Iowa news notes and legal troubles unfold
A string of local items reports a found dead Van der Ahe driver still at the reins, church leader Joseph Smith returns from Canada with Ada Clark as wife, teach association plans Sioux City meeting, Cedar Rapids safes broken but papers recovered, Ninth District pharmacists organize, Dexter normal school plan edits, W E Stahl’s suicide in Chicago, George Adams jailed for embezzlement, a robbery netted about 9,000 in Montezuma, a faith cure death at Webster City draws criticism, poisoning evidence in Clinton case, and repeated divorce cases involving Grusendorf with multiple marriages and separations.
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Cedar Rapids
Williams Brewery
Standard of Company
Clinton
Des Moines
Selhausen
Bartosch
Bortosch
Omas P
John Twenty Findort
Chicago
Grusemkr
Speriultaré
Savanna
Ventura
Grusendorf
Drake Returns to Centerville Home After Iowa Term
Ex governor Drake leaves Des Moines for Centerville with Adjutant General Wright. Temple amendment on railroad employee relief is revived and may become law. Four candidates vie for state auditor as battle heats up among Merriam Miller Allen and Hartshorn.
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Des Moines
Union Building and Loan Association
W. Smond
W. A. Willcoxen
Judge Holmes
Drake
Capitol
Centerville
Hoh Wright
State of
Iowa
Shay
Senate
Cook
Montgomery County
Milliman
The
Savery
Z. H Gurley
Lamont
Anamosa Penitentiary
Will Hunter
General Assembly
Gurley
Hunter
Twest
Houses of Representatives
Frank Merriam
Hopkinton
Delaware County
Homer D. Miller
Eagle Grove
W. &. Allen
Birmingham
E. J. Hartshorn
Emmetsburg
Insurance
Barking
Lynching scare in Ottumwa as fear grips officers
In Ottumwa two police forces from Missouri and Iowa clash over a suspect, Chas Ford and Chas Overstreet, wanted in Edina for robbery and jail breaking. Centerville officials, seeking the man for assault and robbery on Larrie Morgan, offer bribes and threaten lynching, while Ottumwa police refuse to surrender and pursue legal requisitions.
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Ottumwa
Missouri
Iowa
Chas. Ford
Chas. Overstreet
Burch
Edina
Centerville
Shaw
Ottumway
Ford
Counterfeiters Working
Washington reports daily imports of $100 silver certificates to the treasury with only eighteen new counterfeits found so far. A Cincinnati note shows a new numbering start at 223 while others begin at 446. Secret Service seeks the maker. Crane & Co. examined the paper without naming a conclusion. Atlanta telegram says Frank Moore and Daniel Pierce were arrested in Mobile with $2,300 in counterfeit $10 notes. potential links to $100 producers unknown.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Pirom Cincinnati
Secret Service
Crane
Crane & Co
Atlanta
Frank Moore
Daniel Pierce
Mobile
Ala
Missouri Plans Magnificent Exhibit At Trans-Mississippi Fair
Secretary Curoll reports Missouri’s plans for a grand state display. Sixty four Missourians touring Omaha returned inspired to fund county exhibits and a state building, with a $350,000 budget for building and displays. Committees of businessmen pledge energy and results.
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Jefferson Chry
Curoll
Omaha
Missouri
State Department warns on Cuban relief shipments
The state department announced complaints that Spanish authorities in Cuba hinder relief items. A cable to General Lee orders investigation and, if needed, steps to prevent delays in landing stores. It assures donations will be distributed through Consul General Lee and authorized agents to ensure proper use for Cuban suffering.
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Washington
Van
State Department
Cuba
Lee
Competing with Europe in American industry
Washington January reports that American manufacturers are gaining ground in Europe, with Frank Mason citing Germany as the main arena. The consul general notes U S lead in shoes, steel and iron products, mining and electrical machinery, bicycles, sewing machines, lathes, milling tools, and other items, signaling a shift of production strength to the United States.
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Washington, D. C
Europe
State Department
Frank Mason
Frankfort
Mason
Germany
America
Supreme Court rules heirs cannot claim life policy in suicide case
Washington Jan 17 Chief Justice Harland delivered the opinion in Ritter v Mutual Life Insurance. Heir claim denied where insured William M Runk killed himself within a year after increasing coverage to 200000, total policy 500000, with insurer denying due to presumed insanity. The Philadelphia resident’s suicide letter preceded death.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
Harland
Howard Ritter
William M Runk
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Rank
Philadelphia
New York Company
Runk
Consul General Seeks More Cuban Relief Supplies
New York January 20 Consul General Lee has asked United States Dispatch Agent Roosa to forward more relief supplies via the Central Cuban relief committee. Roosa views the request as proof that the Spanish government is not obstructing aid shipments from the United States. Exports from North Germany to America fell in the last quarter by 3,283,213 dollars, mainly due to a drop in sugar.
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New York
Lee
United States
Roosa
Thinetty
Central Cuban Relief Committee
United
America
North
Germany
Suger
Bread Crisis Hits New Bedford Mills Across New England
Boston dated January 19 reports a wide scale strike wave in New England mills led by New Bedford. Mills closed, workers idle, and wage reductions affecting about 127000 across roughly 150 mills. Strikes spread to Biddeford Lewiston Burlington with varied outcomes as unions push for discipline and sustained support from elsewhere. The scene portends a tense fight ahead for employment and labor relations.
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Boston
Mass
New England
New Bedford
Biddeford
Lewiston
State Board
Lacoma
Pepperell
Biddefort
Androscoggini
Burlington, VI
Queen City
Depew Elected NY Republican Club President
Short items report Chauncey M. Depew elected president of the New York Republican club. A rival track group forms against the National Cycle Track association. Washburn Halligan Coffee Co. in Davenport, Iowa burns, losses $50,000. A Hawaii coffee growing description appears in the Daily Consular Report. Missing confidential clerk Edward A. Knight with $50,000 in valuables. Paul Metcalf killed resisting arrest near Winchester, Connecticut, while Montana murder warrant looms. Joseph P. Smith's health remains poor in Miami. Knox College honors Dr. Wansen with Doctor of Laws degree. Logan Carlisle’s body moved from New York to Covington, Kentucky for burial.
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Chauncey M. Depew
New York Republican Club
National Cycle Track Association
Washburn Halligan Coffee Company
Pdavenbort
Hawaii
Haywood Edward A. Knight
J. M. Canning
Boston
Paul Metcalf
Montana
Winchester
C. T
Joseph P. Smith
Bureau of American Republics
Miami
Fla
Knox College
Galesburg
Ills
Wansen
Logan Carlisle
the Treasury
John G. Carlisle
New York
Covington
Herbert Seeley
Alice Caro
Millview
Fila
Wat. Starr
Chelsea
L Tg
Starr
Jamaica
Vivian Nickally
Augusta
Games Bailey
M. P
St Peter’s
London
la Normandie
Havre
New York City
Cuba
Woith Walker
A Barelay Walker
Ailsa
Treasury Department
United States
Chateau Avenue
St. Louis
August Bauer
Hilda Ersar
Bauer
Marty
Costa Rica
Jackson
War Department
Norway
Klondike
Louis Moreno
Yreka
Cal
National Summer School Association
Glens Falls
Associat
Iowa Labor Urges Stricter Auto Coupler Enforcement
Des Moines report notes state labor associations ask lawmakers to enforce automatic train car coupler requirements. The 1893 deadline and penalties, plus Iowa railroad data on equipped cars, are discussed after the Interstate Commerce Commission extended its own timelines for Chicago and eastern lines.
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Des Moines
House of the Laws
Chicago & Aston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
Iowa Railroad Commissioners
Grape Growers Debate Canning Firm Lease Plan
Iowa Grape Growers met at the farmers hall in the courthouse. A proposal from Samuel Haas for a Council Bluffs Canning company lease was rejected. The group will explore canning options with Glenwood or Blair factories and decide on uniform packing using the Leslie box for market. The surplus fruit outlook appears calmer due to the exposition.
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Council Burts
Grape Growers Shipping Asociation
Farmers’ Hall
Samuel Haas
Council Bluffs Canning Company
Canning Company
Glenwood
Blair
Neb
Association
Pottawatamie County
Iowa railroads promise lively lobby in legislature
Des Moines January reports the railroad lobby plans a busy session with bills to cut passenger rates and widen exemptions for class B and C lines. Frank Campbell, ex-railroad commissioner, will press traveling men’s bills while safety coupler timelines face renewed push. Building and loan firms clash over state inspection rules amid a broad, aggressive lobby effort.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Traveling Men's Association
Frank Campbell
Tax Code Tightens Des Moines Property Valuation
Des Moines Indiana residents face harsher penalties under a new tax code as assessors must swear to the full value and details of property. The revaluation and perjury penalties will greatly increase the workload for city assessors, with scrutiny extending to watches pianos furniture monies and book accounts.
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Des Moines
Nebraska
Supreme Court sustains Iowa damage suit against railroad
Washington Jan 17 The United States Supreme Court affirmed the Iowa Supreme Court ruling in Solan v Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, holding the railroad liable for $10,000 for injuries while Solan rode a caboose on a Rock Valley to Chicago line. The decision addressed whether Iowa Code section 1308 conflicts with federal interstate commerce law.
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Supreme Court
Iowa
Washington, D.C
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Iowa
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Patrick J.solan
Gray
District Court of
Sioux County
Patrick J. Solan
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Company
Rock Valley
Chicago
United States
Congress
Social Whirl Dinner for McKinleys Hosted by Hobarts
In Washington on Friday evening Vice President Hobart and his wife hosted President McKinley and Mrs McKinley to a dinner for twenty. The event featured floral rooms and bridesmaid roses with candlelit tables. Mrs Hobarts pearl gray gown and Mrs McKinleys blue satin ensemble drew praise as guests included Secretaries Sherman Gage Alger McKenna Gary Long Bliss Wilson and Sewell of New Jersey.
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Washington
Hobart
McKinley
Timmy
Sherman
the Treasury
Gage
Alger
McKenna
Gary
Navy
Long
the Interior
Bliss
Agriculture Wilson
Seaford
Senator Sewell
New Jersey
Race for the Klondike races to Yukon rail line
Tacoma January 18 two wealthy firms start a $16 0,000 race to build the first railroad into Yukon. Each line about 400 miles from Pyramid harbor to Lewes river below Five Finger rapids. Backed by London Exploration and Yukon companies led by Andrew Burleigh. Plans cost over $8,000,000 per road with $1,000,000 more for equipment. Rights of way from Canada secured. seeking federal consent for thirty miles of U S territory. Includes incorporation notices: Sheridan Coal Omaha and City Block Grocery Lincoln. Also a Russian mine gas explosion at Tagenrog district北 coast of Azov. Forty killed, eighteen injured.
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Tacoma
Yukon Country
Pyramid Harbor
Lynn Canal
Lewes River
Five Finger Rapids
London Exploration Company
Yukon Company
Andrew ¥. Burleigh
Philadelphia
New York
Porter
Sheridan Coal Company
Omaha
Capital Stock
Charles N. Dietz
G. P. Dietz
Gould Dietz
City Block Grocery Company
Lincoln
Jas. W. Fullerton
John C. Fullerton
William T. Stevens
Benetzner Company
Tagenrog
Sea of Azov
Russia
Missouri Miner’s Demand Sparks Wage and Day-Work Fight
The United Mine Workers of Missouri seek a 10 cent per ton advance for next year’s pick mining and three-fourths of the pick mining price for machine mining in Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania, with four fifths in Indiana and other districts. They demand unscreened weighing and eight hours as a day’s work, with the National Federation of Labor likely to back eight-hour action by May 1.
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Columbus
United Mine Workers of Missouri
Ohio
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Chicago
National Federation of Labor
Cherokee businessmen form push for 65 percent saloon petition
An AC meeting of 150 Cherokee business men organized a campaign to obtain 65 percent consent on a petition to run saloons. A prominent committee was appointed to solicit signatures and funds were raised to cover campaign expenses. Temperance supporters call the electric lights shutdown a liquor men’s move.
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Iowa News Notes
Jane Fries
Dubuque
Barr Be
Joseph Smith
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Iowa Teach Association
Sioux City
H. Kratz
Ella Seckerson
Pruoghar
Nel Me Jones
Sheldon
Chas. Henry
Odebott
Ninth Congressional District
Park Hotel
Atlantic City
Ninth District Pharmaceutical League
Cass County
J. J. Lynch
Villisca
J. S. Goss
Atlanticia
Dexter Normal School
W. H. Monroe
A. G. Smith
Board of Control
W. E. Stahl
West Branch
Congress Hotel
State Street
Pearl Brown
Harrison Street
George Adams
American Express Company
Garner
Adame
Montezuma
Berry
Rowe
U.S. Supreme Court
Cplers.c
B&q
Cc. R
Cage Great Western
Fows Central
Shipping Association
President
Mrs. McKinley
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