Boy Escapes From Glenwood Institute for Feeble Minded
William Chatterton, 18, of Fairport, escaped from the Glenwood Institute yesterday afternoon. It is his second escape after fleeing June 19 and later attempting to wreck the Golden State Limited near Muscatine. Officers report no details of his current whereabouts.
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William Chatterton
Rock Island
Here
Glenwood Institute
Sander
Fairport
Chatterton
Muscatine
W. G. Block
Golden State Limited
State Institution
R. M. Arey
J. W. Stiers
Muscatine County Sunday School Convention Set at Sweetland
The fifty fifth annual Muscatine County Sunday School association convention will meet Thursday at Sweetland Methodist Episcopal church with O. G. Herbrecht and Walter Hutton of the Iowa State Sunday School association speaking. More than 200 delegates from 48 Sunday schools are expected for a one day program starting at 9 AM with registration. The morning includes devotional services and reports. afternoon conferences cover children youth adult and administrative divisions. An open discussion closes the session, with an evening song service and Osceola Training school demonstration by county students. All sessions are public.
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O. G. Herbrecht
Walter Hutton
Iowa State Sunday School Association
Muscatine County
C. W. Hempstead
Mulford
F. G. McCulough
Oskaloosa Training School
Yankees Beat White Sox in 11 6 Batting Rush at Home
New York won the opener of a doubleheader 11 to 6 at Yankee Stadium in a home run spree. Ben Paschal hit two fair-field homers and Bob Meuser added his 30th of the season as Chicago fell behind early and rallied late.
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New York
Chicago
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Ben Paschal
Bob Meuser
Thurston
Kerr and Crouse
Hoyt
Jones
Bengough
Tigers
Red Sox
Detroit
Boston
Whitehill
Bassler
Wingfield
Adams
New Gasoline Motor Car Shown For Rock Island Lines
Large crowds viewed a new gasoline motor car built for the Rock Island railroad during a stop in this city before it heads to St Joseph Missouri for operation. The car promises lower operating costs on branch lines enabling cheaper rates. It features double electro pneumatic control with multiple unit aggregation allowing linked cars to be controlled from any car. Each unit has two motors under the car and the car can reach 65 miles per hour while weighing 31 tons and remaining well balanced.
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Rock Island
St. Joseph
Palace Offers Harold Lloyd Comedy The Freshman
Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman opens a five day run at the Palace theatre starting Sept 29. A standout football scene features a 95 yard touchdown run and a romantic moment with Jobyna Ralston that critics hail for its beauty and emotional depth.
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Harold Lloyd
Palace Theatre
Harold
Jobyna Ralston
Tennessee
Light Showers and Warmth Forecast Across State
Light showers dropped 0.8 inch in Des Moines with a 50 degree 7 am reading. River stood at 1 ft 4 in. Weather forecasts predict overcast with showers east tonight and southeast Wednesday, warmer in the northwest. Frost reported in North Dakota, Idaho and Arizona, Iowa temperatures mostly mid 40s to mid 50s with a high of 54 at Keokuk.
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Mercury
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
North Dakota
Idaho
Arizona
Iowa
Charles City
Dubuque
Sioux City
Davenport
Keokuk
Albert Pierson Dies at 73 in Muscatine
Albert Louis Pierson 73 died at his home 809 Culver street at 9 37 am after an illness since April He was born in Pike county Illinois April 1 1853 and taught school in Hayworth and Greenfield before opening a furniture and hardware store in Muscatine He married Amanda Merithet who died in 1904 and later Mrs Sepha Reynolds He survived by his widow a son A A Pierson Chicago two daughters Rosa Adams Los Angeles and Cora Petit Grundy Center Ia one sister Mary E Baker Greenfield Ia and one brother Robert Pierson Hayworth Ill He was active in the Odd Fellows and Woodmen of the World The body is at the Fairbanks Home for Funerals arrangements to be announced
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Albert Louis Pierson
Culver Street
Mr. Pierson
Pike County
Ill
Wilbur and
Deborn’e Strumble Swigle
Hayworth
Greenfield
Muscatine
Mulberry
Second Street
Amanda Merithet
Hayworth, NL
Sepha Reynolds
Odd Fellows Lodge
A. A. Pierson
Chicago
Rosa Adams
Los Angeles
Calif
Cora Petiit
Grundy Center
Mary E. Baker
Robert Pierson
Northwestern Bell Plans Large Muscatine Cable Expansion
Northwestern Bell Telephone will add 7000 feet of cable across Leroy Plover Marquette Parham Burnside Culver Monroe Green and George streets at a cost of 10000. Work starts in October and finishes by January 1 boosting Muscatine to about 42 miles of cable with five miles underground. The rise in demand follows a gain of 49 telephones from January 1 to August 1 and 441 since January 1, 1920.
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Muscatine
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
A. W. Matthews
Leroy
Plover
Marquette
Parham
Burnside
Culver
Monroe
Green
George
Matthews
Bethel Church Pastor Returns to Muscatine and Iowa City
The Rev S L Bean, pastor of Bethel A M E church, is reassigned to the Muscatine church after a Sioux City conference week. Mrs Bean becomes pastor of the Iowa City church. Rev F B Washington named presiding elder of the district succeeding the late Rev E R Edwards.
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Mrs. Bean
Iowa City
Rev. Washington
S. L. Bean
Bethel A. M. E
Muscatine
Sioux City
E. R. Edwards
Ottumwa
Eleven Indictments Announced by Grand Jury
Eleven indictments were announced after defendants posted new bonds or remained jailed. Jim Worley was fined $200 and license revoked. Ray Long faces seduction and intoxicated driving charges. others include Calvin Blake Lee Logan Elmer Koeppen and Fred Fifield on larceny embezzlement and related counts.
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Jim Worley
D. W. Jackson
Worley
Ray Long
Thompson & Thompson
Calvin Blake
Lee Logan
Elmer Koeppen
Fred J. Shelton
Earl W. Rulison
Frank Fifield
Melvin Crist
Conesville
William Hobart
H. M. Bartlett
Harry Anderson
Commerce Association Holds Annual Meeting Discusses County-wide Plan
The Commerce Association debated dues for distribution and referred matters to its board. A motion to hold a county-wide road meeting passed, with Mississippi Motor Club supplying the speaker. J. R. Giesler, president of the local Legion post, announced efforts to host the 1926 state Legion convention in Council Bluffs.
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Rhoades
Association
Mississippi Motor Club
J. R. Giesler
Legion Post
Japan forecast for bumper silk crop sparks trade optimism
Reports indicate Japan expects a record silk harvest boosting trade prospects while Paris faces rising bread prices as cost of living tightens in Europe. Officials caution market reactions depend on weather and global demand.
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Japan
Paris
Judges of New Era Exhibit Set for Fall Festival
The ninth annual fall festival in New Era announced judges for the departments. Mrs. Ralph Reuling will judge home economics entries, Joseph Wilson county agent will judge arm entries, and E. D. Bradley handles the educational division. The three will judge the floral exhibit together with seed corn and the tallest corn stalks given special attention. Entries were being made and will be completed by tomorrow to allow afternoon judging on Wednesday. Awards will be announced at the Wednesday program after the cafeteria supper.
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Ralph Reuling
Joseph Wilson
E. D. Bradley
Wilson
Creation of a Department of Air Power Policy
In a discussion on naval aviation, Mr. Wilbur outlines a plan for standardizing parts and specifications, fostering commercial aviation, and integrating torpedo bombing and scouting in a single aircraft type. He cautions against a separate naval air corps, arguing air forces are a vital component of future naval warfare. The Shenandoah wreck shadowed lighter-than-air policy, with a focus on sea‑bound airship utility and long-range capability.
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Navy Department
Naval Aircraft Factory
Wilbur
Shenandoah
Navy
Naval Air Corps
Marine Corps
Debate on a unified air force department faces opposition
Navy leaders warn against breaking up existing services warning that a separate air force department could be irreparably harmful. General Mason Patrick advocates a national defense department for all air forces, drawing sharp pushback from Acting Secretary Davis, Chief of Staff Hines, and Brig. Gen. Hugh Drumm.
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Mason M. Patrick
Army Air Service
Department of National Defense
William Mitchell
Air Defense Organisation
Patrick
Davis
John L. Hines
Hugh A. Drumm
Staf
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