Domestic and crime notes from the Postville Review brief
Thaw trial nears March 25 as Jerome fights attempts to break Evelyn Nesbit story. Abe Ruef fails to escape trial after three attempts. California declines anti-Jap bills at Roosevelt’s request. Smallpox threatens East Aurora high school pupils. Robbett kills Joseph in Milton Township quarrel. Niagara Gorge road ice avalanche kills conductor, injures others. New York AG to curb $30,000 annual state legal services leak. Tax assessor flags Mrs. Eddy false returns. Deaths include Richard Coughlin near Solon Springs and Mrs. A M Darling of Oberlin. Milwaukee health chief urged to inspect Campbell spark outbreak. Canada shoe firm J D King facing $220,000 liabilities. Ex-Treasurer John P Walker arraigned in Evansville for $60,000 embezzlement. Missouri suit to fast track Myers death-penalty case. Clinton Babbitt, Beloit congressman, dies. Allan Lovey, cartoonist, dies in Reno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmas
Harry K. Thaw
Russell Sage
James J. Hill
Jerome
Demas
Abe Ruef
San Francisco
California Assembly
Roosevelt
East Aurora
Joseph Robott
Charles Greenwood
Milton
Trimble County
Niagara Gorge
New York
Marr Baker G. Eddy
Evelyn Nesbit
Richard Coughlin
New Richmond
Solon Springs
A. M. Darling
Oberlin
G. A. Bading
Milwaukee
Cambellspark
J. D. King Company
Canada
Toronto
John P. Walker
Evansville
Ind
State of Missouri
Supreme Court of the United States
Magsie Myers
Kansas City
Notable Global and Domestic Events In Brief
Archi e Roosevelt improves from diphtheria as new immigration law excludes Hawaii. Europeans fill Japanese roles there. Standard Oil mulls surrender and plea to government with nominal fine. Radeals win donna elections as leading figures ascend House. French premier backed for threat to deploy troops to quell strikes. Madrid sees emigration agitation. About 700 Malaga families sail to Hawaii. Opponents of woman suffrage curb franchise bill in British Commons. French cruiser Jean Bart may be total loss after gale. Battleship Tena destroyed by mine in Toulon. 80 dead, 150 injured. Brazil maize output forecasts 1 825 040 tons, $200 060 000 loss. King Frederick Augustus visits Lisbon amid Portugal royal marriage talks. Actor Joseph M. Francoeur dies of pneumonia. Frank T. Campbell, ex-lieutenant governor of Iowa, dies in Lima. Former Mayor Nelson Ames dies at Marshalltown. Haussler, 83, long Centralia mayor, dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radeals
Chamber of Deputies
Madrid
Malaga
Hawaiian Islands
House of Commons
Jean Bart
Africa
Tena
Toulon
Brazil
Statistical Office
Ministry of Agriculture
Lisbon
Frederick Augustus
Saxony
Portugal
Braganza
Joseph M. Francoeur
Maude Adams
Frank T. Cambell
Iowa
Des_ Moines
Lima
Nelson “Ames
Marshalltown
Jan Berthold “Haussler
Centralia
Fragmented Musings on Elections and Public Discourse
A garbled 19th century style collage discusses whether to run for senator, notes the mood fifty days before an election, and muses on universal topics from water and appendicitis to municipal commissions and wage concerns. It cites editors, labor, quack doctors, and education debates with scattered opinions and satirical tone.
Fooling the Preacher by Postum Trial at Dinner
A doctor quits coffee after it harms him and credits Postum with improving his health over four years. At a dinner he serves Postum to his clergy brother, who mistakes it for coffee, proving well boiled Postum can mimic coffee’s richness without its harms. The tale, shared for sale by Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Mich.
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Postam
Postwn
Postum Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Death Toll Rises In Virginia Pottery Plant Fire
Eighteen people die in a Warwick Pottery plant fire near Wheeling and Norton Virginia. Fire fighters use boats to reach submerged buildings as water barriers prevent access. The blast and flood trigger multiple drownings as residents flee to safety. Nearby mines report two dead, four missing. Pittsburgh floods push recovery of losses to about 15 million dollars.
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Wheeling
Warwick Pottery Company
Fldaded
Armaments at Hague Meet Attracts German Austrian Attention
Germany and Austria oppose Britain's armament limitation proposal for The Hague peace conference. After Austrian Ambassador Berchthold met Emperor Nicholas, German Ambassador Ehoen had a long audience with the Emperor. Both nations press for presentation form while aligning in effort, keeping foreign offices silent on outcomes.
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St. Petersburg
Germany
Austria
Great Britain
the Hague
Berchthoki
Nicholas
Ehoen
Foreign Office
Liberals Protest Against Rural Guard Increase in Cuba
The Liberal party in Havana protests Governor Magoon against raising the rural guards to 10,000. They argue guards in contact with the people enforce laws, and fear excessive vigilance. They propose replacing with a 4,000 man regular army kept in garrison and drilled to repel invasion.
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Havana
Lberal Party
Magoon
Cuba
Annual expenditure for maintenance figures cited
The report notes a government figure of 4 716 000 dollars as the annual expenditure for maintenance, mentioning insurrection and a party context. The text is fragmented but highlights a large maintenance outlay and political terms surrounding an armed faction.
Daggett Mother Delivers Triplets Doubling Family Size
Day noted Daggett Michigan March 11 Mrs Joseph Martell mother of thirteen children gave birth to triplets two boys and a girl all strong. The mother, 89 years old, is not in danger. Triplets weigh four pounds five ounces four pounds six ounces and three pounds ten ounces. The family, French in ancestry, lives on an 80 acre farm eight miles east of Daggett. The birth grows the family to fifteen with one previous death. The strain on resources is described as severe.
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Daggett
Mich
Joseph Martell
Martell
Deans Kidney Pills Restore Health Says Mrs Myers
Mrs Rennethe Myers of 180 South Tenth St Ironton Ohio describes five years of kidney illness and relief after using Deans Kidney Pills. She states after four boxes the pain and bloating disappeared and her health fully recovered. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
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Rennethe Myers
South Tenth St
Ironton
Deaa
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffarlo
Inadequate Pay of Legislators Calls for Change
The article argues for raising legislative salaries due to higher living costs and longer sessions. It notes lost free transport benefits and extended winter presence in Madison, urging that the constitutional limit of $500 be raised to cover maintenance and expenses for lawmakers and their households.
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Madison
Mivins MAXIMS. A Collection of Witty Adages
This item presents a sequence of maxims and proverbs in terse aphorisms. It reflects emphasis on prudence, restraint, and practical wisdom. The voice suggests a humorous moral register similar to a Victorian or early 20th century miscellany.
Excerpt shows tense dialogue about an expensive mixture
A terse exchange between Job Starky and Adam Zawfox discussing an expensive mixture. Starky remarks on cost while Zawfox notes others supply the ingredients, indicating an illicit or high value substance. The fragment suggests teamwork or conspiracy around sourcing components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job Starky
Adam Zawfox
Knickerbocker Dad and Son Quarrel Cited in Wry Exchange
A short, humorous exchange captures a tense moment between a father and son. The father voices pain and the son retorts with a brisk dismissal, illustrating a clash of emotion and bravado in a domestic vignette.
Chinese Woman Granted Divorce After Community Stand
Britt Iowa March 18 news reports the divorce of Mrs May Pond Fong Tin from Fong Ting the couple had a common law marriage per Chinese custom He sold his laundry and tried to sell his wife to another Chinaman Mrs Fong Tin objected and later secured a divorce to become Miss May Pond Fong She is described as intelligent industrious Christian and adapting to American ways.
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Britt
May Pond Fong Tin
Fong Ting
Fong Tin
America
Vinton
Walrus as Eskimo lifeline threatened by whalers
The Eskimo rely on the walrus for food oil skin and materials for clothing and tools. Whalers devastate herds, causing widespread suffering and death as the Kuskoquim district increasingly sees the species vanish. The article notes the walrus’ cultural and practical importance and warns of continued decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Kuskoquim
Metropolitan Magazine
Garfield Tea Health Claim Ad
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a simple health remedy with herbs that regulate the liver and kidneys, ease constipation, and purify the blood as the best medicine one can take.
To Complete Her Collection
Fragmentary exchange shows a character named George proposing marriage while another character mentions leaving for Siberia the next day. A quip about lacking postcards from Siberia underscores a light, dialogic tone. The snippet reads as a brief, personal exchange lacking broader context or action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Siberia
You Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease FRED Sample
A historic ad copy promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for tired sweating hot feet and swollen feet. It claims to ease wearing new or tight shoes and provides a corn and bunion remedy. Available at Allen's address and general druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. X
Fred
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