Local Health Notes And City Visit Highlights
George Fitzgerald from Hershey hospital shows improvement while Rev. B C Preston leaves Bellevue hospital in improved condition. A Burling ton excursion steam ship Columbia arrives at 3 20 PM. Dr G A Heidel relocates office to the German American Bank building. Raymond Tipton of Conesville visits brother Deputy County Clerk Ralph G Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fitzgerald
Hershey Hospital
B. C. Preston
Bellevue Hospital
G. A. Heidel
East Second Street
German-American Bank
Raymond Tipton
Conesville
Ralph G. Tipton
Prohibition 15 Not Favored By Society Says Resolutions
At the Saengerbund of the Northwest closing session in La Crosse Wisconsin resolutions condemning prohibition and the anti saloon movement were adopted. Officers elected include Otto W Rohland as president Geo H Kieck as secretary and E O Kney as treasurer. Muscatine Maennercher returned to the city on a special car attached to the Milwaukee local while other members arrived last night after a trip to the Saengerfest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Maennercher
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Muscatine
Prouty Concedes Hull Republican Nominee in Conference
Des Moines Iowa July 27 Judge S F Prouty announced he concedes the Hull Prouty congressional race noting Hull has about forty more votes in Dallas County and Hull holds the district since Dallas County counts show Hull with a clear 140 vote edge. The contest ends with Prouty acknowledging Hull as the nominee after lengthy litigation and county tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Captain Hull
Dallas
Capt. Hull
S. F. Prouty
Fall pours floors elevator drops four stories in Davenport
Three men, T. C. Sieger, John Killdess, and William Willey, were riding an elevator when its fourth floor frame loosened and the floor dropped, sending them four floors to the basement. They landed on a pile of lime but sustained no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
T. C. Sieger
John Killdess
William Willey
Bert Lyman Named Physical Director At Moline Y M C A
Orrie Johnson reports Bert Lyman will become physical director of the Moline Y M C A and start duties around September 1 after returning from Lake Geneva where he attended the Y M C A Summer school. The move to Moline is confirmed for fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Lyman
Moline
Orrie Johnson
Muscatine
Lake Geneva
Wapella Independents to Visit Here for Two Games
Fast Louisa County team to play Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Wapella ranks as one of the fastest in the region and has defeated Fuqua Giants National Indians and Gilchrist Independents so far this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa County
Wapella Independents
Wapella
Wapello
Fuqua Giants
National Indians
Gilchrist
Five Muscatine Youths Swam Mississippi River
Five young Muscatine boys Edmondeton Lee Houck Frei Terry Sidney Terry Otto Milk and Willie Nelson swam across the Mississippi River yesterday afternoon at 3 o clock in about one hour. They started from the Illinois shore about half a mile above the bridge and landed near the Diamond Jo wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
al. Edmondeton
Lee Houck
Frei Terry
Sidney Terry
Otto Milk
Willie Nelson
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Illinois
Diamond Jo
Drowned Laborer and Train Kills Man in Cedar Rapids Area
In Cedar Rapids a laborer named John Balsos drowned while bathing. A Milwaukee train fatally struck Earl Anderson, a flagman, near Covington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
John Balsos
Earl Anderson
Covington
Miss Bessie McKee Visits Muscatine for Chautauqua
Miss Bessie McKee from Conesville travels to Muscatine to visit relatives and attend the Chautauqua event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie McKee
Conesville
Muscatine
St. Louis Produce Market Prices
July 27 market notes show wheat Sept at 88.tec, corn 74 1 2 c, oats 42 1 2 c, pork Sept 15.35. Limited to the available readable items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
New York Produce Market Wheat and Corn Quotes
New York July 27 wheat for September delivery at 973 cents and corn at 83 1 2 cents. Market activity centers on price movements and trading interest among producers and traders in the New York Produce Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International athletic contests crown winners in Berlin meet
J D Lightbody of the University of Chicago won the 1500 and 500 metres while W W May of Illinois captured the 100 metre handicap at the Berlin games. In Hamilton County Ohio the legislative investigation into public offices was halted by a circuit court ruling. The tenth universal peace conference gathered in Berlin with 100 societies from 16 countries, and King Edward and Queen Alexandra hosted delegates at Buckingham Palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
J. D. Lightbody
University of Chicago
W. W. May
University of Illinois
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Circuit Court
Society of Friends
Edward
Queen Alexandria
Buckingham Palace
Another Peace Conference London July 27
The report from London notes another peace conference session on July 27 with delegates from multiple nations discussing postwar measures. Details remain fragmentary but the gathering signals ongoing diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Y W C A Notes on Miss Henshaw Death Des Moines
Y W C A notes honor Miss Helen Henshaw of Des Moines who died from appendicitis. For two and a half years she served as state student secretary overseeing college Y W C A units and inspired thousands of girls. She had been offered a Tokyo Y W C A secretary post by Vassar College but declined to care for aging parents. The Chautauqua Y W C tent sees heavy daily use with over one hundred visitors for rest or social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Henshaw
Des Moines
College of
Y. W
French naval visit in Baltic harbor with President Fallieres
The French naval division with President Fallieres arrived at the port for a meeting with Emperor Nicholas. Later the president and the emperor exchanged visits aboard their ships.
Y W Members Invited for Badge at Tent
The message welcomes members of the Y W to visit the tent and obtain a Y W badge. It notes cordial reception and invites those present to call at the tent for the badge.
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Y. W
Kellogg-Haines Singing Party Shines at Muscatine Chautauqua
The Kellogg-Haines Singing Party drew hearty approval at their first appearance this afternoon. The group won round after round of applause and will perform again this evening and twice tomorrow as listed in their program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Kellogg-Haines
Muscatine Chautauqua
Funeral for William White Held at Fox Residence
Funeral services for William White were conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Fox residence on Mulberry avenue with Rev. J. W. Potter officiating. The Masons oversaw the grave services and interment followed at Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William White
Fox
Mulberry Avenue
J. W. Potter
Masons
Greenwood Cemetery
Boy Bitten While Swimming In Mississippi Sparks Emergency Operation
Arthur Olney twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs David Olney of Muscatine Island was swimming in the Mississippi with other boys days ago. A bite inflamed his leg leading to an operation by Dr F L Appel. He is reported much better after the procedure at the Hartman farm residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Olney
David Olney
Muscatine Island
Hartman Farm
Olney
Mississippi River
F. L. Appel
Bryan and Weaver Confer During Across Iowa Tour
Gen Weaver and Bryan meet with Knights of Aksarben in Omaha and discuss reforms as Bryan travels Iowa delivering speeches. An Atlantic train scene features campaign contributions and a seven hour Bryan Kern conference ends with the Democratic committee naming officers Norman Mack as chairman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Aksarben
Omaha
Iowa
Des Moines
Denver
Stewart
Congress
Bryan
Atlantic
Chicago
Ill
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
National Democratic Committee Today
Democratic Party
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
N. Y
L. P. Hall
Nebraska
S. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
John I. Martin
Missouri
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Hat debate at church headlines inquirer style
A humorous exchange as a wife worries her old hat is unfashionable for church. The husband jokes about borrowing the cook’s hat, echoing light domestic banter from a Philadelphia Inquirer item.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Secure Members For Protective Society Moves by Iowa Deputy
Harry Barmeier of Dubuque, deputy fish and game warden, visits Muscatine for a week to recruit members for the Iowa Game and Fish Protective association. He opposes the current fee based system, advocates wage salaries for deputies, and calls for revised fish and game laws to curb violators and protect farmers.
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Harry Barmeier
Dubuque
Fish and Game
Iowa
Muscatine
Iowa Game and Fish Protective Association
Barmeier
Stevenson Announces Candidacy for Illinois Governor
Adlai E. Stevenson former vice president announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket from Bloomington Illinois. In a public letter after a conference with party leaders he stated he would actively canvass the state if nominated on August 8.
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Bloomington
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Geneva Golf Club to Host Second Dance Event
The Geneva Golf and Country Club will hold the second dance of a series tomorrow evening at the clubhouse. Thomas' orchestra will provide the music. Regular Banner lodge session is set for Tuesday at 8 o'clock at Yeoman hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Thomas’ Orchestra
Banner Lodge
Yeoman Hall
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Chautauqua Cafe
Citizens’ Railway and Light Company
Welch’s
Geo
W. Reuling
J. A. Bond
Prop
Lowa Ave
Amos S. Weidling
Burlington
City
Columbia
J. B. Parmiee
Stewart Road
Bartlett Farm
E. C. Peto
Pan Handle
Texas
Pentzer
Saengerbund
Saloon
Maennercher
Prouty
Hull
Co. A. Rook
Pennsylvania
George P. Codd
Michigan
George Ade
Indiana
J. Warren Keifer
Ohio
Wiym
DR. Appel
Thur Olney
Gen. Weaver and
Mack
David Bogard
Meier
William Warner
Wm. H. Taft
Wagner Bros.’ Book Store
2Nd St
Bulletic
St. Paul Ee
Wne
Red Wing
Reed's Landing
Prairie du Chien
le Claire
Ee Wwee
Unl
Des Moines Reds
Keokukes
Memphis
New Orleans
Iver
Family Theater
Tures
Moore and
Haunted House
Prof
H.D. Wad
the King of Magic
Pearl Stella Sunley
Clark Bros., Ameri
J. G. Sodini
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