A Peculiar Case of Eunice Rivers at Colon Iowa
A memory of the Rivers murder in Colon Iowa centers on Eunice Rivers blamed for her father James Rivers death by a stale circumstantial case. Henderson later confesses to the murder, revealing Rivers wronged many villagers and a ladder entry and corn cutter weapon. Eunice is released after Henderson’s confession and vanishes.
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Charles B. Lewis
James Rivers
Colon
Iowa
Imus
Eunice
Chicago
Mr. Rivers
Riversarman
Hunice
Rivers
Uuilty
Tion
Eunice Rivers
John
Henderson
John Henderson
Jack Son
Dolief
Woral
Pronunciation of Pepys Name Clarified by 1703 Registry
A Notes and Queries note discusses how Samuel Pepys is pronounced. Wheatley favors Papes though debates persist over Peppis Peps or Peeps. Lord Braybrooke cites St Olave's 1703 burial entry Sam Peyps Esq as decisive, while 1696 pamphlet The Scoller's Practicall Cards mentions the word peeps meaning pips.
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Peppis
Peps
Peeps
Pepys
Hart Street
Sam Peyps
Samuel
Scoller
F. Jackson
Paving Materials Grow and Migrate in City Streets
A St. Louis municipal authority warns that street paving materials can expand and shift after laying. Wood blocks are deemed worst and should not be used. cracks up to 24 feet long have been observed in winter and wood pavement in 500 feet shows movement. Heat cold and dampness affect all materials, with the least disturbance seen in cranks.
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St. Louis
Floating Palaces on the Upper Lakes Offer New Steamers
Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Co unveils two new steel passenger steamers at $800,000 each. They promise safety speed and luxury with 20 mph service, under 50 hours Cleveland Toledo Chicago. Four weekly runs to Toledo Detroit Alpena Mackinac Petos key Chicago with July August daylight trips Detroit Cleveland and Put-in-Bay daily service. First class staterooms menus and round trip rates highlighted. Pamphlet available from A A Schantz G P A Detroit Mich.
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Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Company
Lakes
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Detroit
Alpena
Mackinac
Petoskey
Lakerie
Put-in-Bay
A. A. Schantz
G.P.A
Detroit & Cleveland Steam Nav. Co
Mich
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Jewett Gas Ranges
Pittsburg Exposition
Tangenu
Beavenite Lighs
ANU
Jewett
Pickett
Warren
Penn’a
Boris
EEG CO
Musonte Terois
Ayes Brag
Siegfried & Co
Warren Pa
Supolio
Hoxsie
Hoxsie C. C. C. CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Brown & Friend
Henry Friend
W Ho
Anijeren Tower
A. Weiss
Water Steet
Warren, Pa
Charles B
Lewis
Johnsons Anddywe
Jgenson & CO
Becton
Mass
Est
Jad Dewinpers
U.S
Washington
C.a.snow
Ciaran Ph Hh Taeda
INE
Ronne
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