City Council approves bills and salary payments at May meeting
City funds list includes salaries for Penrose Archer Bauman and others plus labor and blacksmithing bills. Water and Electric funds show payments for materials and services. A Sanitary Oil District extension is adopted for Fifth Street and nearby avenues. First reading of Ordinance No 56% to raise salaries. Councilman Hatfield elected to fill Hamley vacancy. Adjourned to May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Penrose
Fifth ‘Street
Quarry Street
Grove Street
Prospect Stret
Locust Street
South Summitt Street
Walnut Street
East Platt Street
Quary Street
ES P. Hatfield
Hamley
Tan
Wilsons U Boat War Strategy Revelations
President Wilson publishes previously secret instructions to the U S Navy chiefs urging bold, audacious tactics to defeat German submarines. He urges abandoning prudence, embracing high risk methods, and throwing tradition to the winds to outpace the foe and bring victory. Secretary Daniels releases the statements to officers as the nation girds for war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WilSon
Daniels
Admiral Mayo
America
Germany
Aguinse
Former Army Aviator Killed Near Blecklear, Georgia
Ameticus Blecklear, twenty four, of San Diego California, a former Army air aviator, was killed in a later incident near Ameticus Georgia. The report notes his body was found lying alone after a period of time, with initial details unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameticus
Li Perty
Blecklear
San Diggi
Cal
High School Notes on May Day Song Crowd
The piece describes students singing about football pride and school life, praising teachers like Mr Pangborn and Miss Erb, with seniors entertaining juniors at a party. It mentions the Latin Love, faculty support, and a planned May Day program fading into a reflection on upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Misa
Linderman
Memorial fund drive honors French stand on the Marne River
Students at the high school and grades contributed to a memorial fund for France near Paris, totaling 20.97 dollars from Jackson County. Freshman baseball defeated upperclassmen 17 to 10, with steady lead by the Freshies and strong sideline interest. An upcoming Athletic Association benefit at the Pastime is announced for May 27 and 28 showing a West Point appointment for Kenneth Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marne River
France
Paris
Jackson County
Idasses
PTBH
Paul Fairbrother
Merlin Cooper
Guiver Halliburton
Harry Weede
John’ Thompson
Eugene Robinson
William Henderson
Charley Wilkins
Kenneth Bailey
Moksin
West. Point
Athletic Association
Not In The District Court Jackson County Iowa Property Case List
A list of plaintiffs and defendants including John Powers Paintin and John Thornton with numerous claimants named. The document describes an estate parcel in Lowatown, Jackson County, specifically the North Half of the Northwest Quarter and part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, with a public highway boundary and line measurements referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Jackson County
John Powers
Paintin
John Thornton
Catharine Dolan
James Mullen
Peter Mullen
Mary Mullen
Patrick Thorton
Elian Brown
Mary Gwin
Rosa Thornton
John
Catharine Car
Nicholas Thornton
Joseph Keiler
Maryann Keller
Basil F. Kelles
Halen A. Kelles
Elizabet Fain
Nellie Kirt
Katie Sutton
Nicholas Toussaint
Mary Toussaint
Duncan’ .C
Shields
Henes Victor
Ferdinand Petusck
Starlea
Ion County
Lowatown
Fanning
Chaina
Schauppe ” Mill
Sale
Quieting Title in Jackson County Farmland
The petition seeks to quiet title to a 13 acre tract described by metes and bounds in the Northeast Quarter and Southwest Quarter, located along the Schuuppa Mail Road. Defendants are warned to answer before noon on the second day of the June term, otherwise default will be entered. The case is in the District Court of Jackson County Iowa, with the plaintiff asserting ownership in fee simple and requesting judgment quieting title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushty
North Banke
Nowlan Ie
Jackson
Baldres Estate
Gay
Magnoketa
Century Terms and Century Ranges in Historical Text
A compact note outlines century divisions from the first century to the twentieth, defining inclusive year ranges and noting extensions. The wording reflects a historical glossary style with references to century counts and era boundaries.
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Pastie Theatre
Robert Warwick
Secret Service
Secret Service” Department
Mack Sennet
Cosmo Hamilton
Ethel Clayton
Lew Cody
Sylvia Ashton
Irving Cummings
Edna May Cooper
Wallace Reed
Manda Hawley
Nazimova
Hoge Hampton
City Fund
King
Salacob Penrose
Wm. Archer
D. T. Bauman
Bauman
City Water Department
Coal City
Jackson Sentinel Pub
T Water Fund
Morse
Harry Penrose
H. el Harington Tebor
W. G. Block
Eaal
W. Clark
Q. Morse
G. O. Morse
Perry A. Swenson & Co
Engine Foundation
St. Paul
G. P. Morse
Robert Davenport
William “Tetters
Electrie Cow Service
D. T. Bayman
Arkansas
Navy
Great
Britain
Udo
Igh
Ednesday
May
Ana Regulon
Johnson
San Alto
Teason
Ody
Antorensen
Scott's
Ieee
Sarpatiea Bevtt
Upper Clasmen’s
Fiehrsow
Albert Dallager
Leonard Rockwell
Ralph Conley
Eliza
Evans
Ralph Thom
C. Kenneth Frish
P. James Anderson
Geo. Marlowe
Leon Orr
Gallagher's Jewelry Store
Harrison & Sons
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