Funeral Saturday for George H. Holmes in Keota
Keota residents mourn George H. Holmes who died Thursday morning. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 4 30 p m at Laysh Funeral Home. The Rev Vern Butler will officiate. Burial will follow in Keota Cemetery. Holmes was a prominent local businessman and former city official, active in commerce and community groups. He belonged to the Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges.
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Allender Receives Appointment to West Point Military Academy
Friends report John Allender eldest son of Dr and Mrs R B Allender of Boore has been appointed to the West Point Military Academy and will report July 1 He attended Kemper Military School in Boonville Missouri.
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Drupgyist Tops Hogs at $12.15 Market
Aho L McDaniil reports hog sale results with top price 12.15 dollars. Weather portion notes thundershowers tonight and cooler temperatures forecast to follow.
Baseball Results and Standings Snapshot
Cincinnati beat Boston 6 to 2 and Chicago 11 to Brooklyn 2. Philadelphia won 10 to Pittsburgh 5. St. Louis defeated New York 9 to 4. Today New York visits St. Louis and Brooklyn heads to Chicago with Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. John, age eighteen, and his mother Naomi Stewart of Keotn referenced in passing.
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Woman Dies from Gunshot Wounds in Guttenberg
Dubuque resident Kate Conley 42 was found dead at Fred Mach 65 s Guttenberg after a self inflicted shooting in an apparent attempted killing. Mach was hospitalized with shotgun wounds to his head, police said.
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Riverside Homecoming Committee Names Assistants
The Riverside host committee for the August 4 homecoming held a meeting to appoint chairs and subcommittees. Posts include Advertising Roy Miller and Hubert Doyd. Parade Vincent Clear William Cress Mrs Edward Bushek. Speakers Joseph P Quinn. Finance Hubert Doud Melvin Schnoebelen. Platform entertainment John Shradel M J Wilkinson. Also notes tours of family trips and West Point graduate Lt Robert W Griffin headed to Red Bank New Jersey.
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A. E. Baldrige
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Damaged Goods Offers Vigorously Honest Moral Drama
A powerful adaptation of Eugene Brieux's play, Damaged Goods, adapted for the screen by Upton Sinclair, plays at the Fox theater Sunday through Tuesday. It presents a young man’s HIV like scourge before his wedding, showing the impact on marriage and parenthood and arguing for truthful public discourse.
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No athletic heroes of any other nation are so worshiped
The article notes that Japanese wrestlers inspire immense fan devotion with lavish gifts and large meals. It remarks that a single meal can equal a typical week for an average person, and that many wrestlers retire around age thirty three to start tea houses.
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Notable Writers Struggle to Read Historic Manuscripts
A Collier's Weekly writer notes that famous figures such as Shakespeare Hawthorne and Napoleon left writings that are poorly legible. Some of Shakespeare’s work remains undeciphered Hawthorne’s manuscripts stay unpublished and Napoleon’s letters resemble confusing battlefield maps.
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First Elevator Installed at Fifth Avenue Hotel
A historical note recalls New York City’s Fifth Avenue hotel installing the first elevator in 1859, marking a milestone in urban transportation and building design.
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