Wolgast Feels Fine After Appendix Operation
Lightweight champion Aa Wolgast wakes in hospital after appendix removal and confirms plans for a title defense against Freddie Welsh are uncertain. Fans learn Tom McCarry will box Willie Ritchie today, while Welsh retains the title until Wolgast returns. The boxing world questions who holds the lightweight crown during Wolgast’s convalescence.
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Los Angeles
Aa Wolgast
Freddie Welsh
Vernon
Wolgast
Tom McCarry
Willie Ritchie
Fawkey Mclarland
Welsh
Woalgast
Lig
Wolgasts
Central Church of Christ Receives Loan to Clear Debt
The Central Church of Christ reports a gift from the church extension board covering all indebtedness of Water 100 church. After raising 1500 dollars as a condition, the loan comes with extended repayment terms, allowing the congregation to move forward with renewed energy.
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Central Church of Christ
Church Extension Board
Water 100
Extension Board
Westminster church to host Japanese social Friday night
Announcements note First Westminster church members and congregation will attend a Japanese social with drills parade and refreshments Friday evening December 1. All adult members invited at 2 Lincoln Circle. G.A.L.R. group meets at Pythian temple Friday 2:30 pm. hospital board meets at Commercial Club rooms. Father Forkenbrack received thanks for leading hospital funds effort.
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First Westminster Church
Lincoln Circle
G.alr
Pythian Temple
Seraphic Heights Hospital
HH. H. Forkenbrack
Father Folkenbrock
Hint
Former Jesup Resident Fred M Sherman Dies in Brookings
Lena Edwards received a telegram noting the death of her cousin Fred M Sherman of Brookings South Dakota last Friday. He had served as an engineer for the railroad two weeks after contracting typhoid fever. Born near Jesup he was a Mason. Survived by a widow and a five year old son.
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Lena Edwards
Fred M. Sherman
Brookings
S. D
Mr. Sherman
Tie
G. W
Sherman
Jesup
Masonic Order
Miller couple mourn loss of daughter Dorothy
Dr and Mrs Miller of Cedar Falls lose their second daughter Dorothy Miller from cedar falls who died at the family home in Waterloo after a bout with fever. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs C B Miller of 409 Hill Street Waterloo.
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Mrs. Miller
Dorothys
Pr. Riad Mra
B. Miller
Cedar Falls
Asavelock
Alt
C. B. Miller
Bhiff Street
Waterloo
For sale or rent and job advert mixed in old notice
The fragment lists a property sale or rent at Denver street eight Toonhoven Pwelt and a large garage with Pine 13449. It also advertises a concrete work job at Reel Island south of Electric Park, seeking ten men to report ready for work with a "Miller- Hey Von- Sruction company" tag.
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Denver Street
Toonhoven
Reel Island Vineduen
Electric Park
Comoe
Miller- Hey von
Sruction Company
Letters from Lillian Graham to W I D Stokes Read in Trial
Seventy three letters from Lillian Graham to W I D Stokes were read to a jury in the trial of Graham and Ethel Conrad for shooting the Ansonia proprietor. Dated 1906 to 1910, the notes largely ask Stokes to visit and sometimes request money. The defense challenges a note claiming Stokes would not be held responsible, arguing it was coerced.
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New York
Lillian Graham
Miss Graham
Ethel Conrad
Ansonia
Stokes
Lexington
Graham
Mr. Stokes
Lillie
Woman fatally shot in Wisconsin sleigh attack
In Superior Wisconsin a wood chopper named Arr Dodge is charged with shooting a woman twice while she rode in a sleigh two miles from the river. A bystander Green says Dodge fired first to force the driver down and then shot again, with a fatal wound to the body and the victim hospitalized.
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Spanid
Wis
Xring
Bland Anid Athe
Arr
Dodge
Row River
Podre
Green
Dodre
Mrs. Speniding
Carlisle Triumphs in Big Eastern Game
Providence November 30 Carlisle defeated Brown and New York in a Big Eastern clash. The Thanksgiving football pageant has faded from its former prominence though the annual Philadelphia State game remains a feature. The top New England matchup occurred in Providence with Brown facing the Carlisle Indians.
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New York
Philadelphia State
New England
Providence
Brown
Carlisle Indians
Funeral of Howard Fontch Held at Ree Methodist Church
The funeral for Howard Fontch will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the Ree Methodist Church, corner Mobile and Douglass streets. Rev. fie McCollum Jones of the Universalist church will conduct the services, with burial at Airview Cemetery.
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Howard Fontch
Ree Methodist Church
Mobile
Douglass Streets
Fie McCollum Jones
Universalist Church
Airview Cemetery
Bryan Proposal Highlights in Commoner Message to Congress
Lincoln Nebraska reports William J. Bryan urges Congress to curb federal incorporation, oppose Aldrich currency, adopt nonpartisan popular Senate elections, modify Sharman anti trust terms, liberal tariff stairs on wool, back Philippine independence, create a Department of Labor, and limit territorial farm governance to Puerto Rico in his Commoner issue.
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Lincoln
Neb
United States
Vine Supreme Court
Philippine
Department of Labor
Porto Rico
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Cullgress
Editor Ian G Sloan to be transported for Masonic funeral
S L Kern reported that Ian G Sloan veteran editor of the Charles City Intelligencer died in Adair and his body will reach Waterloo at 9 18 tonight via the Chicago Great Western and remain until morning then proceed to Charles City at 10 05 tomorrow via the Minneapolis Central to be buried with Masonic rites. Sloan was a pioneer newspaper man in Iowa and edited the Intelligencer for years before illness. His first wife is buried at Charles City and he will rest beside her.
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S. L. Kern
Jay
Ian G. Sloan
Charles City Intelligencer
Adair
Waterloo
Chicago Great Western
Charles City
Slinory Central
Sloan
W. PF. Brockway
S&s. JL. Kern
Jury Declares Clem Not Guilty in Revolver Death Case
After eight hours of deliberation the Bloomington jury found Clem not guilty of the death of Charles Smith. The defense argued Smith's revolver exploded as he held it, claiming the death resulted from the weapon going off in his own hand during a sculling incident.
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Bloomington
Marlon
Charles Glems
Nat Osuilty
Ilar Smith
Btu
Smith
Hinis
Let the Guinea Pig Mow the Lawn
A New York World quote extols using guinea pigs as weed killers and lawn mowers. It claims pigs quickly chew down broad leaved weeds the mower misses and, after heavy grazing, leave the turf neat and closely trimmed without harming the grass.
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New York World
Soap aids escape of fat man through small hole
In Galveston Texas E R Keepers a 200 pound prisoner was forced through a four inch hole after five hours of lathering by four companions. He crawled out head first but got stuck and was recaptured within a day.
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Galveston
Tess
E.R. Keepers
Revar
Keepers
Man Seeks Death by Own Hand and Outsmarts Law
Sir William Hankford, chief justice in the reigns of Henry IV to Henry VI, plotted suicide to avoid capital penalties. He told a deer keeper to shoot trespassers, and on a staged escape he was killed by his own servant while the deed remained legally unproven as self-inflicted. His estate passed to his chosen heirs.
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Henry IV
Henry Voo
Henry VI
England
Hankford
Sir William
Trankford
Their Singing Hard Labor At Star Island
A letter from Celia Thaxter recalls the Isles of Shoals residents singing with astonishing but excruciating intensity. She notes amateur singers are fewer today due to higher standards and phonograph competition, provoking both concern and nostalgia.
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Celia Thaxter
Star Island
Isles of Shoals
The Iron Crown of Italy and Its Storied Honor
The iron crown of Italy, forged around 594 by Theodolinda for a Lombard婚 marriage, is gilded iron with historic ties to Monza Abbey. It symbolized enduring royal weight, linked to Charlemagne and later rulers, and was finally joined to the French crown before Napoleon. The crown remains state property, with the Monza custodian as guardian and the Cavaliers’ head holding the grand custodian title.
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Italy
Theodolinda
Turin
Monza
Charlemagne
Frederickv
Charles
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Hasities
Order of Cavaliers
Harver’s
Firefly Light Requires Extreme Heat for Artificial Glow
Professor McIntosh explains that creating light equal to an ordinary firefly would need a temperature near 2100 degrees Fahrenheit. He notes the vast waste in industrial light production and that nature’s phosphorescent mechanism remains unmatched by man.
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McIntosh
Harper's
Ad Mr William AL Radford Answers on Missing Subjects
The piece presents Radford as an authority on missing subjects, inviting readers to send questions to his Chicago address and noting his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer. It discusses small houses for small families, the benefits of separate homes, and design features like a center chimney and four gables.
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William AL Radford
Window Seats and Chimney Drafts in Small Home Design
A 26 by 38 foot house plan explains cozy window seats that maximize sun and heat, with movable frames, tufted backs, and pillow storage ideas. It notes chimney drafts, roof peak placement, and cost around 1500 dollars without heating or plumbing.
Billy's plan to dispose of a baby shocks neighbors
Recounted scene shows Billy on the Jow wall venting anger at a newborn at his home. Mrs. Donnell and Billy's motherly neighbor try to placate him as he plots escape. His father suggests selling the baby for a quarter, but Billy relents and rejoins his father to view the infant.
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Billy
Mre. Donnell
Jmmy
Mrs. Donnell
Mrs. Donne
Allright
Untold Umbrella Plans At A Bride’s Wet Reception
A manager questions an umbrella laden approach as the bride and groom discuss domestic plans. The bride replies with a quirky remark about turning the umbrella upside down to store rice for the family for several weeks.
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