Wilton Briefs of Local Residents and Visitors
Wilton residents and guests are listed returning home from Muscatine and Davenport, visiting relatives, and traveling to Des Moines Cedar Rapids Tama Durant Marengo Davenport and Muscatine. Several citizens attended the Davenport firemen's tournament and others planned visits to Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Branch
Durant
Albert Edi
Muscatine
Albert Horn
Des Moines
Amelia Wildasin
William Wilson
Ulla Brown
Perry Houghton
Local Residents Return Visits Across Davenport Muscatine
Misses Lucy and Ella Beinemané of Muscatine visited friends in this city on Wednesday. Numerous Davenport visitors and locals traveled to Davenport, Muscatine, Clinton, Chicago, Cedar Rapids, and Moscow for short visits, business, or family stays throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy
Ella Beinemané
Muscatine
John Quinlan
Davenport
Leo Rininsland
William Myers
Moscow
Frank Leimkuhler
Theo. Port
George Mannasmith
Charles Teufel
Cedar Rapids
James Hickey
Charles Rogers
Anna
Katherine Breen
Grove Hill
Pearl Hastings
Vera Naeve
Fred Pentzer
Radium Lost In Paris Omnibus. Worth Five Thousand
Paris police warn of a small radium salts bottle lost in an omnibus. A Paris hospital physician says the contents are worth $5,000 and could cause dangerous burns if touched. He asks the omnibus company and its staff to help locate the phial and prevent harm to the public.
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Paris
France
Omnibus Company
Vehicle Prices Raised After Wholesale Meeting
Chicago August 5 Announced after a Wholesale Vehicle Manufacturers meeting that prices will rise ten percent due to higher material and labor costs. The decision cited increased costs affecting production and distribution nationwide.
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Chicago
Ill
Iowa City Lad Drowned In River
Charles Maley a 21 year old student at the University of Iowa and College of Applied Science drowned in the Iowa River at Iowa City while swimming with two friends. His body was recovered within an hour near a 15 foot-deep current. He was working his way through school and had come to study chemistry in town. His brother A R Maley and cousin Jos A Shalla, the city treasurer, are mentioned.
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Iowa City
Charles Maley
Iowa River
Maley
College of Applied Science
Tipton
A. R. Maley
Jos. A. Shalla
More "Mikes" After Cash
Three additional alleged Maybray victims filed petitions in Council Bluffs Iowa naming J C Maybray the First National Bank Ernest E Hart and others to recover losses Pierpont of Marysville Missouri King of Fowler Colorado and Nelson Pratt of Toledo Ohio report swindles from fake horse races and a fake wrestling match Pratt lost about four thousand dollars while Pierpont and King each lost about two thousand with twenty suits filed in total against Maybray and associates.
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Maybray Gang
Council Bluffs
Maybray
Z. Pierpoint
Marysville
R. L. King
Fowler, Colo
Nelson Pratt
Toledo
O.O
J. C
First National Bank
Ernest E. Hart
Pierpont
King
Pratt
Maybray and Associates
Mercer Republicans Back Former Judge for Supreme Seat
Mercer county Republicans selected delegates for the district convention to nominate a Mercer candidate for supreme justice to fill the Scott vacancy. The convention endorsed ex County Judge Wm. T. Church and delegates from Aledo Seaton Viola New Windsor Sherrard Keithsburg will seek the nomination at Macomb August 17.
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Aledo
Ill
Mercer County
Macomb
Supreme Justice
Guy C. Scott
H. E. Burgess
W. J. Graham
J. C. Seaton
Seaton
S. C. Fugate
Viola
F. A. Gibson
New
Paul Jones Hits Reef Off Alaska
The torpedo boat destroyer Paul Jones, which left Seattle July 26 for Alaskan waters, struck a reef near Skagway and limped into port in sinking condition. The vessel ran high on a rock and nearly turned turtle after currents pushed her off course. several crewmen were bruised and two bow holes were damaged. She then proceeded to Juneau with the flotilla.
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Seattle
Wash
Paul Jones
Skagway
Jones
Juneau
Payne for Speaker Stirring GOP Insurgent Support
Washington Aug 5 A rising insurgent bloc within the Republican ranks challenges Speaker Cannon. The tariff conference vote reveals mutinous strength as Sereno E Payne, author of the tariff bill, gains early backing for a possible speakership in the next Congress.
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Washington, D. C
House
Sereno’ E. Payne
Cannon
Mothers Beware Cholera Infantum Wakefield’s Blackberry Balsam
Advertisement urges mothers to use Wakefield’s Blackberry Balsam at first signs of diarrheal illness in children. Claims 63 years of use with no reported failures, painless taste, and safety for kids. Priced 35 cents or 3 bottles for a dollar, sold widely.
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Wakefield
Star Drift Observations Support Milky Way Edge Motion
Astronomers from various observatories report that a stream of stars moves in the same direction and at equal speeds. Prefe Kobold notes evidence from star currents suggesting a linked accretion toward the Milky Way’s edge. Groningen researchers conclude star drift occurs in consistent directions after analyzing two hundred stars.
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Prefe- Kobold
Observatory
The
Who
Bsteyn
Groningen
Literature's Lost Legion
A brief note from Book Monthly catalogues a concept of untold works and unread authors as a literary legion of wraiths, blending contemplation with absence in a poetic reflection on unread writings.
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Wraiths and Ghosts
Book Monthly
Dialogue on Crime Statutes Sparks Fatherly Pause
A conversation begins with advice on how to address a volatile father figure. The suggestion is to start by citing statutes on assault manslaughter and murder, aiming to curb impulsive reactions.
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Papa
Birthday math in London Punch quip
On a birthday remark, a child notes age math between Ethel and Tommy. The exchange records a playful jest about aging and catching up as Tommy nears eight months and a year ahead in age.
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Ethel
Tommy
London
North Pacific Coast Travel Book Promotes Northwest Trip
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway advertises a new book North Pacific Coast Country to help plan trips to Seattle Tacoma Spokane Portland Victoria Vancouver and more. The offer includes four cent postage, $62 round trip from Chicago and a return limit of October 31 with daily service to many points. W C Parker, division passenger agent, Ottumwa Iowa.
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Pacific Northwest
Seattle
North Pacific Coast Country
Chicago
Tacoma
Spokane
Portland
Victoria
Vancouver
Butte
W.C. Parker
Ottumwa
Iowa
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