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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1903
Page
4
The readable fragments describe a tense moment with players and a stoppage, mentioning a young man and attempts to run but halted. Names and specifics are garbled, leaving the exact teams, location, and outcome unreadable.
Local notes describe social gatherings, a dance planned at Etn Holner's, and a neon neon. George Conner and Ford Bonteth are linked to a fatal incident near their house. Grandma Baldwin visits Odlwein. a large sockeye was killed by Mrs. George Conner. Arthur Gago rescued a dog but was not thanked.
The Democrats of Fayetta county plan a convention at the court house in West Union on Tuesday June 9 at 1 9 for selecting 10 delegates to the state convention in Des Moines on June 24 and for choosing 10 delegates to the state central convention later. Voting precincts supply delegate counts. the meeting also covers committee selection and related business. The document includes a list of precincts with delegate allocations and notes a recommendation to hold the event Tuesday June 6 and for precincts to elect county central committee members.
Scattered phrases reference a trial or property issue, family events, and local details with names and places obscured by OCR. The readable bits hint at parish or municipal concerns, a disturbance, and domestic scenes, all presented in a fragmentary, noisy OCR form.
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