Election Contest Jurisdiction Expanded by Court Ruling
The supreme court at Des Moines declares election contests may proceed in civil courts, not only contest courts. It rules in the Haverstock case that the superior court has jurisdiction, aligning with legislative intent to allow a choice of remedies for contests over public offices. Locally, Dubuque officials investigate embezzlement charges against Jean Jr. Meyer and August Meyer, while Grode sues Farley Loetecher for 11,000 in damages from a factory elevator accident.
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Charles Grode
Farley- Loetecher Factory
Supreme Court
Des Marines
W. H. Haverstock
Council Bluffs
G. S. Davis
Haverstock
Superior Court
River Rescue After Night in Cold Water Near Des Moines Bridges
Joe Marquis of Ottumwa fell into the Des Moines river near a railroad bridge last week and was rescued by a improvised raft from driftwood after spending the night in freezing conditions. J J Russell of Jefferson, Iowa a prominent lawyer and politician died early yesterday morning. He formerly chaired the Marshalltown soldiers home trustees. In Sioux City district court Judge Gaynor ruled scavenger sale purchasers may have title set aside by county supervisors if the owner offers a higher bid to reclaim the property.
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Joe Marquis
Ottumwa
Ates Moines
Marquis
J. J. Russell
Jefferson
Iowa
Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Sioux City
Gaynor
Stockholders Face Double Liability After Iowa Ruling
The Iowa supreme court dismissed the state suit against the defunct Fidelity Loan and Trust Co of Sioux City. The ruling means stockholders may be liable for the full capital stock of 500000, to satisfy creditors if all stockholders are held responsible, with most stockholders described as eastern people.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Fidelity, Loan and Trust Company
Sioux City
Fur trade remains in Iowa trapping business
Des Moines reports hunting for fur persists in Iowa though feathered game dominates. In Madison county near Des Moines a trapping trade thrives with a Winterset buyer sending furs to St Paul, including skunks, minks, muskrats, civet cats, opossums, wolves, raccoons and rare grey foxes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Madison County
Winterset
St. Paul
Belief in Trees Bearing Humans Across Cultures
A St. Louis Republic summary notes myths from the Sioux, Arabs, Chinese, and Indian Khattles about trees that bear humans, nuts resembling faces, and leaves birthing birds. It cites medieval travelers and epic lore from the Mahabharata to explain origins linked to wood and mythic growth.
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Malabar
Central
India
Khattles
Pandu
Kaena
Khat
St. Louis Republic
Amusing stage anecdote on shared exit at Court Theatre
Edgar Pemberton relates a brisk incident where W A Gilbert and John Hare, amid rehearsals for Broken Hearts with Mrs Kendal, diverged as to a scene and, avoiding a quarrel, left the stage. They unexpectedly met in a near empty Sloane Square to find themselves face to face in a railway compartment, a moment the humor salvaged. The text also notes a Russia forest figure: about forested area, roughly 600 million acres, one third of the country.
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Edgar Pemberton
W. A. Gilbert
John Hare
Mr. Pemberton
Sloane Square
Court Theater
Russia
Europe
Prince Christian Victor was a born fighter and officer
The grandson of Queen Victoria, Prince Christian Victor, died of fever in South Africa after a life spent in six campaigns. He earned rapid advancement through military merit, knew military life in detail, and was idolized by officers and men. Though royal, he disliked rank for privilege and loved active service.
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Queen Victoria
Prince Christian Victor
South Africa
Tommy Atkins
Winchester
Offeers
London
Lord Wolseley
Prince Christian Vietor
King’s Royal Rifles
Asson
Siamese Music Isolated by Telephonograph Tests
Professors Stump and Neesen of Berlin University studied Siamese music finding an octave with seven equal intervals. They recorded tones from the Siamese court troupe using a telephonograph to avoid rasping phonographs, achieving precise, nearly indistinguishable telephonographic reproductions.
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Stump and
Neesen
Berlin University
Zoological Gardens
Berlin
Searchlights on the Ranch Powering Mexico's cattle defense
A Lower California and Mexican ranch will use local water power to generate electricity for lighting and pumping. The plan features searchlights on surrounding mountains to deter cattle raids. Operators will be armed and use a signal code to coordinate. A telephone network across 16,000 acres aids communication.
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California
Mexico
Radish Devotees Among Intellectuals in History
The text notes radishes as favored by notable figures such as Alexander Dumgs, Gambetta, and Monselet. Dumgs praised their brain-boosting effects, storing them in Monte Cristo garden where he munched on radishes with bread. Gambetta demanded radishes year round, sourcing them globally. Monselet bought and ate radishes en route, celebrating a street-side bite after his long efforts.
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Alexander Dumgs
Monte Cristo
Gambetta
Monselet
Charivari
Commercial Value of the Shark in New York Trade
A leather dealer writing for the Star notes thousands of sharks are caught in West Indian and South American waters and shipped to New York. Skins dry to hard smooth shagreen worth three to six dollars each, used for whip handles instrument cases and cabinet polishing. Fins become glue favored by pill manufacturers.
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New York
The
Star
Washington
Brunch Heralded as the Best Meal for the Indalent Academy
In a quirky quip from the Academy, terms like ret e portmanteau teorda and brinner are defined as meal customs after late activities. The piece contrasts supper tinged meals with breakfasts and calls brunch the peak option for the indulgent, celebrating late day dining rituals.
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Academy
Deadly Weapons and New Fuel Innovations Referenced
The Herald notes Guatemalan bandits favor blunt blunderbuss style shotguns, using seals as improvised bullets when buckshot runs low, causing deadly blasts. It also reports a German furnace burning low quality fuels by injecting gas from evaporated liquid air to enrich combustion with oxygen.
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Guatemala
Herald
Germany
Concentration and Choking Shotguns in Hunting
The Atchison Globe quotes that scatter reduces effectiveness of shotguns and stresses choke-bored barrels as a remedy. Genius lies in concentration of effort and method in work, noting many fail to gain recognition due to distraction.
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Atchison Globe
Near Dutch Town Broek Ireland famed as world’s nearest town
Yanually Near Dutch Town Broek in Ireland is famed as the nearest town in the world. It is highly fastidious and until recently horses were not allowed in its streets for cleanliness. The town of 2,700 inhabitants is scrupulously kept like a man of war and its main industry is Edam cheese production.
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Yanually
Broek
Ireland
Sun
Man Falls On Moving Train Roof Survives Four Mile Ride
A repairman at a Swiss railway station near Interlaken slipped and jumped to avoid impalement, landing on a passing express train’s roof and clinging to a carriage. He rode four miles to the next station before the train stopped and he safely descended, though severely shaken.
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Interlaken
Switzerland
London Mail
Tle
Philadelphia Press
In Praise of Saving Nations and Fire Brigades
A collection of witty quotes on politics safety and public services drawn from newspapers. The excerpts juxtapose politicians talk of national safety with humorous takes on fire brigades and city life in London and New York.
Hin Position Secure So ya are goin to marry Garrity
Fragmentary dialogue with dialect spellings hints at a rural Irish or English setting. The speaker confirms marriage to Garrity and questions about telling the better man’s win, mentioning past violence and time sense. The text is garbled and difficult to parse, indicating OCR errors from a historical page.
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Garrity
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