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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
1
Florida Democrats nominate William Jennings Bryan for governor while weekly world items cover rail wrecks in McDonough Georgia, a Beekman runaway death, severe weather at Euten Alabama, and national political races across states. Reports include tax receipts, crop data, and early notes on foreign affairs and weather impacts.
Wisconsin and Minnesota face great forest fire damage while drought cripples northwest crops. A violent saloon brawl in New York ends in two deaths. The United Society of Christian Endeavor gains 2.5 million members under Rev Fyannln Th. Olaste. Harvard beats Yale in a four mile boat race at New London. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to add auto service in Chicago. Helen Gould unveils a captured Manila cannon by Admiral Dewey at Three Oaks Michigan. Boer envoys sail to Havre. Indiana Supreme Court bans pumping natural gas from wells. A fund of 19240 is raised for Mrs Guy Dene y widow of Gen Guy V Soury. Chicago damage hits 125000 from fires in parking house and timber yards.
A garbled set of notes mentions an apple tree age, pay for a British commander, silk worm epidemics inflating silk prices, labor data from New York, and a Missouri political retirement in 1909. It cites Miss Walton as Oakland principal, Gen De Gallifet as a French minister of war, charitable gifts in New York, and various academic and clerical appointments with several fragmented names and places.
Readable items recount Iowa crop conditions with reports of drought damage and grasshopper plagues in Floyd River valley, plus several tragic deaths including a fall in a Cedar Rapids area and a suicide in Iowa City. Local officials discuss county election notes and a bank charter with capital of sixty thousand dollars.
Fragmented notes describe ongoing struggles and political tension in the Che Chena area near Colona, with references to military action, local governance debates, and international reactions. Mentions of casualties, stalled diplomacy, and unrest hint at a broader regional crisis and uncertain outlook.
Wartime dispatches recount Captain Roberts and Lieut Draper amid Philippine service losses. Army reports list volunteers, casualties, and drownings near Bon Antonio, Nueva heta, with Draper’s body unrecovered. Valley View, Iowa born Draper rose from private to first sergeant before enlisting as second lieutenant.
Fragmentary OCR notes report wage reductions at Yorks Yard impacting Abner and a crew including Linekwtherk and Drass teachers. Mentions helpers, makers, and bicycle workers with about 24 cents less daily pay. No clear dated names or locations are fully legible.
A fragment describes a gathering of the National Benevolent Society in Vieveland, noting a debate over daily allowances or taxes. Mentions committees and names Chearies Ot chiv, Mele, Kemtuely and "Beas TeaRee" with unclear roles.
A garbled report outlines a fatal incident at a home with Shirks and divers in a local area. It mentions Mrk Ware and Kove Di Wy Re and an event tied to Ploer hipen Nnding prool, with unclear details about a gunshot and an alleged witness.
Readable fragments describe a murder case involving a named suspect and an official, with references to years old, pension titles, and a pension-related matter. The text mentions Washington, a possibly local setting, and a defendant linked to a crime. The garbled OCR yields uncertain names and places, but indicates a legal proceeding or arrest.
A rustic fable describes a boastful rooster who crows to draw attention. The hawk ignores the claim until the crowing prompts a fall, illustrating that loud claims without substance fail to yield profit.
Fragmented OCR text shows a dialogue excerpt with misread words and a partial phrase. Not enough context to identify people, place or event. no clear outcome or action is discernible.
Fragmented text describes excursion travel by rail with destinations including Dallas Fort Worth Houston Galveston and Texas points. Mentions round trips, tickets and dates, prices and vendors, with unclear references to vendors and routes and a Philadelphia press note.
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