Eleven year old runaway captured on trains returns with foster father
Frank Neal from the C R I & P reports a boy described as eleven on No 8 bound for Wilton Junction. Sheriff Teeter and the station find two watches and loose change, one watch engraved. boy admits selling keepsake for two dollars to travel to Fairfield then Witon. Foster father arrives and takes him home.
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Frank Neal
Wilton Junction
Neal
Libertyville
Steriff Teeter
Fairfield
Witon
Teeter
Des Moines
Rey Smith
Frank
Spangler
Iony
District Court News and Local Notes
Court convened at nine and adjourned to tomorrow morning. Judge Clem ents of Newton will attend tomorrow. Grand jury to meet tomorrow morning with likely little business. Miss Jessie Anderson arrived from Crawfordsville to visit. C S Miller returned from Arkansas with a mixed impression. Lester Mintle bought Smouse’s northeast lot for building. Rev Patterson of Des Moines to lecture next Tuesday evening at the second U P church on Oliver Cromwell with private funding and no admission. Mrs J A Cunningham recovering from two weeks illness. Shakespeare club meets at M P Miller’s on West Main to study Antony and Cleopatra. A birth occurred Saturday night to Mr and Mrs Benj Hill of south of the city.
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W G. Clements
Newton
Clerk Young
Young
Jessie Anderson
Crawfordsville
C. S. Miller
Arkansas
Lester Mintle
Smouse
Smouse & Co
Rev. Patterson
Des Moines
U. P
Oliver Cromwell
Patterson
J.a.cunningham
Shakespeare Club
M. P. Miller
West Main Street
Antony and Cleopatra
Benj Hill
South of
Visiting Dunn and Black Guests
J G Dunn from Wy man is a visitor today. George R Black of West Liberty is the guest of his brother Deputy Sheriff Black.
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J. G. Dunn
George R. Black
West Liberty
Sheriff Black
Oldest Wisconsin Resident Celebrates 105th Birthday
Racine report notes John T L Thomas born March 10 1795 in Whitford North Wales marked his 105th birthday in Racine on Saturday. He enlisted in a Welsh regiment at age ten and served eight years before settling in Wisconsin where he greeted many well wishers.
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Racine
Wis
John TL. Thomas
Whitford
North Wales
Condition of General Harnden Stagnant in Illness
Madison Wisconsin March 13 There was little change yesterday in the condition of General Henry Harnden and no material improvement is looked for until the fever has run its course of nine days. His temperature was lower than Saturday registering about 101 The general is able to take but little nourishment wine being his sustenance This illness is not true pneumonia it is said but a pneumonic type of grip.
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Madison
Wis
Henry Harnden
Preferred Death to Cancer Sickness
In Burlington George Nelson Yueker 58 committed suicide with a self inflicted gunshot wound to the temple after returning from Arizona while suffering from throat cancer. Yueker was unmarried and had B5 years of age. In Sioux City Ernst Meyers 29 murdered Bauer 30 miles east of town during an argument with Bauer defending his mother. Meyers had been drinking.
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Burlington, Wis
George Nelson Yueker
Yueker
Arizona
Ile
Sioux City
Bauer
Ernest Meyers
Here
Meyers
Ice gorge damages mill at Redfield March 18
A river ice gorge on the Raccoon damaged the City Plouring mill in Redfield causing about 500 dollars in losses. Irving Winslow, secretary of the Anti Imperialists League, claims between two and two and a half million voters will back league principles next November. The paper titled The Molecular Rearrangement of o Ammophony lethylewrbonate to o Ox yphomylurethane appears in the American Chemist Review.
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Redfield
Raccoon River
Irving Winslow
Anti-Imperialists League
League
American Chemicnt Review
Racial slang debate recalled during congressional hearing
A Boston lawyer recounts overheard banter between two southern members about a plantation and a general, noting a sly exchange on distance and place. The anecdote, relayed from the Capitol, underscores tensions during a committee session.
Varied sapphires noted from Ceylon to Montana
An expert on precious stones describes sapphire color range from velvety blue to peacock and white, with whites often tinted blue. He cites Ceylon as the source of many hues including oriental topaz and oriental emerald, mentions red sapphire or Ceylon ruby, and notes American gems found in Montana but lacking deep blue or red stones.
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Ceylon
Montana
Washington Star
Rooster Breaks Mirror in Curious Test
A Rockland youth tested a claim that his smart rooster inherited fighting traits by placing a parlor mirror in the hen pen. The bird attacked the reflection with claws and beak, smashing the mirror and surrounding glass while the owner surveyed the wreckage and pondered the experiment.
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Rockland
Bangor
Whig and Courier
Wealth and posterity clash in a wry exchange
The novelist asks why rich families produce worthless heirs while the cynic notes the wealthy focus on their ancestors, implying they neglect descendants. The dialogue uses irony to critique social priorities among the affluent.
Snake In Stomached Woman To Undergo Operation
Miss Florence Reese of Herkimer New York has a live snake in her stomach. She will undergo an operation for removal after years of misdiagnosed discomfort. A doctor in Utica examined her three weeks ago and said the reptile is likely two to three feet long and can be felt by hand. The source notes the case remains a mystery.
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Utica
N. Y
Florence Reese
Herkimer
Reese
Ford
Too Much Hard Study Believed Responsible for Disappearance
Miss Lucy Pease a 19 year old Owosso Michigan girl has vanished from her North Dewey street home since Friday afternoon. Authorities fear mental illness from overwork and note she sometimes suffers mild dementia. She was last seen with a sister-in-law asking to have her hair cut before planning to wear men’s clothes and travel toward Arkansas.
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Owosso, Mich
Lucy Pease
A. J. Pease
Dewey Street
Arkansas
Wisconsin state turner convention adjourns in March
New Holstein Wis March 13 The Wisconsin state turner convention adjourned since Sunday The state executive headquarters remain at Mayville for another year with the same officers The state convention in March next year will be held in Pond du Lac The state turnfest in 101 will be held in Sheboygan with the date left to the discretion of that city
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New Holstein
Wis
Mayville
Pond du Lac
Sheboygan
Chicago murder suspect freed after arrest in Auborp
William Doyle, held on matching Bowden’s description for the Hugh ONeill murder in Chicago, was released by Detective McClellan. In Corbett defense testimony, Mrs Croders testified Corbett was at her Wisconsin and Fourth streets home at 9:45 am the day of the shooting. Additional witnesses supported her account as police probes continue. Also, Michigan Epworth League conventions set for Owosso from April 6 to 7.
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Auborp
Tnd
Wiliam Doyle
Larry Bowden
Chicago
Hugh O'Neil
McClellan
Racine, Wis
Corbett
Market News From Buffalo and Midwest Livestock Sales
Hogs receipts about 83,000 with prices from 4.20 to 6.00 for various weights. Cattle receipts 18,000 with range from 3.40 to 5.45 for different grades and veal calves at 5.50 to 7.75. Sheep and lambs receipts 17,000 with western and native prices from 4.00 to 7.90. Also included are grain quotes from Milwaukee and Detroit for wheat, corn, oats, and rye with multiple contract months. East Buffalo firm quotes from Dunning & Stevens. market activity described as active for cattle, higher for hogs, and stronger for sheep and lambs.
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Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Des Moines Valley Division
D. M. Val
Bandas
Des Moines
Knoxville
Des M
Rock Island
Washington
N. W
Starch and Cures in Irish Folklore
A tale from Cornhill Magazine recalls an old Irish woman seeking medicine from a neighbor. After being given arrowroot, she is advised to prepare it like starch with sugar. She returns claiming she nearly died from Miss Norah’s remedy, having literally added starch and tea to the mixture.
Paris Girl Describes Fontainebleau Forest and Palace
A Parisian writer recalls a night in Barbizon and a day trip to Fontainebleau. She portrays the tranquil forest mapped with red and blue guides and the palace as a maze of rooms with frescoes and tapestries, noting both grandeur and relief in the park.
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Barbizon
Fontainebleau
Paris
Nome Journal
Fontainebleu
Irishman Plots to Fool Town with Buried Well Joke
A digger, Pat, pretends to be at the bottom of a caved in well by leaving his hat and coat on the windlass and hiding in bushes. Citizens dig for hours, thinking a body lies beneath, until Pat emerges unharmed. Laughter follows the ruse in London Answers.
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Pat
Sygine
London
Eskimos Differ From Us In Anatomy And Digestion
Harper's Weekly notes that Eskimos from the Arctic zone are shorter by about four feet than temperate dwellers and possess a liver shape likened to a dog. Autopsies on several cases sparked medical curiosity and public distress over their pneumonia deaths.
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New York
Arctic Zone
Peary
Harper’s Weekly
Stranger’s Call Box Deceives Household
A servant reports a man who claimed to measure for a coal scuttle but later returned with three accomplices to install what was said to be an electric call box for messenger service. The ruse appears to broaden to coal box, and the servant repeats it as coal seat tle, alerting the mistress to possible burglary risk.
Long Wait Propels Page Into Literary Fame
Thomas Nelson Page faced a lengthy delay before his short story Marie Chan found publication. The Century accepted the piece, but it took six years before it appeared in print. The World notes the story then became a hit and opened doors for Page.
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Thomas Nelson Page
The Crucifixion Scene Inspires Pulp Strong Exclamation
A dramatic moment described from 1899 notes shows a figure stepping back near a cross and, with one arm extended as if picturing Christ, exclaiming Behold. The fragment hints at a reverent, if cryptic, expression within a religious or theatrical context.
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The
Advance Publishing Co
Christ
The Death of Philip Strong at Calvary Church
A pastor named Philip Strong dies after collapsing during a service. The scene at the church is described in reverent detail with bystanders, his widow Sarah, and the Brother Man offering spiritual interpretation. A funeral procession follows, drawing a crowd from the poor and sinful groups, and a plain headstone is later placed at the grave on a hillside where arbutus blooms.
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Sarah
Philip
Calvary Church
Philip Strong
Milton
William
Christ
Brother Man
God
Registration and Election Notice for Washington Iowa 1900
The City of Washington Iowa announces a General City Election on March 16 1900 to fill City Assessor Treasurer and four Council seats. Polls open 7am to 6pm at ward specific locations with designated judges clerks and police. Registration boards meet March 15 16 and 24 to correct registry and issue certificates to qualified electors.
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Washington
Iowa
J. D. Glasgow
First Ward
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Emry
Harry Boice
Sturges
Ular
J. A. McCall
DH Logan
Wm. Wilson
C. Hollingsworth
Frank Stewart
Police
Sam Wolf
R. W McElroe
Boards of Registrations
George Tripp
J. W. Heath
City Hall
S. Neiswanger
Scott Reister
Emry’s
H. Stichter
Joseph Wolf
M. Springman
W. A. White
Wanted Lost Found and Rentals in Local Notice
Classified items list real estate and rental offers including a nine room residence near Red Island depot for sale, a nearly new seven room house for rent, a five room house with five acres for rent, and a warehouse charm elk task lost. Also advertised are agents wanted to sell Dr MacKenzie Beer War Book and piano rental inquiry from JOURNAL.
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J Scott
Dr MacKenzie
American Publishing House
Chicago
I&m
Iquire
Journal
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