Rural parcel post bill eyed by Senate for countryside mail
Washington, Feb. 11. Senator Burn of New Hampshire pushed a rural parcel post bill with a 1 cent first ounce rate and 1 cent for each additional ounce, limiting parcels to one pound or less, and three by six inches. It would cover books, foodstuffs, and household items mailed to rural delivery routes.
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Fargo
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Post Office Reform Plan Receives Joint Commission Report
Washington Feb 11 A joint postal commission report proposes centralized management to modernize the postal service. It envisions a cabinet level postmaster general overseeing policy, with a streamlined accounting system and cost reductions, aiming to halve current expenses and simplify operations.
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Postaice
Commission
Sema K Penrose
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Moon
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Ettiservice
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Ene Commission
Uestion
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Supreme Court to hear Iowa murder statute challenge
Two Des Moines lawyers Judge C C Cole and John Mulvaney will argue before the U S Supreme Court on February 25 challenging an Iowa criminal statute. The case concerns poisoning murder and the fate of about four dozen prisoners at stake if the statute is struck down. The article recalls Thomas Sulley and a long pursuit linked to a young woman Mabel and a driver’s life history, with prior trials and appeals shaping potential retrials if convictions are voided.
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Liberty Co
C. C. Cole
John Mulvaney
Des Moines
Supreme Court of the United States
Cole
Carnegie
Charles Thomas
Towa
Mulvaney
Thomas
Thomas’ Eare
United States
Wien
Gir
Mabel Ofell
Nebraska
Polk County
Brain Storm defense in Sam Flint trial shocks court
In a Poll County case detective Sam Flint claimed brain storming influenced his actions after an alleged plan to kill. Flint admitted loading a revolver and firing at a passerby, while his legal team argued mental disturbance rather than intent. The tale parallels a Pueblo report of Sherman Cammack, a former Iowa railroad man, who killed his wife then himself after a divorce attempt failed, leaving her critically injured.
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Poll
Sam Flint
Sholves Bharge
Ai Flint
Cinezra
Ben Taylor
Pueblo
Colo
Iowa Railroad
Sherman TL Cammuck
Town Central
Marshalltown
Mra
Cammack
Owa State Democrats Endorse William J Bryan
The Democratic state central committee at Des Moines unanimously endorsed William J Bryan after a day of maneuvering between radicals and conservative Democrats. The resolution cites a 2 year old prior endorsement and declares unqualified support for the noted Nebraskan, with details on convention dates and locations.
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Geraocratic
State Central Committee
William J. Bryan
Democratic State Central Committee
Les Moines
Bryan
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mystery surrounds Brindley death in Des Moines home
Police and county officers probe the Brindley death at his Des Moines residence. Details describe a wife’s alleged threats, a fire in the kitchen, and neighbors hearing noises upstairs before the blaze. Investigators and the coroner pursue the case as they seek facts and possible motives.
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Louis Brindiey
Hirchert Toor
Es Moines
Brindley
Brindleys
Eben
Burned to a Crisp and Other Items in Nes Totnes Crisis
A man in Nes Totnes set fire to his clothes with kerosene and a match after a grisly assault, leaving a companion severely burned. Separate notes report AL Snyder of Waterloo facing a violent incident on a highway, and Robert G. Cousins announcing he will not seek renomination after sixteen years in Congress.
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Nes Totnes
AL Snyder
Waterloo
Snyder
Rome
Alb
Lelimd
Barber Killed by Engine at Sterling Depot
A barber named De Roecksbrand, aged about 2, was struck by a freight locomotive while crossing near the Sterling passenger depot. He fell sixty feet from the right of way and suffered a broken rib arm and internal injuries, leading to his death. Local authorities report the incident occurred as he attempted to cross toward Wa.
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de Roecksbrand
Sterling
Pet
Deseetban Ag Rour
The Tramps Excusa and Renewmbat Man
The fragment describes a tramp seeking work, a man named ey, and a confused exchange about getting more work or help. It references a likely local scene with unclear names and a sense of waning employment prospects.
Tragic Wagon Accident Kills Ten Year Old Boy
William Robbins, aged ten, son of Moses Robbins, was killed when a wagon wheel ran over him near Gia. He and a companion attempted to board the wagon, Robbins fell, and the wheel struck his back, causing instant death.
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Wiliam Robbins
Moses Robbins
Gia
Hue Comyanion
Robbins
Candidate Commits Death by Own Action Near Pilot Mound
A civil servant, Geo W. Smith, a Democrat in good standing, reportedly killed himself by hanging near Pilot Mound. Authorities describe the death as self-inflicted with no indication of foul play.
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Geo W. Smith
Denweratie
Aida Ecouliy
Pilot Mound
Debated Myth of Jewish Involvement in Crucifixion
A noted Rabbi questions the gospel account arguing that Jews could not have crucified Jesus and that variations in burial narratives show the event is improbable. The speaker claims the historical customs of the era contradict the biblical portrayal and warns against permitting such testimony as evidence.
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Pik Jon
Wils
Nil Gcitech
Sinal
Chris- Linus
Hiteck
Tragedy in Richmond: Bride and Groom Die in Two Shots
Alvin Newby a Southern Lumber employee at Valley View shot and killed his 24 year old wife after a quarrel, then fatally wounded himself with a wrist pistol bullet. Newby, aged ten? eleven. not fully clear, the bride was 24. The incident occurred in Richmond Kentucky on February 11.
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Richmond
Alvin Newby
Sothern Lumber Company
Valley View
Wien
Newly
Union strikes and bank reopenings ripple through cities
In St Louis about 300 union plumbers struck amid a widening dispute over the Munster Plumbers' association wage cut from 7.5 to 5 dollars per day. The Fiat Nationate bank of Brooklyn reopened after a closure on Oct 25 and shows a stockholders funded deficiency of 168 008 dollars corrected.
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AL Fin
Evan Mikiration Ds
St. Louis
New Union
Munster Plumbers’ Association
Fiat Nationate Bank of
Brooklyn
Husband and Borderer Kill Each Other in House
Henry Bolu, 47, shot and killed his rival Chirbeuno, 60, after Bolu’s wife Maranis Chirbeuno awoke to the scene and restrained the attacker. Mrs. Chirbeuno reportedly warned Bolu before the fatal shot, then fled with her daughter as the gunman escaped. A second unrelated line mentions a Highland Park student wounded by a stray bullet near a bridge, with speculation about suicide.
Indictments Brought By Panic Fraud Jury in New York
New York February 11 two indictments were returned by the special fraud jury of New York county now probing banking practices amid the recent panic. One indictment targets a man described as coming across the ocean while bail was set at nineteen dollars for each case.
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New York
New York County
Dewing
Wee
Pearl Fisheries History of Sri Lanka Revealed in Text
A fragmented report discusses the pearl fisheries of Ceylon and traces them to ancient times. It notes early Sinhalese kings and coastal activities suggesting a long-established fishery prior to historical records.
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Ceylon
Colonie Tha Lneg
Cerion
Christ
Vijaya
Cavlon
Lis
Fragmentary 19th Century Caricature Quote
A garbled OCR fragment describes a driver, some drunken words, and a garbled narrator. Names and places are unreadable, obscuring the event and context. The snippet resembles a comic or punchline caption from a periodical, lacking coherent detail.
Fragmentary Aphorisms Echo Wartime Propaganda
A garbled OCR fragment speaks of slogans and duties, mentioning SP Yankee, Avantic liners, and a call for every name to perform a duty. The text appears as disjointed wartime propaganda notes with unclear exact references or dates.
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Yankee Gusta
Picturesque Newfoundland by Loot Strang
Describes Newfoundland as rugged yet inviting, with bold headlands and weathered cliffs. To locals, the scenery reveals hidden beauty in stone and interior calm, fiery autumn hues lighting tangled valleys and streams.
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Newfoundland
Bill Seager
Strang
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