Broadway Jones and the Widow’s Surprise Engagement
Jackson Jones known as Broadway faces a tangle of celebrity, romance and rumor as Mrs. James Gerard, a wealthy widow, announces a betrothal at a dinner. Wallace, the friend, confronts the scandal while Rankin the butler, and Broadway’s own actions drive the social drift in a New York midmorning scene.
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Jackson Jones
Broadway
Wwe
Wonsuville
Jones
Ila
New York
Wal Eran
Wallace
Rankin
Scott
Jackson
Mr. Wallace
Oh, Come Now Mrs Gerard Engagements Stir Town
In a tense exchange Mrs Gerard resists a youthful engagement as a town scandal. A persistent suitor challenges her to deny the romance while Beatrice reunites with her beloved as Wallace witnesses the scene and the pair flee into each other’s arms. The scene closes with Wallace’s cool appraisal and a cliffhanger.
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Jackson
New York
Mule Struggles On Cuban Tour Ends With Spanish Word
A traveling tobacco man recounts riding a tireless mule on Cuban plantations. When the beast sprinted ahead, he shouted wrongly in Spanish. The mule halted only after he yelled the Spanish word for wheat, revealing his misused command. East African pearl sales are noted, with rare pearls fetching up to 5000 dollars in Zanzibar as fishermen report small, discolored gems from oysters eaten for food and limited prospects for a profitable pearl industry.
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Cuba
Hilla
John Gilpin
East Africa
Zandibar
Coset
Andhhat
Mrs Lapsling Explains Disease Precautions
Mrs Lapsling discusses careful handling of contagious diseases in a Chicago Tribune excerpt. She recalls using sulphur candles after Johnny contracted measles to disinfect the home and prevent spread.
Fortieth Annual G A R Encampment Held in Burlington Iowa
Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic gathered in Burlington for the Fortieth Iowa department encampment. More than 3100 members attended sessions at the Grand Opera House with officers W. Willett and J. W. Willett prominent. The program featured addresses by Governor Clarke and national G A R leaders, followed by a parade and excursions.
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Burlington
Department of Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Opera House
J. W. Willett
Archibald Cardle
W. C. Cross
Burington
Clarke
Washington Gardner
Ida McBride
National Pres
Lillian C. Cary
G. A. R. Circle
Estella Plopper
Mississippi
Co. Ward
Des Moines
Tama
Woman's Relief Corps
Two Drown While Seining In Mink Creek Near Le Mars
Le Mars area authorities report two men drowned while seining seven miles west when a net rope proved too short. Erickson 24 and Brodie 17 disappeared after the rope broke amid riverwork. A diver retrieved the net and bodies entangled. Erickson left a wife and baby.
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Erickson
Swallows Garbolic Acid Death in Winterset
George Guiperson aged 20 committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid at Winterset. He visited Dr. Powoll seeking to know if poison would cause death. His brothers previously died by suicide. Remodeling plans for Muscatine First Presbyterian Church include a new Sunday School hall and church edifice updates costing over 30,000 dollars.
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Tee
Callal
Broadway
Mis. Gerard
Mr. Wallace
Ashe
George Guiperson
Winterset
B. F. Powall
Gutperson
Muscatine
First Presbyterian Church of
Imodern Sunday School
Han Golden Anniversary Observed Near Waukon
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Han marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home near Waukon surrounded by over two hundred relatives. The celebration highlighted family ties and local appreciation in a warm community observance.
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Waukon
Gilbert Han
Irland
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George
M.coran
Air
Hoe
Ripay
Rankine
James Gerard
Mr. Jones
Phoria
Peter Pambroke
Murat
Siri
G. A. Ri. of
Iowa
Defenders of Nation
Fortiath
Mink Creek
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