Upper Mississippi Conference Debates Canal Rate Impacts
A conference of the Upper Mississippi River improvement association opened in Des Moines to address rising Panamanian Canal rates. Midwestern commercial and traffic groups argued the changes favor seaboard points, potentially harming interior transport. Thomas Wilkinson of Burlington, Iowa, presided.
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Debrque
Angers
Interior
United States
Middle-West
Upper
Thomas Wilkinson
Burlington
Iown
Palace Tops With Bush Man and Ruth Stonehouse
Palace presents Francis X. Bushman and Ruth Stonehouse in the high priced feature lineup. Added attraction includes a short reel of the Vanderbilt cup race and Panama Pacific Transition 1915 reel. Tomorrow and The Wishing Ring are highlighted. she is praised as better than Mary Pickford, with audiences urged to see to believe.
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Francis X. Bushman
Ruth Stonehouse
Mary Pickford
River transport plan urged to protect regional commerce
Speakers from local and state groups push using the Mississippi River and its tributaries for freight. They advocate building towboats and barges capable of moving large tonnages between Minneapolis and St. Paul and New Orleans as essential protection for commercial interests.
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Mississippi River
Inneapolis
St. Paul
New Orleans
Garrison Plans Big Army Reorganization
Secretary Garrison said he is in daily talks with army officers on a general plan to reorganize the army but will not publicize recommendations until Congress reconvenes. The study examines every proposal to boost land forces efficiency and could be filed for immediate presentation if an extraordinary session is called.
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Une
Garrison
Togay
Congress
Garrigan
Urge Smoking of Home Made Cigars Campaign
Local cigarmakers union pushes home made cigars campaign to boost city trade and recail factories as posters with the motto Smoke Home Made Cigars appear in stores and public spaces. Trinity Parish Hall hosts a ladies’ soup pie and cake sale Thursday.
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Trinity Parish Hall
Thurs
Davenport Waging Battery Campaign Seeks 65 Recruits
Davenport presses a battery enlistment drive to complete the artillery unit destined for the town. Fear grows over missing the chance as newspapers dedicate space to the effort and Muscatine’s experience mirrors the risk. Company B will be transferred to the new battery to meet the target.
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Davenport
Muscati
Muscatine
Play Presented by Pearl City Court Drama Club
The Pearl City Court of Honor Dramatic Club staged My Neighbor's Wife at Hoopes Hall last evening. The performance drew larger crowds and greater financial success than expected, signaling the drama cup as a rising Pearl City institution. Miss May Poster of Wilton entertained between acts with specialties, while the Hutsler orchestra supplied music. The cast included Ars Somerton Warry Fisher Mrs Somerton Mrs Brown Jonathan Smith and Ida Brown with Addie Forbes GQ Brown.
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Hoopes Hall
Dramatic Club
Pearl City Court of Honor
Pearl City Court
Hutsler
Ars Somerton
Warry Fisher
Somerton
Timothy Brown
Brown
Jonathan Smith
Jonathan Smithsie Fruit
Addie Forbes
Ida Brown
Des Moines Leader Elected Head of State Librarians Group
Des Moines resident HM H Small was elected president of the national association of state librarians, affiliated with the American Library Association, at a meeting reported from Berkeley California dated June 9.
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HM. H. Small
Librarian's Association
Associated Press
Berkeley
Calif
Small
Des Moines
National Association of State Librarians
American Library Association
Too Wet For Field Work In Des Moines Iowa 1913
Des Moines Iowa June 9 The weekly Iowa weather and crop service bulletin for week ending June 7 reports overall improvement but excessive wetness limited field work and cool temperatures slowed corn growth. Upland work occurred, corn planting finished in many localities, some early fields cultivated, catch crops possible. Grass improved, small grain in good condition though rust and Hessian fly damage winter wheat in southern counties. Potatoes and garden truck thriving. June 1 crop reports show corn 87 percent, oats 97, spring wheat 94, winter wheat 96, barley 85, rye 96, flax 95, potatoes unspecified.
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Journal
Des Moines
Lowa
Local Feed Prices and Pasture Report
GEO M CHAPPEL reports on tame hay and pastures price status with 97 percent wild hay noted. Direction from director indicates current forage market conditions and pricing signals.
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Geo. M. Chappel
Davenport Mayor Receiver of Road
Albia Iowa June 9 Alfred C Mueller of Davenport qualified as receiver for the Southern Iowa Railway Power and Light company, in district court before Judge Vermilion of Centerville yesterday afternoon. The suit was started by U T Rich-
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Albia
Iowa
Alfred C. Mueller
Davenport
Southern Iowa Railway Power and Light Company
Vermillion
Centerville
U. T
Local attorneys represent bondholders in Albia power case
Mond, a local attorney, and W B Lutz, a Des Moines banker, represent bondholders to 282000 dollars. Richmond formerly presided over the company. The firm provides electricity in Albia and runs an interurban railway to Hocking and Hiteman.
Election of Officers and Smoker Meeting Notice
Attention Rod Wen. There will be election of officers and a smoker at Thursday evening's meeting. A full attendance is desired. Per order C. of R. Read the Journal, lick a week.
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Elsie Jani Wilson
Jiarold Lockwoon
Harold McGrath
Famous Players
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Betty
Theda Bara
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