Honor of the Dead Observed in Muscatine Cemeteries
Graves decorated today as veterans from the Spanish war militia and Civil War memory are honored. Grand Army of the Republic members lead processions to city and St Marys cemeteries with wreaths and floral tributes, as civic buildings and homes display flags.
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Grand Army of the Republic
City of
Muscatine
Iowa Avenue
Second Street
Women’s Relief Corps
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Court House
Closing for the Entire Day
An afternoon closure affected operations for the entire day, with no services available. Details on duration or reopening were not provided in the readable text.
Muscatine Students Attend Wilton Commencement
Muscatine High School graduates Miss Lillie Warner Miss Mildred Lane Miss Helen Coe Miss Helen Davidson Miss Eva Le Zotte Miss Ina Stirlen and Messrs Ray Batterson Scott Berry Roy Gates Lyall Hawley Fay Bennison Charlie Little and George Coverston traveled to Wilton yesterday to join the commencement exercises They brought lunch baskets and dined on the college campus Wilton's class reserved seats for the Muscatine delegation and will visit Muscatine in a group for the main ceremony
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Muscatine High School
Wilton
Lillie Warner
Mildred Lane
Helen Coe
Helen Davidson
Eva le Zotte
Ina Stirlen
Ray Batterson
Scott Berry
Roy Gates
Lyall Hawley
Fay Bennison
Charlie Little
George Coverston
Une Wilton
Muscatine
Meeting of Eagle Lodge No. 10 at Batterson Workmen Hall
Eagle Lodge No. 10 of the A O U W met last night at the Workmen hall in the Batterson block on East Second street. Attendance was good. Initiatory work was performed.
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Eagle Lodge No. 10
Workmen Hall
Batterson Block
East Second Street
Band Concerts Secured. Patrons Fund Season
Subscriptions needed for a series of band concerts in Court Square have been raised. Pauchet's band will soon begin the season, with funds secured to cover the program.
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Court Square
Pauchet
Journal announces earlier press for Memorial Day observance
The Journal went to press earlier today to honor soldiers who fought for the republic and to allow staff to attend afternoon memorial exercises and pay due respect to the day.
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The
Republic
Floods Threaten Kansas River Valley
In Wichita on May 30 officials warn of two rising floods on the Arkansas River totaling about fifteen feet. Residents along the southern Kansas stretch brace for rising waters and potential damage as banks overflow.
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Arkansas River
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Pleasant Muscatine Wedding Joins Hayes Daughter and Deep River Pastor
In Muscatine last evening a simple wedding united Miss Lillian Hayes and Rev. Charles F. Fisher of Deep River Connecticut. About fifty guests attended at the Hayes home as the couple exchanged vows and received congratulations before they depart for Lincoln and then Deep River where Fisher will serve as pastor. The ceremony included the baptism of Mary Alden Dinsmore by Rev. Fisher with Mrs Hayes holding the child. The couple will settle in the east after visiting Nebraska and Washington DC en route to their new home.
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Daniel Hayes
Fourth and
Cherry Streets
Charles F. Fisher
Deep River
Connecticut
Lillian
Hayes
H. K. Herr
Congregational Church
McCaw
Lane
McGwiggen
Blanchard
Lincoln
Nebraska
Mrs. Fisher
National Capital
First Congregational Church
Iillian Hayes
Muscatine
Fisher
Ewing Lewis
Crete
Yale
Mary Alden Dinsmore
Helen Dinsmore
Memorial Day Parade in Chicago Visited by Governor Yates
Memorial day in Chicago featured the usual seven division parade reviewed by Governor Yates General MacArthur and Mayor Harrison. The event took place on May 30 with the city observing the holiday through the procession and official greetings.
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Yates
Chicago
MacArthur
Harrison
Free Colorado travel literature from Rock Island Route
John Sebastian of Great Rock Island Route Chicago offers “Under the Turquoise Sky” and “Camping in Colorado” free. Details for inexperienced travelers include hotel and boarding house information. A postal request to the Chicago office secures the literature and cheap summer Colorado rates.
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Colorado
John Sebastian
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Rock Island
Lace Curtain Exhibition and Sale at Grand Hotel
Mandel Bros. brings 50 000 import lace curtains to Chicago for a Grand Hotel display. Features Brussels Arabian French and Swiss fabrics plus Turkish embroideries and silk drapery materials. Designer George A. Torrey will present decor ideas. visitors may view but not be pressured to buy. Sale starts Tuesday at Room 51 Ground Floor.
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Grand Hotel
Mandell Bros
Chicago
Ill
Muscatine
Brussels
George A. Torrey
Mandel Bros
Trukish
Messrs
Black Diamond Express From Buffalo To New York
The Black Diamond Express departs Buffalo at noon via the Lehigh Valley Railroad. It offers a la carte dining car service and luxurious parlor and day coaches with stop overs at Niagara Falls on through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
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Buffalo
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New York
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Wanted to Rent a Small House Near Central Journal
Classified notice seeking a small house to rent with reasonable rent and a central location. Contact through Journal at the given address.
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Journal
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Anson Clothing Co
P. M. Musser
Third Street
Muscatine Lumber & Box
Scheetz’s
East Hill Telephone
Scheetz's
China
Sycamore Street
Umscheid & Seiler
Yate
Gaso
D. McCurdy
Muscatine, Ia
F. A. Neidig
East Second St
EV. Brandenburg
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