Lone Cowboy Conductor Lloyd Defies Cowboys on Yellowstone Voyage
A Montana ranchman narrator recounts a tale of Lloyd a young conductor aboard the Great Northwest on the Yellowstone River voyage. Cowboys refuse to pay fares threaten to offload him yet Lloyd stands firm holds a six shooter and inspires the group to pay. The crowd relents and Lloyd earns respect as a leader, later rumored to become a state senator and governor hopeful.
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County
Montana
Rockies
Zenith City
Bismarck
Pulmans Pelors
Priirie
Lloyd
Bismarek
Taloyd
Vanchman
Helena
Guat
Lloyd Rune
IOWA NEWS LETTERS ON CROP BOOM AND SWINDLE INCIDENTS
Reports from southern Iowa note a bumper corn and grain season with corn yields near eighty to one hundred bushels per acre, while wheat and oats show mixed results. A separate item details a female swindler preying on Baptist preachers by collecting indorsed checks from Chicago banks and fleeing.
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Chicago
URIS
Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
Lyin
Acra
Lowa
Nishnabotna
Tuwa
Tales of war memory and a nurse of forgiveness
A column recounts two World War II era anecdotes of forgiveness and reconciliation between sides. General Robert E. Lee and Admiral David Porter both describe meetings where a Confederate scar or a son’s loss is met with compassionate understanding, ending hostilities in a tender moment. The piece also notes a physician testing diabetic flour made from peanuts, detailing a method to extract oil and prepare a versatile flour for patients.
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Len
Robert E. Lee
David D. Porter
Col
Tea drinking and rice eating replace milk in Japanese babies
A historical note compares Japanese infant feeding with American dairy use, claiming Japanese mothers reject cow milk and feed tea and rice instead until weaning. The text also cites a New Hampshire war casualties report, and includes miscellaneous reflections on young men and capital.
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Siga
Iowa State News Assessment Equalized and Local Scandals
The executive council completed a biennial equalization of Iowa state assessment placing total valuation at 451.7 million dollars with a levy of 2.5 mills unchanged from two years prior. The report notes shrinkage in values mostly from personal property and costs of the new code and census. Also reported is the suicide of attorney C D Nendershot implicated in forged trust deeds and a loan company scheme totaling about 97 thousand dollars. Gov Jackson receives a request for funds to expand the Glenwood Town Institution for the Feeble minded for adults and double minded children. Archie Marston, a Chicago real estate dealer, is reportedly short after negotiations. a Des Moines farm sold for 3,900 with 160,000 transfer and 45,000 second mortgage paper issued in Chicago.
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Executive Council
Short
Win
C.D. Nendershot
Spencer
Milt Allen
Allen & Hendershot
Hendershot
Tle
Jackson
Glenwood
Archie Marston
Chicago
W. H L. Hamilton
J. D. Bartlett
Wiliam
Bremner
Des Moines
Marston
Dog Sets Fires Near Leeds After Rag Kerosene Act
A dog tied a kerosene rag to its tail in Leeds, a Sioux City suburb, lit fires along seven buildings as it ran through the streets. Fire crews arrived, contained the blazes, and prevented major damage.
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Leeds
Sioux City
Man murdered by morphine accusation sparks Iowa case
Coroner's jury in Mrs Wert death at Des Moines finds William Wert and his brother Peter liable for first degree murder. They allegedly administered morphine. In Davenport, the Princes of Iran conclave meets with 160 members, electing leaders Eur Lischer and others, planning next year's gathering.
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Wert
Des Moines
William Wert
Peter Wert
Iran
Daverport
Iowa
Winois
Eur
Julius Lischer
Davenport
B. Dibbern
Marshalltown Secre
I’, Ball
Cedar Hapida
A. Raphael
Cofar
Gravity man sues over sensational social scandal
George W. Himelberger sues Charles Morris for 25000 damages alleging Morris alienated his wife’s affections through arts and flattery. The suit highlights a scandal gripping Gravity as the town follows the case.
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George W. Himelberger
Charles Morris
Morris
Mr. Himelberger
Murderer captured in Riverside jail after Illinois manhunt
Report cites Il Duncan Davidson and Olias Kimball involved in a September Hamburg murder of Dannelly. Davidson held awaiting sheriff from Towns to return him to scene. Quarrel over horse business cited. Also notes a fatal lightning strike near Odeholt, a severe scalp wound to Mrs. White west of Manley, and weather crop bulletin warnings of hot winds harming crops. Lions City census shows 18,401. Woodbury County total 40,491.
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Davidson
Olias Kimball
Dannelly
Hamburg
Riverside
Cal
Towns
Donnelly
Sens
White
Manley
Mississippi
Missouri
Funk
Arthur
C. J. Johnson
A. €. Anderson
Odeholt
Uise
Lions City
Woodbury
John Vetasu
Masun City
Newton
Tsnvatlee
Louis Aranberg
East Des Moines
Sta
The Republican Plan and the Tariff Debate
Editorial argues the Republican push to front the tariff issue in 1892 and 1896 campaigns. It criticizes a supposed truce between silver advocates and tariff interests and cites Senator Cullom's Springfield pledge to amend the tariff for protection. The piece defends democracy, denounces McKinley era policy as classed favoring the few, and claims Democratic governance spurred growth and honesty.
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Vakely
McKinley
Harrison
Alison
Morton
Almoosh
Senator Cullom
Illinois
Springfield
Yen
Sone Republican
United States
Detroit Prep Press
Press Opinions Vary On McKinley And Tariff Impacts
A compilation of editorials and commentary from Detroit, Albany, St. Louis, Liverpool, Fostoria, Illinois, Chicago, and New York reacting to McKinley’s presidency, tariff policy, and political prospects. Opinions urge vigilance against rivals, note tariff-driven price effects, and discuss party dynamics and regional interests.
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Benjamin Harrison
Chartiel
Detroit Prep Press
Albany Argus
McKintey
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Liverpool
Ohio
McKinley
Cobden Club
Bailiwick
Ulio
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