Scandia Floods Drench Town After Cloud Burst
A Sunday evening cloud burst dumps three inches of rain in an hour flooding Scandia. Water rises from sewers north of Fourth Street, inundating blocks south of Fourth between Cloud and Washington. Bridges wash away at Valley House and near U S church. several homes and stores flood. Local residents Stays and crop damage reported. Japs from Rock Island mobilized to Belleville to shore the dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nennna
Fourth Street
Adelia Larson
Wyoming Street
Belleville
Scandia Fourth of July Celebration Praised
Republic City News reports the Scandia Fourth of July celebration as well managed and thoroughly successful with an enormous crowd. Music and entertainment were strong, bands performed, and fireworks impressed, despite wind preventing balloon ascension and a single drunk spectator noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia
Concordia
Republic City News
Eye Examinations at Opte Met Visit in July
A noted eye care specialist will be at the Amereda Hotel in Scandia Villisdery on July 2 and July 27. Free examinations for glasses tests offered to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dre
Mauger
The
Olive Swanson Weds John A Isaacson at Swanson Home
A pretty wedding was held at John Swanson's home four miles northwest of Courtland last Wednesday at noon. Olive Swanson and John A. Isaacson united in matrimony with Rev. Sanstedt of Scandia officiating. A large dinner followed for about ninety guests and many gifts were presented as the couple starts housekeeping on Isaacson's farm four miles east of Courtland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swanson
Courtland
Olive
Mr.Isaacson
Courtland Register
Camp Larsen Draws Town Interest With Tent Village
Beavers Creek area bursts into activity as Camp Larsen opens on the P O Larson farm. A Red Cross cook and dining tent rise beside sleeping tents while Hugh Fraser serves as a burden bearer. Thirty two townsfolk retreat to primitive wilderness for a night as the group organizes and returns.
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Larsen
Larson
Beaver Creek
Red Cross
Hugh Fraser
Metr
Hugh Cooper
JL. M. Brigham
Walter Preble
Miss. Mae
B. Kimball and
J.H. Cullers
Messrs
Platney
Obituary and Local Notices From Republic County
Mr W R Charles pioneer of Republic County dies at 75 in Concordia. Welsh native settled in 1868 near White Rock and leaves four children J W Charles Denver J T Charles Republic Tom Charles editor Belleville Freeman and Mrs R Cameron Courtland. Swed ish Methodist Ladies Society to meet at John Fredrickson's next Thursday. Mrs Eliza Goold ill earlier week. Rent notice: new 8 100m house inquire at office.
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W. R. Charles
Republic County
Concordia
the Ladies Society of the
Swedish Methodist Church
John Fredrickson
Scandia Defeats Silents 5 to 3 In Weekly Contest
In a Wednesday afteroon battle Scandia edged Silents 5 to 3 as both teams traded errors. Scandia led by strong hitting and held a slight edge in batting while Dinsdale and Newton pitched for the Silents, with Perry and Otto visiting Miss Mae Preble aside from the game action. Local merchants advertise discounted chinaware and fly paper as part of the page notices.
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Scandia Wittmer
Riley Gabriel
Nystrom Laughlin
J. Shroof Ross Th
Kidder
E. Scheffler
McDowell. Macek
Protecting the Coal Supply Under Roosevelt’s Aim
The article notes President Roosevelt’s push to secure coal supply through geological surveys and mining reforms. It cites past waste in mining, current reductions, and fears of monopolies, with calls for laws to prevent coal company control of remaining deposits and safeguard public access to resources.
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Roosevelt
Geological Survey
Congress
Coal Interists
K. C. Star
Miss Edla Anderson Now Employed For Engineers
In an update to last week’s Journal it is stated Miss Edla Anderson works as stenographer and book-keeper for Waddell and Harrington Civil Engineers, replacing Jones Dry Goods Co. The note mentions a Scandia celebration with many attendees and various local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edla. Anderson
Waddell & Harrington Civil Engineers
Jones Dry Goods Co
Greatest Lawyer Debate At Ebbitt Hotel Washington
A group of lawyers in the Ebbitt lobby in Washington discuss the top legal minds. A Urbana lawyer cites clerkly praise for Benjamin Harrison as the greatest lawyer seen in the last 30 years, noting his courtroom instruction to judges. Washington Post.
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Ebbitt
Washington
Tl Am
Ohio
A. H. Petty
Urbana
Benjamin Harrison
Washington Post
Family Bible Evidence Fades In Modern Homes Says Professor Starr
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago notes the decline of old family Bibles in civilized homes making birth and death data harder to obtain. He cites Congo experiences and contrasts American knowledge of state mottos with that of natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick ‘Starr
University of Chicago
Congo
Africa
Starr
Congo Free State
Consolation and Fashion Reflections in an Abstract Dialogue
A fragmentary passage presents a friend offering consolation and sympathy while discussing style and color choices. The speaker reflects on black as flattering for the narrator, hinting at mood and social impression in a quiet, intimate exchange.
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Camp Larson
Silen ES
Dinsdale
Newton D
Miss Perry Otto
Miss Mae Preble
Cullers & Goodwin
Happers
Adolph Nelson
Serenade
Vandercook
S. S
Theodore Roosevelt
Karasck
Tosey
Boettger
March Huff
Canadian Club
Miller
Collers & Goodwin
Men of Eminence
E. W. Belfield
Harpers
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