Death of Mrs. B. B. Bennett in Portland
Telegram reports the death of Mrs. B. B. Bennett in Portland Oregon on Monday. Her body is being shipped for interment here or at Ainsworth. She lived with daughter Mrs Edward Ewing after the family left the city two years ago. Her son Will Bennett and daughter Mrs Anna Davis reside here. Funeral plans not yet set pending arrival of the body expected Friday. Joe Limerman shipped two carloads of horses to Buffalo via the Rock Island yesterday.
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Will Bennett
B. B. Bennett
Portland
Oregon
Ainsworth
Harvard Names Lowell as President Succeeding Eliot
Harvard College nominated Abbott Lawrence Lowell, professor of the science of government, to become president after Charles W. Eliot retires. Lowell, a Boston native aged fifty three, has long been associated with Harvard as student, lecturer and faculty member.
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Boston
Corporation of
Harvard College
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Lowell
Eliot
Harvard University
Youth Confesses to Murder of Priest Bene Factor
Enrique Delara a seventeen year old San Dominican student pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for shooting Rev Arturo Asencio in Central Park after befriending him on a steamer from San Domingo. Delara admitted stealing valuables and robbing the priest of $15.
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New York
Enrique Delara
Arturo Asencio
Delara
San Domingo
Central Park
Weather house contrivance forecasts the weather
An old fashioned weather house from Switzerland uses catgut and a wire supported platform with two figures. Moist air twists the catgut to lift the man from his door while high humidity later brings the woman into view. The device is simple to make.
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Switzerland
Willie defies warning and swims despite admonition
A judge recalls a child named Willie who admits disobedience by going into the water. He cites temptation as the motive and humorously notes a rejected rescue when Satan supposedly kicked him in. The exchange captures a moral lesson framed by a judge.
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Satan
Public Farm Sale by Wenger Bros Auctioneers Near Washington
Public sale begins 10 a.m. Thursday January 28 four miles south of Washington on the Wayland road. Items include ten head of horses, sixteen head of cattle, sixty five hogs, corn and hay, farm implements, and other articles. Terms: cash under $10, 6 percent discount for cash on larger sums, notes with security, lunch provided. Registration and clerks Pech Bros Arthur Therion, with J. G. Moriarty.
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Wenger Bros
Washington
Wayland Road
Lawron
Tom Sheridan
Poland
China
Emerson Gang
Street Sale Auction of Spahr Store Stock
Henry Tollenaar announces a public auction Saturday January 23 at 1 o clock at the NE corner of the square. The sale includes a large stock of new and second hand household goods, furniture, stoves, chairs and show cases with no set price. Frank Macon handles the auction.
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Spahr
N. E
Religious author cites kidney remedy relief
A religious author describes years of kidney trouble culminating in a severe winter pain and bed confinement. After starting Foley's Kidney Remedy the pain lessened, urine normalized, and he recommends Foley's Pleasant. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the remedy.
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Foley
Lemmon
Baptist Church Business Meeting This Week
The annual church business meeting will be held Thursday evening this week. A basket supper begins at 6 30. All church members and the congregation are invited to attend.
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The
Baptist Church
J Benn Sale Nets $4388 As Horses Sell Well
The J Benn sale on Tuesday brought in 4388.70 with three mares averaging 244.50 each plus individual bids of 290.00 254.00 and 189.00. Auctioneer Frank Macon presided.
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J. Benn
Frank Macon
China's Great Reformer Yuan Shi Kai Deposed as Grand Councillor
Yuan Shi Kai once the empire's strongest man and viceroy of Chili province has been dismissed from the post of grand councillor and commander in chief due to rheumatism. He led modernizing reforms in China, built a powerful army, modernized Pekin, promoted education, and advanced central government ideas. His fall ends a career spanning 1907 to 1908 with multiple high posts and a push toward national unity.
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Yuan Shi Kai
Chili Province
China
Li Hung Chang
Middle Kingdom
Japan
Grand Council
Chili
Pekin
Europe
America
Korea
Chill
Board of Works
Council of Government
Army Reorganization Council
Lincoln's Last Story Told to Congress by General Keifer
General Keifer recounts President Lincoln's tale told the night before Lincoln's assassination to Samuel Shellabarger. The anecdote involves a shirt story with a pun on staff and army, linked to a DC militia reorganization bill.
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Lincoln
House of Representatives
Keifer
Ohio
Washington Dispatch
District of Columbia
Samuel Shellabarger
Congress
Shellabarger
General Keifer
White House
President Lincoln
Sangamon
Trishman
Reconstruction
Mr. Lincoln
Army
Promissory Car Fare Notes in Minneapolis Plan
Minneapolis plans issue promissory notes to riders who cannot pay fares. Conductors provide slips promising payment of the fare at the first opportunity. Passengers may be sued if they fail to remit after using the note.
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Minneapolis
Street Railway Company
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Biggest fig farm venture in Jefferson County Texas
John W. Gates and James Hopkins form a partnership to establish the largest fig farm in the world near Port Arthur Texas. More than 5000 acres are planted with fig trees on their near 15000 acre landholdings. California and Florida fruit experts were brought to Galveston for the project.
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John W. Gates
James Hopkins
Diamond Match Fame
Galveston
Tex
Jefferson County
Gates
Port Arthur
California
Florida
Committees on Contests and Burglar Reforms
Washington dispatch reports Representatives Kennedy and Haugen of Iowa narrowly escaped shipwreck on their Panama voyage and faced severe storms returning to the United States. Also aboard were Grenna and Lindbergh of Minnesota. The ship veered off course, life boats were readied, and all avoided disaster as waves towered in the Caribbean. The lawmakers arrived in Washington relieved to be on land and satisfied with the Canal Zone visit.
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Washington
D. C
Kennedy
Haugen
Iowa
Panama
Canal Zone
Cape Hatteras
Grenna
Lindbergh
Minnesota
Des Moines Contest Committee Names by Feeley
Feeley announced the contest committee lineups for several races. Clinton Darrah Bowman Wilson McDonald and Byerly head the Rob Kendall contest. Marion county Hackler Marston White Dodds Shelby lead the Teter-Crozier contest. Ida Stillman Goody Cooper Bauman and Calkins head the Corry-Baxter contest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Feeley
Rob Kendall
Clinton
Darrah
Bowman
Wilson
McDonald
Byerly
Teter-Crozier
Marion County
Hackler
Marston
White
Dodds
Shelby
Corry-Baxter
Ida Stillman
Goody
Cooper
Bauman
Calkins
Davidson-Penn
Fremont County
Lee
Harding
Perkins
Dabney
Cull
Springer-Stoddard
Buchanan County
Davidson
Beebe
Ripley
O'Connor
Swift
Convicted burglar seeks mercy and restitution in Des Moines
Edward Marsh, a career burglar, visited Rev. Finis Idleman of Central Church of Christ and confessed his crimes. With the minister's help he now works on the river ice earning $1.50 a day to recover and return stolen jewelry to rightful owners.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Edward Marsh
Finis S. Idleman
Central Church of Christ
Big Central Christian Church
Man Commits Suicide After Marriage License Issued
Shenandoah Iowa Jan 14 A L McClanahan eight miles south of town killed himself with strychnine Tuesday evening after obtaining a marriage license to wed Mabel Chester daughter of local farmer Joe Chester. Her father protested and had her swear out a warrant against him.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
A. L. McClanahan
Here
Mabel Chester
Joe Chester
Pastor on Trial in Iowa Slander Case
The Rev. P. N. Dwelle pastor of State Center Methodist church was tried at Tama on charges of slander libel and defamatory statements brought by Rev. J. B. Wyatt of Vernon Park Cedar Rapids. Co defendants Rev. W. E. Ross of Clarksville and Rev. W. Rodgers of Strawberry Point to be tried later. The trio brought against Wyatt at the last conference face charges of not paying debts.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
P. N. Dwelle
State Center Methodist Church
Tama
J. B. Wyatt
Vernon Park Church
Cedar Rapids
W. E. Ross
Clarksville
W. Rodgers
Strawberry Point
Wyatt
Dr. King's New Discovery Healed Man From Consumption
W R Lipscomb of Washington NC recalls his brother who suffered from consumption for years. After trying many remedies and doctors he used Dr King s New Discovery and was cured by six bottles. He is a well man today.
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W. R. Lipscomb
Washington, N. C
Dr. King
Local visitorsShown in Muscatine area
Local residents and guests from Crawfordsville Keota Olathe and Middletown Iowa visit Muscatine. Names include D Griffith Roy Twinam E A Kennel Albert McKinstry S A England J W Isett T H Buckenshire B A Carden Max Carden Seymour Martin Mary Shearer Raymond Pratt C F Norton Jessie Tedford Laura Dupuis and relatives.
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E. A. Kennel
Keota
Geo. Brinton
Albert McKinstry
Olathe
Kan
Missouri Point
Charles McKinstry
S. A. England
J. W. Isett
T. H. Buckenshire
Winfield
Cure a Cold in One Day Bottle Advertisement
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets claim a one day cure for colds. Druggists refund money if it fails. Signature of BE. W. GROVE appears on each box. Price 26 cents.
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BE. W. Grove
For a Bride's Dowry
The article notes a northern European custom where white poplar trees grow in value as a dowry. Fathers plant a thousand saplings for a daughter's dowry after birth, with the trees increasing in size and value as she grows, until they are cut at twenty years.
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Europe
Hobson's Choice Scraps in Breakfast Dialog
A landlady quips over breakfast eggs asking which is preferred. The reply notes the lack of choice when only an egg is offered. This brief exchange appears in London Scraps.
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Hobson
Lomdon
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Frank L. Wilson & CO
Joe Limerman
Buffalo
N. Y
Rock Island
My Ife
Stuart & McCreedy
South Dakota
Geo. Peck
Willie
Pech Bros
Arthur Therion
J. G. Moriarty
Henry Tollenaar
Monarch
Dougherty Bros., Clothiers
Empire
Charley Kennedy
D. ©. Griffith
Crawfordsville
Roy Twinam
BE. A. Carden and Son
Max
Middletown
J. A. Carden
Seymour Martin
West Chester
Keiser
Mary Shearer
Letts
John Lau
Main Street
Muscatine
Raymond Pratt
Davenport
Arsenal
C. F. Norton
Knox
Marion Avenue
J. O. Sexton
Jessie Tedford
Columbus Junction
Albia
Oskaloosa
Laura Dupuis
Will Dupuis
Lee Stewart
Beatrice Dupuis
Dupuis
Je A. Harwood
South Side
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