Christmas in Atlantic and nearby towns noted events
Local notes record visits and Christmas activities across Atlantic and surrounding communities. Mentions include visitors from Maine and Omaha, Christmas dinners by the Salvation Army, new births, illness, travel to Des Moines and Chicago, and various greetings. Numerous personal notices, letters, and unclaimed letters are listed as part of the holiday mosaic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Atlantic
Comstock
Murder Suicide Shocks Oakland Reopens Inquest
A man named John Palmer of Oakland shot Mrs Lenhart in her home then killed himself. Coroner's jury impaneled. further details promised as investigation proceeds. The report notes Lenhart family history and surrounding circumstances, followed by advertisements and a column on happiness and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Palmer
Oakland
Lenhart
Dana
Cora Lenhart
West End
Bertha
Clarence
Santa Claus at the Churches Christmas Eve Programs
On Christmas Eve Sunday schools in several churches staged festive events including Santa Claus appearances, trees, and stereoptical Christ life scenes. Christmas services continued with music, recitations, and special programs across Congregational, Presbyterian, Baptist, M E, U P, Catholic, and Danish Brotherhood activities. A note on a near fire at the M E tree and a Santa Claus post office added local cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Clause
Baptist Church
St. Nicholas
Congregational Church
Christ
Messrs. Needles and Potter
Presbyterian Sunday School
M.E
Santa Claus
U. P
Monument to General Belknap Erected at Arlington
A granite monument for Major General William Belknap, secretary of war under Grant, was handed to the U S government. Erected by Crocker’s Iowa Brigade and Loyal Legion members, it features a bronze medallion and was unveiled by Brigade president H H Rood and Major A A Higley.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
William Belknap
Grant
Belknap
H. H. Rood
Iowa
Crocker
Iowa Brigade Association
A. A. Higley
Higley
Reod
Brigade Association
United States
Havana tobacco arrival and US export values in editorial note
Editorial notes review Havana tobacco imports as sufficient for a year’s cigar production and highlight US export totals reaching a billion dollars in 1897. It critiques Canada’s mining duties, comments on snow forecasts aiding crops, Mexico’s gold payments, and trends in American vocal fashion as discussed in Demorest's Magazine January issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Fada
Demorest
Family Magazine
College Notes Reflect Holiday Quiet and Events
Dr Hill led chapel exercises on Wednesday morning as students enjoyed vacation. Miss Hopper travels to Des Moines for teachers association as Miss Woolsey returns from Webster City for a ill relative. Pike Moore attend Des Moines state teachers meeting and return later in the week. Philomathean society open entertainment drew a hearty audience. Revs Dudley and Reed spoke at chapel on Friday. Mr Meier’s violin pupils performed Saturday afternoon to an appreciative, musically inclined crowd praising the instructors and students.
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Dudley
Reed
Meier
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