Local News Briefs From Muscatine Area
Marriage license issued to John H Heath and Ethiyn8 Denham. Newborns: son to Mr and Mrs John Mre Cormick and son to Mr and Mrs Henry Hayes. Thelma Rains fully recovered from illness. Mrs Ernest Schlosser visited White Prairie. Mrs H H Cromer and daughter Viola set for Davenport trip. Trinity church choir boys attended Muscatine versus Chicago Meteors game. Mrs E Reinemund to visit in Joplin Missouri.
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Trinity Church
Muscatine
Chicago Meteors
Charges preferred against grafters in Harrisburg
Charges of false pretense in connection with furnishing the new state capital were preferred against Congressman H. Burd Cassel Joseph M. Huston and John H. Sanderson here today The men mentioned were linked to the machinations that ruined sculptor George Gray Barnard once of Muscatine and now in the news for the scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
H. Burd Cassel
Joseph M. Huston
John H. Sanderson
George Gray Barnard
Muscatine
Militia Order Forces Street Car Union Official Out of Muncie
Militia officers controlling the street car strike in Muncie Ind demanded A L Behner first vice president of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes leave Muncie. The action followed disruptive labor tensions and a claim of unrest in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
A. L. Behner
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Dr King’s New Discovery Featured at Havercamp Drug Store
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a quick safe cough and cold remedy priced at 50 cents and one dollar, sold at Havercamp's Description Drug Store.
Muscatine High School Basketball Seeks Opening Schedule
Muscatine high school basketball plans to open its season this week if negotiations with the Moline team succeed. A game at the YMCA gym is sought for Friday or Saturday with no contract yet. Manager Jacobsen corresponds with leading state teams as regular practices continue and a stronger schedule is expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine High School
Moline High School
Jacobsen
Night Riders Burn Two Tobacco Warehouses in Bethel
Carlisle Kentucky January 7 Two warehouses used by independent tobacco buyers at Bethel were set ablaze by Night Riders last night causing extensive damage and raising local fear.
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Kentucky
Carlisle
Bethel
Bonnifield log cabin restored to pioneer glory in Fairfield
Fairfield Iowa January 7 the Bonnifield log cabin recently re erected on Old Settlers Park site is complete and open for inspection. A reception at 4 pm Tuesday invites citizens and visitors to tour the cabin which is fitted with old style furnishings and a replica of a prairie era fireplace. The committee says the Bonnifield cabin is the oldest building still standing in the state.
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Fairfield
Bonnifield
Old Settlers
America
Monument to Dead Seamen Unveiled at Point Loma
Thousands gather at San Diego National Cemetery as a 60 foot granite monument atop Point Loma is unveiled for the Bennington disaster dead. Admiral Goodrich delivers the principal address to memorialize sailors lost July 1, 1905.
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Sandiego
Cal
Pacific Squadron
California
Bennington
National Cemetery
Point Loma
Admiral Goodrich
Navy Yard
Legislature Convenes in Kentucky Amid Senatorial Rumors
Frankfort Kentucky January 7 The legislature convened today with no hitch in the democratic program. There are no signs of an anti Beckman coalition for United States senator as reports had suggested.
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Frankfort
Extra Copper King Arrested
New York January 7 FF. Augustus Heinze copper magnate arrested today charged with false certification of a check. He is held in fifty thousand dollar bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Augustus Heinze
Lawmaker Pushes Remedy for Employer Liability Act Flaw
Senator Knox introduces a bill to fix the defect in the employer liability act after a Supreme Court ruling. Representative Waldo seeks U S intercession with Russia to free Russian Duma members jailed or pressured there and offer eventual asylum in the United States. Ballinger resigns as Commissioner of the General Land Office. Fred Dennitt named acting commissioner. Willett of New York attacks President Roosevelt in the House over financial questions amid calls of institution heads being dishonest. George L Godfrey nominated by the President for customs surveyor at Des Moines port.
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Washington, D. C
Knox
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Bama
Waldo
New York
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Russia
United States
Ballinger
Richard A. Ballinger
The
Land Office
Fred Dennitt
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Willett
Godfrey
Senate
George L. Godfrey
Des Moines
Striking Coincidence in Deaths of Two Engineers
In Clinton Iowa on January 7 two longtime Chicago and North Western engineers P D Collins and Thomas Keefe died of internal cancer. Keefe had served fifty years with the company, including forty two on Iowa lines, while Collins spent thirty eight years on the Galena division. Lifelong friends who ran the same trains Nos 13 and 14 for a decade, both died within hours of each other as Keefe learned Collins could live only a few hours. Keefe had been a Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers member for forty years and its local division treasurer for thirty.
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Clinton
P. D. Collins
Thomas Keefe
Chicago and Northwestern
Fulton
Keefe
Iowa
Collins
Galena
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cottage Prayer Meetings Planned for Wednesday Morning
Presbyterian homes schedule 10 to 10 30 oclock gatherings as part of the week of prayer. Leaders and addresses listed by ward include Mrs. Penjamin Beach Jr at 1997 Lucas Street, Mrs. W S Robertson at 614 West Third, Miss Nellie Realing at 417 Iowa Avenue, and others led by Mrs J N Elliott Rev L D Young and Mrs B D Randleman among Mulberry, East Tenth, and Bis marck streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penjamin Beach, Jr
Lucasistreet
J. N. Elliott
W. S. Robertson
West Third
W. H. Graff
B. E. Lilly
Iowa Avenue
Nellie Realing
C. A. Weltz
Mulberry Avenue
J. N. F.lliott
Third Ward
PD. T. Eaton
East Tenth Street
L. D. Young
Fourth Ward
Saloonkeepers Meet to Discuss Closures
Local saloonkeepers gathered to review the closings and appointed committees to investigate the situation. Several informal addresses were given and many questions discussed with no definite action taken.
Postum Ad Emphasizes Pure Cereals Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Postum as made from pure cereals with no medication and claims it yields high food value, nourishment, and re builder effects. It presents Postum as a remedy for ailments caused by coffee and references a booklet titled The Road to Wellville for further proof.
Post Office Records Break Past Year Peak
The local post office reports a historic year with $37,406.57 in business, up from $32,725.85 the previous year. December outgoing mail weighed 32,778 pounds, and November 25,846. The largest quarter ending December 31, 1907 totaled $10,340.18, signaling the need for a larger, better equipped facility per Postmaster R S McNutt.
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R. 5. McNutt
Mothers Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs Beach
Mrs. Fred Beach hosted a Mothers club gathering with an enthusiastic turnout. Mrs J As thakier presented Are Boys and Girls Being Fitted for True Man hood and Womanhood with optimistic insights and practical suggestions. A quartet sang two pieces and preparations for a January 24 club event with Rev B C Preston as speaker were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Beach
Mothers’ Club
J. Asthakier
Marie Schmidt
F. H. Little
Howard Warfield
Fred Pentzer
J. H. Eversmeyer
B. C. Preston
Elm Street Hosts Supper Honoring Rock Island Guests
Last evening Mr and Mrs Henry Dunker hosted a small supper at their Elm Street home in honor of Mr and Mrs Gustav Oeter of Rock Island and Mrs Kate Bast who has just returned from Little Rock Arkansas. Refreshments were served.
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Henry Dunker
Elm Street
Gustav Oeter
Rock Island
Kate Bast
Little Rock
Ark
Miriam Aid Society Holds Annual Meeting
The Miriam Aid society will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ellen Ashcrafft on East Third street. Officers will present reports and new officers for the coming year will be elected. Full attendance is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Aid Society
Ellen Ashcrafft
East Third Street
Local Court of Honor Initiates Two Applicants and Ballots Up
Two applicants were initiated and one member was balloted up at the Court of Honor meeting last evening. A pie social is planned for Monday evening January 14 with ladies supplying pies and men handling the coffee.
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Court of Honor
H. G. S. Girls Meet At Miss Fahey Home
The H. G. S. girls gathered at Miss Margaret Fahey’s West Seventh street residence last evening for games and a general pleasant time. Refreshments were served at a late hour.
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Margaret Fahey
West Seventh Street
Odd Fellows Install Officers After Special Meeting
Large turnout at the Odd Fellows hall last night as newly elected officers were installed. Knights of Maccabees plan installation at their hall tonight with a large attendance expected.
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Odd Fellows
Miss Alice Ansoh Hosts Spalding Club Tonight
Miss Alice Ansoh will host the Spalding club gathering this evening, welcoming members to the event and setting the tone for a social occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Ansoh
Spalding Club
Muscatine Launch Club Declines Western Association Invite
At the Muscatine Launch Club annual meeting the Western Power Boat Association invited the Upper Mississippi Association of Launch Clubs to join. The offer was declined with the Mississippi clubs remaining independent while they align on inland boat racing legislation and race rules. Delegates from St. Louis to Red Wing expected for the first Upper Mississippi Assembly.
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Muscatine Launch Club
Muscatine
Chicago
Western Power Boat Association
Upper Mississippi Association of Launch Clubs
Mississippi Clubs
Western Association
Assembly of the Upper Mississippi Association
St. Louis
Red Wing
Prominent Woman Dies Wife of Mississippi Valley Tel Co Manager
Mrs. W C Morgan wife of the Mississippi Valley Telephone Co manager died at 5 30 last evening in Wapello Iowa She was born July 12 1877 in Burlington eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Skinner She is survived by her husband three brothers and two sisters Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon.
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Mississippi Valley Tel. Co
Wapello
Iowa
W. C. Morgan
Mississippi Valley Telephone Co
Burlington
Richard Skinner
Fire Destroys Five Story Block in Royal Street Area
A major blaze in New Orleans on Royal Street near Iberville caused about 250000 dollars in damage. The five story W G Tebault furniture building burned, three other structures damaged, and cashier Mrs Ed Lund severely injured by falling glass.
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New Orleans
Royal Street
Iberville
W. G. Tebault
Ed Lund
Tebault
Connecticut Notables Die in Hartford and Stamford
Samuel Fessenden a prominent Connecticut figure dies of heart trouble in Stamford. George L Chase president of Hartford Fire Insurance Company passes away in Hartford. Both sudden losses mark a grim day for eastern Connecticut leaders.
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Eastern State
Gene
Stanford, Conn
Samuel Fessenden
Connecticut
Hart Trouble
Geo. L. Chase
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
Double Crime Reported in Burning Carbondale Home
Carbondale Illinois January seven authorities say two bodies were found in the bedroom of a burning house. Clarence Snider and his wife were identified as victims and Beth had been shot in the incident.
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Carbondale
Ill
Clarence Snider
Beth
Rough Weather Forecast for January Predicted by Foster
Forecaster W T Foster predicts a month of storms with rising temperatures and light rainfall in many areas. Strong disturbances move across the continent early January with especially fierce storms on and after January 4 10 and mid month, Texas to experience heavy rain while coastal regions see light to normal rainfall elsewhere.
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Foster
Atlantic States
Texas
Prof
W. T. Foster
Washington, D. C
Continent
Great Central Valleys
Eastern States
Pacific Coast
Pacific Slope
North Atlantic
Muscatine
Iowa
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Maryland
Virginia
D. C
Mrs Allen Bryant Breaks Arm in City Fall
Mrs Allen Bryant of Orange street slips in the court square on her return home and fractures both bones of her left arm above the wrist. She is removed to her home and Dr. Fred Appel treats the fracture.
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Allen Bryant
City
Orange Street
Court Square
Fred Appel
Officers Elected by Presbyterian Church Endeavor
The Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church held its regular meeting last evening. Officers elected include President Miss Mattie Dora, Vice President Frank Black, Secretary Miss Merle Nesper, Treasurer Will Riemcke, and Corresponding Secretary Florence Weltz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forward Society of the Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Mattie Dora
Frank Black
Merle Nesper
Will Riemcke
Florence Weltz
Wheat and corn quotes in St. Louis market report
The St. Louis Produce Market notes May wheat at 1.05 and corn at 58 with oats at 52. A newborn daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Robert Shields near Spangler chapel.
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St. Louis
Robert Shields
Spangler Chapel
Young People Elect Officers for Term
The United Brethren church youth group elected officers for the next term. President Miss Elizabeth Pfeiffer, Vice President Roy Fischer, Secretary Clinton Willis, Treasurer Jessie Kopp, Organist Miss Ethel Jones, Chorister Leola Johnson, Collectors Gladys Weigand Hazel Anderson Clara Herwig and Hazel Keith. A social for new converts is planned at the February meeting.
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United Brethren Church
Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Roy Fischer
Clinton Willis
Jessie Kopp
Ethel Jones
Leola Johnson
Gladys Weigand
Hazel Anderson
Clara Herwig
Hazel Keith
Installation of Officers Tonight At BK FM
The post requests full attendance for the installation of officers this evening. Commander urges members to attend.
New Year Celebrations Gather Cedar Valley Friends
A Cedar Valley New Year’s Eve party at Phil Rock’s home hosted by the Rock siblings with Marvin Rock as guest honored. Guests includes D Miller, George Holmes, Carl Chelf, Olaf Hawkins and others. A separate Leap Year party at Mrs. John McMahon’s featured a girls’ initiation and social games. Rev J C Brown conducted revival meetings at Nichols with over 50 conversions. Attendance also noted at a West Liberty lecture course bell ringers event. Miss Bessie Chelf shows improving health.
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Cedar Valley
Phil Rock
Mary
Matilda Rock
Marvin
Messrs
D. Miller
Marvin Rock
Darry Hildebrand
George Holmes
John McMahon
Edgar Hildebrand
Dan Miller
Harry
Guy Hildebrand
Willie McMahon
Carl Rock
Scott McMahon
Fred Swain
Jesse Grigg
Ward McMahon
Guy Flater
Floyd Melvitire
Clark Askam
George Askam
Archie St
M. E. Church
Iowa Wesleyan University
Mt. Pleasant
Nichols
West Liberty
Bessie Chelf
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Jack Frost
David Bogard
Leibbrand, Ryan & CO
John H. Heath
Ethiyn
Denham
John MreCormick
Last Eighth Street
Thelma Rains
Henry Hayes
Ernest Schlosser
White Prairie
Robert Finley
Main Street
HH. Cromer
Viola
Davenport
E. Reinemund
Southwestern Limited
J. W. Page
Joplin, Mo
J. B
E. 5Th St
Moline
ILI
OLD Settlers’ Park
Neigh
Pioneer Glory
Sam
Dumain Prison
Wellwille
Star Course
Y.M.C.A
Frank Dixon
S. W. Gillilan
Royal Gypsy Concert Co
Katharine Ridgeway
Maud Ballington Booth
Knights of Maccabees
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