Poles to be Removed from Main Street in Galena
The Central Union Telephone Company will remove its poles on Main Street Galena. A company representative will arrive Tuesday to finalize removal plans. Poles will be moved to Commerce and Bench streets causing Main Street to look much improved.
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Galena
Scheerer
Central Union Telephone Co
Main St
Pribune
Alderman Allen
Main Street
Commerce Street
Struck by Street Car Hurts 80-Year-Old Harness Shop Owner
Christian Lembke aged 80, father of HW. 4. Lembke, who runs a harness shop at 1575 Clay Street, was severely injured Saturday morning when struck by a Union Electric car at Sixteenth and Clay. He suffered head bruises and a deep forehead cut near the left temple. brain injury is possible and vital prognosis is grave. A physician treated him at the scene, and his shock and age heighten concerns for recovery as hours pass.
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Christian Lembke
Lembke
Clay Street
Sam
Union
Sixteenth
Clay Streets
Sule
Very Low Rates to Denver for Epworth League Meet
Low fares to Denver Colorado via the Northwestern Line offered June 30 to July 4 with favorable return limits. Tickets available through agents Chicago and North Western Railway to attend the International Epworth League Convention.
River News Boats pass Dubuque draw listing names
River update lists boats passing the draw at Dubuque since last report. Up-None. Down-Mary B. Rutledge E R Kendall. Water stage registered 15.3 and is falling.
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Dubuque
Mary B
Rutledge
E.R Kendall
Low fares to Baltimore on North Western Line
Very low rates to Baltimore Maryland via the North Western Line for tickets to be sold July 1 2 and return limits favorable on account of the International Christian Endeavor Convention Choice of routes from Chicago Apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry.
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North-Western
Chicago & North Western Ra Y
Baltimore
North Western
International Christian Endeavor
Chicago
Chicago & North Western
I’y
Parisians promised a loop the loop stunt cart
A French engineer plans a new looping display where a motor car runs down a slope to a wire opening, launches from a springboard, completes a full somersault, and lands on the continuation of the track on the opposite side.
Funeral Service for William Stoffregen Held at Field Street
The funeral for William Stoffregen was held Sunday afternoon at 20 o clock from the family residence on Field street with Rev. Krebs and Rev. Lortel officiating. A large crowd attended. The services were under Wildey Lodge No 51 O. O. F. Pallbearers included William Popp Joseph Wearmouth Henry Paul William Strickler Geo C. Biesman and Henry Cogan. Interment followed at Greenwood.
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William Stoffregen
Field Street
Krebs
Lortel
Wildey Lodge No 51
Geo. C. Biesman
Henry Cogan
Greenwood
Lawson Takes His Life in Des Moines Dispute
June 26 Des Moines Iowa Thomas W Lawson the Boston financier wired a friend in Des Moines that he is willing to be hanged if Standard Oil can prove any assertion he has made is incorrect. He has long attacked the oil trust and warned of possible consequences if his charges prove false.
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Boston
Standard Oil
Des Moines
Towa
Thomas W. Lawson
White City Chicago opens as grand new amusement resort
The White City in Chicago opened May 27 with fanfare and a huge crowd. Visitors from Chicago and towns within 200 miles flock to the park to enjoy nightly illumination and more than 50 features, each praised as best of its kind. The opening marks a notable epoch in Midwestern amusements.
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Chicago
White City
Middle West
Remarkably aged Wisconsin recluse dies at 107
Henry Essler a lifelong farmer from Retreat Wisconsin is dead at 107 while living a primitive life in a barn. He slept wrapped in a blanket and ate bread and potatoes with tea, avoiding knives or forks. Born in 1797 in Herkimer County New York he joined the Fremont expedition to California in 1849. A 200-strong party before them was killed by Indians.
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Henry Essler
Retreat
Wis
5Ssler
Herkimer County
New York
Fremont
California
Rockford Odd Fellows Carry Long Local Legacy
Rockford has no citizens who have been Odd Fellows for over a century. Jobin Lake and D P Gray are the two men claimed to be the oldest members. Lake joined Winnebago lodge No 31 in 1847, though not a charter member. Gray was made an Odd Fellow December 10, 1847 in Constantine Michigan. Lake will check lodge records to settle the question, and the two men are praised as fine members regardless.
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Rockford
Jobin Lake
D. P. Gray
Gray
Constantine
Mich
Lake
Odd Fellowship
Baby likeness sparks mixed feelings in exchange
Miss Gusch notes many say the baby resembles you and asks if that pleases you. Popley replies he’s unsure and would rather not be told he resembles the child, expressing relief that no one says he looks like the baby.
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Gusch
Popley
Engagement Proof Cited by Ida and Jack Plans
A reader notes Ida expects to marry Jack soon and has asked him to economize. May-Girle observes this practice. Ida told him to stop bringing her candy, signaling a shift toward prudent spending.
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Ida
Sho
Jack
May
New Law Assigns Sheriff Duty in Lynch Threats
After July 1 a statewide rule requires sheriffs to act decisively when lynching is threatened. If a lynching occurs, the sheriff must vacate office and the county coroner takes over. The sheriff may petition reinstatement after a tribunal review, if he proves he did all possible to prevent the lynching. A lawyer doubts effectiveness while Judge Reeves supports it as a deterrent in past lynching cases.
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Reeves
Priest Leads Move Against Costly Funerals in Massachusetts
A western Massachusetts priest urges simple burials to spare families from heavy expenses. His effort, praised by parishioners, sparks a wider shift as clergy across the state adopt humbler funeral customs, easing bereavement burdens and improving community well being.
Child Drowns in Rain Barrel Near Melancthon Creeks
A Melancthon Creeks child of Mr and Mrs John Walsh accidentally drowned in a rain barrel at Richland Center on June 26. The exact moment the child slid into the barrel is unclear but it is believed to have occurred during play. Parents discovered the missing child after some time.
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Richland Center
John Walsh
Low fares to Ashbury Park on North Western Line
Excursion tickets to Ashbury Park Jersey will be sold June 28 to July 1 with favorable return limits due to the National Educational Association. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
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North Western
National Educational Association
Chicago & North Western Ra Y
Laid to Rest for William Reed at Greenwood Cemetery
Funeral services for William Reed of Conneil Hill were held Sunday afternoon at 1:30. Rev J A Matlack officiated. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
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William Reed
Conneil Hill
J. A. Matlack
Greenwood
Very Low Rates to Buffalo N. Via the North-Western Line
Low fare tickets to Buffalo via the Chicago and North Western route on July 7, 8, and 9 with favorable return limits offered by agents. Grand Lodge B. P. O. BE. Choice of routes from Chicago. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
Marriage of Miss Matilda Morris and Mr. Joseph McCormack
Miss Matilda Morris of Rice married Joseph McCormack at St Michaels Catholic parsonage with Rev Father Shannahan officiating. The couple traveled by train to Dubuque and will reside on a farm in Riverfield.
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Matilda Morris
Joseph McCormack
Rice
St. Michaels Catholic Parsonage
Father Shannahan
Ulineis Central
Dubuque
Rive
Died at 92 Mrs Barbee remembered as Vandalia cook
Mrs Saral Barbee aged 92 died at Decaulr Monday of last week. A colored woman, her family traced from Georgia and freed in Illinois by Governor Deneen's grandparents. She once cooked for legislators when the State capital stood at Vandalia. Descendants survive her.
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Saral Barbee
Georgia
Minois
Deneen
Vandalia
Main Street paving contract awarded to A Ruthedge Co
Bids for Main street paving were opened Saturday and A Ruthedge & Co. of Rockford was awarded the contract at 1381 per sp sd for block paving. Work to begin in early July. The item includes notices of local visitors, product ads, and community notices from Galena and East Dubuque. The piece also mentions social events, sales, and small items about residents and businesses. The maritime note records the Minnie Schneider docking Sunday evening.
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Main Street
Tribune
A. Ruthedge & Co
Rockford
Sp. Sd
Galena Triumphs Over Sterling Dixon 9-0 In Ball Park
Galena defeated Sterling-Dixon 9 to 0 as Parish pitched a near gem allowing two hits with seven strikeouts. Cahill led the bats with a three-base hit and three RBI, while Cahill Johnson and Friend contributed key hits as Galena broke the game open with three runs in the first and five more in the fifth. Sterling made nine errors and Rogers took the loss despite early outs.
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Rogers
Sterling
Johnson
Flynn
Galena
Cahill
Parish
Galena Abril PO
Jones
Friend
O'Day
Me Ke
Coover
Blynn
Duffy Ss
Humphrey
Howe
Callaghan
Sterling—Dixon
Duffy
Barnett
Buehler
Me Mann
Wild
Curley
Death of Mrs Bridget Grace at 64 in County Hospital
Mrs Bridget Grace died Sunday at County Hospital aged 64 from general debility. Widow of James Grace, she leaves five children: Thomas of Galena, Frank of Dakota, Harry of Lincoln, Lizzie Herndon of Milwaukee, and Mrs George Hird of Dubuque. Funeral Tuesday at 2 from the family residence on Lickory Street to St Michael's Church, Rev Mather Shannalan officiating. Interment in East Side Cemetery.
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Bridget Grace
County Hospital
James Grace
Thomas
Galena
Frank
Dakota
Harry
Lincoln
Lizzie Herndon
Milwaukee
George Hird
Dubuque
Lickory Street
St. Michael’s Church
Mather
Prairie Queen flour and town mill pride headline
Prairie Queen flour is touted as made from the finest wheat grown by the town mill. Visitation notes mention Mrs Geo Bryant of Cedar Rapids visiting Rey and Mrs John Vande Wirve, with Rev Bryant preaching at the South Presbyterian church. Local ads urge aggressive advertising to attract customers and note Galena and Bellevue Fourth of July celebrations with plans for a steamboat excursion if water levels permit.
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Youngs
B. Gatena
Dubuque
Galena
Mdiss Nellie Duggan
Lena Gerlich
Hall
D. White
Hanover
Charles Monnier
Seales Mound
Will Mills
Millburg
Geo. White
Council Hill
Esthew Liddel
Geo. Wearmouth
East Dubuque
Feehan Hall
W. Campbell
Chas. M. Allen
Dodge St
Singer’s
Gus Edler
Chicago
Bertha Singer
Simon Singer
John Cloran
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Siinger
Geo. W. Bryant
Cedar Rapids
Rey
John Vande Wirve
Byrant
Presbyterian
Bellevue
Gaena
Saves the Waste at Tacoma Smelter Under Mills Control
The Tacoma smelter, controlled by D. O. Mills and axsocrates, earns about 24000 dollars monthly by reclaiming precious metals previously lost in furnace smoke. Smoke is cooled and exposed to light to extract gold silver copper and other metals.
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Tacoma
D. O. Mills and
Axsocrates
Joplin Ore Market Sees High Prices and Firm Shelter Market
The Joplin ore market reports the highest price for zinc ore at 4350 per ton from mines, with assays at 39 to 41.50 per ton of 60 percent zinc. Purchases were large, not all ore shipped. The shelter market firm and outlook favorable for higher metal prices into July. Smelters quoted no price for large or small lots as buyers awaited realization. prices expected to rise to 45 per ton. Lead sold at 55 per ton for 70 percent galena and higher grades.
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Thee
Joplin Weekly Herald
All Galena's Organizes Local Baseball Team
ALL GALENA'S forms a new baseball team from local players with Rips Bostwick as manager and Joe Menegnin as captain. The squad invites games with any team and challenges the Galena Independents. Players include W Homrich Joe Tlarle Homerich Baner Krueger Meneyguinss Harley Jerome G Homrich and others.
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Rips Bostwick
Joe Menegnin
Galena
W. Homrich
E. Joe Tlarle
Sermon on The Golden Passional at Sunday church
Rev David Clark preached at the First Presbyterian Church on a sermon titled The Golden Passional. The message explored Christ’s love and sacrifice, awakening response in hearts and a kingdom sway, urging believers to endure martyrdom or toil for the Master in any clime or disease.
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Mnenero
Matiick
Christ
Callgary
David Clark
First Presbyterian
Excursion Rates Offered on the North-Western Line
Excursion tickets will be sold at low rates via the North-Western Line to all points on North-Western, including St. Paul and Omaha routes, and to Union Pacific tolls to Cheyenne and Colorado points. Also valid on Colorado Southern, Western Star, and Mineral Range lines through July. Apply to agent, Chicago and North-Western City.
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St. Plma& O. Ry
Cheyenne
Wye
Lia Salle
Colo
Colorado Southern Orin Jet
W. S.&a. liv
Daly
Luly Ltd
Inelusive
Chicago
Lity
Not in His Cine Parson Claims Neutral Stance
A parson confesses to a doctor he cannot take sides, while a pill diapenser jokes that only a lawyer can do so, highlighting a humorous clash of roles and loyalties in a small town.
Beet Campaign Boosts Fort Collins Farmers
In northeastern Colorado the sugar beet campaign begins this fall with about 100000 tong of beers to be sliced at the Fort Collins fretery. The beet prep costs for the Fort Collins district are projected to reach nearly 900000 dollars to the farmers.
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Pets
Colorado
Fort Collins
Farmera
Illinois display completes at Lewis and Clark Exposition
Portland Oregon June 26 The Illinois building installation is completed making it a key exhibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition. A large collection of Abraham Lincoln souvenirs fills the state display. Aug 17 is Illinois Day with Gov Charles Deneen planning a large Illinois excursion accompanied by Mrs Deneen staff and judges of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Portland
Ore
Ilinois
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Charles Denieen
Sixteen Makes Big Strike at Hazel Green Wisconsin
Sixteen Mining Co members from Galenian and Rockford circles celebrate a Saturday strike in Hazel Green Wis yielding an ore body likely worth about 100000 dollars before snow. Reopened in an old shaft, the find is the best yet in the region with ore probably 85 percent.
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Sixteen Mining Co
Rockford
Hazel Green
Wis
Union Giants Beat Elgin and Dubuque Shuts Out Decatur
The Union Giants defeated Elgin Sunday 7 to 11. Dubuque shut out Decatur Sunday 10 to 0. Edgars lost to Clinton Independents 0 to 2. Koukalik relieved by Dubuque Saturday. Decatur pounded him for seven hits and five runs in one inning. J.G. Haviland, formerly with Burlington, joined and will report at Dubuque Monday.
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Union Giants
Elgin
Dubuque
Decatur Suneday
Chicago Edgars
Clinton Independents
Clinton
Koukalik
Decatur
J.G. Haviland
Burlington
Newspapers and Billboards Tactics for Wrigley Campaign
A campaign for William Wrigley Jr. favors newspaper ads as a key tactic. J L Stack urged ads in St. Louis and Chicago, settling on St. Louis newspapers and billboards in Chicago. Monthly demand for woods in St. Louis nearly exhausted. Chicago saw few ripples. Street paving at Beach and Spring nears completion, with bricks in short supply.
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William Wrigley, Jr
Wrigley Company
St. Louis
Chicago
J.l.stack
Beach and
Spring Streets
French Physician Statesmen in Government
The French republic relies heavily on medical men in government. About one third of the chamber of deputies and half the senate are practitioners. Ministries employ many physicians, led by post and telegraphs undersecretary Berard with twenty seven male doctors, two surgeons and several women doctors.
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Chamber of Deputies
Ministry of Public Instruction
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Public Works
Department of Posta and Telegraphs
Berard
Epitaph to a Horse Near Westminster Abbey
A stone over a grave in a private garden near Westminster Abbey bears a Psalm quotation reading Then, Lord, I will save both man and beast. The inscription links a horse’s memory to a broader verse, honoring companionship and mercy.
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Westminster Abbey
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Webster City
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Dodge Street
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W. W. McDonald
Mae
Albequerque New Mexico
C. M. Allen
St. Michael's Church
Cagh
Minnie Sehneider
Port
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Blank Sterling
Ball Park
Sterling- Dixon
Chris Hillmer
Freeport
Colin Eckstein
Claude Roth
Joplin
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