County Supervisors Confront Board of Control Rift
Ames Iowa January meeting of county supervisors condemns state policy on care of incurable insane and urges counties to keep patients locally. Resolution declares counties can care for the homeless and insane cheaper and nearer friends, with emphasis on state funding and legislative action. Discussion also covers transient paupers proceedings publication roads.
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Ames
Iowa
State Association of County Supervisors
Polk County
Frank Morris
Des Moines
Board of Control
Morris
Boards of Supervisors
Teachout
General Assembly
Shortage in State Funds At Mt. Pleasant Asylum
Des Moines Iowa January 19 one of the most sensational issues in state administration centers on the accounts of Dr H A Gilman late superintendent of the Mt Pleasant insane asylum He was trustee of large funds and the shortage now runs to about 16000 with possible further items The losses may prompt a legislative appropriation to cover the deficit following his death the accounts had long been in bad shape and could not be fully accounted for
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Des Moines
Iowa
H. A. Gilman
Mt. Pleasant
Gilman
Dolan Sues J C Hubinger Co for 50000 Damages
In Keokuk Iowa January 18 the superior court opened the trial of Thomas Dolan a minor versus the J C Hubinger Co to recover 50000 for injuries from a rock thrown by a street car motorman after West Keokuk boys placed rocks on the track The company denies liability and the case had reached the Supreme Court on demurrer before this trial.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Thomas Dolan
J. C. Hubinger Co
Supreme Court
Dolan
West Keokuk
Iowa Retail Grocers' Association Incorporates
Des Moines Iowa Jan 18 The Iowa Retail Grocers Association filed articles of incorporation with the county recorder. It is a trade group for promoting retail grocers interests and has no capital stock. Officers are Eugene Buttles president N S Johnson vice president Ira B Thomas secretary John W Ray treasurer. Executive committee members include W S Peck W C Scruby S A Wolcott C E Curl L S Peckham H Brenhost.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Retail Grocers’ Association
County Recorder
Eugene Buttles
N. S. Johnson
Ira B. Thomas
John W. Ray
W. S. Peck
W. C. Scruby
S. A. Wolcott
C. E
Use Of Liquor In The Army In Temperance Talk
The Evangelical Alliance in Cincinnati heard two temperance addresses. Rev. F M Wells, ex chaplain of the 1st Tennessee at Manila, warned of liquor among soldiers noting 300 traveling liquor salesmen in the Philippines and liquor on transports and the battleship Indiana. He cited officers seen drunk and claimed 90 percent of soldier illnesses stem from liquor. Clinton N Howard followed outlining reform work in Rochester.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Evangelical Alliance Today
F. M. Wells
Chaplin
1St Tennessee
Manilla
Philippines
Indiana
Clinton N. Howard
Rochester
Haddock Murder Recalled Indictee Henry Peters Alive in Oklahoma
Sioux City recalls the 1886 Haddock murder as Oklahoma reports Henry Peters, indicted in the case, survived a brewery furnace rumor and is living in the territory. Local memory linked Peters to the crime and speculation over his fate after the deed.
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Henry Peters
Oklahoma
Sioux City
Iowa
George C. Haddock
Haddock Peters
Mrs Ella Cline Named Delegate to National Suffrage Convention
Mrs Ella Cline has been appointed as delegate to the National Woman's Suffrage Association convention in Washington DC from February 8 to 11. One delegate per congressional district, reflecting her work with the Political Equality Club of Muscatine and advocacy for equal suffrage. She plans to leave for Washington early in February.
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Ella Cline
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Washington, D. C
Cline
Political Equality Club
Muscatine
Washington
Ornithologist Notes Birds Die By Self-Action
An ornithologist says birds frequently die by their own actions. A man who opens his heart should shut his mouth. A man hates looking at his watch most when it runs wrong.
Vessels long reach likely uses yard arms in maneuver
The note observes that a ship performing a long reach probably uses its yard arms to achieve the turn. It treats sailing rigging as the key factor in this maneuver and hints at traditional yard arm assistance in networking with the wind.
Old Man Jokes About Funeral Seen as Creepy
A remark about funerals by an elderly man is described as creepier than if spoken by a younger man, reflecting how age affects perceived humor in morbid topics.
People who say they only associate with nice folks
A remark notes that people who claim to restrict their social circle to “nice” individuals often reveal odd judgments about who qualifies as nice. It suggests the idea may reflect bias or selective perception rather than a clear standard of kindness.
Troops for Buller Near Ladysmith in January Clash
The report states Gen Buller’s force near Ladysmith totals about 40 000 with 50 guns as transports push forward to Durban and reinforcements move up from Colenso. A Durban dispatch claims Buller is within 12 miles of Ladysmith and Warren is six miles behind. Buller telegraphs from Spearmans Camp noting action against Boer forces west of Acton Homes after engagement with mounted troops.
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Ladysmith
Warren
London
Durban
Lord Dundonald
Buller
War Office
Spearman’s
The
Daily Mail
Chieveley
Colenso
Hold Their Own as Trade Conditions See Little Change
Bradstreet observers steady general trade and prices with large seasonal demand and quiet speculation. Spring dry goods demand and stronger new prices show confidence, while iron and steel activity remains steady, steel rail inquiries rise, and cereals face abroad stock pressure though corn and oats firm on foreign demand. Lumber, especially white pine, stays strong due to tighter stocks and smaller cuts in the Northwest.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Buslness
Iron and Steel
West
Chicago
Northwestern
War Dispatches Describe Cape Columnist Engagements And Rumors
Field Cornet Heilblum killed and TM burghers were killed or wounded with 15 prisoners taken. Two British soldiers killed and two wounded. Rob erts reports on Cape Colony movements including Australians ambushed with casualties. Rumors of relief at Ladysmith and Buller’s maneuvers circulate without verification.
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Cornet Heilblum
War Office
Lord Roberts
Cape Colony
National Live Stock association closes in Fort Worth
The third annual convention in Fort Worth ends with plans to meet next year in Salt Lake City. Delegates endorse the Nicaragua canal project, admit New Mexico and Oklahoma to statehood, and urge Congress to fund agricultural colleges nationwide.
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Fort Worth Tex
National Live Stock Association
Salt Lake City
Nicaragua Canal
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Congress
Innocent Man Hanged Over Old Gales Township Crime
Redmond Falls Minnesota reports that Slover, dying in California, confessed to killing Moses Lufkins in Gales township about twelve years ago, not William Rose who was hanged after a second trial. Rose had claimed innocence from the gallows while alleging Slover’s guilt.
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Redmond Falls
Minn
Slover
California
Moses Lufkins
Gales Township
William Rose
Rose
Grace Lufkins
Reading of counter claims in Kentucky governor contest progresses
Frankfort Kentucky January 20 The contest boards hear the counter claims of republican incumbents argue over admissibility and partial striking after admission The session adjourns without finishing The Republicans subpoenaed 2700 witnesses as stated by ex Gov Bradley seeking maximum time for the board
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Frankfort
Bradley
Secor Arrested in New York for Milwaukee Embezzlement
Leroy W. Secor, charged with embezzling $17,000 from Goodrich Transportation of Milwaukee, was arrested in New York City following the allegations.
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New York
Leroy W. Secor
Goodrich Transportation Company
Milwaukee
Wages Rise Ten Percent For Cincinnati Furniture Firms
Cincinnati furniture firms concede a ten percent wage increase for wood carvers after negotiations that followed requests made last week. The agreement affects all local manufacturers and aims to raise pay for skilled workers.
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Cincinnati
Baseball star Martin Bergen kills family then dies
North Brookfield Massachusetts January 20. Martin Bergen catcher for the Boston Nationals fatally wounds his wife and two children with an ax and a razor before apparently killing himself. Believed to be insane neighbors discover the bodies. Bergen, 29, had an erratic disposition and prior hints of mental distress.
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Suliide
North Brookfield
Mass
Martin Bergen
Boston
Bergen
Liergen
Robbers Loot Silver Lake Bank After Night Break-In
In Kosciusko county, the Commercial bank at Silver Lake was robbed Thursday night of 3500. Five charges of nitroglycerin opened the safe and the gang fled on a hand car to North Manchester. Clerk William Price was severely wounded resisting the burglars as a posse pursued them, 15 miles behind at Columbia City. Insurance covers the loss. In Ellersville, a bank ten miles north of Bloomington was robbed Friday morning, with about 1500 reported stolen.
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Rochester
Ind
Silver Lake
Kosciusko County
North Manchester
William Price
Columbia City
Indiana
Fidelity and Casualty Company
New York
Bloomington
Bank of Ellersville
Here
Congress Likely to Permit Reburial of Jones in Arlington
The proposal to remove the bones of Commodore John Paul Jones from Paris and bury them in Arlington cemetery may gain congressional approval if doubts about identifying the grave of the naval hero are resolved. The grave had been neglected and nearly forgotten.
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Washington
Jon Paul Jones
Paris
Arlington Cemetery
Congress
Vault Foreman Crushed by Falling Door at Bank
E. B. Mack of National Safe and Lock in Chicago was killed when a 3,000 pound vault door toppled during installation at Citizens' Bank in Benton Harbor. He had arrived from Chicago only two hours earlier.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
E. BB. Mack
National Safe & Lock Company
Chicago
Citizens’ Bank
Mack
Plague outbreaks and notable deaths in current events
Reports from Honolulu state 28 plague deaths in the current outbreak and the spread linked to merchandise. In Cedar Falls Iowa former legislator Edward Townsend dies of lung trouble. India faces 41 million rupees in relief costs as 2,200 plague cases in Britain and 27 million in native states are reported. Susan G. Tevis of San Francisco inherits most of Lloyd Tevis’s estate valued around 7 thousand dollars. A major railway workers conference opens in St. Louis behind closed doors to discuss service grievances. A fire at Watseka Masonic temple destroys the building and local bank, with losses near 25 thousand. In East St. Louis a man fatally shoots C Frank Gennetti in a depot waiting room incident.
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Henry Twells
Honolulu
Washington
Edward Townsend
Cedar Falla
Iowa State Normal School
Government of India
Susan G. Tevis
San Francisco
Lloyd Tevis
Laclede
St. Louis
Masonic Temple
Watseka
Ill
B. Segur
First National Bank
Masonic Building
East St. Louis
Thomas Flynn
Jacksonville
C. Frank Gennetti
Washington Cables on Panay Operations and Insurgent Actions
General Otis reports from Manila that Hughes crosses Panay mountains and captures rifled cannon. MacArthur notes multiple surrenders, captures of officers, and depots with rice. Bates describes Schwan’s cavalry refitting at Batangas and Wheaton's troops moving toward Lemery and Taal amid mountain opposition. Passages mention 25 rifles surrendered, 130 rifles captured, and several leaders seized or killed.
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Washington
War Department
Otis
Manila
Hughes
San Jose de Buena Vista
Panay
San Joaquin
Antique
Egana
Sibalom
San Jose
MacArthur
Fleda Blanca
Manibaug
McRae
Mescardo
Galang
Sullivan
Houle
Malolos
van Horn
Ladrones
Santa Cruz
Mabalacat
Hizon
Bates
Schwan
Batangas
Wheaton
Lemery
Taal
Calamba
Young
Vigan
Randolph Light Battery
Helena
Nashville
Albany Province
Satar
Leyte
Witness Shoots Self in Rushford Case
Oshkosh Wis Jan 20 during jury instruction in Campfield murder trial Ed Laker key state witness shot himself in Rushford relatives notified. Condition of death not yet confirmed and event caused a sensation in the area.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Campfield
Rushford
Ed Laker
Great Northern plans 2,000,000 tons iron ore shipments
A West Superior Wis special reports the Great Northern Railway has contracts with vessels to move about 2,000,000 tons of iron ore from two docks in St. Paul Minnesota this season. The carrier may add more ships as needed, depending on mine output and railroad capacity.
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St. Paul, Minn
West Superior
Wis
Great Northern Railway Company
Great Northern
President grants Homer Bird death sentence respite to March 16 1900
Washington January 26 1900 news reports the president has granted a respite in the Homer Bird murder case. Bird, under a death sentence for murder in Alaska, will have until March 16 1900 for further examination of circumstances surrounding the case.
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Washington
Homer Bird
Alaska
Emperor Accepts Wittek Ministry Resignation
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph accepted the resignation of Dr. H. Von Wittek's cabinet and tasked Dr. Von Koerber with forming a new ministry in Austria.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
H. von Wittek
von Koerber
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