Memorial Day Observance Honors Liberty and Civil War Veterans
A large turnout of city veterans and Company M attended a Methodist Episcopal service honoring liberty and Memorial Day. Rev. Matlack spoke on biblical roots of freedom, Anglo-Saxon liberty, and the Civil War’s lessons, praising veterans at Chancellorsville and urging equal rights for all races. Flowers and flags adorned the church as mourners reflected on absent comrades.
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Company M
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev
Matlack
Greece
Rome
Bay Capitol
Europe
America
Keenan
Chancellorsville
Stonewall Jackson
Geel
Patriots Tribute Observed On Day Of Decoration
The poets praise valor and soldiers as a day to decorate the graves of the fallen is observed. The passage emphasizes honoring the dead and recognizing heroic deeds across ages.
Clinton youth cured of consumption with simple ingredients
Flarry Maclay of Clinton Iowa aged 22 was said to be in the late stages of tuberculosis five weeks ago. After using a kitchen remedy of butter turpentine and organic oil his weight increased six pounds and doctors report rapid recovery with signs that the disease is vanishing. Maclay pledged the recipe be shared freely with the afflicted and not sold. He departed to Boone to visit relatives after a period of improvement.
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Clinton, Ia
Flarry Maclay
GC. BE. Eagan
Illinois Health Board
Springfield
W. J. Maclay
North Sixth Street
Lyons
Chadwick
Yound Maclay
Clinton
Boone
Walter Geiger to wed Pauline Trieb in June
Walter Geiger of This City is announced to marry Miss Pauline N. Trieb of Dubuque in June. The Dubuque Times notes engagement details from a Wednesday dinner at Miss Trieb's Seminary Street home with a party of friends, lilies of the valley decor, and a planned Dubuque wedding.
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Walter Geiger
Dubuque
Pauline N.,trieb
Pauline NI. Trieb
Wallace C. Geiger
Galena
Trieb
Seminary Street
Agnes Kearney
Patience Murphy
Loretta Scanlon
Mae Brown
Mildred Lungwitz
Elizabeth Voelker
Ella O'Connell
Anna Jungk
Lulu Lorenz
Rose Farley
Della
Kate Thill
Bast Dubuque
Joseph Scanlon
Mark Kane
John Walsh
Hugo Lungwitz
Art Rooney
Dr. Sweeney
Roman Corpstein
Chas
Brouillet
Chas. Hartig
John Gavin
Wallace Geiger
Fred Thill
Thunderstorm Kills Five At Mobile Ball Game
A thunderstorm struck an open field near Mobile Alabama during a ball game this afternoon. Five spectators were killed and about twenty five were injured as vivid lightning swept through the crowd.
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Mobile
Ala
Base Ball Goods and Equipment Prices
Base Balls set to 1.2 dollars bats from 5 cents to 1 dollar gloves 10 cents to 5 dollars mitts 1 de to 7.50 masks 10 cents to 3 dollars body protectors 78 cents to 5 dollars. We carry the full line of base ball supplies and claim prices lower than elsewhere. Agents for Spalding and Reach goods with special low prices on full outfits and uniforms.
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Spalding
Rankin Buys Four Hundred Acre Arizona Mining Lands
James Rankin of Prescott Arizona closes a deal to own the Patrick McDonald 120 acres and Reynick 154 acres in West Galena Township plus the James McDonald 135 acres, totaling over 400 acres of top mining land. Benton strike yields rich ore as miners report large quantities and strong prospects. Charles W. Singer resigns as King Bee mine engineer to become superintendent of the Singer Mining and Milling Company near the city.
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James Rankin
Arizona
Benton
Singer Company
Prescott, Ariz
Patrick McDonald
Reynick
West Galena
James McDonald
Rankin
William Spensley
Prescott
Benton Land and Mining Company
Chas. W. Singer
King Bee
Hazel Green
Singer Mining and Milling Company
Singer Mining Company
Bronze Marker to Honor War of 1812 Veteran
Mrs. Alice Bradford Wiles of Chicago sent a bronze marker to Mrs. H. H. Hineline of Freeport for the grave of her ancestor Aaron Chamberlain a War of 1812 veteran and first lieutenant in Captain John Donaldson's company. The bronze sword marker, two feet high with a five pointed star, will be placed at the city cemetery on Memorial Day.
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Freeport, II
Alice Bradford Wiles
Chicago
Freeport Woman's Club
Daughters of the American Revolution
H. H. Hineline
Aaron Chamberlain
Wiles
Daughters of the War of 1812
John Donaldson
Lewisburg
Penn
Anti-Saloon League Lecturer Speaks on Liquor Issue
Geo. D. Conger of the Anti-Saloon League of Illinois spoke at South Presbyterian Church last evening about the evils of saloons. Rain reduced attendance, but three city churches joined for the event. He urged local option again, noting defeat last year and urging broader church support to bring the measure back.
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Geo. D. Conger
Anti-Saloon League of
Ilinois
South Presbyterian Church
Galena Opens Baseball Season at Morrison
The Galena team travels to Morrison for two games to start the season. They will play Morrison today and tomorrow and then head to Clinton on Wednesday for a visit with the Clinton team. The Morrison game is the opening at that venue and the squad returns home Wednesday night.
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Morrison
Galena
Clinton
Train wreck at Union depot leaves twelve dead in Louisville
Twelve people were killed and fifteen injured when a Louisville and Nashville passenger train jumped the track at Union depot Louisville. The collision with a freight on a side track caused severe fatalities and mangled bodies.
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Louisville
Louisville and Nashville
Union Depot
New Office Building to Rise on Burton Property in Galena
Galena plans a modern two story brick office building on the Burton estate corner of Main Commerce and Perry Streets. The Burton building will be razed and the new structure extended from Main to Commerce with the second floor set aside for offices. Contracts awarded to H J Toepel with work starting shortly after the carnival and to be completed as rapidly as possible amid city demand for modern offices.
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Galena
Burton
Main
Commerce
Perry Streets
Commerce Street
H. J. Toepel
County Schools Close As Term Ends Amid Busy Calenda
Rural and city schools across the county close their winter terms this week with eight Elizabeth graduates and others at Apple River and Stockton. Miss Myrtle Renwick, county superintendent, notes good travel conditions and satisfactory rural work while teachers take civics exams and plan a county teachers institute from August 27 to 31.
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Teachers Institute
Myrtle Renwick
Elizabeth
Apple River
Stockton
Renwick
East Dubuque
Memorial Day Observances in Galena and Surrounding Areas
Memorial day will be quiet in Galena with the post office and federal building closed, banks shut, and no papers issued. BE D Kittee Post plans grave decorations for 175 veterans, asking flowers and volunteers. 1:30 pm parade to Linwood cemetery with services, plus Dubuque and nearby towns observing with addresses and a Mt. Carroll bridge dedication by F. H. Ives.
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Galena
Post Office
Federal
BE. D. Kittee Post
William Rippin
Schappsville
Dubuque
Washington Park
Linwood Cemetery
Mt. Carroll
Waukerusa Creek
Scheerer
Revelations on Kankakee Asylum Regimes Rise
May 28 reports promise new disclosures on lax patient and staff regulation at Kankakee Asylum for the Insane Chicago. Dr. Martin Hektoen, dismissed physician, seeks a trial before the Illinois state civil service commission. Trustees reopen the prior affair probe after his demand for a hearing.
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Kankakee Asylum
Chicago
Martin Hektoen
Illinois State Civil Service Commission
Hektoen
Circuit Court Opens for May Term With Farrand Presiding
The May term of the circuit court convened this afternoon with Judge Farrand presiding. All grand jurors reported except Mr Sage of Pleasant Valley who is ill at home. Frank Bayne of Warren was appointed foreman. No cases were tried this afternoon and court adjourned until tomorrow.
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Farrand
Judge Farrand
Sage
Pleasant Valley
Frank Bayne
Warren
Paralysed Galena Junction laborer left destitute
Larson a 60 year old laborer at Galena Junction on the Great Western was stricken with paralysis yesterday and treated at the city hospital. He lives with his family in a tent at Galena Junction and they are described as destitute and in need.
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Galena Junction
Larson
Great Western
Child Dies at Menominee in Local Tragedy
Four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Loviing in Menominee township died Saturday night. Funeral at 10 o clock tomorrow from home to St Marys Church Menominee for services. J W Truettner of Shullsburg was in the city Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Zimmerman are parents of a baby boy born last week.
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J. W. Truettner
Shullsburg
Henry Zimmerman
Rusty Nail Caused Death Of Local Resident
William Foecking, 45, former resident, died at his Chicago home from lockjaw due to a rusty nail in his hand. Remains to be brought to this city for burial. brother-in-law of H. Fleege. Funeral time pending, likely tomorrow.
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William Foecking
Chicago
Foecking
H. Fleege
Saloon Men Accuse Special Agent of Unfair Poker Probe
An Illinois Anti-Saloon League agent in town over the weekend posed as a veteran friend to gain entry to saloon venues. He allegedly arranged poker games with 26 cent corners, prompting proprietors to confiscate chips. Saloon men denounce his methods as un principled and misrepresented, citing prior Mt Carroll actions where he failed to prove accusations and vanished during a trial.
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Illinois Anti- Saloon League
Mt. Carroll
SLAIN LIKE HIS OWN VICTIM Kills Son in Law in Same Manner
Archibald Duff of Clairton, once haunted by the slaying of Michael Burke, dies at the Burd home in Pittsburg in a near identical scene. Burd, Duff’s son-in-law, fired in the dim hallway after mistaking Duff for an intruder during a night of robberies, ending Duff’s life just as Burke perished years earlier.
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Pittsburg
Archibald Duff
Clairton
M. A. Burd
Duff
Burd
Daff
Michael Burke
Burke
Jana
Dutt
Ena presses king to spare condemned man in Spain
Princess Ena of Battenberg arrives in Spain to wed King Alfonso XIII and persuades the monarch to grant a pardon to Fernando Severa, condemned to death after a lengthy trial. The pardon, delivered as Severa walked toward the palace, captivates the nation and boosts her public standing.
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Ena
Alfonso
Madrid
Battenberg
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Fernando Severa
Severe storm brings frost and flood damage across Wisconsin
A heavy frost and snow at Sparta Wisconsin damaged early fruits and corn but spared major losses as trees were past bloom. Elsewhere floods delayed trains on Burlington Milwaukee and Great Western lines. Benton and Dixon Illinois suffered hail damage to crops and windows. Continuous rain and cold weather affected much of the region.
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Wisconsin
Sparta
Wis
Here
la Crosse
Burlington Road
Cassville
Minneapolis
Milwaukee Road
Great Western
Northwestern
Feniimore
Woodman
Benton
Dixon
WEDDINGS ANNOUNCED IN GALENA CITY LIST
Miss Olive McCarthy and Frank H Allard plan to wed June 14 in Galena. The couple, from this city and Dubuque respectively, announce their approaching marriage. Also in June, Miss Theresa Bertsch and Edward Toepel will marry, with both couples well known locally and widely liked.
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Olive McCarthy
F. H. Allard
Frank H. Allard
Dubuque
Galena
Theresa Bertsch
Edward Toepel
Women Fired Saloon Fire Arouses Husbands’ Wives
Boon, May 28. Robert Duncan's saloon burned early by fire tied to wives whose husbands frequented the place. Police say they have evidence against the women. Also reports say three Chicago pleasure boaters drowned after a rowboat capsized in Sante Fe park on the Desplaines near Willow Springs. Rumor says William McKernan will open a new saloon opposite the post office on the first of next month, the thirty fourth in city. Knights of Columbus to meet at 8 pm. Coal operators in Chicago, Indian and Mile poll join in pension plans, signaling expected settlement of the strike dispute.
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St. Boone
Robert Dunlcan
Duncan
Chicago
Sante Pe Park
Desplaines River
Willow Springs
William McKernan
Miller Bros
Oho, Indian
Mile Poll Sire
Tita
Licensed to Marry
A marriage license was granted today to Otto A. Willy and Miss Elizabeth McGough, both residents of the city.
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Otto A. Willy
Elizabeth McGough
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Lawa
Bolt
Patrick M'Donald
West
Galena H
South Church
Will
RE. D. Kittoe Post
Gieneral
Circuit Court
Menominee
THE
Illinois Anti-Saloon League
K. of
Knights of Columbus
M. J. Burns
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