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Newspaper

Atlantic Weekly Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1899

Page

8

After the Pair Bellet Opposes More Farm Money

The article reports Bell et Prevail arguing for increased spending on agriculture stock shows and local industries instead of the race track. Visitors note a lack of stock at the fair, urging cash be directed toward grain garden produce and stock. other fair highlights include races, balloon ascent, and county exhibits by C P Meredith, Johnson Thompson, and others with notable sheep, hog, and cattle displays and premiums.

Fair Ground TreLearara Aswood A Cereensee Hamdalah F Fannie Kw Phoebe Nettie Spokane Dulcie Manola Chas. Dewey Byrnes Minnie Cotton Belle Wilkes Madcap Lee Richardson Atlantic Arthur Ellis Ellis Kansas City C. P. Meredith Johnson & Thompson James Jones Green Bay Lumber Co

McGovern crushes Palmer in first round to win bantam title

New York September 18 Terry McGovern of Brooklyn defeated Pedlar Palmer of London in under four minutes in the Westchester club arena near Tuckahoe New York to claim the world bantam championship. The bout lasted 3 minutes 82 seconds with a timely timer error briefly delaying the finish. McGovern dominated from the start delivering repeated blows as Palmer offered little resistance. Attendence reached 9000 and the victory secures McGovern as bantam champion.

McGovern New York Terry McGovern Brooklyn Palmer London Westchester Club Tuckahoe N. Y Siler Terry

Winter Wear for Boys and Children at Our Store

We offer new three piece vestee suits from a large New York house and a full line of boys and children's suits in stock. Samples remain in store for two days while selections are made.

New York

Vanderbilt Dead at New York Home at Sixty Six

Cornelius Vanderbilt head of the Vanderbilt family died in New York City after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 65 or 66, wife and children at his bedside, no physician present. Funeral to be held at St Bartholomew's with Bishop Potter officiating. Coroner ruled death caused by cerebral hemorrhage. embalmed body. police on duty at the Vanderbilt residence. Vanderbilt’s rise from bank clerk to railroad magnate is sketched. he suffered a paralytic stroke in 1896 ending active career. The Pope rumors from Rome are denied.

New York Cornelius Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Mr. Vanderbilt Gladys Reginald Senator Depew Newport New York Central Railroad Vanderpilt St. Bartholomew’s Church Potter Dr. Greer Vanderbilt Line Alfred China Chauncey M. Depew William K. Vanderbilt, Jr William K. Vanderbilt Vanderbilt House Staten Island William H. Vanderbilt Cornelius Shoes and Leather Bank Commodore Shoe and Leather Kissam Bros New York and Harlem Gertrude

Lewis News Highlights From Town Life and Deaths

Chas Black visited town on Monday and farmers ship coal wagons daily. Myron Weaver joins W. J. Woodward. corn cutters busy. Mrs Cutting’s house freshly painted. Rav Evans sails to Boston. Mrs Geo Ebert ill, Bert Halsey uses a crutch after a corn knife accident. Various townsfolk visit and work on houses, roads, and farms. Rev Mercer returns to preach. Miss Nora Coleman dies after long illness. Martha Allbright dies. prosperity returns as lumber shipments rise and schools start.

Albert Krause W. B. Harris da Grove Matt Weedie Lewis California Arkie Elliott Denver Cole Mary Both Des Moines Rev. Mercer H. G. Cotton Geo Roberts Maine C.C. Weaver Oakland

Bloody Elopement Sparks Texas Tragedy in Beckville

In Beckville Loneaview Texas a marriage between James Forsythe and Ollie Simpson triggers a fatal trio of crimes. Andrew Simpson shoots Forsythe in the groin while pursuing the couple, killing Forsythe’s father King H Forsythe with buckshot. Simpson then kills himself after threatening to shoot his daughter. Forsythe may recover from his wounds. Meanwhile a Kansas City meeting plans a cooperative cattle market with Peters, Simpson, and Harris backing. A lead mine discovery in Fulton County Arkansas is reported after two prospectors find an old cavern and lead samples.

Beckville Loneaview Tex James Forsythe Ollie Simpson Forsythe Andrew Simpson King H. Forsythe James Simpson Foraythe Kansas City Ateps Co-Operative Livestock Commission Company Peters Kansas Jerry Simpson W. A. Harris Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Commission Werst Prats Old Gamble Arkansas Fulton County Cas Washam

Telegrams Terseley Told: Edi tor Dies and Fires Hit Town

John Blanchard longtime editor of the Minneapolis Times died after months of illness at 57. Northwood North Carolina burned, fire losses around 200000 with 50 firms ruined. A.B. Grubb shot Walter Morrow in Wise Virginia over alleged infidelity. American Car and Foundry files to form a 50 million dollar car trust in Lansing. Chicago mass meeting planned to protest Captain Dreyfus sentencing.

John Blanchard Minneapolis Times Peter Bateman Harquhale Cullen’s Wells Northwood N. C A.B. Grubb Walter Morrow Wise County Virginia Chicago Se Lon Tae

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