General John C Black dies in Chicago in 1839 era notes
General John C Black Civil War veteran former commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and longtime Democratic figure dies suddenly in his Palner House room at 2 am He is survived by a widow a son a daughter Mrs Stephen Abbott of Utah a sister and a brother He held multiple federal posts including U S district attorney and civil service commissioner and earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the Civil War Funeral services planned at his son’s home with burial in Danville
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Chicago
John C. Black
Grand Army of the Republic
Palner House
John DB. Black
Stephen Abbott
Randlett
Utah
Mary E. Hart
Evanston
William LE. Black
General Black
United States
Cleveland
Danville
Talinaia
Theodore Roosevelt
United States Civil Service Commission
Steen
Prairie Grove
Pea Ridge
Congress
Illinois Department
Wlingis
Wlingis Commandery
Order of the
Lorall Legion
Mississippi
Lexington
Miss
Illinois
Tomas
Wabash College
Wabash
Ind
i-Puneral
Ton
Lincoln
Park West
Abbott
Preparing for School Opening in Waterloo East
Charles W. Kline resumes as head of Waterloo East schools after summer study at Columbia University. He reports the fall semester starts September 6 with teachers to report that day. Grant School will open with five grades and a kindergarten, adding seven teachers and transferring two grades from McFarlane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Kline
Waterloo East
Columbia University
New York City
Waterlow
East
Ita
Kline
Grant
McFarlane
Temperature Report From AU G La Supplied by Buchanan Optival
A fragmented weather note lists midnight readings and morning temperatures with scattered figures. It references historical high and low ranges by year, mentions times such as 6am and 10am, and notes a local newspaper circulation claim for The Evening Courier in Waterloo.
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G. la
Buchanan Optival Ge
Homecoming Committees Form for Waterloo Area Event
An enthusiastic Waterloo Homecoming gathering at the Commercial clubrooms outlined plans for a three day event expected to attract thousands of former Waterlon residents. W F Parrott chaired the general committee with action by Rotary Club, Commercial Club, Town Criers and Chamber of Commerce and a Merchants Association addition. New committees with chairmen for program finance printing publicity entertainment initiation frolic campfire and more were named, with calls to members to join immediately and begin work.
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Black Hawk County
W. F. Parron
Rotary Club
Commercial Club
Town Criers
Chamber of Commerce
Hetait Merchants’ Association
Wise
W. C. Koh
Fred A. Fenton
M. J. Morgan
Parrott
A. E. Haswell
W. c.] Koht
W. TW. Stewart
A. G. Reid
C. A. Larson
B. W. Miller
F. W. Powers
J. Miller
C. Ja. Kingsley
W. P. Hoxie
George E. Bickley
Hermann Miller
W. FB. Parrott
H. J. Keister
G. W. Huntley
R. G. Wang
Harry Shaw
H. M. Reed
W.F. Parrott
B. R. Lichty
Wr. R. Law
A. Z. Kn
W. J. Peddicord
Frank Warner
Austin Burt
Paul Talbel
Traswell
Volunteer Fire Department
Ashley A. Dunham
Brown
Jack Casebeer
S. M. Hoff
C. H. Navman
L. Hickelberg
George Dunham
Former envoy rookie soldier Nelson OShaughnessy in camp
The former charge d affaires in Mexico City Nelson OShaughnessy, among about 1900 citizen soldiers at a business and professional men’s camp, is learning how to be a real soldier to act intelligently if war comes.
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Nelson Oshaughmessy
sPlattaburg
Mexica City
Nelsay O'Shaughnessy
Thorne answers Jarnagin on rail rate claims
Clifford Thorne defends his earlier statement about farmer shipping and railroad earnings in response to Jarnagin. He argues farmers ship one to forty cars yearly when counting grain and livestock, notes substantial savings from the railroad decision to farmers and cooperative elevators, and mocks calls for railroad charity while urging readers to review the figures on railroads’ net income and common stock returns.
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the Register and Leader
Dw Jarnagin
Western
Clifford Thorne
Iowa Railroad Commission
Alr
Jarnagin
Des Moines
United States
Lowell Hart
Chicago
Darnagin
Piblic
IC. Snow
ALT. & SL PLC
Wabash
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Great Northern
Union
Jamnagin
Aged Russian revolutionary figure sent to Siberia’s Yakutsk
Catherine Breshkovskaya known as The Grandmother of the Russian Revolution, now seventy one and blind in both eyes, has been transferred from Irkutsk to Yakutsk on the arctic edge. She endured eighteen months of solitary confinement for attempting an escape and had visited America a decade earlier where she befriended Jane Addams and Julia Ward Howe.
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East Orange
N. C
Alme
Catherine Kreshkovskaya
Siberia
Yakoutsk
Arctic Circle
Alice Stone Blackwell
Breshkovskaya
Irkutsk
Trauy Siberia
America
Jane Addams
Julia Ward Howe
Russia
Ankeny Man Leads Postmasters Meeting Highlights
Ankeny man presides as a Postmasters meeting site host with discussions on efficiency in the postal service. Debates cover motor car service for rural delivery, political influence versus efficiency, and speaker programs from J. V. Williams, Helen Griffin, and M. A. Smith. District organizing aims and complete registrar lists are noted.
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J. V. Williams
Union
League
Elizabeth Crowe
Clermont
Clyda Woods
Garwin
E. ©. Alspach
Zlingle
Gau
George Corson
Waterloo
Ruth A. Butler
Alexander
M. A. Smith
Meservey
Steaks Fred Bierman
Deceral
Moola
Tuan
Notable Iowa Names Minted Across Counties in 19th Century Ledger
A dense list reveals numerous individuals linked to towns such as Meservoy Story City and Readfield area clusters, including Haffner Ta Moni Capper and Butler from Alexander. The roster includes many households: Donnellson, Meservoy, Liscomb, Janesville, and Nashua, with varied surnames like Groen, Grove, and Reinhardt, indicating a broad regional record.
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Chris Haffner
Donnellson
M. A. Smith
Meservoy
Thomas Kelsh
Tamoni
T. J. Capper
Wigin
Bessa Swan
Story City
al Stader
Anthony
Clyde Woods
Garwin
Ll. A. Martin
Mioyd
W. N. McClone
Conrad
Clara Bauman
Liscomb
G. H. Howe
Janesville
Ruth A. Butler
Alexander
Local Names List Includes Schollian Stadford and Others
A fragmentary roster mentions Schollian Stadford Alvyn Lynd Blafraburg J. W. Morris Panora George A. Crane and Dexter in an unclear context. Names appear without roles or events attached, suggesting a partial society or club record.
Two Wisconsin Boys Blown to Bits in Dynamite Blast
Superior Wisconsin reports two boys aged six and eight were killed when 150 pounds of dynamite exploded near Solon Springs. The dynamite, stored in an old shack by Fenri Phelps, a farmer, detonated in an unknown manner as the boys herded cattle nearby.
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Superior
Wis
Fenri Phelps
Solon Springs
Phelps
Bors
Partnership Formed In Local Tracery Business
A. A. Cohn of this city has purchased a partnership interest in the tracery business formerly run by Ice Schlosman at 927 Sycamore Street. The new firm will operate as Schlosman & Cohn from the same location. The Courier and Reporter notes the Want Ads pay.
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Cleary Lake
M.A. Smith
Mleservey
Ciwr Lake
Marshalltown
Port Dodge
Lians Mrickvon
la Moille
Cyrna A. Snow
Polk City
Manny
Clear Lake
Diel Tiles Forenvan
Konrad
Emniebeth Crowe
Clermont
District League
Charles O. Darry
Walker
National League
3. Bonney
Buck Grove
Clyde Woods
Garwle
W. H. McClane
Conrad
A. A. Cohn
Ice Schlosman
Sycamore Street
Pamns
Sehloeman & Cohn
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John & Blagk
AG Warthos
Evening Courier
SubhCommitees
Whll
Water
Waterlon
DR. Shaw
Eastern Victory
Wranna Howard Sher
NEW Suffrage Auto
Anna Howard Shaw
New York
Pennsylvania
National
Woman’s
Suffrage Association
Fifth Avenue
Phorne
Arctic
Catherine Sreshkovemaya
Ankeny Man
P. M
Stader
Wilson
Falan-Boctman Co
Fourth and
Water Streets
West Fourth Street
Wisconsin
Xinars Xeix
Pey
Courier
Alan
Timate
Marenter
Tron
Headerson
Kimball, Whitney, Hinze, Merrifield and Chickering Pianos
E.M. Henderson Music House
Lafayette Street
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