The Wolf House Spellbinds Paris Mob Privation Night
In a perilous escape from Bezers and the mob during a blood soaked vigil, Caylus and his companions race through a chaotic gallery. Pavannes, wounded and unarmed, stands near Bezers as the vidame’s disciplined force restores order before guiding the group toward the open countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croisette
St. Croix
Sirrah
Vidame
Caylus
Joisette
Bezers
M. St. Croix
Marie
Bevers
Pavannes
Explorers Seek Pole Mystery Despite Ice Crop Doubt
In a Washington Star quip, Mrs. Torkins notes explorers chase the pole. her husband says they seek a place where dealers lack candor about ice crop failures. Separate lines recall witty exchanges from Miss Florence and Toots, and a line about Brown and Jones on Smith’s spending.
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North Pole
The Tax Levy Fails To Rise With Valuation Changes
Des Moines dispatch reports the Senate Ways and Means Committee sets the levy basis at 33 1 3 percent of cash value for 1898 and later years. It enacts controls to prevent tax rate increases, requiring audits, proportional reductions, and bond limits. includes state document printing cuts and prison earnings notes. The piece covers independent school districts, tax exemptions debates, and a close party vote on election bill provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
Ways and Means
Board of Supervisors
Chaitin Bank
N,n. Jones
Fort Madison
General Assembly
Warden Jones
Jones
Prentis
House
The Oldest Woman of Johnson County
Cedar Rapids photographer completes portraits of Mrs Barbara Zalesky claimed as the oldest woman in Johnson County and possibly the state She traveled from her home about 20 miles to sit for the artist Born in Bohemia April 12 770 she married Anton Zalesky in 1828 He died a few years later and she came to America in 1834 to live with relatives Now living with granddaughter near Western she is cherished by three grandchildren and m o great grandchildren Despite advanced age she enjoys strong health with nearly intact sight and hearing
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Bezers
Vidame
Louis
Bezer
Croisette
Blaise Bure
Paris
Beters
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Barbara Zalesky
Nemecky Ryony
Bohemia
Anton Zalesky
Cwme
America
Anna Louvar
Western
Ikdridge
Dwight Rand
Carson-Rand Lumber Company
Fountain Glow
Keolauk
Clayton & Newton
Mrorehvants
Gilman
McIntyre Brothers
Wilson Dry Goods Company
Oskaloosa
John 2. Lander
Ot Tuniwa
Ot Tuniwa, Burghss
Andrews & Swinger
Burlington
WC. Renken
Waterloo
Jte
Ganesburg
Barber
Louis Pfeiffer
C. Tf. Drown
David Phornton
Creston
Lannie Slepanek
Catar Rapids
Leander Lefebvre
Lefebvre
Mnother
Chsper Sargent
Bidora Enterprise
Madheline Nelson
Milford
Mason City
G. W.lheming
Sons of
Clinton
Anamosa
Wolfe
Delong
Siegel Kirtley
Joseph C. Burk
Superior Court
Keokuk
Iowa
Towa
Philadelphia
Amamosa
Fairfield
Webster City
Logan
Burton
Herbert Chaplee
Fort Dodge
Christian Church
Thomas J. Keegan
Lyons
J. I. Dustman
Durlington
Karl Vinton
Buttles
J. C. Long
Leah
Letter from Mark Twain Reported by Keokuk Brother
Orton Clemens of Keokuk, Mark Twain's brother, says the humorist is in London and wrote a cheerful personal letter. The letter does not hint at despair or financial trouble, despite sensational cablegrams. Clemens notes Twain has been low in spirits after the death of his favored daughter and blames grief for reports of his condition.
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Orton Clemens
Keokuk
Mark ‘Owain
London
England
Hurgely
Mr. Clemens
Mark ‘Lwain
Marl
Mystery Ranch Robberies Lead to Courtney Arrest
In Mount Pleasant area farmers reported livestock thefts. A farmer lost two steers and traced them to Arthur Courtney near Winfield. Authorities found the steers in a shed and a barn contained bicycles and other items. Courtney was arrested with more arrests likely.
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Mount Pleasant
Arthur Courtney
Winfield
Courtney
Strange Malady Strikes Clinton Woman After Fish
Mrs. John Ha Eger of Clinton suffers a bizarre illness after eating smoked fish. Lumps appeared on her body followed by insects hatched from the lumps, gnats with legs and colored wings. Case draws comment and is described as without precedent. The victim shows signs of improvement.
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John Ha Eger
Clinton
Antwerp Reporter Eats Pigeons in Brussels Tale
A Belgian reporter sent from Antwerp to Brussels to report the king's speech carries two carrier pigeons. He dines in a Brussels restaurant, waits long, enjoys a stew, pays the bill, then discovers the pigeons have been eaten by the waiter who exclaims the birds were just consumed.
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Belgium
Antwerp
Iis
Brussels
Oil Test Well Sought Near Paint Rock Quarry
A test well is planned on A Bliss Farm near Paint Rock quarry two miles north of Vin ton after an expert from Pennsylvania declares prospects look best. Nearly $2,000 has been subscribed to begin sinking the well. News from Dubuque reports Col. Brodtbeck dies in Los Angeles after wartime service as major and colonel. M W Atwood of Justicerville urges voters to back prohibition and unite under the prohibition standard.
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Vinton
A. Bliss
Paint Rock
Pennsylvania
Dubuque
Brodtbeck
That City
Los Angeles
Cal
Camp Franklin
M. W. Atwood
Justicerville
Prohibition State Central Committee
President Signs Pension Agency Consolidation Plan
Washington announces the Des Moines and Topeka pension offices will be merged and moved to St. Louis. The consolidated office would pay pensions for Iowa Nebraska Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Colorado and New Mexico. Iowa faces efforts to revoke the order and keep the Des Moines site.
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Washington
Des Moines
Spean
St. Louis
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Colorado
New Mexico
Tow
Consolidated Ofice
Man Dies From Wound Inflicted in Shop Assault
W. I. Sehuch died at the Marshalltown soldiers home from wounds suffered last November in an attack by Henry Martin. Martin, a former employee at Sehuch’s shop, fled after the assault as he sought payment, seizing a ladle and striking Sehuch on the head, crushing the skull.
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W. I. Sehuch
Marshalltown
Henry Martin
Sehueh
Martin
Pioneer tycoon Wesley Redhead estate placed in assignees
The estate of Wesley Redhead, a town founder and early wealthy figure in coal, grain, stock, and other interests, was assigned to assignees six years after his death to prevent attachment. The estate, valued at $750,000 to $1,000,000, carries liabilities not exceeding $100,000 amid hard times.
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Wesley Redhead
Redhead
Pioneer of New York Horse Car Lines Dies at 83
Hiram Purdy, father of the horse car era, died in Darlington aged 83. In New York he conceived the street railway designer for the Bowery and Third Avenue line, the first of its kind, completed in 1854. He stayed in New York until 1857 when he moved to Burlington.
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Hiram Purdy
Darlington
New York
Bowery and
Third Avenue
Jie
Bornington
Family Tragedy and Local Notices in Des Moines Era
The column recalls a Reinbeck family tragedy with a death and burials in Reinbeck cemetery, followed by a stream of local notices from Des Moines county affairs, including elections, business failures, marriages, legal actions, and civic events spanning Iowa towns and notable persons.
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William Lewis
Reinbeek
South Dakota
Reinbeck
Drift of Opinion on McKinley Tariff and Free Silver
The passage cites multiple newspapers weighing the McKinley cabinet, tariff policy, and free silver ideas. It notes Democrats' silent campaign tactics, praise for tariff protection for wool and agriculture, and criticism of abolitionist trends in Oklahoma politics.
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ferAs
Mckinley
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Chicago
Pimes-Herald
Wilson
Troy
N. Y
Oklahoma
Louisville Courier-Journal
Dewm
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Stanley J. Weyman
Pelmell
Louis de Pavannes
Adieux
Kit
Miss Florence
Brown
Smith
Brooklyn
Butden Law
Senate Printing Committee
Agricultural College
State Board of Health
Pharma
State Institute
Secretary of State
David Brunt
Speaker Byers
Unk
Brant
House Committee On Cities and Towns
Dowell
Pusey
Healy
Carney
Riunghard
Supreme Court
Friends of Woman
Sifrage
Mustan
Fusion
Wame
Yens
Alexander
Allyn
Nell
Merry
Blanchard
Carpenter
Carroll
Craig
Druet
Eaton
Elson
Munk
Gilbertson
Harriman
Henderson
Hospers
Hotchkiss
Junkin
Juburn
Mitchell
Palmer
Penrose
Perrin
Phelps
Aigeon
Bowen
Sargent
Trewin
Upton
Waterman
Nays
Bengon
Byers
Cheshire
Downey
Ellis
Ericson
Miverall
Garat
Gorrell
Harper
Hipwell
Hurst
Lothrop
Raneck
Young
Slobart
Lehfeldt
Barbara Zatesky
Mark Twain
Mroousiwadi Pound
Inia
Wil
Col. Brodtbeck
Iowa State News
Auurderer
W. R. Warren
Wipello County
A. KK
Cherry
J. C. Murphy
Loll County
Rott Aye
Gaennechy County
A J Lorenaen
Crawford County
William Arndt
Pottawhattuimie
J. J. Jroln
Scott County
Russell Sage
Ele
Meinley
Sage
Thim
Cleveland
N. Y. Tribune
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