Miss Vera Heinly Dies Sudden Death in New York
Miss Vera Heinly a renowned Muscatine elocutionist died suddenly in Minturn Hospital New York after a brief scarlet fever illness. She had returned from Europe and planned to visit Muscatine. survived by three sisters Laura Jones Ida Purdy and Mrs W K Wintermute. funeral plans await arrival of her body.
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Vera Heinly
New York
Muscatine
Minturn Hospital
New York City
St. Andrews
Howard M. Bartlett
Miss Heinly
Mrs. Bartlett
Bartlett
Chicago
Heinly
Carnegie Hall
Pittsburg
Providence
Europe
Durant
Muscatine County
Cedar County
East Fifth Street
America
Milton Heinly
Laura Jones
Pennsylvania
Ida Purdy
Pierce City
W. K. Wintermute
Seattle
Wash
Carthage College President to Speak at Grace English Lutheran
Dr H D Hoover president of Carthage college Carthage Illinois will be in the city next Sunday and will speak at Grace English Lutheran church at least once with Pastor Rev H Wennermark hoping to have him at both services if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Hoover
Carthage College
Carthage
Grace English Lutheran Church
Hoover
H. Wennermark
Local Notes From Columbus Junction Community
Miss Collie Cotter returns home to near Winfield from visiting J S Blair. Mrs Edwin Owen arrives from Rochester to visit Miss Mary Carpenter while Mr Owens recovers. Miss May Larington begins teaching at Edwards schoolhouse. Mrs W F Bailey and Edna visit then return to Washington. Fred Wagner opens a new general store with Mrs Wakener and Miss Oakes as clerk. Mrs Jamison returns from Mt Pleasant after two weeks visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Collie Cotter
J. S. Blair
Winfield
Edwin Owen
Rochester
Minn
Mary Carpenter
Cotter
W. W. Williams
Owens
May Larington
Waterbury Fails To Break Endurance Piano Record
J M Waterbury, holder of the world endurance piano record, failed to eclipse his prior mark in a city exhibition. He played nonstop in the H Schmidt Son window for 26 hours 13 minutes, ending at 10 13 p m Saturday, missing his 28 hour target. Four spectators correctly guessed his finish time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Waterbury
H. Schmidt & Son Company
Mr. Waterbury
C. E. Collins
East Fifth Street
J. J. Farrell
Atalissa
Frank Kennison
Sycamore Street
Harold Purdun
Pine Street
Weekend social round in Muscatine area noted
Swank visited friends and returned to Mt. Vernon this morning. Paul Armbright and family returned to Cedar Rapids after a two week stay with relatives. Many locals and visitors from Letts Davenport West Liberty Wapello and Buckingham joined in Saturday events. An evening train schedule change impacted the Firefly stop at 5 25 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanzer
Helen
Nellie McSweeney
West Liberty
Peter Pretz
Loje
A. Hank
Davenport
F. E. Longstreth
Bessie
Letts
Nettie Dill
E. B. Tucker
Siehs Return to Montpelier Home After Shopping
Mr and Mrs Fred Sieh returned to her Montpelier home at noon after spending the morning in the city shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sieh
Montpelier
Miss May Neeley Visits Rock Island Friends
Miss May Neeley of Illinois City departs at noon to Rock Island for a visit with friends, continuing a period of social activity in the region.
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May Neeley
Illinois City
Rock Island
Factory League Excitement Despite Weather and Close Scores
Reach and Musser and Barry squads remain unbeaten as factory league games at the YMCA draw a several hundred crowd. In close exhibitions the Pirates edge Hawkeye by three, Barry defeats McKee and Bliven in a tight first half, and Roach Musser edge the Midgets on foul shooting.
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Pirates
Hawkeye
Pessee
Hubbard
Antons Breas
Ah Gould
Esa
Boston Martin
P. Hubbard
Asia
Ats
Bomke
Gould
Kent
Davis
Kautz
Martin
Barry-McKee & Bliven
McKee & Bliven
Barry
McKee
I'S
Ieeeee Rfee
Ae G
Elliott m
W. McCleary
Elliott
Hirsch
Schultz
McClare
Hahn
East Ia
Wolf Peterson
Ostrander
Veater
Lutz
Schreurs
Phillips
McClure
MecClure
Huttigs
Finley Triumphs Over Zesiger in Moscow Wrestling
Will Finley quickly asserted dominance over Zesiger of Ohio at Moscow on Saturday night. In under eight minutes Finley earned two falls, first with a quarter Nelson in three minutes and then a chancery and barlock hold in four minutes. Poor roads and weather kept Muscatine wrestlers away, reducing attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Finley
Zesiger
Moscow
Finley
Wilton Man’s Stranglehold Claim Denied in Court
George Zesiger a Lime City school teacher testified that the Wilton man used a stranglehold on his brother to gain the first fall but the objection was not sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Zesiger
Lime City
Wilton
Town Folks See Busy Weekend of Travel and Visits
Wilton notes show P A Schmidt traveling to Rock Island for business. Dozens of residents, including Dana Nicewanner and Miss Florence Foster, spent Saturday and Sunday visiting friends in Cresco Muscatine Davenport and West Liberty with short trips for business and social calls.
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Muscatine
Laura Grings
Florence Foster
Silvis
Ill
Joseph Boyne
F. A. Martin
George Mannasmith
A. W. Bannick
Davenport
Helen Hall
Laura Hesselgesser
Col. Griff Johnson
West Liberty
Louis Arp
Durant
Elmer Hain
Moscow
Ellsworth Hesson
Judeth’s Basin
Mont
Clarence Brown
Louis Kapfer
Fred Kindler
L. C. Winters
Mary Angerer
Atalissa
Win Blanchard
G. G. Leith
Gustav Gruemmer
J. W. Miller
Hars Arp
Walcott
James Mullin
J. Scott Blackwell
Charles Ross
Hazel Gatton
Will Barton
Jessie Irvin
Rock Island
Eugenia Cooling
Frank
Gladwin
D. A. Burrows
James Hickey
Red Island
A. R. Whitmer
Edward Friedli
Cedar Rapids
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Ximas
Ruthenberg
East Second Street
Muscaine
Ces EE
Aa Cie
J. M. Waterbury Played
Piano
Reach & Musser and Barry Squads
Lesiger
Wilton Man
OHTO
Will
Peosta
Batterson Stores
D. F. Dwyer
C. E. Whitmer
A. M. Leaker
North Waton
Fred Jones
J. H. Rowe
Nancy Klein
Jesse Silberhorn
Arminta Blunk
Stockton
Mc Questen &Sawyer de Toe Keen Kutter Tore
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