Foul murder suspected in breach of promise case
A Cedar Rapids report claims Ora Meyers vanished after settling a breach of promise suit with farmer Johnson. Her husband, allegedly involved in her murder, was captured in Buffalo, with detectives seeking missing details on Ora Meyers or her spouse as authorities investigate the alleged crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ora Meyers
Johnson
Merion
Mount Vernon
Meyers
Cleveland
Buffalo
N. Y
Letter from a Griswold bank robber as jail speaks on crime
D B Dailey reports a letter from J T Wilson, imprisoned after a Griswold bank robbery, detailing remorse and self analysis. He argues crime stems from environment, calls for prison reform toward prevention, and advocates asylum care over incarceration to cure crime.
Prison conditions as a principal cause of crime
The speaker compares crime to a disease, not innate to man, arguing it arises from environmental infection. They claim prison conditions significantly influence criminal behavior and could cite vast numbers of facts and incidents to support this view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hare
Knotty Iowa board of state institutions debate
Des Moines reports lively discussion in the Iowa legislature over a proposed state board for institutions. Healey's committee work, party splits, and trustee opposition loom. Dems back Porter on reform, Republicans divided 45 to support Merriam. Temple amendment likely to pass. women’s suffrage gains friends but likely not passage this year. Appropriations for institutions are rising but cuts may be needed to cover a deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye
Des Moines
State Board of Gentirel
Healey
Senate
New York State
State Board
Carney
Wisconsin
House
Porter
Merriam
Central Board
Republican State Central Committee
Hubbard
E. H. Hunter
Blythes
Millimen
Funk
Honuse
Representative Smith
Greene
Blake of
Webster
Ways and Means Committee
Wife's Love Worth Thirty Thousand in Supreme Court
Canton case reports George D. Saxton ordered to pay Sample C. George thirty thousand dollars for alienation of his wife’s affections. Saxton, brother of Mrs. McKinley, wealthy owner of the Saxton block, faced a protracted legal fight from Canton Stark County and Lincoln County, South Dakota divorce records cited in the decision.
Homeseekers Excursion and Other Early 1900s Notices
Railroad ticket sale details for January to March via Union Pacific from Missouri River points to Nebraska or Kansas with special round trip rates. Also brief items on Japan labor law framing, a Spokane death of G Albert and Mrs Lewis by burning, Westbrook mills silk looms, Admiral McNair’s arrival, a Madison physics chair gift, U S mining laws pamphlet, Cassiletti death, and nine warships leaving Yokohama for China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Kansas
L. Lomas
Omaha
Neb
A Strange Prisoner Called Daddy Finds No Home After Pardons
A 20 year Ohio penitentiary inmate known as Ralph Wintersgill or "Daddy" is pardoned but declines to leave his cell. He asks the warden to stay behind the walls until he feels free, recounting a life of crime, jealousy and sorrow, and recalling a wish for a home in Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downe
D.B. Dailey
J. T Wilson
Griswold
Woolson
Anamosa
Wilson
J. J. Wilsons
Ingersoll
Columbus
Ohio Pententiary
Ohio Penitentiary
Murees
Ralph Wintersgill
Wintersgill
Warren
Snally
Winterstill
Ohio
Pittsburg
Coffin
The Smallest World Rail Road Train Described
A Denver inventor recounts building a tiny passenger railroad with a locomotive and eight cars. The 40 pound engine, 14 inch cars, and 400 foot track pull up to eighteen passengers. The toy line fascinates both children and adults despite serving no practical transport purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Shriver
Denver
Cole
Stephenson
Hypnotism Test Allegedly Brutal in Anderson
A dispatch from Anderson Indiana describes a shocking hypnotic demonstration by Mr and Mrs James Pay that allegedly paralyzes vital organs and disjoins limbs. The process includes sequences of limb detachment and neck manipulation presented as a test of true unjointing before restoring the subject. Police attention may follow under Indiana law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
James Pay
Foy
Million Reward for Talbot Heir After Death at Windsor
New York report states Dr. Ashton TB Talbot, widower of Calista Maria Talbot who died at the Windsor hotel, will inherit nearly 21 000 000. Talbot had earlier received 9 000 from Mrs Lochen of Philadelphia, who died at 83. Two years after Lochen’s passing he married Mrs Phelps in California in 18%, despite Calista Talbot’s paralysis attacks.
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New York
Calista Maria Talbot
Windsor Hotel
Ashton TB. Talbot
Lochen
Philadelphia
California
Buffalo
Talbot
Coin Toss Proposal Ends In Dramatic Panic
Ethel recalls Lord de Liverus proposing to Carrie and her coin flip deciding whether to accept. Maud recalls the coin landing no as the decisive moment. The lord seized the coin midair and dashed out to fetch a drink with it, leaving uncertainty in the year and tale.
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Ethel
Lord de Liverus
Carrie
Maud
Norfolk Man Arrested For Stealing From Wagons
Norfolk Nebraska January 23 Pete Cobers a farmer living south of town was arrested last night by police while in the act of taking articles from wagons on the streets His wagon found hitched in an alley was loaded with Hour overshoes lap robes halters and other items concealed in hay A search of his premises revealed a large amount of stolen property Coberg admits guilt.
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Norfolk
Neb
Pete Cobers
Coberg
Typographical union reaches nine hour day pact for printers
Typographical union No. 6 of New York has secured an agreement with the employing printers' association by which the nine-hour workday is to be introduced April 1, 1898, in book and job offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Typographical Union No. 6
New York
Employing Printers’ Association
Debs Branches in Chicago and Nearby, Song Snippet Note
An odd lyric fragment from Boston town sings of a small chorus about social democracy. It mentions Debs and notes twenty five branches in and about Chicago, hinting at organized activity in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debs
Social Democracy
Chicago
The Grief of the Sabies Bunny Funeral in Cincinnati Street Scene
A child rabbit dies and a solemn funeral is held on Ellen and Kilgour Streets attended by Christie Burch 6 and Johnny 3 and neighbor children. Aunt Carrie officiates as the rabbit is laid to rest in a garden grave with a satin lined casket. Friends offer consoling prayers and a tiny preacher among the children delivers a tender farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Rabbit
Ellen and
Kilgour Streets
Bunny
Christie Burch
Carrie
Httle
Merory
Christie
Johnny
Edy Henderson
Hunny
Freddy West
Manchuria Dog Farming Drives Fur Trade
A Philadelphia Times report notes Manchuria hosts thousands of dog farms with 350 000 dogs per province. Most animals are raised for fur. many are killed around eight months old for coat skins as Manchu provinces export the garments to wealthy buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Mongolia
Manchuria
United States
Philadelphia Times
Marriage of Burton and Hudson at Poigon residence
Walter Scott Burton, a 16 year old roller operator on the Somerset, and Eliza Hudson were married at George Poigon’s home on Christmas day. The groom quips about leaving a prior marriage, while a Brussels statue of a nude boy attended by a $40 salary valet is noted in a separate anecdote.
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Walter Scott Burton
Somerset
Elizaeth Hudson
Fishing Creek
George Poigon
Burton
Scott
Brussels
Guard Civique
Brussis
Tattooed Men and Money Woes in Humorous Exchange
A comic exchange features a fat lady disparaging tattooed men who boast of their marked personality. A flirtatious duo, Miss Gotrox and Mr Dedbroke, hint at marriage proposals while a photographer quips about cheerfulness. A wheat speculator remarks on money and luck, noting it usually goes against the Brain.
How to Eat to Aid the Poor and Build Health
A London slum expert, William H Stevens, urges feeding the body before preaching reform. He argues knowledge of food choices ends digestions issues, cites beans over meat for heat and bone building, praises lentils and rice for energy, and warns potatoes are cheap but less efficient nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Department of Agriculture
Herald
Lily Hexworth
London
Wiliam H. Stevens
Tondon
East Side
Stevens
Fifteenth Street
Mr. Stevens
Klondike romance ties Topeka heiress to mystery groom
Miss Anna Kelly daughter of former Senator H B Kelly of Topeka Kansas has married a multi millionaire Klondike mine owner. His true identity is hidden under the nickname Nigger Jim and is said to be the son of a Louisiana planter. Kelly traveled to Alaska as a reporter and dated back to Dawson where she was famous for beauty and charm.
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Bere
Anna Kelly
H. B. Kelly
Topeka
Kan
Yukon
Klondike
Kelly
Alaska
Chicago
Kansas City
Dawson
Troubled skies and planets blaze in a stubborn tale
A poetic verse laments cosmic woes and earthly droughts. Mercury burns, water runs scarce on Mars, Jupiter hosts many moons, Saturn gleams in rings, yet no aid appears. The speaker vows to endure until life ends.
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Iowa State Institutions
Homeseekers
Japan
Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Minneapolis
Minv
The
Journal
Spokane
Wash
G. du Albert
Lewis
du Albert
Westbrook
Haskell Silk Company
San Francisco
Cal
McNair
Thomas J. Cogley
Madison, Ind
Hanover College
Interior Department
Sismer Anton Cassiletti
San Diego, Cal
Yokohama
Boston
Miss Gotrox
Mr. Dedbroke
Mr. Gotrox
Miss Gotrosa
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Sable
Saturn
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