Muscatine Bid Not To Be Acted Upon
County Attorney C R Stafford returned from Fort Dodge where he attended a state meeting of county attorneys. He predicted Muscatine would not be awarded the 1916 bar meeting with Waterloo and Council Bluffs as bidders. E W McManus of Keokuk was elected president and E J Wenner of Waterloo secretary. Prohibition enforcement was the main topic discussed.
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C. R. Stafford
Fort. Dodge
Sttorteys
Muscatina
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
E. W. MtaManue
Keokuk
E. J. Wenner
Hundred Million Dollars to Stay in America
Secretary Lane estimates American tourists spent about 100 million dollars or more in the United States this year, replacing European travel. Reports to the interior department indicate a large rise in visitors to western national parks compared with prior years.
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Associated Press
Washington, D
Europe
Lane
U.S
Interior Department
National Parks
West
Memorial Firemen Service set for Sunday June 27
A committee from each city fire company will meet at Greenwood Chapel Sunday morning June 27 to decorate graves of deceased firemen with flags markers and bouquets. Discussions at the Champion Hose House meeting covered Muscatine’s delegation to the state fire tourney on the 20th and 26th, but no action due to no hose company meetings since the appropriation vote. Plans will be discussed at the next monthly meeting.
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Greenwood Chapel
J. J. Brown
Champion
Sycamore Street
Muscatine
Joan Reed Released After Russia War Zone Arrest
Washington dispatch reports Joan Reed, American war correspondent, released after being arrested in Russia for entering the war zone without proper credentials. Reed had been detained while reporting from a restricted area and was later allowed to depart.
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Russia
Washington, D. C
Joan Reed
Market Prices for Fresh Produce and Preserves
A list of items including cucumbers cauliflower tomatoes new potatoes cabbage celery peas wax beans peaches apricots oranges bananas lemons and olives plus preserves and sweet pickles offered by Iten Products. Indicates a survey of standard produce and preserved goods available.
Release of permission reaches Petrograd with Marye report
Ambassador Marye reports the permission has arrived in Petrograd but omits details about Boardman and Robinson, the artist arrested with Reed. The note provides no further names or dates.
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Petrograd
Marye
Boardman
Robinson
Reed
Second Concert At Weed Park Sunday Muscatine Band
The Muscatine splendid concert band presents the second Sunday afternoon show at Weed Park next Sunday. Leader Mannhardt showcases a program with selections including Suppe Woodland, Ladders Sextette from Lucia, Duets from Verdi and Puccini. The lineup features pieces from Wagner Donizetti Verdi and a Boston Commandery finale.
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Weed Park
Muscatine
Splendid
Mannhardt
Sherman
Military
Suppe Woodland
Lucia
Donizettue
EVP
Suibs Lon Shadowland
Gilbert
Faust
Sees
Gownod
Boston Commandery
Carter
Henry Meyers Held by Frisco Police
Associated Press dispatch reports Henry Meyers alias Big Hank, arrested in San Francisco on charges tied to a February 1914 San Diego payoff scheme defrauding Henry Davis of 16000. He faces Buffalo fraud claims of 27009 and was linked to the gambling syndicate led by J C Maybray, per police.
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Associated Presa
Labrdin Emmwyp
San Francisco
Calif
Henry ‘Meyers
Big Hank
Henry Davis
San Diego
Buffalo
New York
Meyers
J.C. Maybray
Brazil customs receipts rise through early 1975
Statistics from Rio de Janeiro show Brazil’s customs receipts rising month by month. February to January gain 30 percent, March up 25 percent, and April up 5 percent over March. State railroad receipts for the first four months of 1975 exceed budget projections by 15 percent.
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Vansociated Press
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Auto Accident in Chicago Probed as Hearing Set
The case of Miss Lottie Briggs of Chicago J E Wicker of High Point Iowa and B Flack a Chicago chauffeur tied to a fatal automobile crash that killed O W Franklin of Burlington Iowa and Mrs Elvira Landahl Shepherd of Chicago was scheduled for a July 1 hearing Flack faces manslaughter charges while Briggs and Wicker are held as accessories Wicker and Briggs are free on bonds
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lottie Briggs
J. E., Wicker
High Point
Iowa
B. Plack
O. W. Franklin
Burington
Elvira Landahl Shepherd
Flack
Tassens Gers
Wicker
Miss Briggs
Conference With Bechtel on Levee Bonds in Davenport
City Attorney Charles P. Hanley and Secretary Metager of the Muscatine Levee Commission left for Davenport to confer with Bechtel Bonding on bonds for the 15.0 levee improvement. A levee commission meeting is expected that evening to report on the talks, after which plans for the construction work will be discussed. Trinity Guild will run a Moonlight Excursion on the steamer Sidney on June 29 with Chase's Orchestra.
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Charles P. Hanley
Metager
Muscatine Levee Commission
Davenport
Bechtel Bonding Company
Levee Commission
Trinity Guild
Sidney
Chase’s Orchestra
Chase
Ammunition for Carranza Troops Crossed Border
The shipment of ammunition clothing and shoes, halted at the border for customs clearance, was allowed to cross after a manifest was filed. The consignment was not for Villa forces but was destined for Carranza troops at Bavispe.
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Douglas
Ariz
United States
Villa
Carranza
Bavispe
Skilled workmen leaving arsenal for private munition jobs
Twenty machine shop workers and twenty five fuse department men resigned at the Frankford government arsenal. Officials cite higher pay elsewhere as the cause, signaling a manpower shortage that could worsen. The exodus includes workers and some officials, threatening production amid European war supply orders. Trinity Guild schedules a Moonney on June 29 with Chase's Orchestra.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Frankford
Day
Dernburg Reaches Berlin Saturday Evening
Dr. Bernhard Dernburg, returning from the United States aboard the Bergensfjord, has wirelessed relatives he expects to reach Berlin Saturday evening. He is to be called into consultation on Germanys forthcoming answer to the second American note on the Lusitania incident.
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Berlin
London
Bernhard Dernburg
United States
Bergensfjord
Dernburg
Locate Forest Fires With Aid of Aviator
Jackson Wisconsin June 25 Wisconsin forest service enlists a servic aviator to search for fires in the northern woods. A hydro aeroplane will be stationed at Traut Lake for aerial surveillance. The head of the state forestry department said a flight located a thirty mile fire area. Previously the view from a sixty foot tower covered the surrounding county.
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Jackson
Wis
Wisn Sin
Hydro
Traut Lake
M. G Forestry de H
Ma Fith
Yument
Ieretafore
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C. KR. Stafford
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Joan Rend
Standard Grocery Co
Rutherberg Clothing Co
Axan
Guarantes
Barnard’s Jewelry Store
Henry Meyers
Frisco Police
Brazill's. Customs Increa
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Investi
Gateon
Bechtel
Oxford
Gilson
Amifrench Lingerie
Amifrench
B. E. Lilly
Arsenal
Jira
Dernberg
Mulberry Ave
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