Reverend Takenberg Visits Davenport City
Local notes report Rev Father Henry Takenberg of Davenport spent yesterday in the city. Muscatine launch club members meet this evening in regular session at club quarters with business of importance. S. L. Johnson leaves on the morning train for Des Moines to attend a Grand Lodge A. O. U. W. meeting. Mr. Johnsens is newly elected grand receiver and will assume the office today.
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Father Henry Takenberg
Davenport
Muscatine ‘Aeunch Club
S. Ll. Johnson
Des Moines
The
Grand Lodge
W. Mir. Johnses
Railroad agent arrested for embezzlement in Iowa
Burlington Iowa June 1 L M Clarke agent of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad at Roscoe Iowa was arrested last night charged with embezzling 800 dollars. Clarke a 30 year old married man attributed his troubles to the allurements of the city and Des Moines where most of the money was spent in two years.
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Associated Presa
Burlington
Clarke
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Roswoe
Lows
Des Moines
Quarterly report of schools attendance and tardiness
The quarterly attendance in local public schools from January 25 to April 2 totaled about 2001 pupils with 1048.4 for girls versus 1014.5 for boys. One thousand two hundred four pupils were neither absent nor tardy. truancy was not reported. Eighty-five cases of tardiness are listed, yet thirty-five classrooms had no tardiness. Jackson led with seven rooms perfect. Franklin close with six. Garfield five. Washington Lincoln three. and Jefferson Kinley Hamilton each with three.
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Ira H. Mclntire
Fiae
Jackson School
Franklin School
Garfield
Washington
Lincoln
Jefferson
Kinley
Hamilton
Fragmented Odds and Ends From An Unreadable List
A partial OCR fragment lists calendar style items with names like Jackson, Washington, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln, Hamilton and others followed by ordinal indicators and garbled notes. No clear event or context emerges beyond a sequence of dates and personal names.
Losses Of Turks Reach Big Total In Battle Report
Constantinople reports heavy Turkish losses after a series of desperate counterattacks near Gallipoli. Prisoners describe intense shelling and machine gun fire as British and naval guns hammer Turkish positions. Allies claim repeated repulses along Avi Burnu and Seddul Bahr with notable gains near Gaba Tena and a captured fort.
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Gaha Tepe
River Pasha
Valaat Bey
Athens
London
Constantinople
Sultan Selim
Darda- Tetles
Sea of Marmera
Golden Horn
Wedepagatch
Dardanelles
Talaal
Bey
Avi Burnu
Mongay
Seddul Bahr
Paria
Jume
Dardansiles
Kereves
Gaba Tena
Regular meeting notice of Sheilor Norman Post
At a regular meeting this evening in Memorial Hall Comrades are urged to attend. Carl Adit invites all operist members to be present at 7:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall on 1st Avenue.
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Sheilor Norman Post
Memorial Hall
Carl Adit
Wapello Boy Edward Bourne Dies After Appendicitis
Edward P Bourne aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Bourne of Wapello Iowa died following an appendicitis operation last Christmas He suffered a relapse after flood poisoning delayed his full recovery He is survived by his parents three sisters Margaret Catherine Alice and a brother Hishard Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the Catholic church with Requiem Mass and burial in Wapello cemetery
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Journal
Wapello
Edward P. Bourne
Lewis Bourne
Burlington
Margaret
Catherine
Alice
Peoria
Hishard
Father Hauser
Sigourney
Wapello Cemetery
Marietta Blood of Frank case sparking local protest
A Georgia prison commission hearing heard a Cobb County delegation protesting commutation of Lea M. Franks death sentence for Mary Phagan's murder. Delegation claimed near full Cobb population supported the protest, while Judge Roan's doubts about the verdict were discussed and debated by commissioners.
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Atlanta
Georgia Prison Commission
Marietta
Lea M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
Cobb County
Fred Morris
T.ke. Patterson
Roan
Morris
Commissioner Patterson
Womanly suffering eased by Lydia E. Pinkham remedy
An editorial style note urges women to smile through pain caused by organic troubles and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a forty year solution for obstinate female ailments, urging every woman to try it for herself and her family.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Straits of Messina Night Navigation Prohibited
The Italian government bans navigation in the Straits between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise. Allied and neutral merchant vessels must obtain authorization to enter, keep three miles off shore, and exchange signals with land stations, per guidance to the American embassy at Rome.
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Washington, D. C
Straits of
Messina
Rome
Russian Laborer Sietiff Charged with Intoxication
Mrs Eva Bender filed information in Judge J C Coster's court charging Andrew Sietiff a Russian laborer with intoxication. The report says during celebration he caused a disturbance at the home on South Musca Line.
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Andrew Sietiff
Eva Bender
South Musca Line
J. C. Coster
Sietiff
Weekly Weather Forecast for Washington to Great Lakes
Weather forecast notes generally fair conditions across the Great Lakes region and Washington. Temperatures rise slowly to above normal early in the week with possible local rains in the north around Friday and distant Upper Mississippi Jaippy Valley areas.
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Washington, D
Great Lakes Region
Plaine
States
Misals
Jaippy Valley
Complexion Secrets of an Actress Revealed Ad
In a new volume an actress claims continuous use of grease paints hurt her skin and praises mercolized wax as a remedy. She describes applying an ounce of wax nightly to absorb worn skin and notes a brighter complexion after routine use, plus saxolite solution for wrinkles and pores.
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England
Batterson Stores to Close Early This Summer in Muscatine
Batterson's announces daily closing at 5 80 oclock starting today and through June July and August. The move aims to shorten summer hours, improve clerk efficiency, and set a local example ahead of larger cities, with employees showing strong approval.
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Batterson
Tabor
Gatierson's
Muscatine
Illinois veterans gather at Moline encampment
Thousands of Civil War veterans and members of patriotic groups from Illinois arrive in Moline for the 49th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment. The event includes statewide division and auxiliary meetings, with a parade on Wednesday led by Governor Curtise and featuring Lt Col George W. Burr, David J. Palmer, and Bishop Fallows. A special train from Chicago brings delegates.
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Associated Press
Moline
Juss
Ute State
Grand Army of the Republic
Forti Mally
Tomight
Curtine
Illinois
Dunne
George W. Burr
Rock Island Arsenal
David J. Palmer
Grand Army
Bishop Fallows
Department of Hlinots
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the G. A. R
Daughters of Veterans
Sons of Veterans
Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary
Prisoners of War
Chicago
Police graft unveiled in Chicago case hearing begins
In Chicago on June 1 the hearing of evidence in the police graft case began in criminal court. Former Maxwell Street captain James O'Dea Storen and detectives Michael Weisbaum and Frederick Roth faced testimony from 25 witnesses, many of whom confessed to being protected from arrest by the defendants. Key state's witnesses Isadora Wexler and Nathan Steinberg allegedly led the burglary ring, while Max Goldstein known as Cockeya was described as a noted receiver of stolen goods.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joay
James O'Dea Storen
Maxwell Street
Michael Weisbaum
Frederrick Roth
Isadora Wexler
Nathan Steinberg
Max Goldstein
Cockeya” Goldstein
Malato
Battle for Los Angeles Mayor Amid Bitter Campaign
One of the fiercest LA political fights ends at the polls with Charles W. Sebastian, chief of police, facing Frederick D. Whiffen, city council president. Sebastian was tried and acquitted previously for contributing to the dependency of a young girl, marking a highly charged primary season.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles W. Sebastian
Frederick d. Whiffen
Sebastian
Governor Withy Says U S Note Justified in Germany Reply
Oregon Governor Withy declares Germany's reply to the U S note wholly unsatisfactory and endorses President Wilson's stance. He emphasizes peace as desirable but warns the United States must not pay any price for it, asserting American resolve amid the crisis.
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Oregon
Cassociated
Salem
Ore
Germany
United States
Withy
Wilson
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Buffallo Bill
American Theatre
Seattle
Washa
Ssues Quarterly Report OF Schools
Mak Goo
Iowa
Titus Loan & Investment Co
Iowa Avenue
Jackson
Franklin
Achinler
G. A
Wapello Lad
Edward FP. Bourne
Commission
Messina Straits
Batterson Stores
Hoffman
Suellen
Nyenhuis & Co
Biston
R. M. Coffee
Geo. Kranz & Son
Muscatine Lighting Co
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