Tyler Transferred To Muscatine High School
Miss Dorothy Tyler, elected teacher in Jefferson grade, was transferred to the Muscatine high school commercial department by the board of education. Miss Adele Blackwell’s resignation was accepted. she will remain in New York with a publishing firm. One vacancy remains in Muscatine schools. A. Bird elected janitor. High school chimney repair to be completed before opening day. Fall term opening set for Tuesday Sept 8 with all registration and class schedules finalized by then. A teachers’ general meeting will follow at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Tyler
Jefferson School
Muscatine High School
Board of Education
Adele Blackwell
Miss Blackwell
New York
Miss Tyler
Muscatine
Jefferson
A. Bird
Franklin
Thomas Maher
Claim Livestock Price Will Fall Across Market Outlook
Washington D C Aug 20 The department of agriculture reports a downturn in livestock prices with lambs and wool facing lower prices next year unless demand rises. Hog prices likely drift downward and beef may not stay at fall highs while industrial activity remains unsustainable. Prices may decline from spring 1926 through 1927 as market lambings increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
A. P
Department of Agriculture
Nabholtz Leads in Western Open Golf Qualifying
Larry Nabholtz of Cleveland topples the field in the Western Open first qualifying round at Youngstown Ohio with a 33 34 67 on the 6500 yard course. Several notable scores include Watrous 70 Nall 70 Gullickson 70 Hampton 72 Diegel 72 Foster 72 Robertson 73 Mehelhorn 74 Babhie 81 Espinosa 71 Black 76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
A. P
Larry Nabholtz
Cleveland
al Watrous
Grand Rapids
Parker Nall
Urbana
Ill
Lloyd Gullickson
Columbus
Harry Hampton
Memphis
Leo Diegel
New York
S. E. Foster
Jacksonville
Dave Robertson
Detroit
Bill Mehelhorn
Chicago
Bill Babhie
Waterloo
al Espinosa
John Black
Wichita
Booster Trip From Muscatine To West Liberty
One year ago today twenty automobiles left Muscatine for a booster trip to West Liberty under the auspices of the Muscatine Association of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
West Liberty, Fair
Muscatine Families See Travel and Local Council Plans
Local residents report numerous departures for trips to Minneapolis Florida Chicago and Detroit while others return home from vacations. City discussions focus on new stop and go signal demonstrations curb and gutter objections and bids for a Central fire station furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Climer Street
Central Fire Station
Gertrude Ederle to Attempt English Channel Return
Boulogne France Aug 20 A P Gertrude Ederle the American girl swimmer plans another attempt at the English channel likely August 31 or September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulogne
France
Gertrude Ederle
English Channel
Fair and Cooler Forecast for Friday
Weather predictions indicate fair and cooler conditions for tonight and Friday despite morning clouds. Local bureau records show .36 inch rainfall in the last 24 hours, a 64 degree 7 am temperature, and a river stage at two feet four inches, two inches lower than yesterday.
Youths Arrested for Stolen Tire Sale
Des Moines youths Henry Downs and Yale Pelman were arrested by Sheriff Ed Sander and Deputy Sam Dye after attempting to sell a tire stolen in Iowa City. The tire was recovered and the pair released when Iowa City authorities chose not to prosecute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Downs
Yale Pelman
Des Moines
Ed Sander
Sam Dye
Iowa City
Gowrie Boy Killed by Light Terminal
Raymond O. Anderson an 18 year old Gowrie High School student died after touching the terminals of an electric light socket in a Gowrie drug store. Authorities investigate the exact cause as parents demand an immediate inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowrie
Raymond O. Anderson
S. R. Anderson
Correction: S. E. Phillips Pallbearer at Eaton Funeral
A correction notes S. E. Phillips served as pallbearer at the C. E. Eaton funeral yesterday afternoon, replacing F. E. Sinnett in that role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Phillips
C. E. Eaton
F. E. Sinnett
Wisconsin Senate Special Election Set for Sept 29
Madison Wis Aug 20 A P The special election to fill the late Senator Robert M La Follette term will be held Sept 29 Governor Blaine issued the call today The special primary to nominate candidates will be held two weeks before the election per law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
A. P
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Blaine
France and Spain Break Off Parley With Riff Leader
France and Spain end peace talks with Abd-El-Krim the Riffian chief. French and Spanish plenipotentiaries awaiting Riffian emissaries at Melilla are ordered to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Spain
Paris
Abd-El-Krim
Melilla
Prohibition Heads To Be Named Soon
The 24 federal prohibition administrators who will oversee enforcement of the dry laws from Sept. 1 are expected to be named tomorrow. Each administrator will have an administration assistant and a district group head in most districts, based in the same city as the U S Attorney to cooperate with him. The administrators will select their own subordinate staffs, so names won’t accompany the announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
A. P
United States
Iowa man bound over in Milwaukee auto theft case
Ellwyn Bryant of Charles City Iowa was bound over to the municipal court in Milwaukee on a charge of automobile theft and remained jailed in default of 1900 bail. He was arrested at Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Ellwyn Bryant
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Power and Light to Build High Voltage Transmission Line
Central Iowa Power and Light of Waterloo will start immediately constructing a high voltage transmission line to supply the east factory district with constant uninterrupted service. The project costs $40,000 and will be part of a larger loop connecting the entire factory district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Central Iowa Power and Light Company
Home Studies Bond Issue in Maquoketa Hearing
Budget Director E L Hogue reviews the mass of evidence from the Maquoketa hearing on proposed paying bonds. The Des Moines report notes that the city has been pointed out for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. P
E. L. Hogue
Maquoketa
Local Merchants Plan to Visit Fair on Muscatine Day
An automobile caravan of Muscatine merchants will attend the West Liberty fair on Muscatine Day August 25 under the Association of Commerce. Committees seek funds to cover advertising and hire the Ziegler band. The Muscatine group also plans to visit the Wapello fair August 27 and the Aledo fair September 11, with Rock Island merchants joining the Aledo event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Association of Commerce
Ziegler Band
Rock Island
Hammill Praises Iowa Pioneers at Old Settlers Day
Wellman Iowa August 20 Governor Hammill praised Iowa s pioneer settlers for creating a strong state and urged youth to continue. He said Iowa must develop agriculturally on sound business principles, run farms like factories, and insist on honesty in government. Howard Clark of Des Moines also spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Iowa
Hammill
Howard Clark
Des Moines
Second Fish Fry to Be Held by Elks on Cedar River
Muscatine Elks plan their second and last summer fish fry Sunday August 23 at the Hahn and Horst cottages on the Cedar River. The all day event is for lodge members with activities including horseshoes croquet baseball and other diversions. Signs along West Liberty road will mark the route to the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Cedar River
Muscatine Elks
Hahn
Loss of life feared in London hotel fire
San Angelo Texas August 20 A P fire swept the London hotel with more than a hundred guests registered last night and at least fifty believed in the building when the blaze began Only one person Mrs R F Senor of San Antonio was known to be moved at 2 o clock to a hospital in critical condition The fire quickly spread to the Lyric Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
London
R. F. Senor
San Antonio
Lyric Theatre
Limestone Riches Boosts Town Road Plans and Debts
The report notes an indebtedness of 350000 dollars and cites abundant local limestone deposits near the town suitable for road construction projects, framing a potential economic pathway.
Kin of Omaha recluse located after death report
An Omaha recluse James Dubord died last Thursday in the county hospital after being found in his ramshackle room. Local officials learned through a Journal article that his niece Mrs. William Fletcher of Seventy-Six township and her son Herschel Fletcher helped locate kin, as Mrs. Fletcher is visiting Michigan and expected to return next week. Dubord was formerly a Muscatine man with no known Omaha relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dubord
Omaha
William Fletcher
Herschel Fletcher
30 000 Garment Workers Quit Over Industry Crisis
New York Aug 20 50 000 workers from three union locals stopped work in a mass walkout amid a long running dispute in the garment trades. The action follows an order from the workers action committee and marks a new crisis in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. P
Garment Trades
Threshing ends in New Boston as farmers plow for fall
In New Boston Illinois Aug 20 threshing season ends and farmers begin fall plowing. Tomatoes are good with large deliveries to Heinz station including a six ton shipment. Local visits include Ernest Drake and family, Frank Blanchard, James Weir Jr, Virgil Montgomery, the Ottos and the Mauckers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Boston
Ill
Heinz Station
Ernest Drake
Aledo
James Weir, Jr
Edgington
Virgil Montgomery
James Weir
Otto Maucker
Frank Mills
MacMillan Vessel May Return To U S
Washington dispatch reports the MacMillan Arctic expedition may send one ship back to the United States due to weather while the other party continues polar research. National Geographic Society officers have not received official word, but they note the possibility of returning the navy flying contingent with the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Navy
National Geographic Society
Iowa May Have New Cross State Road
Definite action on the proposed cross state routes by Iowa and Kansas will be taken next November in Washington at a joint meeting of the board of public roads and the American association of state highway officials. Officials announced the plan during sessions of eleven state highway commissions. Exact routing remains undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Iowa
Kansas
Washington, D. C
Board of Public Roads
American Association of State Highway Officials
Looney and Davies Request Bond Hearing Continuance
John P. Looney and Emean Davies, colored, under indictment with seven others for the murder of saloonkeeper William Gabel, asked today in Rock Island for a continuance on bail as the state pressed for no bond. The bail decision will be fixed next Wednesday in circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
John P. Looney
Emean Davies
William Gabel
Kiwanis Club Sponsors St Paul Excursion on Sept 18
The Kiwanis club will sponsor the only Muscatine to St Paul excursion this year on September 18 aboard the St Paul. Proceeds support the club's benevolent activities. The St Paul, a premier Upper Mississippi riverboat, will travel from Muscatine upriver to its winter quarters. Tickets will be sold later through all Kiwanians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
St. Paul
Muscaine
Upper Mississippi
St. Louis
Muscatine
Judge Blankenberg Sentenced for Contempt in Lotta Estate Case
Boston judge criticizes Ida M. Blankenberg for delaying court, lying about kinship to Lotta Crabtree, and perjuring testimony to challenge the will. Six months in jail ordered for contempt of court. The judge brands the acts as deliberate, fraudulent, and obstructing the estate proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Prest
Boston
Prest
Lotta
Blankenberg
Lotta M. Crabtree
Lotta Crabtree
Ida M. Blankenberg
Ida M. Blankerberg
Canton Official, A Red, Murdered in Hong Kong
Liu Chiung-Hoi, finance minister of the Canton government, was assassinated. He led the bolshevist wing of the administration and was closely tied to Moscow, signaling a violent power struggle in the Canton regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Liu Chiung-Hoi
Canton
Moscow
Northwestern Hotel Association Elects Leaders at Fargo Meet
Grand Forks North Dakota August 20 A P Leimbacher of Gardner Hotel Fargo named president Madison Wisconsin selected for the 1926 convention Edward A Boss Ocelwein Iowa elected vice president Irvin A Medlar Omaha Nebraska re elected secretary treasurer Executive committee seats expiring this year filled by Fred Tangney Iowa Berlin reportedly the only city in Germany with real motorbus service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
N. D
A. P Leimbacher
Gardner
Fargo
Northwestern Hotel Association
Madison
Wis
Edward A. Boss
Ocelwein
Irvin A. Medlar
Omaha
Neb
Fred Tangney
Iowa
Suit seeks 150000 from bank over state funds deposit
Des Moines, August 20 SAYS C W Loesbe filed in district court for 150000 claiming the Des Moines National Bank owes him that amount for obtaining and retaining in the bank a two million dollar state funds deposit. He says the sum was on deposit when ex State Treasurer Burbank took office and bank officials hired him to keep the funds there. The agreement was verbal. Miss M B Carstairs, stepdaughter of Serge Voronoff, is noted as an expert motor boat racer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C. W. Loesbe
Des Moines National Bank
W. J. Burbank
Burbank
Soesba
M. B. Carstairs
Serge Voronoff
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Adele
Blackwell—Teachers’ Meeting
Nabholtz
City News
Justice of the Peace
J. C. Coster
East Fifth Street
Coster
Shell Rock
W. S. Jarboe
Mary Jarboe
Mulberry Avenue
Will Edmiston
Nellie McCaw
West Third Street
Minneapolis
Earl D. Horst
West Seventh Street
Florida
Daisie Carnes
Red Cross
Muscatine County
Ethel Cassidy
Kenneth Cassidy
West Front Street
St. Joseph
H. B. Cassidy
M. P. Byrne
B. E. Eversmeyer
East Sixth Street
Balsam Lake
Duluth
Eulah Downer
Letts
Colorado
California
F. A. Richards
Park Avenue
Black Hills
South Dakota
Charles Fryberger
Winnebeghorsh Dam
Deer River
Minn
Ed. Tobias
Ralph
Frank Schaefer
Ellwood Royster
Newell Avenue
LaCrosse
Lillian Callahan
Clifford Street
Rosetta Malloy
Clarence B. Shoemaker
Richard
Liberty Street
Mr. Shoemaker
U. S. Plywood Company
Warren S. .Blackwell
Bernice Blackwell
Sea Bright
N. J
Warren S. Blackwell
J. S. Blackwell
Cherry Street
Wisconsin
Prohibition
Home Studies
OLD Settlers’ Day
James
Daylight Shoe Store
Fred Tobias
Schoble
Imberdink Clothing
Berlin
Germany
West Second Street
A. Glick
J. B. Becker
R. T. Milnes Grocery
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!