Local residents and visitors frequent city in busy weekend
Burlington notes list of social visits and travels including J W Rawson Des Moines hon Wm Long Mt Pleasant Mary Jane McGaw Ottumwa Carron Keesey Mt Pleasant Mrs M J Clinkinbeard Libertyville Mrs Lester Chambers ill with influenza Jefferson County Hospital Mrs Cecil Pauls Brighton W E Richardson Rose Hill Verne Samuelson New London Carl Danielson discharged Baltimore and home Mrs A H Neller Rowena ill asthma Mrs Mary Woods stroke parasis East Washington St Prof H E Sweitzer Burlington trip A V Frazey visit Williams burg church Miss Florence Horton Parsons college Brighton home D B Moss Chicago visit C D Leggett South Main St Blacks from St Louis St Joe en route Salt Lake City
Eastern Star Club And Society Meetings In Town
The Eastern Star Club meets at Mrs. Frank Fourt’s home next Tuesday afternoon. W E C of the Presbyterian Sabbath school holds a business social at Mr. Chas Wade’s Monday evening January 20 with the November December and January committees entertaining. The W R C meets Monday at 7 20 pm in the South Side Odd Fellows hall with a large class to be initiated. Westminster Guild and Women’s Missionary Society gather at Mrs. C E Anderson’s East Broadway home with programs on labor study chapters and papers on Children and Women In Industry followed by tea and social hour.
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Eastern Star Club
Frank Fourt
The
Presbyterian Sabbath School
Chas
W. Wade
South Side
Odd Fellows Hall
Mesdames Bridges
Kirby
R. Louden
Crabbe
Stevenson
Ireland
A. Louden
D. Leggett
Reed
Shriner
R. F. Wilson
Westminster Guild
Women’s Missionary Society
C. E. Anderson
East Broadway
Don McGiffin
E. Turney
E. G. Grove
H. A. Mosser
Presbyterian Church
New Officers Installed for George Strong Post G AR
At a joint George Strong Post and W R C meeting on January 16 officers for the year were installed by Post Commander J T Axline with Alex Easton as officer of the day. The slate includes Commander William C Ball Vice Commander J W Schafer Junior Vice Commander S B Turner Adjutant George H Frasher Quartermaster Sergeant Major J M McKain Chaplain Perry King Patriotic Instructor J S Gantz Officer of the Day C S Stewart Color Bearer B F West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Strong
J. T. Axline
Alex Easton
Wm. C. Ball
V. C
J. W. Schafer
S. B. Turner
Adj
George H. Frasher
O. M
J. T. Ax
27 Rifle Bores Hell Helmet in Trench Duel
In Danville Illinois on January 18 eleven year old William Chesley fired a 2.caliber rifle at twelve year old Melvin Myers who wore a German style tin helmet. The bullet tore the scalp and lining but Myers was not seriously hurt.
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Danville
William Chesley
Melvin Myers
Myers
Chesley
Lenine among Russian refugees lands in Barcelona
Madrid reports Nikolai Lenine the Bolshevist premier of Russia was among Russian refugees who landed at Barcelona recently according to local newspapers.
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Bolshevist
Russia
Lande
Barcelona
Madrid
Nikolai Lenine
Spanish decree suspends Barcelona constitutional guarantees
London report says the Spanish government issued a decree suspending constitutional guarantees in the province of Barcelona. The wireless dispatch from Madrid conveyed the action to correspondents.
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London
Barcelona
Madrid
Paderewski Agreement Sets Him to Lead Polish Cabinet
Paris January 18 Ignace Paderewski the famous pianist is likely to become head of the Polish government following negotiations with General Pilsudski. A reconstruction of the cabinet is to be formed on a basis agreed by both parties with Paderewski at the head and delegates to the peace congress fixed. M Demoski president of the Polish national council is named as delegate.
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Paris
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Polish National Council
M. Paderewski
Pilsudski
M. Demoski
National Council
Duma
Police Raid I W W Center in Chinatown New York
Police raided what they call the I W W headquarters in Chinatown New York arresting four men who claimed to be students. Loaded revolvers and a large quantity of I W W literature were seized as officers say the men distributed propaganda at local Chinese restaurants urging strikes for shorter hours and higher wages.
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New York
Industrial Workers of the World
Chinatown
Fuel rule suspensions announced for coke and coal
Washington reports zone regulations on coke and all coal except Pennsylvania anthracite will be suspended February 15. All price controls including purchasing agents commissions wholesale and retail margins on coke and coal are likewise suspended on the same date.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Fuel Administration
Ohio Rejects McAdoo Order On Rail Rates
The Ohio public utilities commission rejected W. G. McAdoo's federal order to raise zone express rates within Ohio. The denial cites failure to file rate schedules with the state commission 30 days before the effective date as required by Ohio law.
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Public Utilities Commission
Columbus, O
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
W. G. McAdoo
Ohio
Ohio Commission
College pledges announced at Ballard Hall and Kory breakfast
The Hinevirgins held a pledge party at Ballard Hall with an eight o’clock pledge hour. Thirteen students joined the Society and were entertained at a nine o’clock breakfast at the Kozy. Women named Emily Hitch Cecil Mann Miss Wildman Nellie Gibbs Helen Reeves Vivian Begeman Ferrel Adkisson Florence Myers Mildred Scovel Madeline Whitmore Arriel Zeigler Elizabeth Frye Helen Winn. The Ex-Orions hosted the Orios at a smoker at the Kozy. The eight o’clock pledges for the Orio Society included Edmund Brown Ralph Brown Mr. Gageby Ralph Shott Carroll Bradshaw Robert Conlee Wmn, Cuddy P. G. David Apples for Sale by Zeigler & Son.
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Hinevirgins
Ballard Hall
Kory
Mer riman Baptist Church Rejects Graveyard Oil Rights Offer
The Ranger Texas church that already earns about 200000 dollars annually from churchyard oil wells refused one million dollars for the right to develop further wells in the adjoining graveyard. The offer was made in Fort Worth, January 18. The church has maintained its income from oil is sufficient and declined the proposed lease.
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Baptist Church of
Ranger
Tex
Graveyard
Fort Worth
Merriman Baptist Church of
Abolish Subtreasuries Ordered in Annual Bill
The House adopted a provision directing the secretary of the treasury to abolish July 1 next the subtreasuries at Baltimore Chicago New Orleans New York Philadelphia St Louis and San Francisco. The Greek army will begin demobilization late this month releasing 90000 men leaving 190000 to 202000 in service.
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Washington
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Battmore
Keston
Chicago
Chineneset
New Orleans
New York
Philadelpha
St. Louis
San Francisco
Greece
Athens
Confessed Forger Cutter Indicted by Grand Jury
Four indictments against Millard H. Cutter a LaSalle street broker and confessed forger were returned before Judge Kavanagh by the Cook county grand jury. Two indictments charge forgery and two charge operation of a confidence game.
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Millard H. Cutter
Chicago
LaSalle Street
Kavanagh
Cook County
500 Persons Perish at Sea After Mine Strike
The French steamer Chaprol struck a floating mine in the Straits of Messina and sank within minutes. About 500 passengers, mainly Greeks Serbians and Austrians, were drowned. another steamer rescued 150 survivors.
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Chaprol
Strait of Messina
Tome
Straits of Messina
Fire destroys main plant of Anaconda lumber dept
Bonner seven miles east of Missoula is the site of a major fire that wiped out the main lumber plant of the Anaconda Copper Mining company. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 500000 with origin still undetermined.
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Lumber Department of
Montana Mine Company
Missoula
Mont
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Bonner
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