Automobile Club to Organize Tuesday Night
Local notes report the Davenport area preparing to form a state affiliated automobile club. Town organizer Kennedy outlines benefits of membership in the State Auto Association and the American Automobile Association, plus railroad and road improvements tied to the new Highway Commission. Dr H Little and Banker Auto Co. back plans. meeting set at the Commercial Club Tuesday evening.
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Muscatine
Kennedy
Davenport
Town State Auto Association
State Auto Association
Automobile and Good Roads Clubs
Iowa
American Automobile Association
State Association
American Motorist
State Bulletin
New Highway Commission
Davenport Automobile Club
Matadam
H. Little
Banker
Banker Auto. Co
Little
Commercial Club
Finger caught in saw badly cut in Muscatine
Lloyd Bird of 205 West Seventh street and worker at South Muscatine Lumber and Box company injured his right forefinger when it was caught in a saw last evening. He visited Dr. J. B. Fulham who dressed the wound.
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Lloyd Bird
West Seventh Street
South
Mail Service Planned on Muscatine North and South Line
The Muscatine North and South railway will institute railroad mail service on September 1. Orders were received by Postmaster R. McNutt from Joseph Stewart, second assistant postmaster general in Washington. Merchants and residents between Burlington and Muscatine long sought local railroad mail, and after September 1 mail matter can be dispatched from Muscatine to Burlington, benefiting rural residents with quicker service.
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Muscatine
North
Hakes to Speak at the Union Services at Presbytarian Lawn
The union services of Parrish churches converge at the Presbyterian church lawn Sunday evening with Rev. Webster Hakes of Trinity Episcopal Church delivering the sermon on What Mean Ye By These Stones. German services follow at the German Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. G. H. Schwab preaching.
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Parrish
Presbyterian Church
Webster Hakes
Trinity Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
G. H. Schwab
Prominent Muscatine Woman Dies After Long Illness
Martha Coona Pentzer widow of Rev Jacob Pentzer dies at 88 in Muscatine at her daughter Mrs Henry Giessler 702 West Third Street. Born 1835 in Fairfield County Ohio she lived in Wilton most of life before moving in with her daughter. Survived by six children seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 8:30 a.m. from Giessler home with burial at Wilton Cemetery.
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Martha
Coona Pentzer
Jacob Pentzer
Henry F. Giessler
Joseph B. Coons
Spring Hill
Kan
John Coons
Ellen
Ohio
Giessler
Wilton
Heatwave Forces Local Factories to Suspend Work
Extreme heat blankets Muscatine area with the Roach Musser gash and door plant and Huttig Manufacturing closing by 11 AM. A half holiday is declared as employers struggle under a weeklong spell of 100 degree heat. Physicians report systemic poisoning and widespread illness linked to dehydration and sweat.
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Roach& Musser Gash
Huttig
Moore
H. S. Moore
Railroad unions seek conference with Muscatine line
Representatives from the locomotive engineers firemen railway trainmen and switchmen unions visit Muscatine to discuss a possible labor agreement with the Muscatine North and South railway company. Both sides avoid public positions to prevent delaying any potential understanding.
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Muscatine
Diggs Re-Arrested After Federal Building Clash
In San Francisco on August 16 Maury Diggs was re-arrested on an assault charge after a melee with photographers and the Diggs Caminetti party outside the federal building where Diggs faces trial under the Mann White Slave Traffic Act. Frank Rumsey, also arrested in the clash, was found guilty of assault on W Mathews and faces sentencing Monday.
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San Francisco
Cal
Diggs
Federal
Trig
Suffering life ends of Elizabeth Bennett Conaway
Elizabeth Bennett Conaway of 603 Hast 10th Street died about 4 30 this afternoon after a life of illness and crippling injury from a childhood fall. She suffered dropsical trouble, was a faithful Congregational Sunday school attendee, and attended First Congregational Church. Funeral is Sunday at 4 30 from the East Tenth Street home with Dr A S Henderson in charge and interment in Greenwood cemetery. She leaves parents Mr and Mrs Chas Conaway and brother Ray H Conaway Des Moines.
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Elizabeth Bennett Conaway
Tenth Street
Ataira
Congregational
East Tenth Street
A. S. Henderson
Mac Dolsen Moragridge
Musesatine
Marca 4Th
First’ Congregational Church
Chas, Conaway
Ray’ H. Conaway
Des Moines
Ame City Defendant in Suit Filed Today
The city of Muscating was named as defendant in a suit for 900 brought by Mary Hessler. The plaintiff seeks damages for flood damage from a May heavy rain when her cellar filled two feet due to alleged sewer insufficiency and property depreciation from unaddressed sewer defects.
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Muscating
Mary Hessler
40USA
Pirates vs U I team clash at South End park Sunday
One of the finest amateur games of the season is billed for Sunday as the Pirates meet the U I team at South End park. The game starts at 8 oclock. Muscatine fans will see a stronger amateur lineup this year, with several teams challenging the Pirates for the city championship.
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Pirates
South End Park
If you Had a Chance To Make a Nice Little Deal
A persuasive note promises easy profits from a small sum saved in a bank with compound interest and suggests opportunities will come, asking the reader to take the deal for future personal benefit.
Interest on Savings One Dollar Will Start You
A concise promotion invites customers to visit on Saturday night to start earning interest on savings with a one dollar minimum.
Supremacy Threat as U S Team Stands Against Pirates
The supremacy of the champions is challenged as the U. S. team holds one victory this season against the Pirates, signaling a crucial potential upset with the upcoming matchup.
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Pirates
New Church Planters Weigh Building Here
Prominent German Evangelical members gather for a Special session to weigh a petition seeking a new church. Four active organizers will circulate the petition, with a vote to decide whether to replace the aging Sycamore Street church or remodel the old building for another use.
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E. B. Molis
Richard Stave
Clara Hann
Anna Heussner
Sycamore
Muscatine Woman Targeted by Forged Check Ring
Iowa detectives hunt a man signing as A E Kisser Kissington or Kissinger after he cashed bogus checks in Davenport Washington and Muscatine. A Muscatine woman lost 15 dollars when a Davenport bank check was honored. Investigations trace multiple fake checks across several towns.
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Iowa
Des Moines
First National Bank of
Davenport
A. E. Kisser
Associated Press
Kissington
Kissinger
Kisser-Kissington-Kissinger
First National
Bank of Davenport
Cfasing
Bank of Washington
Bank of Muscatine
Hold Up Iowa Auto Party Exciting Hour In Iowa
Mason City Aug 16 Four robbery reports surface as Dr C M Broom of Gragna and Miss Louise Brawnall of Cedar Rapids are held up. The incidents occurred during an event described as an exciting hour involving Greene Doctor and a Cedar Rapids girl. Authorities investigate motives and seek suspects.
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Greene
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Iac
Gragna
Louise Brawnall
Robbery in Cedar Rapids Woods Ends With Theft
Dr Broom and Miss Brownell were attacked in the woods near Clear Lake as their auto became stuck. Four men overpowered the escort and warned them to stay quiet. Miss Brownell slipped rings from her fingers while the robbers took a small sum from Dr Broom and hid a roll of bills in a hollow tree.
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Cedar Rapids
Broom
M Niel Takes Up Y M C A Position
Jy B McNiel former general secretary of the local Young Men's Christian Association today entered upon his new duties as social secretary of the Davenport association. He has been in that city for the last several days and plans to move to Davenport to make his future home at once.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Davenport Association
Davenport
Epworth League Invites Members to Watermelon Social
The Epworth League of the First Methodist Episcopal church is invited to a watermelon social at Edward Hahn's home on the Island Wednesday evening of the coming week. The event runs from seven o'clock to twenty minutes past seven, with South Muscatine connections noted.
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Epworth
Coast Net Champs Win Way to Finals
Southampton New York August 16 the Pacific coast doubles champions John Strachan and Clarence Griffin secured their place in the final round of the doubles by beating Thomas C Bundy and partners McLaughlin and also defeating Winn e Johnston of California 6 3 4 William J Clothier former national tennis champion defeated Gustave Touchard middle states
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Southampton
N. Y
Pacific Coast
John §. Strachan
Clarence Griffin
McLaughlin
Winne Johnston
California
William J. Clothier
Gustave Touchard
Middle States
Champion Crowned in Mead Club Cup Final
Champion wins 6 6-1 6-3 in the cup finals at the Mead Club, taking the top singles berth and sealing the match with decisive games.
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Mead Club
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