Commercial Club Praises Opera House Builder Johnston
The Building Committee reports promoter Johnston exceeded contract terms for the opera house. It cites concrete, brickwork, seating, tower, plastic lobby work, electric lights, plush rails, extra scenery, loft height, and proscenium changes as enlargements beyond specifications and urges approval and commendation for Johnston. Document dated December 19, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Munroe
George W. Moseley
Committee On Manufactures
Opera House
J. E. Howe
George St. Johnston
St. Louis
Walnut Street
Walnut
Second Streets
Johnston
Twelve Tuesday Tourists Organize For Travel Study
A group calling itself the Tri T's formed by young people focusing on travel, art, and literature. They met at Miss Mabel Jackson’s home on West Third Street, adopted a constitution, and spent the final hours of the century in social fashion with refreshments.
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Mabel Jackson
West Third Street
Tri T's Club Plans Regular Meetings in Riverview
A pleasant evening lingered as a century died and a new one began. The Tri T's will meet every Tuesday at a member’s home with twelve as the membership limit. Current enrollees include Mr and Mrs Downer, Misses Mabel Jackson Jennie Hawley Rita Berry May Berry Catherine Hayes and Messrs Will Downer Elmer S Batterson J M Beck. Officers elected are Will Downer president Rita Berry vice president Mabel Jackson secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri T’s
Jennie Hawhey
Riverview
Thomas Downer
Mabel Jackson
Jennie Hawley
Rita Berry
May Berry
Catherine Hayes
Will Downer
Rules at Grand Opera House Enforce Order
Veteran theater man Mr Johnston introduces a sworn house officer to enforce a list of rules at the Grand Opera House. Prohibitions include smoking spitting peanuts eating no whistling boisterous conduct and climbing over seats. Violators are expelled and flagged on a register for future refusals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Colored Folks Entertain at Fontenella Club Emancipation Night
The Fontenella club presented The South Before and the North After the War to a large audience for emancipation day. William St Shackelford led as master of ceremonies with a star performance. Rufus Phoenix and Nora Walker plus Misses Daisy Gertrude Lee and Alice Moxey highlighted the cast as dances filled the evening.
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Fontenella Club
William ST. Shackelford
Rufus Phoenix
Moline
Nibs
Nora Walker
Daisy
Gertrude Lee
Alice Moxey
Flora De Voss Presents Brother vs Brother to Satisfied Crowd
Flora De Voss company staged Brother vs. Brother to a crowded hall audience noting strong specialties and overall approval. Despite venue constraints and criticisms, patrons felt the two to two and a half hour show offered good value with prices at 10 to 30 cents and likely would have drawn well at the Grand.
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Flora de Voss
Opera House
Stein’s Hall
Grand
Evans & Herr Form New Printing Firm in City
Breckon Press closes as Hor ace H Herr buys Breckon and Brandt with Carl S Evans. The firm becomes Evans & Herr offering high quality job printing, ice equipment and rapid service. Breckon retires to Atlanta to take a new post.
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Breckon Press Company
Breckon
Horace H. Herr
Journal
Messrs. Breckon and Brandt
Carl S. Evans
Cedar Rapids
Brickon
Comepany
Atlanta
Y M C A Defeats High School in Indoor Contest
A lively indoor meet at the Y M C A gym pitted the Y M C A against the High School. The Y M C A triumphed 40 to 30 after a hard-fought battle. Events included potato races, running high jump, standing broad jumps and a relay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Bennison
Ass’n
Ray Conaway
A. L. Demorest
Association
Edgar Francis
Rob. Thompson
Jno. Bennison
H. Fricken
H. Hackett
Iackens
Running high dive basketball score clash details
In a brief dish of play by play notes the Clowns with Ficken and Hackett are linked to a high dive moment and a 30 40 score context amid a zealous arena atmosphere.
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Zou
Dee Osese
H. Ficken
H. Hackett
Local Notices and Social Roundup from Wapello
Mary Isett remains seriously ill as social notes highlight visits from Miss Jessie Thompson Miss Mary McChesney New Year gatherings Flo Cooper Burlington visiting Aunt Mrs Oscar Hale and other local movements Dr Grimes reports a birth at O W Gunnells on Saturday plus sermons and church events A Newell and Maude Curtis wed Lettsville M E parsonage Rev Poole performs ceremony Route of visitors includes Columbus Junction Wyaconda Burlington and Lettsville areas
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Mary Isett
L. A. Reilley
Davenport
Jessie Thompson
Mary McChesney
Flo Cooper
Burlington
Oscar Hale
Wm. Hunt
Winfield
Frank Archibald
Grimes
O. W. Gunnell
Lettsville
M. E. Parsonage
Poole
Patterson
Alexander Hamilton
H. C. Druse
Clarence Shearer
Alma
G. E. Shearer
Wm. Herrick
Social and personal notes from a Wisconsin town
The column lists residents visiting relatives in nearby cities, guests from Abilene and Waterloo, and local social events. Notables include Mrs Gat Shearer and nephew Leslie of Abilene, Miss Hilton Allen of Columbus City, Prof Cracker and wife returning from Chicago, and Wapello Normal delegates Mattie Hunt and others. A New Year reception at Shearer's, a six o'clock dinner for Mr Isett’s staff, and a sermon by Rev. Matthews are mentioned amid several illnesses.
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Chicago
Herrick
Josie Plitt
Cedar Rapids
Gertrude Junge
Waterloo
Hortense Kerrick
Prof. Cracker
Mr. Cradler
Ohio
M. L. Jamison
Geo. Jamison
Newport
Wapello Young Men’s Social Club
Shearer
Wapello
State Normal
Mattie Hunt
Anna Weber
Anna Woodruff
Izola Sweeney
Grant Hayden
Harold
Raymond Davison
Bessie Bettler
Alma
Sam Diehl
W. S. Isett
Matthews
Presbyterian Church
Is Cleveland's Eye on 1904?
Leading Democrats speculate ex President Cleveland aims to influence the party’s 1904 campaign. He has moderated silence since leaving the White House four years ago and may seek to steer party policy or run for president. The Bryan wing and other leaders fear disruption as they reassess their strategy.
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Cleveland
White House
Bryan
Congress
Muscatine Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Dateline
Market notes list corn at 28 to 30 cents, oats shipped at 2 cents and feeder at 20 to 22 cents, oat meal 20 cents, rye 40, wheat 55 to 60, hay mostly 8.50 to 9.50, corn meal per sack 10 cents, flour Spring 1.16 to 1.25 per 48 pound sack, winter 1.10. Live stock prices include hogs 4.25 to 4.50, cattle 2.75 to 3.25, calves 3.0 to 3.4, sheep 3.00 to 3.50, lamb 3.4 to 4 per lb, chickens 5 cents, produce prices for potatoes to lemons and oranges, honey 15, sugar 6.40 per 100 pounds, coal and wood prices, dairy notes Butter 17 to 25 cents, eggs 25, cheese 15 to 17 1/2, lard 9 to 10.
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Illinois
Mrs Nation Quarantined After Saloon Raid
Wichita Kansas January 2 The county jail is quarantined for smallpox. Mrs Carrie Nation who raided the Carey hotel bar room failed to post bond and must remain in jail for twenty one days.
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Wichita. Kas
Carrie Nation
Carey Hotel
Lehigh Valley Railroad Promises Scenic Eastbound Travel
A reader is urged that the Lehigh Valley Railroad offers a comfortable trip with delightful scenery to New York Philadelphia or Seashore points, suggesting it as the best option for an eastbound journey.
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New York
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
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Cial Club
Building Committee
Opera
Boston
Grand Fur Sale
Stein's Hall
Anson Clothing Co
East Second Street
New Job Company
Chas. L. Breckon
Horace
H. Herr
Evans
Herr
For
Mr. Breck
Young Men's Christian Association
Messrs
Howard Hackett
Henry Ficken
Bennison
H. Kautz
C. Richards
A. L. Lemorest
Ass'n
E. Francis
Ener
Muscatine Markets
Muscatine
Schmidt
Chas. Moore
South Muscatine
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