The Man on the Box Warburton Makes a Daring Carriage Prank
Warburton, a wealthy ex army officer, poses as a groom and seizes a carriage to stage a wild late night ride through Washington. Disguised, he drives recklessly, alternates between laughter and nerves, while two women in a crimson cloak watch from the back seat amid startled crowds and a vigilant police presence.
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Les
Washington
Robert
Connectenne
Warburton
Johu
Scott Circle
West Point
Dupont Circle
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vannes
Belle-Isle
Paris
Fouquet
Louis XIV
Warburton's Wild Ride Ends With Shocking Reveal
In a tense street scene, Warburton drives a carriage through crowds as doors burst open and a crimson cloaked woman leaps out. A shocked Nan emerges to confront him, exposing Warburton's deception and revealing the ruse to be a startling family event.
A Police Affair in the City Streets
In a dramatic scene a young woman orders arrest for drunkenness and abduction. Warburton, mistaken for a culprit, is forced onto a horse by officers who threaten him with force while planning to take him to the station. The exchange exposes police bravado and miscommunication as the plot continues next week.
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Warburton
Washington
England
Football slugging ends year with heavy toll
Football slugging incidents close the year with 19 killed and 125 badly injured. Many cases remain unreported as The Tribune notes the ongoing toll and the need for safety measures.
Father Rejoices Over Twenty Seventh Child
Chicago man Jonathan Allen Monroe, 63, welcomed his twenty seventh child as eight youngsters played with new Christmas toys. He notes the children obey him, with fifteen still living at home. The cattle buyer at Union Stock Yards praises Roosevelt and recounts knowing the president years ago.
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Chicago
Jonathan Allen Monroe
Monroe
Union Stock Yards
Roosevelt
Albany
N. Y
Largest Iowa farm completes 300000 bushels of corn
Odebolt Iowa January 16 The Adams farm near Odebolt is claimed as the state s largest and perhaps nation s largest corn growing enterprise With 105 full time workers the year s yield tops 300 000 bushels The operation uses 37 double stalk cutters and over 200 cattle and mules The farm is a model with a central office sub foremen and housing for workers A nearby Sac county Cook farm of 6000 acres is noted for size but not public interest
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Odebolt
Iowa
Adams
United States
North Dakota
Sac County
Cook
Adams Ranch
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted By Dr Pierce
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a preventive tonic using Hydrastis Golden Seal and other native plant extracts. It claims to restore stomach and liver function, renews vigor, and warns it does not gripe. It notes the product’s long history and imitators.
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Nature
Pierce
Evan
RV. Pierce
Disinterment Reveals Soldiers Buried Alive at Fort Hayes
Horrible discoveries at Fort Hayes Kansas as bodies of frontier soldiers and cholera victims are dug up and moved to Leavenworth. Caskets show signs of struggle with bodies turned, limbs drawn, hair torn, and clothing torn. Authorities suppress details amid fears of panic and misinformation.
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Kansas
Fort Hayes
Kan
Old Fort Hayes
Leavenworth
Atlantic to Get Combined Hotel and Opera House
Atlantic Iowa January 18 plan a new $60,000 combined hotel and opera house to be three stories high with fifty rooms including fifteen baths. Promoters Hupp and Burritcher, backed by capitalists, seek active local merchant support and an option on W B Elliott’s Park hotel site offered for $8,000 plus $1,000 in stock.
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Messrs
Hupp
Burritcher
Atlantic
Merchants’ Association
Marshall
Bath
W. B. Elliott
Park Hotel
Death by Live Wire in Dubuque Store Cellar
In Dubuque Iowa on January 19 William Hansen was fatally injured in a store cellar after touching a live electrical wire. The accident emphasizes the dangers of exposed wiring in commercial spaces and the need for safety inspections and prompt repairs.
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Dubuque
William Hansen
Protection Against Deadly Wires Remains Elusive
The text laments the danger of live electrical currents causing many sudden deaths, arguing for methods to shield people from electrocution and predicting that future generations may view live wires as a relic of a hazardous era. It notes the present risk causes numerous premature fatalities.
Probate of Will in Jefferson County
Notice is given that a document purporting to be the Last Will of Mary E. Hawk is on file in the Jefferson County District Court. A proof and final hearing are scheduled for February 12, 1906 at 2 o clock p m, on the first day of the February term. EE. Lugas, Clerk.
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Lown
Jefferson County
Mary E. Hawk
District Court
Lugas
Final report of Ellenora Horton as executor rests in Iowa court
State of Iowa Jefferson county to heirs at law and interested parties. You are notified that on or before February 1 1906 the clerk will file the final report of Ellenora Horton as executor of Samuel T Horton deceased asking the court to approve and discharge. If you fail to appear by noon February term commencing February 1 1906 at Fairfield Jefferson County Iowa default will be entered and order made as prayed. Ellenora Horton Executor. I D Jones Attorney.
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State of Iowa
Jefferson County
Samuel T Horton
District Court
Ellenora Horton
Samuel T. Horton
Fairfield
Iowa
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the Tribune
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