Local News Items Include Ads and Personal Notes
Local items report for sale furniture, buggy ads, and residents traveling or visiting city friends. Mentions of Mrs Luathye from Wilton returning home, Martha McDonough of Oska Joos visiting, Rockafellows at 1107 Lucas Street, Wheeler couple heading to Oskaloosa, and W Elwood’s return from West Liberty. Muscatine real estate promotes Oaks addition with paved streets and new homes, noting W H Johnston buying a lot and plans for a residence. Ads highlight insurance by Mark and Zon fire, and general local commerce.
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Front Street
Fairport
A. Luathye
Wilton
Mundt
W. Elwood
West Liberty
Tr. Henning
Firth Street
All Oaks
Muscatine
W. H. Johnston
That Fellow Had Luck Savings Pitch
A savings advertorial touts luck versus foresight and urges young people to save with 4 percent interest compounded twice a year. It promotes the savings department and invites readers to open an account with one dollar, inviting them to visit Saturday night.
Moonlight Excursion and Local Notices in Muscatine
Moonlight excursion by Trinity Guild tomorrow evening with Chase's Orchestra. Reader's Adv offers tickets while Migs Hathor Funck of 2396 Monroe St.'s Rock Island passenger reports noon Firefly. Special lot of Hibbons 20 to 25 cent values at Chaney & Lucas Millinery formerly Loysenos. Mrs M Baker at 220 Haat Socont tract to Rock Island to visit friends. Diarrhoea quickly cured by Champlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. testimonial from M Gebhare Oriole Pa.
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Trinity Cuild
Chase's
Migs Hathor Funck
Monroe Street
Rock Island
Chaney & Lucas Millinery
Loyseno's
M. Baker
Iefl
Chaney and Lucas Millinery
Loygon's
G. A. Lambert
Bloux City
J. W. Devin
East Third Street
Sioux City
Wires Down Reports Spark Global Catastrophe Rumors
Reports from London and Santiago sparked rumors of a great catastrophe in Lima Peru and a cut telegraph line between Chile and Peru. Authorities in New York and Washington noted no verified disaster and described ongoing political turmoil including mob actions and a reshaped Peruvian cabinet led by General Enrique Varilla.
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Lima
Peru
Europe
America
Santiago
Chili
London
Havas
New York
Fort
Central and South American Telegraph Company
Ig Naw
Agnate
Senate
Supreme Court
Leguia
Washington, D. C
State Department
Auretia Sousa
Enrique Varlla
Policy of Grand Is Matters of Interest at Grand Theatre
Manager Salisbury signals uncertainty for the early season at the Grand Theatre as he plans the program mix. Vaudeville may be tried, with dramatic and operatic attractions possible, offered only half the week during a slow season. Local prospects depend on broader business conditions and patronage.
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Grand Theatre
Charles Salisbury
Iowa
Illinois
Muscatine
Cony
Jdecture
Death by Own Action Evident In Coroner Report
Iowa City July 29 Special Coroner Charles K. Hurdman ruled no inquest on the body of William Kelly a young farmer found hanged in his father's barn near Oxford the coroner deemed the death as self inflicted amid financial worries and without the need for a jury inquiry His death will be buried Wednesday details note a prior dance then death and the body not found for hours His brother discovered the lifeless form later in the day Also reported are attacks on Claire Bennison a Iowa City merchant beaten with a neck yoke at a Sask Canada home and other violent incidents including a man shocked by 2300 volts and church thefts in St Mary’s Iowa City area The report also mentions a snake bite multiple times involving Paul Lenz the stepson of City Clerk George Reddick
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Iowa City
Charles K. Hurdman
William Kelly
John JW. Kells
Oxford
Vintita
Claire
Bennison
Lowa City
Hig
Manor
Sask
Can
June Bennison
Mr. Bennison
Lloyd Andrews
Arnold
Mounted Police
Thea
Canada
John Lancaster
Lowa Telephone Company
St Mary's Church
A. J. Schulte
Paul Lenz
City
George T. Reddick
Mary Dean I8 found again after second disappearance
Mary Armstrong Dean a 16 year old bride from Independence Kansas vanished yesterday after a prior Neodesha stay. Police hold H M McCord suspected abductor while awaiting instructions. She repeats she will not return to Harvey Dean claiming he threatened her life.
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Kansas
Mary Armstrong Dean
Neodesha
H. M.mccord
Iola
Harvey Dean
Bequests to 150 Employees in Will of Charles Dales
Chicago news notes that 150 employees of a coffee firm with offices in Boston Montreal and Chicago will share 250000 from the will of Charles Dales senior. Awards range from 300 to 2000 for staff with at least one year service. Widows of five traveling salesmen receive 2500 each.
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Chicago
Boston
Montreal
Charles Dales
Woman Bitten By Venomous Snake in Clear Creek
While wading in Clear Creek near lawn a venomous serpent bit a girl injuring a leg swollen limb cared for by a surgeon. Doctors believe the snake was not a rattler Leuz expects recovery. A runaway horse caused injury to James Parizek family near Town City leaving Mary aged 5 with a broken arm.
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Jeg
Clear Creek
Lawn
Leuz
Town City
Mra
James Parizek
Mary
Rainfall deficiency hits southern Iowa crops
Iowa weekly crop weather bulletin reports marked rainfall shortfalls in the southern half, with only 0.4 inch for the week, while the northern counties enjoyed frequent showers averaging 0.81 inch. Haying nears completion, small grains are shock ready, late oats damaged by heat but recovering, and overall northern crops flourish though corn, potatoes, pastures, and gardens in the south need rain. Mrs Ja Lowenberg of Chicago visiting B Urganden home in Des Moines.
Continued Drought Warnings Raise Fire Risk in Muscatine
The ongoing drought raises fire danger in Muscatine. Fire Chief J. F. Brown urges extreme caution to prevent disastrous fires. Dry lumber near yards, a light breeze, and scarce rain could turn small fires into major blazes. Water usage is advised to lower risk. Other Iowa towns have seen multiple fires this summer, Davenport reporting twelve in one day. Precautionary measures aim to extend protection locally.
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Muscatine
J. 5. Brown
Iowa
Davenport
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E. J. Zeidler
Wittich Bros., Furniture and Undertaking
Rockafellow
Misa Fannia Rockafellow
Lucas Street
Mer
Frank Wheeler
East Seventh Street
Osko—loosa
Mark
Zon
Princess
Alice Joyce
Tom Moore
Pathe
Stair, Jefferson Green
Muscatine State Bank
Yorks
New
Chile
Vla
Salisbury
Johnson
Essary
Timati
Awith Neckyoke
Claire Bensilson
Lineiuan
Batterson Stores
Aed
Leysen
Price Shoe Store
Mary Dean
DIG
Mre
Loawenberg
B. Urdangen
Eighth Street
Bilson
David Bogard
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