Jurors Named From Fayette County at Dubuque Court
In the April term list for the U S Court at Dubuque the Fayette county jurors appear. Grand Jury includes Q A Conrad Clarmont John Hall West Union J G Hoag Summer F E DeLong Hawkeye Petit Jurors list Alfred Hanson Oelwein F J Sulligan West Union J W Longe Sumner Gen Whitley Fayette BL Clark Waucoma. Also a note criticizes a law forcing witnesses to appear with low compensation detailing costs of board and lodging and urging higher per day pay.
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Argo
U. S. Court
Dubuque
Fayette County
Q. A. Conrad
Clarmont
John Hall
West Union
J. G. Hoag
Bummer
F. E. ‘DeLong
Hawkeye
Alfred Hanson
Oelwein
F.J. Sulligan
Council Proceedings in Evan Iowa Apr 4 1898
The Evan Iowa council met in regular session with Mayor Mattoon presiding. Roll call listed Mattoon, Ehrlich, Schmid, Graham, Koundteon and Nicklaus. Bills approved by finance committee include Knudtson Bros. work, election clerks, merited fees, and printing. Mayor formed committees for the year. street and public works, protection, and finance. New treasurer salary set at 8100 per year with bond and recorder fees fixed. Numerous transfers, warrants, and bond matters discussed. appointments and sworn in as officers.
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Evan
Iowa
Tuey
Mattoon
Erlich
Schmid
Graham
Koundteon
Nicklaus
Knudtson Bros
Theo. Schmid
G. Graham
Gus Thoma
Frone Desart Dravaga
Nichols Lamp Worl Mar
Alnaworth
Satunid
L.Y. Ghrrich
DiUs
Lohmid
Ehrlich
Knudtaon
J. B. Mattoon
E. G. Stoehr
Peter Nicklaug
E. Lohman
Phe
Financz
Sohyid
Ehiich
Stohr
OxviInaner
Behmid
Knuutaon
Stoehr
Finn
Knudtyon
Wullum
Matiati
Vota
Nollaug
Council Proceedings: Appointments, Bonds, and Tax Board
The council moves appoint Jud Michels as lamp lighter for the evening year at 99 per month. The marshal bond approval by mayor and recorder to three years. Bonds to be filed at the Troxt. The council forms a tax equalization board after assessor lists property. An ordinance to ban chickens at large proposed. Street survey from Main to Clermont Road referred to street and Ney committees. Council adjourned.
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Gounecil
Jud Michels
Troxt
Counsil Regolva
Board of Equalization of
Connail
Main Street
Neuenschwander Corner
Clérmont Road
Strest
Ney
Gottnail
Foe
Lennan
Maroon
McKellar and Kliigman Wedding Joyful March 31 1899
A warm gathering of relatives and friends united at the home of Mr and Mrs Lewis Klirigman to celebrate the marriage with pages of happiness and well wishes on March 31 1899.
Nellie R McKellar Weds Lawerence W McKellar in Highland
Nellie R McKellar married Lawerence W McKellar in Highland in a ceremony conducted by Rev J S Moore. Guests enjoyed a luncheon, and the couple, after years of courtship, plan to reside at the McKellar estate after April 15.
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Nellie R
Lawerence
W. McKellar
J. 8. Moore
English readers note racial term usage in The Christian
Leslie's Weekly questions Caine's diction as unquoted nigger and argues the term is ordinary English for a person of color. It cites Mrs. Ewing's Jan of the Windmill and contrasts English ease with American color prejudice, suggesting unfamiliar offensiveness rather than deliberate prejudice.
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Caine
Leslie
Chavalier
Ewing
Jan
Lins
England
The Queen's Punctuality Amid Weather Delays
A historical account notes Queen Victoria's renowned punctuality in daily routines and public ceremonies. It recalls a weather-related drive cancellation, a later message to Princess Beatrice, and a Jubilee day where the carriage arrived early but the queen waited until the appointed hour, stressing calm order behind the spectacle.
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Beatrice
Georgia boy speaks out against lynching in essay
A Georgia boy writes that lynching is wrong and harms both the trees and the people involved. He argues for lawful punishment and a peaceful life, noting that those hanged by mob violence go to heaven in a way he cannot accept.
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Esany
Thia
Georgia
Mustache Mishap Sparks Family Quarrel
Fragmented dialogue shows Young Hicks and Mrs Balley arguing over a mustache teased by Maude. The exchange hints at a domestic moment where misinterpretation fuels tension as the narrator tries to steer the conversation.
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Hicksa
Maude
Mra. Balley
Harry
Young Hicks
Borton
Overloaded street car crowds draw protest
In a clipped exchange on a crowded street car, a passenger argues the Bisa Patron is overloading the ride. Conductor Plegue responds that the company does not overload them, but notes that passengers boarding after the car is full complicates the scene.
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Bisa
The Girl of the Family Parcel Mix Up Sparks Neighbors
A misread parcel post report notes items found at the Twickenhams next door including a loft football bicycle two cricket bats a package of bidders a pair of spoon oars and a bundle of golf clubs. The text hints their daughter may be home from college and education.
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Twickenhams
Ondon Figaro
Traveling Man Recalls Boom Town Days and Narrow Escapes
A gray haired traveling man recalls booming western towns and high living on trains. He says investors would drop him into private carriages and high hotels, making a yearly visit to one contact while the bottom later dropped out and fortunes vanished.
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Detroit Free Press
Amari
Bismarck’s Son-in-Law Marries Ex-Chancellor’s Daughter
Count Rantazau, son-in-law of Prince Bismarck and former minister to Holland, wed the ex-chancellor’s only daughter. A former Bavarian court official, he is seen as conscientious though not brilliant. The wife is praised as the cleverest child of the great prince, well-read and witty, a tall, striking woman. She once loved a Prussian nobleman who died before their planned wedding. Several children bless her union.
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Bismarck
Count Rantazau
Prince Bismarck
Holland
Ainister
Munich
Wien
Rentzan
Tinplate trade and tin scrap flows to Holland
Tinplate copies from U S stamping factories are bundled and sold at New York docks for about six dollars a ton, then shipped to Holland where tin is recovered and made into ingots while iron scrap is repurposed. Some plants dispose of up to 1,200 tons annually. The Dutch separation method remains a guarded secret.
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New York
Holland
Holand
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Man Dream of Diamonds for Wife in Birthday Gift
Woman pines for being a man while Mr Skinner muses about gifting his wife a diamond necklace. Myre and Skinner recount a fanciful thought on how a husband could make his wife happy with a valuable present.
Incoherent Fragment Sparks Unclear News Note
Readable text shows a disjointed adult themed line describing a maiden speaking and an action with clothing. lacks coherent event, participants, or location to establish a factual summary.
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Henry Pope
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Frank Whitmore
Newell Johnson
Clara Johnson
JD Finch
G Finch
Carrie R Rulifson
Ellis Billmeyers
Chase Billmeyar
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Lain
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Buova
Lida
Shaw
ADOVA
Csicce Esses Eens
Florence E White
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Bas
Lafayette
Mann
John W Gribben
Mary
Howe
Simeon Grifford
Theodor Timp
Lauris Jacobson
John A Schlegel
Sarah J Higging
M E .Stebbins
O Nieman
John
Henry Nieman
Frank ¥ Whitmore
Felix Miller
Oor
Alvah P Whitmore
Frank Y Whitmore
Frank B Whitmore
Frank Y Gertrans
Wint
Paign
Wm Bentley
Charles
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ED Watson
Gertrude Tripp
Lta
EC Balt
A P Johnson
Martine
John Irvine
James B Grifficth
Ate
Davis
Fannie Starr
Underwood
Sarah Jane Johnson
Dean
Mertin
Wilson
W Brooks
Edna G Grathoff
Frank Kunkle
Sophia Chapman
Nellie
Highland
Indy
Mrs
Lawerence MeKeller
MeKeller
Meret
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Rockford Railway
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