Democrats Rally to Nominate at County Convention
Attend the township caucus and send a full delegation to the county convention on June 18. The county ticket will be nominated on June 13. In Chicago fourteen of eighteen successful judicial candidates are Democrats, with gains across Illinois. Joe Kriddelbaugh chosen as temporary chairman by the county central committee.
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Chicago
Illinois
Joe Kriddelbaugh
County Central Committee
Kriddelhbaugh
Chariton Stands High Amid Floods In Region
The message notes sympathy for Des Moines Ottumwa and other flood regions while praising Chariton for its high ground and relative stability despite mail delays from the overflow. It calls Chariton a well located and good all round town.
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Des Moines
Ottumwa
Chariton
County Committeemen urged to hold township caucuses
The January county committee list appears in the Democrat. Every committee man should call his township caucus at once and schedule caucuses for Thursday June 1 at 7:00 p.m. unless changed. Ensure township representation at the county convention one week from Saturday to nominate the county ticket.
Dem County Central Committee Members and Officers
The list names Democratic county central committee members including Benton Perry Scott Cedar J J Scott Chariton A C Riebel English C J Cain Jackson J C Baker Liberty J C Kenney Lincoln John Hamilton Ottercreek R B Conrad Pleasant H M Spiker Union Pat Bevard Warren D M Fisk Washington Thomas Odonnell Whitebreast David Brown with W H Dewey Chariton as Chairman and J C Baker as Secretary.
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Benton
Perry Scott
Cedar
J. J. Scott
Chariton
A. C. Riebel
English
C. J. Cain
Jackson
J. C. Baker
Liberty
J. C. Kenney
Lincoln
John Hamilton
Ottercreek
R. B. Conrad
Pleasant
H. M. Spiker
Union
Pat Bevard
Warren
D. M. Fisk
Washington
Thomas O'Donnell
Whitebreast
David Brown
W. H. Dewey
J.C. Baker
Lucas
Democratic County Convention in Chariton Iowa 1903
Democrats of Lucas county Iowa will meet in the assembly room of the court house Chariton on Saturday June 13, 1903 at 1 30 p m to nominate a county ticket select six delegates to the state convention at Des Moines June 24 and six delegates to the senatorial convention not yet called organize the county central committee and transact other business. Delegates allocated by township with total 76. Township caucuses to be held at once. committee men urged to call caucuses promptly. By order county committee W H Dewey chairman.
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Lucas County
Iowa
Court House
Chariton
Des Moines
Benton
Lincoln
Cedar
Otter Creek
Pleasant
English
Union
Weed Jackson
Warren
Liberty
Washington
W.H. Dewey
A Rich Man and the Rise of Jones & Laughlin
The death of Benjamin F. Jones, Pittsburg iron magnate, highlights wealth in the industrial age. His estate is valued at 60 million dollars, and he led Jones & Laughlin, the nation’s largest iron and steel concern outside U S Steel. The firm’s assets were once valued around 80 million, as absorption talks circulated. Jones rose from steamboat worker to steamboat manager and finally to a steel industry titan, leaving substantial fortunes and a lasting legacy.
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Benjamin F. Jones
Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin
United States Steel Corporation
Jones & Laughlins
Steel Corporation
Jones
Pennsylvania
Wealth and death tied up estate of Jones McLaughlin founder
The Burlington Gazette notes the fortune of the Jones McLaughlin founder is locked in a generational estate. Four children survive him and grandchildren will receive the wealth after all his offspring pass, potentially keeping the wealth in executors’ hands thirty to forty years. The piece critiques wealth concentration and contrasts a western magnate who faced death after amassing riches.
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Jones-McLaughlin
Pittsburg
West
Jones
Burlington Gazette
Democratic State Convention to Nominate Iowa Officials
A Democratic delegate convention will be held in Des Moines on June 24 1903 to nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor supreme court superintendent of public instruction railroad commissioner and other business. Representation is by county and per last election results with 853 total delegates statewide. Voters endorsing the party may participate. ordered by N C Roberts and A E Jackson.
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State of
Iowa
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Adams
Appanoose
Clarke
Decatur
Fremont
Lucas
Page
Ringgold
Taylor
Union
Wayne
Democratic State Central Committee
N.C. Roperts
A. E. Jackson
Property Transfers Report in Chariton and Russell
F R Crocker and wife transfer a lot in Chariton for 50 dollars to C E Noble. J F Stoops and wife convey five lots in Russell to E W Clark for 430 dollars.
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W C Penick
Andrew S Show
Whitebreast
JD Lenig
Molesworth
Pleasant
Lydia M Roth
Idaki
Myers
Elmer C. Burgett
H A
J Ll Burgett
Liberty
Aaron Burgett
Elmer C Burgett
Dudley Rogers
Sarah Evans
Lucas
Bjm Waklee
JP Holteen
Derby
N G Lutz
John Adcock
Russell
LD Monroe
Sophia Lawson
Chariton
LW Knotts
J D Knotts
R O Cramer
J A Brown
J N Baty
J F Stoops
Alfred Goodwin
Louisa Erickson
Grace West
J E Wright
J D Neal
Union Two
A E LaRue
N Long
Fred Grimsell
John Culbertson
J F R Crocker
A and G Lundgren
JF Stoops
C S McKinley
S S R'olte
F R Crocker
E Noble
E W Clark
Presbyterian Convention in Lucas County Iowa Schedule
The Fourth Annual Presbyterian convention meets in Lucas Iowa on June 9 and 10 with a full program of devotional meetings papers and addresses led by Rev. A H Chittenden Rev H C Condit Rev J McGaughey Rev J H Aughey and others. A cordial welcome is extended with notices to expect entertainment and a good time for all throughout the county.
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Presbyterian Churches of
Lucas County
Lucas
Iowa
W. L. Clapp
Chaiton
H. C. Condit
Milo
J. McGaughey
Russall
John Waddle
Cleveland
Ada Grimes
Derby
R. A. Hasselquist
Chariton
J.L. Werts
Russell
J. W. Pressley
J. H. Aughey
M. J.stinson
Postponed Choral Club Concert Set for Next Tuesday
The Choral Club concert scheduled for Tuesday evening is rescheduled to next Tuesday, June 9. The program includes Mozart's Gloria, the 12th Mass, and selections featuring mixed choruses, solos, and quartets with performers such as Misses Chittenden Crips Gasser and Messrs. McGaughey Wright Wells Boyd. the lineup includes Sailor Song The Skipper and The Heavens are Telling among others.
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Choral Club
Mozart
J.J. Hatton
Chittenden
Gasser
Petri
the Mariners
Raudegger
Mayhew
Busselle
Mc- Gaughey Howe
Come With
Gipsey
the Skipper
Jude
F.C. State
Be the Best We Have Ever Had Flour Sells Local
In a small town column J D Henderson Cash Grocer offers 4B Flour with praise. The musical club met with Miss Jessie McIntire presenting Beethoven life notes by Miss Hazel Baker and selections from his works. Medicare farm loans offered in Eluenas county with prompt funding. Alonzo Mickle left for Kansas but high water halted progress at St Joe. he later crossed to Nebraska seeking a marriage destination, status unknown.
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J. D. Henderson Cash Grocer
Musical
Jessie McIntire
Beethoven
Hazel Baker
Alonzo Mickle
Kansas
St. Joe
Nebraska
Iron Gray Engineer Recovers From First Collision
A veteran railroad engineer with iron gray hair and a stern face survived his first crash. His engine was badly damaged and he suffered a serious leg injury, but surgeons saved the limb. Walking on crutches, he quipped that he cannot kick, his gray eyes twinkling with resolve.
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Warrrior
Jim
New York Times
Intellect and Hair A Lille Professor’s Hair Claim
A University of Lille professor reports a link between hair color and intellect. He suggests chestnut haired schoolboys are likelier to top classes while fair haired girls may be more studious, and that brown or red hair associates with less academic excellence.
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University of Lille
Just One
A lover bids farewell on a stoop as a mother warns them time is late. The couple parts with heartbreak while a wary father perhaps awaits inside. The scene hints at forbidden romance and looming consequences.
Editor denies rumors of imminent failure with money doubt
An editor responds to rumors about his financial condition stating the claim we are about to fail is unfounded and we have not money enough for that yet. The remark challenges speculation while asserting current finances are not in danger.
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Atlanta Constitution
Mc Solomon to wed again amid collecting craze
The dialogue notes Mc Solomon's plan to marry a fourth wife, amid a trend where collectors pursue items or people. The piece playfully contrasts fads like books or stamps with his multiple marriages.
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McSolomon
Bogton Transcript
Horseshoe Change that Shifted Henry VIII’s Reign
A lone horseshoe stopped a papal reconciliation with England after Anne Boleyn’s downfall. A Rome envoy delayed by the lame horse found Henry VIII already married to Jane Seymour. Anne had been beheaded the day before, ending any hope of peace. The missed messenger altered the course of history.
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Henry VIII
England
Anne Boleyn
Rome
Calais
London
Henry
Jane Seymour
Anne
Good Shooting In Cambridge
A historic quip recalls Bret Harte joking about Cambridge’s famous residents and the ease of firing a revolver from a front porch, a remark amplified by Mr. Howells.
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Cambridge
Bret Harte
Pacific Slope
Mr. Howells
Seven in the family scattered across the United States
A brief Baltimore American quotation notes a family of seven, spread across various states, illustrating distant kinship. The line captures a sense of dispersed kinship across the United States.
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United States
Baltimore American
Thou Shalt Work Ahead of All Other Commands Auerbach Quip
Auerbach remarks that no religion has commanded work before other duties, framing labor as supreme. The aphorism contrasts religious decree with practical labor ethics. This terse observation spotlights work as a guiding imperative.
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Auerbach
Weeping Trees Across Northwest Forests
Description of fir trees in Oregon Washington Montana and British Columbia that exhibit continuous dripping of pure water from leaves and branches. The droplets occur in all seasons, on sunny days and damp nights, due to a condensation effect of the leaves and bark. Ferro island features many weeping trees with tears peaking near the dew point.
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Oregon
Washington
Montana
British Columbia
Ferro
Strange Beauty Practices Across Cultures
The article notes Penj deh babies having flat backs of heads through sleeping on hard surfaces or pots, with mothers shaping noses by pressure and indenting chins, and even leg straightening by bands. It also mentions Chinooks in America flattening foreheads as a beauty mark.
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Penjdeh
America
Great Western Ry. Noweth Bound Schedules Notice
The record lists train numbers and departure times for the COPJAGO Great Western Railway. It shows daily mail and express at 5:44 a.m., No. 2 Limited at whip.m., southbound No. 1 Limited and other daily services with listed times, including a late train at 11:18 p.m.
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Mail and Express
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Democratic County Central Committee
Presbyterian Convention
C. E. Work
F. S. Johnson
The
Presbyterian Church In History
A. H. Chittenden
Poe
Voe
Isneg
Poe-Chiver
Century
Darks Ewik
C. H. McGaughey
Palmer
Wright
Wells, Boyd, McGaughe
de Pinna
Ei. H. Perry
Eluenas County
Penick and Trotter
J. H. Darrah
North Side Square
Ily
Arriva Esvoee
Perery
Seere
Eeonnee i
Southbouund
Weprere
Masih
A.C. Rains
Munger’s
Fourth St
W. E. Ballard
Chariton National
BANK
Capital
W. C. Penick
H. O. Penick
Will Culbertson
Lloyd Penick
Cashier Asst
W.C. Penick
Sam'l Mclliveen
O. H. Evans
Alex Mole
Farms and Loans
G. W. Larimer
J. H. Robbins & Co
Wm. Retherford
H. B. Sutton
Southwest Corner Square
Rocky Mountain Tea Cine
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