Davenport Muscatine railway heat and air brakes ordinance
City council approved a heat requirement of 60 degrees in Davenport and Muscatine Railway cars and a partial air brake rule. The measure, passed on readings, requires heat in cars and boilers or stoves if needed while delaying final action. An air brake ordinance mandates brakes on cars over 32 feet, affecting three South Muscatine East Hill cars. Autos must stop for street car loading with fines from 1 to 25 dollars.
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Davenport and Muscatine Railway Company
D. and M. Railway Company
Muscatine-East Hill
Common Sense Chief Requisite for Jobs
President Wilson signals common sense as the main qualification for the five nominees to the new trade commission. He seeks practical business sense over theory, with politics unlikely to dictate the board. Potential names include Davis, Thurman, Hurley, Richardson, Felder, Rublee, Rogers, Waters, Krauth, and Westlake. Eat supper with the Homesteaders at 105 2nd Saturday. price 20c.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
New Trade Commission
Commission
United States
Joseph Davis
A. C. Thurman
Commerce Department
E. N. Hurley
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
John
Richardson
Tennessee
Thomas
Felder
Georgia
George Rublee
New Hampshire
Samuel L. Rogers
North Carolina
Henry 4. Waters
Kansas
EB. A. Krautheff
Missouri
W. B.westlake
Indiana
Two Die in Terre Haute Fire at Hayloft Rooming House
In Terre Haute Indiana a large rooming house known as the Hayloft burned in the tenderloin district killing two residents and seriously injuring several others. A lantern hanging in a hallway is believed to have started the blaze. The dead are Lucius Alexander and Chester Rawrey. the injured include Lena Rawrey Clifford Rawrey and William Gentry. A blind man named Bill on the roof was rescued. Mrs Rawrey saved her son Clifford by tossing him to safety before leaping herself. Fire officials doubt incendiary origin. Hot supper with the Homesteaders announced for December 19 at 105 2nd.
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T Associated Press
Terre Haute
Ind
Tenderloin
Lucius Alexander
Chester Rawrey
Lena, Rawrey
Clifford Rawrey
William Gentry
Bill
Wil Gentry
Kaiser Will Return to Front This Week
Amsterdam dispatch says Emperor William who has been ill in Berlin will rejoin the front this week. The telegraph reports the emperor has conferred the Iron Cross first class on Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg in the same dispatch.
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Amsterdam
London
Telegraaf
William
Berlin
Iron ‘Cross
von ‘Methmann-Hollweg
Bloomington Friends church cantata set for December 22
Sunday school members at Bloomington Friends church prepare a cantata to be presented on the evening of Tuesday December 22. The church invites its members to participate in the Christmas observance and offers a Rogers Double A grade souvenir spoon free to send so you will receive the spoon at no cost.
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The
Bloomington Friends Church
Rogers
Dundee
Oatman Condensed’ Milk Co
University of Illinois President Proposes Citizen Soldier Plan
Edmund J. James urges male students across public education to endure extended military training to become brevet second lieutenants in the federal army or national guard. The plan would raise drill from six to six hours weekly for four years and pay cadets 250 dollars annually, aiming to add 2000 to 3000 officers to national defense.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wilson
Congress
Edmund J. James
University of Ilinois
Federal Army
National Guard
James
German plan to annex Switzerland revealed in stamps
Associated Press dispatch from Paris reports that Germany planned to annex Switzerland, with the Matin publishing photos of stamps marked Schweiz ten centimes and Schweiz twenty five centimes. The editor says he owns such stamps as proof of the plan.
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Associated Presa
Paris
Germany
Switzerland
Matin
Schweiz
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Boston
Boston Brown Bread
Luellen& Nevens
Mulberry Ave
Hershey
Santa Claus
Muscatine
Dc Up
McQuesten Hardware
Florida
Oranges
California Oranges
Jonathan Apples
Grimes
California
Brazil
Coon & Fisher Cor
Mulb. Ave
Paramount
Jesse ‘L. Lasky
Edward Abeles
Princess
Ford Sterling
Carmen
Clara Kimble Young
Lola
Ubin
Kaiser
Rural Church
C. Cadle
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