfront
Townsend overseeing upper Mississippi improvements awarded a $35000 contract to build wing dams along the Iowa shore. The project aims to divert current toward Iowa, shielding Burlington from encroaching sandbars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Mississippi
Townsend
Iowa
Crop report notes mixed weather and harvest progress
The Washington weather bureau reports Town sees normal temperatures and sun but heavy rainfall outside eastern counties. Thrashing and stacking progress slowly, much grain remains in fields in bad condition. Corn makes fair progress with early planted fields near maturity in the south. A full month of favorable weather is needed to ripen corn. second hay crop is heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Weather Bureau
Transfer of patients to Cherokee hospital from Independence asylum
Eighteen counties tributary to the Cherokee asylum had 308 patients moved along with 20 attendants under Drs Doolittle and Boyle. Six coaches carried the group which was orderly and restrained by no instruments. Also 258 mentally ill patients from Clarinda were relocated to Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Cherokee
Cherokee Asylum
Fugitive A. C. Hall Arrested on Farm Near Industry
A. C. Hall, wanted for murder in Grangerville, Ky, was captured by Webster county Sheriff Olsen while working on a farm near Industry. Hall confessed and a $300 reward remains outstanding. He allegedly shot Bishop in a Grangerville street fight a year ago, was indicted for murder, broke jail in December, and escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Hall
Grangerville
Industry
Olsen
Webster County
Hall
Bishop
George Washington De Haven Pioneer Circusman Dies in Cedar Rapids
George Washington De Haven, a pioneer showman famous for moving circuses by train and introducing Roman hippodrome races, died in Cedar Rapids after an 11 year bout with partial paralysis. Born March 22 1837 in Jackson NL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington de Haven
United States
Cedar Rapids
de Haven
Jackson
Multiple Iowa deaths and public notices from 1900 era report
A tele gram announced Arthur Davis's death in Bisbee North Dakota after a fall from an elevator. G Gaffner of Mount Hamill, age 60, found dead in a pond near Keokuk after a week missing. Arion bank gains state approval to transact. Parley Sheldon named Democratic candidate in 7th district. Anson Douthit, 45, near Braddyville, hanged himself. Council Bluffs votes three mill tax for library site. Chase post office closed. mail to North Liberty. John Stokey of Lake View dies by own hand. Charles Lindsay, Boone police, killed by revolver accident. J A Baker killed by Burlington train at Burlington.
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G. Gaffner
Mount Hamill
Keokuk
Gaffner
State
Arion State Bank
Parley Sheldon
Ames
John A. T. Hull
Anson Douthit
Braddyville
Council Bluffs
Chase
Johnson County
North Liberty
John Stokey
Lake View
Charles A. Lindsay
Boone
J. A. Baker
Illinois
Burlington
Anamosa Prison Shows Decline in Convict Population
Warden Hunter reports a steady drop in inmates from 626 on July 1 1898 to 442 on June 30 1902. In the year 208 were received and 238 discharged with 41 paroles and no escapes. Of 208 received 110 were addicted to liquor and Woodbury County sent 29 inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Prison
Hunter
Board of Control
United States
Woodbury County
Anamosa
Fair Hope Colony thriving on Alabama bay land
Des Moines founder Ernest Gaston organized the Fair Hope cooperative colony ten years ago on a bay tract ten miles from Mobile Alabama. It now has about 300 members, operates fruit and truck farming, owns a ship and a quarter mile wharf, sells its products in Mobile and New York, with plans to expand much further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Gaston
Des Moines
Fair Hope
Mobile
Ala
New York City
First of the kind four in hand race at Iowa show
In Des Moines during the third week of September a unique four in hand coach race will debut at the horse show. A. E. Ashbrook of Kansas City and George E. Palmer of Denver lead heated stakes with over $2,000 on each side. The four mile course runs from West Ninth and Walnut to the stock pavilion at the state fair grounds, with doors open for additional entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. E. Ashbrook
Kansas City
George E. Palmer
Denver
West Ninth
Walnut Streets
State Fair Grounds
Iowa
Rural mail carriers seek higher government pay
Rural mail carriers statewide press for better remuneration beyond the $600 annual flat rate. Their routes span 25 to 40 miles, requiring multiple horses as a single horse cannot endure constant travel. With corn at 56 cents and oats at 40 cents, carriers face a yearly deficit.
Pastor resigns to found cooperative colony near Toledo
Rev Allan Tanner of the Congregational church in Waterloo resigns to devote effort to establishing a cooperative colony near Toledo Ohio. He had stayed on after resigning a year ago when his congregation urged him to remain. He aims to live the religion of Jesus Christ in practice. He was popular in the pulpit and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Tanner
Congregational Church
Waterloo
Toledo
Tanner
German gunboat Panther sinks Crete-a-Pierrot at Gonaives harbor
At Gonaives harbor the German gunboat Panther sinks the Firminist Crete-a-Pierrot after the crew abandons ship under a 15 minute surrender ultimatum. The Crete-a-Pierrot had seized arms from the German steamer Markomannia, prompting German action following US warnings and a German consul protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete-a-Pierrot
Cape Haytien
Hayti
Virminist
Gonaives
Panther
Port Au Prince
Killick
Crete-a- Pierrot
Cretea-Pierrot
Germany
Markomannia
McCrea
United States
Machias
Roosevelt frames trusts as a river to be controlled
In Wheeling and Chattanooga Roosevelt likens trusts to a great river, arguing government can dam and regulate them with levees and reforms. He pushes publicity of corp affairs, warns reforms take time, and vows to keep promises he can uphold while opposing entrenchment of the trust system. Chattanooga hosts him during Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen events. He tours Chickamauga and Lookout Mountain with the Seventh Cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Roosevelt
Chattanooga
Tenn
President Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Chickamauga
Missionary Ridge
Orchard Kyob
Lookout Mountain
Seventh United States Cavalry
Col. Baldwin
Magazine Explosion At Old Fort Winthrop
A powder magazine on Governor's Island in Boston exploded Sunday evening after suspected arson by boys. One man Cotter died and five were injured. more casualties may follow from the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fort Winthrop
Boston Harbor
Boston
Governor’s Island
Cotter
Death Sentence for Man Who Killed Fireman Williams
James Martin, convicted of fatally shooting Fireman James Williams at Silver Bow Junction during a May hold up, has been sentenced to death in Butte Montana. The report notes the hanging follows the crime and court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
James Martin
James Williams
Silver Bow Junction
McKinley Death Anniversary Observed in Canton and Washington
Canton marked the first anniversary of President McKinley’s assassination with subdued reflection and flowers at Woodlawn cemetery. Mrs. McKinley, in good health, hosted Miss Wilson and attendants, visiting the grave and graves of the McKinley children. In Washington the Marine Band concert on the White House grounds brought tears as hymns recalled the tragedy and McKinley’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton, O
President McKinley
Canton
Buffalo
McKinley
Miss Wilson
McMillan Declines Senate Run. Ferry Emerges as Candidate
Detroit announces William C. McMillian will not seek the United States Senate seat once held by his father James McMillan. Dexter M. Ferry of Detroit is announced as a candidate, while Gen. R. A. Alger is already a declared contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
William C. McMillian
United States Senate
James McMillan
McMillan
Dexter M. Ferry
Ferry Seed Company
Senate
Gen. R. A. Alger
Percy completes third voyage through Niagara rapids
Charles Alexander Percy, like Chicago's Peter Nissen, used a boat with a covered compartment to pass the Whirlpool rapids. He started at 4 PM on Sunday, waved at bridges, then disappeared from sight until reemerging in calmer water. He was swept by the current and landed on the Canadian shore at 4:19 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Charles Alexander Percy
Peter Nissen
Chicago
Percy
Sweden Honors Foreign Professors at Abel Centenary
Sweden grants honorary doctorates to 29 foreign scientists for Niels Henrik Abel’s birth centenary. Notables include Johns Hopkins’ Simon Newcomb Yale’s J W Gibbs and Lords Kelvin and Rayleigh. Academic ceremony held Saturday honors diverse scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Christiania
Norway
Niels Henrik Abel
Simon Newcomb
Johns Hopkins University
J. W. Gibbs
Yale
Foreign Gossip From The Global Press
A roundup of curiosities and brief notes: Germany has 8303 long distance stations excluding Bavaria and Württemberg. Ainu women in North Japan tattoo faces to resemble beards. Lincoln Cathedral took 90 years to build. An English contractor claims to replicate it in years for 5 million dollars. Turin post office infested by rats. efforts to eradicate them fail. Canada exports frogs to the U S prompting provincial and Dominion discussions on season rules. Harry Johnston’s Uganda Protectorate book portrays a rail journey as a zoological garden with elephants and rhino among sights. Marseille’s ultra socialist council was ousted for illegal practice. commissioners govern until elections. A Cheltenham prize note mentions a boy Griffiths, not yet 13, who served in the war and earned medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavaria
Wurtemburg
Ainu
Japan
Lincoln Cathedral
Turin
Italy
Canada
United States
Uganda Protectorate
Harry Johnston
Uganda
Marseille
Cheltenham College
Griffiths
Railways of Egypt and the Suez Canal line history
The piece describes Egypt’s state owned railways noting the Cairo to Suez line opened in 1859 with water-tank delays that led to temporary abandonment in 1868. It highlights the Alexandria line as the busiest with eight daily intercity trains, and criticizes the Ismailia to Port Said line as a “steam tramway” of 75 cm gauge with miniature locomotives built in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Mr.a. Vale
Cairo
Suez
Suez Canal
Westminster Gazette
Alexandria
Ismailia
Port Said
Vale
Suez Canal Company
Tobacco Chewing Declines As Public Health Crackdown Rolls On
A New York tobacco dealer says an anti spitting ordinance in street cars and public places has reduced chewing tobacco sales. He notes a longer trend away from chewing among the better classes and questions whether increased cigarette and cigar sales offset the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
New York
The
Sun
Candle Burns Brightly In Chicago Adviser Exchange
A dialog unfolds with a doctor warning a young man that his pace is unsustainable. The patient responds with dark wit, saying he will switch to gas once the candle burns out. Chicago Tribune style.
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Chicago Tribune
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