Nichols visitors and local shoppers on Saturday
Nichols and Wilton residents dominated a Saturday in the city with multiple visits and errands. Several names including Mrs. Robert McCornaha, Miss Marie Noll, Miss Lela Kelly, Miss Charlotte Lange, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ferguson, and Miss Anna Roose are noted as spending time in town or returning home after shopping or visiting friends.
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Mark & Son
Robert’ McCornaha
Nichols
United States
Mire & Foster
Merssey
J. d. Wiven
Wre- Conia
D. M. Lockman
Hardman
Lallet Davis
Hirt & Pessy Hershey
Marie Noll
Bayfeld
J. &, Gipple
Letts
H. N. Rine
Marie
Shelr
John Krueger
Wuton
Misa Lela Kelly
Wilton
Charlotte Lange
Pulliam Avenue
Was
Minnesota
Gladys’ Doubles
Tairfeld
J. A. Morris
W. RR. Ogle
Muscatine State Bank
Advy
Maude Giddelebaugh
Hirt & Fester
Shey Bldg
Winifred
Elisabeth Cronin
West Second Street
Ieft
E. W. Whreables
Third Street
Lem
Baker Arrested by Sheriff Saturday
Muscatine Man taken to Fort Madison after returning from Des Moines. Guy Baker convicted of killing Quilver BP Driver of Lone Tree Ill was placed in custody Saturday night at Rock Island depot and spent Sunday in jail. He will begin a fifteen year term at the state penitentiary with possible parole after ten years.
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Town Oity
Guy Baker
Quilver BP
Driver
Lone Tree
Ill
Des Moines
Jobnean County
State Penitentiary
Baker
Rock Island
Theodora Fauts
State Board of Parole
Suits by Model Button Co to Recover Policy Payments
Two lawsuits filed by Model Button Co against insurers State Insurance Co of Nebraska and Sioux Fire Insurance Co to recover on $1000 and related policies. Plant loss from fire last summer valued at about $6000 prompts ongoing court actions as the November term continues through the week.
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Model Button Company
State Iinsurance Company
Nebraska
Sioux Fire Insurance Company
Model Button
Fie
Melville Clark Piano Company
Apollo
Divinity Students Heard at Grace English Lutheran
The Grace English Lutheran church hosted divinity students with V. G. Ogren of Augustana College Rock Island. Ogren spoke at morning and evening services, expressing the Christus spirit in Christian Humility and Christian Joy. He will preach Christmas morning and address children on Christmas night as Sunday school presents a program.
Billy Clifford 18 Well Received Here at Grand Theatre
Billy Clifford and company appeared at the Grand theatre on Sunday in the comedy skit The Girl the Fan and the Game and entertained a small audience. The performance drew hearty applause for its musical numbers. Clifford thanked Muscatine patrons in a curtained speech. Jack Trainor played the old German uncle and But Hraman was well cast as Ian Morey.
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Billy Clifford
Companyr
Grand Theatre
Hraman
Ian Morey
Petition Drives for Des Moines Clerk James O Callaghan Pardon
Petitions circulate in Des Moines requesting the pardon of James O Callaghan the former clerk in the county treasurer s office convicted of aiding in planning a raid on the treasury vaults He was convicted on December 23 and petitions seek clemency from the governor with likely representation of supporters and arguments for pardon
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Des Moines
James O'Callaghan
Treasury
O Callaghan Tied to Vault Attempt Conspiracy
Testimony placed O Callaghan with conspirators in an alley moments after the attempted vault blowing. Evidence shows he was on intimate terms with the group, challenging his prior good repute in the crime case.
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Crima
O'Callaghan
Denison Offers Free Building for State Normal School
Des Moines Dec 23 The people of Denison propose to give the state a large building in northwestern Iowa for use as a normal school. The offer includes the building free of encumbrance if the legislature establishes a new normal school there. The move aims to secure an additional normal school for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Denison
State Normal School
Hoo Tha
Interstate Commerce Board Allows Elevator Allowance
Washington DC December 24 The Interstate Commerce Board ruled that a railroad may grant an elevator allowance for competitive reasons even if no transportation service is tendered by the ships. This decision reflects regulatory flexibility in cargo handling terms despite lack of transported services.
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Interstate Commerce Bay
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Cane
Nebraska City Firm Wins Undue Discrimination Ruling
The case involved H Gund and company of Nebraska City versus the Chicago Burlington and Quincy. The commission ruled that in paying an allowance to Gund and company's competitor no undue discrimination was shown.
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Hgund and Company
Nebraska City
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Commission
Gund and Company
Snow Storm Wallops Northeastern Oklahoma and Panhandle
Snow fell steadily across northeastern Oklahoma this morning with Muskogee reporting two inches on the ground at daybreak. Reports from the Panhandle of Texas put snow depths from four to seven inches, while Abilene, Texas, still had falling snow at 7 a.m.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Panhandle
Texas
Abilene
William W Richardson Dies After Lingering Illness
William W Richardson longtime Washington editor and newsman in Washington and Atlanta died at his Drummond Maryland residence after a long illness. He served as news editor of the Washington Stay and was prominent in regional papers for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
William W. Richardson
Atlanta
Hig
Drummond, Md
Entombed Japanese Coal Miners After Blast
In Tokio on December 23 a coal mine disaster left more than 700 Japanese miners entombed. Officials fear casualties as the explosion wrecked the shaft and blocked passages, trapping workers underground with limited chance of rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Mining Disaster Report at Sapporo Col Liery
In the Oibari colliery at Sapporo on Hokkaido today, only three of the men working in the galleries were brought to the surface alive and officials fear that all the others may have perished in the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oibari
Sapporo
Hokkaido
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