Solve Old Mystery Involving Elgin Miner Disappearance
Wealthy mining man John Stinson vanished after a body found in Stowe Lake sparked a possible link to a wrecked boat. Investigators say a local log, a large sum of money, and a suspect tied to Benson in Son yan are central to the case. Mrs Sawyer of Losten reports detectives are watching a man connected to the deceased.
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John Stinson
Fennelson
Ani
Stowe Lake
Stinson
W. Sawyer
Losten
Nigve
Liv Jide
Benson
Son Yan
Mrs. Snayer
Hin
Unique plan to prompt heirs into self sufficiency
Professor John J Marek of Union College Schenectady proposes a radical scheme to compel the offspring of wealthy families to work. He suggests that a decedent's property and wealth pass to the State upon death with an annuity for widows and dependent children, plus guidance toward self support for futuras generations. The idea aims to prevent hardship while avoiding entangling family dependence and pensions.
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John JT
Marek
Union College
Schulectady
Ding
Vilionaires
Sean
Woman Arrested in Ohio for Railroad Wreck Mania
A resident of Tiffin Ohio identified as Mrs Cora Carpenter was arrested in Tift Ohio accused of wrecking a Pennsylvania freight train and attempting to wreck a passenger train the previous night and the following night. She is described as from a prominent family and well educated with a supposed mania for wrecks. Other items include a fatal shooting in New York state, a dynamite explosion injuring thirty at Duquesne Steel, an 18 year old inventing a flying machine, and a blackmail arrest in Des Moines.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Cora Carpenter
Notable Criminals Hanged as County Jail Penalties Enforce
Fragmentary report notes Johann Hoch and Jolaxs Hoch to be hanged in the county jail for crimes including bigamy robbery and assault on women. Other items reference Chicago affairs with court actions and a conviction in Franklin Union matters involving conspiracy against workers.
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Johann Hoch
Jolaxs Hoch
Chicago
Flaneck
From cradle to altar in Roosevelt family saga
The article traces Alice Roosevelt’s birth in 1884 and her early life with father Theodore Roosevelt, stepmother Edith Carew, and later rise as a public figure. It notes her debut in society, White House years, a famed Orient tour, and engagement prospects, alongside details of Nicholas Longworth’s rise and wealth as a political figure in Ohio lineage.
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Aelde
Valentine
Theodore Tooscoat
West
New-York
Alice Shathaway Lee
Boston
Martha
Bullock
Roosevelt
Alice Lee
Cowles
United States Navy
Dakota
Alice
Oyster Bay
New York City
Washington
Albany
Bellamy Storer
Orient
Taft
San Francisco
Longworth
Manila
China
Jaapan
Sulu
Llneal
Mohammed
Manchuria
Japan
Cincinnati
White House
Misa Roosevelt
Cuba
Porto Rico
Chai
Congressman Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Congress
Ohio
Milas Roosevelt
Nichollas Longworth
Astor
Harvard University
My Longworth
Neverd
Longsworth
Congroaa
Cnet Chars
State Intervenes to Oppose Removal of Dam at Marshalltown
The state attorney general seeks to halt the removal of the dam on the river near Marshalltown, opposing a move that would lower water levels at the Soldiers' Home and threaten state water supply and property interests while the city argues removal is needed.
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Othe Lamant
Marshalltown
Mullait
LaPlant
Ite
Glaliqs
Fatal Runaway Claims Fort Dodge Woman
Hulda Reeck aged 82 is killed in a runaway near Clare while driving with her mother. The horse bolted after being untied at a farm, dragging Miss Reeck over rough ground and breaking her neck. The mother, overcome with grief, could not prevent the tragedy.
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Hulda Reeck
Indy
Fort Dodge
Clare
What Cheer Strike Involves Garment Workers
A small riot occurred at What Cheer when sixteen union girls from the American Garment Company struck for higher wages and tried to block nonunion workers from entering. Their clothing and hats suffered in the melee, but no one was injured. Police watched as nonunion workers entered the factory and started machinery.
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American Garment Company
Ghia
Railroad Not Responsible for Typhoid Epidemic, Pays 7000
Des Moines and Chicago bacteriologists reported Northwestern railroad wells in Clinton not polluted and not linked to the typhoid outbreak. The company paid 5500 to 112 workers for time lost, totaling 7000, after 112 people fell ill and two died.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Northwestern Railroad
Clinton
Hina
Fatal Collision Between Train and Car Slays a Girl
A fatal accident occurred when a Northwestern train collided with a carriage returning from church near Ames. Misa Sadie White, 18, died, and her mother Mrs I T White was severely injured as the carriage was struck and dragged for miles by the engine.
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Misa Sadie White
I. T. White
Amaes
Wounded Man Fatally Wounds Companion in Quarrel
Sidney Harry Parkinson of Percival street shot and likely killed Jack Cavanagh, a painter, during a quarrel. Parkinson is under arrest as authorities investigate the dispute between two young men, both well known in the locality.
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Sidney Man
Sidney Harry Parkinson
Mason
Percival
Jack
Cavanagh
Parkinson
Mie
Cavauagh
Accidentally Kills Mother in Center Township Incident
Guthele Center man Herman Reese, eighteen, accidentally killed his mother when playing with a revolver he believed unloaded. Nearby farmers fear stray shots as hunters and trespassers are warned of prosecution. A Missouri Valley fire kills Mrs Edward Lett and her three children. Robert Lehinen attempts self harm after singing to his family. Municipal water works vote passes. franchise rights granted to A B Jackson by strong margin. Des Moines police chief accused of harassment, demand for removal. Clinton hosts twenty-eighth State Firemen’s Tournament June 20 to 22 with prizes totaling 3500 dollars.
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Edward Lett
Missouri Valley
Waterloo
Test
Western Union Telegraph Company
Davenport
Des Moines
Plymouth County
I Company
LeMare
Ico
Dubuque
Mississippi
Anti-Saloon League
Winnebago County Farmers’ Mutual Insuance Association
Boone
Murahaltown
Oklahoma
Oskaloosa
Story County Agricultural Society
Greenwalt
Ausentine
Citizens’ Railway Park
Iilverside Milling Company
Clinton
County Recorder
Joseph WW. Henderson
Charles W. Dunkelburger
Bannister Flour Mills
H.C. Thede
Glidden
Scott County
George Knocke
Clinton County
Woods
Charles Hickel
Hos Northwestern Railway
Ag Mreman
Port Dodge
Alexander
Tory
Woman Confesses to Murder After Pardons Passed
A fragmentary confession by Sarah Ethis accuses her of arranging the death of her aged husband daca Kuhn to wed a younger lover. She describes taking poison to end her life after failing to secure a pardon from the Town Legislature, which had debated clemency two years ago and again this year. The document is now before the board of control for review.
Marshalltown Doctor Threatens Family in Cocaine Frenzy
Dr H L Getz a prominent Marshalltown physician and former railway physicians chief, threatens to kill his family in a sudden frenzy tied to cocaine use to ease diabetes pain. He attempts to shoot the sheriff during arrest and is placed in the State hospital at Independence.
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Marashalltown Phyalcton
HL. Li. Gets
International Association of Railway Physicians
Marshalltown
Fiis
Getz
Indepenience
Poison in jam case leads to arrest in Davenport
Ida Conderholt is arrested on a charge of poisoning her husband with parla green placed in jam. The husband accuses her, while she claims the accusation is part of a divorce plot. The report notes other local happenings and upcoming events across several towns.
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Ida Conderholt Waa
Davenport
Senate Debates Pure Food Bill and Army Funding
Senate discussions consumed much of the day over a pure food bill and related measures. Petitions from Oklahoma residents for prohibition were read, a funeral for Representative Castor was announced, and an army appropriation bill faced debate as it proposed $60,078,502 with $1.6 million less than requested.
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Senate
Parkins
Pattorada
California
Colorado
Wis Ren
Raillway
Jie
Wyoming
Panama Canal
Alo
Arizona
New Mexico
Batan
Dalzzll
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie and Ohio Ship Canal Company
Rayner
Baltimore and Ohio
Red Rock Fuel Company
West Virginia
Gatlinger
Oklahoma
Castor
Tennsylvania
George A. Castor
House
Cannon
Philadelphia
Smoot
Warren
Flo
Women of
Utah
Hull
Military Affairs Committee
Tonge
Orient
Cooking
United States
Sheppard
Texas
Powers
Macon
Ark
Dr Williams Pink Pills Featured As Cure For Rheumatic Polyp
A garbled reminiscence claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cured Mrs Brown by driving rheumatic polyps from blood and restoring health after months of illness. The text names Schenectady and druggists, with scattered dialogue about literature and Beje gs-Hilter’s daughter, reflecting era ad copy tone.
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Caine Vida
Myre
Broderick Brosatont
Sindy
Shia
Anya
Willams
Williama’ Fink
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure With Constitution Aid
A 100 dollar reward note promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and build up the constitution. The firm offers one hundred dollars to prove failure and invites testimonials, with sales through druggists. Another product is advertised for constipation.
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Ehall
Hall
Ita
First Rail Engines and the Stourbridge Lion Tale
The piece recalls early locomotive size and power with humor, describing the Stourbridge Lion as tiny beside modern engines. It notes August 8, 1820, at Horsesdale Pennsylvania, when wooden rails with thin iron wore, and the inaugural trip over the Lackawaxen bridge, facing skepticism yet proving safe.
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Stourbridge
Houesdale
Pennsylvania
St. Nicholas
Thunderstruck Excerpt Sparks Laughs in Cleveland Leader
A playful line from the Cleveland Leader features a speaker asking about feeling like a truck struck by lightning and framing the punchline as thunderstruck, reflecting a light moment in the paper.
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Cleveland
Food And Study A Gallege Mantes' Experience
A student describes health gains after switching from greasy foods to Grape Nuts. He reports improved strength weight and mental clarity within weeks and notes his sister and brother also benefited. The testimonial credits Postum Co. and mentions the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Thad
Frank
Washington City
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Irondequoi
N.Y
Pheonele
Carnegie Steel Company
Duquesne
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St. Paul
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Bert Oldham
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Mansfield Reformatory
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Webster City
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Blata Firemen's Association
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Sorearesee
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OW Resiners' Association of
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New York Harbor
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Committee On Indian’ Affairs
Coul Landa
P. I
Lavewell
McCreary
George Washington
Gibert
I.y
Alabama
Department of Commerce
Gabor
Jamcs &. Goodrich
Indiana State Republican Committee
Joseph B. Kealing
United States District Attorney
Hemenway
Indiana
Rubbis Jauskopf
Guttmacher
Balthmore
Simon
Terman F. Taha
National Conferences of Rabbis
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