Waterlo o Courier Commentary on Local Justice Inquiry
The Waterloo Courier discusses calls for a thorough city and county investigation into the Atwood assault case. It questions grand jury sufficiency and urges diligent action to bring criminals to justice while cautioning against prematurely exonerating authorities. It cites civil order, humane aims, and the need for clear evidence, plus a note on Bud Mars the aviator's Mexican descent sighting.
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Atwood
Eure
Henry “Clay Beattie
Courier
Waterloo
Waterlaw
Myth and hearsay in ancient and modern tales
A letter to Scientific American discusses how superstition and hearsay shape reports of paranormal events. The writer cites a Mexican-descended tale of a man’s descent amid thunder and lightning that terrified locals, reflecting on embellishment across cultures.
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Scientific American
India
Mexico
Mara
Catarrh Cure Promoted by Toledo Doctor
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy not aided by local applications. It claims to purify the blood and stop catarrh through internal treatment, urged by a noted Ohio physician and featuring testimonials. The note promotes the cure and related constipation remedy.
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Prinet
Toledo
Prion
Rake Hal
Supreme court grants new trial in assault case involving mother’s consent
The article reports a convicted woman, Nathon, sentenced to twenty years, eligible for a new trial by the state supreme court citing that treatments by freek Mindoo occurred with the mother’s consent. It also notes difficulty convicting Evelyn Lee in Chicago and reflects on maternal protection of daughters. It ends with Rock Island railway economy noting 3,329,568 rubber bands cost over $5,000 and could span Chicago to Kansas City.
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Coun
Nathon
Co Wis
Supreme Court of
Nbbertine
Evelyn Lee
Chicago
Rock Island
Kansas City
California Women Vote Surge in Los Angeles Registration
Over 10 000 women register to vote in Los Angeles signaling strong interest from female residents. The Chicago Tribune notes the move shows California women sought the vote and challenges suffragist leaders to persuade rather than argue with men. Missouri trust law cited as model to curb big business and boost home industry through fire of the business trust.
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Los Angeles
Chicago Tribune
California
Sten
Missouri
Oelwein Seeks Rail Network Boost and Waterloo Rail Hope
Local boosters push to lure a new railroad to Oelwein while Waterloo aims to protect traffic from the Chicaga Anamosa and Northwestern line. The piece notes regional ambitions to become a railroad hub in northeastern Town and mentions philanthropies from Pulitzer and Garnierie amid sharp comments on R. T. Crane.
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Chicaga, Anamosa & Northwestern
Waterloo
Oelwein
Political Quarrels and Public Crossings Stir Midwest Towns
A jumble of editorial snippets from Sioux City Journal Cedar Rapids Gazette and Des Moines Capital discusses political figures Taft Bryan Wilson and Roosevelt era concerns. It covers grade crossing debates in Cedar Rapids Dubuque and Des Moines and critiques graft in public works while praising beauty and practical work.
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Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Bates
Dubie Connec
What Side of the Fence We Are On Says A Lesson of Life
RGOTH CAMERON reflects on how perspective changes judgment. A tale about a summer hat worn with a heavy winter coat reveals how circumstances shape choices, and how easily people condemn others when they know not the full context.
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Cameron
Auto Plates Delayed as 1912 Orders Missed
Maines Nov 18 reports auto license plates for 1912 from Koreson Manufacturing of St Paul are overdue with 34 000 pairs unshipped. Shipment delay blamed on enamel quality. Applications for new licenses slow. only renewal registrations received by last night. City officials warn department inefficiency may swamp offices as auto use rises. First 1913 plate numbers 2001 and 2002 reserved. Rhinelander Wis to hold a 239 000 passenger station contract. Local note on civic issues ends with a quip about trousers and grand jury.
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Ies Maines
Wlc
Hayward
Koreson Manufacturing Company
St. Paul
Fiom
Polices
Nes Yy
Moines
Minneapolis Politician Fred Briegs Sentenced to Indeterminate Prison Term
Fred Briegs of Minneapolis received an indeterminate prison term after conviction for planning a robbery against Martin Brennan. The alleged mastermind, Jerry McCarthy alias Tom Match, a Minnesota and Tawa bandit, was later killed by Patrolman Olinger after a gunfight that left another officer wounded.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Fred Briegs
Martin Brennan
Jerry Mccarthy
Tom Match
Minnesota
Mccarthy
Patrota Olinger
Jai Ive Owennis
Iowa moves toward universal suffrage in public debate
The Eldora Ledger argues for universal suffrage as inevitable, urging immediate adoption. The piece notes the suffrage question has moved past debate and is now a settled public issue likely to arrive sooner rather than later.
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Eldora Ledger
Iowa
Aldrich urges state control over interstate rates at congress
Governor Aldrich condemns minor federal courts interfering with state laws at the Trans MississippI Commercial congress. He argues for limiting federal court jurisdiction and favoring state sovereignty, citing Nebraska rate cases and criticizing the Sanborn decision as injurious to state power.
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Kansas City
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Aldrich
Nebraska
Mrr
Congress
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Sanborn
Minnesota
Abraham Lincoln
Family returns from Saskatchewan amid early snow and mirages
William and Paul Strayer came back from Drinkwater Saskatchewan where the mercury fell to 18 below zero and four to six inches of snow favored sleighing. Other relatives also arrived or planned return to Woodson for the winter as Regina glimpses and a Saskatchewan summer frost are noted.
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William
Paul Strayer
Drinkwater
Saskatchewan
Mercury
St. Paul
Dominion Barrer
James Patterson
Meri
Woodson
George FB. Straver
Ralph
Carl
Frank’ G. Straver
Jessie
Frank Wisner
William Straver
Hf. c. Gutkuceht
Strayer
Regina
Rock Island Men Plan Major Walkout
Cedar Rapids reports that about 400 Rock Island employees may strike Friday or Sunday after a Tuesday union meeting advised readiness. Local railroad officers prepared for disruption and an immense fence was erected around yard property. Workers, while satisfied with wages, oppose federation nonrecognition. No violence expected.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Rheumatism Treated by Blood Purifier S S S
The danger of delaying treatment is emphasized as Rheumatism can become chronic and damage joints and nerves when uric acid remains in the blood. External remedies only ease pain temporarily. S S S purifies blood by removing the disease’s cause and restoring nourishment to muscles and bones. The Swift Specific Co. offers a free book on Rheumatism and supplies S S S at drug stores.
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Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
World’s Dispensery Medical Association
S.S.S
S.S.5
Swift Specific CO
Atlante, Ga
Bible teacher Miss Grate Saxe arrives after operation
The Sunday party in Wichita learns that Miss Grate Saxe, a Bible teacher, who had been hospitalized in Kansas City, has arrived and is recovering well after surgery to relieve a tonsil area. She expects to return to work within a few days.
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Wichita
Kan
Beacon
Grate Saxe
Kansas City
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