Boston Town Tours and Revolution Echoes From Historic Sites
Readers recount a Boston visit tracing Revolutionary landmarks from Faneuil Hall to the old state house. The piece notes the tunnel below the city, the Great Webster street route, and sites like King’s Chapel, Ben Franklin’s birthplace, and the old corner book store, with references to colonial governance and Independence read aloud in 1776.
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Boston
America
United States
Buffalo
West Shore
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica
Rotterdam Junction
Fitchburg
Maine
Vermont
Green Mountains
Great Hoosie
Concord
Walden Pond
Waltham
Cambridge
North Station
Hence
Crawford
Parker House
King’s Chapel
Winthrop, Leverett, Shirley
Endicott
City Hall
Brattles Street
Adams Square
Faneuil
Petri Abethvccassathocktvereree
Washington Street
Old South Church
Church Society
Old South
Back Bay
Benjamin Franklin
State House
State
Washington
John Adams
Warren
Hancock
Hoston
Beacon Hill
William Lloyd Garrison
Sankey buys Leadville mine and Wichita real estate
R A Sankey of Wichita Kansas sells a Leadville Colorado gold mine for 25000 cash. The mine has yielded 1000 to 4000 annually since 1879. Sankey also acquires 6 quarter sections near Wichita and 500 city lots worth over 10000. Farms lie within two miles of each other with strong improvements. The real estate deal was from Sir Edward Hutchinson of London.
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Sankey
Seslie
Wichita
Kan
Daily Eagle
R.A. Sankey
Leadville
Col
Sir Edward Hutchinson, Bart
London
Kig
Ireland
Mr. Sankey
Jasper County
Local Notes Highlight Newton Area People and Events
Local briefs recount John Edwards home for his father in law Stephen Clement's funeral and updates on Neil Desmond in Billings. Reports cover El Reno land lottery winner Willard Wizslow, hotel moves to Grinnell, camping near Lake Okoboji, medical visits, storms near Kellogg, and social visits across Colfax, Newton, and Kellogg with names like Mrs. Desmond, Rev. Brown, Elmer E Graham, Joe Hallam, and Dr. J T Hendershot.
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John T. Edwards
Anamosa Penitentiary
Stephen Clement
Johnny
Ella Oldaker
David Brown
First Presbyterian Church
Anamosa
Neil Desmond
Billings
Montana
Alice Desmond
Vey Mailbcoat
Henry Rodgers
Si Gates
Lewis Snodgrass
Ralph Graham
Lake Okoboji
Elmer E. Graham
Lorimer
Newton
Grinnell
Best
Iowa
Death claims young and old in a Newton area item
The obituary section recounts the deaths of Uncle Stephen Clement and Loella, detailing their families, burial in Metz, Ohio and Newton, and the long illnesses that marked their final years. It notes Rev. J. W. Arnold’s family losses and the community’s sympathy with the bereaved.
Wedding Surprise Unites Frank Neal and Clara Cunningham
Frank Neal and Miss Clara Cunningham were married last Wednesday evening at the bride's parents home by Rev. E. B. Leake. The ceremony drew few relatives and intimate friends who wish the couple happiness. Clara Cunningham, daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Cunningham, has worked at the Democrat office as a compositor. The newlyweds plan to reside in the city. Denniston was in Mitchellsville on Monday on business.
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California
Anna Patterson
San Francisco
Towa
Union
Epworth Herald
Iowa
Epworth League
V. Cowan
Newton
R. F. Graham
W.H. Morgan
Graham
Oklahoma
Morgan
Graham & Morgan
A. K. Emerson
Arthur J. Wright
Arnold's Park
Lake Okoboji
A. K
Ernest Rich
Willie Brocco
Dr. Hammer
Ed Smart
Madison
Neb
D. L. Lyon
Metz
Ad Smart
Mery
Sherman Township
Joe Hallam
Recenv
Dexter
Murphy
Mattie
Gay Dunmire
Joe
Kellogg
Big Gates
Willits
David Ryan
J. H.ran
Palo Alto Township
David
Lowa School For the Deaf and Dumb
Council Bluffs
Henry M. Spencer
Fathor Rinehart
The
Herald
J. Irish
H. M. Cox
Charlie
Henry Cox
Pella
Kit Jackson
Henry McFarland
Des Moines
John Steele
Perry
Margaret MacFarlane
Arthur Drake
Broadland
Dak
Bertie Winslow
Chicago
Horace
Minnie Bergman
Colfax
Lulu Maytag
Ira Faguard
Clyde Randolph
Congregational
Frye
Stephen Clement
Oklahoma City
W.W. DeLong
Clement
Mr. Clement
Mety
Old Hon
Comy
Hus
W. W. DeLor Newton
Ening
Andaughter
Abel Reed
West Marion
Reed
J. C. Wilelits
Lettie Earley
Ace Allen
Nellie Miller
Fred Hough
Bert Mershon
Hayter
Biler County
Ohio
Berne
Father Clement
Methodist Episcopal Church
Honer
Laur
John T. Edwards
Flora
Wyley W. DeLong
Jesse and
David Clement
Phillips
Sonora
Elias Handy
A. 8
Loveaul
Pleasant View
M. E. Chapel
M. E
Reynolds
Washington Street
Loveau
Handy
M Tie Barley
Earley
Nd M Hough
Mer
Miss Hay
Alton
Victor
Foster
Nellie
Loeila
M. E.church
Pleas
Frank Neal
Clara Cunningham
E. B. Leake
Christian Church
J. W. Cunningham
Democrat
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Boston Town
Storical Association
Gold Mine
Willard C. Wizslow
New Oklahoma
el Reno
O.T
Lawton
Thos. Killduft
Newton Arc- Ord
Central Town
L. A. Andrew
Congregational Church
Cowan
Clear Lake
Jesse Winger
Libbie Dean
T. M. Rodgers
Iowa County Normal Institute
Marengo
Maryarkin
Florence
Galva
Oxi Homa
Loella Reynolds
J. W. Inolds
Ida van Epps
Neille
Loella
Coloccompa Mountains
Airs
Butler
Marshalltown
Colfa
Denniston
Mitchellsville
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