Fifteen Lads Acquitted After Riot Trial
Five boys Bert Day Fred Day Milton Mark Charles Lane and Oscar Baker faced riot charges over an incident on Mulberry street. Testimony conflicted as witnesses for the state alleged Stark was struck, while defendants claimed the fight began with the plaintiffs. Justice Eversmeyer found them not guilty and warned against future trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Day
Fred Day
Milton Mark
Charles Lane
Oscar Baker
Benjamin Stark
F. W. Eversmeyer
H. S. Howe
Squire Eversmeyer
Coldren
Ed. P. Ingham
George Lawrence
Roy Sabin
Eddie Laughlan
Willie Longstreth
Willie Bishop
Louis Helman
Stark
Hanley
Justice Eversmeyer
Game Postponed Between Clinton and Muscatine Teams
The Muscatine Maroons and a Clinton team had a baseball game scheduled yesterday in Clinton but it was cancelled. Further games may be arranged before the season ends. Next Sunday Muscatine faces the Moline Independents on the local diamond.
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Clinton
Muscatine
Muscatine Maroons
Moline Independents
Sheriff Pursues Suspect George Whitten in Sugar Theft
Sheriff Stuart, who traveled to Peoria to seize a man thought to be George Whitten, is expected in Muscatine this afternoon. Whitten stands accused of involvement in the theft of several sacks of sugar from the Rock Island freight house two weeks prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Peoria
George Whitten
Muscatine
Whitten
Rock Island
Infant son of Greenway family dies. burial planned in Muscatine
This morning William Greenway received a letter from his son Lewis Greenway in Colorado Springs stating their infant son had died. They plan to travel to Muscatine for burial and are expected to arrive tomorrow.
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William Greenway
Lewis Greenway
Colorado Springs
Colo
Muscatine
Tuition leads to exams and certificates for many studies
A hopeful note describes flexible study paths and certificates. It encourages using any textbooks and pursuing multiple subjects while fostering understanding of difficult topics. The text highlights progress, inspiration, and the role of a progressive teacher.
Contracts Let For Grand View Bank and Other Buildings
The Grandview bank contract goes to Elmer L. Gorhanover for a two story brick building 22 by 50 feet at 4000 dollars. An Lutheran Orphan Home brick three story building is planned three miles below the city at about 20000 dollars. A double brick tenement at Fourth and Cherry streets will have plans completed next Saturday. Architect H Zeidler remains in high demand.
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Grandview Bank
Elmer L. Gorhanover
Grandview
Lutheran Orphan Home Association
Fourth
Cherry Streets
H. Zeidler
Muscatine Graduates Earn Degrees at State University
Muscatine two graduates earned degrees at the University of Iowa this year. Herbert Garfield Thompson and Ralph Ulysses Thompson wrote theses on contract rights and municipal self government. Other Muscatine graduates include Fred Lyons Appel medical, Henry Frederick Lange dentistry, and Charles August Riemcke pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
College of Law
University of Iowa
Herbert Garfield Thompson
Ralph Ulysses Thompson
Fred Lyons Appel
Medical
Henry Frederick Lange
Two Girls Cause Wagon Collision In Front Of Reuchmann’s
At about 2 pm two unidentified girls driving a single rig collided with S Wilhelm’s wagon near Reuchmann's drug store on East Second street. Interlocking hubs caused the wagon to whirl and the shafts to break. The horses fell and one horse sustained a slight hind leg injury.
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S. Wilhelm
Reuchmann
East Second Street
Mr. Wilhelm
Friday address on the good of the order by M M Edmiston
Notice invites members to a Friday evening gathering after the business meeting in Lawrence Kansas where Br M M Edmiston will speak on the good of the order. A program of music and a full dress drill by the team follows with light refreshments and a promised jolly time. No charge. Per Order.
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Bro. M. M. Edmiston
Lawrence
Kansas
Council
Order
Grassini Discovers Giulia Grisi as Soprano Gift
Italian singer Grassini encouraged young Giulia Grisi after a novice was dismissed as a spoiled contralto. Grassini praised her powerful voice and urged study, declaring the girl the finest soprano in the world with a rich bank in her throat.
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Grassini
Giulia Grisi
Clockwork to Sleep Expedients Draw Quiet Debate
A pithy remark notes that a clock is most active and noisy when someone seeks sleep through various tricks. The line wryly observes the contrast between restlessness and the clock's relentless sound.
Local City Notes and Wanderers Headed to Wilton and Clinton
City residents and visitors are seen traveling to nearby towns with several calls for social visits and shopping. Names include Miss Ethel Parvin Harold Giesler Mrs Anna Hoffman Mrs G O Morgridge Mrs H Maurer and many others as well as reports of potato deliveries and talcum powder promotions. The Royal Arch Masons schedule a June event and several residents return after short visits.
Royal and select masters meet at Masonic Hall
All royal and select masters subscribed to the council are requested to meet at Masonic Hall on Thursday evening June 18 for the purpose of organizing. Candidates will be notified later.
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Masonic Hall
Cult of Napoleon examined by Goldwin Smith
Goldwin Smith analyzes Napoleonic literature and the public cult of Napoleon in the June Atlantic Monthly. He argues against the idea of Napoleon as the greatest genius, presenting a rigorous critique of both his abilities and morality.
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Goldwin Smith
Atlantic Monthly
Napoleon
Examination of Napoléon insanities yields historic readings
The author catalogs Napoléon’s sanguine temperament and physical vigor driving immense risks. He argues that when resistance was weak the outcomes were grand, like Austerlitz or Jena, but once national spirit rose under oppressive insult, results diminished.
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Napoleon
Carleton’s The Cor duroy Road featured in Ainslee’s July issue
S Carleton, author of The Cor duroy Road, has a new novel in Ainslee's for July. The piece is praised for atmosphere and a straightforward love story set among woods and swamps. The reviewer notes such writing could ease critics' cynicism.
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S. Carleton
Ainslee
Leslie's Weekly Vacation Number Highlights West Floods
The issue presents a concise account by Charles M. Harger of the western floods including their origin and extent with photographs. It also features a Georgia cyclone, Adirondack forest fires, New York City rush scenes, a photo prize amateur page, and a travel cover by T. Dart Walker.
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West
Leslie’s Weekly
Charles M. Harger
Leslie's
Georgia
New York City
Frank Lillie Pollock
Jasper
T. Dart Walker
Trapper That Was and That Is in Sports Afield June
The June Sports Afield reviews its sport travel and adventure content with Stanley Waterloo’s piece The Trapper That Was and That Is as a centerpiece. It highlights The French River Wilderness and The Big Bear of Chappel's Fork among other narratives and essays.
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Stanley Waterloo
French River
Georgian Bay
Lake Nipissing
Canada
Chappel’s Fork
Pennsylvania
Nature lovers and sportsmen enjoy varied magazine content
An advertisement notes issues of a magazine with pieces on California journey by C P Hubbard trout fishing by Chas F Allen and other nature and sports topics. It lists price 15 cents a copy or 1 50 a year from Sports Afield Pub Co Chicago. A school yell moves to a vacant lot and proverbs bite at morale.
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Ben Stark
E. C. Burnside
East Second St
R. W. Leverich
W. D Peck
R. W. Leverich Or
W. D. Peck
Muscatine, Iowa
Zeidler
Thiesen
Ethel Parvin
East Hill
Wilton
J. B. Downer
Geneva Island
Berlin
Harold Giesler
West Second Street
John Rowe
Anna Hoffman
Helen Blair
Mrs
Grace Justus
G. O. Morgridge
Pine Street
H. Maurer
May Maurer
Rebekah Mite Society
Sam Hoover
Clinton Street
South Muscatine
Mrs. Patterson Shingledecker
Moscow
Royal Neighbor
F. A. Maurer
John Garvin
Illinois City
J. S. Bowlby
Conesville
Cyrus Overman
West Liberty
T. F. Beveridge
Mulberry Street
Washington
Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch
J. H. Baker
Cone
City
H. Strong
East Ninth Street
M. A. Campbell
Silver Crescent
Burlington
E. H. King
West Fourth Street
E. A. Holbrook
Lincoln, Neb
L. H. Mumphrey
Cedar Rapids
Chas. Lorenz
West Sixth Street
Oxford
Iowa Avenue
Chestou Street
Jas, Cotter
West Second St
Veryone
Toben, Malone & CO
W. 2d St
S. Cohen
Trinity Rectory
Citizens’ Railway Park
Desota
Chas. H. Gobble
Anson
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