Mystery Croatian Case Ties to Montana Father Reunited
June notes report a Croatian unknown named Uzelac located in Montana, plans made for the father to join his son. West Waterloo school board approves buying city block at 300 dollars per acre for future schoolhouse site. A diphtheria patient Horstmann escaped detention, fleeing a mile and a half to woods with only a blanket. John H. Blate left running engine to seek a doctor and died minutes later. Over 300 lots sold in Pleasant View sale in two days.
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Peter
Uzelac
Montana
West Waterloo
City
Theo
Horstmann
Commercial Street
Stown
John H. Blate
Pleasant View
Local notes from Waterloo and vicinity update
Passing mentions report Al Baum in Des Moines on business. Clara Kelly of Rockford guest of Mrs. Ross Debold. Residents ill or traveling include Mrs. Chevalier, Mrs. Barr, and L. D. McLoud. James Carroll estate probate. Kauffman joins F. M. Wieberson store. Ottumwa team to Waterloo for three games. Power granted divorce. Chautauqua director Yoney in Waterloo offices. Rev. Bernhardt to speak. Pastor Patterson urged attendance.
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Clara Kelly
Rockford
Iowa
Ross debDonald
Louis
Parkersburg
Fred Chevalier
Cottage Street
Community Snapshots and Events Across Local Life
Local social notes report Mirai Ingalls visiting nephew Fred Ingamels, Geo. Myers returning from Chicago, and gatherings of the G. D. Bacon family in town. Rev. Theodore Wolfram hosts visitors while Mrs. P. A. Brandt visits Fairham. H. B. Brandt’s son aids at Jader drug store. Town programs include ice cream at Union Congregational church and street sign inspections. A trap drummer from Chicago headlines the Jewel theatre, with a Walnut Street Baptist box social planned for church funds.
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Mirai
Orla Ingalls
Fred Ingamels
Geo. Myers
Chicago
dMr
G. D. Bacon
Success Member Receives Watch for Service to U C T
Delegates of the United Commercial Travellers from Waterloo to Davenport report a strong state convention. C R Rohde received a valuable watch charm with diamonds and was applauded for his leadership. A V Weir dell of Sioux City was chosen successor as grand counsellor. Rohde will attend the international convention in Columbus.
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R. Rhode
United Commercial
Waterloo
Davenport
Rhode
Rohde
C. R. Rohde
U. S. TL
Travelers Coromercial Congress
A. V. Weirdell
Sioux City
International Convention of the Order
Columbus
Congress
Congress Movement
Knights of the Grin
Miller of Sigourney Seeks Iowa Public Instruction Post
Cap G Miller of Sigourney visits the city to campaign as a Democratic candidate for state superintendent of public instruction opposing incumbent J R Riggs. He will respond to a toast at the Iowa State University alumni banquet Tuesday evening and is hosted by Supt Charles Elliott. Miller, though young, has led Keokuk county schools three times, drawing strong endorsements in a Republican county. J F Riggs once resided in Sigourney and was elected from Keokuk county.
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Cap. G. Miller
Sigourney
J. R. Riggs
Wahtle
Iowa State University Alunint
Charles Elliott
Ofeokuk County
J. F. Riggs
Keokuk County
James A. Edgerton
George Gray
Delaware
Alleghantes
Virginia
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Missouri
North Carolina
New England
Ubnt
Boch
Eagte
Donaurst
Gna
Addicks
Grover Cleveland
Hhis Party
Gray
Cloethmatt
Thomas Bayard
Withington
Plays Today Despite Threatening Weather
Managers plan a 3:00 PM game at the ball park after a message indicating the game would proceed despite threatening weather and a potential leak. The doubleheader was not permitted yesterday, and today’s effort to play continues the effort to stage the event.
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Jups
Ball
Flower Widow Mystery In India Sparks Moral Debate
A column quotes a harsh old practice where a father widens marriage options by declaring his daughter a widow after placing her in a decorative flower basket and tossing it into a well. The tale frames widowhood as a social bargaining chip in arranged marriages. It ends with a quip about a man kissing his wife and a bemused crowd.
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India
Harper
Hunter Mistakes Overcoat for Bear in Lake Stockholm Grouse Tale
A party including Cook, Lawrence Perry and Harry Reeves near Stockholm in Morris County fired on ice holes while fishing. A hunter claimed to shoot a bear but hit an overcoat worn by Mr. Worcester, who laughed off the shot as the men teased him. The coat showed multiple buckshot holes, ending with Worcester’s cool retort as the crowd roared.
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Cook
Lawrence “Perry
Harry N. Reeves
Bloomfield
Ni J
Stockholm
Morris Coun
Mr. Worcester
Worcester
American girl typewriter feats for Prince of Wales at Olympia
Miss Rose L. Fritz of New York, the champion typewriter, demonstrated rapid typing at the London Olympia exhibition for the Prince and Princess of Wales. In sixty seconds she produced a 113 word, perfectly punctuated sheet. The prince praised the work and asked for alignment. The attendant noted even boys of fourteen can learn it.
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Prince of Wales
Rose L. Frits
New York
Olympia
London
Princess of Wales
Fritz
Rosa L. Frits
Tattoo to tell reds to Rome police plan for global tagging
A Rome political police agent proposes tattooing anarchists with an indelible mark on visible skin to identify them by country and propensity. The secret sign would let international police monitor anarchists and prevent attacks like the Chicago incident. Chicago authorities are cautious until formal approval by higher powers.
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Rome
Chicago
Shippy
Plan to Honor Tolstoi Eightieth Birthday Proposal
A Germano authority says the leading plan for Tolstoi's eightieth birthday is to buy and convert his estate Inse nase Poljana into a major educational institution. It includes moving his birthplace cottage from Dolgow to Jasenaja Poljana and Andrew Carnegie’s offer to secure Tolstoi copyrights for world ownership, estimated at 1,000,000 rubles.
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Tolstoi
Count Tolstoi
Insenase Poljana
Jasenaja Poljana
Dolgow
Sage
Andrew Carnegie
Mil- Hardik
Waco Meeta
Restless Woman Seeks Quiet Night in Old Rhyme
A fragment recounts a restless woman who keeps vigil at night and rises before the husband, wondering if she ever truly goes to bed. The monologue questions the bounds of domestic toil and the unseen labors of motherhood.
Judge Gray of Delaware Seen as Possible 1908 Presidential Contender
Delaware judge George Gray emerges as a credible conservative candidate in the 1908 race. The piece lauds his integrity, civil service record, arbitration work, and coalition appeal while noting debates over his stance and the broader call for a thoughtful, nonshowy leadership in America’s next president.
The Curious Reflections On Democracy And Judge Gray
A long, era-spanning meditation on democracy and political memory contrasts past and present virtues. It traces Tulge Gray’s legacy, notes his steadfast fairness, and details his flexible ties to three presidents, highlighting the era’s partisan tensions and the evolving judging of political figures.
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Tulge Gray
Democrata
Bayards
Tidens
Clevelands
Beng
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Yoney
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Union Congregational Church
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