Flowers and patriotism mark Gettysburg tribute gathering
A large crowd braved cold weather in the park to hear Rev Ramsey and honors paid at Gettysburg graves. Memorial services at Presbyterian and Congregational churches featured Rev Reed and Rev Hill, with choirs, poems, and readings. A grand afternoon parade led by Atlantic band scaled streets as G A R W R C L of G A R and local groups decorated graves and recalled Lincoln and Civil War history.
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Ramsey
Presbyterian Church
E. E. Reed
E.S. Hill
L. B. Wickersham
Methodist Church
Elisha
Elijah
Rev
E. S. Hill
Stanley
Moore
Levi Towns
Gettysburg
C. F. Crooks
W. W. Ramsay
Atlantic Public Schools Class of 1897 Commencement Schedule
Outline outlines Baccalaureate at Congregational church June 6 with Rev Stanley. Class Day at M E church June 10, followed by the class banquet. Friday evening Judge Leeds of Iowa City will lecture at the opera house, with Alumni banquet at the Windsor to follow. Friday afternoon eighth grade graduation in the High School building. Also notes Foley's Colic Cure and weekly failures in U S and Canada. President nominates Hart to Colombia envoy post and several other federal posts including secretary of the Buenos Aires legation and Illinois aide attorney general.
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Atlantic Public Schools
Stanley
Congregational Church
M. E. Church
Opera House
Judge Leeds
State University
Iowa City
Windsor
Washington
Senate
Charles Burdette Hart
West Virginia
United States
Colombia
Francois 8. Jones
Louisiana
Legation
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republic
John G. Thompson
Illinois
Thornton S. Howard
Register Land Office
Des Moines
John W. Miller
Woodward
O. T
P. D. McMahon
Charter Oak
Arthur D. Patterson
Cresco
E. E. Buell
Elma
F. J. Heinemann
Kirkwood
William H. Lilian
Humphrey
Neb
W. F. Britton
Sheridan
Folding Bed Kills Vermont Man at Union House
Mont Treizr Vermont May 1 A folding bed in the Union House automat closed last night trapping Henry Kendall 63 as he slept He was dead on removal officials say death likely from heart failure induced by fright or the fatal press of the mechanism
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Mont Treizr
Union House
Henry Kendall
Worden Tries to Kill Himself in San Francisco Jail
Walter D. Worden, condemned for wrecking a train and killing Engineer Clarke and four U S soldiers during the A R U strike, attempted suicide in his cell by cutting his wrist with glass. He was found before finishing. The governor is weighing a pardon application.
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Worden
San Francisco
Walter D. Worden
Engineer Clarke
United States
Trade Review Reports Slow Recovery and Soft Prices
R G Dun notes people are doing more business by value, yet profits margins shrink as prices fall. May activity higher than April, wheat and corn exports surge, Atlantic shipments reach 6.9 million bushels weekly. Domestic crop receipts exceed expectations, foreign demand for cotton spots remains weak after brief uptick.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Washington
Atlantic
Robber Squeals On Pals In Portland Post Office Plot
A plot to rob the Portland post office led to arrests of Julian Epping chief clerk at the registry department City Jailer Watson Detective Holsapple Eugene Gautier and a man named Simpson. Gautier disclosed the conspiracy. plan included binding and gagging Epping and having the safe opened. Holsapple and Watson would guard the jail then rush to the post office to seize the case and aid Simpson’s escape.
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Portland, Or
Julian Epping
Registry Department
Watson
Holsapple
Eugene Gautier
Simpson
Epping
Gautier
Delegates Arrive for National Travelers Protective Convention
Nashville awaits as delegates of the National Travelers Protective association descend for a five day session beginning Tuesday. Several thousand travelers are expected. Beatrice reports ex Senator A S Paddock ill with heart trouble after returning from the east.
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Travelers’ Protective Association
Nashville
National Travelers’ Protective Association
Paddock
Beatrice
Neb
A. S. Paddock
Havemeyer acquitted in sugar trust case
Washington May 28 Henry O Havemeyer president of the American Sugar Refining Co was acquitted on a motion to instruct the jury to render a verdict of not guilty The defense motion was sustained and the case dismissed The jury returned a verdict of not guilty The district attorney said the Havemeyer verdict does not affect John E Searles trial to proceed tomorrow Mr Havemeyer expressed satisfaction at the result Chandler proposes tariff amendment to apply antitrust provisions to common carriers Tobacco manufacturers object to tax increase in tariff bill Garment workers gain wage rise and abolition of piecework in New York with 2 000 workers affected Boston garment workers send support message
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Trust
Bradley
Washington
Henry O. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Senate Sugar Investigation Committee
O. Havemeyver
John E. Searles
Ind
Messrs. Edwards
Shriver
Asme
Davis
Havemeyer
Johnson
Mr. Davis
Sugar Refining Company
Searles
Chandler
Pettigrew Yestern
United States
Senate
Garment Workers
New York
Boston Garment Workers
Memorial Service at Mt. Gregor Sakatooa NY
Memorial services were held Sunday at the Mount Gregor cottage where General Grant died. A large gathering from surrounding towns attended with a lavish display of floral offerings.
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Mt. Gregor
Sakatooa
N. Y
Mount Gregor
Grant
Flood Women and Men Flee Homes in El Paso
May 29 El Paso Texas more than 500 homeless families about 2000 people wander the streets seeking shelter as floodwaters rise. A dyke breach near San Antonio Street forces residents to abandon flooded homes while Fort Bliss troops offer aid and the city seeks federal relief funds. The disaster leaves thousands without basics and damages hundreds of poor laborers’ dwellings.
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el Paso
Tex
San Antonio
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Round House
Davis
Fort Bliss
City Board of Health
Congress
el Paso East
Stanton Street
Overland
Seventh Street
Irrigation Trial Over Rio Grande Sparks Cross-State Clash
A federal injunction blocks the Rio Grande Dam and Irrigation Co from building dams on the Rio Grande amid a Colorado New Mexico water rights dispute. The case, heard by Judge J D Bantz in Silver City, hinges on whether the river is navigable on the international boundary at El Paso. A monumental water rights fight looms as the hearing is set for June 14.
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Rio Grande
Denver
Aepecal
Republican
Santa Fe
United States Marshal’s Office
J. D. Bantz
Silver City
Rio Grande Dam and Irrigation Company
New Mexico
United States Department of Justice
Colorado
el Paso
Rio Grande River
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Penny Wise
Pound
Foley
Canada
Dan
Robber
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgice Institute
Buffalo
K. J. F. Sneed
Omen
Texas
Pierce
Flierce
Chesters
Indianapolis
John F. Johnson
State National Bank of
Logansport
Ohio State Penitentiary
Baker
United States Court For
District of Indiana
Spokane
Chicago
Lake
Okoboji
Orparr Ramps
W. Holt
Georgetown
Austin
Unl
Mann
Germany
Our
Pillsbury
Minneapolis
F.C. Co
Fec.co
A. CG. Beech
Independent
Journal
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