Memorial Day Exercises at Opera House and Cemetery
Memorial services for Grand Army of the Republic and affiliated groups will be held at the Opera House with a program including Lincoln Gettysburg Address and vocal selections. A parade to the cemetery will include G A R ritual services, salutes, and grave decoration. all old soldiers and sailors and organizations are invited to attend, with business houses closing 2 to 4 pm.
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G. A. BR
W. RB
K. of P. Hall
Peelock Sharp
Opera House
Meworis
W. B.C
G. A. RK
Co. L. I
Uniform Bank
Co. No. Knights of Pythias
Lodge
W. R
Amos Hitt
Vernia Coakley
Frank Kilbourne
Academy
Co. L
City Council Adopts Interim Measures After Adjournment
The May 1 meeting at the city chambers saw a quorum, minor appointments, and discussion of contracts with a butcher and waterworks official. Gravel from sewer trenches was to be used to fill a ditch, street overseer named A. G. Cor, and an ordinance creating council president roles was to be drawn. The council adjourned awaiting further action and potential rapid adjournment with expenses paid.
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Lor L. Feltham
Weat Side School House
State
Main
Court
A. G. Cordelle
Epworth League Anniversary at Methodist Church
Epworth League of the Methodist church will hold anniversary exercises next Sunday evening at 8. A special program includes several addresses and music. The morning service will feature a brief sermon and conduct.
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Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Fragmented OCR Summary Card
A damaged OCR reads unclear details about people and places with no solid facts or events to summarize. The legible fragments mention names and numbers without coherent context or dates.
Wilderness Campaign Began Under Grant in Virginia and Georgia
March of 1864 opened with Grant promoted to lieutenant general and leading the Army of the Potomac in a campaign toward Richmond. Battles raged May 5 and 6 in the Wilderness with brutal fighting, navigated by generals Warren Sedgwick and Wadsworth, as Union forces pressed toward Spotsylvania Court House and the plank road line.
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Orty
Virginia
Georgia
Grant
Richmond
Rappahannock River
Annals of War
Badeau
Major General Sedgwick Dead by Sharpshooter at Spottsylvania
Major General John Sedgwick of the Union Army was killed on the Spottsylvania field while commanding the Sixth Army Corps as he located a battery. He was 51. Earlier May 6 reports say maneuvers and heavy fighting continued along Plank Road with heavy Confederate pressure and counter actions shaping the day.
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al G. K. Warren
John Sedgwick
James 8
Wadsworth
Grant
Lee
Spottsylvania Court House
Sixth Corps
Spottsyivenis Court House
Sedgwick
Sixth Army Corps
Sod
Manovek
UIMMSTROES HIE AT MEADOWS
A fire at Meadows destroyed Hotel Meadows and several businesses on the east side of the street after a laundry department blaze. Losses include Hubbard saloon, Bolan saloon, a barber shop, and Keizer and Mitchell’s store. Buildings across the street were scorched but saved. Hubbard plans to rebuild.
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Meadows
Hotel Meadows
Council
Idaho
F. M. Hubbard
J. H.bolan
Keizer & Mitchell
Mr. Hubbard
Death of Uncle John Sedgwick and Spottsylvania losses
General Sedgwick is killed by a bullet near the eye as troops rally. The Army records heavy casualties at Spottsylvania with General M T McMahon and General Rice among the wounded and mortally struck amid continued assaults on Tee's intrenchments, signaling a grim four days for Federal leaders.
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Staf
M. T. McMahon
John Sedgwick
Tee
Spottsylvania
Warren
Emory Upton
J. C. Rice
Rice
G. Langdon
Death of Capt. Peter H. Scott in Denver
Died in Denver Captain Peter H. Scott died of apoplexy in Denver on the 24th. He was superintendent of construction of the amelter at Vulcan ten miles east of Weiser and was well known in Weiser and the West. He had prior mining associations with John W. Mackay and others in California and beyond, leaving many friends in Weiser and vicinity.
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Weiser
Peter H. Scott
Denver
Colo
Scott
Iaa
Vulcan
West
John W. Mackay
O'Brien
California
Mineral output of Idaho mines reported for 1903
The Boise United States assay office reports Idaho mined metals totaled 20,451,933 dollars for 1903, up over five million from 1902. Shoshone County led in value at 7,235,222 dollars. Owyhee County led gold production and total mineral value, with 83,737 ounces of gold worth 1,720,097 dollars, including 47,606 ounces quartz and 36,231 placer.
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United States Assay Office
Boise
Idaho
Shoshone County
Owyhee County
Young People Service At Congregational Church
Evening at six o'clock the Young People’s meeting will be held at the Congregational church in Bexley Handley. A simple devotional service is planned with readings and hymns. A brief address by a local leader and prayers will follow.
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Bex
Gianlah
Amry
Aed
Ame
Schoul
Moliwner
Fragmented OCR item on court case and docket
Incomplete text from a historical newspaper page describes a legal matter with unreadable sections. Readable parts mention a court process, possible dates, and involved parties but lack clear names or actions. Further context is needed for a proper headline and summary.
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Wamorial
Grand Army of the Republic
Alonzo Hancock
Uincil
Butcher
O. M. Harvey
Epworth
Moernper
Pas
Hagens
Taoiacin
Marchingith Grant
Alexander Hays
of the Wilderness
Hays
Hancock
John Sedgwicl
Alex Ha
James , Rice
James
U. S. Va
Battle of
Wilderness
Wades
Vera
Gedames
Vamor
Sylvania Coy House
Boise Assay Office
Thoms
Young Peoples, Service
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