Hull Bosses and Bleeding Election Tactics Exposed
An 1896 letter-bomb blasts Capt J A T Hull tying him to a railroad committee and nepotism. It accuses Hull of long office pay, proposes Berryhill as a cleaner rival, and questions a Des Moines Cavalry post bill while denouncing Reed’s alleged control over Story County voting.
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Congress
Capt
Hull
State Senate
Railroad Committee
Senate
Register
Webster
Capt. Hull
Des Moines
Iowa
Bunkum
Nevada
Ames
Winterset
Indianola
Dallas
Knoxville
Assembly
Story County
Republican Central Committee
J. F. Reed
John A. T. Hull
Reed
Capt Hull
Mr. Reed
Mr. Hull
Tekel
Messrs
Kasson
Conger
Erryhill
Riot at a Picnic Turns Brutal. One Expected Murder
Counom Buiwurrs June 22 The butchers picnic ended in a large brawl with at least one murder and multiple serious injuries. Thomas Brown a switchman was stabbed in the back with a dirk knife. doctors fear for his life as his kidney was expelled and recovery is considered unlikely.
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Thomas Brown
Tragic Train Accident Kills Dane Girl in Maine
Miss Kristine Rech about 18 and her 10 year old sister were walking on Rock Island tracks in Maine when a through train approached. The younger girl stepped aside, but Kristine was struck and hurled over 100 feet against a telegraph pole, dying shortly after being found.
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Atlantic
Kristine Rech
Rock Island
Maine
Good Fortune of an Iowa Boy
Des Moines reports Letson Balliett son of Judge Balliett went to Idaho to study mining after college. He formed a partnership with two investors, pursued promising mines, and recently sold one mine for 200000 dollars while holding three others.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Letson Balliett
F. Balliett
Idaho
Drake Wniversity
Young Balliett
Trusting Teope: Professor Triffenberg’s City Vendee Affair
In Cepar Rapids a man posing as Professor Triffenberg toured as a canvasser for a Chicago enlarging and engraving firm. He collected orders for frames, photographed works, and then disappeared after debts surfaced. He allegedly borrowed and sold a $5 frame for $7.50 and charged customers while collecting payments for others.
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Teope
Cepar Rapids
Triffenberg
Chicago
Hoax Headlines Spark Laughs in Philadelphia Record
A terse hoax item jokes about a dog in a refrigerator and kissing a pretty girl, framing the quip as a light feature in the Philadelphia Record with a punchy line about dog on ice.
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Philadelphia Record
Alleged Prime Havanas Attract Quiet Attention
A Cincinnati Enquirer clipping notes local chatter about alleged Cuban contraband cigars. The brief item references a box at home bought months ago from an alleged smuggler, with no further details on crimes or authorities.
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Watts
Potts
Cincinnati Enquirer
Missionary Accepted as Stranger Returns Home
A New York Press exchange notes a missionary recounting his predecessor who arrived as a stranger and was welcomed by the native community. The native response reflects mutual hospitality and kinship across cultures.
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New York Press
India rubber man achieves success at a bound
An interviewer asks about a rapid success, and the India rubber man nods gravely, confirming the quick achievement depicted in the New York Sunday World.
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India
New York Sunday World
Map Encounter Sparks Night Flight
Miss Scraggs recalls a lone dark night sighting of a map that prompted a sudden escape. Little Willie asks if the pursuer was caught, in a dialogue echoing Household Words.
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Miss Scraggs
Willie
Should Stay Together Gobang It Baby Garment Size
A brief dialogue notes a garment being too small for a baby. Mrs Gobang argues it will shrink from washing while Gobang says the baby will shrink too. The exchange centers on practicality and shared responsibility.
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Gobang
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Marks Fifty Years of Lowell Firm
Fifty years of Dr J C Ayers and Co Lowell Mass the business notes its half century. The celebrated medicinal preparation is well known with robust health demand and strong market presence.
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United States
J. C. Ayer
Antisquirrel Convention Set for Spokane May 15
Announcement of an antisquirrel convention to be held in Spokane Washington on May 15 promotes health advice and advertisements for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as remedies for digestion and overall vitality.
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Spokane
Washington
Hood
Family Cure Endorsed for Rheumatism and Piles
Dr. A P Sawyer reports using the Family Cure for rheumatism and piles with complete relief. The remedy also eases headaches and is recommended by E L Williams of Weston Ohio. Sold by D D.
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A. L. Wooster
Osseo
Mich
DeWitt
D. D. Bales
A. P. Sawyer
E. L. Williams
Weston
Ohio
E. 8
Pavy
Leesburg
One Minute Cough Cure Advertisements and Anecdotes
A collage of testimonials and claims for One Minute Cough Cure and related products sold by D. D. Bales. Friends describe rapid relief from coughs and headaches, with patients citing liver tonics and other remedies, including Simmons Liver Refator, Pastilles, and various cures from readers across multiple states.
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D. D. Bales
Baptist Young People's Union Convention in Milwaukee
The notice invites Epworth Leaguers Christian Endeavorers Baptist Young People Dunkards Grand Army Boys Chautauquans School Teachers and Democrats to the Baptist Young People Union Convention in Milwaukee July 16 to 18. It promises accommodation for everyone and provides ticket details and contact at Manchester Iowa J F Merky A G P A and L C B Be.
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Baptist Young People’s Union
Milwaukee
Wis
Epworth Leaguers
Christian Endeavorers
Baptist
Dunkards
Grand Army Boys
Chautauquans
Democrats
Tliimets Central Railroad
Manchester
Iowa
J. F.merky
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Berryhill
Iowa State University
Megister Ring
Hall
de Witt
D. D. Ales
Liverpool
Ayers
Roxberry
Mass
H. Wetttstein
Byron, Il
Ayer
Berry
Yours
L. Jacobs
Prop
N. B
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Central Excursions
Chautauqua Assembly
Waterloo
National Educational Association
Buffalo
N. Y
M. B. DeBord
Smyrna
M.S. Brook, Bronson
Bethel Branch, Co
Barton County
Georgia
Greenland
Lucy Bitner
Kansas
D. 1D. Bales
International Christian Endeavor Convention
Washington, D. C
Epworth League Assembly and Training School
Storm Lake
Grand Army of the Republic
St. Paul
Minn
Téggs
Grove Bros
Dren
Iian
Cal
Opera House
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