Rail traffic breaks records as costs rise and net income falls
Washington reports rail traffic surpassed 4.6 billion for the year, a record, with gross receipts of 4.188 billion up from 1916. Despite higher business, net income dropped about 61.9 million due to fuel, materials, supplies, and wage costs. taxes rose sharply, and operating expenses climbed. Net income per mile stood at 5,946.4, while overall return on capital was 6.45 percent. Mileage increased by 7,000 miles.
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Washington
Bureau of Railway News and Statistics
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sp Vohj
Bureau
England Plans Peace Reply With Prisoner Returns
England to make peace reply soon with provisions for damages to civilians outside the war area. Agreement in principle on reciprocal liberation and return of war prisoners and interned civilians and for return of captured merchant vessels. Resumption of diplomatic relations urged. Immediate halt to economic warfare and establishment of commercial intercourse. Organized exchange of commodities.
Allen Faging Robbery Charge Tied to Jamison Factory Heist
Leonard Allen, already jailed for a drunken brawl, faces a more serious robbery charge linked to Jamison's button factory heist. Sheriff notes a checkered record and past evasion suspicions while Allen contends with multiple prior arrests and a failed escape attempt.
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Leonard Allen
Jamison
Allen
Louiisiana
Tie
Walnut
Justice Coster
Prand
Postponed Letts Y W Conference Weather Causes Delay
Weather forced the postponement of the Letts YWCA rally at Letts and all Muscatine county meetings for the four million dollar war fund. Mrs. M A Barr announced the indefinite postponement today. The six day old Satterthwaite baby Babe Juanitta Satterthwaite of Wapello died this morning at seven. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3:30 PM from the home with burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
Letts
M. A. Barr
Muscatine County
Satterthwaite
Juanitta Satterthwaite
Robert Satterthwaite
Wapello
Junction man dies suddenly in Columbus Junction
Adam J. Furnas of Columbus Junction Iowa died after a paralytic stroke Saturday afternoon near his home. Born January 18 1838 he would have been 80 next month. He served in the Civil War and is survived by his wife Miss Mattie Ierr, a brother and three sisters. Funeral at M St church Monday at 2 pm conducted by Rev I C Brooks. Interment Columbus City cemetery.
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Journal’s
Columbus Junction
Adam J. Furnas
Journas
Furnas
Ohio
Mattie Ierr
Chas. Furnis
Sarah Dillon
Nevada
Eugene Harrison
Topeka
Kan
Mary Pinkham
Los Angeles
Calif
M. 18
M. St
I. C. Brooks
Columbus City Cemetery
Postoffice Closure Tomorrow Delays Mail and Deliveries
The Muscatine post office will be closed tomorrow all day with no street deliveries and windows closed. Employees receive a full holiday.
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Muscatine
Nation blamed for shortage of guns
General Crozier testified that government arms programs were hampered by meagre appropriations before and after the war declaration. He outlined orders for Lewis and Vickers guns, Pershing’s push for Vickers, and assurances of adequate machine guns for European and training use, denying bias in favor of Col Lewis and addressing patent payment questions.
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Col. Browning
Colt Automatic Arms Company
Crozier
Army School of Musketry
Baker
Croz Jet
Laurée
Pershing
General Pershing
Phare
Europe
General Crozier
Lewis
Col. Lewis
Snow Gause Of Motor Wrecks At Wourth And Cedar
Slippery pavements blamed for a morning collision at Wourth and Cedar streets involving two delivery trucks. The Glatstein Furniture Co. truck and a Puller grocery motor delivery collided while the northbound truck on Cedar and the eastbound truck on Fourth skidded. Each vehicle damaged a mail box and an iron post. drivers uninjured and both claim moderate speed.
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Wourth
Cedar Streets
Glatstein Furniture Store
Puller Grocery
Wast Second Street
Traller
Cedar
Furiture
Fourth Streets
Glatstein
Toth
Pneumonia at Cody checked amid New Mexico camp
A Des Moines dispatch reports Camp Cody in Deming New Mexico shows pneumonia among soldiers of the 34th division, national army, is waning with only two deaths in four days. Johns Hopkins pathologist William Welch and Col. Ashburn visit. a mile long table at Turner Park hosts a meatless New Year barbecue for the 14th division. A refrigerator car carries extra food. A divorce suit is filed by Dan McIntyre against Nettie McIntyre, married January 14, 1905, separated Christmas Day.
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Des Moines
Camp Cody
Deming
N. M
34Th Division
National Army
William Welch
Johns Hopkins University
P. M. Ashburn
District Court
Dan McIntyre
Nettie McIntyre
Business Men To Aid In Red Cross Drive
Two hundred Muscatine men prepare a 9 am start at Motel Muscatine for a two to three hour Red Cross membership canvass. Districts are assigned to teams with aim to add thousands of names before noon. The effort follows a first drive that lagged behind national quota, with names listed for many workers ready to report.
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Muscatine
Red Cross
Muscatina
America
Uncle Sam
Frank Anson
G. Alfbee
HW. C. Asthalter
N. J. Asthalter
Lee Ashcraft
Mark Anson
Dell Asthalter
Dr. I
Lu. Appel
Oscar Brandt
P. J. Barry
T. H. Brannan
W. F. Bishop
John Balter
Clark Barnard
Glenn Barnard
B.C. Benham
EB Ww. Bloom
Ludi Basten
Will G. Barry
Ray
Two Fire Alarms Hit Saturday Night Action
Two fire alarms sounded Saturday at midnight. The first at 75 Toast Seventh Street due to an overheated chimney threatening the roof of Louis Bleeden’s residence was extinguished with chemical agents. Before crews returned another alarm from 100 Wisconsin Street reported a blaze in core stalks endangering a barn and outbuildings.
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Louis Bleeden
Seventh Street
Wisconsin Street
Twin Beds on Stage at Grand Opera House
A. Stern and company present Twin Beds a witty American farce from New York and London run. The cast includes Josephi Saxton Antoinette Rochte Kathy Mills Marion Osgood and Hamilton Ir. The Pittsburgh Star notes the show’s strong audience response and comic pace.
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Salisbury Pield
Marot ‘Mayo
Grand Opera House
A. Sern
New York
Metropolitan Playhouse
Austral
London
Messrs Stern and Company
Josephi Saxton
Antoinette Rochte
Kathy Mills
Marion Osgood
Hamilton Ir
Louis Alberni
Thomas T. Mazny
Warren Tastings
New Year Services at Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church
Special observances announced by Rev John Kaefner with a sermon by Rev John Reingeh this evening at 7:45 and a service scheduled for Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church in observance of the New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church
John Kaefner
John Reingeh
Notice to Carl Rudolph Hinkhouse in Muscatine county
In Muscatine County Iowa Carl Rudolph Hinkhouse must answer a petition by Charles P Hanley seeking 200 plus costs for professional services. It seeks a writ of attachment on his goods chattels credits money and effects. If no defense by March 19 1918 default and judgment will be entered.
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Carl Rudolph Hinkhouse
District Court OF Iowa
Muscatine County
Tila
District Court
Iowa
Charles P. Hanley
Aid Cpurt
Muscatine
Muscatine Cowty
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Benatt-Mercier
Vickers
Humphrey Radian
Mascatine Lighting Co
City
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Will Eversmeyser
Geo. W. Fisher
TH. D. Folsom
W. B. Fuller
Roy Wisher
L. H. Fox
T. J. Fagan
J.D. Dagan
W E. Puller
Will Fayle
Leonard Fuller
J. J. Fuller
Ab. Gould
F. &. Giester
Fred Garrison
C. P. Gunzenhauser
W. O. Gaston
Geo. HH. Jehring
I. W. Johnston
R. & Jackson
Hagermann
Geo. Howe
D. Horst
J. W Ddilliker
M. Henle
Joe d
Hill
Joe F
Nil
Chas
Hermin
W. A. Horton
P. ‘Hanley
L.C. Wauts
Harry Qeern
Kern
Harry Kautz
J. V. Kennelick
John Kemble
Kemble
Carl Iautz
Kiein
Knight
A. F Y. Kelfie
Whi Kincaid
W. C. Knight
J. H. Wendig
Sam Lewin
David Legler
J. J. Legler
L. P. Loomis
R. J. Loysen
Geo. Lindle
Henry D.lenikau
Harry Mark
Kyron McKose
Wallace Moore
VL Martin
Ernest Moore
R. A. Neitzel
Geo. Neitaal
Tos
Nyenhuis
Bon
Rex Nyemaster
Ogilvie
R. T. Othmer
A. Ogilvie
A. J. Oliver
J. J. O'Brien
Wm Pratt
Tl. B. Seem
G. Stein, Jr
W. C. Sharp
M. W. Stirlen
Arthur Stemmer
Jad, Sander
Charles Schmaltz
F. B. Switzer
C. Schmidt
M. Wy. Stapleton
Wimner Steinmers
J. P. Schomberg
WU. &. Smith
C. H. Schulte
W. Smith
I. K. Thompson
Thomas
W. YS. Tucker
Harry Wiecke
Frances
Tom
M. K.hompson
G. R. Titus
Frank Tewksbury
R. J. Thompson
A. BR. Tipton
R. G. Tipton
Umscheid
Richard von Dresky
John van Lent
Geo. Volger
Volger
W. R. Votan
W. D. van Gent
R. S
Johnnie
Pittsburgh
Oh Johnnie
Ime
Geo. M. Cohan
Patrioe
Jolrea
Violet MacMillan
Barbara Conley
Miss MacMillan
Universal City
Taby
Shenin Film
Lutheran Church
Charles P. Harney
Tongs
Thompson’s Hardware Store
E. 2Nd. St
Steeneman
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