Old Settlers Day Planning Meeting Sets Aug Celebrations
A large mass meeting at Cyrus's office on Aug 10 organized committees for Old Settlers Day on Aug 28. Leaders include Rev Clemens Byron Barrett J S Stamps with roles for music, parade, advertising, ushers, and the day’s marshal Joseph Luce.
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Cyer
Aker
W. L. Harris
A. Eb
L. M. Beebe
Ileges
Johnon
Hiram Morrison
C. Wing
Magers
John Adams
Byronar
L. A. Conger
Joseph Luce
C. A. Conger
J. S. Stamps
Elizabeth Meade Dies on Her Farm in Ivenport
Elizabeth Meade an elderly recluse on the Meade farm five miles west of Ivenport died in her home after a long struggle with rheumatism. Despite attempts to move her to a hospital an ambulance arrived only to find her dead on the floor. Her faithful dog watched over her body until others arrived.
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Elizabeth Meade
Ivenport
Eliza Meade
Meade
Lower River
Reed
Mands U. S. Pass Chinese
Philadelphia officials pressured to allow Harry Lee Sing a Philadelphia Chinese American, returning with his Chinese bride, to enter the United States. Senator L Tustin urges action. Sing, a voter and former juror, is detained at Malone New York awaiting resolution. Locally Sadie Voerner and sons visited Okoboji before returning home.
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Iladelphia
L. Tustin
Harry Sing
Philadelphia
United States
ManNoy
Secretary of Commerce Labor
Malone
Tor
Harry Lee Sing
China
Fairfield Re-elected Keeper of Records for Knights of Pythias
In a fierce factional struggle John H. Merckens of Fairfield is re elected Grand Keeper of Records and Seal to maintain the city’s hold on the key office. Mrs. W. E. Harris wins Grand Junior in a near unopposed election, rising to the third highest Pythian Sisters post. The article lauds Merckens work, notes the well equipped office, and records trustees praise including a recommendation for at least 300 dollars yearly for clerk hire.
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Grand Lodge Knights of
W. E. Harris
Order of Pythian Sisters
Fairfield
Lowa
Grand Lodge
J. .H Merckens
G. K
Fairheld
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
John H. Merckens
Ward Ferguson
Mr. Merckens
Burlington Man Drowns In River
Rudolph Koch a 65 year old Burlington railroad clerk drowned in the river last night. His body was recovered south of town this morning with no witnesses to the tragedy and the death is thought to be self inflicted. He had thirty five years of service in the Burlington freight office.
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Burlington
Rudolph Koch
Burlington Road
Koch
Johnson to Fight Jeffries for World Heavyweight Title
Chicago August 13 Jack Johnson signed articles to meet James J Jeffries for the world heavyweight championship. The bout will occur within eight months at the venue offering the best inducements. Bids must be in within sixty days with Sam Berger and Geo Little present.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
James J. Jeffries
Sam Berger
Jeffries
Geo. Little
Johnson
Kept Her Word Conflicting on Woman Suffrage Essay
A Chicago Tribune snippet has a young woman Bella demanding her suitor Harold state his stance on woman suffrage to honor a promise to her mother. Harold bluntly opposes suffrage, prompting Bella to insist on his position before marriage.
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Harold
Bella
Mamma
Chicago Tribune
Missing Davenport Man Louis Grilk Found In North Dakota Farm
Louis Grilk, a Davenport business manager at Lasher Manufacturing, disappeared a week ago. A letter to his brother says he is on a North Dakota farm and does not know how he got there. Relatives travel to Fullerton to bring him home. Authorities cite overwork and heat as likely causes.
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Davenport
Louis Grilk
Lasher Manufacturing Company
Charles Grill
Fullerton
N. D
Grill
Michigan Fire Fatal to Five in Hancock Residence
A fatal house fire in Hancock Michigan last night killed five family members including Mrs John Dionne and children Edward aged eight Peter infant Aminia twelve and a girl named Racine. Mrs Dionne escaped but went back inside to try to save the children.
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Hancock, Mich
John Dionne
Edward
Peter
Aminia
Racine
Dionne
Howard Elliott Praises Reclamation and Cautions on Eight Hours
Spokane August 14 Howard Elliott president of the Northern Pacific praised reclamation and urged calm in business. He voiced confidence in the current administration and its stance on business affairs. He condemned the eight hour work day saying long hours fuel ambition and success.
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Spokane
Howard Elliott
The
Northern Pacific
Fire destroys historic Mason County courthouse in Kentucky
The Washington Mason county courthouse, built in 1794 and the site of the sale that inspired Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was struck by lightning and burned. The blaze levelled the building, linking the event to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s famous novel.
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Lexington
Washington
Mason County
Tom
Lom
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Confession Story Ties Gillette Case to Death
Governor Hughes recounts meeting Gillette’s mother who urged review of the case. After examining manuscript records and the appeal, Hughes believed Gillette guilty but was unsettled by doubt. On the eve of execution he decided to commute if possible, but the warden said Gillette made a confession that afternoon.
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Auburn
N. Y
Chester Gillette
Seattle Dispatch
Hughes
New York
Wilcox
Gillette
Court of Appeals
Auburn Prison
Thaw Declared Insane. Matteawan Custody Ordered
Justice Mills ruled Harry K Thaw is insane and denied habeas corpus. Thaw remains in Matteawan asylum custody with limited privileges for his family and will stay jailed while motions are prepared. The decision hinges on Matteawan expert testimony over Thaw’s doctors.
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White Plains
N. Y
Justice Mills
Harry K. Thaw
Amos Baker
Matteawan Asylum
Judge Clarkson Turns to Manual Labor in Wisconsin
Former judge Joseph R. Clarkson, who left his home and later worked in a Sabula Iowa button factory, has entered on the payroll of Simmons Manufacturing in Kenosha Wisconsin as a wage earner. He seeks factory work to build muscle and finance church goals, saying he prefers tangible production over law. Formal dissolution of his law partnership with District Attorney Robert Verne Baker clears the path to factory work in the lacquer room.
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Kenosha
Wis
Joseph R. Clarkson
Sabula
Lowa
Simmons Manufacturing Company
Corporation
Omaha
Clarkson
Robert Verne Baker
Giant of Strength Exceeds Limits and Falls
In St Louis on August 13 Robert Barclay 50 displayed feats of strength before friends using rope harness to lift heavy weights. A hook on the rope parted during the climax causing Barclay to fall three stories through a window to a concrete court below. He died in hospital from a fractured skull.
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St. Louis
Robert Barclay
Barclay
Best for Indigestion According to A Robinson
Mr A Robinson of Drumquin Ontario suffers from indigestion and endorses Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best medicine he ever used They are easy to take pleasant in effect and priced at 25 cents Samples are free at F W Jerichos drug store
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A. Robinson
Drumquin
Ontario
Chamberlain
F. W. Jericho
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