Honor Memory Heroes Decorated At Cemeteries
Memorial ceremonies were held in a tabernacle forenoon with Van denburgh Post and schoolchildren, then graves at East Side and Oak Hill cemeteries decorated. A list honors Union soldiers buried in Himmet county, with names and multiple groups participating. A river service honored naval dead as flowers drifted.
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East Side
Oak Hill
Tabernacle
Vandenburgh Post
Company 10
Coon Music
Campbell Bayley
Percy Rey
Wasser
Jolson
Lion
N. J. Lee
Morney
Grand Army
Kotehuin
G. A. BR
W. ER. C
Oak Hill Cemetery
Moat Side
Dess Moines
Himmet County
Oklahoma Land Sale Law Sparks Homebuyers Chance
An ad outlines a chance to obtain land in Oklahoma through a new state law. It promises one and a half million acres, with a forty year term at a stated interest rate. The notice offers a map and copy of the law for purchase at $1.00, instructing readers to respond for details.
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Oklahoma
Lang
Congress Urged to Curb Cocaine Curse and Protect Homes
New York May 24 thousands of physicians philanthropic workers and drug houses back a plan by the American Health League for federal control of cocaine Prevent imports from abroad through a prohibitory tariff 1 50 per ounce on foreign cocaine and five cents per pound on coca leaves plus internal revenue tax licensing and stamping to curb illicit trade and safeguard American homes leaders say the nation must act to check the drug plague and rally Washington to consider immediate measures
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New York
Congress
American Health League
Washington
United States
Aneto Sani
Teaders
Rock Island adds telegraphic baseball scores on Rocky Mountain Limited
The Rock Island Lines will add telegraphic baseball score service to the Rocky Mountain Limited and Mountaineer train schedules for early final scores from National American Western leagues. The service expands to Golden State Limited from June 9, aiding travelers en route to Colorado or California to follow the baseball situation. AVRAYED A red cow Monday sight May lith Finder notify W Ooaivenee Bathorrit wa
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Rock Island Lines
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Limited
Mountaineer
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
Bathorrit
Contenders Busy As Subscriptions Grow For Piano Contest
Busy week as new subscribers swell the piano contest list. Contestants press toward the sole prize with several near ties among names such as Hattie Yorks Ball, Rosale McKibben, Lona Larson, Ela Hilson, Jexsle Schult, Mayme Beck Jorde, Edo Osher, Blanche Young, Thelma Kennedy, Marguerite Booth, Grace Dowden, and more. The field expands with more entrants possible before the final close.
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Yorks Hattie Ball
Rosale McKibnen
Lona Larson
Ela Hiison
Jexsle Schult
Wee Haw
Mayme Beck Jorde KO Edo Osher
Jacobson
Blanche Young
Thelma Kennedy
Marguerite Booth
Grace Dowden
Horn Jonson
Ore Olson
Florence Kis
Kuna Sando
Lohm
Lorna Doone at Chautauqua with Armstrong Pictures
Albert Armstrong of Boston directs a new Chautauqua program offering vivid true to life film dramatizations of Lorna Doone and other noted works. He portrays multiple characters with impressive fidelity, bringing the Doone valley tale to life for Redpath-Vawler audiences.
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Albert Arm
Albert Armstrong
Mr. Armstrong
Watson
Bonnie Briar
Armstrong
Redpath-Vawler
Web ster City's new post office of grand design
The Webster City post office is described as one of the finest of its size in the state, costing about 75000 with a notable solid mahogany door valued at 1500. The article also notes a state law requiring outward swinging doors for many public buildings and mentions preparations for encampments at Lake Okoboji with troops from Company G and the Fifty-Sixth Regiment Band, including trips on August 18 for ten days.
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Webster City
Ional National Guards
Sumnilme
Lake Okoboji
W. ‘T. Chantland
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake
Brownell Heights
Hayward's Bay
Lake
Okoboji
Day Service To Be Installed By Be therville Council
City council actions move to install day electric light service this month with new dynamos and transformer changes. Supt French expects continuous service soon and calls for dynamo changes for mechanical needs. The town is urged to switch gasoline engines to dynamos for reliability and revenue. Weekly weather summary notes May 80, 1900 reports showers, crop conditions, planting progress, and fruit bloom across the state. An Essex Harriers hound loses an eye and is fitted with a glass eye.
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French
Betherville
Our Manly Training of Girls Sparks Debate on Education
Katherine Eggleston argues in Womans Home Companion June issue that girl education neglects women’s roles from kindergarten to college. She says curricula focus on men’s work and domestic skills not women’s careers, urging balanced training for girls and boys.
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Katherine Egglestone
Hardella
Kindergarden
Tincolin
Washington
Billy
Jobots
Do You Travel Travelers Checks Advertising Offer
Travelers checks issued by the American Bankers Association are presented as a safe convenient way to carry funds worldwide. They can be cashed at any bank without identification and boast advantages over other travelers checks. A new supply has just been received and displayed for customers.
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American Bankers’ Association
United States
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