Warning to Bad Spealers in a Cattle Theft Case
The State of Iowa verdict against Herry Woods and Tense Folletts for cattle theft warns young men against poor spelling. Notes claiming the outfit was on them were key. handwriting and spelling betrayed the authorship. Other items mock politics, railrates, and sensational rumors amid a murky page of local commentary.
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Towa
Herry Woods
Folletts
Scott County
James White
Pat Woods
Jesse
Nealhad
Wood
Woods
James Whits
Wroods
Jesse Forsetts
Wrods
Bai
Robber with a Gun Drains Saloon Till in New York
In a gas-house district saloon at 57 Elevench asenng a robber dressed a gun to force a drink. After McGowan served a pousse cafe and emptied the till, the thief fled with 23 cents. Detectives Lynch Boyle and Fitzpatrick arrested John Doyle of 153 West Fiftieth Street as a suspect.
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New York
Joan McGowan
MicGowan
McGowan
Broadway
Lynch, Boyle
Fitpatrick
John Doyle
S53
West Fiftieth Street
Seventh Day Ticket Gate Quarrel at Ballgame
Ted Fenney, famous baseball captain, sells tickets at the gate amid a Sunday work dispute. A bystander asks why he works on Sunday while an agent retorts it looks like play to him. The banter highlights tensions between religious observance and labor at the event.
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Ted Fenney
Sabbathaniss
Citman
Church Loses Lawsuit Over Will Bequest at Spruce Street
In Philadelphia Judge Ferguson of the Orphans' Court ruled in favor of Elizabeth Ely, housekeeper for J Sperry Willing, over a codicil dispute. The testator's 1903 letter to his executor was deemed a codicil admitting probate, changing the original bequest to St Mark's church. The Spruce Street house thus passes to Ely.
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Philadelphia
St. Mark's Church
Elizabeth Ely
J. Sperry Willing
Spruce Street
Ferguson
Orphans’ Court
Miss Ely
Register of Wills
WHO
Wilting
Ernest Antzinger
Sudge Ferguson
Search for Neil S. Phelps Affects Battle Creek
Battle Creek officers and Phelps friends search for Neil S. Phelps a once wealthy food manufacturer missing since Sunday afternoon. Reports prove useless with death by own action or derangement over business troubles as the leading theories and a reward is expected.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Neil S. Phelps
Shaos
Phelps
Lave
Philps
Dirt and dust spread disease in urban life
Sanitation experts warn that dirt is the vehicle for disease rather than a direct cause, with dust from streets and homes, lint, hairs, and other particles facilitating transmission. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers publish plain language leaflets on cleanliness’s public health importance, funded by a benevolent donor. A fraud claim about a catarrh cure is also present but not central to the health discussion.
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Boston
America
Sanitary Research Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute. of ‘Technology
Institute
Remarried for legal reasons in Lincoln
John Groh and Mary Groh, both residents of Lincoln, were remarried yesterday afternoon at City Clerk Berry's office to validate a life insurance policy. Groh could not prove prior marriage due to a lost Hungary certificate, so Justice Rosenthal performed the ceremony to secure a valid marriage record for the policy.
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Lincoln
John Groh
Mary Groh
Berry
Rosenthal
Hungary
Mrs. Groh
Stars and Stripés
Sapitine
Jose
Grok
Groh
Sirs
Sredlack
Rosenthel
Mollie Jordan and Clara Jordan Linked by Des Moines Murder Rumor
O Thompson of Ayr, Louisiana, knows Mollie Jordan from Bene fomine findings. She praises Mollie as an eloquent yet reserved woman who refuses to discuss Fred Doyle, the Des Moines murder victim, while noting Mrs Tam of Des Moines once knew Mollie and supports wide publicity about the case.
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al, Ayr
Mre
O. Thompson
Mollie Jordan
Benefomine
Clara Jordan
Mollie
Fred Doyle
Des Moines
S Are
Thompson
Tam
Dayle Tase
Go Meas
This Too Shall Pass Away A Moral Verse
An aged aphorism frames life as fleeting in a crowded verse, urging patience and virtue. The poem blends historic maxim with exhortations on fame and fortune, concluding that only the timeless motto endures through time and trial.
Boy Picked Up The Jewels In The Phillyrobbery
Mrs Mary Robb wife of Thomas Robb Jr seeks return of a diamond brooch and a pearl set with diamonds left two weeks earlier at Llewellyn's drug store Chestnut Street. Jerry Mack a cleaner picked them up and gave them to Clarence Wilson, a white girl at 1238 Lombard Street. Detectives followed, found the items in Wilson's room, and Mack admitted giving them to her to hold until a reward. He claims to be a prize fighter nicknamed Turkey Mack. Jewelry valued at $1000.
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Philadelphes
Mary Robb
Thomas Robb
Llewellyn
Chestnut Street
Alcoves
Broad
Jerry Mack
Wilson
Lombard Street
Rob
Gallagher
Lynch
Central Station
Mack
Skeptical Testimony on Blood Remedy S. S. S.
A Greensburg Pennsylvania resident testifies to recovery from a contagious blood disease after using S. S. S. He describes severe rheumatism skin eruptions and hair loss before treatment and claims the tonic eliminated the virus. The ad asserts the product contains no mercury or mineral ingredients and offers a home treatment booklet and free physician advice.
Four Vote Margin Condemns Espionage in French Army
In Paris on October 31 the chamber of deputies narrowly passed a government condemnation of espionage by a four vote margin after a stormy debate about General Andre’s war ministry. Rousset alleged a lodge linked correspondence. Andre denied knowledge and pledged to act firmly if proven. The motion urged steps to end such practices.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Andre
Air
Goermhent
Rousset
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
Plainspoken ad touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for Burns Sores Bruises Cuts Boils Ulcers Skin eruptions and Piles. Claim includes a cursory guarantee and a price of two cents.
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Bucklen
Frank Nudler
Drageiet
Spooks Follow Pack Peddler Curse In Somersworth
In Somersworth New Hampshire a French family the Dumais living in a cottage report unseen hands tearing clothing lace curtains and other items after a pack peddler allegedly cursed the house for not inviting him to stay the night The family suspects the curse caused the unexplained destruction tying it to the peddler who they say they never saw again and they recount torn garments beads hats and a wedding dress along with damaged rugs and furniture as proof of the haunting events.
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Dover
N. H
Somersworth
Dumais
Foxhall P. Keenes Fall Out
New York reports a sensational separation of Roxhall P. Keane and his wife after twelve years of marriage. For ten days Mrs Keene has been staying with her father. The couple had appeared perfectly content until recent financial strains sparked the split.
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New York
Roxhall
P. Keane
Let Us De Contento Works To Do the Thibes
Eizalet Barret Browning lines reflect playful resolve and measured concern over actions and fretfulness. The fragment hints at balancing effort with restraint and a witty view on motivation.
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Eizalet Barret Browning
Old Time Will Turned Up In Probate Case
Philadelphia probate proceeding reveals a 1851 will found among a decedent’s papers. George Martin sought letters of administration after the testator died in 1902 at Norristown asylum. The hearing, before Register Wemmer, challenged the will’s mental capacity. next Thursday’s session was scheduled.
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Philadelphia
Pas
Jonathan Marti
Register Wemmer
Normistown Asylum
George Martin
Martin
Norristown Asylum
Intter
James Martin
Herring
Thomas A Faby
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