Senator Dolliver Praises Allison and Urges Republican Unity
Traversal Cummins' reform record lauded as Dolliver appeals for a united Iowa Republican Party in Des Moines. He extols Senator Allison's leadership, defends congressional progress, criticizes factional tactics, and urges respect for age and service while urging unity to preserve Iowa's political heritage.
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J. B. Dolliver
Allison
Iowa
Des Moines Auditorium
Lowa
William 8. Allison
Roosevelt
Union
Congress
Liseust
Congressional Record
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Cummins
Senate
United States
Service of His Country Died the Christian Full of Immortality
A brief obituary note honors a fallen service member described as faithful in life and now “full of immortality” in death. The fragment emphasizes reverence for the deceased’s sacrifice and Christian faith. No additional names or specifics are provided in the readable text.
Half His Brain Adled After Maryland Hospital Operation
A Baltimore boy, Albert M Croft, eleven years old, underwent an operation that destroyed most of his brain substance, replaced by a gray area. He had been struck on the head during a game four years earlier, then lost sight in the right eye, followed by loss of vision in the left, and progressive loss of the right side's motor functions. Convulsions appeared two years prior. in recent months he seemed to be slowly dying.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Interstate Commission
Allison
Cummins
Conrape
Lewih
Tyeter
Cumming
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Town
Iowa
Wellington
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Phi. Sander C. Knox
Christ
Moses
Ora Williams
William Boyd Allison
Senator Allison
Salmon P. Chase
Abraham Lincoln
Dolliver
Bisumerk
Athl
Reiter
Simoneus
Gan Bryan
Merida
Fio
Register and Leader
von Moltke
Macauley
Europe
France
England
Albert M
Maryland
Croft
Price
Auine
Denied Baby's Kin, Horton Kills Self After Scene
In Sioux City, Frank L. Horton confronted his former wife on the steps of her home, attempting to kiss their baby girl. She grabbed the child, Horton appeared dazed, then ran into the street and shot himself, dying instantly.
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Sioux City
Frank L. Horton
Horton
On the Verge of a Courtship Breakup
A father urges his daughter to end her year long association with Mitchell to avoid an unsuitable match. The daughter recalls a hopeful moment when Mitchell spoke of a future cottage and she returned the sentiment, prompting the parent to postpone the decision for a bit longer.
Unfair Bond Cancellation Sparks Outrage in New York
A fidelity firm in New York abruptly canceled a bond for a man in a fiduciary post to a major firm. The man sought an explanation and received a note citing a past robbery conviction and prison term under another name, causing him to remain silent.
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Fidelity Company
New York
New York Globe
Avarice and Fame in Queen Anne’s Opera Era
A London Standard excerpt recalls the singer Mrs Tofts famed for wealth hunger and vanity in Queen Anne’s time. It notes Pope’s sharp epigram mocking her greed and conceit, contrasting modern star salaries with historic avarice and charity tales.
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Queen Anne
Tofts
Pope
London Standard
A Fair Jury Verdict Pleases Parties in Indiana Case
In a suit years ago between father and son before an Indiana justice of the peace a six jurors after three hours agreed to finding judgment for neither side and to each pay half the costs. The impartial verdict pleased both parties and drew praise for fairness.
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Indiana
Judicial Ignorance in City Court Bench
A police judge questions a man charged with disorderly conduct asking if the clock stopped when it was dashed to the cellar and if he knew it had gone to China. The exchange shows the judge probing the defendant's understanding of events during the hearing.
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China
Modern Facilities and Rip Van Winkle in a Louisville Journal spoof
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip questions who Rip Van Winkle was and imagines an old man in the mountains without public libraries, reflecting on modern facilities and old time memory in humorous contrast.
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Rip van Winkle
Tima
Louisville Courer-Journal
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