Keokuk Man Killed in Freight Train Tragedy Near LaHoyt
Robert Holiday, a Keokuk cigarmaker, died after falling from a freight near LaHoyt while four men rode bumpers to Burlington. Pieces of bone and flesh were found on the car wheels. an inquest was held with a coroner's jury. Holiday leaves a wife in Keokuk. he was about 35, weighing ~200 pounds.
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Here
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Holiday
Raible Cigar Manufactory
LaHoyt
Keokuk
Holiday
Fairfield
Fred Raible
Burlington
Fred Dutton
Geo. Harris
Harris
Jaeger
Cigarmakers’ Union
Gus. Jericho
J. T. Todd
G. A. Gray
South Dakota
Arley Tragood
Ottumwa
John Rexford
Woods of New South Wales Meet Global Timber Standards
The forests of New South Wales display wide variety and meet international timber needs according to regional experts. The statement underscores the versatility and quality of local woods for global markets.
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New South Wales
Promoter Henry Boozer Ends life in Ottumwa Hotel
Henry Boozer of Waterloo Indiana promoter of interurban rail lines died by his own hand at the Ballingall hotel in Ottumwa. Readily readable bottles of chloral were found beside his body. Boozer had rallied funding attempts for projects from Fairfield to Memphis and Keosauqua before facing financial strain and failed deals. An inquest was planned at Coroner S E ONeil’s home as Mrs Boozer awaited word.
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Henry Boozer
Waterloo
Indiana
Ballingall Hotel
Ottumwa
Courier
A. O. Williams
Boozer
Ind
Fairfield
Memphis
Donald C. Fitzgerald
New York
Keosauqua
Bonaparte
Burlington
Manchester
Balingall
S. E. O'Neil
Man Of 94 Dies In Mississippi River Before Anniversary
Muscatine Iowa Oct 7 The planned ninety four birthday celebration for John Wilson Sr pioneer resident ended in tragedy as his body was found in the Mississippi River after he fell from railroad tracks Sunday night A search found him in two feet of water and funeral plans replace the birthday observance.
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Muscatine
John Wilson
Mississippi River
Boatner Yet? Child Struck By Automobile In Muscatine
Muscatine Iowa October 7 Commodore Brown a fifteen year old boy was struck by an automobile this afternoon. He was on an express wagon and jumped into the path of a car owned by W H Hutting a prominent lumberman. The wheels passed over him, lacerating the head and causing concussion of the brain.
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Muscatine
Commodore Brown
W. H. Huttig
Flags in History From Clovis to the Union Jack
A compact history of flag origins in Europe tracing Clovis as early royal standard bearer, the French tricolor origin during the Revolution, Holland as the first to use tricolor, England's flag evolution under St Augustine and James I, and other national emblems including Spain and Austria with notes on symbols like the crescent and cross.
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Rome
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Acre
Crecy
Poitiers
France
Virgin Mary
Joan of Arc
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William of Orange
England
St. Augustine
Ethelbert
Bede
Canterbury
Great Britain
Ireland
Castile
Aragon
Holy Roman Empire
Frederick Barbarossa
Mainz
Constantinople
Moscow
New York Tribune
Audience Worse Than the Orator Bright story
The anecdote recalls how Pitt delivered a fine speech after drinking port, with John Bright noting verbatim reporting was rare in those days and suggesting other MPs had likely consumed more wine, implying public opinion shaped Pitt’s reputation.
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John Bright
Pitt
We live by reposing trust In each other
A compact quotation attributed to Pliny emphasizing mutual trust as the social glue guiding community life.
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Pliny
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