Boy Gets Long Sentence For Killing Rabbit
Oscar Phillipson a nineteen year old Somerville New Jersey boy was sentenced to 120 days in jail for killing a rabbit in his back yard. He was the main support for his widowed mother and two sisters. A game warden arrested him for killing out of season and a petition signed by many prominent New York and New Jersey figures was sent to Governor Fielder seeking his release.
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New York
Oscar Phillipson
Somerville
N. J
Hobilizer
New Jersey
Fielder
Antnesg Faces Perjury Charge
County Attorney Hoxie states Charles Stallman lied under oath in state vs. Waterloo Social club liquor nuisance case. Stallman testified as state's witness yesterday and this morning. Bond set at 2000 dollars. Stallman to await preliminary exam next Monday at 9.00 am. If convicted, maximum ten years in penitentiary.
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Grand Jury
District Court
Hoxie
Charles Stallman
Stallman
State Vs. Waterloo
Prand
Platt
Justice of the Peace Flpf
Knapp
J. C. Beam
Beem
Justice Knapp
Beer tax proposal in Commons adds penny per glass
London report of November 7 as chancellor David Lloyd George proposes in the house of commons an extra duty on beer of 17 shillings 8 pence per barrel, about 1 cent per glass. Also notes Waterloo potential visit by explorer Robert Peary in March or April discussed by the Waterloo Commercial club directorate.
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London
David
Lloyd George
House ‘of Commons
Peary
Waterloo
Robert Perry
North Pole
Waterloo Commercial Club
Confederate Heroic Bluff at Port Republic Order
A wartime bluff credited to Stonewall Jackson features a bold ruse on a northern artillery gun. Jackson misdirected a weapon during the Port Republic action, allowing Confederate forces to seize the bridge unopposed, then rode away as Federal bullets pattered behind him. The anecdote highlights quick thinking, risk, and a pivotal Confederate success.
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Port Republic
Jackson
Spura
Fixing the Day: Bay and Pay Day Riddle in an Old Transcript
A curious old newspaper note in the Boston Transcript hints at pay day rituals and a mock exchange about who should pay. The fragment references a Courier and Reporter want ad claiming whiting or whitening social matters.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Waterlo Evening Courier
Mountain Travel turns to farce in Wyoming tale
A rough frontier outing between a colonel and Bill Potts in the Wyoming mountains devolves from tension to comedy after a faulty ax, a misfired shot, and a self cocking revolver nearly injure them. Misunderstandings flare, then a resounding quarrel ends with Potts quitting and the pair heading home in silence.
Waterloo Lands Still Another Convention Victory
Waterloo won the next convention of the state conference, Charities and Corrections, at Fort Dodge on November 1. Elected were G. P. Wykoff of Grinnell as president, Mrs. G. S. Robinson of Spirit Lake as first vice president, W. L. Kuser of Eldora as second vice president, J. H. McConlogue as third vice president and chairman of the state Board of Control, and P. Pierce of Iowa City as secretary.
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Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Charities and Corrections
Port Dodge
G. P. Wykoff
Grinnell
Grinnell College
G. 8. Robinson
Spirit Lake
W. L. Kuser
Eldora
Sugarintendent Industrial School
J. H
First Settlement Under New Estate Law Reported
Marshalstown reports the first estate settlement under the new law passed by the general assembly. The initial case concludes with standard probate actions and distribution steps outlined by local officials.
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Marshalstown
General Assembly
Law on Intestate Property Division in Mallett Case
A 19th century note explains a new law dividing an intestate estate with no children. It allocates 7500 dollars to the surviving spouse, one half to the spouse and one half to collateral heirs. The Mallett estate was 7400 dollars, so the husband received the full amount and the heirs received nothing.
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Fy Mallett
Mallett
Brothers
Sleters
Fortnightly Club Parlor Session Delivers Archaeology Talk
The Fortnightly club will hold a parlor session Wednesday evening at Mrs. J. D. Easton's home. Dr. John Bunyan Smith, pastor of Walnut Street Baptist Church, will present a paper on Recent Developments In Archaeological Research. Members are urged to attend and participate in the discussion.
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J. D. Easton
Tle
John Bunyan Smith
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Smith
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Turkey
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Bill Potts
Eurely Bear
Bill
Chewer
Olf Bill
Potts
Courier and Reporter
Royal Worcester
Nobby Ladies
Furgales
Praca Teens
Axminster
Wea
Beacon Indian
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Marsh Place
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