Obituary and Political Appointments in Des Moines and Chicago
Juper Conrad of the Polk district died last week in Des Moines. Gov. Shaw appointed A. H. McVey to succeed him. In Chicago's seventh ward humorist Opie Read may run for alderman next spring amid early January thaw signals.
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Juper Conrad
Polk District
Des Moines
Shaw
A. H. McVey
Conrad
Seventh Ward
Chicago
Opie Read
Alderman
Boone Challenges New York Team After Bowling Victory
Wr hope Boone avoids ego from her win over Chicago which crowned her team US champions. A challenge from New York City arises to play January 27 and 28, with games set in Chicago or Boone.
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Hope Boone
Chicago
United States
New York City
Boone
Ballot Substitution debated in Iowa liquor law shifts
The Sac City Sun disputes altering Iowa liquor law via petition and favors ballot changes, arguing they would cause turmoil in counties, threaten peace in saloon areas, and risk expanding saloon territory. It notes past clashes over substitution tactics and criticizes widening saloon influence.
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The
Times
Sac City Sun
the Sun
Sun
Supreme Court
Iowa
Legislature opens late in January in a rare move
The piece notes the legislature convening on January 14 and comments on varied topics from a Des Moines courthouse contract to a photographers trust and a mid winter meeting of tax quill pushers in February. It discusses cabinet salary debates and gubernatorial cabinet rumors involving Gov. Shaw and Secretary Lyman Gage.
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Manson
R. B. Warren
Algona Republican
al Adams
Humboldt Independent
MonoDay
Gov. Shaw
Iowa
Lyman Gage
Treasury
Mr. Gage
Roosevelt
General Miles Reprimanded Over Schley Letters
Gen. Miles angered by the Schley verdict wrote letters and made remarks on the matter. President Roosevelt officially reprimanded him and sharply scolded him in person, a rebuke the general will remember for days.
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Miles
Schley
Roosevelt
Speculators Target Farmers Near Sibley With Corn Contract
Reported scheme not a swindle but harms farmers. Speculator binds contracts at 50 cents a bushel with a $5 down payment for corn due later or in spring. If corn rises to 60 cents, farmer loses 10 cents per bushel while speculator profits. If prices drop 5 cents, farmer loses on market price and bears holding costs. author invites more buyers.
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Sibley
Buckwheat Ben at T. J. Miller & Son's
Buckwheat Ben is described as a dependable fixture at T. J. Miller & Son's with a note of 29-6.
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T. J. Miller & Son
Iowa Railroads See 222 Killed and 867 Injured Last Year
The Iowa railroad commission reports 222 deaths and 867 injuries on state rails in the past year. Most victims were trespassers or riders, not passengers, with 65 employes among the dead and 104 passengers among the injured. Eighteen roads reported accidents, led by the Chicago & Northwestern. mileage built totaled 212 miles that year.
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The
State Railroad Commission
Iowa
Chicago & Northwestern
Burlington
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Illinois Central
Saved at Grave's Brink by Electric Bitters
Mrs S H Newsom of Decatur Alabama credits Electric Bitters with curing three years of indigestion waterbrush and dyspepsia. She reports improved appetite and a 35 pound gain after using the medicine. The ad claims relief for digestion loss of appetite and liver and kidney troubles and advertises a 50 cent bottle at L M Bosworth's drug store.
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S. H. Newsom
Decatur
Ala
L. M. Bosworth
Des Moines Daily News subscription rates and services
Des Moines Daily News offers subscriptions at 1 year for 1 dollar, six months for 75 cents, three months for 50 cents, and one month for 25 cents with cash in advance. Paper stopped when time ends. Includes Associated Press dispatches and a children’s department. Also advertises clothing cleaning, Otto Petsch Dye Works, City Panorama over Roll’s, and Christmas slippers at good prices.
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Des Moines Daily News
Iowa
Daily News
Associated Press
Daily Telegraphic
News of Congress
Iowa Legislature
the News
Des Moines
Otto Petsch Dye Works
Roll’s
German Police Record Checks and Time Warnings
A historical note describes strict German police registration requiring residents to report moves and workers, with fines for noncompliance. It contrasts with modern views on time use and leisure, then moves through brief items on adventures in life, from long waits for services to naturalist observations of enormous Central American spiders and their webs.
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Germany
Central America
A New English Author Mystery in Perugia Hotel Library
A traveler in Perugia discovers a hotel library with many English books by a mysterious author "Bart" who wrote Ivanhoe and The Last Days of Pompeii. The binder has turned the author’s title into a name, merging Sir Walter Scott and Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton as one figure.
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Perugia
Bart
Ivanhoe
Pompeii
Conscience Money in Britain Grows as Donors Emerge
The notion of conscience money in Great Britain has become a small but daily flow, with the first recorded sum on March 30, 1789 totaling £360 carried to the public account after a note to the chancellor. The writer urged the honest application of the funds to relieve the nation from the sting of detention and ease the conscience of an honest man.
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Great Britain
Meandering Mike Complains of Encore Requests
A Washington Star cartoon caption features Meandering Mike asking a lady for coffee and mince pie as she jokes about his prior visit. He quips he is a good judge of cookin and deserves an encore after the performance.
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Mike
Washington Star
Unscrupulous Syrup Peddler Ad Promises Cure
Do not take Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin unless you suffer constipation indigestion sick headache or stomach trouble such as dyspepsia biliousness or heartburn. Sold by L M Bosworth. Poultry wanted. B Read.
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Dr. Caldwell
L. M. Bosworth
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Valley Express
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