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Newspaper

Mills County Tribune

Location

Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1905

Page

4

Breen Rebuts Hillis On Russia England Parallels

Walter Breen of Glenwood Iowa writes the Tribune rebutting Dr Hillis on Russia and England comparing 1905 to 1264. He notes Russia lacks a national assembly while England formed Parliament centuries earlier and argues English progress was greater despite religion and clericalism differences.

Walter Breen Glenwood Hillis Russia England Breen The Tribune Lowa Sir $8 de Montford Great Britain Waren Brenn

Malvern Social Notes and Local Moves

Mrs Viner spent Friday with Mrs Wing at Peaceville Edna Shenefield slowly recovers from a severe fall last week Mrs Fishback spent weekend with friends in Glenwood W E H Wyant went to St Louis Saturday with cattle Pred Stone and family visited the Peyton Forres near Randolph MS Vestal buys Henry Boyer house in Strahan to move this fall Miss Clara Drenning leaves for Cedar Falls Monday JL Talbott’s barn burned Monday evening stock escaped sale of A N Speer lumber yard to H A Quinn Lumber Co of Council Bluffs Ada Ober of Foxcroft Me visits relatives in Malvern Henry Boyer rents a cottage on East Hill to move his family here for school CH Brooks may relocate and prefer Queen Mills PM Cadwell and T B Trego return from Nebraska where Trego bought a quarter section three miles southwest of Plainview Glenwood Chautauqua visitors included Mrs WH Wyant and son Dr and Mrs Campbell Major and Mrs Barnes and George White It is hoped Malvern crossings become permanent both in fact and theory with old ones removed and new ones in place

St Louis Stone Peyton Forres Randolph Vestal Henry Boyer Strahan Clara Drenning Cedar Falls JL Talbott A N Speer H 4 Quinn Lumber Co Council Bluffs CH Brooks Queen Mills Cadwell T B Trego Nebraska Plainview

Farewell Visit Notes From Shenandoah Residents

Miss Mae McComas of Shenandoah made a farewell visit to friends at Strahan and White Cloud the first of the week. She leaves soon for Washington where her sisters are already located, Miss Anna Plumb and Beulah Christy of Silver City, and Mrs John Mechire were in town Saturday en route to Tabor. Miss Plumb leaves September 1 for Cedar Falls to work at the State Normal for the year.

Mae McComas Shenandoah Strahan White Cloud Washington Anna Plumb Beulah Christy Silver City John MecChire Tabor Plumb Cedar Sails Nornal

Wedding officiant visits Silver City and regional events

Key RR Muser officiated a wedding in Portsmouth on Tuesday. Gertie Lacock returned from Hot Springs SD. Arch Venable and wife stayed with relatives in Omaha last week. Mrs J Wh tpton of Carson visited D C Jackson's home. Ova Lacock of Cowheil Bluffs visited Silver City. Melbourn circus drew a fair crowd. Mrs Richard Bada was hospitalized in Council Bluffs. Grange picnic and lecture occurred at Tracy Moss farm with Ex-Governor N J Bachelor from New Hampshire and State Master A B Judson attending.

Key RR Muser Portsmouth Gertie Lacock Hot Springs Arch Venable Omaha J Wh Tpton Carson D C Jackson Ova. Lacock Cowheil Bluffs Silver City Melbourn Richard Bada Council Bluffs Grange Tracy Moss Farm N. J. Bachelor New Hampshire A. B. Judson

Local Malvern and Shenandoah Notes Update

Jake Achenback acted as Malvern caller on Monday with a new agent near Thiel property. Vergel Stork returned from Waterloo Iowa while John Keenan improves after being shot in Council Bluffs. Shipments to St Louis from Strohl Scharr and RS Murphy progress. Simpson College students visited for an entertainment and talk on college work despite cloudy weather.

Jake Achenback Thiel Vergel Stork Waterloo Iowa Wworrest Chantry Fairview School Floyd Marianyville W W Wolfe Shenandoah John Keenan Mike Murray Council Bluffs Strohl & Scharr St Louis RS Murphy Simpson College

A Poor Illustration of Whisky Water Contrast

Olio lecturer Tindson Tuttle recounted a temperance tale where a water drop shown on a screen magnified horrors to prove whisky’s power. Adding whisky stunned the creatures, ending with an old audience member vowing never to drink water again without whisky.

Tindson ‘Tuttle Olio Tuttle Jabez San Antonio

Tribune Mills county map at fifty cents

Tribune offers Mills county map for 50 cents to subscribers only. Limited supply, so readers should act quickly to secure a copy and stay informed on local Mills county news.

Tribune Mills County

Report on Russian fleet failures and mutinies at sea

A London dispatch summarizes Admiral Rozestvenskys report on the battle of the Sea of Japan. It accuses builders officials and crews of faults and mutinies in Madagascar Formosa and at sea. The account details poor armor telemeters shells misfires and divided commands amid a costly Russian defeat.

Sea of Tapan Rojestvensky Tentton London New York Times Japan Nebogatott Nebogatofi Sea of Japan Nebogatoff Seninvin Apraksin Horestvensky Enquist Vovlkergum Nebogetoff Nan Orel Nikolas I Senlavin Nakhimoff Senfayin Sukhimoff Seniavin Nikolai II Wach Attu

Mystery of a Golf Ball Found in Indian's Pocket

In a Shinnecock Hills tournament match Walter J. Travis and Jerome Travers trust a tense finish. Travers drives toward the hill and a ball allegedly strikes a Native American, disappears, then reappears in a rider’s hip pocket with Travers’ private mark, clarifying the game’s outcome.

Travers Walter J. Travis Jerome D. Travers Shinnecock Hills Long Island Southampton N. Y New York Herald Cnp Nassau Travis John M. Ward

Kaiser Rewards Guard Who Saved Frederick the Great Statue

George Ellis, a Black man, saved the Frederick the Great statue in Frederict by removing an explosive box. Emperor William awarded Ellis a silver watch and chain via the diplomatic bureau. Dynamite criminal Gessler Rosseau was arrested in Philadelphia after driving to Washington barracks and throwing the device, witnesses described seeing smoke and a blast that stunned Wilts and shattered nearby windows.

Elia Jim

Baron Komura of Harvard Revealed by Boston Herald

The Boston Herald recalls Baron Komura as a Harvard Law student who declined social society, choosing to study American character and life instead. He admired Emerson and adopted a motto from his writings, noted as a quiet diplomat with keen observing eyes.

Baron Keomura Harvard Baron Komura Harvard Law School Baron Kaneko Boston Boston Herald Komms Emerson Komura

Electric Trains Opened in Manila The Yankee Plan Noted

The London Chronicle reports a recent letter praising Manila electrification. It notes fifty miles of rails laid per a Yankee design, with diverse crowds marveling at the new system and the refrain No pushee, no pullee, go Nke hetlee in pidgin English.

Manila America Philippines Ag Pn London Chronicle Kipling Hitself

Railway spending forecast by Manitoba ex premier

Thomas Greenway, former Manitoba premier, estimates that in the next few years western Canada will spend more than 75 million dollars on railway construction.

Canada Thomas Greenway Manitoba Western Canada

Studies of Stevens End of Liquor Business at Rail Camp

Judge Kinkade recalls John Stevens as a bold engineer and disciplinarian who ended a saloon menace at a remote rail camp by using decisive action. He also narrates a near Panama trip caused by a dog bark legend and shares Stevens path from Marquette to the Panama project via the Canadian Pacific and Duluth South Shore lines.

John SK. Stevens Panama Canal Rt. Kinkade Toledo Roosevelt Mexico Theodore J. Shonts Enna Stevens Jude Judge Kinkade Mr. Stevens Marquette, Mich Duluth, South Shore and Athletic Railway Calvin 8. Brice Liam Samuel Thomas New York Judge Kinitade Ar. Stevens Dulath, South Shore and Atlantic Ontonagon County Marquette Eamp Demsol Saation Selkirk Mountains British Columbia John Stevens Panama Canadian Pacific Selkirk Mountain Range Str Donald Glacier House Engineera Sud Elytt Vation Self

President Roosevelt Reviews Naval Squadron Aboard Warships

An informal review aboard the North River fleet sees President Roosevelt along with Mrs. Roosevelt as Rear Admiral Evans and conning officer Baird attend the USS Maine. The Sylph passes under Alabama while salutes play and signaling signals flash along the line of battleships in a disciplined, ceremonial review.

Beene Alabama Wessel New York Herald Reeder North River Marine Guard Pressy Mrs. Roosevelt Jersey Shore Roosevelt Pennsylvania Elver

Dan Lamont Memory Reveals Sharp Public Service Mind

John T. Devine, Washington character and former proprietor, recalls Daniel Lamont as having the finest memory in public service. He notes Lamont never forgot a face, greeting many coworkers by name from long before, including a clerk he had not seen in twelve years.

Dan Lamont Daniel Lamont John T. Devine Washington Washington Post Mr. Devine Lamont Old St. James Cleveland Shoreham

Othello Identity Rediscovered in Milan Archives

The London Globe reports new Milan archives show Shakespeare’s Othello draws on a Venetian nobleman rather than a Moor. Desdemona is linked to the Querint family, with clues of a Venetian romance and a 1542 Desdemona refuge at Cradi a church later converted to a mosque.

Cabergt Milan Italy Shakespeare London Globe Olor Desdemona Epustiun la Crete Cradia

Russia's Urgent Need for Red Schoolhouses

The Chicago News opines that Russia must develop a large number of small red schoolhouses to sustain its republic, describing the need as essential and incremental for national renewal and governance.

Russia Chicago News

Also Mentioned on This Page

Brooklyn Malvern Ada Ober Foxcroft Mesdames H A Wilson C H Hunter J H Wing Viner East Hill Glenwood Chautauqua WH Wyant and Campbell Major Barnes George White Steve Criswell A W Pease South Omaha Messrs Weaver and Piere Dick Kacrett O M Ogden Miller Stockton J H Reasonar Nerggatoff Wis Saftora Yalu Olierk Rojostvensky Sem Elond Kaiser Syo Naten Namp
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