Express Messenger Kills Train Robber on Burling ton Run
In Omaha on October 5 a railroad train robbery near Council Bluffs led to the death of one robber killed by Express Messenger Charles Baxter after robbers dynamited the express car. Baxter’s companion fled. posse hunts him. The dead man’s identity is uncertain with possible barber shop ties cited but disputed by police.
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Omaha
Neb
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Express
Charles Baxter
Union Pacific
Oue
Mosquito Creek
Baxter
Bober
Fritz Bernhardt
Donahue
Poorman
Express Messenger Baxter in 1894 train robbery case
Baxter described his actions during the Jan. 18 1894 Roys Branch robbery near St Joseph Missouri and Council Bluffs. He fired at a robber after hiding behind an embankment and later described the shootout to reporters. Kansas City conductor McGee added details of the killer found near the Mosquito Creek bridge. In Racine Wisconsin a father Theodore Wasserman stabbed his son Peter 15. the boy may recover.
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St. Joseph
Express
Charles E. Baxter
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Roy’s Branch
Baxter
Donnelly
Frank Holman
Frank
Kansas City
W. H. McGee
Union Pacific
Counci Bluffs
Omaha
Mosquito Creek
Racine
Wis
Theodore Wasserman
Peter Wasserman
Wasserman
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cure for a cold in one day with no cure no pay and a 25 cent price. The copy emphasizes quick relief and a money back guarantee.
Strikers Halt March as Mine Dispute Persists in Shamokin
In Shenandoah and Shamokin Pennsylvania on October 5 a planned march by about three thousand strikers and 300 state pickers toward Treverton was halted after intervention by North Franklin officials and United Mine Workers leaders. Hartline urged the crowd to disperse and miners returned home as North Franklin planned to halt operations until the dispute is settled. In Oshkosh a former mayor, R Benjamin Henning, died in New York at 72 after a banking career and a history of railroad bond guarantees in the city.
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Shenandoah
Gobin
Shamokin
Mount Carmel
Treverton
Northumberland County
North Franklin
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Schulykill County
Fahey
United Mine Workers’ District
Pottsville
George Hartline
Hartline
Green Ridge
Commerce
Oshkosh
Wis
Benjamin Henning
New York
Milwaukee
Secretary of State Prods Corporations Over Trust Affidavits
Springfield Illinois October 5 Secretary of State Rose sent out 25000 notices to corporations demanding affidavits that they are not connected with trusts and to return within thirty days. Delinquent firms face court action with fines from 500 to 2000 dollars for the first offense.
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Springfield
Ills
Secretary of State
Rose
Pioneer Roxanna Brewster Dies in Berville
Roxanna Brewster, a longtime resident and early pioneer of Berville Mich died at age with paralysis listed as the cause. She was married six times to Dodge Moorhouse Green Wheelock Wycoff and Brewster and is survived by Brewster.
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Berville, Mich
Roxanna Brewster
Dodge
Moorhouse
Green
Wheelock
Wycoff
Brewster
Root Knocks Out Creedon in One Round at Convention Hall
Kansas City reports Jack Root of Chicago defeated Dan Creedon of Australia in the first round at Convention Hall before about 5000 spectators. The bout lasted two minutes and thirty four seconds with Root delivering a decisive right cross that floored Creedon.
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Kansas City
Jack Root
Chicago
Dan Creedon
Australia
Convention Hall
Root
Creedon
Populist Mid Road Ticket Nominated in Yankton Conference
In Yankton South Dakota on October 5 a state and congressional Mid Road Populist ticket was nominated at a conference with delegates from all regions. National committee chairman Barker attended and spoke at the event. In Fort Dodge Iowa on October 5 Presbyterians planned a seven thousand dollar endowment for Buena Vista College at Storm Lake with several hundred dollars pledged.
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Yankton
S. C
Barker
National Committee
Fort Dodge
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Salmon Deal at West Hill Cash Store Telegram Offer
A simple telegram promotion offers 50 cents worth of salmon for twenty cents at West Hill Cash Store, presenting a bargain for shoppers seeking affordable seafood.
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West Hill Cash Store
Funeral of Mrs Zipser Held at 2:30 P.M.
The funeral of the late Mrs Luella Zipser was held at 2:30 yesterday afternoon from J L McColm’s residence. Rev C L Stafford officiated using Psalm 116 verse 15 as text. A select choir sang several hymns. Pallbearers included J Rice J B Hunt P Francis J Butler Geo Jackson and Will Downer. Floral offerings were abundant and interment was in the city cemetery.
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Zipser
Luella Zipser
J. L. McColm
C. L. Stafford
Laura Musser
Jennie Batterson
Jesus
Messrs
J. Rice
J. B. Hunt
P. Francis
J. Butler
Geo. Jackson
Will Downer
Styles of silks for waists on display at Geo B Jackson
Styles of silks for waists are shown in the current display at Geo B Jackson offering refined choices for fashionable wear. The advertisement highlights quality fabrics and a range of patterns suitable for waist attire.
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Geo. B. Jackson
Miners Demand Higher Wages and Better Terms
Scranton reports miners refuse the ten percent basis and press for a ten percent raise, powder price cut to $1.50 per keg, and the two weeks pay law. A parade is planned for Wednesday as operators weigh further peace talks versus a tougher stance amid escalating strike tensions. In Hazelton and Lattimer the strike mood persists with women attempting to bar workers, police intervention follows.
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Scranton
Mitchell
Hazelton
Lattimer
ALLISON AT GRINNELL Greeted by Rough Riders Band
Senator Allison opened the campaign in Grinnell with a strong speech before a crowded opera house. He was greeted at the depot by rough riders and a brass band as crowds gathered. A delegation then traveled to Waterloo to hear Governor Roosevelt.
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Grinnell
Senator Allison
Rough Riders
Allison
Waterloo
Roosevelt
Trust Fails as Chicago Laundry Dissolves Amid Debt
Chicago, Oct. 5. The Sanitary Laundry Co known as the laundry trust dissolved today. Liabilities amounting to 115000 are outstanding. It was organized last fall with a capital of 2000000. The fight on smaller competitors failed to win.
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Chicago
The
Sanitary Laundry Co
Laundry Trust
Bryan begins Eastward tour through Indiana and Illinois
Tipton Oct 5 Bryan starts his trip eastward from Indianapolis. His first stops are Elwood Tipton and Arcadia where he spoke with glass workers and tin plate workers about trust issues.
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Tipton
Ind
Bryan
Indiana
Ilinois
Indianapolis
Elwood
Arcadia
Roosevelt Visit Prompts Distant Crowds and Rousing Speeches
Governor Roosevelt arrives by special train in Waterloo with a massive turnout as he delivers a lengthy, spirited address amid cheering crowds. Senator Dolliver and Gov. Shaw participate, with Allison slated to speak tonight. Roosevelt touring Cedar Rapids and Davenport with veterans’ parade plans announced.
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Waterloo
Roosevelt
Omaha
Ernor
Teddy
Gov. Shaw
Dolliver
Allison
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Twentieth Iowa Veterans Elect Officers in 1902 Meeting
The tenth biennial reunion of the Twentieth Iowa Veterans Association closes with 115 of 170 survivors present. The 1902 meeting is set for Davenport. Elected officers: President James H. Wilson of Davenport and secretary treasurer W. J. Johnson of Malcom.
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Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Twentieth Iowa Veterans’ Association
James H. Wilson
W. J. Johnson
Malcom
Natives in revolt in Eromanga uprising shocks colonial outposts
Advices by the steamer Minoera report natives of Eromanga in the New Hebrides rising. Fifteen men were killed in the initial outbreak. Missionaries are holding services in caves. A British warship has been ordered to quell the uprising.
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Victoria
B. C
Minoera
Eromanga
New Hebrides
Senior football captain Griffith elected class president
Iowa City report says the senior collegiate class elected football captain Griffith as president at a meeting last night reflecting interest in athletics and leadership among players.
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Griffith
Iowa City
Wall Paper Sale All This Week at Schmidt Bros
A local ad announces a week long wallpaper sale at Schmidt Bros offering discounts on patterns and finishes. The notice highlights household decor items and invites customers to visit the store for special pricing.
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Schmidt Bros
Japanese steamer Futami wrecks near Mindoro island
The Futami, a Japanese mail steamer, foundered at Ma ru on Mindoro island. Loss estimated at a million and a half. All passengers and crew were saved.
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Owera
Maru
Mindora Island
Russians Report Fierce Clash in Manchuria September 22
General Tschitshagoff says Russian forces of six hundred battled Chinese at Tunginchin, Manchuria. Most Chinese were cut down. Russians suffer seven dead and fifteen wounded.
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St. Petersburg
Tschitshagoff
Tunginchin
Manchuria
Noted West Virginia Lawyer Killed by Son-in-Law
In Wheeling on October 5, prominent attorney M. P. F. Dryden was shot and killed by his son-in-law Thomas Workman. The killing followed an attack as Dryden allegedly beat his wife, prompting Workman to fire.
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Wheeling
W. V
Dryden
Thomas Workman
Workman
Prohibition candidate Wooley visits Lookout in Chattanooga
Woolley arrived in Chattanooga Tennessee this morning and visited Lookout Park. In the afternoon he delivered an address as part of his campaign in the state.
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Woolley
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wooley
Lookout
August Deutschman's Offers Fine Imported China At Cost
Local shop advertises fine imported china and all chinaware at cost prices during a sale at August Deutschman's, inviting customers to purchase durable tableware at low prices.
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Deutschman’s
Dioceses Split Planned by Arch Bishop Keane
Archbishop Keane announced to St. Raphael's priests in Dubuque that the diocese of Dubuque will be divided soon. He cited Archbishop Hennessy's policy to ease priest workloads and improve care by creating smaller diocesan provinces and renewed church zeal.
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Keane
Dubuque
St. Raphael's School
Diocese of
Hennessy
Archbishop Keane Urges English Teaching in Parochial Schools
Archbishop Keane spoke to St. Marys German Catholic school pupils in Dubuque Iowa on Oct 5. He said English is the language of the country and must be taught in all parochial schools and that the catechism should be taught in English.
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Mgr. Keane
Dubuque
Iowa
Archbishop Keane
St. Mary’s
Politician Talks Planned in Muscatine Oct 12
Senator J. P. Dol liver and Captain J. N. W. Rumple will speak in Muscatine on the evening of October 12. The event announcement urges local residents to attend the political address.
Grapes At An gersbach's Grocery Delight Shoppers
Readable note highlights various delicious grapes available at An gersbach's grocery drawing attention to fresh fruit offerings for shoppers seeking produce.
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Angersbach
Wayne’s Hosiery Noted as Best in World
Wayne produced hosiery hailed as the best in the world. Customers were directed to Geo. B. Jacksons for purchase and fitting.
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Wayne
Geo. B. Jackson's
News Faces In Outline From A Bustling World
The report surveys wartime events and local incidents across continents. It notes the Fili pinos capturing Captain Shields on Marindunque island but not the gunboat Villalobos, and mentions a Chicago conference, a drunken assault in the same city, and the first telegraph from Skagway to Seattle. It cites Arkansas population growth to 1 311 564, Archbishop Ireland denying Vatican news agency plans, a Swiss landslide injuring no one, and church outreach recruitment in Chicago. Police arrest of Cleveland councilman J R O Donnell on bribery charges. Philippines leper count. inspiring boxing chatter from McGovern and Corbett retirement. President McKinley’s Washington trip. a 1540 marriage record in Connecticut.
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Captain Shields
Marindunque
Villalobos
Rock River
M. EB
Chicago
Thomas Smith
James Bird
Sadie Alexander
Louis S Strebe
Skagway
Seattle
Arkansas
Ireland
Vatican
Sattel
Switzerland
S. B. Dexter
Trumboldt Park Baptist Church
J. R. O'Donnell
Cleveland
Philippines
Terry McGovern
Harris
Jim Corbett
McKinley
Washington
H. 8. Turney
Baraboo
Wis
Watertown
Conn
Holmes Advertises Low Priced Wallpaper and Gilts
A newspaper brief notes Holmes selling wallpaper at four cents per roll and gilts starting at six cents.
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Holmes
Weather Forecast for Iowa Tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with possible occasional showers as indicated for Iowa. Chicago area meteorologists report a cloudy span with sporadic rain chances across the period.
Clash Between Freshmen and Sophomores At University
In Madison on October 5 the freshman and sophomore classes clashed after Acting President Birge spoke. About forty students were docked in Lake Endora as the two groups collided at the university gymnasium. Birge urged order, recalling prior disciplinary actions for similar disturbances.
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Madison
Wis
Firty
Lake Endora
Birge
University Symnasium
Electric worker survives 2000 volt shock at power plant
At Clectrothanasta ay City, Midh on Oct 5 Harry Fitch of the Bay County Electric Railway company leaned against the switchboard and received a 2000 volt electric shock. He was picked up as dead but is still alive, authorities said.
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Ay City
Midh
Harry Fitch
Bay County Electric Railway Company
Baseball records from yesterday in major leagues
Chicago reports New York defeated Philadelphia 4 to 5, Brooklyn beat Boston, Cincinnati won 2 to 1 over St Louis. Mme Melba will sing in Galveston, her only U S appearance before starting her American tour.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Mme Melba
Galveston
London
Mme. Melba
No More Concessions by Jersey Central Chief
President Maxwell of the Jersey Central railway said the railroads in the anthracite pool would make no further concessions. The remark came as the railroads reportedly stand firm amid ongoing negotiations and supply adjustments.
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New York
Maxwell
Jersey Central Railway
Richley Candidacy Earns Broad Support in Muscatine
South Muscatine and the township praise John Richley for constable. Some Democrats allegedly spread a pre convention pact tale with Woods, but Woods dismisses it as campaign trickery. Woods, a loyal Republican, declines any use of his name to hinder Richley.
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South Muscatine
John Richley
Constable
Constable Woods
Woods
Local ads and builds mark Sunday shopping and housing
The notice highlights Sunday chicken sales at L Angersbach and stock at Geo B Jackson. It also notes a new baby for Mr and Mrs George Freyer muth, and chickens available at West Hill Cash Store. Ground is broken for a two story ten room house by John Breen at Broadway and Second with contractor Julius Gerndt.
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John Breen
Broadway
Second Street
Julius Gerndt
Lehigh Valley Railroad Promises Comfort for Travelers
The Lehigh Valley Railroad touts vestibuled limited trains from Buffalo Chicago and the West to New York with dipning car service a la carte offering.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Buffalo
Chicago
New York
la Carte
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Iowa Falls
Lan
West Liberty
W. L. Roach
Muscatine
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Carl Winkle
Howard
Fred Braun
Clinton
John Korhn
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