Pat Crowe Surrounded in St Joseph Escape Reported
In St Joseph Pat Crowe was surrounded in a local hotel early today but escaped. Police believe he remains in the city as detectives and patrolmen report interacting with him and fearing capture. Omaha authorities await word while E A Cudahy denies pressuring for an alibi in the Cudahy kidnapping case.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Pat Crowe
St. Joe
Scott
Crowe
Omaha
Cudahy
St. Joseph
Neb
E. A. Cudahy
Packer
Mr. Cudahy
River Street
Paddock
Pinkerton
Rock Island Extends Rail Line Toward El Paso
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad has awarded a contract to extend from Liberal Kansas to El Paso Texas. The 300 mile 10 month project will run via Santa Rosa New Mexico and the Canadian and Pecos river valleys. Creech Lee and Craney Bros. hold 100 miles of the line.
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Great Rock Island Railroad
Mexico
Kansas City
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
el Paso
Tex
Rock Island
California
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Rock Island Railroad
Liberal
Kaw
Fort Worth
Southern Pacific Railroad
Santa Rosa
N. M
Pecos
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Colorado
Creech & Lee and Craney Bros
Luckiest Man in Iowa Wins Sioux City Mansion Prize
B M Bills a Vinton jeweler won the John Peirce mansion in a Sioux City Christmas raffle. The $57,000 house plus $5,000 land = $62,000 total value. Ticket 35 360 cost $1. Peirce, once a Sioux City boom figure, built a stone mansion with cable cars. Bills is described as wealthy and a junior partner in J A Bills & Son.
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Sioux City
Iowa
B. M. Bills
Vinton
John Peirce
Bills
Ninth
Jackson Streets
Petree
Hills
J. A. Bills & Son
Died Far From Home Secretary Brady Of McClure Dies In Rome
Albert A. Brady secretary of the S S McClure Company died Sunday in Rome Italy He was 38 born in Wapello Iowa He studied at Knox College Davenport and helped found McClure's Magazine He married Harriet Wakefield and is survived by two children His body will be brought back for burial.
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New York
Albert A. Brady
S. S. McClure Company
Rome
Italy
Brady
Wappelo
Davenport
Knox College
S. McClure
John &. Phillips
McClure
Oscar W. Brady
Davenport Daily Times
McClure Co
Harriet Wakefield
Bloomington
Ills
Bryan to speak at Chicago Jackson Day banquet
William Jennings Bryan will answer ex-President Cleveland's criticism of the Democratic party at the W. J. Bryan league banquet in Chicago on January 8 at the Sherman house. It is his first public speech since his second presidential defeat. Others expected to speak include ex Gov William J Stone Carmack and possibly Governor Beckham.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
William Jennings Bryan
Cleveland
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
William J. Stone
Missouri
Congressman Carmack
Tennessee
Burke
Beckham
Kentucky
Bishop Hale Dead After Christmas Day Passing
The Rev Charles R Hale longtime Davenport Episcopal bishop died in Cairo NL on Christmas Day. He authored many ecclesiastical works and owned the nation’s finest liturgical library. His estate is valued at 50000 dollars. Burial will be in Philadelphia beside his wife. He is survived by brother W W Hale of Alden Ireland and two sisters in the East.
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Charles R. Hale
Davenport
Cairo
Hale
United States
Philadelphia
W. W. Hale
Alden
East
Bryan sends greetings to Leavenworth and Kansas supporters
Wm J Bryan wires from Lincoln to the Evening Standard greeting his political friends in Leavenworth and Kansas. He says democracy principles endure and fusion policies will be vindicated as the public returns to the fathers teachings and republic traditions in the new century.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Wm.j. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Evening Standard
Kansas
Engineer John Norton Fatally Struck at Eldora Yard
Iowa Central engineer John Norton, age unknown, was struck on the head as a moving engine operated through Eldora yards. Norton suffered a fractured skull and is expected to die. Authorities suspect foul play by an enemy.
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Marshalltown
Wee
John Norton
Iowa Central
Eldora Yards
Singers Contest Draws Two Thousand From Iowa to Ottumwa
Two thousand singers from across Iowa gathered at the Grand Opera House in Ottumwa for the Great Annual Festival. Contest winners included A. W. Jones Pekay bass solo and Hiteman Choral Union in multiple categories. Nearly $1,000 was cleared, and Ottumwa is favored to host next year’s event with Albia pushing for the honor.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Grand Opera House
Wales
A. W. Jones
Pekay
Williamsburg
Hiteman Choral Union
Lizzie Truman
W. B. Powell
C. G. Keyhoe
Maggiie Williams
Hiteman Choir
W. J. Davis
Edith Edmunds
Ottum
Hiteman
Albia
Eisteddfod Association of
Remains of Father Marquette Unearthed Near Frankfort
Ann Arbor railway officials report the exhumation of what may be Father Marquette near Frankfort Michigan. Only a skull and partial bones remain and experts say they belong to a white man. A beads and cross fragment near the head is noted. The Michigan Historical Society claims evidence of burial there in 1675. A riverbed shift uncovered the remains during work on a summer hotel site. Historians await a thorough investigation.
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Toledo
Ann Arbor
Father Marquette
Frankfort
Mich
The
Michigan Historical Society
Michigan
San Francisco man nets 35000 with 250 stake in faro win
Seattle reporting David Allen a San Francisco Klondike passenger on the Dolphin staged a remarkable faro run in Dawson. From $2.50 he won $25,000 in four days and ultimately $35,000. Two houses cashed out his play while two others quit early. He allocated $8,000 to stake friends.
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Seattle
Wash
Faro Bank
Dawson
David Allen
San Francisco
Dolphin
Allen
Lynch Threat Fails as Sheriff Moves Prisoner to Jail
A mob of about fifty residents from White Hall Illinois went to Carrollton at midnight to lynch Tobe Shenkel after allegations he robbed and assaulted Grace Giller. The sheriff rushed the prisoner to Madison county jail to prevent the mob, and another attempt is believed likely.
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White Hall
Ill
Carrollton
Tobe Shenkel
Grace Giller
Madison County
Brotherhood of American Yeoman Meeting Tonight
Archers call for a regular meeting of the Brotherhood of American Yeoman this evening at 7 30 in G A R Hall. Important matters will be presented for discussion and action.
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Brotherhood of American Yeoman
G. A. R. Hall
Teachers Arriving for Iowa State Teachers' Convention
Des Moines reports a large influx of teachers for the Iowa State Teachers' Association convention. President W R Harper of Chicago University, and President W O Riddell will speak. Round tables start sessions with a Savery reception to follow at the Auditorium.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
W. R. Harper
Chicago University
W. O. Riddell
Round Tables
Savery
Association
Barrett
Harper
State Teachers’ Association
Riddell
Davenport
Dubuque
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Miss Alta Rockefeller Engaged to Iowa Born Prentice
Davenport mourns the engagement of Alta Rockefeller daughter of the Standard Oil magnate to E Parmelee Prentice of Chicago born in Davenport. Prentice, Amherst and Harvard educated, later solicitor for Illinois Steel, with Mutual Life Investments handling Chicago funds.
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Miss Rockefeller
Iowa
Davenport
Alta Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Worima
E. Parmelee Prentice
Chicago
United States
Prentices
Albany
New York
Mr. Prentice
Amherst College
Harvard
University of Chicago
Illinois Steel Company
Sartell Prentice
Parmalee
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Rockefeller
Murdered Millionaire in Savannah Hallway Ambush
Frank Richardson a Savannah millionaire fourteen miles northeast of St. Joseph was shot in the back of the head in his home hallway Monday night soon after 9 oclock. He died within minutes without uttering a word as an unknown assailant fled.
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St. Joseph
Frank Richardson
Savannah
Vacant Company Positions in Iowa Cities
General H. M. Byers will fill three vacant company positions in three Iowa cities. The announcement notes forthcoming appointments and details to follow in official notices.
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Iowa
Weather Outlook for Iowa from Chicago Report
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with warmer temperatures. Chicago dispatch notes Iowa outlook includes cloudy skies and higher warmth through the next day.
Iowa Guard Units Vacated in 50th 51st and 5S1st Iowa
The Iowa National Guard notes three companies have vacated towns Atlantic Winterset and Albia. Keokuk hosts Co A 50th Iowa Creston hosts Co G 51st Iowa and Des Moines hosts Co H 5S1st Iowa.
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Iowa National Guard
Atlantic
Winterset
Albia
Iowa
Keokuk
Co. G
Creston
Co. H
Des Moines
Indian Goes on the Rampage Near Eufaula
John Tiger, a ferryman and full-breed Indian from Muskogee, attacked after drinking, killing Dave Porter and a mover named Johnson, wounding Jesse Keck and Bud Taylor, and prompting a gunfight with Deputy Marshal Johnson before surrendering. Tiger’s arm may be amputated amid widespread indignation over liquor. J. Smith also wounded T. Thompson in a separate shooting near Checotah.
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Muskogee
I. T
John Tiger
Arkansas River
Eufaula
L. B. Roeper
Roper
Tiger
Jesse Keck
Dave Porter
Chief Porter
Johnson
Missouri
Bud Taylor
Iger
Marshal Johnson
J. Smith
Checotah
T. Thompson
Thompson
Christians killed as mob sets fire to Albanian church
A Salonica dispatch reports Bashi Bazouks surrounded a Greek church at Bania Albania during a service and set it afire after smashing windows. Worshipers attempting escape were driven back into the flames, twenty perished and many others were wounded by stones and knives.
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Vienna
Salonica
Bania
Albania
Demise of J A Crow at Grandview
A telegram reports the death of John A. Crow at Grandview from consumption. Despite efforts by Chicago specialists and Drs Morgridge and Weaver, health failed after a Phoenix trip with wife and daughter. He died on the return journey at his brother in law’s home in Grandview, leaving a wife four children his mother three brothers and four sisters.
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John A. Crow
Grandview
Chicago
Morgridge
Weaver
Phoenix
Ariana
Wapello
Funeral of Samuel Borgstadt at Family Residence
Samuel Borgstadt died at two o clock yesterday morning from Brights disease after a two year illness. The funeral was held this afternoon from the family residence. He was twenty four and highly esteemed by his associates. His death grieves his mother six brothers and three sisters and many friends.
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Samuel Borgstadt
Mr. Borgstadt
Bright
Miller and Bishop Wed at Eliza Illinois in 1900
Mr Adna Miller and Miss Nora Belle Bishop of Eliza Illinois were married at 616 East Sixth street at eleven o clock a m December 26 1900 Rev L B Hix of the First L B church officiated They dined with Mr and Mrs John Noble on the Anderson farm east of the city Mrs Noble a Miller sister and Mr Noble witnessed the ceremony
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Adna Miller
Nora Belle Bishop
Eliza, Illinois
East Sixth Street
L. B. Hix
First
L. B
Incorrigible Laughlin Re Arrested for Threats
Clarence Laughlin, recently released from county jail for robbing a man at Meister's saloon, is jailed again for threatening his parents. Earlier a Front Street quarrel led him to slash his opponent above the eye with a knife.
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Clarence Laughlin
Meister
Opening of Grand Promises Finest Society Event in Muscatine
Muscatine's new Grand opera house readies for an elaborate opening of Shores Acres produced by Jas A Hearne. John Johnston, builder, oversees finishing touches as the Shore Acres company arrives. The elite expect a leading social event with gowns and jewelry, doors at 7 30 p m, first overture 8 15, curtain at 8 30.
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Muscatine
Mr. Johnston
St. Louis
Order and Muscatine Society
Monroe
Commercial Club
Bar Harbor
Maine
Berry Farmhouse
Berry Lighthouse
Flora de Voss Company
Sol Smith Russell
United Brethren Church Christmas Program Delights
Decorations of holly and evergreen adorned the United Brethren church for a Christmas entertainment Monday evening. A very interesting program was presented and children enjoyed a jolly visit from Santa who distributed candy to all.
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United Brethren Church
Pleasant Hill Christmas Dinner At Paradise Corner
At Pleasant Hill farm on Paradise avenue and Cottage Grove Mr and Mrs J S Hitchcock hosted relatives for a five course Christmas dinner. Toasters included C S Millar Lee Riggs and J S Hitchcock. The day featured orchard games candy nuts fruit and music with 38 guests including Emma and Lee Riggs Toledo Iowa Winfield Barbers Baltimore Maryland and Clara Millar Mt Vernon Iowa.
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Pleasant Hill Farm
Paradise Avenue
Cottage Grove
J.S. Hitchcock
C. 5. Millar
Lee Riges
J. S. Hitchcock
Emma and
Lee Riggs
Toledo
Winfield Barbers
Baltimore, Md
Clara Millar
Mt. Vernon
New Year’s Eve Dance at the Armory
December 31 1900 crowd gathers for a ball at the Armory to usher in the new year with music and celebration at Co C’s event marked by festive dancing and seasonal cheers.
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Armory. Co
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Illinois
Pres
H. M
Byers
Indi
Chris
ANS
J. A. Crow
Miller Bishop
Johnston
Jas. A. Hearne
United Brethren
U. B
Pleasant Hill
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