Man Accused of Drowning Four Children in Mississippi River
Police believe William Rosenfield threw his four children aged two and a half to seven from the Marshall Avenue Bridge in St Paul into the Mississippi River and then jumped after them. No bodies recovered yet but evidence supports the crime. Rosenfield had separated from his wife who took three children to Minneapolis. He allegedly transported the children by horse and buggy to the bridge area before the tragedy.
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St. Paul
Rosenfield
Minneapolis
Hor Avenue
Marshall Avenue
Short in His Accounts Lieutenant Reed Charged
Lieutenant George A. Reed of the Fifty-first Iowa volunteers faces a federal suit for a shortfall of 22 442.14 in his government accounts. The case, brought by United States District Attorney Lewis Miles, alleges Reed on duty in San Francisco received stores valued over 22 000 without proper accounting. A gusher in the Aspen tunnel near Evanston Wyoming sparks oil field excitement as investors plan further drilling in Pioneer Hollow Aspen and Piedmont with capital from Pennsylvania California Chicago and Omaha.
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George A. Reed
Fifty-first
Iowa Volunteers
United States
Lewis Miles
Reed
Presidio
San Francisco
Miles
F. E. Rittman
War Department
Washington
Aspen
Union Pacific
Evanston
Wyo
Pioneer Hollow
Piedmont
Pennsylvania
California
Chicago
Omaha
Train Victim Recovering After Amputation
A. KE. Fisher, the Plattsmouth Nebraska man who was run over by a Burlington freight train weeks ago and had his right leg amputated, was moved to Clarinda Iowa. He is rapidly recovering but remains weak so he needed a stretcher to be carried to the train.
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A. KE. Fisher
Burlington
Plattsmouth
Neb
Clarinda
Necessity of Cover During Rest Reduces Heart Stress
The article argues lying down lowers heart rate by about ten strokes per minute, totaling roughly 600 fewer beats in eight hours. It claims this saves about 80,000 ounces of blood pumped overnight and suggests extra coverings help maintain warmth and circulation during rest.
Peruna praised by Appleton club president and Terre Haute writer
Miss Marie Coats of the Appleton Young Ladies Club extols Peruna as an excellent spring and summer medicine and urges friends to use it. Mrs. Al Wetzel of Terre Haute lauds Peruna for restoring smell hearing and vitality after lingering fatigue and nervous symptoms.
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Marie Coats
Appleton Young Ladies’ Club
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Peruna
Marie Coates
Perna
Mra
al. Wetzel
South 17Th Street
Terre Haute
Ind
Peruna testimonials from Washington and Brooklyn readers
Letters from Anna Bryan of Washington and Bertha Kockler of Brooklyn praise Peruna and Manalin as effective tonics for catarrh and nervous stomach issues. They report improved health, appetite, and general well being after using the remedies and expect continued use if symptoms recur.
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Bertha Kockler
Gurnett Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peruna
Manalin
The Tombstone Man and a Reconciled Pair
The piece notes a tombstone maker known for sharp remarks. It mentions Martin Schron and Emma Colina who wed in Pittston PA, separated after a quarrel, reconciled by mutual friends. It also reports the death of juror George W. Boyer from John Brown's Harper's Ferry case, with William A. Martin surviving in Deleplane Virginia.
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Martin Schron
Mies
Emma Colina
Pittston
Kansas City Journal
John Brown
George W. Boyer
Harper's Ferry
Charlestown
W. Va
William A. Martin
Deleplane
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Wyoming
Anna Bryan
Washington, D. C
Miss Anna Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Miss
Fairmount Seminary
Ohio
Florida Avenue
N. W
Cheney & CO
Toledo
W.N. A. Lincoln
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