Keota High School Grants Diplomas at 1910 Commencement
The Keota High School class of 1910 received diplomas in a ceremony led by Superintendent J. R. Mer and President E. E. Bower. Six graduates included Leota A. Richardson Verva Winnefred Sanders Jay Norton Groves Merle Kirkpatrick Ralph E. Stephens and Everett Hulse. Rev C L Walker spoke on The Strong Young Man and the program featured performances by the high school orchestra and choral society. Superintendent McVicker leaves after years of service to spend the next year studying in Sigourney.
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Keota
Keota High School
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. L Ayrault
Baptist Church
Theo. Bendix
New South
Jay Norton Groves
Groves
Merle Kirkpatrick
Panama Canal
Mary Tufts
Leota A. Richardson
Mendelssohn
Ralph B. Stephens
C. L. Walker
Ristian Church
Martha
J. R McVicker
Clarence W. Wassam
Town City
Fancy Shopping Baskets at The Pairts Risen
A brief item notes a display of fancy shopping baskets at The Pairts Risen store. The piece highlights decorative baskets and potential gift ideas for shoppers. Local staff advertise seasonal styles and price ranges to attract customers.
Eight Saved From Lake Peril Near Woodland Park
Dr. W. R. Cubbins and wife aided a dramatic rescue after a 30 foot launch broke down off the Chicago shore. Eight aboard the Banzai, including George J. Trimble and C. K. Wight, were helped by life saving crews from the Chicago river mouth station after cries for help drew neighbors and police.
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W. R. Cubbins
Cora Brindley
L. O. Brindley
Chicago
Woodland Park
Carland
United States
Chicago River
George J. Trimble
C. K. Wight
J. Emerson Miller
Agnes Kane
Thomas Bradwell CO
T. Woods
R. G. Woods
Trimble and Wight
Illinois Central
Shore Line
Stanton Avenue
The Quest
A narrator recalls his father, a professor at a prominent academy, with a starry picture-book and a telescope. He describes the Sodys and Ack in the sky and the challenge of finding the Fishes and Pie Seas, as recounted by Harrold Skinner.
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Stara
Stronomy
Brother Jack
Lucinda
Cream Supper and Bazaar at West Chester Baptist Church
The Baracas and Philatheas will host a bazaar in the afternoon and an ice cream supper in the evening at the West Chester Baptist Church on Saturday May 28 1910. Everyone is invited.
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Baracas
Philatheas
West Chester Baptist Church
Washington County Sheriff Candidate Seeks GOP Primary Nomination
A candidate announces intent to run before the June primaries for the office of Sheriff of Washington County, seeking the Republican voters' support. The notice references B. E. Thoma as the party’s nominee or related figure.
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Washington County
U. BE. Thoma
Foley's Honey and Tar Still Trusted Throat Remedy
For over thirty years Foley's Honey and Tar has been a family favorite for throat chest and lung ailments. The product is safe for infants and children as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. None genuine but Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package. Lem mon's Pharmacy Melvinney Drug Co sell it.
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Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
MeIlvinney Drug Co
Senators Are Fixing Fences Says Scott Wins West Virginia
The piece outlines senatorial campaigns with states like Vermont Connecticut Massachusetts New Jersey Delaware Maryland Texas Virginia Tennessee Mississippi Florida Wisconsin and Missouri in play. Scott of West Virginia claims primary victory in his county, while other races in Ohio Indiana Wisconsin and Michigan show party battles and limited opposition. A June weddings cluster and a Canada boundary treaty settlement in Passamaquoddy Bay conclude the brief.
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Scott
West Virginia
Champ Clark
Canada
Washington
Aldrich
Hale
New England
Page
Vermont
Bulkeley
Connecticut
Lodge
Massachusetts
Butler Ames
Ames
Kean
New Jersey
du Pont
Delaware
Rayner
Maryland
Culberson
Texas
Daniel
Virginia
Frazier
Tennessee
Money
Mississippi
Taliaferro
Florida
Hubbard
Oliver
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
New York
Depew
Roosevelt
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
Warner
Burrows
Townsend
Michigan
Burkett
Nebraska
McCumber
North Dakota
Purcell
Clark
Wyomine
Sutherland
Utah
Carter
Montana
Nixon
Nevada
Flint
California
Piles
Payne
Longworth
Taft
Congress
United States
Passamaquoddy Bay
Treat Island
Briar Head Sud
Pussamaqueddy Bay
Grand Manan Channel
Baseball Scores Across National League Standings
National League results show Pittsburgh Boston Chicago Cincinnati Boston Cleveland New York Detroit and Philadelphia with varied run totals. Key pitchers Brown Graham Moore Dooin Link Easterly Cicotte Carrigan Scott Block and others referenced in box scores.
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Pittsburg
R. HE
Boston
Brown
Graham
Adams
Hadex
Gibson
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Moore
Dooin
Overall
Archer
Cincinnati
R. H
St. Louis
Harmon
Corridon
Reiger
Phelps
Suggs
Mclean
R. H. EE
Cleveland
Link
Mitchell
Easterly
Cicotte
Carrigan
Scott
Block
Quinn
Ginger
Washington
Detroit
Killian
Schmidt
Reisling
Walkand Street
Bailey
Kiilifer
Morgan
Livingstone
Thomas
Baseball scores from multiple city games across the league
In Toledo Ohio the American Association games had Toledo 6 Louisville 0. St Paul Minnesota beat Kansas City 3 2 in the first game and 7 1 in the second. Columbus Ohio split with Indianapolis 7 2 and 4 3. Minneapolis Minnesota defeated Milwaukee 1 0.
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American Association
Toledo
Louisville
St. Paul
Kansas City
Columbus
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Sauerkraut Day Planned in Lennox South Dakota
The Lennox Commercial club and residents vote to host Sauerkraut Day on June 15. A mass dinner will feed several thousand visitors with sauerkraut and accompaniments, funded by the townspeople, plus other entertainment for the expected crowd.
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Lennox
S. D
Northwest
Postmaster Foiled Robbery Turns Tables in Tioga Centre
Tioga Centre postmaster Abner H Hill age 73 returning from the postoffice was held up by a masked highwayman demanding the satchel of cash and stamps. Hill fired his revolver but the cartridge misfired. the robber fled as Hill re aimed.
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Owego
N. Y
Abner H Hill
Tioga Centre
Hill
Woman and Man Shot in Philadelphia Mystery
Miss Mary Klump, 88, and John McGovern were found fatally wounded after a shooting in Philadelphia. Klump died from two bullets to the left side in hospital, McGovern, shot three times in the chest, predicted to die. he claimed the woman fired but could not identify her before losing consciousness. Authorities call the case puzzling.
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Philadelphia
Mary Klump
John McGovern
McGovern
Joseph Klump
Washington
Kentucky Belle Elopes to Greenburg Marriage
Louis D. Edwards of Kentucky city and Miss Anna King Sinford of Cynthiana Ky eloped in Greenburg Ind on May 27. Sinford daughter of Mack Swinford mayor of Cynthiana visited and married Edwards that evening after Mrs Swinford left for Cincinnati.
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Greenburg
Ind
Louis D. Edwards
Anna King Sinford
Cynthiana
Winford
Mack Swinford
Edwards
Magruder dinner guest sparks Civil War tale
A survivor recounts Magruder's northern Virginia command facing two to three Federal armies. In Shenandoah Valley Magruder dines with a mistress's guest, a dusted young Virginian, who declares he eats with whoever he serves now. Laughter breaks the tension as the meal continues.
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Magruder
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Polar Sea
Hamptons
North Pole
Ulysses Grant Early Career With George Bissell in Galena
Retired Topeka businessman George Bissell recalls hiring young Ulysses S Grant in Rockford and later Galena in 1859. They shared a winter $9 weekly wage, then organized hog buying and shipping to Cincinnati. Grant named Bissell to be his officer potential, and both men rose in the hog trade and tannery ventures as the World recounts.
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George Bissell
Topeka
U. 8
Grant
Rockford
Galena
Bissell
Orville Grant
General
Jesse Grant
U.S
Cincinnati
U. S
Orville
Ulysses
New York World
Memorial Day on the River of Glory
A poem by W. J. Lampton recalls Memorial Day memories as soldiers rest on the river of glory. It honors the blue and gray, the fallen heroes, and the enduring story of love that lives beyond war. The verses contrast drums and swords with flowers and tears.
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W. J. Lampton
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