Aspirine Patriots and Weathered Warnings From An Old New York Sheet
A fragmentary European and American political and social miscellany discusses aspirin patriots, John L Sullivan, whiskey markets, a royal throne bid, a California heiress, and Peary expedition critiques. It notes China’s failing protection of foreigners, an 8 million dollar bill, a Dutch or German monarch’s discontent, and bridge stunts in Poughkeepsie with a morbid humor about legislators and literature. It closes with naval notes on wheat, hogs, and copper sheathing debates.
Burglary and pursuit near Malvern and Omaha car scene
Eyewitnesses saw two men load a heavy satchel from a freight box car near Malvern before boarding an Omaha motor and later a South Omaha streetcar. Descriptions identify a short mustached man and a tall, smooth shaven man with large hats. Police pursue the crude tracksmen and seize the booty.
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Malvern
Malve
Omaha
Thirteenth Street
Fellows
Tirteenth
Dodge Streets
Fire destroys multiple barns in lag street area
Fire at Jones and Wright livery barns on Lag Street and A Hauntzman’s barn on Second Street caused total destruction of Sullivan and Tove sheds and A E Wichan’s Macksmith shop. eighteen horses perished as rear stalls stood sixteen feet apart. Harnesses and carriages saved from Hauntzman barn. nearby roads damaged. The blaze originated near Jones and Wright with extensive property loss across the block.
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Jones & Wright
Lag Street
A. Hauntzman
Second Street
Warn
Jowa Murderer Captured After Photo Identification
The alleged slayer of Missouri Valley’s chief of police was recognized from a photo by Officer Overmier in Kearns. The suspect, linked to recent Missouri Valley murder, was taken toward Iowa with a sheriff. A $300 governor’s reward exists for the murderer’s capture. the officer plans to claim it.
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Missouri Valley
Omaha
Overmier
Kearns
Towa
Iowa
Offic
Sioux City Improves Plan to Straighten Floyd River
Sioux City and city officials develop a plan to straighten the Floyd River to prevent flood losses. The stream overflowed two years ago causing many deaths and property damage. the proposed improvement would cost about $100,000 and reduce future risk.
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X City
Oct
Floyd
McLaughlin Murder Case Sentences Man to Twenty-Two Years
William McLaughlin was convicted of murdering Frank Leib and sentenced in Fort Madison to twenty-two years in the state penitentiary. The case proceeded through the district court with the judge delivering the decision after presentation of evidence and testimony.
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Ant
Avernox
Oct
William McLaughlin
Frank Leib
Imnent
Fort Madison
Snowstorm Sweeps Northwestern Iowa This Night
Snow fell across the northwest and northern Iowa with Vermillion reporting a blizzard like scene. Several inches blanketed Sioux City and surrounding areas as the storm continued into the night.
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Sioux Cry
Iowa
Vermillion
Sioux
Young Man From Chicago Found After Gold Cure Claim
A young man calling himself Charles Price of 3510 Ui teaygo was found in a Dubuque restaurant with signs of a recent gold cure. His companions reported visits to several saloons and authorities learned he had just graduated from a gold cure institute.
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Chicago
Charles Price
Dubuque
Prominent Arion Citizen Held on Highway After Dow City Ride
Antox Oct 31 report says a well known Arion resident was stopped by two men returning from Dow City. They robbed him at gunpoint, searched him for money and forced him to drive to a nearby spot before release. One suspect is described as light complexioned with a sandy mustache, the other as medium height and smooth faced. Authorities report two suspicious characters captured later.
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Antox
Arion
Bell
Dow City
Moxrevinge
Rio
Burglary at Coxon Skinner’s Union Store
Several suspects linked to a Union store theft last week. The Coxon & Skinner general store was broken into, with $300 to $500 in goods stolen including clothing, shoes, and hats. Two one-horse rigs were seen near the scene, and a sheriff in Grundy was notified of a suspicious stranger. Suspects remain at large as investigations continue.
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Pora
Coxon & Skinner's
Union
Eidos Dal
Floyd Davis
Lars
Depos
Ux City
Sioux Enne Colle
Iowa
Kelly
Peters
Board of Supervisors
Cox & Skinner
Grundy
Hansen
Tilden
Des Moines
Smith
Christian
Thomas G. Clerk
Lake 'S
Fort Dod
United States
Johnson
United States Court
Secretary Gresham Protests German Beef Ban
Secretary Gresham protests Germany over its ban on fresh beef from America as unjust to the United States. He cites lack of demonstrated disease or harmful effects and reports a conference with the German ambassador who carried the protest to Berlin. Hope remains that a suspension may allow further investigation and consideration, with potential relief through the German chancellor’s actions.
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Gresham
Germany
Wasuixatox
United States
America
Senator Sues for Libel Amid Political Turmoil
An Era report notes Det Nelson I John faces arrest on libel charges after defending Gov Lewelling and populist officers against alleged corruption. In Topeka a Martin interview prompted retractions while Acres returned home to pursue action against a contentious press. A Rio dispatch details brutal wartime atrocities with mutilation and torture claimed during the upheaval.
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Nelson I John
Gov Lewelling
Acres
Kansas
Cleveland
Wic
Martin
Topeka
Iola
Thenati
Blowing Deadly Dynamite Blast Hits Laurel Run Boarding House
A Hungarian boarding house in Laurel Run, Winxesnanne, Pa., was blown apart by dynamite. About twenty four sticks were placed beneath the building and an officer accidentally triggered the explosion. Several lodgers rumored to carry money were targeted, suggesting robbery as the motive.
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Winxesnanne
Laurel Run
Tenement House Fire Traps Seven. Woman Jumps to Die
A sudden blaze on Thirty second street traps residents as stairways fail. Seven smothered in beds remain unawakened after flames subside. The fire escape crowding and smoke cause panic as victims seek safety. The report notes a patient named The Czar in serious condition with fever and weakness.
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Thirty-second
German decree bans American live cattle and beef imports
The senate issued a decree prohibiting imports of American live cattle and fresh beef after two carloads arrived with Texas fever cattle. Existing consignments are exempt but must be killed on arrival. German officials deny tariff on sugar as the cause.
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Hamburg
Senate
America
Lords Must Go and Veto Challenge in Commons
The Liberal campaign opened in Bradford with Ministerial speakers denouncing the Lords as an obstacle to reform. The Prime Minister warned that the danger to free institutions lies in maintaining the Lords and urged rapid passage of measures to end their power.
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Commons
Bradford
Wales
House of Lo
House of Lords
Cook Gang Captured Near Wagoner Muskogee
Five of the Notorious Hand at Last named Tatts Muskoore LT Beck and twenty sheriffs captured two alaws of the Cook gang near Wagoner and Muskogee. Moses Pri s and Son were arrested. The rest hide in swamps as deputy marshals scour the area. It is believed the remaining outlaws will soon be under arrest.
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Muskoore
Beck
Cook
Moses Pris
Truncated News Briefs from Prentis County Ledger
A fragmentary dispatch reports severe rural damage from a storm near Henderson Springs and a fatal armed incident where three men died in a gunfight. Other sparse notes mention a trial for racing horse fraud in Berlin and a railway wreck near Clearfield, Pennsylvania killing five would‑be burglars.
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Mas
Grant
Gra Michael
Czar
Nicholas
Zarewiteh
Sevier County
Tenn
Rader
Henderson Springs
Withi
Jo Melton
Lake Latham
Isaac Keebler
Berlin
Robert Kneebs
Bethel
United States
Kneebs
America
Clearfield
Miners Fight to Save Fluxing Claims Amid Watered Mines
Fragmentary notes describe miners pulling up trams and selling off gear as a mine fills with water. Rich ground supposedly lies at depth, with floods forcing a temporary halt on operations and a push to salvage or abandon sections as Bartlett Fraser and Co. contemplate steps at Rialto Building. Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co. advertises a remedy amid a sequence of health notices and random names.
Banquet Address Honours Czar Amid War Talk
An address at a Sheffield Cutler's Society banquet praised the czar and reflected on peace versus war, noting global influence and the desire to preserve peace amid chaos in China and tensions with Japan and the United States.
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Loxnox
Pond Tosebers
Cutler's Society
Sheffield
Ness Tion
China
Terrible Earthquake Strikes Rofa Province and Train Wreck Nearby
Destructive Saturday shocks devastate Rofa capital province with many homes and public buildings ruined, people flee to open ground, and camps form in fields. Reports from other points describe extensive property damage and loss of life. Nearby a thwarted Alton road train wreck near Loclock injured no one, with rails obstructed by suspected tramp sabotage. detectives assigned.
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Rofa
Cap Province
Ivery
Del
Bonner
Alton Road
Here
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oLyTe
Praser Frascos Mantepe Box
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Japan
Straits Settlements
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Tur Kaiser
Baden
Wilhelm I
Kaiser
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Mantis
Poughkeepsie
Peary
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Anna
Manson
Jowa
Sioux City
IMPRO
McLaughlin
Ena
Mintor
Jackson
Ney
Distriet
Denvyre
A. S. Blair
Machester
Dudge Ney
American Cattle
New York
Sr. Perensaero
Bulletin Fro
Cook Gang
Georgia
Attenti
Great North
Davenport Iusiness College
Great West
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