Local Notes From Castle Grove and Cass Area
Castle Grove reports show residents traveling and social events from March 10 including J H Lubben's west trip and Inez Hope closing a district No 3 term. A Monticello crowd attended a Friday literary. a basket social funded a school flag. tax levy for school No 6 was defeated. In Cass, Center School closed. Swanson Muzzey added a barn to their creamery. local families mourn Adelbert Sandhouse's funeral.
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Castle Grove
J. H. Lubben
Nelson Kenyon
Hale
Jas. A. Howie
Inez Hope
Frank Eberhart
John Burrock
Monticello
Chicago Talking Machine Co
C. A. Thomas
C. Wardell
Maxwell
Iowa
Hattie Starr
G. A. Gill
T. H. Kenyon
Co-Operative Creamery
Gilroy
Castle Grove Lterary Society
Cass
A. C. Stickle
Mann
Swanson & Muzzey
Geo. Colton
Bert Hanna
Minnesota
Pressley Hanna
Fred Crane
Fred Brainard
W. G. Condit
Adelbert C. Sandhouse
Local notes from Hopkinton and Lenox college events
A roundup of appearances and travels around Hopkinton Anamosa Cascade Monticello and Dubuque including President Robinson preaching in Cascade and Lenox college ending its winter term March 21. Local movers MA Wilson Phelps and others moved and traveled for business and farming. A school election elected Dr Williamson and Jack Wilson and a debate on abolishing the jury system set for March 17 at Music hall with prizes.
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Hopkinton
President Robinson
Cascade
Kaufman
Anamosa
J. E. McKean
Lula Laude
Monticello
Will Reed
Dubuque
I. C. Munger
Geo. Sutherland
Scotch Grove
G. Merriam
Manchester
Alf. Flude
Springville Era
Mr. McCarthy
C. B. Phelps
Pana
Dr. Williamson
Jnck Wilson
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Lenox College
Robinson
Lenox
Music Hall
Fred Main
Clifford Paul
W. C. Cummings
R. M. Corbit
Recorder’s Office
Jones County
Iowa
Anayes
Elmer E. Hoag
O. Clark
Unclaimed Letters Advertised at Monticello Post Office
A list of unclaimed mail remains in the Monticello Iowa post office and was advertised March 6 1896. Names include Cannery Mrs Celia Davis D J Reed C I L T Alexander P M and others.
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Monticello
Iowa
Cannery
Celia Davis
D. J. Reed C. I
L. T, Alexander
P. M
Foundry Prank Ends with Collapsed Wheel and Chaos
At an Alleghany foundry workers staged a joke by swapping a 550 pound cast iron wheel for a light wooden replica. A big Irish laborer and a tiny Englishman were tasked to move the pair, culminating in Pat lifting the iron wheel high and dropping it, the floor giving way and the wheel crashing to the cellar floor as onlookers roared.
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Alleghany
Limerick
Billy
Erin
Pat
Pittsburg
Burr Mention Sparks Cahoba Visit Tale
W. A. Hawley of Selma Alabama recalls Burr during a visit to Cahoba the old Alabama capital. He notes Burr built a grand residence perhaps the finest there and compares it with William J. Yancy's property. As railroads arrived Cahoba declined, families left and the town became a cotton field with only scattered brick remnants and a vanished cemetery.
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Aaron Burr
W. A. Hawley
Selma
Ala
Burr
Cahoba
Alabama
William J. Yancy
Washington Star
Franklin's oversized wig fits court at Versailles
A Washington Post correspondent recounts Benjamin Franklin wearing a wig in his pocket at Versailles. Facing a large head, an oversized wig passed him through the antechambers before he stored it away and proceeded without the customary headpiece.
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The
Washington Post
Benjamin Franklin
Court of Versailles
Franklin
Civil War of Civility Between Misses Stager Waddy and Flippant
In a playful exchange, Miss Stager notes a civil war with Miss Flippant as Mr Waddy insists they never quarrel though they can’t agree on any subject. The trio stays as the soul of civility.
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Miss Stager
Mr. Waddy
Miss Flippant
Knife as historic weapon in French assassination line
The knife has long been a tool of political violence in France with Henry III Henry IV and Louis XV among victims or attackers. The 1757 wound to Louis XV by Damiens and the 1820 murder of the Duke of Berry by Louvel illustrate a tradition of regicide. The anarchist who attacked Carnot follows this precedent.
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France
Henry III
Henry IV
Louis XV
Damiens
Duke of
Berri
Louvel
Carnot
Engineering Feat in the Subaqueous Thames Tunnel
The Blackwall tunnel under the Thames near London features a 1221 foot river crossing with 2470 and 2480 foot approaches on each bank. The circular under river section is 27 feet diameter, lined with 15- to 2-inch cast iron plates totaling about 20,000 tons, built using a 193g foot shield and 28 hydraulic rams to advance. Cement grout secures the lining after installation. The project showcases modern engineering skill in difficult conditions.
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Blackwall
Thames
London
New York Sun
Witty Family Tale From London Tit Bits
A humorous anecdote recalls a bishop’s brother famed for wit. He visits a parishioner, a prolific matron whose brood recently grew. As he rises, she stops him with a joke about “my last baby” and he quips that he never expects to see it, then flees.
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Clark
London
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