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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1915
Page
8
Leader of rival faction in Mexico signals possible peace talks as tension with government forces eases amid ongoing shortages. Foreign observers await clarification from General Venustiano Carranza on proposed terms and potential ceasefire steps.
The Eagle Pass bulletin reports Villa authorities say Madero's forces recaptured Saltillo while Carranza forces evacuated without a fight. Villa notes fighting near Monterey and awaits news. Wilson administration efforts praised. Shortage of corn looming in Mexico. border tensions rise as U S policy shapes next moves.
An advertisement claims delatone paste removes hair from face neck or arms after a short application. It instructs to mix delatone with water, apply to the hairy area, wait several minutes, rub off and wash the skin. It assures real delatone yields hair-free skin.
Ed ward M. Hagar organized a $20,000 merger of cement manufacturing firms over four months. Hagar, retiring from Universal Portland Cement, will lead as president of the new Hagar Portland Cement Company with all stock common. The plants will span from the Atlantic seaboard to the Rocky Mountains amid stiff competition.
President Wilson and his cabinet held the shortest meeting in months lasting forty minutes. Routine business was conducted and the European situation touched only lightly. A separate report shows the foreign trade balance in the U S favor by 14,256,207 dollars for the week ending June 12.
Three national officers of the Mystic Workers lodge visited the local lodge last evening. St J Bolt of Waterlon WH Washburn of Des Moines and P J Jordan of Davenport spoke on lodge work and growth. The gathering drew a large crowd, followed by a social hour and refreshments.
President Wilson voiced optimism that treaty pacts can be arranged to align with new seamen's law requirements. Replies from several governments are still awaited as US asks to terminate conflicting sections of commercial treaties. The commerce department is probing conditions behind Pacific Mail withdrawal from Trans Pacific trade.
A Temps dispatch reports 342 typhus cases in Austria for the week ending June 5. The U.S. political items note President Wilson weighing a non commercial treaty with Russia as the government signals potential shift in stance.
Sixty local grade school pupils will be eligible for high school next fall, per City Superintendent Ira H. McIntire, joining 879 last year with 62 graduates. Locals include several Luian and rural pupils, potentially crowding the high school. Graduates listed by school: Washington Charles Duggan et al. Jefferson Weldon Bond et al. Jackson Anna Maeglin et al. Franklin Florence Martin et al. Garfield Lewis Chenoweth et al. Lincoln Cyrel Dale et al. McKinley Larry Shaw et al.
Glen Bryant and Thomas Babb, Burlington youths, pleaded guilty to larceny for stealing a bicycle from Raymond Huett. Judge J A Rowan sentenced them to ten days in jail and Cox to peace bonds after a separate assault case.
The British trawler Argyll was torpedoed and sunk today by a German submarine off Harwich. Of its 11 crew, only four were saved. The vessel went down in under two minutes with no warning.
Jenius Spencer Morgan, son of J. P. Morgan of New York, married Miss Lonize Converse, daughter of composer Frederick Converse, at St Paul Episcopal Church in Dedham at noon today.
Members of the Court of Honor will meet tomorrow evening June 8 at the ACU Hall on Chestnut Street for the regular session. A large attendance is anticipated and there will be business of importance.
Readings from the Italland Prolite indicate Italian forces along the Tren Carnic and Tyrolean fronts have pounded with heavy artillery for days. Reports suggest the press for a full infantry advance by Italian troops is building, with officials noting preparations and the prospect of a major push in the near term.
Allards Judge William Theant irlot court grants permission for the assignee at Ryan Dry Goods Co to continue business and borrow 1004 dollars to secure stock and fixtures. Appraised stock and fixtures total 21000 dollars per the assignee's application and sworn statement.
German socialists at a Munich meeting denounced King Ludwig of Bavaria over a recent speech on Belgian annexation. The Associated Press reports the strong repudiation occurred as delegates from Innsbruck Buchs Geneva and Paris gathered to condemn the monarch’s stance.
J. J. Parneil, who stands aside his duties as physical director at the MI C A today, plans to go to Du Luque on Thursday where he will spend about ten days. He will make the trip on a motorcycle.
Louis Jarr of Lucas Street was arrested last evening on wife desertion charges. He faces a court appearance in Judge J. A. Rowan's court, with a probable Wednesday arraignment after the evening arrest.
Phi Sigma Tau members visited Mrs R Huey on Main Street, enjoying musical selections and refreshments. Mrs Havel Rosemund plans the next gathering at Grandview Avenue. Ladie Aid society of Melpine church to meet June 7 at Mrs George Schmidt Swetkind Township for sewing and refreshments, with plans for an ice cream social. Mrs Werner's class of First Methodist to picnic at Ward Park June 18 after a membership contest split gold and blue sides, with blue serving and a planned lawn meal and games.
At the Epworth League meeting of the German Methodist Episcopal church held last week plans were made for an ice cream social to be held in July though the exact date is undecided. A reunion is planned for September with all members invited. A program and luncheon are expected as part of the event alongside regular business.
Notice filed in Muscatine County district court seeks a writ of certiorari from the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a contempt ruling against local druggist Theodore Kuechmann. The case, pursued by the Law Enforcement League, follows an injunction violation finding by Judge Tudger Horan more than a year ago.
The Wilton branch line train bound for Wilton left this morning and arrived in Muscatine this afternoon after an eight hour delay caused by a front car truck breakdown that tore up track but was not serious. Passengers were moved to the engine and taken into Wilton. The train returned here later. A broken journal on the tender of the evening M. N. and N. passenger train delayed its Muscatine arrival by about four hours.
Local notice reports the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Hari Kintse at 898 East Sixth Street this morning. Also notes that Banner Lodge Industrial Society will meet Thursday afternoon June 17 at Mrs. Ella Hees's home on East Front Street.
A promotional piece extols Paramount stars Mary Pickford Marguerite Clark and Blanche Sweet highlighting their appeal. It notes a Kansas City theatre sold out for Marguerite Clark in The Crucible despite rain, and references Clark in The Pretty Story of Jose with the A Muse U. projector. It also includes unrelated historical notes on strong ale and bird egg markings.
A local folkloric tale describes a woman who refused to be photographed. After her death she was buried two days, and when a photographer tried again the plate showed blank space where her face should have appeared. The story suggests occult influence blocking light to prevent her image from being captured.
A Burroughs idea from the North American Review argues that nature powers include venomous creatures and pests that threaten humans. It frames humans as one card in nature’s pack, not the sole player, acknowledging that lower beings possess physical powers denied to man.
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