Court Martial for Captain Kulp in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Captain O W Kulp of Davenport’s National Guard ordered to halt a prize fight after Governor Cummins and Adjutant General Thrift concluded the event violated the law. Kulp placed under arrest for disobedience with a court martial to sit in Des Moines and eight to fifteen officers to join as court.
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Kulp
Des Moiines
Davenport
Iowa Naional Guard
Thrift Saii
Haight
Raying
Louis Eckhardt
Cummins
Thrift
National Guard
Kutp
O. W. Kulp
Maven- Bort
Iowa
Gummins
Sherif Ockhardt
Cumminas
Davenport Company
Bishop
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Colfax
Major Johnson
Fifty-third
Maquoketa
Des Moines
State House
Byers
Iowa Attorney General says he has authority to enforce liquor laws
H W Byers writes to the Des Moines Register asserting Iowa's attorney general may prosecute malfeasance or nonfeasance in office to enforce liquor laws. He notes governor concurrence, outlines Minnesota versus Iowa powers, and calls for stronger statewide law enforcement with county and district support.
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Byers
Register and Leader
A. W. Byers
Cummins
Iowa
Burlington
B. Jones
Jones
Minnesota
District Court
Chanter
Executive Counsel
General Assembly
H. W. Byers
Fragmented Notes on Royal Authors and Odd Beliefs
A garbled item references King Edward VII and bans on chart use, mentions naturalists noting a curious plant warning before a storm, and inserts absurd claims about a Reno postman, beauty standards, and brutal body modification practices across cultures. The piece lingers on incongruous, sensational lines with no coherent story.
Washington Awakens to Winter Season Atmosphere
CAPITAL IS WAKING UP FOR THE WINTER SEASON as residents pour in to Washington Wheeldy wakes up and white curtains replace disheveled sills. Streets fill with carriages while five o'clock tea gossip grows, and visits from country sojourns rise though Sundays stay largely country club affairs. Amid autumn races social life centers on Mrs John R McLean hosting midday waffles and sausages for a growing circle of friends.
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Washington
New York
Boston
John R. McLean
Debutantes Attend Roosevelt Era Winter Social Preparations
A crowded Bentines hosts elite guests from across the country as Mrs Roosevelt plans winter entertainments. Debutantes include Miss Eleanor Ridge ly, Miss Constanes Hoyt, Miss Jane Sands, and Miss Yulee Noble. Speaker Cannon’s pay echoes the president’s, highlighting the pay gap.
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Bentines
New York
Cimera
Root
Metcatt
Straus
Cortelyou
Maraporteris
Baltimore
Roosevelt
Europe
John Harrings
Abyssinia
Big check for Cannon when Congress convenes
Sylvania, clerk of the house, will be acting speaker when the Sixtieth congress meets. The pay raise set the speaker salary to 12,000 a year, but since adjournment Cannon has drawn 626 a month while others receive 1,000. A fund of about 3,000 has built up for the speaker to be, and December will bring his compensation to about 4,000 for the season.
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Speaker Cannon
Roosevelt
White House
Gannon
Cannon
House of Representatives
Illinois
House
Alexander McDowell
Penn
Sylvania
Congress
Prohibition Planks Push in Party Platforms
The article notes a nationwide vote gap for prohibition and the push by temperance groups to insert planks in Democratic and Republican platforms. It forecasts a coming Congress debate and possible District of Columbia liquor limits, while also describing government layoffs of elderly workers and a 77 year old clerk kept from promotion.
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Ace
United States
Fairbanks
Hoosevelt
Indianapolis
Kentucky
New Jersey
Delaware
Democratic
Prohibition Party
Ewing
District of Columbia
Pathos in Discharge of the Aged in Departments
A historical column laments forced dismissals of aging clerks in government departments. It notes no one can replace a veteran worker, argues the man is still capable, and criticizes Congress for inadequate funding and the pressure to retire older staff despite proven service.
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Army
Navy
Cuses Jika
Congress
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