Local residents visit and travel notes from Mt Pleasant Ottumwa and beyond
Mrs Elizabeth Wray was in Mt Pleasant on business this morning Miss Mary McGaw visited friends in Ottumwa yesterday Ed Stoner and Clarence Rodger returned home last night from a Chicago business trip W M Black of Des Moines is visiting relatives in the city for a few days Miss Mary Winslow of Libertyville is visiting today Mr and Mrs LeRoy Williams attend Shriner picnic in Ottumwa Miss Rosa Fels of Kirksville Missouri guests of Mrs Will Moore and friends L O Gaines buys B Roth property on South Main Street Mrs Harlan Macy operated at Jefferson County hospital yesterday Supervisors J B Trent of Batavia and Charles Edmunds of Packwood in the city on business There will be an ice cream social at Bethesda Church this evening C F Garrett of Shenandoah arrives to supervise city schools for coming year The Misses Bessie and Lottie Wagner leave for Organ to spend months with relatives Lieut E J Stephenson passes through en route to Camp Dodge for discharge David Cassat leaves for Clear Lake for Greater Iowa meeting He acts as chairman Saturday morning Mrs Mary Barker and daughter Margaret leave for Davenport after two weeks with parents Ruby Brewington accompanies them T H McQuiston and Charles W Wade visit Bloomfield with C C Brown family They report themselves nicely located Mr and Mrs John Murphy return from Omaha after visiting relatives purchase 40 head Hereford cattle
Many Candidates Vie as State Races Heat Up
The piece outlines a crowded field for Iowa statewide offices with 6 Republicans officially seeking the gubernatorial nomination led by Attorney General H. M. Havner, while Lt. Gov. B. R. Moore, J. D. Deems, N. Kendall, Kuehnle, and Rawson are named as contenders. Other races for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, and attorney general show multiple hopefuls, with nominations likely at the Republican and Democratic conventions and expected competition among Democrats after today's conference.
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Eee Tor Ae
H. M. Havner
B. R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
J. D
Logan
Walter Ramsay
Leon B. Ainsworth
Des Moines
E. H. Hoyt
Manchester
BB. F. Gose
Frank Shaw
2000 Girl Flower Makers Strike In New York
Two thousand girl flower and feather makers in New York aged 12 to 21 staged a strike after being fined for talking or tardiness and alleging their foreman slapped workers. The dispute centered on wage and discipline practices affecting a large female workforce.
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New York
Embargo on Coal Export Reported by Telegraph
London July 25 the government today imposed an embargo on the exportation of coal according to the Exchange Telegraph. The move signals a tightening of energy controls amid market uncertainty and could affect trade with several partners.
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London
Life of Mrs George H Gavin
Mary Elizabeth Bruggemyer born December 25 1885 at Big Mound Van Buren County Iowa died at Jefferson County hospital after a two week illness with typhoid fever She married G H Gavin February 9 1904 and lived on a farm near Pleasant until five years ago then moved to Jefferson County Three children Joseph Virgil 8 Mary Virginia 6 and Catherine Cecelia 6 survive with husband The mother Mrs Theodore Bruggemeyer Mt Pleasant two brothers Frank and Will and one sister Mrs Anna Nephen all of Mt Pleasant Also left is Mrs Gavin a member of St Marys Catholic Church Fairfield.
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Mary Elizabeth Bruggemyer
Theodore Bruggemeyer
Big Mound
van Buren County
Iowa
Jefferson County Hospital
G. H. Gavin
Mr. Pleasant
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Joseph Virgil
Mary
Virginia
Catherine Cecelia
Mt. Pleasant
Frank Bruggemeyer
Will
Anna ‘Nephen
Gavin
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Havner to Call Sheriffs to Hunt Auto Thieves
Des Moines reports Attorney General Havner will mobilize state sheriffs to pursue car thieves. He cites a law making engine number defacement a felony and plans a statewide sheriff meeting in early August to launch a campaign similar to past bootlegger hunts. Cooperation with South Dakota and Nebraska is expected to target gangs in western Iowa centered in Council Bluffs and Sioux City.
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Des Moines
Ft. Madison
H. M. Havner
Iowa
General Assembly
Havner
South Dakota
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Yanks Out Of France August Planned Clean-Up
Paris July 25 American troops face a citywide purge as military police question every officer and soldier on the streets. Those lacking official authorization papers are ordered to board the next train to Brest, aiming to reduce uniforms in public by August first.
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Paris
Brest
Iowa Deposits Near Six Hundred Million in State Banks
Des Moines reports Iowa residents enlarged bank deposits by over 100 million in the last year, nearing six hundred million across state and savings banks. Loans rose by more than seven million since May 12, while overdrafts fell to under 250 thousand, suggesting steadier business despite inflation and war taxes. The decline in United States securities shows slower Liberty bond uptake.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Messenger
United States
South Second Street Ideal Fairfield Residence Site
A real estate pitch for Fairfield notes South Second street as the town’s premier residence area. It touts modern houses, pleasant streets, and an oil pavement avoiding dust, offering 14 choice lots for sale on favorable terms to buyers seeking homes built to their liking. The ad urges potential movers from farms to inspect before deciding.
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South Second Street
Fairfield
Identified Bank Bandit Dead After Police Battle
Chicago July 25 William Midden dorf of Wilmette identified the bank robber who died in Evanston hospital of wounds from a police battle in Wilmette as his cousin Arthur F. W. Slokerman formerly a Joliet patent medicines manufacturer now living in Joliet Tl
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Chicago
William Middendorf
Wilmette
Evanston Hospital
Arthur F. W. Slokerman
Joliet
Prince of Wales to visit New York and Washington only
London reports that the prince of Wales will visit only New York and Washington during his American stay. Ambassador Davis announced that he will base his headquarters on the battleship Renown and be a guest at the White House during a brief New York visit.
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London
Prince of Wales
New York
Washington
America
Davis
White House
Governor veto blocks Rumsey strong beer act in Harrisburg
Harrisburg July 24 Governor Sprouk vetoed the Rumsey prohibition enforcement act which would permit the manufacture of 2.75 beer. The action pauses the measure and maintains current prohibition enforcement steps.
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Harrisburgh
Sprouk
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Elizabeth Wray
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Ottumwa
Ed Stoner
Clarence Rodger
W. M. Black
City
Mary Winslow
Libertyville
LeRoy Williams
Shriner
Rosa . Fels
Kirksvile, Missouri
Will Moore
L. O. Gaines
B. Roth
South Main Street
Harlan Macy
Jefferson ‘County Hospital
J. B. Trent
Batavia
Charles Edmunds
Pack ‘Wood
Bethesda Church
C. F Garrett
Shenandoan
Bessie
Lottie Wagner
E. J Stephenson
Camp Dodge
Federal
David Cassat
Jefferson County Community Club
Clear Lake
Greater Iowa Association
Cassat
Mary Barker
Margaret
Davenport
Charles Brewington
T. H. McQuiston
Charles W. Wade
Bloomfield
C C. Brown
Brown
John Murphy
Omaha
W. T. Evans
Parkersburg
Joseph Frailey
Fort Madison
Tim Harrington
Algona
C. W. Whitmore
John R. Price
Albia
Mrs. Geo. H. Gavin
Frank D. Kerrick
Trvune
France
F. W. Slokerman
Illinois
Missouri
Dakotas
Minnesota
Simons Repair Shop
R. T. Duncan
Pennsylvania
Lee, Ma
William Faversham
the Silver King
Ala Ford Weekly
Carlson Hardware
East Side of Square
Fairheld
Fairfields
South Second
Cormer
Jefferson Co. Abstract & Loan Co
Fairfield, Ia
Ryron
Ryson
Charles A. Herring Co
West Side Square
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