Black Diphtheria Claims A Victim In Blue Grass
In Blue Grass Iowa on March 24 Miss Gertrude Wunder age 13 years 7 months died of black diphtheria at home of her parents Mr. and Mrs J P Wunder. Despite care from nurse from Davenport and Dr Vandevere the disease proved fatal. She is survived by her parents two sisters Nellie and Elsie and two brothers Johnnie and Roy. Interment was in Blue Grass cemetery yesterday afternoon.
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Blue Grass
J. P. Wunder
Gertrude Wunder
Davenport
Vandevere
Nelson Potter
South English
Arthur Rynearson
Bellingham
Ill
Oliver Bosworth
Letts
Nellie Earp
Bellevue Hospital
Bertha Gray
George McAvoy
Sampson Street
Elizabeth Stortz
M. N
Wapello
Charles Clark
Mary Leitzer
Walter Hoyt
Fruitland
Walter Shellady
Lone Tree
George Barker
Henry County
Muscatine
South Muscatine
Wilton
M. Nangle
Russian Extradition Foe Wanders Chicago Seeking Work
Christian Rudovitz who avoided extradition to Russia on a murder charge claimed he was penniless and jobless. He said employers feared trouble if they hired him and that he was refused work once his identity became known. He had recently been saved from extradition by former Secretary of State Root.
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Chicago
Christian Rudovitz
Russia
Root
Delegates to be Chosen for Davenport Association Meeting
At Mulford Congregational church a Thursday evening meeting will adopt the church by laws and constitution and appoint delegates to the Davenport Association annual meeting in Anamosa in early April. The South Muscatine church will be reported as independent and ministers will visit for a recognition service.
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Mulford Congregational Church
Reorganized Church
Davenport Association of Congregational Churches
Anamosa
South Muscatine
Standard Bearers Society
Musserville M
Emma Silberhorn
Inez Harrison
Olive Branch School
Rock Island and Milwaukee Begin Spring Rail Improvements
Spring construction has begun on the Rock Island and Milwaukee lines with ballast carloads of gravel and rock shipped daily for roadbed repairs west of town. The Milwaukee road rapidly rises the Keystone bridge as maintenance continues and both lines extend the automatic block system from Chicago to Eldon, with 125 signal posts planned and about twenty workers now on site.
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Rock Island
Milwaukee Roads
Milwaukee Road
Rock Island Road
Chicago
Muscatine
Eldon
Hastings
Two Men Near Death In Iowa City Runaway Incident
At the Rock Island tracks near the south end of Dubuque Street two wagons were riven by runaway teams as an eastbound flyer passed. George Nelson a farmer and Thomas Jennings a laundryman were hurled off their wagons. Nelson injured in the back possibly spared the spine while Jennings suffered a scalp wound.
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Iowa City
Rock Island Tracks
Dubuque Street
George Nelson
Thomas Jennings
Nelson
Jennings
Abigail Ad Promo for Gold Medal Flour Ends
Abigail asserts mom used Gold Medal Flour and promises no better option, urging confidence in the brand. The message emphasizes quality and sameness, with a concise endorsement.
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Abigail
MarTua
Adventists to hold Mississippi River baptism next month
About twenty Ad ventists plan a open air baptism on the banks of the Mississippi in South Muscatine as soon as weather allows with the service near the Hoopes property. Remodeled Stewart hall ends meetings and city open air gatherings will occur this summer.
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Mississippi River
South Muscatine
Hoopes
Stewart Hall
Would you live in an unpainted house
Advertisement touts Linoleum Lustre as a cheap protective coating for linoleum and oil cloth floors. It claims to preserve color and pattern, resist wear, restore faded areas, and is easy to apply, drying quickly without being sticky. Sold by Kenosha Chemical Co. Recommends use on verandah woodwork and floors.
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Kenosha Chemical CO
Kenosha
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