Vein of Coal Found Near Juda Wisconsin
A farmer, Christian Zausse, living near Juda, Wisconsin, reports striking a coal vein about ten feet from the surface while digging a well. The vein is roughly five feet thick and the water from it appears oily. Zausse bought the farm for 35 per acre and has been offered 100 per acre since the discovery. McClure's Magazine for August offers mid summer fiction by noted authors. Byron village passes an ordinance restricting under 16s on streets after 6 PM. The Bloomington Pantagraph comments on western farmers' finances and outlook. The Girl's Mendelssohn Musical meets at Edith Dabbel's home. Yellowstone Park urged as July travel spot with promotional pamphlet from Chas. S. Fee. Advertising fakes in Oregon and Savanna are criticized. Bowman's livery stable reports a stolen rig. a young man named C. Western rented a team and carriage and vanished. The horse, saddle, and bridle were later traced to owners, with the other pieces found at Mt Carroll. thief believed to have fled by freight.
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Christian Zansse
Juda
Wis
Rock Grove
Zausse
Bowman
Carroll
C. Western
Savanna Journal
Lanark
Fred Hamilton
Lowman
Adam Bowers
Mt. Carroll
Taylor
Mt Carroll
Rock Creek Republican Meeting Notices and Letter Removals
Notices calling voters to a reorganizing meeting in the Ehmer building on Saturday August 16 1806 at eight o clock for officer elections and business. mentions missing letters to be reclaimed at Lannil Alabama and lists individuals Casper James Kimser Wm Hodas P M and others. also includes a preliminary meeting at Ehtner's marble shop on Friday evening July 24 and a county convention delegate election on July 11 with Mt Carroll gathering August 4 1806.
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Witice
Lannil
Wee Enling
Casper
James Kimser
Wa. Hodas
P.M
Rock Crook Republican
Clit
Ehmer
Daly
BK. Grorrkry
Prash Yeon
Rock Creek
Ehtner
Tipelowk
A. Brooke
Stow Shop
Mt. Carroll
Ieee Ft. Capry
Com
Carroll County
Mount Carroll
Tenois
Park Vacation Drive Aims to Boost Stamina and Sightseeing
A healthful trip to Yellowstone Park is pitched to lift weariness with geysers, canyons, and trout fishing. The offer includes a tour brochure and a Northern Pacific Railways harvest excursion series to the West with multi-state dates and return flexibility. A separate crop and weather note covers recent frost, rainfall, harvest progress, and ongoing county political caucus plans in Illinois with campaign discussions and upcoming debates.
Mt Carroll school overhauls and public property rules
The Mt Carroll school board plans a major overhaul of the high school facilities ahead of fall term. Repairs include wall and ceiling papering, new outbuildings for different student groups, fenced play areas, and graded grounds with sod. A strict policy against defacing school property will be enforced with fines or expulsion.
Epworth League events and local visits unfold in Sterling
A crowded week of social errands and visits marks Sterling as residents, with Miss Mae Coon and the Lashelle family among those seen in Freeport, Lanark, and Belton. The Epworth League sociable at Wm Bickster's draws praise, while a sense party honors Miss Katie Mastin of Chicago. | The Dixon Rock River assembly hosts revivalists, lectures, and music through July 30, drawing large crowds and notable speakers.
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Mae Coon
Sterling
Frank Cowley
Chicago
Jas. Cowley
Freeport
Anna Lashelle
Belton
Amanda Rubendall
Ida D. Stephenson
Rock River Assembly
Dixon
H. V. Robinson
Lanark
Epworth League
Mamie Price
Mae Willis
J. Mastin
Geo. Ward
Katie Mastin
Henry Hunte
Prairie Dell Durch
Mae Reader
Leaf River
A. Lutz
H. S. Cook
Racine
Wis
Marriage Promise Note Traps NY Youth in Court
Bernard M Jackson of New York signed a promissory note to Rebecca Goldbaum in 1894 to secure money for his plan to marry her. He later changed his name from Mathias, his affection faded, and he faces perjury charges after Goldbaum’s father exposed the deed and Jackson’s court testimony.
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Law Atudent
Bernard Matthews Jackson
New York
Jay
Easex
Rebecca Goldbaum
Second Avenue
Jackson
Bensany M. Jackson
Herman L. Roth
Bernard Mathias
Miss Goldbaum
Kudlich
New York World
Bicycle boat built by Baltimore men on catamaran design
Baltimore men Charles H. Simms and Charles Hess have created a bicycle boat built like a catamaran with wedge shaped floats and bicycle drivetrain. The craft, tested in Baltimore, uses a 15 inch propeller and a rudder controlled by bicycle handlebars. Next step is a forward mast to lift the propeller and use wind power.
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Charles H. Simms
Charles Hess
Baltimore
Slavery Among Alaska Indians Acknowledged In Juneau Observation
A Chicago Record report notes a Juneau observer describing two Alaska Indians, one enslaved by the other, revealing a lingering bondage despite government efforts. It recounts regional practice, captain’s order to end slavery, and ongoing control through fear and isolation, with hundreds still in bondage.
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Juneau
Alaska
Chicago
Local notes from Cherokee area and surrounding towns
The text records visitors from Cherokee and Lanark visiting friends, a well attended social at Mr. Bickster's, carpenters at Mr. Bremmer's house, church repairs nearly finished with services to start August 2, and a planned lecture the prior Friday. Harvesting nears completion as steam threshers sound, and a groundhog day remark is noted. Saengerbund of the Northwest Dubuque announces a July 23 to 27 event with round trip excursion tickets on July 22 to 21 inclusive, good for return by July 28.
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Theodore Crippen
Saengerbund
Dubuque
M. M. Onin
The Burlington Travel Costs and Schedules Featured
If traveling east or south toward Chicago and other cities, send for exact cost, arrival times, and benefits of taking The Burlington. Reclining chair cars, free seats, Pullman couches and standard sleepers, dining cars with meals from 25 cents.
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Burlington
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Kansas City
W. J.C. Kenyon
Lost Island on Missouri River Vanishes in Flood
The Atchison Kansas region witnessed the sudden loss of a 600 to 700 acre island in the Missouri River. The island, a fertility hotspot with gardens, a shooting club, and baseball grounds, dissolved in a single night due to the June rise. Missouri gained hundreds of acres of bottom land while Kansas mourns the loss of its green retreat.
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Missouri
Atchison
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Bluffs
Green Island
Pleasant Park
Cincinnati Enquirer
Girls Fight Army Worm At Woodvale Farm
A dozen young women defended farmer William Miles crops in Woodvale New York by digging, burning straw and other means to disrupt a large army worm invasion. Neighbor May Sherman alerted the group and they saved the field for now.
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Woodvale
N. Y
William Miles
Miles
Hhis
May Sherman
New York Herald
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