Personal notices and visits scattered across Jefferson county
Mrs Lela Stapleton of Moline Ill visits her mother Mrs G W Mintoyne for a few days. Mrs Fred Greber ill sent to Davenport Sanitarium. Mrs B G Orris visits sister Mrs H E Bishop in Ottumwa. Mrs V A Root and Mrs Ralph Green go to Lucas to stay with daughter and sister Mrs Fred Nelson. Ellen Anderson visits Washington. Mr and Mrs W H Mohr vacationing in Hot Springs Ark and Florida. E G Fligg at Marco convention in Chicago. Roy Judd returns from business trip to Michigan. C E Daniels of Des Moines in town on business. Mrs Alice B Booker visiting from Chicago visits Mrs C W Trowbridge in Ottumwa. Born to Mr and Mrs Al P Harper southeast of city a boy. Rebekah district convention in Batavia today with city delegation attending. Rev H A Mosser attends Lincoln birthday gathering in Ottumwa. R E Schramm of Chicago on business. Vern E Myers of Waterloo visits C E Keltner home. Miss Pearl Gardner of Ainsworth visits Des Moines to visit sister. C L Graham of Des Moines in city on business. Miss Anna Sappenfield of Davenport visiting. E Daniels of Des Moines in town on business. Miss June Chidester returns from Ames after Boys Girls Club Work conference. Frank Martin of Douds Leando city visitor yesterday. Miss Florence Howard of Chicago visiting Mrs Harry Ratcliff. Frank Ward visits with Rev and Mrs C E Ward. H A Snyder of Waterloo Royal Arcanum secretary in city. Ralph H Munro on business trip to Holyoke Colorado. L W Elmore of Pleasant Plain in town.
Food Pinch Grows in Berlin as Shortages Bite
An Associated Press reporter returning to Berlin finds severe food shortages across staples. Potatoes, flour, fats, and meats are scarce or unaffordable with daily rations slashed and long bakery lines forming. Prices run high for hazelnut oil goose fat and fish while beer becomes scarce or off limits to take home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
New York
Germany
Associated Press
Berlin
Governor Harding of P Kins guest at March 2 banquet
The Knights of Pythias in Forest City plan a grand annual banquet with Governor W. L. Harding as speaker. The event, shifted from February 22 to March 2 to accommodate the governor, will be the lodge’s largest ever with limited tickets and guest eligibility for non members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
W. L. Harding
Harding
Fairfield
K. of P
Order
Gasoline Thaw Explosion Injures Petersburg Workers
In Petersburg Indiana a fifteen gallon gasoline tank exploded as dry cleaning workers tried to thaw a frozen line with steam. Flames rose sixty feet, damaging nearby shops. Frank Thomas suffered burns on the head and hands. Edwin Thomas, likely fatally burned, and Arthur Morrison received facial and hand injuries. H. H. Tislow and Salem Hammond aided Edwin by wrapping him in a robe at Tislow's jewelry store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
Frank Thomas
Thomas
Arthur Morrison
Edwin Thomas
Tislow
H. H. Tislow
Salem Hammond
Mrs James Hamilton Lewis Emerges as D A R Candidate
Mrs James Hamilton Lewis wife of Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois is reported as a surprise candidate for president general of the D A R with governor general Mrs Story showing strong support, amid three declared contenders for the April congress election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Story
Safe Passage for Alfred Strange to Norway for Bride
Alfred Strange left Aurora Illinois for Norway to marry. He sailed from New York aboard the Danish vessel Frederick VIIII as Count Von Bernstorff’s fellow passenger, despite mining and torpedo risks, until his fiancée learned by cable of the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Ill
Alfred Strange
Norway
New York
Count von Bernstorff
Strange
Loth
Cable
Home at Fairfield Theater stars Barriscale Ray and Glaum
The newly rich family tale shows a rescue by a sensible influence from Bessie Barriscale in the Triangle play Home. Barriscale’s performance is praised for its immersion in the story and emotional depth. Charles Ray and Louise Glaum support this standout production at the Fairfield Theater tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Barriscale
Miss Barriscale
Charles Ray
Louise Glaum
Fairfield Theater
Despondent Man Ends Life in Pennville
Richmond Indiana February 15 Coroner reports George Medler eighty one a laborer and bachelor ended his life at his Pennville home by a revolver unused for thirty years. He was despondent over his first illness and had been injured five weeks earlier by an interurban car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
George Medler
Pennville
R. D. Morrow
Guards Placed on High Kaskaskia Bridge in Illinois
Seven guards were stationed on the Kaskaskia River bridge south of Shelbyville by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad. The bridge, the highest railway structure in Illinois, extends about 400 yards, with two U.S. Secret Service men present. Madigan Wisconsin discusses a bill to raise the state's gross receipts tax on fights from 5 to 74 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ill
Chicago and Eastern Ilinois
Kaskaskia River
Shelbyville
Illinois
United States Secret Service
Madigan
Wis
Wisconsin
John P. Donnelly
Milwaukee
Guards Begin Returning Home from Border Duty
Five units including the Fifth Maryland infantry at Eagle Pass the Seventy fourth New York infantry at McAllen and Batteries A and 3 Alabama field artillery at Douglas are scheduled to start home from border duty on February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Maryland Infantry
Eagle Pass
New York Infantry
MccAllen
Alabama Field Artillery
Douglas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lela Stapleton
Moline, Ill
G. W. Mintoyne
Fred Greber
Davenport
B. G. Orris
H. E. Bishop
Ottumwa
V. A. Root
Ralph Green
Lucas
Fred Nelson
Ellen Anderson
Mrs. W. H. Mohr
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Floria
E. G. Fligg
Chicago
Roy Judd
Michigan
C. E. Daniels
Des Moines
Alice B. Booker
C. W. Trowbridge
al. P. Harper
Rebekah
Jefferson County
Batavia
H. A. Mosser
Lincoln
R. E. Schramm
Vern E. Myers
Waterloo
C. E. Keltner
Pearl Gardner
Ainsworth
G. W. Gaumer
C. L. Graham
Mss
Anna Sappenfield
Do. E. Daniels
June Chidester
Ames
Frank Martin
Douds-Leando
Florence Howard
Mrs
Harry Ratcliff
Frank Ward
Rev
Mrs. C. E. Ward
H. A. Snyder
The
Royal Arcanum
Ralph H. Munro
Holyoke, Colorado
L. W. Elmore
Pleasant Plain
Harding K
American Press Association
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
Senate Naval Committee
Mrs. Lewis
D. A. R. Head
Bernstorff
DR. Reed
C. E. Anderson
Gaumer Bros Jewelry
Coft EL
Ray Maxwell
Y Fairfields Theatre
Helen Holmes
Medicine Bend
de Wolf Hopper In
the Square
Ward Lumber Yard
Stubbs Building
Ycenis
Cagpanta
Gaines Bros
Akin Fs
NG Piamet Baking
Bis People
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