Stolen Jewelry Believed Found On Train Case
Sheriff Wiley and local police arrested a man suspected of a string of robberies. A woman on a train was observed placing rings into a suitcase and then changing them, leading to the seizure of a suitcase with jewelry believed stolen. The suspect, Arthur Parker of Peoria, was questioned and released. authorities warned Cedar Rapids officers to watch for the woman as the train continued to West Liberty.
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Wiley
Wilton
Arthur Parker
Peoria
Wes
Parker Arrests and Jewelry Seized in Carr Avenue Robbery
Sheriff Wiley reports a man tied to a Carr Avenue home robbery was taken into custody after police found rings a gold watch and diamond studs on Parker. A woman suspected as Parker's wife may be brought in by midnight. Herman Weirding was arrested last night and held five days for further investigation.
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Parker
Wiley
Carr
Fulham Avenue
Megro
Saltillo Taken by Villa Report
Associated Press leased wire reports from Eagle Pass and Laredo detail Villa circles asserting Saltillo has fallen to Villa troops, with food shipments authorized for civilians from Piedras Negras under General Hernandez. Carranza forces evacuated Monterey and retreated toward Lampazos. Villa claim cites 800 enemy casualties and a Villa victory near Saltillo. Also note General Vasquez of Carranza died of wounds after recent fighting around Matamoros. Cananea copper mines near Cananea, Mexico, expected to reopen tomorrow with guarantees for safety of workers amid wartime disruptions.
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Associated Tress
Eagle Pass
Texas
Villa
Piedras Negras
Saltillo
Carranza
American Red Cross
Hernandez
Monclova
Laredo
I¢Ase
Cananea Consolidated Copper Company
Cananea
Mexico
Assignment Made in Court Seizes Bank Suit Reforms
In First National Bank of Defiante Ohio versus Hut Tig Manufacturing, the court notes the action has been assigned to E. M. Warner without peaceout, substituting the assignee as party plaintiff and cancelling the bank bond. Divorce granted to Debbie Herget from Walter Herget, with permission to resume maiden name Debbie Wilkinson.
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First National Bank of Defiante
Ohio
Huttig Manufacturing Company
E. M. Warner
Debbie Herget
Walter Herget
Debbie Wilkinson
Leo Frank Hearing Resumes Today In Georgia
The Leo M. Frank commutation hearing before Governor Slaton resumes in Atlanta on June 16. William M. Howard continues the defense, taking up the trial testimony at the point of adjournment. The proceedings aim for a conclusion by night.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Slaton
Leo M. Frank
William M. Howard
Frank
Taft Urges United Church to Aid Peace Goals
Former President Taft addressed Swarthmore graduates in Philadelphia on June 16 urging a united church to help nations prevent war. He predicted postwar momentum toward a league of nations and urged presenting a peace plan to governments as a basis for international unity against war. He spoke in Independence Hall about drafting a general structure for a future world peace.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Taft
Swarthmore
Europe
League of Nations
Halil
Naval officers regret inquiry at Annapolis exam fraud
At Annapolis June 16 officers testified that naval academy personnel expressed resentment at the need for a court of inquiry into irregularities in exam papers. Lt. M. Manly and Lt. Cmdr. J. T. Tompkins described thoughts that the inquiry might affect midshipmen who testified, and Manly noted no advice on testimony was given to witnesses.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
Naval Academy
M. &. Manley
Fullam
J. T. Tompkins
Department of Physics
Manly
Board of Investigation
Palace Big Night Tonight with Chaplin and More
Palace presents a five part program headlined by a Charlie Chaplin one reel comedy and a popular music copy at 10¢ admission. Hear James Eller sing hits. Two day run with changes to Sunday and Monday bookings. Lubin shows The College Window starring Ethel Clayton and Geo. Louie Spencer from The Lion and The Mouse.
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James Eller
Turmorrow
Metro
Lubin
College Window
Ethel Clayton
Geo
Louie Spencer
The
Cropper Visit At Farms In Vicinity
An important truck crops conference was held here after a locality tour by truck experts. Prof. E. T. Erwin of Ames College, F. S. Pinney of the Department of Agriculture, and G. R. Bliss of Davenport inspected nearby farms. Due to continuing rains and bad roads, the planned tour to Oquawka on Friday may be abandoned.
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E. T. Erwin
Ames College
F. S. Pinney
Department of Agriculture
Council Bluffs
G.R. Bliss
Davenport
Oquawka
Dead or Alive Theme Of Speaker At Muscatine Chautauqua
Byron A. Platt told Muscatine chautauqua that every law of life requires using our brains or perish. He outlined three life cross sections health labor and home, noting 300000 babies die yearly and many could be saved with wiser brain use, and praised scientific farming to lift labor from serfdom.
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Muscatine Chautauqua
Byron A. Platt
French Soldiers to Wear Light Steel Helmets Soon
Paris reports that French troops in the field will soon wear light steel helmets inspired by antique headpieces. The design aims to protect against shell fragments and bullets traveling at reduced velocity.
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Associated Press
Paris
Tornado Causes Major Damage at Blunt South Dakota
An Associated Press report from Sioux City dated June 16 notes a tornado striking Blunt, South Dakota, causing about 250000 dollars in damage in Blunt and nearby areas and injuring a score of people. The storm traced a forty mile path with no fatalities reported.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Blunt
Nebraskan torpedo evidence strengthens piracy conclusion
Washington June 16 Ambassador Page at London sent a full report from naval experts who inspected the American Steamship Nebraskan. Fragments of metal found on the vessel support the conclusion that the ship was torpedoed and not struck by a mine.
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Associated Fress
Washington, D. C
London
Smoke Regulation Row Aimed at Muscatine City Hall
City plans an ordinance to curb riverfront smoke from engines and regulate factory emissions. City Attorney Hanley drafted the measure. At Thursday’s meeting, bids will be taken up for decorating the interior of City Hall as stated by Mayor Kern.
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Muscatine
Hanley
Kern
Masonic War Relief Reports $54,852 Collected
The Masonic War Relief Association of the United States releases a report showing $54,852 raised from grand lodges, commanders, chapters, temples and Scottish rite bodies to aid Masons affected by the European war.
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Associated Tress
Cincinnati
Ohio
Masonic War Relief Association of the
United States
Homesteaders Lodge Social Meeting Planned Summer Change
Homesteaders Lodge members met at Samuel Wasterly’s Phillips street home for a social session with no business. They planned summer meetings at members’ homes instead of the hall. A good turnout enjoyed rock and refreshments. Next session June 6 at James Lockwood’s home.
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Samuel Wasterly
Phillips Street
James Lockwood
Leader of Kaffir Boys Illness Delays Local Show at Hotel
J H Balmer, billed to appear with the Kaffir Boys at the chautanu qua, is seriously ill with rheumatism at Hotel Muscatine. Balmer arrived noon and could barely walk from the depot. He has holed up in his room all afternoon and it is unlikely he will perform this evening.
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J. H. Balmer
Chautanuqua
Bigs Kaffir Boys
Muscatine
Mr. Balmer
Marines Sail Ready for Trouble in Yaqui Valley Move
Onboard the cruiser Colorado in San Diego June 18 Admiral Thomas B. Howard plans to sail at noon for the Yaqui valley Sonora Mexico with 300 Marines under Major MecKelyy fully equipped with machine guns and artillery. The cruisers Cleveland and New Orleans at Guaymas stand ready to take on refugees if needed.
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Atress
United States
Colorado
San Diego
Cal
Thomas B. Howard
Yaqui Valley
Sonora
Mexico
MecKelyy
Cleveland
New Orleans
Guaymas
King Constantine of Greece Reports Quiet Night
King Constantine of Greece passed a rather quiet night per a physician's bulletin from the legation in Washington. His pulse was intermittent and the intestinal and kidney afflictions persist while the temperature remained only slightly above normal.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Constantine
Greece
Return to Convention Plan Advocated in New York
Geo W Wickersham former U S attorney general and Wm D Guthrie of the New York Bar Association urged a return to the cong ion system for state and judicial nominations before a constitutional convention committee. D Cady Herrick former supreme court justice and once a Democratic gubernatorial nominee joined the discussion alongside Republicans.
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New York State
Albany
Geo. W. Wickersham
United States
Wm. D. Guthrie
New York Bar Association
D. Cady Herrick
Supreme Court
Count Zeppelin Reported Ill In Stuttgart
London June 16 A dispatch from Amsterdam states Count Zeppelin inventor of the German dirigible balloon is seriously ill with bronchitis and confined to his bed at Stuttgart The report comes from Moerlin via the Exchange Telegraph company correspondent in Amsterdam.
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Associated Press
London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Moerlin
Count Zeppelin
Stuttgart
Disputes Over Plague Care At National Medical Meet
Delegates at the National Eclectric Medical Association convention clash over a tuberculosis remedy claimed by former Astoria mayor Dr H L Henderson. He says his salicylic acid guaiacol mix cures 95 percent, while Dr E B Shewman of Cincinnati reports a 95 percent fatality rate. Discussion centers on this disputed treatment.
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San Francisco
Cal
National Eclectric Medical Association
H. L. Henderson
Astoria
Oregon
E. B. Shewman
Cincinnati
Henderson
Dr. Henderson
Goethals Plans Retirement From U S Army This Fall
Major General Goethals, governor of the Panama canal zone, will retire from the army on his own application this fall. He is eligible for retirement under a congressional act.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Congress
Darken Gray Hair Look Young with Q Ban Color
An old advertisement promises gray hair becomes darker and shinier with Q Ban Hair Color Restorer. It claims to restore luster, reduce itching and dandruff, and keep color even without dye. Available in a 7-ounce bottle for 50 cents at Nesper Drug Co. in Muscatine, with mail order for out-of-town buyers.
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Q-Ban
Nesper Drug Co
Muscatine
Marquis of Lansdowne Opens $100,000 Red Cross Fund
London June 16 at a Mansion House meeting the Marquis of Lansdowne said William Waldorf Astor started the subscription list with a check for about 100000 dollars for red cross funds declaring the community’s support.
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London
Red Cross Funds
Marquis of Lansdowne
Wm. Waldorf Astor
Woman 89 Injured Falling Down Stairs at Home
Mrs Frank Ellman Sr of Her shey avenue, aged 89, suffered a broken arm a deep forehead gash and other bruises after a fall down stairs at her Delaware Ohio home last night her condition is listed as serious meanwhile Josephus Daniels secretary of the navy received the Doctor of Laws degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware Ohio delivering the graduation address with no mention of current international events.
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Frank Ellman
Hershey Avenue
Daniels
Delaware
Ohio
Josephus Daniels
Ohio Westeyan University
Genevea Golf Club hosts bridal party compliments theme
Misses Gail Thompson and Gertrude Titus host a dining occasion at Geneva Golf and Country Club to honor the Loomis-Hakes bridal party. The event features pink and white decorations, clusters of flowers and ferns, and a twelve-cover table with a white basket of pink roses.
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Geneva Golf and Country
Gail Thompson
Gertrude Titus
Loomis-Hakes
Witi
Trinity Episcopal Church
Sheahan Druckmiller Nuptials Solemnized
W C C Sheahan and Miss K E Druckmiller of Minneapolis Minn were married last evening at the Trinity Episcopal church rectory with Rev Webster Hakes officiating. The Moose Circle meets Thursday June 17 at 2 80 o'clock for the regular session and White Shrine members meet Thursday June 17 at 8 o'clock to adopt by-laws and elect officers for the year.
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Woman's Loyal Moose Circle
Moose Hall
Order of the White Shrine
Masonic Hall
Argues In Favor Of Pan Americanism
Urbana Ill June 16 Romulo Naon ambassador of Argentina to the United States spoke at the University of Illinois commencement exercises today. Degrees were conferred on 964 graduates. He urged countries distant from Europe’s dissensions to undertake the arduous but glorious task of reincarnating modern civilization.
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Associated Press
Urbana
Ill
Romulo Naon
United States
University of Illinois
Readjusting Ties to Cement Pan American Relations
The speaker asserted that redefining political ties between nations is essential to strengthen Pan American relations and promote broader regional cooperation. He urged coordinated diplomacy, economic ties, and mutual respect among member states to build lasting stability.
Kaiser Must Sign Each Death Order
Amsterdam June 16. Via London. Every sentence of death by court martial in Belgium must hereafter be endorsed by Emperor William before the prisoners are executed, according to a telegram received today by the Tyd from its correspondent at Maastricht.
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Amsterdam
London
Belgium
Willliam
Tyd
Maastricht
Giant aeroplanes for British army
London reports that giant aircraft with heavy carrying capacity are being manufactured for the British government. The announcement was made in the house of commons by K. J. Tennant, under secretary of the war office, this afternoon. Auctioneers to go to Omaha. Omaha, June 16. Omaha was chosen to host the 1916 annual meeting of the International Auctioneers' Association. J. E. Stout of Peoria was elected president and J. Wilbur Read of Peoria was named secretary and treasurer.
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London
House of Commons
K. J. Tennant
War Office
Omaha
Peoria
Nebraska
International Auctioneers’ Association
State Association of Auctioneers
Broomington
J. E. Stout
J. Wilbur Read
The
International
Born to Mr and Mrs R Fivers at East Sixth Street
A twelve pound daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs R Fivers of 415 East Sixth street. William Goeser of East Orange New Jersey is visiting his sister Mrs Charles Parvin in the city. He previously worked as a pressman here and is en route to the Frisco Fair through Muscatine.
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R Fivers
East Sixth Street
William Goeser
East Orange
N. J
Charles Parvin
Muscatine
Goeser
Gold Coins Prove Short Weight in Banks
Reports from Philadelphia banks show short weight gold coins recently in circulation. Five dollar pieces found in the subtreasury were 60 centa lighter, traced to out-of-town connections. Experts attribute the anomaly to a nitro muriatic acid bath that corrodes gold, detectable only by precise weighing.
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Philadelphia
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Roth Island
M. A. Barr
West Fourth Street
Graham
West Third Street
Washington
Princess
Ralem
Katherine la Salle
Harry Morey
Vitagraph
Francis X. Bussman
McQuesten's
Enterprise
Rollman
Standard
Goodell
McQuesten Hdw. Co
LEO Frank
United Church
AID For Peace
Eex
Palace
America
Julies Steger
Charlie Chaplin
Byron
Platt
Chautauqua
Blunt, SD
Masonic Fraternity
First Trust and Savings Bank
Barnard’s Jewelry Store
Homesteaders Lodge
Kaffir Boys
U.S
Goethals Would
U. 8. Army
Helen Blair
Barnum-Bailey Circus
Davenport, Ia
Kaiser
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