Double Track on Rock Island Expected
Davenport Democrat notes railroads seek mutual savings and anticipates Milwaukee using Chicago Rock Island and Pacific tracks from Davenport to Columbus Junction. It argues the C R L and P Southwest division will be double tracked to handle traffic for both lines, given heavy Milwaukee and Chicago to Kansas City flows and the CRI P’s near capacity.
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Davenport
Milwaukee
Rock Island and Pacific
Columbus Junction
Southwest Division
Chicago
Kansas City
J. D. club to entertain ladies at dinner party
The J. D. club will host a dinner party Wednesday evening at Charles Little's West Hill home for its lady friends. Members include Robert Edgerton Horace Husted Homer Junkin Raymond Titus George Ney Maynard Thompson Fay Bennison Chas Little and Henry Sawyer.
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J. D
Charles Little
West Hill
Robert Edgerton
Horace Husted
Homer Junkin
Raymond Titus
George Ney
Maynard Thompson
Fay Bennison
Chas. Little
Henry Sawyer
Afternoon Reception at West Second Street Residence
Mrs. I B Richman Mrs D C Richman and Miss Helen Green hosted a 3 PM reception for Miss Mary Clark of Des Moines at the Richman Dillaway home on West Second Street. About 75 guests attended as carnations and azaleas provided the decor with local artists performing music and recitations before refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Richman
West Second Street
D. C. Richman
Helen Green
Mary Clark
Des Moines
Will Dillaway
City education board: Hunt Morgridge Appel to serve out terms
President J B Hunt and directors Morgridge and Appel of the city board of education will continue to serve their terms. A Journal reporter asked Dr G O Morgridge if the hold-over members planned to resign, and he stated their intention.
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Ing
Board of Education
Schoos
Henry Franklin
J. B. Hunt
Morgridge and Appel
City Board of Education
Journal
G. O. Morgridge
Conger to Be Greeted by Des Moines G A R Post
Des Moines reports Major FE H Conger United States minister to China is a member of Crocker Post G A R. The post has begun plans for a grand reception when he returns home.
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Des Moines
FE. H. Conger
United States
China
Crocker Post, G. A. R
Four Iowa officers among army recommendees
Des Moines reports that Adjutant General Byers, at McKinley’s inauguration, limited Iowa’s regular army commissions to four: Captain Creger of Cherokee serving in the Philippines, Lieutenant Lincoln of Ames in San Francisco returning from the Orient, Major Hume of Des Moines as assistant inspector general of the Iowa National Guard, and Captain Worthington of Des Moines a longtime guard leader.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Byers
McKinley
Washington
Creger
Cherokee
Philippines
Lincoln
Ames
San Francisco
Orient
Hume
Iowa National Guard
Worthington
Guard
England Indorses America Note on China Pressure
London reports that Lord Lansdowne informed Secretary Hay England endorses the Washington note and urges allies to protest China negotiating with any power during the joint occupation of Chinese territory. Diplomats await clarity on the note’s exact terms before judgment.
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America
London
Lord Lansdowne
Hay
England
China
Washington
Diplomats See No Plan To Halt Russian North China Move
Rumors in political circles claimed England and America agreed on a heroic program to check Russian aggression in northern China. Older diplomatists dismissed the idea as unlikely. General view held that Lord Lansdowne and Secretary Hay gave no sign of resisting Russian encroachment beyond the Great Wall.
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England
America
China
Lord Lansdowne
Hay
Great Wall
Collapse Seen as Insurrection Weakens in Philippines
Washington reports a Manila cable from General MacArthur stating General Marian de Dies with four officers and fifty seven men surrendered at Naic. The surrender signals a collapse of the uprising with overall archipelago conditions improving and arms captures continuing since January 1.
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Washington
MacArthur
Manila
Marian de Dies
Naic
Ed Campbell Dies in Fairfield at 81
Former Democratic leader Ed Campbell of Iowa died at his Fairfield home at 2 40 Saturday morning. Cause was senile gangrene from a blood clot in the main artery of the right leg. He had just passed his eighty first birthday and had enjoyed unusually good health after a heroic operation four years earlier.
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Fairfield
Ed. Campbell
Erosion Devours Yorkshire Coast from Bridlington to Spurn Head
A historical notice recalls rapid coastal erosion along the east coast. The coastline retreats about six feet per year, with cliffs forty feet high losing hundreds of feet over decades. Spurn Head shows the greatest loss as villages once thriving near Navenspur and Kilnsea faded beneath the sea, signaling future danger to Grimsby.
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Yorkshire
Bridlington
Spurn Head
Edward I
Navenspur
Henry II
Edward IV
Kiln Sea
Humber
Grimsby
Local notices and minor incidents in Fruitland area
Mrs. Wm Swisher and daughter Flossy visit relatives in Fruitland. Miss Edna Brown remains in danger after a worsening condition. M Shaw relocates barber shop to Mackey's clothing store with 15 cent haircuts. Deputy Iowa City marshal visits to take Fred Tetler back. family trouble cited. A J Othmer bitten on hand by a young dog. doctor says no serious harm expected.
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Iowa City
Fred Tetler
Epworth Leaguers Offered Califonia Trip Info Via Burlington
Send your name and address to receive a lavish folder with full information about Epworth League travel to San Francisco for the July meeting. The brochure details round trip Burlington route tickets from Sioux City or Omaha to San Francisco for 45 dollars, travel via Denver and Salt Lake City, and tips for cheapest and most comfortable journeys. J Francis, general passenger agent, Burlington Route, Omaha Nebraska.
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California
Burlington
San Francisco
Sioux City
Omaha
Denver
Salt Lake City
J. Francis
Neb
They Wanted Him Says Employers Valued Him
An unnamed speaker recalls being valued by employers who offered a large reward when he departed. The remarks imply a valued position and a significant incentive tied to his leaving.
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