Local briefs mix social visits, arrests, and notices
Denison resident Fred Wippelthouser visits Pete Wippelhouser as Earl Sterling serves 30 days in county jail for drunkenness before Judge Rowan. Community groups announce meetings at Red Cross and Iowa lodge No 2. An ice cream social at German Congregational church is planned with live music. A Wells Fargo robbery tale is tied to a photograph in Stein Furniture Co window.
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Fred Wippelthouser
Denison, In
Pete Wippelhouser
Earl Sterling
Rowan
German Congregational Church
Henry Hocke
Cedar and
Parham Streets
Stein Furniture Co
Chas. E. Bolles
Wells, Fargo Express
San Quietes Penitentiary
Street Car Offer Extends Summer Fare Deal
The Street Car Company sells eight fares for 25 cents each evening from 7 30 to 11 30, except Sundays Wednesdays and Saturdays. The July plan proved popular and has been extended two months to meet rising demand.
Vacation to Clear Lake Iowa Promotes Low Rates
A summer outing invites travelers to Clear Lake Iowa with cool climate and amusements. The Iowa Central route offers very low round trip rates. inquire at ticket agents or a book let. AddressGeo S Batty G P vy Marshalltown Iowa.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
Iowa Central
Geo
S. Batty
Marshalltown
Bride becomes a widow after railroad boiler explosion
In Belvidere Illinois on August 12 Mrs Hiram Smith a bride of four weeks learned her husband died in a boiler blast on the Chicago and Northwestern line at Sycamore Two Mogul locomotives placed in service recently exploded one at Sycamore and the other at Troy Grove Engineer Smith suffered fatal injuries at Sycamore The railroad operated a special train to carry Mrs Smith to his bedside but she remained unconscious despite efforts to comfort her
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Belvidere
Hiram Smith
Chicago & Northwestern
Sycamore
Troy Grove
Smith
Fight on Mulberry Ends Without Arrests
A Mulberry Street scuffle at Mulberry and Third last night at 9:30 resulted in a series of blows between two men over a wife’s supposed infidelity. The husband and his rival traded deliberate punches after a confrontation, but no arrests were made as witnesses separated the combatants and police did not respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulberry
Third Streets
Class of 1900 to Meet for Reunion Plans at High School
The graduating class of 1900 will assemble at the high school this evening to confer on a future class reunion. Every member is urged to attend as a quorum is needed to transact business.
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Ancient Order of Red Cross
Exhibition of H. G. Shriner Paintings At Blackwell Home
Society notes invite readers to an August 14 reception at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Blackwell to view 54 paintings by H. G. Shriner late of Paris. Shriner, nephew of Mr. Gobble of Muscatine, is renowned as a portrait painter educated abroad.
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H. G. Shriner
Paris
J. Scott Blackwell
Shiner
Gobble
Muscatine
Blackwell
Eureka Toilet Soap on sale this week
We offer on sale this week a few dozen boxes of Eureka Toilet Soap three cakes per box in several varieties at ten cents per box.
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Eureka
Trapeze Accident Injures Wm Miller on Mulberry Street
Wm Miller aged 52 living with Capt Peto on Mulberry street suffered a serious fall while performing a trapeze for local boys between 6 and 7 pm Saturday. He sustained spinal injuries but is expected to recover, regaining consciousness and resting easily after medical examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Miller
Capt
Peto
Mulberry Street
Miller
Public Execution in a Southern City Ends with Narrow Gap of Mob
In a city widely described as a scene of mob justice, a Black man named Washington is seized by a crowd of about four hundred after being identified by a Mrs. Clark. A core group of fewer than twelve leaders orchestrates the killing, while the rest of the mob is kept 100 yards away. Washington faces death without tremor or mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erty City
Way Station
Negro Militia Men Riot Threats at Camp Lincoln
Springfield Illinois reports tension between Eighth battalion colored troops stationed at Camp Lincoln and the local police. After a burglar was killed by an officer, militiamen vowed vengeance, sparking an incipient riot kept from escalating. Authorities tightened camp guards and police readiness.
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Springfield
Eighth Battalion of
Colored Troops
Camp Lincoln
First Wapello district court session 1837
Wapello District Court held its first session in April 1837 with Judge David Irvin presiding. Zadok C. Inghram became clerk, James W. Wood named district attorney pro tem, and a venire for a grand jury was issued. First grand jurors listed, ferry license granted to Rufus Burlingame, court adjourned to 10 oclock next day.
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Wapello
Hawkeye
District Court
Iowa
David Irvin
Supreme Court
Zadok C. Inghram
James W. Wood
Louisa County
William W. Chapman
United States
Phillip B. Harrison
Isaac H. Rinearson
C. A. Ballamy
John Millard
James Gordon
Thomas England
Jeremiah Smith
Martin Harless
Reuben
Mount Sterling
Harrison
Iowa Ordered to Panama Rather Than Wisconsin
The Navy Department directed the battleship Iowa on the northern Pacific coast to move to San Francisco and prepare for possible departure for Panama, replacing orders for the battleship Wisconsin. The announcement came from Washington on August 12.
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Washington
Navy Department
Iowa
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Tragic discovery ends search for assailant near Savannah
Eighteen miles south of Savannah the charred trunk of Joe Washington, the alleged assailant of Mrs. J. J. Clark, is found. Washington was captured at Lib-... and the case closes with the grim evidence of the weekend tragedy.
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Savannah
Joe Washington
J. J. Clark
Washington
Accuracy in Newspapers and the limits of reporting
A Pittsburg Press reflection notes that even leading papers err in coverage due to human limits. It argues that diverse witnesses experts and historians yield conflicting views, yet top newspapers strive to minimize misstatements through vigilance and care.
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New York
Pittsburg Press
Travel round trip via Iowa Central Railway to Colorado and Utah
Round trip travel offer from Marshalltown Iowa to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Colorado and Ogden and Salt Lake City Utah for August 1 to 10 with final return by October 31 1901. For rates and routes contact ticket agents or Geo G Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Iowa Central Railway
Batty
Marshalltown
Iowa
Austen sisters visit aunt in Oak Park
Miss Austen and her sister Miss Mary Austen of Oak Park Illinois are guests at the home of their aunt Mrs C B Jackson.
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Miss Austen
Miss Mary Austen
Oak Park, Ill
Mrs. C. 8. Jackson
Graceland Burial Honors Chicago Gambler Charles Avery
Charles D. Avery, a noted Chicago gambler once said to have given away as much as 500000, died at 71 in a home for incurables. His burial at Graceland was a simple affair attended mainly by longtime white haired friends.
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Chicago
Graceland
Charles D. Avery
Avery
Davitt Arrives in Chicago for Irish Meeting
Michael Davitt declares emigration to America brings the finest of Ireland and brands England’s Boer War actions as a crime. He receives a cordial welcome and will address the United Irish societies at Sunnyside Park next Thursday.
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Chicago
Ireland
America
Michael Davitt
England
United Irish Societies
Sunnyside Park
Manila Meat Shortage Bites City
Manila suffers a meat famine as mail reports indicate refrigeration failures limit preservation. Residents, including many well to do families, rely mainly on canned foods as fresh meat runs become scarce and supply gaps stretch for days.
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Tacoma
Wash
Manila
Cuba May Seek Annexation If Tobacco Demands Stand
The Cigarmakers union replies that Cuba will have to seek annexation if American concessions are not granted, a stance echoed by the Tobacco Buyers union and following a Merchants union request for industry guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cigarmakers' Union
Merchants’ Union
United States
Cuba
Tobacco Buyers’ Union
Notice to Make Connections for District 19 Paving
City of Muscatine orders Improvement District Number 19 brick paving. Property owners must connect to sewer water and gas mains within 15 days or city will perform the work and levy the cost plus penalties as a special tax. City Engineer James J. Ryan. Muscatine Iowa August 3 1991.
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City of
Muscatine
James J. Ryan
Towa
Rector Pile Medicine Ad with Refund Guarantee
An old advertisement promises a full refund if Rector fails to cure piles. Each package includes a free pile wipe and samples are offered at no charge. The copy names J. J. Havercamp as the seller or contact.
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Rector
J. J. Havercamp
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Frank Ashcraft
Hershey Lumber Co
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Davenport
Hawkeye Furniture Company
J. K
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Woodlawn Avenue
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Keokuk Lake
Cedar Street
Thos. Brown
Olds Building
W. J. Young, Jr
W. J. Young
Rock Island
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New Boston
Keithsburg
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