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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1918

Page

2

Amisider School Repair Board Set for Saturday Meeting

A meeting of the Ampsider school board is scheduled for 7 30 a m Saturday. The board will consider school hours interior repairs and facility needs following an inspection of city school buildings last Saturday. Treated items include potential room additions rope replacements and building cleaning and painting before fall reopening.

Prd RG Board Imaney Instituto Jyay. Io Monetor

Allies Gain New Ground In Italian Front Action

Dispatches report allied forces advancing between Pasayin Valois and Vainioup near the Chops Vinly railway, holding gains after counterattacks. British fronts saw limited activity with raids and prisoner captures while Italian front quiet overall.

Pasay- in-Valois Vainioup Chops-Vinly Mosley

Mae Marsh in All Woman at Palace Theatre Tonight

Mae Marsh stars as Susan Sweeney in All Woman at the Palace Theatre tonight. The acclaimed actress, known for dramatic roles like The Face in the Dark, portrays a factory girl who travels to claim an inheritance and faces a tangle of exciting circumstances in J. Lloyd Sheldon’s drama.

Mae Marsh Goldwyn Miss Marsh J. Lloyd Sheldon Palace Theatre Susan Sweeney Mae Marsha Jinda Vught Susan Coun- Austin Litien Posan

Referendum plan outlined for border in mixed areas

A dispatch from Moscow reports Ukraine and Russia agreeing on a referendum to determine boundaries in mixed population regions after peace treaties are ratified. Joint commissions will supervise the vote and troops to be withdrawn to ensure free expression of the local will.

Irkutsk Siberia Vladivostok Moscow Ukraine Rusk London Germany Black Sea Novo Rossysk Sebastopol Rusas Alexies Don Cossack Alexieff Postov Ieelved Voronesh Tavr

Muscatine Bridge Main Floor Completed Progress Report

The main floor of the Muscatine high bridge is finished with about six weeks more required to complete the improvement. The bridge company plans to oil the existing floor next and then halt work at a site. Dry weather is needed for the oiling, and continued rain could delay final repairs further.

Muscatine High Bridge

Probate Notice in Muscatine County Iowa 1918

Probate notice announces opening of a will for Emmaa G. Jadley deceased. Hearing and proof scheduled August 1, 1918 at the Muscatine District Court during the June term. Interested parties may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Dated June 20, 1918 by District Court Clerk Clarence Tipton.

Iowa Muscatine County District Court Said Emmaa G. Jladley Auld County Muscatine RT GeTipton V.of the District Co

Community Society Notices From Local Churches

Society items announce upcoming events including Ladies Aid meetings at High Prairie and Evangelical Protestant churches, Queen Esther Circle gathering, division meetings for United Brethren, and multiple church socials. Also noted are a wedding announcement, a birthday party for a child, and plans for summer outings with transportation details and hostesses.

Local Woman Attends Large Suffrage Education Meet

In anticipation of the federal suffrage amendment, the Iowan Equal Suffrage Association held a four day school of instruction at Penn College in Oskaloosa. Nearly one hundred enrolled to learn organization, public speaking, suffrage history, press work, and related topics with instructors including Effie McCollum and Anna B Lawther. Evening talks covered Americanization, food conservation, and war finance. local leaders report broad state representation and growing support for the amendment.

United States Senate Iowan Equal Suffrage Association Penn College Oskaloosa Effie McCollum Webster City Anna B. Lawther Dubuque 2. A. Thompson

Active Day in Court Circles at Local District Court

Judge F D Letts resumed duties as hearings began in the district court. Divorce actions expected disposition before day’s end. In Glover Button Co case A George Hirtrell testimony taken on replevin petition involving shells valued about 1400 dollars. A A Thompson filed action against C C Croxen for judgment of 296.80 claiming seven hogs alleged sold without payment.

F. D. Letts Glover Button’ Company George Hirtrell Sueson Parkers A. A. Thompson C. C Croxen

New Time Card on Short Line Lists Several Schedule Changes

A new time card took effect on the M. B. & S. Mune on Sunday affecting motor car service. Motor car No. 2 departs 7:80, No. 5 leaves 4:50, No. 8 arrives 22:45, No. 4 arrives 4:45, and No. 7 arrives 6:05, with other adjustments. Freight trains also shifted, No. 48 leaving 7:01 and No. 19 departing 11:50. Other changes were not made.

Cheerful Circle Hosts Tomorrow at Mrs Foster Home

Miss Katherina Mull on Cedar Street plans a button sewing event for tomorrow evening. The Cheerful Circle members will be entertained tomorrow afternoon at Mrs David Foster's home on Oregon Street. The Colonel Hare Circle will meet tomorrow evening with Mrs Fannie Riemeke at 405 East Sixth Street.

Queen Esther First Methodist Church Helen Rauch Orange Street Idith Bond Ladies’ Aid of the United Brethren Church Division B Lafe Jones East Sixth Street Division D Guy “Hopkins Lombard Mulford Ladies’ Aid The Congregational Church of Cedar Street Florence Finehaly Omles Monte Mlorno Piechaly Katherina Cheerful Circle David Foster Oregon Hare Circle Fannie Riemeke

Lawyers Return from Des Moines Convention

William R. Jayne and Will Hoff man, local barristers, attend the Des Moines town association convention this morning. Devitt and ten others joined. the meeting was marked by patriotic theme and strong association fervor. The organizers reportedly planned to hold the 1919 session at Darque.

William R. Jayne Will Hoffman Qtsar Association Des

War drive returns show townships near completion

Reports from the last twenty four hours indicate townships are coming up well in the war savings stamp campaign. In several towns with incomplete returns, new data provide assurance that apportionment will be met. Heavy rain Sunday interfered with solicitation and muddy roads hindered interviews.

Daniel Wallace Dies in Prison at Fort Leavenworth

Daniel W Wallace who was convicted for seditious utterances in a July 26 1917 lecture in Davenport died Sunday at Fort Leavenworth. His arrest and trial sparked a sensational case as six Davenport citizens were charged with sedition in bringing him here. Four remained unresolved after the jury disagreed on four others.

Associated Presa Davenport Laws Danial W. Wallace Fort Leavenworth Wallace

Knights of Columbus plan 30 million welfare drive

Knights of Columbus officers in Cedar Rapids announce a near term campaign to raise 30 million for social welfare and recreation work across 16 American cantonments. The convention elected Gedar Rapids as state secretary, with age limits and passport rules restricting applicants. about 150 buildings are in operation and 500 secretaries plus 65 chaplains are active amid ongoing projects and a current 7 million dollar spent toward the effort.

Knights of Colmbug Joe McCormicher Gedar Rapids Tate Mort Nodge Knights Knights of Columbus

Farmer Michael J. Collins Killed in Iowa Auto Crash

Prominent farmer Michael J. Collins, a resident near Claire, Iowa, died instantly in a vehicle crash when a roadstore purchase led to a collision. He was 50 years old.

Fort Dodge Iowa Italy Michael J. Collins Claire Collins

Wheat price and policy moves outlined by food administrators

Leased Burlington Iowa dispatch reports U S food administration announces basic prices for No 1 No 2 and No 3 wheat across markets led by New York Philadelphia and Chicago News notes No 2 will be three cents below No 1 and No 3 four cents below No 2 Senators from wheat states push to raise the minimum to 2 50 per bushel with Norris proposing 2 36 and House conferees opposing the move amid ongoing production concerns and district improvements plans

Associated Press Burlington J. Thberal United States Food ‘Action Today New York Philidelphia Baltimore Newmy Duluth Minneapolis Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Onada New Orleanas Galveston Seattle Portland Ore Astoria San Francisco Los Angeles Washington, D. C Martin Senate Staten Food Administration Norris Nebraska Norris O

Prisoner Admits Long Criminal Career Before Court

Information from John Wiley confirms the suspect's claim of a lengthy prison career. Robert Howe Lowery faced burglary and larceny charges after brass was found, tied to warehouse thefts on the riverfront. At age fifteen he began crime, and he will be brought before Justice Crull for a hearing tomorrow morning.

John Wiley Robert Howe Lowery Yooty

Officiers Wives Return To City In Muscatine

Mrs Herbart Rininskind and Mrs Raymond Bloom, brides of two Muscatine non commissioned officers, returned to the city this morning to live here for an indefinite period. Both sergeants Bloom and Rininsland had been transferred from Battery 126th Field Artillery at Camp Cody and sent to Louisville Kentucky for special training. The couples were married less than two months ago at the cantonment in Deming New Mexico.

Herbart Rininskind Raymond Bloom Muscatine Batery Unis City Bloom Rininsland 126Th Field Artillery Cody Loonisville Deming New Mexico

Liberty Match details unclear from fragmented text

Fragmentary OCR text provides no complete events or clear entities. The content appears nonsensical, with missing words and names, offering no verifiable details for a proper summary or headline.

Fragmented Local Notices From a Distant Page

A garbled OCR style notice set mentions events and losses. It references a Festival and church activities, a community park event, a missing item near a neighborhood cross street, lost belongings including a water bottle and a car part, and a call for prompt reclamation of property. The text lacks clear dates, names, or places due to corruption.

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