City News Items Include Excursions and Dances
The Davenport church excursion date shifts to July 29. Rev. Zimmerman and F. E. Kincaid travel via Firefly to Davenport. Mrs. Leech returns from Fairport. Hirsch & Co. closes for a week for repairs. Numerous locals roam to Chicago and back aboard the Firefly. A new flag pole goes up at the courthouse. Ice cream social moves to Tuesday by the German Congregational church. Miss Anna Webb heads to Chicago for vacation. The Ottumwa Belle and Columbus assist Davenport excursionists in the rain. Company C holds a successful dance. Eagle Lodge drill team returns from Burlington. Ottumwa figures plan a street fair. Manchester arranges Bosrock-Ferarie show for Ottumwa carnival.
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E. A. Manchester
Ottumwa
Frank Jackson
Iowa Avenue
Manchester
Davenport
Bostock-Ferarie Combination
Burlington
Ballingall Hotel
Kemble House
Death of Dr. Van Kleek at Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction Iowa June 30 The death of Dr Van Kleek occurred at his home at 7 30 yesterday morning after long illness. The funeral will be held this afternoon from his late home with Rev F W Adams in charge. Interment at Columbus City. He leaves a wife and two sons and many friends who valued him as family physician.
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Columbus Junction
van Kleek
Columbus City
Louisa County
Iowa
Andrew Foster
Cincinnati
Banta Lewis
Washington
Kight
M. E
Ladora
Wapello
Ruth Brown
John Orr
Buffalo
Kansas
Joe King
Missouri
James Smith, Jr
Owen & Son
W. F. Hall
Colfax
Cyril Carpenter
Muscatine
Tom Applebee
Iowa City
Des Moines
F. G. Coffin
Vacation contest votes surge as tally closes today
Intense interest surrounds the vacation contest finale as thousands of votes pour in at the office. A close finish is expected, with out of town contestants affected by the absence of tonight’s paper coupons. Balloting ends at six and results appear in tomorrow’s edition.
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Muscatine
Bids Close Tonight for YMCA Building Lot
The Young Men’s Christian Association building site committee will receive sealed proposals for a lot for a new building. Proposals must state location dimensions and price and be in the hands of C. F. Nevins general secretary by 6 o clock Monday evening June 30 1902. The committee reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
C. F. Nevins
Iowa Golf Association Finals In Rain At Burlington
In a rainy finals day at Burlington the 36 hole state championship went to Warren Dickinson over Dr. John Maxwell. Elmer Hall won the solace cup and Leopold the consolation cup. Ruth Crapo defeated Anne B. Davis to claim the women's championship. Des Moines Golf and Country Club led the team standings with Burlington second and Waveland third.
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Burlington
Iowa Golf Association
John R. Maxwell
Keokuk Country Club
Warren Dickinson
Des Moines
Dickinson
Maxwell
Elmer Hall
Iowa City
Adams
Waveland Golf Club
Leopold
Burlington Golf Club
Jewett
Des Moines Golf and Country Club
Ruth Crapo
City–County water works tax case argued in Muscatine
The Muscatine city sues Muscatine County over water works tax sale. The plant was sold for taxes and the city seeks to set aside the tax sale certificate. The county says taxes for 1900 were due. Arguments before Judge W F Brannan continue through Tuesday.
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District Court
W. F. Brannan
City of Muscatine
Muscatine
J. F. Devitt
Arthur Hoffman
Ed. P. Ingham
John R. Hanley
John M. Kemble
Does tobacco disinfect and ward off contagion
The piece surveys claims that tobacco smoke could disinfect or prevent disease, noting historic uses during plagues and experiments by Dr. Paul Tassinari. It reports Lancet cautions that such results are unproven, with no consensus from wide trials, and warns against expecting immunity from contagion.
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Europe
Lancet
Paul Tassinari
Pisa
France
Fourth of July Excursion Rates by C R I and P Ry
Round trip excursion fares apply at all stations on the C C and P Railway for the Fourth of July. Tickets on sale July 3 and 4 with a final return limit July 7 to points within 200 miles of the selling station. Full information from C C and P agents.
Meteors and a Seven-Pound Felix Meteorite
Report notes a May 15 1900 Felix Alabama meteorite fall with audible explosions and a seven pound mass embedded in soil. Analysis shows olivine augite tremolite nickel iron and graphite with carbon giving the dark hue. Discussion links meteorite composition to Earth and solar system materials.
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Felix
Ala
Earth
Shopkeeper Sends Nickel By Mail To Buy Time
A New York Sun report describes a shopkeeper who mails envelopes marked The five cents is inside to customers. Inside is a 1902 nickel with a pamphlet promising payment for the five cents of time spent reading the shopkeepers story. The method’s financial success remains unsettled.
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New York Sun
Protecting Eggs From Vibration Threats In Incubation
An expert notes hatching eggs are highly sensitive to vibration. Train rumble, wagon wheels, slamming doors, and even thunder can ruin incubator batches. Even a sneeze or cough nearby may sabotage hatch chances.
Dust Prevention Material From Cottonseed Oil Tested
An Austrian dust control material using cottonseed oil kept floors from whirling dust. In Vienna tests floors oiled twice yearly allowed weekly sweeping with no dust. Recommended for rooms with many people and for laboratories and libraries to stay scrupulously dust free.
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Vienna
Public Notice From Sub-Sewerage District and Main Sewerage District
Public notice announces actions by Sub-Sewerage District No. 2 and Main Sewerage District No. 2 regarding sewerage matters. Details specify district governance and potential schedules for public proceedings.
Final plat and cost schedule for Muscatine sewer district No 2
The city of Muscatine Iowa announces the final plat and schedule showing sewerage improvements cost in Sub Sewerage district No 2 and Main Sewerage district No 2. The document is on file for inspection at the city recorder and outlines total costs and assessments against properties. Objections must be filed by 7 30 p m Thursday July 17 1902 for hearing by the city council.
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City of
Muscatine
Iowa
City Recorder
City of Muscatine
City
He’s Here Again The Hot Weather Bore
Poem excerpt from Chicago Daily News describes a repetitive summer figure who tells readers it is hot. The narrator mocks the ubiquitous weather chatter and the predictable refrain of heat warnings heard yearly.
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Chicago Daily News
Murder at Fordham recalls a cold case from Fordham
The night clerk and detective recount a singular Fordham murder. Celia Fordyce is found dead with a rifle shot in the back parlor. Bertha Fordyce, 17, describes two shots and a disturbed household as authorities preserve the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Patton
Fordham
Celia Fordyce
Bertha
Hoth
Yale
Mystery of Fordham Murder and Missing Pistol
A detective recounts a cottage murder case in Fordham where a missing pistol and a rifle case on a roof raise questions. He suspects Bertha Fordyce, aided by a motive he later cannot prove, until a hidden pistol is found on a warped tin roof uncovering the truth. The tale ends with revelations about Fordyce family ties and a rumored past murder.
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Fordyce
Summmer
Bertha
Ferris
Ogdensburg
Fordham
Fordyece
Fordyces
Boston
Ballard
Celia
Chicago Record-Herald
New York Society Men Wear Silk Vests
The Chicago Record-Herald notes New York society men are now wearing silk vests but credits them for resisting bustle so far, highlighting a fashion shift among elites.
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New York Society
Chicago Record-Herald
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Baptist
Rev. Zimmerman
F. E. Kincaid
Leo H.hirsch & Co
M. C. Hayes
Chicago
Joliet, NL
Anna Webb
F. J. Brandt
Mr. Brandt
Court House
Young Ladies’ Association
The
German Congregational Church
Walnut
Fourth Streets
Mary Hayes
Charles Hayes
Dan Hayes
Cherry Street
Red Oak
John Hayes
Columbus
Company C
Mte
Eagle Lodge No. 10
Burlington Lodge
East Seventh St
West Second Street
J. S. Blackwell
West Hill
Fred Betzold
George Street
GOLUB
CNT
Correspondenge
P. R.y
the Journal
New York
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