Local residents return home after city visits
Mrs H H McGuire of Columbus jtanction spent yesterday shopping and attending to business in the city. Mrs Robert Morrison returned to Letts after a day of shopping and visiting friends. Mrs R L Baxter of Ainsworth came home yesterday afternoon after visiting friends. Mrs M C Willis of Walnut Street left for Winfield for a Weeks visit. Mr and Mrs L R McCullough left for Montezuma for a few days with friends. Mr and Mrs R R Black of Nichols returned home yesterday afternoon after visiting here. Mrs R J Ray and daughter Agatha of Columbus Junction also returned home after shopping and visiting. Mr and Mrs George Herring of Lone Tree returned home yesterday afternoon after a day of shopping and visiting.
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H. H. McGuire
Columbus Jtanction
Robert Morrison
Letts
R.L. Baxter
Ainsworth
M. C. Willis
Walnut Street
Winfield
L. R. McCullough
East Sixth Street
Montezuma
R&r. C. Black
Nichols
R. J. Ray
Miss Agatha
Columbus Junction
George Herring
Lone Tree
Nellie Westbrook
Examinations set for January dates in Muscatine County
County Superintendent E. D. Bradley announces January 27 28 and 29 teacher examinations with new July 1 law changes. The stricter requirements include domestic science and agriculture certification and 12 weeks training for beginners. Firstyear examinees get two attempts. later tests may be needed under the new rules. Salary figures show only two teachers earn under 40 dollars monthly, fortyone earn 59 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Bradley
Bradley
Muscatine
Schooner Warren Adams Wrecked in Atlantic Gale
The three master schooner Warren Adams sailed December 21 from Charleston for Philadelphia with lumber. She was wrecked by a Christmas Day gale and abandoned in a sinking condition December 27. Seven crew were rescued by the Norwegian steamer Joseph J. Cuneo from Kingston and landed in New York. Nothing was saved except a few instruments. Captain Grace said hope was given up when the vessel was sighted.
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Associated Press
New York
Warren Adams
Charleston
S. C
Philadelphia
Joseph J. Cuneo
Kingston
Grace
Quick Guilty Plea Leads to Five-Year Anamosa Sentence
Deputy Sheriff Dennis O Leary took William Lomack a colored man to Anamosa after a Sunday arrest for attempted breaking and entering a store on East Second Street. Lomack pleaded guilty before Judge John A Rowan and Judge M F Donegan, was bound over to the grand jury in 500 dollars, and sentenced to five years at Anamosa, expressing a desire for speedy state confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lomack
Anamosa
Lomack
Emily Moore
Max Seigel
East Second Street
John A ‘Rowan
Rowan
Herbert G. Thompson
M. F. Donegan
Donegan
Dennis O'Leary
Moore
O O’leary
City Manager Plan Gaining Iowa Support
A Des Moines dispatch reports that city manager plans may be adopted by Muscatine and other Iowa cities if the legislature approves pending measures. Local interest centers on the idea as lawmakers prepare amendments. A. J. Smail, law librarian, has compiled information for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Smail
Four Towns Bid For Regatta In 1915
Admiral Hanley of the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association says riv er cities Red Wing Clinton Rock Island Hannibal compete for the 1915 regatta. Tentative dates July 4 5 and 6 with July 4 fixed. other dates depend on the winning town. Nellie Westbrook returned home to Letts after shopping and visiting in town.
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Charles P. Hanley
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Red Wing
Minn
Hannibal
Afa
Clinton
Rock Island
Vessel Sunk After Mine Strikes North Sea Steamer Geb
London December 29 reports the Glasgow steamer Geb of about 500 tons was sunk in the North Sea after hitting a mine. Two crew members were rescued. the fate of the others remains unknown. The sinking occurred at 8:10 a.m. local time in rough sea conditions.
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London
Glasgow
Geb
North Sea
Kem
Mrs Emma Fuhlman Dies Sudden at 60 From Apoplexy
Emma Fuhlman aged 60 died suddenly about 7 am while sweeping snow from her back porch at 7 Hast Seventh street Muscatine. She was born Emma Wittich in Germany February 8 1854 and came to the United States 35 years ago with husband Carl Fuhlman. She was active in church affairs and a member of the Ladies Aid and Fraternal Aid Association. Survived by husband two sisters and a brother nine children and several grandchildren. Funeral plans await word from out of town children and Rev. William Martens will conduct services.
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Emma.Fuhlman
Carl L
Germany
Emma Wittich
Carl Fuhlman
Fuhlman
Muscatine
German Evangelical Lutheran’ Church
Ladies’ Aid’ Society
Fraternal Aid Association
Martha
Franfort-on-the- Oder
Augusta
Carl
Berlin
Lottie
Thomas Ogilvie
Edward Gremmel
This City
Padl
Charles Chamberlain
Peoria
Frank Tuttle
Cavour
S. Dak
Arthur Padgett
Center
Colo
William C. Fuhrman
Portland
William Martens
Innocent man sent to gallows in 1894 claim
A Chicago report from December 29 notes a letter claiming an innocent man was executed in 1894 when George H. Painter was hanged for the murder of Alice Martin. The letter, signed by R. W. Baxter of Buffalo, was reserved by Chief of Police Gleason, describing a salesman's claim of meeting Trump who confessed to the crime.
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Trump
Alice Martin
Chicago
George H. Painter
Gleason
R. W. Baxter
Buffalo
Sangamon County
Ilinois
Painter's Relatives Seek Stigma Removal After Execution
The piece reports on Painter's last words proclaiming innocence and relatives seeking to clear the family name. Attorney Hogan says he never heard of Baxter or Painter until recently. Baxter, living in Buffalo, claims a tramp named Jack Cade confessed to the Alice Martin murder and that Cade is dead.
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Painter
Thomas
Hogan
Baxter
Springfield
Alice Martin
George H. Painter
Chicago
Jack Cade
R. W. Baxter
Cade
Montana
Jet Painter
Buffalo
Weather Crimps Ice Harvest Prospects Yesterday
Ice men faced a cold setback as warmer snow and rising mercury halted progress. About 1600 workers were at the site yesterday and today, with conditions turning unfavorable for an anticipated large crop. A new cold spell is needed to resume harvesting, leaving many workers stranded and plans up in the air.
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Cury
Demand for accounting in Rosehill affair
Suit to protect La Salle Street Trust deposits filed in Circuit Court by Receiver William C. Niblack against Cemetery Securities Company Rosehill Cemetery Company Chicago Title and Trust Company and several individuals. Allegations claim conspiracy to misapply funds of the old La Salle Street National Bank through transactions involving Rosehill shares and transfers to the Cemetery Securities Company and related arrangements with Lansingh heirs and Chicago Title and Trust Company as escrow custodian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Huttig
Muscatine
Chicago
Rosehill Cemetery Association
Herald
la Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank
William C. Niblack
Cemetery Securities Company
Rosehill Cemetery Company
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Anthony Matre
Charlies B. Munday
Harry W. Huttig
Joseph C
The
Nation Bank
la Salle Treet National
National Bank
Joss
National ‘Bank
Rosehill
Munday
Huttig
Reynolds
Moris
Briegel
Y. .R. Lansingh
Grace L. Wiles
Blanche L.freeman
Cemeteries Securities Company
Lansingh
Schedule 5 Out as Yates Drops Notre Dame Colgate
Ganmbridge mass December 29 Yates football slate finalized except for October 30 date. Notre Dame and likely Colgate are dropped. Springfield College Y M C A added. Scheduled games include Maine September 25 Lehigh October 2 Virginia October 9 Lehigh October 16 Springfield College Y M C A October 23 Washington and Jefferson October 30 unsettled Brown November 6 Princeton November 13 Harvard at Cambridge November 20.
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Ganmbridge
Mass
Brown
Princeton
Harvard
Cambridge
Card of Thanks for Wife and Mother
John Helmes and Family express gratitude to relatives and friends for support during illness and death and for the flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Helmes
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Tom Moore
William
Henry Jones
Vitagraph
Atlantic
Harry
O'Leary
Emma
Coats
Lilly Goobd
Formation of Securities Company
Kniesworth
Knielworth
Brady Street
Davenport
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