Dolliver accepts Iowa senate appointment amid cautious praise
Des Moines notes report Hon. J. P. Dolliver accepts the U S Senate appointment to succeed the late Senator Gear. He thanks Governor Shaw, pledges to represent all Iowa and the Republican party. Other items include the state attorney general suit against C T Jones and contracts with Iowa Printing Co. for state work. The Clarinda asylum report shows rising patient numbers and gender disparities. The State Board of Health issues 10000 tuberculosis circulars highlighting causes and prevention.
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Des Moines
J. P. Dolliver
Senate
Gear
Shaw
Towa
Iowa
Middle-of-the-road populists hold convention at courthouse
The middle-of-the-road populists met at the 28th district courthouse where attendance was small and no tickets were issued. The state central committee was authorized to nominate a ticket after the adoption of resolutions, and the conference adjourned.
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Court House
State Central Committee
Fidelity and Casualty Company Lacks Authority in State
The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York has a lapsed certificate of authority as of March 1, 1900 and no right to conduct business in this state. The auditor reports the firm is attempting to issue policies to Iowa residents directly from its home office via correspondence, bypassing Iowa law.
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Bernard Murphy
George Ragsdale
Iowa Printing Company
Murphy
George H. Ragsdale
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York
Towa
Omaha Population Declines in Twelfth Census Count
Omaha becomes the first city counted in the twelfth census to show a population drop. The 1890 census lists 140,452 residents, while 1890 shows 102,555, a decrease of 37,597 people or about 26.99 percent.
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Omaha
Washington
Omahna
Castine Ordered to Amoy to Report Conditions
The gun boat Castine under Commander Bowman is ordered from Shanghai to Amoy China to report on conditions there. Castine currently at Shanghai.
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Washington
Bowman
Amoy
China
Shanghai
Iowa notes and tragedies stain a short period in 1900s Iowa
A miscellany of Iowa incidents reports suicides and fatal accidents. Mrs John Bosch of Burlington dies by suicide amid suffering. Henry Vollmer of Davenport nominated for congress by Democrats in Maquoketa. Minister Conger receives a cable from Des Moines amid Shaw congratulation. A power-house accident injures C F Wickersham at Oskaloosa. A belt incident injures Ed Mowry at Humboldt. Frank Siegler fatally brain injuries William Schultz at Shenandoah after a cattle dispute. A Webster county true bill accuses Matt Faiferlick of adultery with his wife’s sister, sparking divorce suits. Clarence Rich commits suicide on a train near Oelwein. George Kierunoff’s county audit shows $10,000 shortage in Johnson County. Bohemian Jacob Haunaches shoots himself at his wife’s grave near Plymouth. A head-on collision at Eldora Junction damages trains and injures McFadden, who loses a foot.
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John Bosch
Burlington
Maquoketa
Henry Vollmer
Davenport
Shaw
Conger
Taku—Shaw
Des Moines
Iowa
U, 8
C. F. Wickersham
Oskaloosa Manufacturing Company
Power House
Aulley
Kanawha
Mowry
Humboldt
Mr. Mowry
Edward
Frank Siegler
William Schultz
Shenandoah
Seigler
Schultz
Siegler
Faiferlick
Clarence Rich
Oelwein
Paris
George W. Kieruiff
Board of Supervisors
Johnson County
Waldron
Cherry
Mmany
Jacob Hauneches
Plymouth
Mason City
New Prague
Minn
Frigouf
Huaunehes
Jin
Vietin
Eldora Junction
William Meadden
Brakeawan
Engle Grove
McFadden
Eldora
Smallpox case reported at Grand Mound Clinton county
A smallpox case is confirmed in Grand Mound in Clinton county. The patient identified as M. Mekler. The report also notes a fatal accident near Clinton where John T. Kennedy was killed after being struck from a freight train by a Northwestern car east of the city.
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Grand Mound
Clinton County
M. Mekler
John T. Kennedy
Clinton
Northwestern
Robert J. Dale
Horace Mann
E. McMahan
W. S. Brannigan
Emmetsburg
Myron B. Spencer
Sioux City
Barden Asphalt Company
Chicago
Shaw
Burlington
Albia
Iowa
Mercer
Western Union College
LeMars
German Evangelical Church Society
German Evangélial Society
LeMars Normal Association
Theological Seminary
Republican Congressional Committee
Tenth District
Fort Dodge
Dolliver
Senate
Garst
Carroll
Conner
Crawford
Harvey Ingham
Kossuth
Kamrar
Hamilton
Ericson
Boone
M. E. DeWolf
Pocahontas
M. R. Wiehman
Hancock
D. C. Chase
Webster City
M. L. Brown
Palo Alto
Green
Calhoun
Connor
Wumboldt
Winnebago
Merriga
Dobson
Serriott
Wells Fargo
Pacific
Great Northern
American
United States
Adams
Herriott
Cheshire
Adaims
Dorothy Haight
Winfield
Mason City
Charles City
Marshalltown
Williams
Trmps
Diplomatic Focus Mounts Over China Crisis
Washington reports the Chinese situation centers on diplomacy not naval or military action. A dispatch from Admiral Remey claims a Russian commander in Peking forbade contact with China citing war status, a claim not yet officially confirmed. Officials stress the need to avoid open clash while preserving rights, with the United States aiming to stay trusted and neutral amid competing interests.
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Washington
Pacific
Remey
Peking
Russia
China
United States
Adee
Li Hung Chang
Lieutenant Corden Executed for Paroled Plot in Transvaal
A Pretoria dispatch recounts Lieutenant Corden of the Transvaal artillery being shot after a court martial found him guilty of breaking parole in a plan to abduct Roberts and kill British officers. He walked to the garden, sat unbound, declared readiness, and was executed by a firing squad of ten bullets.
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Corden
Tondon
Pretoria
Cordeu
Transvaal Artillery
Roberts
Barchard
Warlike Tilt as Foreign Forces Rush to Chinese Front
Aug 27 report from Taku notes three German ships unloading and regiments en route to Peking and Tientsin. Three Russian vessels in harbor. Fifteenth infantry Third artillery and 500 marines camp at Tientsin awaiting orders. Rations for forty days prepared for the Peking contingent. Locals seek new expedition against Paotingfu to avenge massacres.
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Taku
Peking
Tientsin
Tien Tsin
Pao Ying Fu
Kentucky Legislature Opens Exra Session
Frankfort Kentucky August 29 The Kentucky legislature convened in extra session yesterday afternoon. Both houses adjourned after reading Governor Beckham's brief message stating the sole purpose was to amend the state election law. The message added the law is good but partisan prejudice has grown against it, necessitating changes before the next election.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Beckham
Boers to Move From Transvaal to Yellowstone Valley
Nelena Montana Aug 25 A Wormser of Nelena plans to buy a large tract in the Yellowstone valley and will bring a substantial Boer family from the Transvaal. He says the current year is futile and the immigrants will start moving soon.
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Montana
Nelena
Mont
March Fighting Near Pretoria Vents of War Report
A Pretoria dispatch dated August reports fighting with General Botha’s commandoes resuming this morning. Voer lines breached with the enemy falling back and British casualties described as considerable. A separate dispatch claims fifteen hundred Americans attacked the imperial palace in Peking and seized the imperial granary and bank.
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Pretoria
London
Etig
Botha
Granary
Imperial Palace
Morning Post
Peking
Imperial Granary
Imperial Bank
Foreign convoy to move wounded women and children to New Tain
A Peking dispatch dated August 26 confirms a convoy has been formed under strong escort to transport allied wounded and noncombatants to New Town. The report notes foreigners depart from FPesum and Rome on August 28.
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Rome
Peking
New Tain
War scare in England over French naval activity
A London August 26 report describes an English war scare driven by fear of France. French coal reserves, fortified ports, expanded navy, and submarine experiments weigh on England, prompting the Admiralty to mobilize reserve ships for the Channel fleet.
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France
London
England
Fingland
Calais
Brest
Channel
Ministers in Peking Pose as Chinese Envoys
Washington reports Minister Conger notes in a dispatch that Tsung-li Yamen ministers may appear in Peking with credentials to negotiate with the powers. The absence of a date is noted, but the statement suggests a path to formal talks if competent representatives arrive.
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Washington
Conger
Peking
State Department
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Cuba Given New Pledge to Independence
General Wood told a banquet in Santiago that Cuba’s immediate future is independence and urged Cubans to unite for a capable convention. He stated the move is a sincere desire to do right, not a U.S. political maneuver, and urged elections to reflect honor and ability.
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Wood
Santiago
Cuba
United States
McKinley
Refused by Japan in Hin Mail dispatches
Shanghai Times correspondent reports Japan will occupy the imperial palace and protect the empress dowager and emperor. Morgan of the China Inland Mission cites massacres of 37 foreign missionaries and 30 converts at Tai Yuen Fu. Japan demands plenipotentiaries acceptable to powers, naming viceroys and Earl Li, with talks contingent on full indemnity.
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Earl Ei Geta
Hin Mail
London
Shanghai
Times
De Wet Forces Surrender Refusal as Bank Station Moves
General De Wet encamped operations near Krugersdorp Aug 28 as Commandant Delarey summoned the Bank Station garrison led by Yvord Albemarle to surrender. The garrison refused. De Wet then used the ruse to cross the river toward the Orange River colony.
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de Wet
Krugersdorf
Delarey
Bank Station
Yvord Albemarle
Orange River
Boxers Concentrating Near Twang Sun
Berlin dispatches reports boxers massing fifteen miles northeast of Twang Sun as tensions mount near Tien Tin with large groups gathering in the region.
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Berlin
Tien Tin
Twang Sun
Magnificent Grand Army Parade At Chicago
The 34th annual encampment parade drew about 30 000 G A R members along four miles of Michigan Avenue Chicago yesterday in perfect weather. Leaders General Miles Shaw Sickles and Duke d Arcos observed as the line halted when Charles Beckwith of Algonac Mich collapsed and died. The crowd estimated near a million watched the procession.
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G. A.R
Chicago
Grand Army
Re+ ‘mblic
Michigan Avenue
Nelson A Miles
Shaw
Daniel E. Sickles
Duke of d’Arcos
Charles Beckwith
Algonsea
Mich
Madison Street
Allies Claim Heavy Losses in Peking Battle
A Le Siecle dispatch from St. Petersburg reports heavy Allied losses, mostly Russian, after fierce fighting inside Peking. Chinese forces allegedly hold fortifications while bombarding retreating Allies. Shanghai cables add that Li Hongzhang seeks Empress Dowager’s aid to arrest Prince Tuan and disarm the Boxers for talks with powers.
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Peking
Paris
le Siecle
St. Petersburg
London
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Hsian Fu
Prince Tuan
De Wet Driven Into Hills as Baden-Powell Spares Main Body
Dispatches from Pretoria dated August 23 report Baden-Powell cutting off De Wet from joining the main Boer force. De Wet abandoned transport, dispersed his commando, and some units moved south. Other notes: Lord Kitchener back in Pretoria. Baden-Powell freed 100 British prisoners and captured 25 Boers plus a German artillery officer. Casualties listed for Buller and Kitchener. Rundle found 140000 rounds buried in Komati valley. Mackinnon covered 224 miles in 14 days.
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London
Baden- Powell
Standard
Pretoria
de Wet
Lord Kitchenner
War Office
Lord Roberts
Pretoria, August 23.—Baden-Powell
Warm Baths
Buller
Filershauw
Kitchener
Komati Valley
Mackinnon
Fears the Outcome of Keeping Troops in China
In Oakland August 27 Consul Ho You warned against U S troops remaining in China saying foreign control could provoke uprisings across China and costly suppression, questioning whether Christ would favor religious advance at such mortal cost.
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China
Oakland
Cal
Ho You
United States
Christ
Stevenson Succeeds Towne as VP Nominee
At the People's Party national committee meeting in Chicago on August 29 Adlai E Stevenson was named to replace Charles A Towne as the vice presidential nominee after a lengthy debate. Senator Marion Butler, then chairing, argued for leaving the spot blank in his address.
Deliverance Praise and Boer War Updates From Aug 28
Vice President reports a message from Minister Conger praising relief efforts and God for deliverance. Rob ert’s dispatch notes Olivier captured with three of his sons. Bruce and Hamilton repelled a Boer advance at Winburg. Cable updates include Taku open, Hancock troops landing, and a death sentence confirmed for Lieutenant Corden in Pretoria.
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Washington
Conger
Olivier
Tondon
War Office
Roberts
Bruce
Hamilton
Winburg
Orange Colony
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