Desperate Polk City killers captured after deadly grove chase
A brutal Polk County murder case ends with two desperadoes killed and a surviving suspect jailed after a night-long pursuit at Elkhorn Grove. Postmaster Clingan's killer claims and horse theft emerge as investigators close in on the fugitives amid a dramatic mob atmosphere.
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Gardner
Baxter
Elkhorn
Shelby County
Polk City
Audubon
Extra
Brayton
Atlantic
Avoca
Willis Hallock
Hallock
Eb. Reg
Elkhorn Grove
M. Gates
Clingan
Stubbs
Wm. Smith
Dennison
Texas
Polk County
Warren Gates
Gates
John Jennings
Jennings
Shaver
State Register
Sheldahl
Perry
Coon Rapids
Carroll County
Guthrie County
Audubon County
J. W. Maddy
Maine
Postmaster Clingan
Ben Gates
Craig
R. L. Clingan
D. C. Hanger
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Greenback State Convention Chooses Ticket in Des Moines
The Eighth Site Greenback Labor convention in Des Moines on July 11 endorsed Gen. James B. Weaver for Governor Sanford Kirkpatrick for Lieutenant Governor D W Church for Judge and Miss Abbie Canfield for Superintendent. The platform calls forTreasury notes abolition of bank issue and other reforms. A campaign fund committee was formed and Weaver pledged active statewide canvass.
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National Greenback Labor Party
Des Moines
K E. H. Gillette
State Central Committee
W. S. Kenworthy
Mahaska County
J. W. Muffly
Polk County
Tion
Weaver
National Greenback Labor Party of Iowa
Treasury
Congress
Railroad Commission
Iown
Union
Treasury Department
T. H. Murch
Brown
Taylor
Maxwell
Adams
L. H. Weller
Fourth District
Republican Party
Iowa
United States
Weller
Chickasaw
John Idle Wa
General Weaver
Canfield
Dew and Weather Rules From Sky to Ground
The article explains how dew forms only under clear skies and with low wind, noting west winds dry moisture and east winds bring vapor. It cites Mr. George Dines on England dew depth and mentions New York society feeding bread at home with vivid domestic vignettes and a quip on children and pride.
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New Sharon
Hibbard
Bassett
Atlantic
George Dines
England
New York
Holy Land
Damascus
Vassar
Italy
Job
Patience
Madison's Montpelier Home Restored to Colonial Style
Baltimore craftsmen have restored Montpelier in Virginia, once President Madison's home. The 1065 acre estate features a 160 foot long two story brick mansion and a four acre garden modeled on the old house of representatives. The site includes an ancestral graveyard, old mill, barn, cabins, and a cultivated landscape with wheat and corn.
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President Madison
Montpelier
Louis F. Detrick
Baltimore
W. L. Bradly
Boston
Baltimore Sun
Madison
House of Representatives
Whistling in Love and Aboard the Hash Tale
A humorous note speculates that a girl cannot whistle before her lover because he never gives the chance. It then mocks the idea of boarding house hash by claiming it is simply made of chops and jokes about popular beliefs and sight gags.
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E. J. Freeman
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W. P. Pardy
Smith
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B. O. Hanger
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Thomas Hardy
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Gen. Weaver
Sanford Kirkpatrice
D. W. Church
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H. F E. Jagger
L. M. Brown
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J. L. Enos
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