Taft argues for peace court while urging preparedness at banquet
President Taft addresses the American Society for the Judicial Settlement of International Disputes, saying war danger is overblown and the U S remains at peace with all nations. He outlines fortifying defenses, maintaining a regular army, state militias, and ready guns to defend canal and fulfill international obligations.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Lsat
United States
Pescas
Congress
Lien Filed Over Atlantic Northern and Southern Road
Shugart and Baroous of Des Moines filed a mechanics lien for 79144.74 against the Atlantic Northern and Southern railway selling grading work on the road valued at 129569.84 with 6000 previously paid. Road completion expected Jan 1 but finances tight. The private line serves Montgomery and Cass counties and faces tax delays and funding issues.
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Allantic
Shugart & Baroous
Des Moines
Atlantic, Northern & Southern Railway
Montgomery
Casa
Here
Villisca
Roand
Consent Petitions Filed For Saloons In Des Moines
Des Moines petitions show saloons seeking five year operation after July 4 with 7,908 signers. A concurrent brewery petition requests liquor for a similar period with the same number of signers, based on votes cast in the last election, likely approval by a voter majority.
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Des Moines
Enabains
Sa'con
Puwiltions Mivet de
Tay
Railway company liable for passenger safety in early case
In Centerville Indiana on December 17 a landmark jury verdict favored P Starr against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway. Starr, injured after a fellow passenger drank and assaulted him on a Se dan to Moulton train, won $1000 damages. The ruling held railroads responsible for passenger safety and comfort, a precedent likely to reach the supreme court. The injury occurred before current anti drinking laws on trains, so decision rested on railroad responsibility to patrons.
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Centerville
P. Starr
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway Company
Sedan
Moulton
Starr
Olile Guffey
Guffey
Gusey
Supreme Court
Carrier George Hart Dies at Post Office
In Corydon Iowa on December 19 George Hart an elderly postal carrier on the A route collapsed and died while entering the post office reportedly from apoplexy. His daughter Miss Mattie Harn who also works at the post office was nearby as the tragedy occurred.
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Mali
Corydon
George Hart
Mattie Harn
Mason City Mayor Denies Crime Claims
Mason City Iowa December 19 Mayor A Kirschman issued a blanket telegram denial contradicting letters from town citizens claiming Mason City led Iowa in crime. The mayor cites figures for comparison to back his statements and refute the charge.
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Mason City
Mayror TP. A. Kirschman
Telegramo
Ca- Joon Men
Town City
Iowa
New Presbyterian Church Dedicated in Jesup
Independence Dec. 19 The Presbyterians of Jesup dedicated a new church replacing the 1856 edifice that burned on Dec. 9 1999 while Rev Mr Ensign served as pastor.
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Independence
Presbyterians of
Jesup
Ensign
Dubuque Woman Tries Suicide After Child Death Attempt
Dubuque Iowa December 16 Anna Fortth held on charges she murdered her illegitimate child several weeks ago by chloroforming it. She attempted suicide in the matron's quarters and is in a precarious condition.
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Dubuque
Dubuque, Ta
Anna pFtth
Lone Bandit Robs Bank in Paradise Kak
A lone bandit held up the State Bank at Paradise Kak and secured 2400 dollars. He forced the cashier to unlock the Safe and then tied the cashier and four other men with a clothes line before fleeing.
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Satinn
Kes
Yee
Paradise
Kak
Atd
Hhe
Court Avenue Shooting in Des Moines Wounds Cochran
Court Avenue shooting in Des Moines results in minor arm injuries to Cochran, caused by a bullet fired by Walter Staley on East Seconl Street and Court Avenue. The suspect identified as a Black man. Police report details are sparse.
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Court Avenue
Des Moines
Sharpes Cochran
Bear Creek camp cafe robbed by yeggs on December
Yeggmen blew open the cafe in the company store and post office at Bear Creek military camp near here and stole stamps and jewelry. A separate report says Charles City Husgell Olds, 24, broke his left leg skating after hitting a hole in the ice, causing a hard fall.
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Yeags
Cuumwa
Bear Creek
Lad
Lea
Charles City
Husgell Olds
Ahinny
Lce
Hire
Chilean Minister Dies in Washington Heart Attack
Senor Don Anibil Cris envoy extraordin ary and minister plenipotentiary from Chile to the United States died in Washington D C after a heart failure. He collapsed and died ten minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senor Don Anibil Cris
Chile
United States
Veteran Civil War postmaster Gilvertaal dies at 73
Gilvertaal ay, longtime postmaster at Strawberry Point, collapsed and died on duty in his office at age 73 leaving a widow and four children. The report also notes a separate incident in Charles City where a freight streetcar derailed onto Main Street after a rail line extension.
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Elkader
Gilvertaalay
Strawberry Point
Fragmented Local Notice From A Rural Page
Reading of a damaged OCR item shows partial rail and local notice text mentioning sale action and officials. The legible words hint at a public sale but key details are missing.
Plant Disease Threatens Regional Tree Growth
Fragmentary text warns mistletoe as a dangerous parasite that weakens trees. It notes the parasite grows slowly, may take years to reach large sizes, and can kill a tree once it establishes, potentially spreading through regions where it thrives.
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Ting
English women smoke pipes in bold new style
The article notes a trend of women adopting pipes over cigarettes, favoring ornate briars or pipes with gold card cases and chainpurses. The shift is described as a “fancy of the woman smoker,” as women tire of cigarettes and seek a bigger, milder smoke in London.
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London Mall
Remarkable Leicester Crippled Cyclist Uses Pedalless Machine
George Anstey aged 12 of Leicester is praised as one of the country’s most remarkable cyclists. Both legs are withered but the Leicester Cripples Guild equips him with a two wheeled pedalless machine. He faces forward, propels himself on padded axle, uses wooden clogs on his hands as pedals steering and braking.
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George Anstey
Leicester
England
Leicester Cripples’ Guild
Definition of the height of aggravation in Fleet Street humor
A sharp quip from a shaky boatsman in a well known hostelry describes the height of aggravation as trying to catch a flea from the ear with no boxing gloves. The remark is shared in a London Tit-Bits style vignette.
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London
Alaskan themed luncheon menu with native crafts and ice
An Alaskan luncheon featured woven Indian baskets on an oval mahogany table with a central frosted glass vase and four small vases, bordered by blossoms and totem poles. Place cards showed Alaskan scenery while dishes included halibut chowder, salmon and other regional fare, ending with coffee and desserts.
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Sitka
Folason A
Bering Sen
Yukon
Fair Banks
Fragmentary line hints at marriage and music themes
The readable fragment mentions a personal line about marriage and music. It appears as a casual note or dialogue excerpt without clear event, date, or speaker identification.
Amateur contest ends with mixed results
A weary participant notes that a brother won first prize in an amateur event but the effort was not professional. The speaker mentions being employed by a government bureau, hinting at a contrast between amateur status and official duties.
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Firat
Amateu
Lightning Change The Manager
The Actor Can It Say scene from Love and Lobsters where the hero and the villain clash and a friend intervenes. One night I played solo parts while the other two actors were away, creating a quick improv stand in.
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Nile
Not Altogether Dead at Exeter Conference
Mr. Robert Butler of Marlborough England joked at a poor law conference in Exeter after a delegate suggested replacing him due to his death. Butler announced he was still alive and in good health and would continue as Wiltshire representative unless the conference wished otherwise.
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Robert Butler
Marlborough
England
Exeter
Butler
Wiltshire
Central Committee
Bankers and Bank Notes A Lesson in Counterfeits
A group of men in Wall Street discussed US currency and the spread of fakes. One held up a ten dollar note and failed to identify the portrait, prompting a broker to claim it was the treasurer Michael Hillses a moment before admitting he did not know the name.
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Wall Street
United States
Michael Hillesas
New York Tribune
Theologian Quips On Edison Soul Immortality
Des Moines theologian Dr. Hiram Cortlandt cites Thomas Edison doubting soul immortality. He quips about Edison’s gift for electricity and recounts a laborious tale of locomotive making and furnace work to illustrate complex processes unfit for metaphysical certainty.
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Hiram
Cortlandt
Des Moines
Thomas A. Edison
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Wolves and courage in a perilous Arctic chase
A London Globe excerpt recalls a perilous trek where a narrator and companion flee a harsh Arctic environment. They describe a desperate race across frozen ground with wolves tracking their every move and the sense of imminent danger intensifying as time runs short.
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Siberia
London Globe
Largest Whale Captured Off Port Arthur Texas
The record largest whale of its kind was captured off Port Arthur Texas. It measured sixty three feet in length and was estimated to be about three hundred years old. Captain Cole Plummer of a United States pilot boat sighted the manatee and its crew towed it ashore.
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Port Arthur
Tax
Cole Plummer
United, Btates
Hig
Rat Bounty Sparks City Laughs Across Puget Sound
Seattle offers ten cents per rat to curb bubonic plague fears prompting Tacoma and other busy centers to joke that non residents profit from Seattle’s bounty. Officials warn the effort may fail if the rat population spreads into surrounding areas.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Everatt
Bellingham
Two Very Old Ladies
The Dundee Advertiser reports two of the world s oldest women Frau Dutkievitz of Fosem Prussian Poland born February 21 1785 age 125 and Babavasika born May 1784 nine months older. Babavasika a longtime field worker now lives near Bavelska with nearly 100 descendants sharing an allowance. She recalls events from the early 1800s more clearly than the last four decades.
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Frau Dutkievitz
Babavasika
Fosem
Prussian Poland
Delds
Bavelska
Dundee Advertiser
Too Ardent a Lovar In Paris Firemen Romance
Georgette Fobiano an embroiderer in Rue Sevres Paris is jailed for a month after she tried to summon her fireman fiancé by triggering a false alarm. Engines from multiple stations arrived with crews, angering the fiancé and magistrate who ordered the confinement.
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Georgette Fobiano
Sevres
Paris
Gosta
Fragments Describe A Wake Of Murky Notes
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Ald and sobriety and a person taking in another, with unclear context. No clear events, dates, or locations are identifiable beyond partial names.
Fragmentary diary note hints at strained marriage
A garbled excerpt shows Milas and Caybiine in a tense domestic moment. The speaker recalls kindness and affection while the wife reveals emotional strain, indicating a troubled relationship amid unclear surrounding context.
Mysterious Diners Baffle New York Prags
A lone patron named Takes Himeelt Gerloualy dines quietly in a grand New York hotel dining room. He occupies four tables, wears a stern, absorbed expression, and may present papers from a portfolio with solemn, eloquent seriousness.
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Himeelt Gerloualy
Nicolla Teith
New York
Prags
Holidays In the States Celebrate Varied Federal Observances
The document notes state by state differences in holidays from Washington Birthday to Decoration Day and Labor Day. It mentions battles and state specific observances such as New Orleans, Texas battles, California Admission Day, and a few states observing Columbus Day. Independence, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are widely observed federally.
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Washington
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississtop
North Carolina
South Corona
Tennessee
Texas
Taffa
New Orleans
San Jacinto
California
Planting Oaks Becomes Wedding Custom in Mulehausen
Princess August Wilhelm promotes a German custom urging newlywed couples to plant oak saplings near their hometown after the ceremony. Mulehausen in Thuringia responds first with a municipal official guiding couples to plant trees along a new road. The practice traces to a former Brandenburg elector who used tree planting to repair war ravages and once barred marriage until fruit trees were planted.
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August Wilhelm
Germany
Mulehausen
Thuringia
Brandenburg
Unnecessary Confession at Birmingham Court
A drunken disorderly man caused amusement in Birmingham police court when he mistook a list of cases for his own past convictions. As the clerk read through offenses including shopbreaking, the inmate exclaimed that a charge from eight years ago was his, provoking laughter before his blunder was seen as a humorous moment.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Mail
Libel suit over Grape-Nuts ad claims
A libel case arose from a dispute with a weekly journal over advertising for Grape-Nuts and its alleged effect on appendicitis. The suit contends experts testified undigested food could help some cases avoid surgery, while others argued predigested foods have limited impact.
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Libal
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Charles City & Western Railway
Milas
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
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Mishawaka
Ind
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N. Y
N.Y
G. W. Post
Spain
Wien
Paatany Cores Foy
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