Storms Rattle Midwest Kill Several Across States
Special dispatches report tornadoes and cloudbursts across Illinois Indiana and Kentucky. New Minden Illinois faces a deadly tornado with four fatalities while Gradyville Kentucky endures a cloudburst that claims ten to fifteen lives. York Kentucky sees extensive home destruction and deaths. Duquoin Illinois reports damaged houses but no fatalities.
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Chicago
The
Evening Journal
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
New Minden
St. Louis
Gradyville
York
Duquoin
Ed Nicholson Returns From Cleveland Ohio Visit
Local news notes Ed Nicholson has returned from a short visit with relatives in Cleveland Ohio.
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Ed Nicholson
Cleveland
Ohio
Local women register at Rest Room
Miss Bertha Anderson of Wyman Edna Smith of Crawfordsville Myra Coon of Haskins Mrs Win Rickey of Wellman Myrtle LaMotte of Brighton Minnie Pehler of Ainsworth and Mrs Will Taylor of Grace Hill registered at the Rest Room today.
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Bertha Anderson
Wyman
Edna Smith
Crawfordsville
Myra Coon
Haskins
Win Rickey
Wellman
Myrtle LaMotte
Brighton
Minnie Pehler
Ainsworth
Will Taylor
Grace Hill
Stage Fright and a One Line Triumph in Bohemian
Henry Miller recalls a Toronto stage debut as the Earl of Shrewsbury in Amy Robsart. He fretted over one line and rehearsed endlessly only to learn on opening night no one heard him speak, a humbling moment captured in Bohemian.
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Toronto
Earl of Shrewsbury
Amy Robsart
Henry Miller
Bohemilan
Mistaken Occupations and Moral Work
Lida A. Churchill argued that choosing a suited vocation brings joy and progress, while misaligned careers cause personal ruin and societal harm. The piece urges embracing one’s true calling as a path to moral and personal perfection.
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Handel
Turner
Claude Lorraine
Schiller
Pascal
Lida A. Churchill
Accident Claim Sparks Police Shooting Debate
A Philadelphia Ledger item describes a policeman claiming an on trial shooting of a fleeing prisoner was an accident. The officer asserts he shot the suspect to stop the escape, while the prisoner’s response questions proof.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Iowa Central Railway Sells Round Trip Tickets to California
In observance of the National Educational Association meeting in Los Angeles the Iowa Central Railway offers round trip tickets to San Francisco and Los Angeles from June 22 to July 5 with return by September 15, 1907. One fare for the round trip, with stop over privileges and travel via any direct route. For details contact agents or A B Cutts, G P and T.
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National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Iowa Central Ry
San Francisco
A. B. Cutts
G. P
Tae i Ae
Carris Match Case Firm Swamped With Orders
KE Carris and brother face heavy demand as Ed perfects the match case design and sales soar. An effort to raise capital and install machinery could enable in-house production of all parts, boosting output beyond the current 500 orders. The plan aims to leverage a growing market for a novel, useful device.
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KE. C. Carris
Carris
South Dakota Postmasters Get Pay Adjustments Effective July
The post office department announces July 1 pay changes for South Dakota postmasters. Increases range from 100 to 400 dollars with many offices listed by town and new salaries, plus several decreases and a reclassification of Cacoma to fourth class.
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Washington, D. C
South Dakota
Post Office Department
Aberdeen
Alexandria
Arlington
Atesan
Belle Fourche
Bridgewater
Britton
Chamberlain
Clark
Clear Lake
de Smet
Elkton
Faulkton
Flandreau
Geddes
Gettysburg
Groton
Highmore
Howard
Hurley
Huron
Ipswich
Kimball
Madison
Mellette
Mitchell
Parker
Pierre
Scotland
Beresford
Bowdle
Custer
Edgemont
Montrose
Redfield
Selby
Springfield
Wagner
Wessington Springs
Rapid City
Bonestee
Deadwood
Hartford
Vermillion
Cacoma
Burlington Time Card Adjusts Local Rail Schedule
A new time card takes effect Monday affecting Burlington service. The morning train arrives at 9:40 and departs at 9:50, twenty five minutes later than before. The evening train arrives at 6:30 instead of 6:15 but departs at 7:25 as before. The corrected time card will appear in Monday's issue.
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Burlington
Florense Letts and A H Burston Tie The Knot In Chicago
Miss Florence Letts of Columbus Junction and Mr A H Burston of Chicago wed on Thursday June 6 in Chicago. The ceremony took place at their new Auburn Park home at 7621 Lowe Ave. The groom, manager of the Commercial Adjusting company, furnished the residence for his bride. Burston spent two months in the city last winter for the ad justing sale at Snouffer Hughes & Co, and the bride is well known in this city.
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Florence Letts
Columbus Junction
A. H. Burston
Chicago
Lowe Ave
Auburn Park
Commercial Adjusting Company of
Burston
Snouffer, Hughes & Co
E. G. Mason
Havre
Jugenheimer
Charles Saling
Vienna
L. B. Ward
Davenport
J. E. Vans Sickle
West Chester
City
Clas
Chance
Peoria
Mrs. Stewart
Olive Todd
William Lindauer
Keota
Miss Louise Latchem Invited to State University Commencement
Friends in the city report invitations sent for the State University of Iowa at Iowa City graduation exercises. Enclosed is the card of Miss Louise May Latchem.
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State University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Louise May Latchem
Royal Neighbors entertain at Miss Schilling home
The Royal Neighbors will entertain Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Hanna Schilling in honor of Miss Bessie McClean who will wed George Cie Vrmna 106)
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Hanna Schilling
Bessie McClean
George Cie
Local Vienna notes bustling with arrivals and sales
A flurry of visitors and local commerce fills the Vienna area with arrivals from Wyman Crawfordsville and Havre plus carnival crowds. The piece mentions bakery specials e g hot rolls cream puffs and French bread and reports on accidents temperatures and upcoming events at Parsons college and K P decoration service.
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Vienna
Johnson's
King’s Daughters Expand Reach Through Silent Service
A small New York circle of King's Daughters grew into a world wide movement through acts of charity. Their work hospitals night schools homes for the aged and orphans' homes stand as enduring monuments to devotion. A Iowa meeting of women asked them to join with parents and schools to form mothers' associations. A persistent member suggested mailing documents about their work. The cross bearing women contributed valuable ideas and speeches at the conference.
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Order of the King’s Daughters
New York City
Little Silver Cross
World Wide Organization
Iowa
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J. A. Hillhouse
Muscatine
Pery Mathews
Joel
Ava Matthews
Winfield
Mary Gray
Pleasant Plain
Sadella Stevenson
Rockwell City
Mabel Helmick
Hazel Jones
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Monmouth
M. DeMarce
Rexwell
Waterloo
Lovelett
Parsons College
Presbyterian Church
Fairfield
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Swift
Caroline Tucker
Hazel Tucker
Clark Tucker
James Cotter
Henry
Oklahoma
Opera House
Brinton
Brintons
U. B
Knoxville
Rock Island
Oskaloosa
Supreme Court
Washington County
Christiana Meyer
J. P. Thomas
Washington
Towa
Virgil Smith
Johnson's Bakery
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R. M. Dihel
Warren Parrow
Alex Stephens
Edgar Wilson
J. F. Foster
Oma
Fred Neiswanger
John Flemingg
Lesley Badham
Everett Foster
George Brown
Arthur Ingham
Bert Tracy
Nettie Hunter
J. Klein
Harrie
Hamlet Hall
William
Stanley Colton
W. H. Hughes
A. E. Roe
Olena
Ill
Louisa Roe
K. of P.’s
H. T. Willis
Marjory Clark
William Willis
R. L. Patterson
Cincinnati
M. E
James Rathmer
Columbus’ Junction
Rosa
Cedar Falls
the Junction
E. S. Lehreiner
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Mt. Pleasant
Guy Whre
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Arerinaant
SOL. Rich & CO
East Side Square
Denver
Orado Springs
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colorado
H. W. Russell
Agent Rock Island Lines
Oes
Vermont
J. G. Smiths
Cash Grocery
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