Robbers Foiled as Two Policemen Rescue Baxter Stockman
Frederick T. Gilmore of Baxter Ia, carrying 11229 in checks and notes and 25 in cash, escaped a highwaymen ambush in Chicago with the help of Sergeant Mooney and Officer Niland. The attackers, armed with revolvers, were beaten into submission and taken to the station after a struggle.
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Chicago
Frederick T. Gilmore
Baxter
Mooney
Niland
Harrison Street
Gilmore
State Street
Harmon Court
Harmoncourt
Twelfth Street
Sergeant Mooney
Pests in the Orchards Report to Illinois Governor
The biennial report by Professor Stephen A. Forbes on the horticultural inspection act shows 245 active Illinois nurseries, inspected at $5.77 first year and $33.74 second year, with 44 localities where the San Jose scale was found and 115 orchards treated by fumigation or spray to control the pest.
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Urbana
Ills
Stephen A. Forbes
Illinois
San Jose
Merrill Bulldog Returns Hidden Silver Dollar Memoir
In Merrill Wisconsin a silver dollar once spat from a bulldog named Jerry’s nose ten years ago reappears after the dog’s death. A post mortem found the coin inside the dog’s body and the owner keeps it as a memory of the canine savings bank.
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Merrill, Wis
Merrill
Jerry
Canine Savings Bank
Constitutional Amendment Standoff in Iowa Legislature
In Des Moines a defect in the passage method for a constitutional amendment on biennial elections may void the measure as the journals show full senate entry but the house journal lists only the title. This flaw risks undermining the amendment's validity across the state.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Deer shipment probe reaches Chicago for deer case
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin December 6 Game Warden Alofanda from Eau Claire travels to Chicago to investigate two deer allegedly shipped in a cotton box by George E Dee of Chippewa Falls.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Alofanda
Hobson Remains Very Ill in New York
There was no change in Lieutenant Hobson's condition last night with him still very ill. In Duluth, Charles A. Towne confirmed Governor Lind's offer of the United States Senate seat to succeed the late Senator C. K. Davis and said he planned to accept.
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Hobson
New York
Efe
Il Towne
Duluth
Charles A. Towne
Lind
United States
C. K. Davis
Kind of Kid's We're Raising in Arthur incident
In Arthur Tennessee on December 6 a nine year old boy named Will Johnson killed an eleven year old boy named Curry Hatfield.Officials noted the tragedy occurred during a dispute between the youths. The report provides few details beyond the ages and names involved.
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Middlesboro
Arthur, Tenn
Will Johnson
Curry Hatfield
Debt and Duty in a Spiritual Cult Persists
A historical note suggests followers in a religious group face hardship when mired in debt to avoid angering creditors. It frames debt as an obligation tied to communal discipline and spiritual endurance within the cult.
Sparkling Sand Dancer Inspires Awaited Moment
A lyrical note describes a dancer who shines like sand and promises a future moment when the speaker’s time arrives. The lines evoke anticipation and a personal, intimate countdown to a hoped-for connection.
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Rockies
Sierra Nevada
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Itineary
John Sebastian
G P A
Wittich Bros
Muscatine, IA
Lowan
Him
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Rockford
Isls
Woman's Federation
Milwaukee
Eightyfour Club
Outlook Club
Advance Club
Mothers’ Study Club
Ann Arbor
Mich
Charles Perrin
Ionia
Alfred W. Martin
William Stewart
Wisconsin
Janesville
Arthur C. Kempton
The
Baptist Church
Wisconsin Christian Endeavor Association
Maurice P Thompson
Crawfordsville
Ind
Maurice Thompson
Wheeler & Wilson
Singer
White
Scott House
B. A. Metz
Cholly
Sam
Cook, Musser & CO
State Bank and Trust Co
Banking and Exchange
Cor
Iowa Ave
Second St
Muscatine, Iowa
First Nation's Bank
Muscatine
S. G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
S.G. Stein
D. V Jackson
J. B. Dougherty
Chas. Page
J. Carskaddan
F. P. Sawyer
S M Hughes
Hershey State
PW Francis Pres
Henry Jayne
L. G. Burnett Cashier
Sara Hershey Eddy
Mira Hershey
P. W. Francis
Henry Jayne, Gurnett
General Banking
Muscatine Savings Bank
J. Carskaddan Pres
J.B. Yeeerty
Cashi
Ln First National Bank
Lee
Electric Light & Power Company
East Second Street
Nervita
Nervita Medical Company
Clinton and
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J. J. Havercamp and
McBride & Cope
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