New Year Celebrations Planned Across Muscatine
New Year events will be widespread in Muscatine with many parties postponed from New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day because December 31 falls on Sunday. Highlights include a major party at the Geneva Golf and Country Club and a New Year dinner at the Hotel Muscatine with an informal dance. Churches will host watch parties and religious programs to mark the new year.
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Muscatine
Ualore
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Hotel Muscatine
Funeral Held for Mrs. Roger Dwyer
The body of Mrs. Roger Dwyer, longtime local resident, died at her daughter's home in Moline. She was brought to town this afternoon and funeral services followed the train arrival, with interment at St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Requiem Mass was offered by Father Monahan this morning in Moline.
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Roger Dwyer
Sworth Livingston
Moline
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Monahan
Master Film at Orpheum Delights City
Universal Pictures presents Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea at the Orpheum with dazzling underwater scenes and the Nautilus. The production employed thousands, features Captain Nemo, and drew strong audience demand for matinee and evening shows today and Saturday.
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Ore ‘Phoum
Jules Verne
Universal Film Company
Nemo
Universal Company
Battery C Ready for Muster Out as Paymaster Arrives
Government paymaster due in Davenport tomorrow to cash the muster out payrolls for Batteries B and C. About $15,000 in total payrolls, with soldiers already checked and ready. Battery C reports “Nothing to do until tomorrow” as they await funds. Also notes Taylors for both batteries in Chicago and a Walnut-Goodwin concert at Congregational church. Tickets at local stores.
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Battery C
Mascatine Command
Batnmnea
Davenport Commercial Club
Tayrols
Chicago
R. C. Ragsdale
Davenport
Muscatine Urges Banquet For Battery Return At Hotel Muscatine
Citizens are urged to attend a grand banquet and reception at Hotel Muscatine tomorrow night to honor Battery members returning from the Mexican border. Business leaders want a large crowd to show broad local support, with a brief program and vaudeville acts from Chicago. Captain J L Oakes is invited to attend and toastmaster H M Huttle will preside.
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Muscatine
Hotel Muscatine
Ita Kons
Chicago
HH. W
Huttle
Storm Causes Little Damage In Muscatine
A recent storm caused minimal impact in Muscatine with few city lines damaged and no injuries reported. The local telephone exchange escaped major damage as warm spells followed the cold, limiting outages and maintaining service despite heavy rain and cold.
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Muscatine
A Daughter of the Gods Pictura Calendar Offer
The Chicago Sunday Herald will give away free next Sunday a 1917 art calendar featuring Annette Kellerman in six colors from the film A Daughter of the Gods. Obtain by purchasing a copy of next Sunday's Chicago Herald at your news center today.
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Willam Pax
Annette Kellerman
Chicago
Merald
Miss Kellermann
Chicago Herald
News Center
Charles City Records Deepest Cold in State
Charles City again held the state’s coldest spot as a fierce cold wave swept Iowa. The local weather bureau reported a minimum of 14 degrees below zero there, while Des Moines was two degrees above, Davenport two below, Dubuque four below, Sioux City 7?2 below, and Omaha two above.
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Des Moines
Jown
Charles City
Davenport
Dubuque
Sioux City
Omaha
Muscatine county taxes totaled 431574.05 announced
A county report by Auditor H. C. Schoemak rer details Muscatine county 1916 taxes totaling 431574.05 charged to the County Treasurer E. Johnson. It lists appropriations for districts and corporations, noting Muscatine Independent District tax at 95554.79, with numerous line items for schools, roads, cemeteries, and various township districts.
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Muscatingo County
E. Johnson
H. C. Schoemakrer
Thea Muscatine Corporation
Wridgwe Vis Cae
Otto Row
C. H
Muscatine
County
Seteeeerae
Muscatine Ind
Dinco
Bloomington
Cedar
Dinte Vic
Fruitland
Prutoand
Weseesaene
Nichala Corporation
Pike
Seeeenes Oe
Casas
Cematery
North Priirie Ind
Linn Grove Ind
Seveeas Tal Atalissa Corporation
Esccees
Goshen Tnd
Goshen Ind
Goshen
Wilton Water and Stockton Corporations District Items
A fragmented list mentions Wilton and Stockton corporations and numerous district and township references in Moscow area. It includes Ind Dist entries, Diat numbers, cemetery and road notes, and several monetary figures like 1,180,292 and 2,482.08, indicating assessments or allocations amid a messy township district ledger.
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Wilton Corporation
Wilton Water Special
Moscow
Tuten
Fulton Ind
Fulton
Ssseeesee Stockton Corporation
Montpelier
Mont
Ind
Sweatland District 3 Twp Weathered Ledger Note
Fragmentary OCR listing appears to show district or township references and numbers. Readable items include Sweatland Ind, District No 3 and Sweatland Twp. The remaining data resembles misplaced figures or garbled currency values. No clear event date or person identified.
Pneumonia Fatal To Canadian Official Chase Casgrain
Ottawa announces the death of Chase Casgrain postmaster general of Canada from pneumonia in Ottawa. Born in Detroit in 1852, he was a prominent lawyer for years and had returned from New York days earlier before his illness proved fatal.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Thomeas Chase Casgrain
Canada
Detroit
Casgrain
New York
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Lew
Christmas Club
First National Bank
First Trust & Savings Bank
First Trust &Savings Bank
Iowa
Orpheum
Tures
Tomor
Walmot-Goodwin
Congregational Church
Hershey
McBride & Cope
Havercamp’s
Glatstein & Isaacson
Annette Kellermann
Muscatine Independent District
Jean
Richard’s Cash Meat Market
I. 2Nd Street
Sweatland Ind
Sweetland Ind
Sweatland Twp
Lond
Wesevered
Smith ‘Simm
ST. Muscatine
Swan's Jewelry Store
Sterneman Clothing Co
Iowa Ave
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