Charles Cook Sr. Dies After Long Illness Pioneer Galena Resident
Charles Cook Sr a longtime Galena resident and traveling salesman for L S Felt and later J W Hellman died after months of illness at about 9 this morning He spent over fifty years in Galena and worked for several wholesale firms before retiring He is survived by two sons Frank at home and Charles deputy circuit clerk Funeral arrangements have not been set.
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Galena
Charles Cook
Galena Wholesale
Cook
New York
L. S. Felt
Kansas
J. W. Hellman
Hellman
Chicago
Brooklyn
N. Y
Frank
Charles
Unknown man badly injured by switch engine in Savanna yards
A 60 year old stranger in Savanna was struck by a switch engine in the yards around midnight. His right foot was severed and his left ear torn off. He was unconscious, refused to name himself, and was taken to the hospital where doctors fear for his life.
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Savanna
Live Stock Market Summary for Chicago June 20
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts at 22,000 with dull trading. Hog receipts reach 28,000 and prices expected to move about one cent lower. Baseball news referenced to appear on page 2.
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Chicago
Prices and politics drive Joplin zinc district fortunes
The report details zinc ore prices in the Joplin district ending June 16, 1906 with $49 to $50 per ton bids and 44 to 46 per ton assay values for 60 percent zinc. Lead shipments ranged from $82 to $83 per ton. It notes a tariff order shifted revenue expectations, describes a producer club’s rise and split, and claims smelters gained at the district’s expense.
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Joplin
Land of
Ground & Irwin
Duenweg
Secretary of the Treasury
Ero Club
Mexico
Brilliant Nuptials of Sheean and Hodgson in City Home
Frank T. Sheean and Miss Effie M. Hodgson were united in marriage at 6 PM yesterday in the Hodson home with Rev Matlack officiating. About 150 guests attended a 7 to 9:30 reception after the ceremony, and the couple departed for a two week honeymoon in Minneapolis and St Paul before establishing their future home.
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Frank T. Sheean
Effie M. Hodson
W. T. Hodson
Matlack
M. E. Church
Clara Sheean
Lohengren
I. M. Ryan
Chicago
Frances Ryan
Waterman Hall
T. J. Sheean
Sheean & Sheean
Illinois University
Champaign
Ill
Cattle Disrupt Sidewalks as New Walks Rise East Side
Sidewalk inspector Thomas Grace reports eastern walks mostly good but Dewey avenue and hill areas show poor boards broken by cattle and horses. Residents plan cement walks. cattle running on streets may prompt enforcement. Paving continues on upper Main Street with macadam and brick expected. cement walks rise on lower Main and in Standard Cigar Factory block. Weather outlook for Dubuque: generally fair, cooler tonight, then fair and cool tomorrow with northwest winds.
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Thos. Grace
Dewey Avenue
Upper Main Street
Lower Main Street
Fruit Floods Local Market With Abundant Cherries and Strawberries
Report notes heavy rain and warm weather hastening cherry harvest with crops to arrive by late next week. Strawberries remain plentiful at 10 cents per box with no expected price drop. Farmers in town report heavy rainfall last night caused minimal flood damage. some corn washed but damage slight.
Deserter Hitt Seized After Flight From State
Howard Hitt of Elizabeth 38 was indicted on two charges for deserting his wife and abandoning five children. He fled the state, returned to work between Elizabeth and Stockton, and was arrested by Sheriff Whitmore in Stockton. He awaits circuit court, with potential jail time.
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Whitmore
Howard Hitt
Elizabeth
Hitt
The
Great Western
Stockton
Will Geiger to wed Miss Helen Trieb at bride’s home
Walter Geiger of this city will marry Miss Helen Trieb of Dubuque this evening at 6 at the bride’s parents home. The ceremony is described as a socially significant event in Key City circles. Separately, Aug ust Relfstek of Arena Kansas, son of Mrs. Relfstek, died in Kansas. funeral set for Sunday at 2 PM in Hanover. He was about 20. Other items note town clock fund totals, local sales and notices, and visits by W H Doubler of Madison.
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Walter Geiger
Dubuque
Helen Trieb
Kansas
August Relfstek
Arena
Kan
Andrew Relfsteck
Miss Millhouse
Hanover
R. A. Bratton
Main Street
Galena
Ill
W. H. Doubler
Madison
Married at Rockford Wiss Katherine Eulberg Weds H J Doran Young Couple
Katherine Eulberg and H J Doran of Galena were married at Rockford this morning by Rev Father Burk. The couple, accompanied by Elizabeth and Louis Eulberg, had a reception last night and will move to Dubuque for their future home. The wedding followed a recent family bereavement in the Doran household.
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Wiss
Katherine Eulberg
H. J. Doran
Galena
Dubuque
Rockford
Father Burk
Elizabeth
Louis Eulberg
Eulberg
Doran
Frank Kolb
Monument
Doran & O'Connor
Lightning strikes new Platteville high school building
A recent lightning strike heavily damaged the new Platteville high school, tearing the flag pole and injuring the steeple. Initial reports claimed the building burned, but that was false. the structure remains standing though major damage occurred to its upper parts.
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Platteville
Local residents noted in the city today and yesterday
A flurry of social notices shows Jos Powers Chas Martin Thos Rogers and others visiting from Hast Pilot Knob Hanover and Scales Mound. Weddings at Dubuque involve Donald Benton Miss Nettle Welsh and Miss Edith Geiger. Local mining news reports a rich vein at Waters mine and rapid Singer Mining shares. Coatsworth sale duplicates payable cash notices and a High Street residence for sale.
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Jos. Powers
Hast Galena
Chas, Martin
Pilot Knob
Thos. Rogers
Hanover
Abbott Curtis
Pilot Knobb
RH. O. Byer
Platteville
Carl Scott
Scales Mound
Sim Coleman
Platteville Was In the City Yesterday On Business. Mrs. H. Dement
Dubuque
Henry Roberts
John Parson
Seales Mound
James Hutton
Waukesha
Wis
Donald Benton
Geiger-Trieb
Nettle Welsh
Edith Geiger
Walter
Geo. Chamberlain
Todd Seminary
Woodstock
Chamberlain
Beach Street
Waters
Jack
Michigan
Suebert
Eastalena
Meeker Street
Singer Mining and Milling Company
Parochial School Closes After Successful Term
Annunciation School conducted by Dominican Sisters ends term with eleven graduates ready to enter high school. Graduates include Hubert Shannon Katherine Corcora Roy McCarthy Florence Dugan James Keefe John Eberhardt Philip Eberhardt Katherine Donohue Iilda Grady Blanche Rouse and Helene Murphy.
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Annunciation School
Dominican Sisters
Hubert Shannon
Katherine Corcora
Roy McCarthy
Florence Dugan
James Keefe
John
Philip Eberhardt
Katherine Donohue
Iilda Grady
Blanche Rouse
Helene Murphy
Outbreaks and unrest sweep across Russia in June report
A bulletin from Saint Petersburg notes rising internal disorders across Russia with heavy firing at Kronstadt and protests in Bialystok. The Bialystok commission blames provocation rather than race hatred for the massacre, reporting seventy-eight Jews and six Christians buried and many dead by bayonets or bullets as strikes and looting intensify nationwide.
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St. Petersburg
Jéna
Bialystok
Russia
M. Vinaver
M. Jacobson
Kaluga
Krementehug
Znitomir
Volsk
Ustiny Veliki
Moscow
Cronstadt
Cuba City Boom and Mines Active in Grant County
Cuba City shows strong business and mining activity with numerous buildings under construction. Zinc mines like Gritty Six and Baxter report carload shipments and daily coal and lumber arrivals fuel ongoing development. The Wicklow plant seizure by Grant County sheriff and plans for the Cook Lead and Zinc company signal ongoing investment, with several shafts and mills expanding as Roosevelt and Dall operations advance.
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Cuba City
Platteville
Roosevelt
Baxter
Wicktow
Grant County
Wicklow
Midway
Cook Lead and Zinc Company
Dall
Mathey
Col City
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Trust
A. A. Copp
Tom Asmussen
Dalesburg
Ben Carroll
Joy Fitzpatrick
Henry Sprague
Frank Waugon
Loyd Wetzel
Geo. L. Avery
P. M
Our
Missouri
Lead and
Carterville & Webb
Spurgeon
Oronogo
Aurora
Prosper
Badger
Baxter Springe
Sherwood
Granby
Neck Cit
Carthage
Stott City
Aee
Effie M. Hodgson
East Side
Will
Town Clock Fund
Eva (Brand) Parker
Parker
Colo
Allie (Avery) Tomkins
Aspen
Marie Pascoe
Marie Avery
Rochford
Board of
Library Directors
Wilbur A. Telford
Anna E. Felt
Coatsworth’s
Forest City
Lightning Strikes School
Coatsworth
J. W. Coatsworth & Co
John Cloran
John Dwyer
High Street
E. 0. Dwyer
Vronstadt
Kharkov
Azovsky
Caucasus
Tiflis
Ife
Trepot
Nirishkin
Treport
Patiel
Anat Zodlu
Hiya
Rig
Wisconsioning
Pierent
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