Tootle, Milton, I, Obituary and other News Clippings from Scrapbook, 1887

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Name/Title

Tootle, Milton, I, Obituary and other News Clippings from Scrapbook, 1887

Entry/Object ID

AM2009.20.18

Scope and Content

Tootle, Milton, I, Obituary and other News Clippings from Scrapbook, 1887. Four scrapbook pages and 5 newspaper sections or clippings regarding Milton Tootle, St. Joseph wholesale and banker who came to the city in 1849 and whose businesses were still operating in 1954 when the last of these news articles were written. Includes extensive obituaries and news of his death in 1887, as below. From Tootle Scrapbook 09.20.16. Obituaries --"Extra. 5 o'clock P.M., Milton Tootle Dead" "He breathes his last at 4:10 o'clock this afternoon. Hemiplegia the cause...Estate Valued at $4,500,000." St. Joseph Daily Herald, January 2, 1887. 2 copies --"Our Honored Dead. Milton Tootle to be Buried Wednesday Afternoon.,," --"The Funeral of the Late Milton Tootle Will Take Place Tomorrow Afternoon." --Called Home, Milton Tootle of St. Joseph, Dies at His Residence. --"His Work Done, Milton Tootle is Dead" News Stories --"Men of St. Joseph", large news photo of Milton Tootle. St. Joseph News-Press, Nov.16, 1902. --Centennial.. Milton Tootle Took Over Dry Goods Firm at Age 26," with news photo of both Milton and son John. St. Joseph News-Press, March 6, 1949 --News Photo, "Tootle & Jackson Mercantile Establishment, Sioux City, IA. Store and stock brought to Sioux City on board steamboat "Omaha" in 1856. Accompanying article follows the store's history in Sioux City. Sioux City Sunday Journal, July 25, 1954 --Typewritten, "Tootle, Founder of Vast Fortune, Got His Start In Bacon Trade in Glenwood. Mentions Tootle, Green, and Staude as Glenwood business who came into Iowa during Civil War to buy bacon. They bought it for 2¢/pound and sold it to government for 60¢., undated.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Folder, File

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Tootle Family, Tootle, Milton, I Obituary

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Maintenance History

Date

Dec 31, 2020

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Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Milton Tootle, I