Lafe Young enters race for delegate at large
Des Moines reports Hon. Lafe Young announces his candidacy for delegate at large to the national convention and seeks Republican support. Ottumwa notes the death of Josiah Carr a wealthy farmer found in his basement with uncertain cause. Sioux City reports John Orr a longtime Dakota county settler dies of epilepsy while entering a barber shop in Nebraska.
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Evening Journal
Des Moines
Lafe Young
Young
Ottumwa
Josiah Carr
Jarr
Sioux City
John Orr
Dakota County
Women Quarrel Over Politics Leads to Salami of Slaps
In Weiser Idaho on May 1 a heated local election dispute between Mrs. Martinson and Miss Harris ended in a scuffle at the polls. The fight drew police, a chaotic jury room brawl, and a controversial trial with a torn jury panel.
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Boise
Ida
Weiser
Martinson
Miss Arris
Miss Harris
Mrs. Martinson
RITONS PACK AND GO FORCES ORDERED TO LEAVE
Pretoria May 1 government offers British subjects to leave the republic within forty eight hours with few exceptions following the Thannesburg explosion. Relief fund exceeds two hundred thousand pounds for victims as Commandant Hutten is relieved of main military command. Botha returns to Pretoria to resume supreme command of Transvaal forces after Sunday River action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Thannesburg
Repubs
Hutt
Johannesburg
Dysmith
Uis Botha
Transvaal
Boiler Explosion Kills Five in Tifton Georgia
Five men died and three were injured in a boiler explosion at N. Bray & Co sawmill in Tifton Georgia. Names of the dead include Lau er Clair Hugh Chambers Nicholson Jack Castle Will ouston. Buildings near the mill were wrecked and the boiler system torn apart. government officials say the exposition authorities are not responsible for the adjacent bridge disaster in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifton
N. Bray & Co
Lauer Clair
Hugh Chambers
Nicholson
Jack Castle
Willouston
C. Raine
Esley McPhaul
Bray & Co
Paris
Sterday
Ubet
M. Millerand
Couree
Baseball Scores From May 1 League Games
Chicago St Louis 6 to 9, Brooklyn 2 to 5 over Boston, Philadelphia 13 to 14 over New York. Cleveland 5 to 6 Detroit, Buffalo 16 to 15 over Indianapolis, Minneapolis 5 to 11 Kansas City, Milwaukee 9 to 10 Chicago. Also note Rushville Indiana reports rising Canadian cattle imports for feeder stock via Buffalo with $1 duty per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Rushville
Ind
Indiana
Canada
Steamer City of Glasgow aground near the Dummy Light
Detroit reports the steamer City of Glasgow bound up with coal ran aground near the Dummy Light on Lake Erie. The Dummy lighthouse had burned recently leaving a dangerous course without proper marks. In Chicago burglars entered G F E Cogdal's dry goods store in Austin, took $110 from an unlocked safe, $8 from the front drawer, a bicycle and assorted dry goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
City of Glasgow
Lake Erie
Chicago
G. FE. Cogdal
Austin
Acquittal Sentiment Shocks Montana Murder Case
Telegram from Benton Montana reports KH Fisher of Treaty County Montana is acquitted of complicity in the Lewistown murder of three ranchmen. Fisher had been convicted last year and sentenced to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash, Ind
Benton, Mont
KH Fisher
Lewistown
Mont
Dunkhorst Knocked Out in Second Round by Fitzsimmons
New York May 1 Dunkhorst was knocked out in the second round by Fitzsimmons in a twenty five round go at the Ierecules Athletic club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dunkhorst
Fitzsimmons
Ierecules Athletic Club
Governor Tanner Improvement After X ray Findings
Chicago reports confirm gallstones in the biliary duct. Governor Tanner to undergo a dangerous operation at the Springfield state mansion with Dr. Taylor and Dr. Sean expressing cautious optimism for a swift recovery. Mrs. Tanner travels to Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tanner
Springfield
L. GC. Taylor
Sean
Nationalists elect Kruger councilor in Pas de Calais
Nationalists of France elect Paul Kruger as department councilor in Pas de Calais amid regional political shifts. The result signals growing nationalist influence in local governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paul Kruger
Pas de Calais
John Alexander Dowie
Philadelphia
Merriam Concludes Boers Get No Senate Sympathy
Brigadier General Merriam testified again in the Coeur d'Alene investigation. He disputed claims about forcing troops to protect mine owners and denied mentioning congress or criminalizing unions. Captain Edwards defended troops against charges of harshness. A separate note concerns Pullman family marriage records and a possible bigamy claim in New York and Chicago.
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Washington
Merriam
Coeur d'Alene
Robertson
War Department
Gen
General Merriam
Coour d'Alene
Congress
Tie
Sovereign
Gompers
Sulzer
Sizer
Patrick J. Murphy
Edward Boyce
Western Federation of Miners
Stellenberg
Boyce
Bunker Hill Mill
Frank A. Edwards
Man
Palace Car Builder
New York
Louise Bowers
Chicago
Salmonson
Pullman
J. W. Fernald
George M. Pullman
Dowie Plans Lace Factory Venture Near Waukegan
John Alexander Dowie met with Secretary Gage at the treasury to discuss bringing 20 lace making experts into the United States from England and establishing a Nottingham lace plant on 20,000 acres of land near Waukegan Wisconsin for his church community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Alexander Dowie
Chicago
Christian Catholic Church
Treasury Department
Gage
Taylor
Nottingham
England
Waukegan
Wis
Treasury
United States
Senate Defeats Pro-Boer Sympathy Motion 29 to 20
Washington May 1 Senate debate on expressing sympathy for the Boers ends with a defeat of Pettigrew’s motion to proceed to his pro Boer resolution. The roll shows 29 yeas and 20 nays, listing names of senators across parties.
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Washington
Senate
Pettigrew
Yeas—Alien
Bate
Berry
Chandler Clay
Hale
Harris
Heitfeld
Hoar
Jones
Arkansas
Kenny
McCumber
McEnery
Martin
Mason
Ross
Teller
Turner
Days
Aldrich
Allison
Bard
Carter
Clark
Wyoming
Davis
Fairbanks
Poster
Frye
Gallinger
Gear
Stanley
Nevada
Kean
Lodge
McComas
Morgan
Nelson
Penrose
Perkins
Pettus
Platt
Connecticut
New York
Sewell
Shoup
Stewart
Sullivan
Warren
Wolcott
Legality of Recent Matrimonial Move Seems Plagued by Queabt
Local readers report confusion over a recent marriage action whose legal status remains unsettled. Officials and community members seek clarification amid conflicting interpretations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulk
Farm Hand Kills Boss Then Is Subdued In Michigan
May 1 report from Ypsilanti details George Hammond owner of the Simmoco lon stock farm being struck on the head with a six pound hammer by a resentful worker. Hammond wrestled the man, disarmed him, and threw him into a brook before taking him to a physician for treatment. No serious injury anticipated.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
George Hammond
Simmocolon
Hammond
Ife
Buffalo market report and related grain prices
Hogs receipts 37 000 with hog prices 4.25 to 5.57 for various classes. Cattle receipts 22 000 with steers 4.00 to 5.40, heifers 4.60 to 4.85, cows 2.25 to 4.30, veal calves 4.00 to 5.00. East Buffalo consignments list multiple price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep. St. Louis grain quotes show wheat corn oats rye and barley market movements. Also notes Detroit and Milwaukee grain figures and a lengthy social report on Admiral Dewey reception, illumination and ball in Chicago with 15,000 lights and prominent attendees. Death by self-inflicted gunshot near Escanaba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis Grain
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Illinois
Chicago Welcomes Admiral Dewey and Wife in Warm Parade
At Chicago’s Grand Central Station on May Day 1900, Admiral George Dewey and Mrs Dewey received a hearty western welcome. A cavalry detachment, National Guard, and Naval Reserve veterans escorted them to the Auditorium Annex as bells bugles and cheers rang out along Fifth Avenue and Jackson Boulevard. Mrs Dewey was greeted by social hostesses and then guided to Mrs Franklin MacVeagh’s automobile for a short ride to the hotel amid a throng of admirers and well-wishers.
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Dewey
Arthur ¢ ‘Aton
Harrison
Bryan Lathrop
Admiral
Caton
Twelfth Street
van Buren
Committee On Illumination
Logan Monument
Lake Front
Court of Honor
Garrett
Ind
Chicago
Manila Bay
George Dewey
Gridley
New York
Manila
Railway Station
Grand Central Station
Auditorium
Hirst Cavalry
Minois National Guard
Naval Reserve Veteran Association
Fifth Avenue
Jackson Boulevard
Caldwell
Larrison
Charles Plamtondon
Ladiow
Carter Harrison
Charles A. Plamondon
Franklin MacVeagh
George Dewey, Jr
Victor Elting
Mrs. Dewey
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OWA State News
Ion. Lafe Young
Ritons
Kruger
Base Ball Daily Record
GOV. Tanner
Skiagrath
Parson
Racine
Rev. Messing
Louis Abramis
Miss Jones
Messing
Louis Jones
Mrs. Abrams
Assassina
Frankfort
Caleb Powers
John Davis
Harlan Witttaker
W. H. Culton
We. Th
Fr. Tg
Ebeeteed
Ster
Genet
U.S
Coeur d’Alenes
DOWIE
Te Senate
Pullman Marriage Affairs
Rademacher
Fort Wayne
Elder
Cincinnati
Pather Seivfeit
Renssalter College
Father Schiefer
Father Specht
Wreight
Colliston
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Spanish River
Brakeniin Cote
William
Englewood Union Hospital
Iron Mountain
Niagara
Marinette
Chicago Grain and Produce
Jay
Milwaukee Grain
Miwaukee
Apri
Northern
Qese
Ame Red
Esay
Ei Duly
Taio
Miss White
Boy
Escanaba, Mich
William Pelton
THE
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Joseph Keck
Frank Stewart
Chas. H. Keck
Oasurmr
O. M. Keck
I. M. Sproull
Hotel Allen
H. Sanford
Ories
Selephone
P.W. McElwain
Iowa
Orton
Southeast Corner Square, Columbia Corner, Washignton, TA
W. E. Anderson, M.D
Kleto
Pnere
J. F. Poage
Osteopath
American School of Osteopathy
First National Bank
Marsh W. Bailey
Ofeior
Downstatia
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
FFIOK
Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
W. H. Butterfield
Crall
Lews
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
E. C. Keck
Florist
Postoffice
Joe Daniels
Smounse’s Lake
Florel Allen
Frank Rogers
Ee Hotel
Allen
R. F. Riley
Smouse
Wartfel
East Side Restaurant
T. J. Dempsey
National Bank
Pest General Banking
Jeffrey
Byon
Anderson
Ann't
Ongasitho
Jon Kwon
A. Warr
Onashier
O. H. Knox
V. P
M. Know
Ase't Cash
Wm. Rink
A. H. Wallace
C. H. Keck
L. D. Robinson
J. ¥. Nenderson
Lark Seitlar
North Lawa St
Washington House
Moothart
S. E
Kemble
Kembie Flower Co
Oskaloosa
J. Knecht
Rocky Mountain
Burlington
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