Hoyle & Knottneros Bowlers Defeat Commercial Club Team
Hoyle & Knottneros bowling alleys hosted a match against the Commercial Club bowlers last night on the north side. High scores included a 2064 by John Little and Rott MecConahey, with Hoyle & Knottneros winning by 157 pins after three games. Roy Y. Stichter runs the east side restaurant, and Bruce Watson from Des Moines arrives with 27 men to string two copper wires for Iowa Telephone Co. between this city and Ottumwa.
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Hoyle & Knottnerus
John Little
Rott MecConahey
Hoyle & Knottneros
Bruce Watson
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Iowa Telephone Co
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted As Internal Remedy
Claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. States it is not a quack medicine and was prescribed by a top physician for years. Includes testimonials and says the product is made by F.J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Jlal
Hall
F.J. Cheney, & CO
Props
Toledo
Athlophoros CO
New Haven
Conn
Vienna Bakery Features Fresh Pies and Treats
Local notes mention the Vienna bakery offering ten cent pies and fresh Fern beat chocolates, along with Dean's fine bread in wax wrap. Traveling and visiting residents frequent the city while the Quincy Adams Sawyer show company arrives from Muscatine. The article notes social events, shoppers, and upcoming performances at the Graham theater with prices and theatre hype.
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George Dempsey
Altamount
Vienna
Dot Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Riley Miller
Link Hall
Sigourney
Winnie Rankin
Ainsworth
Fern
Prairie Flower Baptist Church Fire Near Miss
Children arriving for a Sabbath afternoon service discovered smoke and a smouldering floor at Prairie Flower Baptist Church. A heated wood handle on the grate shaker dropped embers that set the floor, but lack of draft slowed the fire and the problem was fixed.
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Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Regular meeting of Degree of Honor tonight
All members are urged to attend the regular Degree of Honor meeting this evening to participate in proceedings and discussions.
Iowa Soldier Killed In Charge At Battle
COL McFarland died leading the 19th Iowa during a charge in battle. W. KR Jeffrey and Thomas FE Johnson sustained wounds in this county. The day described as Sabbath bore strong similarities to the present weather and mood.
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Col McFarland
Iowa
W. KR. Jeffrey
Thomas FE. Johnson
Wellman Car Parade Boosts Town as Auto Center
Special to the Evening Journal from Wellman notes the city is becoming an automobile center after a batch of new Oldsmobiles were driven through town last Saturday. Names listed include William Darnell Gus Klockenteger M Struble Lewis Wahl and Eardley Bell Jr. A fire at the Samuel Oldfield home damaged the interior but Mrs Oldfield extinguished it before it spread.
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Martin Dennison
Washington
Aliie E. McCreedy
J. A. Thompson
Longneckar
Methodist
Letts
Thompson
Wellman
Samuel Oldfield
J. W. Eyestone
Nothing Reserved at A Mason Sale this Saturday
Everything must go at the A Mason sale with no reservations. Miss Inez Holden left for Chicago this morning to visit her sister over the holidays.
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A. Mason
Inez Holden
Chicago
Burlington Return After Brief City Visit
D. A. Overholt returned to Burlington this morning after a brief business visit in the city. Mrs. Anna Rehmel of Grace Hill was shopping in the city today.
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George Maxwell
Crawfordsville
S. W. Neal
Des Moines
D. A. Overholt
Burlington
City
Anna Rehmel
Grace Hill
J. A. Peterson
Ainsworth
Local Social Notes Highlight Residents and Visits
Local residents list daily movements including J A Young passenger on the Q. Mrs Will Anwy of Crawfordsville visits the city, Mrs J N Eyestone of Wellman, and Mrs R S Mills return home in Richland. Others travel to Wayland or attend a funeral, with births and illnesses noted.
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J. A. Young
Will Anwy
Crawfordsville
J. N. Eyestone
Wellman
R.S. Mills
Richland
8. A. White
Bette
Ohio officials face recovery suits over alleged county funds
Columbus authorities prepare to sue to recover 140.28 dollars allegedly stolen from Franklin county treasury by current and former officials. The action follows a state examiners report highlighting large sums taken and fees drawn after a fee schedule was issued.
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Columbus
Franklin County Treasury
Auditor of State
Webber
Arosecutor
John A. Bliss
BE. A. Dover
Franklin County
State Bureau of Accounting
Yanko English Marriage Binds Heiress to British Peerage
New York heiress Joyce Breese wed Lord Willoughby Erskine, heir to the Earl of Ancaster, at St Margaret's Westminster. The ceremony drew the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Ambassador Reid and Miss Reid, and Ladies Dartmouth and Cheylesmore with Lincolnshire yeomenry lining the aisle. Presentations included gifts from the Duke and Duchess of Connaught.
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London
United States
Ioise
W. J. Breese
New York
Willoughby Eresby
Earl of
Ancaster
Whien
St. Margaret’s Church
Westminster
Duke
Lrachess of
Connaught
Reid
Dartmouth
Cheylesmore
Lincolnshire Yeomenry
McGovern to Fight Nelson in January Match
Joe Humphreys, manager for Terry McGovern, confirms a bout with Battling Nelson at the Light Guard Armory in Philadelphia on January 26. Promoters offer 50 percent of gate, split 45 percent to Nelson and 5 percent to McGovern, weight set at 188 pounds.
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McGovern
Nelson
Boston
Joe Humphreys
No Worry for Employees Yet In Cincinnati Rail Case
Judson Harmon the new receiver for the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton and Pere Marquette railroads drafted an official notice stating all employees are safe for the present before leaving the city on a business trip to Pittsburgh.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Judson Harmon
Hamilton
Dayton
Pere Marquette
Senator Mitchell Seeks Fairbanks to Step Down Chair
Vice President Fairbanks received a telegram from Senator Mitchell of Oregon requesting resignation from the chairmanship of the senate committee on inter oceanic canals.
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Washington
Fairbanks
Mitchell
Oregon
Senate Committee On
Burglary at Oakfield Post Office Yields Cash and Stamps
Burglars blew open the Oakfield New York post office safe and secured 100 dollars and a large quantity of postage stamps. John Reedy a Civil War veteran and his daughter Ellen perished in a house fire on Neversink mountain near Reading Pennsylvania. Seth Bullock a Rough Rider and friend of President Roosevelt was nominated as United States marshal for South Dakota.
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Oakfield
N. Y
John Reedy
Ellen
Neversink Mountain
Reading
Seth Bullock
Roosevelt
South Dakota
State of Things Alleged At Indiana School Hearings
At the investigation of conditions at the Girls Industrial School and Women's Prison Mrs. Charlies EB Coffin testified she saw inmates dragged with chloroform to quiet screams. Other witnesses testified inmates were beaten cruelly.
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Indianapolis
Girls’ Industrial School
Charlies EB. Coffin
Board of Managers
Body of Edward Vrankorki Found Near Railroad Tracks
The body of Edward Vrankorki foreman at Lobbell Car Wheel works was found between Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in Wilmington Delaware. He bore marks of violence and had money in his pockets though none was found on him.
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Wilmington
Del
Edward Vrankorki
Pennsylvania Railroad
Vrankorki
Lobbell Car Wheel Works
Patrick Is Sentenced Again For Rice Murder
Albert T. Patrick has been sentenced to death by electricity during the week beginning January 22 for the murder of William Marsh Rice. An appeal to the United States Supreme Court will likely delay the execution again.
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New York
Bec
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
United States Supreme Court
Patrick
Patient Overpowers Nurses Then Leaps From Window
Frank Lewis, patient at Grant Hospital in Columbus, overpowered his nurses and jumped to death from a fourth floor window.
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Frank Lewis
Grant Hospital
Columbus,c
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