Bankrupt of Faith and Deception in a Double Gamble
James Ellison confronts a clever swindle over an adoption document as his brother Frank demands terms for helping him seize control. The rival Hendricks hints at a larger con, while Briggs’s supposed escaped convict story fuels fear and shifting loyalties within the Ellison household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ellison
Hendricks
James
Exton
Jimmy
Frank
Briggs
Tam
Briges
Frank Elson
James Hiligon
Ife
Emug Rascal Briggs
Native Sons Puts Effort to Attract Settlers to California
The Native Sons of the Golden West, a statewide organization with a Grand Parlor and local parlors in many towns, works to encourage larger permanent settlement by native Californians across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Native Sons of the Golden West
Elevators Carry More Passengers Than NYC Electric Railroads
Mr H. Benton told the Society of Engineers in Boston that daily elevator usage in New York buildings surpasses all riders on the city’s electric railways at the same time, with some office elevators carrying as many as 10 000 passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Benton
Society of Engineers
Boston
New York
Connecticut Towns Paid Bounties On 1272 Foxes Last Year
Connecticut towns paid bounties for 1272 foxes killed within their limits in the past year. State law sets a $1 bounty per fox and refunds towns the amount paid plus reimbursements for certain county services handled by town treasurers.
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Connecticut
Philadelphia barber shop ordinance regulates licensing
An ordinance to regulate and improve barber shops in Philadelphia will be introduced into councils. It provides licensing and registration of all shops and the appointment of inspectors to investigate their sanitary condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Renunciation and a threat over Baynett’s fate
James Ellison and his brother James Fllsod confront a plot to marry Baynett to Alison who boasts broad schemes and a plan to remove obstacles. Frank taunts the siblings, hints at legal entanglements, and threatens to ruin the family if opposed, leaving their fortunes in peril as the scene ends with a chilling pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baynett
James Fllsod
Frank
Mio Mora
James Ellison
James
Cullen
Alison Reda
Salisbury as a Saint in Oxford All Souls mosaic
The piece describes Lord Salisbury imagined as a saint in All Souls' Oxford reredos, detailing a sculptor's plan to place niches with saints. It notes Salisbury in his youth, the late Lord Lawrence, and Mr. Dillon and Mr. Holiday selecting figures for the Magna Carta scene and a New Testament mosaic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Salisbury
All Souls
Oxford
Robert Cecil
Lord Lawrence
Runnytmede
John
Mr. Dillon
Mr. Holiday
Red Headed Angel Hopkins Triumphs in House
Congressman Albert J. Hopkins from Illinois sought to aid Aurora by pushing a bill to cede Pax River islands for city buildings. A temporary speaker’s quip and persistent urging led to passage, marking a parliamentary victory for the young lawmaker amid a yearned recognition trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Hopkins
United States Senate
William E. Mason
House of Representatives
Aurora
Pax River
Carlisle
Yin
Rom Illinois
Cox
Cariista
Mr. Hopkins
Mr. Cox
Hopkins
Idea Plan to War With Baskets of Flowers
The regiment faced a front advance with no ammunition or arms, only baskets of flowers and watered herbs. The general demanded explanations as the colonel stiffly claimed to try to conduct war without marti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Marti
One Cabinet Member Remains From 1897 McKinley Group
Only James W. Wilson secretary of agriculture remains from McKinley’s original 1897 cabinet. Since then three secretaries of state and three each in treasury war navy interior. three postmasters general and three attorneys general have served. Dr Theodors Kohn, bishop of Olmutz, offers a golden chariot with eight horses for sale to aid the poor. The bishopric holds the rings for several hundred years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
James W. Wilson
Agriculture
Treasury
War
Navy
Interior
Theodors Kohn
Olmutz
Austria
Cirrings
Old Wood Carvings Show Ancient Miserere Seats Worldwide
An essay describes thirteenth century oak miserere seats at Christchurch and Salisbury, noting their sound condition and artistry. It compares English carvings to the 6,000 year old Egyptian sycamore figure in the Cairo museum, the Sheikh-el-Reled statue, and discusses how ancient work reflects timeless human themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Christchurch Hants
Westminster Abbey
Salisbury
Thorain
Sitogether Innocent
Bruere
Water
Bruera
William Briwere
Holy Land
England
Egypt
Cizeh
Caro
Sakkarab
Neyot
Sheikh-el- Reled
British Museum
Waterfalls utilized power from Lake Superior canal project
The Lake Superior company plans a third canal at Sault Ste. Marie adding about 110000 horsepower to its plant. The project will move 400000 cubic yards of earth and 600000 yards of stone, enabling copper zinc gold ore reduction by electricity. Western Canada and northern Sault areas supply ore, with large newsprint plant contracts let.
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Lake Superior
Sault Ste. Marie
Consolidated Lake Superior Company
Canada
Sault
Advanea
Great Lakes
Switzerland
Norway
Sweden
Niagara
France
Warre
Pyrenees
Kansas Pullers for Absent Soldiers
A garbled item reports a carload of Eldorado poultry sent to support soldiers. Five thousand chickens allegedly travelled to San Francisco then loaded on a ship with letters from Honolulu signaling arrival, but the text is fragmented and unclear.
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San Francisco
Eldorada
Honolulu
Destructive Fire Ravages Lacona on June 24
A noon blaze in Lacona destroyed A. J. Rogers furniture and undertaking shop on Mary Street by 4 PM. Losses total about 9000 with little insurance. Rogers' building and upper lodge rooms burned completely. Shupe's farm implement building saved. Bartlett residence damaged. Shupe and Hoefs property totaled in ruins. Methodist church scorched but saved.
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Lacona
Mary Street
A. J. Rogera
Rogers’ Plate
J. W W. Shupe
A. H. Hoefs
Town at Washington Washington June 24 Free delivery mural service
June 24 report from Washington describes a new mural delivery service with a route length of 2778 miles serving a population of 483 in Miva county. An observer from weather bureau connects with Iowa pensions and lists multiple individuals with varied annual allowances across Davenport Sioux City Denison Waterloo and Marshalltown.
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Washington
Mivacaline
George 5
Bilas
Okumwalas
Jin
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Lee Shumaker
Davenport
Metssna
Ete
John Williame
Sioux City
Aarry French
Denison
Henry Reinking
Lax Grove
William P. Henderson
Alouandaah
Peter J. Lawless
Waterloo
William
Hmckman
Boone
William WH
Bareton
William If Hammer
Cordova
Adrian Genl
Dia- Ona
Aldiham Simmons
Troy Mills
Willi Yayne
Musenilno
Glc
Elisha Lemming
Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Nichols Swenson
Bete
Mary E. Thomas
Connell Blulls
Mary J. Ferench
Yentson
Mary J. Demoss
Connell Bluts
Catharine Deardorf
East Peru
Villison Celebration Fizzles Over Fourth Plan
City leaders and council members blocked a planned Fourth of July street celebration, prompting executive committee resignations. Printed handbills claimed officials denied permission to use public streets despite a stated need for a grand display. Resignations signed by Cooper Johnston Farquhar Lawry and Shantey followed the vote and controversy.
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Villison
Villsen
Gibbs
Citixens
B.C. Gibbs
GH. Pulver
Ed Mann
Aaron Paulas
Veing
W. F. Cooper
FO. Jahmston
George Farquhar
N. Lawry
M. Ll
Shntey
Drunken man recounts ruinous fall from promise to despair
In police court a once promising chemist named Dick Statehford spoke of a life derailed by drink. He claimed he could have earned $25,000 yearly at a Chicago laboratory, but now lies a physical wreck, contemplating a desperate act after delaying a Northwestern train to end his life.
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Vaynor
Eh Depres
Carroll county crime tale tests town
Local report details a dramatic sequence as a doctor, a couple of men, and a group engage in alleged illicit activity involving a young woman. The narrative mentions arrests, bail, and a release, with surrounding real estate transactions and farm sales cited as context in the town.
Parabontas real estate rise vs. deaths and robberies
A fragmented item notes Parabontas real estate appeal as a safer profitable investment while reporting several local incidents. Ralph Spear of Hampton, a Milwaukee brakeman, killed at Ferguson Hills crossing. his father John M. Speer, an engineer on the Iowa Central. A robber case in Marion labeled Malone or Robert Snyder pursued from Des Moines. Rufus P. Bacon, notable farmer merchant and ex commander of Templars, dies suddenly in Oskaloosa. buried with Masonic honors. Hydrophobia victim G A Arelius dies near Dayton amid county epidemic.
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Cara
Marshalltown
Ralph Spear
Hampton
Fergueon
John M. Speer
Iowa Central
Ralph Speer
Colay Rapids
Jane
Malone
Kalday
Marion
Robert Snyder
Des Moines
Robe
Ding J. H. Lyman
Pengton Cheek
Rufus Bacon
Oskaloosa
Rufus P. Bacon
Iowa Citizen
Tentglis ‘Templar
Boone district Bible League holds 8th annual convention
Grand Junction June 23 the Boone district Bible League completed its eighth annual convention after a two day session with about 200 attendees. The program focused on practical Christian work. Speakers included Rev. T S Molesworth Glidden Rev J B Harris Boone Rev Oscar W Shaw Maxwell Rev Alexander Honnett Manning Rev C L Nye Ames Rev Matt Mitchell Boone and other clergy and many young people participated. Most officers were re elected with two changes Rev W C Strattan Carroll named president and Rev W T Smith OD Basne serving as presiding elder.
Mrs Higby Acquitted in Cedar Falls Case
Justice Mears in Waterloo discharged Mrs. Jesse Higby for lack of prosecution evidence nine days after her arrest on a charge of threatening to shoot her husband who is pursuing divorce in Des Moines courts. She testified she did not threaten to harm the man but had secured a gun to protect against intruders. Friends say the move aimed to prejudice her in Des Moines.
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Higby
Cedar Falls
Killed by Unruly Horse Near Summitt Village
Tuddenstadt, formerly of Keokuk, died at home near Summitt village after being thrown while attempting to ride a colt. He sustained severe internal injuries in the lower abdomen as the horse plunged and fell backward. The incident occurred while he was handling cows for milking.
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Keokuk
Dwans Biddenstadt
Summittvilly
Tuddenstadt
Nasi
Deadly Field Incident Reported Near Nina
June 21 near Nina, William Goran, a farmer five miles west of town, was found dead in a pasture after leaving to hitch a wagon. His wife raised alarm as neighbors searched the area finding him with wounds and blood, initial inspection pointing to a fatal field accident.
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Poyail
Velltan
Wilhim Goran
Eimer
Here
Nina
Gisean
Drowned Man in North Coon River Near Caldden
A 21 year old man, Berman Lineler, drowned in the North Coon River about a mile north of Caldden while swimming on a warm Saturday afternoon. A group had been shelling corn at Jesse Bailey’s home before cooling off in the river.
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Coon
Caldden
Fyne
Berman Linelerman
North Coon River
Gover
Jesse Bailey
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