Obituary of Jenis Summers in Holl County City
Jenis Summers, longtime resident of the county city, died Thursday afternoon after a long illness. Born in Philadelphia on September 6, 1829, he moved to Illinois at age twelve and later served as a lieutenant in the Fifth Iowa Cavalry during the Civil War. He held many public offices including city assessor and city clerk, and was active with Kilpatrick Post No. 4 G A R and local Masons. Survived by his widow, three children, and a foster child. funeral held Friday with prayers and honors, courthouse closed in his respect.
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Louis Summers
Philadia
County
Illinois
Hisburg
Iowa
Eben
Shellsburg
Pub B Trust
Barly
Smmers
Edward Winslow
Bronx Falls
Roy Larkin
Las Tegas
New Mexico
Clara Hudson
Summers
Board of County Commissioners
Bent Her Double Restored by Electric Bitters
Mrs Anna Hunter of Pittsburg Pennsylvania suffered four weeks with typhoid and kidney trouble. She was bent double and could only walk with hands on her knees until Electric Bitters restored her health and strength. They cure stomach liver and kidney disorders at Wheeler's drug store priced 50 cents.
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Anna Hunter
Pittsburg
Eletric Bitters
Wheeler's
Obituary for Mrs Catherine Miller of this city
Catherine Miller died Sunday at her home 1023 Kansas Street after years of invalidism. Born in Germany in 1814 she married George Miller in Albion Michigan in 1847. They moved to South Dakota in 1882 where he died a few years ago. She was a longtime Baptist worker. Survived by two daughters Mrs S B Gool and Mrs William Post and three sons Frank Miller George Miller and Adelbert Miller. Funeral held Monday at five o'clock at the race.
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Catherine Miller
Kansas Street
McFarland Dies Suddenly in St Paul
William McFarland former Iowa secretary of state collapses and dies on a Sunday night in St Paul while returning from Canada with a car load of lands. He had been visiting with Huron businessmen and was well liked for his genial nature.
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Wm. McFarland
Iowa
St. Paul
Soldiers Return from South Dakota Militia Encampment
Battery A of Huron’s Company returns on a 4:30 am special train from Lake Kampeska near Watertown to Redfield and then to their home city. The encampment drew about five hundred soldiers with praise for Captain Campbell and praise of the three-section Battery A.
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Huron
Watertown
Lake Kampeska
Redfield
Sioux
Falls
Salem
Yankton
South Dakota
Campbell
Accross Lake Kampeska
Elrod
Kittredge
Gamble
Burke
Robert Stewart
City Council Acts on Sidewalk and Health Matters
City council orders a new five foot cement sidewalk on the north side of Fourth Street from Dakota to Simmons. Contagious disease cases to be referred to the county physician. City attorney to work with county commissioners on related cases. Committee given time to report decorative street lighting before the state fair.
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Cleaver
Lowe
Miller
Snyder
Fourth Street
Dakota Avenue
Simmons Avenue
Wisconsin Street
C. N. Cooper
City Board of Health
A. B Fairbank
Board of County Commissioners
Cuticura Cure Praised By Jersey City User
Ada C Smith of 309 Grand St Jersey City N J reports scalp pimples and severe itching cleared by Cuticura Ointment and Soap. She says one box and one cake cured her, hair now grows, and she will never be without Cuticura.
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Ada C.smith
Grand St
Jersey City
N.J
Cuticura Hair Growth Treatment Promises Hair Renewal
An advertisement proclaims Cuticura as a complete hair and skin cure. It touts external and internal remedies including Soap and Pills, claiming to stop hair loss, remove scales, soothe irritation, nourish roots, and promote healthy growth on a clean scalp.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
An 19th or early 20th century medical advertisement warns against mercurial catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges buying genuine products from Druggists at 75 cents per bottle, with testimonials available.
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Hall
F J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Testi
Mysterious disappearance of Clifton man Bert Davis
Bert Davis a 25 year old Clifton township resident vanished last Thursday around midnight. He left to finish chores with a lit lantern and did not return. A searching party aided by Sheriff Young has found no trace of him. he is brother of Mrs Mel Clark of Custer township.
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Bert Davis
Clifton Township
Charles Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Mr Davis
Mr. Davis
Mel Clark
Custer Township
Sheriff Young
Davis
Hay Fever Relief Through Hyomei Inhaler
Stomach dosing cannot cure hay fever. A climate change is the only relief, and Hyomei treats the air you breathe to mimic healthy mountain climates. The complete Hyomei outfit costs $1, extra bottles 50 cents. H. Longstaff offers a refund if unsatisfied after use.
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White Mountains
H. Longstaff
Very Low Rates to Indianapolis North Western Line Excursion
Excursion tickets to Indianapolis via the North Western line offered July 19 20 21 22 with favorable return limits on account of the National Turnfest North American Gymnastic Union. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
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Indianapolis
Ind
North-Western
North American Gymnastic Union
Chicago & North- Westernh
Freight Trains Clash in Indiana Collision Kills Four
Mount Vernon Ind July 17 A head on collision between freight trains on the Louisville and Nashville near Upton killed four and injured eight, one fatally. Victims include John Spradley Evansville Leonard Price Nicholasville Ky L G Coker McLeansboro Ill and engineer Lawrence McMichael Evansville Ind. A dispatcher misread train numbers and a delayed flagging effort failed to avert the wreck.
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Mount Vernon
Ind
Louisville and Nashville
Upton
John Spradley
Evansville
Leonard Price
Nicholasville
L. G. Coker
McLeansboro
Lawrence McMichael
Train accident leaves only one injured
Fireman Garman brought the train to a stop after an accident. The passengers, all in their berths, were unaware of the crash until the train halted and none were injured. Only one person sustained injuries in the incident.
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Garman
Iron bar placed to wreck Rock Island train at Greene
A eight inch iron strip was set across a Rock Island track near a switch in Greene Iowa to derail a 3 AM passenger train. The bar was tied to a timber and the timber thrown off after the train struck. Two strangers were seen nearby and detectives hunt them as suspects in the suspected robbery plot.
Eighteen Hour Pennsylvania Flyer Wreck Near Port Royal
Train No. 28 known as the Pennsylvania flyer, an eighteen hour Chicago to New York service, wrecked one mile west of Port Royal after a westbound freight brake failed. Engineer Calvin Miller jumped from the engine and was injured about the head. the wreck halted but the flyer stayed on rails.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Calvin Miller
Tornado hits Winnipeg. four killed in wall collapse
A morning cyclone struck Winnipeg Manitoba on July 17 killing four people crushed beneath walls of the Bricklayers' union building. The deceased are Bert White William Stein hoff and the Misses Riley. Severe rain and an electric storm preceded the tornado which blew down walls but caused little other damage.
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Winnipeg
Man
Union
Bert White
William Steinhoff
Riley
Almost Missed Steamer After Waikiki Farewell
Honolulu July 17 Miss Roosevelt Mrs Dubois Senator Newlands and Congressman Longworth guests of Sheriff Brown missed the steam er Manchuria which had left the wharf They were taken to a tug with many citizens bound for departure and transferred to a launch at sea before boarding the Manchuria
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Honolulu
Waikiki
Roosevelt
Dubois
Newlands
Longworth
Sheriff Brown
Manchuria
Race riot erupts in New York neighborhood
In San Juan Hill New York a race riot required 250 police to restore order after Edward Connolly attacked Henry Williams, a Black man. A mob of Connollys friends roared to the station, hurling stones as reserves were called in. The crowd clashed, shots were fired, but no serious injuries occurred as police dispersed the disturbance.
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New York
San Juan
Hill
Edward Connolly
Henry Williams
Connolly
Curtail Power of Officers at Teamsters Convention
Chicago July 17 report outlines a plan to limit general officers' strike calling powers by placing authority in a referendum. The move arises from the Chicago strike and aims to model reforms after the United Mine Workers constitution.
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Chicago
Teamsters
International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Helpers
National
United Mine Workers
Marriage Lottery Sparks Beach Treasure Hunt in Kalamazoo
Calvin O Sanders, a former Kalamazoo resident turned Texas oil man, buried five boxes of jewelry valued at 500 on a beach between Avery Beach hotel and Hall’s pavilion and will marry the first woman who finds a ring. In Kansas City, Dr Louis Zorn, aged 50, convicted of second degree murder in the 1903 killing of tenant Albert Sechrest, receives a 15 year sentence.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Calvin O. Sanders
Texas
South Haven
Avery Beach
Hall
Kansas City
Louis Zorn
Albert Sechrest
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McFarland
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Hyomei
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