Centerville Man Claimed 120 Years Old In Local Claim
The item notes a Centerville area man said to be 120 years old, born in 1767, amid a roundup of regional news. Other briefs cover accidents, fires, pensions, and local developments from Iowa towns like Clinton Sioux City and Des Moines with dates around June.
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Maquoketa Salvationists
A. K. Smith
Clinton
Wm. Haner
Perry Creek
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Carrie Johnson
Des Moines
Forger Fowler Arrest Near Rich Valley
Wanasa Indiana June 13 two Fowler brothers arrived for work at Rich Valley. Frank Fowler identified by a detective as the wanted forger of $37 000 on Governor Bates Tennessee. The brothers escorted by the officer after the revolver display headed toward Peru and then south.
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Here
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United States
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Navy Board Backs Barrow 6000 Ton Battle Ship
Washington reports the War Department board endorses Barrow Ship Building Co designs for a 6000 ton armored battleship saying the ship would be a valuable addition to the navy. Other proposals for armored cruisers are noted as not meeting requirements and not suitable for government construction. Captain Pierce reports only sixteen men absent at San Carlos and Indians seek offenders’ capture. General Miles leaves Los Angeles for Fort Grant.
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San Francisco
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San Carlos
Los Angeles
Fort Grant
Board of Promotion of the War Department
Civil Service Commission
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Barrow Ship Building Company
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John Watt
Barrow Ship-Building Company
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United States Senate
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Cass County
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Rex
J. R. Young
J. J Hercbsteler
A. H. Antrim
Young
Barrow
England
Week of global dispatches records many sudden events
The week brings lightning kill and building collapse in St Joe and St Paul. Chicago enforces a strict no gambling order while St Louis prepares to close saloons under new Sunday laws. Bank troubles loom in Coxsackie as the cashier faces a shortfall. Military orders pull cavalry from Indian Territory and new designs for naval vessels are debated. Immigrant habeas case rules against detention for payment of fare by Britain. Public notices cover railroad rates and G A R encampment tickets. News from Argentina, Roumelia, and Ireland rounds out a broad cross section of world affairs.
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Mound City blaze destroys 315 mules on outskirts of St Louis
A fire near St Louis burned June 14 killing 315 mules and causing about 50000 dollars in losses. Meanwhile temperance advocate Miss Frances Willard left Chicago on June 14 for Manitoba with Miss Anna Gordon. They plan stops in Wisconsin Minnesota and Dakota to advance W C T U work. Rumors swirl in Kansas City of Walter Conden missing and suspected defaulter in Switchman's Mutual Aid Association. His wife reports no contact for three weeks amid gambling losses. Authorities push to quell the matter.
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Cyclone Ravages Grand Forks Area Causes Fatalities and Destruction
A Dakota cyclone levelled over twenty five buildings in Grand Forks on June 17 with four known deaths Mrs Fallett Mrs Davis Cora Starbird and a man named Gummerson. East Grand Forks loss included fourteen destroyed buildings and 160000 in damages. The Evening Journal notes similar devastation across Manuel Ardock and nearby Polk County faults with multiple fatalities and injuries including a twelve year old boy who died after a barn collapse.
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Evictions at Bodyke Amid Tension and Barricades
Evictions continued at Bodyke with resistance at O Callaghan’s house where a barricade was found. Police and bailiffs faced boiling water as Colonel Lamar urged calm through Father Hannon, leading to a peaceful takeover. Five women were arrested for throwing hot water.
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London
Bodyke
Michael Davitt
O'Halloran
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Navy cruiser plans slow in shipyards amid cost worries
Washington reports builders showing little interest in the new United States navy cruiser project with the maximum $1 300 000 limit. Steel shortages and rising prices slow inquiries while President and war department shuffle West Point assignments and leadership gences.
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Execution of Mme Gaussen for matricide at Amiens
The young woman Mme Gaussen was executed on June 15 at Amiens, Germany, after being convicted of matricide. She was taken to the scaffold barefoot in a white robe and black veil amid a crowd. Earthquakes in Roches Surrogonon and Lavernoy, Haut Marne, France, also occurred on June 15 causing temporary panic. Bismarck's condition worsens with pneumatic pains hindering sleep, though travel is not possible. Emperor William shows progress toward recovery, rising at noon and receiving officials’ notes.
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Tribune Job Printing Offer
The Tribune announces its job printing services including all descriptions, neatly and promptly executed at reasonable rates.
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Yale to Host Tucker on The Federal Convention of 1789
J Randolph Tucker will speak at Yale next month on The Federal Convention of 1789. Robert Louis Stevenson has inherited a large property following his father's death. General Roger A Prrew reportedly unhappy with his New York law practice and hints at seeking a return to Congress.
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Yale
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Roger A. Prrew
New York
Congress
Ex Queen Isabella in Paris Spending $600000 Yearly
Former Queen Isabella of Spain is said to be enjoying Paris in royal fashion, reportedly spending money at about six hundred thousand dollars per year.
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Spain
Paris
Weston Turns Reporter for New York Morning Paper
The once famous pedestrian Edward P. Weston now serves as a reporter for a New York morning newspaper. It is claimed his role saves the paper considerable car fare.
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Edward P. Weston
New York Morning
Mrs Grapstone Accompanies Husband to House of Commons
Mrs Grapstone accompanies her husband to the house of commons where he appears absent minded and unable to manage basic care.
Wesleyan Female College seniors to visit Washington this summer
The senior class of Wesleyan Female College of Macon Ga will accept President Cleveland and his wife’s invitation to visit Washington this summer as guests of the president and first lady.
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Macon, Ga
Cleveland
Washington
Jubilee Jug Gins Becomes Heaviest Plunger on English Turf
A young man nicknamed Jubilee Jug gins has become the heaviest bettor on British racing. He lately accrued a fortune of 2,560,000 dollars but is spending it fast and suffered big losses in the Derby.
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Jubilee Juggins
Albany Doctor Ward Close Confidant Of Cleveland
Dr. Ward, a handsome Albany physician, travels with the president in the North Woods. He and Mr. Cleveland were friendly when Cleveland served as governor. Ward is an accomplished fly fisher and deer hunter.
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North Woods
Albany
Mr. Cleveland
Ward
Edison’s Electrician Pranked By Hot Tea Fever Joke
Thomas A. Eptson, an electrician, amused himself during illness by slipping a thermometer into a cup of hot tea. The nurse, about to take his temperature, was alarmed to find him seemingly burning up with a fever of the hottest intensity.
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Mr. Edison
Youngest Woman in Cabinet to Lead White House Receptions
Under new precedence rules at the White House next year the youngest woman in the cabinet circle will have first place among the assistants at presidential receptions. Miss Bayard, eldest daughter of Secretary Bayard, heads the secretary’s household and ranks to Mrs. Cleveland’s right. She is about Mrs. Cleveland’s age, tall, and considered very attractive.
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Miss Bayard
Bayard
Mrs. Cleveland
Washington Mourns Ben Perley Poore A Noted Journalist
Washington will seem a different place without Ben Perley Poore a conspicuous figure at the capital. His life though not financially successful was full of honors he reached the highest Masonry degree served as a soldier authored books founded the Congressional Directory and was a renowned newspaper correspondent.
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Ben. Perley Poore
Congressional Directory
Boston Poet Delights Conservatory Students With Poems
Dr Oliver Wenpett Holmes read his own verses to the Boston Conservatory of Music pupils and received fervent applause. A student sent him a bouquet, and he praised their enthusiasm as he performed several poems including Grandmother's Story with dramatic force.
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Oliver Wenpett Holmes
Boston Conservatory of Music
Neva da jury fees questioned after civil suit
In Nevada a small civil suit before Justice Pizen Switch, who ruled on the anti-treat law, led to a rancher being asked to pay six jurors two dollars each. He objected, claiming twelve dollars, noting four jurors had already received thirty two dollars, and the judge ordered the fees, but the jury left without paying.
Lorillard LorinLarp Inherits Newport Villa Inheritance Tale
Louis L LorinLarp takes possession of the Newport villa left by Miss Catharine Lorillard Wolfe. He learns during two years abroad she directed her agent to consult his tastes to please him, yet she gave no hint of leaving the property. Daily discoveries of hidden treasures in the villa closet evoke an Arabian Night ambience.
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Louis L. LorinLarp
Newport
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