Keokuk Regatta Heads to Regional Delegates Meeting
Keokuk proposition to go 10 delegates faces Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association convention in St Louis January. Delegates from 32 cities will decide postponement or transfer of the 1913 regatta due to the dam delay. Racing rules changes await approval by the Bellevue rules committee and convention delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
St. Louis
Gate City
Great Power Dam
Jos. Kelso
Bellevue
P. Fanjey
Muscatine
W. J. Cleveland
Galena
Hughey
Bellovis
R. A. Mapes
Clinton
Uincil
St. Louis Coliseum
Priday
Coliseum
Lotel
Speedy Burlington Boat Is Purchased Speedy Burlington Boat Is Purchased
The Muscatine launch scene gains the P D Q a 26 foot hydroplane with plans for 40 horsepower engines. J B E McClung bought the boat from Dr Strong of Orchard City and expects speeds near thirty miles per hour. He aims to beat Water Witch piloted by the Smalley brothers and challenge Pearl City at the next MVPBA meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Muscatine Launch Club
Water Witch
Muscatine
J. BE. McClung
Dr. Strong
Orchard City
McClunglask
Columbia
Smalley Brothers
Pearl City
Dr Allen Ady Office Over Wilson's Shoe Store
A small classified notice announces Dr Allen a homeopathic physician operating from an office above Wilson's Shoe Store. The ad provides contact and location details for appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Allen
Wilson's Shoe Store
Baraca Glass Loses Close Contests in Membership Drive
Waterloo Baraca class at First Baptist loses to Waterloo in a nine week campaign with 363 in attendance at a Sunday meeting. The class earned points for new and repeated attendance totaling about 2,174. Rev R Y Meigs spoke on Beefe steak or liver to critique intemperance. A banquet and delegation plans were announced as the drive nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Waterloo
Ingle
R. Y. Meigs
T. Bh. Ketman
Chicago
Wshich
Mus«catine
Waterloo Baruca
Blastion
Pioneer settler Catherine Bond dies after brief illness
Catherine Bond age 82, early Muscatine resident born in Harrisburg Pa in 1850, died at her son J A Bonds home in Muscatine. She settled here in 1850 before Bloomington incorporation and left a large family including Laura Poothacker, Mary Strawb, Susan Stiles, Catherine Brown, William Bond, and J A Bond. Services set for 10:30 tomorrow at the family residence with Rev E R McCorkle officiating. interment Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine @. Bond
J. A. Bond
East Fifth Street
Bloomington
City of
Muscatine
Bloomington Township
Lore Allin
Warrisburg
Abraham Funk
William Bond
Death ends life of aged German woman in Muscatine
Mrs Christine Hahn died at 10:30 PM Saturday at 200 West Fourth Street after a several month illness. Aged 76, she was a longtime Muscatine resident and active member of the German Evangelical church. Survived by four children and several grandchildren, funeral services will be held at the German Evangelical Church with a brief family service beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital
Christine Hahn
West
Firth Street
Hahn
Muscatino
Tohn Hahn
German Evangelical Church
Mts
Muscating
Geismar
Fritzlar
Kurhassen
Germany
America
Muscatine
Halu
W. D van Gent
John W. Hahn
Charles F. Hahn
Ferdinand Berger
Pittsburgh
John Vanpel
Clarence
Robert
Fiorence Mahu
City
Florence Bellows
Irma Edsall
Helen Berger
Richard Stave
Seed Institutes Arranged For Muscatine County
An itinerary outlines sixteen towns for the Muscatine County Crop Improvement association seed institutes led by K. Kirkpatrick. He will deliver talks January 30 31 and through February at West Liberty and other communities including Atalissa Moscow Wilton Stockton Wichols Petersburg Adams Bayfield Conesville Fruitland Myrtle Sweetland Pleasant Prairie Montweller and Fattport. Women join the effort on the domestic defense and home economics committee with Miss Sue Stone Amy Hoopes Claral Steen Mrs. W B Jayne and Mrs Newton Lang named to help lead outreach.
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Muscatine
Kirkpatrick
West Liberty
Atalissa
Moscow
Wilton
Stockton
Wichols
Petersburg
Adame
Bayfield
Conesville
Fraitland
Myrtle
Sweetland
Pleasant Prairie
Montweller
Fattport
Muscatine County
F. D. Steen
West
Liberty
Sue Stone
Amy Hoopes
Muscatinn
Claral Steen
Wesel Liverty
Newton Lang
R. Stafford
Large Brush Pile Burns Near Fourth Slough Illinois
A large brush pile and dry grass burned on the Allen property east of the Fourth Slough Saturday evening, drawing concern from locals who watched a great glare. The fire began shortly after 7 and burned over an hour, with flames reaching more than forty feet in height.
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Allen
Extension of Vocational Education in the Philippines
Brig. Gen. Frang McIntyre reports in his annual Insular Affairs summary that Congress should act on extending vocational education in the Philippines and granting American citizenship to Porto Ricans desiring it. He warns against dependence on revenue from such aid, notes October progress in schooling, English becoming official, and calls for legislative authorization this session.
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Washington, D. C
Dac Aa
Philippines
Frang McIntyre
Bureau of Insular Affairs
MclIntyre
Congress
McIntyre
Teig
Filmino
United States
Wil
New Era Plans New Year's Event With Basketball Game
New Era rearranges New Year activities replacing a sex supper with a basketball game in the New Era gymnasium. An oyelet supper will be served in the same building amid a musical program by the New Era orchestra.
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22Ra
New Era Orchestra
Correction: Journal retracts Rev W T Smith relation claims
The Journal states an error in last Tuesday's issue regarding Rev W T Smith. He did not die in California nor live in Muscatine. he was never a Des Moines Methodist, and Fred B Smith's father was a Congregational church member in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Smith
California
Muscatine
Fred B. Smith
Des Moines
Patents Granted To Towans In Week Ending Dec 24 1912
The Des Moines office of Patent Attorney Wilfred C. Lane lists patents granted for the week ending December 24 1912 to inventors including J M Beech D S Cole R Bushnell A Colbert J F Gillespie E B Hanson C G R Lowe I L Nelson and E L Ray. Items span furnace regulator photo shutter kerosene air generator welding device ditching machine trolley pole haystacker tongue support cleaner attachment for grain elevators and wandle fastenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towans
Wilfred C. Lane
Crocker Building
Des. Moines
Tawa
J. M. Beech
Marshaliteway
D. S. Cole
Washington
R. . Bushnell
Hubbard
Colbert
J. F. Gillespie
Des Moines
A. EB
Hanson
Mason City
BE. A. Hornbostel, Jr
Cg.r. Lowe
Mallard
Nelson
Elsworth
E. L. Ray
Agency
Passenger on late afternoon train returns home
No. 1,048,228 Springlire P Tysell ing Pella No. 3,049,255 Transmission gearing R. T. Wright Melvon ville Mrs. R. A. Smith of Keswiex, who had been visiting at the home of Mrs. E. H. Wesley, 1102 Herebey avenue, was a passenger on the late Saturday afternoon train for her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springlire
P_ Tyselling
Pella
R. T. Wright
Melvonvile
R. A. Smith
Keswiex
F E. H. Wesley
Herebey Avenue
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Mira Hershey Lumber Gomp'y
Haynes & East
C. Fy
East 2Nd St
M. Kautz Baking Co
Home Tea Co
Av SP
Lous
B.A
Speedy Burlington Boat
H. McClung
Jocal Fleet
Baraca Glass
Bership
Melgs Spenka
Catherine
Bond
Leti Hore
Muscatine Bad
Hoosier
Bae Beaty Histon
LES Co
Iudienapos
Christine Hahn Si.cumbs
Wirkpatrick
Illinois
Muscatine Lighting Company
Isles
Insudar Bureau
Porto
NEW Era
Night Story
Wilbur
Miss Mabel Owen
Davenport Muscatine
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