Baby Frances Thon Dies After House Fire Accident
Frances Thon aged twenty one months died from severe burns four hours after a stove fire in her Keokuk home. Her sister Goldie watched. Harry Thon and others fought flames and rushed the child to Dr H A Kinnaman, then to L F Angquist’s home where she passed away. Father William Thon, employed by Metropolitan Life, arrived from Fairfield after learning of the tragedy.
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Keokuk Gate City
Frances Thon
William C. Thon
Riondeau Street
Thon
Frances
Goldie Thon
Harry Thon
R. L. Hume
H. A. Kinnaman
Fifth Street
Blondeau
Main Streets
L. F.angquist
Blondeau Street
Fairfield
Metropolitan Life [Insurance Company
Keokuk
Mr. Thon
Lee County
Sugar Creek
Local Briefs Note Crops Peach Ahead for This Year
Authur Anderson visits Ottumwa Wednesday afternoon. Gardeners report peach and apple crops look promising with peaches likely to exceed recent years. Republic State Central committee calls Aug 1 Des Moines state convention for 1640 delegates with Judge Towner chairing and M Junkin secretary.
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Republic State Central Committee
Des Moines
Judge Towner
Corning
M Junkin
the Ledger of
Parsons College Junior Play Delights Fairfield Audience
The tenth annual junior play by Parsons College drew a large Fairfield audience last Thursday. Harold L. Brown starred as David Garrick with Linnia Huston as Ada Ingot. the cast included Simon Ingot Thomas and others. Musical numbers between acts pleased the crowd, with a notable encore by Miss Jessie Brad- the.
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Parsons College
Grand
Fairfield
Wiliam Owen
Harold Brown
David Garrick
Linnia Huston
Ada Ingot
Harold L. Brown
Simon Ingot
Squire Chivy
Thomas
Howard P. Gage
Simon
In- Fi Caks
Peget Directsenauads
Linna Huston
Smith
Araminta Brown
SFG Ao Ui Cece
Richard D. Hughes
Paul S
Jessie Brad
Junior Play of 1906 Delights Hearers with Miss Bradshaw
Miss Bradshaw's sweet clear soprano delighted listeners as the junior play of 1906 proved a decided success and was enjoyed by all.
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Shaw
Miss Bradshaw
Death of B. E. Shawhan Evangelist in Alabama
From the Central Christian Advocate comes news that B. E. Shawhan a noted Methodist preacher and revivalist who held a successful campaign in this city about twelve years ago has died and been buried in Danville Alabama. He died with a mighty faith in Christ and leaves a lasting influence on the community reflected in the visible results of his meetings.
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Central Christian Advocate
B. E. Shawhan
Methodist Church
Danville
Christ
Milliners Drive Busy Two Weeks of Patronage
Local milliners report strong customer flow over the past two weeks with steady patronage and growing plans for continued business.
Bold hopes of a rail tunnel linking continents across Bering Strait
A writer envisions a future bridged Bering Strait enabling continuous rail travel from Fairfield to Europe via Alaska and a transcontinental tunnel. They compare evolving ship sizes and speeds, the wireless age, and rapid Atlantic crossings to argue such grand projects are increasingly plausible.
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Bering Strait
Europe
Paris
Berlin
Fairfield
Alaska
Beriie Strait
Anscients
Bertoy Strait
Sophy of Kravonia A Hope romance in Sunday Record Herald
Anthony Hope unveils Sophy de Grache a courageous beauty rising from humble origins to a throne in Sophy of Kravonia the first installment appears April 22 in the Sunday Record Herald. Rival factions schema royal intrigue and a dramatic scene reveal guilt and peril as Sergius and his bride face danger with passion and resolve.
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Anthony Hope
Zenda
Sophy
Kravonia
Chicago Record Herald
Kravoutines
Europe
Rudolph Imassendyvi
Sophy de Grache
Sergius
Mienburg
Hill Bride
Soghy
Adams Express Car Carrying Cable to San Francisco
Burlington No 3 train at 7 am Thursday carried an Adams Express Company vehicle with a full shipment of cable from Trenton New Jersey to San Francisco. The cable will be used for the new line between the doomed city and Honolulu and several more car loads are planned.
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Burlington No. 3
Airfield
Adams Express Company
San Francisco
Trenton
New Jersey
Honolulu
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Wm. C. Thon
Authur Anderson
Ottumwa
Anna Carlson
Chloe Dysart
Chicago Conservatory
Sarah Bernhart
Grand Pieases
Helen Labagh
Evan
Illinois
Dot
Willow Slough Farm
Jericho
Tipton
Ro Porter
Clark
Geo. Orton
Lena
Kas Kava
Jacob Sitzsinger
Spain
D. W. Henderson
Jericho’s Drug Store
Iowa
G. W. Morton
Western Adv
SA IV
Hegiina Salva
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