Going GONE Talking business on buying or exchanging property
We offer to dispose of desirable property and invite buyers or exchange partners. Mr Smouse plans to stimulate interest with new additions by building a limited number of residences next season and handling plans contracts and building at no charge with guaranteed pricing. Easy payment terms available. Several good houses to rent in a right location.
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Anamosa
State Penitentiary
Stewart
Bri. F. Hart
Fairport
Rock Island
Gilbert Harris
Burlington
Vermont
Modder River Battle Described as Severest Yet of War
The Daily Chronicle reports a fourteen hour engagement at Modder River with five mile Boer trenches. British Coldstream Scots Grenadier Guards and other units fought under heavy artillery and Maxims, suffering severe casualties as they pressed toward the river.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Navy
Modder River
Coldstream Guards
Scots Guards
Grenadier Guards
Northumberland Fusiliers
Yorkshire Light Infantry
Kings Own
North Laypenshire Regiment
Lanccers
Mounted Infantry
Argyll and Sutherland Highland
Princess Louise
Wauchope
British Fleet Holds Modder River Bridge Assault
London dispatch details brutal Modder River fighting as British Guards press river crossings under heavy Boer fire. Lieutenant Colonel Codrington and Captain Sellpein notable for river dash amid dire losses. Boers retreat at night. Evening notes claim the day belonged to British infantry after guns kept up a withering barrage.
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Scots Guards
Alway
Codrington
Coldstream Guards
Sellpein
Queensland
Ad Swat
London
Julian Ralph
Daily Mall
Modder River
Nrith
Cedar Rapids Route playing cards offered by RC R&N Ry
Agents of the RC R&N Ry sell Cedar Rapids Route playing cards at 15e per pack, two for 25¢, and 1.50 per dozen. Orders to General Passenger Department BC R&N Ry Cedar Rapids Iowa with stamps or money, postage paid. Also notes A L Eckerman returned home first night after Thanksgiving stay with his mother Mrs E J Eckerman.
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Cedar Rapids
RC R& N Ry
General Passenger
BC R&n Ry
Iowa
Lawsuit starts in special court over Turbott Herring case
A suit filed by J C Herring near Columbus Junction against Joe A Turbott was begun in Squire Pearson's court. Evidence continued past midnight and the case was adjourned to December 18. Brookhbart represented Turbott and Van Dyke represented Herring.
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Ainsworth
J.C. Herring
Columbus Junction
Joe. A. Turbott
Squire Pearson
Brookhbart
Turbott
van Dyke
Herring
School Board Contracts Blinds for New High Building
The Washington district school board met yesterday and transacted routine business. It entered a contract to install Venetian blinds at the new high school building.
Licensed to wed two couples from out of town
Licenses to wed were granted yesterday for Hert M. Wilson and Lora M. Fordyce of near Riverside and Jacob Lie Mer and Gertie Bergen of near Ainsworth. District Court adjourned for the November term by Judge Dewey after disposing of minor cases since Thanksgiving. The Keokuk county December term convenes today in Sigourney. Other notes: local exhibitions, furnace work in Keota, and residents visiting Keota, Spencer, Anamosa, and Burlington.
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Hert M. Wilson
Lora M. Fordyce
Riverside
Jacob Lie Mer
Gertie LL
Bergen
Ainsworth
Dewey
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Des Moines Man Sentenced for Arson and Fraud Tricks
Charles A Spiegel received eight years in a penitentiary for arson after confessing a long fraud scheme tied to a fur business and an assumed alias. The case traces him from Des Moines to Toronto and Sing Sing, with notes on his real name and motive.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Spiegel
Toronto
Charles Cohn
New York
Mercy
Chicago Tribune foreign service praised by New Orleans paper
The Times-Democrat lauds The Chicago Tribune for superior European news coverage from Paris and London and for leading metropolitan journalism. It notes the Tribune’s influential foreign service and compares favorably to New York papers while praising its comprehensive home news reach.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Paris
London
Chicago Tribune
New York
Chicago ‘Tribune
Foreign Service
Grace Corneau
HH. J. Whigham
Star of Journalism
Chicago
United States
Tribune
Gotham
Miller manager methods fail as receiver shuts $25,000 draw
Chicago judge appoints receiver for Combination Investment company amid accusations of New York Franklyn syndicate style swindles. William Gallagher charges investors and public funds misused. Royal Trust bank and Henry S. Turner enjoined from paying $25,000 in speculative checks. Company chartered 1899 with Hammond Coates Curran officers handling subscriptions.
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Chicago
Combination Investment Company
Rialto
Franklyn Syndicate
New York
Judge Gibbons
William J. Gallagher
Geo. J. Hammond
Justus G. Coates
City
Judge
J. F. O'Donnell
Royal Trust Company Bank
Henry S. Turner & Co
Gallagher
John B. Brady
Gibbons
George Hammond
Daniel T. Curran
Complainant alleges $100000 misappropriation and charter dissolution
The complaint outlines alleged large scale operations by a man named Knowles who took $100000 of funds. Gallagher demanded to view books, was refused, and accusations of false profits to placate investors followed. The court is asked to annul the charter and dissolve the company with assets around $50000 and liabilities of $200000.
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Hammond
Gallagher
Coates
Knowles
Judge Gibbons
Brady
Curran
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Neers
Hwigulandens
Billy Ament
Jeffries Fitzsimmons
Jeffries Sharkey
A. L. Eckerman
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E. J. Eckerman
Journal
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West Chester
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Colfax
N. B. Rush
G. A. Carson and Wife
Stewart & Freud
W. ©. White
S. M. Brown
Bloomington
School, Board
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the School Board of the District
Stewarts Pharmacy
Hearne Brothers
Ladies Park Association
Ar Nory
Ed Walther
Nort Corbin
Keota
Charlton Furnace
Vida Alberson
Spencer
J. H. Stewart
J.T. Matthews and Son
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Sheboygan
Wis
Frank Woods
American Volunteers
Volunteer Gazette
Racine, Wis
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Bayfield Railway
Max Bler
Pollak-Virag
Harry Silver
L. D. Robinson
East Side
Jobn Allen
Creston
Boulder
Colorado
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Myrtle Shields
Haight and
Chas
Reeves
No. U Last
Sam Foreman
Mrs. Cocklin
David Eichelberger
Rob't Shields
Muscatine
Kalona
A.J. Rawson
Harry McCulley
Don Figgins
Geo. Figgins
Dr Allen
O H. Dunlap
Kalona Ditch
D.S. Cole
Davenport
S C Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Eid
Uaich
Cuicano
Shiloh
Pos
WIN Smouse & Co
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Emble Flower Co
J. R. Isenhart
Candy Kitchen
Teachers’ Bible
Concordace
Divinty Circuit Binding
E.C. Carris & CO
Larue
Benton Co. Arx
Ben
Cardus
E. B. Townsend
Chattanoous Medicine CO
Lawney's
Ling
Fox
Sweethart
Washington County
B. F. Dixon & CO
Washington, Iowa
Baby
A. N. Bvuwer
M. Lombardo
Stuart & Son
Nice
R. Stuart & Son
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