Numerous visits and Fourth of July notes in Galena city
Local and general notices list residents visiting relatives in Freeport Dubuque Belvidere Chicago and other towns. Several Fourth of July celebrations include horse races and parades with Galena, Bellevue Hazel Green Scales Mound. Other items report visitors to Galena and business updates including ore sales and new arrivals.
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Ed. Dwyer
Savanna
Sam Kittoe
Hazel Green
Henry Cramer
Dubuque
Joe McDermott
Park Avenue
Alfred Kucheman
Luella
Sinnger’s Drug Store
Mamie Rouse
Chas. Conkling
Bellevue
J.A. Forrest
Oregon
Ill
W.A. Stephenson
Sinnger’s
Josie Kelley
Freeport
Jennie Dwyer
Gear St
James Furlong
Chicago
John Furlong
Vinegar Hill
Charles Smith
A. Seararke & Co, Dry Goods. Co
Eels' Autumn Migration in Hebrides Noted by Kearton
Naturalist Richard Kearton recounted in the Hebrides last summer observing numerous eels migrate from sea to a stream feeding a shallow loch. Sizes ranged from threads to two to three pounds as migration lasted a week, with a capture of about fifty yards from high tide. A Highland shepherd declined the offer with a shrug and grimace.
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Richard Kearton
Hebrides
Forgetful Lawyer Finds The Name He Sought
A western lawyer travels east on business and forgets the firm name and memo. He telegraphs his partner who returns the needed data plus a twist: the firm is Smith & Jones and his name is Brown.
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Smith & Jones
Brown
No Hurry to Learn Says Brother Williams
Local color piece quotes Brother Williams in a dialect reminiscence about death and the afterlife, contrasting summer heat with a fiery next world. The Atlanta Constitution captures a folksy warning about mortality and readiness, framed in a humorous regional voice.
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Brother Williams
Atlanta Constitution
Lightning misfires as traino near storm on Chicago trip
Del Valentine recounts a Chicago bound trip where a fast train battled a fierce storm. A zigzag lightning strike struck the engine first, then the rear coupling, causing sparks and damage as the train sped seven minutes ahead of schedule.
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Chicago
del Valentine
Kansas City Star
Care of a Razor Says Expert Barber
The barber G A Helglass warns that many men neglect razor care. A razor needs rest periods. using a sharp edge constantly dulls it. Resting a good razor for three or four days often restores its edge as well as honing.
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G. A. Helglass
Quip From a Plucky Little Girl Adoptee
A Boston Budget note recounts a pint sized reply from a child recently adopted from an institution for stray infants. While hurrying to catch a train the girl says she cannot walk faster because she is all out of air, revealing her quick wit and resilience.
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Charles Lamb
Boston
Trial Testimony Details Bribery Claim In San Antonio Case
The trial recounts a bribery allegation involving Jim Webster and a colored witness Sam John sing. Witnesses discuss whether $50 was offered and how statements were conveyed to avoid naming or third parties, with a brief suspension of proceedings in Milwaukee.
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Jim Webster
Sam Johnsing
San Antonio
Fac
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
An Extra Pair of Lungs Expresses Cold Bath Confidence
Eugene Wood in Every body's Magazine extols cold baths for the elderly. He cites a man who walked to the beach through snow and died just before turning 84, arguing ice-cold immersion plus rubbing restores vitality and adds "another pair of lungs" to the body.
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Eugene Wood
Everybody's Magazine
New Illinois Game Laws Synopsis 1905
Game commission notes Illinois laws effective July 1 1905 limit quail hunting to November 10 to December 20. Prohibitions include prairie chickens, nets, traps. restrictions on geese ducks and other waterfowl. seasonal windows for woodcock mourning doves and various game birds. Licenses expire June 1 annually. license transfer prohibited. farm owners may hunt on own land with no license but cannot go beyond farm lines without a license. Firearms and gear restrictions apply. ferrets banned.
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Henry Chetlain
Illinois
State Game Law Defines Bird Ownership in Illinois
The notice states that title to and ownership of all birds and game in the State is vested in the state, referencing section 11 of the Game Law. Signed by John A. Wheeler, Springfield, Ill., State Game Commissioner.
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N.B
John A. Wheeler
Springfield
Ill
Death of Mrs Lundeen of Bellevue
Mrs J C Lundeen aged 71 died Friday morning at Bellevue after a long local life. Born Susan Wilson near Bellevue June 24 1859 she married John C Lundeen June 18 1887 and was a devout Congregational member. She leaves her husband her mother Mrs Janet Wilson a sister Mrs C C Lies and two brothers John of Hanover and William of near Maquoketa. Funeral Sunday at 2 from the Fourth Street residence to the Congregational church conducted by Rev E P Crane.
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J.C. Lundeen
Bellevue
Lundeen
Susan Wilson
John C. Lundeen
Congregational Church
Janet Wilson
C.C. Lies
John
Hanover
William
Maquoketa
Fourth Street
E.P Crane
Mary Dunlavey Dies in Chicago at 61
Former Galena resident Mary Dunlavey died suddenly in Chicago on Friday aged 61. The body was brought to Galena Saturday. Survived by sister Mrs. Fitzpatrick of Galena and brother Thomas Dunlavey of Menominee. Funeral at St. Michael's Church Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Father Shannahan officiated. Burial in East Side cemetery.
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Mary Dunlavey
Chicago
Galena
Fitzpatrick
Thomas Dunlavey
Menominee
Sullivan & Caille’s Undertaking Rooms
St. Michael’s Church
Father Shannahan
East Side
Cloudburst Drowns 100 in Guanajuato Mexico City
A cloudburst in Guanajuato, Mexico, July 2 floods the city after the Lalolla dam burst. About one hundred people are feared dead as a wall of water sweeps through streets, sending water three feet high in second-story rooms and washing away railroad tracks and streetcar lines.
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City of Mexico
Guanajueto
Lalolla
Maquoketa to visit for two games this week
Base Ball Notes cover Maquoketa's two upcoming games on Thursday and Friday. The report recalls last year’s wins over Clinton and Bellevue and lists other recent results including the Union Giants 4 to 3 win over Clinton and Freeport 4 to 2 over La Crosse. It notes Leland's Giants 9 to 6 victory over Gunthers in Chicago and mentions an upcoming July appearance. Also reports Savanna Cigar Factory new company with Henry Monty and Frank Deitz. A missing-person notice for John Clark, about 79, is included.
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Maquoketa
Clinton
Bellevue
Union Giants
Miller
Freeport
la Crosse
Malven
Leland
Giants
Gunthers
Chicago
Savanna Journal
Savanna Cigar Factory
Henry Monty
Frank Deitz
Savanna Cigar Co
California Women to Choose Statues for Statuary Hall
California’s niches in Statuary Hall remain empty as the Pioneer Women of the state plan to select who will be honored. Senator Perkins urges the group to decide which statues are most worthy for the hall of fame.
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California
Statuary Hall
Washington
United States
Perkins
Hall of Fame
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M. E. Daniels
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Galena Tribune
Nellie Doling
Peter Ginter
David Clark
Warren
Father McGrath
Aurora
Ed. Meyers
Harry Hodson
Thomas Hodson
Richard Sechatanik
Thomas Stampfer
O.W. Holmes
Platteville
Sam Brunner
Hubacher
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David O'Neil
Edward Martin
Willing Eckstein
John Eckstein
Jackson St
Cora Fablinger
T. Lupton
Dewey Ave
Wm. J. Nirschbaum
Emma Creswell
Minneapolis
Walter Stickney
William Blewett
Jep Gray
Will Swing
Waco
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Sam Childs
Als. Childs
Dr. Dittmar
Apple River
J. B. Howard
James McCabe Sr
Glen Hollow
Peter Marsden
Henry Engels
Julia Marfield
Leslie Ward
Thomas Barry
Sophia
Anna Casserly
Mary McGuire
George Clark
Elizabeth
John Norton
Franklin St
Henry Wentlender
Hugh Callahan
Irene
Guilford
Dorothy Fiedler
Siinger’s
Mabel Golden
Byron
Iowa
John Cloran
Bellyue
Casper Lehner
Stella Taylor
Hattie Wing
Uncapher
You Dusko
E.W. Kempter
Louis Hornung
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Siniger’s
Walter Falancer
Tom Whippo
Chas. Meyers
Will Popp
Mamie Childs
Rocky
Siingers Drug Store
Eliza Healy
Nellie Hart
Fannie McHugh
Bertha Desmond
Camillus Harney
Maggie Kelly
Emma
Clara Creswell
Loretta Collis
Mamie Cleary
Katie
May Ivory
Julia Ward
D. A. Callahan
A. W. Thode
Charles Blum
Franklin Street
H. Voss
Rock Island
William Waddington
Merrick
Portland
Ore
Emily Boone
Charles Ryan
Turnpike
Clara Reynolds
National Summer School of Music
R. Hitt
Mary Hutton
Margaret Clune
Dennis Clune
Hannibal
Mr. Clune
Michael
R. M. Spensley
Crete Gray
Catharine Obye
M. Jesse Crooks
J.A. Matlack
Scales Mound
All Galenas
Shopville
S.H. Montgomery
Eugene Birmingham
Will Birmingham
Kenosha
Pete Coover
Galena Independents
Pete
Galena’s
Washington and Green Street Steps
Henry Bergman
Philip Noah
George F. Lodge
Brotherhood of Railway
Roy Dresser
Chisegao Great Western Railway
Rodden Ill
C. R. Dresser
Rodden
Eve Rodden
Awerthy
Wier
Owneal
Flyer
Mexico
John Clark
Jo Daviess County
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