Unscrambled Holiday Decision Sparks Supreme Court Debate
A distorted report suggests the Iowa Supreme Court case Goong Chambers vs Tony Oohler involved subpoenas and witness duties around a fourth of July or other national holiday. The text claims the court found invalid processing in the civil case and mentions fines and dismissals, though the garbled language makes specifics unclear.
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Down Supreme Court
Din. I. Hd
Didio Tisted
Goong
Aidhe Pustice
Courl
Rates Vindicated and Public Aid in Des Moines Proceedings
The report states that rates remain vindicated amid no discrimination against minors as the Des Moines hearing before the railway commission reviewed stance by Representative Porter of Centerville and others. It notes limited attendance by data submitters, with several railroad and mine operators testifying that existing rates are satisfactory while politicians propose changes. The piece also covers destitute families in Dubuque, pension awards to Charles H. Porgison, injuries from military service, smallpox reports, a fatal drunken quarrel in Mystic, and various local incidents and legal notices from across the state.
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Shire
Des Moines
Testis
Whande H. Porter
Centerville
Ibates &O
Fiat
Iowa
Porter
Oslatloosa
Byers
Bicas
Secret Service Help Foils Robbery Suspects in City Chase
Secretary of State Dobson helped to capture four robbers after a midday chase across Grand Auction and Ruthven Hine districts. Witnesses say the gang fired over ten shots as they fled, injuring no one and leaving their names listed as Amos Daniels Hol Hand B. Creensweed and Stobbert Browne. A ring of weapons and a amount of nitroglycerin were found among the fugitives.
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Dohson
Ob Yaver
Gaerre Ja. Dobson
Jameson
Phiuridas
Dobson
Ruthven
Argus
Sieken
May Dobsen
Wittons
Alt
Amos Daniels
Hol. Hand
B. Creensweed
Stobbert Browne
Nittoghycerine
Young Man Fatally Burned In Mysterious Fire Incident
John McCaulay, a young man long described as invalid and mentally weak, died after smoke filled his room and clothes caught fire. His sister found him unconscious as bed clothes burned. he died about thirty minutes later from likely suffocation. The cause of the initial fire remains a mystery.
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Matally
John McCaulay
Odd
Tima Hfe
Thenevandia
Ito
Involuntary Bankruptcy Filed in Keokuk District Court
Three Chicago and New York firms petition the court against the defendant for 5000 dollars debt plus a 5000 dollar stock mortgage to Mrs Sarat Deles. The note alleges prejudice to creditors and seeks action under bankruptcy law. Fire at Britt laundry and adjacent buildings caused by shipping shop blaze damaged Bailey & Son, Tribune offices, Calgett's laundry, and Byers & Co dye works with varying insurance coverage.
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United States District Court
Keokuk
Dudge Woolson
Thes Meinsforther
Davenport
Chicago
New York
Alete
Sarat Deles
Hve
Besl
Malcott
Stean
Britt
Calgett's
Byers & Con
Tights Out at Bato Aimed at Gas and Light Saving
Des Moines officials order all street lights turned off at 80 for the morning to save thousands of dollars while residents adapt. A Minnesota bound freight accident near Arion results in severe injuries, requiring both legs to be amputated. Sioux City charity fraud targets local businessmen. a man impersonating a fundraiser for a homeless children’s mission absconds with donor money. Police are pursuing the culprits.
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Sioux City
Armou
Sioux
Cudahy
Ute
Armour
Bato
Des Moines
Farmer George Mullnut nearly killed in wagon runaway incident
Report recounts George Mullnut, a farmer near Marcus, being thrown headfirst from a wagon during a runaway incident. The wagon struck a culvert, fracturing his skull and leaving him near death. meanwhile, the Sioux Valley Medical Association held its third semiannual meeting at LeMuarsa, with sessions at Washington Hall.
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George Mull
Marcus
McJuiman
Doctors At Tears
Sioux Valley Medical Association
LeMuarsa
Washington Hall
Senate considers naval reform and canal bills in tense session
The senate debated naval personnel reforms uniting line and engineer corps with positive ranks and retirement pay, while expanding the marine corps by 800 under a new 4.7 million maintenance cost. The day saw long talks on the Nicaraguan canal bill, lighthouse subsidies, and a Pacific cable grant, with a debate over expansion policy and contested elections.
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Ine
Engineer
Army
Marine Corps
Uanimants
Senate
Chilton
Pex
Darner
Wash
Spooner
Wis
Corliss
Mich
Bacon Dean
Philippine Islands
Bacon
Nicaragia Canal
Ciriher
Mir ‘Turner
Turner
Senator Platt
Paraker
Ate
Faraker
Morgan
Ant
Atison
Me. Caffery
Gouisiana
Trowse
Brown-Swanson
Wich
Swanson
Southern Mail
Kansas City
Newton
Kan
Ale
Grosvenor
Ohio
Lewis
Washington
Court of Crimes
Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
New York
Massachusetts
Cohumeria
Nelson
Rep
Minn
West
White
Dem
California
Hara Alien Mine Owners Act Passes in BC Legislature
The act to prohibit areas from owning placer mines in British Columbia has passed the provincial legislature and received formal assent from the lieutenant governor, marking the culmination of the process to curb ownership by non-owners.
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British Columbia
President to order court martial in army wrangling
A Washington correspondent reports the President plans a court martial to quell army wranglings and punish Commissary General Kagan for abusive language toward Gen Miles. The cabinet approved, details left to the Secretary of War as the President weighs censure versus punishment and possible mitigations.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Kagan
Miles
Hagan
Uniteo
Fagan
Corbin
Magan
Civil War Rages in Samoa Over Royal Succession
Civil conflict erupts in Samoa as rival candidates for the throne of Malietoa clash amid widespread destruction. Chief Justice Ughambers confirms Malietoa Cann as king while Mataata’s followers resist, with thousands in combat, several towns burned, and many killed or wounded. Naval forces Falke and Porpoise try to quell the uprising, but no foreign injuries reported.
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Samoa
Malicton
Ughambers
Malietoa “Cann
Mataata
Falke
Porpoise
Matantia
Malietor Latu
Upolu
Commission to Study Porto Rico for Colonial Government
President Melinsey plans a Porto Rico commission similar to the Philippines group. It will act as an advisory body, likely with Maj. Gen. Guy Sleary and Commander A. S. Snow as ex officio members. The panel will counsel the President on Porto Rican questions and report to Congress if a permanent government is pursued.
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Mel
Insey
Porto Rico
Philippines
Guy ¥. Sleary
A. 8. Snow
Congress
Bandits Loot Vian Stores on KXA Railroad Night Raid
Four bandits rode into Vian Oklahoma on the KXA railroad. Three kept guard while the fourth dynamited Allen Bros. general store, securing 150 dollars and various checks. The Vian Trading Company store was robbed next, with a second safe blown and 200 dollars taken. Citizens were driven back by revolver fire as the bandits fled.
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Vian
Y. 1
Allen Bros
Vian Trading Company
Lynching in Lynehburg Penn Reported Mob Attack
Two Black residents, George Call alias Toney and Joan Shaw alias Wight, were attacked by a mob in Lynehburg Penn. About 18 years old, they were whipped and threatened with hanging but resisted. They had previously been whipped and run out of town by White Caps a year earlier and later returned, while no identities of the lynchers were found.
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George Call
Toney
Joan Shaw
Wight
Lynehburg
Penn
Awakening of Montreal’s Sleep-Sleeping Girl
Van Roch, known as the sleeping girl of Montreal, revived after twenty eight days in catalen sy. Doctors in attendance succeeded by inserting hot needles into her spine, ending her prolonged slumber.
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van Roch
Montreal
Aallendance
Leprosy cases in Kentucky reported by Paris doctor
Dr. William Current of Paris Kentucky visited Stringtown in Grant County where he says he found three genuine Asiatic leprosy cases in a family of five. He noted the afflicted were not isolated. Also reported is a soldier sentenced to death for murder after a Hayaga court martial.
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Kentucky
William Current
Paris
Saya
Stringtown
Grant County
Buckley
Louisiana
Hayaga
Fragment from court transcript about preaching license demand
In a curt court scene a speaker warns of inviting sorrow, while the judge questions the validity of preaching licenses. The proceedings interrupt with demands to prove one’s authority to preach as the next case is called.
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Tls Hoter
Public Debate on Porto Rico State Status
Public officials weigh possible action on Porto Rico's status. The article notes uncertainty in policy and contrasts with a health ad touting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and nervousness, claiming it builds strength against future attacks.
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Flinli
Porto Rico
Bisbee Maps Bone Classification Fame and Card Table Quip
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Bisbee becoming an expert on bone classification and recalls a casual remark about courting a Boston girl. A playful line references Kitty and Jack discussing a card table for a club setting, reflecting light social banter.
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Bisbee
Boston
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jack
Sleepy Hollow chair by Smyth Co. Chicago ad
A grand upholstered chair is displayed in John M. Smyth Co.'s advertising columns at 150 to 166 West Madison Street Chicago and offered for 5.25 dollars. The firm mails a mammoth illustrated catalogue free on application and ships goods to families in nearly every state. The Paris secret police are described as distinct from the regular force with detectives often watching each other.
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Sleepy Hollow
John M. Smyth Company
West
Madison Street
Chicago
John M. Smyth Co
Union
Secret Police
Paris
Strikes In The Chill Of Frost Hit The System
A fragment hints at a struggle with frost and illness, mentioning St Jacobs Of and a drive to search and cure. The wording suggests a metaphorical or fictional battle between ailments and remedies, with emphasis on a forthcoming pursuit to eradicate the problem.
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St. Jacobs
An Odd Offbeat Public Figure Quote and Ad Snippet
A fragmentary page item mixes a quip about a public official and a pesthouse steward with an old Laxative Bromo Quinone tablet advert. It cites Omar Khayyam and Henry A. Salzer of Jo A. Salzer Seed Co with a New Year gift from Charles City College, plus a wartime sentiment about military geniuses.
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Omar Khayyam
Henry A. Salzer
Jo A. Salzer
Marvel of the age beauty and low price era ad
An advertized periodical boasts Artlete Lithographic colored illustrations and superb pictorials. It promises short stories by leading writers, departments on art embroidery home employments for women, and home improvement pieces. The copy extols economy and charm indoors or outdoors, claiming unrivaled appeal.
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