Tom Steele’s prayer quashes Sioux City joke
A Wayne Nebraska note recalls Tom Steele turning a stockyards prank into a dramatic prayer scene. They hung a dummy in his office and waited for a reaction, but Steele knelt, prayed fervently for McKinley and the United States, provoking the jokers to flee in embarrassment.
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Wayne
Neb
Tom Steele
Wm. Steele
Polk Township
Sioux City
Tom
T. J
McKinley
United States
Sioux
Long Tariff Debate Delays Senate Action and Loyalties
The St. Louis Republic reports on how democratic silver senators may approach the tariff bill. Senators Jones of Arkansas and Hill anticipate a thorough, high protection debate with objections to tariff revisions. Aldrich is seen as GOP leader, Jones as Democratic counter, with a closely divided Senate and two months expected before any final vote in the extra session.
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St. Louis Republic
Senate
Jones
Arkansas
Hill
Congress
Aldrich
Fairfield Fifty Years in a Muddy Wake and Memory
A commemorative talk at Library Hall marks Fairfield’s fiftieth anniversary. Hon. D. P. Stubbs recalls early streets and crossings, depots and hog laws, mob violence in 1860s, notable figures like Ebenezer Gage and W. F. Coolbaugh, and the push to build the railroad via Fairfield. The speech blends local history with vivid anecdotes and civic turning points.
Lost Child and Cough Cure Advertisement
Lost a dear little child who brightened home with smiles. It might have been saved if parents had kept One Minute Cough Cure for croup in the house. Sold by Bradshaw and Thomas.
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Wilson & Stubbs
M. E. Church
Court House
Rome
Fairfield
Ebenezer Gage
R. R. Co
Waugh
Libertyville
Kephart
Ottumwa
C., R. J. & P. Railroad Company
Washington
Bradshaw& Thoma
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Fairheld
Hon
D. Pisturbs
Alleghanies
Rockies
Souers
Harlan
W. F. Coolbaugh
Corse
Finney
Justices of the Peace
Bonnie Block
Leggett House
Hicks
Iowa
Old Cemetery
Mr. Hicks
Old Zion
Wilson
John Kepthart
Cedar Creek
Batavia
W. K. Alexander
Our County
J. F. Robb
Kephardt
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