Draft Age Limits and Army Training Plan Outlined
The draft age limits and a broad training system are central to a large war plan. Secretary of War and President Wilson support a universal program, combining conscription, vocational training, and expanded reserve forces. Congress is expected to see proposals soon as the administration seeks to build a stronger national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faining
Stall Day
Army
Plan Secretary of War R
Wilson
Congress
Mit
Ings
Seus
Teachers Receive Teaching Diplomas At Sun Day School
At the First Friends church four girls completed a eighteen month teacher training course. Helen Morse Flosse Morse Eva Fisher and Ida Fisher read essays on teaching methods as part of the final exercise. They received diplomas certifying their ability to teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Friends
Helen
Flosse Morse
Eva
Ida Fisher
Stellrocht
Kaiser's Hard at Work Demonstrations Begin Next Week
Training by Miss Hudson at the domestic science rooms of the high school has eight teams of four preparing to demonstrate canning fruits and vegetables. Assisted by Miss Helen Wahl and Miss Viola Hahn, the groups meet twice weekly and will showcase three fruit varieties and two vegetable varieties using the cold pack method and modern cookery. Community invitations have already been extended for at home demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Elizabeth Hudson
Helen Wahl
Viola Hahn
1500 Prisoners Taken by Allies on Asiago
An official dispatch from Rome reports Italian and French forces on the Asiago plateau captured Monte Val Della took 1500 Austrian prisoners. The notice mentions Shelby Norman Post will meet in Memorial hall on Tuesday, July 2 at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Rome
Asiago
Monte Val Della
Attention Comrads
Shelby Norman
Post
Memorial Halk
Car Shattered In Davenport Muscatine Road Mishap
Reported near Flatiron point a late evening crash sent the Jasper car airborne about 20 feet with minor injuries to the occupants. Mrs George Adams of Coneyville learned of her mother Mrs John Wasson s death near Muscatine. Several locals including A V Ward and P Carpenter planned two month Army technical schooling in Chicago. Additional items note a state case transcript, William Gehrke s intoxication conviction, and Leo Geltz s funeral in Davenport with local pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.V. Ward
P. Carpenter
Chicago
Armour Technical School
Mechanics Division
Army
Pioneer Railroad Man Scorns Friday the 13th Legend
Jules McCoskey a veteran Rock Island locomotive engineer born in 1848 and retired after 55 years of service with no serious accidents. He began on the Lake Shore and Michigan and later the Rock Island lines, piloting the Wilton Plug line since 1871. He survived wartime troop movements and will retire with a liberal pension.
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Jules McCoskey
Rock Taland Railroad
Tullus McCoskey
Missouri Division
South Bend
Ind
McCoskey
Rock Island ‘Lines
Lake Shore and Michigan
Rock Island Road
Jule
Late Shore
Michigan
New York Central Line
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Northwestern Railroad
The
Union Pacific
Central Pacific Lnes
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Mnc
Rex DeMarce 13 Safely Oversea
Rex DeMarce, son of Mr and Mrs M DeMarce of 406 Chestnut street, writes he has arrived safely on foreign soil. He enlisted with Co A 215th Engineers April 29 after leaving Camp Mills and had been at Fort Dodge. J M Shorter. Infant Dead. Funeral services for Delos Morrey Jr child of Mr and Mrs Delos Morrey of 1015 East Sixth street will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock from the home with Captain Taylor of the Army in charge. The baby died at a young age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex DeMarcee
M. DeMarce
Chestnut Street
Camp Mills
Long Island
Travis
Hoe
Fort Dodge
Delos ‘Morrey
Sixth Street
Tommorrow
Lo'elock
Taylor
Army
Baba
J. H. Wicke
Mundison Street
Carl H. Wicke
France
Mr. Wickey
123 Regiment of Heavy Field Artillery
Rock Island
Mort Login
Obsequies Held For Victims Of Rainbow Tragedy
Funeral services were held Sunday for Charles Arthur Deweese and Charles Beenck, victims of the Thursday electrocu tion tragedy at Rainbow. Deweese was born January 28, 1870, in Nebraska, married Agnes Strohbelin in 1902, and leaves three children Mabel Arthur Roxie. Beenck’s funeral was at 718 East Sixth Street, with interment at Oakdale.
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Rainbow
Davenport
Sweetland
Charles Arthur Deweese
Melpine Church
H. C. Millice
Sweetland Methodist Church
Deweese
Humbolt
Neb
Muscatine County
Agnes Strohbelin
Mabel
Arthur
Roxie
Charles Beenck
Fast‘Sixth Street
Oakdale
Elderly Woman Hit By Train At Conesville
An elderly woman, Mrs. John Wasson, mother of Mrs. Geo Adams, residing a mile north of Conesville, was killed when struck by a train while crossing near her daughter's home. Train crew warned but she appeared unaware. Dr A J Weaver of Muscatine attended. Also notes a son Carl Wicke arrival in France and a birth news: Delmar Ostrander’s son born Saturday.
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Adournal
Conesville
Town
John’ Wasson
Geo
Adams
A. J. Weaver
Muscatine
Clip This Out May Come Handy For Corn Removal
Cincinnati authority warns home remedies can raise serious risks from corn treatment. A drugstore product sold as freezone is described as cheaply removing corn by applying a few drops to the affected area. The ad claims quick pain relief and root removal without inflammation, noting women in high heels may benefit.
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Cincinnati
Ady
Investments For Sale By Bid And Loan Offers
Investment firm advertises sales of investments in varied denominations from 100 to 10001 dollars. Claims forty years of experience with no dollar loss and offers farm loans at six percent interest. Calls for interested parties to write or call for full descriptions.
Let's Get a Divorce at the Playhouse Review
The production stars Billie Burke in a light romance about Cyprine Marcey, a convent girl who marries, becomes dissatisfied, seeks divorce, refuses it, then reunites with her husband. Adapted from Sardou and directed by Charles Giblyn, the play promises a charming vehicle with a lively cast and cheerful flirtations.
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Jadlight
Playhouse
A. Ee
Amarilly
Frances ‘M
Belle K. Ma
America
Marshall Nollan
Ford
Stella Mary Bille Burke
Paramount
Starri Turing
Billie Burke
T Tress
Tor
John Emerson
Victorien Sardou
Alaga Burke
Cyprine Marcey
Miss Burke
Charles Giblyn
Corn Barge Delivers 2500 to 3000 Bushels to Muscatine
From George Zeigler farm near New Boston Koehler's launch and barge carried 2500 to 3000 bushels of corn to Muscatine for shipment to Chicago. Two farm hands report rain halted work but expect unloading by Tuesday noon. Divorces and notes follow in this brief dated item.
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Mississippi River
Koehler
George Zeigler
New Boston
Muscatine
Chiccago
Incomplete OCR Reads Define Local News Snippet
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled names and stray phrases about a local event. No clear persons, groups, places, dates, or actions emerge to anchor a proper headline or summary.
Washington July 1 Thor army conduit list of missing and dead
The report lists multiple soldiers by name and status including killed died of wounds and missing from the Thor army conduit today. Names include Gray Johnson Morgis Bimeos Dixon LmQth DeWoix Jackson Palmer Franklin White Anshun O Loughlin Dorman Gallagher Payson Williams Purvis Coffman Dally Klevensile Ramey Smith and others with statuses such as wounded and died of glandular or accidental causes.
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Washington
Thor
Peete Ee Ee
Ps 128
Bone St. Gray
Oulsville
Carl Ayn Johnson
Grand Mapida
Mich
Frank A. Morgis
Litchfield
Conn
John T Bimeos
Prijwelphia
Hieward F
Velvo
Papigdolpnta
Alfred
Bruno Yonker
New York
Jesun le Dixon
Jackshel
Guilleerickson
Clarksville
Ark
Morria G. Nussgel
Armony Miss
Charlen de Foust
Layton
Chiet
Glenn
Mulberry
John A. DeWoix
West North
Decatur
Jamen Jackson
Cardole
Jeremiah S
Anshun
George T. O'Loughlin
Racine
Wis
John Henry Dorman
East St. Louis
Joseph Gallagher
Cashalen
Ireland
Herbert P. Payson
Kanxast
Louis Willams
Texan
Monte Purvis
Sumner
Jesse KF Ftubls
Lumb
Edwin Steinwedle
Gary Wad
Harl Coffman
Perrs Water
Ind
Pliny V. Dally
Wyoll
Oliver Lee Klevensile
Wins
Elbert H. Ramey
Richmond
Miner Smith
Sister Bay
Guardianship and estate filings in district court
In district court three documents were filed. County clerk Moton noted attorney J G Kammerer for Varena Shafnit fled the first annual report of Fred Shafnit's trust estate. Rosalie Ruckhelm filed guardianship bond for Christian Ruckhelm, a minor, and reported the minor’s estate investments for the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moton
J. G. Kammerer
Var
Ena Shafnit
Fred Shafnit
Rosalie Ruckhelm
Christian Ruckhelm
Nervous Breakdown Ad Seen in Old Health Tonic Ad
An old fragment describes a nervous breakdown and recovery aided by a tonic credited to Vinci and various additives. It mentions relief in appetite and strength with a note of medical help from doctors and a cousin, and promotes a prescription drug store and general druggists as sources.
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Buren
Vinci
Epfirywhera
Ady
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Nidan Ide
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Jasper
Flatiron Point
George Adams
Coneyville
John Wasson
Ers
Presin Indirpert
Leeks
State of
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J. A. Crull
Jafit
Patrick McKiNipa
Bloomington Township
Hershey Hospital
W. H. Johnston
Iyi
Tka
Pioneer Railroad
Rex Demarce
J. M. Shorter
Dally River Bulletin
Chi
Mg Saint
River
Mississippi
Dupuque
Delmar Earl Ostrander
Lee Street
Titis Loan & Investment Co
Iowa
Imark
Shmeona
Iowa Avenue
Upojan
Yale
Apadapta
Mary Wrake
Jam Wake
Barnes
Titan
Leslaean
Bowser
Niles
Palace
THA Palace
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