An Alsatian Duel Ends With Widow's Vow
In Alsace Lorraine tensions linger after a French boy Jules Laurant faces Captain von Gottschalk. The boy’s mother, disguised, shoots the officer at ten paces to defend her son’s honor, then they conceal the duel as the captain serves a fortress confinement. The event fades into quiet secrecy.
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Alsace
Lorraine
Germany
France
Jules Laurant
Army of Occupation
von Gottschalk
Jules
Hittin
Clormins
von Gottschalx
Withal
Tales
Jssex
Ste T
Mme. Laurant
Laurant
Fred
Market Close Shows Mixed New York Stocks
The New York Stock Exchange figures for June 19 show mixed results with several major names listed. Highlights include United States Steel at 62, United States Steel pfd at 109 1/2, Amalgamated Copper at 2 1/2, and Pennsylvania around 106 1/2, with other rails and industrials such as Atchison, Chicago Great Western, Southern Pacific, and Northern Pacific noted in lighter activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Chicago Great Western
American Smelter
Atchison
Union Pacific
Baltimore
Southern Pacific
Southern Halfway
Mets
Brooklyn
Ranid Transit
United States Steel, Common
United States Steel, Pfd
Brie
St. Paul
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Anaconda
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Grace Methodists Lead in Waterloo Sunday School Baseball
Grace Methodists remain in first place with four wins in the Waterloo Sunday School Baseball Association. First Presbyterians hold second with three wins, Walnut Street Baptists third with two. Upcoming matches include Grace Methodists vs Walnut Street Baptists on June 22 and First Presbyterians vs Grace Methodists on June 26 at Chautauqua Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Bintz
Waterloo Sunday School Baseball Association
Grace M. E
First Presbyterians
Walnut Street Baptists
Chautauqua Park
Grace Methodists
New Clothing Firm Absorbs The National
A new clothing firm has organized and purchased the National Clothing company from administrator H. C. Schultz. Harry Bernard and Yale Gould will own and control the new business, with plans to operate aggressively from the old quarters, improve the building, and quickly clear existing stock to introduce a new line. Waterloo business leaders wish them success and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Clothing Company
H. C. Schultz
Harry Bernard
St. Louis
Yale Gould
National Clothing Store
Messrs
Bernard and
Gould
Waterloo
Idaho Town Drives All Black Residents Out
In Shoshone Idaho last night citizens expelled all Black people after Jack Edwards a Black man, resisted a beating on a drunkenness charge and struck Town Marshal James May and Lincoln County Treasurer E Bower. Edwards was captured at American Falls and returned to Shoshone for processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Shoshone
Jack Edwards
James May
E. ¥. Bowar
Lincoln County
Bower
May
Edwards
American Falls
Save the trees keynote by Oak Park speaker
John Pavey, a leading advocate of tree surgery, urges Oak Park High School members to start a city tree rejuvenation movement. He argues that saving trees means researching advanced methods to prolong urban greenery and warns that decades in America have seen widespread destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pavey
Oak Park
I l
America
Star Spangled Banner Returns to National Museum Exhibit
One hundred years after Fort McHenry and the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key conceived the anthem in Baltimore. The Star Spangled Banner flag, measuring twenty nine by thirty two feet, is being restored at the National Museum in Washington before exhibit. It was sewn in a house on 60 Albemarle Street by Mrs Mary Pickersgill and donated by Eben Appleton of New York, descendant of General George Armistead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McKenry
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key
National Museum
Washington
Albemarle Street
Mary Pickersgill
Battle to Save Trees From Sparrows Threat to Native Birds
Speech urges immediate action to recover losses from destroyed trees and to remove English sparrows seen as the greatest menace. Sparrows threaten native birds and hinder natural pest control essential for tree health.
Moore Confirmed as U.S. Marshal
Washington D C June 19 The Senate confirmed E R Moore as marshal for the northern district of Iowa by a 33 to 18 vote Iowa senators opposed the nomination reflecting regional opposition during the confirmation process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
E.R. Moore
Northern
Iowa
Senate
Schedule Changes Noted for No 6 and 55 Trains
P Kretz city passenger agent of the Great Western reports additional adjustments to the Waterloo Des Moines Chicago schedule. Train No 6 arrives earlier at region depot 11 49 pm and Sycamore street 11 47 pm with Chicago arrival unchanged at 7 am. Train No 55 arrives five minutes later at Sycamore street 5 pm and at union depot 6 05 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Des Moines
Waterloo
Sycamore Street
Union de
Pet
Des Moines At The Same Time As At Present
The fragment notes Des Moines in relation to the present moment, indicating a parallel timing or comparison. No further details are provided to specify events, dates, or actors involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Card of Thanks for hospital period donations
I thank my many friends who kindly donated to me during and after an operation for tum or tire. Their bequests were of great benefit to me and I deeply appreciate their generosity. Addy.
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Rands
Tune Tire
Mi In
Addy
Explosion at TAL Crovt mine kills 200 miners in British Columbia
A report from Vancouver, B C, notes that about 200 miners were killed in an explosion at the TAL Crovt mine in the Crow’s Nest Pass district near Fernie. Doctors and nurses have been rushed to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Tal Crovt
Crows Nest
Ear Fernie
Town Talk and Local Notes From The City
Mr and Mrs CG O Lamson return from a business trip to Chicago Miss Mary I Frevieh has arrived home after Monmouth college graduation G J Pattison a Austinville banker visits the city Nations bogie company Waterloo issues bookset led by president George Jickingson J C Geadley arrested by Deputy Game Warden for illegal fishing in Knapp court fined and taxed total $18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
CG. O. Lamson
Chicago
Mary I. Frevieh
Monmouth College
the Nations Bogie Company of
Waterloo
George Jickingson
J. Cgeadley
Houston
I. F. Knapp
New York Bankers Deny Expensive Profits
A telegram from Brown, Jas. and Seligman & Co. denied profiting excessively on Nicara guan bond issues. Senator O Gorman presented the message in Washington with Senator Smith of Michigan demanding an investigation. The telegram said Smiths accusation was incorrect and baseless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Fran Brown
New York Liner to Sail on Schedule After Repairs
Repairs on the American Liner New York, struck by the Pretoria last Saturday, were completed last night and she will sail as scheduled. Weymouth reports successful tug efforts to refloat the steamship Buelow of the North German Lloyd in Blacknor Bay after going ashore en route from Yokohama to Hamburg. Passengers and baggage for the Buelow were taken ashore last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pretoria
Weymouth
England
Buelow
China Line
Lloyd
Dlacknor Bay
Yokohama
Hamburg
Vardon Wins British Open Title Again at Prestwick
Harry Vardon of South Hertfordshire England captured the British open golf championship at Prestwick in Scotland, securing his sixth victory. The report notes his win came on June 13, underscoring Vardon's dominance in the historic event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prestwick
Scotland
Harry Vardon
South Hertfordshire
England
Railroad Time Tables Illinois Central to Dubuque Chicago Express
Illinois Central schedule lists local and express trains to Dubuque and Chicago with stops at West Bend Fort Dodge Sioux City Davenport Cedar Rapids and Union Depot. Interurban Waterloo Cedar Falls shows departures to and from Waterloo and Cedar Falls with multiple daily times and a 30 minute running time between Waterloo and Cedar Falls.
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Ft. Dodge
Omaha
Ous
Vast
Sioux City
SUE Peta
Dubuque
North Court
O. F. & N. Interurban
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Uki
Lafayete
Penn
ALOU
Cedar Walls
Wacepiou
Galloway
West Side
Mulberry
Tas
Glasgow
Penser
Waverly
Baba
Senators Deny Using Senate Stationery in Mine Inquiry
U S Senators W E Chilton of West Virginia and Lee Quverman of North Carolina deny claims they used official senate stationery to promote a North Carolina gold mine in which they have an interest. Both blame office employees for the stationery usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
W. E. Chilton
West Virginia
Lee
Qverman
North Carolina
Senate
Waterloo to Gilbertville and La Porte Daily Trains
Schedule fragment shows multiple daily train times between Waterloo Gilbertville and La Porte City with departures and arrivals. It lists numerous inconsistent times and typos, indicating an OCR-damaged timetable page for a regional rail line.
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Waterloo
Gilbertville
la Porte
Loaca
Waverly
la Porte City
Brandon Schedute
Brandon
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Wantade
Mutt and
Jeff
Idaho Town
National Museum At
Mary Pickeragill
Smith
Monhegan Island
Maine
John Smith
G. J. Pattixon
Austinville
Chicago Record- Herald
Illinois Central
Chiesge
Chacagie
Xpress
West End
West Rownd
Twin Cities, Limited
Twin “Ity
Albert Lea
PSL
le Pitwaee
Minneapolis
Leral
Albert Sta
Twin
Albert Law
ROLAT
Northound
St. Pauli
St. Pau
Twin Cities
Ve. Baeal
Manly
Invi Tou Ki
al Feight
Burlington and St. Louis
Burlington
Kansas
Davenport
Cedar Rapida
Eastside
Desi M
Ko G
Union Depot
East Side
Des M. & Kess
Des M
eKa
North Bound
Union Dep. C. & Two G
Union Dep. C. & Twin Cs
Wanton Depot
Oelwein
Senators
W. K. Chilton
Studebaker
Detroit
Harry Padden Auto Co
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