Transport Logan Ninth Regiment Vanishes in Pacific Fears
M E McFarland of Ainsworth, a Washington county youth, sails on the transport Logan carrying the Ninth Regiment from the Philippines toward China. The vessel is five days overdue and no word has come. Officials in Washington fear disaster or wreck possibly from a typhoon while Secretary Hay awaits word from Rear Admiral Kemple.
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M. E. McFarland
Ainsworth
Logan
Washington County
Bomsio Ainsworth
Arthur McFarland
Philippines
Washington
W. RK
Jeffrey
A. Anderson
W. R. Jev Prey
W. R Jeffrey
Verdi Telephone Accident and Local Notes
Ve ws by telephone accident at Verdi Saturday reports a minor incident. A little boy narrowly escaped death after a horse kicked near the area. Other county news lists visits and local movements including Ralph W. Thompson returning from Burlington and various residents traveling or visiting relatives.
Immense crowd marks Fourth of July in Little City
A large audience gathered in the Little City on Saturday for Fourth of July events. The day featured a 2:30 parade with pony, bicycle, and foot races, a concert by local and visiting bands, speeches by Reverends Palmer and Eight, and a Star Spangled Banner chorus. Winners included Dayton of Keota in the bicycle race and Whet-Stine of Wellman in the 100 yard dash. About 3000 people attended the 8:44 fireworks show, with spectators from Washington Wellman Keota and nearby towns.
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West Chester
Hom
Pulver
Washington
Dublin
America
Rey
Neilie Grash
Emma Maughlin
Revs. Palmer
Keota
Columbus Junction
Dayton
Boyer
Whet- Stine
Wellman
Timmons
Boy nearly killed by horse kick near Tucker locale
The Tucker family saw a narrow escape when a horse kicked the little son of Mr Tucker as he tried to pass at T. E. McMillan’s stable south of town. The boy was unconscious briefly but revived under a physician’s care and is said to be improving. Sam Manatt and wife visited the Griffith home, while Erma Harrison of Letts is staying with the Derby and McMillan households.
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Tucker
Here
T. E. McMillan
Sam Manatt
Kansas City
Chas. Griffith
Erma Harrison
Letts
W. L. Derby
Gorhams Visit Mt Union. City Hall Gets New Roof
Mr and Mrs Gorham of Mt Union visit Mrs Coe as carpenters begin installing a new roof on the city hall today.
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Gorham
Mt Union
Local residents visit farm and relatives
A P Gardner of your city is here today working on his farm. Chas Henderson is visiting with his relatives there for a few days.
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A P Gardner
Chas. Henderson
Moonlit Supper and Picnic Draws Local Residents to Coppock
A crowd including Walter Ayres and wives Charles Parkinson and wives GQ Logan Payne and wife H M Richer and wife L H Wallace and wife plus Miss Esta Stauffer Anna Henderson Bertha Walker Wm A White Paul Reed Mort Keeley and others traveled to Coppock for a moonlight picnic by the Chicauqua. An afternoon union temperance meeting at the Presbyterian church announced for 7 45 will form a new youth organization with Rev Stark speaking. Rev Rodman returns from the Kansas City Democratic convention where he met John McCleery and Clark Parker. Col to wed Miss Barden of Colorado soon. Ira Sproull of Wayland visited relatives.
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Coppock
Chicauqua
Walter Ayres
Charles Parkinson
Logan Payne
H M Richer
L H Wallace
Owen Wilson
Esta Stauffer
Anna Henderson
Bertha Walker
Wm. A. White
Paul Reed
Mort Keeley
Presbyterian Church
Stark
Rev. Rodman
Kansas City
John McCleery
This
Churches Unite for Sunday Union Services in City Yard
The churches held a first union service in the school yard last night with Rev Crozier preaching and a well attended gathering. Stewart Bros shipped ten cattle cars from Tom Singmaster's stock and from Richland to Chicago worth about £12000, while the Keota band provided music for a Paris celebration with a street entertainment that drew praise.
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School Yard
Crozier
Stewart Bros
Tom Singmaster
His Point
Richland
Chicago
Keota
Paris
Thompson Taylor coffee at Huwer's Westside Grocery
Local notes report Thompson and Taylor high grade coffees at Huwer's Westside Grocery. Several social visits noted, including Miss Sarah Smythe and Mrs Hite in Wayland. An excursion to Rock Island is planned for July 18 with special train from Washington. A Shetland pony is missing from Dr Drez Barn West Chester and seeks return.
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Thompson & Taylor
Huwers Westside
J. M. Lytle
Huwer’s
Sarah Smythe
Ake Hite
Wayland
Tom Brooks
Gilley
Jas Acheson
Washington
Morgan Grady
Hannibal
Chas. Browner
Wellman
Rock Island
Fk. E. Stewart
Agt
Lost and found and rental and sale notices
WANTS LOST FOUND. Founp pocketbook and Lady's brown jacket inquiries at Journal office. FOR SALE Durham cow and calf see Tom Reeves. Two unfurnished rooms to rent inquire at Journal office. Hustling young man can make $60 per month and expenses permanent position no experience needed write for particulars Clark Co. 4th Locust Philadelphia.
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Durham
Tom Reeves
Clark & Co
4Th and Locust Sts
Phila
Four Firemen Die in Pittsburg Fire Collapse
Pittsburg downtown blaze claims four firemen dead and six injured as a china and glassware firm fire collapses a floor. Victims all connected to engine companies 4 and 11. several others hurt in the disaster on Fifth Avenue between Wood and Market. Loss estimated at $100,000.
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Pittsburg
Pittshburg
John Griffin
St. Clair Crawford
Max Latterbaugh
John Lewis
Dan Campbell
Stewart Barnes
Edward Kearney
William Erb
George Munn
William Doyle
T. G. Evans & Co
China and Glassware
Fifth Avenue
Wood
Market Streets
Bigamy charge after Granite City arrest shocks region
East St. Louis reports Rudolph Munsinger and his wife Cora arrested in Granite City on a bigamy warrant. The case stems from Charles Fayles’s claim he married Cora a year earlier and that she wed Munsinger last week. Fayles plans to prosecute. Cora defends herself amid Copeland revival ties.
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East St. Louis
Rudolph Munsinger
Cora
Granite City
Charles Fayles
Munsinger
Fayles
Edwardsville
Rey. Carson
Venice
Ife
Copeland
Madison
Shoe
Hull aids Republican campaign in Chicago office stay
Representative Hull arrives in Chicago and will be based at the Auditorium hotel for a month assisting Chairman Babcock with campaign work for the Republican congressional committee.
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Chicago
Hull
Republican Congressional Committee
Auditorium Hotel
Babcock
Brother Kills Brother In Kingman Family Quarrel
Wichita reports Douglas Walker was shot and killed by his brother in law Albert Boyle during a family quarrel in Kingman. The incident ends in a fatal shooting within the family circle and authorities are investigating.
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Wichita
Kan
Douglas Walker
Albert Boyle
Kingman
Piano for road team trade request with Western horses
Mr M R Breuer seeks to exchange a good piano for a medium priced road team preferring Western horses. Gasoline stores priced from 325 dollars upward at J N Lewis Co. listings.
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M. R. Breuer
J. N. Lewis & Co
Three Days in Paris Leaves Flippant Impression
A countryman returns from Paris and tells a crony that Parisians are delightful yet frivolous and unable to form lasting attachments. He spent only three days there, a remark reported by the Chicago News.
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Paris
Chicago News
Great States Minnesota and North Dakota Promote Land Regions
Two states Minnesota and North Dakota offer vast acreages with lakes and timbered lands in Minnesota and a wheat rich Red River valley in North Dakota. The region boasts railways churches schools colleges and health appeal. Chas S Fee Northern Pacific Ry St Paul Minn offers tourist literature and Worderland 1900 for sale.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Ube
Red Kiver
Minnesota
North Dakota
Union
Chas. S Fee
Northern Pacific Ry
St. Paul Minn
Washington travel office promotes first class excursions
The agency advertises low fare, first class trips from Washington to Colorado Salt Lake City and Ogden with dates in June July and August. It offers Yellowstone Paris and other dates by major lines and runs a coach to Denver during the U P Convention leaving Washington at 8 20 am and arriving 11 00 am next day.
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Washington
Colorado Points
Salt Lake City
Oxyden
Yellowstone National Park
Paris
All Points
White Star Line
Red Star Line
International Transportation Co
Denver
U. P
Summer Excursion Rates From Burlington & Northwestern
Special excursion rates offered to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City Ogden Hot Springs Spearfish Deadwood Buster South Dakota Sheridan Wyoming and more. One fare plus 2.00 round trip with sale dates June 5 to Aug 7 for 21 day tickets and June 20 July 9 17 August 21 for Oct 31 1900 limits. Also Young People's Christian Union convention rate to Denver July 25 1900. For rates and sale dates contact E G Fox Agent.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood
Springs
Colo
Salt Lake City
Qodgen
Utah
Hot Springs Spearfish
Deadwood
Buster
S D
Sheridan
Wyo
Young People's Christian Union of the
UP Church of North America
Vanitou
Pueblo Cola
Colorado
Iowa Central Ba Y
Dav R
Glenwood Springs
Oxden
South Dakota
Wyoming
Iown Central
Batty
Marshalltown
Lowa
Weeks Break-up A Cold Tech Sets
A playful patent-like notice offers Weeks' Break-up A Cold Tech Sets with a cheerful refund promise if it fails to cure. The item is priced at 2 cents from Stewart's Pharmacy.
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Stewart
Northern Pacific Home Seekers Excursions Offer Land Prospects
The Northern Pacific Railway runs bi monthly Home Seekers Excursions on the first and third Tuesdays. From eastern terminals tickets cover travel to main line points and west branches. Aitkin Little Falls Minnesota to many locations at one fare plus two dollars round trip. Time allowed for settlers to inspect land prices and conditions with aims of purchasing homes in the northwest. Information from G D Rogers district pass agent Des Moines Iowa or Charles S Fee good pass agent St Paul Minnesota. Wonderland 1900 illustrated tourist book available for six cents.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Aitkin
Little Falls
Mion
Northwest
Ciming Country
Northern Pacific
Chas. S
St. Paul
Minn
Fee
Railway Offers Reduced Fares For Conventions
The Iowa Central Railway lists reduced round trip rates for two conventions. National Republican League meet in St Paul July 17-19 with one fare plus two dollars. sale July 15 and 17. Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Chicago Aug 27–Sept 1 with fare for round trip. sale Aug 25 and 29. return by Sept 1. Also hotel services note special attention for ladies' shoe cleaning at Ort Waters Parlor.
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Iowa Central Railway
National Republican League
St Paul
Minn
National
Fear Evil Spirits and Clever Names in Folk Beliefs
A note on Chinese beliefs fearing evil spirits targeting the eldest son and the trick of naming him Sixth Little Sister to fool spirits. Observations on marriage and money in playful prose. A St Louis man maintains a nationwide bank list to boast of his large bank account.
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St. Louis
Chicago Daily News
Real Estate Ad Promotes Low Prices and Additions
A compact real estate notice touts new additions at lower prices and urges readers to locate better places to invest. The message emphasizes ongoing advance of property offerings and encourages action now.
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