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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
8
Reports from Wilkesbarre describe dynamiters at Cranberry coal works endangering miners and causing temporary closures. Authorities linked the act to labor tension as operators seek wage cuts and reduced crews while families face peril amid the ongoing strike in the anthracite region.
Confused OCR text mentions Milkers, Norful and Western lines, and a strike action affecting rail traffic. References to Wing shine Wh-The Milkers, Bee Wap ginite Cagiter field, and a projected halt at a tenant site by Newtitle & Western Kailas company suggest widespread industrial unrest. Ronnie and others are linked to protests and potential meetings amid growing tension.
The ceremony honors dead soldiers who died in prison camps west of Pabinihur during the war. Confederate and Union figures attend as speakers recall neglect of Nile cemetery and community efforts to maintain graves. Flowers come from various groups. dignitaries include General Gordon and Colonel Evans.
The market reports a dull and weak session across grains with wheat opening firm then soft, corn fluctuating, and oats steady to lower. Live poultry and butter move modestly while dairy and cheese prices edge down amid cautious trading. potatoes show a soft, unsettled trend with regional variations.
Fragmentary OCR text lists numerous odd terms and names with mixed letters and numbers. No coherent event or identifying details are discernible to form a factual summary or identify persons, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes.
Reports from Des Moines detail a major intercollegiate track meet with multiple records set in events such as the half mile and hurdle races. Names of participating colleges appear, including Simpann and Iowa state normal, amid a severe rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and damaged transport routes. A prison escape incident is described with an attempted escape during an evening inmate transfer, leading to a manhunt and renewed security measures.
Secretary Averne of the cultural department reports a defective eminge standings for fruits with percentages assigned to items such as apples currants red and black raspberries and other fruit varieties. Names listed include Jane Bitton and Baroness with various percentage values, though the text is garbled and some items are unclear.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa in session ab Dubuque decided to meet next year at Waterloo, adopted a memorial on President McKinley’s death and elected officers including Grand Master W. A. Gantrer Canton. grand senior warden W. A. North Manchester. grand junior warden Tr. J. C. Dunlavy Sioux City. grand treasurer Bi G. Abbey Garner. grand secretary NS. BR. Yarvin Cedar Rapids. Several offices to become domestic money order offices on July 1 are listed, with towns including Ackworth Amity Bethesda Toxtalm Dean Depew Dudley Eleanor Fairmount Fairview Montinglot Koszeta Lave Rock Montgomer y Newkirk Costa Pierceville Hirer Tunedon Sylvia Westerville Found Gailty. Lemuon Dalliett found guilty in Des Moines of using mails for fraudulent purposes. Jude Munger gave the defendant until July 26 to file for a new tin crop request. The weekly crop outlook notes favorable field work for corn planting, fair stand, but the northwest district needs more rain.
W D Clark of Cedar Rapids was chosen as president with I Tt Cail of Waterloo as vice president and Hoardman of Marshalltown as treasurer. Superintendent F E Willard resigns from Marshalltown schools to join a private firm. Julie Fitzgerald, worker for Union Construction, injured when a baggage car halts strike her head, fracturing skull. State Democratic convention set for September 9 in Des Moines. Body found near Northwestern hotel in Sioux City, with signs of strangulation. Plans announced for regional agricultural and infrastructure funding, including a $700 bond issue and $10,000 capital Farmers Savings & Loan details. Sioux City project aims to build sheet metal works. Crensiver reports May shortages. Several crimes noted, including a fatal shooting in St. Paul area and a dive in Farnworthville causing property damage.
A patently garbled tale follows Sherlock Stolmes as he bafflingly challenges a barber about a supposed left handed ink mark on a customer. The barber, with rambling dialogue, demonstrates observations and quips about pens and handwriting. The piece veers to a Minnesota woman selling a Silver Ani cleaner, advertised to require no effort and mailed from Silver Balt Co in Saint Paul.
A jumble of travel offers and curiosities from Chicago era notices: One fare plus one dollar for round trips Chicago to Gaston Maine and Portland Missouri with selling dates in June and July, plus Toledo and Providence routes. Also brief quips on cough cures, foot powders, and literary exchanges, with references to local figures and publications.
The article notes a vast tract of about a haly million acres to be opened for settlement. It describes the region between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, well watered and fertile, with farming land at 20 to 45 dollars per acre and grazing land 6 to 14 dollars per acre. The land is level or gently rolling with black loam soil and good drought resilience.
A Cleveland Burn Dealer transcription notes a dramatic plan by an air bureau manager. An artiste is drawn into a volatile display on Mount Pelee with explosive chemicals, triggering a dangerous eruption. The event targets a prize for the best idea or stunt, drawing attention to the suspension of safety.
A Chicago Tribune fragment reports a playful exchange where a consumer quotes Shakespeare and a dealer responds with confusion about a novel variety named Thales. The odd dialogue highlights language mixups and literary reference humor in a street scene.
A garbled excerpt riffs on self reverence self knowledge and self control as paths to power. It mentions a Georgetown man and a parrot, ending with a line about "the incandescence of opportunity" and resolute action. The OCR text is incomplete and reads as scattered fragments.
A surge of settlement follows a railway push as the North Western Line builds toward the reservation. Last fall city settlers moved in. real estate offices report lots selling from 200 to 900 dollars. A lottery plan may open the land to 50,000 hopefuls with entry restricted to heads of families or citizens aged 21 plus. Five years of residence and cultivation required to hold title. With rail completion to the border the wave of homesteaders is expected to swell once the opening date is proclaimed, stirring intense Nebraska interest.
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