A Little Conspiracy That Proved Entirely Successful
Edith Forrest feigns a romance with her presumed lover to win back her husband Harry Forrest, only to reveal the lover is her brother Phil. The ruse exposes jealousies, loneliness, and marital strain in a fashionable London boarding house, ending with forgiveness and a sobering lesson on trust.
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Edith Forrest
Tost
Edith
Hoe
Wdith
Harry
London
Mrs. Forrest
Harry Forrest
Vitor
Tio
Phil
Halary
Exeter Hall
Forrest
Darling
Tlarry Worrest
Boston Globo
Great Railway Tunnel Under St Clair River
Port Huon engineers push the St Clair river tunnel toward completion this year. Six hundred workers dig an iron tube sectioned shaft system, with 12 000 feet on the Michigan side nearing trains and 4 000 feet remaining. The two mile route includes 2 810 feet under water and 3 300 feet on land. The tubular design uses electric lights air engines and steam to maintain safety and comfort. Work proceeds from both ends amid rapid progress.
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St. Clair River
Port Huon
Michigan
Iowa and Des Moines State Legislature Update
Des Moines reports from March show Iowa Senate and House handling bans on tobacco sales to minors, tax shifts for juries, bridge funds, state diplomas, and various public works. Bills authorize water works, anti corruption measures, and school funding with elections, taxes, and commissions shaping the session.
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Renate
Des Moines
Senate
Glyde
Barnett
Harsh
Walt
Parrott
Des Moiyes
Bailey
Meservey
Chester Turney
Behmidt
Democratic Caucus
Committee On
Committee On Normal School
Algona
Mesnis
Finn
Smit
Linn
Adjutant-General's Office
Remlt
Washington Galland
Lee County
Des Moiins
Hunchett
Vale
Engle
Acton
Des Mores
Cleinis
Mack
Davidson
St Cool Mines
Railway Committee
Railway Commission
Mexervey
Pes Moyxes
Brown
Mt. Ayr
Holbrook
Swith
Lewis
Commiitee
Wrds
Wilco
Fer
Missouri & Southwestern
Judiciary Committee
Ada
Snk
Drs Moines
Roe
Congress
Treasury
Dobson
My. Leads
Reform School
Insane
Mount
Clarinda
Ingane
Independence
Agricultural College
State University
Normal School
Orphans' Home
Fort Madison
Panitantiary
Anamosa
Reform School For
Benedict
Committee On Public Charities
Galveston
Byers
Chiahman Brown
Suffrage Committee
Capitol Grounds
State Normal School
J. W. Sutterthwait
KE. G. Cooley
Colonil
Alfonzo Abernethy
A. Stanton
B. F, Osborne
A. Mathews
Luce
Friends of the
Dey
Muinus
Siberian Exiles Revolt Ended in Mass Executions at Irkutsk
A private letter from a Siberian exile describes a grim Irkutsk tragedy. One hundred thirty suspects, banished for alleged pamphlet reading, barricaded a house, fired on troops, and after a brutal house-to-house combat were captured. Three men and five women survived, then were executed by firing squad and hanging.
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Loxnon
Irkutsk
Polar Sea
Hurley Horror: Three More Bodies Recovered at Germania Mine
Smoke pours from No 2 shaft as fire continues beneath Germania wine mine in Hurley Wisconsin. On March 20 managers hope flames are smothered. Late Thursday afternoon three more bodies Sullivan Banks and Waller were recovered from the fourth level near shafts New 9 and 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hvarey
Wis
Germania Wine
Sullivan
Banks
Waller
Iowa Railroads Earnings in 1889 Report
The executive council in Des Moines examined railroad company earnings in Iowa for 1889 to aid tax valuation. Only Keokuk & Western declined year over year, losing $4,961.74, while major lines posted substantial gains including Chicago & Northwestern 2,034,347.43 and Milwaukee & St. Paul 1,606,805.43.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Keokuk & Western
Chicago & Northwestern
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Burlington, Cedar Rapids
GIVES UP THE FIGHT Henry Colby liquor violator quits and pays fine
Henry Colby long known for Iowa liquor law violations in Northwestern Iowa paid 2000 in Fort Dodge district court and signed an agreement to quit the business, with further proceedings dropped. He originated the blind pig system and reportedly netted about 30000 over five years.
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Henry Colby
Grattse
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Colby
Ries
Albion
Dubuque
Sanford Charles
Dayton
Kate Barquist
George Smith
Missouri Valley
Surglars
John Kner
Peosia
Cox
John Andrew
Andrew
Harrison County
George Mille
Big Sioux
Sioux City
Lyman Waterman, Jr
Creston
New Methodist College
University of the Northwest
E. C. Peters
Stony City
Gey Marshall
Aioe Jess
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Sha
Roeking
Pate
Veterir Jaye Scott Mines
Harper's Nazar
eraercEl Brother
Sue
Jennie
Lil
Partor
Howard
Frank Morrison
Phill
Mr. Forrest
Heith
Fay
Starry
State Legislature
Houses
General Assembly
Payneer
Representative Mitchell
Lee W. C. McElroy
Charles S. Saylor
J. Ky Yor
College For the Blind
Jacob Springer
August Critzman
L. L. Levy
Iowa State News
Iowa Railways
Mary Iose
Sisters of Charity
St. Joseph’s Convent
Order
America
Dublin
Ireland
O'Toole
Keokuk
Love
George Barnthouse
Centerville
Helmick
Rev
Palmer
Noola
Moses Bacon
Wakefield
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