Round About Ghrackhill Social Notes June Visitations
June notes show W P Mikesch and Varna of Muscatine visiting relatives. Romig couple home from Vieter Iowa. Charley Anderson and family visiting L C Dunbar. Hettel family returning from Muscatine. Thebertaon at Jes Goya near West Chester. Durr on Nugent business. Elia Dunbar visiting sister. Dunbar family Sunday visits. R F I route starts first of month with N S Hancock as carrier.
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W. FP. Mikesch
Varna
Muscatine
Hey
W. Tl
Romig
Vieter
Iowa
Charley Anderson
Washington
L. C
Thebertaon
Jes Goya
West Chester
Joe Durr
Nugent
Elia Dunbar
Myrtle Blick
Mary Gault
Gracehill
Dunbar
L. OC
Fisher Augustine ship six cars of stock to Chicago market
June reports KR Munro returned from Chicago and Frank McFarlane rode the noon train to the city. Several citizens attend the Chautauqua in Washington as stock shipments to Chicago are noted.
Weekend Guests and Travel Amid Church Vacation Plans
June 30 reports guests visiting from Columbus Junction and Washington. Prof. M. E. Logan and family depart for Washington after several days with W. B. Logan. G. F. Niblock hosts visit from Alexis Illinois. Mrs. Coon and daughter stay with Nelvie Proudfit in Washington. Sewall family and Dale Neal to Bedford for two weeks. Rev. J. S. Cotton leaves for New Castle to join family vacation. church services held in Presbyterian church during absence.
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GC. A. Sprague
Columbus Junction
OG. BK. Gallagher
Washington
A. Davidson
M. EK. Logan
Wellman
W. BK. Logan
Robert Miller
Alexis, Til
G. F. Niblock
W. EK. Coon
Margaret
Nelvie Proudfit
Walter Sewall
Dale Neal
Bedford
Iowa
Cotton
New Castle
Chicago
Cleveland
United Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
Opening of Chautauqua Enthusiasm Surrounds Washington
The Washington Chautauqua opened under ideal weather with a packed tent audience. Jehu DeWitt Miller delivered his lecture on the Uses of Ugliness, praised by attendees, as Jubilee Singers performed. Mrs. Bingham, Prof. Jones, Miss Landes, and cooking demonstrations followed, with strong community unity noted and local baker Johnson advertised for Chautauqua needs.
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Washington
Father Jacobameler
The
Chautauqua
H Wilson
Schreckengast
Dr. English
English
Bingham
Jehu DeWitt Miller
Miller
Chaim
Home Fire News and Social Notes From the City
A Dennis Brown property burned as Journal went to press with no alarm due to distance. Four o’clock details were unclear. A report from a factory says the flame has fallen in. A social event at East Washington hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John McCartney honored guests Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Dobson and Miss Williams with games and prizes. Local notices include bread supplies from Johnson’s bakery and a birthday birth of a boy weighing ten pounds born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Mart Smith. Lexington visitors Mr. and Mrs. J M Mace were guests of Arthur Mace.
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Dennis Brown
Oraga
Rame
John McCartney
East
Washington
Wilber Dobson
Miss Williams
Woonnie Greenwood
Dobson
J. M. Mace
Lexington
Arthur Mase
Mart Smith
Washington Telephone Company Incorporation Notice
Notice records the June 13 1903 execution of Articles of Incorporation for the Washington Telephone Company to operate a Iowa state telephone system with an eight stockholder board and capital stock of 600 shares at 100 each plus a 25000 debt limit, filed in Washington County Iowa and recorded in Incorporation Record 2 page 155. The document lists officers and meeting terms and notes witnesses. It closes with a social note about Mrs Alvin Boileau visiting her parents.
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Otlee
Washington
Candaecetea Nienteston Halaers
Board of Directors
Lowa
Recorder of Deeds
Washington County
Iowa
State of
Flooded New York area and wide-range news roundup
A sweeping news snapshot reports heavy rain flooding New York and surroundings, political developments in France, quiet strike activity in Richmond, indictments in Washington, a yacht race claim, a John Wesley anniversary event in Boston, an electric car fatality in Chicago, religious and wariness topics in Chicago, waves of army worms in Washington state, a deadly Mexican mine explosion near Barratoeran, US Coast Artillery arrests, diplomatic postings, consular moves, and Paris Parisian news including British defeats and Roosevelt greetings.
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New York
Chamber of Deputies
Boni de Vastellane
Hiehmond
Washington
A. W. Machen
Groff
Reliance
Columbia
John Wesley
New England
Boston
Divine Strobe
Chicago
Theosophical
Walla Walla County
Wash
Las Experangzes
Barratoeran
Mexico
Logan Duff
Harry Morgan
United States Coast Artillery
Si Loonkeepe
Tunstall
England
Manchester
Hay
Newport
Shamrock III First US Trial Shows Fast Start
Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock III tests in New York waters off Bagdy Hook. In a 15 mile beat windward the new yacht outpaced Shamrock I by about ten minutes and beat Shamrock I by nine minutes in a 15 mile run to windward. The sea was long and gentle as the challenger foiled over the swell signaling a strong assault on the cup.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
United States
Shamrock
Seawerd
Atlantic
Sir Thomas
Thirty die in rail wreck near Madrid and river collapse
Reports from Madrid indicate thirty killed and sixty seriously injured after a Bilbao train derailed on a bridge over the Neferila river. Fourteen bodies and fifty injured already recovered as the engine separated and tumbled into the river bed. only about six of 300 passengers escaped unhurt.
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Madrid
Bilbao
Neferila
Sealer Iy
Youthful defendant gets reform school sentence for attempted murder
Marton June 20. Slas Jones of Herrin aged 15 pleaded guilty before Judge Duncan to attempt murder of his mother. Due to his age he received a reform school sentence. Jones has faced several criminal cases, this act beyond the rest. A Chicago trolley passenger says a baby chewed her transfer and she will sue the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marton
Slas Jones
Herrin
Tad
Duncan
Jones
Chicago
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William Jennings Bryan
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Miss Landes
Jubilee Singers
Neal G. Buckner
Belle Stone
Miss Seng
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C. P. Williams
A. B. Willoughby
W. ©. Buckner
F. ©. Ross
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