Man Who Broke Up the Molly Maguires Returns to Spotlight
Philadelphia reports James McParlan, aka James McKenna, 34 years after aiding the Molly Maguires case, is credited as the central figure in bringing down the sect. His Pinkerton work in Pottsville led to trials in 1875 where 11 were hanged and about 40 jailed, and now his legacy resurfaces amid Idaho trials.
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Philadelphia
Idaho
Colorado
Pennsylvania
James McParlan
Molly Maguires
Harry Orchard
Mollies
The
Pinkertons
James Me
Prestowan
McParlan
State Prison
Dan the financier makes a raffle to raise Christmas funds
Dan Lee a colored man calling himself janitah to de mayah funds a Christmas raffle at city hall. He sells 100 chances for envelopes, pockets money, and then reveals there will be no raffle due to legality. He explains loss would be greater than refunds, winning debtor status, and the raffle ends as a financial success for Dan.
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Dan Lee
Dan
Loud “Mahry Chris’mus
Ruth 4213-17 Scripture Authority
A brief note cites Ruth 4213-17 on scripture authority. It references a 1907 copyright by W. S. Edson and reiterates the author’s rights.
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Edson
Faith Path in Ruth Leads to Messiah and Hope
Sermonette on Ruth tracing the Messianic line from Ruth and Naomi to David and Christ. Emphasizes faith as the force guiding Ruth’s journey from Moab to Bethlehem, Boaz’s kinship, and the lineage culminating in Jesus. The message parallels Hebrews and extols faith as access to God and the source of lasting blessing.
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Ruth
David
Naomi
Moab
Bethlehem
Boaz
Christ
God
Ruth and Boaz Daughter’s Son Naming Drama
Ruth and Boaz rejoice over a newborn son as Naomi broods on naming him. Ruth presses for a name honoring Boaz while Naomi’s quiet jealousy and concern for lineage surface. The three women wrestle with affection pride and fear for the child’s future.
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Boaz
Ruth
Naomi
Ruths Sacrificial Moment Names Obed in Israel
In a scene drawn from Ruth, Ruth wrestles with Naomi over claiming the infant. Ruth finally yields, placing the baby in Naomi’s arms, and the assembly blesses Naomi while naming the child Obed and declaring Naomi a nurse to him.
Wife as a man finds fault with. Hetty Green dialogs on trustfulness
Mrs. Hetty Green defends herself against a lawyer over a bill and uses the topic of women’s trustfulness to illustrate her point. She recalls a school girl’s witty definition of wife and a teacher’s reaction, ending with the notion that harmony is assured by a husband’s assurances.
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Hetty Green
Mrs. Green
Swinburne Works On Tragedy About Cesare Borgia
Poet Algernon Charles Swinburne is writing a new tragedy centered on Cesare Borgia. The piece explores political power, ambition, and tragedy through a historical figure in Renaissance Italy.
Prominent Centerville businessman indicted in fraud case
Appanoose county grand jury has returned four indictments against W. G. Clark of the Clark and Peatman Investment company. He faces charges of obtaining money and property under false pretenses and securing signatures to written instruments by fraud. The case involves alleged misrepresentations about property encumbrances and falsified records. Peatman, now in Oregon, may have been involved. liabilities reportedly near 150 000 dollars with uncertain assets.
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W. G. Clark
Centerville
Appanoose County Grand Jury
Clark & Peatman Investment Company
Clark
W. M. Peatman
Grand Jury
Peatman
Oregon
Des Moines Woman Claims Evidence in Scofield Murder Case
Mrs. J. N. Thomas says she and ex policeman Thompson hold new evidence linking another to the murder of Mable Scofield and will present it to the grand jury. County Attorney De Graff will investigate. authorities decline to reveal details.
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Des Moines
J. N. Thomas
Thompson
Mable Scofield
de Graff
E. E. Johnson
Thomas
Walter McHenry
Supreme Court
Charlie
County Clerk in Trouble Over Worthless Checks
Burlington Iowa report states Lousa county clerk B F Ogden was arrested for two $20 checks to gambler Gue Garlinus, later released after settling. He had been visiting Burlington and gambling. a third check was protested at Wapello Savings bank. Ogun confessed to leading a double life while serving a second term.
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Burlington
B. F. Ogden
Lousa County
Gue Garelinus
Ogden
Darelius
Wapello Savings Bank
Smith & Dalton
Presbyterian Church
Mystery of Chickens Spurs Park Board Damage Claims
Iowa Falls residents blame park commissioners for poor spring chicken crop after dynamite blasts for Ellsworth river drive allegedly shock hatchings eggs. If proven, many damage suits could arise from harmed “spring fries.”
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Iowa Falls
Park Commissioners
Ellsworth River
Board of Park Commissioners
Falls From Tree Leaves 19YearOld Paralyzed
Clyde Cédyle 19, son of Judge D F Coyle, fell 12 to 15 feet while chopping a limb near his Humboldt home. He landed on his back with the impact in his shoulders and sustained almost complete paralysis. Doctors have not yet determined if the paralysis will be permanent or how serious the injuries may prove.
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Naomi
Ruth
Israel
Moses
Eli
Boaz
Humboldt
Clyde Cédyle
D. F. Coyle
Miner Crushed to Death at Hocking Colliery
Ernest Miller a miner at the Hocking colliery was crushed while handling box car loaders. Ensnared by a tangled clothing he reached to unfasten a clutch and was drawn between the loader and shaft house. He died after extraction with neck and shoulders broken.
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Albia
Ernest Miller
Hocking
Banker Barlow Acquitted in Thornton Bank Case
Mason City report says Banker Barlow of the defunct Bank of Thornton was acquitted of fraudulent acts tied to the bank failure. The district court trial lasted several days and the jury deliberated about one hour.
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Barlow
Mason City
Bank of
Thornton
Fertile Town Seeks Peat Bed Fortune
Carl G Gleinstuck of Kalamazoo with local capitalists test the Fertile peat bed described as 20 to 40 feet deep and 700 to 800 acres. He calls it the finest peat seen, far surpassing European and Canadian beds, sparking plans to form a company to begin excavation.
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Mason City
Carl G. Gleinstuck
Kalamazoo
Mich
Germany
Canada
Kleinstock
Kleinstuck
Crowe Freed Once More Announces Return to Stage
Pat Crowe has been acquitted by a jury of charges that he helped rob streetcars in Omaha and Council Bluffs. The verdict came after three hours of deliberation, and Crowe plans a comeback on the vaudeville stage.
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Council Bluffs
Pat Crowe
Gentleman
Omaha
Crowe
Printer Thomas Hughes's suicide at Des Moines office
Thomas M. Hughes, a long time Des Moines printer, shot himself at the Telegraph editor’s desk in the Register and Leader building. He had endured despondency over losing his job as floor man and long brooding over a murder he was acquitted of in Salt Lake City seventeen years earlier.
Grand jury probes Seymour bank wreck in Corydon case
Wayne county grand jury began sessions with investigators examining the wrecked Farmers and Drovers Bank of Seymour. Bank Examiner Windsor and Receiver Bird Fry testified, depositors were questioned, cashier LeRoy Ware was ill and did not appear, Sheriff Merritt and the doctor said his condition remains weak with slight improvement.
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Seymour
Corydon
Wayne County Grand Jury
Bank of
Windsor
Bird Fry
LeRoy Ware
Sheriff Merritt
Conger Laid To Rest In Pasadena Ceremony
Funeral services for the late Hon. Edwin Hurd Conger were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at his residence 105 South El Molino avenue Pasadena. Delegations from the Military Order of the Loyal Legion and the Grand Army of the Republic attended in a body with honorary pallbearers including Adna R. Chaffee and Gov. O H La Grange among others.
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Pasadena
Cal
Edwin Hurd Conger
South
el Molino Avenue
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
Conger
Adna R. Chaffee
O. H. la Grange
The
Soldiers’ Home
H. G. Otis
W. L. Alexander
John L. Beveridge
Illinois
Baby Burns Face On Stove In Mason City Garden Accident
While Mrs. George Elder’s baby sat near a hot stove in the garden area, the chair tipped over causing severe burns to the child’s face. Mrs. Wider rescued the child, who is expected to survive but will bear lifelong marks. The family resides nearby.
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Mason City
George Elder
Grinnell Youth Dies by Own Action in Barn
John Miller a young farmer near Grinnell hanged himself from a barn rafters after being taunted by companions over his suit with Miss Libby Adkins. He tied the reins into a noose after driving home and releasing the horses.
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Grinnell
Farmer Killed by Lightning at Barn
Charles Gifford, a 30 year old farmer, was killed by a stroke of lightning while milking a cow in his barn during a storm. The cow was struck and fell on him. The barn and contents burned, valued at 4500 dollars. He left a wife and two young children.
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Moyille
Charles Gifford
Gifford
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