Bartender Is Exonerated After Davenport Death Inquest
A Davenport coroner's inquest returns a verdict that Bert Houston died from accidental causes. Doc Shaughnessy is cleared of blame after a scuffle rumors. witnesses include Captain Lightfoot of the Clipper and Davenport patrolman Adam Stafenbiel who describes Shaughnessy crying and wanting quick transport to St Luke's Hospital.
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Bert Houston
Muscatine
Bruhn
East Second Street
Davenport
Cyrus T. Darling
Chas. Lindholm
Charles Markus
Captain Lightfoot
Clipper
Houston
Lightfoot
Mauscatine
Capt. Lightfoot
Doc
Adam Stafenbiel
I W U Commencement Now Set For Iowa Wesleyan
Graduation exercises for the senior class at Iowa Wesleyan University Mt Pleasant are dated June 12 with events starting June 4 and running through the week. The twenty fifth anniversary conservatory festival features local and national musicians. The graduating class includes Ina Burker Norma Courts Ethel Cowan Florence Currier Iva Harshbarger Mary Hus. The May festival at Grace Lutheran drew a large audience and funds for the Ladies Aid treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Wesleyan University
Mt. Pleasant
Conservatory
A. Rommell
Pleasant
United States
Dr. Rommell
National Musical Society
College
Ina M. Burker
Norma M. Courts
Ethel M. Cowan
Florence Currier
Iva Harshbarger
Mary Hus
List of Names in Community Notice Read aloud
The passage lists a series of individuals including ton Mabel Larson Hattie Newton Eila M Parker Pauline Payne Minnie C Woodroffe and Mrs Richie W Cresap followed by Messrs Allen Day Bonnifield James F Bingaman Clark M Caw nee Hiram F Gilbert Grant G Giller James A Glendenning J Wesley Holland Robert W Johnson Glen Adney Mitchell Charles Haven Myers Cyrus F Stoddard Charles T Vorheis.
Children Celebrate Day at St John’s Seventy Six
Exercises for Children's day were held at St John’s Episcopal church in Seventy Six township last Sunday. A large attendance, including visitors from Muscatine, enjoyed the program of recitations songs and solos featuring many local children led by Rev Scott.
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Ladies’ Aid and Altar Society
Grace Lutheran Church
St. John’s United Brethren Church
Seventy-Six Township
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Seventy- Six
Muscatine
Half price to Twin Cities for Eagles meeting
A one fare round trip from all B C R N stations to Minneapolis is set for the Fraternal Order of Eagles national meeting June 3 to 8. Visit the Twin Cities and nearby lakes. See B C R N agents for details.
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Twin Cities
Minneapolis
Order of Eagles
Journal Agencies Network Listed for City Readers
The Journal announces agency locations in Kecklerville Chaya's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery End of street car track where extra papers will be on sale each night Regular subscribers missed by carriers may collect at these agencies
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Journal
Kecklerville
Chaya’s
West Muscatine
Sharrar’s Grocery
South Muscatine
Morse Washburn’s
CANVASS FOR YMCA BUILDING ADDS NEARLY 100 NAMES
First day of canvass for the new YMCA building yields about 100 new subscribers. Twenty workers toured city and rural areas, reporting totals to reach roughly $35,000 with $5,000 more hoped in three days. Names of many local donors are listed.
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Association Rooms
Muscatine
Honest Doctor Warns Coffee as Slow Poison
Dr Hewet recounts his life from youth abstinence to later coffee use and rising illness. He credits Postum Cereal Coffee with restoring appetite, nerves, and health, arguing coffee is a dangerous slow poison and urging others to avoid it.
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Hewet
A. C. Hewet
M. D
W. Adams St
Chicago
Ill
Summer Band Concerts Likely In Court Square
Messrs Pandiet and Vanatta report growing citizen interest as subscriptions pour in for summer band concerts in the court square. Prof Pauchet says concerts are likely if current support continues, with the first performance possibly set for a week from next Friday.
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Court Square
Messrs
Pandiet
Vanatta
Pauchet
First Golf Handicap Opens Season at Local Links
The first preliminary golf handicap of the season will be held at the golf links next Friday afternoon. Play starts at 3 o clock and a large turnout is expected. The links are in magnificent shape and the event will follow the new rules published in the Journal.
Spirit Lake fishing season opens May 15 in Iowa
Advertisement notes fishing season starts May 15 at Spirit Lake Iowa with the best fishing spots. Free bus transfers from BCR&N trains to The Inn Arnold's Park and Manhattan Beach. Free booklet on Spirit and Okoboji Lakes with Iowa and Minnesota game laws. Also mentions lodging options and farm for sale.
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Spirit Lake
Iowa
Spirit Lake Town
Inn
Arnold’s Park
Montgomery
Manhattan Beach
Spirit and
Okoboji Lakes
Minnesota
Grinnell Bids to Move Andover Seminary
Grinnell Iowa May 28 President Bradley on instruction of the Iowa college trustees began correspondence with the New England board to secure the removal of Andover Theological Seminary to Grinnell The seminary is well endowed with able instructors but enrollment has fallen to fourteen students this year Grinnell claims its long status as the seat of Iowa college offers special advantages for the seminary’s location
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Grinnell
Iowa
Bradley
Iowa College
New England
Andover Theological Seminary
English Estate Heir Expected to Receive Large Fortune
A Tam pico farmer, William Blackburn, is named as a direct heir to the estate of his great great grandfather in England. The fortune is described as a prodigious sum of 300,009 dollars with the English estate valued at 75,000,000 dollars.
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William Blackburn
Wm. Blackburn
England
Why Not Go West Special Summer Excursion Rates
Special summer excursion rates from all points on the Iowa Central railway to Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Salt Lake City, Ogden and more. Dates with discounted round trips and final ticket limit October 31, 1902. For details contact local agents or A. B. Cutts in Minneapolis.
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Iowa Central Railway
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead
Custer
Black Hills
S. C
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Mian
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Shaughnessy
Part I
Emma Altekruse
Edyth Riggs
Rhea Legler
Mary Chapman
Gladys Feichelberger
Anna Gertrude Riggs
Rev
Scott and
Lee Riggs
Ella Martz
Katie Lee
Allie Chapman
Gertrude Wigim
Bessie Martz
Uta Simpson
Hazel Longstrethe Rose Garland
Anna Martz
Irene Chapman
Jesus
Rev. Scott
Tion
Slough
Hershey
E H. King
J. A. Birchard
R. B. Baird
George Lohr
Henry Fack
J. M. Beck
Elizabeth Salisbury
Anna Reigner
C. Curtis
Lucy Neil
Grace Reigner
L. Birchard
Hartshorn
Aumiller
Cora Winn
Margaret Baird
Sarah Baird
Mirriam King
Eloise Narvis
Elsie Fack
Ruth Higley
Ralph Lohr
Fred Bierman
Ed. Fishburn
John A. Robbins
Old’s Block
Irena C. Anderson
Crouch
Emma Asthalter
Lucy Connor
J. Asthalter
Eliza Chesebrough
Mary Ahilsilater
Lyal Davidson
Charles Baker
J. L. Davis
A. Beck
F. P. Drish
Fredericka Bechtel
Aug. Dietrich
Benj. Beach
J. Blicker
M. H. Bitzer
Frank Fisher
Eddie Bitzer
H. J. Fuller
Hazel Bitzer
C. H. Garnes
Pearl Bitzer
E. F. Gobble
Lizzie Bitzer
L. B. Hix
Chris. Becky
Sarah A. Hawler
Peter Bisisi
Frank Healey
J. A. Barnard
Wm. S. Halstead
J. C. Barnard
W. B. Lewis
G. Raymond Titus
Mabel Leverich
Helen Timm
May Leyda
Robi. L. Thompson
Anna B. Lewis
A. Ankel
A. V. Morris
W. F. Morris
F. D. Wood
Chas. P. Molis
E. A. Walker
Maxson
Eugene E. Williamson
Mrs
Rosina Smalley
C. E. Sinnett
H. W. Schmidt
J. B. St. Clair
H. B. Seem
Eld Ib Ala
Taber
MPG, CO
Peoria
G. & P. Stein Furniture Co
West Second Street
Jno. G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
N. Ry
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Fred S&s. Pentzer
East Second
East Fourth Street
J. H.munroe & Son
Hinkel & Flannery
Andover
Umscheid & Seiler
Memphis
Birmingham
Mobile
Atlanta
Savannah
Florida
Frisco
the Southeastern Limited
Alex. Hilton
Jerageet
Bryan Snyder
Thavyio
Saint Louis
Sycamore Street
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