South Muscatine Notes of Snowy Sleigh Ride
South Muscatine reports a lively sleighing evening with young residents riding through the city from Miss Eth Gracratt's home at 624 Wallace. The town also records the death of two children from whooping cough, including Van Laningham, age 22 months, a five week illness ending in a Sunday funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Muscatine
Ethoel Gracratt
Wallace Street
Frank Kemper
Semper Fidelils Society
Milford Congregational Charch
Frank Faulkner
Grace Faulkner
South Silings
Erica
Relpe
Davenport
Aura
Grace
Butler
Herghey Avenue
Henry” ‘Hespler
Marshalltown Old Soldiers
Muscating
M. G. Stroh
Milex Avenue
Preumonta
John Ler
Dewey Avenue
Arden
Robert
Clyde Terry
Fredonia
Bay District
Amos
Mira
John Kemp
Grandview Avenus
Misa Ida Appel
Grandview Avenuo
Nichola
VanLaningham
Mra
Frank VanLaningham
Sealey Avenue
J. W. C. Henning
Oregon Street
Huttry
Glen Vanbaningham
Pearl
Maggie VanLaningham
John Robes for City Sexton March 3 1918
Political advertisement urging support for John Robes Independent ticket candidate for City Sexton. Claims 17 years cemetery work and 3 years in office. Questioning need for change and urging voters to consider cemetery outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Graebner
Vate
Yours Truly
John Robes
City
Sexton
Health concerns rise in South Muscatine children
In Greenwood cemetery plans, a note warns whooping cough is prevalent among South Muscatine children with several serious cases reported. Despite unusually healthful weather, the disease holds a heavy grip on local youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Cemetery
South Muscatine
Governors appoint Gettysburg celebration commission
Governor Toner names George F Baer of Reading Railway and John P Green retired vice president of Pennsylvania to the Pennsylvania commission to arrange the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The group includes Philadelphia and Philadelphia related officials and aims to involve nearly all states in the July celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Apparata
Gettysburg
Philadelshhia
George F. Baer
Reading Railway
John P. Green
Pennsylvania Company
Toner
Pennsylvania Commission
Battle of
Money Trust Probe Shapes Banking Power and Rules
A congressional panel reports a defined money trust exists in the United States, linking J. P. Morgan & Co and George F. Baker and James Stillman with major New York banks. It details interlocking interests, large resources, and widespread control of securities, railroads, and credits, warning of peril to institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Banks of
McMorran
Stock Exchange
Gpicudus
Bualnesa
United States Steel Corporation
Constata
J. P. Morgan & Company
George F. Baker
James Stillman
Firet National Bank
National City Bank
National Bank of Commerce
Chase National Bank
New York City
Messrs. Isohn, Loeb & Co
Itiner Group
Chicago
Inper Group
First National Bank
Illinois Trust & Savings Bank
Continental and Commercial National Bank
Kinseine Inient & Company
White, Weld & Company
Harvey Fisk & Sons
Jana
Messrs. Lee, Higginson & Company
Thorn
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Huttig
Huttig Manufacturing CO
Llionif
Tuens
van Laningham
Gough
Bemiper Widelis Club
WIM
Mr and
Mes
Weank Vinnlaningtien
John Kobes
Penna
Commission
Money Trust
Lee, Higginson & Co
Kidder, Peabody and Co. Withhhree
Beeton
R O, Kranz
San Florist& Seedsman Store
Towa
Avenue
Hershey State Bank
Thersney State Bank
Reaone Pe Ork
Muscatine
Iowa
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