Pardon Denied In Liquor Offense Clemency Hearing
A special hearing denied clemency for Ben Fesen, Peter Laway and Paul Jauss who were fined and jailed for selling liquor without a license. The governor convened the board of pardons after petitions signed by many residents urged leniency, but Chief Justice Start and Attorney General E T Young argued the law must stand to deter repeat offenses.
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State Board of Pardons
Phia
Ben Fesen
Peter Laway
Paul Jauss
Willi
Coal
Heya
Board of Varisons
Jos. A. Eckstein
Me. Eckstein
Glm
Erit
Major Silverson
Commcn
Board of County Commissioners
Pidcer
Wekstein
E. T. Young
Guikstein
Johnson
Riley
Start
ehiGwin
Rieke Itein
Tudge
D. Peterson
Pardon Denied as War Veteran Convicted on Liquor Charge
Gov Johnson refused clemency after hearing petitioners from a rural country store where Paul Jauss sold liquor by five gallon lots but provided beer in smaller pots to neighbors. The board found the applicants must serve their sentences, marking a first under the new code and highlighting wartime loyalty versus law.
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Paul Jauss
Peterson
Gov. Johnson
Health officer blocks non physician burial permits
Health Officer Edwards of Mankato issued an order demanding death returns signed only by qualified physicians and delaying burial or embalming until a proper permit is received. It bars osteopathic chiropractors Christian Scientists and other practitioners from issuing burial permits, prompting undertakers to challenge the authority in court. an osteopathic doctor has hired counsel to seek a mandamus.
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Ity
Edwards
Mankato
Duluth Interests Seek Recount Against Tax Amendment
N F Hugo the defeated Duluth candidate for speaker said in a Duluth interview that Duluth interests will demand a recount of the vote on the Wax tax amendment. They argue retro sheets misposted the tax and good roads votes in different order, using county returns with good roads in place of the tax vote. Fear of a tonnage tax law drives opposition as removal of tax limits could let the legislature tax iron mine products in St Louis county.
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N. F. Hugo
Duluth
St. Louis County
Farmers Stock Judging Course At State University
Farmers statewide can join a winter course from January 8 to January 19 offered by the state university agricultural department. The program covers grain and stock judging with access to college steers, breeding animals, and horses from McLauglin Bros. The course costs 3 dollars for two weeks with an extra seven dollars for a four week follow up lecture. John Gosling of Kansas City will demonstrate meat cutting on January 18 and 19 offering practical meat value and cutting methods.
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Agricultural Department of the State University
Lecures
McLauglin Bros
John Gosling
Kansas City
Mystery letters center on Gebhardt murder case
Springfield to Pioneer Press reports a New Ulm detective searched last week for the writer of two anonymous letters to County Attorney Einar Hordale about Dr. Gebhardt, claiming the victim and then a supposed victor. The tintype photo and Minglish handwriting suggest a foreign writer aiming for notoriety.
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Springfield
Pioneer Press
Gebhardt
New Ulm
Einar Hordale
Dr. Gebhardt
Springfeld
Ovanik
Public Examiner Quests Found Money From Rail Road
State public examiner Kerst reports unpaid Minnesota taxes from the Minneapolis and St. Louis road totaling 2481.93 dollars plus 958.88 on excess earnings, bringing the total due to 70036.61 while noting three years of missing books complicate the audit.
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Kerst
St. Paul
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Minnesota
Minneapolis & St. Louis Company
Imitation Antiques Curiosity In Wes Viator’s Lab
A London dealer explains how he and others fake antiques to fool buyers. He demonstrates a new veneer bureau with false age, notes on old finishes, and the trade between country sellers and London shops. He cites forged artifacts from china to firebacks dated 1687 and discusses pricing of six guineas.
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London
Wardour Street
Bureau
4Wan
Louvre
Stafford
Angelic Temperament in Jestful Banter at Feast
A quoted exchange jokes about good nature being forced or hidden in social discourse. A civil guest is described as speaking with a smiling face while discussing a porous plaster, highlighting the tension between appearance and intent at a social gathering.
Not a Message in Lovely Diction for the Junior Manner
A lecturer visits a bureau run by two managers and is pressed by the junior partner to read his work. The senior partner forbids visits, but the junior insists. After a tense scene the young man reveals the reading proved the lecture was not his, though he had read Wendell Phillips’ Lost Arts to the junior manager.
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Lyceumite
Bireau
Wendell Phillips
Animal Kingdom Facts and Oddities From a Folklore Sketch
A compact survey of animal quirks detailing dogs that never bark yet bite and a gray horse living longest while a black one is shortest. It notes a raccoon fur thickness, a blue eyed but not necessarily deaf cat, Asiatic squirrel tree climbing with tail scales, a tropical bat drinking from cocoas then returning home, and a northern hare changing coat color for camouflage.
Curious couplet on ough words and pronunciation
A single-line verse playfully shows diverse ough spellings and sounds. It imagines an invalid with resolve to live despite illness, featuring lines about coughing, ploughing, and pursuing a tough course. The piece highlights spelling quirks and resilient spirit.
Hot and Cold Local Supper Club Banter
A Chicago News item presents playful banter about bachelorhood and marriage. Pete Persimmon and Henry Ham joke about dating missteps with humorous dialect as a gal douses a suit with water to cool passion.
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Pete Persimmon
Henry Ham
Chicago News
The Cause of Trouble in a Divorce Case
A fragment suggests conflict over divorce and finances in a marriage involving Lora Busted and Metin. The wife reportedly brought half a million to the union. the dispute centers on property and separation. The source reads as a melodramatic line about money and motives.
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Lora Busted
Beer described as moderate and non intoxicating claim
Fragmentary ad style text cites beer as sensible moderate, claiming 3 to 34 percent alcohol and that it offers “the most debt you v” with a dubious tonic claim. Mentions an August Sebel Brewery and a phone line for orders on Christmas Day.
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da Ac
Tonic
Moon Quakes Prove Planetary Vitality In Edinburgh View
A fragment from an Edinburgh review essay argues that planetary seismicity demonstrates Earth's vitality while noting the moon may have once hosted life as a distant cycle. It contends earthquakes reflect terrestrial development and that Moon and other planets show differing structural cohesion and habitability.
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Edinburgh Review
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Efergy
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