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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
4
Electric headlamps replace old signals as Chicago Burlington Quincy lines begin equipping locomotives. The Denver Limited’s Fast Mail rumbles at high speed, prompting a stronger light for safety. Tenderfoot asks about big game. the reply notes no game and mocks the penny ante inquiry.
A long Iowa news summary covers state warrants and an itemized financial report mandated by law, plus a Henderson greeting from Hyde Clark Post. It notes a Dubuque council decision and reflects on church discipline in Sioux City as Rev J M House seeks reinstatement after a marital deception.
Jack Shields faced a district court forgery claim in which an error over revenue stamp type led Judge Green to dismiss. The forged check bore a proprietary stamp, not a documentary one, making the instrument nonforgery. The jury was discharged and the case ordered to the Supreme Court for review.
The will of the late W. G. Sanders filed for probate in Iowa recounts an estate of about 400000 dollars. He was a widower with children, two thirds of the estate to roughly 200 relatives across the country. About 100000 dollars remains as a trust fund to aid the poor. Colume notes Dave Henderson’s daughter Belle Henderson, now in Washington society circles, with Mt. Vernon Seminary background and musical talents.
A fragmented dispatch outlines events across Iowa and adjacent states. It mentions proposed stock movements for an exposition in Des Moines, a fatality involving a cross-country worker near Sioux City, and political shifts in Des Moines including speaker race dynamics. It also notes a railroad land sale near Clinton and an Indian man killed by a train near Boone, with scattered references to rail lines and corporate movements.
Judge H. S. Winslow died in Newton on December 14. He was a lawyer of statewide reputation and leaves two daughters, a wife, and all remaining in Newton.
A collage of vintage notices and advertisements describing grand travel packages from Chicago to New York aboard Pullman sleepers on luxury liners Ponce and San Juan with escorted tours, along with assorted ads for grain coffee substitutes, poultry compounds, and job offers. The piece also mentions university enrollments, Texas port prospects, and regional promotions.
An unreadable mix of odds and ends from a historical page includes names such as W.G. Neimyet and Adebte, references to Chicago and Twin cities, stray phrases about magnetic starch, soap, and public schools, plus disjointed mentions of sermons, horses, and a failed marriage. The text lacks cohesive story or clear events.
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