O'Brien Caught After Bold Town Chase in 1899
Saturday night a young man named Frank O'Brien was captured after a lengthy pursuit across fields and through a yard, following a theft of a suit from Kennedy’s room. He admitted hiding the clothes at home and was arrested after a search warrant found the items. A water ordinance discussion and stench from the starch works area were also noted at the regular July meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O’brien
Young O'Brien
Kennedy
O'Brien
New Mill
Neola
Sheriff Hill
Marshal Wissler
Stock Yards
Whitney's Pasture
Wood
Overdale
John Talty
Talty
Wen
Ond
Maréhal
Canning Company
Ramsay
Joe Wanzel
City Council Holds July Meeting After Reports Read
The July city council meeting was held Saturday night focusing on routine business. After city officials read their reports the official bond of Chris Jensen was approved as part of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Jensen
Local and Personal News Frosted by August Heat
Local items cover travels of John Martin to Avoca Sam Hoffman to Anita and others visiting Marne and Lewis. Rainfall totals 1.10 inches. Descriptions of shop ads and legal notes accompany community happenings from Atlantic Lewis and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Martin
Avoca
Sam Hoffman
Anita
California-bound travelers and local notices mix in a busy Atlantic page
Mias Rose Powell joins a California party heading to Pasadena for a visit. Several residents depart for California and Indianola with plans to spend months away, while others travel to San Francisco and southern California. Local incidents include a dog alert and a light crime report, plus drift from a Shaker Digestive Cordial advertisement. An eight day special excursion to California is noted, and civic actions see city banks closing at 4 pm weekdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mias Rose Powell
California
Pasadens
Casper Beekman
Chicago
Greer, Mills
Mr. Adams
Danberry
Dr. Cannon
Surprise Noon Wedding at Hill Home
At noon today Glenn A. Worrall and Hortense Freiberg were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. P. Hill with Rev. E. E. Reed officiating. The couple, from Stuart and near Dexter respectively, planned a quiet ceremony before returning to the Freiberg home Wednesday and receiving friends. Foley's Kidney Cure is cited in passing as reliable for kidney and bladder issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. P. Hill
Glenn A. Worrall
Hortense Freiberg
E. E. Reed Offi‘ciating
Worrall
Stuart
Local Travel And Personnel Movements In Atlantic Area
A string of short notices lists residents and visitors in Atlantic and nearby towns. Silas Wilsdgg makes a business trip to Council Bluffs while Edith Kevan visits Wal nut. Others include drivers, conductors, hotel staff, and travelers from Griswold, Anita, Shelby, Des Moines, Fort Madison, Avoca, and Lewis with various arrivals and departures noted for the morning or last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Wilsdgg
Council Bluffs
Edith Kevan
Walnut
W. E. Simpson
E. E. Reed
Audubon
T. H. Macklin
Anita
Atlantic
Ed Jones
Park Hotel
Chas. A. Higgins
Griswold
D. B. Wortman
Shelby
Phil Southwick
Lewis
Limecoole
Boongilla
Frank Nutter
Walter Barnard
Des Moines
Frank Mackin
Harlan
Laird & Langdon
John Johnson
Bundy
Nattie Kimball
Avoca
Hotel
McCandless
Claude Lewis
Louisa Jones
Ft. Madison
Louisa
Miss Corrie Osborne Hosts Fort Madison Guest
Miss Corrie Osborne entertained about forty friends at Locust street home in honor of Miss Edith Lesh of Fort Madison. Guests danced and played carrom and other games, with refreshments served as the party ended after a most enjoyable evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrie Osborne
Locust Street
Edith Lesh
Fort Madison
Honey and Tar Relieves Asthma Sufferer
Louise Prickett describes rapid relief from asthma after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The Telegraph notes ongoing Insular Commission dissolution despite War Department orders, with Curtis planning future steps. Nearby reports include a man dying of heart disease on church stairs in Quincy and a grisly murder in Foster, Rhode Island, plus Cincinnati preparation for the Saengerbund jubilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Prickett
Bryan Ave
Danville
Ill
Foley
Washington
Insular Commission
H.G. Curtis
TeLecrate
Curtis, Follett & Curtis
Curtis
Meiklejohn
McKinley
Secretary of War
Drogs
Quincy
William Sprague
Palmyra
Congregational Church
Music Teachers’ Association
France Calm Amid Dreyfus Controversy and Visits
Paris July 8 The government’s prudence leaves France tranquil as Maitreu de Mange Laborie and Mathieu Dreyfus with his wife arrive at Rennes to prepare the defense. Madame Dreyfus gains limited visits. Dreyfus remains composed, speaks little, and is said to suffer speech paralysis from long silence. He hopes his expiation may end religious and racial feuds in the army and in France. Madame Dreyfus sees him again, finding him improved and smiling.
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Paris
France
Maitreu de Mange
Laborie
Mathieu Dreyfus
Rennes
Maitre Laborie
Captain Dreyfus
Madame Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Sfax
Rioting in Valencia Spurs Heavy Troop Action
Violent disturbances in Valencia under Captain General Molto led troops to seize key streets. Rioters blocked streetcar tracks, were met with gunfire, and shops were damaged as soldiers and cavalry engaged. Numerous injuries reported among both civilians and gendarmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencia
Spain
Molto
Poluta
Fourth of July Flowers and Local Notices
An array of short notices covers Fourth of July perfumes and a new business move by H. G Weber and Co with Atlantic stock, J M Dean leaving Atlantic for Coon Rapids Iowa, stockholder resolutions dissolving the Silas Wilson Company, a testimonial for Foley's Kidney Cure, and county recorder June reports showing deed and mortgage activity and a forecast of slower summer business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
J. M. Dean
Coon Rapids
Iowa
Dean
Silas Wilson Company
Silas Wilson
J. Ay Mewarn
F. H. Cromsre
Chanes Brocx
J.W. Cuxvkendali
Eona Wixson
Alrrep Wilson
William H. Wilson
Electric Bitters touted as cure for female diseases
Manchester Michigan resident George D Williams recounts his wife’s five year paralysis and claims two bottles of Electric Bitters freed her. Advertises the remedy as a supreme cure for nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headache backache fainting and dizziness with a one dollar bottle guaranteed sold by Vic Emmert & Co druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Williams
Manchester
Mich
Vic Emmert & Co
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