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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
16
A notice states annual subscription rates payable in advance for eight pages of the Post Office Iowa City mail matter. The item outlines payment terms for readers and indicates second class mailing status.
A civic exhortation arguing honesty as standard virtue and urging readers to seize opportunities in Iowa City. It calls for the square deal, warns against cheats, and predicts a promising year for local commerce in 1906. The piece stresses personal integrity and forward-looking civic optimism.
A New Year’s resolution reportedly slips on ice yesterday morning and suffers a broken neck. The incident was noted with unusual detail, highlighting a moment of misfortune amid New Year expectations.
The local chapter of the W R C elected officers for the coming year led by President Mrs J Hatch and Senior vice president Mrs George OBrien. Junior vice president is Ms P E Brooks with Chaplain Mrs A B Cree and Treasurer Mrs H H Jones. Conductor Mrs Will Weber and Guard Mrs Will Lewis. Delegates include first delegate Mrs George OBrien and second delegate Mrs Roxie Chalfant with alternates Mrs M E Cenver and Mrs Marie Ebersole.
The Kirkwood Relief Corps reports a successful year with plans for expanded work. Donations of money food clothing and union services support a 3 stall fund and ongoing charitable efforts as they prepare for the next year. It also notes piano selling offers contrasting Hughes prices as a local option.
W P Bodenschuh of this city met a prominent Hawaii undertaker H B Williams in San Francisco during a westward trip. Williams accepted an invitation to attend the National Convention of Undertakers and Funeral Directors in St Louis and was royally treated. He sent a Christmas card to his introducer, praised as the most acceptable gift.
The funeral of Mrs William Murphy who died Sunday morning was held from her home eight miles east of the city. Services were at St Patrick's church at 10 30 and interment followed at St Joseph's cemetery. She was 49 and is survived by her husband William Murphy one daughter and three brothers John William Donovan of the Albany hotel and M Donovan of Graham township.
Nyle W. Jones, university athletics manager, returns from Minneapolis after talks with Minnesota officials about the Hawkeyes Gophers annual game. Negotiations reportedly failed and athletic relations may end this year. Iowa may refuse to play while Minnesota insists on an early date.
Following Mayor Ball’s orders about thirty slot machines that operated in the city last year were taken out of commission on January 1 and will likely stay idle for several months.
The funeral for Mrs. W. H. White, who died in Atlanta last week, was held at W. P. Hohenschuh parlors. Interment occurred at Oakland after the body was shipped there with Woods White her son and other relatives. Surviving son Menzo Woods. widow of Dr. W. B. White a former surgeon with the Twenty-second Iowa Regiment.
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