Local Xmas Goods and Arrivals at Wagner Bros and Area
Local notices list Xmas novelties at Wagner Bros and 12 Le Buicks at Bowman's Garage. Stewart Narvis from Ames, Iowa, will visit his grandparents on West Fourth Street. Drs W W Hendrix arrived from Pittsburgh for a family illness, and C E Richard & Sons offers turkey and cold cuts for holiday dinners. Mr and Mrs Ralph L Harding from the Philippine Islands are visiting Mulberry Avenue with Mrs Unechingen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman's
Wagner Bros. Athletic Outfitters
Stewart Narvis
Ames
Wiam Narvis
West Fourth Street
Wagner Bros
W. W. Hendrix
Pittsburgh
M. Penbeck
Oak Street
C. E. Richard & Sons
Ralph L. Harding
Maolia
Philippine Islands
Lads Accused of Theft In University Place Robberies
Lincoln dispatch reports three boys aged 9 10 and 13 charged with thirteen robberies in University Place. The youths allegedly carried out about fifteen robberies over recent months with small sums stolen. The youngest was caught and confessed. Willie is in juvenile court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
University Place
st.Dird
John Hirsch
Willie
City Schools Close for Holidays Today
Muscatine public schools ended ten days of vacation with early dismissal this afternoon and close until after New Year’s. Most buildings held morning classes, with Lincoln school on East Main the only site not offering programs. Students enjoyed Christmas trees and gifts as teachers prepared to travel home for the holidays. parochial St Matthias hosted a festive program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Eity
Lincoln School
East Mail
St. Matthias Parochial School
Mpiscatine
Lecture at First Baptist on Advent and Christ
Dr. B. Smith will deliver a Sunday evening address at the First Baptist Church. The talk will cover the Advent and childhood of Christ with fifty stereopticon slides. He has toured the Holy Lands and will discuss Bethlehem and Jerusalem with images of Raphael and Murillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
B. Smith
Christ
Grand Jury Adjourns In Dynamite Conspiracy Probe
Los Angeles federal grand jury probing the nationwide dynamite conspiracy adjourned until next Wednesday. Testimony had focused on the most prominent figures. Olaf A. Treitmoe B. A. Clancy and Eric Morton of San Francisco J. E. Munmey of Salt Lake City remained uncalled. Read the further week.
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Los Angeles
Grand Jury
Cal
Federal
German Language Program by Alpha Delta Chi at High School
The Alpha Delta Chi society staged an all German afternoon program in the assembly room at two o'clock with Miss Lenore Levis directing. Students Erhel Morgan Emma Rosenberger Eliver Steinmetz Lloyd Zeug performed a dialogue titled Nelson together with orchestra pieces, recitations by Belle Shepard Beulah LeWever Agnes Schwertfoger Gertrude McNutt and Blanche Patterson, a paper by Lonnie Dickerson and note from Edward Warman and Barry Anson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Delta Chi Society
Mias Lenore Levis
Migs Elizar Beth Hudson
Eliver Steinmet2
Lloyd Zeug
Lonnie Dickerson
Belle Shepard
Beulah le Wever
Agnes Schwertfoger
Gertrude McNutt
Blanche Patterson
Edward Warman
Barry Anson
Illness Delays Trial in Webster Murder Case
Chicago dispatch notes renewed interest as Dr. Harry Elgin Webster jailed in Oregon, Illinois, faces murder charges in the death of his wife Bessie. Trial set for January 3 in Dixon may be postponed due to Mr Iswins illness. defense by Francis J. Callaghan and John E. Irvin will confer with the defendant. Mrs Webster’s body was found near a stream after being reported missing for days, with Webster's Dixon home cited as his prior residence.
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Webster
Chicago
Ill
Harry Elgin Webster
Oregon
Bessie
Kent Webster
Francis J. Callaghan
John E. Irvin
Dixon
Callaghan
Iswins
S Stream
Wooda
Dr. Webster
Towa Sheep Breeders Meet Opens in Ottumwa
The annual convention of the Towa sheep breeders and wool growers association opened this afternoon at 1:30 in the Commercial association room for a two day session. Reductions in the tariff on wool will be among the topics discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Towa Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers Association
Tha Roome
Commercial Association
Tagtories 10 Close During The Holidays At Hruttig
Hruttig Manufacturing will close its plant for about three weeks starting Saturday. A general invoice will be issued, and machinery will be overhauled and repaired. Nearby firms like South Muscatine Lumber and Box and Barry Manufacturing may close for several days. Roach and Musner has not announced a shutdown. In prior years, year end halts allowed inventory and machinery overhaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tmpay Et al
Hottig Manufacturing Company
South Muscatine
Former Senator in Race With Death
Former State Senator B J Rainey of Chicago was said to be near death when he hurried home from San Antonio to spend Christmas with family. Doctors warned death was days away, yet Rainey undertook a four day journey to reach his Chicago residence, hoping to see Christmas at home. His brother Probate Judge John W Rainey accompanied him partway as the senator's condition declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Rainey
Chicago
Howard J. Rainey
Chicago Tribune
Jis
Edward J. Rainey
San Antonio
Tex
John W. Rainey
Perkins Kahn Plan Approved To Reopen Flag Route
In Washington on December 22 President Taft Postmaster General Hitchcock Solicitor General Leh efman and Assistant Secretary Winthrop backed a Perkins and Kahn proposal from California. It aims to revive south Pacific trade for American steamers and restore the American flag on the San Francisco Australia route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
Hitchcock
Lehfman
Winthrop
Perkins
Rep
Kahn
California
South Pacific
Australia
Moderate Mexico City quake causes minor fear
An earthquake of moderate intensity struck Mexico City at 6 15 today lasting about one minute. There were no reports of loss of life or property damage and the shaking caused only brief alarm.
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Mexico City
Mex
Margaret Dorton Potter Dead in Chicago Residence
Margaret Dorton Potter, noted novelist and former wife of John D. Black, died suddenly in her Chicago apartment from heart disease. The coroner is to conduct an investigation into the death. Potter was born today, and many of her works reportedly drew on Chicago society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Margaret Dorton Potter
John D. Black
Cummins Addresses Sherman Law Reform Needs
Des Moines December 22 Senator A G Cummins argued that the Sherman law is sound but outdated and requires definition changes. He proposed a tribunal to advise business leaders on permissible consolidations and stated officials must rule only after legal review, noting no lawyer can definitively interpret agreements without a court decision.
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Des Moines
A. G. Cummins
Cummins
U. S. Supremo Court
Paris Actress Lucia Lantelmic Tomb Robbery
Paris reports a tomb robbery at Pers Lac haisse Cemetery. Mme Lucia Lantelmic’s tomb was entered last night and jewels stolen, including an $84 pearl necklace. Ghouls were ruled false. jewels found in an envelope under the head of Mnio Lantoling.
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Paris
Mme
Lucia Lantelmic
Pers Lachaise
Mnio, Lantoling
Lloyd A Gordon Elected Mayor of Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa December 22 Lloyd A Gordon a city council member was elected mayor by the aldermanic body to fill the vacancy caused by the death of S B Walper. Gordon who is in his third term as alderman has served as council president during the present administration.
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Ottumwa
Lloyd A. Gordon
S. B. Walper
Gordon
Olson 16 Given 26 Years For Killing Farm Hand
Council Grove Kansas December reports that N T Olson, convicted of chopping off the head of Walter Newfarman his hired man with a cornknife, was sentenced by Judge King to twenty five years in the penitentiary. He was granted stay and pending an appeal and was released on twenty thousand dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Council Grove
Kan
N. T Olson
Walter Newfarmer
King
Tipton Man Dies in Corn Shredder Accident
A Tipton man, 22, Lenach Myton, died from injuries after being thrown into a corn shredder while attempting to place a large belt on a gasoline engine. Three others were reported dead at the scene in Iowa.
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Lowa Lenach
Myton
Towa
Lowia Lenach
Lenach
Frightful Accident Sent Henterprise Worker Into Machine
A worker was seized by the machine and hurled into the apparatus. He emerged with severe, mangled injuries and fatal damage to the body, prompting an urgent safety inquiry.
Alderman Gibson Found Guilty of Bribery in Gary
Grown Point Indiana December 22 Alderman Walter E Gibson of Gary was found guilty of bribery in connection with a Gary common council heating franchise ordinance The state's chief witness Thos B Dean of Louisville Ky testified he came to Gary to invest in a heating plant and that Gibson was among officials he would need to pay for a favorable vote The verdict followed dictaphone recordings and a fifteen minute jury deliberation indicating the first conviction arising from the Gary bribery cases scheduled for further trials
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grown Point
Ind
Walter E. Gibson
Gary
Crown Point
Valparaiso
Williston
Dean
Gibson
Accused Promoters Enter Guilty Pleas
New York stock promoters Shelton Burr Jurene Burr Charles Tovey Edwin Wesley Preston pleaded guilty today after their Burr Bros Inc offices were raided in November. They faced charges of using the mails in a scheme to defraud investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Shelton © Burr
Jurene FP. Burr
Charles WW. Tovey
Edwin Wesley Preston
Burr Bros., Inc
General strike looms for M K and T carmen in Kansas City
Kansas City dispatch reports J A Franklin international president of the Boilermasters union says a general strike of carmen employed by the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad will likely be called soon. Details of a conference in St Louis to settle differences were incomplete in the last report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Company
J. A. Franklin
Boilermasters’ Union
St. Louis
Real estate man sentenced for mail fraud in Pierre
Charles L. Hyde a wealthy Pierre real estate dealer was sentenced by U S Judge Salliott to one year and three months in Leavenworth prison for using the mails to defraud in a town lot scheme. The judgment was stayed to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Pierre
Feders
Sioux City
S. D
Chas.l. Hyde
U. S
Salliott
Leavenworth
Khansag
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Local Social Notes From Grandview Area
Grandview Iowa December 22 social items include visits and shopping in Muscatine and Wapello. Dr A J Greiner of Davenport listed among locals. Mr and Mrs Geo Cocklin and Marguerite visited Wapello while John Schafer from Letts spent days with relatives. Elizabeth Krahl and Mina Elaine Kemp noted among visitors. Dr Paxton of Wapello also mentioned.
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Grandview
A. J. Greiner
Davenport
Wm, Belk
Mie
Anna
Mus
John Schafer
Letts
Geo. Cocklin
Marguerite
Wapello
Mire
WH. Dickerson
Ethyl
Muscatine
Mies
Elizabeth Krahl
A. Muscatine
Ylaitor
I Mina Elaie Kemp
Illinois City
Jno
Kemp
Paxton
Local Muscatine Social Notes and Visits
Mr and Mrs J J Belk were passengers to Muscatine Friday to attend to business. Miss Mintie Olin improves from illness. Mr and Mrs John Creswell departed for their winter home in Long Beach Cal. Entertainment Wednesday evening was well attended. Methodist Sabbath school plans a Christmas program on December 24. Several residents visited Muscatine including Mrs H O Martin and daughter Faith and Miss Ninette Teets. Charles King headed to Wapello for business.
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J. J. Belk
Muscatine
Geo. Lang
Niagara
Mintie Olin
John Creswell
Long Beach
Cal
Harold Belk
Ralph Zimmerman
Ninette Teets
Dickerson
Othe
Mon- RY
Geo. W. Wibber
Geo. Haas
Faye McGrew
Charles King
Wapello
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the Muscatine Candy Kitchen
Sirpis Bros.” Proprietors
Family Theatre
W. F. Landgraf
Mgr
Ray W. Fay
Equillo
Marvel
E. Alyn Warner Players
Gaston
Mast Fill
ST. Matthias
J. B. Smilth
High School Society
Embera OF
Alpha Delta Ont! Society
Tures
Hruttig Manufacturing
Sev
Perkins-Kahn
Darthquake
Mexico
Casper
W. 2Nd St
Aetna
Xmas Neckwear
Ruthenberg Clothing Company
E. Second St
Muscatine, Iowa
Jeathoe
Sen
Paris I
Lloyd Gordon
Olson
Tipton
M. K
T. Carmen
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