Local News Roundup From Cherry’s and Bowman's
Rapid shoe repair at Cherry's and a 50e show for a nickel tonight at the New Bijou Electric draw attention. A new line of stylish buggies is advertised by Bowman's. St Margaret's Guild hosts a fancywork sale and luncheon at Bilkey Building on Saturday June 18. Mrs. W G Sandford of Davenport, long a Nolte home guest, departed for Davenport today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bijou Electric
Bowman's
St. Margaret’s Guild
Bilkey Bldge
Woodmen Memorial on Coming Sunday
Tribute will be paid to departed members of the local Modern Woodmen of America camp next Sunday. A committee will visit Greenwood cemetery to decorate sixty five graves and St. Marys with ten graves. The visiting committee includes R. Amsong William Kirk Charles Kern J A Leyda Henry Dunker M O Briggs J M Wallingford Frank Gould and Dan Fogarty. No ritualistic exercises will mark the occasion.
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Modern
Woodmen of America
Greenwood Cemetery
St. Mary's
R. Amsong
William Kirk
Charles Kern
J. A. Leyda
Henry Dunker
M. O. Briggs
J. M. Wallingford
Frank Gould
Dan Fogarty
Mrs Annie Kempton visits Madison society events
Mrs Annie Main Kempton of Madison arrived from Des Moines and will stay a week as guest of Mrs Henry Jayne on Mulberry Avenue. She will be guest of honor at the Delta Alphas First Baptist church banquet tonight. Ruth Brandt was elected head of the Phuathoa class for the coming year at their May session. The June session will be on the last Tuesday at Miss Beatrice Abbott's home. Hawkeye Pearl Button factory workers enjoyed a Weed park picnic. Elin Certembach hosted a dinner for the Slemn Alpha class at her Houser street home, also the May session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Main Kempton
Madison
Wis
Judson Kempton
First Baptist Church
Des Moines
Henry Jayne
Mulberry Avenue
Kempton
Delta Alphas
Phuathoa
Ruth Brandt
Samuel’s
Fast Second Street
Lilian Gerischer
Beatrice Abbott
Hawkeye Pearl Button Factory
Weed Park
Elin Certembach
Slemn Alpha
First Presbyterian Church
Houser Street
Page sentenced for criminal libel in Washington
H W A Page, a New York linen merchant, was found guilty of criminally libeling Chairman Henry D. Clayton and the house judiciary committee. The court imposed five years in the penitentiary and a $1000 fine, but Judge Barnard suspended the sentence and placed Page on three years probation with annual reports to the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
H. W. A. Page
New York
Henry D. Clayton
House Judiciary Committee
Barnard
Page
Double-Deck Loading Chutes Boost Stock Yard Shipments
At East Hill stock yards, newly installed double deck loading chutes have significantly increased hog shipments, with three to six double-decked cars sent weekly and expectations of further growth. Plumbing overhaul recently improved sanitary conditions at the yards.
River Fish Invade Mad Creek Waters
Reports from Old Town recount a surge of river fish flooding into Mad Creek as the river backs up its banks. Residents describe immense catches and numerous large fish seen along the shores, with many claims vouched for by local locals.
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Mad Creek
O and O Embroidery Club Meets at Allbright Home
The O and O embroidery club of Fair Oaks gathered at Mrs. Marvin Allbright’s Orchard avenue home from two to five o'clock. About a dozen members attended and worked on embroidery projects while refreshments were served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. & O. Embroidery Club
Ast Hill
Marvin Allbright
Orchard Avenue
Fair Oaks
Window washer falls eight floors in Chicago death
A window washer died after plunging from the eighth floor of a Chicago skyscraper. Reverend Henry H. Heck of Brooklyn was struck by the falling body below and suffered a broken ankle and internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry H. Heck
Brooklyn
Memorial Day Parade Invitation for Sons of Veterans
All sons of veterans both in and out of the local camp are invited to participate in the Memorial Day parade. They should meet at the corner of Second Street and Town Avenue at 1 30 o clock tomorrow for the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Veterans
Second Street
Town Avenue
Quarantine Ordered for Fifty Homes as Diphtheria Cases Rise
Muscatine health officials announce quarantine on fifty additional homes to curb a diphtheria outbreak linked to St. Matthias School. Fifty or more infected students from St Matthias are isolated, school to close with graduation postponed to June 26. Upper-grade students will return for throat cultures. antitoxin given as needed. Local officer Wasted and Chief Wooffman plan home visits to enforce isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
H. L. Husted
Iown City
St. Matthias School
F. J. Leonard
St. Matthias Church
Drusted
Husted
Dr. Wasted
Chie
Police Wooffman
West Liberty High to hold commencement tonight at opera house
Dean W C Wilcox of Iowa City will speak at the West Liberty high school commencement in the opera house this evening. The event includes diplomas for graduates and music by the high school orchestra. Earlier, the class performed The Maneuvers of Jane to a crowded audience, with Rebecca Hilsman receiving notable praise for her lead.
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West Liberty
West Liberty High School
Opera House
Dean W. C. Wilcox
Iowa City
Glass
Jane
Rebecca Hilsman
Chararcars
Lord Batchild
Louis Henderson
Jervis Punshon
Robert Willer
George Langton
Wayne Nichols
Mr. Nagle
Bennie Moshar
Perdandary Bostock
Wilbur Ox
Former Muscatine Woman Takes Part in Convention
Forty seventh annual session of the Iowa State Sunday School convention will be in Waterloo June 4 to 6. Dr M Perkins of Davenport will preside. Mrs H M Leyda of Chicago, former Muscatine resident, will speak on Lessons Suited to Children and Stories the Heritage of Children and hold elementary worker conferences. Mrs S K Stevenson of Town City will address on The Adolescent Girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
8. M. Perkins
Davenport
Muscatine
H. M. Leyda
Chicago
Leyda
Ida Fath
S. K. Stevenson
Town City
Young Women's Christian Association
Presbyterian Church
Jamesons Entertain Guests At Tuesday Party
Mr and Mrs H L Jameson entertained a number of friends Tuesday evening with a pleasant session Refreshments were served Among those present were Miss Maud Owsley Mrs Fannie Grome Mrs Omsin J McHlroy H Powells Todd Lee and Henry Seay Also from out of town were Miss Florence Wigh Evanston Ill C Simons and George McBride Milwaukee
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H. L. Jameson
Maud Owsley
Fannie Grome
Omsin
J. McHlroy
H. Powells
Todd Lee
Henry Seay
Florence Wigh
Bvanston
Ill
C. Simons
George McBride
Milwaukee
Veterans Ask That Whistles Be Blown Memorial Day Call
Local Civil War veterans urge a five minute memorial by blowing whistles and tolling bells from 12 to 12:05 on Memorial Day. Comrades stand with uncovered heads while flags are half mast. Source notes G A R orders from Rochester 1911.
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Department of Towa
G. A.R
Rochester
Disturbances Reported in Shan Si and Shan Tung Provinces
Serious disturbances have erupted in the southern district of Shan Si and in Shan Tung, according to a news agency dispatch received from Tien Tsin. The report is dated May 29 in London.
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Shan Si
Shan Tung
London
Tien Tsin
Towns Will Join Observing the Day in Decoration Observance
Columbus Junction and Columbus City plan Decoration day processions tomorrow. In Columbus Junction the parade forms at 1 PM at the Louisa County National Bank corner led by Marshal William Sink and the Columbus Junction band, proceeding to the cemetery. A second procession in Columbus City forms on the main street corner with school children and the Columbus City band. At the cemetery a program includes music, songs, invocations, and the decoration of soldier graves by students under Col. J. W. Garner. The march proceeds to the U P church for services directed by J. R. Smith with readings by Miss Tuiella Hoover and Mrs. T. M. Balcoff, an address by Rev. J. B. Rendall, and other features. Tolls of bells are planned citywide at noon Thursday.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus City
Louisa County National Bank
William Sink
J. W. Garner
Marcd
U. P. Church
J. R. Smith
Tuiella Hoover
W. C. Hall
T. M. Balcoff
B. Rendall
Margaret Bliven
W. R. Lawrence
America
Women's Relief Corps
Resume Hearings On Proposed Advances In Rates
Chicago May 29 Representatives of railroad and warehouse commissioners from about six states attended as Interstate Commerce Commission attorney Frank Lyon resumed hearings on shipper complaints about railroads plan to adopt new rate schedules on 2009 commodities. The ICC ruled last February that the schedule could not take effect before next December, while efforts seek a permanent suspension of enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Til
Frank Lyon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mother's Will Reveals Rift With Los Angeles Heiress
The will of Mrs Louise F E Warner shows she never reconciled with daughter Edith Alice Titcombe Druse who lives in Paris and receives $5 for a book purchase. The estate, valued around $250000, goes mainly to two other daughters Elizabeth and Clarine Maude.
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Louise Varney
Los Angeles
Cal
Edith Alice
Titcombe Druse
Champs Elysees
Paris
Louise FE. Warner
Hye
Elizabeth
Clarine Maude
Memorial day observance halts Muscatine business
On Memorial day Muscatine will suspend business Thursday afternoon. Most factories close all day while banks and large stores close for the day. Public buildings shut. many firms end at noon for a half holiday. Post office operates with limited hours. rural carriers do not run routes.
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Muscatine
Wisconsin Rivers Overflow Floods Lowlands
May 29 Appleton Wis rivers shire Wolf Embarrass overflow damaging thousands of dollars in crops and hay. Lowlands flood up to five feet washing out bridges and culverts and drowning cattle after a cloudburst at Ellington and Greenville.
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Appleton
Wis
Shire
Wolf
Embarrass
Ellington
Greenville
Judge Refuses Complaint Against San Diego Chief
San Diego May 29 Judge W W Guy of the superior court refused to order the issuance of a complaint against Chief of Police 3 1X Wilson saying it should be considered by the grand jury
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San Diego
Cal
W. W. Guy
Superior Court
Chief of Police
Wilson
Captain Wise Sets World Record In Prize Firing
Captain S W Wise of the Massachusetts National Guard, competing in Argentinian events, totalled 87 points in individual prize firing. With a maximum 1000 points possible, his score is regarded as a world record by local observers.
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Bonnes Ayres
Arg
S. W. Wise
Massachusetts National Guard
Wise
Southerner Buys People's Theatre for Modern Makeover
Fred A. Briel of Dunnellon Florida bought the People's Theatre on Sycamore Street Muscatine from F. M. Merers. Plans include interior remodeling new entrance silver curtain screen modern ventilating system and up to date photoplays. Briel, an experienced motion picture manager, also owns Nourishing houses in Florida. A separate item notes a former Wadson Orphan Asylum head was found guilty of a serious charge and sentenced to 25 years.
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Muscatine
People's Theatre
Sycamore Street
Fred A. Briel
Dunnellon, Fla
F. M W. Merers
Briel
Dunnellon
Clearwater
Fla
Wadson Orphan Asylum
Carroll Avenue
Judson
Penitentiary
Negro former head of asylum sentenced to 25 years
Chicago May 29. Rever end J. H. Hudson, a negro, former head of an asylum, was convicted and sentenced to twenty five years for an undisclosed crime. The report notes Hudson’s prior position and race in the context of the conviction.
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Chicago
J. H. Hudson
Wilton Round of visits and business travelers
In Wilton Iowa on May 29 Mrs J B Miller left Davenport for a visit with relatives. Myr Bowman and Henry Frenzel of Muscatine were in the city for business yesterday. Charles Henderson and FE Whitmer planned business interests and relatives in Muscatine today. J W Miller handled matters and visited relatives in Atalissa and West Liberty yesterday. Mrs A M Scull returned from Grinnell after visiting relatives and attending her mother’s bedside. J L Austin left for Chicago this morning to visit relatives. Mrs Nancy Plitt came home yesterday from Johnstown Pennsylvania and Joliet Illinois. J Dwyer was a business visitor at West Liberty today. H Nicolaus niece took an overland trip to Davenport yesterday afternoon.
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L. Austin
Chicago
Nancy Plitt
Johnstown
Joliet
J. Dwyer
West Liberty
H. It. Nicolaus
Davenport
Fletcher returns to Muscatine lineup at second
Fletcher, sidelined by an accident for several days, rejoined the Muscatine lineup this afternoon at second. Rust was benched while Anderson, the regular second baseman now at third, will stay in place for the time being. Also noting the court adjournment, Judge Horan halted April term of District Court briefly this afternoon. The Callahan habeas corpus case concerning the possession of John Callahan's child was taken up today.
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Fletcher
Muscatine
Rust
Anderson
District Court
L. J. Horan
Callahan
John Callahan
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Will
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S.ull
Ley
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Lysie Holmes
Robert Bowater
Benjamin Coxen
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Bocktox
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Jamesons
Cuba
Iowa
W. & H. Company
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L. C. Barry
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