Aged Lady Catherine Lucy Dies in Galena Mother of Alderman Henry Lucy
Mrs. Catherine Lucy aged 79 born in Cork Ireland and arrived in 1854 with her husband. She was mother to eleven children and survived by seven sons including Henry and Michael of Galena William Dan and Joseph in St Paul John in Dakota and Jerry in Mississippi. Funeral plans unsettled awaiting responses from relatives. She lived a devout Catholic life and attended St Michael's Church.
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Lucy
Michael
Henry
William
Dan
Joseph
St. Paul
John
Dakota
Jerry
Miss
Issippi
Catherine Lucy
Henry Lucy
Cork
Ireland
America
Galena
St. Michael's Catholic
Prominent Couple Married In Freeport Penthouse Wedding
The wedding of Bessie Krape to Roscoe J. Carnahan was held Tuesday night at Dr. William W. Krape’s upper Stephenson Street home. About 150 guests attended, including Lobster Club members and the bride’s sorority sisters.
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Freeport Society
William W. Krape
Stephenson Street
Bessie
Roscoe J. Carnahan
Freeport
Lobster Club
Freeport Standard
Tribune Piano Contest Closes In Three Weeks
The Tribune piano contest runs until Sept 16 with three leaders tightly bunched. New entries may join and a $300 prize remains. voting certificates track bona fide subscriptions and ballots will be counted by a contestant-chosen committee to ensure fairness.
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Tribune
Bev
Atp
Tillie Engels
Alice Edwards
Louise Roddewig Maud Gaffney
Edith Millhouse
Carrie DuBois
Laura Readel
Voto
Galena
O. @ Kraehmer
Daily Tribune
Many Church Picnics Draw Galena Residents to Parks and River
Galena residents from several churches numbered over two hundred and gathered at woods and river for outdoor picnics. St John’s Lutheran held a church picnic at the fair grounds while Grace Episcopal Sunday school visited the Fred Hoeling home. The Ladies Aid of First Presbyterian conducted an excursion to Bellevue by boat, and German Presbyterian members spent the day camping at Camp 19 enjoying fishing by the river.
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St. John's Lutheran Church
Piconic
Fair Grounds
Ladies’ Aid of
First, Presbyterian Church
Bellevue
Galena
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Fred Hoeling
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Presbyterian Church
Dubuque
German Presbyterian Church
Camp 19
Married 57 Years Gunsollys Celebrate Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Gunsolly pioneer residents of Stockton observed their 57th wedding anniversary one day last week. No formal celebration. Mrs Gunsolly keeps house, Mr Gunsolly tends a fine garden and lawn. Life described as hale and hearty in Stockton Herald report.
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Gunsolly
Storktang
Stockton Herald
Farmer Sustains Fractured Leg In Farm Accident
Bellevue Iowa Aug 30 Louis Reistroffer suffered a broken leg when a stone slipped under his foot as he leaped from a threshing machine at John Bausch’s farm Tuesday morning.
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Louis Reistroffer
Bellevue
John Bausch
Chicago Market Report Shows Cattle and Hog Prices Steady
Today's market report from Chicago lists cattle receipts around 1,000 with steady to higher price ranges across grades and sexes. Hog receipts near 18,000 show steady movement from yesterday with varied butcher and shipping cuts, and a note on ham products priced to clear at Coatsworth's.
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Chicago
Bryan to Declare Government Ownership of Railroads
Nebraskan William Jennings Bryan arrives in New York amid large crowds. He is slated to speak at Madison Square Garden tonight asserting that free silver is no longer an issue due to high gold production and endorsing government ownership of railroads.
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New York
W. J. Bryan
Pier Battery
Folk
Missouri
McGuean
New York City
Victoria Hate
Madison Square Garden
Bryan
Tragic Runaway Death of Kent Township Boy
Floyd Petticoff six teen years old of Kent township is crushed between wagon wheel and tree while hauling manure for neighbor George Youkus. The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon as the team bolted and the youth, clinging to the gearing, was wedged between front wheel and tree, suffering broken legs and fatal injuries.
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Floyd Petticoff
Kent Township
Stephenson
Freeport
Stephenson County
Lloyd Petticoff
Young Petticof
George Youkus
City to Install Street Signs and Number Homes
Contract awarded to Vincent Crumbacher for wooden street signs to be erected soon. City Engineer Scott to survey streets for needed counts while homeowners add house numbers, with aluminum options as cheaper choice. A new city mail carrier is expected after naming and numbering complete.
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Vincent Crumbacher
Scott
Post Office Department
Oldest Mason Otis Eddy Celebrates 102nd Birthday
Rockford Illinois August 30 Otis Eddy the oldest living master Mason in the world celebrated the 102nd anniversary of his birth Eddy born in Burrillville Rhode Island became a Mason more than eighty years ago
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Otis Eddy
Rockford
Ill
Eddy
Burrillville
Rhode Island
Short Weight Lard Scandal Hits Chicago Packing Houses
City Sealer Grein exposes long standing short weight in lard cans, with five pound labels hiding about one extra pound. Firms named include Armour & Co. and Nelson Morris & Co., along with multiple packing companies. Retailers partly complicit, resisting reform under pressure from major handlers.
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Chicago
Grein
Armour & Co
Nelson Morris & Co
Anglo-American Provision Company
Omaha Packing Company
Hammond Packing Company
Boyd & Lanham Company
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger & Co
Vetta & Zunker
Arnold Brothers
Agar Packing Company
FIRST RIDE IN FORTY YEARS FOR GALENA LADY
Mrs Bartle a prominent Galena resident who came from Germany about forty years ago rode a railroad train for the first time since arriving in this country. She traveled from Galena to Galena Junction aboard the Burlington stub and spent the day with friends, marking her first rail journey in almost half a century.
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Galena
Bartle
Germany
Galena Junction
Burlington
Farmer Falls From Straw Stack Injures Wrist
Henry Wasser, a young man assisting threshing on the John Redfearn farm near Council Hill, slipped from a ladder on a straw stack and suffered a fractured wrist and a dislocated other wrist. The accident occurred while he was atop the stack releasing the finished pile and descended via a short ladder that collapsed.
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John Redfearn
Council Hill
Henry Wasser
Hasser
Union Pacific Tea Store Closes Amid Heavy Competition
The Union Peakble Tea company ends its local branch after months of losses. Management cites too many competitors as the reason. Unsold stock from the closing sale moved to Freeport. Also listed are letters staying at Galena post office and licenses to marry Ruby L. Doubler and Chas. Boon. Wall paper clearance at Coatsworth's ends at half price.
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Union Pacific Tea Company
Union Peable Tea Company
Freeport
Attending Darlington Fair Crowds Boost Northwestern Train
Two extra coaches on the Northwestern train carried crowds to the Darlington fair this morning. About twelve from this city joined the excursion while numerous travelers came from Hazel Green and Cuba City. Fewer than fifty went to Dubuque today, with yesterday drawing over two hundred from the city and nearby areas to the Key City fair.
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Darlington Fair
Telly
Hazel Green
Cuba City
Dubuque
Key City
Illinois Central to Purify Water for Engines
The Illinois Central Railroad plans a purification plant west of the depot to combat lime in groundwater that clogs boiler plates. A civil engineer reviewed the site and work will begin soon. Similar plants exist at Scales Mound, Warren, and other points, with Galena as a notable omission. The system uses large tanks and chemicals, reducing engine repairs by about forty percent and employing two men year round.
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Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Scales Mound
Warren
Here
Chicago
Galena
Thia
Frog Refuses to Help as Common Fish Bait
A humorous 10 day Mississippi river camp tale reports W. F. Biesaman and partners recounting an incident with Thos Hodson who used a live frog as bait. The frog leapt onto a cork at the end of the line and sat there, avoiding becoming perch bait, much to Hodson's embarrassment.
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Hodson
Foot Burned by Acid Incident Leads to Hospital Visit
Martin Jansen, a 30 year old resident of Chicago, was brought from Apple River to the county poor farm store with a severely burned foot. He alleged spilled carbonic acid caused the injury and said he could not walk. County Physician Gunn examined him and found large sores. he will recover at the poor farm. Excursion tickets to the county fair in Dodgeville Wisconsin via the Northwestern line go on sale September 3 to 7, with return by September 8.
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Martin Jansen
Chicago
Apple River
Jansen
Gunn
Doudgeville
Wis
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern R'y
Poison Thrown on Galena Street Dogs Die
A neighbor throws strychnine meat before Marshal Whippo’s home in Galena Street causing a four month old dog’s death. Neighbors fear poisoned food in streets may harm children as investigators seek the unknown assailant seeking revenge over dog taxes. The crime is condemned and the suspect faces legal penalties.
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Marshal Whippo
Whippo
Green
Dodge Street
Waded River Saved Kegs as Hanover Boys Flee Marshal
Hanover Journal tells of a keg party of eight or nine men by the river below the old creamery. Marshal Kimmins confronted them and they waded the river to reach safety with their beer kegs. The incident ends with the kegs saved and the boys safe. The item also advertises school books and supplies at cut prices from Coatsworth's Stationery Department.
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Hanover
Kimmins
Tom
Coatsworth’s Stationery Department
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Galena Daily
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Charles
Mary Korn
John Smith
Wm. Ameher
Harve Stevenson
Edward Grimm
Ruby L. Doubler
Chas. Boon
Harold EB. Sherard
Mise Blanche Bender
Rodden
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