Becktown hero leads Iowa Wesleyan rout over Keokuk
Jessie Lincoln Beckwith starred for Iowa Wesleyan scoring the first touchdown and igniting a 48 to 0 victory over Keokuk. The excited crowd and Beckwiths bride watched as he ran 40 yards around the left end, carrying the team on his brilliant display.
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Jessie Lincoln Beckwith
Iowa Wesleyan
Keokuk Stedents
Warren Wallace Beck With
Iowa Wesleyans
Beckwith
Mount Pleasant
Keokuk
Robert J. Lincoln
Hex
Hustin
Curious Smuggling Case Near Mexican Border at Nogales
Officials in Nogales Arizona uncovered a smuggling scheme on the Mexican border where a man built a two way doorway house on the international line. Goods were moved by backing loaded teams through the rear door into the American side, evading customs. A 60 foot by two mile border strip has been reserved to block such evasion, with surveys underway to implement the plan.
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Nogales
A. T
Nogaies
Collector of Customs
General Land Office
TWO SEA SERPENTS IN GREENPORT SEEN BY A DRUG CLERK
Drug clerk C. E. Stanton of Greenport Long Island witnessed two sea serpents while fishing. The larger creature measured about four feet across the head with lathering whiskers, eyes like Edam cheese, and green scales. The pair, about 50 feet long, moved past rocks sending spray high and causing Stanton to scramble ashore. Both serpents glided southwest leaving his gear behind.
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Greenport
S. 5
C. E. Stanton
L. I
Mr. Stanton
Batt
Mr. Staton
Wife and husband plunge into cistern duel ends safely
Annie Asbury and James Asbury of St. Louis leapt into a 16 foot cistern after a heated quarrel. Neighbors heard cries, a ladder aided rescue, both pulled to safety with no serious injuries. Local observers caution over the water hazard and praise the couple for surviving the night ordeal.
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Annie Asbury
Clinton Street
St. Louis
Janes
James
Mr. Asbury
Bishop Donne Defends Erastus Corning’s Fortune
From All Saints' cathedral Bishop Donne rebutts claims that Erastus Corning’s fortune vanished. He notes Corning inherited little and faced heavy, romantic obligations to preserve his father’s institutions. The bishop insists funds were used to sustain the family legacy, not squandered.
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Donne
Albany
Erastus Corning
N.Y
All Saints’ Cathedral
Dosne
Mr. Corning
Hoane
Corning
Europe
New Cure for Old Pains Indorsed by Swiss Doctor
Dr Hank Froelich a Swiss physician in Chicago claims to have discovered an antitoxin as a cure for rheumatism. He asks sixty days to prove it and has won permission to test on rheumatic patients at the county hospital. County authorities will supply six cases for the trial while volunteers are told the test can do no harm.
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Hank Froelich
Hans Froelich
Chicago
Froelich
Healy
Couity Board
Froetch
Ohio man shrinks ten inches since 1862 in Sandusky
A Sandusky report describes O Peter Cooley, once five feet nine inches tall in 1862, now standing four feet four inches. At eighty one he remains active and well built, though his body has shortened dramatically without health impact.
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Ohio
Sandusky
O. Peter Cooley
Cleveland
Fourth
Indiana Infantry
Peculiar Will Case Seen in Winona Probate Court
In Winona Minnesota a probate case centers on Lucy Evans death leaving a 16000 estate to two sons Augustus of Chicago and Albert of Winona. Augustus holds the will and resists probate, with Albert seeking an order for production and court action to prove the document. The case remains unresolved as proceedings await deposition and further orders.
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Winona
Minn
Lucy ¥. Evans
Augustus L. Evans
Chicago
Albert Evans
Augustus
Albert A Trnstee
Albert
José
Snow
Bitter fight in sight as mine owners rally against smelter trust
In Leadville Colorado, mine managers and owners organize to oppose a proposed smelter trust that would regulate ore prices. They plan a westwide circular, discuss timing for a full meeting, and argue the smelters gain through rebates and low rates while producers bear the burden.
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Leadville
Col
Somnambulist's feat on roofs ends with intruder in wrong apartment
Edward Reilly of 1200 King Street Wilmington walked the row roofs in sleep for half an hour then entered the rear second story of Amos Brinton's home five doors below. A Brinton niece woke screaming. Brinton fired a shot, missing the intruder who was sleepwalking. Reilly claimed no fault after awakening. Later he urged apology.
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Honaca
Edward Reilly
King Street
Wilmington
Del
Amos Brinton
Mr. Brinton
Reilly
Brinton
Mindful Chalk Talker: Ritter Faces Amputations
Louis Man Ritter, a St Louis galoonkeeper born 1831 in Paducah Kentucky, lives with a progressive chalk disease. He recalls river work since 1845, battlefield memory, and eight past amputations while maintaining humor. He expects further decline yet remains hopeful and invites visitors for lunch.
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Louis
Rank Ritter
St. Louis
Ritter
Toever
Sam
Paducah
Vickshoro
Startling Discoveries at Flagstaff Observatory to Be Published
Prof J J Zee, head of Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff, and S L Boothroy travel from Albuquerque to Boston to compile records and publish a bulletin detailing recent work. The clear air at Flagstaff aids observation and many significant discoveries have been made, though not released until the Boston bulletin is issued.
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Playstaff
Flagstaff
Boston
Indian footballer Wheelock receives X ray at New York hospital
The Carliste football standout Wheelock, six feet tall, was injured in a collision with Brown. An X ray at J Hood Wright Memorial Hospital revealed a shoulder fracture. Doctors praised his physique and expect him to resume playing this season.
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Martin Wheelock
J. Hood Wright Memorial Hospital
New York City
Brown
Wheelock
Disbanding of Delaware College Football Eleven
A Wilmington dispatch reports Delware College will disband its football team after all players suffer injuries. The department cancelled remaining games and will appear closed until after Christmas as five players need splints canes or crutches for weeks.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware College
Severa
Joke on an Immortal in Anatole France’s New Novel
A Paris literary figure, Anatole France, is mocked for an astronomy blunder in his latest novel Le Mannaguin d Osier. The immortals debate Gemini in May between 11 pm and midnight, a timing misaligned with its horizon position. The piece then contrasts merchant ships and warships, noting how ships load loads differently.
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Anatole France
Paris
France
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