The Red Fox Signaled a Bowery Meeting Plot
In a tense scene from a 1901 romance, Job and Jebbs discuss a coded clue to identify a mastermind. A two-inch paper bearing an ox and the number 1-3 points toward a meeting at a French hotel known as Renard Rouge. They debate a trap and the risk of exposure as they plot watching the suspect.
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Hendricks
Jebbs
Jen
Broyk
Ike
Job
Browny
Weill
Coupe
Jobbe
Nighttime Conspiracy at Red Fox Lodging House
Hendricks and Jebbs plot a break in at a former factory turned lodging house known as the Red Fox. They observe a basement room where a meeting is said to take place, awaiting the right moment to act with improvised tools and cautious entry. The men move stealthily through alleys and a window gap, ready to witness the planned gathering.
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Jebls
Dempt
A Ricks
Hendricks
Clare
Jebbs
Apeak
Jesse
Weill
Red Fox
Flenarieks
Panderehe
Hidin
Job
Tombstones Then and Now New York Sun
An old New York sexton recalls how early graves carry affectionate inscriptions such as beloved wife and rest in the bosom of God, contrasting modern monuments that often list only birth and death. He notes living interest in who the dead were beyond kin, and laments fewer tender tributes on newer stones.
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New York Sun
Jesus
Riverside Drive
Grant
New York
Fragment from a suspense tale with a shadowy room
A man moves through a cement floored chamber divided by partitions and stumbles over a chair. He notices a sight in the room and finds a well dressed man at a table smoking a cigarette, watching him with a pleased expression. To be continued.
A Cool Constituent and a Dollar Loan Incident
A shabby visitor asked Abraham Grube for a dollar loan at his office. The guest produced a two dollar bill and left with change after a brief interaction at the cigar store below. Grube's puzzled reaction followed as the visitor puffed a cigar and asked if it was for him or for the borrower.
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X York Times
Abraham Grube
Theolonel
Gruber
Turkish Governor Banished After Island Entertainment
The London Telegraph notes Turkish women avoid social gatherings, surprising English visitors. The governor of Prinkipo Island hosted a Christian guests party, then received orders to resign and relocate to an inland post near Kharkut. Soldiers boarded a ship to seize him, and he faces likely future exile.
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London Telegraph
Kaimakam
Ofppinkipo
Princess Islands
Sye
Change Negro Rot to Yr Promised White Complexion
Advertisers claim a South rostrum remedy can lighten dark skin by four to five shades using a mixture sold at $1. The product is promoted as a guaranteed facial or skin treatment with strong acids and questionable claims, amid high profits for sellers.
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Aise
Whisky and the Eyes
New Orleans Times-Democrat surveys how eye color supposedly shapes drunken effects. Blue and light eyes allegedly show intoxication sooner, while dark eyes resist longer, with notes on various eye types and declared quirks in whisky response.
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New Orleans Times - Democrat
Deiie
Juely
Mack
Merce
Sleeping Heroes and Legends of Awake Kings Across Lands
A London Chronicle discussion surveys global beliefs in sleeping saviors and returning rulers. It notes Arthur, Drake, Napoleon, Parnell, Dewet, Mohammed Mohadi, Boabdil, the Tell family, and other legends as people await a prophesied deliverer to restore independence and freedom.
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London Chronicle
Krishna
India
West Country
Rustica
Artur
Avalon
Britain
Germany
Charles V
Spain
Portugal
Denmark
Belgium
Holland
Napoleon
Mr. Newbot
Drake
Mr. Parnell
Ireland
Dewet
Charles Stewart Parnell
Mohammed Mohadi
Boabdlc al Chico
Alhambra
Granada
Lager
Switzerland
Ezain
Tell
Rutill
Vierwald-Staten-See
Mental Industry and Longevity Among Old Iron Masters
A Modern Society article notes that mental industry aids healthy old age. It cites four London Iron and Steel Institute figures over 80, including Sir Lowthian Bell at 87 and Sir Bernhard Samuelson at 82. Sir John Alleyne and American Joan Fritz of Bethlehem advocate continued head and hand work, warning age does not slow them. It also mentions Sunday deaths linked to actions of women resisting last season’s bonnet fashions.
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London Iron and Steel Institute
Lowthian Bell
Bernhard Samuelson
John Alleyne
Midland
St. Pancras
John
Joan Fritz
Bethlehem
United States
State council estimates tax levy based on property values
Des Moines July 29 the state executive council works on basing the next year’s tax levy after assessing railroad telegraph telephone and express property and reviewing county returns. Preliminary totals place statewide taxable value around 575 million dollars with railroads possibly reaching 50 to 55 million and telephones, telegraphs, and express firms adding 1.5 to 1.8 million. A 4 mill state levy would be needed for general revenue if the value hits 575 million, with university and normal school support rising from the increased assessments.
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Des Moines
State
Ex-Executive Council
Ital
Ginn County
Linn County
Watt
Executive Council
Iowa
Aum
State University
State College
State Normal School
Many Postoffices Abandoned in State
Des Moines reports nearly 200 rural mail routes weekly have led to the abandonment of many small postoffices at country crossroads or rural stores. By July 20, 155 offices were discontinued, officially due to rural mail routes, with many more discontinued in practice though not recorded. Sheldon appoints marshal after riot and election budget set. Ottumwa note credits death by own action of J R Burgess, a former prominent Democrat.
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Des Moines
Sheldon
Millers Organize North Western Town Millers
A meeting at the Union hotel parlors formed a north western town millers association to join the Millers National federation. H J Hutton of Sioux City was elected president with C A Venice of LeMars as secretary and directors Scott Logan Shelton J T Folger Alton and William Pul ton Sioux Falls. Delegates William Smiley Le Mars and Scott Local Shelton chosen for the next generation meeting. attendance listed of local and regional members.
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LeMars
Union Hotel
Millers’ National Federation
United States
Kenedy
Chicago
H. J. Hutton
Sioux City
C. A. Venice
LeMara
Scott Logan
Shelton
J. T. Folger
Alton
William Pulton
Sioux Falls
Willian Smiley
le Mars
Scott Local
H. S Kennedy
Willan Filton
HT. Hulton
Avg. Martens
William Smiley
Edward Getz
Peterson
William Barr
Alta
H. W. Rupperle
Sibley
J. J. Getler
Frank Hoese
Merrill
Shelly
Tom Way Very Sick in Mason City
Hon. Por Way, the northern town political war horse, remains seriously ill in Mason City after pneumonia, with lower limb complications and intense pains. Doctors from out of town and two local physicians attend, aided by a trained nurse from Minneapolis. he is highly popular and his condition excites concern across the state.
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Tom Way
Mason City
Por” Way
Minneapolis
T. A. Way
University of Iowa Regents Appointments Spotlight July
The board of regents announced several university appointments including Miss Hartlet Holt of Janesville as French instructor, Miss Clara Abernethy of Osage as assistant registrar, Miss Margaret A. Schaffner from Wisconsin as sociology and political economy instructor, and Miss Mabel Colcord of Albany as assistant cataloguer. Also listed are Dr. L B Nifes of Michigan as chemistry instructor, Arthur H. Vandivert of Michigan as chemistry fellow, Dr. Geo Y Brown succeeding Dr. W H DeFord as special lecturer in dental pathology, and assistant demonstrators Berton A. Small Reinl ker and Dr. W J Jeffers Red Oak along with Dr. James B. Dewey Ollweth in the dentistry college.
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Varsity
Marshalltown
University of Iowa
Board of Regents
Hartlet Holt
Janesville
Clara Abernethy
Osage
Des Moines Greets Challenge to Griswold Law
Attorney General Mullan files a brief in John W Brady v George Matteru to test the Griswold law's constitutionality. Judge McVey will hear Monday as Mullane defends the measure amid talks of broader litigation against noncompliant concerns.
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Des Moines
Mullan
John W. Brady
George Matteru
Rought
General Assembly
Joan Tontine
Ike
McVey
Mullane
McVex
No Cemetery at Dike Causes Burial Dilemma
Dike residents face a municipal crisis after the death of Groceryman Nichols daughter revealing the town lacks a local cemetery. An undertaker from Cedar Falls prepared the body but the burial must occur there, as no nearby grounds are acceptable to business owners.
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Dike
Nichols
Cedar Falls
Oll
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