Visitors and travels fill Davenport area notes
Freeman visits Omaha. Dr J B Carder returns from Minneapolis. Newton Parvin from Cedar Rapids visits briefly. J W MacDonald, Walter Lee, Charles Tomlin and sisters Pearl and Della travel through Davenport. Miss Jessie Overholt heads to Boston for Christian Science convention. Behring recovers after amputation. Many others visit Des Moines, Omaha, Cedar Rapids and Chicago for weddings, college visits, or business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Omaha
Nebi
Es. H. Farrail
Marengo
Antiey C.M. Dutcher
Muscatine
J.B. Carder
Minneapolis
Newton R. Parvin
Cedar Rapids
J. W.macdonald
Oxford
Walter Lee
Chicago
Charles Tomlin
Pearl
Della
Davenport
Hayes Carson
Des Moines
R. M. Jones
Bloomington, I
S. C. Jones
Beck-Jones
Sensational charges against W S Carpenter in horvack court
Mrs Sarah Cordgan swore out the information in Squire Barber s court charging W S Carpenter with assault on 13 year old Bertha F Brogan the girl allegedly lured to secret city places for illegal relation hearing set for Monday bail posted wife also threatens grave statements reported the girl is described as innocent amid the allegations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Barber
Sarah Cordgan
Carpenter
Manual Training Complete Shop Desirable Added Departments
The school board discussed powering the ventilating fan for the new high school to run lathes and machinery in manual training. Additional power and new bent iron lathe work would elevate the department to among the best in state high schools. D. Whedon was elected to a high school position. Furniture contracts to be set later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
D. Whedon
Whedon
University Heights
Monnett Family to Move to Cando North Dakota
Mr and Mrs J C Monnett and family plan to depart Wednesday for Cando North Dakota where they will stay until next spring. Monnett recounts a tale on how the town was named Cando after a boast about building a railway to the settlement with Mr McDonald who organized the county and declared I can do it to prove his faith in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Monnett
Cando
N. D
Remai
Iowa City
Monnet
Coach Fire Team To Be Led By Dr Clarence Brown
Doctor Clarence Brown will have charge of the Messner hose team in training for their work ahead of the Sioux City contest this fall. Brown, holder of the state record for the Wait mite athletic park, leads a program to prepare college students teachers and public school pupils in mathematics English Greek Latin German and common school branches through Edward Fiske instructor in High School at 708 Town Avenue 73 Peoples Steam Laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Brown
Map
Messner
Messner Hose
Sioux City
Doctor Brown
Athletic ‘Park
Edward
Fiske
Town Avenue
State seeks central laboratory for bacteriological research
Davenport Leader reports Iowa physicians and health officials push for a centralized state laboratory under the university to unite bacteriological and chemical investigations with medical and scientific work. The move aims to secure reliable studies for state institutions and establish Iowa as a pioneer in scientific research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unis
Davenport
Iowa
Towa
State Board of Control
State University
State Board
Bowa
Clergy Permits Proposed Amid Rock Island Rift With Rail Groups
At a clergy bureau meeting of eastern Transcontinental and Southwestern Passenger associations, Rock Island announced plans to issue individual clergy permits valid on all lines next year, signaling strains with eastern groups. The dispute includes a $3.50 fare cut between here and the Twin Cities and trouble in the mileage and immigrant bureaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clergy Bureau
Rock Island
Eastern
Eastern Passenger Association
MacLeod
Chicago
St.Paul
Twin Cities
Lincoln Steffens Tackles Philadelphia Municipal Graft
Literary notes reveal Lincoln Steffens’ Philadelphia piece titled Philadelphia Corrupt and Contented. He argues Philadelphians are disfranchised like southern blacks, with dogs and children voting in city elections. Fourth of July travel offers Iowa City round trip fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Lincoln Steffens
July McClure
McClures J
Steffens
South
Epolitics
Steffend
Saly
Iowa City
Artist Schurig Fod It Returns From Governor Sherman Home
Artist Ferdinand Schurig has returned from Benton county where he prepared to paint portraits of ex governors Baren Sherman and Joshua Newbold. He traveled to Des Moines to obtain canvas sizes and needed information for the two portraits to join the capitol collection, completing the set of state governors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Iowa
Sherman
Newbold
Ferdinand Schurig
Baren R. Sherman
Benton County
Joshua G. Newbold
Des Moines
Doctor Henry Albert Heads to New York for Vienna Study
Doctor Henry Albert left last Wednesday for New York City where he will sail directly to Vienna. He plans a summer in the center of medical science visiting hospitals and laboratories. A special study of bacteriology will prepare his work at the university next year. He will be away until mid September. The university bacteriological department is expected to be very successful next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kendall
Quown
Ceder Rapids
Joel Parker
the Citizen
Cedar Rapids
Jessie Overholt
Clara Slavata
Boston
The
Christian Science Church
Walter Z. Behring
Henry Albert
New York City
Vienna
Vetter Big Store Launches June Clearing Sale Cannon Card
The Vetter Big Store announces a large clearing sale starting June 27 and running through July. Extra clerks will handle crowds as many rare bargains are marked down. The promotion stresses early shopping to secure best picks before the July holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vetter Big Store
Vetter
Farmers Auction Notice Extends Sale to June 20
Frank Tanner has taken the agency for McCormick machinery and will auction bug weis. The sale is extended to June 20, with 815m as the cited time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tanner
McCormick Machinery
Rock Island System Announces Low Summer Rates
The Rock Island System promotes broadly reduced summer fares to California in June July and August to Colorado in June July and August and to Detroit and Boston on July 10. Details on through war service and ticket costs available from local Rock Island agents or D P A John G Farmer Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Colorado
Detroit
Boston
Rock Island
John G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
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W. H. Bailey
Missouri
Town- Missouri Land Company
Alice Clapp
Harry Clapp
N. H. Brainerd
W W. MacQuiston
West Street
Muscatine Journal
Dorothy Wekersham
Coe College
Marshalltown
T. M. Thompson
Effie and
Margaret
Evanston
Grace Crain
Eboer
Fatland
North Liberty
North Bend
H. D. Overholt
Tipton
Ladies of the Maccabees
Lodge
Isaac B. Lee
Ath
J. J. Lee
Pioneer Book Store
Washington Bt
W. S. Carpenter
Squire’ Hor*vack
Mrs. Monnett
Coach Fire Team
Schurig
Statehouse
Hunt
Flannagan Bros
Clinton St
TQ Europe
W. W. Morrison
Rock Island System
Town City
Baltimore
MO. G. Farmer
Cepar Rapins
Westenhaver’s
Tanner
Coton Gremedana
Igta Avenue
Highteads
Wowa Ave
L. L. Kenyon
U.L
Cheefty
Ered Zimmerli
Binder
Lichty & Thomas
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