Police chief leads chase in shadowed hotel trap
In a tense vigil at a derelict warehouse and a dim hotel linked to Monsieur Poujac, Chief Barnes and Inspector Thorne await a signal to capture a long-eluding criminal. A pistol shot interrupts the wait. they storm the basement and find a room recently used, with signs of recent occupation.
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Dillson
Barnes
Inspector Thorne
Thorne
Department
Monsieur Poujac
Inspector Barnes
Shera
Monsieur Poniac
Siley
Trarcenus Thorne
Ellison
Ipnsides
Easy Proposal in Courtly Way Seals a Marriage
A playful exchange ends with a couple named Arabella and Herbert marrying after a bashful courter and demure maiden exchange vows. The excerpt includes light juvenile rivalries and garbled OCR fragments from newspapers like New Orleans Times-Democrat and Ohio State's Journal.
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Court of Love
Arabella
Herbert
New Or Yeans Times-Democrat
Tomobeel
Ocolumbus Oy State's
Restraining Circumstances and Early Dolbear Inventions
A quip about Ethel in Sabbath school reveals a stiff neck as the cause of behavior. The note highlights A B Dolbear who earned an LL D from Tufts and rose to prominence forty years ago after inventing a writing telegraph and later a magneto telegraph in 1874.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Little Chronicle
A. B. Dolbear
Tufts College
Mysterious room scene ends with injured man found
Barnes and Inspector Thorne discover a senseless man amid a strange rumbling sound and a fat lantern that barely lights the room. The injured man, identified by Barnes as the culprit behind the racking noises, lies unconscious as they debate his condition. The scene ends with Billson in peril and a continuation promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Inspector Thorne
Billson
Artes
Genuine Panama hats from Isthmus weaving shows true origin
A Michigan reader recounts hunting for an authentic Panama hat in Panama. He rejects cheap American imitations and learns from a local guide to visit the weaving spot. He buys a rough fit for 25 cents, later discovering a Connecticut supplier touting pricey imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Panama
Connecticut
Danbury
Conn
Sparing the Rod in Contemporary Review
A contemporary review condemns corporal punishment across three millennia. It catalogues devices such as the cane, tawse, birch, horsewhip, rod, and pope's end, noting horrors like boxes on jars, pandies, confinement, tying to posts, and other cruel details. It questions whether such cruelty ever benefited children or society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francia Power Cobbe
Blasting By Frost at Rubislaw Quarries
A granite block at Rubislaw Quarries Aberdeen split from frost after water in drill holes froze. The 12 by 5 feet block weighed about six tons, illustrating the power of cold weather in quarrying.
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Rubislaw
Aberdeen
Where He Lacked Something in Washington Pont
Mr Prince of Illinois recalls a Galesburg lawyer who excelled in defense yet lacked a basic asset for a true advocate. The veteran notes ability starts at the Adam’s apple and extends upward, needing strength under the left breast. He uses this to illustrate why some speeches fail in the house of representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Prince
Ilinois
House of Representatives
Washington Pont
Monkey language debate between Uncle Bill and editor
In a comic local dialogue, Uncle Bill and the Editor argue whether monkeys have language and whether Garner’s monkey language claims are credible. They compare monkey chatter to cat and human speech, debate origins of humanity, and end with reflections on folly and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Uncle Bill
Uncle BI
Uncle Bil
Bobby Burns
Iowa council assesses eight miles of railroad
Des Moines reports the executive council, by telegraph, levied a transportation assessment on the Manchester and Oudia railroad eight miles long in Delaware county at 2600 dollars per mile. The telegraphic report was the basis for this first time assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Manchester & Oneida
Delaware County
Terrible Outrage Reported in Fort Dodge Case
Martha Lawrence, a local resident, was enticed to Clarion by Jim Bayless, Dick Parker, and Wil Rouse and outraged. The trio, working on a nearby railroad, were bound over to the grand jury in bond of 3600 after a Saturday preliminary hearing. The defendants are from Bayless in New Hampshire, Parker in Belmond, and Rouse in Red Wing Minnesota.
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Fort Dodge
Aug. B
Martha Lawrence
Clarion
Jim Bayless
Dick Parker
Wil Rouse
Bayless
Baylesa
New Hampshire
Parker
Belmond
Rowse
Red Wing
Minn
Glucose Factory to Reopen in Marshalltown
The Wig factory of the Glucose Sugar Refining Company in Marshalltown has stood idle over a year and is set to reopen soon. Assistant Superintendent L I Harrison, visiting the city, said operations may begin within a few weeks though no exact date is fixed.
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Marshalltown
The
Glucose Sugar Refining Company
L. I. Harrison
Kidnaped His Children In Centerville
Centerville on August 5 John Moore separated from his wife and abducted his 3 year old son. The wife alerted police Moore was pursued and captured with the child in tow. The younger child was placed in custody and the older followed to town. The mayor received the child for care while Moore claimed the wife lacks moral fitness for custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
John Moore
Por Lies Department
Moore
Herbert
Jackson
Gallen
Orange Hotel
Avoca Elevator Burns in Thunderstorm Blaze
A Dex Moines Elevator Co building in Avoca at Avoca Avenue burned during a Saturday thunderstorm. The 2000 valuation structure held 600 bushels of wheat and corn. Insurance covers the loss. fire department confined flames to the single building.
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Avoca Elevator
Avoca
Ave. S
Dex Moines Elevator Company
Rapid Transit Extension Aims To Tripoli In Iowa
Rapid Transit surveyors map a right of way toward Tripoli as the company plans to extend the line soon. The Chicago Great Western track may carry trains to Waverly from Sumner, with a Delwelh cut off north of Denver Junction cutting freight costs and enabling through billing on the Great Western. The move opens new territory and benefits local wholesale houses. the electric line is hailed as a top city investment.
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Waterloo
Rapid Transit Company
Tripoli
Chicago Great Western
Waverly
Bummer
Sumner
Delwelh
Denver Junction
Denver
Thin City
Great Western
Rapid Transit
Storm hits Keokuk area houses struck by electric storm
An August storm caused by an electric surge swept Keokuk and nearby Keolui, damaging several houses and described as the severest in years. Affected residences reported being struck by lightning as the storm raged today.
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Keokuk
Keolui
Fatal Runaway Near Dana Claims 83-Year-Old Woman
A fatal runaway accident occurred near Paton Thurarlas evening when Mrs. Jones, four miles east of Dana, was thrown from a buggy, dragged, and died an hour later from the shock. She was 83 years old, among the oldest residents of the area.
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Jefferson, Aug
Paton Thurarlas
Building Delays Hit Boone Projects and Rail Plans
Boone reports widespread delays from high labor and material costs. Contractors struggle to guarantee completion as labor disputes disrupt local projects and goods. Northwestern railroad shops and expansion plans near Omaha face similar setbacks affecting a 200 acre tract and roundhouse facilities. The case in Johnson County Iowa involves John Ford accusing Matilda Johnson of theft and defamation seeking $2,000 plus damages for alleged jewelry theft statement.
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Boone
Northwestern Railroad
Omaha
Iowa City
John Ford
Matilda Johnson
Matilda
Johnson
Mexican bills net fool sharpers in Marshalltown scam
In Marshalltown on August 1 a gang of sharpers circulated counterfeit five dollar Mexican bills with the back side up. Patrons exchanged small purchases for almost forty five dollars in real coin while the victims could only redeem a dollar ninety at banks. In Waverly on August 1 Mrs Belle Aborn, about 30, was found dead in Harlington cemetery with a bullet wound to the heart and a revolver nearby. she had been divorced from Merritt Aborn of Nora Springs last September.
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Marshalltown
Waverly
Belle Aborn
Harlington
Merritt Abotn
Nora Springs
Rabies Near Iowa Falls Herd
August 2. Assistant State Veterinarian W L Evers reports several rabies cages found in the herd of William Whitesell east of the shy. Cows have been ordered killed and a number of dogs in the same locality have been ordered killed to prevent spread. The herd is closely watched for further development as other cases may appear.
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Iowa Falls
Towa Falls
W. L. Evers
William Whitesell
Tin Shy
Father of Twenty Children Passes in Cambridge
Aug 2 Cambridge reports the death of Erick Sheldaht, born in Norway in 1815 who came to America in 1847. He was 87 years, 4 months and 11 days old and fathered 20 children by two wives. An early settler of the Norwegian colony in Palestine township, Story County, Iowa, arriving in 1865.
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Cambridge
Story County
Erick Sheldaht
Norway
America
Sheldah
Palestine Township
Towa
Pensions Granted to Iowa Recipients in Washington DC
Aug 1 report lists original pensions for Orsenus Beebe Scranton 6 and others in Des Moines Des Moines area. Also notes increases for George Armstrong and James Thirnsher, with several $12 to $24 amounts. Widows and dependents include Harriet Shannon Nora Springs 9 and Lucinda Taylor Maurice 8.
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Towans
Washington
D. C
Samuel Bingham
Newhern
Isaac Rumer
Fairfield
Andrew W. Taylor
Oakland
Willam van Horn
Columbus Junction
Edward B. McConnell
Des Moines
Harriet Shannon
Nora Springs
Lucinda L. Taylor
Maurice
Caroline Sutherland
Center Junation
Orvil S. Coddington
Waterloo
Man and Team Vanish After Meeting at Griffin Farm
On a Wednesday morning Griffin brothers and their hired man Bishop and his wife visited town. Bishop left to work on the farm and return for them but did not show up. The Griffin mule team valued at 300 and a load of shelled corn were missing. A load of corn had reportedly been unloaded at Maine. Bishop discarded his old clothes before departure. No trace of him or the wife remains.
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Atlantic
Griffin Brothers
Bishop
Griffin Boys
Maine
Bishon
Women Work in Fields in Cedar Falls Aug 1
In Black Hawk county farmers face labor shortages as grain ripens and harvests approach. Wives and daughters fill the gap, working under the hot sun to save the crop while men bid high wages. Oats suffer most as rain threatens damage and straw yields rise with heavier bindings.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Unprecedented rainfall floods Onawa records in July
Onawa reports over 13 inches of rain in July ths far, breaking moisture records since 1879 per Observer C. G. Perking whose long-running record continues with two days remaining in July.
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Onawa
C. G. Perking
Selecting Federal Building Sites in Muscatine
Frank B. Wheaton of Washington DC representing the U S Treasury Department travels to Muscatine to purchase a site for a government office building with a $15 000 appropriation. He will inspect sites in Iowa City Marshalltown Ottumwa Centerville Boune Atlantic and Oskaloosa and report findings to Secretary Shaw.
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Muscatine
Frank B. Wheaton
Washington, D. C
United States Treasury Department
Wheaton
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Centerville
Bouhe
Atlantic
Oskaloosa
Shaw
Bonfire in a Barn at Algona Causes Minor Damage
Fire discovered at the home of A. L. Rist in Algona on August 1. Three barns in a cluster were saved with little damage. Loss estimated at about 300 dollars, insured. The fire was started by Mr. Rist’s two young sons who sought to burn a bonfire on the barn floor.
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Algona
A. L. Rist
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