Ill discuss and trivia fill the page from Tur Newton
An assortment of snippets from a late 19th century paper mentions an Illinois man with thirty two coats, a fireman striking Corbett, a royal duke in America, attacks on Lord Salisbury, Belva Lockwood disbarment, Totten's long calendar, and satirical forecasts about England and Minnesota. It covers forest consumption in the United States, mining claims in Cripple Creek, and railroad plans on the west coast toward Tepic Mazatlan and San Blas. The piece closes with political allusions to Andrew Gleason and a nod to historical figures Webster and Clay.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Mexico
Tepic
Mazatlan
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Guadalajara
North America
Central
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International
Durango
Unexplained cattle disease hits Iowa farmers hard
The region reports many cattle dying after sudden illness and raving behavior in a fall and winter period. No cause or cure found, with theories disputed. Hardest hit farms lose multiple head, prompting concern over future fodder choices and economic impact on local herds.
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Shante
Iowa
Joseph Harper
Special election set for March 5 to fill vacancy
Governor Drake issues voters of Linn County a call for a March 5 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Clelland after both houses passed a special act changing nomination periods to ten days.
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Drs Mi As
Soonas
Assembly
Drake
Linn’ 1
Clelland
Editor Sherman Beaten and Fulton Jury Case
Fudge Eichelberger wins the jury verdict in a damages suit against Sam Sherman Electric for 315,000 over an October collision. The case notes no negligence by the defendant's employees. The Bussey Banner editor faces a separate sensational arrest linked to Harry Hoyt, a prominent city figure, under indictment for an act described in the report.
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Fudge Eichelberger
Orremwa
Sberger
Sam Sherman Electric
Bussey Banner
Murder Confession and Trials Hit Local News
Reports reveal a murder confession amid a frail evidentiary trail. Trials mention poisoning allegations against A. A. Bell and Win Morrow with related financial losses in county bonds. A revival meeting in Cedar is reported as Trusdale confesses to a Hill Sheldon killing near Leadville, while other cases include a coercion issue in Ray Van Tassell’s poisoning trial and university class suspensions due to suspected scraps of material.
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Ray van Tassell
Ahe Warmtoo
Cedar Is Mert
Trusdale
Hill Sheldon
Leadville
Col
Investi
Centerville Tragedy Claims Woman and Mother in Lover's Blame
A Centerville tragedy ends with Lea Martin and her mother shot by a man believed to be the lover of Lea. After a reported misunderstanding, Lea entered the parlor where two shots rang out and her mother rushed in. The assailant then killed himself, leaving little motive and no clear reconciliation.
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Centerville Jones
Coron
Martin
Don
Lea Martin
Lea
Must Serve Papers Question of Sheriffs Fees Decided
A court decision by Judge Eichelberger in Ottamea Ottowma addresses sheriffs fees and service duties in the Statiff Stodghill case. The ruling clarifies who must serve papers, outlining exceptions and the procedural steps in enforcing the order.
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Ottamea
Orremwa
Eichelberger
Stodghill
Thriff
Nee
T Hes Age
Brevities review of crimes and politics across Iowa regions
A jumble of brief notices reports Vetzer of Atlantic jailed again after bondsmen..SM. Smith a nurseryman slain by F. Kirby at M Sterling following a quarrel. Bull and Morello held in Sheldon in murder inquiry. Wilkinson murder case in Ottumwa ends with directed verdict of not guilty. Wiese suspects in Carroll murder case. Cedar Falls horse Rivenbell dies of gastritis. Legislative reform proposed for county based representation. counties like Polk and Woodbury to gain seats. Maud Straw found dead at her brother in law's Sheldon home. cause unknown after three days.
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Eichel
Henry Rohr
Constable Clausesen
Wiese
Carroll
Ben Levich
Tei
Waterloo Dispatch
Cedar Falls
Rivenbell
General Assembly
Polk, Lee, Bottanie
Woodbury Des Moin
Dicks Emmet
Osceola
Temple
Sheldon
Maud Straw
L. Winters
Creston Dick
Frank Keys
Convburg
Gildemeis Te Charact
Fire destroys shirt waist factory in Troy killing and missing
At a Troy cutting room, Lillie K. tended a small boy lighting gas when a spark hit oily rags. The blaze swept a 350 worker building, 130 girls in the room, several leaping from windows as flames consumed the factory. Firemen battled the blaze, three women dead and many missing.
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Troy
N.Y
Lillie K
Teor
Nadozn
Cathode Rays Demonstrated Focusing in Photography
A St Louis report describes experiments with cathode rays showing they can be focused to photograph interior portions of objects and the human body. The note claims improved clarity through focusing and suggests broader usefulness in viewing ordinary materials and organs.
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St. Louis
General Harrison Declines Nomination Fears May Affect Vote
The text reports that General Harrison declines a nomination and critics fear his refusal could influence votes for himself rather than supporting Senator Allison. It reflects intra party tensions and nominating convention dynamics surrounding Allison's candidacy.
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Rye
Allison
After Twenty Years Dallas Ex Confederate Murder Trial
A Dallas reunion of ex Confederates is marked by a murder verdict. Captain Veal was killed in what was alleged to be revenge for a rape committed earlier. The man was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to two life terms, but the state appeals granted a new trial.
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Dallas
Tex
Veal
Mirs
Flames Claim Human Prey in Tenement Blaze
A deadly tenement fire leaves victims severely burned with several people jumping to escape. One man was saved by a railing while another died. hospital treatment was administered for severe burn injuries as authorities investigate the blaze.
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Mone
Ned
Cannibal Rumors Mark Formosa Conflict Headlines
A Japanese detachment attacks rebels in a Formosan village after fierce resistance and fires the town. A Japan Mail correspondent notes gruesome scenes as troops, shocked by cannibalism reports, encounter markets trading human flesh amid historic clashes there.
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Yokohama
Apanese
Formosa
Etoria
Spe
Missing professor case sparks coroner inquiry in Ohio
In Sruiservim Ohio last December a professor faced accusations from a wife and accused others, including a man named Maton and Prof. Van Syckle, with charges over $5,000 in goods and alleged assaults. The wife sued for $10,000. the professor is missing and Coroner Shaefer leads the investigation.
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Sruiservim
Ohio
Galliry
T. S. Malabury
Red Rumans- Witis
Clin
Maton
van Syckle
Shaefer
Death by own action shocks small Wisconsin town
Fragmented text reports a death by suicide at a father’s home in Prairie, Wisconsin near Madison, naming local figures and a university link. The garbled passage also touches on international arbitration talks involving Italy and Nazil and mentions Irish politics and the steamer Commodore tied to Cuban and Spanish tensions.
Doings of Congress and Senate Debates on Finance and Tariff
Fragmented report covers February congressional actions. Resolutions push for a special committee to investigate scent issues, bonds and silver substitute debates dominate. Urgency deficiency bill advances. tariff talk stalls. Pacific railroad inquiry, oriental labor concerns, and Morton salary disputes recur amid broader appropriation and verification discussions.
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Suxate
Petter
Potomac River
United States
Lincoln
Weaittyoroy
Pacific Railroads
Finance Committee
Mining Disaster Kills Dozens in West Virginia Shaft
A blast in a mine trap near West Virginia has left between fifty and sixty workers dead or missing. A tunnel collapse blew out a 100 foot square section, while Ed Welch, nearby at the mouth of the shaft, was killed. Smoke hampered rescue efforts as officials race to reach survivors.
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Cole
Ed Welch
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