Old Friends Snub Him As Stewart Returns to Boulder
Charles D Stewart former proprietor of the private bank M L Stewart Co returns to Boulder Colo to establish a new home. Several friends refuse to acknowledge him on the street while he seeks a court ordered audit of the bank's books from 1900. Creditors have received 58 percent of their claims through Detroit Trust Co which closed the bank's affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owosso
Mich
Charles D.tewart
M. L. Stewart & Co
Boulder
Colo
Stewart
United States District Court
Bay City
Art
Red Bank
Mgh
Detroit Trust Company
Belleville Rescue After Rail Tie Trapping Incident
In Belleville Illinois a 308 pound man named Rodemeyer became trapped between trestle ties over Rich Vand Creek. A crowd of five men including John Mackin and two factory workers hauled him free after a half hour struggle, stopping two freight trains during the rescue.
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Belleville
Valentine Rodear
Rich Vand Creek
Rodmeyjer
John Mackin
Mackin
Rodemeyer
Tugne
Senate and House in Brief Washington Feb 25
The Senate spent four hours on legislative matters with no action beyond speechmaking. At 3 p.m. eulogies were offered for Senator Alger and Representative Hitt. The House, by a 279 to 0 vote, amended the LaFollette rail workers bill, with both parties agreeing the changes strengthen it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Washington
Alger
Hitt
Committee On Rules
House Passes Sundry Civil Bill After Night Session
The house completed and passed the sundry civil bill after a conference report on the legislative executive and judicial bill. A night session followed with eulogies for deceased congressmen including Senator Alger and Representatives Adams Wisconsin Flick and Ketcham New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nouse
House
Alger
Adams
Wisconsin
Flick
Ketcham
New York
Choses the Lesser Evil by Surrendering Addict Threats
Alexander Granville Gordon surrenders to police in Minneapolis pledging guilty. He had just completed two years for threatening to blow up the West hotel unless paid blackmail. He was linked to threatening ecards sent to President Roosevelt signed by the Secretary Black Hand Society. Federal officers dropped claims due to his Minnesota sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Alexander Granville Gordon
West Hotel
Roosevelt
Black Hands Society
Minnesota
Fire destroys city jail and several local properties in Martinsville
Incendiary fire in Martinsville Illinois damaged the city jail and hall, L C Snavely’s two story brick, Al Rowe two story brick, James Lindsey barn, H V McNary residence, C J Cunningham poultry house and contents, M J Flenner tin shop. Losses total at least 3 880 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
City
L. C. Snavely
al Rowe
James Lindsey
H. V. McNary
C.J. Cunningham
Three Die After Drinking Wood Alcohol in West Virginia Family
In Parkersburg West Virginia February 25 three members of FEBS Boyce family of Elizabeth Wirt county died after mistakingly drinking wood alcohol. Boyce bought the alcohol and gave some to two children who were slightly ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Boyce
Elizabeth
Wirt County
Ex County Treasurer Arrested on Indictment
Evansville Ind February 25 John P Walker former county treasurer was arrested on a grand jury indictment in four counts one for grand larceny and three for embezzlement A recent probe found a 66000 shortage in his office accounts
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Evansville
Ind
John P. Walker
Three Berlin survivors land after Hook of Holland wreck
The three women who survived the Berlin disaster, with eleven rescued earlier, have safely reached shore at the Hook of Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hook of Holland
Mrs Mary Siroky Buried In Local Cemetery
Remains of Mrs Mary Siroky formerly of this county were brought to town for burial Tuesday February 19. An aged widow who lived with her daughter Mrs Calta in South Dakota, she was remembered as a kind and sweet lady by the writer.
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Mottet
Mary Siroky
Calta
South Dakota
Renter moves and local deaths noted in February update
Feb 23 report shows Sam Ramsey relocating west of town on the Frank Jones place and Frank Dutler east of Richmond. Hank Brawner rents the Stump place, Dan Haller builds a shack in Oklahoma, and Charlie Haller plans a prospecting tour. Mrs. Bert Stafford dies, funeral by Rev. Walter Smith highlights her Christian life. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rabe Turnipseed of our area two miles south.
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Sam Ramsey
Frank Jones
Frank Dutler
Richmond
Hank Brawner
Charlie Haller
Charlie
James
Old Home Place
Bert Stafford
Pilotsburg
Walter Smith
Rabe Turnipseed
Oklahoma Visit and Local Notes
Feb 23 report from town notes Mrs Herring and son Lewis in Oklahoma. W M Johnson closed his school Feb 22 with no entertainment. A large crowd of visitors attended. Ward Essiey feeds about one hundred cattle. Jap Bidwell’s oldest son visits from Idaho before returning in about four weeks to his railroad job. Ralph Bunce and Grover Booth of Washington academy visited last Sunday. Roads are improving.
West Chester News Notes February 25
Miss Jennie Cook returns to work in Washington after a Sunday at home. Mrs. Rev. F. E. Morrison of West Chester spoke at the Lexington Methodist church. Earl Gorham travels to Pella for school. Mr. and Mrs. DeMarco return to Washington after a weekend with their daughter Mrs. Peter McCol. McKilgore resumes school work in Washington after a weekend at home.
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Jennie Cook
Washington
F. E. Morrison
West Chester
Lexington
Earl Gorham
Pella
DeMarco
Peter McCol
McKilgore
Local Gossip Notes From The Area
Feb 25 notes report Miss Maggie White returning home after Sunday visit to Eli Hofsteater. Attendees at the sale include Mr Moreland and Mr Love of Ainsworth. Lena Shaffer becomes clerk at J F Buxbaum store. Luther Gormley rides to Wellington Kansas this evening. Hattoo arrives from Winfield this morning. Henry Hagie’s child is ill. Mrs Marsh Sewell and daughter from Winfield visit Saturday. Jesse Riley from Oskaloosa visiting friends. Maggie Duncan of Columbus City visits brother Wil Duncan over Sabbath. John Paschal visits Washington today.
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Maggie White
Washington
Eli Hofsteater
Moreland
Love
Ainsworth
Lena Shaffer
J. F. Buxbaum
Luther Gormley
Wellington
Kan
Hattoo
Winfield
Henry Hagie
Marsh Sewe
Convention Verdict Keeps IWW Members in Mine Union
Springfield Feb 25 The United Mine Workers of America Tiinois district rejected President Walker’s bid to expel Industrial Workers of the World members. the convention also voted down raising state officers salaries by 800 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
United Mine Workers of America
Tinois
Walker
Industrial Workers of the World
Cleveland Mayor's Daughter Engaged to Italian Signor
Elizabeth Johnson the Mayor of Cleveland and Mrs Johnsons daughter becomes engaged to Signor Frederico Mariani, a wealthy Italian, as reported in local society notes. The New York Athletic Club dominated a dual swimming meet with the Chicago Athletic Association by winning eight of nine events. A congressional party of about fifty lawmakers plans to sail for the Isthmus of Panama on March 6.
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Elizabeth
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland, C
Frederico Mariani
New York Athletic Club
Chicago Athletic Association
House
Senate
Istimus
Panama
The Strangling Fig and Its Deadly Embrace
Readers learn how the strangling fig begins as an epiphytic plant on a host tree in tropical regions. Its roots descend and fuse around the host, forming a tubelike mass that gradually smothers or starves the tree, depending on whether the host is a palm or a woody species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
St. Nicholas
Grim Old Cromwell and Christmas Gloom Lore
A Times-Democrat antiquary recalls Cromwell’s Puritan crackdown on Christmas. He banned holly and mistletoe as heathen, forbade feasting and dancing, and jailed decorations for 30 days. Public resistance soon forced Cromwell to relent after a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Collins Finds Title From Lighthouse Vision
In a letter to Dickens Wilkie Collins disclosed that his great work was finished but title selection delayed him. Resting at Broadstairs he glimpsed a lighthouse and whispered to it in a semiconscious moment, “White Woman” becomes the inspired title for the book.
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Charles Dickens
Wilkie Collins
London
Broadstairs
Dickens
Collins
The Frenchman and the Race Decline
The Paris Siecle argues that the middle class sacrifices all for children’s official positions, leading to thirty years of penury and near-destitution, reflecting a decay of the French race. It contrasts aspirants for state posts with enterprising individuals, attributing slower growth to Latin races versus Anglo-Saxon vitality.
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Paris
Fish bowmen of distant seas master underwater aim
The article notes aboriginal fishers in the South Seas and Indian Ocean islands using bow and arrow. It explains the difficulty of underwater refraction and how long practice makes these archers highly skilled at judging the fish’s true position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Seas
Indian Ocean
London Saturday Review
Waiter Sniffs at Knife With Pie Demand
A witty exchange from the Christian Register has a waiter scornfully noting that their custom omits serving a knife with pie. The patron responds by asking for an ax, highlighting a sharp joke about table etiquette.
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Christian
He Writes For Money
A dialogue features a father and son discussing writing as a career. The son confirms he sends in applications about once a week, while the father notes his own conduct and the perception of authorship for pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gushington
Her Perch From The Houston Post Dialogue
A witty exchange about romance and proposals appears in the Houston Post. A joke asks if a proposal happened on bended knee and answers that she accepted him on them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Root River Rampage Flooding Hits Minnesota
Root River in southeastern Minnesota surges to one of its worst rampages, washing hundreds of tons of lay stored on bottom lands. Farmers move stock to safety as the river flows through Trouston, a village about twenty miles west of La Crosse.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Minnesota
Trouston
Fire destroys Lytte theater in Altoona. visitor struck by paralysis
The Lytte theater in Altoona, formerly Keith's vaudeville house, burned down causing an estimated loss of 290,000. While fleeing the blaze, visitor William W. Redding of Dixon Illinois suffered paralysis and remained in serious condition at Altoona Hospital.
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Altoona
Lytte
Keith
William W. Redding
Dixon, Itl
Altoona Hospital
Archbishop Messmer Receives Papal Throne Appointment
Milwaukee report states Archbishop Messmer has been named assistant to the papal throne by Rome. The honor grants him privileges in Rome not given to those without the title and signals preferred standing among church leaders.
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Milwaukee
Messmer
Rome
Representative Clark Hosts Salt River Banquet
Washington Feb 25 Representative Champ Clark of Missouri hosted a dinner honoring colleagues in the house. Fourteen Democrats and two Republicans attended, all of whom will end their congressional careers with the current congress.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Missouri
Williams Drowns En Route Tampa to Little Manatee River
I D Williams of Chicago fell overboard from the launch Lauline during a cruise from Tampa to Little Manatee River and drowned. He leaves a wife and child in Chicago.
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Tampa
Fla
I. D. Williams
Chicago
Little Manatee River
Lauline
Curious Amphibious Collision Near Jenlah Michigan
A passenger train on the Ann Arbor road struck a forty five foot yacht towed on country bobs near Jenlah Michigan. Several men and horses narrowly escaped death though no one was injured. The yacht belonged to Mark Crane of Frankfort and was being moved across country when the collision occurred near a curve south of town.
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Jenlah
Mich
Here
Ann Arbor
Mark Crane
Frankfort
Omaha Club Reverses Stand on 2 Cent Railroad Fare Bill
At a special meeting of the Omaha Commercial Club the executive committee's opposition to a 2 cent railroad fare bill was rescinded by a large majority. The session took place in Omaha Nebraska on February 25.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha Commercial Clubs
Fatally Shot in a Peculiar Manner at Gouvenett Home
Weldon Lockie, 28, of Watertown New York, was fatally injured at his Gouvenett residence when he slept on a couch rolled to the floor and discharged a .38 caliber revolver from his pocket. The bullet entered his spine.
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Watertown
N. Y
Weldon Lockie
Gouvenett
Wanly Commutes Spores Death Sentence to Life
Governor Wanly commutes the pending death sentence of William A. Spores who was to be hanged at midnight at the Michigan City penitentiary. Spores killed William Fawbush in Rush County several months ago, and the case prompted the commutation.
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Hanly
Indianapolis
Wanly
William A. Spores
Michigan City
Spores
William Fawbush
Rush County
Fiancée of Opera Member Driven to Insanity by Shipwreck News
The fiancée of Herr Dara, a member of the German Opera company, drowned in the wreck of the British steamer Berlin off the Hook of Holland. She became insane upon learning the tragedy.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Dara
Berlin
Holland
Widow of James G Blair Dies in Kansas City
Mrs Ara Bella Blair widow of former congressman James G Blair who represented Missouri's First District in the 1870s died in Kansas City at age 81.
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Kansas City
Arabella TP. Blair
Jas. G. Blair
Congress
Missouri
House rejects canteens in soldiers' homes
In a recorded session the house refused to authorize establishing canteens in soldiers' homes. John G. Carlisle is reported to marry Mrs. Gertrude Logan of Richmond who was born Tucker. In Tonopah Nevada Abe Brown a part owner of the Tonopah club lost 300000 at faro in a single sitting.
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John G. Carlisle
Gertrude Logan
Richmond
Logan
Tucker
Tonopah
Nev
Abe Brown
Faro
Section Man Hurt In Railroad Yard Incident
Early morning accident near the Rock Island depot injures Conn Hickey a yard section worker. A switch engine backing in struck him on the head and face as he bent tightening a rail bolt. He was taken to the Brown home for treatment with a severe scalp wound but no serious injuries.
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Rock Island
Conn Hickey
Hook and Ladder Company Special Meeting Tonight
The Hook and Ladder company will hold a special meeting at 7 30 this evening. Attendance requested by the foreman to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hook and Ladder Company
Mrs. R. H. Malin Visits Columbus Junction Relatives
Mrs. R. H. Malin returned to her home in Columbus Junction Saturday evening after spending a day or two in the city visiting relatives.
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R. H. Malin
Columbus Junction
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H. F. Steck
Washington National Bank
Sice Square
Ashes
Lemmon
Columbia Pharmacy
J. E. Lemmon
Prop
the County News
Dan Haller
Oklahoma
Wm. Haller
Ft. Dodge
Eureka
Crawfordsville
Old Cromwell
the Woman In White
J. B. Grail
Illinois
James G. Blair
J. C. Mitts SH Grocery
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