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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
3
Emmetsburg defeats Whittemore 12 to 7 on the Whittemore diamond in a hard fought interleague game. Nordvold pitched seven innings for Emmetsburg with Brullette finishing. A later Friday loss at Clear Lake 4 to 2 saw Lakoff start and Millette relieve.
Fairmont Minnesota club played two games with Emmetsburg and Fort Dodge this weekend. Saturday Fairmont beat Emmetsburg with Fasth pitching well against Smithson. Sunday the visitors won in a one sided 20 to 6 approximate score. Fort Dodge defeated Estherville in two extra inning games 3-2 each, with Foster and Somers scoring the deciding runs.
In a Saturday contest Hasbrook and Robinson sparked Emmetsburg with force hits in the second. Welch drove in runs on a Gard ner single as Roesback scored on a Welch hit. Emmetsburg seeks wins in seven remaining first-half games while Clear Lake visits and Fort Dodge hosts ahead of a busy schedule with Mason City and Fairmont linked by player moves including Faith and Nordgold. Eugene Mulroney signed to play for Emmetsburg in the field and behind the hat.
The Iowa Democratic State Convention is called for July 25 at 11:00 a.m. in Cedar Rapids to nominate two Supreme Court candidates and conduct other business. Delegates follow a county and vote-based ratio, with Palo Alto County allotted seven delegates. County conventions are set by state primary law for June 29. Dated Manson June 10, 1912.
Twenty years ago news item reports John Steil and J J Knoer purchasing the Munch livery barn at Whittemore. Additional notes include health trip to Hot Springs for Adam Domek, a Curlew fire destroying J F Stebbins’ home, and various local moves and events such as new landlords, marriages, births, and upcoming church and school projects.
The Dominie wonders why a person should stay alive after battles or shipwrecks. He recalls an army chaplain who saw a general killed yet survived, and a captain who struggled to justify his continued existence. He argues that when logic demands death, being alive can feel like a living death.
Benjamin Webster, London comedian and actor manager, hails Shakespeare as the unfathomable mind behind a supreme dramatic literature. He credits the Elizabethan era with a golden age of letters and urges love and memory of Shakespeare, ending with a tribute to his immortal memory.
The suffrage clash between Elizabeth Cady Stanton Anthony and Horace Greeley is highlighted by a 1867 incident. Anthony arranged for Mrs Horace Greeley to sign and circulate a petition for women’s suffrage, presenting 300 signatures at a committee meeting. Greeley's planned adverse report was derailed when Curtis presented the petition, exposing Greeley as supporting women’s voting.
The article notes many senior officials and diplomats walking in Washington. Chief Justice Fuller rides due to age while Chief Justice White and associate justices like Kolmes McKenna Lamar and others stroll publicly. Justice Hughes and Ambassador Bryce are pictured walking. Nagel, Hitchcock, and the Italian and Turkish envoys frequently promenade with their daughters Beatrice Cusani and Mlle Zia.
Notice states Frank Fenn has been appointed and qualified as administrator with the will annexed of William Fenn, deceased of Palo Alto County. All debts should be paid to the administrator and all claims filed with the District Court Clerk for allowance, dated June 113.
By special execution from the Palo Alto District Court the sheriff offers for sale at Emmetsburg on the July 1912 bid day the listed personal property of J M Deering and Nelle A Deering to satisfy a 1912 judgment with interest and costs. The levy includes piano furniture chairs tables a sewing machine and other household goods. sale to occur in front of the court house between 2:00 PM and the completion of the sale. Sheriff Alex Cullen and Deputy W P McXally announce.
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