Motion Filed In Suit Over Stock Ownership Dispute
Charles D. Cooke seeks title to 2496 shares of Plant Realty stock in Muscatine formerly German American Realty. He asks to strike defendants claims of law and argues Imboden fraudulently acquired the shares for a $15,000 note. Attorneys listed include Cooke Balluff Davenport and Gleason McLanahon New York for Cooke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plant Realty
Huttig
Cooke
Plant Realty Company
Imboden
Cook & Balluff
Davenport
Gleason, McLanahon, Merritt & Ingrahahm
New York
Hoffmans& Hoffman
Muscatine
Glass' Smart Shop Contest Seeks Largest Size Dress Wearer
The Glass' Smart shop announces a contest inviting women in south eastern Iowa wearing dress sizes 40 to 58. A winner will receive the dress, must participate in a photo, and the display dress can be tried on until Saturday evening September 5 at 5 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glass’ Smart Shop
Iowa
Rail conference set on Rock Island project in Muscatine
Telegraphic acceptance received from Robert H Ford chief engineer of the Rock Island lines for a conference with Muscatine city officials on the river front improvement program. Ford arrives Thursday morning and the meeting is likely Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Rock Island
Robert H Ford
F C. Vetter
Ford
Royal Neighbors and Woodmen Plan Joint Picnic
Final arrangements for a joint outing of the Royal Neighbors and Woodmen at the Rotary lodge on Staley's lake Sunday. Members families and friends invited. A basket dinner will be served with games sports and events in the afternoon. Car owners able to give rides asked to notify William C. Kirk or Mrs. Kate Dunker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors
Woodmen
Rotary Lodge
Staley’s Lake
Woodman and
William C. Kirk
Kate Dunker
Fire destroys barns on John Miller farm near Davenport
A late night blaze on the John Miller farm three miles west of Davenport caused destruction of two barns hay grain and machinery. A horse was cremated in the fire and authorities estimate the loss at 15000 dollars and suspect incendiary origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
John Miller
Towa City Girl Killed in Auto Crash
Mary Jensen, 16, daughter of a local farmer, died from injuries after an automobile overturned Sunday. Her brother sister and a friend escaped unharmed. the tragedy occurred near Towa City on Sunday night with Aug. 26 date noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
Mary Jensen
Mear
Bank Robbers Loot Heyworth Bank in Illinois
A Heyworth Illinois bank was robbed today of 2900 dollars after the robbers blew open the vault. The heist was reported by the sheriff’s Bloomington office to Chicago police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiliness Bank
Chicago
Ill
Heyworth
Bloomington
Social farewell events for Miss Florence Howe in Spokane and Hillyard
A series of social affairs honoring Miss Florence Howe of Muscatine Ia during her summer visit to Mrs. Oliver Crook in Spokane and Hillyard Wash included a farewell pinochle tea hosted by Mrs C D Brown Mrs I C Henson and Mrs Henry Hassebrock at the Henson home on Smith street. High scores went to Mrs D C Kimball and Mrs L K Snyder with pink and white decor. Additional luncheons and pinochle games were hosted by Mrs Leslie Snyder and by Mrs Lawrence Warning and Mrs M J Ayers before Howe's return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miss Howe
Florence Howe
Hillyard
Wash
Muscatine
Spokane
Oliver Crook
Spokesman Review
C. D. Brown
I. C. Henson
Henry Hassebrock
Henson
Smith Street
D. C. Kimball
L. K. Snyder
Lawrence Warning
M. J. Ayers
Laura Dickerhoff
L. D. Carter
H. Hassebrock
Leslie Snyder
Manito
Reliables Class Party Honors Mrs Moore Postnuptial Shower
The Reliables class of the German Methodist Episcopal church held a postnuptial shower for Mrs William Moore nee Diercks at Carl Timm home in Bloomington township. Carrie Timm and Marie Ruthenberg were hostesses. Forty members attended a lawn party with lanterns and flowers. Gifts were tied to a tree branch. A second meeting is planned in one month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliables
Moore
German Methodist Episcopal Church
Carl Timm
Bloomington Township
William Moore
Diercks
Carrie Timm
Marie Ruthenberg
Hucke Schaefer Reunion At Weed Park Attended By 70
More than 70 relatives gathered yesterday for the Hucke S chaefer families reunion at Weed Park. Guests mainly came from Muscatine County and nearby Grandview and Letts. Henry Frenzel of the county was elected president, with plans discussed for a late August 1926 gathering. The day featured social time, a noon dinner, games, and an informal program in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hucke-Schaefer
Park
Weed Park
Muscatine County
Grandview
Letts
Henry Frenzel
United Brethren Society Holds Annual Meeting
The Ladies' Aid society of the United Brethren church meets this afternoon in the church parlors to transact annual business and elect officers. All divisions meet jointly with a supper for the men as guests. Cards will be sold this afternoon and this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
United Brethren Church
Martha Class Picnic at Weed Park Friday
The Martha class of the First Methodist Episcopal church will hold its annual picnic Friday afternoon at Weed park. Supper will be served at 5 o'clock. Each member is asked to bring dishes for her own use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Weed Park
McColm Clerks To Hold Picnic At Weed Park
McColm and Company clerks on the main floor host a Weed Park picnic this evening. A supper is served at six with games and contests to follow. Local employees attend, signaling a social event for staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McColm
Weed Park
McColm & Company
Man Hurls Bricks at Downing Street Debt Session
During a cabinet session at 10 Downing Street a man dressed in suit threw two bricks through a window opposite the house. He was arrested on the scene as officials considered the debt situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Downing Street
Tokio Flooding Triggers Widespread Damage After 36 Hours
Tokio endures almost 36 hours of steady rain disrupting electric light, telephone and street car service. Thousands of homes flooded with few casualties but extensive damage expected as relief efforts begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
French Garrison at Deir Base Reported Captured
Cairo dispatch says the French garrison at Deir Base on the Euphrates river has fallen to Druse tribesmen. The rebellion against the French regime in Syria is spreading across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cairo
Deir Base
Syria
Euphratis
Mrs Effie McIntyre Sues Dan McIntyre for Cruel Treatment
In a divorce filing Mrs Effie McIntyre accuses Dan McIntyre of cruel and inhuman treatment and habitual drunkenness. She says he knocked her from a window, left her with a broken arm and internal injuries, and diverted assets including a cow calf chickens and an automobile to buy liquor after their Kahoka Missouri marriage on August 25 1923. She seeks alimony and costs with Thompson and Thompson as her attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie McIntyre
Dan McIntyre
Kahoka
Maggie Bell
Thompson & Thompson
Promissory Note Suit Involving Battey Estate
District Court suit filed by Alice B Mucha as administratrix of Emma C Battey estate seeks $150 from Carl and Bernice LeFever on a promissory note originally made to W R Jayne and transferred to the Battey estate. Nichols Tipton & Tipton represent the administrator. A J B Colt Co of New York sues A D Nienaber of Wilton township for $221.75 for a carbide generator. Fishburn & Fishburn represent the New York firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice B- Mucha
Emma C. Battey
Carl and
Bernice LeFever
W. R. Jayne
Battey
Nichols, Tipton & Tipton
J. B. Colt Company
New York
A. D. Nienaber
Wilton Township
Fishburn & Fishburn
Bandits Free Slave Hunter Taken Far Inland
Bandits who seized Dr. Harvey J. Howard the American eye specialist have moved the captive by boat up the Hwachwan river to a site about 250 miles from Fuchin in Holungkiang. Manchurian troops from Holungkiang pursue the bandits as the rescue effort continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbin
Manchuria
A. R
Harvey J. Howard
Peking Union Medical College
Hwachwan River
Fuchin
Holungkiang
Roger S. Greene
China
Rockefeller Institute
Near Completion of Work on Levee Along River Front
W H Lamar superintendent of Muscatine Sand and Gravel Products says most filling along the river front from Power Boat club house to the high bridge will finish by week’s end. Sand is being spread and leveled, work paused for machine readjustments. Three machines will be used: one to dig mud and two to haul material from barges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power Boat Club
High Bridge
W. H. Lamar
Muscatine Sand and Gravel Products Company
Police Fire On Dockyard Crowd In Shanghai Kill Two
Police in Shanghai killed two people after opening fire on dockyard workers who besieged a police station demanding release of four arrested workmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanhai
Shanghai
Government under the Federal Constitution Talk in Muscatine
One year ago today in Muscatine Chief Justice Floyd E. Thompson of the Illinois Supreme Court addressed Kiwanis Rotary and Lions club members and the county bar association on government under the federal constitution during the clubs regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd E. Thompson
Illinois Supreme Court
Kiwanis, Rotary and
Lions Clubs of
Muscatine
County Bar Association
Kiwanis Club
Local notes on medical, licenses, and visits in Muscatine
Mrs. Walter Viner recovers from surgery at Hershey hospital performed by Dr. E. B. Fulham Sr. Mrs. F. F. Harrington and Mrs. E. V. Harrington visit relatives and depart Enid Oklahoma. Eight summer school teaching exams held for county superintendent, with schedule for tomorrow. Davenport men arrest for intoxication post fines or jail, released after paying. Marriage license issued to Christine Smit and Horatio Small of Letts. Maurice Neldie visits Des Moines. Harry Liebbe from Chicago visits Muscatine. Mrs. Charles Heath and Beulah Heath visit Muscatine. New car licenses issued. listed Muscatine residents’ vehicles. Fred W. Witteman and son Henry return to Chicago after visiting. F. A. Bordner, Rock Island inspector, was in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Viner
Near
Letts
Hershey Hospital
E. B. Fulham, Sr
County Superintendent of Schools
Release Two Suspects In Carlisle Straw Stock Murder
Des Moines Iowa August 26 two men held by Sheriff Findler in connection with the Carlisle straw stock murder R C Campbell and Roy McNealy were released today on a re count of the lack of evidence against them
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. P
Findler
Carlisle
R. C. Campbell
Roy McNealy
Looney Denied Bail in Gabel Murder Case
Rock Island Illinois August 26. Circuit Judge C J Searle denied the motion to admit John P Looney and Emeal Davis to bail. Looney and Davis, under sentence for conspiracy, were remanded to the county jail to await trial for the murder of William Gabel, a saloon keeper, three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Looney
Rock Island
Ill
A- P
C. J. Searle
John P. Looney
Emeal Davis
William Gabel
McCarl Seen as U S Government Czar Overstepping Authority
Washington August 26 Former Omaha politician J Raymond McCarl named comptroller general is accused of wielding sweeping power beyond any executive official or the courts Senate and House leaders vow to probe how far his control over government expenditures extends He was appointed by Harding in 1921 and draws twelve thousand dollars yearly McCarl has clashed with War and Navy departments and the judiciary over rulings and reimbursements and recently defied an attorney general ruling in a government case involving a one dollar fifty cent expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet Dougherty
Washington, D. C
J. Raymond McCarl
United States
Congress
McCarl
Executive Department
Senate
House
Omaha
Harding
Comptroller
War
Alexandria
Court of Claims
McCoy
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Owen Donnelly
Husband 26 Sues Wife 40 Over Servant Life
Harry P. Marten of Wapsinonoe township files for divorce from Mary E. Marten citing age gap strains. He alleges nagging name calling and threats to his life while noting four children from a prior marriage live with them. Attorneys L A Crull and Thompson and Thompson represent him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. Marten
Wapsinonoe Township
Mary E. Marten
Marten
L. A. Crull and
Thompson & Thompson
Harry Anderson Held After Raid
Sheriff Ed Sander and Desk Sergeant Bill Schoenig found one two gallon jug one one gallon jug and six pints of hootch in Harry Anderson’s rooms at 310 East Second Street during a raid at 2 pm. Anderson was arrested and appeared in Judge Horst's court this afternoon. He was bound over to the grand jury under bonds of $300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Sander
Bill Schoenig
Harry Anderson
East Second Street
Anderson
Local Man Arrested at Aledo for Larceny Charge
Ed Cross, a Muscatine man, was arrested Tuesday by the sheriff at Aledo Illinois and will be returned to Muscatine on charges of stealing a boat belonging to the Roach and Musser factory. He had liquor charges at Aledo and a warrant for larceny. extradition to Muscatine is expected to be waived. Deputy Sheriff Harris to transport Cross back to Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Cross
Muscatine
Aledo
Ill
Roach & Musser
Cross
Ed Sander
William Harris
McCarl’s Washington Ties Highlighted by Backers
Backing from Chairman Madden and many members of the house and senate finance committees is noted as sustaining McCarl against future attacks in the upcoming session. A former secretary to Senator Norris and to the Republican Congressional Committee, his 1921 appointment by President Harding stems from 1920 campaign activity and influential Washington connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madden
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate Finance Committees
McCarl
Norris
Nebraska
Republican Congressional Committee
Harding
Washington
Sham Battle Climax of CM T C Camp Review at Des Moines
The Citizens Military Training camp at Fort Des Moines hosts a public review with a 100 piece band, a downtown parade, and visits from Governor Hammill and other officials. A sham battle with regulars, smoke bombs tanks and an airplane showcases training. Final eliminations crown basketball boxing and wrestling champs as the two day event concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Citizens Military Training Camp
Down Town
C. A. Roach
14Th Regular Cavalry
John Hammill
A. B. Cummins
C. C Dowell
Garver
Seventh Corpse
Ft. Des Moines
Hammill
Weather notes show 68 degree start and warm Thursday
A 68 degree mark was reached this morning with a rapid rise to 74 at 10 o’clock and higher noon readings. Forecasts predicted rising temperatures tomorrow with potential clouds tonight and Thursday. The river fell one inch this morning after a two inch rise Monday, reaching about 1 foot.
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Mercury
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PLANT
Mike Hastings
Pendleton
Ore
Union Station
Mrs. Hastings
Hastings
F. F. Harrington
E. V. Harrington
Enid
Okla
Henry Fack
East Eighth Street
H. F. Barnard
East Tenth Street
William Martin
Justin Opland
F. L. Howard
Mies Christine Smit
Horatio Small
Maurice Neldie
West Third Street
Harry Liebbe
C. H. Liebbe
West
Third Street
Charles Heath
Beulah
West Liberty
Raymond Randleman
East Sixth Street
E. M. Baker
S. A. Crow
Fulham Avenue
Mildred M. Barger
Iowa Avenue
Oldsmobile
John M. Nill
Laurel Street
Essex
W. A. Shaw
Woodlawn Avenue
Dodge
Roy F. Kautz
Sycamore Street
Chrysler
Charles Moore
Fred W. Witteman
Henry
F. A. Bordner
Kansas City
Rock Island Railroad
Carl
Hawmill
Cummins and
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