Prominent official Shoemaker sentenced for school fund fraud
George W. Shoemaker, Albany Missouri postmaster for eight years, a noted lawyer and politician, receives a ten year prison term for defrauding the county on school fund loans. Other brief items note varied national events from finance to disasters and political shifts.
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Washington
Albert Fredericka
Chicago
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Georgia
New York
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Roosevelt
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Ironwood
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United States
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Honolulu
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Brooklyn
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Ackley
Beaumont
Tex
Texas & Sabine Railroad
A Week's Record Condensed News of All Seven Days
A compact digest of home and foreign items spanning the past week. Includes industrial developments, personal and political items, and notable happenings at home and abroad.
National Candy firm formed in New Jersey with 9 million capital
A new corporation named National Candy company is incorporated in New Jersey with a capital of 9 000 000 seeking to influence U S sweet meat output. The report lists other items including political and criminal notices from the era.
Numerous political nominations and notable deaths reported
Mrs. Sarah Rumley marks her 100th birthday near Lanesville Indiana. Massachusetts nominating John C Chase for governor. Frank Tousey founder of Judge dies in New York City. Capt Edward H Rauch 82 editor of Democrat and News dies in Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania. Wallace H Phelps dies after typhoid pneumonia. W C Anderson a former Tennessee congressman dies in Newport. John J Wood Berlin nominated for congress in Wisconsin. Edward C Stimson Cripple Creek nominated for Colorado governor. Henry F Hollis Concord nominated for New Hampshire governor. Republicans in Washington pledge support to Roosevelt in 1904. Martin S Wade and George W Cullison nominated for congress in Michigan and North Dakota districts. Horace Boies nominated for congress. opponent is Speaker Henderson. Wilson Hay dies at 74 in Hampton Virginia. David J Erwin Lake City nominated for congress in Michigan Eleventh district. Maine governor Hill leads with 26 479 plurality.
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Lanesville
Ind
Massachusetts
John C. Chase
Haverhill
Frank Tousey
Judge
New York City
Edward H. Rauch
The
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Mauch Chunk
Wallace H. Phelps
Alliance (DC) Review
W. C. Anderson
Tennessee
Newport
John J. Wood
Berlin
Congress
Wisconsin
Edward C. Stimson
Cripple Creek
Democrats
Colorado
Henry F. Hollis
Concord
New Hampshire
Washington
Roosevelt
Town
Martin S. Wade
George W. Cullison
Horace Boies
Waterloo
Henderson
Wilson Hay
Hampton
Michigan
David J. Erwin
Lake City
Gov. Hill
Maine
Moro crisis drives Sumner toward Maciu strongholds
General Sumner is ordered to advance on Maciu strongholds in the Philippines with protection for friendly natives and subduing hostile ones. Reports also note dramatic volcanic effects on St Vincent and ongoing European maneuvers near Frankfort on the Oder.
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Sumner
Maciu
St. Vincent Island
Russia
Germany
Frankfort-on-the-Oder
Austria
Castro
Venezuela
Colombia
Agua Dulce
Nevada senator's wife killed in Alameda crash
An automobile carrying Mrs. William M. Stewart, wife of U S Senator Stewart of Nevada, crashed into a telegraph pole near Alameda California killing her. Senator Stewart is in The Hague over the Plus arbitration. The item notes other political and national events from the period.
Gen James A Williamson Dies At 70 A Civil War Hero
Gen James A Williamson a leading Iowa soldier of the Civil War died at Jamestown Rhode Island at age seventy. He came to Iowa in 1845 as an early Keokuk county settler and after the war practiced law in Des Moines before moving to New York where he built a large law practice. He leaves a widow and four children.
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James A. Williamson
Iowa
Jamestown
R. I
Williamson
Keokuk County
Des Moines
New York
Governor offers reward for arrest in sheriff shooting
Gov Cummins offers a 300 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of Ed Carnes for shooting Sheriff Strain of Mo nona county on September 1 at John Tipton farm two miles west of Whiting. Carnes allegedly drew a shotgun after a threshing crew altercation and Strain was fatally shot while attempting arrest.
Weather bureau Iowa grain report notes mixed conditions
The weekly crop report says Iowa is cooler and mostly clear. Oats show poor quality with heavy losses, spring wheat damaged but in better condition, corn progresses well though ripening is slowed by wet cold soil. About two thirds may be safe by the 20th, the rest needing ten more days. Fall apple crop is good.
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Washington Weather Bureau
Iowa
Farmer E N Robbins Ends Life Amid Personal Crisis Near Mederville
E N Robbins a 50 year old farmer from near Mederville Clayton county died by self inflicted gunshot. He reportedly suffered nervous trouble and planned to seek Eskador treatment after arranging with a local doctor. His illness allegedly caused temporary insanity. He leaves a wife and one daughter.
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E. N. Robbins
Mederville
Clayton County
Eskador
Remsen Manager Nicholas Arens Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
Nicholas Arens who ran a Gehlen Milling branch office at Remsen nine miles east of Le Mars killed himself. His office was found locked with the door broken in, his body seated with a revolver in his right hand. He was about 45, leaving a wife and large family.
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Nicholas Arens
Remsen
le Mars
Gehlen Milling Company
Cigarettes Said to Cause Insanity In Youth
Horace J. Cook, son of attorney J. E. Cook of Independence, was adjudged insane after excessive cigarette use drove him to wander the state and attempt to burn Ferguson. The 18 year old was arrested by authorities who found his mind lost.
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Horace J. Cook
J. E. Cook
Independence
Ferguson
Centennial Hotel Destroyed by Fire at Afton
The Centennial hotel, Union county's oldest, a three story frame building built in 1853 and once called the United States hotel, burned at Afton. Loss around 3500 dollars with 2800 dollars insured.
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Union County
Afton
United States
Missing Brinegar Boy Found Near River After Trip
Mr and Mrs C E Brinegar of Thayer report their 15 year old son Charles was lured away on August 20 and says he is in the western part of the state with friends and has found work. He fled when a tramp tried to force him to beg for both.
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C. E. Brinegar
Thayer
Charles
Ames College Adds Prof Holden as Vice Dean and Agronomy Professor
The Iowa agricultural college at Ames appoints Prof. P. G. Holden of Bloomington Indiana as vice dean and professor of agronomy. Holden is a noted expert in beet sugar growing and other agricultural topics.
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Iowa Agricultural College At
Ames
P. G. Holden
Bloomington
Cyclonic storm damages Albia and Hiteman towns
A cyclone like storm tore through Albia and Hiteman causing homes to be blown from foundations, barns destroyed, chimneys toppled, and telegraph and telephone lines ruined.
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Albia
Hiteman
Electric railroad planned from Dubuque to Cascade
A new electric railroad line is proposed to run from Dubuque to Cascade. The project aims to modernize regional transport and spur economic growth across the corridor.
Howell's Humor and a Red Hair Man's Debt
William Dean Howells, famed for wit, faces a protege who claims native literature owes all to him. Howells replies with a sea rescue anecdote where lifeguards save two men while a crowd hears a lifeguard cry to save the red haired man first. The punchline: the red head owes the speaker $19.
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William Dean Howells
Howell
Iis
Owells
Low Rates to the Northwest Colonist Tickets Sale
Low rates on second class one way colonist tickets from Chicago to Montana Idaho Utah California Washington Oregon and British Columbia from September 1 to October 31 1902. Options to travel via St Paul or Omaha. Route of government fast mail trains and the Pioneer Limited. Tickets sold by coupon agents or F A Miller Chicago General Passenger Agent.
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Chicago, Milwaukee
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul R’y
F. A. Miller
Dog's Fine Digesticon and the Schooling of a Diet
A Rhode Island high school graduate’s dog chewed a new bicycle tire inner tube. the owner laments the loss and reflects on lessons learned. The note from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer adds a wry observation on the limits of schooling in the face of canine appetite.
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Rhode Island
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Nickel Plate Road Travel Ad Promises Low Fares
Travelers East or West are offered the lowest gates on the line with full facilities for comfort. Colored uniformed porters attend to passengers regardless of ticket class and special care is given to ladies or travelers with children. Modern day coaches dining cars and American club plan meals from 35 cents to 1.00. No excess on any train. See that your tickets read via.
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Imall
Nickel Plate Road
Advertising Scheme for Books Promises Big Fortunes
A Washington Star quote notes a new advertising scheme proposed to boost book sales. The speaker claims the approach could yield substantial profits for any book, suggesting a novel marketing method rather than a novel plot.
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Washington Star
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Cures Summer Complaint
For forty years this remedy has claimed to cure summer complaint dysentery diarrhoea bloody flux and stomach pain with a long proven track record of effectiveness across generations.
To know mankind is easy but to comprehend one person hard
Town Topics notes that understanding humanity is simple while grasping any individual remains impossible. The remark underscores the distinction between broad knowledge and personal insight.
Piso's Cure for Consumption Objected as Cure
N. W. Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey reports on February 17 1900 that Piso s Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds in a newspaper notice framing the remedy as a guaranteed treatment.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Ethel-May Hurries Home as Rain Starts
In a brief interlude a judge notes Ethel-May hurries under cover when rain begins while Belle-Yes agrees with a proverb about keeping powder dry as Napoleon’s example.
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Ethel-May
Belle
Napoleon
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Promotes Preparedness for Pain
An old advertisement extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as monarch over pain and asserts preparation can avert accidents, urging readers to rely on the remedy for relief and prevention.
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Thomas
Monarch
Faint Heart Wins A Brief Union In Unlikely Pair
The beau with a faint heart pleads in romance with a beautiful blonde. A wealthy old man seeks happiness for a short life, claiming a weak heart. She agrees, but the tale ends with the old plan failing to win the lady.
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Nashville
Three extra workdays urged by cook in house dispute
The cook demands three more days off a week and a raise in wages while Bridget warns her not to push the matron, noting she belongs to the Housewives' union Nev. 17. The exchange appears in the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Bridget
Housewives’ Union Nev
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Dodd's Kidney Pills Help Local Man Recover
W A Terry of Oolitic Indiana suffered months with kidney trouble and nearly stayed bedbound. After starting Dodd's Kidney Pills he improved by the second day and soon could move about, praising the remedy as the best for kidney and bladder issues.
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Ind
W. A. Terry
Dodd
Terry
Change of Life Promises from Lydia Pinkham’s Compound
Mrs. Pincham cites relief from “change of life” symptoms after using Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The notice quotes Mrs. E Sarner of Los Angeles endorsing the product and urges women to write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Mass.
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E. Sailer
German Relief
Los Angeles
Lydia
Pinkham
E. Sarner
Hill St
Cal
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