Famous Civil War Nurse Annie Laurie Star of Peoria Parade
The Peoria Grand Army parade honored veterans of the Civil War with Annie Laurie Nurse Anna Laura Newman riding in a parade car. Her wartime exploits included serving as a Union nurse and a Pinkerton detective, with a noted episode at Antietam. A romance with General Abercrombie linked her to dramatic pursuit of the nurse after the war. She later married Mr. Newman in Peoria.
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Pinkerton Detective Agency
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Byron Abercrombie
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Cattle Sold to Prophetstown and Rock Falls Buyers
Kinert Brora bought two loads of cattle in Prophetstown for delivery there and to Rock Falls. The cattle averaged over 1200 pounds, selling at 375 per hundred in Prophetstown for Mr. Yager, with another portion sent to Rock Falls for Frary and Son to be placed on the Gluck.
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Robrt Jacobson Wins Knox College Oratorical Contest
News from Knox college in Galva Minnesota reports Robert Robt Jacobson a Galva high school graduate won the Knox College oratorical contest earning $25 and a chance to represent the college in the Illinois intercollegiate league next November James Jacobson the other Galva High School graduate who won the state contest at Knox is noted for his prior achievement at Knox College in a brief Galva News item
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World's Largest Ship Launched Imperator Surpasses Titanic
The German liner Imperator, 893 feet long with 11 decks, launched at Hamburg in a ceremony graced by officials. It is designed with safety over speed and luxury, carrying 5,000 passengers and lifeboats for all aboard, under navy subsidy.
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Mauretania
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Florida land schemes draw warning from Palm Beach broker
Moline Dispatch reports Palm Beach resident Henwared Enoch Root warns against Florida land bargains seen as rapid riches. He urges careful land checks and trustworthy buyers before investing. Separate notes detail drownings near Rock Island and Mt Vernon, including Marie Brace of Ree en.
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Moline
Florida
Enoch Root
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Confederate Veterans Accept Gettysburg Celebration Invite
The Confederate Veterans voted to accept the G A R invitation to jointly celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg on the battlefield in July 1913. Many thousands of participants and a few commanders remain, ensuring an intensely interesting observance.
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Gettysburg
Ottawa
Gift of a Royal Thought to a Friend
Fragmentary text mentions giving a royal or noble gesture as a gift to a friend. References honor, angels, and a figure named George with unclear surname. The snippet is incomplete and lacks concrete events or dates.
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