Webster City Daily social notes drift through Kamrar visits
Goeo Mitchell the painter transacted business in Kamrar this forenoon. Mrs James Hyatt visited Eagle Grove yesterday. J L Kamrar returned to Battle Creek Michigan for a few weeks. M H Benson of Des Moines Central Life Insurance Co. is in Iowa Falls today. Geo H Johnson and W A Crandall outing at Spirit Lake. HL Cook left for a northern state business trip. Hoffmann and Will N Hellen left for Colfax for a week. Mrs Frank Fenton visits St Paul with daughter. Eva Thompson visits Kamrat relatives. Mrs H L Litchfield and children visit Newell. Julia Beach visits Webster City from Cedar Rapids. Gladye Miller travels to Chariton for three weeks with parents. Attorney Jesse Gouge outings at Spirit Lake. Miss Kate Phinney to Ackley via Mason City. Mrs H Bushnell and children visit from Cedar Rapids then Rockwell City. Mrs Thomas Boroth and children visit from Kansas City. Dr F E Whitley and family to Jamestown NY for a few weeks with Chautauqua Lake and Niagara Falls. J W Hullen Sioux City candidate for Iowa attorney general calls on Webster City. Wila McNee and S B Morrison from Blairsburg on business. local burg booms. Minnie Servis Freeborn returns from Dundee to spend summer. Catherine and Lucy Hubacher visit from Galena to see brother W J and wife. Rev Frank Richardson and wife return to Hutchinson MN after three weeks here. Mrs L B Bowen travels with Ovenette exhibit to Hubbard then Des Moines. Prof O H Benson leaves for Delaware IA for summer, then Netherwood NJ trip. Geo W Carpenter and wife leave for Netherwood NY. health trip with plans to extend stay.
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M.H. Benson
The
Central Life Insurance Co
Des Moines
Iowa Falls
Geo
H. Johnson
W. A. Crandall
Spirit Lake
HL Cook
A. Hoffmann
Will N. Hellen
Colfax
Frank Fenton
St. Paul
Fred Stickney
Eva_ ‘Thompson
H. S. Thompson
Kamrat
H.L. Litchfield
Newell
Cedar Rapids
Gladye Miller
Burleson Dry Goods
Chariton
Iowa
Jesse Gouge
Spirit, Lake
Mason City
Ackley
Rouillard
Dalbey
Missouri Valley
J. W. Hullen
Sioux City
Webster City
Wila McNee
Morrison
Blairsburg
Burg
Minnie Servis Freeborn
Dundee
Catherine
Lucy Hubacher
Galena
W. J
Local residents tally daily movements and visits
Daily notices show M H Brinton journeying from Ellsworth. J P Scott in Rolfe. Harry Bossert in Blairaburg. fiarl R Young in Woolstock. D L Hunter visiting Des Moines. Nelson Joy off to Chicago for several days. N M O Connor in Fort Dodge. C E Howard in Stanhope. G P Kepler from Stanhope visits our office. Georgie Sparkes from Omaha visiting W J Pilkington. Mrs O D West departing for a four week Chariton trip. Mrs E Baldwin heading to Beloit Wisconsin. Mrs W A Crandall and Master Arthur with pads. Mayor Austin to Algona. Mrs W J Zitterell hosting Mrs W E Adams of Tama City. Mrs Claire Carpenter to Williams. Mrs C C Cobb returning to Rutland. Constable A W Little to Independence. Miss Mary Mickleson home from Hanover Illinois for summer. M Garrett ending four week stay, returning to Hume Illinois. Mme E S Frank pianist at Rebekah banquet returning to Clarion. Robart Martin near seven miles south of the city returns from ??
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bossert
Blairaburg
Fiarl R. Young
Woolstock
D.L. Hunter
Des Moines
Nelson Joy
Chicago
N. M. O'Connor
Fort Dodge
C. E. Howard
Stanhope
Georgie Sparkes
Omaha
W. J. Pilkington
W. A. Crandall
Arthur
Austin
Algona
W. J. Zitterell
W. E. Adams
Tama City
Claire Carpenter
Williams
C. C. Cobb
Rutland
A. W. Little
Independence
Mary Mickleson
Hanover
M. Garrett
Hume
Minois
Community Notices From Cass Center and Nearby Towns
Gene Isham made a business trip to Fort Dodge Saturday. Alice Welch's school closed Friday. Mabel Garth will picnic with her school on the White Fox at Doolittle crossing Friday. Grandmas Willard is very sick. Mrs. Frank Creed of Brushy visited Gene Isham's place last week. Lou Stotts and family spent Sunday with friends at Webster City. Mrs. Isabel John son visiting a brother at Wall Lake. Jessie Sands' school closed Friday last and she expects to teach Mulberry school in the coming fall. John Garth and family spent Tuesday at their farm. Mabel Garth visited Sunday at Eagle Grove. Maud Underwood attended the convention at Mulberry Sunday. Frank Pringle and Ed Doolittle finished painting for Anthony Garth. Arlie Dally and Al Fisher of Homer are driving a well for Will Garth. Ezra Bickford is home from a week’s visit in Missouri. He says Iowa is good enough for him. June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Isham
Fort Dodge
Alice Welch
Mabel Garth
White Fox
Doolittle Crossing
Grandmas Willard
Frank Creed
Brushy
Lou Stotts
Webster City
Isabel Johnson
Wall Lake
Jessie Sands
Ezra Bickford
Missouri
Towa
National Educational Association Charleston Expedition Fare
The Chicago Great Western Ry sells round trip excursion tickets to Charleston South Carolina for the National Educational Association gathering July 2 to 8. Tickets good for travel July 10 to September 1 1900. Round trip one fare plus 2 dollars for membership. Inquiries to F. H. Lord G P A T A 118 Adams St Chicago.
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Chicago Great Western Ry
Charleston
S. C
Great Western
F. H. Lord
Adams St
Chicago
Uncalled Letters at Webster City Post Office Week Ending June 25 1900
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a humorous remark about golf as an aside to a dead-letter list. The Webster City post office lists uncalled letters for the week ending June 25 1900 including Aldrige Mra Beach Bennie Brinkerhoff H R Freeman Wm Hayna John Johnson Mrs Emma Warham Miss Lucy Sonafounk Wes Nelson Wm Widel WW McGonigle Mrs Margaret. Uncalled letters will be sent to the dead-letter office if not claimed within two weeks. Postmaster Hellen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Aldrige
Mra Beach
Bennie Brinkerhoff
H R Freeman
Wm Hayna
John Johnson
Emma Warham
Lucy Sonafounk
Wes Nelson
Wm Widel
WW McGonigle
Margaret
Washington, D. C
Hellen
Real Estate Transfers and Personal Notices
Real estate transfers list several property transactions including William G Smith to Josie Adams qc dw 80 qr sc 19 87 25 and Farringtons to H V Farrington with multiple lots. Also transfers involving Nils Pehrson and Annie Sophie Pehrson, and B C Mason trustee with M J Lyonus. Includes medical ads for Mull's Lightning Cough Cure Foley's Kidney Cure Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve with endorsements.
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William G Smith
Josie Adams
Farrington
H V Farrington
Blairsbury
Nils Pehrson
Nick Peter Pehrson
Annie Sophie Pehrson
C Mason
Tao M J Lyonus
Park
Seymour Reaches Tien Tsi After Failed Pekin Link
Admiral Seymour's expedition returns to Tien Tsin after failing to reach Pekin. Russian forces under Colonel Schtelle move toward Pekin with 10,000 men as 40,000 to 60,000 Chinese troops and Boxers converge on Pekin. Russia reportedly issues secret mobilization orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chefoo
Shanghai
Seymour
Pekin
Schtelle
Tien Tsin
Not with Seymour Admiral Endured Fifteen Days of Siege
Long battle near Tien-Tsin as Admiral Seymour's column relieved by Dorward. Chinese forces surrounded the admiral for fifteen days with quarter rations. Relief brought American Marines and multi-national troops, casualties tallied across nations, and rumors of legation fate circulated.
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Seymour
Dorward
Admiral Seymour
Imarines
Lofa
Yien-Tsin
No News from Pekin Telegraph Reports Limited Details
A China telegram says ministers remain in Pekin with no news from the capital. It notes Seymour reached Tien Tsin with 312 wounded and 62 killed. Reports of damage to Tien Tsin are described as greatly exaggerated.
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London
China
Pekin
Seymour
Tien Tsin
Foreign Ministers Safe as Berlin Reports Mobilization Plans
A June 26 telegram from the German squadron commander at Taku says foreign ministers are with the landing force. Reports claim the Russian war ministry sent secret mobilization orders to military and civic authorities on June 18 and 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Taku
Russian War Ministry
Russia
Thunderbolt Destruction Wrecks Whiting Farm House
A freak storm near Whiting Indiana injured six children and killed one at the Ed Bullard farm home of Harvey Queen. Lightning struck the house causing a collapse throwing windows doors and joists into a field. Vernie Queen was buried in the ruins but survived briefly before death. Ada Queen suffered a head wound and others were hurt.
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Whiting
Ind
Here
Ed Bullard
Harvey Queen
Vernie Queen
Ada Queen
Stein Fraud Claim Fizzles as Police Cast Doubt
Chicago officials say Louis M. Stein did not suffer an armed robbery and will likely drop the case. Stein, a South Bend merchant, claimed he withdrew 4000 dollars Tuesday and was assaulted on Twelfth Street, while police say bruises came from a bicycle fall and note other contradictions.
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Chicago
Ripley
Tlartnett
Louis M. Stein
Stein
South Bend
Hirge
Continental National Bank
Twelfth Street
Fifth Avenue
Fate of legations remains uncertain as reports mix
Washington officials push to verify messages from Kempff and Li Ming Chang about foreign ministers near Tien Tsin with Admiral Seymour. Recent cables conflict on ministers’ location while Bruce reports casualties at Taku and other troop movements continue to unfold.
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Washington
Peking
Tien-Tsin
Seymour
Wien- Tsin
Kempff
Ti Hung Chang
Chefoo
Taku
Nashville
Yorktown
Li Ming Chang
Canton
Milwaukee Carnival Electric Pageant Stuns Crowd
Milwaukee on June 29 hailed the carnival electric pageant as the standout feature. Twenty floats on flat cars moved along street lines powered by electricity, lit by 6000 incandescent lamps, featuring a Wisconsin battleship replica and mythological tableaux led by Rex and Prince Carnival.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Rex
Earnival
Prince Carnival
Miss Creek Clenches Maizes At World’s Fair Medal
Miss Jennie Creek and her foster parents Samuel and Mary Personnett filed affidavits in Flattford City Indiana asserting she flagged the World’s Fair special at the burning culvert near Mill Grove in 1893. She received a medal and a diploma from the French Legion of Honor and will replace the badge and diploma currently held by the Marian publishers after withdrawing from a souvenir booklet contract amid disputes over credit.
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Flattford City
Ind
Jennie Creek
Samuel Personnett
Jennie
Mill Grove
French Legion of Honor
Marion Parties
Miss Creek
Dan Hurley of Independence Receives Irish Fortune
Dan Hurley of Independence Kansas learned he has inherited a fortune from Ireland but cannot claim it due to a past desertion from the British Navy. He and twelve others deserted off South Africa years ago, so he will let the wealth remain in Ireland rather than face possible penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kan
Dan Hurley
Independence Gas Company
Ireland
Her Majesty’s Navy
South Africa
Hurley
Emerald Isle
Boers Escape After Three-Day Engagement East of Hills
London dispatch reports General French on the left General Hamilton on the right and the Eleventh division central in a surround attempt. After three days of fighting the enemy decamped Tuesday night heading east. Total casualties were under 150.
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London
Pretoria
Daily Telegraph
French
Tan Hamilton
Postmaster General Cancels Envelope Contract
The post master general canceled the Western Envelope company of Chicago from furnishing dead letter and official envelopes for the next fiscal year due to the firm’s inability to meet terms amid labor troubles. In Michigan Grand Ledge on June 29 Senator James W. Helmne of Adrian wed Mrs. Rose Edson Nichols of Chicago, a surprise to many friends given his bachelor status.
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Washington
Western Envelope Company
Chicago
Grand Ledge
Mich
James W. Helmne
Adrian
Rose Edson Nichols
Baseball Scores From Yesterday League Results
Chicago reports yesterday's scores with results from the National and American Leagues. Pittsburg beat Cincinnati 7 to 0, Cincinnati 2. Buffalo defeated Indianapolis 5 to 3. Cleveland defeated Detroit 10 to 0. Milwaukee lost to Kansas City 8 to 3.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburgeat
Cincinnati
Boston
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Detroit
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Towne Named as Vice Presidential Candidate Hopeful
A Duluth dispatch reports Tu A Rosin g chairman of the Democratic state central committee will place Charles OS Towne's name before the Kansas City convention as a vice presidential candidate. In Wis Maukatuna on June 25 John Woffmann, aged 14, was convicted of burglary and fireworks theft and sent to the state reform school.
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St. Paul
Duluth
Tu. A. Rosing
Democratic State Central Committee
Kansas City
Charles OS. Towne
Maukatuna
Wis
John Woffmann
John Surgess
State Reform School
Traveling salesman dies after altercation in Indiana
Terre Haute Indiana June 20 George Crothers a traveling salesman for Philburg OL Well Supplies was struck on the head by George Cox last Sunday during an altercation and died Tuesday from the assault Cox has fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
George Crothers
Philburg OL Well Supplies Company
George Cox
Cox
Nile
Condition of the Injured Improves in Wreck Case
The condition of patients injured in Sunday's wreck remains favorable. Robert Wells rests comfortably and is out of danger. Reports from Green Bay indicate all patients there are doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisdune
Robert Wells
No Cannon Crackers on the Fourth West Bay City
The common council will prohibit the use of cannon firecrackers on July 4 in West Bay City. The notice appears in the local council minutes with enforcement plans and penalties for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bay City
Mieh
Common Council
Drought Blights Northwest Wheat. Over a Million Acres Plowed
Reports from Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota stress continued drought with no relief. Farmers have plowed over 1,000,000 acres, stock turned onto fields, and millers in Duluth and Minneapolis foresee insufficient wheat for their mills. Estimates vary but half a crop is unlikely across the three states, with only minor improvements in spots.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Northwest
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Duluth
Minneapolis
Grafton
Bismarck
Mayville
Fargo
Red River Valley
Afanitoha
Justice as Spelt in Cuba Trials and Local Notes
Havina lawyers expect acquittals for accused custom house officials amid claims the fiscal seeks no convictions. Manduley testified as witness. trials delayed until Aug 1 to train new judges. Also brief items from Lad Gives a Lot of Trouble, Ottawa convention canceled, and missionaries Safe in China amid family anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vavyana
Havina
Custom House
Senor Manduley
Manduley
Santiago
Wood
Tavana
Cuba
Senor Mandaley
Tiscal
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Kamrar
James Hyatt
Eagle Grove
J. L. Kamrar
Battle Creek
Mre. H. Bushnell
Ceder Rapids
P. Knowles
Rockwell City
Thomas Boroth
City
G. W. Riggs
Link Stuart
F. E. Whitley
Jamestown
N. Y
Chautauqua Lake
Niagra Falls
New York
Frank Richardson
Hutchinson, Minn
L. B. Bowen
Hubbard
O. H. Benson
Woolstock Schools
Delaware
Geo. W. Carpenter
Netherwood
N.J
M. H. Brinton
Ellsworth
J. P. Scott
Rolfe
O. D. West
E. Baldwin
Beloit
Robart Martin
Cass Center
National Educational Association
Golf
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mull
Hansch& Co
Kright
Foley
Hansch & Co
J. E. Watkine
Chillicothe
DeWitt
W. J. Baxter
North Brook
N.C
H. J. Arthur
Tien Tsi
Mobil
Ah Sin
Liu
Nankin
Inxpress
Tien- Tsin
Nich
Li Tien-Tsin
Takut
Tiengsin
Tse Chulin
Vinton, Ja
Cato Sells
Harrison
St. Lautlus College
Central Music Hall
Carter 1
Frank Hn MacVearh
George W. Warvelle
Patrick II O'Donnell
Stormin
Eau Claire
Brackett
W. R. Wilkinson
Albany
Tenn
H.J. Arthur
Bruce
Admiral Bruce
British Admiralty
Cmt
Tee
Senna
Siriene Pein
Tal
Stir Ting
Powell Quid Wright
Ceotiartiarebel Beatty
Fteen
Gottlieb Ecker
Sedianapolis
Jud
dunevin—Cott- Heb Ecker
Indiaantooalis | Maenerchor
America
Michigan
Marines
Towne
Dakotas
Custom House Reoodiers
eFlair
Th. A. Oliver
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Rock River
Ottawa
Hws
League of Municipalities
Tmnofs
Peloit
Henry Co. Porter
Mary Porter
Charles I Cannon
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