Local City Notes and Visits Highlight Daily Roundup
Local residents George Kelly and Glen Miller visited the city yesterday while others returned home from shopping. Dr. Halstead and Dr. Norton advertise eye ear nose and throat services. A Maennercher excursion to Burlington set for next Sunday offers 75 cent adults and 40 cent children with an 8 am boat departure and a day of dancing.
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Glen Miller
Wilton
City
J. C. Miller
H. Luthney
Maennercher
Burlington
Muscatine to Consider Curfew for Minors
City Council instructed City Attorney Kammerer to draft an ordinance making it a misdemeanor for children under sixteen to be on streets after 9 pm in summer or 8:30 pm in winter. Chief Hoffman urged action to curb street walking among youths, noting youths under 12 were out until 11 or 12. Aldermen Wilson and Montgomery questioned enforcement of existing curfew for under 14.
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Muscatine
Kammerer
Hoffman
Wilson
Montgomery
Alderman Wilson
New Elbow Joint Created At Mercy Hospital
Iowa City surgeons at Mercy Hospital performed a pioneering elbow joint replacement for George Venter of Oxford, the first in Iowa and among the few in U S history. The operation, led by Drs Donovan Lampe and Peters, restored full mobility after years of deformity and casts.
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Iowa City
Iowa
George Venter
Oxford
Mercy Hospital
Donovan, Lampe
Peters
Venter
Weld
Laenas G. Weld
Department of
Mathematics
Iowa University
College of Liberal Arts
America
Canada
Europe
Homer R. Dill
Towa University
Laysan Island
Pacific Ocean
Iowa City Sokols Enter National Cedar Rapids Meet
The Sokols believe their young athlete Henry Souchek may be the youngest entrant at the Cedar Rapids national contests July 4 to 6. He is only 14, described as "some Turner."
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Sokols
Iowa City
Henry Souchek
Cedar Rapids
Family Reunion At Mediapolis Fourth of July
The Lindelius family plans a July Fourth reunion in Mediapolis with about seventy relatives expected. Mrs H Scherar of 905 Oregon Street will join, and Mr and Mrs C A Lindelius will host and provide entertainment for the gathering expected to draw attendees from other states. The event follows a first reunion held three years ago and aims to become an annual affair.
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Mediapolis
H. Scherar
Oregon Street
Scherar
C. A. Landelius
Painter With Clothes Afire Rescues Self by Descent
Pittsburg June 30. Chris Sinkas a 36 year old stack painter dangled 250 feet above ground from a burning rope as naptha and carbon oil set his clothes ablaze. He descended hand over hand to safety while trying to beat out flames, finishing severely burned on several parts but alive.
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Pittsburg
Chris Sinkas
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
East Pittsburg
Sinkas
Wapello Woman Dies After Operation At Blessing Hospital
Mrs J L Schrage wife of the local letter carriers superintendent died at Blessing hospital Quincy after an operation. Born in Muscatine she was 45. She leaves her husband three sisters and three brothers and is mourned by many in Wapello and Davenport where relatives reside. The funeral was at German Methodist church Wapello with Rev David Froeschle delivering the sermon. Interment followed in Wapello cemetery.
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J. L. Schrage
Wapello
Quincy
Illinois
German Methodist Church
Iowa
David Froeschle
Quincey Whig
John L. Schrage
Washington Street
Blessing Hospital
Muscatine
Schrage
Emma Bissinger
Charles Eversmeyer
Louis Eversmeyer
Nyaunghla
India
Edward Eversmeyer
Ila
A. J Williamson
Elizabeth Eversmeyer
Davenport
German Bethel M. E
Crippled Woman Fractures Hip in Home Fall
Mrs. Alec White of 401 Mulberry Avenue suffered a hip fracture yesterday after turning her foot while walking in the kitchen. She has been a cripple for years and is under medical care by Dr. A. J. Oliver.
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Alec White
Mulberry Avenue
A. J. Oliver
New York Denies Fireworks Permits to Most Applicants
Fire Commissioner Johnson reports 499 of 500 applicants for July 4 fireworks permits were refused for inadequate fire safety. One licensed seller required costly store alterations. Police also seized two tons of smuggled fireworks, to be destroyed.
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New York
N. Y
Johnson
FIGHT MOSQUITOS WITH DYNA
Residents of Kearney New Jersey experiment with dynamite to combat mosquitoes. Following Prof John Smith state entomologist plan to create ponds stocked with small fish to eat mosquito larvae. About 460 pounds of dynamite were used to create the ponds and the marsh surface was oiled to prevent insect escape.
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New York
N. Y
Kearney
N. J
Jertsey
John &. Smith
State to pension veterans in Hartford bill passage
The Connecticut House passed a bill to grant civil war veterans a $30 yearly state pension replacing a $1,000 tax exemption. The plan extends to widows and parents of soldiers and sailors with an estimated annual cost of at least $200,000. About 6,500 veterans exist. opponents warn veterans may relocate to obtain the pension while the Senate must act.
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Hartford
Conn
House of Representatives
Senate
Exie Dutton Returns Home After Visit
Miss Exie Dutton returns to her Burlington home after a brief visit with Miss Agnes Carter on East Eighth street.
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Ina Shaw
Gibson
Rock Island
Exie Dutton
Burlington
Agnes Carter
East Eighth Street
Bomb explodes as Eucharist procession passes Madrid street
In Madrid on June 29 a bomb exploded in a side street as the Eucharist procession moved along Calle Mayor. No injuries were reported and one arrest was made.
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Madrid
Calle Mayor
Chautauqua At Lone Tree 1A
Lone Tree hosts a six day Chautauqua July 18 to 23 with daily afternoon and evening programs. The lineup includes The Ricketts Orchestra, G E Weaver Chalk Talker, John Hector The Black Knight, Wick Trombonist, The Menely Quintette, Charles J Hill Lecturer, Kimsey Bass Soloist, Mrs Tangier Lecturer, C Durant Jones Lecturer, and Misses Buckingham and Jones Soloists. Tickets show strong progress toward success, as in Grinnell and other towns. Meanwhile Otis Elevator ends a two month labor dispute with a three year contract after a violent strike. One man was shot, over fifty assaulted, three indicted for assault with intent to kill.
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Lone Tree
Ricketts Orchestra
G. E. Weaver
John H. Hector
Black Knight
Wick Trombon
Menely
Charles J. Hill
Kimsey
Mrs. Tangier
C. Durant Jones
Buckingham and
Jones
Otis Elevator Company
Asault
Faculty Members Named by Board at Iowa University
Iowa City special report lists new faculty appointments at the state university. Geology chair to replace G F Kay, German department, and several assistants from universities including Wisconsin and Johns Hopkins. Bandmaster O C Van Doren elected. Board buys Coldren mansion site for women hall. Promotions include Paul S Pierce and J S S Gillin to professorships in political economy and sociology.
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Iowa City
Iowa University
Iowa State Board of Education
G. F. Kay
A. C. Trowbridge
University of Chicago
Francis W. Kracher
University of Wisconsin
W. F. Luebke
Kent J. Brown
University of Pennsylvania
Francis M. van Tuy
Denmark
T. R. Hazelrigg
Knox College
Galesburg
Florence I. Maher
Marshalltown
Mary F. Roe
Chicago
M. H. Teeuwen
Harvard Medical School
College of Medicine
I. ¢. Walker
Johns Hopkins
J. B. Hanson
University of Missouri
O. C. van Doren
Battle Creek
Coldren
Hall of Women
Medicine
Homeopathic Medicine
Paul S. Pierce
J. S.S. Gillin
Iowa
Lucy Cavaragh
James E. Booge
R. M. Stewart
George A. Chaney
W. L. Myers
Bitter Chicago strike ushers in historic labor clash
In Chicago in June a bitter strike unfolds as workers mount a major labor dispute. Details are scarce but the action signals one of the most acrimonious labor battles in city history.
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Chicago
Adler-ika touted as instant relief for stomach issues
F. T. Nesper, a local druggist at 129 East Second Street, promotes Adler-ika as a new German remedy that relieves constipation sour stomach or gas on the stomach almost instantly.
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F. T. Nesper
E. Second Street
No Lives Lost In Wilsonburg Mine Fire
Mine officials in Clarksburg West Virginia report no fatalities in the Chieftain mine fire at Wilsonburg though the blaze continues and threatens the mine. They suspect incendiary origin but offer no motive or culprit. Premature to assign blame as firefighters work to contain the burn.
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Wilsonburg
Clarksburg
W. Va
Chieftain
Clarksburg Coal Company
Land Opened to Settlers by Taft Proclamation
Taft signs proclamation opening about 600000 acres to settlement. Of this 150000 acres lie within the Fort Berthold Indian reservation in North Dakota, while 450000 acres are in Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian reservations in South Dakota.
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Taft
Washington, D. C
President Taft
Fort Berthel
North Dakota
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
South Dakota
Tragedy in cemetery ends in possible murder suicide
In Spencer Indiana on a Thursday a glass worker Owen Phillips from Fairmont Illinois sought to force his wife back. A note in his pocket said he would kill her and himself if she refused. Mrs Phillips, gravely wounded, may not survive tonight. She has three children from a prior marriage.
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Spencer
Indiana
Owen Phillips
Phillips
Fairmont
Ill
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