Town infantry reunions set for Davenport June 12 1900
The Town brigade units 2d 7th 8th 12th and 14th Town infantry plan their fourth reunion in Davenport Iowa on June 12 1900 at the Grand Opera house with 7 30 a m registration. A business meeting at 1 30 p m and a Camp Fire in the evening follow, with regimental reunions scheduled for June 13 at 9 o'clock a m. State G A R encampment rates offer a round trip fare via Iowa railroads. Col G L Godfrey as president and Tom R L Turner as secretary. Hotel Allen offers shoe shining and ladies shoe cleaning services.
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Davenport
Iowa
Grand Opera House
G. L. Godfrey Pres
Tom
Monmouth Glee Club to Sing at Graham With Guests
Monmouth College Glee Club along with the Wagner Ladies Quartette and reader Mr. McCoy will appear at the Graham under the Young People groups from First and Second United Presbyterian churches. This show offers an almost entirely new program and reservations go on Monday. Admission is 50 cents for reserved seats, 25 cents for children 15 and under. Clifford Mason of Ainsworth visited the city today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth College Glee Club
Wagner Ladies’ Quartette
McCoy
Graham
First
Second United Presbyterian
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Local Furniture Firm Sold to Illinois Buyer
Today Tet ley Selover’s furniture and undertaking business was purchased by T M Reynolds of Little York Illinois. Reynolds assists in invoicing and takes possession at once. Selover moves to Des Moines while Tetley awaits future plans. Hoopengardeer of seven years stays on with Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tetley & Selover
T. M. Reynolds
Little York
Illinois
Reynolds
Ile
Selover
Des Moines
Tetley
John Hoopengardeer
South Side
Notice to settle debts with Tetley and Selover firm
Parties knowing themselves indebted to the firm of Tetley & Selover are urged to call and settle at once. The Fox train to Chicago and other cities lists departure times and routes from Washington, urging travelers to rely on current time and rate. Selah. KG Fox Agt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tetley & Selover
Chicago
Peoria
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Omaha
Lincoln
Washington
New York
Selah
Colorado Guests Visit City Amid Railway Meet Plans
Mr and Mrs Andrew Danielson and children from Colorado stayed with Mr John Bergquist as he traveled to Milwaukee for the National Association of Locomotive Engineers. Mrs Danielson, Bergquist cousin, remains during meetings. Palmer's Ten Nights in a Bar Room advance agent booked a Graham performance next Saturday with tickets 25 35 and 50 cents at Anderson Burroughs. Second band concert of the season drew a large crowd on the square though the soda fountains were busy in the cool weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Danielson
Colorado
John Bergquist
Danielson
Milwauke
National Association of Locomotive Engineers
Colorado Midland
Bergquist
Palmer
Graham
Anderson & Burroughs
Classified notices and ads blurbs from a 19th century paper
A jumble of small ads and notices offering lost gloves for a fee, sale items like a folding bed, services including chimney cistern or foundation work, a sewing girl, general housework help, a second hand boy’s bicycle, car routes, a good man for a cigar route, and entertainment notes about a staged reading and a theatre night.
Stricken Captain Atkinson Halts Sutton Trial in Lansing
In Lansing Michigan on May 7 Captain William F. Atkinson collapsed while walking with Colonel Sutton and Elliott G. Stevenson near Capitol Avenue. He recovered briefly but could not attend court, delaying the trial of Colonel Sutton until this afternoon. Atkinson has had two similar past attacks in Port Huron and Detroit.
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Lansing
Mich
William F. Atkinson
Efi R. Sutton
Captain Atkinson
Elliott G. Stevenson
Colonel Sutton
Downey House
Court House
City Hall
Capitol Avenue
Atkinson
Stevenson
Dr. Rauch
Port Huron
Detroit
Honor for a Heroine in Paris Invitation
A Marion resident starts a subscription to send Miss Jennie Creek of Mill Grove, Blackford County, to Paris as a guest of the National Trumane Society of France for the world expo. At age 10 she signaled a World’s Fair special to save passengers on a Panhandle track bridge fire. The act earned her French Legion of Honor membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles HH. Bundy
Marion
Jennie Creek
Mill Grove
Blackford County
National Trumane Society of France
Miss Creek
Panhandle
Pranece
French Legion of Hionor
National Humane Society
Wthelbert wins Metropolitan Handicap at Morris Park
Wthelbert ridden by Danny Maher wins the Metropolitan handicap at Morris Park on Saturday. Other notes mention German Atlantic cable work starting, and local incidents across cities including fires, floods, and civic updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wthelbert
Perry Belmont
Danny Maher
Morris Park
Andrew J. White
Berlin
Robert I’. Porter
Webb
State Board of Agriculture of
Ohio
Francis Joseph
Austria
Newport Villa
Wells
New York
Landon
British Columbia
Pitt Girard
Chicago
J. W. Wassall
Bruce Chu
Emperor William
India
Famine Fund
German Atlantic Cable
English campaign starting point in South Africa noted
Disjointed quotes from Chicago papers reference campaign beginnings in South Africa. The dialogue includes remarks on a sprained ankle, handwriting expert reactions, and a line about Mildred-Vapa’s objection to Marcus for lacking purpose in life. A mention of Versailles gardens cites a large sum of 9,006,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Chicago Post
Mildred—Vapa
Marcus
Chicago Tribune
Travel Info for Tickets via Rail and Steamship Lines
We offer service for travel through all stations on our line via New York and any steamship line. Contact Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway agents or write Jno G Farmer A GP&T A B O R N Ry Oiwas-mSl for assistance and ticketing.
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New York
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Jno
G. Farmer
A.G P
T. A
Homeseekers Tickets On Sale May and June
Homeseekers tickets go on sale on the first and third Tuesdays of May and June at a single fare plus $2 for the round trip to various parts of the country. For rates limits and territory contact the nearest agent or address Jon G. Farmer A GP and TA BCR and N Ry Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Jon. G. Farmer
Gp& TA Bcr&n Ry
Cedar Rapids
Sioux Falls
S D
G. Farmer
Iowa
CR & N
R’y
Jno G Fanmern
AG P& TA
CR & N Ry
Excursion deals promoted at Sioux Falls Populist Convention
Advertises reduced fares and special excursions by the B C R N and Great Rock Island Route agents. Highlights one fare plus supplements to many destinations including Washington to Paris, and mentions agencies for White Star Red Star American lines and International Transportation Co.
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Washington
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
St. Louis
Detroit
Mich
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
New Orleans
Paris
International Transportation Co
New County School Programs And Invitations Displayed
The county displays show a new line of commencement programs and invitations for schools. The four NAL handles Whiting's exclusive tight Butler's and other known houses. It will pay any graduating class in the county to see us before placing your order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAL
Whiting’s
Butler’s
Building Lot Offered in Washington Neighborhood
An advertiser offers a fine building lot in a Washington residence neighborhood with good drainage shade and ornamental trees planted sidewalks built priced from 100 dollars and up. The notice emphasizes a desirable location for prospective buyers.
kK Offers Home Building On Your Plans With Installment Payments
The firm kK proposes to construct a house based on the buyer’s own designs and allows payment in monthly installments. The offer emphasizes flexible financing and turnkey construction.
EK lists attractive properties for sale cheap with favorable terms
The notice touts several properties offered by EK with some new and many nearly new features. It emphasizes low prices and advantageous terms to attract buyers.
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R. L. Turner
Hotel Allen
Monmouth Glee Club
Clifford Mason
Ainsworth
Rank Webb
Sproul
Hitch
N. Euwer
Evening Journal
KG Fox Agt
Alo, NY
Nicola
Harmon
Cary
Buffalo, N. Y., U.S. A
United States
Gov't
Lewis
Lanis
J. B. Lewis CO
Boston, Mass
Crawford
WeClelland
Cunningham Rocery
Ies
Renr
Quare
Tondre & Renz
Nee
M. H. Walter
Brighton Lowa
Lnquire
the Journal
Stewart
Pharmany
Carl Wylie Scofield
Tidal Oil Company
Jamestown
N. Y
Cornell
Cedar Rapids, Ta
Grinnell
Mount Vernon
Richmond
Ind
Anna H. Sutton
New York Q Colored Mission Institute
Sutton
Southern Indiana
Terre Haute
Mayoer
C. Steex
Southern Indiana Railway
Endicott
Boston
William
Indecott
Humorist
Versailles
Java
Bowman Bros
Oiwas
Classe
South Dakota
Colorado Points
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Fk E Stewartr
Great Rock Island
E. C. Keck
Florist
Greenhouse
Postoffice
Washington, Iowa
Frank Rogers
The
Omaha World-Herald
Inquirer
the World-Herald
World-Herald
West
L. D. Robinson
Sy Souying
E. C. Carris
Miniehall
Fr. W. Brindley
Hotel Allen Block
D. BR
Des Moines Valley Division
D. M. Val
Knoxville
Des M
Rock Island
Burlington
B& Q
Cincinati
Geral
Iona
Ighton
Mason City
Peoria Express
Peoria Mail
Columbus Junction
Golung North
Cuicano
Stewart Steele
Geo. W. Stewart
M. Lombardo
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