Time heals and taxes. a mixed editorial row
The Perry Advertiser prints a collage of opinions on politics, war, language, sleep, and civic duty. It cites Senator Allison, Mr. Sherman, Dewey, French words in German use, and classic lines about sleep and bravery, then reports Paducah, Kentucky issuing municipal bonds and a civic pledge to honor them. It notes an epidemic illness among Italian draft horses near Venice and tramway service disruption in Bologna due to disease.
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Paducah
Cty
Venice
Bologna
Poisoned coffee case nets Iowa foster daughter reform school
In Des Moines Nebraska a teen confesses to poisoning Dr. and Mrs. Anderson on February 9 claiming a powder found in a dresser box was mixed into coffee. She says she disliked her foster mother since 1897 and that a scolding over pancakes triggered the act. She is sentenced to the girls' reform school at Mitchell Hill. Weather damage harms western crops. peach and pear losses reported. A Wasola crossing tragedy near Quirany kills Mary Haslett, age 52, as a Illinois Central train strikes her buggy at 36 miles per hour.
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Dew Moines
Des Moes
Marie Anderson
Blanche Obser
A. A. Anderson
Girls’ Reform School
Mitchell Hill
Epifecte
Sear Quirany
Ilinois Central
Mary Haslett
Haslett
Quimby
Washtainatop
Murder at Mason City Ends In Arrest
Mason City February 21 1880 James Ellison farmer was stabbed to death by T F Bone a fireman after a quarrel Bone fled to a lumber yard and was captured at his father in law J Yalberk home He confessed saying I plug him Bone 27 from Lexington Ellison married two months
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Mascox
James Elieson
Farmer
LE. Bone
Elison
Jone
Willison
Ale Tong
Lone
Mason City
T. FE. Bone
James Ellison
Inda J. Yalberk
Short Barker
Rone
Aime
Lexington
Ellison
Morrison Consecrated Third Bishop of Iowa
Rev Theodore Nevins Morrison was consecrated as the third bishop of Iowa in the Church of the Epiphany. The ceremony featured elaborate vestments and music, with many prelates and dignitaries present and a full congregation.
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Cutcaco
Theodore Nevins Morrison
Bishon
Iowa
Church of the Epiphany
Morrison
KILLED HIS WIFE BY MEAT CLEAVER IN PERRY
Perry Feb 21 Frank Liddle a passenger engineer on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road killed his wife with a meat cleaver. He had been ill and under care at Mercer hospital Des Moines and returned home after a quarrel with his wife who wished him to stay. He appears unconscious of the act and later sought treatment for his supposed wind trouble.
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G. T. Hancock
Dubuque
Republican State Committee
Des Moines
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Exiora
Aububon
Burlington
Charles Licht
Greiner
Charles Monk
J. Fritz
West Burrington
Young Licht
Boone Dispatch
Jim Thomas
Fraser
Jennie Brown
Dawsey
Dazsey
Hough
Dawse Howe
Danser
Rourk
Nezvoes
Jefferson
Henry Haag
Kinnan
My Haag
Kinnaan
Mr. Haag
John Brown
Neane
Perry
Frank Liddle
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Widdle
Mercer Hospital
Tle
Iter
Liddle
Des Moines Men Consider Connecting City with Town Central
An impromptu meeting of Des Moines business men discussed building a line to Newton to join with the Town Central and Fort Madison line. Speeches favored the project and urged earnest support. The plan aims to improve regional connections and commerce.
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Des Moines
Newton
Fort Madison
McKinley Proclaims Philippine Policy at Boston Banquet
Public declaration by President McKinley at the Hone Market Club banquet in Boston outlines official U S policy toward the Philippines. He asserts the duty to possess and hold the islands until Congress directs otherwise and insists actions are guided by welfare and rights of Filipinos. He denies imperial designs and emphasizes consistency with American principles.
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Polley
Boston
McKinley
Dewey
Manila
Philippines
Hone Market Club
Congress
Spain
Loubet elected president of France amid pantomime
M. Loubet was chosen by the French General Assembly with 483 votes to 279 for M. Mehne. A Paris demonstration greeted Loubet on his return from Versailles, where one member, Deroulue, spoke against him in defiance of orders. Loubet's background spans senate, public works secretary, prime minister, and senate president.
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General Assembly
Tanig
Loubet
Tranec
Ile
M. Mehne
National Assembly
Verseilles
M. Deroulue
Senate
Paris
Versailles
M. Derowde
Lowber
Panuma Canal
M. Lowber
Philippines
Army contractor questions causes of canned goods failure
A demoralized contractor quotes a colleague on possible causes of a canned goods issue. Both men remark they cannot determine the reason without considering the language officers may have used in its presence.
Anxiety for Troops and Health in The Philippines and Cuba
War Department officials admit concern for American troops in the Philippines and Cuba due to climate and physical endurance. Reports indicate heat has weakened soldiers and that Cuban camps remain unhealthy. Regulars total 13,664, with some advisers urging homeward redeployment or relocation to safer camps. Surgeon Greenleaf supports withdrawal or safer camps on inspection.
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War Department
Menlie
Aroopa
Wasiinctos
Philippines
Cuba
D Philippines
Alger
Tor
Trig
Greenleaf
Miles
Negros Yield Gracefully After Interview With General Otis
Four Negros commissioners met General Otis on February 23 and announced the American flag already over Negros. They said inhabitants would accept American terms. Rebels were driven from the island while Iloilo rebels had troubled Negros with demands for funds. Otis pledged acceptable government and told commissioners not to pay rebels.
Aguinaldo Proclaims Philippine Stand Against Occupation
Aguinaldo issues a proclamation accepting the situation after American provocation. He vows to defend national honor, claims strong popular support, denounces the Philippine commission, and brands Otis, Dewey, and Harden as annexationists while denying foreign aid.
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Agauinaldo
Aguinaldo
Manilla
Philippine Commission
Otis
Dernbr
Dewey
Harden
Germany
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted for Blood Purity
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for scrofula and blood impurities in children and adults. Claims include blood poisoning recovery, headaches, kidney issues, and yellow eyes. Features testimonials from J. Wient in Carbondale and M. Wrores in Farmington praising cures and smooth skin after treatment.
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Wient Ams
Carbondale
Hood
Wrores
Farmington
Del
Prize catalogue and household tips feature
A collage of items lists 300 prizes for saving Diamond C Soap wrappers from Cudahy Soap Works in South Omaha. It notes General John M Palmer’s grip illness, advises women on caring for delicate underwear with Ivory soap, promotes Health for Ten Cents Cascar etts, and includes ad copy for Dr Kline’s Nervine Restor e. A quip about men swapping overcoats as souvenirs closes.
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Cudahy
Eliza R. Parker
Muster Out Of Volunteers In United States Ordered
An order directs the mustering out of all remaining volunteers in the United States. It lists units including the 21st New York Third Alabama Third Connecticut Fiftieth Massachusetts Thirty-fifth Michigan Fifteenth Minnesota Fourth New Jersey Tenth Ohio First Rhode Island Second West Virginia.
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United States
Wasnixero
New York
Alabama
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Madrid cabinet reviews sale and release amid Philippine crisis
A Madrid dispatch reports the cabinet weighing selling the Caro line and Marianne Island and plans to court martial surviving Spanish warship captains at Santiago. It says Filipinos deported to Caroline and Tanivone islands may be freed to pressure Spaniards held prisoner. Washington orders rapid US sovereignty assertion over the Philippines, with a naval campaign once gunboats reach Manila.
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Madrid
Caroline and Marianne
Santiago
Cuba
Manila
Caroline
Tanivone
Washington Dispatch
United States
Tewey
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