Murder Mystery Cleared At Last In Iowa Town
Dying man James A. Hilliard, alias James Gingston, admits in a letter and interview that he killed Charles B. Gillis, Mt. Pleasant mayor, in February 1853 believing him to be the policeman who jailed him with a Black man. He recounts his flight to Burlington and back, ending decades of mystery surrounding the case.
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Mt. Pleasant
Sune
James A. Hilliard
James Gingston
Charles B. Gillis
Mr. Pleasant
Pene
James Tr
IIMI
Insurance Dia
Alt
Pleasant
W. W. Athon
Anna
James Gingaton
Tasi
Charles Gillis
James Ft. Gillis
Hey
Gingaton
Gillis
Burlington
West Monroe Street
Buriington
Wants Johnson to Lick Two Men in one Afternoon
San Francisco report notes promoter G L Rickard in Buenos Aires offers a 40000 purse for Jack Johnson to fight two men in one afternoon for the world championship. He says Johnson could defeat both with a 15 minute rest between bouts, following his Reno bout plan. Archbishop Ryan recounts a banquet remark on aging and a chance encounter with a former classmate.
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Johnson
San Francisco
G. L Rickard
Buenos Ay
Che J Fries Johnson
Reno
Jack Johnson
Buenos Ayres
Rickard
Bonis
City in Brief from the Valley View
Local column lists numerous residents visiting relatives in Chicago and Wisconsin, summer plans, and attendance at societies, churches, and conventions. Notable items include Miss Funkre Ewalt returning from Sioux City, Emmagene Edwards traveling to Independence for Ladies' Literary Society events, and multiple families visiting Wateringford. City police receive complaints about will boards and the board of supervisors plans June 1 canvass.
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Funkre Ewalt
Sioux City
Mia. D. P. Ewart
Commercial Street
KE. J. Worcester
Kenneth
Chicago
Emmagene Edwards
Police Department
TH. Bo Burk
Jeenb Anton
Electric Park
North Waterloo and Railroads in the Region
Dr. Howard Mason left yesterday for Rock Island Texas to survey land conditions nearby. Machinist Jim Campbell fell ill at work and left for the day. Mrs. Peter Jonsen arrived from Rock Valley with her husband the new shoemaker in the Rechtfertig Sporlo firm. James E Mdawards, a stenographer, recovered from a neck infection thought to be mumps. Ito includes local labor movements as Harry S K Grant and Charles R R Mason took roles as machinists for Miners Central. ward Stvininger, a machinist, returned home after working in Dubuque recently.
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Howard Mason
Rock Island
Texas
Jim Campbell
Peter Jonsen
Rechtfertig & Sporlo
Rock Valley
Alrs. Jensen
Prospect Lines
James E. Mdawards
Story
F. L. Rhynders
Dubucan
Louis Smith
Albert Lea
Harry SK. Grant
Charles RR. Mason
Miners Central
Jasse Haes
Ward Stvininger
Dubuque
Ball narrowly misses woman in street near ball ground
Indignation rises over lown street nuisance after Mrs Ward narrowly avoids a ball hurled from a nearby ball ground. The incident occurred as she walked, with reports that 10s to 120 youths use the street daily for a ball park, heightening local ire.
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Lown Street
Labor Meetings Open to Public in Waterloo
The Central Labor union in Waterloo will henceforth hold meetings open to the public with a warm invitation to all citizens to attend. The decision, made last evening, aims to show workers' goals to the public and hopes to unite labor organizations as in other cities.
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Central Labor Union
Waterloo
Hase
The Larger Shave In Tokyo Reveals Rigid Grooming
Jukichi Inouye in Home Life In Tokyo notes Japanese barbers practice a thorough shave beyond common areas. They shave the entire face including forehead eyelids eyelashes eyebrows cheek bones nose and ear lobes and even insert a narrow razor into nostrils and ears with rapid dexterity.
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Jukichi Inouye
Tokyo
Cedar Falls couple weds at home of Leys
The home of Mr and Mrs W H Ley at Twenty fifth and Olive Streets Cedar Falls was the scene of a pretty wedding last evening at 6 30 oclock when Roy Fille Guernsey and Miles Pearl Ley were united in marriage by Rev Titus Lowe of the Methodist church A large number of friends and relatives attended and a sumptuous reception followed New resident expected next week Andrew Mortensen and his wife with child will move to Cedar Falls from Harlan Ja to join Narrogard Drug Co staff local plans unclear Take Eastern trip Mrs Calvin Collar and her son James left for four weeks in eastern cities Pennsylvania and New York State James a recent high school graduate will enter college in September LaLomita club met at Mrs H O Daviss home with needlework and music Mrs N C Altland sang and Mrs Herbert Wood was elected president Refreshments served next meeting at Mrs J R Bryants, Chautauqua Park
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F. J. Bighmey
Woman's Home Missionary
Tracer
Cedar Rapids
Ho Derrick
Grate Moor Church
Fienmes
Ales. Dietrick
WH. Fitz
G. M. Hagerty
Jenvee, Jr
Olkosh
Wis
Wlfp. Killian
Chautauqua Park
Zitz
Haverty
Jillian
M. R. Snell
Mr. Snel
Witerlaa
Roy Fille
Guernsey
Miles Pearl Ley
Titus Lowe
Methodist Church
Andrew Mortensen
Mr. Mortensen
Harlan,Ja
Narrogard Drug Co
Mortensen
Cedar Falls
Calvin Collar
James
Pennsylvania
New York State
James Collar
Wood
W. Hiring
J. R. Bryant
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C. B. Gillis
Ryen
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Graybeard
Carlow College
Ryan
Abeck
Washington Star
Jalnut Street Baptist Church
Buchanan's
J. Thompson
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
North Waterloo and Railroads
LABOR
Einpagie Comercialst
Waterloosa
Wooltex
Kinghams
Gonrd
Zephyr Ginghams
Panama
Brown
Kalf Price
Madras
Batiste
Gnam Sisters
Pawn City
W. H. Ley
Twenty-fifth
Olive Streets
LaLomita Club
H. O Davis
Fowler Street
N. C. Altland
Herbert
Gorham’s Millinery
East Fourth Street
Waterloo Shoe Co
Children's Oxfords
Haywood
Oxford
Pasait
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