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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1898
Page
2
Schedules list Genesco station departures for routes B Q and C B at Burlington Crossing. Eastbound trains depart at 1 66 am 19 08 am 2 18 pm while westbound trains leave at 1 am 12 17 pm and 8 pm.
An American party left Aurich on Whit Sunday at 4 15 am for a two day tour through northeast Switzerland. They traveled to St Gall, with stops at Constance and the Rhine Falls, noting the Sulzer machine shops, local heritage, and religious sites, and describing rough parlor cars, rainy weather, and the charming yet challenging travel conditions.
The account describes rowing through rapids past islands admiring falls from a riverside hotel terrace. It notes the falls not mentioned before 960 and suggests a long history reaching back to about ten thousand years. The narrative wraps with a train arrival at Zurich and a Monday evening end to the Metz trip.
Ed Brown from Cambridge, transferred to Co B of the 1st Illinois, writes from Jacksonville camp. He recalls a July 16 trip to St Augustine with soldiers, visiting the old Spanish fort, cemetery, slave market, and streets, plus a tour of notable town sites and relics, ending with a wartime advert for Liver and Kidney Balm.
The Modern Woodmen of America held its third annual Woodhull picnic despite rain. A large turnout enjoyed a grand parade. Andover camp claimed as winner of the banner for largest member turnout. W A Northcott spoke, inviting Henry county camps to the Burlington September Labor Day tri state picnic. Baseball Woodball beat Orion 7 to 0, races faced delays from rain, evening dancing completed a well ordered community event.
A historical survey describes Porto Rico with area figures, population around 813,937, and 300,000+ Black residents. It notes 137 miles of rail, about 470 miles of telegraph lines, and 150 miles of roads. San Juan is the principal city. other urban centers include Ponce, Mayaguez, Aguadilla, Arecibo, Fajardo, Arroyo, and Caguas. The text covers climate, sanitation, commerce, ports, exports mainly sugar and coffee, and notes health conditions.
The notice lists thirty one states in play for fall elections with seventeen key Democrats and a Republican ticket in Georgia alongside Alabama Arkansas Maine and others. It also mentions a public health recall and a city sewer project in Kewanee and Nebraska City, revealing multiple local and state priorities.
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