Golden wedding in Galena honors General John C Smith
The fifty year marriage of General John Carson Smith and Mrs. Smith was celebrated at their Chicago home with a large, honored circle of friends and family. He is a veteran of the Civil War, former Illinois state official, and prominent Mason. The couple has three sons and six grandchildren.
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L. D. Eastman
Lancaster
Wis
Father McGrath
Menominee
St. Mary’s Church
Stahl
Elsie Jencks
Evanston, Ill
Arcade
Main Street
Caille
H. N
H. S. Snow
Mineral Point
W. E Moore
Peoria
Illinois Central
Iowa
Mary Foley
Guilford
Ann Foley
Franklin Street
John Wise
Bellevue
Galena
C.J. McCord
Marquette
Mich
W. E. Harriman
Supt. Harriman
Illinois Central Railway
J. B. Howard, Sr
Dubuque
Sibley Street
Chicago
John Carson Smith
John C. Smith
Charlotte Gallaher
High Street
Frank A. Read
Beach Street
M. E
74Th Regiment of
Illinois Volunteers
Ilinois
Chickamauga
Lincoln
Johnson
Illinois
Milwaukee
Smith
Supreme Council
England
Lord Euston
Temple
Lodge
Grand Lodge
Mrs.Smith
Baltimore
General Smith
Robert John
Samuel
Ruth
Clever forger Ga tes works eastern cities warns Galena merchants
Duluth police expose a forger calling himself G I Gates tied to F A Patricke Co of Duluth. He passes forged checks for 15 to 20 dollars in large department stores using a Patrick Co letter and a misdirected route. Checks travel eight to ten days before discovery hindering arrest.
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Duluth
Minn
Galena
Gates
Savage
G. I. Gates
F. A. Patricke & Co
City National Bank of
F. A. Patrick & Co
Canada
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylania
Little Boy Swallows Nail Takes X Ray Hope
The eight year old son of Samuel Boss of a western city neighborhood swallowed an eight penny nail about two weeks ago. He had abdominal pain recently and Dr Loofbouron advised bringing him to the city for X ray to locate the nail. The boy laughed while in the yard and the nail slipped down his throat. He felt no distress until the last few days.
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Samuel Boss
Loofbouron
Monroe Journal
Little Boy Takes Horse In Freeport City
An eight year old from Chicago secretly drove a horse and buggy away while Mrs. Landolt visited her mother on Washington Street. He claimed a man gave a nickel to drive to East Freeport, and J B Currier recovered the vehicle near Taylor's Park after the boy fled toward town. The incident was reported to Freeport police.
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East Freeport
Taylor’s Park
J. B. Currier
Chicago
Rose Weik
Freeport Bulletin
Calf of Remarkable Size Born to Guilford Farmer
Christopher Cording, a Guilford township farmer, reports a curiosity calf born Friday. The diminutive creature is the smallest seen by local farmers, standing 23 inches tall, 30 inches long, and weighing only a few pounds.
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Christopher Cording
Guilford Township
Children Start Fire On Hill Near Jackson Street
Several boys playing with matches on Saturday sparked a fire on a hill near Jackson Street East Side. A strong wind spread the flames for minutes before a crowd fought the blaze and extinguished it. Authorities warn that damage could have been extensive if the fire had taken better hold.
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Jackson Street
Ill With Appendicitis Threatens Young Virtue
A son of Alexander Virtue is gravely ill with appendicitis and may require surgery to save his life.
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Alexander Virtue
Defective stove pipe triggers false fire alarm on Commerce Street
A stove pipe in an old shed on Commerce Street leaked smoke and caused a false fire alarm last Saturday. Fire crews arrived expecting a blaze but found the situation harmless and returned to quarters. Firemen note a superstition that three alarms in quick succession follow such incidents.
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Commerce Street
End of Duck Season Forecast as Birds Fade in Spring
Weather and storms this spring have collapsed duck hunting. Ducks migrated north, then south again due to deep cold and locked streams. Locals recall abundant summer nesting in river bottoms, but civilization drove away the flocks. hunting ends April 15, leaving hunters a brief window to set a record.
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Alaska
Locomotive theft attempt shocks Davenport readers
Davenport police report a peculiar crime as Al Berry tried to steal a locomotive. Engineer C A Johnson and fireman Roy Ehbin chased the moving engine which derailed on a Nahant yard spur, turning over. Berry claims intoxication and faces charges of malicious conduct with a locomotive, carrying up to ten years’ imprisonment and a $2000 minimum fine.
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Davenport
Davenport Times
al Berry
Savanna Yards
C. A. Johnson
Roy Ehbin
Nahant Yards
Round House
Berry
Theo
Ante-Nuptial Reception at Moser Home in Lenton
Mrs Elizabeth Moser and Miss Moser hosted an ante-nuptial reception on Thursday afternoon from 2 to 6. Master Edgar and Daniel Moser welcomed guests at the door while pink and white decor pervaded the parlor and dining rooms. The bridal party included Miss Moser Miss Helen Stryker Mrs W G Barrett Miss Moore Miss Schaeffer of Chicago and Miss Stein of Belmont.
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Elizabeth Moser
Miss Moser
Edgar
Daniel Moser
Helen Stryker
W. G. Barrett
Moore
Schaeffer
Chicago
Miss Stein
Belmont
Thomas Barrett
Henry Holtkamp
John Ross
Harry Young
Edward Asmus
Edgar Moser
Miss McCloskey
Miss Stryker
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Henry Huilman
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Marquette, Mich
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Malcolm Pierce
Birmingham
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Hellstern
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Main Steet
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Prairie du Chien
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Mt. Horeb, Wis
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Rice Township
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Oelwein, Ia
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Elmer Sanderson
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Rodden
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W. F. Grumme
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St. Louis
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Fayette, Ia
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Harry McGinnis
F. J. Sullivan
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Osage
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Pittsburg, Pa
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Charles Singelhurst
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