William Shakespeare night star shines in Othello cast
Romantic theatre review praises Inspectors performance as Iago and the lead in Shake P roductions Othello under Miss Reynolds Desdemona receives admiration for acting. The company earns strong notices for overall strength and stage presence. In a separate accident story a six year old boy is fatally injured by a wagon wheel near a fair ground. The driver shows sorrow and the family mourns at Evergreen cemetery with funeral today.
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Harry McNeese
Evergreen Cemetery
Reception at Library Hall Monday Evening
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gage Mr. and Mrs. A. S. McPherson and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mohler hosted a musical and literary program at Library Hall. The Colonials from Ottumwa and reader Mrs. Piersel from Mt. Pleasant performed to enthusiastic reception. Fern and spirea decor adorned the stage as guests enjoyed music readings and a social reading room reception with frappe served by young ladies.
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Library Hall
C. H. Gage
A. S. McPherson
H. A. Mohler
Ottumwa
Frappe
Swenson
Hughes
Stevens
Hunter
Iowa Papers Reprint Advice To Return To The Soil
Multiple Iowa newspapers reprint guidance from a famed novelist urging a return to farming as land sells at about $100 per acre. Critics note the proposal ignores local realities and the practicality of moving masses back to agricultural work.
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Iowa
Many Iowa residents travel and visit across the state
J H Taylor returns from Aberdeen S D and others depart for Enid Okla to make homes. Edna Wray to Pittsburg Pa for work. Bertha Gobble backs from Joplin nine weeks away. Mr and Mrs Louden return from Minneapolis. Locals attend library event with The Colonials choir. Court actions and marriages noted as Judge Eichelberger reopens May term.
Decoration Day Observance Planned By Local G A R
The local G A R post arranges a Decoration Day celebration at the opera house on the afternoon of Tuesday May 30 1905. Capt Ed Lucas of Company M has received orders from Adjutant General W H Thrift urging standard Memorial Day exercises, with the Iowa National Guard at home stations and the national flag flown at half staff from sunrise to noon before hoisting to the top of the staff until sunset.
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G. A. R. Post
Opera House
Ed. Lucas
Company M
W. H. Thrift
Iowa National Guard
United States Army
Increased Printing Facilities at Tribune Presses
The Tribune adds two Peerless job presses, expanding daily capacity to 60 000 impressions. The firm invites readers to verify claims at the office, promotes its full printing plant, and notes its suitability for high quality work including graduation programs.
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Tribune
Thomas
St. Louis
May Sale Invites Customers to Purely One-Price Footwear
The notice proclaims a large shoe trade with full stock of up-to-date footwear. It invites shoppers to a May sale with prices marked in plain figures and a single price to all.
End of Strike Near in Chicago as Gompers Arrives
May 16 Chicago progress toward settlement amid teamsters strike with Mayor Dunne warning troops if needed. Gompers meets Shea and local officials while union owners indicate willingness to end the boycott. Over two thousand wagons active. isolated scuffles dispersed by police.
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Chicago, Ill
Employers’ Association
Teamsters
Dunne
Shea
Teamsters’ Union
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Employers’ Association and Express Companies
Wives Who Never Speak Belief From A New Paper Tale
A New York Herald report outlines instances of extreme marital silence from different cultures and eras. It recounts Mrs Jones of Pennsylvania who vowed mute for a month for $150 and a Brussels couple whose wife swore never to speak again, plus a Brown woman whose silence persisted after her husband was jailed.
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Brussels
Dupont
New York Herald
Night Court Session Closes Pyle Permit Case
Mt Pleasant Iowa May 16 A night district court session concluded the Pyle permit case and submitted it to Judge Smyth. The court examined many witnesses all day and is expected to close tomorrow forenoon. A decision is awaited in the contested tax case between the county and National State Bank.
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Mt. Pleasant
District Court
Pyle
Smyth
National State Bank
Markets Brief Fairfield Grain and Hay Prices
Markets note mixed grain and hay prices at Fairfield with rye barley Timothy and hay per ton ranges. Prices show rye around 50 to 55, barley near 25 to 30, Timothy about 85 to 90, and baled hay per ton from 6 to 7 dollars. Provisions section indicates general commodity trends.
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Fairfield
Chicago Live Stock Market Outlook at Union Stock Yards
May 16 report from Rappal Bros marked a 10 percent decline in cattle due to large early week receipts. Beef cattle weaker, fair to medium grades steady, butchers strong with firm demand. Hogs down about 20 cents from last Friday, 7,000 holdovers sold. overall market mixed but bullish near term as traders expect slight value improvement.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
Rappal Bros. & Co
Live Stock Commission Merchants of
The
Tribune
Junior Temple Exercise Praised by Longtime Pastor
A New Hampton Iowa pastor who has spent ten years guiding boys and girls through Sunday school and Junior societies extols the Junior Temple exercise. He attests it surpasses other children’s programs in interest beauty and instruction and energizes audiences with enthusiasm.
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New Hampton
Live mutton market shows improvement in Eastern markets
Eastern mutton markets show better tone with higher sheep and lamb prices. Cattle and hog values range by grade from good to fancy steers at 6.00 to 6.75, cows and heifers at 3.30 to 5.50, and hogs from 4.75 to 5.40 per hundredweight, while receipts may tighten later in the week.
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Sapgts
She. Cenes
MOR SN Ae
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