Indictment bid to derail extradition in Indiana case
Terre Haute reports a dramatic attempt to indict Jacob R. Finkelstein, president of Greenberg Iron, locally to block his extradition to Sangamon County Minnesota for bribery charges. Prosecutor Edward Burka’s evidence and a peaceful showdown with a grand jury are central, as backers seek to influence Governor Marshall.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jacob R. Finkelstein
Greenberg Iron Company
Sangamon County
Minnois
Finkelstein
Edward Burka
Sangamong County
Burke
Pickett Praises Republican Legislation at Guthrie Center
Congressman Charles E. Pickett of Waterloo addressed residents at Guthrie Center praising recent Republican legislative achievements since 1897. He spotlighted a tariff commission, rail regulation advances, and changes to long and short haul provisions to curb discrimination and ensure fair through rates.
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E. Pickett
Guthrie Center
Charles E. Pickett
Waterloo
Iowa
House of Representatives
Pickett
Tarif
Congress
House
Commission
Myr
Yates
Rain Hats in Korea
Farmers in Korea wear enormous rain hats during the harvest season. The coverings can reach seven feet long and five feet wide, shielding the body as effectively as an umbrella while working in the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
An Emperor In New Jersey
The article recounts the life of Napoleon III and his relationship with Eugenie de Montijo. It notes his rise from failed ruler to emperor with Eugenie at his side, her influence on politics and fashion, the 1870 war with Prussia, and the empire’s collapse. Eugenie fled to England with her family, while Napoleon II and the Prince Imperial perished. Eugenie lived on in exile.
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Napoleon
Eugenie de Montijo
Eugenie
Napoleon II
Napoleon the Great
Napoleon I
France
Bonnaparies
Lous Napoleon
Bia
England
America
New Jersey
Bordentown
N. J
National Assembly
Napoleon III
Louis
Ani
Mrs. Fitzherbert
Paris
Bugeute
Dlaguat
Queen Victoria
Europe
Napoleon Eugene Louis
Prince Imperial
Nuepoteon
Malmesbury
Prussja
Napoleon Iit
Dr. Evans
Zululand
Parle
Tuberculosis Risk in Meat Triggered Packard Convention Talk
At the American Meat Packers association fifth annual convention in Chicago the executive committee urged government inspection and dairy controls. Dr H C Schroeder warned tubercle bacilli from cattle contaminate milk and can cause human tuberculosis, stressing childhood risk and the need for public health measures and new legislation.
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Chicago
American Meat Packers’ Association
la Salle Hotel
H. C. Schroeder
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Dr. Schroeder
Association
Executive Committee
Bureau of Animal Industry
Unwritten Law Debate in Louisiana Women Seek Equal Plea
The Era Club and 1,400 New Orleans women urge defending a second woman on trial under the so called unwritten law. They oppose murder but demand equal rights to acquittal when claimed as defense, arguing for parity with male jurists and seeking to end the unwritten law.
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Louisiana
South
New Orleans
Era Club
Old Aunt’s Will Sparks Discussion on Ids and Beliefs
A comic fragment from London Notes and Queries portrays an aunt on her deathbed revealing she left everything to the church, prompting a nephew’s panicked religion-softening plea. The piece then digresses into a quasi-educational aside about the meaning of the word ides and its Roman calendar quirks.
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Hein
Panion
Sumoriistische Blatter
Bulwer Lytton
London
Roosevelt Seeks Return Flight Over New York
The Aeroplane may do what the Lions could not. After his first flight in St Louis, Colonel Roosevelt vows to fly around New York again. Political foes urge restraint until after the election while some backers hope for a second airborne appearance. He plans to keep details secret from reporters and photographers.
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New York
Roosevelt
Lions
United States
St. Louis
Fresh air combats disease despite winter sealing homes
In Des Moines Iowa October 18 a public health note urges open air in homes to prevent respiratory illnesses. It warns against oversealing houses with manure or dirt, storm windows, and storm doors, arguing that proper ventilation and regular bathing and diet are essential for health, especially for children. It stresses maintaining fresh air in sleeping rooms and continuous ventilation through winter.
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Des Moinés
Mae
Progressives Stand Firm as Taft Fray Deepens Split
Chicago dispatch notes progressive leaders refuse Taft olive branch and vow to stay aligned with forward legislation. Dolliver's death removes a bridge between progressives and standpatters, reducing chances of reconciliation and complicating tariff revision dynamics in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Callan Olaughblin
Jiaper
Olive Branch
Taft
Washington
Republican Party
Mr. Taft
Rose
Jonathan P. Polliver
Tawa
Dolliver
Senate
Senator Lafollette
Wisconsin
Cummins
Remuars
Clapp
Bristow
Beveridge
Baseball teams travel tonight for Chicago series
The Chicago Nationals and the Philadelphia American League teams will depart at 8 55 tonight and arrive in Chicago about 2 o clock tomorrow afternoon. The next game in the series after today will be played in Chicago on Thursday. A reliable medicine not a narcotic Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package contains no opiates and is safe and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chicago Nationals
Philadelpha
Chicago
Foley
Wangster Bros
W. Taggart
Child love ends in betrothal after years apart
Ed Archer and Molly Doyle reunite after college years to renew a childhood romance. Ed, now a civil engineer, proposes with a ring after gifting apologies and tokens. Molly consents as she reads a blank letter that once held a reply. The pair plan marriage despite past separations.
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Ed Archer
Molly Doyle
Molly
Kid
Doyle
Sho
Mr. Archer
Miss Doyle
Diapepsin Claims Fast Indigestion Relief for All
Advertising blurb touts Diapepsin as a safe anti ferment digestant that cures indigestion in five minutes. It promises relief from heartburn belching gas sour stomach and nausea with a 60 cent case and claims benefits for the whole family.
Hesalroad's Selz Royal Blue Store Opens in Waterloo
New shoe shop on Sycamore Street will offer a full line of Selz Royal Blue shoes for men women and children. George W Hesalroad from Greene Ta moves to Waterloo leasing a 20 by 60 foot room for three years adjoining Marsh Place building. Open to public soon with local welcome from Waterloo merchants.
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George W. Hesalroad
Greene
Waterloo
Syveamora Street
Marsh Place
Hexalroad
Hesalroad’s
Selz Royal Blus
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Fingelstein
Albert Owens
Vigo County
Owens
Yolltlfon
Sr Deke
George Macdonald
AisSert Payson Terhune
Suides
Doctor
Animal Bureau
Packers
Pac
NEW Shoe Store
Sycamore ST
Hatemer
H. B Wilkins
West End
Blue
Allen Printing Cn
Hummel Hotel
W. 3
Goughnour
Washington St
LL. M. Burd
Harwood Ave
Galloway
L. M Hurd
Toomers
West Second Bt
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