Notes From the Capital and Iowa Shifts in 1900
Articles filed declare Cedar Rapids water company with 770000 dollars capital. Des Moines temple gains nine counties jurisdiction while Saloon cases reach final court stance. Mothers Congress births Iowa State Congress of Mothers with fifty eight affiliated clubs and elected officers. Equal Suffrage momentum plans vigorous campaign and upcoming state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs Mounts
City Water Company of
Cedar Rapids
Mothers’ Congress
Iowa State Congress of Mothers
Isaac L. Hillis
National Congress
Iowa
Des Moines
Julia Clark Hallam
Sioux City
Rose Jerrell
Oska- Joosa
E. 8. Burgin
R. A. Romans
Denison
National Equal Suffrage Association
Belden
Romans
National Committee
Waterloo
British Forces Close To Johannesburg Near Vaal River
A Toronzo Marquez dispatch from London reports British horsemen advancing toward the Vaal river within forty miles of Johannesburg. Pretoria migration has started as women and children are sent by train to Machadora en route to Leydenburg. Trains arriving at Lorenzo Marquez carry many Germans bound for Europe.
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Johannesburg
London
Toronzo Marquez
Vaal River
Pretoria
Machadora
Leydenburg
Lorenzo Marquez
Europe
Date Changed to July 10 24 Des Moines Chautauqua
Owing to unavailable talent the Des Moines Midland Chautauqua executive committee moved the event to July 10 24. Management promises the greatest Western talent lineup with Dr N Dwight Willis Dr R S McArthur Dr Leon H Vincent Father Cleary and a joint debate on imperialism by Congressmen Tolliver and Champ Clark. Other acts include Russell Palmer liquid air Judge H M Towner Dr Anna B Shiaw and many prominent speakers and musical groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Dwight Willis
R. S. McArthur
Leon H. Vincent
Father Cleary
Tolliver
Champ Clark
Russell Palmer
H. M.towner
Anna B. Shiaw
Ballington Booth
Eva Schantz
Stoutenborough
Peel
Solomon
Cecilia Eppenhausen Bailey
Arion Ladies
Apollo Male Quartette
Metropolitan Jubilee Singers
Edison
American Vitagraph
Woman's Club
Smallpox Reported in Lorimor Likely Light Form
Des Moines May 4 25 The state board of health was notified of several smallpox cases in Lorimor Union county The disease is believed brought from Fraser A strict quarantine is in place and locals expect to keep it under control The illness is described as a light form similar to what is common in the state It was initially thought to be chicken pox
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Lorimor
Union County
Fraser
Daley and Brewer Sentenced for Assault and Robbery
WINTERSET May 26 Judge Applegate of the district court sentenced Daley and Brewer, convicted of assault and robbery. Daley received an aggregate sentence of twenty-eight years at hard labor in Fort Madison penitentiary and Brewer twenty-three. They were bound for Fort Madison. Both were found guilty on four indictments with Daley on two indictments for which Brewer was acquitted.
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Daley
Brewer Enoch
Winterset
Applegate
District Court
Brewer
Fort Madison
Ritchie Appeals to Courts in Ottumwa May 25
Sam Ritchie, accused of leading a burglary gang that robbed the Eldon bank in 1897 and captured in Baltimore, has filed habeas corpus proceedings. Ottumwa police chief H. C. Williams and gambler Dick Dodd, who confessed to complicity and testified in other trials, have gone to Baltimore to identify the captive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bradley
Eldon
Sam Richie
Baltimore
Sluttes
Eldon Hotel
Chas. Stevens
Dick Dodd
Richie
Dodd
Stevens
Joe’ Menard
Bob Durkin
New York
Buck” Murry
Vermont
Fort Madison
Iowa
Ritchie
Coe
Cedar Rapids
Upper Iowa University
Des Moines
Lenox
Western
Athletic Association
Ward
Parsons
Boy Run Over by a Wagon in Indiana
A 9 year old son of A G Weston, a laborer at the new Presbyterian church, rode on a load of dirt and fell under a wagon. The hind wheel passed over his stomach, and he died about an hour later. The accident occurred in INDIANA on May 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianala
A. G. Weston
Tax assessment up in Pocanamas land and loan case
The land and loan company of Rolfe submitted 37,000 to the assessor in money and credits, the town board raised the assessment to 400,000, and it was compromised at 96,000 with 5,000 back taxes paid. Other similar cases from the town are in court but unlikely to be reached this term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocanamas
Land and Loan Company of
Rolfe
Five baby wolves shown in Des Moines meat market window
Five young wolves, about cat size with sharp noses and ears, are on display in a Sixth Avenue meat market window. Captured in the Coon River bottoms near a small town west of Des Moines, they remain lively but harmless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Sixth Avenue
Coon River
Brakeman Killed In Freight Train Accident
Tama, May 25. Roland J. Alexander of Tama died instantly after falling from the top of a freight train in Dayton Hollow. The brakeman dislocated his neck, had traded runs to come home for a few days vacation, and met his death on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAMA
Roland J. Alexander
T Ama
Dayton Hollow
Letter reports death of Gus Schultz in the Philippines
Friends in Council Bluffs received a letter from Wilbur Sparrow of the Twelfth United States infantry stationed near Grand Isle Luzon announcing the death of his comrade and neighbor Gus Schultz killed in the Philippines.
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Philippines
Council
Burrs
Council Bluffs
Wilbur Sparrow
Twelfth
United State Infantry
Grand Isle
Luzon
Gus Schultz
Saloon Battle Intensifies in Fairfield
In Fairfield on May 25 the Anti Saloon League escalates its campaign to close saloons. They have appealed to the district court and vow to remove saloons from the town amid a bitter factional struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Anti-Saloon League
Blanchard Announces Candidacy for Supreme Court Judge
State Senator Blanchard has entered the Republican nomination race for judge of the supreme court. The announcement comes from Blanchard as he seeks the high court seat, aiming to represent party principles in the upcoming field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard
Alcoba
The
Supreme Court
State University Wins the State Cup at Field Meet
State University topped the state field events with 51 points, Grinnell 27, Ames 21, Drake 7, Penn 7, and Cornell 7. A new pole vault record of 10 feet 6 inches was set. winners included Snider Grinnell in 100 yard dash, Brown S U in half mile run and 440 yard dash, Warner Drake in 16 pound shot, Palmer Ames in broad jump, Crouch Grinnell in 120 yard hurdles, Choate U S in two mile bicycle, and Chapman Drake in pole vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State ‘University
Gripnell
Des Moines
Univerity
Grimnell
Ames
Drake
Penn
Cornell
Snider
Gvrinkell
Banschbaugh
Brown
U. J
Warner
S. U
Palmer
Crouch
Grinnell
Choate
Lowe
Wilson
Rayner
Smith
Chapman
White
U. I
The Givin Murder Case In Givin Depot Shooting
Henry Fields, a colored miner at Hocking, is charged with murdering Waddie Elgar in the depot at Givin during clashes between white and colored groups over a baseball gathering. Inquest witnesses say Fields fired the fatal shot from behind the depot, and he has since vanished. a reward may be offered for his capture. Mills County fruit prospects in Glenwood indicate a large apple crop with favorable season and ample rainfall after a period of drought, raising hopes for a notable apple carnival and strong yields for grain and grass crops.
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Givin
Henry Fields
Hocking
Waddie Elgar
Fields
Millis County
Gileenwwoon
Mills County
Glenwood
Two Drown in Iowa River Incident
Henry Hacroft and Samuel Schrader, ages 23 and 24 from Ackley, drowned while fishing in the Jorwa river near Iowa. Their bodies were recovered. both were to be married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cevar
Henry Hacroft
Samuel Schrader
Ackley
Jorwa
Scod
Teenage elopement attempt ends in tragedy at BeLMOND
Phoebe Reeves, 16, daughter of a wealthy farmer, tried to elope with John Mellrath, a bartender. They were captured, and Reeves subsequently became a raving maniac. Mellrath remains in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmond
Phoebe Reeves
John Mellrath
Mellrath
Senate backs bill creating new federal court seat at Creston
A dispatch reports the United States Senate passed the house bill redividing the southern district of Iowa to add a new federal court seat at Creston. The bill, already approved by the house, awaits the president's signature to become law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
House
Iowa
Creston
Burlington
William Penrod, Jr
William Penrod
Sam Tarrington
Penrod
Spring Creek
Boer peace delegates visit Secretary Hay in Washington
The Boer peace commissioners met Secretary Hay who declined to discuss the talks. Hay, after consulting the president, released a statement saying the delegates argued at length for U S interven tion to end the South Africa conflict. He noted the president’s attempt at intervention with Britain declined by Lord Salisbury and said he must maintain impartial neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wshington
Hay
South Africa
United States
Pretoria
Lord Salisbury
GOOD TACTICS OF BUERS AT Vaal River FRINGE
Lord Roberts advances with two infantry divisions near the Vaal river base while Hamilton and French push ahead slashing the Dutch retreat. Press correspondents mock the burghers as panic driven, yet their rearguard actions including recapturing guns at the Rhenoster prove effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpox
Lord Roberts
Vaal
Hamilton
French
Aldershot
Redvers Buller
Spion Kop
Rhenoster River
William S Taylor Named Chief at Provident Life
William S Taylor, former Kentucky governor, moves to Indianapolis to serve as executive manager for William Boswell & Co. and Provident Savings Life Assurance Society. Headquarters planned in Indianapolis with possible future office move. he may remain in Indiana or attend the Philadelphia Republican convention as a Kentucky delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Kentucky
Memorial Stone Unveiled For Army of the Potomac
President McKinley and Cabinet attend Fredericksburg memorial ceremony as General Butterfield gifts a monument to the National Memorial Association. General Butterfield assists. burial of the dedication is delegated to Colonel Hill due to health. Masonic rites mark the ceremony with the Secretary of War accepting the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Fredericxabore
Var
Fifth Corps
McKinley
Miles
Army of the Potomac
Daniel Butterfield
National Memorial Association
Butterfield
Secretary of War
Colonel Hill
British Horse Reversed at Schroeper's Nek
An official bulletin reports a May 20 clash at Schroeper's Nek where sixty British cavalry met eighty Swaziland commandos. The fight lasted an hour with twenty seven British killed, twenty five wounded and eleven taken prisoner. Twenty five horses, two Maxim guns and ammunition were captured. Federals had one killed and one wounded. Also noted is the arrest of Charles Neeley in New York on May 23 on a civil suit alleging wrongful conversion of 45300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroepepla Nek
Preronta
Swaziland
Schroeper’s Nek
Charles Neeley
New York
Charles TF. W. Neeley
Post Office Department of
Havana
United States
Powers Arrested in Goebel Assassination Case Near Barberville
John Powers, brother of Secretary of State Powers, indicted for Goebel assassination, arrested in the Barberville mountains. Governor Beckham issues order dismissing the Democratic soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Powers
Franxfort
Powers
Goebel
Barberville
Beckham
Roberts Advance Across the Vaal River Reported
A British formation reportedly crossed the Vaal River by May 24 as fight lines moved north of Wolv Hoel. Communications from Wolf Hoek in the Orange Free State note scouts at Viljoons Drift, Boschbank mines intact, and no enemy on this side. Prefortra bulletin claims the British crossed near Parys and Vereeniging, with burghers advancing to resist.
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Ais
Vaal River
London
War Office
Roberts
Wolf Hoek
Orange Free State
Paris
Hamilton
Boschbank
Viljoon’s
Wolv Hoel
Hunter
Vryberg
Prefortra
Vaul
Grobler Drift
Parys
Vereeninging
Dutoit
Heilbron
Wolve Hoel
United States delivers new note to Turkish porte over indemnity
In Constantinople Lloyd C Griscom, US chargé d affaires, handed a fresh note to Tewfik Pasha after four weeks without reply to the April 24 indemnity demand. The note pressed for prompt settlement, signaling the United States will not wait long for an answer and that previous indulgence did not move the porte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Griscom
Turkey
Constantinople
United States Legation
Lloyd C. Griscom
United States
Tewfik Pasha
Porte
America
Warning to China on Boxers violence in China
United States officials instructed to demand prompt suppression of the Boxers and guarantees for Americans in China. Conger works with other powers but not in a concerted action. In Hu Peh two villages burned and many French missionaries’ converts killed. Shi Nan Fu forces ambushed. 26 soldiers dead. reinforcements from Ichang.
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United States
Conger
London
Shanghai
Szuchuan
Hu Peh
Shi Nan Fu
Ichang
Kruger Has Not Sued for Peace Says AP Report
The Associated Press notes no news from Kruger, direct or indirect, has reached Salisbury or any British department about ending hostilities. Peace is tied to military progress, with government officials unsure when cessation might occur. Boers are expected to press efforts in the United States before Kruger acts, though Salisbury doubts success there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
Associated Press
Kruger
Salisbury
United States
Methodists elect bishops on seventeenth ballot
In Cutcaco on May 23 Dr. D I Moore and Dr J W Hamilton were chosen bishops by the general conference on the seventeenth ballot Moore 535 Hamilton 510 The revision commission changes were adopted and women were admitted to annual conferences the major church issue for a generation will be resolved in their favor Separately Pretoria reports the Transvaal government will fight to the finish defending Johannesburg and not guaranteeing safety in case of further actions by the defense forces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutcaco
D. I. Moore
J. W. Hamilton
General Conference
Moore
Hamilton
Commission On Revision
Pretoria
Lonnon
Transvaal
Johannesry
Senate
Washington
Spooner
Wisconsin
Philippines
Islands
Congress
Carter
Montana
Clark
Wellington
Maryland
Senate Debates on Boer Commissioners Floor Privilege
Washington May 21 A Protecuals Assess ion to grant floor privilege to Boer commissioners drew Senate clash between Allen Nebraska and Davis of foreign relations chair. Resolution defeated 88 to 21 after sharp exchange. Post office appropriation bill passed final with 125000 for pneumatic tube contracts. House, under suspension, passed two labor bills extending eight hour law on government contracts and policing prison made goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Allen
Nebraska
National
Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
House
Renath
Washinton
Bacon
Georgi
Connecticut
Spooner
Vwisensin
Nebaska
Pettigrew
South Dakota
I House
Alaska
Secretary of War
Cape Nome
Sename
Morgan
Alabama
United States
Philippine Islands
Lode
Congress
Uufoll
Carter
Montana
Smith
Martin Mariinis
Clark. Co . House
Embezzlement Charges Against Neely Hit $450000
New York reports Charles F. W. Neely, former chief financial agent of the Cuban postal service, is jailed on charges of embezzling nearly $450,000. He allegedly stole $45,300.26 and fraudulently obtained $400,000 by selling stamps ordered destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles F. W. Neely
Postal Service
Cuba
Budlow Street
Lord Roberts Held Up At Rhenoster River
Lord Roberts infantry advance is checked at the Rhenoster river for a day or two due to deep water. The banks are steep and about forty feet high. A pontoon and temporary bridge are being constructed to resume crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhenoster
London
Lord Roberts
Rhenoster River
Compulsory Insurance Act Defeated in Swiss Vote
In Benny Switzerland on May 20 the compulsory accident and illness insurance bill was rejected by the people by a large margin. The measure, supported by the assembly, would have cost the confederation funds with a plan for broad coverage, but the final tally was 420000 against and 150000 in favor, a defeat by about 170000 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny
Switzerland
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Moulton Tribune
A. F. Coraig
Moulton
Emg
Imperial Council of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Boone, Story, Marshall
Dallas
Polle
Jasper
Madison
Warren
Marion
Sa‘loon
Foster
Theatrical Trust
W. P. Chase
Chase
Maurice Barrymon
Arthur’ Dunn
Chautauqua
Spurrier
the Vaal
the News IN
Buers
William S. Taylor
China
Nousak
Secretary of the Navy
Georgia
Plat
Coud
Hale
States
Judiciary Committee
T de Houxe
Committee On Ways and Means
Confess
Neeley
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