Anecdotes and oddities from European courts and world life
A collage of sketches and anecdotes including King Ludwig and a royal retort to a savant, a wartime picket tale ending with a merchant’s “Cash” countersign, Lord Roberts humor, Leipziger fur trade, vast US fish harvests, Nazarene sect in Hungary, coal mine runoff studies, malaria and mosquitoes, Washington hop yields, French headgear reform, migrating mackerel, Dartmouth’s large freshman class, global Christian schools, Simplon tunnel progress, northern Sweden railway, US fisheries study, Newfoundland population, Philadelphia library costs, Volga river steam, world fair camps for 10 000 plus, and New England cod catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth College
New
Hrmpshire
Daniel Webster
Simplon Timnel
Girl Awarded 2500 in Seduction Suit Near Plymouth County
In LeMars Iowa district court a jury awarded Emma Engel, daughter of a widow, 2500 damages in Nawel versus Reintz. The case stemmed from seduction allegations dating 1900 01 involving John Reintz son of wealthy farmer W W Reintz. Proceedings featured bitter litigation and prior related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Revitz
Plymouth County
Apri Teven
Miss Engel
Vasa
Attorners
J. A. Samts
Zink & Roseberry
Reints
Insane Patients Scorn Drunk Inmates At Mount Pleasant
Des Moines dispatch reports Mount Pleasant hospital hosts two wards for dipsomaniacs alongside insane patients. Board of Control Chairman John Cownie notes rising inebriate admissions and contemplates creating departments at Cherokee, Clarinda, and Independence to house them, while inmates mock the drunks.
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Des Moines
John Cownie
Board of Control
Mount Pleasant Shoop
Cowhie
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Mal Cownle
Tim
Mount Pleasant
Downie
Cherokee Nas- Diial
Clarinda
Independente
Inmate Fights Swill Barrel Suicide Attempt
Creston Iowa October 21 Charles Palmer an elderly inmate of the county poor farm tried to kill himself by diving headfirst into a barrel of swill. Attendants found him in the barrel and nearly suffocated but he was rescued and is recovering well.
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Creston Poor Farm
Creston
Charles Palmer
Elmost
Muscatine Man Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
Otto Neimeyer, a shell digger, fired three shots at his wife after enraged domestic troubles in Muscatine Oct 21. He chased her, then shot three times and killed himself with three shots to the face as police closed in. The revolver lay in his hand when found.
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Muscatine
Otto Netmeyer
Neimeyer
Ciy
Chicago American 45 a Factor in Iowa Congressional Politics
In Waterloo Iowa October 21 copies of a Chicago American Third District edition circulated for voters in the district. The edition includes Gov and Roles sketches and a letter from his hen delivery aimed at voters across party lines. Rural carriers busy Sloan route No 4 finished its first year September 30 reporting 82791 pieces delivered and 9922 collected for a total of 92713.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Bloan
Sloan
George Goodwin
Sioan
Theyua
Tickled by a Python at Princeton Station
A Pennsylvania Railroad worker startled by a box checked from China found two pythons aboard, along with turtles and toads, hidden in a knot-hole container. The box, linked to Dr. Frederick Hans Gadow of Cambridge University, had been here two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Frinceton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Briner
China
Frederick Hans Gadow
Cambridge University
England
Central America
Princeton Bis
New York
Can Snyder Vote Amid Conviction Question Hampers Board
St Louis voters question arises when Robert M Snyder, convict in plea of bribery, registers in the Ninth precinct. Paxton suggests he may retain voting rights while appeal pending. board to decide if bond status and felon conviction bar him. Missouri citizenship requirement noted. impact on future Missouri case in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Election Board
Robert M. Snyder
St Louis
Seventh Ward
Ben F. Paxton
Paxton
Snyder
Mr. Paxton
Supreme Court
Missouri
Louis
Ary
Four Mail Instruction Men Arrested for Fraud
Four men connected to the Correspondence Institute of America in Scranton were arrested by Postal Inspector Hugh Gorman on charges of fraudulent use of the mails. Bail set at 31,000 each. The institute advertised mail instruction in journalism, electricity, stenography, art, and advertising writing, but investigators allege no facilities or instructors existed and the firm netted about $40,000 in two years from 6,000 patrons, with $100 daily postage and an ever-flowing mail volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Alton
PF. Clark
Conrad Luts
Owls Conrad
W. M. Bingham
Correspondence Institute of America
Postofice
Hugh Gorman
United States
Searle
International Correspondence Schools of
Mears
Alton F. Clark
Gorman
Clark Concern
Gurman
Want duties removed British meat importers press for freer cattle imports
An effort to persuade Mr. Harbury president of the board of agriculture to lift restrictions on cattle imports. He has agreed to meet delegations on October 23 to discuss the matter, with requests covering Argentina and other countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harbury
The
Board of Agriculture
Argentina
Harburg
Forced Marriage Certificate Case Ends in Divorce and Prison
Des Moines, Oct. 20. William F. Bueck, a Des Moines businessman, confessed to forging a marriage certificate to hide relations with 17 year old Miss Anne McMillan. He was sentenced to Fort Madison for a year and granted a divorce to his wife, who immediately sought the decree. Bueck's scheme involved forging the name of Judge Hamilton to assert a false marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wiliam F. Bueck
McVey
Anne McMillan
Fort Madison
Bueck
Stenny
Grocers strike breakers. union ordered back to work
Chicago October 21 The Federation of Labor voted almost unanimously to order striking wholesale grocery employes to return to work while arbitration over their dispute is arranged. Five large stores faced disruption and two members faced threats as the executive board's agreement with grocers spurred the step.
Dying Man Confesses Ties Brother to Murder Case
Newcastle Pa Oct 21 Frank Fields of McKee's Rocks is arrested by Detective James McKissick for the murder of City Treasurer John Wieving in 1898. Fields faces accusation of being an accessory to the crime claimed to be committed by his brother Jackson Wields who on his deathbed confessed implicating another unnamed man. The motive remains undisclosed and the case continues.
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Newcastle
Frank Flelda
Mckee's Rocks
James McKissick
John Wieving
Fleida
Jackson Elds
Jackson Wields
Fields
John Blevins
Neshnanoek Avenue
Isis
Ily
Boxers Still Lively and Viceroy’s Warning
The new viceroy of Sze Chuen reports the boxers have not been suppressed at Cheng Tu and asks ministers and missionaries to refrain from traveling in the central region. At the summer palace reception, the diplomatic corps and legion guards were present except for British minister Sir Warned Satow who avoided social interactions after a miscarriage of justice in the case of murdered English missionaries Bruce and Lewis in Ho Nan province where officials were executed and peasants beheaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sze-Chuen
Keap
Peking
Sze- Chuen
Tsen-Chun-Sunn
Cheng-Tu
Summer Palace
Lega-Ion Guards
Warnest Satow
Bruce and Lewis
Ho-Nan
Cornerstone Laying At Sioux County Court House
Orange City observers report the cornerstone of the new Sioux County court house laid with Wilfred W. Beard presenting the stone. Inside the hollow were placed photos and newspaper copies from 1900s to illustrate the county’s history, alongside a list of Orange City supporters and the county towns tied to the project.
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Ir Court House Foundation
Orange City
Slie
Sioux County Court House
Wilfred W. Beard
Sioux City
Sioux County
Chicago Record-Herald
Chicago American
New York World
Alton Democrat
Maurice Review
Howardet Republican
Stous City, Tribune
Stous City Journal
Sionx County Herald
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Hawarden Independent
Sioux County Bee
Sioux Center Nievsnblad
de Vriji Hollander
Tull Index
Rock Rapids Review
LeMars Sentinel
LeMars Globe-Post
Sheldon Mail
Sheldon Sun
Des Moines Capital
Paulina Times
Orange City de Volksvriend
Grange City Classic
Ireton Clipper
Granville Gazette
Omaha Bee
Minneapolis Journal
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ompaha World-Herald
Cincinnati Inquirer
Des Moines Register and Leader
Philadelphia Inquirer
Detyots Free Press
Chicago Inter Ocean
Court House Fund
Alton
Perkins
Chatsworth
Sioux Center
Middleburg
Hull
Bolden
Newkirk
Ireton
Granytiie
Hawarden Rally Signals Cummins and Thomas Welcome
Hawarden Iowa hosts a large Republican rally with Governor Cummins and Congressman Thomas. The Oct 20 event drew about 4,000 people from surrounding areas to the Odd Fellows hall and Presbyterian church, featuring an illuminated procession and electric display as Cummins spoke despite a cold.
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Cummins
Thomas
Hawarden
Governor Cummins
Congressman Thomas
Odd Fellows’ Hall
New Presbyterian Church
Smallpox Threat Grows Across Towns in State
Des Moines Oct 20 The state board of health reports many smallpox cases across towns this winter with high counts in Sona City. October totals already exceed September as health authorities monitor the outbreak.
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Des Moines
Sona City
Long Lost Murderer Arrested Soldier Suspected as George Taylor
Atlanta officers believe George Burrus, arrested at Fort McPherson, is George Taylor, wanted in Sullivan County Missouri for the 1864 Meeks family murder. The Taylor brothers, William and George, were sentenced to death and escaped. William was hanged, George remained at large. Burrus, from Sullivan County, Missouri, reportedly carried letters and photos linking him to the fugitive, and he allegedly confessed to a fellow soldier.
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Fort McPherson
George Taylor
Missouri
Atlanta
George Burrus
United States Army
Sullivan County
Missuri
Meeks
Taylor Brothers
William
George
Burns
Taylor
Butte, Mont
Camille D Arville Sued In $36000 Divorce Suit In Court
In San Francisco on October 21 Andrew Wilson Lyons sues Ernest Crellin and Camille D Arville for 36000 alleging fraud to set aside a divorce decree from 1898. Camille denies the charges and will contest. Lyons, an ex-athlete, previously sued Crellin for alienation of affection. Camille, born Neeltje Dyktra in 1863 Holland, rose to fame as a prima donna and later vaudeville star with a long European and American stage career.
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San Francisco
Ernest Willard Crenin
Camille D'Arville
United States
Andrew Wilson Lyons
Lyons
Creslin
Camille DiArvile
Crellin
Bnd
Camille D'Arvile
Camille D'Arvide
Stanislaus Stange
Julian Edwards
Madeline
Miss Darville
Neeltje Dykatra
Oldmark
Holland
Conservatory
Amsterdam
Germany
Strand Theater
London
Magle Thimble
America
Lilian Russell
Raine
Europe
Casino Opera Company
Bostonians
B. E. Rice & Co
Mr. Cretlin
Younger Brother Jim Ends Own Life in Minnesota Penitentiary
Jim Younger, age 44 and recently paroled from Stillwater, killed himself early yesterday in a downtown room. A letter found with the body blamed despondency from ill health and separation from friends, and a second note urged relatives to stay away. The romance with a prominent Boise City woman was cited as a factor, with his strained relation to Cole Younger noted.
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St. Paul
Minn
James, Younger
Younger
Jesse James
Stillwater Penitentiary
Coleman
Ilfa
Northfield
State Penitentiary
Jim Younger
State Board of Pardons
Boise City
Thako
Jim
Cole Younger
Omaha train wreck near Lake Crystal Minn
Westbound Omaha road passenger train collided with Des Moines train standing on a switch at Lake Crystal at midnight. Several passengers were injured and a sleeper wrecked due to an open or broken switch. Injured include Mrs. Van Polten Sac City Iowa head cut, Mrs. B N Elgler Mankato Minnesota internal injuries, Mrs Pjoland and two daughters Denver Colorado cut and bruised.
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Des Moines
Lake Crystal
Minn
Omaha Road
van Polten
Sac City
B. N. Elgler
Mankato
Pjoland
Denver
Colo
Addicks Reign Over as Delaware Assembles for Two Senators
Governor Hunn and Secretary of State Layton prepared a proclamation for an extraordinary session of the Delaware legislature to elect two United States senators and one congressman. The governor's signature is awaited while conferees and Senator Quay seek a final compromise. Both parties mobilize to secure their men in Dover, with action possible Monday if needed.
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Delaware
Dover
Del
Govrnor Hunn
Layton
Quay
Washington
United States Sanatory
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Algona
Algona Advance —— . W. Hayes & Co., Publishers
Ludwig
Munich
Hans von Buelow
Baron Windscheld
Lord Roberts
Earl
Leipsic
Siberia
European Aussia
Australia
Fur Exchange
New York City
Eas
Nazarenes
Jacob Wirz
Hungary
United States Geological Survey
Pennsylvania
Andre
Middle Atlantic
Tudea
Sweden
Gulf of Boothman
United States Commission As Fish and Fisheries
Uncle Sam
Wall Water Farm
Newfoundland
Philadelphia
New England
Willy
LeMars
Blastsman
Willian
Camille D’arville
James Younger
Gate Law
St. Paul, Minn
Fad
Goodby
Lassie
Solields
van Sant
Wolfer
Tom
Bryan
Lourd
Omaha Train Wreck
Addicks
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