Miss Marion Bybee Found Near Davenport After Mental Episode
The San Francisco heiress and Drexler estate legatee Miss Marion Bybee, reported missing and thought unsettled, wandered near Davenport after leaving a train at Clinton. Alexander Russell of Bowers Rubber arrived with Davenport residents and helped escort her to the Berry home, where she became rational and her troubles appear resolved.
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Marion Bybee
San Francisco
Davenport
Drexler
Alexander Russell
Bowers Rubber Company
Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railroad
Miss Bybee
New York
Clinton
Jealousy Triggers Shot at Journal Foreman in Osage
Joe Gilman, Journal office foreman, was grazed by a revolver shot fired by former employee Eliza Weaverling. A second bullet missed as John Andrews restrained her. The attack stemmed from alleged romantic jealousy. Gilman fled after the incident and sought work elsewhere.
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Joe Gilman
Journal
Osage
Eliza Weaverling
Gilman
State Bar Meets in Iowa City July 17 18
The State Bar association plans a two day meeting in Iowa City July 17 and 18 with an invocation by Rev George L Cady welcome by Milton Remley annual address by J L Webster of Omaha Neb and an annual banquet on the first evening. Papers on vital legal questions will be delivered by Judge George H Carr and Judges S F Prouty and M C Mathews. Presiding officer will be Judge Blanchard of Oskaloosa. Attendees will visit local sites after the second day sessions.
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State Bar Association
Iowa City
George L. Cady
Milton Remley
J. L. Webster
Omaha
Neb
George H. Carr
Des Moines
8. F. Prouty
M. C. Mathews
Dubuque
Blanchard
Oskaloosa
Lowa City
Mud Turtles for Market Near Clinton
River business diversifies with mud turtles caught along the Mississippi near Clinton. Men trap the creatures for shipment to Baltimore and Washington, following earlier clam and pearl ventures that yielded solid profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Clinton
Baltimore
Washington
Boy Grows Nine Inches While Bedridden
Edward Robinson a ten year old of Lone Tree astonishes physicians in Johnson county by growing from four feet five inches to five feet two inches in two weeks while bedridden. He remains ill but continues to grow, surprising family and doctors.
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Edward Robinson
Lone Tree
Johnson County
Muscatine Considers Public Building Vote For Library
Muscatine city council accepts the Musser library offer from lumber dealer FP M Masser to build a public building costing at least 30000 if a maintenance tax is approved. The proposition will go to a July 12 election with women's voting rights included.
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Muscatine
Musser
FP. M. Masser
Sioux City Conductor Invents Gas Hose Leak Stopper
H. M. Donahue, a passenger conductor on the Pacific Short line, has invented and patented a device to stop leaks in train hose gas kettles. The simple tin device is said to be worth $20,000 in cash offers.
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H. M. Donahue
Sioux City
Pacific Short Line
Deaf mute wedding at St. Patrick's church Dubuque
Miss Lena Altgeyer and Mr. J. K. Standacher wed at St. Patrick's church in Dubuque after Walter Flynn handed each a slip with the usual questions and the priest pronounced them man and wife upon acquiescence.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Dubuque
Lena Altgeyer
J. K. Standacher
Walter Flynn
Judge House Rules Taxed Withheld Property In 1897
The district court in Clinton, Iowa, delivers an opinion on taxation of property withholding taxes. Tax ferrets, county boards and assessors flagged unreported property. A Des Moines firm audited Clinton county records finding large sums omitted from tax rolls. Judge House states taxes withheld cannot be collected before 1897 when the law was enacted.
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Judge House
District Court
Clinton
Iowa
Boards of Supervisors
Des Moines
Clinton County
Maquoketa
Mysterious shooting in Cedar Rapids figures in domestic affair
Mrs. Mattie Stanz and Northwestern engineer Harry Shaffer are at the center of a puzzling Cedar Rapids case. Stanz, who loved Shaffer, went to his home armed with a revolver after a disputed note. Shaffer and his wife barricaded doors. Shaffer reportedly urged a meeting at the tracks. Stanz left and returned about ten minutes later, was shot near the heart but not fatally. Some boys say she shot herself. she disputes that, unsure who fired.
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Mattie Stanz
Cedar Rapids
Harry Shaffer
West Side
Shaffer
Shaffers
Union Terminal Railway of Sioux City Plans Incorporation
The Union Terminal Railway Company of Sioux City seeks state incorporation with $2,003.50 in fees and a $2,500,000 capital. Incorporators include John Cadwallader, Charles C. Harrison, Sidney L. Wright, John W. Hamer, William A. Blackford, Lawrason Riggs, Edwin S. Dixon, and Adam A. Still, all listed as Pennsylvania men. The charter allows three lines from Sioux City: east to Woodbury County, west to the Big Sioux, and north to the Iowa state line.
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Union Terminal Railway Company
Sioux City
John Cadwallader
Charles C. Harrison
Sidney L. Wright
John W. Hamer
William A. Blackford
Lawrason Riggs
Edwin S. Dixon
Adam A. Still
Pennsylvania
Woodbury County
Big Sioux
Iowa State Line
Death of Alden resident John W. Cox pioneer citizen
John W. Cox of Alden and Hardin county pioneer dies after stomach illness. Born in Dubuque in 1844, he moved to Hardin county 25 years ago and was active in farming and mechanical work. Survived by wife and ten children.
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John W. Cox
Alden
Hardin County
Dubu@pe
Reincorporation Papers Filed for Du buque and Sioux City RR
Articles of incorporation for the Dubuque and Sioux City railroad filed in Recorder Stewart's office in Dubuque. Principal place of business is Dubuque with capital stock of 15 million dollars. The railroad includes all Illinois Central lines in Iowa. Originally incorporated in 1860, extended in 1880 to last until 1930.
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Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad
Recorder Stewart
Dubuque
Illinois Central
Iowa
Floyd Monument Contracts Awarded For Sioux City Memorial
The Floyd Memorial Association awarded Minnesota Sandstone Co of Minneapolis the contract to supply the stone for a Sioux City monument in memory of Sgt. Charles Floyd. The stone costs about 4000 dollars. Work on the monument begins in August with the foundation already laid. It will be finished in October.
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Floyd
Floyd Memorial Association
Minnesota Sandstone Company
Minneapolis
Sioux City
Sergt
Charles Floyd
Hailstorm Ravages Crops North of Hubbard
A severe hailstorm moved just north of Hubbard covering about two miles and lasting several miles. The storm devastated barley rye and oats bending crops to the ground and stripping corn leaves, leaving stalks badly damaged and likely unrecoverable.
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Hubbard
Ackley Man Returns From Oregon to Surprise Wife
Charles Lenz of Ackley long mourned as dead for two decades appears in Ackley after living in Oregon and finds his wife remarried. The sudden reunion follows years apart.
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Charles Lenz
Ackley
Oregon
Child of Joseph Schmidt Drowned in Trough Tub
A two year old child of Joseph Schmidt of South Lenox drowned after slipping headfirst into a tub used for a watering trough. The incident occurred in South Lenox and is investigated as an accidental drowning.
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Joseph Schmidt
South Lenox
Michigan Congressman Jokes Through Pension Bill
Congressman Hank Smith of Michigan joked before the pension committee about widows pensions. He proposed raising the limit for widows over 100 to 12 dollars a month, citing Mrs. Hixon of Clinton as centenarian beneficiary. The committee approved the bill.
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Hank” Smith
Michigan
House Committee On Pensions
Chicago Chronicle
Hank
Hixon
Quarrel Over Division of China Warns of Unsettled Outcome
The piece notes uncertainty over foreign powers' quarrel about China's division and comments on the fragility of an ancient race. It adds a warning about dyspepsia and other ailments among Americans and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure.
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China
America
Evening humorist quips on war and The Hague talk
The humorous writer drafts a quick line about the Russian general and his plan to reach Taku. The remark contrasts with the horrors at The Hague conference, noted in the Baltimore American.
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Peking
Tsi Ann
Taku
Baltimore
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad in Early Shoe Care Ad
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot E ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns Arching Swollen Hot Carlane Smarting Sore and Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it 25¢ Sample Sent FREE Ad dress Allen 8S. Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Honest Applicant Sets Wages Depending on Cash Register
An applicant tells the Boston Transcript that with a cash register in the shop he would seek $25 per week, but without one he would settle for $15, describing how wage demands hinge on the register’s presence.
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Boston Transcript
Grand Trunk Railway Summer Tourist Folder Now Available
The Summer Tourist Folder and accompanying literature are obtainable by applying to J. H. Burgis City Passenger and Ticket Agent 249 Clark St corner Jackson Boulevard Chicago for descriptive materials about travel options and routes.
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Grand Trunk Railwaystem
J. H. Burgis
Clark St
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Fine Show at Close of New Comic Opera
A Philadelphia Press excerpt notes a remark about a closing scene in a new comic opera. The exchange features a character called the thing and an amateur angler who comments that the lines were catchy. The dialogue reflects theatrical reception.
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Philadelphia Press
Learned man’s multilingual toil ends in silent marriage
A Tit-Bits remark notes a scholar who spent half his life mastering ten languages yet married a wife who never lets him speak, illustrating a humorous clash between erudition and domestic quiet.
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowel Relief
An old advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming gentle liver action and headache relief. It presents dosing at 25 and 50 cents and markets daily bowel regularity as a health benefit.
Alarm clock recall sparks sleepy street quip
Quote sheds light on a tense moment as Clark jokes about why Blake activated an alarm clock. The exchange reveals humor amid a hurried scene and hints at a hurried decision under pressure.
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Clark
Blake
Boston Transcript
Hall's Catarrh Cure Internal Use Price 75c
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with a price of 75 cents. Claims a remedy for catarrh. Includes sales phrasing about effectiveness and availability.
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Hall
Homeseekers Excursions via Chicago & Eastern Illinois R R
Homeseekers Excursions sell first and third Tuesday trips in June July to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas. One fare plus 2.00 round trip with fifteen day limit on outbound and twenty one day return limit. New vestibuled through train Chicago to Texas departs 1 50 P M with sleeping and chair cars. Contact any Chicago & Eastern Illinois agent C L Stone G P and T A Chicago.
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Chicago & Eastern Ilinois Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgis
Kentucky
Louisia A
Mississippi
Missouri
Nort Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Bantam Rooster Learns Quiet Power of Silence
A bantam crowing to gain fame attracts a hawk above, which promptly swoops in. the lesson is that making noise without a valid reason invites swift consequences. The tale from Chicago Times Herald ends with the moral: it is not profitable to seek attention without a sensible motive.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Marquette Resort Listing Promises Healthful Summer Outing
The notice highlights Marquette on Lake Superior as a charming healthful summer retreat with scenic beauty and good hotels. It promotes immunity from fever and invites readers to request The Lake Superior Country brochure by sending stamps to Geo. H. Seafford, Chicago General Passenger Agent.
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Marquette
Lake Superior
Chicago
Iwaukee & St. Paul
Mich
Copper Country
Seafford
Thrill of First Love Fails Father’s Interruption
A Chicago Times-Herald quip recalls a moment of romance interrupted by the girl's father who stood behind them. The speaker notes the moment lacked the official thrill as parental presence overshadowed the private display.
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George
Chicago Times-Herald
Very Low Rates to Texas by M K T Ry
From Kansas City the M K T Railway offers low rate excursion and one way tickets to Texas on July 7 8 9 with round trip fares to Jenison Sherman Gainesville Wichita Falls Dallas Fort Worth and other points. Round trips to Houston Galveston Temple Waco and more priced from 12.00 to 13.00 with tickets valid until July 30 and ten day travel windows. Stopovers allowed on the way back.
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Kansas City
Texas
Jenison
Sherman
Gainesville
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Ft Worth
Waco
Round Temple
Belto
Taylor
Houston
Galveston
Prisxam Fepeess Dyes Protest Refund Offer
An ad copy notes a 10¢ refund for every package of Prisxam Fepeess Dyes that fails to satisfy. Monroe Drug Co. of Union Mo. distributes the product, with sales through all druggists.
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Monroe Drug Co
Union Mo
Stamp collecting boys grow with endless new issues
Despite 13 811 stamp varieties globally, another young boy begins a full collection anew in Bemerville Journal style brief note on hobby persistence.
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Bemerville Journal
Patent remedies and dubious claims flood early 1900s ads
Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promise a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee. Advertisements extol cures and mock other brands while endorsements from Phil adelphia Times and N W Samuel of Ocean Grove credit Piso’s Cure for Consumption. The quotes reflect era marketing and product confidence with general social commentary included.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Quotable aphorisms from the Chicago Daily News
The Chicago Daily News offers two maxims on generosity and perception. First, true charity should be proactive rather than waiting to be asked. Second, appearances may mislead as not all that glitters is gold, sometimes a diamond.
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Chicago Daily News
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Advertisement Claim
An advertising pitch asserts Cascarets cure many ailments by regulating bowels with natural movements. It promotes a 10 cent start and stresses genuine metal box packaging with a C. é stamp and warnings against imitations.
Stormy Portland Night Breaks Windows With Cracked Ice
A New York barkeeper on vacation in Maine hid from a fierce storm in a Portland hotel. Hailstones said to be as large as eggs shattered the room windows. The keeper shed a tear, prompting the host to ask if the storm frightened him. He replied that the sight of wasted cracked ice amid prohibition bothered him.
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New York
Maine
Portland
N. Y
Not by the Plece Merchant Refuses Work Offer
An abrupt exchange shows a merchant insisting on having nothing to do with the request while a willing applicant offers to work on May. The Philadelphia Press records the heated dialogue as part of a local encounter.
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Applicen
Philadelphia Press
Our best society might be even better if money would talk less and think more
A Detroit Journal aphorism laments influence of money on civic life urging restraint and prudence in public affairs and private conduct.
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Detroit Journal
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Library For
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Michigan Statesman
Lane
Homeseekers
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York
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Cveecee
Blanche
Harry
Cora
Puck
Philadelphia Times
Yucatan
Indianapolis Journal
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Pete
Castoria
Bears
Carter
Carters
San Joaquin Valley
Golden Gate
Yosemite
Arizona
Santa Fe
California
Harvey Meals
Atchison, Topeka
Senta Fe R’y
ASCE
Rockford
Dew Waterloo
Council Bluffs
J.P. Allen
ST. Paul
Minn
R. W. Hutton & CO
Dept. K
Phila A
Piso
Hale Raiload FF
Capeeiely PA Poets Ei Reef
San Ie
Toul Jane Ie
Java
M. Roberts
Ponte Glen
Timate
MM. Roberts
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