Camp Henderson Deserts After Eight Day Training Camp Days Are Over
Governor Leslie M Shaw visited Camp Henderson in Dubuque for Governor's Day with Lt Governor Milliman and Adjutant Beyers. Regimental reviews, a dress parade and band concert drew several thousand spectators as 1190 National Guard soldiers packed up to head home.
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David B. Henderson
Dubuque
Camp Henderson
Nutwood Park
National Guard
Couler Valley
Leslie M. Shaw
Milliman
Sears McHenry
Beyers
Henderson
49Th Regiment
50Th
Conel Clapp
Genera
Beryers
Lost fine herd killed by Denver Limited near Wilton
John Huebner of near Moscow lost 11 head of cattle yesterday when a Denver Limited train struck his herd on the railroad track two miles west of Wilton. He was moving 5 head from the north pasture to the south when the accident occurred. The cattle were valued at about $700.
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John Huebner
Moscow
Denver Limited
Huebner
Wilton
Messrs. Blackwell
Blanchard
Giesler
Kansas
Hayes
Seventy Six township visitor from S Gresjean in city today
S Gresjean of Seventy Six township was a business visitor in the city today.
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S. Gresjean
L. Ellason
Letts
W. D. Harris
Wilton
A. D. McDaniel
Fredonia
Q. L. Curtis
Columbus Junction
Will Feldman
Illinois City
Electric Comedy company visits Conesville and local news
Conesville notes say the Electric Comedy company left for Columbus Junction after a visit last week. Miss Calle McKee won a prize for popularity. Ebert Snyder and Edna Huffman married at Wapello. Burials, visits, and social events fill the week with local residents and townspeople mentioned.
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Conesville
Electric Comedy Company
Columbus Junction
Calle McKee
Ebert Snyder
Edna Huffman
Wapello
Shake McKee
Emerson
Thorndyke
Nichols
van Camp
F. W. Orr
Gertrude
Scott Jarrard
Muscatine
T. J. Wheir
D. Moyer
Gracie George
Catnip Ridge
Mabel Creiger
Epworth
Entertaining Guests At Lone Tree Home
Miss Kitty Hess and Mr. Frank Schaefer hosted a social gathering for a group of young people at their Lone Tree residence. Games and a pleasant evening followed with attendees including Misses Hess Hess Knight Hintman Morton Scholten Flynt Brim Kaufman Miller Hoenig Fulman Vetter Reinsager Apel and several Messrs Williams Brim Hays Schaefer Thauren Nevens Leu Freers Hain Nischwetz.
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Kitty Hess
Lone Tree
Frank Schaefer
Misses Kitty Hess
Sade Hess
Bess Knight
Huta Hintman
Elouise Morton
Nellie Scholten
Myrtle Flynt
Mabel Brim
Alvina Kaufman
Moliie Miller
Zehma Hoenig
Martha Fulman
Ora Vetter
Bathing Party Goes Afloat On Mississippi Morning
A large group of young ladies led by Mr and Mrs Harry Huttig sailed from Neslebushs Point aboard Wm Dillaways launch for a morning bath on the old Mississippi and returned by noon.
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Harry Huttig
Wm. Dillaway
Nesslebush’s Point
Mississippi
Van Buren County GOP selects anti Cummins delegation
Keosauqua Iowa July 30 The Republican county convention gathered with strong turnout and chose a solid anti Cummins delegation to the state convention. A resolution was adopted urging the delegation to vote as a unit under the state administration.
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Keosauqua
Clear Lake resort promotes low rates for travelers
Continuously at Clear Lake the charming summer resort in northern Iowa reached by the Town Central route offers great fishing sailing and bathing. Extremely low rates for single tourists or parties of five or upward. Ask ticket agents or address Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Ia.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
Geo. S
Travelers Book Circle Meeting at Eyrie Aug 3
The Travelers Book Circle will meet at Eyrie on Saturday evening August 3 for one hour starting at 7 30. All seeking to renew association are urged to attend. Signed C Weed.
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Travelers Book Circle
Eyrie
C. Weed
Ancient
Order of Red Cross
Lehigh Valley Rail Line Promises Scenic Through Route
To New York via Niagara Falls, a pleasant trip with fast trains and dining cars on Lehigh Valley rail line. Stop-over allowed at Buffalo on through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
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New York
Niagara Falls
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Local residents and events fill city day in Letts area
Local visitors include L Ellason Conesville and W D Harris Wilton on business in the city. Social notes mention Miss Oda Romaine West Liberty visiting friends and shopping. A special Red Cross meeting is announced and notable cases include Howard Hackett passing a Geneva summer school athletic exam and a cattle shipment by Blackwell Blanchard Giesler crossing the river into Hayes pasture.
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Oda Romaine
West Liberty
Howard Hackett
Geneva
Wis
Shelling on the River: Large Shell Cargoes and Pearl Finds
Muscatine levee scenes show six barge loads of shells, about 700 tons, with the Lotus and Monarch arriving from shell beds. Captain Kennedy notes steady shell trade amid rising prices and abundant pearls, while diggers along the upper Mississippi explain camps, heat breaks, and holiday layoffs affecting shell work.
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Muscatine
Lotus
Fred L. Kennedy
Kennedy
Pemble
Man
Mississippi
Park management changes brighten visit for large groups
The park offers tickets to groups of ten or more at a fixed rate and notes a new, accommodating manager this year. Visitors find the experience pleasant under the updated guidance.
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Black Hawk Tower
Ticeach
Grand Trunk Railway System
Niagara Falla
Buffalo
Clark Street
Chicago
Pearl hunters amid scarce shells and fevered diggings
The article notes last editions selling for 150 dollars with others at 25 to 75, while diggers report about seven hundred dollars in value on the trip. Fetrow describes a chocolate drop sized pearl and confirms feverish pearl hunting will continue as shells remain scarce. The river forecast warns only slight changes between Dubuque and Muscatine through Wednesday morning.
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Fetrow
Dubnaue
Muscatine
Penick Murder Theory Surfaces in Racine Search
Representative James Penick arrives in Racine to aid the search for his drowned brother and rejects suicide as a cause. locals speculate a pickpocket attack led to the fall from the Virginia, with Penick's pocketbook recovered. The reward rises to 200 dollars as insurance evidence is gathered.
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Racine
Wis
James Penick
Iowa
Virginia
Penick
Losing Her Spirit
Lolaida Bonine, formerly of Missouri and Kansas, now an inmate of the Washington jail, is said to be greatly cast down by long confinement and a drawn out murder indictment for James Seymour Ayres. Her mood worsened with her husband leaving Monday to resume travels for a Chicago wholesale drug firm.
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Washington
Lolaida Bonine
Missouri
Kansas
James Seymour Ayres
Chicago
Editor Dr A C Roberts Dies in Fort Madison
Fort Madison Iowa July 30 Dr A C Roberts managing editor of the Fort Madison Evening Democrat died Saturday of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 71 He founded the Weekly Democrat in 1869 and began the Daily Evening Democrat in 1868 completing decades as owner and editor
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Fort Madison
AC. Roberts
Salvation to Crops Rain Saves Late Corn
Washington dispatch reports that the recent rain in the western region has proven a salvation to late corn, according to the weekly crop report issued on July 30.
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Washington
Classified Ads Offer Quick Simple Way to Buy Sell
A brief notice explains half cent per word with a 15 cent minimum, cash in advance, for inserting small ads under classified heads. It promotes the cheapest quickest method to reach the largest audience for buying selling or exchanging items.
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H. J. Ady
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J. J Russell
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Redding
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Celia Brigham
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August Degler
Rowan
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Pearl Hunters
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Monarch
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Mmanr
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Panker
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Batterson
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J. C. Coster
East Second Street
Fisk
J. P. Preeman
Sok
M. Havercamp
J. W. Journal
Licht H. P
George Frey
West 7Th Street
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J. K Scott
Prop. Wott
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Care Journal
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