Opening sale of three Omaha extension townsite lots
Opening sale of townsite lots on the Omaha extension of the Chicago Great Western railway to Tennant Kelby and McClelland in Iowa on Sept 8 15 and 22. One fare to Fort Dodge from all points, special trains from Fort Dodge at 1 round trip, and from Council Bluffs at 50 cents. Details via bills or Edwin B Magill Fort Dodge. 24 26 29 31 2 5 8&w.
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Omaha
Chicago Great Western Railway
Tennant, Kelby Co
Iowa
Bentley, Pottawattomie Co
McClelland, Pottawattomie Co
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Edwin B. Magill
Mer
Good Housekeepers Buy Russ Bleaching Blue
Advertisement notes that good housekeepers choose Russ Bleaching Blue for groceries. It promotes the product with a simple price cue of 10 cents and implies trusted household usage.
City Treasurer Public Tax Notice
City Treasurer Edward A Campbell warns all taxpayers to call at once at the office on East Franklin Street to settle real estate personal property and poll taxes sewer street assessments and cemetery note interest. Bring receipts to adjust accounts and save further expense. 3w-8-20.
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East Franklin Street
Edward A. Campbell
Russ Bleaching Blue Brings Fresh Grocer Pledge
A local grocer promotes trusted cleaning and bleaching products with a promise of quality. The ad emphasizes that Russ Bleaching Blue stands behind durable results and discourages cheaper imitations.
Gilmore Gray Co. Caus tic Oil praised in Ohio letter
F Chadwick of Deshler Ohio writes that Gilmore Gray Co. Caus tic Oil acts quickest and yields good results after months of use. He plans to buy a gallon when business improves. Sincerely, F. Chadwick. Price 50c a bottle. Gilmore’s Headache Powders also recommended. Sold by Thomas’ Drug Store.
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Gilmore
Thomas’ Drug Store
To Cure A Cold In One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
For sale six year old mare with foal. Perfectly sound. Inquire at Mc Dowell's Livery Mikhart. Wtf
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Ruggists
W. Grove
Perfectly Sound
McDowell’s Livery Mikhart
Cider Mill Offered On Select Weekdays In Jamestown
Goshen man Charles W. Shirk who faced assault and battery charges against Patrolmen Stickley and Flowers in South Bend failed to appear for trial in Justice J. N. Calvert's court yesterday. Defendants discharged as Shirk claimed officers assaulted him while trying to catch a freight train for Porter county.
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Charles W. Shirk
Stickley and Flowers
South Bend
J. N. Calvert
Shirk
Porter County
Fire loss adjusted for Osceola barn blaze
The barn of C. H. Tenny east of Osceola burned and the claim was settled last Saturday by officers of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Elkhart. He received 140 dollars.
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C. H. Tenny
Osceola
Farmers’ ‘Mutual, Fire Insurance Company of
Elkhart
Notice of Trustee Qualification in Indenture
The undersigned named as trustee in an indenture by David H. Rohrer doing business as D H Rohrer and Company has qualified as trustee and taken possession of all property rights, peredita and effects of sayignor in trust to be administered for all his creditors under an order of Ikhart Circuit Court and pi of Indig.
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David H. Rohrer
D.H. Rohrer & Company
Peredita
Saignor
Fcriune
Fide
Ikhart
Circuit Court
Indig
Sultan Friends Yet No Naval Talk Warships Debate
Turkish representative Chekib Bey assured Secretary Hay that the Sultan seeks friendly ties with America and that Turkish efforts to quell the Macedonian insurrection will protect foreigners. He downplayed Turkish danger claims and urged no need for American warships near Turkish waters while noting possible Beirut directives for Rear Admiral Cotton.
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Washington
Hay
State Department
Chekib Bey
United States
America
Constantinople
Turkey
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Beirut
Cotton
Leishman
Leiseman
Navy
Darling
Genoa
Navy Department
Port Said
Smyrna
Ex-marshal shot dead in Donnellson street arrest
Burlington report says David Blackburn former Donnellson marshal was killed by Town Marshal Ed Reuter after resisting arrest. Blackburn, intoxicated in a saloon, refused to accompany Reuter who fired five rounds striking Blackburn in the chest. Reuter was arrested and taken to Fort Madison.
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Burlington
Iowa
David Blackburn
Donnellson
Towa
Ed Reuter
Blackburn
Reuter
Bikburn
Canada Plans Ship Subsidy Notice
Ottawa Sept 1 Sir Richard Ca has given notice in parliament regarding a government subsidy for a ship program. The move signals possible support for maritime trade and defense related shipping incentives.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Richard Ca
Sluder Renounces Police Confession Under Pressure
Chicago reports that John Sluder recanted his confession after sixty six hours of investigation proving it false from start to finish. Police had arrested Stanley Maliski, tied to Sluder’s account, but Sluder denied recognizing him, admitting the confession was a lie.
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Chicago
John Sluder
Chicago Police Department
Sluder
O’neill
Chicago City Railway Company
Slader
Stanley Maliski
Maliski
Chief O’neill
Tragic Wedding Shooting in Kenosha Fails to Harm Guests
In Kenosha on September 2 at Pomeroy Street home of R H Marshall Earl Marshall 20 fired two shots at a wedding party led by bride Nellie Marshall and groom J W Roberts of Dudley Iowa The assailant fled after entering during the ceremony but no one was injured though the shots narrowly missed the groom and fell near the minister The motive cited opposition to the marriage remains unclear and the family party included about thirty relatives and friends.
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Kenosha
Wis
R. H. Marshall
Pomeroy Street
Earl Marshall
J. W. Roberts
Dudley
Iowa
Marshall
Nellie Marshall
Young Marshall
Illinois Labor Day Proclamation 1903
Springfield announces Governor Richard Yates proclaims Labor Day a legal holiday on Monday Sept 7 1903. The proclamation urges all industries and businesses to close to allow employees and employers to observe the dignity of labor and the spirit of the law.
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Springfield
Ill
Yates
Illinois
Richard Yates
State of
Baseball results from major leagues and minor leagues
National League Cincinnati 3 Chicago 0 Brooklyn g-5 Boston 3 0 New York 7 Philadelphia 3 American League New York 5 1 Philadelphia 1 1 Boston 2 Washington 0 Cleveland 4 St Louis 6 Western League Milwaukee 8 Kansas City 6 St Joseph 3 Des Moines 5 Denver 1 Colorado Springs 11 Omaha 10 American Association Louisville 7 St Paul 0 Indianapolis 10 4 Minneapolis 1 Milwaukee 5 Columbus 3 Kansas City 7 Toledo 6 Three Eye Rock Island 6 Davenport L Springfield Rockford 1 Dubuque 8 Decatur 1 Central League Evansville 12 Fort Wayne 1 Dayton 4 Marion 3 South Berd 1G Terre Haute 1 Wheeling 4 Grand Rapids 3
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Fatetelphia
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Ean
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Denver
Colorado Springs
Omaha
American Association
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Toledo
Rock Island
Davenport
Springfield
Rockford
Dubuque
Decatur
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Dayton
Marion
South Berd
Terre Haute
Wheeling
Grand Rapids
Morgan Thrown Into Ditch After Carriage Plunge
New York dispatch reports Pierpont Morgan escaped unharmed after his carriage plunged into an excavation. The incident occurred as he descended from his yacht with no serious injuries to the banker.
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New York
Pierpont Morgan
Shamrock III Falls Behind Reliance in No-Race America Cup
New York reports the Sept 1 America Cup race ended with Reliance far ahead of Shamrock III as wind died and the five and a half hour limit expired. Reliance led by over 20 minutes at the outer mark before the race was called off and the yachts were towed to Sandy Hook.
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New York
Shamrock III
Reliance
Sir Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Herreshoff
Atlantic
Long Island
Wringe
Capt. Barr
Shamrock Miai
Sandy Hook
World grain crop estimate shows shortfall this year
Hungary reports wheat output at 41,226,700 meter centers down from 46,507,000 last year. Other cereals show a similar drop. Overall world grain crops deficient by about 13,270,000 meter centers, balancing import needs and export surpluses.
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Buda-Pesth
Hungary
Minister of Agriculture
Meacham Passes At 24 In Typhoid Death
LeRoy Meacham died at his parents home six miles north of the city at 2:30 this morning from typhoid fever. He was 24 years 11 months and 25 days old and leaves a father G A Meacham three brothers and one sister. Funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 at the home with Rev. Stangler officiating and burial at Five Points cemetery. Dr Leslie Meacham of New York arrived today after being summoned by the illness.
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LeRoy Meacham
G. A. Meacham
Leslie Meacham
New York City
Thomas H. Meacham
Gettysburg
South Dakota
Vernon Meacham
Huron
Lil- Han Bell
Michigan
Meacham
Elkhart High School
Stangler
Five Points
New York
Painter Milton Stiffler Died At Home From Work Hazards
Milton Stiffler 47 5 from Maple Row died at 10 10 last night of a complication of diseases linked to painting with turpentine and lead. Ill a month but rapid decline last week. Survived by sisters Angeline Van Dors ten and Hattie Raymer. Funeral Friday at 2 30 at the house with Rev. Rice officiating.
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Milton Stiffler
Maple Row
Angeline van Dorsten
Hattie Raymer
Nebraska
Rev. Rice
Electric Bitters Named Remedy for Liver and Nerve Disorders
An advertisement claims disturbances of the nervous system from overwork and lack of sleep can lead to collapse. It promotes Electric Bitters as an efficient cure for liver and kidney disorders, nervousness, rheumatism, neuralgia, and malaria germs, offered at 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction by Houseworth Bros.
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Houseworth Bros
County session to set 1904 appropriations and courthouse plans
County commissioners will meet in September to set 1904 appropriations for county offices. The county council will hold a regular annual session a week from yesterday and may cut estimates deemed extravagant. Court house reconstruction plans are uncertain, likely carried until winter with spring work. The fall circuit court opens October 5 and Bailiff Gowing cleans the second floor of the courthouse.
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Court House
Circuit Court
Gowing
Will of Mrs Sarah NewellProbated with Equal Division
The will dated January 18 1896 probates today. Property is divided equally between daughter Carrie Lamb and son Otho who is named executor. Son Martin receives nothing and Nora is to be watched. if she proves worthy she may be assisted.
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Sarah Newell
Carrie Lamb
Otho
Martin
Nora
Kilmer and Cothran Issued Marriage License
L Lemmel Kilmer and Berila Cothran both of Wakarusa aged 22 were issued a marriage license.
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L. Lemmel Kilmer
Wakarusa
Berila Cothran
First Ride Today for Mrs Mary Jones Guest Near Baldwin Lake
Mrs Mary Jones of near Baldwin Lake Michigan rode for the first time today as she visited her niece Mrs W A Shamory of North Shore. The brief outing marks a cheerful social moment in the seaside region with family ties highlighted.
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Mary. Jones
Baldwin Lake, Mich
W. A. Shamory
North
Plot to Hold Up a Train Arrests in Malta
Three men named Johnson Powers and Hobart were arrested at Malta by Great Northern detectives and charged with conspiring to hold up a train. George Baker was arrested on the same charge by Inspector Hall.
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Havre
Mont
Johnson
Powers
Hobart
Malta
Great Northern
George Baker
Hall
Scott's Emulsion Promises Healthy Growth for Children
Two kinds of children, those growing too fast and those growing too slowly, need Scott's Emulsion for rich nourishment. It claims to support growth without exhausting strength and urges mothers to trust the product for healthy development.
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Scott
Fr Cabot
Tragedy Averted by King’s New Discovery
Mrs. W. Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio credits Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption with saving her son from a severe cough and pneumonia. The advertisement touts it as a cure for coughs colds and lung diseases with trial bottles free and priced at 50 cents and one dollar, guaranteed by Houseworth Bros. Drugists.
Elkhart Forms Industrial Co to Bring Factories
Maj. S. A. Collins promotes a scheme to bring a large Chicago factory to Hillston near Elkhart. The Elkhart Industrial Co was formed with Dr. S. B. Short as president and Herman Borneman as vice president. Plans include plaiting 250 Oakland avenue lots at 50 by eight rods, selling for 150, aided by a new electric line and proximity to the Elkhart Frog & Crossing factory.
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Chicago
Hillston
John Ellis
Harden D. Markel
Maj. S. A. Collins
Elkhart Industrial Co
S. B. Short
Herman Borneman
J. L. Brodrick
HE. A. Carpenter
P. L. Turner
H. B. Buckien
Hikhart
Buckien
Elkhart
Mr. Borneman
Ellis
Oakland Avenue
Elkhart Frog & Crossing
Working Overtime by Dr. Kine's New Life Pills
An advertisement extols Dr. Kine's New Life Pills claiming they cure indigestion biliousness constipation and sick headache while promoting a life of constant work. The copy asserts the pills are easy pleasant safe and only 25 cents at Houseworth Bros. drug store.
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Dr. Kine
Houseworth Bros
Peppermint and Ginseng Cultivation Highlight Elkhart County
H S Gilliams of Lagrange promotes peppermint cultivation and reports 865 dollars from 316 acres with 160 dollars cost. John Adeline runs a near Hobbs Marsh distillery with 42 acres. John Smith grows ten acres. Pomace feeds cattle. Nye north of Goshen is Elkhart County’s largest peppermint raiser with years of experience.
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H. S. Gilliams
Lagrange
John Adeline
Hobb’s Marsh
John Smith
Gilliams
Philip Nye
Goshen
Elkhart County
Nye
It Saved His Leg From Grim Running Sore
P A Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered six months with a frightful sore on his leg. Arn Saly treated him using a new remedy that reportedly saved his limb. Local doctors note healing progress and recommend continued care.
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LaGrange
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Jamestown
H. P. Dodgh
Roosevelt
Harpoot
Griscom
Marshal
Pris
Groom
National League
Morgan
Reliance Far
Challenger
Bs Street
Oakland Ave
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