Report on Iowa Soldiers' Orphans Home and state affairs
Notes from the capital describe the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans Home annual report ending June 40, 100, submitted to the board of control. The report covers inmate counts, farm and industrial activities, expenditures on premises, and food. mentions dressmaking and tailoring, and a cabinet shop with other departments aiding repairs and improvements. Also included are agricultural and labor updates, mine inspector exams at Albia, flour and wheat crop prospects, army post site planning at Waveland park, and the use of formaldehyde in milk by Council Bluffs firms under investigation.
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Des Moines
Lowa Soldiers’ Orphans Home
Board of Control
M. ‘T Goss
Sinee Daly
Army Post
Park Eat Missioners
Waveland Park
Ingersoll Cemetery
Iowa
Ust
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Watertoo Creamery Comepany
Allies Break Siege at Peking In August Action
From Tokio dated August 20 reports General Yamshi wires dated August 16 describe an Allied attack on Peking. Japanese and Russians advanced from the north while Americans and British entered from the south. Gates at the eastern side were blown, legations reached, and ministers were found safe. Casualties cited: over one hundred Allied losses, Chinese killed near four hundred. Detachments moved toward legations and communication opened. Callis Huntington Denn, Saratoga, NY, notes the death of a wealthy railroad man at Racquette Lake.
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Tokio
Yamshi
Pole
Peking
Yung Chow
Tartar
Shanghai
Spital
Tong Quien
Governor’s private talks fuel Senate appointment talk
Des Moines reports indicate Governor cnow held a flurry of calls at the state house, including early conferences with Esx- McCarthy and later with Dr Baton and Congressman Dolliver. Officials suggest Dolliver seems favored for the United States Senate appointment, though the governor offered no public remarks on the matter.
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Des Moines
Cnow
Esx- Anditer McCarthy
AS EB. Cummins
Annouiece
United States
Baton
Dolliver
State House
Young bin
Amiy Fricauiads
Boy in custody over fires at Fort Dodee
A 13 year old boy is in custody after multiple arsons and false fire alarms causing town excitement. Police say circumstantial evidence against him is strong though he may still be innocent. He has a history of reporting fires and was released last week for lack of evidence. Now he is again detained.
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Tle
Mins
Rainfall Phenomenal in Des Moines Corn Belt
Des Moines and surrounding areas faced four days of heavy rain that swelled the five day total to 6.67 inches by Thursday morning. Weather records show this burst is nearly the heaviest in twenty years, with implications for the corn crop as locals call for fair weather to salvage yields.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Agustin Des Moines
Auweust
Shot Her Sister in Camping Accident Near Eldon
A Bloomfield camping party three miles from Eldon shot incident left a young woman named Miller with a head wound after a gun misfire. Doctors removed part of her skull and prognosis is uncertain as campers return to Bloomfield. Elsewhere, Des Moines port duties rose due to last year’s activity, with total duties about 1.78 million dollars, up from prior year by around 4,000.
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Otmmwa
Eldon
Bloomfield
Miller
Sawyer
Revenne Dutlew
Des Moines
Redman
Woods
Mofves
War news wrap with tangled notes from many fronts
Fragmented dispatches describe British garrison actions at Cape Town and waterloo missings, with Captain Murphey and other named figures reported as killed or missing. A Des Moines congress nomination cites Crozier amid casualty reports and political shifts.
Burglars Hit Maryville General Store
Maryville in Marion county reports a burglary at Leopold Lukes’s general store three miles north west of Thomton. The safe was forced, about $1,000 in cash vanished, and robbers muffled the blast with wet blankets. Lukes, 30 years in Maryville, kept large sums on hand for farmers purchases and kept a heavy safe. The quiet crime was not found until morning.
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Maryville
Des Moines
Leopold Lukes
Marysville
Marion County
Thomton
Trussey
Like
Luke
Officer Shot in Forest City as Suspect Fires at Marshal
In Forest City on August 20 a serious shooting incident left City Marshal Homer Miles gravely wounded. Blacksmith Jake Studer, home after days away, attacked the scene as the marshal arrived and the suspect opened fire three times, injuring Miles and a young Studer son. Anderson arrested the gunman, who remains in county jail while Miles recovers.
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Studer
Wiss
Con Anderson
Miles
Safe robbery damages WoTdover summer office in August
On August 16 a safe in the WoTdover summer office was blown open and a drawer with notes and insurance policies stolen. An elderly neighbor saw smoke and notified the fire brigade after a fire started by burnt papers ignited the wall. no money was in the safe and the burglar's intent remains unknown.
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Lewis
WoTdover Sumner
Spirit Lake Receives Power Plant Gift From Fort Dodge
At a Spirit Lake town council meeting B I Stevens presented a proposal to accept the complete power plant and light and heating system built at about 830,000. The gift carries no debt, no service promises, and no obligations. The plant is nearly new with high quality work, and its surplus capacity could be used for public benefit under wise direction.
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Fort Dodge
B. I. Stevens
Spirit Lake
Republicans plan early campaign speeches in Des Moines
In Des Moines on August 19 the Republican speak lg campaign for Jews will start around September 20, after the mid month. Politicians at the general conference favor a quick start and a short campaign. Most want the stump work to begin soon and not be dragged out long.
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Des Moines
Republican Party of
Funeral of Major Consigny in Avoca
The funeral of Major De A. Consigny was held in Avoca on August 5 with many sorrowing friends from across the state attending. The body arrived from Colorado Springs Saturday night and lay in state prior to interment.
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Major Consigny
Avoca
Major de A. Consigny
Colorado Springs
Reparations and Potsdam Plans Amid Berlin Talks
The Vormer seeks reparations for the Long Campaten and China grievances, while German papers push for punishing the guilty and ensuring safeguards against repeats. A German official says Washington will continue to cooperate on a joint program despite conflicting press reports. Verthany readies for winter campaigns in China, with a steamer chartered for December to move materials for a sixty mile field railroad.
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Vormer
Berlin
China
Jt Keting
National Zeitung
Freisinnige Zeitung
Vessische Zeitung
Mio
United States
Geman Foreign Office
Washington
Guilty Verdict Given in Powers Murder Case
Georgetown Ky August 20 The jury found ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers guilty of being an accessory before the fact to the murder of William Goebel and fixed his life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. The verdict was returned after fifty three minutes with a unanimous vote for life. Jurors cited Powers’s admission organizing the armed crowd at Frankfort January 15 and corroboration of testimony by Noakes Golden and Culton as chief points.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Powers
Frankfort
Noakes, Golden and Culton
Youtsey
Germans Insist on Destroying Chinese Government
Berlin reports that German observers deem the flight of the Dowager Empress and the disappearance of the Chinese emperor as pivotal, arguing that all powers must target the fugitive government to stabilize China and an enhanced force may be required beyond those already in the country.
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Berlin
China
Peking
Hari Ss
Conger Expected Home Before Election Speech Stump
Minister Conger is anticipated to return from China before the election if feasible and may make a few speeches for McKinley and Roosevelt. Des Moines is noted as his possible homecoming venue, with Heath of the national committee cautious about promising speeches. The plan hinges on his strength and travel conditions, and confirmation remains pending.
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Des Moines
Chicago
The
Times
Jerald
Conger
China
McKinley
Roosevelt
Heath
World reports 14 anarchists detained over McKinley plot
The World cites Washington and immigration officials claiming fourteen anarchists are under arrest in New York detained by secret service agents after arriving aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II. The group allegedly conspired to assassinate President McKinley, with plots traced to an Naples circle and targets chosen to strike simultaneously. Mariesen and Weida are named among the detainees.
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New York
Washington
Secret
Natalie Maresca
Michil Weida
Kaiser Wilheln Ich
McWinley
Bureau of Immigration
Mel Kinley
United States Secret Service
Naples
Fst
Mariesen
Weida
American exhibitors win vast awards at Paris exposition
Paris August 18 The United States earnedTEST awards at the Paris exposition including 20 grand prizes 86 gold medals 8h silver medals 422 bronze medals 270 honorable mentions and many medals awarded to collaborators American industry art and skill received wide recognition with mines forestry cottons woolens silks harvesting machinery sewing machines printing presses and education among those honored France led only by the United States in total prizes United States Commissioner General Peck praised the strong overall performance
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Paris
United States
America
General Peck
France
Pekin in Flames Amid Last Stand as Allies Bombard
The August 19 dispatch from Che Foo reports street fighting in Peking continues, with part of the city on fire. Yangtu allegedly blocked the empress from leaving, and a final defense is underway in the inner city, surrounded by allied forces and under bombardment.
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London
Bruce
Admiralty
Che Foo
Peking
Yang Tu
Inner City
London Dispatch on Japan Mediation in Manchuria Crisis
London reports a Shanghai telegraph says Japan offers to use good offices for the empress dowager and emperor while seeking to prevent escape of Prince Tuan Kang Yi and other officials. Li Hung Chang to ask Russia for help and to negotiate for peace if Russia agrees, with Manchuria hostilities to halt.
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London
Tokio
Li Sheng
Li Yang Chang
Times
Shanghai
Japan
Emperor Kwang Bu
Prince Tuan
Kang Yi
Board of War
Hsu ‘Tung
Chao Shu Chio
Railway and Mnining Bureau
Li Hung
Peking Relieved As Allies Enter Chinese Capital
Washington reports telegraph from Admiral Remey that Peking was captured by August 1. Japanese and allied forces entered the capital, securing the legations. Chinese resistance collapsed as Yuan Shikai’s troops moved toward Shen Si and Boxer forces withdrew. Estimates of losses include over 100 Chinese killed and 300 wounded.
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Washington
Navy Department
Remeyt Pala
Bureau Navigation
Vien Tsin
Peking
Remey
Shite
United States
Ch Jwoo
Che Poa
Peling
Fowler
Berlin
London
Shanghai
Yuan Shi Wai
Shen Si
Tuan
Sian Ru
Shanelai
Tung Chow
Pei Tho
Canat Oatung Chow
Allies may come to blows over Chinese problem
Paris reports rising tension as powers dispute who may land troops in Shanghai and Wei Hai Wei. England faces French opposition over motives and spheres of influence, with Germany and Russia moving ships as Field Marshal von Waldersee nears China.
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Paris
England
Shanghai
France
Europe
London Times
Dellare
Wuchang
Chang Chih Chung
China
Germany
Wei Hai Wei
the Press
von Waldersee
The Chinese Campaign Sees Foreign Legations Besieged
In Peking during June and August a small group of foreign ministers and families, guarded by 40 marines from US Britain Russia and others, withstood Chinese assault for weeks. Their steadfast defense averted a massacre and marked a remarkable episode in modern history.
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Washington
Peking
United States
Legation
Great Britain
Russia
Healy
Pekhe
Prince
Gerwud Dapan
Russian and British forces clash near Mandy river
A chaotic dispatch reports altered lines about Lord Wittel’s march, claiming a British garrison breach at Mandy river and mixed references to American, Russian, and Chinese forces. The item notes confusion and cites unnamed sources with editing errors and dated caveats.
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Ritehener
Cape Town
Mapust
Lord Witelener
Honre
Mandy River
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