Lieut Narvis Becomes Camp Cody Instructor
Stewart Narvis of Muscatine graduated with high honors from Fort Sill Oklahoma officers training. He earned shoulder straps two weeks ago and received special credit for a splendid showing. He is commissioned first lieutenant and appointed as an instructor at Camp Cody. He will not be attached to any regiment during service. Narvis has shown unusual interest and aptitude in mechanical and mathematical problems and possesses buoyancy and the drive of a top soldier in challenging times.
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Stewart Narvis
Muscatine
Fort Sil
Okla
Camp Cody
Narvis
Fort Sill
Lieut
City Primary Sees Heavy Rural Vote Amid Wet Conditions
Polls report a strong rural turnout in today's primary as wet ground kept farmers from fields. City results through 3 PM show ward by ward tallies with incomplete precinct figures and technical OCR garbling in several entries.
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Third
Fourth Ward
Fifty Women Expected to Register as Enemy Aliens
About fifty alien enemy women in Muscatine county are to register under a wartime order. Chief Bronner says registration will mirror the men’s figures. Registration runs June 17 to 23, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Women 14 and older must register or risk arrest without a certificate. Those not receiving mail at Muscatine post office may register at the nearest post office.
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Muscatine County
Wara Department
Bronner
Spain
Muscatine
Dead on Moldavia insured. dependents to receive aid
The 3 soldiers listed as lost on the torpedoed Moldavia are covered by government life and war risk insurance. Dependents will receive about $50 monthly for 20 years, with extra compensation of $20 to $75 monthly for those with spouses, children, or dependent mothers. The War Risk Insurance Bureau has 2,162,021 applications totaling about $18 billion.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Moldavia
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Airplane mail flight in New Yorkto Boston overturns on takeoff
The first airplane to carry mail from New York to Boston overturned during takeoff near Mineola New York. Pilot Lieutenant Gustave Vanel a French army officer and his mechanician William O'Brien were thrown clear and bruised but not seriously injured. Officials said a replacement aircraft could be found today and mail would proceed by air routes through the usual channels. The cause was the uneven ground with a wheel catching a rut as the plane rose.
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Associated Press
Mineola
N. Y
New Yorks
Boston
Gustave Vanel
Wiliam O'Brien
Missing child recovered in Chicago case
A three year old girl Jennice Spobba disappeared from her home last Wednesday and was recovered today. Irene Bordell, 19, admits stealing the child claiming loneliness for a baby to replace her own who died six months ago. Bordell was arrested while en route to return the child to the parents.
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T Associated Press
Chicago
Jennice Spobba
Irene Bordell
Journal Want Ads for Sale and Wanted Items
Classified blurbs list four good piggy sows two pairs of novo glasses a buggy a baby buggy and a Jersey cow for sale while also calling for an experienced delivery person. Contact details appear fragmented with phone references and incomplete names.
Prussian Guards Retire From Battle in France
June 3 report from in France states the Prussian Guards division has been withdrawn due to heavy casualties. German losses rise daily as Allied reinforcements bolster British and French lines along the Marne, with fighting shifting to more massed attacks and a steadier Allied morale.
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Associated Press
France
Must Register On Wednesday For War Draft Exemption
All men aged twenty one or older since June 5 1917 must register with the local exemption board on Wednesday. War department instructions were received today. Failure to register can bring penalties similar to desertion including induction or imprisonment. Exemption offices open at 9 o'clock. No excuse accepted if the registrant can reach the polling place. Exemption board decides medical suitability but registration is mandatory. A failure to register and obtain a certificate may lead to arrest.
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War Department
Student Pilot Dies After Hydroplane Crash In Bay
Miami June 1 Lieutenant G B Evans of Philadelphia a student pilot at the naval air station died from injuries after a hydro airplane fell into the bay from 600 feet yesterday. Chief Quartermaster Monaghan who was with him was slightly injured.
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Miami
Florida
G. B. Evans
Philadelphia
Naval Air Station
Here
Monaghan
Massachusetts Nurse Endorses Vincl For Strength
A Greenfield nurse testifies that after battling grippe she recovered her strength using Vincl and now urges other women to try it. The ad promotes Vincl as built from beef and cod liver peptones with manganese and glycero-phosphates, touting it as a long standing body building tonic. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store and druggists nationwide are cited as outlets.
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Greenfield
Mass
F. M. Locke
Havercamp
Adlvertigement
Service Flag To Be Raised At St Mathas Catholic Church
Elaborate arrangements are being made for the dedication of the service flag at St Mathas Catholic church next Sunday. Father Hannan of Davenport, president of St Ambrose college, will speak. A special musical program will be offered. The exercises will be held in the afternoon. On Sunday morning a large class will receive their First Communion.
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St. Mathas Catholic’ Church
Father Hannan
Davenport
St. Ambrose College
Expert Talks on Bee Culture Draw Muscatine Beekeepers
A large turnout of Muscatine County beekeepers is expected Tuesday afternoon at H. C. Klaffenbach’s apiary in Orange Street. F. Erick Millen, state apiarist, will speak on government appeals to beekeepers and consumers regarding honey. Millen, a recognized bee culture authority, notes rising honey demand and urges提升 output.
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Muscatina County
H. C. Klaffenbach
Orange Street
F. Erick Millen
Millen
Elliott Funeral Held At Sherman Street Residence
Funeral services for W. D. Elliott were held Saturday afternoon at 5 from the family home 1393 Sherman street. Rev. A S Smith of the First Methodist Episcopal church officiated, with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers were T Whitmer D Danz Guy Brown Fred Garrison and Joe Miller.
Iowa primary contests noted in Republican congressional races
Des Moines June 3. Iowa primary interest centers on Republican congressional contests and nominations for secretary of state treasurer superintendent of public instruction and railroad commissioner. Democrats show few contests except in some districts, with Kenyon and Keyes unopposed for U.S. Senate and governor races. Nonpartisan judiciary sees limited opposition and socialists appear only in the seventh district.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
William S. Kenyon
Fort Dodge
Charles R. Keyes
United States
W. L. Harding
Claude R.porter
Carterville
Supreme Court
Bride of Week in the Police Court
Mrs. Frederick Kern, formerly Miss Wate Tobias, a bride of less than a week, was fined five dollars and costs after an intoxication arrest in Judge J C Coster's court. Her husband, formerly at Rock Island Is Safe Overseas, reported Edward Baker arrived safely overseas with the 48rd engineers corps of the American expeditionary forces.
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Frederick Kern
Wate Tobias
J. C. Coster
Rock Island
Edward Baker
Alfred. Baker
Wast
Seventh Street
48Rd Engineers Corps
American Expeditionary, Forces
Passenger ship may be sunk in submarine attack off New Jersey
Reports from New York describe the passenger ship City of Columbus sunk after a fight with a German submarine off the Atlantic coast. Crew from the schooner Edward H Cole say the U boat prevailed after hours of firing, destroying the large merchant steamship.
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New York
N. Y
Columbus
Trader
New Jersey
Edward H.cole
Tne
Registrants invited to train in special army work
Muscatine county registrants with grammar school education are urged to volunteer for special army service training. The program, funded by the government, runs through June 7 with classes at Ames, Iowa City, and Des Moines for auto mechanics, blacksmiths, machinists, and related trades. Enlistment must be by June 7 with travel to schools by June 15. Marl E H. Luthgo and Alvin Bailey enlisted today, Clarence G. Kempiner joined the spruce division for limited class men.
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Muscatine County
I& Grammar
Ames
Town State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Iowa City
Des Moines
School of Instruction
Marl E H. Luthgo
Wilton Junction
Alvin Bailey
Moscow
Clarence G. Kempiner
Devils Dogs Of America In France Letter Home
In Wilton Indiana on June 3 Mrs I E Nicolaus shares a nephew Walter Lee Knott of Sioux Clily now in French trenches April 20. He recalls boiled beef and potatoes in dugouts by candle light. Trees left are apple trees in bloom with birds. A gas shell damaged a tree but caused no harm. Germans call Americans Devil Dogs. His platoon educates a French orphan costing 10 francs a year about $1.80. The homefront can help by sending chocolate blocks.
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Wilton
I. EE
Nicolaus
Walter Lee Knott
Sioux Clily
France
America
Operatic Star Farrar Urges War Bonds In Tour Stop
Opera star Geral dine Farrar appears in Rock Island under the Tri City Musical association urging Liberty bonds. A rotogravure photo shows her with her Pekingese Sniffies as she travels by private car due to her extensive war relief work and recent Metropolitan Opera House benefit netting 19 823 dollars.
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New York Times
Geraldine Farrar
Rock Island
Tri City Musical Association
New York Public
Miss Farrar
Metropolitan Opera House
War Relief Fund
Lincoln Rescue Survives Torpedo Attack on Ship
Washington June 3 reports all soldiers on the transport President Lincoln were saved after a torpedo struck the ship last week. Passengers and returning army officers and men aboard survived, with sailors noting the loss of life confined to the ship’s crown.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
President Lincoln
Aviators Set Frenchfront Record Over Toul Sector
American pursuit units over Toul since April 14 have shot down at least 32 enemy planes. Seventeen were officially confirmed by the French, with seven American chaser pilots lost in that period: four killed, one by accident, two captured, and one missing after today’s loss.
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Associated Press
France
Toul
War Stamps Confab To Be Attended By Emil Webbles
Emil Webbles will attend the Iowa War Savings committee conference in Des Moines on Wednesday. Thirty two county chairmen are summoned to discuss the war savings drive. The meeting lasts all day with a noon reception by the Des Moines club. Chairmen will receive instructions for meetings in schools and churches to secure pledges for war savings stamps.
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Emil Webbles
Iowa War Savings Committee
Des Moines
Des Moines Club
Night News Summary of War Era Dispatches
Reports from Washington and across the country detail labor board actions, naval progress, and notable incidents. War labor board jurisdiction denied by National War Labor Board, Ward destroyer completion at Mare Island in 17.5 days, missing officers from torpedoed transport, Captain Webb killed in a plane crash, Camp Gearhart commandant injured, Red Cross fund approaching 170 million, Messer Tanning plant destruction, firearm fire at arsenal inquiry linked to a German pencil, cotton mill strike ordered, and U S battleships stabilizing with British fleet amid rising tensions with Germany.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
National War Labor Board
Washington
Daniels
New World
Warslip
Mare Island Navy Yard
Ward
Sims
Lincoln
Indianapolis
Edwin P. Webb
Guy Gearhart
American Red Cross
Wilkesbarre
Tire
Messer ‘Tanning Company
Armour and Company
Noxon
St. Louis
Military Board of Inquiry
Million Dollar Arsenal
New Bedford
Mass
United States
Germany
Albert Gleaves
Lemon Juice For Freckles Ad Teaser
Squeeze juice from two lemons into a three ounce bottle of orchard white to create a quarter pint of freckle lotion. The lotion promises to fade freckles and blemishes for clear soft white skin at very low cost. Your grocer sells lemons and drugstores carry orchard white for a few cents. Massage daily across face neck arms and hands.
Former Manager of Hotel Dies in Muscatine
Word has arrived of the death of J. B. Ruffner a former prominent Muscatine resident and owner manager of the Commercial hotel for over six years. He died after months of ill health leaving a wife and two daughters Helen and Mildred Ruffner Des Moines as survivors. Funeral arrangements call for transport from Des Moines today with the body arriving in Muscatine tomorrow at 12 30 p m Short services will be held at Greenwood chapel and interment in Greenwood cemetery Rev A S Smith will officiate.
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Muscatine
J. B. Ruffner
Des Moines
Helen
Mildred Ruffner
Greenwood Chapel
Greenwood Cemetery
A. S. Smith
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Demand Big For Cootie Proofs
In Iowa City on June 3, Maurice Miller of Des Moines reports early reception by Iowa soldiers in France of vermin proof garments woven by Iowa women and chemically treated by the State University. General Pershing endorses the project led by Mrs. F C Eastman at the University. The July 4 shipment plan aims to reach Rainbow division soldiers and expand to other states.
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Towa City
Iowa Boys
France
State University
Maurice Miller
Homer Miller
Des Moines
Iowa
John J. Pershing
Towa
F. C. Eastman
Lastman
Eastman
Funeral Held for Mrs Maria Thompson at Wilton
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 1 o clock for Mrs Maria Thompson from 513 East Ninth Street. Rev C L Stafford of the Wilton First Methodist Church officiated. Pallbearers were Henry W Metzger B G Jilly J W Mark Wn Surlen Leonard Bowen and Gus Albee. The body went to Grandview for interment in Thompson Cemetery. Word came today that their son Lieutenant Clarence Hahn has been transferred from Camp Dodge to Camp Hancock Georgia on special duty.
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Maria Thompson
Herbert Thompson
East Ninth Street
C. L. Stafford
First Methodist Church of
Wilton
Henry W. Metzger
B. G. Jilly
J. W. Mark
Wn. Surlen
Leonard Bowen
Gus Albee
Grandview
Thompson Cemetery
Hahn
John Hahn
Clarence Hahn
Camp Dodge
Camp Hancock
Georgia
Tiz Foot Bath Ad Promises Quick Relief for Aches
A vintage advertisement touts Tiz foot baths to ease tired feet and pains from corns bunions and callouses. It claims toes will feel better and shoes will fit more comfortably after using a 26 cent box of Ti at drug or department stores.
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