Democrats of Iowa Nominate Delegates for Kansas City
Des Moines May 4 Iowa Democrats in convention nominated Sato Sells of Vinton Charles Walsh of Ottumwa John S Murguay of Dubuque George Baker of Davenport as delegates andAlternates Edward B Evans Avin Wagenen L T Garing Daniel P Stubbs to Kansas City They endorsed the Chicago platform denounced the gold standard and avoided the 16 to 1 ratio Murphy was chosen by convention supporters of free silver The body also expressed sympathy for the Boers and backed popular election of U S senators
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Kansas City
Sato Sells
Vinton
Charles &. Walsh
Ottumwa
John S. Murguy
Dubuque
George Baker
Davenport
Edward B. Evans
Avin Wagenen
Sioux City
L. T. Garing
Mills County
Daniel P. Stubbs
Fairfield
Iowa Democrats
Bryan
Jim
Chicago
John S. Murphy
Jeremiah B. Sullivan
Creston
Douglas Deremore
Waukon
Sullivan
William J. Bryan
Butler
United States
Harmony marks Michigan Republican state convention proceedings
Detroit May 4 harmony defined the Republican state convention with no anticipated floor fights delegates and candidates discussed gubernatorial prospects as Washtenaw county feud delayed seating. Townsend chaired temporary setup with Heck er Blodgett Parnall as at large delegates McPherson won fourth place and Gerrit Dickema led the state central committee. Des Moines May 4 Democratic state central committee members were elected in six districts N C Roberts E B Carr D A Lyon George Huffman W R Hart J B Romaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic State Central Committee
George A. Huffman
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
A. E. Jackson
Iowa City
J. W. Rowans
Denison
Treasury
Detroit
Mich
Russell House
Washtenaw County
Charles E. Townsend
Jackson
Frank J. Hecker
Delos A. Blodgett
Grand Rapids
William E. Parnall
Calumet
William MecPherson
Howell
Frank W. Gilchrist
Alpena
McPherson
Albert S. Glasgow
Herbert S. Sands
Pentwater
William Barre
Saginaw
John N. McCall
Ithaca
Gerrit J. Dickema
Holland
State Central Committee
Stanley W. Turner
L. G. Wilcox
Bay City
Perry Hannah
Traverse City
McKinley
N. C. Roberts
Lee
EB. M. Carr
Delaware
D. A. Lyon
Howard
Polk
W. R. Hart
Ringgold
J. B. Romaus
Crawiford
Methodist Conference Celebrates First Century Growth
Chicago May 4 The Methodist Episcopal church reports from 61 000 communicants in 1800 to 6 000 000 by 1900 as population grows fourteenfold and the denomination ninety sevenfold. Bishops urge removal of time limits, caution ministers on capital and labor debates, and condemn anti canteen laws while opposing saloon influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Methodist Episcopal Church
Green Bay
United States
General Conference
Edward G. Andrews
Board of Bishops
Wesley
Jesus
Dewey reviews military pageant at G A I encampment
Admiral Dewey reviewed a military pageant during the Illinois G A I encampment in Jacksonville. Thousands gathered as trains arrived and the Fifth Regiment guarded the reviewing stand before Dewey's party proceeded to St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
His
Admiral Dewey
Iinois
Linceis National Guards
Sons of Veterans
Grand Army
St. Louis
Bitter race for school commissioner in Menasha
In Menasha Wisconsin 127 ballots were cast Wednesday night for school commissioner with John Callahan as the leading candidate. No result was reached and the council adjourned at 10 AM for two weeks amid bitter clashes and religious tensions. The dispute over non resident teachers adds high stakes to the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menasha
Wis
Common Council
John Callahan
Suspects Arrested in Valise Theft of 820000 Gold Nuggets
Detectives arrested Thomas Neveu and Sadie Carroll after recovering a valise with 820,000 in gold nuggets and papers stolen from Mrs. M. J. Neveu at 200 Illinois Street. Carroll allegedly induced Neveu to drug his mother to steal the valise to join her lover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. J. Neveu
Linois Street
Frank Stible
John Trown
Thomas Neveu
Sadie Carroll
Baseball Scores and a Horse Case from Eau Claire
Baseball scores from National and American leagues noted with wins for Brooklyn over New York and Milwaukee over Kansas City among others. A separate Eau Claire report says police seek Henry Fisher on charges he sold a mortgaged horse, claiming the mortgage was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Eau Claire
Wis
Higgins
Sheriff Steig
Whitehall
Henry
Fisher
Steie
Iowa Governor Shaw denies vice presidential hopes
Chicago May 4 Governor Leslie M Shaw of Iowa a lay delegate to the Methodist conference stayed at the Auditorium hotel on Wednesday He said he has no aspirations for the vice presidency and has not heard Hepburn's name mentioned outside a Washington dispatch in The Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Auditorium Hotel
Hepburn
Washington
Tribune
Nethersole Sues Easton for 20000 Damages in DC Court
Actress Olga Nethersole filed suit in the supreme court of the District of Columbia seeking 20000 damages from Rev. Thomas C. Easton pastor of the Eastern Presbyterian Church. Attorneys say Easton labeled Miss Nethersole a lewd woman in a sermon on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Olga Nethersole
Thomas C. Easton
Eastern Presbyterian Church
Miss Nethersole
Man fatally crushed by running exhaust fan in Chicago
George Vaughn was oiling a moving exhaust fan when he slipped and fell into the machinery. He was severely crushed and died en route to St. Luke's Hospital after an ambulance transport began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Vaughn
St. Luke's Hospital
Baden-Powell accuses Boers of brutal warfare at Mafeking
London dispatch reports Baden-Powell condemning Snyman for firing on native women and children. The Standard correspondent notes heavy Boer guns along the Bloemfontein line and attempts to encircle the enemy near Kroonstad. Colonel Baden-Powell cites killings and flogging of captured natives and criticizes Snyman for not replying to protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baden-Powell
London
Bloemfontein
The
Standard
Thaba N’chu
Rundle
Burcghera
Lan Hamilton
Highland Brigade
Vallrantz
Tucker
Karee Siding
Brandfort
Kroonstad
Vet River
Snyman
Barden- Powell
Mafeking
Stadt
Boer Delegates Depart Rotterdam for New York Journey
Boer delegates led by Dr. Leyds boarded the Maasdam bound for New York amid Dutch and Transvaal flags, with speeches praising liberty and unity lasting through the voyage. The London corresp notes estimated six weeks for the war’s duration and potential Pretoria entry by Lord Roberts. A separate Iowa fire killed one child and injured others, and in Washington the Senate Post Office committee heard Faulkner push 1 million for pneumatic tube service in big cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotterdam
Maasdam
New York
Leyds
Transvaal
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Orange Free State
Fischer
Holland
America
the Evening Post
London
South Africa
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Free State
Washington
Senate Committee On
Faulkner
Potter files for divorce after desertion cites actor wife
Newport R I May 4 All rumors ended when James Brown Potter began suit for divorce. The case is pending in the state with desertion listed as the cause. Mrs. Potter is described as an actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. L
James Brown Potter
Fire destroys Union hotel and nearby shops in Brownsburg
A 11:15 P M Wednesday blaze in Brownsburg Indiana destroyed the Union hotel built in 1837 and spread to J C Walker's barber shop and a Salmn livery barn. Owner George Salmon notes 2500 loss with 1000 insurance. Davis tenant reports 1500 with 500 insurance. Walker and Bell Burns lose about 75. Albert Miller building damage around 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsburg
Ind
Union Hotel
J. C. Walker
Benjamin Salmon
Indianapolis
George Salmon
O. M. Davis
Barber
Bell & Burns
Albert Miller
Jury pool exhausted in Sutton case trial
Lansing May 4 The panel of thirty jurors drawn for Colonel Eli Sutton's trial on state military fraud charges was exhausted at noon without a verdict and twenty four salesmen were ordered drawn. Judge Wiest barred any juror with fixed opinions on Generals White or Marsh, making a jury hard to secure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing, Mich
Eli Sutton
Wiest
Sutton
White
Marsh
Wisconsin board chief clears reformatory in shooting case
Madison May 4 President Lyon of the state board of control returned from Green Bay where he investigated a report that the reformatory superintendent and assistant were absent during the shooting of an escaping prisoner by Guard Wright. He found the charge not true. Assistant Superintendent Thomas was at the institution and at the time of the shooting dining with Senator DeVos. The coroner’s jury exonerated Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Lyon
State Board of Control
Green Bay
Reformatory
Wright
Thomas
Devos
Wisconsin man pleads guilty to assault with intent
LaCrosse May 4 Joseph Praus a cripple pleaded guilty before Judge Brindley to assault with intent to do great bodily harm against old Joseph Ausfelder owner of a boarding house and saloon. He was committed to jail for six months at hard labor after time already served awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaCrosse
Wis
Joseph Praus
Joseph Ausfelder
Brindley
Praus
Died from injuries after bonfire accident in Brillion
Brillion Wisconsin May 4 Cora Krueger six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Krueger died from shock yesterday morning after her dress caught fire while playing near a bonfire in a back yard. Nearby men C C Williams and August Bruss rushed to smother the flames and were badly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brillion
Wis
Cora Krueger
Charles Krueger
C. C. Williams
August Bruss
Pere Marquette Stockholders Confirm Lease of Saginaw Line
Detroit on May 4 reports the Pere Marquette stockholders at their annual meeting affirmed the board of directors action to lease the Saginaw Tuscola and Huron railway several weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Pere Marquette Railway
Central rail men reach agreement to resume work
Officials and strikers of the New York Central railway have reached an agreement and the men will return to work. Also noted are a Paris exposition bribery reveal implicating Director General Picard and a fatal coal mine incident in Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Railway
Picard
Sheridan Cox
Kokomo
Ind
London
Danish West Indies
Harrison Gray Otis
Los Angeles
Cal
Allis
Milwaukee
Twenty-sixth
United States Infantry
Panay
Philippine Islands
American Axe and Tool Company
Glassport
Pittsburg
Denver
Colo
Chicago Markets. d. Toher & Co. Brokers
H. E. McKay manages the Mascatine office as Toher & Co. brokers operate in Chicago markets. Office postal and telephone details are listed for Chicago, Illinois, dated May 4, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Mascatine
Chicago live stock markets report May 3
Chicago hogs weak to firm with receipts 29 000 and several hog price bands. Cattle receipts 9 000 with diverse steers cows and veal prices. Sheep and lambs quoted with Western and native divisions. East Buffalo notes show cattle calves hogs and sheep prices and activity. St Louis and Milwaukee grain markets list assorted wheat corn oats rye and barley prices. Detroit grain prices round out the across market snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
C. Milwaukee Grain
Muscatine Market Prices Milked in Busy Trade
A detailed Muscatine market report lists prices for wood lime cement and coal with ranges for wood at 4.00 to 4.50 and pine at 2.25. Grain and flour show sacks at 1.05 for spring and 1.00 for winter while other staples include oats rye corn meal and meal prices. Live stock dairy and produce values are given with hogs 4.75 to 5.00 per cwt calves 4 to 5 and butter 15 to 17 cents per pound. Market notes say market unsteady with beeswax prices and various fruit and vegetable costs including lettuce radishes tomatoes and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Market Prices Mixed for Groceries Hardware Lumber
Pickles at 10c per dozen and beets 20c peck. Lemons 25 to 30c per dozen, fancy Messina lemons box $5.00. Bananas $1.00 per bunch or 20c per dozen. Meats Hams 14c, bacon 10 to 15c. Lard 10c. Dried beef 20 to 30c. Hardware cut nails 3.50 to 3.96, wire nails 3.75 to 4.25, barbed wire 4.50 to 4.75. Lumber prices cover finishing boards 23.37, flooring 17.40, siding 14.27, beaded ceilings 20.40, shiplap 16.24, select joist 26.40, common boards 10.25, dimension rough 16.50 to 20, fencing 14.22, battens 3 to 6.50 per thousand feet, shingles 1.25 to 4, lath 4.50 to 5, pickets 15.22, posts 10.38c.
Deserted County Seat Marietta Recalled in Marshall County
Describes Marietta Iowa once the county seat now closed post office and vanished from postal atlas. Recounts a bustling past with stores and busy streets around a grass grown square, noting its former status as metropolis and seat of justice for Marshall county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa
Marietta
Marshall County
Mull's Pioneer Cure Promises Quick Kidney Relief
Testimonial from W C R Williams of Spanish Fort Texas claims five years of kidney and bladder trouble relieved by Mull's Pioneer Cure. Advertises dollar drafts in each box and urges cash refund if medicine fails with 25¢ and $1.00 prices through all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. R. Williams
Spanish Fort
Texas
Reduced Rates for Populist Convention in Sioux Falls
For the Populist Convention at Sioux Falls South Dakota on May 9 the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway offers reduced rates. Contact ticket agents for rates limits and details. Jno G Farmer AG. P. and T. A. B. representatives of C R N Ry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Jno. G. Farmer
Railways Report Higher Earnings in January Week
During the third week in January eighteen English and Irish railways earned 2.25 percent more than the same period in 1899, while three Scotch companies increased their earnings 2 percent.
Notice to Vacate Brase Road In Muscatine County Iowa
The commissioner appointed to vacate Brase Road in Muscatine County Iowa reports in favor of the vacation starting at Pine Mill road along the section line between sections 13 and 14 township 77 range 1 west and ending at the center line between sections 23 and 24. Objections or damage claims must be filed in the Auditor's office by noon July 2 1900. E C Stocker Auditor. April 30 1900.
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Brase
Pine Mill Road
Muscatine County
Iowa
John Brase
M. Paul
Noah Dusenberry
David Gatton
William Pantel
E. C. Stocker
Muscatine Slough
N. Range 3
Jacob Heintermaster
Slough
Keokuk Lake
Highway commissioner's report on Muscatine Slough route
The commissioner appointed to locate a 40 foot wide highway along Muscatine Slough reports in favor of the establishment. Objections or damages must be filed in the Auditor's office by noon July 2, 1900. otherwise the highway will be established without reference to them.
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Democrats OF
Michigan
Huffman
Republicans
Democratic Committee
Methodist Conference
Dewey
Bobs
Bristow
James Walsh
Potter
Brad
Wabash
Big Four
New Paris
Newark
Edward H. Everett Glass Company
Pere Marquette Annual
Chicago, Ill
Eiz Hoge
Omaha
Northwestern
Muscatine Markets
Muscatine, Iowa
Illinois
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