Lacon reader praises visit and Chautauqua week at Henry
J H Hubert reports from Lacon on a Henry visit by Broaddus of Putnam County and family. The group's welcome by Jud and Mrs Ong, the Swain ferry trip, Henry levee, and a modern cottage scene are described with praise for hospitality and the Chautauqua program. A Five piece orchestra and community events are noted along with local figures including M Broaddus and the First National bank cashier. Sparks from a locomotive set fire to a tract of 200 acres of meadow land.
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Broaddus
Lacon
Henry
Jud Ong
Henry Levee
Jud
Wif
Joseph
M. Broaddus
Putnam County
Jones
First National Bank
T. Broaddus
West
Tex
MO Broaddus
Heary Club
Henry Greys Blank LaSalle Regulars Behind Wagoner Seven Innings
Henry Greys defeat LaSalle Regulars 9 to 3 at Pavilion Park as Wagoner shines on the mound. The visitors were blanked through seven innings, with Rohest’s errors and late bursts by Halpin Sheldon and Bassett shaping the scoring in a rugged nine inning game.
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la Sallie
Henry Greys
Pavilion Park
Greys
Wagoner
Henry
Phelps
Rohest
Kidd
Ginnochio
Wiliams
Halpin
Johnson
Walgenbuch
Pelican
Baxter
Wagone
Henry Fowler
Pelivan
Henninger
Lafely
Williams
Hart
Sheldon
Bassett
Bohest
Ginnor
Whio Hart
Gans
Hearis Hall
Clark
Willams
Haines
Fowler
Heininger
Walgenbach
Peliean
Henry Wagoner
Innning
Ginocchio
Robest
Pelfean
Ginnochio Rohest
R H PO
E. Kidd
Oy Walegnbach
Hurt
Rf Sheldon
Rf Phelps
Ginnoccio
Jon ‘Ter
Robest Fowler
Palican
Gane
Halp'n
Bax- Gans Bassett
Bowler
Wagoner & Phelps
Bacon
The 101 Ranch Wild West Comes to White City
The 101 Ranch Wild West show from Bliss Oklahoma tours Chicago at White City on Aug 22 and 28 with two daily performances. It features real frontier life, a mile long parade, Cheyenne champions Miss Bessie Herbert and Chief Iron Tate, and an all star cast of cowboys Indians and ranch hands in an authentic, non theatrical presentation.
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White City
Chicago
South Side
Meter Bros & Arlington
Bliss
Okla
Oklahoma Prairie
Texas Rangers
Northwestern Mounted Police
Bessie Herbert
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Indian Congress
Iron Tate
Nickel Miller Bros. & Arlington
Fitting Classes Noted For Tuesday Camp House Schedule
Reading as a fragment, the notice indicates Tuesday forenoon sessions beginning in August with a recurring third Tuesday pattern. It mentions a Camp House setting and fitting classes to be conducted on those days.
Amos Fox First Admitted Home Veteran From Ohio
Amos Fox of Humboldt born in Ohio, veteran of three Civil War enlistments and a prewar Indian conflict, is the first admitted member still living at Marshalltown Soldiers Home. He entered Dec 1, 1887, remains active on grounds with limited sight and memory lapses, and has no living relatives.
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Henry Boy
Marshalltown
Amos Fox
Whitefield
Humboldt
Fox
Henry
Springfield
Ohio
Ashtabula
War clouds rise over Europe as Serbia faces debt crisis
East news warns of a widening conflict sparked by the Archduke assassination. Austria Hungary demands action from Serbia, promising war if not satisfied. Russia England Germany France and Italy seek peace while fearing a continental war with lasting repercussions. Serbia’s debt moratorium nears end, risking bankruptcy and upheaval. The piece notes Balkan tensions, potential gains for Serbia, and Europe’s fragile recovery from prior conflicts. An Arkansas clipping recalls 1876 stock theft threats as a cautionary local aside.
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Sherman
Mexico
Europe
Francis Ferdinand
Bosnia
Austria- Hungary Iies
Servia
Austria-Hungary
Ferdinand
Russia
England
Germany
France
Italy
Austria
Turkey
Servila
Herzegovina
Adriatic
Ban Ptey
Popu
County Residents Sign Wheat Plant Ban Pact
More than 50 residents near Owaneco eight miles northwest of Pana signed an agreement not to plant any wheat for two years. The effort aims to starve out chinch and other farm pests that have damaged crops this season. Officials say the plan could reduce pest pressure and aid the community if widely adopted.
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Yarmers
Owanecoz
Pana
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