Hitchcock Will Remain at Helm in Republican Campaign
Chicago dispatch reports no confirmed plan to change campaign leadership despite rumors of Hitchcock being supplanted. Senator Crane arrived to discuss finance with Hitchcock as funds come in slowly from the West and Midwestern regions. Hitchcock says more activity and noise are expected within a week, and he will not be swayed by critics.
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Benator Crane
Massachusetts
Chicago
Associated Press
Yvery
iKteheocke
Sena‘Crane
West Sid
Middle West
Grane
Fred W. Upkam
National Contes
Hitchcock
Chiago
Auditorium Annex
Mrr
Preet
Hitchbacks
Ampassa
Flatterer Mope Praises Poor Man and Superior Pal
A terse line from Shenstone mocks a flatterer named Mope who ingratiates himself with both a poor man and his social superiors, highlighting the character’s duplicity and desire for favor across social ranks.
Wisconsin Priest Dies On Sixty Fourth Birthday At Altar
Rev. Patner Czar kowski of Serlin Wisconsin died at the altar during early mass on his sixty fourth birthday. He had preached there for twenty three years and suffered from tuberculosis. While starting to leave the altar the pastor collapsed and died before the congregation. He had just secured a year's leave of absence and was about to take a vacation.
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Wisconsin
Serlin
Wis
Tate
Patner
January Czarkowski
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Opens Across Canada
Alfred W. Smithers of London with Charles M. Hays officially opened the Grand Trunk Pacific railway the third transcontinental line across Canada. The line runs from Winnipeg to Battle River a 666 mile stretch ready to handle traffic. Completion to Edmonton 1000 miles west expected by winter’s start.
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Winnipeg
Alfred W. Smithers
London
Grand Trunk Railway
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Canada
Winainez
Battle River
Edmonton
Fire again devastates Chelsea mass woolen district
Chelsea Mass Sept 22 a major fire swept a woolen district along the Boston and Maine tracks causing about 300000 in losses. Principal buildings include a slicing factory and Chelsea Bowling Company factory. Boundaries were West Third street tracks Hyereit avenue and Carter street. Dahlman to stump for Bryan in Omaha trip. mayor travels to Illinois at Bryan’s request.
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Chelsea
Mass
Slice String
Chessea Bouling Company
West Third Street
Maine
Hyereit Avenue
Carter
Dahlman
Omaha
James c. Dahlman
Mack
Democratic National Committee
Blingisami
Chicago
Cice
Illinois
Bryan
Market Quotations and Cattle Prices From Minneapolis and Chicago
Market notes from Minneapolis and Duluth show wheat futures for September December and May at various dollars per bushel, with Northern and No 2 Northern prices. St Paul stockyard reports good to choice cattle at 6.00 to 6.75, hogs at 5.78 to 6.50, and sheep values. Chicago freight and grain quotes list wheat corn oats butter eggs and butterfat prices, with notable lines for butter and eggs.
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St. Paul Union
St. Paul
Duluth
Bard
Northern
Chicago
Iowa mute law deemed illegal by federal judge
Judge Smith McPherson of the U S circuit court ruled that Iowa saloon operations under the mute law are illegal and that Iowa has had no license system for 25 years. He said no person under any circumstance can lawfully sell liquor as a beverage in Iowa, in a Davenport case involving the Chicago based United Breweries company and the Civic Federation of Davenport. The decision dismissed the injunction sought to protect saloon property closing actions under the mute law.
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Davenport
Smith McPherson
United States
Circeuit Court
Iowa
United Breweries Company of Chicago
Civic Federation of
Federaton
McPherson
Horrific accident at Muscatine circus ends in fatal injuries
A crowd of about 5,000 watched Captain Demetri, a Gos sack rider with Campbell Bros, crash during a circus act. His horse swerved, striking a tent pole and causing severe injuries including head trauma and a torn groin as onlookers watched in shock. The show was halted.
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Muscatine
Demetri
Campbell Broscircus
Ona
Order Enforces Abolition of Red Light Quarter in Des Moines
An order to abolish the red light district becomes effective September 15. Des Moines, population over 73 000, allegedly becomes the only large city without a tenderloin district. Women who frequented the area have left town. eighteen have registered with the humane society for household employment.
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Midniche
Des Moines
Red Hight Quarter
Humane Society
Lacey Chosen to Oppose Cummins for U S Senate Seat
Former Congressman John F. Lacey has been chosen by standpatters to oppose Governor Cummins as United States senator in the upcoming November election. Lacey won on the second ballot with B E Clarke of Cesar Rapils, a member of the interstate commerce commission, considered.
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John F. Lacey
Cummins
United States
Lacey
B. E. Clarke
Cesar Rapils
Interstate Commerce Commssion
Girl Maimed by Colt in Pasture in Hampton
Nine year old Anna Brandt, daughter of Jerry Brandt, lies in Powersshorne hospital Hampton in critical condition with skull fracture eye gouged nose broken and other serious injuries after a colt in the pasture where she was driving up cattle. News mentions presidential candidate Tait visiting Sept 20 en route from Mitchell to Omaha and preparations for trains and accommodations. Ambassador Sternberg in Washington married Miss Lillian May Langham of Louisville.
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Anna Brandt
Jerry Brandt
Powers-shorne Hospital
Hampton
Ford Delge
Tait
Mitchell
Omaha
Ccith
CIA
Washington
Sternberg
Lillian May Langham
Louisville
Spraying Apple Trees Proves Beneficial in Test Orchard
In a twenty one acre apple orchard near Rockfort, spraying over three years reduced worm damage and produced larger, healthier fruit. The trial split the trees into sprayed and unsprayed blocks with Ames professor S A Beach assisting Trigg. Results showed sprayed trees healthier and cumulative benefits appeared over time, though not as dramatic as hoped.
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Frank BE. Trigg
Rockfort
Minneapolis
S. A. Beach
Ames
Trige
Protes
Officers quit in disgust at Sioux City fair
At the Interstate Live Stock fair in Sioux City officers resigned amid a dispute over a dry policy backed by the local anti saloon league. President L. Flinn and Secretary F. L. Wirith stepped down, though attendance rose 25 to 40 percent, overall turnout lagging behind last year’s record.
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Sioux City
Berg
L. Flinn
F. L. Wirith
Anti Saloon League
Dtd
Alleged Thieves and Local Tragedies Reported
Sheriff Holdren returns from Minneapolis with three alleged car robbers Connors McLaughlin and Murphy in custody. A farmer's death by his own hand, Spencer Lund thirty, unmarried, found dead in Stratford area after note hints a personal crisis and possible strychnine use. Crop reports and weather notes across Iowa Nebraska surface amid regional injury and maturation timelines. The League of Iowa Municipalities closes its eleventh convention at Ottumwa naming officers T J Phillips Frank Pierce and others. next year’s meeting set for Fort Dodge.
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Holdren
Mason City
Minneapotis
Helin
Conners
McLaughlin
Murphy
Town Central Railroad
Spencer Lund
Stratford
Lund
League of Iowa
League of Iowa Municipalities
Outumiwa
T. J. Phillips
Onuawa
FB. Means
Magto- Reta
Frank B. Pierce
Alarshalhtown
Fort Nodse
Gold and Silver Gospels in Upsala Library
A peculiar book titled The Gold and Silver Gospels is preserved in the Upsala library in Sweden. It is printed with metal type on violet vellum, letters in silver and initials in gold. The text raises six questions about its printing, methods, and origin that remain unanswered.
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Upsala
Sweden
Used mails to defraud matriarchal agency scam in Fresno
Fresno sept 22 arrest of Mrs Margaret Walder a Minnesota migrant on charges of using mails to defraud via a matrimonial agency scheme. She posed as buyer and lure attracting suitors across the country collecting money from would be domestic matches. Arrest followed a complaint by J Johnson jr Guthrie Oklahoma who planned to marry her and buy for her 18000 with sincerity guaranty.
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Fresno
Cal
Margaret, Valder
Minnesta
T Fa
Fr. Johnson, Jr
Guthrie
Okla
Mad Dogs and Gunplay Shock Midwestern Town
Reports describe a Mad Dogs scare after children were bitten and fifty dogs killed by a state veterinary order. A girl named Leopa Yingsi, fourteen, was wounded in a gun incident involving her cousin James Figgins. A manufacturing plant fire caused extensive damage estimated at 125000, destroying the Hes Tuya business section.
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Chicago
Leopa Yingsi
Ol State Center
James Figgins
Maying
Young Army Officer Faces Fear After Battle
Washington Post recounts a wounded officer at Santiago who believed himself a coward, then endured a Mauser bullet wound. He staggered to a field hospital and, amid pain and flashbacks, insisted he was not scared as he faced death. The piece juxtaposes wartime bravado with guilt and panic.
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Battle of
Santiago
Leanne
Sutzcon
Amd
Washington Post
Unmusical Critique of Future Music From A Boston Traveler
A fragmentary review mocks Wagner and Strauss as the music of the future calling it unmusical. The Boston Traveler notes curiosity about what that future noise may resemble after hearing a sample.
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Critigqne
Wagner
Steauss
Boston
Races Snub Stalls as Streetcar Breaks Down
A judge recounts a remark about a husband missing a race after a streetcar system collapse. The anecdote notes the delay caused by the transport failure and the crowded event. The exchange highlights commuter frustration and urban transit issues during the day.
The Main Puzzle
A terse dialogue from Baltimore American shows a manager asking for help with a play and an author claiming a great title. The exchange hints at creative puzzle craft and production guidance, reflecting a feature on theater inquiries and responses in a historic newspaper snippet.
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Minsger
Baltimore
So Man Became a Villain All at Once
A terse remark attributed to Jurenal notes a sudden shift in a man becoming a villain. The comment reflects a dramatic transformation in behavior or moral stance.
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Man
Jurenal
The Price of Pepper Changed World History
In the sixteenth century English merchants bought pepper from the Dutch, imported it directly from India via the East India Company, and through early ventures and later victories over Portugal, built holdings in Asia. This price rise and commercial independence influenced global power, with figures like Clive Hastings and Cornwallis shaping empire and sovereignty.
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England
India
Governor and Company of Merchants of
London
East
Clive
Warren Hastings
Corniwallis
Divisions of Time on Venus
Chicago News reports on Venus lacking days months or years due to its solar orientation and near circular orbit. The article notes no moon, no distinct seasons, and a perpendicular rotation axis, making time measurement difficult.
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Venus
Chicago News
Tea as a Panacea in Early England Adverts
The piece notes early English claims that tea possessed emotional and medicinal virtues. It cites a Sept 30 1058 Mercurius Positicus advertisement praising tea as a physician approved drink and a Garraway’s broad sheet listing virtues such as headache relief, spleen obstructions, purifying humors, fevers, colds, dropsies, and infections. The Westminster Gazette is referenced on tea selling for ten pounds per pound weight. A separate humorous dialogue mocks door springs and patent hardware.
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England
China
British Museum
Garraway’s
Westminster Gazette
Quote on elections sparks debate in Catholic Standard and Times
A British tourist and a native debate political voting in a quoted exchange. The tourist mocks election rhetoric saying one winging party wins, while the native counters that the party with the most votes wins. The dialogue reflects exposure to partisan language in a Catholic publication.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Morning Bugle Roast Drew Quiet Exchange Turn
Fragmentary newspaper exchange suggests Crittick of the Morning Bugle received favorable and sharp treatment in a book review or anecdote. The dialogue hints at two or three strong turns, including a pretty thorough roasting.
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Crittick
Te Morning Bugle
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Gribbie
Waferloo
Jesse Desmeulen
Willie Desmeulen
Leon
Sioux River
Dorothy Roy
Albert Hogge
Sam T. Jack Burlesque Company
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Heege
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Dakend
Nebraska
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Slick
Blossom
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