Woman Reunited With Daughter After Fourteen Years
In New York Supreme Court chambers, Mrs Avery and her 15 year old daughter Myrtle Barker stood twenty feet apart after a fourteen year separation. The case traced a long, troubled history starting with Mary Stafford, a homeless girl found in Canarsi. Father George H Stafford, later revealed as Charles S Barber, claimed to have kidnapped Myrtle in 1894 from Sioux City Iowa when she was 18 months old. The narrative involved a custody fight, a misidentified past, and a divorce leading to Mrs Avery's remarriage. The courtroom drama drew a large crowd as details emerged about abduction and family turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Mora
Avery
Myrtle Barker
Loy
Supreme ‘Court
New -York
Red Top
Pollu
Canarsi
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Brooklyn
Mary Stuard
George H. Stafford
Mary Stafford
Catholic Protector
Justice Fitzgerald
West Side
New York
George Stafford
John H. Heingelman
Charles 8. Barber
Myrtle
Sioux City
John Heinzelman
Tuans
Policeman Widmann Shot During Waterloo Burglary
Police officer Fred Widmann age 28 was slain by burglars in Waterloo while patrolling an alley near the Coburn store. He returned fire after being wounded but the robbers escaped. He died at the hospital in the afternoon. Mayor Doty offered a $200 reward for the arrest of the suspects.
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Wark
Fred
Widiman
Waterloo
Coburn
Doty
Wallants
Widmann
In Jail Marriage Opposed by Parole Board
Des Moines sheriff opposes a jail wedding between Edward Fryant alias Snyder and Nellie Lopez. Snyder will be sent back to Anamosa to complete parole terms after a box car robbery arrest and a thirty day jail sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Paroles
Sherif Lopez
Edward Fryant
Alias Award Snyder
Nellig Lopez
Des Moines
Snyder
Animosa
Nellie Topez
Anamosa
Des Moines Men Indicted in White Slavery Case
Des Moines merchants were indicted on charges of malicious threats in a case alleging a ring preying on white slaves. The men allegedly extorted women for silk purchases under threat of being driven from the city. additional indictments were anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teast
Des Moines
Candidate 18 Found Guilty In Forgery Case
Ben Maines rival Wll Convicted for forgery related to sales of school furnishings in Des Moines District Court. Blodgett, editor of a Des Moines weekly, was tried for criminal libel amid campaign spotlight. The report also notes local incidents including a death by action and a suicide note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Maines
Wll
D. T. Blodgett
Hall
Congress
Des Moines
Minor State Items From A Busy Iowa Page
A long list of small Iowa incidents includes Misa Rebecca Dior dying after streetcar injuries in Burlington, injuries from several runaways in Atlantic and Luther, and the 22 year old Louise Thomas of Murray who died by her own hand in Sandoval Alabama. Other items mention deaths, fires, train injuries, a stretch of rail planning from Rockford to Charles City, and a Council Bluffs auditorium project funded by citizens and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Rebecca Dior
Burlington
Tarry I. Buxton
Atlantic
Joseph Door Barber
Grinnell
W. Wi. Brandenburg
Christian Church
Webster City
Alfred
Will ¥Ick
Vista
G. M. Kelgley
Alin
Luther
Louise Thomas
Murray
Sandoval
Clyde Buétington
Gleniwood
Ferney Lake
Des Moines
The
Gideons
Edgewood
Joseph Carrier
Shellsburg
Anderson
Hikhart
Ind
Fairfield
Lacona
Dmlin McClain
Supreme Court of Town
Donald McClain
Des. Maines
William Wallace
Piotdeer
Marshalltown
Wallace
Wile
Pleasanton
H. M. Burdick
Ottumwa
Logan
Deakin
Mhix
Walter Martin
Murdick
Frank Tollow
Minnesota
Dubuque
English Language and Business Association
Bremer School
Ildon Tucker
M. L.vacer
Brooks
Hanna
Creston
Sterling Price
Rock Island
Ainsbury
Price
Eildon
Jim Powers
Rescue Home Association
Alfred Paul
Huampehira
A. G. Smith
Clinton
Etter
Rockford
Charles City
O. R. Judd
Chicago Construction and Engineering Company
Clarksville
Mariette Belcher Deming
Dodge
Cayuga County
New York
Hier
Webster County
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County
Commercial Club of
National Horticultural Congress
Davenport
D. Trotehild Grain Company
Corn Products Manufacturing Company
Mueller Number Company
Dubuque Court House
Cantaloupe Boom Turns Deserts Into Rich Fruit Lands
Across Colorado and the Southwest barren desert lands near Glenwood and Salton Sea have been transformed by irrigation. Cantaloupes now fetch high values with per acre profits shown in recent deeds, while nearby crops like apricots and barley diversify the arid regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Conteloupes
Glenwood
Cols
Canteloupes
Cantaloupes
Salton Sea
California
Questions on the Farm Survey by Roosevelt Commission
President Roosevelt asks farmers if they like their farms and why as a six member rural survey team gathers views. Citizens will be asked about job satisfaction home life schools farm income railroad and postal services farm labor and neighborhood organization under current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Commission On Country Fife
United States” Postal Service
Political campaign notes and speeches on Taft Bryan and others
Senator Culberson of Texas is named to succeed David R. Francis as head of the Democratic national campaign advisory group, with Francis abroad. Taft emerges from vacation at Middle Bass Island and tours Ohio by train lecturing from the rear observation car. The Indiana Independence party campaign opens in Indianapolis with Hearst Hisgen and McCashrin speaking. Bryan replies to Van Cleave on labor plank and injunctions. Sherman backs Hughes’ renomination. Eugene Chafin defends prohibition voters as principled supporters at St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culberson
Texas
David R. Francis
Missouri
Francis
Taft
Middle Bass Island
Sandusky
Ohio
Indiana
Independence Party
Indianapolis
Wiliam R. Hearst
Thomas L. Hisgen
George W. McCashrin
Illinois
Bryan
van Cleave
Manufacturers’ Association
Gesner
Christ Episcopal Church
Prohibition
Capitol
St. Paul
Prohibitioniat
Marble loaf style sour cream cake recipe notes
The excerpt describes a tender sour cream cake to bake in layers or loaf with marble streaks. Yellow yolks beaten with sugar, sour cream stirred in, soda, sifted flour, orange rind and juice for flavor, reflecting a Washington Star recipe snippet.
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Washington Star
Lettuce Salad Idea With Pepper and Cheese Topping
A small head of lettuce spread apart without separating leaves from the steam is sprinkled with Spanish red peppers and dressed with mayonnaise. The head rests on a broad loaf and may be filled with chicken or Waldorf salad. Chopped nuts olives or grated cheese offer alternatives.
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New York
Baked Apple Dumpling From Washington Star Recipe
A Washington Star recipe describes making ghottecake crust with flour baking powder salt butter egg milk and folding around three large apples. Bake in a buttered tin pan, baste, then finish with sugar and serve with sauce or cream in a pan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Cooking Sweet Potatoes in the New York Telegram Style
Uniform sweet potatoes are boiled fifteen minutes then baked until mealy and tender. Peel before serving. For a second cooling, slice cold baked or boiled potatoes and fry in hot butter. Sprinkle with sugar and vinegar, then brown. Cut cold potatoes lengthwise and fry to a golden brown.
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New York Telegram
The Pumpkin How To Bake And Prepare It
A vintage note explains drying and sweetening pumpkins for baking. Quarter or halve remove seeds bake in a dripping pan about an hour to soften skin and flesh. Scrape flesh through a colander to puree use in pies croquettes or bread. Save the juice for a brown bread glaze. Seeds are salted and dried for snacks.
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New York Telegram
Household Hints on Cleaning and Plant Pest Control
A tip on using Turkey red calfego to dust cloths and weekly sink treatment with potash to remove stains, plus a night remedy for plant vermin using a hollowed raw potato placed upside down in flower boxes, aiming to trap pests for destruction.
Chicago boards seek aid to feed hungry schoolchildren
A Chicago report details widespread child hunger with 15 000 affected by food insecurity. The Board of Education cannot legally feed students but offers spaces and gear to charities to provide meals. Many oppose free meals, urging home relief instead. Descriptions include hungry children on South Water Street, aunts and mothers going to bed hungry, and homes unfit for habitation.
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Chicago
Board of Education
South Water Street
Mysterious Omaha Murder Trial After Five Day Hearing
Charles Edward Davis is held on a Sept 2 shooting charge in Omaha. Dr. Frederick Rustin, in debt and unhappy, allegedly planned a death by own action with Mrs. Rice and Davis. Rice testified of a scheme to kill Rustin, who purportedly supplied poison before Davis allegedly fired the fatal shot. Davis admits most details but denies agreeing to kill or carrying out the act.
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Charles Edward Davis
Frederick Rustin
Omaha
Ball
Rice
Rustin
Davis
Dr. Rustin
Historic milestones from 1402 to 1906 in world events
A compact chronicle lists notable dates and happenings from 1402 landing on Guanahani to 1906 ruling on the Kentucky racing commission. It mentions explorers, battles, political milestones, natural disasters, and institutional openings across America, Europe, and beyond, naming figures like Washington, Pulaski, Geary, and the Marquis of Lorne, with references to newspapers, unions, and legal actions.
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Columbus
Guanahani
Roger Williams Banis
Boston
Yale
College
Port Royal
Canada
Zenger
New York
Legislative Assembly
Halifax
Havana
Count Pulaski
Savannah
Andre
Tappan
Yorktown
George Washington
White House
Maine
Texas
San Felipe
South America
Aiken
8. O
Dominions
Prince Edward
M. Collins
Sault Ste. Marie
Cleveland
Howard College
Alabama
Queenston Heights
Isaac Brack
Geary
Pennsylvania
Stollan Union
Grant
Vinita
I.D
Marquis of Lorne
City of Glasgow
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
William Lawrence
Massachusetts
Hupreas
Berlin
Palestine
Alaska Boundary Tribunal
Kentucky Racing Commission
Afghan ruler bans priests from preaching holy war
Afghan ruler imposes penalties for preaching fanaticism and punishes rebels with bodily harm. British General Willcocks faces Mohmand tribesmen disruption as half the Mohmands lie outside British control. An American subcommittee concludes London and Paris talks on banking. Aldrich and Andrews plan articles on German system. UK Commons backs daylight saving shift proposals to start work earlier and restore evening daylight in fall.
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Great Britain
Willcocks
India
Ameer
Afghanistan
Congress
England
London
Lord Tothachild
the Treasury
Paris
Nyseem
Aldrich
Prof. Andrews
Harvard
Berlin
United States
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Meridia
Greenwich
Che
Hamline University plans and school funding moves
Hamline University in St. Paul has raised $10,000 for a gymnasium and hopes to double it. The St. Paul school superintendent and board will consider sending four to five teachers to England on reduced pay to study methods there. The Sonus of Veterans at Niagara Falls launched a drive to expand the Mason City college for veterans’ children. Herman Stecker’s collection of butterflies and moths sold for $20,000 to Chicago’s Seld Museum. University of Minnesota regents face a bid to create a night school for electrical trades. No high school secret societies in Minnespolis per Dr. Jordan’s report. Sixty white Lincoln school pupils in Topeka strike, demanding exclusion of Black students. James J. Hill donated $6,000 to Minnesota College for a new building at Harvard and Delaware streets. Immigration blanks were sent to President Northrop to study student birth and race makeup.
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Hamline University
St. Paul
Heeter
St. Paul Schoola
England
Sonus of
Niagara Falls
Mason City
Reading
Herman Stecker
Seld Museum of Natural Tuatory
Chicago
Stecker
Minneapolis Labor Union of Electrical Workers
Board of Regents
University of Minnesota
Minnesolia
O. M. Jordan
Minneapolis
James J. Hill
Minnesota College
Harvard
Delaware Streets
Immigration Committee
Congress
Europe
Asia
United States
Cyrus Northrop
University
Blanks
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Iowa
Alice Heggie
Hawkeye Beer Company
Womn
Stunnells
Eiberty Center
Nigert
Tar Nigert
Commission
Neengan
Sweet Potstors
Charles EH. Davis
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