King Edward’s brusque style and questions alarm some readers
The Pella Chronicle surveys a range of items from royal behavior to endowment debates. It notes King Edward’s growing bluntness and probing questions, Herbert Welsh’s push to fund a $50,000 technical school at Washington and Lee University, Senator Spooner’s preference to keep spending limited, and a New Zealand note about A K Blundell’s bullock skull with unusual horn growth found near Maoris, leading to the animal’s shooting.
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Wilson
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
Herbert Welsh
Philadelphia
A. K. Blundell
Wanganui
New Zealand
Baron de Rothschild Runs Car Factory For Charity
Baron Henri de Rothschild, renowned physician in infantile diseases, drives and builds motor cars. He opens a factory beside his children's hospital with plans to dedicate all profits to charitable work at the hospital.
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Baron Henri de Rothschild
Francis Varga Dies After Long Defense of Enfranchisement
Francis Varga once advocate general under Louis Kossuth, famed for sentencing 260 people to death during Hungary’s siege for serf enfranchisement, has died at 84. He lived in Iowa for 50 years and is tied to Lasidlaus Madarasz, ex-secretary active in Hungary for 30 years, who fled with Varga after a defeat. The 90 year old Leon, Ta resident is noted as still living.
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Francis Varga
Louis Kossuth
Lasidlaus Madarasz
Hungary
Ith Varga
Seiko
Leon
Varga
Iowa
Noah Brockaway Bacon
Des Moines
Westmoreland
N.Y
Ithaca
Oswego
N. Y
Wisconsin
Leon Brown
Messenger Pay Rules Reflect Longstanding Civic Practice
The page explains the per diem of $2.50 for messengers and how pay is handled when an extra session or adjournment occurs. It notes that messengers receive a full month’s salary, and Sundays, holidays, or days interrupted by adjournment are not deducted. The custom firmly ensures no reduction below a month’s pay.
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Congress
Ng Choy Ting Fang Chinese legal figure described
Mr. Wu Ting Fang learned English in London and studied at Middle Temple in 1876. He joined public service in Tien-Tsin and rose to high rank, adopting the official name Ting Fang meaning half fragrance to signify a just and eminent lawgiver whose reputation fills the court.
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Wu Ting Fang
London
Middle Temple
Ng Choy
Tien-Tsin
Ting Fang
Meteorite Found At Thirteenth and Mullanypny Streets
A five pound meteoric stone struck St. Louis at Thirteenth and Mullanypny streets, embedding several feet underground. Damp ground and steam followed the impact. Dug from the earth the iron meteor was too hot to touch and was cooled in water for two hours. It appears iron and sulfur rich.
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Thirteenth
Mullanphy
St. Louis
Maximite and armor penetration in future warfare
The article discusses breakthrough explosive power, noting that US Maximite can penetrate any armor while enemy projectiles fail against moderate thickness. It argues US superiority in wartime tech and predicts Maximite's revolutionary role in future conflict scenarios.
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United States
Rats in Abandoned Coal Mines Run Rampant
Fire bosses report large hordes of rats in coal mines after a strike. With mules removed and no workers, rodents lack nourishment and cannibalism among them is observed as the feeble are eaten by the strong while rats emerge from tunnel mouths and along gangways.
State Board Plans 456677 Exp for Institutions in Iowa
Des Moines reports the state board of control will spend 456,677 on building state institutions from the current appropriations. Plans cover about a hundred structures with contracts to be let immediately. several sites including Anamosa Mitchellville Independence Mount Pleasant Clarinda Fort Madison Vinton Council Bluffs Glenwood Marshalltown Davenport receive specific allocations for cell houses water systems kitchens and other improvements. A 38,400 balance from prior appropriations remains for ongoing projects and 66,000 is reserved for contingency funds.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Anammoea
Bildora
Ceeee Mitchellville
Independence
Mount Pleasant
Claringa
Fort Madi Vinton
Carnell Bluffs Glenwood
Marshalltown Davenport
Anamosa
Eldora
Mitchellville
Wotary
Palm House
Lee House
Fort Madison
Vinton
Council Butte
Glenwood
Marshalltown
Davenport
Byers
Ames College
State Geological Survey
Ccccesseerreree
Boone
Lehigh
Iowa Falls
Gord AG
Russia and Bible prophecy warn of distant eastern threat
The piece cites a church leader's view that Russia’s rise aligns with Ezekiel's prophecies, foretelling a last–days invasion of Palestine led by a "Prince of Russ." It links Napoleonic fears, Peter the Great, and a revived Roman Empire with future conflicts involving France, Germany, and Turkey, while noting Jewish migration to Palestine and Zionist finance.
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American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Russia
Napoleon
Constantinople
Mediterranean
Peter the Great
Europe
India
Turkey
Persia
Austria
Greece
France
Germany
Palestine
Christ
Judea
Israel
Rosh
Meshech
Tubal
Moscow
Tobolsk
Caucasus
Cagases
Cush
Abyssinia
Phut
Egypt
Gomer
Crimea
Togarmah
Russias
Western
Caesars
Lost Jurisdiction Joke From Indiana Justice
A Washington Star anecdote describes Justice Brewer and a humorous tale from Indiana about a justice of the peace who fancied his power. While perched on a boundary fence he declaimed to “preserve the peace” as it collapsed tipping him into Ohio, shouting that he had lost his jurisdiction.
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Supreme Court
Washington Star
Justice Brewer
Indiana
Ohio
Justice of the Peace
Jim
Belles of the Kitchen in Saucy Town Topics Snippet
A humorous dash from Town Topics notes a cook and chambermaid playing ping pong with hard boiled eggs while a mistress demands her order. The cheeky vignette captures domestic life and playful kitchen mischief.
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Belles
Descriptive booklet on Spirit and Okoboji Lakes offered free
Free descriptive and illustrative booklet about Spirit and Okoboji Lakes in northwestern Iowa, along the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Bay line, available on application. Includes Minnesota and Iowa game laws. Mentions boarding houses, hotels, and forts to rent. Jno. G. Farmer, G. P. & T. A. B.C. BR. &N. B'y Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Iowa
Burlington
Cedar Rapids & Northern Ba Y
Minnesota
Jno
G. Farmer
G. P
T. A
How It Is in Denmark Depicted by The Landsting and Folketing
A brief Washington Star excerpt notes that the landsting and folketing show they will not settle for any old thing. It reflects on Danish political culture and the insistence on standards beyond mere contentment.
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Denmark
Landsthing
Folkething
Washington Star
Notable Patent Medicine Snippets from historic ads
A collage of early 20th century patent medicine and quack remedies. Allen s Foot Ease promises foot cure with trial offers. Dr Kline s Great Nerve Restorer touts permanent fits cure with free trial bottle. Laxative Bromo Quinine for cold in one day. Piso s Cure for consumption praised by N W Samuel. Various quips conclude the ad snippets.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Dr. Kline
Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Turkey hunting as a science of the woods and wit
The piece argues that expert turkey hunting blends science and skill. It notes the turkey’s keen senses and woodland knowledge, explains tactics from tree gobbling morning hunts to traps and decoys, and emphasizes the hunter must master timing and technique to succeed.
Polite News Spur London Newsboys to Print Addresses
An old Indy left $1,000 to a newspaper seller who helped her cross the street, sparking unusual politeness on London streets. Report notes unsolicited aid from a strong man, two life guardsmen, and a policeman in Piccadilly. Allegedly newsboys are printing cards to share addresses more easily.
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Indy
Londone
Piccadilly
Life
Nebraska man survives Arbor Day tree planting mishap
A Beatrice man attempting an Arbor Day planting complains the wormy wind blew the tree away from its hole. He narrowly avoided a repeat fate by clinging to the tree until it remained in the ground, reporting the incident in the Nebraska Journal.
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Nebras
Braska Journal
Antiquarian Miss Fadden Gains Notoriety
A brief Chicago Daily News opinion fragment notes Miss Fadden becoming known as an antiquarian while a speaker counters with a quip about understanding and flattery. The fragmentary text reflects social banter and editorial tone of the era.
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Chicago Daily Ne
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