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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
6
Muscatine merchants report a unprecedented holiday trade with record stock and lavish window displays. Downtown stores draw larger out of town patrons as Interurban and rail lines bring crowds daily, signaling a busy season through Saturday night and into next week.
Des Moines reports secretary W. C. Hayward of Ibaia will begin a long vacation after his term ends January 2. He plans to spend at least two months in southern California. He has served longer at the state house than any other official in six years in office.
The Louisa County district court selects its grand jurors for the coming year with first assembly January 6 in Wapello. Listed are John Ball Marshall township J H Barker Concord H B Davison Wapello C B Cummings Morning Sun Mart Huagon Grandview Barry L Edwards Union A D Erwin Jefferson L C James Columbus City Robert Maxwell Oakland P F g Walton Port Louisa and others. Petit jurors for January term include Jesse Adams Wapello J H Baker Oakland W H Davis Wapello City Fred Dunham Wapello and more with many from Condord Morning Sun and surrounding towns.
Local items report residents visiting, illnesses, births, and social visits across Wilson Hopewell Jefferson and West Branch. National results note Wilson’s wins in several states and a shift toward progressive candidates, with analysis from Collier's Weekly.
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