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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1911
Page
4
A practical guide urges making a large savings deposit before spending. It advises setting a definite allowance, keeping careful records of income and expenses, and using the system to ensure consistent financial wins.
Miss Pearl Strong left for Davenport to visit at the Rosf home. Mrs W Prouss of Nichols went to Davenport to shop. Miss Anna Hobart returned to Rock Island from a Crabtree visit east of town. Mrs H Munroe of Traverse City Michigan returned home after visiting Mrs G C A Bartlett on Munroe Street. Mr and Mrs T J Stevenson returned to Chicago after visiting the Stein home on Chestnut. Mr and Mrs G A Spitz of Davenport returned home after visiting John Seitz on Oregon Street. Weed Park club hosts annual meeting Wednesday at the park clubhouse with officer elections and supper. Magentine Hive No 13 L O T M plans a Weed Park picnic Wednesday June 28 at 2 pm, lunch baskets requested. Mr and Mrs H Biles left Davenport after a few days at John Biles home on New Hampshire Street. Mr and Mrs John Reay of Grand View Avenue and Mr and Mrs C Schmeltzer of Iagte Front Street returned last night from Anamosa Iowa, visiting friends and inspecting the state reformatory.
Police raided a Green Street residence Saturday evening finding a young couple unprepared for the intrusion. They were unmarried and charged with cohabiting, taken to jail overnight and held. The man identified as Harl Brown and the woman as Maude Smith.
Miss Goudy of Marion led a morning session at the city high school auditorium on the art of story telling. She urged selecting noble tales to build literary material in children, noting stories preserve culture where writing is absent and that myths teach moral truths. Miss McNutt sang prior to the address with Miss Thompson at the piano, delivering Song of the Soul and An Irish Love Song.
Alden Stormont an Aledo Illinois resident and former New Kimball hotel bellhop drowned after cramp while diving from the Sidney excursion steamboat at Dubuque Iowa. He was about eighteen years old, worked on the Sidney, and his family in Aledo has been notified of the death.
Denver witnesses describe May 28 box party at a theatre and a hotel room confrontation. Henwood recounts Von Phul slapping Mrs Springer and her plea to retrieve letters. He says he bought a revolver the next day. Mrs Springer testifies to alleged violence and parental claims by Van Phul.
Friedrichshafen Germany June 26 Count Zeppelin aboard as the new Zeppelin dirigible Schwaben makes her maiden flight marking a milestone for air travel and airship engineering with prominent presence of Count Zeppelin on board.
Commissioner Dennett ruled the Alaska coal claims invalid, finding no legal standing and that claimants acted as joint investors rather than individuals. Secretary Wisher approved the decision. proceedings aligned with prior agreement to form a corporation and operate the field collectively.
The Davenport to Iowa City stretch grows as a motor way with cars streaming through Wilton. Yesterday about 100 machines passed, including Iowa City motorists to tours and Davenport travel parties. West Liberty travelers also used the road, while Chicago to Denver and Indianapolis to Lincoln routes were noted. Motor cycles frequent the route as a popular drive.
Police were called Saturday evening to the Muenz residence on Park Avenue when Bertha Muenz, a young woman, suddenly became demented and attacked several family members. She seized an iron and pursued a young man, who fled as others intervened to save him. The Commissioners of Insanity are investigating the case.
Walter George Miller and Miss Mabel Mary Paul were married this afternoon by Judge John A. Rowan. They reside in the area and plan to establish a home on a nearby farm.
The Mussentline fire department honored departed members with cemetery visits by committee members from each company. They assembled at Greenwood chapel and laid floral pieces and flags on each grave as a tribute to those who had passed away.
San Francisco June 26 The lesson committee report at the International Sunday school convention fronted a dispute over using non Bible material in Sunday school educational work The Washington meeting resolution is cited and the belief stated that Bible based lessons can include topical modern life ethics discussions via scriptural passages.
Joshua W. Satterthwaite aged 76 civil war veteran and former Iowa legislature member died at his daughter Mrs L B Neltieton’s home in Seattle Washington after 50 years of local public service He held high rank in Masonry and the funeral will be held here Thursday.
J Pierpont Morgan presented Emperor William with an autograph Luther letter to Charles V, for which Morgan paid $25,500. The Emperor immediately awarded Morgan the Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle in return.
Charles Brenner, a laborer, appeared before the Commission of Insanity. After a hearing he was adjudged insane and will be taken to the State Institution at Mt. Pleasant this evening.
Senate hearings on the Lorimer case feature witness testimony about the “right kind of a man” remark by Hines. Mr. Funk recounts conversations with Kohlsaat and mentions discussing with McCormick and others. A second inquiry is urged by West Side citizens in a protest resolution sent to the Senate.
Frank Schulte Chicago right fielder of the National League team secured a sense to marry Mabel Kirby with a ceremony set for this evening. All Cub regulars are now Benedict as he plans to wed before the eastern invasion and refute Connie Mack's claim that honeymoons and high class baseball cannot travel together.
Washington June 26 The senate judiciary committee voted eight to four to favorably report the nomination of Guy D Goff as district attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin after months of delay caused by Senator La Follette s protest that he had not been consulted.
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 26 A mechanic and father of nine, G C Marchal, despondent after a French legacy fell from 100000 to 1000, died this morning by his own hand. The tragedy highlights the claim’s drastic drop and its impact on a large family.
The Firefly was delayed over four hours en route to the east due to a washout on the Oskaloosa Branch at Westchester. A large strip of track was washed away by the heavy rainstorm as water surged along the right of way yesterday.
Minneapolis grain market notes closing prices for wheat contracts with figures and months listed, though many portions are garbled. Key entities include Minneapolis, dates in June, and specific price entries for various wheat futures.
Rev J Haefner of the Lutheran Zion church will travel to Oclwein Iowa for the Jugend Verein state convention. He will deliver an English address and seek membership support while there. Theodore Valentiner will fill the pulpit and assist in the German school during July to September.
Welsingford June 26. The Brinish-Swedish Mail steamer Bor I carrying 400 Stockholm excursionists was wrecked off Korpe Island in the outer Skerries today. It is not known here whether there were any fatalities.
A fire at the Union Oil company plant in Portland, Oregon, today is reported to have killed three firemen, with damage estimated at 260,000 dollars as flames continue to spread.
An explosion on the old barge Gumble in Port Arthur harbor caused one death, and a fire destroyed property valued at about 260000. The blast was felt for miles and damaged three barges and three oil warehouses at the Texas Companies dock.
Literary note on Clinton Scollard's Sunflowers from July Ainslee's and July Woman's Home Companion. The piece threads sunlit verse with social commentary on summer roles, noting men’s neglect in American families and observations about daily domestic life and distant social expectations.
Members of the Ministerial Association closed the summer session with no further meetings until September 1. Plans for union services were finalized and notices about a union gathering will be issued later in the week. The Presbyterian church will host outdoor services on unseasonable evenings at Meus of the church Jain.
An article argues households should ensure male relatives are not left isolated at night or through summers. It notes the risk of illness and calls for mothers or sisters to provide comfort, or families to arrange care when no women are present. It praises Katharine Fullerton Gerould and previews her Scribner stories. It ends with an ad touting Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, claimed essential for summer, sold by dealers.
Journal want ads offer two fifty inch roll top desks in good condition at 45 dollars each plus a typewriter desk two desk chairs a mimeograph a large platform scale wire chicken netting lumber ship lap and two horse or team capable spring wagon priced 126 dollars westward freight reductions apply watch for sale of household goods plane rugs and more call Watson Produce Co next to Fred Bowman or telephone 1142 Thos D Watson
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