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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1913

Page

12

Local residents visit city and shop in array of notes

Mrs. Wim Yieberknecht and Mrs. Bertha Skull, along with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Green, all from nearby towns, spent yesterday in this city visiting friends and handling business. Others include Miss Mamie Harpar and Miss Anna Gillette who shopped and called on friends while in town. Various residents returned home after trips or days spent with acquaintances.

Wim. Yieberknecht Letts Bertha Skull Wilton Harvey Green Nichols Irene Fresman Columbus J Junction iMundt's J. Heibling Nichols, Apeut N. McIntosh AtaHésa J. C. Coughlan Irlenda Stella Margaret Keller Moscow Anna Gillette Ht S Umechied & Asthalter’s Adv J. Warren What Choar E. J. Webster Davenport

Authorities Seeking The Fairport Bandits

The Fairport sheriff's office reports flood of tips about suspects matching the hold up description at a Talport store Thursday night. Efforts to locate the bandits continue with leads, while some sightings prove false. Belief grows that suspects may have hid at Bowmon cottage before and after the visit.

Talrport Fairport

River front park plan discussed at Chamber of Commerce meeting

River Park committee of the Chamber of Commerce formally discussed the river front park plan at the German American buildings. City Engineer Charles Young outlined a general park system and profiles for a proposed new river front park and noted the need to study how lands would be secured and a harbor wall built as a preliminary, with a report likely to be prepared for an upcoming club meeting.

River Front River Park Committee Chamber of Commerce J.J. Fishburn Charles Young IL Ds

Germany Faces Population Shift From Farms To Cities

In a Johns Hopkins lecture Professor Carl Rathgen warned Germany’s rural exodus to cities and industrial centers risks food shortages. He noted agricultural workers fell from 19 million in 1882 to under 18 million as urban drift accelerates, signaling growing import needs for grain fodder and livestock feed.

Y Md Germany John Hopkins University Carl, Rathgen Tthe Colonial Institute Tamburg

State of Jersey Attitude Bureau Report Cites 1913 Costs

Trenton dispatch notes the 1913 coat of living in New Jersey was lower than in 1922 per George C. Low, chief of the state bureau of attitudes and labor. The 1912 cost of a test DL of roads fell by about 13 percent, linked to a general decline in commodities and the weather.

Trenton N.J New Jersey George C. Low State Bureau of” Attiiudes Taylor

Crippled Vermont Battleship Withdrawn for Repairs

The badly damaged battleship Vermont, in Norfolk Navy Yard, is docked and towed by naval tugs while officials examine the vessel for needed repairs. Funds from the bank in Norfolk are pledged as part of the effort.

Norfolk

Demand for Loyalty Guarantees Sparks Bank Labor Clash

Dank declines to reinstate the man after union pressure and refuses to guarantee right of association. Unions secured similar guarantees from other banks. Secretary Mitchell May notes autos raise accidents, urges stricter driving licensing and a New York City bureau for street accident prevention. In 1913, auto use surged, with 177 cars reported for eleven months, and pedestrians blamed alongside drivers. Street safety pushes include finger printing drivers in New York City.

Dank Mitchell May New York City New York N. Y Corps of Street Eugner

Playwright Paul Armstrong Weds Misa Catherine Calvert

Paul Armstrong, playwright, married Misa Catherine Calvert, Baltimore actress, in New Haven Connecticut. The ceremony Wednesday surprised few friends, though no engagement had been formally announced. The couple’s plans and future were not disclosed.

Mins Calvert Imore New York N. Y Paul Armstrong Misa Catherine Calvert Baltimore Acress New Haven Conn

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