Commencement Officers of the 90 Class and Alumni Reception
Muscatine High School nears graduation with June 8 ceremony. Principal Schall guides faculty in shaping remarks while seniors prepare roles for a program featuring Carl Ross as president and Robert McCampbell historian. Alumni reception planned for June 15 at the high school with S. R. Fox as president and Katherine Hayes secretary.
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Carl Ross
Robert McCampbell
Robert Edgerton
Mabel Hoffman
State University
S. R. Fox
Katherine Hayes
W. F. Bishop
G. M. Titus
Eva Johnson
Henry Jayne
Elmer S. Batterson
Governor Shaw Selects Four Men for Iowa History Work
Governor Shaw consulted State Historical Society curators and supporters before choosing four young men devoted to Iowa history to assist in the society’s work and future projects.
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The
State Historical Society
Shaw
Iowa
Messrs
Regents and curators named for state university society
A board including Richman Byers Boyd and Bicknell plus Harvey Ingham of Algona and four Iowa college representatives will guide the society. Legislature funds of 2000 dollars are allotted for two years to expand work and improve access to collected materials for students. A June meeting at the university will plan the future and the society will use rooms in the new collegiate building. Curators appointed by the governor include Ingham Boyd Parrish Byers Richman Macy Rood Stanton.
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Harvey Ingham
Algona
W. R. Boyd
Cedar Rapids
L. W. Parrish
Cedar Falls
H. W. Byers
Harlan
Irving B. Richman
Muscatine
Frank W. Bicknell
Des Moines
Jesse Macy
Grinnell
H. H. Rood
Mr. Vernon
E. W. Stanton
Ames
Clam Shells Labor and Supply Tightening
D. A. Willis, owner of a New York button factory, reports over forty workers and ongoing shell production after a recent strike. He notes shells now travel farther to reach factories, freight costs rising, and no expected price increase with winter. Shell gatherers are stockpiling to meet future demand.
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New York
D. A. Willis
Journal
Willis
Fire Department Prepares Annual Parade and Festivities
Fire department representatives plan a morning parade at ten o clock with uniforms and regalia. The schedule includes music, hose house inspections by the chief and city council, an Armory dance in the evening, and free admission for firemen in uniform. Independent companies invited to join in the celebrations.
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Fire Department
A Matter of Interest in Muscatine Population
Muscatine reports a population around 15 000 with only 32 births in the year. The birth rate averages about two per thousand, far below France and Russia. The piece notes the contrast with the death rate and questions preservation of growth amid immigration.
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Muscatine
France
Russia
Whitcomb Blackwell Wedding Recalled for Family Bereavement
Invitations for Adele Whitcomb of Chicago and Warren Blackwell of Omaha have been recalled after the death of Mrs. A P Kelley of New York, mother of bride Mrs. George P Whitcomb. The ceremony will be private at 3625 Grand Boulevard Chicago on the 24th inst. with relatives in mourning.
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George P. Whitcomb
A. P. Kelley
New York
Adele Whitcomb
Chicago
Warren Blackwell
Omaha
Grand Boulevard
Bees Swarm Captured at Giesenhaus Grocery Corner
A swarm of honey bees settled near Second and Cedar streets around 8:30 this morning. The queen led the swarm onto the Giesenhaus grocery building and owner Mr. Giesenhaus captured it with a roof box after coaxing.
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Second
Cedar Streets
Giesenhaus
Mr. Giesenhaus
Missing Love Affair Shocks Sioux City Leader
W C McNamara president of the Nebraska and Gulf railway seeks to marry a girl reportedly kept prisoner by her father J J McAllister. Authorities cannot locate either parent for habeas corpus, with hints the girl may be in a convent in Dubuque Iowa. The case alarms Sioux City and Dakota City observers.
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Sioux City
Iowa
W. C. McNamara
Nebraska & Gulf Railway
J. J. McAllister
Nebraska
McNamara
Dakota City
Neb
McAllister
Dubuque
Buller Reports Occupation of Dundee in May Dispatch
London dispatch notes Buller saying Dundee is occupied at 1 p m on May 15. About 2 500 of the enemy departed yesterday for Glencoe and the Kaffirs claimed plans to go to Laings Nek. Nearly every house in Dundee reported looted.
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London
War Office
Buller
Dundee
Glencoe
Laings Nek
Tragic Family Slaying Strikes Tremont Area
Tremont Illinois May 15. Mrs Thomas Moser a farmer's wife and four children found dead in bed with throats cut from ear to ear. Moser husband missing.
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Illinois
Tremont, Ill
Thomas Moser
Moser
Senator Clark Resigns from U S Senate
Washington May 15 Special Senator Clark of Montana announced his resignation from the United States Senate.
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Washington
Clark
Montana
United States Senate
Opera House Fire Insurance Adjusted in Ft. Madison
Insurance representatives finished adjusting Ebinger Grand fire losses in Ft. Madison Iowa. Contents of the opera house and Ebinger household goods were total loss. Ebinger had 800 on household goods and 2000 on opera house interior furnishings. Building insured for 9000, payout 7243.41 since loss not total. Ebinger may rebuild though timing is undecided.
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Opera House
Ft. Madison
Iowa
Ebinger
Susan Ward Located in Fort Madison After Disappearance
Susan Ward, missing since February 20 from Rutledge Missouri, was found in Fort Madison Iowa on May 12 by Chief Barr. She is described as a half-witted witness sought for an important criminal case in Rutledge, living with a private family in the prison hollow.
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Ft. Madison
Susan Ward
Rutledge
Fort Madison
Chief Barr
Knox County
Privy
Lawyers Charged with Stackmail in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Iowa May 14 The upcoming district court term is awaited with interest as sensational developments are expected Many foresee disbarment of several attorneys A band of lawyers is accused of blackmailing saloonkeepers since Iowa prohibition began A saloonkeeper allegedly tried to blow up a lawyer s home The judge plans a thorough investigation aided by leading attorneys to clear the atmosphere
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Stackmail
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
District Court
Boy Drowns in Keokuk Canal
In Keokuk Iowa on May 12 three year old Howard Metzges drowned while playing near boats on the canal. He was missed at 2 30 pm by his father who began dragging the water and the body was recovered at 3 pm. An inquest returned an accidental drowning verdict.
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Keokuk Canal
Keokuk
Howard Metzges
Principal of High School Resigns in Keokuk
Keokuk Iowa May 12 George Edward Marshall longtime high school principal resigns after sixteen years to pursue university extension work He is noted as a strong educational and Episcopal church figure with many friends wishing him success in his new undertaking.
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Keokuk
George Edward Marshall
Marshall
Missing Drafts Recovered in Waterloo Iowa
Missing drafts worth over $5,000 have been recovered after a junk dealer in Burlington found a letter with unpaid drafts among a carload of rags. The dealer sent the letter to the purchaser in Waterloo at the Commercial National Bank, ending nearly two months of mystery.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Commercial National Bank
Burlington
Afraid to Face Parliament in Rome
Rome May 15 reports a likely no meeting of the chamber of deputies as the new parliament bill is unfinished. The government aims to delay until it can arrange with the opposition to avoid laws when debate rules are enforced. The opposition plans to persist in obstruction to spur expulsions.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Julius Courtney Acquitted in Strychnine Murder Trial
Memphis Missouri May 12 Julius Courtney acquitted of killing William Hill by strychnine last January after a weeklong trial. Defense contends Hill did not die from strychnine.
Convention Considers Erie Canal Improvement Campaign
A convention of commercial associations meets in New York to weigh advocating a statewide drive. The proposed Erie Canal improvement would require a $62,000,000 appropriation and aims to educate the public about the plan.
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New York
Deaths at Iowa City Iowa in May
Henry Selvogel a pioneer of 34 years in Iowa City died at his home. He was a stone mason and active in the German Aid Society leaving a wife. Robert OBrien of Coralville also died last evening after arriving in Iowa in 1866. A Civil War veteran of the Eighty fifth Indiana volunteers he left a wife four daughters and one son.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Henry Selvogel
German Aid Society
Robert O’brien
Coralville
Eighty-fifth Indiana Volunteers
Illinois State Medical Association Opens Fifteenth Convention
The fifteenth annual convention of the Illinois State Medical Association opens in Springfield on May 15 and runs through May 18 with nearly 500 physicians from across the state attending. Dr. Harold Moyer of Chicago delivers the opening address.
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Springfield
Ill
Ilinois State Medical Association
Harold Moyer
Chicago
City Election Opens In Atlanta With Reform Question
Atlanta voters face a special city election today to decide the reform question while state and county primaries are also in progress. Local polling places and officials oversee the ballot as residents cast votes.
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Atlanta
Quick Justice In Keokuk Letter Theft Case
Wm. Boyd was caught stealing a letter and brought before Judge Shiras. He received a hearing and at 11 o clock was sentenced to fifteen months in the pen.
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Keokuk
Wm. Boyd
Shiras
Undertakers Examination in Iola Kansas
In Iola Kansas on May 15 the Board of Health is holding examinations to inquire into the qualifications of local undertakers.
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Iola
Kan
Board of Health
Dividends Reported Across Several Firms
The St Paul and Duluth Railroad paid 3 percent dividend in St Paul. The Pullman Car Company issued a 2 percent quarterly dividend in Chicago. Cambria Iron and Steel paid 50 cents per share in Philadelphia. United States Express Company declared 1 1/4 percent in New York. States Rubber Company paid a 2 percent quarterly dividend.
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St. Paul
St. Paul and Duluth
Chicago
Pullman Car Company
Philadelphia
Cambria Iron and Steel Company
New York
United States Express Company
United States Rubber Company
Thornton Launched at Trigg shipyard in Richmond
The torpedo boat Thornton was launched at the Trigg shipyard in Richmond on May 15. Sponsor Miss Mary Thornton Davis of Worcester, Massachusetts, is a grand-niece of Captain James S. Thornton, former executive officer of the Kearsarge in its victory over the Alabama off Cherbourg. Relatives of Admiral Thornton of Boston attended.
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Richmond
Thornton
Trigg
Mary Thornton Davis
Worcester
Mass
Jamess. Thornton
Kearsarge
Alabama
Cherbourg
France
Admiral Thornton
Boston
No-To-Bac Promised to End Tobacco Use
Advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a cure to quit tobacco easily and forever. Claims improved vitality and strength for men, with a money back guarantee and free sample offer.
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Kuwely Co
Culcaso
New York
Love and Deception at a Social Gathering
Judith confronts Ellington Lewis over his coolness toward her friend Lillian Morrison. A late night balcony reunion reveals past love, a buried secret, and a tense confession as guilt and desire collide during a mansion party.
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Judith
Miss Morrison
Lillian Morrison
Lillian
Ellington
Love and Regret in a Moonlit Balcony Scene
In a moonlit garden a man declares love and departs after a lover’s plea to release him. The woman debates renouncing him while masking her identity, then discovers Judith is the rival. She forgives, letting him go, as the night’s beauty masks the sorrow and awakening.
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Judith
Lillian
Egypt
Goodby
Lewis
Chicago News
Iowa Central Excursions-1900 Meet Ticket Sale Notice
The Iowa Central Railway announces greatly reduced ticket rates for multiple 1900 gatherings. Destinations include East St. Louis North Manchester Sioux Falls Waterloo Keokuk Kansas City Marshalltown. For sale dates times and further details contact Iowa Central agents or Geo. S. Beatty G P T A.
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Iowa Central Railway
East St. Louis
Illinois
North Manchester
Ind
Sioux Falls
S. D
Supreme Lodge
Operative Millers of America
Keokuk
Iowa
Tenth District
Christian Endeavor Union
Iowa Central
Geo. S. Beatty
Marshalltown
Sultan of Johore Adorns State Dress With Diamonds
In his state clothes the sultan of Johore wears diamonds worth £2,400,000. His collar epaulets girdle and cuffs sparkle with precious stones in a display of royal plenitude.
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Johore
High Standard Farm Machinery Store Announcement
M. Benham promotes a broad inventory of farm machinery and supplies from leading makers. The display includes plows, planters, binders, wagons, buggies, windmills, tools, and a new farmers hardware section with prepared help for customer service.
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Moline Plow Co
D. Bradley Mfg. Co
X Ray Sulky and
Rock Island
Planet, Jr
M. Benham
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Schall
J. B. Richman
Fire Boys
Armory
Riage
Erie Canal
Ellington Lewis
Mus. Lumber @& Box Co
East Second Street
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