Tragic Rainbow Interurban Deaths Linked to Lightning
A lightning driven pole fire near Rainbow caused 33 000 volt contact that killed conductor Charles Bink and bystander Charles Deweese during an interurban telephone hookup. Coroner's jury returned verdicts that Bink died of electric shock in the line of duty and Deweese died aiding him. Witnesses described a burning pole, a stalled car, and emergency actions that saved others from the live wire. Funeral notices and local traffic disruptions followed as the community mourned the double tragedy.
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Charles’ Deweese
Charles Bink
Rainbow
Electric
Ono
Deweese
Bink
Pleasant Prairie
Bisk
Muscatine Interurban Office
Muscatine
Tri-Cities
James Patterson
John Gray
John Miller
Severn
Charles Doweese
Russell Hubbard
Rainbow Crossing
Henry Albrecht
Benneath
Albrecht
Rom
Arnold Exo
Rainbow Station
Win Blanchard
Bady
Dowoese
A. R. Leith
Wilton
Efe
Donease
Taenere
Charley Dowoese
East End
Lfe
Agnes Strohbehn
Sweetland
Ine
Sky Produces Optical Tricks Over Iridescent After Rain Sky
A sky phenomenon observed after a heavy rain last evening between six and eight o'clock produced coppery illumination that blinded the sun unseen. Objects appeared dreamlike as colors intensified with green swords and red hues becoming startlingly bright. The eerie effect lingered into the night before fading. Want ads note roomers.
Patriotism to Become a Study in School Conference
The county school boards prepare for a Monday meeting to set salaries for next year amid war-driven cost pressures and discuss building repairs, library plans, and patriotism teaching. The Saturday preliminary conference lists speakers on hiring, fuel, sanitation, consolidation, and playgrounds. Cora Ferguson receives final discharge after a 1915 theft conviction and 1917 parole.
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Court House
E. D. Bradley
Ealy
Denon
Chase Shepard
Sweetland
Jno
Shoulz
Fruitland
Frank Lindle
Goshen
H. H. Fullerton
P. I. Carroll
Wilton
Henry Fitchner
Fairport
H. P. Mason
Joseph Gibbs
Lake
A. Allbee
Fulton
Cora Ferguson
Board of Parole
Notice to Contractors for School House Erection
Notice is given that scaled proposals for erecting a school house in District No 4 Bloomington township Muscatine county Iowa will be received by the undersigned at his home in said township until 1 o clock p m Friday July 19 1918 The board may reject any or all bids Plans and specifications may be seen at the secretary s home or the county superintendent s office June 21 1918 H T Hucke Jr Secretary Muscatine R R 3
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Bloomington Township
Muscatine County
Iowa
Lemon Juice For Freckles Ad Offer
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white for a quarter pint of freckle lotion. Grocers and drug stores supply three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and to whiten skin. Harmless.
Miss Morence Fulmer Buried at Greenwood
Funeral services for Miss Morence Clara Fulmer, who died last Saturday at 2021 Mulberry Ave, were held this afternoon. Services began at her home then moved to First Baptist Church, with the girls Sunday school class as pallbearers. A graveside service followed at Greenwood under Rev. Rogers's charge.
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Fulmer
Morence Clara Fulmer
Mulberry Ave
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Greenwood
Rogers
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R. A. Pole
Charles Doweesons
Feustal
George Feustal
Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Chapel
Trinity Choir Boys
G. W. Hill
Mae Marsh
Bill Parsons
Billy’s
SKY
Nabe
BBC
Coon & Fisher Grocers
Sam Croakast
International News Service
George McManus
Maggie
Dolly
H. T. Hucke, ‘Jr
Muscatine, R. Rf
Edison
Maine
American Savings Bank
Shallenberger
Hns
Shailenberger
aApybascian
J. F. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Chicago, IL
Hayes
West Second St
Davenport, In
Miss Smith
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