New York Successes Booked for the City Grand
Manager Charles Salisbury of the Grand theatre in Muscatine reports New York productions set to tour the Chamber- Un-Kindle circuits. Two Brady shows will appear next year including The Things That Count and Too Many Cooks, both acclaimed in New York. August bookings are awaited for the fall season.
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Muscatine Theatre
Charles Salisbury
Grand
New York
Brady
Play House
F9th Street Theatre
Salisbury
Waterceive
Honor Court Teams Drill for Prizes at Convention
Behalf of the Court of Honor drill squads, mostly women, compete for prizes totaling 1000 dollars during the annual convention in the First Regiment armory St. Louis Missouri. Teams travel from Oklahoma City Springfield Chicago Kansas City Dubuque and Elgin as the convention closes with a Mississippi River excursion tomorrow night.
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St. Louis
Court of Honor
Oklahoma City
Springfeld
Ill
Chicago
Kansas City
Dubuque
Elgin
Mississippi River
Burden of Proof Sought in Express Liquor Shipments
Des Moines officials seek a legal ruling on whether express companies in Iowa may ship liquor without proving shipments are for private use. Assistant Attorney General Robbins prepares an opinion after county attorney requests. If the express firms bear the burden, testimony from recipients may be required to prove private consumption.
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Iowa
Muscatine
Des Moines
Hss
Robbins
eXprese
Roborns
Express
Attorney General disputes dark horse ban in conventions
George Cosson writes county attorneys correcting a Des Moines report that dark horse candidates are barred from county or state convention nominations. He states conventions can nominate any candidate who had votes in the primary and that the 10 percent rule applies to county but not state offices. The attorney general notes a law flaw and expects a change by the next general assembly.
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George Cosson
Register
Des Moines
Dark Horse
Cosson
Steater
General Assembly
War correspondent Bennett Burleigh dies in London
London June 17 Bennett Burleigh veteran war correspondent dies at about 70 after a long career covering major campaigns including Civil War Scotland to civil conflicts Egyptian Sudan French Madagascar Ashanti Spanish Morocco Greco Turkish Balkan and Russo Japanese wars Excursion notice Iowa City Friday June 18 by train at 7 a m returning 11 90 p m Muscatine Elks plan day at the convention
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Associated Tress
London
Bennett Burleigh
Hoya
Glasgow
London Party Telegraph
Sudan
Madagascar
Ashanti
Morocco
Transvaal
Iowa City
Muscatine Elks
Returned missionary heard by Young Women's Society
The Young Women's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Episcopal church met last evening with missionary Minerva Guthaptel, recalling years of Korea work. She spoke to attentive listeners about successes there. the next meeting is planned for the third Tuesday in July.
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Young Women's Society
Young Women's Missionary Society
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Minerva Guthaptel
Local residents attend Riverside wedding reception
A Muscatine party including D. A. Fessler and Mr and Mrs Tr V Kennifick with Miss Violet Fessler attended a large Riverside reception at the Gerot home in honor of newlyweds Lyla and Bessie Fessler. The couple were wed earlier at St Matthias rectory by Rev P Leonard.
Westinghouse Plants Closed Strike Reaches Routine
Pittsburgh June 17 ten thousand Westinghouse employees continued picketing and guarding property as the strike settled into routine after the stoppage. Wires report the labor action remains at a steady state with one plant operating under guard.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghauge
Factories Hit by Strike Refusal Noted at Yard Site
In the reported excerpt, only the Union Switch and Signal company appears to have had some activity as a train loaded with workers who refused to strike was brought into a yard, while little else was done in the other factories. The fragment highlights limited union action and a show of force by management or sponsoring groups.
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Union Switch and Signal Company
I Yards
Foreign Mission Topic Dominates Northern Baptist Meeting
Associated Press report from Boston notes the Northern Baptist conference opened a nine day meeting with foreign missions as a leading topic. Five thousand delegates are attending.
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Foreign Mission
Northern Baptist Conference
Cassociiated Press
Boston
Missionary Centennial Observance Announces Burma Departure
A cen tennial observance on June 24 marks the 100th anniversary of the Band of American foreign taists leaving for Burma led by Adoniram Judson. The Baptist church has 53,000 members in Burma. Judson’s son Rev. Dr. Edward Judson of New York and grandsons Adoniran B. Judson and Marcy Pratt Judson of the University of Chicago are noted. A. G. Bestenlohner, The True Druggist, 110 West Qud is advertised for drugs and sundries.
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Burma
Adoniram Judson
Baptist Church
Judson
Edward Judson
New York
Adoniran B. Judson
Marcy Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
Cwll Zellger
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