Convicted Mason Paroled After 31 Years in Prison
Ake Convict Mason, aged 35, released from Fort Madison after thirty one years. He served a murder sentence tied to the 1880s Anges Titden case where Woolf died in a high town dispute. Parole requires him to conduct himself upright as a citizen and he will reside in Kimball, South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ateoe
Mason
Jaison
Trailley
Vailyand Ning
Dexa
Crigad
de Sote
Wools
Maron
Woolf
Fenris
Fort Madson
Anamasia
Govehine
Byers
Howeer
Wis
Mtson Alint
Kimboll, S. DB
Pin Removed From Body Solves Youth’s Abdominal Pain Case
John Welchers, 18, of Pleasant Valley township Grundy county, is recovering from surgery to remove a six inch pin from his abdomen. Years of abdominal pains led doctors to suspect appendicitis before the foreign object was found. The pin’s knob end lay near the skin. tissue had formed around the pin, complicating removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Welchers
Pleasant Valley Township
Grundy County
Schoolmaster Arrested In Grove Township Assault
Tiny Cornell a 25 year old teacher at a Grove township school was arrested for assaulting 16 year old Miss Nellie Seehart by spanking her as she climbed through a window. Cornell says he warned students to use the door and tried to intervene as she persisted. The incident follows alleged continued disobedience by the pupils.
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Areekt
Tiny Cornell
Grove Townaship
Nellie Seehart
Cornell
Jealousy-Linked Killing and Suicide Near Thedford
Ovitt Thompson shot and killed Mrs Sallie Mar Fan after finding his brother and Mrs Morgan together. He mortally wounded Hescoe Thompson and then killed himself. The affair involved two Thompsons and ongoing attention to the separated wife. The shooting occurred in the afternoon after discovery of the alleged affair.
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Heather
Cammith
Hind
Sallie Mar- Fan
Ovitt Thompson
Thedford
Hescoe Thompson
Thompsons
Ovitt
Win Brother
Mes
Morgan
Woman Survives 82 Days Without Food Amid Rheumatism Fight
A Webster City woman reportedly survived 82 days on water during a rheumatism battle while continuing housework. The report also covers indictments in Des Moines against a maternity home proprietor and a lead nurse for alleged killings, plus several tragic accidents and a fatal train collision near Elizabeth, North Carolina.
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Trrvier M. Cloaz
Webster City
Sho
Gilmore City Faces School Closures Amid Epidemic
In Gilmore City the situation worsened as the public schools, closed for five weeks, show minimal attendance with only 100 of 250 pupils present. Officials warn the epidemic may be checked soon and all precautions are in place to prevent further spread.
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Gilmory
Beven
Gilmore City
Nmnber Hag
Dase Ab
Burlington Schoolhouse Condemned After Fire Protest
Angry mothers prevented repairs on the recently burned Washington school in Burlington claiming danger to pupils. The manager and building commissioner inspected the structure, condemned it, and barred repairs, with plans for a new building to be erected.
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Washington School
Burlington
Mmmger
Will probate reveals strange Bequest at Webster City
Nelson Knickerbacker's will filed for probate leaves twenty acres of land and 35000 dollars to a deceased son who died before his father. The son left two widows and eleven children, creating many questions for lawyers to untangle in Webster City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Déeadson
Nelson Knickerbacker
Webster City
Eagh
Pioneer Legislator Gillette Dies in Roswell
News arrives of the death of B. J. Gillette in Roswell. He served in the Sixth General Assembly as a representative from Beemer Hancock Kossuth Cerro Gordo Chickasaw Butler and Goundy counties. He was past s years old and had gone to New Mexico seeking health improvements. Fatally hurt in Wilda ride Louise Hipelling 18 drowned when a rig ran away near Key West after attending a country dance. The driver was said to have been drinking and the team plunged down a hill.
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B. J. Gillette
Roswell
General Assembly
Beemer
Hancock
Kossuth
Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw
Butler
Goundy
Gillette
New Mexico
Louise Hipelling
Key West
Farmer George McDane Dies By Self Inflicted Shot
George McDane, prominent Rangor farmer, shot himself through the heart upon returning home from wolf hunting. He was accompanied by two wolf dogs. No other cause is evident, though he may have been demented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McDane
Rangor
Tle
Within Our Borders Band of Twenty Five Organized in Muscatine
A Muscatine band of twenty five pieces has been organized. Other notes report a $12,000 raised for the Y M C A in Dubuque and an ex-carton factory planned for Mason City. Eighty-plus prisoners at Anamosa prison with twelve families. two new letter carriers for Burlington. burglaries in Marshalltown. wages dispute in Muscatine carpenters. One farmer near Glenwood reports a six legged pig.
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Y. ML
Dubnane
Mason City
Tume
Anamosa
Burington
Willard
Muscatine Carpentera
von McGarry
Glenwood
Fairmont Creamery
Denison
Webster City
Geil
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Big Joe Mining Commny
Ottumwa
William Cochran
Fort Dodge
George Zellboefer
Meservey Fins
Colorado
Late Young
Des Moines
Mascatine County
Thomas King
Maurice and
Vicinity
J. D. Barton
Desiinet Hotaten Bank
Elreproof Building and Storage Company
Waterloo
Erwin Behmidt
Scott County
Bank of Davenport
George Morrix
Burlington
People's Gas Light Company
North Lawa Brick Ad Vile Company
Maxon City
Severn Flata
Frisco Rises Again After Earthquake Fire Anniversary
Frisco marks the first anniversary of the 1906 quake fire disaster. The city reports $106,000,000 expended in recovery, 60,000 workers employed, and utilities restored. Banquet at the Fairmount Hotel honors governors and mayors as rebuilt business districts rise from the ruined 1906 scene.
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Bon Francisco
San Francisco
Fairmount Hotel
Tulrmount Hotel
Tive
Chicago Family Poisoned Ends in Deaths and Suspect Attacks
A killer targeting the Mette family fed them poison over three weeks in Chicago. The father died after fruit cake and again from poison in flour. the boys fell ill from oatmeal tainted with poison, while Mrs. Mette and the daughter-in-law Mary Sladek survived or faced near fatal outcomes. Police pursued repeated attempts amid growing terror.
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Pather
Mother
Chicago
Motte
Enetury
Mette
Efen
Rank Mette
Mary Sladek
Ing
Joseph
Rudolph
Charles
Ash Fuel Secret Unveiled by Altoona Cobbler
Altoona cobbler John Hamore reportedly discovered a method to extract heat from ashes. Chemists including Dulmore examined the claim and rushed to reproduce the formula, asserting its world attention and potential practical use.
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John Hamore
Altoona
Dulmore
San Francisco Rebuilding Rushes After City Fire
The city resumes a rapid rise from ruin as 50,000 workers rebuild with fireproof structures. From June 1904 to April 1907 permits issued for 841 fireproof and semi fireproof buildings. Material shortages and railway blockades slowed progress, yet optimism grows that San Francisco will emerge greater and wealthier than before.
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Golden Gate
San Francisco
Kearny
Market Streets
Telegraph
Fire destroys Hastings business district in Ontario
Fire wiped out the principal business section of Hastings Ontario causing about $80,000 in losses. Elijah Smith, a cashier of the Bank of Malta in Helena Montana, was allegedly arrested in Seattle. Louis F. Buck, first yakut, was dropped from the army rolls for desertion. the American Red Cross sent $3,900 via the State Department to the Prussian Red Cross for famine relief.
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Hastings
Elijah Smith
Bank of Malta
Helena
Mont
Seattla
Louis F. Buck
Artillery Corps
American National Red Cross
State Department
Prussian Red Cross
New York Faces Unparalleled Engineering Boom
A historic surge of public works and private projects in New York amounts to hundreds of millions in value. Contracts authorized but not yet let total around 100 million, with annual winter water supply plans at 162.6 million. Projects include Ambrose Channel work and vast tunnels, bridges, and buildings. water supply from the Catskill mountains stands as the era’s largest feat.
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York
New York
Ambrose Channel
Lst
New York City
Hudson River
Panama Canal
Labor unions swell activity across the nation
Journeymen tailors organize in Palo Alto while Naveral States unions grow by nearly 500 percent in a year. Fourteen new Minnesota State Federation of Labor unions join since January and five applications await approval. San Francisco Cat union men vote to strike May 1 involving over 10,000 workers demanding an eight hour day. Chicago elevator men seek $10 per month raise, to be settled by arbitration. United Hatters boast 270,000,000 labels and last year produced nearly 30,000,000 hats. Oakland barbers discuss a sliding wage scale. Bill Posters and Billers contracts cover circuses and outdoor shows. Cincinnati musicians clash with the orchestra association over European talent. Pumbers and Gas Fitters seek a home for the aged. New York shooting notes push for a national anti child-labor organization aiming for broad support.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Naveral
Minnesota State Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Cat
Iron Trades Council
Hove
Chicago
United Hatters
North America
Unio Hatters
Oakland
International Union of
Bill Posters
Billera
Musicians’ Union of
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati Orchestra Association
United Association of Pumbers
Gas Fitters
Steam Fitters
New York
Lobster Soup From Shell Pigments and Pickings
A Washington Star recipe describes making lobster soup from saved shell meat and liquor. Cook fat and flour, add strained lobster liquor, season with cayenne and salt, simmer with lobster pickings, then stir in warm milk and lemon juice for serving.
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Washington’ Star
Roast Chicken From Plain to Palatable Pure Style
Dry plucked chicken prepared by removing feathers lungs and oil bag. Clean inside, wipe, rub with oil or butter, season, and roast breast down on pork to baste. Stuffing options include bread celery parsley or sausage with chestnuts olives or mushrooms. Finish browning, drain excess fat, thicken fat with flour and water, add chopped giblets, and serve with the roast.
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Washington Star
Corn Fritters From The Washington Star
To one cupful corn mix half cup cracker crumbs with 4 half cups milk. Add two beaten eggs salt and pepper. If needed add a scant spoonful flour for thick batter. Cook on greased griddle in small spoons four minutes per side until golden. Serve with roast or fried chicken.
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Washington
Pineapple Charlotte Dessert Recipe from Washington Star
A Washington Star recipe describes a pineapple charlotte with canned pineapple, cream, gelatin, sugar, ladyfingers or sponge cake, vanilla and orange flavoring. The method explains whipping, chilling over ice, folding in dissolved gelatin, and assembling layers with cake or fingers and cream, with optional apricot or coffee flavor.
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Charlotte
Washington Star
Household Hints From Everyday Kitchen and Home Care
Household hints cover making dust cloths with Silkoline, using chamois skin for final mirror polish, washing chiffon with soap and water and ironing carefully, preventing salt lumping with cornstarch, and cleaning range fat splatters with old newspapers.
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Lymonih
Ola Qmateh
A. G. Slunt
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N. C
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Hall Signal Company
Barehur
Chicago and Northwestern
Muresahalliown
Mribamig Iis
Frisco
Resounatruestor
Hsung—Steteteon
Eilmore
Iilmore
Hwmanity
Supreme Court of
State of Texas
Fort Worth
Supreme Court
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Tees
Halon Compunter Vihnels
Central Fermin
New York Inland Tunnels
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