Pan-American Exposition Illuminates Buffalo Scene
A grand night at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition features a red sunset, 400000 electric lights, and a tower blaze. Spectators number fifty thousand as bands play, fireworks fade, and the world’s fair displays glow in a masterfully lit landscape of buildings and statuary. The article extols the illumination as the fair’s chief allure and notes its compact grounds near Delaware Park, with broad views toward memoryable decorative arts and Western Hemisphere progress.
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Buffalo
Unas
Alladin
Imp
Cli
Enic
At-' Ee
Chicago
Omaha
Delaware Park
Faerie
United Aefforts
Western Hemisphere
United States
Sen
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Mirror Lake
Risin
Local Briefs Roundup From Newton and Surroundings
Dan Lamphier of Buena Vista town ship visited Newton to see his sister and old comrades from Company 1 Iowa and nearly collapsed from heat but recovered. George Koenig and two sons returned from five weeks east with his father paying travel expenses and gifting fifty dollars. The Recor office cooled by pineapple sherbet from Mrs. Dr. Austin. Charlie Bisom arrived from Springdale Arkansas with his wife planning to stay. his father backs the move while his mother longs to return home. Carrie Fatler hosted fifty friends for Miss Laura Carroll of Sigourney on North Spring Street amid the heat. Moses Greenleaf arranged F M Woodward’s funeral after arriving from Des Moines. he was county auditor for four years. Mr. Doody sold his east side bakery interest to partner Neal and plans to stay in Newton with a future business to decide.
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Dan Lamphier
Buena Vista Township
James Wright
Company 1
Iowa
Dan
Geo. Koenig
Fillmore
Elmer
Baltimore
Washington
Rochester
George
Dr. Austin
Mrs. Austin
Charlie Bisom
Newton
Springdale
Ark
Charlie
Arkansas
John W. Bitom
Jasper County
Carrie Fatler
North Spring Street
Laura Carroll
Sigourney
Moses Greenleaf
Des Moines
F. M. Woodward
Mose
Doody
East Side
Neal
Died on Last Friday in Newton James Mershon Dies at 36
James St. Mershon of Newton died Friday morning July 1 at his East Washington home at age thirty six years three months after forty seven years in town. He helped build Newton with ventures and enterprises and left a widow, four marriages, and children including J Edward Mershon of Des Moines and Mrs Emma de Konschine of Moscow. Funeral Sunday was led by Rev J J Mitchell with local and distant relatives in attendance.
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James St. Mershon
East Washington Street
Tirty
Newton
Ewton
Mr. Mershon
Anna Parcells
Oakland
California
J. Edward Mershon Esq
Des Moines
Emma de Konschine
Moscow
Russia
J. J. Mitchell
Prairie City
Mershon
Maude Joy
Idal Griebeling
Arthur Kennath
Fred Meredith
Fisk
S.S. Niles
James M. Mershon
Henry M. Meland
J. M. Galusha
Alk Edward Mershon
B. Parcells
Angus K. Camp
Nobell
Jas. Ferris
Jam
Buried at His Old Home Des Moines Man Dies at Home Then Interred Near Galesburg
Francis Marion Woodward, early county settler, died at his Des Moines home last Sunday morning. The body was brought to Newton then taken to his old farm near Galesburg for interment. He was about 65, survived by his widow, a son Dr. H. H. Woodward of Adair, and many relatives. He once lived near Galesburg, later in California, and most recently in Des Moines. His friends mourn his loss.
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Francis Marion Woodward
Des Moines
Newton
Galesburg
Woodward
Morris Cating
Warren Cousty
Indiana
California
H. H. Woodward
Adair
Catings
Butins
Hewits
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Tohi
Hope
J. F. Beatty
J., It. Artz
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Byron, T
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Brjdny
Hit. Andrew
C. T. Vanderwaal
Livingston
Mr. van
Vere Lasmussen
Ben. Jones
Mike Bracco
Bergman
Francis
W. A. Livingston
Chris Dorman
Marion Street
Lon
Henry McParland
Col. J. R. Merson
E.G. Paine
Grinnell
Dorothy Douglas
Teddy
A. Burnell
Abe
J. Salmon
East
Hlarry Vert
Kasson
Gertrude Parsons
Chinatown
San Francisco
Tkenberry
Clear Lake
Es St. Mershon
Mg Co
Kentuck
Hugenot
France
New York
New Jersey
Trent
Kentucky
India
Blanche Dickson
Tarkio
Will Nicoll
United Presbyterian
U. P
Winona Lake
Ind
Rawal Pinda
Laurella Dickson
Kate Hill
John Dickson
J.J. Thompson
Monroe
Stella McCord
Kate Wilson
Ed Finch
Florence Finch
Stella
McCord
Hunter
Gurraio
May
Lister
Albert L. Pringle
Nellie
Dayeslie Summe
Alorenc
Udge Batoy W. Hukill
Maud Milier
Andrees Geertsema
Cornelia Kooyman
Pete Bartsema
Marget L ‘Taber
Cora Alva T. Cooper Miller
Jas. M. Sagerie Bunyan
W H. McDivitt
Louelien M. Bonnifield
Herbert B . Williams
Caroline Bedell
Court House
Butler
Busin
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