Ninth International Peace Congress Opens in Paris
The ninth world peace congress began in Paris with notable attendees Bjornson Tolstoi and W T Stead. Discussions focus on uniting peace societies, promoting international action, and possibly forming an arbitration tribunal under peace groups to advance The Hague convention goals.
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Paris
Bjornson
Count Tolstoi
W. T. Stead
Review of Reviews
Peace Societies of the World
Stead
Moncure D. Conway
New York
Woman Talked Herself To Death In Michigan Asylum
Mrs. Lacey A. Reeves aged 61 died at the Kalamazoo asylum after ten years of constant vocal outbursts. Her incessant babble filled day and night, led to a padded cell, and culminated in a fatal exhaustion as she talked in her sleep.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Lacey A. Reeves
Lansing
Newark teller Hensler held on fraud charges
Newark reports say Robert Hensler, a receiving teller and nephew of a Newark brewer, was jailed for allegedly altering ledger accounts at Dime Savings Institution and in two other cases involving Annie Reiff and the Knights of Pythias, with intent to defraud.
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Newark
N. J
Dime Savings Institution
Robert Hensler
Hensler
Annie Reiff
Knights of Pythias
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets Campaign Slogan
An advertising jingle promotes Cascarets as a cure for constipation. The copy claims it educates the bowels and promises a refund from druggists if the product fails to work.
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C.C.C
Cambodian Prince Inkathor Disappears in Paris
Paris reports Prince Inkathor son of the Cambodian king has vanished while visiting France for the exposition. It is believed he fled to Brussels after deceiving officials by posing as crown prince, provoking royal anger in Phnom Penh and a French government search.
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Paris
Inkathor
Cambodia
France
Marseilles
Brussels
Norodom
Peril of a Balloonist Spooks Terre Haute Crowd
Minnie Woodall ascended at the Pierson fair and could not loosen her parachute causing fainting among onlookers. The balloon drifted into a rain cloud and was seen descending ahead of a Southern Indiana railroad train. The flyer was soaked by the storm, while engineer Garrity halted the train to prevent danger. Separate items report Dowie elders deported in Mansfield and a Santa Fe train wreck near Waterloo with fatalities and injuries.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Minnie Woodall
Pierson Fair
Garrity
Southern Indiana Railroad
Avomnan
Mansfield
W. EB. Moodey
Mark A. Loban
Dowie
Chicago
Mooley
Loban
Blunt Convicted of Embezzling $3700 From Building and Loan
George G. Blunt, once superintendent of a Baptist Sunday school and a church leader, was convicted Saturday of embezzling 3700 dollars from the Interstate Building and Loan association where he served as agent. He faces imprisonment at Chester penitentiary.
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Quincey, II
George G. Blunt
Interstate Building and Loan Association
Chester
Tie
The
Baptist Sunday School
Renshaw Reports $500 Enlistment Bonus Offer
Detroit soldier Edwin W. Renshaw in Morong Philippines notes the government is offering a $500 bounty for re enlistments. He believes he will accept, extending service by three years.
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Detroit
Edwin W. Renshaw
Morong
Philippine Islands
Renshaw
Lord Roberts Named Commander-in-Chief of British Army
London announces Lord Roberts has been appointed commander in chief of the British army. The field marshal marked his birthday yesterday. New York obituary notes Thos. G. Shearman died at his Brooklyn home after a surgical operation Saturday night.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Portugal
South Africa
Polo- Carew
Komatipoort
Field Marshal
New York
Thos. G. Shearman
Brooklyn
Secretary Hay Returns from New Hampshire Vacation
Secretary of State Hay arrived back at the state department in Washington after a summer vacation in New Hampshire and resumed his duties.
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Washington
Hay
New Hampshire
State Department
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
An advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claims to cure a cold in one day. It promises no cure no pay and lists a price of 25 cents. The copy emphasizes relief from cough and cold symptoms.
Travel Advice for Paris via Burlington Line
A brief travel pitch offering service to Paris with rail connections from all stations through New York and steamship lines. Encourages contacting Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway agents or G. Farmer, A. G. P. & T. A. for arrangements.
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New York
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Address , Inc
Pioneer Is Gone the Oldest Settler of Louisa County
Columbus Junction October 1 Mr Barstow Williams died Sunday morning September 20 after brief illness aged 83 years 18 days He settled in Columbus City township Louisa county July 4 1836 and lived on his present farm more than sixty years He endured Indian depredations walked twenty five miles in shirt sleeves to replace a stolen coat and chased away an Indian who stole his mittens He married six times producing six children with first wife Ann Hall and later spouses Eliza St Clair He was a zealous Christian church member for sixty years an office bearer and longtime worker He died peacefully after another winter illness while his son Arthur accompanied him to town earlier in the week
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Columbus Junction
Barstow Williams
Williams
Ann Hall
Eliza St. Clair
Mr. Williams
Christian Church
Arthur
Jesus
Columbus Junction farm sale and local notices
Joseph J. Duncan rents his rural farm to Theodore Himmelreich for three years and may relocate to Iowa City to educate his children. John See moves from Creston. Rev. Michael See’s son Johnnie is highlighted. Auction season brings well attended sales with stock bringing fair prices. Local weather notes and community updates mention frost absence, travels of Rev. Wight and Ira Orr to Council Bluffs, O. S. Willey’s Chicago trip with cattle.
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Joseph J. Duncan
Duncan
Columbus Junction
Cotter
Theodore T. Himmelreich
Iowa City
Johre See
Creston
Johnnie
Michael See
Iowa
Jack Frost
Carr
W. S. Kieht
Maryland
West Virginia
W. F. Adams
Kight
John W. Oats
O. S. Willey
Chicago
Honest Labor Bears a Lovely Face
An ad extols the beauty and virtue of laboring men and women with rosy complexions. It touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as America's Greatest Medicine for the blood, claiming it cures poor blood and restores warmth in hot weather. The testimonial from Hattie J. Taylor of Woodstown New Jersey supports the claim.
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Hood
America
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