Iowa Delegation Sees Strong Committee Gains
Washington dispatch notes Iowa gains key committee seats in the House. Judge Walter L. Smith to Appropriations, Wade placed on Naval Affairs, Connor on Labor, Birdsall on Elections and Merchant Marine. Speaker Cannon backed able pick and Hearst added to Labor under pressure from labor groups.
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Washington
Iowa
House of Representatives
Treasury Department
Connor
Birdsall
Mississippi River
Hepburn
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Lacey
Public Lands
Civil Service
Haugen
Agriculture
Thomas—Claims
Smith
Appropriations
Wade
Hull
Walter L Smith
House
Judge Smith
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Labor Committee
Judge Connor
W. R. Hearst
Joe” Cannon
Hearst
United States
Committee On Labor
Judge Wade
Cousins
Messrs
Hepburn, Hull and
Knights Templars Plan for Christmas Observance
Jno W Wells grand commander of Iowa Knights Templar issues circular to all jurisdictional com manders outlining Christmas observance. The order recalls Christ birth at Christmas and His life through daily charity and beneficence, with death and resurrection noted in ceremonials.
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Knights Templar
Henry Bates Stoddard
John W. Wells
D. M. Brownlee
Knights Templars
Jno. W. Wells
Knights Templar of
Iowa
Fraters
Knights of Malta
A O U W Banner Lodge initiates member in large meeting
At the A O U W hall Banner Lodge of the Degree of Honor initiated one member and balloted on three applications while receiving nine more. Mrs Mollie Wiles presided as Chief of Honor and officers were elected including Mollie Wiles as Chief of Honor and Kate Bitman as Chief of Ceremonies. About 150 members attended. Yeomen held a meeting with two candidates initiated and officers elected for the year including A W Scott as Foreman and Alfred W Moore as Master of Ceremonies.
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A. O. U. W. Hall
Banner Lodge
Degree of Honor
Order
Mollie Wiles
Anna Schmidt
Kate Bitman
Gussie Mull
Mary Crouch
Hattie Fahey
Alice Mull
Julia Bitzer
Anna Bilkey
Kate Leu
Yeomen
The
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
A. W. Scott
Alfred W. Moore
Mrs. Howard
M. P. Goff
H. 8. Howe
Preliminary survey for Iowa City Kalona Washington rail line
The preliminary survey for the Iowa City Kalona and Washington interurban railway has been completed, outlining route considerations and potential impacts for the regional transit project.
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Iowa City, Kalona and
Washington
James S. Merrill 86 Dies Near Whiting Pioneer Resident
James S. Merrill aged eighty six died near Whiting. He was a pioneer resident of Monona county and is mourned by the community for his long service and local roots.
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James S. Merrill
Whiting
Monona County
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Offered as Relief for Dyspepsia
A promotional piece extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as natural digestions aids that relieve stomach burdens and restore health. It claims the tablets contain aseptic pepsin and malt diastase, act without disturbing the organs, and function as nurse and physician, selling at 50 cents per box with no substitutes.
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Stuart
Flora DeVoss Co. to Open Three Nights at Grand
The Flora DeVoss Company returns to Muscatine for a three night engagement at the Grand starting Thursday December 10. Miss Ruby Robour headlines with Mr Edwin Brink and a strong supporting cast. Prices 10 20 30 cents with ladies free opening night and a 10 cent matinee Saturday at 2 30.
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Flora DeVoss Co
Muscatine
Romour
West
Ruby Robour
Universal
Edwin Brink
Muscatine Man in Jail for Forty Days on the Rock Pile
Harry Bell a colored man residing in Muscatine was sentenced by a Moline magistrate to forty days on the rock pile after calling a patrol wagon to take him to the station two miles away. Bell claimed fatigue and sought free lodging in the city jail, saying he had ten cents and had been drinking.
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Harry Bell
Davenport
Moline
Bell
Reform School Switches to Foley's Honey and Tar
J G Gluck superintendent of Prunty town West Virginia Reform School reports abandoning other cough medicines and using Foley's Honey and Tar exclusively as the most effective and harmless remedy. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store carries the product.
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Reform School
J. G. Gluck
Pruntytown
W. Va
Foley
West Virginia Reform School
Havercamp’s
Valley Junction Woman Possibly Fatally Burned in Lamp Explosion
Mrs. John Fairgraves of Valley Junction suffered severe burns from a kerosene lamp blast. The incident is being investigated for cause and extent of injuries.
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John Fairgraves
Valley Junction
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Corner Third
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Carskadeoan & Burk
West Second Street
T. P. Fitzgerald
LAW
OAN
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Second Street
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Jayne & Hoffman
P. Ingham
E. 24 Street
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East Second Street
Muscaine
Town
Thos. Brown
Roy
Brown
Brown & Brown
Illinois
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H. D. Horst
Olds Block
J. W. Morgan
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D. P. Miller
Fast Second Street
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Cook
Musser & Co
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H. M. Dean
J. Dean
H. J. Dean
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H. E Wiley’s Drug Store
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Ed. C. Cook
S. B. Cook
G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Buches
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J. 2. Reining
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Dandruff
Opera House
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HK St Second Street
Hhoice Groceries
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Second
Sily
Mittee
Committee On Naval Affairs
Ber
the Journal
Harold J. Mahin
Citizens’ Ry. & Light Co
Miss Rose Owens,shington
Seventeenth St
Cardus
Rose Owens
Washington, D. C
Miss Rose Owens
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Mrs. Jones
Miss Owens
W. H. Jones
Cameron
Cardui
Wine
Emerson
C. T. Gremmel
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