Death of L L Stephens in Orcutt Oil Fire
Friends report the death of L L Stephens a former Ainsworth resident after a massive blaze at Orcutt Santa Maria oil fields began at 1 am. He was fatally injured by an oil gas explosion and fell into a tank of hot water and steam. The incident caused extensive damage to Union Oil plant and tens of thousands of barrels of oil burned as thousands battled the fire. Stephens will be buried in Los Angeles where his parents reside, with siblings in Ainsworth.
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Ainsworth
Gad
L. L. Stephens
Stephens
California
Los Angeles
Lytle Stephens
Mr. Stephens
Chicago Tribune
Calif
Frank Curtis
John Williamson
Orcutt
Santa Maria
Oil Fire Sparks at Tank Farm Edges Union Facility
Union Company gains access to 100000 barrels of oil to aid salvage efforts after a blaze at a tank farm. Officials say the fire started from electric wiring in a small building adjacent to a large storage tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ard Oil Company
Union Company
Hanley Returns From Denver After Democratic Convention Visit
P J Hanley traveled from Denver where he attended the Democratic convention and visited Colorado Springs and Pike's Peak. On his return he stopped in Lincoln to call on Mr Bryan, who gave him a tour of his home and curios and praised the Democratic platform. Hanley says the trip was the best he has had.
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P. J. Hanley
Denver
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Pike's Peak
Lincoln
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Hanley
Hanley
Excursion Trains Bring Throngs to Rock Island Depots
Morning trains to the city swell crowds as Rock Island runs two specials from Fairfield and Sigourney and adds coaches to handle the rush. Over 200 from Columbus Junction Cotter and Ainsworth on No 1 and nearly as many on Milwaukee service, Fairfield special top heavy with 300 plus, Sigourney Keota West Chester about 4350 aboard, Burlington line over 200. Largest excursion in years taps local towns and platforms crowded with riders.
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Rock Island
Fairfield
Sigourney
Columbus Junction
Cotter
Ainsworth
Milwaukee
Keota
West Chester
Burlington
Reverend I W Williams Testifies About Kidney Remedy
Huntington West Virginia clergyman Rev I W Williams testifies that Foley's Kidney Remedy helped his nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and that it lives up to its claimed benefits Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the product in the same quotation.
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I. W. Williams
Huntington
W. Va
Foley
Lemmon
Ashby Plans Big Land Opening Excursion Tuesday
See Ashby about his Big Land Opening Excursion which leaves Tuesday for Meade County Kansas. £ 30-31
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Ashby
Meade County
Kansas
Quieting Title in Iowa Real Estate in 1908 Case
In Washington County Iowa Christina Meyer sues to quiet title to West half of Southwest quarter Section 11 Township 76 North Range 8 West. Petition alleges open continuous possession for over twenty years, claims defendants and unknown claimants with possible deeds mortgages or titles, seeks reform and equitable relief, and warns default if not answered by Sept 1 1908. Attorneys: W.&J. L. Broom...
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Samuel B. Bert
Abijah H. Vansickle
Joseph K Starr
James E. Brown, Jr
William Todd
P. French
John Elrod
Wm. T. Morman
George M. Reed
Washington County Savings Bank
M. Weedenbeck
M. Weidenbeck
Michael Weedbeck
M. Wiedenbeck
John J. Weldin
Chas. D. Weldin
Chilcote and Cook
William Bennington
Albert L. Patterson
District Court
Washington County
Iowa
Court House
Washington
W.&j. L. Brooxuanr
Augustus Burham
John B. Patterson
Calvin Craven
R. Burham
Samuel W. Patterson
Margaret Patterson
Hugh Smith
Louisa W. Thompson
The Puzzler No. 205 Rhymed Enigma
A rhymed puzzle claims I have one eye and that eye lacks eight yet aids all tasks. I am sharp without wit and bright without sense. I influence fortune for some and provide delight to others. I am claimed useful to you in hidden wording.
Barnum Bailey Show Arrives Amid Rainy Day Crowd
A large crowd in town watched the Barnum & Bailey circus arrive despite a damp ground that prevented a parade. About twenty four horses moved mired wagons while the show drew praise for its thrills. The automobile act opens the evening program and animal cages close at 8 15.
KING DAVID SPOKE TO PHILISTINE S MUSIC
Riddle style entry from a pictorial spelling puzzle series. Clues point to a king praised by David in biblical text, combining letters common and uncommon between word pairs. The solution identifies a historical or legendary monarch associated with David’s singing.
Connected Word Squares from St. Nicholas
Puzzle list of nine interconnected word squares with clues across categories. Entries include heavenly bodies, a game of cards, agreeable odor, leather whip, and terms for surface, entrance, part of the face, and more, forming a literary puzzle from St. Nicholas.
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South America
St. Nicholas
Noted Women and Local Oddities Highlight Evening News
Miss Clara Barton denies Christian Science claim. Mrs. Jacob Peters of Venango Pa aged eighty writes to five papers. Mary Dawson eighty continues to work as a Boston maid of sixty years at New England House. Julia Chapman wins a silverware set in a Fossil Oregon board sawing contest. Elizabeth Loughridge of Lexington Ky in electric sparker wreath leads a grand march and is badly burned. Evelyn Fellows Masury Boston society woman lets maid Della Landers host a party at her house. Eliza Allen of Augusta Me claims to be the United States youngest great grandmother at fifty, still farming vigorously.
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Clara Barton
Jacob Peters
Venango
Mary Dawson
New England House
Boston
Paran Stevens
Julia Chapman
Steiner Hall
Fossil
Ore
Elizabeth Loughridge
Lexington
Evelyn Fellows Masury
Della Landers
Eliza Allen
Augusta
United States
Pen Chisel and Brush in New York Art Circles
The late Professor Jebb’s unpublished Fragments of Sophocles are to be carried on by a Cambridge scholar. German sculptor Gustav Eberlein is visiting New York and aims to sculpt busts of Roosevelt Morgan Harriman and other leaders. Walter Crane and his wife host in a modest Kennington house, inviting guests with formal phrasing and widespread popularity.
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Jebb
Sophocles
Cambridge
Gustav Eberlein
New York
Emperor William
Roosevelt
J. P. Morgan
E. H. Harriman
Walter Crane
High Street
Kensington
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Cure All Stages
A testimonial filled ad asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 refund for any case not cured and urges readers to request testimonials, with product sold for 75 cents and urging Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Mhall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Sporting Notes On Canadian Champion Turn To Pro Ranks
Arthur Marcotte, the amateur Canadian dil-nard champion, has joined the professional ranks. The first heat under 2:10 on the grand circuit in 1907 ran 2.07. Highball, Lee Talbot, famed for schoolboy hammer records at Mercersburg, shines anew at Cornell University as the champion wrestler. An American trainer notes that Orloff trotter horses look well before a family carriage but would be out of place on any race track outside Russia.
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Arthur Marcotte
Canada
Highball
Lee Talbot
Mercersburg
Cornell University
Orloff
Great Automobile Act Scheduled for Evening Show
The press agent notes the great automobile thriller opens first at the evening performance so patrons should arrive early for ample time. The menagerie ceases at 8 15 to begin preparations for shipment to the next stand. If you attend this evening, go early.
No. 210 Poultry Show Sparks in Colored Pageant
In a crowded poultry show scene Mr Greyhorn stands center as a snow white bird dominates the display. Figures in black and gold flank the stage with five toed English breeds drawing attention. The Massachusetts flock remains loyal while Guy and Dot Admire admire the lace and latticed birds. Dot drops her brooch and gasps as partridge pens, turbaned birds, and black beauties with red combs command notice.
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Greyhorn
Massachusetts
Guy
Dot
Pointed Paragraphs on Love and Generational Advice
The Atchison Globe notes each generation pushes moral lines sooner as youths echo earlier calls for virtue. It contrasts the idea that wickedness brings no fun with the urge to judge what others deem good.
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Atchison Globe
Not Quite O F Haight Foils Pickpocket in Washington Visit
Washington visitor O F Haight experienced a near-theft when a pickpocket attempted to lift his pocketbook in Winfield. Haight sensed trouble, restrained the thief as accomplices caused a push to free him, and the trio fled, leaving the pocketbook recovered.
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O. F. Haight
Washington
Winfield
Mr. Haight
Fragmentary note on long-forgotten dispute conveyed
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a historic conflict or event involving individuals and places, with unclear names and actions. The readable parts suggest a dispute or commentary preserved in a ledger or column, but concrete details remain obscured.
Riddles and Hidden Articles Puzzle Series List
A sequence of puzzle items numbered 197 to 204 listing topics such as scales versus bark riddles, hidden articles for dressmakers, a cat and dog word puzzle, diamond letter codes, a rhomboid puzzle, hidden girl's names, an electric square puzzle about destroying squares, and an anacrostic titled Palmist.
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Robin
Tie
Mabel
Anna
Dora
Sara
Madge
Bertha
Palmist
Carter Couple Visits Burlington Arrive for City Day
Mr and Mrs Francis Carter of Burlington arrived this morning and spent the day with relatives in the city and attended the Barnum and Bailey circus performing nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barnum & Bailey Aggregation
Francis Carter
Burlington
City
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Mrs Nettie Anderson Visits From Ainsworth Today
Mrs Nettie Anderson arrived from Ainsworth this morning and spent the day in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Anderson
Ainsworth
City
Petition Approved and Publication Ordered in The Evening Journal
Be it remembered that on June 23, 1908, the verified petition in the above enments of said petition and is approved and ordered published in THE EVENING JOURNAL once each week for four weeks. R. FE. WILLCOCKSON, Judge of said Court.
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Evening Journal
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Union Oil Company
South Dakota Lands
D. A. Chalmers
Geo. Peck
Christina Meyer
T the
Hell
David
Sporting Notes
Infrurdy Amme
the Royal
Beef Trust
Washington Co
Stuart A McGready
J.P. H. Taylor
Ss. W
J. L. Brookhart
Plaintiff
R. FE. Willcockson
Glearing
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