Tragic Iowa murder spree ends with killer’s suicide
Mrs. Cal Littlepage testified to a central Iowa tragedy where Cal Littlepage, a Tennessee mountaineer, shot and killed his former wife’s parents after a divorce and custody dispute. He then shot at her, fled with the baby, and, pursued by hundreds, killed himself at Valley Junction. The incident left Mrs. Littlepage traumatized and ill.
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Cal Littlepage
Valley Junction
Towa
Iowa
Hlmer Jamison
Booneville
Baby
Jamison
Eimer Jamison
Army Chief to Review 6000 Troops at Des Moines Tourney
Major General James Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the United States Army, will visit Des Moines in September to review 6000 regular troops taking part in the tournament at the state fair grounds. Bell earned his first honors during the Philippine Insurrection, at its opening.
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Des Moines
James Franklin Bell
United States Army
State Fair Grounds
Bell
Philippines
General Bell Heads Des Moines Review of Troops
General J. Bell, a Medal of Honor recipient and former captain, led fearless scouts known as Hell's Death by Action Club. He rose through volunteer promotions to chief of staff and later earned a second star. He will be in Des Moines with his staff to review troops from all branches on a downtown street during the tournament opening day.
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J. ¥. Bell
General Bell
Des Moines
Chia
Tower Erected for Des Moines Coliseum Construction
A ninety six foot timber tower rises on the Des Moines riverbank to aid the big Coliseum project for national conventions, horse shows, and major entertainments. The structure with a swinging arm will be a landmark as construction proceeds. Iowa politicians anticipate a fight for a next national convention now that the site is secured.
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Des Moines
Origin of the Boning System in College Examinations
The piece explains how students coined boning to mean cramming for exams, tracing the term to the Bohn Library of translations. Henry George Bohn started his library in 1846, buying remainders and translating classical works, making English editions affordable and popular among students who feared being plucked.
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Bohn
Henry George Bohn
A. B
Sohn
New York ‘Tribune
Voodooism in Haiti and the Haiti Church Clash
A reporter describes voodoo in Haiti, noting church efforts to ban ritual drums and local resistance. Government tolerates practices due to political influence. The question of human flesh in ceremonies remains unresolved with conflicting local testimony and no eyewitness accounts.
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Cannibalism Mentioned In Haitian Context
London Times notes no organized human sacrifice in voodoo rites. It warns cannibalism appears only in rare cases in ordinary Ife and civilized countries when killers from anthropophagic tribes act from temporary insanity or excitement. Public opinion rejects the act and educated Haitians are ashamed of the stain on their country.
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London Times
Pious Ad Believed Authored by Benjamin Franklin
A June 23 1787 Pennsylvania Gazette ad claims a devout moral device by Franklin. It notes a Common Prayer Book stolen from a church pew, bound in red gilt with BD F on cover, and urges the thief to read the eighth commandment before returning it to the pew.
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Pennsylvania Gazette
Franklin
D. B
Deborah Franklin
Surprise at theater edges on fans and bragging
The Cleveland Leader reports a manager recalling a big surprise after a caller claimed to fill many seats. The man praised last week's show and vouched for the current cast, saying he would bring friends and even break his neck to attend. He left without asking for a pasa.
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Cleveland
Why Papa Was Still
A humorous column fragment notes Harold restless in church and quips he wasn’t asleep. A separate Parisian skit shows Mrs. Sorer asking for her husband’s valet, who sits on Mr. Sorer’s new boots, revealing a light domestic joke from the gossip pages.
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Harold
Chicago
Newa
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Mr. Sorer
New York
Distinctian Mistress and the Master’s Umbrella Visit
A Distinctian scene reveals a servant informing the mistress that the visitor was not a gentleman but the master arriving for his umbrella. The exchange captures a sly domestic moment from London Tit-Bits.
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London
Creasing Wild Horses Survived By Ancient Plains Hunter Tales
In McClure's, Barnes describes creasing as a border method to catch wild horses. A bullet stuns by the neck, feet tied, rope halter placed, and a gentle animal used to neck the captive. It was rare and brutal, with fifty deaths per captured horse.
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McClure
Plaina
Anya
Pecos River
New Mexico
India Ink Makers Work By Night Across Regions
The text notes thousands in India and China produce India Ink as a side hustle, using lamp soot and various vegetable oils with sesame oil deemed best. It describes winter nights and spare time work amid other employments, highlighting methods and materials used. It also recounts Tom Reed at a Portland club roasting a guest’s dirty nails with a remark about dirt and luck.
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China
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House of Representatives
Ten Doctors Endorse Dr Miles Heart Remedy
A Mrs T S Edwards of Milner Georgia recounts that after ten doctors warned her husband with heart trouble he followed Miles Heart Remedy and Restorative Nervine. He improved at once and served in the North Georgia Conference in 1904. She urges others to try the medicine and notes refunds if no benefit.
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Miles
A Terrible Threat
A Washington Star snippet shows a man named Cumrox claiming his son in law pressures yielding in the name of family honor while threatening naturalization to force his way, with wife and daughters urging compliance. The exchange hints at a coercive family dispute without explicit violence.
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Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
Money love not purely platonic, says home prown philosopher
A Washington Herald quote presents a home grown thinker asserting the love of money is common but not exclusively romantic. The remark challenges readers to consider money's role in daily life and values.
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Washington Herald
Limited Love. A Witty Exchange From Lustige Blatter
A fragment from Lustige Blatter depicts a melodramatic exchange about parental disapproval of marriage. One lover laments suitor rejection as unbearable and nearly fatal, while the other quips about the danger of the height.
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Lustige
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