Requisition Papers Sought for None Such Washer Men
County Attorney Brookhart of Washington county Col Scofield and Rep C J Wilson appear before Gov Shaw this afternoon arguing for requisition papers for the None Such Washer men recently indicted in the county. Scofield and Wilson represent the None Such Washer people. Outcome watched with interest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Brookhart
Washington County
Col. Scofield
Rep
C. J. Wilson
Shaw
Brockhart
Sheriff Arrets Edward Hogan on Davenport forgery warrant
Special to Evening Journal reports Dubuque on April 5 where Sheriff Conlin arrested Edward Hogan who was wanted in Davenport for forgery. Hogan was held awaiting the arrival of Scott county sheriff and was working in Dubuque at the time.
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Evening Journal
Dubuque
Conlin
Edward Hogan
Davenport
Hogan
Scott County
Death of Peter Sutton Noted in Denver Tragedy
Special to Evening Journal. Dubuque, April 5. Peter Sutton formerly of this city was accidentally killed at Denver today.
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Ecial
Evening Journal
Dubuque
Peter Sutton
Denver
Primitive Baptist Quarrel Splits Harrisburg Church
In Brushy township Saline County Illinois a long standing dispute over predestination splits the Primitive Baptist church in Harrisburg. The rival factions the cant help us and the can help us clash over church ownership and doors leading to a fire that destroys the edifice. Both sides accuse the other of wrongdoing as they hire investigators and mourn the loss.
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Harrisburg
Ills
Primitive Baptist Church
Brushy Township
Saline County
Jerry Bonds
Calvin
Anther
Missing Fort Wayne Couple Sparks Theories Of Abduction
Miss Katie Steller aged 20 and Peter Furey aged 24 vanished after a Steller family visit in Fort Wayne. A letter purportedly from Furey’s wife in St Louis surfaced, triggering a dispute with the parents and prompting pursuit to the ends of the earth if funds permitted.
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Fort Wayne, Ltd
Katie Steller
Conrad Steller
Fort Wayne
Peter Furey
Centennial Hotel
Phe
Furey
Purey
St. Louis
Phe Steller
Steller
Prince of Wales Attacked by Youth on Train in Brussels
An 16-year-old anarchist named Sipido fired twice at the Prince of Wales as their train left Brussels Northern station. The shots failed to harm him. the assailant was subdued by station staff and bystanders. Belgians denounced the act as an anarchist outrage. the prince asked for leniency. The royal party proceeded to Copenhagen for the Danish king's birthday celebrations amidst tight security.
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Brussels
Prince of Wales
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sipe
Ofclass
Sipide
South Africa
Lipido
Sipido
Maison du Peuple
Journal de Bruxellen
Belgium
Grain of wheat grown in boy’s cheek shocks surgeons
In Yardley near Trenton a boy aged about 15 underwent surgery to remove a grain of wheat that had grown inside his cheek. Sprouts spread under a tumor the size of a walnut, and doctors suspect the grain entered via the eye before migrating downward.
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New York
Landsford
Sitka Opposes Move to Capital in Alaska
The people of Sitka Alaska rise against a proposal by Alaskan representatives to relocate the capital from Sitka to Juneau. The battle underscores local resistance as Washington deliberates the issue this winter. The report notes partisan contention and public mobilization against the plan.
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Sitka
Juneau
Washington
Alaska
Market Notes From Chicago and Grain Bids Across Cities
Chicago and East Buffalo markets show mixed commodity movement with cattle hogs and sheep receipts and variable price ranges. Separately St Louis and Milwaukee grain reports list bid prices for wheat corn oats and rye with regional fluctuation and delivery months.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Aprini
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis Grain
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Chicago sharks fleece Wisconsin farmers in Monticello scam
Three prominent farmers from Monticello Wisconsin were lured by Chicago con artists into contracts for six to twelve months of medical treatment with no payment until cure. The contracts were turned into six month notes at 7 percent interest and cashed at the Bank of Monticello. When payments failed the bank filed suit and Sheriff John Gardner moved to settle. The farmers paid $100 notes plus $35 each for costs and interest as the sharks pressed.
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Monticello
Wis
Chicago
Bank of Monticello
John Gardner
Pontiac Farmer Discovers Name Change From Roberts to Thurlow
Stehard Roberts of Pontiac Michigan learns his legal name is Thurlow and plans to transfer property to himself. The tale traces a family past from Tillsonburg Ontario to Chatham and Salem Michigan with a missing father, a wife’s memory, and a hunt for relatives ending in Woodstock.
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Pontiac
Mich
Stehard Roberts
Thurlow
Roberts
Lawrence Pharlow
Tillsonburg
Ont
Richard
Chatham
Salem
Canada
Woodstock
Webster Davis on South African trip underscores Pretoria defenses
Webster Davis reports after meeting with Interior Secretary Hitchcock that his April 4 resumption of duties comes amid praise for Kruger and a cautious view of Boer defenses. He describes Pretoria as impregnable in terrain and fortifications, noting Krupp guns and a storehouse of food and munitions.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Webster Davis
Davis
Transvaal
Koomatipoort
Bheliah
Boer War Memories and Local Factory News
Eyewitness account recounts battles at Colenso Spion Kop and Tugela with figures on Boer forces and leadership. In Fond du Lac Wisconsin the BR Wild Biscuit factory will close May 1 with $200000 plant valuation and job losses. Bishop Fowler hospitalized in Buffalo. Unclaimed dogs may face execution by electricity.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
BR. Wild
American Biscuit Company
Bishop Fowler
Methodist Episcopal Church
Buffalo
N.Y
Lavinia H. Dempsey
New York
Queen Victoria welcomed in Dublin amid loyal crowds and pageantry
The Duke of Abercorn praised Ireland’s loyalty as Queen Victoria arrived in Dublin. Crowds cheered from Kingstown to Phoenix Park with orders and guards ensuring calm. An ancient gate scene, scarlet robes, and heralds framed the royal entry as life guards followed the Lord Mayor and Irish nobility.
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Duke of Abercorn
Ireland
Associated Press
Queen Victoria
Kingstown
Phoenix Park
London
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Pu- Suivant-at-arms
Magor
Pursuivant At Arms
Corporation
Earl of
Faith of the Presbyterians in Indiana
A Presbyterian secretary rebuts Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis on predestination, saying orthodox ministers do not teach infant damnation and that Hillis has long expounded a faith he now questions. Also reports arrests in Madison for liquor sale and a fire losses, Milwaukee mayoral stance, and Boer threats near Springfontein with Gatacre preparing measures to protect Roberts' railway line.
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Wabash
Ind
Chas, Little
Indiana
Hillis
Madison
Wis
Henry Dueten
Utica
Christiana
William
Luton
Springfontein
Orange Free State
Bloemfontein
Gatacre
Lord Roberts
Five mile limit bill fails in Des Moines House
Des Moines Iowa April 5 the five mile limit liquor bill failed passage in the house by two votes. It would have barred liquor sites within five miles of the state university agricultural college and normal school. Also April 5 in Fortyville Indiana Dr J H Vail suffered severe injuries when a natural gas explosion occurred after he struck a match entering his office destroying the building.
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Des Moines
State University
State Agricultural College
State Normal School
Fortyville
Ind
J. H. Vail
Vail
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