Annual Picnic of First Iowa Regiment at Weed Park
Final arrangements are under way for the annual picnic of the First Iowa Regiment to be held at Weed Park next Saturday. Colonel Hare circle will join with Company A and C of the First Infantry to celebrate the forty sixth anniversary of Wilsons Creek with impromptu speeches and a noon basket dinner. Veterans look forward to a pleasant gathering. Many attendees wished to bring well filled baskets for the picnic.
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Comrades of the First Iowa
Weed Park
Colonel Hare
First Infantry
Wilson’s Creek
Park
Electric Park
East Hill
Hoffmeyer
N. A. McCoy
Washington Street
Cedar River
Jacob Dale
David Rittenhouse
Bratford
Sherman County
Tex
Harry Lincoln
East Fifth Street
Nichols
Walter Groves
Ottumwa
Edward Ready
Sweetland Center
Will Hingst
Adams Street
Park Place
Robert Grady
Downey
Extraordinary Broadway Fire Threatens Major Buildings
A Fulton Street paint shop blaze on five floors caused a dramatic fire. explosions and towering flames threatened Western Union Telegraph and Evening Mail offices in lower Broadway. Workers evacuated in order, some fainting but rescued. mold and stock ticket service halted. AP offices remained active. Evening Mail presses were doused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Western Union Telegraph
Evening Mail
Lower Broadway
Fulton Street
Western Union
Wall Street
Associated Press
Local News This Morning Activity in River View Addition
Local items report Stirlen plans a lot in River View Addition. Many residents travel for business or visit relatives in Davenport Muscatine Monmouth and Grandview. Meetings and travel on steamer Quincy and No 50 to Schenectady are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Dixon
McGregor
Quincy
Alberta van Vranken
Schenectady
N. Y
Frakes thank friends for support after loss of son Walter
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Frakes express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during their sorrow over the sickness and death of their little son Walter. They also thank for the floral offerings.
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Walter
W. B. Frakes
Fire destroys half of Hiteman mining camp in Iowa
Ottumwa Iowa reports a large blaze in the mining camp of Hiteman about thirty miles west of the city. The company store is burned and total losses are placed at no less than fifty thousand dollars with few details available.
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Hiteman
Ottumwa
Pine Creek Social Notes Include Visits and Travel
Nellie Nagel of New Era visited Nellie Fix of Pine Mills on Sunday. Ed Bierman and son Floyd from Muscatine spent days with Chas Fix’s family. Mrs Ira Reeves traveled to Muscatine to see her hospitalized husband. Thomas Agar of Montpelier and James Metz of Pleasant Prairie were in the area buying hogs. Mrs Reeves’ family visited Ges Brogsart. Ella Alteneder visited friend Bess Welch on Sunday.
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Pine Creek
Nellie Nagel
Near New Era
Nellie Fix
Pine Mills
Ed. Bierman
Floyd
Muscatine
Chas. Fix
Ira Reeves
Thomas Agar
Montpelier
James Metz
Pleasant Prairie
Ges. Brogsart
Ella Alteneder
Bess Welch
Haruki Francis Returns Home From University Visit
Haruki Francis has come back from Ann Arbor where he attended the University of Michigan. He plans to visit his parents Mr and Mrs P W Francis on East Fifth Street.
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Haruki Francis
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Mrs
P. W. Francis
East Fifth Street
Postum Cereal Replaces Coffee For Health
A testimonial notes relief from headaches nervousness and biliousness after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. The narrator and mother report better stomach and nerve health and a neighbor recovers from side pains enabling work and sewing. Several others are said to have been cured by quitting coffee for Postum. Look for The Road to Wellville in the package.
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Wellville
Delegates Pleased With Friends Church Quarterly Meeting
Muscatine delegates returned home after a well attended meeting at Springdale. Miss Birdie Batchelor led the closing exercises and delivered an address. Delegates were named for the state meeting at Oskaloosa on August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends’ Church
Springdale
Jennie Field
Martha Dunham
Anna Batchelor
I. O. Jepson
Birdie Batchelor
Laura Hoover
Pliny Fry
Oskaloosa
Large Excursion Arrives in City From Burlington Outing
About five hundred people arrived this afternoon aboard the steamer Columbia for the annual excursion of the Chittenden and Eastman Furniture Company of Burlington. The trip attracted many Tri-City residents and followed a longstanding $100 celebration fund for employee outings.
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Chittenden and Eastman Furniture Company
Burlington
Columbia
Keokuk
Tri-Cities
Tri-City
Davenport
Rock Island
Davenport Lodge
W. W
Paul Seevers Dies in Canyon City Colorado
Paul Seevers former superintendent of the Citizens Railway and Light Company died Sunday evening in Canyon City Colorado from consumption contracted six months ago. Born in Oskaloosa Iowa in 1869 he moved to Muscatine fifteen years ago and led the local railway firm for five years. He married Ella Bowlby in 1894 and is survived by his wife two daughters Louise and Amelia Ann, his parents Mr and Mrs George Seevers of Oskaloosa three brothers and one sister. Funeral plans not set but likely in Oskaloosa Iowa.
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Paul Seevers
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Canyon City
Colo
Jeff Bowlby
Mulberry Street
Seevers
Oskaloosa
Minneapolis
Iowa Central and
M. and St
Mr. Seevers
Iowa
Ella Bowlby
Deserter from U S Army Arrested in City
Harry Baldwin a worker at the Automatic Button Company was arrested on a charge of desertion from the United States army. He had lived in the city for some time and was taken from the factory by police to county jail. He is to be returned to Norfolk Virginia in a few days.
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Harry Baldwin
Automatic Button Company
United States Army
Baldwin
WazZo
Button Company
Ero
Couny
Norfolk
Perry Monument Unveiled at Put-in-Bay in Ceremony
In Put-in-Bay Ohio on August 5 the Perry monument honoring Commodore Perry’s Lake Erie victory was unveiled with Vice President Fairbanks Governor Harris and other distinguished visitors attending the ceremony.
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Put-in-Bay
Ohio
Fairbanks
Harris
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Boboss Court of Honor Picnic at Electric Park
The Court of Honor plans a basket supper picnic at Electric Park on the afternoon of Wednesday August 7. Over a hundred people are expected. ladies will start preparations for the gentlemen who arrive at six o'clock for the meal.
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Court OF Honor
Electric Park
Roosevelt Son Delayed from Cavalry Trek
Kermit Roosevelt will not join the Thirteenth Cavalry until the unit reaches Rock Island as the overland march from Ft. Riley to Ft. Sheridan continues. The detachment arrived in Leavenworth, Kansas, Saturday night.
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Kermit Roosevelt
Thirteenth Cavalry
Rock Island
Ft. Riley
Ft. Sheridan
Leavenworth
Kansas
Delta Alphas Picnic and Cake Sale Planned
The Delta Alpha society of the First Baptist church will hold a picnic at Electric Park on Wednesday evening August 7. An annual election of officers will be held and all members are invited. A cake sale will follow at Swan Jewelry store on Saturday August 10 with many cakes for sale.
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Delta Alpha Society
The
First Baptist Church
Electric Park
Swan Jewelry
United in Marriage at Presbyterian Manse
Harry C Burrzell and Mrs Clara Lord were united in marriage yesterday afternoon at 1 30 at the First Presbyterian church parsonage by Rev J N Elliott. The ceremony was witnessed by a few near friends and relatives. The groom is an employee of the South Muscatine Lumber and Box Co. They will make their future home in this city.
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Harry C. Burrzell
Clara Lord
First Presbyterian Church
J. N. Elliott
South
First Congregational Sunday School Picnic at Electric Park
The First Congregational Sunday school and church hold their annual picnic this afternoon at Electric Park. Most members left by car after a 1:30 switch, and the gentlemen will depart at 6 o clock for supper.
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First Congregational Sunday School
Electric Park
Deaconess Home Speaker From Mason’s Home Delivers Talk
Miss Rena Owen of the Mason’s Deaconess Home Baby Fold at Normal Illinois was scheduled to discuss the work at Hazel Dell on July 26. She will instead address attendees Friday evening at the Hazel Dell church.
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Rena Owen
The
Mason’s Deaconess’s
Baby Fold
Normal
Illinois
Hazel Dell
Drainage ditch contract awarded and court house plans revised
The board of county supervisors let the drainage ditch contract in district four to Ingrant and Boyle for 3999.49 after three bids. Work will start immediately and extend over two and a half miles from six to twelve feet deep to drain Wapsie creek area. Altered court house sketches were accepted and sent to architect J E Mills of Detroit for working plans. The board will meet in joint session at Wapello on Wednesday to appoint commissioners on benefits for drainage ditch three.
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Board of County Supervisors
Court House
Ingrant
Boyle
A. Korneman
Black and Kessell
Wapsie
Lawrence
J. E. Mills
Detroit
Michigan
Wapello
Louisa County Supervisors
Indiana Politician Alonzo Greene Smith Dies at 86
Indianapolis reports the death of Alonzo Greene Smith former lieutenant governor and attorney general of Indiana a prominent Democrat. He died today in Indianapolis of heart trouble aged 86.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Alonzo Greene Smith
Indiana
Major John Circle to Initiate 13 Candidates August 14
The Major John Circle plans a Wednesday meeting on August 14 with 13 candidates to be initiated and other business on the agenda. Officers seek strong attendance from members.
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John
Colonel Hare Thimble Bee Meeting Scheduled
The Colonel Hare Thimble Bee will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Joseph Biles 619 Hope Avenue. All members are requested to be present.
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Colonel Hare Thimble Bee
Joseph Biles
Hope Avenue
Fighting chaplain Lozier dies at 78 author of War songs
John H. Lozier known as the fighting chaplain died in Mount Vernon Iowa at age 78. He authored several war songs.
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Iowa
John H. Lozier
Mount Vernon
Socials and visits fill Wilton scene with out-of-town guests
Miss Woodhouse entertained Grace Blizzard of Fonda and a large group of friends at tea. Numerous locals and visitors from Muscatine Cedar Rapids Little Rock Chicago Tipton Sunbury and other towns were noted in calls meals and casual gatherings as relatives and friends moved between homes. The first Wilton College quarterly bulletin and various travel plans were also announced.
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Glidden
Faye Dunkel
St. Paul
W. D. Harris
Muscatine
Thos. Raynore
Cedar Rapids
J. M. Rider
John Park
A. R. Leith
W. L. Johnson
Fred Pentzer
H. F. Giessler
E. P. Ingham
Musser
Leonard Friedericksen
Gertrude
Burlington
Baby
Mort Sullivan
C. W. Norton
Colfax
Geo. Borland
Iowa City
F. B. James
W. G. Griffith
L. G. Focht
Eagle Grove
M. D. Allen
Dauughter
Miss Millie
Stevens
Ella Frick
P. A. Schmidt
Lee Burgess
Wm. Geornie
Dexter
George
Wilton Township
Chas. van Epps
West Liberty
Shirley Johnson
Margaret Woodhouse
Tom Killion
Rock Island
Wilton College
May Borrwick
Vernon Curtis
Ford. Jacobs
Jep. Jepson
Carthage
C. H. Wilson
Belle Plain
J. C. Miller
W. J Miller
Page
N. D
Daisy Bloom
Resley’s Lake
Edna Buckhauser
Chicago
Ruth Ringgenbein
Walter Herr
Rash McClean
Durant
Win Blanchard
E. Deckman
J. Deckman
Philip Dornseif
Toledo Road Sold
Toledo Ohio August 5 federal judge Taylor confirms sale of the Toledo Terminal road.
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Toledo Road
Toledo
Toledo Terminal Road
Taylor
Chicago Manager Sehwak Visits City on Business
J. H. Sehwak of Chicago, manager of the Innes band, arrived in the city for business purposes and meetings.
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J. H. Sehwak
Chicago
Innes Band
Wreck on Bloomington Pontiac Joliet Electric Railway
One man is dead and sixteen injured when a special car telescoped a regular car seven miles north of Pontiac Illinois. The regular car had left Pontiac on schedule and the pursuing special failed to brake on a downgrade. The dead man is identified as Robert Crr Dwight.
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Pontiac
Ill
Bloomington
Burning the Yule Log Across Germanic Christmas Traditions
The piece explains how Yule logs were kept burning for days on Christmas Eve in parts of Germany and how remnants were saved to light the next year's fire and protect the household. It notes similar sun-worship roots in Brittany and Normandy and discusses transference of sacred fire concepts to Catholic rituals.
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Germany
Brittany
Normandy
Cologne Remedy for Colds Proposed by French Doctor
A French physician suggests using copious amounts of the best cologne at the onset of a cold. Inhale fumes from a handkerchief rolled into a funnel, sniffing every few minutes. If symptoms persist after twelve hours the illness may already be advanced.
Closer to Nature Promotes Creative Exploration
Success Magazine champions close contact with nature to fuel creativity across art literature invention and progressive work. The text asserts minds extend toward infinity to seize fresh ideas never before seen on earth.
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Success Magazine
Thales Argues No Difference Between Life And Death
The ancient philosopher Thales declares that life and death are indistinguishable. When pressed to end his life he replies that there is no difference, illustrating his belief with concise reasoning.
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Thales
A Test of Courage Quote as Reflected Mindset
A compact reflection on courage. It defines courage as facing danger with eyes open rather than ignoring it, attributed to Richter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richter
Tell a Man He Is Brave and Help Him Grow Bravery
A concise reflection on encouraging courage. It highlights how acknowledging bravery can empower a man to act bravely and develop greater resolve through supportive guidance and self belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
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Earth
G. M. Titus, Pres
Titus Loan& Investment Co
Iowa Avenue
Stirlen
Riverview Addition
J. A. Evans
Jake
Crown Restaurant
Glen Davis
Monmouth
E. C. Peto
Wapelio
H. Morehead
Vera Heinley
Fairport
John V. Kennefick
Linder’s Delicatessen
West Second Street
Will Randall
Fred Hacker
Montana
Lydia Gertz
Mrs. F. Fowler
Carl
Grandview
Sylvia Robertson
Josephine
Florence Wyant
Iowa Lodge No. 2
A. F
A. M
W. M
George Kanoff
Miss Maud
Wilton
S. G. Shafit
Inez
Cr. P. Wagner
Join Druhil
Daverfort
Gotthold Huttig
Mustatine Island
Sneath
Hahn Brothers
Louis Concannon
Chestnut Or
Second
Emma Wiese
Woodlawn Avenue
Ogilvie’s Grocery
Court Square
Smalley Avenue
E. Third Street
Ings
Sions
Miss Batchelor
den and Eastman Company
CQL
West
Citizens’ Railway and Light Com
Army
Boboss
Delta Alphas
Major John Circle
Pontiac & Joliet
Closer
Nature
L. Pentzer
Eas
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