Fifty Years Ago in The Republic Decorah Iowa
Items from July 20 1865 report the Soldiers monu ment cornerstone at Gettysburg laid with ceremony. Judge Advocate Bingham cites Mrs Surrat as key in Lincoln assassination plot and with Booth on murder day. Marshal law waning in Missouri. Sherman not seeking Ohio governor nomination. Rollins partners in boot business with Wobbin of Minnesota. Lieut McKay home discharged. Locals discuss building a paper mill. Masons plan a hall over Smith store opposite Tremont house. Rails delivered for branch line. This hints at commerce and postwar activity in Decorah.
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Gettysburg
Bingham
Surrat
Lincoln
Booth
Missouri
Gen
Sherman
Ohio
Rollins
Wobbin
Minnesota
G. W. McKay
9Th Town Cavalry
Decorah
Masons
Smith
Tremont House
Lutheran Publishing House
W. W. McHenry
Snon
Shooting Scrape in Manly Northwood Anchor
Gust Manus, a Mason City Grecian, shot Stanley Doyle a Rock Island brakeman in Manly after Doyle confronted two Greek cement plant workers harassing two women. Doyle was wounded in the left arm. Manus fled but was later captured with two Greek suspects in Mason City and jailed in Northwood.
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Northwood
Manly
Mason City
Gust Manus
Stanley Doyle
Rock Island
Mr. Doyle
Manus
Wee
Taxation Lowered in Fayette County
Taxable valuations in Fayette will drop this year if the supervisors approve the figures by town and township assessors. Real estate values will be about one million dollars less than two years ago, while personal property assessments are roughly fifty thousand dollars lower than last year.
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West Union Argo-Cazette
Fayette County
Patten Receives State Honor From Ames College
C G Patten is awarded a certificate of eminent service by the State Agricultural College at Ames for contributions to horticultural interests of the state. The recognition follows a brief statement by the faculty and a recommendation from Dean Curtiss.
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eCharles City Intelligencer
C. G. Patten
State Agricultural College
Ames
Patten
Curtiss
Chandelier Falls at Iowa City High Injures Student
A chandelier loosened by shorted wiring fell during commencement at Iowa City high school injuring 11 year old Lester Louis. The globe struck him and others escaped serious harm as the heavy fixture crashed down amid the crowd during the ceremony.
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Iowa City
Lester Louis
Clayton County Census Reflects Population Decline
The new census shows Clayton County with 25 151 residents, down 445 from five years ago. Guttenberg remains the county’s largest town at 1 873, followed by MéeGregor 1 240 Elkader 1 215 Straw berry Point 1 158 Monona 5 North McGregor 573.
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Clayton County
Guttenberg
MéeGregor
Elkader
Strawberry Point
Monona
North McGregor
Burglars Take Silk From Arlington Store
Robbers entered the Charles Eckhart dry goods store in Arlington through the front door and carried off about three hundred dollars worth of silk. The robbery was not discovered until late morning when the proprietor found the empty wrappings. No clue is available.
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Charles Eckhart Dry Gools
Arlington
Little Four league formed by Calmar Fort Atkinson Cresco Waucoma
The four towns Calmar Fort Atkinson Cresco and Waucoma establish a baseball league named the Little Four. It will feature amateur players from the home towns and aims to entertain the public during the upcoming season.
Tabernacle Contract Awarded for Methodist Camp
The tabernacle contract at the West Obo boji Lake Methodist camp grounds went to Rd Hammerle of George Iowa for 2089 dollars. It will be erected promptly and ready for the annual camp meeting scheduled July 15 to 25.
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West Oboboji Lake
Rd. Hammerle
George
Iowa
Dubuque College Summer School Receives State Approval
The Dubuque St Josephs College summer session gains approval from State Superintendent A M Deyoe and serves as a path toward academic degrees teachers' salary points and exam qualification. State law requires twelve weeks of normal training for those taking exams after July first. Men’s underwear at 8c two piece union suits advertised by LARSEN.
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Dubuque College
Dubuque
St. Joseph’s) College
Superintendent of Public Instruction
A. M. Deyoe
State Board of Examiners
Larsen
Dean of the American Platform Promotes a Philanthropic Lecture
The speaker who has addressed more people than any other, JR. Russ, earned over four million dollars from lecturing and gave most of it away. His 5000th lecture, Acres of Diamonds, took place May 21, 1914 at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, netting over $9,000 and earning him a $5,000 purse and the title of Dean of the American Platform from the International Lyceum Association. He appears at our Chautauqua, inviting attendance.
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Academy of Music
Philadelpia
International Lyceum Association
Chautaqua
Wiggam Lecture Promises Bold View on Human Progress
Wiggam draws crowds with his talk Heredity and Human Progress promising a new angle on race and future society. He urges listeners to attend or borrow the lecture if funds are short, echoing a call from President Huston of the South Dakota Normal School.
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Pres
Huston
Great South Dakota Normal
Wiggam
Montessori Education Spotlight Brings Latest Trends Home
Dr. Montessori hailed as greatest woman educator in history. Her Rome moving pictures, touted as finest in America, are now explained by Dr. Hunsberger to illustrate lectures, delivering the latest in education directly to readers.
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Montessori
Rome
America
Hunsberger
Poet of Today Edmund Vance Cooke at Chautauqua
The Chautauqua program features poet Edmund Vance Cooke, famed for drawing about 4000 youths to hear his readings. He performs his poems including How Did He Die, with lively crowd appeal and a memorable request to relive childhood for a day.
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Edmund Vance Cook
Cooke
Debaters Clash on Socialism at Chautauqua Platform
A heated Chautauqua debate features Carl D. Thompson of the National Socialist Party Statistical Department and Lee Francia Ly barger, famed orator and science advocate. They argue over The Penny and Possibilities of Socialism, presenting rival visions for the United States in a serious, witty exchange.
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Ae Dominick
Carl Thompson
Lee Francis Lybarger
United States
Josephine Dominick
Ee Joseph Rosani
Carl D. Thompson
Statistical Department
National Socialist Party
Wisconsin
Lee Francia Lybarger
Meistersingers Quartet Delights at Chautauqua
The Meistersingers male quartet delivers versatile harmonies praised as a Chautauqua delight. Encores are managed to respect following attractions, a noted challenge in their program.
Shakespearean Comedy Company Brings Wholesome Fun
Maud Scheerer heads a Boston trained troupe led by Dora Sass as Maria in Twelfth Night. The company, formed by Leland Powers alumni and Arthur Rachel associate monologists, promises clean, chaste humor with skilled Shakespearean actors and engaging stagecraft.
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Dora Sass
Maria
Leland Powers
Boston
Arthur Rachel
Maud Scheerer
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Oland Autau Circus
Medbury
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Drake University
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Hugh Anderson
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Sig. Calefary
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Wane Ciecurt
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Russell H. Conwell
Diamonds
Ernest Gamble
Chas
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Paul S
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Decorah State Bank
Sorenson's Drug Store
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Plain Price
Schrubbe’s Book Store
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G. S. Lackland
Midland Chautauqua Circuit
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Gambol
Gamble
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Miola
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Mr. Staats
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