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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
7
Local tidbits recount visits and moves of residents across Humboldt and nearby towns, with names, arrivals, and departures. Notable items include farm news, burglaries, road/house incidents, concerts, social visits, a police update, upcoming events, and a weather summary reflecting recent rain and crops impact.
The tunersl of William McNally of Quosen occurred Tuesday of that week. The service was in the M E church and the foteement in the township burying ground east of Bods. A late report says he died last Sunday evening from Uroomia poison after a long illness. He immigrated from Ilinoir and was a plonger in the community. The Eagle Globe reports Martin Seaver’s runaway horse incident near Humboldt, ending with minor injuries to Seaver and his granddaughter Ela Campbell. Also notes a coming change to U S coinage, the three cent piece being replaced by a doughnut coin with a hole in the center.
The document outlines Iowa Humboldt County Republican primary procedures for August 31 1901 including poll hours of two to nine pm possibly ten, precinct election judges, ballot format, precinct voting locations and notice rules, county canvass timing, challenger roles, poll book and ticket handling, voter eligibility, and legal excerpts on primary voting law. It also contains unrelated ads and notices about goods for sale and travel offers.
On a city streetcar, a man and woman argued over child fares as several children were questioned. The conductor demanded multiple half fares, while the parents reluctantly produced small coins. After further inspection, the conductor collected six cents and returned four, remarking that if the car were theirs they would fare differently.
A hurried scene in the committee room yields comic chaos as a congressman seeks repair for a door knob and debates who may fix a permanent fixture the architect of the capital must authorize. Amid miscommunications a glass piece and a bookcase become emblematic of jurisdiction and order.
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