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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1909

Page

5

East Hill Cast Hill Bursts into New Steel Stamp Factory

L G Young of Scott street has run a steel stamp factory for nearly five years. He is enlarging with a new brick building 30 by 16 feet to increase work and employees. The plant makes steel stamps for major US firms and last year earned over 3000 dollars. He also makes steel letters stock markers and key checks with plans to add machinery.

L. G. Young Scott Street Young United States

Y W C A Notes and S S L Club Meeting

Y W C A notes announce the S S L club will meet this evening with full attendance expected. The health class led by Miss Wilson will have regular classwork at 8 o clock. The High school branch held a jubilation after their business meeting with games and refreshments. Miss Pelasheva, assisting at the Y this summer, will arrive early next week amid anticipation by many friends.

Miss Wilson The Y. W

Miners Win Wage Fight In Southern Iowa District

An arbitration board in Judge McHenry's Des Moines courtroom granted machine miners substantial wage increases after an all day session. The panel, W H McHenry, W D Tisdale, and L T Richmond, affirmed a long standing claim that machine miners earned less than pick miners for equal labor.

Des Moines Iowa Arbitration Board

Kern Reappointed Regimental Quartermaster by Col Howell

Capt Harry Kern receives reappointment as regimental quartermaster of the Fifty Fourth Iowa National Guard by Col Ralph P Howell, with Irvin Pepper named battalion adjutant. Kern, longtime guard officer, began in 1892 and has served continuously, earning unusual honors for a reappointment. Pepper resigns as second lieutenant of Company C due to time constraints. Howell calls his selection a valuable staff appointment.

Harry Kern Ralph P. Howell Muscatine Irvin S. Pepper Kern F. W. Bishop Fifty-Fourth Regiment Iowa National Guard Jacksonville Spain Company C Col. Bishop Col Howell National Guard Pepper

A O U W Grand Lodge to Meet in Burlington Three Day Session

The A. O. U. W. grand lodge will hold a three day session in Burlington beginning Tuesday May 11. Delegates from Muscatine Lodge No 10 include S L Johnson and about ten to sixteen others. A class of 150 will be initiated Monday evening with Fred Walton of Muscatine guiding the ceremony.

A. O. U. W. Lodge K. P. Hall A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge Burlington Muscatine Lodge S. L. Johnson Grand Lodge Fred Walton Muscatine William Narvis Fred Beitel E. H. Dolsen L. R. Green William T.milmer William Hingst George Wiles John Reay John Tillie

College Chaplain Takes Poison in Belief of Insanity

Canon Arthur W. Behrens, 35, chaplain at St. Alban's school for boys in Galesburg Illinois, killed himself with carbolic acid after a period of ill health and fear of insanity. He woke his wife and said he had taken poison and wished to die. Born in Indiana and raised in England, a coroner's jury ruled death by poison while temporarily insane.

Galesburg Ill Arthur W. Behrens St. Alban’s School Indiana England

Nicaragua Wants Fight Escalates Tension in Central America

Panama May 7 The Central American situation grows more complex as news arrives from travelers and officials about Nicaragua seeking confrontation, signaling rising regional strain and potential diplomatic challenges.

Panama Central America

Nicaragua Presses Invasion Through Honduras

In Panama dispatches it is stated that Nicaragua, despite American warship vigilance in Nicaraguan waters, continues efforts to invade El Salvador via Honduras. General Zelaya, president of Nicaragua, has numerous troops on the Chinandega coast and on the frontiers with Costa Rica and Honduras.

Panama Nicaragua Salvador Honduras Zelaya Chinandega Costa Rica

Rexall Orderlies Promise Free Trial for Constipation

An advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as a pleasant candy like remedy for constipation. It offers to furnish the medicine free if users are not satisfactorily benefited and notes two sizes priced at 10 cents and 25 cents from The Rexall Store.

Rexall

Big Hearted Jim Brings Strong Heart Interest Tale

In a rare strong western drama, the play Big Hearted Jim opens in Grand on May 9 with a sheriff of Medicine Lodge as the central figure. The production features special scenery and a noted presenting company delivering a bold heart story.

United States West Jim Medicine Lodge

Committee Orders House Demolished as Unsafe

A city council committee to remodel a Cedar Street property in Muscatine ordered Charles Clifford and son to demolish the building between Second and Third streets. The 60 year old landmark was deemed unsafe due to frail foundation making reconstruction impossible. Fred Clifford attended the meeting as operations had been halted and the investigation began.

Ress, Holmes Bersch Leu Grossklaus Ryan Charles Clifford and Son Cedar Street Second Third Street Muscatine Fred Clifford

Indoor track meet tragedy shocks Seattle crowd

During the Seattle Athletic Club indoor meet last night spectators were knocked into a pit fifteen feet below. The incident left many injured as authorities investigated the cause of the fall and the safety of the venue.

Seattle Athletic Club

Thirty Hurt at Seattle Armory Balcony Collapse

A balcony railing collapse at the new State armory in Seattle injures about thirty people, many seriously, during a May event. Fire crews and medical teams attend the scene as authorities begin investigations into the fall.

Seattle, Wash New State Armory

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the Ruthenberg Clothing Co the Store of the Town East Second Street Ers J. E. Bishop Quality Grocery Oxfords For Women Ineichen Casper West Second Street East Hill Regi Colonel—Long F. Blanke Rudd Coffe C. F. Buanke Tea and Coffee CO St. Louis, U. S. A Er Aay Eda Eblanks Spallerson Stores ASW. Conventig A. W. Behrens St. Alban's East 2Nd St Gormittee Orders Sults Post Seattle Scheetz Anata
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