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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
5
The Stockton Bowling Team suffered its third defeat to Elizabeth this afternoon as Elizabeth erased a 29 pin deficit in the third game and added 133 more for a decisive 153 total. Local society notes include visits, theater success, a 70 dollar fundraising dance, and various moves and visits across Elizabeth, Woodbine, and Scales Mound.
George Rittweger Sr suffered a light stroke this afternoon at 88 amid a string of local notes. The column records health updates, visits, travel to Chicago and Dubuque, dances, farm moves, obituaries, and social events from Scales Mound and nearby towns, naming residents such as Lulu Rowe Olive Moon Jno Hocking Henry Saam and many others.
H H Fiedler was in Dubuque on business. New bakery opening by P O Cornelison set for March 4 with local trust. Marital news: Albert Brewer and Susie Meloy wed in Benton. Council Hill items note la grip illness, Ford school basket social, and visits by residents to Galena, Benton, and Milwaukee. Community activity includes plays, hog shipment, and a Lumbermen's convention attendance.
A stockholders meeting of the Columbia Creamery is scheduled for Saturday March 4. Anna Dodge is visiting Shullsburg this week and Mrs. Phoebe Kearns of Milwaukee is visiting her son S. J. Kearns here. J. R. Cottingham of Dodgeville is spending a few days at home.
The Benton Wis Hanover column lists numerous social and personal updates. Individuals travel to Peru Ind Cuba and Elizabeth, visit relatives, attend services, and host gatherings. The Firemen's Ball drew 115 couples with music by the Doty Orchestra. Mining activity includes pumping at Century Mine and ore sales at Blend Mine.
An old legal mind reenters practice in New York as 73 year old Jo seph H. Choate resumes law work while ambassadors in the United States diplomatic corps display high ages. Whitelaw Reid is 67, seven elder ambassadors include Por ter 70s, Tower 57, Storer, Clayton 71, and Meyer 46. John Hay as secretary of State is 54.
From Mrs. Roger A. Pryor's reminiscences, the passage recalls a Senate moment when the first Japanese ambassadors arrived in Washington. One senator urged adjournment to welcome them. another warned against grandstanding. The exchange highlights early diplomatic ceremony tensions.
A whimsical note questions how a phonograph could be used to reveal truth. It suggests people who listen to themselves or “elves” through the device might learn better than any other means.
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