Clean-Up Ordered for Greek Bottoms Bootleg Area
Mayor Harry Kern ordered a cleanup of the Greek Bottoms district after residents complained of nightly disturbances near houseboats in Mad Creek. City and county officials, including City Engineer Young, police Chief Rice, Sheriff Wiley, County Attorney Stafford, and City Attorney Hanley, will serve notices to remove cabin boats and weed obstructions to curb bootlegging and enhance safety. Residents say the area is unsafe at night and that the boats have been a rendezvous for evading the law.
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Mad Creek
Harry Kern
Young
Rice
Wiley
Stafford
Hanley
Indictment Over German Letter Threatens President Wilson
Federal grand jury charges Austrian salesman Rudolph Malik with drafting and sending a German letter to President Wilson on June 23 demanding $300 for his family’s return to Austria. If not paid within a week, the letter threatens to commit a political crime. The missive, signed Rud Malik from an East Side address, also cites war materials and urges immediate arrest to avert misfortune. Remains of Mrs. John Solt interred at Greenwood Cemetery after funeral at 929 Fulham Avenue with grandsons of the deceased acting as pallbearers.
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New York
N. Y
Federal Grand Jury
Rudolph Malik
Wilson
Malik
Austria
Washington
Rud Malik
Upper East Side
United States
Muscatine City Council to Convene Friday on Hall Furnishings
Bids for interior furnishings of Muscatine city hall will be considered at a special Friday night meeting. Wood furniture and the vacuum cleaning system bids are to be received, though a delay in awarding the steel furniture contract is possible. The Levee commission will meet tonight with City Engineer Young detailing river front improvements and paving bids for the block.
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Muscatine City Hall
Muscatine
Onte
Wilson orders full inquiry into Armenian sinking
President Wilson instructed the state department to conduct a full investigation into the sinking of the Leyland Line steamship Armenian by a German submarine and to keep him informed of all developments. He stayed in his study to monitor Washington, awaiting more information before deciding the U.S. course. plus an unrelated store ad for two bargain days at MacColm Dry Goods Company.
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Associated Press
Cornish
N. H
Wilson
State Department
Leyland Line
Washington
Germany
MacColm Dry Goods Company
Ady
Avonmouth
Armenian on Voyage for Admiralty Sinking
The Armenian freighter was sunk by German U-38 off Trevose Head, Cornwall, with eleven Americans among nineteen crew members who perished. Survivors were rescued after days at sea. officials in Washington pursue details amid tensions over submarine warfare and contraband carrier risk.
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Avonmouth
England
Leyland Line
Trevose Head
Cornwall
Washington, D.C
Washington
Lansing
Amherst
Mass
State Department
Wilson
Cornish
N.H
Germany
United States
Armenian Sinking Sparks US Warship Law Debate
The Armenian sinking raises questions over the protection owed to unarmed, unresisting ships. Officials compare it to the Lusitania while debating chartered vessel status and whether American lives aboard belligerent ships are protected. ports prevent armed foreign vessels from leaving. The incident prompts broader talk on Americans aboard ships carrying contraband and the high seas safety standards.
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Department
United States
State Department
Germany
Reception planned for visiting boat owners in Muscatine
A large party of motorboat owners from Chicago Great Lakes Minneapolis St Louis and the middle west will be entertained at the Muscatine Launch club on Friday evening July 9. The reception aims to accommodate boats stopping at Muscatine en route to Hannibal for the regatta with several twin city cruisers already passing through. The Apollo Josephine Panama and Arbutus from St Paul are among the vessels in transit and Willes of details will be announced soon.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St. Louis
Middle West
Muscatine Launch Club
Muscatine
Apollo
Panama
Josephine
Arbutus
Hannibal
5. B. Fish
Fish
P. M. Prow
Charles Arndt
W. J. Forber
August Comstadt
Roy Wehr
B.D. Scofield
W. P. Scofield
Dr. Shefick
Automobile Theft Reported in Durant and Horse Theft Nearby
The Durant sheriff's office was notified this afternoon of the theft of a 1915 Studebaker six cylinder seven passenger car owned by Arthur Schiele. Also reported were horse theft activities around Salon, with a dark chestnut animal described as the missing horse.
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Studebaker
Durant
Arthur Schiele
Solon
Governor Grants Becker reprieve from execution
Albany July 1 Governor Whitman granted Charles Becker the former New York police lieutenant a reprieve until July 26. He said no further action would be taken in the case unless the US Supreme Court interferes. If not, Becker faces death. The case could reach the High Court via federal courts in New York only after a constitutional question is raised.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Whitman
Charles Becker
New York
United States Supreme Court
Becker
Supreme Court of the United States
Editorial page value clashes with reader habits says Kansas editor
Herbert Cavaness of Chanute Kansas Tribune told national editorial association delegates that while the editorial page is read by thinkers, its impact may be outweighed by practical business features like subscribers and advertising. He emphasized its necessity when quality stands out.
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Kansas
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
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Sbatterson
John Solt
Greenwood Cemetery
John
Solt
George Dunker
Fulham Avenue
William Martens
German Evangelical Church
Deeased
Louis
Roy
Ray Dunker
Fred Bilaesing
Frank Roshe
Harry Roshe
City. Council
Gladys Brockwell and
Courtney Foote
Charlie Chaplin
Hazel Dawn J
Gambier’s Advocate
Admiralty
Harry Luellen
West Second St
McColm Dry. Goods Company
Norton
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Schtele
Sheriffs Office
Activ
Salon
Athletic
W.B. Gobble
Stells E. 2Nd Bt
Bringer
BEE Supplies
J. W. Richards
G. W. Lindle
Aroga
Bond Bros
Bottling Works
Waukesha
Colfax
City
Bottlioug ‘Works
Mulberry Ave
Kl. Schwertfeger & Bon
Ottie Snyder
Front St
Phore
S. Wesley
Viunhy
Iowa Avenue
GE Eichenaur
Kers
East Second Street
Edward J. Nerd
Drurs Riemcke
Berry Ave
Ennies
Ashcraft
Muscatine & Cedar County
Real Northern
Iowa
Southern
Minnesota
Ie Cooper
Goodyear
East Third Street
City Hall
James O'Toole
Musatine
Harms & Glaw
Hartman & Dalty
Phon Jewelry
Volger
Amie Ie Gage Cie Ies
Piet Okal
Oso Olson
Biz Exclusier
Geo. L. Jehring
Wm. J. Watson
E. 2Nd St
Undertakers
H Bros
Phn Tillie
Ana Drag Store
Geo. Kranz & Son
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