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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
4
At Friday evening's M B A Judce meeting delegates will be elected to the state convention to be held in Mason City in the near future. A large attendance of local members is expected.
The Kaiser factory along the Mississippi River is kept with steam to maintain sprinkler pressure and insurance while operations ceased. The grounds are cleaned, buildings torn down, and roads removed. Many predict the site will be reused for another manufacturing plant once river channel changes occur.
Washington pupils will present a Monday evening program at the high school starting at 7:30. Local musicians will assist, with acts spanning May Pole Drill, Readings, duets, recitations, choruses, and a Dumb Bell Drill. Notable items include The Shell, My Own United States, Star Spangled Banner, and a Swedish Hippodrome act.
London June 3 at the first meeting of the coalition British parliament Premier Asquith was absent and key ministers could not sit until a suspensory bill allowed their office. Harmony prevailed as the bill opened, with opposition from Lawrence Ginnell who attacked Asquith and the cabinet while Arthur Lynch criticized the coalition’s fitness.
Negotiations to avert a 14000 street car strike were reopened in Chicago as company officials asked union representatives to meet. Mayor Thompson outlined plans for an amicable settlement after workers voted to strike over wage demands.
The Pearl City Dramatic Club of Pearl City Court of Honor announced June 8 as the date for their first play. The dress rehearsal was held last evening at Hoopes hall with club members participating along with local amateur entertainers from South End Locals. The project marks the club’s recent formation and first offering in this city.
Visitors and relatives travel between Muscatine Morning Sun Letts Cedar Rapids West Branch and nearby towns for commencements visits and family gatherings. People include Mrs J O Frizzell Mrs Nelson Meeker Miss Maude Paxton Miss Maude McGwigan Mrs Elizabeth Darrow and others with trips to Iowa City Oxian West Liberty Lone Tree and Wapello. A birth near town and a lumbermen's picnic at Southeastern Town are noted.
Galesburg June 3 bankers from Illinois associations groups one and two adopted a resolution urging a permanent statewide road building policy at a meeting of about 250 bankers. The action signals strong support for continuous funding and prioritization of road infrastructure across the state.
Horace L. Wiggins of Peoria, general manager of Iowa operat ing company, toured Muscatine by motor boat from St Louis to Pearl City via the Illinois river and Hennepin canal. Geneseo resident Boose joined him, with Paul V. Hyland the hotel architect visiting to finalize work. Park Avenue Ladies host a Saturday home bake sale at Standard Grocery.
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