Polygamy Rumors Shake Mormon Professor's Stand
Salt Lake City dispatch reports Prof. M. M. Wolfe of Brigham Young College, Logan, renouncing Mormonism, refusing tithes, and alleging polygamy flourishes in Mexico and Arizona. He cites travel as explaining doubts about the Woodruff manifesto, claiming plural marriages persist among church elders.
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Salt Lake ‘City
Utah
M. M. Wolfe
Brigham Young College
Logan
Wolfe
Mexico
Woodruff
Mormon Church
Arizona
John Henry Smith
Apostle Smith
Two Tunnel Workers Die In New York Caisson Disaster
Two negro tunnel workers suffocated and drowned in an East River tunnel near Man o War Reef opposite Forty second Street New York early Tuesday when a compressed air pipe burst. A white foreman and assistant were severely hurt rescuing survivors as water flooded the shaft. The two drowned men lie at the shaft bottom twenty feet below river level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty-second Street
New York
Merchant Prince Marshall Field Dies in New York
Marshall Field died in New York Tuesday afternoon at 3:50. He was 70 years old and regarded as the greatest and most successful merchant of his generation. Field had married in London many years ago and built a vast retail empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant ‘Prince
New York
Marshall Field
Mr. Field
Lon
Minnesota Tragedy and Royal Catholic Conversion News
A Minnesota report says W R Brendt killed his wife and neighbor Justin Adams before taking his own life, jealousy cited as motive. A Rome dispatch notes Princess Ena of Battenburg informing Pope Pius IX of her conversion to Catholicism amid Spanish royal marriage headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Elk River
iMinn
W. R. Brendt
Phis
Justin Adams
Rome
Ena of
Sioux City Live Stock Market And Arkansas Fire Report
Sioux City live stock quotations list butcher steers at 395 and hogs at 5.30. In Russellville Arkansas a fire destroyed the entire business district Monday night causing about 300000 in losses. In Minneapolis the eleventh victim Mary Rowan died Tuesday from the West Hotel fire where she worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Sioux [City
Russellville
Ark
West Hotel
Mary Rowan
Minneapolis, Minn
Rescue at Brigantine: Cherokee Passengers Saved From Wreck
Atlantic City dispatch reports sixty crew and passengers from the Clyde Line steamer Cherokee stranded on Brigantine shoals were rescued Sunday afternoon by Capt. Costa and a picked crew in the sloop Alberta. The ship, bound from Santo Domingo to New York, ran aground Friday amid a fierce northeast storm. All hands were saved. Captain Archibald and crew reportedly remarry aboard the vessel. The North America tug stands by to assist if needed.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Clyde Line
Cherokee
Santo Domingo
New York
Mark Casta
Alberta
Costa
North America
Balfour Loses Seat in London Liberal Victory
A London special reports a sweeping parliamentary election shift across 39 constituencies. Liberals gain 18 seats, Laborites win 4, defeating former prime minister Arthur J. Balfour in Manchester's eastern division by 1,980 votes, a sensational result seen as likely to shape the two week polling.
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House ’of ‘Commons
London
England
Manchester
Arthur J. Balfour
T.C. Horridge
Hliberal
Mr. Balfour
Horridge
Sentenced murderers in Mexico to twenty years hard labor
Three American defendants Richardson, Mason, and Hart were sentenced in Chihuahua, Mexico, for poisoning two New York Life policyholders. Instead of the death penalty, they will be sent to the convict stockade near tropical salt mines for twenty years of hard labor. Hart had ties to Fort Worth Texas. Richardson and Mason came from Rochester, New York.
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Mexico
Saic
Friends of
Hart
Forth Worth
Tex
Richardson c
Mason
Chihuahua
New York Life
Tropics
Republic
Hert
Texas
Richardson
Rochester
N. Y
Tart
Chiguahua
No Relief for Crazy Snake Chief At Washington
Crazy Snake, a Creek leader, urged the president to allow his band of about 200, including bucks and squaws, to keep tribal relations but was told that 15,000 Creek Indians voted for the treaty and he must follow the decision and laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crazy Snake
Washington
Unusual accident leaves treasurer elect's leg amputated
John B. Spahr city treasurer elect at Jeffersonville Indiana suffered a severe leg fracture when he sat down and crossed his legs. The bone snapped near the hip and amputation of the limb was necessary. He remains in critical condition.
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John B. Spahr
Jeffersonville
Ind
Spahr
Dodge Seriously Hurt in Chicago Accident
Col A 8 Dodge third vice president of the St Louis and San Francisco railroad fell at Chicago Saturday night, breaking both knee caps while stepping from his carriage in front of a hotel on Michigan Avenue.
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Col.a
Dodge
Col. A
St. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Dowager Duchess of Manchester Recovers After Operation
Consuelo Yznage the dowager duchess of Manchester underwent a severe operation in London on Saturday and is reported progressing favorably as she recovers.
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Duchess of Manchester
Consuelo Yznage
London
Eng
Quest of War Not In Noted Morocco Conference Missive
Germany to push for collective action in Morocco with open door and equal privileges, while opposing any international guarantee of dominance. France and Germany seen as central, with Spain supportive of French position. Tangier and Fez routes cited for couriers amid tensionless public facade.
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Algeciras
Spain
Germany
Morotéo
Frante
Morocco
France
Tangier
Fez
Associated Press
Two More Murders Hit Chicago Late Sunday Night
The city saw two fatal robberies. Anton Spyschal ski was attacked at Washington Boulevard and Sangamon Streets and died after a struggle. At May and Randolph Streets, Joseph Kane was beaten by assailants and died shortly after.
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Chicago
Anton Spyschalski
Washington Boulevard
Sangamon
May
Randolph Streets
Joseph Kkane
Runaway wife of Captain Taggart aboard Cedric to Paris
The Cincinnati Times Star reports Grace Taggart wife of Captain E F Taggart may face divorce proceedings. It says she is aboard the steamship Cedric with their two sons en route to Paris, reported under the name Mrs Grace Thompson. Arrangements for the sailing are said to be made by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Times-Star
Inquiry Opens Into Battleship Collision Off Five Fathom Bank
A Newport News board of inquiry aboard the Iowa off Old Point convened to investigate the collision between the battleships Kentucky and Alabama off Five Fathom Bank New York. Rear Admiral Robley D Evans named to lead the inquiry. P R Fahey & Co of Cleveland brokers announce liquidation due to a trusted employee's misappropriation and the proprietor's ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Naral
Iowa
Old Point
Robley
D. “Evans
Kentucky
Alabama
Five Fathom Bank
N.Y
Cleveland, G
Stock and Grain ‘Brokers
Fahey
Ship Still Aground Near Brigantine Life Saving Station
Dispatch from Atlantic City New Jersey reports the steamship Cherokee grounded near the South Brigantine life saving station. Captain Archibald and two mates remain aboard with a ship's carpenter as efforts continue Friday.
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Atlantic’ City
N.J
Cherokee
Archibald
California Drought Fear Eased By Heavy Rainfall
California faces relief as a heavy rain over twenty four hours lifts drought fears. Up to Sunday rainfall had been below normal and crops were suffering, but widespread precipitation eases water shortage concerns and supports agricultural conditions.
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California
Fire ruin hits Manchester business district in Adams County
Wm B Gregory is under arrest in Ironton Ohio on an incendiarism charge for firing his Manchester restaurant two weeks ago, destroying eighteen stores in the village. An Annapolis dispatch reports midshipman Luther Welch of Kansas City will join the new naval academy class after a self-devised stretching apparatus brought him up to height for appointment.
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Wm. B. Gregory
Ironton
Manchester
Adams County
Annapolis Dispatch
Luther Welch
Kansas City
Naval Academy
Blizzard hits Kansas towns in Monday storm
A Topeka Kans special reports a blizzard prevailed Monday across central and eastern Kansas, disrupting travel and prompting weather alerts.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Mrs Pratt Testifies At Rockwell City Poisoning Trial
In Rockwell City Mrs Jennie Coons Pratt testified in her own defense in the murder case against her. She described her life with her husband and his stomach troubles. She admitted buying arsenic and using it to kill mice, while denying any romantic involvement with Persing. Her daughters Cressy and Pearl Pratt aged 9 and 11 also testified, appearing overwhelmed but composed.
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Pratt
Rockwell City
Jennie Coons Pratt
Pehalt
Des Moines Man Held in Forgery Case
Nels Stwinson, a farmer, accused of attempting to defraud Des Moines firms by forging a check for 1225 drawn on Citizens State Bank of Dunlap, signing as John Hall. Ferington jailed to face forgery charges while Chief Hardin pursues leads. Johnson's wife and infant may have moved from Minneapolis. Johnson denies the charge at arraignment.
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Bunko
Des Moines
Nels Stwinson
Ohn Hall
Ferington
County
Hardin
Johnson
Basy Johnson
Fire destroys business district in Callender
Sunday morning blaze in Callender’s business section wipes out property valued at 18 thousand dollars. Citizens formed a bucket brigade and fought flames amid snow and water. Post office building among those destroyed, with little mail saved. Cause believed spontaneous combustion. Insurance coverage set at 10 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callender
Minister Leads Campaign for Iowa Anti Cigarette Bill
Reverend W. A. Shaw of Indianapolis Indiana opened a campaign at the First Congregational church in Sioux City to push an anti cigarette law in Iowa. He has led similar movements in Indiana Wisconsin Nebraska and is backing a Missouri legislature bill.
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W. A. Shaw
Indianapolis
First Congregational Church
Sioux City
Iowa
Indiana
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Missouri
Twenty-Eighth Iowa Wiremen Tourney Dates Set in Clinton
The Iowa State Wiremen's Association schedules the twenty-eighth annual tournament for June 19 20 21 and 22 in Clinton. Officials aim to make it the greatest event in the association's history.
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Lows
Iowa State
Clinton
Association
Child Falls Into Lye In Webster City Tragedy
Mrs. J. D. Sweasey of Webster City was cleaning on Wednesday night when her 15 month old baby tipped a can of lye from a window sill and fell face first into the contents. The child suffered terrible burns to the face head and nasal and ear passages but remains alive.
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J. D. Sweasey
Webster City
Newell Sentenced to Sixteen Years for Murder at Avoca
Newell has been sentenced at Avoca to sixteen years in the penitentiary for the murder of Lee Addison. The men quarreled in galoon.
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Newell
Pridon
Elmer
Avoca
Lee Addison
Galoon
Indictment for Pat Growe in 1905 Streetcar Holdup
Grand jury in Pottawattamie County indicts Pat Growe and Artline Levi for alleged participation in a July 2 1905 streetcar holdup in Council Bluffs. About $60 was taken from two conductors and a motorman. Principal evidence comes from Mrs Lillian Dalton of South Omaha who overheard the suspects counting money. Crowe is also linked to a prior kidnapping case in Omaha and awaits trial in February. A gubernatorial requisition from Gov Cummins of Iowa is pending action by Gov Mickey of Nebraska after the Omaha case is resolved.
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Pat Growe
Cornell Bluffs
Pottawattamia County
Artline Levi
Ian
Crowe
Lillan Dalton
Omaha
Levi
Cudahy
Cummins
Tota
Mickey
Nebraska
Fragmented timeline list of historical events and births
A long OCR fragment presents a chronological list of events and figures from 1098 to 1898. It mentions monarchs, battles, treaties, births like Paul Revere and Benedict Arnold, and milestones such as the 1776 Cambridge flag raising, 1781 Jersey defeat, and 1898 completion of the Great Northern extension. The text blends dates, names, and places with scattered notes about wars, discoveries, and political shifts.
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Lotuis
Martin Luther
Riv Dirks
Henry
Marshal Luxembourg
Whitehall
Palace
London
Wagsland
France
Holland
Philip V
Spain
Benedict XIII
Holy ‘Gates
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Benedict Arnold
Anthony Wayne
Louis XV
Calcutta
Lts
NGC
Cambridge
Princeton
New
Jersey
United States
Great Britain
Arthur Middleton
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Mogland
Poland
Ausgia
Austria
Prussia
Josiah Wedgewood
Wedgewood Ware
American Congress
Kosciusko
Britain
Ireland
New South Wales
Breslau
Dantzic
Germany
Billalo
N.Y
Charles
Lamb
Gah
Steven I. Mason
Goyér - Michigan
Girard College
Philadelphia
Meg Sina
Slcily
Locke
Ohio
Lstas
Devak
Mexico
Black Sea
Crimea
Victoria Bridge
Paris
Libous
West Virginia
Italy
a. _ Hon
Maryland
Virginia
Archbishop Ryan
Imma
Abbott
Persia
Afghanistan
Pacific
Toronto
Ont
Mra
Mary-T
Ims
Bou
John -D. Rockefeller
University of Chicag
Y of Chicago
Fight for $60,000 estate hinges on marriage legality
Mrs. Minnié Bi White seeks a share of $60,000 left by Henry White, who died young while married to her. His nephew George White of Emerson contests the marriage as illegal, arguing the pair lived together only briefly before separating. The will directs inheritance to a lawful wife, prompting proof of the union’s validity.
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A’ Connell
Bobsled Disaster Injures Six Children in Des Moines
Des Moines mishap Saturday night left six children severely hurt after two heavily loaded bobsleds collided at the bottom of a hill. Teresa Griffin aged eight suffered leg fractures, Dale Hyland had multiple leg breaks, Mamie Hyland sprained ankle, Will McGrain had a severe head cut, Homer Ben Scotter sustained a forehead wound, and Earl King tore flesh and twisted an ankle.
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Des Moines
Teresa
Griffin
Dale Hyland
Mamie
Hyland
Will McGrain
Homer Benscotter
Earl King
Soule Likely To Be Freed In Hardin County Case
An Eldora special reports at the Hardin county district term Judge W D Evans presiding many cases are heard including Edwin A Soule charged with embezzlement as bailee He seeks a change of venue to Benton County claiming no justice from a Hardin county jury The general feeling is Soule will not be convicted again
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Eldora
Hardin County
Towa Va
Edwin A. Soule
Benton County
Hardin’ County
Soule
Governors Reception Sets Des Moines Night Aglow
The legislature hosted a brilliant reception for Gov. and Mrs. A. B. Cummins in Des Moines on Thursday night. An estimated 1,000 people attended as senators and representatives, with their wives marching in to greet the governor and state officers. The event ended after 11 o'clock, with the crowd dispersing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cummins
Des Moine
Senate
House
Carcass Demonstration Draws Students at State College
At Iowa State College Ames a carcass demonstration showcased meat value across fattening stages. Heifers steers swine and sheep were fed to illustrate results while the horse judging contest proceeds and veterinarians lecture for the state association convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Ames
State Association
Death by Electric Shock at Cedar Falls Plant
Live wire incident claims G. Long 63, an employee at the state normal at Cedar Falls. While clearing snow from a roof he slipped, grabbed a live wire and received 2600 volts, dying instantly. His wife and five children survive. Student Hilliard attempted aid but was knocked senseless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Long
State Normal
Cedar Falls
Hilliard
Long
Mrs Jones Dies After Seven Months of Injuries
Mrs Ella Vene Jones died Monday from a gunshot wound inflicted by her husband Wm Jones who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Ernest Donner at the same time.
Waterloo News Agent Stafford Meenan Found Dead
Waterloo man Stafford Meenan, a well known news agent for the Daily Times-Tribune, was found dead in his Tremont Hotel room. Authorities say death resulted from morphine overdose with accidental or intentional cause still undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Stafford Meenan
Daily Times-Tribune
Tremont Hotel
Prominent Lawyer W C Putnam Dies at Davenport
Prominent Davenport lawyer W C Putnam, noted as the largest real estate holder in the city, has died. He was reported to be 4.05 years old, a detail consistent with the notice’s limited readable data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Putnam
Davenport
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Akron
Round &Smith, Publishers
Prof. Wolfe
Brother Wolfe
East River
Field
Balfour
QUEST
Mrs. Taggart
News OF
Little Daughters
Behalk
Annes
J. C. Hall
Zip
Latin Quarter
NEW Pat Grove
Hatate
Connall Bhiffs
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