Prohibition debate letter from Attorney General Baker
Attorney General Baker responds to inquiries on Iowa prohibition, debunking postmaster Merritt's charge that the law fosters violence. He cites peaceful Iowa growth, emigration to Kansas, Nebraska’s licensure shift, and Judge Harvey praise, arguing prohibition strengthens order and prosperity while Texas aims to match Iowa's success.
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Aines Register
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Llowa
Proya
Exin
Baker
Inforion
Endleton
Esqq
Austin
Texas
Iowa
Pierce
Belton
William Merritt
Des Moines
Ir. Merritt
Wandorder
Lowa
Kansas
Nebraska
J. W. Harvey
District Court of
Ruddick
A. J, Baker
Minnesota creamery leaders push dairy growth in St Paul
Pioneer Press profiles Marvin Cammack and C E Margin at a major St Paul creamery on the west side between Wabasha and Robert streets. The facility, a three story red brick main building with a four story cold storage house and ice storage, processes about 2,000,000 pounds of butter and 1,000,000 pounds of cheese annually and handles 800,000 eggs and 600,000 gallons of milk and cream. Plans include a condensed milk factory, with about 200,000 capital to expand the business.
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Pioneer Press
Minnesota
Northwestern
Marvin Cammack
Mt. Paul
C. E. Margin
Cammack
St. Paul
Robert Street
Minnesota & Northwestern
Iowa
Number of workers at local business hits 140 today
The company reports 140 people currently employed in connection with the business as of today, reflecting its current staffing level and ongoing operations.
Multiple Transport and Crime Notices from 19th Century Briefs
Rail fare changes include Minneapolis and Pacific selling 1000 mile tickets for 25 dollars instead of 30, valid for one year from sale. Bank officials Werner and Shepps arrested for allegedly stealing 340,000 dollars. A man named James Byes died from gunshot wounds after a refinery quarrel in St. Paul. Telegraph link between Wood's Hall and Martha's Vineyard disrupted. government cable across Vineyard Sound possibly broken. Belgium demands explanation from Germany over ill treatment of four Belgian soldiers who crossed the border unintentionally. About 1.5 million dollars in gold shipped from New York to San Francisco last week, aiding bank reserves. Northern Pacific and Manitoba railways to cut thousand mile ticket price to 25 dollars on routes east of the Missouri and on Manitoba system from September 1. Captain Alore killed on the Champlain Canal near Fort Ann by mule driver Jarvey after a quarrel. Jarvey fled with a mule, posse pursuing.
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Minneapolis & Pacific
Werner
Shepps
First National Bank of
Burlington, Col
James Byes
Emerson Williams
St. Paul
Wood's Hall
Martha’s Vineyard
Vineyard Sound
Germany
New York
San Francisco
Manitoba
Missouri River
Alore
Angeline Alore
Champlain Canal
President unlikely to visit Dakota during swing around the circle
A Washington correspondent says the president will skip Dakota on his pending swing around the circle. The invitation to visit covers the whole territory and seems too formidable for Mr. Cleveland as he weighs his spread over the large area. Dakota's division has been urged by several newspapers and many residents.
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Yankton Press
Washington
Dakota
Cleveland
Tragic Farmhouse Fire Claims 18-Year-Old Sister
At a farm six miles southwest of Northville, a blaze destroyed the house and granary after 7 pm Monday. Louis Reidel and a sister escaped. Carrie Reidel, 18, perished from burns or smoke inhalation. The fire's origin remains unexplained.
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Northville
Carl
Louis Reidel
Louis
Reidel
Carrie
Missing Saco clerk flees with 185000 in bonds and cash
Saco Maine August 31 reports Frank C Mc Neely a 19 year old clerk at the Saco and Jidford savings institution has vanished after taking 3500 in cash and United States registered four per cent bonds totaling 185000 payable in 1907. Police seek his whereabouts and to recover the securities.
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Saco
Frank C. McNeely
Saco and Jidford Savings Institution
United States
Railroad Municipal
Young Man Believed to Flee Toward Nova Scotia
Detectives scour the area after a man reportedly fled town on Monday with bonds totaling about $90,000. Bank examiner Richie is due to arrive as investigators suspect the suspect may have gone to Boston and then boarded a boat to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
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Richie
Boston
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Overdue Knickerbocker Steamship Aims for Return
New York Aug 31 The Cromwell line steamship Knickerbocker three days overdue has not been heard from the company offices today Officers expect she will turn up overnight or within a day or two In Woopstock Va Aug 31 the Shenandoah County agricultural fair liquor control was sold to Senator Riddleberger for 100 He pledged to the society to sell no intoxicating liquors and to close the former barroom facility
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New York
Knickerbocker
Cromwell Line
Woopstock
Shenandoah County
Riddleberger
Farm Fire and Boiler Explosion Kill Four in Michigan
Fringv Michigan August 31 farm hands threshing on Lyman Curtis farm five miles east of town saw grain stacks ignite while lighting the blaze. A steam boiler exploded killing Daniel Steergar and injuring Win Rockwood John Bennett and three young women. The barn and entire crop are likely lost with the house and yard resembling a hospital.
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Fringv, Mich
Lyman Curtis
Daniel Steergar
Win Rockwood
John Bennett
Mischievous worker sows a garter snake fear at Ontonagon mill
A worker named Polk placed a garter snake on fellow Hollis at the Ontonagon mill. The reptile circuited his neck and, when seen, caused a terrifying scream and a faint. The incident left Hollis in a weakened state from shock.
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Marquette, Mich
Polk
Ontonagon
Hollis
Sixth annual Soldiers and Sailors reunion in Dakota opens
Woonsocket hosts the sixth annual Soldiers and Sailors association reunion from Aug 31 for three days. The town is decorated with stars and stripes and all public buildings, businesses, and homes are in festive display. Gen. Harrison Allen arrived, followed by Com mander in Chief Lucius Fairchild and Gov. Church. Fairchild plans to stay through camp, Governor’s day honors occur, and notable visitors include Delegate Gifford, Adjutant General Tyner, and governor’s staff.
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Woonsocket
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Association of Dakota
Harrison Allen
Lucius Fairchild
Gov. Church
Gen. Fairchild
Tain
Gifford
Tyner
United States Express to Acquire Baltimore & Ohio Express
News reports on August 31 claim the United States Express Company bought Baltimore & Ohio Express for 2.5 million dollars with a 30 year contract. Details indicate the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Company may also be sold, with terms cited as one million cash and 15 million in United States Express stock. President Thomas C. Platt confirms possession and immediate takeover, declining to disclose price.
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Penn
Third Street
Baltimore & Ohio Express Company
United States Xpress Company
Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Company
United States Express Company
New York
Thomas C. Platt
Baltimore & Ohio Express
Global Laughs Across Nations Reveal Character and Truth
A wide survey of laughter across cultures notes that laughter expresses universal joy yet carries distinct national flavors. From Chinese and Arab laughs to European and American patterns, the piece recalls historic observations about leaders and scholars and argues that genuine humor exposes character.
Copying Printed Matter From the Boston Budget
Describes methods to copy printed matter using iron acetate or sulphate of iron with sugar syrup on absorbent or unsized paper. Provides practical steps for dampening surface and pressing in a copying press.
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Boston
Cure for Headache Claim by Austrian Doctor Rabow
An Austrian doctor named Rabow states that nine times out of ten a headache can be almost instantly cured by swallowing a spoonful of salt dissolved in water just enough to swallow. This quick remedy is presented as a simple saltwater cure for headaches.
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Rabow
Joys and the passing of happiness in loss
Poem excerpt explores three stages of joy Hoping Having and Had. It ponders whether unknown joy or joy already possessed is preferable and reflects on emptiness and the ghost of what was. The speaker, quoting John Boyle O Reilly, considers fulfillment and absence in the human psyche.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
Baths of Twelve Pits at Breakers Beach
Adam Badeau describes a unique bathing complex at Breakers Beach with a dozen square pits carved into a high reef. Water enters through sea-facing windows, each pit fenced above the water, creating open sea bathing rooms. Some pits host multiple bathers while private options suit small parties. He notes tides submerging the structure in high seas and praises the cool beach and Caribbean imagery.
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Atlantic
Newport
Long Branch
Dieppe
Scarborough
Adam Badeau
Diamond in a tooth replaces gold for a dazzle
In a New York Tribune account a dentist notes women with severely damaged front teeth gain a less noticeable appearance by setting a small diamond in gold instead of filling. He cites a wealthy California father who had his daughter’s upper front tooth formed like a pearl and planned to place a diamond in the companion tooth before she goes abroad to study.
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California
New York
New York Tribune
Jubilee Day Review Sparks Soldier Grievances At Southsea
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Queen's clemency for deserters contrasts with hard service for loyal troops. Jubilee Day featured a four to five hour sunlit review at Southsea Common, followed by stables time and rationed meals of tinned bully beef. Deserting soldiers reportedly receive pardons and free kit, fueling discontent.
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Southsea Common
Pall Mull Gazette
Public fascination with nickel extracting machines
The piece explains how nickel extracting devices proliferate in bars and public spaces as costly mechanical wonders. Inventors and shops profit from sales or exhibitions, while venues increasingly demand a share of receipts for the right to display these profitable machines.
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New York Times
Physician and anxious wife in a moral consult scene
An exchange shows a physician urging a minister for a gravely ill husband as a ministerial consultation is debated by an anxious wife. The dialogue reflects religious counsel and the editor's moral tone using quotes from Rev Sam Jones and Christian Reid about heaven and deeds.
The Perils of Teaching Forties Era Schools
A Chicago journalist recalls harsh discipline in district schools forty years ago. He describes using corporal punishment reluctantly and recounts taming a wild Crossroads School class on the Sacandaga river with calm authority and strategic restraint, avoiding strikes and guiding students to read and write.
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Chicago
Crosslands School House
Archery feats of Ostjaks astonish Harpers Magazine
Harpers Magazine reports Ostjak bows six feet long fashioned from birch and pine with four foot arrows. Heads vary from ball to spear, used to shoot squirrels with blunt arrows aimed at the head to preserve fur. A captain recounts archery feats surpassing William Tell with arrows split in midair and struck by secondary shots.
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Harper's Magazine
Authorities for Slang Across Shakespeare and Bunyan
The Boston Courier notes how slang phrases appear across Shakespeare and Bunyan, comparing lines like Henry VIII too thin and A Winter tale What Never to broader truths. It argues there is nothing new under the sun in linguistic phrases.
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Shakespeare
John
John Bunyan
Solomon
Boston Courier
Peculiar China rule blocks marriage says Reston Transcript
A Reston Transcript note explains that in China a prior acquaintance between a man and a woman can prevent marriage, a rule the writer notes also applies here, though described as peculiar in the Chinese context. The remark links cultural norms across societies.
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China
Reston Transcript
Chicago to Sign Pettit and Other Baseball Moves
The article notes Chicago planning to sign Pettit of Waterbury, a catcher, and Right Fielder Polhenius of the Indianapolis team being laid off. It discusses Fogerty reaching high batting marks, Hartfords’ manager Daniels resuming umpire duties, and the Hartfords forfeiting 250 dollars by disbanding. It also covers various player form lines, signings, exhibitions, and attendance disputes in 19th century baseball.
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Petiit
Waterbury
Polhenius
Indianapolis
Fogerty
Charles Daniels
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Hecker
Louisville
Buffalo
American Association
Milwaukee
Jimmy” Peeples
Brooklyns
McCormick
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Shreve
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Schuielz
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New York
Boston
John Ward
Lincoln
Neb
Union Association
Dolan
Dave Rowe
Shaeffer
Hatfield
Hoboken Jad
Not Quite So Modern Theatre Goer Misreads Romeo and Juliet
A western man wandering an uptown theatre misreads the play’s title. He asks for the name of the show and is told Romeo and Juliet. He complains that the label at the door suggested Omaha and Joliet, and he would not have entered if that were known.
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Feiler
Omaha
Joliet
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