Iowa Happenings Will Try to Overthrow Opposition to Plan
The Soldier flyer drainage case in Logan Iowa continues with Wattles and Mayne ditch proposals. Wattles ditch spans about 6.6 miles with estimated cost at 100000, while Mayne system runs 15 to 16 miles with cost estimates from 110900 to 200000. Objectors argue flood risk and excessive cost. promoters plan about two more days for replies as seven attorneys prepare final arguments.
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Maye
Missouri
Linn Lake
Tryer
Lynching Threats After Attack Near Bloomfield Iowa
A mob threat follows an attempted assault on Mrs. Hoffman by George Wilson at their Bloomfield home. After an all night pursuit Wilson was captured and jailed as excitement ran high over the alleged crime. The report notes threats of lynching as news broke.
Actor Barnes Sued for Divorce Amid Double Murder Attempt
Chicago Jan. 31 After shooting his wife Aleta Servoss Barnes and her mother Mary Servoss, itinerant actor B Walter Barnes fled from the Hotel Wychmere and is sought by police. He attacked two defending women who restrained him with his revolver. This is the third such incident in five weeks, as Mrs Barnes had filed for divorce and rejected reconciliation. Mrs Barnes and Mrs Servoss are hospitalized with gunshot wounds. the wife is expected to recover though the bullet's path remains uncertain. The jealousy motive centers on the divorce suit.
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Chicago
Mra
Aleta Servoss Barnes
Mary Servoss
B. Walter Barnes
Wychmere
Barnes
Hard Times Debt in Kansas Seed Fund Owes Seward County
Topeka Jan 31 Only one county in Kansas has not paid its seed grain debt to the state Seward County owes 575 46 Haskell County paid 166 11 last week The 1895 seed distribution was funded by a 100 000 appropriation and counties reimbursed the state Some western counties have long delayed final settlements due to hard times and limited funds
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Topeka
Jis Seward
Haskell
Kansas
PACKERS MAKE DENIAL OF CATTLE SHIPMENTS CUT
In New York on January 29 Reuters report dealers claim western packers plan to halve cattle shipments to curb beer prices. Swift & Co denies orders to cut supply while small dealers insist packers are escalating talk. Family meat sales shrink and prices fall citywide.
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New York
Swift & Co
Exhumation Planned as 200+ Miners Entombed in Cherry Mine
In Cherry Illinois on February 1 nearly all women brace for the exhumation promised after a fire trapped more than 200 coal workers since November 13 at the St Paul mine. Recovery hinges on experts with oxygen helmets as bodies are believed to lie in water and on the second level.
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Cherry
St. Paul
Chokes to death on steak at Pittsburg boarding house
A dozen foreign breakfast companions in Mulberry alley boarding house debated a meat boycott. Mic Skovlac, a Slav, ate the steak first and choked to death on the initial mouthful. The case follows a group dispute about meat consumption in the boarding house.
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Pittsburg
Mulberry Alley
Mic Skovlac
Skovlac
Philadelphia
Ladies' Shirtwaist
Poison found in Swope deaths sparks Kansas City trial
Kansas City headlines reveal Dr Hektoen Dr Haines and Dr Vaughn report poison caused Col Thomas H Swope death with strychnine traces in his viscera while Chrisman Swope shows similar signs. Prosecutor Conkling plans criminal case. Dr Bennett Hyde sues Paxton for $100400 in slander over poisoning claims. Mrs Hyde supports husband amid family conflict.
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Kansas City
B.C. Hyde
Chicago
Thomas H. Swope
Conkling
Colonel Swope
John G. Paxton
Swope
Paxton
Chrisman
Hektoen
Haines
Vaughn
Bennett Clarke Hyda
Independence
John H. Paxton
Hyde
Chrisman Swope
Myde
Margaret Swope
Lucy Lee Swope
Imcy Lee Swope
Wai
Byope
Bwope
Hyde family feud fuels defamation suit over Swopes deaths
Dr. Hyde sues John G Paxton Frank J Hall and Howard L Stewart alleging defamatory statements tied to the deaths of the Swopes. The dispute strains relations with Kreé Hyde’s family for years and adds another damages claim of 600000 dollars.
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Kré. Hyde
Hyde
Dr. Hyde
John G. Paxton
Frank J. Hall
Howard L. Stewart
Court Martial Reveals Auld Admitted Forcible Ejection
Paymaster George P. Auld partially admits using force to eject civilian Dr. Cowles from a Charlestown navy yard dance in December. The trial on maltreatment and conduct unbecoming an officer has drawn keen naval social interest as Dr. Robnett faces similar charges and awaits trial. Cowles testified he took a photograph of Dorothy Hesler before the hop and did not return it.
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Boston
Mass
Cowles
Charlestown Navy Yard
George P. Auld
Ansey H. Robnell
Auld
Swift
Yard
Dorothy Hesler
Cranston
Robnett
Seine Drops a Third of an Inch an Hour
Paris officials report the Seine subsiding at about one third of an inch per hour. Water recedes in some streets and critical points have improved, especially near St Lazare station. Engineers expect to shore up underground workings in a few days to avert possible street and building collapses.
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Paris
Seine
St. Lazier Station
Out to Slay Indians in Utah Treasure Hunt Lads Go Missing
Two Pennsylvania youths William Lobosh aged sixteen and Michael Patrick thirteen from Charleroi were found at Union Station in St Louis. Police hold them for parents’ contact after discovery of a knockdown rifle pistol dagger and other gear in their baggage. The boys said dime novels spurred their aim to uncover buried treasure in Utah and defend against imagined invaders. They left home Saturday and took a trolley to Pittsburgh then traveled to St Louis.
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Pennsylvania
St. Louis
St. Louts
William Lobosh
Michael Patrick
Charleroi
Union Station
Utah
Pittsburg
Usury Case to High Court in United States
Doris Griffith, agent for money lender D H Tol man, appeals CT Supreme Court usury sentence of 6000 fine and sixty days in jail. Chief Justice Baldwin orders writ of error if Griffith files a new bond for 8000. Expected to be done.
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Doris Griffith
Hartford
Conn
D. H. Tolman
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Baldwin
Connecticut Supreme Court
Child Murder in New York City At Fifty Street
A man shot and killed a child and wounded another at East Fiftieth Street in New York City then killed himself. Police pursue a theory he may be linked to two boys shot while coasting. The brief item notes a separate incident in Beaver Falls and confirms other prison and fire news.
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Cuy
New York
East Fiftieth Street
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Advertises Remedies
An old time advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for stomach trouble and constipation. It cites cures for patients in Missouri and Kentucky and offers a free trial bottle by writing to Dr W B Caldwell at 600 Caldwell Building in Monticello, Illinois.
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Calawell
J. C. Lanham
Warerensburg
William Voll
Fon
Louisville, Ky
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bldg
Montloallo, UL
President Helps Orphans at Macor Ga Home
The president of the Industrial and Orphans' Home in Macor Ga reports aid to hundreds of orphans. The notice touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for stomach, liver, and kidney issues, boosts digestion and appetite, and claims strong builds for weak individuals and women. It promotes 50c bottles at R. H. Millers and mentions Dean's Regulats as a laxative option.
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Industrial and Orphan’s Home
Macor Ga
R. H. Millers
Foley's Orino Laxative sales pitch in ad style
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Foley's Orino Laxative as the remedy for dull feverish sensation heaviness headaches indigestion biliousness and stomach cramps. It claims to move bowels freely and gently cleanse the intestinal tract without griping or nausea and to cure constipation. Sold by all druggists.
Dean's Ointment Replaces Itching Piles For Mayor Garrett
Buffered day and night the torment of itching piles. Nothing helped until I used Deans Ointment. It cured me permanently. Hon J R Garrett Mayor Girard Alabama declares.
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Dean
J. R. Garrett
Girard
Ala
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