William Crane, Ida Grove Pioneer Obituary
William Crane died August 5 in Ida Grove after heart trouble. Born May 16 1841 on the Isle of Man, he came to America at age 12 and settled in Jones County Iowa. He married Margaret Bolt August 3 1863 and they celebrated their golden wedding with family and friends. Surviving children include Alice Jamieson John Fletcher Henry Elijah Maggie Crawford and Thomas foster son. a brother Thomas and a Isle of Man half brother. Funeral 2 PM today at the Church of God Rev Jay O Kornorook officiating burial in Ida Grove cemetery.
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William Crane
Ida Grove
Isle of Man
Thomas
America
Jones County
Iowa
Margaret Bolt
Monticello
Alice
M. Jamieson
John
Aurelia
Emily
D. W. Fletcher
Battle Creek
Henry
Elijah
Maggie
J. Y. Crawford
Crane
Ida County
Christian Church
Church of God
Jay O. Kornorook
Hunters Kill a Blooded Cow in Storm Shock
Hopkinton leader J Platt discovered after the storm that a blooded Holstein cow on his farm was killed. Initial belief blamed lightning but postmortem showed a broken jaw and a bullet wound through the tongue. Platt plans to focus on local hunters after the incident.
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Hopkinton
J- Platt
Platt
Grass roots parties rise in Kansas City politics
Beveridge comments on two Populist movements as grassroots efforts gaining traction, noting one party now faces a setback as it sinks from prominence and remains under the radar in local political shifts.
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Kansas City Journal
Beveridge
Beef supply outlook warns of high prices for years
Union Stock Yards statistician M F Horine says cheap beef cannot be expected for several years due to widespread droughts reducing breeding stock. He urges corn belt farmers to breed more cattle and expand silage and alfalfa feeding to rebuild herd numbers and lower costs over time.
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M. F. Horine
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
Chicago
Horine
Mexico
Canada
Atlas Portland Cement
Flinn Confesses Motive Behind Roosevelt Third Term Move
Pittsburgh figure William Flinn tells Roosevelt he supports the third term bid with no selfish aims, framing the moment as startling in New York Tribune coverage.
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New York Tribune
William Flinn
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
General Booth Portrayed as Clear Leader and Man
The Louisville Courier Journal recalls General William Booth as a thorough military leader and a resolute, human figure, praising his commanding bearing and practical character in the era of his work.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
William Booth
The Camping Season Under Mosquitoes and Tents
The piece notes fewer campers in woods and along streams this season in the county. It cites Walt Mason’s prose poem describing campers chasing nature for two weeks while enduring heat flies, bees, ants, mud, and uncomfortable bivouacs, questioning why they endure such trials.
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Walt Mason
Real estate transfers including town lots and a restaurant inventory transfer
Joseph Pekar and wife sell lots 7 and 8 in Oxford Junction for 1975 dollars. Rufus Hammond sells parts of Cronkhite’s addition to Olin for 1 dollar. George Bottomstone transfers lot 6 in Bronson’s add to Wyoming for 860 dollars. Clara Himebaugh to Carrie Johnston covers multiple lots in Onslow for 625 dollars. Charle Taylor sells several Morley lots for 1 dollar. G W Walker transfers restaurant merchandise by assignment. Reuben Shover et al to Martha Gates 7924 acres in Level township for 1 dollar. A M Hart sells Center Junction lots 1 and 2 for 500 dollars.
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Joseph Pekar
Joseph Balichek
Oxford Junction
Rufus Hammond
Eastern Iowa Building and Loan Association
Cronkhite
Olin
George W. Bottomstone
O. E. Bottomstone
Wherry’s
Bronson’s
Wyoming
Clara Himebaugh
Carrie A. Johnston
Onslow
Charle Taylor
A. R. Embree
Wurzbacher
Morley
G. W. Walker
F. J. Fuller
Reuben A. Shover
Martha H. Gates
Sec 15
Level Township
A.M. Hart
Albert O. Welch
Block 26
Center Junction
Smoke for a Living French Tobacco Testers
In the French finance ministry a cadre of tobacco testers samples cigars cigarettes and pipes from morning to evening to evaluate tobacco quality. An official panel of a chairman and five assistants smokes the products including state Havana cigars while coffee counters the nicotine. The job demands years in state service and carries health dangers. Hamburger Nachrichten.
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Ministry of Finance
France
Hamburger Nachrichten
Husband and wife banter over a hat in Harper's Bazar
A humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar features a husband asking if his wife looks bad because she is 11 years old, and the wife quipping that it is simply the hat from last year she wears.
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John
Harper’s Bazar
Thackeray Hosts Bronte Dinner In Gloomy London Meeting
In June 1850 Thackeray hosted Charlotte Bronte at his London house for a dinner that yielded little conversation. Guests included the Carliles Procters Brookfields Mr Crowe Miss Eliot and Miss Perry. The evening was described as dark and silent before Miss Bronte's grave reply Yes no and Thackeray quietly left for his club.
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Charlotte Bronte
Yorkshire
All England
London
Lewis Melville
Shackeray Country
Thackeray
Carlyles
Procters
Brookfields
Mr. Crowe
Miss Eliot
Miss Perry
Lady Ritchie
Miss Bronte
Miss Truelock
Mrs. Brookfield
Man who toils for a principle elevates himself
The quote by Theodore Parker extols moral labor and steadfast adherence to principle as a path to personal elevation and honor. It underscores the value of disciplined effort in pursuit of virtuous conduct.
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Theodore Parker
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Washington Star
Lum
Oal
Central Lumber & Coal Company
G. P. Rockstad
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