Mass posse captures three men after riot at county jail
A large posse corralled three suspects after a night of violent unrest near Ridgely Me. The accused, Mayehall Stineback Edward Stinebsels and Tita Stinebiack, were tried then executed at a tree amid a vigilante outbreak. The mob seized the prisoners in the courtroom and fired into them as they hung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wrogeswan
Ridgely
Tiplouville
Ammuniton
Posse
Degrar
Jdiary
Legros
Volicy
Mad Pateer Shoots Family After Night Absence
In a New York home during breakfast Cork Door, a 57 year old tubber, opened fire with a revolver killing Meta, 17, and wounding his son Frederick, a Lutheran minister. Frederick died after a struggle as the father shot the others before police arrived. the wife and other family members were wounded or distraught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork Door
New York
Freei & Revolver
Meta
Mrederick
Larose Vibrrestead
Willy Mitkeder
Yale
Bo Re
Avite
Sap
Feuat
Meta Pell
Rhee West
Pe Seoeed
Sueh Tvedecick
Nts
Myueichy or Viste Dripoli Battlesitp Summary
The fragment mentions a battle context with unclear names and places. It references a stakes or pair of forces and a leader or official, with names that resemble fictional or corrupted OCR. The text is too garbled to extract a clear event date or location. The main element is a contested clash described in a damaged historical newspaper fragment.
Tornado Alley Strikes Multiple States Causing Massive Damage
A violent tornado outbreak ripped through several states, killing twelve to twenty people and injuring about thirty at Midberry while leaving extensive destruction in Ozark Palmos and nearby towns. Communications collapsed as roads, buildings, and telegraph lines were ruined, with reports of hundreds of thousands in property losses and widespread damage across Columbia, Milter, Texarkana, and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhessennd
Apa
Tornade Perssel
Dlafavedie
Colombia
Milter
Ike
Howard
Pape
Johnson
Frankin
Necardini
Troy Mountain
Rascellville
Achielh
Ozark
Boli
Texarkana
Lewisville
Yoatay Mlecanny
Hones Dersyvill
Palmos
Jethro and
Walkersville
Jethro
Wallersville
Almos
Dame
Telephaone
Celegraph
Expose Troly Land Fraud In Jerusalem Charities
A post office fraud alert targets a band of Syrians in Jerusalem posing as Holy Land souvenir sellers. Consul Thomas St. Wallace exposes extensive schemes enlisting letters to producers and barring mails. The ring used names HL Linenberg M Purmutter Jochus Zetlin gold S Piatter and Mrs He Lorberbaul and sent cheap albums with olive wood from Jerusalem to Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Jerusalem
United States
Middale West
Holy Land
Thomas St. Wallace
Towan
HL Linenberg
M. Purmutter
Jochus Zetlingold
S. Piatter
He. Lorberbaul
Holy Mountains
Big Sum Spent to Elect Tart Campaign Record
George KR Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, released a finance report showing 16 contributions of 10,000 dollars or more. The total contributed was 655,518.27 dollars with 1,026,048.47 dollars allocated at New York and Chicago headquarters. Additional funds moved to state committees and national campaign efforts amount to 620,160 dollars. Notable donors include Watt, Carnesde, and J P Afoe with 110, 30,000, and 30,000 dollar gifts respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George KR. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Lou
Tesser
New York and
Chiesrn
National Committee
Republic
Medeawal
Cop. Watt
Dist
Abo
Andrew Carnesde
J. P. Afoeban
Aioe
Prison Tunnel Escape Report From Jefferson City Penitentiary
Reports describe a tunnel begun from a sentinel tower at Jefferson City Penitentiary in Missouri. The escape attempt involved timed digging and a dash for freedom as guards pursued prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerverson City
Sanday
Wediveau
Gouviots
Invitation to speak at Royal Geographical Society event
A garbled notice states that an invitation was extended to deliver remarks before the Royal Geographical Society. The chaotic text mentions the president and a distinguished audience, with fragmented references to Africa and a planned gathering outside London.
Unclear OCR briefing on deities and votes
Fragmentary OCR text mentions deities, dates, and voting context with broken names and places. Key entities are unreadable, but references to dates, places, and numbers suggest a local civic or religious notice. Poor readability prevents precise summarization beyond noting a voting or event record with unclear specifics.
German constitutional crisis debate in reichstag
The article outlines a pending German debate on constitutional reform giving the Reichstag power to declare war. It notes liberals and radicals aim to shift power to parliament, while conservative and clerical elites resist. The Bundesrat, royalty, and state rulers block changes, and radical strategy hinges on access to funds and electoral district reform to empower industrial artisans against protected interests.
New Counterfeit Notes Detected by Secret Service Chief
Secret Service Chief Wilkie reports a new counterfeit five dollar note of the Indian head design spreading from Providence Rhode Island. The note imitates the acts of August 4 1886 Series 1899 with plate numbers and a deceptive portrait of Oneprapa. A second counterfeit five dollar note claims to be from the 1907 Jackson issue with a poor seal and rough dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkie
Secret Service
Providence
Oneprapa
United States
Viailroad Convicted in US Circuit Charges
The Southern Pact company was convicted in federal circuit court of violating shipment laws. It faced fines of 400 dollars per head for cattle fed during transit, with penalties assessed for each animal involved in the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pact Company
United States
Cullec Tint Company Co
Unclear text fragment from Laas region noted
Fragmentary OCR text mentions local individuals and undefined events with scattered phrases about a Saturday and Sunday reference, a Patine Vowat Hivestiguiius, and vague actions. Names and details are garbled, preventing a clear summary of the incident or notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williaa
Laas
State Auditor forecasts $1.5 million for extraordinary Iowa appropriations
The biennial report by State Auditor Carrol notes funds for extraordinary appropriations this winter by the state legislature, estimating ordinary expenditures at 6,991,6990 for the period ending June 30, 1917 and total estimates from July 1, 1908 to July 1, 1911 about 10,521,000. Deducting expected resources to July 1, 1911 yields a round $1,500,000 available for extraordinary needs by the Thirty-third General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anda Walt Muhoedw Wollars Avalt- Abi
Carrol
State Board of Control
Anditor Carrall
Iowa
Thirty-third General Assembly
Thirtythird General Assembly
Alleged Thief Found With Large Cash Wallet in Bluffs
Police in Council Bluffs arrested Tom Dunn on a larceny charge after searching him and uncovering $1440 hidden in an old feather wallet. Dunn and Tarnest Wiberg of Treynor had driven in Tibere's wagon carrying dairy products. Dunn fled in the wagon then returned later. the dairy goods disappeared. He was tracked to a west end camp and captured in a covered wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Tom Dunn
Dun
Tarnest Wiberg
Treynor
Tibere
Eiberg
Dunn
Kiberg
Tunn
Young newspaper solicitor vanishes after debt plea
George R. Vincent Taaves Leiter Say sag ife. George R. Vincent, a young newspaper solicitor who worked in Creston after leaving Afton, wrote two letters to his sister and employer announcing intent to kill himself by suicide by jumping into Summit lakes to escape debts. Sheriff and city officers searched the trail and crowds gathered, but no body found. many believe he has left town for other parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Vincent Taaves Leiter
Ife
George KR. Vincent
Creston
Afton
Sandy
Summit Lakes
Vincent
Towan Tra Riot Victim Dies at Presbyterian Hospital
A four percent year old boy, son of J. Hanen of Webster City, died in Chicago from a bullet wound received during the Springfield race riot last August. The stray shot struck his neck and lodged near the heart after two operations. His father was a Burlington engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Chicago
Fouls Hane
J. Hanen
Webster City
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicara
Haneeio
Burlington
Ambiguous 1908 Indy car fuster claims and drownings
Fragmented notes report Miss Mollie Morgan claiming a 1908 Indy car fuster title after carrying 104 bushels in a day. Added items describe drownings Albert Fiessinger in Dubuque and a boat disappearance on the Mississippi, plus a strangling suicide, a burglary, and local civic notices amid garbled lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Morgan
Jacmalea
Morgan
Bulgartans and Bul-Rainn Ane Clash Hurts No One
In a night time confrontation near Murray a search of four cars by deputized men led to a showdown with foreign occupants who fired through a car door. Howard Martin, a longtime butcher aged 44, was killed the next day. Police and armed locals gathered at daybreak as occupants surrendered without further violence.
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Murray
Howard Martin
O. 1
Garrett
Stifler
Marti
Afunsiliade
Martin
Farmers Short Course At State College Opens January
The tenth annual farmers short course in five stock and farm crops work will run January 4 to 16, 1909 at Town Agricultural College. Planned for busy farmers, the program adds animal diseases farm machinery horticulture and poultry works. The course features top stock from leading American flocks and a complete slaughter test on cattle and swine conducted by John Gosling of Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Town Agricultural College
America
John Gosling
Ikansas City
Life sentence cut for Des Moines conductor killer
George Weems has had his life term reduced to thirty two years and will be released at Mace. He was convicted of shooting Des Moines street railway conductor Ridpath and robbing him of fares. Ridpath's widow later remarried and signed the pardon application for her first husband’s killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Weems
Des Moines
Mace
Weems
Contuctor Ridpath
Hidpath
Tragedy From Scalding Water On Porch Tub
The two year old Lara Kurz of West Liberty died Friday from burns received when a tub of scalding water tipped from a box on a back porch after a boiler was emptied into the tub. Her mother had been emptying the boiler earlier, and the child toppled the tub while playing nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lara
John Kurz
West Liberty
Carr Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder
Gowrie resident Wilbur Carr pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for a drunken shooting at Gowrie depot on July 11 after Marshall Thames Nicholson tried to take him home. The incident left Nicholson fatally shot as a struggle ensued. A related item notes the Manual Teachers Organization comprising teachers from Iowa towns forming the Iowa Manual Teachers Association, with Cedar Rapids not involved.
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Ma Wo Nicholson
Acco Hauke
Wilbur Carr
Gowrie
Car
Thames Nicholson
Gowe
Mian
Clar
Loos
Homie
Nicholson
Denison Football Ad Managers Issue Condemnation Seal
A mangled item notes Denison football ad managers condemning an unidentified sinking habit. In related notes, Altda's Wille Catholic Church St. Mary's unveils a new $76,000 church in Aitoi to be opened for public inspection on Thanksgiving Day.
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Han
Denison
Habin Wong
Ree Fusia
Altda
St. Mary’s
Aitoi
Fragmented Park and Local Figures Mentioned in Illiterate Note
An incoherent OCR fragment references Wuws Park, Merrow Kru, Plywiguth near Webster, and a listed deceased person Buccs Uniles Areese aged 87. It also mentions Judge Siti Merle, Diason City, and a chain of FS UUU VUUU meld by southern cuplieltsn. The text is garbled and not cohesive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porccios
Siti Merle
Witine
Saul
Newing
Sviliswestern
Saotern Cuplieltsn
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy after years of illness
Mrs A Gregory of Denver writes that after six years of female troubles and an operation she found relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She suffered backaches and bearing down pains until the remedy restored her to health, urging other women to try it.
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Cinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence
Denver
Col
Bpinkham
Hydia
Lydia i. Winkham
Facts for Sick Women by Lydia E. Pinkham Ad
The ad touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a 30 year standard remedy for female illnesses. It claims to alleviate displacements, inflammation, ulcers, fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, backache, and nervous prostration and invites women to write for advice at Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia MW. Pinkham
Foxes and Grapes Told by Alinea Class Child
An Italian quarter classroom recounts Aesop’s fable as voiced by Tony in earnest but imperfect English. The teacher overhears his ending where the fox claims the grapes were sour yet plans to obtain them anyway. The scene captures language learning and storytelling among Armenian city students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Joe
Sued Duck
Dangerous Kidney Complaint Quickly Eased by Dean’s Pills
Mrs acy Quebeck of Mechanic Street Hope Valley says eight years of kidney trouble caused constant backache and swelling with painful secretions. Pressure on her back hurt badly and she could not stoop. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she saw gradual relief and the troubling symptoms fade. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Postor Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acy Quebeck
Mechanic St
Hope Vatley
S. 1
Postor-Milburn Co
Buifilo
N.Y
Mystery Dialect Confusion Traces Alias Tartan Encounter
A fragment shows a dialog where an unnamed narrator greets Alias Tartan with a playful line. The reply questions the wording and fixes the punctuation, mentioning Mr Sorrel and Percy in a puzzling exchange. The piece reads as a quirky linguistic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tartan
Sorrel Top
Percy
Fragmentary Vintage Ad and Story Fragment
A garbled OCR passage shows an older ad for a laxative product with a dubious claim and a brief dialogue between a clergy father and his daughter about writing. The text also contains a scattered narrative about a girl asking if God tells him what to write and a separate scene hinting at a forbidden elopement plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enie
Peutle
Dearie
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Teote
Mad Pateer
Bluys
Dandhier
Pleseaby
Dean T Wue
TROLY
Middle West
Chelson
Tas
Aidiseo
Bart
Ningaee
Bealis
Kinaeg
Viailroad
Kato Thiy Banke Uist
Ferntle
National Bank
Beebe Ekiyco Beatie Bie
Bible
Geadly
Iowa State News
Amimitoinsa
Hay
OIA
Mississippi
Albert Fiessinger
Milwaukee
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Nu- Duque
Chaigs Mersell
Mary Huis
Otturawa
Mesturing
Cid
Thomas Hun
Chis Bilker
Joey
bBilken
Char Dake
Bo J. Bird
Heals Lake
Norwagawilte
Bulgartans Borckharlot
Pfarmers
Carr
Cedar Malls
Wuws Park
Plywiguth
Beth Vy
Phoscar
Webster
Luvine
Divdig
Diason City
Mie Leen
Vie
Curie Mither
Grove
Avs
Eas
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