Well Known Man Arrested For Interfering With Mails
Tomas Weldon, an old citizen of Decorah, was arrested for interfering with the United States mails. He was promptly acquitted after a trial before Esquire J. G. Morss. The incident occurred forty nine years ago near Decorah and Conover, involving Canfield, Mel Woodruff, and Curtin Bros. livery stable workers.
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Tomas Weldon
United States
Tom
Decorah
Conover
H. 8
Can
Mel Woodruff
Canfield
Weldon
Curtin Bros
Canj
Winneshiek
Michael A Harmon
Mike
Mel
Mell
United States Mail
Esquire
J. G. Morss
Loot Found From Clarksville Post Office Robbery
Al Boyd found loot from the Clarksville post office theft when checking a barn loft for feed. The stash included $14 in small coins. Three suspects remain jailed in Fort Dodge awaiting trial on the robbery charge.
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al Boyd
Clarksville
Fort Dodge
Escape Jail Sees Three Prisoners Flee Webster City
Three inmates suspected of belonging to an organized gang escaped from Webster City jail by sawing the lock and exterior bars. Authorities have no clues on the fugitives or who supplied the tools.
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Webster City
St Patrick’s Birthday Celebrated by Iowa’s Oldest Man
Patrick Corbley celebrated his 104th birthday on St. Patrick’s Day. Born in Ireland, he arrived in America sixty years ago and has resided in Cedar Falls for fifty five years, living with his daughter.
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Patrick Corbley
Iowa
St. Patrick's Day
Corbley
Ireland
America
Cedar Falls
Fifty Years Ago News Tells of Wartime Demobilization
A local retrospective item notes 40 000 colored troops to be mustered out next month in the south. It cites the U S treasury notes as legal tender equal to gold and silver, and 97 000 widows orphans and disabled soldiers on pensions. Market prices list flour 1.25, wheat .75–.80, potatoes .60, butter .20, eggs .10, sugar .22, syrup 1.00, poultry .10–.12.
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South
U. S. Treasury
Levi Bullis
Main
Winnebago
Federal Post Office
H. G. Grattan
McCormick
H. G
Dickerman
Schrubbe
Winnebago Street
Ellsworth & Landers
Soldier Billings Sentenced for Chicken Theft in Nora Springs
Al Billings of Nora Springs, a former U S soldier, was found guilty of stealing chickens. He told District Judge Kelly he would enlist and fight Mexicans if released. The court declined, saying willing citizens would handle the Mexican situation. Billings received a two year sentence to Fort Madison prison.
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al. Billings
Nora Springs
United States
Kelly
Billings
Fort Madison
Golden wedding marked with shamrocks from Treland
Mr and Mrs Robert Mills celebrated their golden wedding on St Patrick s day at New Hampton. A genuine shamrock bundle fresh from the auld sod was among gifts, sent by Mr Mills nieces who reside in Treland.
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Robert Mills
St. Patrick's Day
New Hampton
Mr. Mills
Treland
Weather Then and Now A 1870 Decorah Storm Recap
A 1870 report from the REPUBLICAN recalls a March weekend storm that buried Decorah with two feet of snow and eight to ten foot drifts. The severest blow hit Monday, blocking rail traffic. trains lagged, plows cleared lines slowly, and crews struggled to move a single car through to Conover at a crawl.
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Republican
Lawler
Jamison
Conover
Decorah
Pin Causes Baby Death Near New Hampton
A baby girl near New Hampton died after swallowing a beauty pin while on the floor. A surgeon performed an operation near the appendix but the child, youngest of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sullivan, died after sinking spells and convulsions.
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New Hampton
Chas. Sullivan
Sehlicks Buy 26 Guernsey Cows and Registered Bull
Henry and Marvin Sehlick acquire twenty six full blood Guernsey cows and a registered Guernsey bull for a new stock farm near Charles City.
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Henry Sehlick
Marvin
Charles City
Judge Lindsay Voices for Equal Suffrage in 1911 Albany Speech
Excerpted remarks from Judge Lindsay in Albany on February 24, 1911 defend voting rights for men and women. He cites Colorado’s suffrage successes, contrasts “silent influence” with suffrage, and notes high female turnout and registration. The speech argues voting strengthens homes, justice, and public life.
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Boston
Judge Lindsay
Albany
N. Y
Colorado
Bne
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Massachusetts
Killed by a Fall in New Albia Boy Dies After Skull Fracture
An 11 year old New Albia schoolboy Henry Schultze fell from a tree on the frozen ground and fractured his skull. He died within a few hours. Also noted is Hyams and McIntyre's musical comedy My Home Town Girl written by Frank M. Stammers and Louis A. Hirsch, coming to the Grand on Thursday March 30 with a New York cast and trained chorus.
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Henry Schultze
New Albia
New York
Perry J. Kelly
Death of Louis N. Johnson Sparks North Dakota Legacy
Louis N. Johnson, Fargo attorney and longtime Dakotan, dies of cancer at a Fargo hospital. Born near Decorah Iowa in 1852, he studied at Upper Iowa University and Iowa State, practiced law with his brother M. N. Johnson, lived in Decorah, moved to the Dakota Territory in 1883, and then Fargo in 1885. He served as public administrator for two years and was active in the First Methodist church, Modern Woodmen of America, and Ancient Order United Workmen. He is survived by his wife Carrie Holmes, three daughters, two sisters, and a brother.
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Twin City
Fargo
N. D
Louis N. Johnson
Johnson
Winneshiek County
North Dakota
United States
Martin N. Johnson
Decorah
Fargo Courier-News of the 4Th
Lewis C. Jonhson
Dakotan
Lewis Johnson
Towa
Upper
Towa University
Fayette
Iowa State University
Carrie V. N. Holmes
Town City
First Methodist Church
Modern Woodmen of America
Ancient Order United Workmen
Cut This Out Worth Money Promises Money Return
Circular urges readers to mail a cutout with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago Illinois to receive by return mail a jar package containing Tar Compound for lagr s and croup. Mentions Foley’s Sickness Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets sold by Engbertson’s Pharmacy. Ends with a nostalgic line about seeing others as we see ourselves.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Engbertson’s
Burdock Blood Bitters Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement urges readers who feel languid weak or run down or have headaches or stomach upset to try Burdock Blood Bitters sold by Ady druggists for 1 00. The brief copy promotes the remedy as a cure for general malaise.
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Jomas Weldon
Pin
Baby
Lindsay
JooStaAr
Childen
Ree
Ste
Decorah Merchants’ Band
Ben Bear
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