Louisiana Ordinance of Secession Document Back in Archives
A long excerpted artifact details the return and preservation of Louisiana’s Ordinance of Secession dated January 26, 1811, held in a war department file. The parchment, split English-French, proclaims the dissolution of the union with the United States and asserts Louisiana’s sovereignty. The piece notes history on how the document arrived in Washington and its current fragile but legible condition.
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Washington
Capitol
Generi
Butler
New Orleans
Corbin
Erass
Maejor
Davis
Tsar
Secretary of War
Louisiana
United States of
Amer
United States
Awerica
Lantisiang
United States of America
Toistana
America
Rheed
Waverly News Briefs From Sunday Events And Notices
A compact Waverly column reports church and school gatherings, community visits, and local shop notes. Mentions Anna Moore and Maude Hastings. Mrs. W Rey hosts summer period activities. plans for a village birthday or vacation period and a clerk absence at Girasatieri's Shoe Store. Also notes Antsy building plans on South Klans Street and travel by local families in late May through June.
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Anna
Man Moore
Annie
Davis Bane
Laseral
Hand Warren
Sabett
W. Rey
Sandi
Angurt
Durin
Jaymes
Frank
Maude Hastings
Girasatieri
Antsy
South Klan
Lost in Forest Death After Auto Ride in Michigan Woods
A Shenandoah man and his family perished during a forest trip in Michigan. The party, including Mr and Mrs Balms and two children, with their grown son Crom St. Pua, faced a sanded road, a fierce storm, and wolves. The father died in the vehicle. the body was later brought to Shenandoah for funeral services.
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Niahi
Cersilie
U.s. Vadis
Shenandoah
Luis
Shenandogh
Dle
Michigai
Mre
Balms Sand
Crete
Shenaudunk
Crom St. Pua
Penusulay
Mie 1
Grea Har
Lake Michigan
Pointoon
Green Bay
Viding
King
Carden
Jarms
Methodist Church
Feud Over Car Rampage Ends in Violence at Freeport
In Freeport a man attacked a pane immobile after discovering his wife with a contractor who boarded at his home. The husband, enraged, struck the vehicle with an ax and wrecked it, injuring onlookers as he shouted defiance and attacked the car in a scene witnessed by nearby residents.
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Freaport
Freeport
Citigen
Villags
Nash
Tie Etli
Threat by Judge Stops Mob Rule in Iowa Jail Crisis
Judge Wheeler addresses the grand jury urging swift action to deter mob violence over the Mrs Spencer case. Militia on alert, jail protection ordered, and officials warn that anyone influencing or forming violent mobs faces up to twenty years in prison. Meanwhile, an engineer survives a near-miss in Omaha yard chaos as transportation and public safety stories fill the page.
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Ate Tun
Biden
Alten
Syneh
Anip
Fred Spencer
West Cuunel Binils
Grand Jury
Brink
Logan
Des Matins
George Haph
Spencer
Aern
Mose
Wheeler
Spanner
Athens
Hunan
Duvy
Nebraska
Wort Dodge
George Thoupeou
Thompson
Council Bluffs
Malicious slander suit filed in Hopkinton editor clash
Hopkinton July 28. H L Ranu of the Manchester Press claims 50000 damages against W S Beels editor of the Hopkinton Leader and implicates County Attorney E B Stiles in a suit stemming from exchanged jests between rival publishers.
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Hopkinton
H. Lb. Ranu
Manchester Press
Lay
W. S. Beels
Hopkinton Leader
E. B. Stiles
Rann
Buels
Hann
West
Davenport Battles Over Soft Drink Licenses
Davenport faces a heated drink war as authorities target ice pop soda water and grape juice sellers with a $10 beverage license. Merchants protest taxes while Mayor Mueller and City Attorney Lam Bach confer with Iowa grocers chief Schaef fer, leading to an ordinance tweak exempting manufacturers distributors and retailers who sell by the glass or on site.
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Davenport
Grinking
Persoenliche Freiheit
Pasport
Mueller
Lambach
John N. Schaeffer
Iowa State Retail Grocers' Association
Schaefer
Free to Asthma Sufferers New Home Cure Trial Offer
An ad promises a free trial of a new asthma cure at the advertiser’s expense. It targets sufferers with severe cases and hay fever and claims rapid relief from wheezing and breathing troubles. Readers are urged to respond by mail coupon today.
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Dave
Meiberl
Fort Madison protest over convict labor in farming
Fort Madison business men press a boycott on farmers employing prisoners, sending copies of local ads to the state House. Warden Sanders has 175 convicts at work on farms near Fort Madison with others stationed as far as Mount Pleasant. The central board ships a large auto truck to move gangs thirty to forty miles from the penitentiary.
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Des Moines
Fort Madison
Board of Control
Sanders
Mount Pleasant
Henry County
Board of Central Bor Hin
Lure of West Draws Sioux City Teachers
Sioux City July 29 report notes teachers resign to pursue the lure of the west and the Pans Jama exposition as the main attraction. The brief item cites a wave of resignations tied to the upcoming event.
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Lure OF
West Tak
Sioux City
Wyeth’s Lace and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
An old time recipe for dark, glossy hair is advertised as Wyeth’s Lace and Sulphur Hair Remedy. The copy touts gray hair fading away, dandruff control, and strengthened hair, with a 49 cent bottle sold at H W Taggart.
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Gale
H.W. Taggart
Mother's Friend Promises Ease for Expectant Mothers
Advocate for a popular external embrocation claims it relaxes abdominal muscles and reduces labor pains. The advertisement says the safe skin application aids natural stretching and offers relief, with testimonials from mothers and a request to write for a booklet from Headfield Regulator Co. at 319 Lamar Bldg., Atlanta Ga.
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Headfield Regulator Co
Lamar Bldg
Atlanta, Ga
Suffrage Dispute Over Room Allocation at State Fair
In a police court the Quakramss and Cory faced drunkenness charges as Judge Khusby presided. At Wark on July 29 the Equal Suffrage association of Iowa accused Cory of prejudice for denying Suffragettes a room in the new women’s building. They plan appeals to Dr. M N Bolding, the department head, then to the state board and legislature if needed.
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Busby
Khusby
Linn
den Motors
Equal Suffrage Associatem of
Iowa
Cory
State Fair Board
M. N. Bolding
Department of Buildings
State Board
Des Moines Editor Orel Geyer Marries Miss Rose Lawless
Miss Rose A. Lawless, noted newspaper woman and Iowa Press and Authors' club officer, wed Orel R. Geyer Iowa editor of the Register and Leader at her parents home in Des Moines. The ceremony at St Luke's Episcopal was performed by Rev J Schutt.
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Des Moines
Rose A. Lawless
John A. Lawless
West Ninth Street
Orel R. Geyer
Iowa
Register and Leader
Miss Lawless
J. Schutt
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Iowa Press and Authors’ Club
The
Votes For Women League
Des Moines Barn Fire Kills 21 Horses
Twenty one horses perished in a Des Moines fire that destroyed M. S. Dickey's barn at 620 East Grand Avenue. The blaze started before discovery, threatening nearby structures. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars. Firefighter Alfred Haag injured sliding down the pole.
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Des Moines
M. S. Dickey
East Grand Avenue
Alfred Haag
New Masonic Temple Dedicated in Iowa City
In Iowa City yesterday a new 50,000 Masonic temple was dedicated with about eight hundred Masons in attendance. Grand Master Charles W. Walton of Dubuque led the ceremonies, and Past Grand Master Willon Hutchinson of Alton gave the principal address. Eleven of the twelve grand lodge officers attended. A luncheon followed, then an evening program presided by Dean W. Raymond, master of the local lodge.
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Towa City
Iowa City
Charles W. Walton
Dubuque
Willon Hutchinson
Alton
Dean W. G. Raymond
Fort Dodge Magistrate Curb Habitual Drunks
Fort Dodge July 29 Newt Linn was bound in 250 to refrain from intoxication by Justice of the Peace C A Bryant. Failure to post the bond led to commitment to the county jail until the bond is produced. Information filed by Homer Busby policing judge in absence of S W Magowan. Linn appeared.
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Fort Dodge
Newt. Linn
Frain
Justice of the Peace
C. A. Bryant
Linn
Lion
Homer Busby
S. W. Magowan
Giants White Sox world tour at the Majestic ends tonight
The Majestic shows conclude with the Giants White Sox world tour travel pictures featuring scenery and the carnival of Nica in which the players participated. Starting tomorrow for four days a new showing presents The Brain a Forrest Walsey and Robert Davis dramatization about a bank clerk who aims to become a lawyer, steals cash, and deserts his family.
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Wonderul
Nica
Forrest Walsey
Robert Davis
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