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War talk, Iowa war cheer, and local notices in 1898
The item surveys public sentiment on the Spanish American War, praising volunteers like William Larrabee Jr. but urging equal honor for all who leave home to fight. It notes Iowa calls for 1,968 more men, reports civic celebrations in McGregor, and lists local civic and crime notes from Decorah, Monona, and Mason City areas. It mentions Major Hitchcock’s death, a libel suit in Linn county, and pending indictments linked to a defunct bank, plus cadetship results and a shooting accident at Lansing.
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Larrabee
William Larrabee Jr
Iowa
Shaw Hag
Fayette
Decorah
C. H. ‘Hitchcock
Senate
Washington
Decora
Christen
James H. Easton
First ‘National Bank of Decorah
J. H. Haston
John French
Frankville Township
First National Bank of Decorah
Easton
Chicago
Hobson
Fred J. Easton
J. H
Auim