Davenport Freshmen and Sophomores Battle for Lake Flag
In Madison on October 7, Davenport students staged a gymnasium drill turned flag rush on Lake Davenport. Freshmen outnumbered but sophomores knew the scene, both groups dunked into the lake, boats were swamped, and the freshmen finally secured victory by removing the sophomore flag from its raft. Notable participants include Ferd Schlapkohl and Walter Jensen.
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Madison
Wis
Davenport
Walter Jensen
Roland Shuck
Harry Schacter
Ferd Schlapkohl
Fred Soper
George Sheete
Realf Ottesen
Stolen Diamonds Located by Police in Huntington
Chief Davis of Huntington West Virginia says six months of secret work led to recovery of 34500 dollars in diamonds stolen from Mrs Theodore A Platt of New Orleans during Mardi Gras last March. Walter Platt, a nephew, was arrested as the jewels were traced from St Louis to Cincinnati then Huntington.
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Huncington
W. Va
Davis
Theodore A. Platt
New Orleans
Walter Flatt
St. Louis
Cine Nnati
Huntington
Walter Platt
Platt
South Africa
Young Platt
Filipino Desires Independence and U S Role
A Manila banquet with native delegates voices support for immediate self rule and full independence. Governor Wright urges patience and warns independence on miracles, noting American aid and responsibility since 1898. Delegates praise U S treatment while discussing capacity building and trusted governance before full sovereignty.
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Manila
Federal
Piicy
United States
Victorine Mapab
Supreme Court
Manila Bay
America
Commission
Federal Party
Grapes and Potatoes Dominate Local Markets
Markets report an abundance of grapes mainly New York Styles at wholesale and 20 cents retail, with quality seen as strong and prices likely to stay low for the season. Potatoes also plentiful and expected to fetch good prices through winter. A testimonial extols Electric Bitters for a yellow skin and weakness, claiming rapid recovery after three weeks.
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New York
John Oliver
Patladinbia
Nadler
California Fig Syrup Co
Dragaiats
Women ordered from Waterloo after confederate note scheme
Mrs Maggie Miller and her daughter were arrested for passing confederate notes in Waterloo Iowa last Saturday. They faced trial before Mayor Martin and were ordered to leave the city on the first train as vagrancy charges, with refunds issued to those they caught in their scheme.
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Waterloo
Maggie Miller
Martin
Grief blamed for death of penitent widow in Taunton case
In Leon Ta on October 3 a physician attributed the death of Mrs Peter Wis to grief after she shot and refused her husband whom she mistook for a chicken thief, the incident reported yesterday.
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Leon
Peter Wis
Sequences Suit At Afton Postponed To Next Friday
The trial of Joe Carl, a respected young blacksmith, for seduction of Miss Repps Rowee was postponed until next Friday. The case drew local attention as the girl testified, amid bitter testimony from the wake, with both sides presenting their accounts.
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Affon. Ta
Joe
Carl
Repps Rowee
Allee
Official notices paving and street tax Davenport
Public notices show paving and grading estimates for alley LeClaire's Wigad on from Fathom to Grand between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets costing 1764 09 Objections and suggestions must be filed with City Clerk Edward Collins before the City Council meeting on October 19 1904 at 7 pm. Also notices of levy for Tremont Avenue improvements and street tax with plat on file and objections due November 20 151 and a sanitary sewer project from Locust to Pleasant Street with a 2975 cost and special assessment to abutting properties.
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City Hell
LeClaire
Fathom Street
Grand Avenue
Fourteenth
Pitteenth
Antope
Tremont Avenue
Tenth Street
City of
Davenport
Severai Inty
Tremont Arvenke
Aubie
Edward Collins
Iowa
Anid
Nis
Sule Put Life Despite Illness Attributed To Marksman Error
The Washington Star reports a court physician blamed Sule’s health on bungled marksmanship, noting the court physician’s brusque remark about bad shooting as the illness’s attribution.
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Terk
Brusqualy
Washington Star
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Ities Heuer
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GA Koester
I D. Petersen
Chas
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J.B. Hass. Cazhler
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Mainsis
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Joe RH Lane
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Jones the Man
2Nd St
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McIdent
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Scott County
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