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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1900
Page
2
London reports Lady Randolph Churchill plans to marry Cornwallis West, age twenty years her junior, with a July 28 ceremony at St Pauls Kingsbridge. West resigned from the army to avoid a return to South Africa and faces family opposition and social scrutiny.
The Iowa Central lists cheap excursion fares for multiple conventions and meetings. Destinations include New York City Boston Wheeling Detroit Milwaukee Burlington Denver and Colorado Springs with certificates or a fare plus two dollars for round trips. Time windows range from July to August with various event names and organizers. For details contact Geo. S. Batty G P and T A at Town Central Marshalltown Iowa.
Perry S. S. Heath, first assistant postmaster general, returned to Washington and plans to resign about August 1 to head the Republican national committee in Chicago. Heath says he has not yet tendered resignation and will not stay on government pay after leaving. Curtis Guild of Boston was offered the post but is believed to have declined.
A 65 year old man calling himself L M Clausen visited Rockville Indiana and borrowed $60 from J F Gillespie at the Park hotel while running a $16 board bill. He claimed to need funds to close stock deals and expected $2,000 but left town with the money. Shoop the delivery man holds a $16 claim against him.
Franklin Indiana July 18 fire nearly destroyed Trafalgar business area. Fire started about 2 a.m. in William L Pitcher hardware store and spread quickly aided by strong wind. Town lacks fire protection and residents watched property burn. Origin unknown but suspected incendiarism. Loss put at 30000 dollars.
In Prescott four miles east of Shelbyville on the Big Four railroad a two seated wagon was struck by the White City Special. Mary Wheeler and Katie Sehaf were killed instantly. Miss Zoble died later from injuries. Misses Pavie and Wheeler were identified among the riders. The item appears in The Daily Journal.
The Lister anti prize fighting law passed last winter was meant to ban boxing contests but attorneys say it is defective. Clubs can skirt the law by selling memberships and leasing halls, creating large false audiences while avoiding direct admission charges. The piece also discusses how gun stocks must fit shooters and how proper fitting can lift a shooter into higher classes, urging experimentation with different guns and stock shaping to improve scores.
Nickel Plate Road offers daily express No 4 leaving Chicago at 2 30 pm with cheap rates and no excess fare. Serves Niagara Falls St Lawrence river points Thousand Islands Adirondack Catskill Mountains and all lower Canadian points Rochester Syracuse Rome Utica and all Mohawk and Genesee valleys plus Elmia Binghamton Scranton Wilkes Barre and other Pennsylvania New Jersey coal region points Chautauqua Lake also available with club meals 35 cents to one dollar on Mining cars Contact J Y Calahan general agent 111 Adams Street Chicago IL
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