Extra session of Congress promised to boost revenues
The piece notes an extra congressional session is practically assured to raise revenues along protection lines to cover government expenses. It also mentions a new penitentiary sentence for Patrick Brady of Ottumwa for embezzlement and various political moves including Archie Smith’s appointment as deputy to the Secretary of State and debates over Cuban affairs and press bias.
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Congress
Patrick Brady
Ottumwa
Supreme Court
Tax Payment Claims Trace Back To Former Officials
Mr. E R Moore claimed tax nonpayment since 1890 due to advice from ex treasurer F M Rhodes who cited L Easterly not paying since 1882. Records show Easterly paid taxes every year except 1888 and 1889, and those were paid after he became a Waite office deputy.
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E. R. Moore
F. M. Rhodes
L. Easterly
Moore
Exasterley
Trust fund handler W Bremmerman jailed after theft
The late Boone postmaster W Bremmerman misused public funds in Chicago markets losing 2600 dollars. Arrest followed and he received a three year penitentiary sentence. Judge Woolson warned other officials against similar acts.
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W. ©. Bremmerman
Boone
Bremmerman
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Woolson
Tax delinquency proof prompts reform talk in Anamosa
The Express notes Mr. E R Moore paid delinquent taxes dating to 1890 after urging from the Anamosa Journal. It urges honesty and Republican support while calling for universal property assessment at full market value to fix tax inequality. It warns reform would require readjusting city debt limits.
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THE
Express
E. R. Moore
Anamosa Journal
Coxsee
Mr. Moore
the Express
Billy Buttles Again at Large From the Oxford Mirror
The Oxford Mirror reports Billy Buttles, known as the bully boy, has left jail and is traveling from Monticello to nearby towns. He allegedly solicits locals to gamble or obtain favors, and was previously imprisoned for operating the Blue Goose beer joint in Monticello.
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Billy Buttles
The
Oxford Mirror
Bill Buttles
Monticello
Billy
Blue Goose
McKinley Inaugural Plans Reported From Washington
Mark Hanna, in Washington, arranges for the McKinley inauguration ball and parade, claiming ample funds for a grand celebration to mark prosperity after the oath. Critics say the public seeks business gains over costly displays, noting the aftermath of political battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wyoming Journal
Mark Hanna
Washington
Mark
McKinley
District court sessions impact on prison population
December district court sessions reduce to a slight rise in inmates with 581 on rolls this week. A large influx continues as new consignments arrive daily. The article notes the Crocker library appeal gaining statewide circulation and a planned transfer of 500 to 1000 volumes from Ft. Madison to form a nucleus for a new library. It also covers the Rhoda Geier vs Payne breach of promise case, affirmed for $16,000, detailing the parties and the court's verdict. Additional items include local remarks on girls, a traveling shoe dealer story, weather outlook, and state fish hatchery plans, with assorted political appointments in the Tenth and First districts.
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Crocker
Ft. Madison
Costa Money
Rhoda A. Geier
A. OC. Payne
Supreme Court
Mt. Ayr
Newark
Ohio
Chicago
Wu Miss Beal
Plaintiff
Defendant
Miss Beal
Traveling evangelists spark bitter clash in Anamosa and Monti
Two evangelists visited Anamosa and Monti cello to warn of rampant sin in their towns. Local church members and business people condemn their blunt message and insist the assaults on civic pride harm church work and deepen worldly rebellion.
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Anamosa
Monticello
Hell
Nineveha
White Chapel
Monticello Visit Praises Neighbor City Enterprise
The author recalls two days in Monticello as a guest of one citizen and many others. They praise the local businessmen for enterprise and loyalty to nation, state, and home, urging mutual patronage and a fraternal spirit without compromising own interests.
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Monticello
Jadge
Critics decry fix in Sharkey Fitzsimmons prize bout
Newspapers condemn the alleged sell out linked to the prize fight, arguing the deal reflects unscrupulous business and gamblers duped by a fixed referee. The rant calls the bout a contest between thugs and thieves and states honest men reject both sides.
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Sharkey -Fitzsimmons
How Large a Woman Should Be
A columnist cites popular but dated notions of women's weight with examples from mythic figures and historical figures. He quotes Charles Reade on pairing tall slender husbands with average height wives inclining to stoutness and comments on fashion and waist lines.
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Juno
Diana
Venus
Broadway
Hubbard
Charles Reade
England
Small Propeller Screws Proved Faster After Accident
A shipbuilder explains that early steamers used very large screws and that a storm tore apart a two-piece blade, shrinking the diameter and unexpectedly increasing speed. This led engineers to find small propellers can be more effective, ending the era of oversized screws.
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London Star
Cyclopolia Vision: City of Wheels and a Walking Stranger
A French writer imagines Cyclopolia a city of bicycles cars and various transports. A mysterious man is seen walking on his own legs shocking residents and fueling rumors. He supposedly earned a fortune teaching others to walk turning walking into a fashion sport.
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Cyclopolia
Tim Healy Reputed Storyteller Says Court Rule
Tim Healy draws on a courtroom anecdote where a queen's counsel advised a gentleman not to swear an affidavit after already swearing one that contradicted it. The counsel warned that such a move would be a "hie" to the court, underscoring the perils of inconsistent sworn statements.
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Tim Healy
Chess Interest Across Periodicals and Society
The passage notes widespread chess coverage in German periodicals and growing activity among children and adults with puzzles, clubs, rooms, and books. It then shifts to a 1805 St Thomas fire causing $30,000,000 in damage and a calendar note that Greeks began the year at the winter solstice until BC 482.
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St. Thomas
Treatment of Books and the Value of Outer Form
A Youth's Companion selection discusses how great minds like Ruskin Ernest Ronan and Darwin valued content over bindings and covers. It notes Ruskin cared only for ideas, Ronan used books as tools, and Darwin dismissed covers often ripping them off or borrowing books with the belief that bindings added no real value.
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Ruskin
Ernest Ronan
Darwin
Forbidden Love Across Class Lines in Cleveland Loader Tale
A Buffalo man pleads for forgiveness and a future together with a Boston woman bound by a deathbed vow to not break class boundaries. She rejects the match, insisting they remain apart due to social constraints, and she leaves as he weeps by an ant hill.
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Jane
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Marsian Irrigators and the Hypothesis of Alien Minds
A London Truth passage muses on Marsian beings, suggesting they may have senses and intelligence beyond human analogy. It asks if they possess wealth disparity, violence, political structures, or excesses, inviting speculation on their thoughts and habits.
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London
Favre Reply Echoes Bismarckian wit in Bankers Tale
The Saturday Review recounts Jules Favre responding to Bis marck on counting milliards from Christ. It mocks Bismarck and hints at Jewish bankers Bleichroder and Erlanger with a sharp barb about a veterinarian who asks no questions.
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Jules Favre
Bismarck
Christ
Bleichroder and
Erlanger
Enthusiastic Briton and Seedy American Debate Monuments
A lively exchange between a keen Briton and a jocular American over monuments in London and Chicago. The American dodges praise for the Thames embankment, noting rain from a night spent there, while the Briton defends UK landmarks.
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Chicago
Thames Embankment
Waal
Buffalo Enquirer
Fourth or fifth hung band joke at Chicago reception
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes a newly married Chicago couple hosting a reception when the husband calls for Alice to settle a bet. The wife asks if he means she is his fourth or fifth wife, delivering a light quip on nuptial mischief.
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Chicago
Alice
Johnson
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bragley and Resturant Waiters Talk Politics
In a Roxbury Gazette column a Bragley and Resturant waiter joke about political potential. Bragley notes they carry everything before them while Wigway doubts such influence.
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Bragley
Wigway
Roxbury Gazette
Tabernacle Dedication Arouses Joyful Priestly Rite
Nearly a year after the Mishkan was completed the dedication rites were held with offerings from each tribe. Aaron and his sons were washed, anointed, and ordained as priests, sacrifices were made, fire fell from heaven, the people worshipped, twelve days of feast followed, and the benediction was pronounced: The Lord bless thee and keep thee.
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Aaron
Okon
Moses
Fara
Goshen
Tehovah
Aduay
Unclaimed Letters Advertised in Monticello Post Office
List released for remaining letters in the Monticello Iowa post office dated December 14 1896 includes Gifford W Rh Kirkpatrick Thos Larmian Emil Wood Chas R L T Alexander P M.
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Monticello
Iowa
Gifford
W. Rh. Kirkpatrick
Thos. Larmian
Emil. Wood
Chas
R. L. T. Alexander
P. M
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Davenport
Bright Eyes
Hicks
Delevan
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Clark
Algona Upper-Des Moines
New York Press
First Principles
Mars
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New York
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UY RV
Watth
Remiley & Brcanbrack
M. W. Herrick
Horney
Mon- Atherlo, Jones Co
Dubuque
Delaware
Linn and
Jones
Postotiioco
J. W. Coxsee
Monti‘Anvullo
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J. N. Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Jonve County
Maderal Courte
W. A. Mirick
Deo. Inelis
Onlla
OG. H. Sohipman
Mrat Street
T. B. Kent
Hirht Calla
J. E
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M.D. Duvaictans and Surgeons
Hyonmore Street
Btrat Street
Examinations of the Eye and Cay Free
Montoello, Towa
O. B. Rundle
Monticello Bank
Wm. J. Coughlan
D. D
Oltivo
Hicks & Eilers
Pearson
Prenzist
Shaw's
Cudworth's Hardware Store
J. H. Lathrop
Actionner
Oxford Junction
Lowa
Will
Ory
J. B. Smith
Montionllo
Icowa
O. R. Ricker
Olive
Gibbon
Henry C. Boukin
Ian
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Second St
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