New Y W C A K C Club Forms For Senior Girls
The senior and junior girls of the Y W C A formed the K C club meeting Saturdays 3 to 5 at association headquarters. Activities include gym, Bible study, sewing and drill with a monthly social at a member’s home. Officers elected: Emma Rosenberger president Helen Richards vice president Ethelyn Van Riper secretary Edna Kendig treasurer.
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K. C. Club
Association
Emma Rosenberger
Helen Richards
Ethelyn van Riper
Edna Kendig
Hirsch Button Co
V. W
Local residents noted in Muscatine city visits
Ioca!- News lists residents in town for shopping and visits from Foster Illinois Nichols Park Place Grandview Davenport and others. Individuals stopped by for errands or spent time with friends and relatives including Miss L M Slater and Mrs Caroline Miller in New Castle.
Government moves to dissolve Harriman railroad monopoly
Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte files suit to dissolve the Harriman led alliance. Defendants include E. H. Harriman Jacob Schiff Otto Kahn James Stillman H C Frick Henry H Rogers William H Clark Farmers Loan & Trust. Case charges conspiracy restraint of trade and illegal monopoly from Missouri to Pacific coast. seeks dissolution and reorganization of key lines including Union Pacific Oregon Short Line Santa Fe Great Northern and Northern Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Harriman
Charles J. Bonaparte
United States
Jacob H. Schiff
New York
Otto Kahn
James Stillman
National City Bank of New York
Standard Oil Bank
H. C. Frick
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
William H. Clark
Montana
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company of
San Pedro Road
Harriman and Clark
Harriman
Clark
San Pedro
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
Portland
Union
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Oregon
Santa Fe
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Palls Under Wheels in Rock Island Freight Accident
Owen Keath of Eldon Indiana was badly hurt in the Rock Island freight yards today. While climbing onto a freight car he slipped and the wheel ran over his left toes, three of them badly mashed. He was taken to the depot then to Dr. H M Dean for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Keath
Eldon
Rock Island
H. M. Dean
Will Play Northerners Iowa Faces Minnesota in Weekend Clash
Iowa City, February 3. The University of Iowa basketball team will meet Minnesota Friday February 7. Iowa seeks revenge after a prior loss at Minnesota and shows improvement led by Stuart Des Moines Buckner and Ramse ll Ottumwa star. Buckner’s scoring in the latest win over Missouri’s Shower contingent highlights the comeback.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Minnesota
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Rooters
Gophers
Stuart
Des Moines
Buckner
Ramsell
Ottumwa
Columbia, Mo
Transfer Deed Filed for 58 Acres in Section 20
Richard H. Crone and Loretta J. Crone transfer the N W quarter of the S W quarter of the N E quarter and related land west of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway in section 20 township 76 north range west of St. Paul Meridian containing 58 acres. Consideration 2100 dollars.
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County Recorder
Journal
G. M. Titus
Iowa Avenue
Richard H. Crone
Loretta J. Crone
S. E
N. W
S. W
N. E
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
St. P. M
Death of Arvah Guegel After Brief Illness
One year old Arvah Guegel daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Guegel of Logan street and Fulham avenue died yesterday afternoon at 1 o clock at the family home after a prolonged illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at the residence and burial will take place at Greenwood cemetery.
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Arvah Guegel
Peter Guegel
Logan Street
Fulham Avenue
Marsanus
Farmer's Son Killed by Wagon in Iowa Farm Area
Marshalltown Iowa February 3 Willie Robbins ten year old son of a farmer near Gilman was instantly killed when a wagon loaded with corn ran over him. Mrs O D Elliott editor of the Iowa Prohibitionist and leading third party worker died today of heart neuralgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
wWillie Robbins
Gilman
O. D. Elliott
Iowa Prohibitionist
Former Resident Mrs. Stiles Dies in Davenport Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs. H. R. Stiles were conducted Saturday in Davenport. A former Muscatine resident, she left many friends in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Stiles
Davenport
Mrs Dave Parson Visits City With Friends
Mrs Dave Parson from Letts spent the day in the city socializing with friends and shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Parson
Letts
City
Pneumonia Claims Another Victim Child dies in Kansas Street home
Pneumonia claimed another life today as Leon Law three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Law died at the family residence 502 Kansas Street after a several day illness begun Saturday Funeral arrangements were not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Louis Law
Leon
Louis Law
Kansas Street
Pythian Sisters Set Meeting With Picnic Dinner
Society notes announce the Pythian Sisters will meet Wednesday evening at the K of P hall. A picnic dinner will be served at 6 39 o'clock and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Regular communication of Iowa Lodge No 2 Masons Feb 4 1908
The notice announces the regular communication of Iowa Lodge No 2 A F and A M on Tuesday evening February 4 1908 at 7 30 per order of the Worshipful Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Lodge No. 2
A. F
A. M
W. M
Major John Sewing Circle Meeting Posted
The Major John Sewing Circle will meet tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. Paul Geibel, 955 Newell Avenue.
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Major John Sewing Circle
Paul Geibel
Newell Avenue
Regular review of L. O. T. M. Tuesday evening
The notice announces a regular review meeting of the L. O. T. M. to be held Tuesday evening February 4 at K. P. hall.
Miller couple arrives from Eau Claire after mother’s death
Mr and Mrs George Miller reached the city this morning from Eau Claire Wisconsin to be with relatives following the death of Mrs Caroline Miller their mother and matriarch of the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern and
True Miller
Eau Claire, Wis
City
Caroline Miller
East Sixth Street
George Miller
Muscatine Considers Fast Ball Season With Independent Team
Local civic league supports Sunday baseball and a fast ball season in Muscatine if approved. Prominent residents back an independent team with Ben Bates coordinating talks with diamond stars. A fund drive aims to fence the park and finance most costs, pending Law Enforcement League action with William L. Reach.
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Civic League
Muscatine
Ben Bates
William L. Reach
Law Enforcement League
Death of Mrs Graham noted in city circles
Word arrived of the death of Mrs. Graham of Chicago the grandmother of Mrs. John Lee Mahin. She died Friday at the Mahins home in Chicago and was buried Sunday at Wheaton Illinois. An old Chicago resident she spent most of her life there and had many friends who mourn her passing.
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Graham
Chicago
John Lee Mahin
Wheaton, Ill
British bandit Rasuli promises to deliver Sir Harry McLean
London reports via Tangiers that Rasuli the bandit chief will hand over Caid Sir Harry McLean this evening. The promise comes exactly seven months after his capture. The government has been informed by the British charge d affaires.
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London
Tangiers
Rasuli
Caid
Harry McLean
Value of Humor
A Cornhill Magazine quotation notes that true humorists retain childlike zest while maintaining broad tender tolerance. It highlights the balance between playful wit and humane understanding in humorous insight.
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Cornhill Magazine
Trust in Giving Counsel, a Bacon Quotation
The article cites Francis Bacon praising the strongest bond between people as the trust built through counsel. It emphasizes value of honest guidance in relationships and decision making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
Boys Plead Not Guilty in Store Burglary Case
Murray Billings and Fred Brown appeared in district court before Judge D W Jackson to answer charges of breaking into a store at night and larceny. They initially pleaded guilty but changed to not guilty. A December 25 theft at John Rowan's jewelry store is cited.
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Murray Billings
Fred Brown
D. W. Jackson
John Rowan
Billings
Brown
Jackson
John S. Games
Haines
District Court
Board of County Supervisors
An Explanation of Panics From The Cycle of Prosperity
Literary notes reflect on repeat cycles of credit expansion and collapse. A Century article cites Alexander D. Noyes arguing that twenty years birth a new generation ignorant of past crashes, repeating bubbles until harsh lessons curb reckless expansion and foster conservatism, only to reset with the next wave of financiers.
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Alexander D. Noyes
Boohoo causes child to cry over picture mishap
A mother consoles Johnny after a picture falls on his father's toes. The scene captures a tender domestic moment with murmurs of consolation as the child wails and the parent reassures him.
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Johnny
Pappa
Everybody'’s
Slang The Army Uses Its Own Special Language
In the army a unique jargon grows with terms like hike for march striker for servant C O for commanding officer and O D for officer of the day hop for dance baproom for dancing room and cut clothes for civilian dress Found means failing exams shavetail a new West Point graduate and bobtail an honorable discharge among soldiers orderly bucket a stricter groomed orderly candidate and dog robber a contemptuous term for striker from Leslie s Weekly.
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West Point
Bucke
Expressi
Leslie’s Weekly
Jealous Husband Tells Tale Of Medium Gaffe
A young married man visits a famed medium in London seeking proof of his wife’s fidelity. The medium describes her gazing out the window awaiting a visitor, a tender embrace, and a dog wagging its tail. The jealous husband reacts, paying the fee as the tale ends.
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Loon
Windo
Benedic
Thedium
Ili
Dea
Huand
Mium
Londo
Former Muscatiner Returns from Alaska as Wealthy Landowner
John Soll Jr., once a penniless boy from Muscatine, now a prominent Fairbanks landowner, returns to his old city for a visit with his parents and brother. He found mining success, bought several Fairbanks residences, and holds extensive holdings in Wyoming. He recalls knowledge of George Othmer reported missing in Alaska.
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John Soll
Theodore Soll
Fulham Avenue
John Soll, Jr
Muscatine
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mr. Soll
Wyoming
Soll
Journal
George Othmer
Othmer
Dogs Fill Notre Dame For St Hubert Mass In Brussels
A Berlin writer recalls St Hubert's day at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Brussels when hundreds of dogs join worshipers in hunting dress for a brief dog show like mass. A hotel guest's spaniel is chased by pointers and driven away, proving not every dog shares the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Hubert’s
Cathedral of Notre Dame
Brussels
Berlin
World's Finest Fruits and the Reine Claude greengage
The British Royal Horticultural Society once debated the finest fruit, awarding it to a yellow nectarine bred by Francis Rivers. It notes the greengage, a premier plum variety, arriving in Europe from Italy via France and England, earning the name Reine Claude from Francis I’s era and the Gage family through mislabeling.
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British
Royal Horticultural Society
Francis Rivers
Europe
Italy
France
Francis I
Reine Claude
England
Verdoch
Gage
Ondon Chronicle
Man Reveals Self Harm Attempt Amid Crisis
In a quote from Strand Magazine, a man recounts a personal crisis and an attempted suicide. He describes being disconsolate, unemployed, and ill, and notes a pistol shot aimed at his heart that instead shattered a looking glass. He mocks skeptics at the scene.
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Unou
Dullet
Strand Magazine
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Park Place
Wilton
Miss L. M. Slater
Jake Culbert
Kansas
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J. R. Shafer
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Grand
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John Chafer
Wapello
George Smith
William Harris
Arden
J. W. Miller
Esther Stellrecht
Edward
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East Eighth Street
Sam Hopson
Everett
Wash
Louis Miller
New Castle
Ind
Horton Pony Farm
Salt Lake City
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Louis
Rock Island Freight
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Bajou Theatre
A. M. Gollos
Miller
Northerners
State University
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