OWA CLAIMS WILL BE PAID DES MOINES REPORTS WASHINGTON VISIT
Governor Shaw and Adjutant General Byers returned from Washington with assurance that Iowa war claims will be paid. The war department praised Iowa claims as clearer and more complete than other states and more of them paid. The remaining claims and $35,000 expenses since July 8 must pass Congress, but this should be easily accomplished. Governor Shaw and General Byers also met President McKinley, with party colleague Governor Tanner misidentified by Byers.
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Des Moines
Shaw
Byers
Washington, D. C
Iowa
War Department
Congress
General Byers
President McKinley
Washington
Tanner
Electric Plant Improvements in Muscatine for New Year
Muscatine will see a major overhaul of the electric lighting system as the street railway shifts from its aging plant to a brand new equipment setup. Local merchants and pedestrians faced frequent outages, dimming lights during busy hours and on dark nights, prompting public frustration and strain on the superintendent. The company has chosen to abandon the old plant and install a complete new electrical system to restore reliable service.
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Muscatine
Legal Tangle In Iowa City Reveals Jealousy Claims
A curious case in Iowa City details Laurence Fountain convict ed on four charges from two young women including Hattie Cannot. Fountain bonded and released pending appeal to the supreme court, then married Cannot’s sister. The supreme court reversed the lower court citing lack of corroborating evidence. Fountain and his wife claim jealousy drove the charges.
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Jova
Iowa City
Laurence Fountain
AWAS
Hattie
Court
Decision on a Milk Case in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Judge Bishop discharged G T Schlenker after jurors had found him guilty of selling boracic acid adulterated milk. The ruling clarifies the state law meaning that a seller may offer any food not harming public health if the buyer is aware. The decision centers on whether a law can prevent sale of such milk when the buyer knows of boracic acid.
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Des Moines
Bishop
Norton
Judge Bishop
State Board of Health
Iied
Duege Bishop
Schenker
Sanders Was an Ioon Man Sigourney. Dec. 25
J H Sanders father of Alvin Sanders US commissioner to the Paris exposition and editor of the Breeders Gazette killed himself at Memphis Tenn He founded the Breeders Gazette edited until about three years ago then retired to Salisbury with his wife In recent months despondent since her death He retained control in the Gazette while his son A H took over as editor In charge He had been sent to Europe as a special agent to investigate pleuro pneumonia among…
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Sanders
Lingourney Cenisters
Air
Breeders’ Gazette
A. H
Europe
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health Purity Enrichment
Mrs Mary A Clark of Wilmington Vermont credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with lasting relief from dyspepsia and sick headaches after trial use. The testimonial frames health as worth conserving and promotes Hood's as America's Greatest Medicine for purification and vitality.
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Hood
America
Mary A. Clark
Wilmington
Hood's Pills Claim Liver Cure and Special Sarsaparilla
An ad asserts Hood's Pills cure liver ills and promote health with Hood's Sarsaparilla as the only non irritant cathartic remedy to take alongside. This sales note markets a patent medicine approach typical of its era.
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Hood
Effective Second Commission Earned by Appointed Official
He filled the position so acceptably that the president sent him on a second commission of the same nature.
Jail Breaking Plot Unearthed in Mason City
A decoded jail break plot in Cerro Gordo county involved F. E. Bailey awaiting horse stealing charges and Charles Mitchell plus J. D. Miller on larceny. Authorities found crude tools and a plan to bore and saw through jail walls aided largely by inside help and external support. Noticeable evidence includes 29 holes in the jail corridor steel lining.
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Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
F. E. Bailey
Charles Mitchell
J. D. Miller
Central to Get New Manager January First 1900
Rumor from Chicago says J N Tittemore may not be appointed general manager at the New Town Central on January 1 1900. A prominent railroad man returned from the city with word that Tittemore will be retained and named general traffic manager, a post abolished after A F Banks retired.
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Marshalltown
the Central
J. N. Tittemore
Chicago
Tittemore
Imade
Central
A. F. Banks
Men Sentenced for Wrecking Bah Train Near Nora Junction
O J Brockett and Frank Fay have been imprisoned for 15 years with 20 years’ extra on conviction of attempting to wreck the B C R & N train between Nora Junction and Rockford last summer. The case hinged on the work of T W Haynes of Nora Springs, the railroad’s special officer, who captured the men and secured the evidence.
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Cedar Rapids
O. J. Brockett
Frank Fay
Nora Junction
Rockford
Charles City
Brockett
T.W. Haynes
Nora Springs
Murder Charge Not Sustained in Dubuque Case
Dubuque December 25 Mrs Dickens was released after evidence failed to sustain a murder charge. The arrest followed an investigation into an alleged abortion where a married woman died under suspicious circumstances.
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Dubuque
Dickens
Is This Pie End Of Fork Remark Sparks Quip
A newly married couple hosts a party with guests including a rude man whose taunting remark at supper prompts a witty retort. The insult centers on meat served, the man asks if it is pie, and a quiet guest replies which end of the fork he means.
Malarial Cure Promised on Batavia Island Expedition
Dr Robert Koch travels with a tamed orangutan named Savaja in the Batavia wilds under a German commission to study malaria origins. He claims the mosquito spreads malaria and plans to develop a virus for inoculation to prevent the disease.
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Robert Koch
University of Berlin
Batavia
Java
Iast Indies
Iis
Savaja
New York Journal
Koch
Noch
Saraja
Ragtime ragman and a drift of quips from Chicago papers
A string of witty snippets from Chicago papers appears as mock dialogue. Lines reference a ragman’s performance, a crowded train aisle mishap, moralizing remarks on money, and social jests about reincarnation and shopping abroad.
Once in a Lifetime Wedding Sparks Family Quarrel
A quarrel erupts over wedding expenses as Eugenie plans her marriage. The mother defends the cost while the stingy father recalls Michigan’s high divorce rate, suggesting the public can judge the situation by reading the Want ads in the Republican.
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Eugenie
Michigan
Republican
Ambitious Colombo detective studies Chicago police methods
A Colombo private detective named Geroum Ayat Rangaya arrived in Chicago to study its police system and aims to be chief of police of Colombo. He will go to New York and London for three months of Scotland Yard training, after presenting credentials from a Colombo merchant. Logs swept away in British Columbia river flood. 1,500,000 feet of timber were lost as rivers and bridges were damaged near Grand Yorks and a smelter dam site.
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Ripley
Chicago
Geroum Ayat Rangaya
Colombo
Ceylon
Foreign Office
London
Bertillon Department
George Porteous
Rangaya
Mr. Porteous
New York
Scotland Yard
Settle River
Grand Yorks
B. C
San Francisco Chronicle
Protected Hydrants In Dawson Novel Waterhouse System
The Morning Oregonian reports a Dawson novelty by the waterworks company a wooden 6 by 6 foot house placed over each hydrant. inside a small store keeps water day and night for patrons who pay 12 dollars weekly access anytime.
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Dawson
Watertwarks Company
Morning
Oregonian
Queen Victoria Embraces Electric Lights in Palaces
Queen Victoria has overcome her dislike of the electric light and its use is expanding in royal residences. The Albert Memorial chapel at Windsor Castle is being lit by electricity, with the Dukes of Albany and Clarence buried there. The plan includes extending lighting to St George's chapel soon.
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Queen Victoria
Albert Memorial
Windsor Castle
Dukes of Albany
Clarence
St. George’s Chapel
Death by charcoal burning reported in Notes and Queries
The note details a case of a son of chemist Berthollet who suffered deep depression. He secluded himself, sealed the room, lit a charcoal brazier, and kept time as gas filled the space. Delirium ensued, the writing grew less legible, and he died on the floor.
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Berthollet
Sketch of a splendid figure in memoir fragments
The narrator recalls a most splendid person with a pencil sketch for publication via Thackeray. The feeble drawing sits on a table while the grand figure, described as Apollo, fills the bow window with radiance. He leans on a chair, his elbow on the back, gleaming studs, curls, and boots.
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Thackeray
Apollo
Ritchie
Dialogue Exchange Reveals Family Nightly Routines
A Cincinnati Tribune excerpt captures a humorous back-and-forth about nightly bedtimes. Tommy asks if the soldiers say prayers every night while Jimmy counters with questions about his mother and father. The exchange highlights practical family habits as daylight approaches.
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Tommy
Jimmy
Cincinnati Tribune
Motth Gift Proposal Sparks Colonial Wordplay
A dialogue from the New York Herald jokes about a birthday gift and a misquote relating to Bonnie Doon. The piece notes Barns as the author of Bonnie Doon and recalls Napoleon at St Helena quipping about English music. The Daily Republican subscription line closes the snippet.
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Barns
Napoleon
St. Helena Imaade
Mauser Bullets Heal Quick Wounds in Boer War
A London Times correspondent reports that Mauser bullets cause less severe wounds than Martini Henry or Remington rounds. Most wounds are flesh injuries with entry and exit holes similar in size, healing rapidly with simple field dressings. Shell wounds are harsher, but even those heal relatively well in cool mornings and evenings, suggestingBoers might favor older rifles if they knew.
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London Tancer
Cape ‘Fown
Dvatal
Lawyer Says Property Owner Liable for Injuries
A man seeks redress after an incident at premises No 80 Blank Street. The lawyer notes the owner or occupant is responsible for injuries. The claimant mentions seven weeks and £20, with hope to possibly double that. The man reveals the residence is at No 80 Blank Street and urges dismissing the case. The dialogue ends with the claim that the law is so defective a verdict is hard to obtain.
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Blank ‘ Street
Why England Is Envied and Its Continental Pressure
The piece argues Englishmen avoid the burden of expansion in Europe, a contrast to France and especially Germany. It notes England’s long-standing posture since Tudor days, while France seeks a ring of small states to threaten or annex, driven by population and resource pressures. It warns of danger in continental envy.
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Europe
France
Germany
Chicago Lawn Labor speaker introduced at mass meeting
The chairman of the mass meeting, slightly deaf, asks for the name. The secretary names Smith from Chicago Lawn. The chairman introduces Mr. Smith, described as the well known Chicago foundryman, to speak for Labor.
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Smith
Chicago Lawn
Labor
Mrr. Smith
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Local Markets Offer Wide Range of Fresh Produce and Goods
A long list of price items covers home grown potatoes at 40c bu and 50c Minn seed spuds, onions 60 per crate, Navy beans 1.90 bu, cabbage 2c lb, rutabagas 50c bu, celery 30 45c doz, oysters 40c can, flour 3.20 to 4.00 a sack, corn meal 1.90, oats 2.80, hay and feed prices, nuts and mixed varieties, poultry including hens 5c, turkeys 74c, ducks 5c, geese 6c, eggs and dairy figures, coal and wood prices, fruits like oranges 3.50 box, bananas 1.05 to 1.75 per bunch, lemons 3.50 box, apples 2.25 to 3.50 per 3-bu, cranberries 6.50 per bbl, dates and figs prices, honey and other goods. miscellaneous note on a cold remedy ad. A concluding school joke about a zebra and a donkey with a football suit.
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Minn
Ohios
Burbanks
Navy
Canada
Fears
California
Hallowee
De Witt's Little Earl Risers and Witch Hazel Salve Ad
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Earl Risers as the cure for constipation and liver troubles while promoting DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the original effective treatment for piles and skin diseases. It warns against counterfeit salves and lists pharmacies H A Emers, Kienze's Pharmacy, C V Chase, Theo Danquard.
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de Wiitts Little Earl Risers
HH. A. Temeis
Hirienze
C. Vchase
Theo. Danguard
DeWitt’s
DeWittt's
H. A. Emers
Kienze
German university staff counts rise from 1866 to 1897
In 1866-7 Germany had 2,095 professors and instructors across all universities. By 1896-7 the number had risen by about 19 percent, reaching roughly 2,500 individuals.
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Germany
Dyspepsia Cure Ad Promises Relief
Lewis Dennis of Salem Indiana endorses Kodo’s Dyspepsia Cure claiming it digests what you eat and will cure stomach troubles. The advertisement cites H A Emeis of Klenze's Pharmacy and names C V Chase and Theo Danquara as endorsers.
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Lewis Dennis
Salem
Ind
Lars
Kodo
Klenze
Pharmecy
C. V. Chase
Theo
Danquara
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