Price of hogs drops and Florida oranges appear at Davenport market
The Davenport market reports hog prices down twenty cents while overall stock remains steady. Florida oranges arrive for the first time this year though some fruit is still green. Californian figs and other produce show large future supplies. William Berson of near Albany reports finding gold on his farm while sinking a well, adding local intrigue to the day’s market notes.
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Wavenport
Davenport
As & Cole
William Berson
Albia
Assault, attempted murder shock Oct. crime in Ottumwa
Earl Ryder, a local insurance agent, brutally beat his wife then forced laudanum down her throat. He then fired several shots at Jesse Spurgeon, aiming to kill him, and was jailed on charges of assault with intent to murder. Spurgeon and Ryder each posted bonds. Ryder’s family cites alleged hereditary insanity.
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Earl Ryder
Jesse Spurgeau
Jetter
Ryder
Anstult
Spurgeon
Rose Templeton
Julian Spurgeon
Ballingall Hotel
Bible
J. Th, Merrill & Co
John K. Ma
Street Duel at Ardmore
In Ardmore I T a pistol duel this morning between Tormy Harris and Thomas Wolfe Harris was probably family wounded Wolfe was injured Both men are well known about town
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Ardmore
I. T
Tormy Harris
Thomas Wolfe
Wolfe
Low Rates to the Southwest via the CMStP Railway
Low one way fares to Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Kansas points, Texas, and New Mexico. Tickets on sale October 4 and 18 with second day travel. Inquiries to ticket agent or A Meller General Pass Agent Chicago and H Hinrichs Commercial Agent Davenport.
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Kansie
Texas
New Mexico
A. Meller
Gen
Chicago
L. Hinrichs
Commercial Agt
Davenport
Kingman Companies Sought Receiver in Accounting Suit
Charles Jamison, second largest stockholder, files for an accounting and seeks a receiver for Kingman Implement firms in Peoria, Kansas City, Dallas, St Louis and Omaha. He accuses Martin Kingman and sons of conspiracy and alleges fictitious losses mask profits while salaries were high. The suit names WW H Taylor and a firm figurehead as parties.
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Orr
Charles
Kingman Implement Companies
Yee Terdly
Kingman
Kansas City
Dallas
Texas
St Louis
Otmaha
Jamison
Martin Kingman
Louis
Walter B. Kingman
G. H. Schimpff
Kingmans
WW. H. Taylor
Great Sensation Ailes Leesville Life Saved By Remedy
A Leesville man, W H Brown, believed to be near death, was saved by King's New Discovery for Consumption. He suffered asthma agony before relief and cure followed. The remedies claim to treat consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip with immediate relief. Priced at six cents and one dollar, with trial bottles free.
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Bfg
Lees+ville
Tad
W. H. Brown
Dr. King
Frank Nadler
Allowed to Go in Peace New York Couple Hashim Syrian Bride
Najed Hashim and his Syrian bride Louise from Chicago were discharged by Justice Leventritt after Assistant District Attorney Sandford dropped a third arrest warrant. A reconciliation with the bride’s father was reported, and the case was dropped on technical grounds. The couple planned to depart after the discharge and resume their life together.
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New York
Najed Hashim
Louise
Chicago
Loventrict
Sandford
Leventritt
Kantoos
Hashim
Bargain Day Offers Free Homesteads in South Dakota
Advertisement urges readers to seize one more chance at free homesteads in South Dakota with an excursion via the G B and Q on October 18. Call early or write O S Mahan at 305 Brady Street Davenport Iowa for details.
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South Dakota
O. S. Mahan
Brady Street
Davenport
Iowa
Doubts His Wife's Name In Wisconsin Court Ask
Avery, a Sheboygan resident, petitions Circuit Judge Kirwan for an opinion on his wife’s name after three marriages and two divorces. He asks whether it is Nickish Wilson or Bynum, amid a tangled Voree record in one case.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Avery Bynum
Kirwan
Nickish
Wilson
Bynum
Whisky inflames troops in national parks report
General Boynton reports disturbances in Chickamauga and Chattanooga parks since the army canteen was abolished. He says surreptitious liquor access fueled unrest as monuments were erected and funds were sought for road maintenance and park upkeep.
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National Forks
Boynton
Washinton
D. C
Chickamausa
Chattanooga
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Stringer Seeks New Charter for Chicago in Fox County
Democratic campaigner Lawrence B. Stringer opened in Fox County urging support for a constitutional amendment to grant Chicago a new charter. He framed the issue as administrative improvement rather than politics and urged voters to back the amendment regardless of allegiance.
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Galesburg
Fox County
Lawrence B. Stringer
Stringer
Chicago
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