Muscatine Plans Quiet Independence Day Festivities
Muscatine will observe Independence Day with a quiet, citywide holiday. Fireworks will come from local and Waterloo teams as Muscatine and Waterloo baseball clubs play a double header here, marking a conservative Fourth in the usual sober fashion. The day will see an across the board business closure and a history of few injuries on the holiday.
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Tila
Muscatine
Leo
Waterloo
al- Imagt
Divine student to officiate here this summer
Vy G Ogren of the Augustana Theological Seminary Rock Island will officiate at Grace English Lutheran church this summer. He will preach both morning and evening services and new sermons on prominent Old Testament characters. An English parochial school will run for six weeks in the church basement with two hour morning sessions. Trespassers after dark on school property will be dealt with by the Board of Education.
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VY. G. Ogren
Augustana Theological Seminary
Rock Island
Grace English Lutheran Church
A. DL. Urick
Organized Labor
Towa
Harry Strief
Sioux City
Tha State Federation
Urick
Utlolk
Owever
JM. Dilek
Vier
Inet Jeriziaymre
Aso
Arbitration Board
Board of Supervisors
Tate Labor Com
Reverend Hall Young to Speak in City
The Rev Hall Young of Alaska will address First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening on Home Missions in Alaska. He will cover Alaska resources and preservation, sharing experiences from six weeks under the Presbyterian board. He will also speak in Keota Burlington Davenport and other eastern towns, and the public is invited.
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First Presbyterian Church
Holl Young
Alaska
Alacka
Hig
Leelay Mutt
Ri Young
Presbyterian Board of Religions
Keoton
Burlington
Davonport
Former Alderman Under Arrest Near East Fifth Street
C C Wilson, former Muscatine city council member and local socialist figure, was arrested early Sunday after police visited an East Fifth Street residence. Officers found Wilson and two others inside the apartment occupied by a woman named Mrs Palsy Oll, who had been under surveillance. No charges were listed at this time.
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C. C. Wilson
Muscatine
Wis
East Fifth Street
Palsy Oll
Wilson
Yat Qgather
Organize Muscatine at Meeting Tonight
A crop organization to be formed in Muscatine towns by this evening. Interacted in truck garden and horticultural work urged to attend the session at the Commercial Club rooms. K A Kitkowhvick, county crop adviser, will be present at the meeting. Delayed notes mention Perry Slater as business visitor in Muscatine and other local visits and social items through the Muscatine area.
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Seseton
K. A
Kitkowhvick
Chesterfield Here Grant Chesterfield Read Palms in Magentine
Eminent palmist and clairvoyant Chesterfield arrived in Magentine and offers private palmistry readings at 309 Bycamore Street. He claims a growing reputation, having read the palms of notable figures and promising insights into personal destiny, cures, and life changes during his brief stay.
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Grant Chesterfield
Magentine
Bycamore Street
Chesterfield
Baron Carl du Prey
Munich
Bavaria
William J. Bryan
Greer
Oregon
0. K. Davis
Teller
Roy
Samuel Jones
Schley
Sarah Bernhardt
Prima Calve
Mme
Local residents return from convention and visits in town
Mr and Mrs J Friedrichsen returned to Muscatine yesterday after attending the state Sunday school convention in Byrnington where they had been for the last three days Miss Nellie Duncan left Hus morning for Muscatine to visit friends for a few days W F Warner came from Davenport last evening to visit friends and attend to business interests in town
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Aon
Chiddon
Atalisis
Louis Looney
Davenport
AV. J. Harris
Muscatine
John Notte
Iroquois
South Dakota
O. Lincoln
F. W. Gray
Muscatina
Thonda
Wim. King
Friends
Ousentine
Earl Wagner
Prank Mistiebuel
Ayers
Migs Nth Spicke
Witerloo
Friedrichsen
Jane Beard
Cora
Valtad
Milage
Gon Riley
J. Friedrichsen
Byrnington
Nellie Duncan
Hus
W. F. Warner
Program arranged at High Prairie School
An upcoming Thursday evening program at High Prairie School in Seventy Six township promises an attractive event. Mothers’ day observers are noted. The program includes songs by Mr. Bob White School, recitations by Zelda Verink and Beatrice Fenley, readings such as The Busy Little Maiden, a salo of Where the River Shannon Prove, drills, dialogues, and instrumental pieces by Anna Gertrude Riggs and others, with a flower masons’ or the Queen of Hearts to close.
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Hla Prairie School
Dar
Bob White
Sohicol
Zelda Verink
Beatrice Fenley
Velma Gerten
Bach
Elebelberger
I Neille Peterson
Little Sailor Boys
Ie Hichelberger
Howand Hen
Anna Gertrude Rigas
Flower Masons
Queen of Hearts
Tower Garden
Mew RR Time Card Changes Go Into Effect
Changes in Rock Island train times took effect yesterday though the official bulletin had not yet reached the local station. Train No 2 now departs at 7 88 instead of 10 55 a m, with late running until the schedule is updated. Train No 4 now leaves at 6 03, previously 5 75, and Train 604 formerly at 6 20, now at 6 10 a m. Additional minor adjustments may follow when the new card arrives.
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Rock Island
Big City
Children’s Day Observed With Large Church Attendance
Large audiences greeted young participants as churches held Sunday observances. Programs by Sunday school members featured songs and recitations amid comfortable indoor settings. Trinity Episcopal Church hosted the final spring musical with solos by Margaret Hakes Ray Lillbridge Ida Weaver Elst Fock and D Owen Jones and organ numbers by Robert J Jones.
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Hanes
Trinity
Pisnopa
Margaret Hakes
Ray Lillbridge
Ida Weaver
Elst. Fock
D. Owen Jones
Robert J. Jones
Unionists Set Sights on Iowa Labor Convention
Local labor leaders head to Des Moines as the Iowa Federation of Labor convenes for four days. Key topics include choosing a successor to A D L Urick, whether to hold annual conventions, a legislative program for the next session, and expanding unionization across the state.
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Iowa Federation of Labor
Des Moines
Governing power limits compulsory arbitration terms
The governor can only overrule compulsory arbitration at the request or agreement of the interested parties after he has conducted an inquiry himself.
Adventists Report Unusual Progress At World Conference
Reports from the world conference of the Seventh Day Adventists in Washington detail rapid church growth since 1862. The faith has spread to eighty six countries with missions schools and sanitariums, 114,208 members, 75 languages, and 2,703,089.02 spent on institutions and missions in 1912, about 23.06 per member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Conference of the Seventh Day Adventists
Washington
D. C
Ita Institutione
Ita
Auto Fees Climb Amid Iowa Motor Vehicle Report
A state report by R S Hayward chief clerk in Des Moines shows auto fees topping half a million with a gain of 50 090 over last year. The motor vehicle department notes increases among automobiles and motorcyclists as part of the secretary of state's office findings.
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R. 3. Hayward
Motor Vehicle Department
Secretary of State
Des Moines
State licenses revenue hits new high in midyear report
Revenues for 1912 reach 534194.27 with seven months left in the year. Automobile department shows a gain of 60400 with registrations rising to 48911 cars and 4315 motorcycles. Transfers total 3484 while denials sit at 1812 and overall fees exceed last year’s totals.
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Automobile Department
Local News Short Notices From The City
Advertisements urge insurance with Mark and Son after a burglary scare. Miss Pearl Geety of Walnut street visits Atalises then returns home. Mrs Roy Fowler of Grandview departs after visiting her parents on Logan street. Mrs Philip Kopp and Mr and Mrs W W Millett plan to Des Moines for the state encampment. Millett delegates from the local W B C.
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Roy Fowler
Grandview
John Achter
Logan Street
Philip Kopp
West Seventh Street
W. W. Millett
Des Moines
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