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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1903
Page
9
At Witham England on Sept 1 an express train from London to Cromer crashed into a station building of the Great Eastern Railway, demolishing the station and several coaches. Ten people were killed and many injured as wreckage caught fire. bodies were recovered before burning.
Portsmouth New Hampshire September 1 Armistice signed to effect cessation of hostilities following treaty signings. Delay cited as result of Japan not consenting to an earlier cessation time.
Nine year old J M Rickard fell beneath an eastbound freight at the St Liberty station while attempting to board. He was pulled free to the hospital in West Liberty and died there last evening. Rickard, from Union City Michigan, was with two companions when the accident happened around 4:30 pm.
The county board of supervisors will hold a brief regular meeting next Monday due to Labor Day and will adjourn to a later date. When they reconvene they will set the tax levies for the coming year.
City council reviews bids after J J Berry protests Wim M Horrabin bid saying late by city time. Horrabin shows lowest total while other bidders quote pipe lengths manholes and tanks with varying cents per foot and fixed prices.
Mrs Ed Boerner was tipped from a buggy returning to town after a fishing trip south of the railroad track. A wheel slid into a ditch causing the upset, leaving her with slight injuries. No runaway occurred as earlier reported.
Michael Ryan and Daniel Ryan sue Carver Thompson and others to clear title to land in section 27 Cedar township. B W Reeve petitions to recover a promissory note from Milton West dated April 1894 for 755 dollars, with 6392 paid and the balance due.
Sherman Searle former Iowa Citizen editor now Davenport Democrat, along with Maud Ewing, left last night for Nemaha in Sac County Iowa to visit Searle's brother for a week. Miss Nell Ewing and Ella Searle are already there.
County offices will be closed all day Monday in observance of Labor Day. The board of supervisors will meet and adjourn as scheduled despite the holiday.
Towa City asks the auditor and board of supervisors to return 473.32 dollars to the city treasury as commission for collecting the mulch tax over the last ten years. The city states the commission rate is three quarters of one percent.
Postmaster B. D. Overholt announces no mail delivery next Monday Labor Day. Rural carriers and city carriers have the day off, but the office remains open for limited hours from 9 30 to 10 30 a m, observing the holiday.
A one page issue of the Daily Iowan appeared yesterday. The paper this year is under the management of Willis Mercer and Bb L Douglas. They have increased the paper’s dimensions notably.
Miss Clara Schultz leaves this afternoon for Burlington to visit her former home. She is accompanied by Miss Helen Gilchrist who will also spend time there.
Iowa City voters approved a park in yesterday’s election with 1081 ballots cast. 751 supported the proposition while 330 opposed, with the fifth ward showing the largest negative vote and the second ward leading in support. Women participated, casting many cross marks, and detailed ward results followed.
Mrs George Ewing returned yesterday afternoon from a three week visit with out of town friends. She spent two weeks at Sherman Earle’s home in Davenport and one week at the Orton home in Princeton Missouri.
The Country Club hosts a clam bake this afternoon at the Minnehaha boathouse with a concert in the afternoon and dancing in the evening. Menu includes clam chowder baked clam chicken white fish and sweet potatoes. Clams baked in a large outside basin, club members anticipate a festive event. Mrs F R McKnight of Muscatine has returned home after visiting Iowa City friends.
Wm Dell of Flat Rock Michigan reports using Bucklen's Arnica Salve to treat ulcers sores and cancers. He calls it the best healing dressing and says it soothes and heals cuts burns and scalds. Available at Henry Louis or W E Schrader for 25 cents with guarantee.
The community awoke to news that George Manaugh, once a local resident and brother of Wm Manaugh, hanged himself at his home one mile west of Windhar m. Coroner Lies investigated, finding a horse halter used as the cord. death by strangulation. No clear motive. likely a momentary mental lapse amid troubles. Surviving are four children, with the two oldest daughters nearing puberty and a young son and girl aged about five and seven. Funeral set for Cosgrove tomorrow at 10 a.m.
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