Malibrans Captivity and Davison Divorce Case
Malibran trapped in Paris after Desdemona performance, compelled to sing the Romance de Saule, mystery remains over the hoax subterfuge. A. H. Davison faces divorce filings as allegations of privation and desertion arise in a high profile state executive council case.
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Mme. Malibran
Paris
Desdemona
Malibran
Davison
A. H. Davison
State Executive Council
Apri
Trevort
Adler-i-ka Remedy Advertises Fast Digestive Relief
Local store Morgan & Co. promotes Adler-i-ka as a simple mixture of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. The ad claims a single dose can instantly relieve sour stomach gagging and constipation by draining old foul matter from the body.
Epitaph Found On Old Stone Near Farmhouse
Ed ward Phillips in Columbia Connecticut pried up a 50 year old stepping stone and uncovered on its reverse a 1814 inscription for Emily Smith died at 6 months old. The stone, five feet long and nearly two feet wide, rests near the farmhouse with no known origin. The couple Joseph and Eunice Smith are named in the inscription.
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Columbia, Conn
Edward Phillips
Beck Dear
Emily
Joseph
Eunice Smith
Cunard
Liverpool
Queenstown
Last shot of Civil War fired in Flatbush courtroom
In New York a musket hanging for years in the Hodgson home was fired in a Flatbush courtroom. The weapon, carried in the rebellion by the Hodgson family, was triggered by Attendant Patrick O Loughlin after Lt. Henry Brown retrieved it from the police station. The loaded musket fired in the corridor, startling officers and spectators.
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New York
Willard H. Hodgson
Mr. Hodgson
Patrick O'Loughlin
Flatbush Court
O’loughlin
All the Printer s Fault and Transmission Line Cases
A Chicago News quip about a reformer blaming a printer for a failed plan to launch a charitable paper named Bar of Hope. The piece notes railroad commission orders condemning rights of way for transmission lines at Leon and Clear Lake as examples of cases the commission handles regularly.
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Bar of Hope
Chicago News
Railroad Commission
Leon
Clear Lake
Goetting Sentenced for Man Slaughter at Metropolitan Hotel
Charles Goetting, convicted of man slaughter for killing his friend Chris Liebrock at the Metropolitan hotel in Council Bluffs last February, received an eight year sentence at Fort Madison. Indicted for second degree murder, he struck Liebrock with an iron poker after finding him with Mrs. Goetting. The unwritten law defence failed when Goetting described the killing in detail on the witness stand.
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Charles Goetting
Chris Liebrock
Metropolitan
Council Bliffs
Fort Madison
Goetting
Liebrock
Dallas county to begin sanitary survey on May 15
Federal and state health bureaus will share costs as a corps of workers visits every farm in Dallas county. They will inspect water supply drainage and buildings and interview rural residents. A full report will be sent to the Washington health department and printed.
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Dallas
Bureaus of Health
Department of Health
Washington
Iowa Rail Commission to Seek Extension on Passenger Rates
The Iowa railroad commission joins Minnesota North Dakota and others in seeking more time to prepare against a railroads effort to raise interstate passenger rates from 2 cents to 2144 cents per mile. Iowa members will meet in Chicago to discuss this and other matters. Chairman Thorne handles freight rate cases in Chicago. No schedule set for arguments on passenger rates. case likely postponed until fall.
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Iowa Railroad Commission
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
Iowa Commission
Chicago
Thorne
Governor to appoint three accountants board members
Governor Clarke will name three members to form a board of public accountants as mandated by the licensing law passed by the Thirty sixth general assembly. The bill was signed April 16 with organization by May 16. Applicants are E. C. Worthington of Des Moines P. L. Billings of Waterloo and H. N. Holdsworth of Iowa City.
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Clarke
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
E. C. Worthington
Des Moines
P. L. Billings
Waterloo
H. N. Holdsworth
Iowa City
Slow in Changing Postmasters in Des Moines
Postmaster Louis C. Kurtz of Des Moines will stay in office until July 1 as Washington prefers end of fiscal year changes. George Huffman appointed postmaster. existing term expired, but delay maintains report quality. Democratic opposition to Huffman has vanished. Liberty Bell to stop in Des Moines. Philadelphia announcement confirms. Des Moines route planned to pass through the capital en route to the San Francisco fair amid pressure from locals and businesses.
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Louis C. Kurtz
Des Moines
Department
Washington
George Huffman
Huffman
Philadelphia
Iowa
San Francisco Fair
Des Moines council favors brick paving despite higher price
Des Moines City Council votes to use brick for paving due to owner support, despite brick costs being nearly 20 cents per yard higher than asphalt. The debate over paving material has sparked a hard-fought council effort with property owners backing brick.
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Des Moines
Final Legislative Index Revealed by State Librarian
The final index of the Thirty-sixth general assembly is issued by state librarian A. J. Small. Copies will go to all legislators. It shows bills passed and explains why failed measures did not pass.
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General Assembly
A. J. Small
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Kkeul Brothers
East State Bank
Laurens
Summit Town
Makers St
M. Hakes CO
Board of Accountants
Council
Elliott
Kuter-Fuller
H. H. Whitaker
Wright Clark
Red Oak
Berlin
Lusitania
Great Britain
State Department
Germany
Charles Beresford
England
Vanderbilt
Hubbard
Frohman
Frost
Cork
Stone
Shields
Myers
Klein
Forman
Kinsale
Ireland
Old Head Kinsale
Cunard Wharf
M. W. Shaner
Lane-Moore Lumber Go
H. C. Davidson
Tiedeman Elevator CO
Wilson Hinkley
S. Cundy
North British Mercantile Phoenix
Hartford, Conn
St. Paul Fire Marine
Fidelity Casualty
Maryland Central Life Insurance Co
Strickland’s Blacksmith Shop
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