Notable 1908 Docket of World Figures and Paradoxes
A string of varied items from times past includes Daniel Antonio Maceo claiming governance of Tinardel Rio while in Los Angeles awaiting lunacy-commission action, and a wife alleging threats. Mass donor Thomas Murdoch of Reid Murdoch & Co leaves 2 to 2.5 million to charities. Baronesse Wilmowsky visits New York with husband. Sultan of Turkey sees Hilmi Pasha resign. Hakka Bey may form cabinet. Col James Gordon, once sought by federal authorities for Lincoln murder conspiracy, named US senator successor. Prince Hans of Schleswig-Holstein lies ill. Artist Frederic Remington dies in Connecticut. Samuel W Williams collapses in Indiana.
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Daniel Antonio Maceo
Gon
Maceo
Los Angeles
Tinar del Rio
Thomas Murdoch
Reid, Murdoch & Co
Chicago
Barotess Wilmowski
Bonn
Germany
Krupp
New York
Turkey
Hilmi Pasha
Hakka Bey
Rome
Lincoln
United States Senate
Col
James Gordon
Noel
A. J. McLaurin
Prince Hans
Schleswig-Holstein- Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Christian
Denmark
Europe
Frederic Remington
Ridgefield
Conn
Samuel W. Williams
Vincennes
Ind
Weaver backs divine healing movement in Des Moines
Gen J B Weaver, famed in national and Iowa politics, proclaims healing power of the Holy Ghost and plans a national convention of Divine Healers in Des Moines early next year. Des Moines Press Club banquet honors Senator Cumming and Congressman Hull. many other items follow.
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J. B. Weaver
Iowa
Des Moines
Savoy Hotel
Senator Cumming
Hull
Thomas Hotham
St. Joseph
Mich
Bolham
Delwin Fisher
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
Hough
United States
Michael Malone
Michael McGraw
Fred Malone
Harrison
Mineral County
Virginia
Patrick Malone
Frederick Dugan
Taft
New York
Knox
Louisville
People’s Methodist Church
Kansas City
Colorado
Mecca
Bertillon System Brings New Penitentiary ID Methods
A former inmate writes on Iowa’s Wie penitentiary in Fort Madison detailing Warden Sanders' Bertillon system. The process uses precise measurements, photographs, and a registry to uniquely identify each prisoner, reducing repeat arrivals and aiding fugitive detection, with a centralized bureau proposed for the Midwest.
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Wie
Fort Madison
Sanders
Iowa Penitentiary
Warden Sanders
Bertillon
Berton
Ananiag Club
Middle West
Charles Sullivan
Iowa
Career of an Ow an Shanklin Inaugurated at Wesleyan
Dr Shanklin, former pastor at St Luke s Dubuque and leader in local religious affairs, became president of Upper Iowa University in 1994 and later rose to Wesleyan. Under his tenure Upper Iowa grew, nearly doubling student numbers and expanding facilities, culminating in a $200 600 endowment fund. Skeptics doubted the endowment yet pledges filled the goal promptly.
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Shanklin
St. Luke's Church
Dubuque
Seattle
Spokane
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Wesleyan
Upper Iowa
Itt
Betts sues for damages over wedding hoax report
John Betts of Traer sues Miss Clara Narber of Vinton for 35000 damages claiming breach of promise after a Star Clipper published a false wedding story. Denial by Miss Narber’s mother led to Betts’s suit set for the January term in Benton County district court. Mrs Brown holds substantial property in her own right.
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John Betts
Traer
Star-Clipper
Charles City
Clara Narber
Vinton
Betts
Miss Narber
Benton County
Brown
City rejects water plant offer in Ottumwa bid
The Ottumwa Water Company owners offered the plant to the city for 3.765 million dollars. The city refused, countering with 235 thousand dollars yet signals of a possible sale remain.
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Ottumwa Water Company
Corn Husking Contest Challenge Between Husker Rivals
Henry Marshall of Atlantic has written to Iya Brock of Colfax to accept a $100 side husking contest. Marshalls past record and public comments stir interest as both competitors prepare for a side bets showdown.
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Henry Marshall
Atlantic
Iya Brock
Colfax
Irock
History of Taxation in Iowa Volumes Planned
The State Historical Society of Iowa prepares an two volume work on the History of Taxation in Iowa. Prof. John E Brindley of Iowa State College at Ames leads the project detailing taxation's evolution in Iowa from territorial days. The study covers property tax banks insurance express inheritances mortgages and credits and the tax ferret system. A notable focus is the history of railroad taxation with extensive analysis and a comparative view of Iowa’s revenue system.
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State Historical Society of
Iowa
John E. Brindley
Iowa State College
Amea
Chance to Acquire Affinity Notify HYM Spouse in Atchison
Mrs Lysander John Appleton of Atchison Globe warns any woman who sees her affinity in her husband to call at the Slilltop home at any hour. She complains of his habits and says if she still wants him she may take him after a brief visit for Christmas money.
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Slilltop
Atchison, Kan
Hym
Lysander John Appleton
Atchison Globe
Cure for Eczema Report From Philadelphia Family
A Philadelphia mother recounts her six year old boy suffering severe eczema for two years. After using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills as directed, he improved within hours and was cured, with no relapses in adulthood. She also notes a friend's child benefited similarly.
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A. J. Cochran
Columbian Ave
Philadelphia
Swainson’s Spring Sermon Tale Brightens With Window Wash
A preacher known for humor recalls a cottage visit where a child explains why spring scenery seems vivid. He asks about leaf and grass brightness, and the girl answers simply that ma has washed the window, letting them see out clearly. The anecdote underlines his lively delivery.
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Mr. Swainson
Where Is Bessie Hartman
In 1301 Chapman Nebraska Rosanna and Bessie Hartman lived with their invalid mother until their father’s death in Anada Missouri. The girls were sent to Omaha to school under a Mrs Smith care. In 1903 Bessie aged in took charge by Nebraska Children’s Home Society who refused to reveal her address to Rosanna now Mrs Geo Duerr.
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Bessie Hartman
Rosanna
Chapman
Nebr
Anada
Omaha
Smith
Bessie
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
The Difference and a Toast to Puff Promises
The dialogue notes a pricing quarrel over puffs from Rattleigh's offering six for a dollar versus sixty for ten cents. The exchange hints at a humorous domestic banter about money and treats while a ring is admired and a dated heirloom is referenced.
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John
Rattleigh's
Scott
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