Local society and business notes and incidents
A string of community items: Bodiety meetings at 107 West Fourth and a language art event, a crime alert about attempts on Judge Winger, and Davenport notes. Also mentions a home burglary on Christmas Eve, library beginner classes on Jan 7, Business Men’s association meeting tonight, LDS Davenport branch activity, patent lawyers offer free 1905 memoranda, and Davenport Malting Co pre export bottled beer ad.
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PTHE
Atoki
Bodiety
Clemiensn
Dantage
Library
Dela
Mien's Association
Masonic Temple
Lloyd
Tews Conference
Church of the Latter, Day Saints
Davenport
Church
O.A. Sgow & Co. Patent Lawyers
Washington, D. C
Winger
Partice
Obituary notices from a local paper with multiple deaths
Obituaries list several local deaths including To hm J Mau at 308 Brady Street and Mrs Louise Bartberger in Buffalo with church services planned. Alice Maud Stephens widow of Chas Stephens died at 1941 East Fourth Street. funeral arrangements to be announced. Phillip Parmar died at his Epworth home with private burial planned. Earhart noted as father of Mrs. Melville.
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Mau
Tohm J
Brady Street
Bartberger
Louise
Theodors Kratz Jone
Buia
Gera
Rack Island
Buffalo
St. Peter's Church
Osigck
Stephens
Alice Maud
Chasiw
East Fourth Street
Parmar
Phillip
Epworth
F.H
Walling Court
Earhart Wag
Martha E. Melville
Dayenpark
Train Kills Three In Buggy Near Vansville Wis
Three people died when a Northwestern train struck a buggy on a rural road near Vansville Wisconsin during a family reunion gathering. The wreck halted traffic for about an hour as rescuers searched the scene and identified the victims Anpet Ming Lovell and a 23 year old Frink resident.
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Jangsville
Wis
Willie
Vansville
Freight trains collide. two dead near Clover Leaf Railway
In a head on collision on the Clover Leaf Railway twenty miles west of Charleston yesterday afternoon, conductor Walter Lee of Charleston and a brakeman named Hobbles were killed. One engineer was slightly injured.
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Charleston
Til
Clover Leaf Railway
Here
Walter Lee
Guthrie Joiners Puzzle Local Lodge Membership Signs
In Guthrie Oklahoma a boy asks why a daily procession of men wearing signs appears, implying a family with no Mason Odd Fellow or Pythian ties. Swearingen investigates and learns none of the men share a direct lodgemembership. the mystery hints at broader fraternal associations.
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Guthrie
Okia
Syearingen
Rite
Macon
Swearingen
Tnd
Sweeringen
York
Data on Ex Soldiers Aims to Verify Pension Claims
Iowa moves to collect detailed information from ex soldiers and their families including enlistment and discharge, residence, mortgages, and farm assets. The form seeks precise data on homes, incumbrances, and livestock. The agricultural section probes farm value, stock, crops, and breeding.
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Iowa
Breda
Haytian Officials Jailed Over Bond Conspiracy
Port Au Prince Haiti December 22 former minister Guillaume sentenced to life reform and high bank officials to four years with two other ministers receiving three year terms for conspiring with the treasury secretary to fraudulently issue bonds from 200000 to 860000. The act grew from a 1920s Haitian debt consolidation. Nord’s government halted the plan before completion. Trial began November 28 with 33 charged and others awaiting sentences.
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Port Au
Prinice
Hayti
Vibrun Guillaume
Oral
Yestaring
Hayiti
Sam
M. Gédeon
Salut Vittor
Secretary of the Treasury
Nord
Pusteen
False Alarm at Opera Feat Sparks Panic in Dress Circle
A chaotic scene unfolds as a staged false alarm erupts during Feasat with Lady Millicent in the third row. A dramatic dash ends with the fire chief ordering hoses, Lady Millicent sheltered, and a vow to avoid similar stunts.
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Millicent
Lady Millicent
Magpie on a limb provokes mockery and mischief
A magpie perched by a highway limb attracts two travelers who misidentify it as a rare bird. They mock its claim until one of them hurls a stone, while a hidden crow observes the scene, silently weighing the fuss and risk.
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Whighway
Chicago News
Rook
Ant
Phice
Fragmentary Shakes’ Message Reads Like Odd Verse
An unclear OCR fragment hints at a Shakespearean style line about eyes feet and an envelope. The readable bits resemble a quote or stray text, not a complete event or report.
Unclear Flustered Lines From Variety Column
Fragmentary Variety item quotes a chemist and a scientist noting future food variety. It hints at a movement among governments to increase edible options by year 2000, with references to vegetables, fruits, and added foods. The readable strands suggest a broader discussion of dietary diversification.
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Nand
the International
Christmas Day in Catholic Churches of Italy
Christmas service described with Pontificate High Mass led by Bishop Congreve at Sacred Heart. Music praised as very fine, celebrating the holiday across Catholic communities in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity
Pontuscee
Congreve
Sacred Heart
Joy and Christmas at the White House in 1901
The Christmas service at Sacred Heart Cathedral drew crowds for Weber's Mass in G with a large choir and children from parish schools singing Latin sections. At St Anthony's and St Mary's churches, multiple masses featured lengthy programs led by notable organists and choirs. The Roosevelts celebrated a quiet White House Christmas with gifts, visits, and a dined en famille, while Captain Cowles hosted the tree unveiling.
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Sxerea Heart Cathedral
Weber
Coadjitor
Jame
Adeste
Fideles
Ss Solotiets
Bessie Spier
Misa Mahilda Lorraine
Meive Gales
Chedo
Eescthpeesumaaye Weber
Bfiss
Alice’ O'Connor
Mise Alice OG
Zesettatta
Gounod
Aguas Dei
Miss Nel
Tona Nobie
Waber
Atlut
O'Connor
Kathryn Mettormick
Sacred Heart
Kehowls
Adeste Fideles
Erita Billion
Texcelsia
Paerggi
Sala
Solas
Ule Ili
William Muetter
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
RO. M.fersuton
White House
Theodore Roose- Fell
Charlee
Ferguson
Cowles
Captain Cowles
Fairbanke
Warren
Fairbanks
Chicago
Local Church Service Highlights Noted in Davenport
A fragment describes a family church in Davenport with Rev. b guiding high mass at morning and another service in the evening. It mentions celebrants Father Schbeider and Tassang, a choir from St Joseph with solemn music and pleasing rendition of the services.
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Hstelta
Derwian
St. Mary's Church
Davenport
P. Ryan
Pastir
Ryao Celebrant
Ita
Lym
Knetel
le Jeal Soleil Lizabeeneld
Vrs
IJ. Flaneaan
Koenlzsnecker
Ofartery
LeTeal Benedienne
Miss Fineheld
Mr. Igsaocker
Asus
Weber Soins
Madge Martizelli
Irs
J. J. Flannagen
Perdainel
Dhott Aerhmnee
A. Flannagen
Seveyn Carthy
Elizabeth Finchela
Mary Ryan
Anna
Sullivan
Lilian Busler
Kate Flaknagan
O'Brien
Matsa Martine
Winifred Hui
Anna O'Brien
Chas
Ber Louis
Koeniganecker
Jon
Nigz
James O'Brien
Biatehell Martinelli
Mary Charlotte Homes
Bettendore
N. Jow
Giginger
Louis Siebengartier
Feamke Siebengartner
St. Soseph's
A Little Hero Helps a Christmas Dinner Family
In New York City on Christmas Day a sagging Sahdion Army family benefits from a child named Tad who visits for a dinner. Tad offers to help by doing chores and washing children, becoming a small beacon of kindness during a hard time as the community notes the act of micro charity.
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Booth Tucker
Sahdion
Paisse
New-York City
Patier
Jooks
Gedlaréi
Lim
Seven Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Iowa tablet honors
The Iowa State Historical Department reports a seventh revolutionary gravesite found in Iowa, adding Nathan Winton to the five previously recorded. The Sons of the American Revolution erected a tablet at the historical building listing William Blair Osborn Bryn George Perkins Shepherd and others, detailing Winton’s service and death in Wayne County in 1846.
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Wes Amicines
Charles Aldrich
State Historical” Department
Iowa
Aldrich
Wathan "Winton
Winton
Birs
Eye
Eldon
Nathan Winton
Connecticut
Stotch
Washington
Lalone
Valley Forge
Delaware
Pittsburg
Penn
Sons of the
Sheptee
Perce
William Blair
Bor
Lancaster
Des Moines
Sohn Osborn
Virginia
Linn County
Hearsetay Bryn
Washington County
George Perkins
South
Cerclinn
Zee
Cherries Shepherd
Pennsylvania
Hen 7
Mathan Winton
England
Wayne County
Three School Essays on Babies and Africa Party
A fragment from the National London Review presents three brief essays titled On Babies, On Africa Party, and On Benevolence. The text features quirky, informal notes on infant care, tea party preferences, and a charitable bequest. It mentions nursing, teething, open air gatherings, strawberry flavor, tea, bread spices, and a charity fund for college.
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National
London
Princess Dentistry in a Small Town Dental Visit
In a quirky scene a frightened patient resists a tooth extraction while the dentist, with a wink to his assistant, offers 300 trading stamps to any woman having a tooth pulled today. The patient hesitates but the doctor insists the procedure will be brief.
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Detlat
Pingama
Sea Coaling at Sea Revolutionizes Naval Refueling
The article describes a moving coal transfer system where a warship uses an overhead cable to hoist coal from a collier. It notes experiments by Russians and mentions practical adoption for long ocean voyages, comparing it to subway earth transfer methods and detailing capacity of thirty-five to forty tons per hour at ten to eleven knots. It also briefly references legal notices and a joke exchange about divorce.
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Seymour
Mediterranéan
Egypt
Spain
Aec
Jay
Santiago
Guantanamo Bay
Re Bewai
Sid Warshins
Jrotvizan
New York
Railroads Schedule Summary for Chicago Routes
Rail lines show depart and arrival times among Chicago Racine Milwaukee and Dubogwa. Details include connections to St Paul Minneapolis Eldridge Dixon and Kansas City with multiple trains daily. Notes mention California sleepers via Denver and Pueblo, Standard sleepers, and city ticket offices at Drady Street and Fifth Street.
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Chicago
Bolwauken
ST. Paul
Ratlway
Chi
Mikes
Racine
Millkee
Mirkue
Dubogwa Fonty
Dubgane
St- Paul
Minneapolis
Wes
Eldridge
Dixon
Serg Pam
Aim
West Pan
Tere Siu
Kangas City
Slor- Springs
Blonx City
Omi
Cailfdeath
Colorado
Omaha
Dex Moines
Eaves
California
Dafiasy Hanses City
Chitsist Express
Appa SxGam
Aed
Davenport
Genesp
Ana
Cambridge
Galva
Peoria
Cedar Rapids
Fon
Fsb
Huntington
Des Moines
Paul
St Paul
Rock Island
Des Bionnes
Cudyr
Des Motnes
Omeaka
Davenfort
St. Joe
Bane
Asarise Cy
Californiy Express
Ae Rock Tatand
Kansas City
Ghishane
Texas Fant Express
Golden State Limited
Proria
Milan -Cambriae
Weresting
Milan
Satria
Wyorming
Texye
Rook Island
Cambrides
Wyoming
Seceere - Tib
Teat
Atitan
Rock ‘Island
Sthave
Mth Street
Union Depot
Cable and Sherratt
Suh Street
Vatandara
Isleep
Denver
Pueblo
Via
Colorads
Chitago
City Teket
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