Fate of Iowa sky debate stirs gubernatorial politics
A mock political showdown over the color of the Iowa sky vents at the statehouse, with Governor Cumming tied to a commission that hired Boston artist Garnsey to decorate the rotunda. The dispute pits dark blue zenith against light blue with clouds, affecting perceptions of the administration and potential Senate ambitions.
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Washington Post
Dea Molnes
Iowa
Nature
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Senate
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Legistanre
Boston
Garnsey
Minnesota
St Paul
Lhein
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Lowata
Serbru
Cumnis
Ugat Bum
Bert
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His First Battle and a Boy’s Dark Flight
The page fragment describes a conflicted scene of a young boy with brown hair fleeing in a battlefield haze. A veil hides key faces as he recalls a murdered mother’s sobs and the haunting cry of pursuing riders. The narrative voice bemoans the boy’s fate while recounting the climactic violence and emotional fallout amid a broader tale of intrigue.
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Goa
Anand
Tuuge
Haa Sen
Phil
Armstrong
Schuyler Staunton
Murder charge held by Cumberland jury
Miss Jean Maxwell, 29, died at her Cumberland home from blood poisoning after a criminal operation allegedly performed by Dr John H Tompkins and druggist William Hermann. The coroner ruled murder, a voir dire inquiry heard arguments from state and defense counsel, and bail may be pursued via habeas corpus after the verdict.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
James & Maxwell
Blaxwell Fire Brick Works
Williams Station
Bedford Street
William Hermann
John H. Tompkins
Austin A. Wilson
Maxwell
Hermann
Tompkina
Miss Maxwell
Tompkins
James T. Johnson
Thomas W. Hoon
Willam W. Wiley
Arthur H. Hawkins
Whiley
Hawking
Mr. Maxwell
Wilton
Arch A Young
Tompking
George Hemann
Lnter
City officials arrested over fish law violations in Cumberland
Special to The Washington Post Cumberland Md June 2 state game warden John W Arirett has caused the arrest of Mayor Clarence M King City Attorney F Brooke Whiting and all eleven members of the city council for failing to provide fish ladders at the dam near the tannery along Mills Creek as required by law Sheriff Denven served warrants and accepted personal bonds. Other brief items note Episcopal Female Institute exercises in Winchester Duke confers with divorced wife in Greensboro and a Norf lk death attempt plus Edward C Herring s death in Middletown Md and an ad urging readers to get pen and ink for United States Realty Company tomorrow.
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Cumberland
Washington Post
John W. Arirett
Clarence M. King
F. Brooke Whiting
Mills Creek
Denven
Indictments to Reach Thousands in West Virginia Case
Special to The Wheeling Intelligencer reports Marshall County grand jury will return the largest indictments in state history next Monday in Moundsville. At least 11,000 with 3,000 cited by an official tally accuse brewers and others of violating new state tax laws. Convictions could yield thousands to the presenting attorney, with Anti Saloon League and state tax officials pushing prosecutions into other counties for selling without a license under the new law.
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Wheeling
W. Ve
Marshall
West Virginia
Moundsville
Anti-Saloon League
State Tax Commissioner
Prisoners fed arsenic cabbage dinner in state prison
State Chemist Burney found arsenic in remnants of a cabbage dinner served to prisoners in the Columbia South Carolina state prison. Over one hundred inmates were affected but are now out of danger. Superintendent Griffith found traces of paris green on the kitchen window sill, with suspicion cast on a convict for poisoning the meal.
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Columbia
S. C
Burney
Griffith
Light travels fast but sound lags in weathered note
A user from St Nicneste describes experiments on sound speed from a distant factory whistle, echo, street band tones, and a thunderstorm. He notes three seconds between sight and sound at 3,000 feet, confirms equal speed for high and low tones, and recounts a lightning strike causing a barn fire as shingles flew.
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St Nicneste
Fame and glory in a changing world of praise
A reflection on fame through history and modern culture notes how glory is pursued by many. It cites Julius Caesar and a modern endurance of recognition, mentions poetry, golf, and football heroes, and ends with a tongue in cheek nod to industry captains ready to construct ships for guaranteed pay.
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Walta
Ull
Irdianopolis
Russia
Warners Safe Cure Kidney Health Ad Puffs Cure Claim
Test your kidneys with a home urine test and if cloudy sediment or reddish-brown particles appear seek immediate treatment. The ad promotes Warner's Safe Cure and Safe Pills as a universal remedy for kidneys bladder liver and blood with assurances of doctor backed success and free medical advice.
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Safe Cure Co
Rochester
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Divorce Tales From Chicago Courts Involving a Giddy Thing
Special correspondence from Chicago reveals a day in the city's divorce courts where elderly husbands threaten, husbands are described as violent or charming when sober, and children testify. Notable cases include Mabel Cooley aged twelve describing assaults, a judge labeling a husband a cad, and a unique instance of a husband presenting his own case in court.
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Kavanagh
Chicago
Clauda M. Cooley
A. J. Cooley
Vereus
Stella Brennan
James J. Brennan
Anderson
Brennan
James
Kalamazoo
Mich
Binte
Madison Streets
Jude Frost
Mary
August Bchemmer
Frost
Schemmer
Mia. Schemmer
Judge Heard
John Mulvey
Valencia J. Mulvey
Togo's Blow at Russian Prestige and Elites in Trade
A fragmented notice lists Togo's stance on Russian prestige tied to family and medicinal use products, mentioning dealers like Pabst and Anheuser-Busch, with prices such as 6bc dos and $136 per case. It includes references to athletic goods by A. G. Spalding, the Armenia lighthouse ship visiting Chesapeake Bay, and a range of local business notes. The piece shifts to loan rates, ships Newark and Whipple, and local social items such as Alexandria baseball, Atlantic City brides, and a self closing elevator door patent. It ends with missing contractor Bernard Kissam and a call for pure ice, reflecting a miscellany of commerce and civic notices.
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Pabst
Schutz
Royal Pileen
Anheuser-Busch
Olympic Club
Wm. W. Neligan
North
Fourteenth Street Business and Ads Chronicle
A jumble of notices shows Washington's Fourteenth Street area booming with improved business districts, real estate deals, and advertising venues. Prominent merchants, brokers, and service firms offer goods from dry goods to monogram whisky, while steamboat, railway, and automotive interests pursue expansion and promotion amid a lively downtown market.
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