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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1914
Page
12
Mrs W M Otter departed for Nichols to visit relatives over Christmas. Raymond Jeffries and Albert Bauerbach return from Ames after attending school. S R Stafford of Aurora Ill, former Muscatine High faculty, visits friends. Denver Christmas charities top festivities with aid to city’s needy and European war sufferers amid miners strike impact.
The Congregational Sunday School observed Christmas by giving. Children collected foodstuffs toys and clothing by class, assembled baskets and delivered them to poor families through the Partners of Santa Claus movement. The event was hailed as the most enjoyable Christmas observance yet by the children.
Mrs H W Huttig of 317 West Third street fractured her right arm near the elbow after slipping on an icy sidewalk while en route to her sister Mrs J S Sterneman’s home on West Hill. Dr E B Fulliam attended.
At the order of the State Commander De Molay Commandery Knights Templar held a Christmas observance at the Masonic hall this morning. It was the first such observance here. Toasts were offered by Commander Co. Fox Generalissimo A. Othmer Recorder W. H. Graff and A. S. Lawrence.
JOURNAL WANT ADS. FOR RENT seven room house modern except furnace at 608 E 8th St, phone 172 W. LOST Thursday eve a gentleman 8 gold watch engraved owners name inside case reward for return to this office Charles W Myers
Robert Zimmerman of Chicago and Fred C. Smith Wanderers elch of Halifax completed the first stage of their claim to be the longest canoe journey. They started in Ottawa October 29 and reached Michigan City before seeking shelter. The pair plan to push toward the Mississippi River and on to Panama in spring.
From an intimate friend of Charley Brickley the Harvard gridiron star it is learned that he will positively coach either Ames or Ohio State next fall Brickley himself is supposed to have made this statement He has written that with Haughton's coaching system he can mold a championship eleven at almost any prominent western college He was linked to Penn State but negotiations fell through
New York Dateline reports Dr. J H Herrity learned Johnny Evers returned to Troy with Mrs Evers after illness in New York. Evers, still weak, plans indoors Christmas Eve at home with his family, expressing happiness to be home.
Christmas eve brought news to Roy E Murphy at the Journal office of the death of his father William P Murphy in Omaha Nebraska He was 48 and survived by his wife three sons and three daughters The sudden announcement came as a shock to the son with the loss reported yesterday at his home
City audiences will view The Drug Terror at the Princess today and Saturday. The film, a collaboration with Mrs. Vanderbilt and the Sociological Research Society, portrays how opium and related drugs are sourced and distributed, presenting a moral lesson on the drug trade. Walter Bierfisher left for Chicago to visit relatives.
Joseph Murphy, an alleged burglar, was locked in a Chicago cell after three college football stars defended Ward passes and overpowered him in an apartment burglary attempt. Charles Starbuckle, Babe Meigs, and J B Meigs, former University of Chicago players, weighed about 600 pounds together.
New York reports the sale of the Yankees to Colonel Ruppert and Captain Huston is fully agreed on except for stock transfer. Ruppert will pay Frank Farrell 475000 dollars, with secrecy still surrounding final formalities. Connie Mack rumored to manage, but official details await completion of remaining transactions.
Berlin dispatch reports the crown prince addressing troops in the field on Christmas. He recalls 1870 and Frederick William, citing shared sacrifice and offering a pipe as a keepsake to all soldiers, hoping for peace favorable to Germany.
Martin Bisek, a former Heinz Pickle factory employee, was arrested on an assault and battery charge tied to a springtime altercation among Bohemian workers. Detained under $25 bond after a Christmas Eve intake, he will face a hearing later. police reestablished his whereabouts.
Mrs W J Slight of East Sixth street entertained about thirty guests last night for a Christmas Eve party at her home. The hall was decorated with holly and Christmas bells and games and pastimes filled the evening. A luncheon was served. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs S W Moore of Moline Illinois and Mrs E Ohland of Davenport.
Crowds packed the post office lobby from 8:30 to after 10 as mail was sorted and parcel post wagons moved steady. Rural routes kept moving, trains delayed, and letters distributed quickly. The essay also quotes a long historical reflection on Iowa temperance laws and prohibition, arguing against brewery expansion and urging public representation of the truth.
A reader critiques Mr Vollmer’s recent address on a federal amendment, disputing claims of Iowa inviting breweries. The letter argues Iowa history shows prohibition steady since 1830s and cites Gov Lucsgar and Gov Chambers on strong liquor laws, urging careful fact checking.
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