Second Marriage of Jessie Beckwith Recalls Elopement
Muscatine readers recall the sensational elopement of Buss Jessie Lincoln Beckwith, Lincoln's granddaughter, with Warren W. Beckwith of Mount Pleasant. The couple wed again in Manchester Vermont, witnessed by immediate family, amid a tale of romance, separation, and a later divorce. The new union pairs Jessie Lincoln Beckwith with Frank Edward Johnson, a Norwich geographer tied to the National Geographic Society, in a summer home ceremony Tuesday.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Buss
Jessie Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Warren W.beckwith
Mt. Pleasant
Beckwith
Manchester
Vermont
Alrs
Jessie Lincoln Beckwith
Robert, Todd Lincoln
Chicago
Abraham
Frank Edward, Johnson
Norwich
Gonn
Bidney Kingman Perkins
Johnson
National Geographic Society
Washington
Society Delle
James Young
Iowa Wesleyan
Miss Lincoln
Beebwith
Pullman Company
Cam. W. Beckwith
Mount Pleasant
Lincoln
Go without supper for great show at the Palace
The item invites audiences to the Palace for a five reel Cabaret night life scene at Murveys restaurant in New York. It promises a standout punch scene with the bursting of the great recess dam and touts this as a superior picture to The Juggernaut while noting a Metro program tomorrow with Howard Ester brook in Four Feathers and mentions 200 extra votes on Thursday.
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Murvey
New York
Recess
Metro
Howard Esterbrook
Beckwith Front Page Chicago Feature After Absence
Mr Beckwith went to Chicago for a day and appeared on the front page of a Chicago newspaper the day after the slopement. He returned to practice after missing one day and is now in Burlington. He has toured Muscatine by motor boat and car, and reports say he is in the state golf matches at Cedar Rapids. Dr Weaver will be at his office on W 2nd St tomorrow.
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Chicago
Beckwith
R Burlington
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
West Liverty
Basil Brock
Mt. Vernon
Clinton
Fred Abbott
Potter Sisters
Mattie
Clydel Martin
Bertha Parvin
Charles Kershner
Vivian
Marion
Ray Ingraham
R. Parsons
Des Moines
Parson
Erugenta Propst
Mima
Waterloo
Ames
Violet Starr
Ada Loomis
Wapello
Little Horace
Helen Parzybok
Vinton
Mrs
Luke dicGuire
Bishop Officer T1 South West Trail Route Announcement
Willam Bishop of Muscatine has been chosen as vice president of the South West Trail Association for Muscatine county. The new line from Chicago to Kansas City is expected to be heavily traveled and parts are already marked with the official S W mark. The route will run from Davenport to Washington Town and pass through this county, with designation by trail officials pending.
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Willam Bishop
Muscatine
South West Trail Association
Muscatine County
H. M. Metuger
S. W
County
President Wilson to spend summer at Cornish White House
President Wilson leaves Washington at midnight for the summer White House in Cornish New Hampshire arriving Friday afternoon. He plans rest but will stay in touch with Secretary Lansing and be consulted on significant press matters while accompanied by Secretary Tumulty and a group of stenographers.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Cornish
N. H
Flo
Taslyn
L. C
B. M. House
Roslyn
Lansing Ed
Preas
Tumultr
Burlington 100 Mile Dash Draws Top Auto Racers
Burlington January 23 1915 a two lap 100 mile race over a banked twelve foot turns course attracts stars Bob Burman Eddie ODonnell Tom Alley Joe Cooper and others The course is the world’s only licensed half mile track and the Triple A sanction is secured with Kennerdell overseeing management to ensure a serious event not a hippodrome
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Burlington
Ant Tate
Bob Burman
Eddie O'Donnell
Tom Alley
Joe Cooper
Burlington Tract
Burman
United States
American Automobile Association
Kennerdell
Iowa Bankers Meet Elect New Officers in Des Moines
The Iowa Bankers Association elected officers with Harry Blackburn of Des Moines as President W A Dexter of Topeka as Vice President Charles J Wobstlerg of Holstein as Treasurer and P W Mail of Des Moines as Secretary The keynote by Senator Lawrence Y Sherman of Illinois argued government exists only through private persons and rules guiding honest business Also speaking were William J Burns Allan D Albert and William B Harrison.
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Preas
Davenport
Iowa Bankers’ AsSociation
Harry Blackburn
Des Moines
W. A. Dexter
Tolego
Charles J. Wobtlerberg
Holstein
P. W.mail
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Ikinote
Statler
William J. Burns
Burns National Detective Agency
William B. Harrison
The
Oklahoma Pankers' Association
Allan D. Albert
Minneapolis
Darken Gray Hair with Q-Ban Color Restorer
Promises quick, natural darkening of gray hair using Q-Ban Color Restorer. Claims hair roots brighten, dandruff and itching eased, and hair growth promoted. States harmless, non sticky formula. money back if no darkening. Price a0¢ for large bottle from Nesper Drug Co. Muscatine Iowa, mail order available nationwide.
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Nesper Drug Co
Muscatine
Maill
German plan to armor Zeppelins with gun platforms
Dispatches from Germany report a Friedrichshafen meeting of aerial experts on adding gun platforms to future Zeppelins. The device would mount machine guns to deter enemy aircraft and defend Zeppelins from attacks such as the one over Belgium by British pilot Warneford, challenging Count Zeppelin’s theories.
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Associated Press
Basel
Switzerland
Paris
Germany
Friedrichshafen
German messages on airship defense and Warneford death
A report notes airships cannot be approached or attacked by aeroplanes. A second German message quotes Emperor William calling Aviator Warneford a brave enemy after his death.
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Germany
William
Warne-ford
Court of Honor Dues Notice
Members must pay dues to Mrs BE Sawyer at 2nd Street from 7 to 9 PM on Saturday night. Payment location Pantle Grocery 308 E Ind Street. Per order Ora A McSthaney.
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BE. Sawyer
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