Alumni Organize The State University of Iowa Alumni Group
Alumni and students of the State University of Iowa formed an Scott county association at a Tuesday reunion and banquet at the Kimball hotel. Officers include President W. M. Chamberlin Secretary Alfred Mueller and Treasurer R. C. Williamson. They were authorized to draft by laws for county signature by graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University of Iowa Alumni Association of
Scott County
Kimball Hotel
W. M. Chamberlin
Alfred Mueller
R. C. Williamson
Local families and visitors gather for holidays in Andalusia
Erma Wenks hosts a Christmas party for friends while Rev J R Spiller visits from Marston. Neighbors and relatives travel from Rock Island to spend holidays. Ada Oldham returns from typhoid fever hospitalization with her nurse sister Mary. School resumes January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Wenks
J. R. Spiller
Marston
T. B. Cole
Rock Island
Peter Hobart
Kansas
Gill Hobart
Hays Britton
Charles Burgoyne
Guy Wait
Myron
Chirence Skinner
Baby
Ralph Spickler
Julia Furst
Albert, Guyer
Muscatine
Theodore Simmons
Norma
Swift Current
Canada
Christmas Entertainment at Hampton Methodist Episcopal Church
Hampton hosted Mrs. Cutcheon of Rock Island and Oscar Hamilton of Moline for a holiday gathering. Harry Underwood relocated his family to Moline. Mrs. E A Palmer left her sister Mrs. G McNeal to visit Sioux City before returning to Kingsley Iowa. A Christmas program at the Hampton Methodist Episcopal Church featured vocal and instrumental music and recitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ha Norton
eCutcheon
Rock Island
Oscar Hamilton
Moline
Harry Underwood
E. A. Palmer
G. McNeal
Sioux Clown
Kingsley
Iowa
Hampton Methodist Episcopal Church
Zuma Methodist Church
W. R. Wiley
Santa Claus
Zuma School
Edgar Walthers
Jeriah Donahoo
Homer Daily
Goldie Wainwright
Mamie Wake
Verna Mumma
Omar Karr
Samuel Beal
Margaret Schroder
Charles Walthers
Holmes Mumma
Knox College
D. W. Mumma
Clyde Wake
Taylor Ridge Couple Plan Move to Middleton Missouri
Mr and Mrs Paul Thomas Teft announce plans to relocate to Middleton Missouri with the expectation of making their home there Mrs F E Garnett visited Rock Island as a caller on Monday and Mrs Charles Nelson and her daughter were noted in social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
P. L. McManus
Tom Gardner
Nora Robins
Herman Hofer
Ina Roberts
G. Schnieder
Brookman
Center Point
Iowa
Ethel and
Mary Young
Charles Wood
Paul Thomas Teft
Middleton
F. E. Garnett
Charles Nelson
Zuma Methodist church calendar and community notes
Weekly church and school updates from Zuma include quarterly meetings at Zuma Methodist church, Christmas Eve exercises, and a school election with officers named. Local families visitants and holiday activities appear alongside Crescent Telephone company election in Erie and New Year oyster supper plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandt
Port Byron
Minnie Wainwright
Frank Wainwright
Watertown
Crescent Telephone Company
Erie
Zuma Methodist Church
Argnebright
Battle Creek
Mich
Sylvester Daily
Lyman Daily
Oscar
Frank Sears
Joslin
Ambrose Sears
Frank Wake
Chicago
Frank Talbee
Hillsdale
Crooked Galesburg Suspect Ties to Moline Checks
In Galesburg Knox county a 17 year old girl, Elizabeth Peterson, is wanted for passing worthless checks tied to a confidence scheme. She was arrested in Moline December 23 and is jailed awaiting grand jury action. Davenport reports a separate swindle involving Peter Eales and a woman, with $200 lost in a so called Olive hitters scheme. Local clerks vow 10 pm closing on Wednesdays and Saturdays and an obituary notes deaths of Charles Harper and Marie Helen Sandman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Moline
C. Arnold Peterson
Davenport
Peter Langon
Peter Eales
Eales
Denver
Colorado
Lawson
Chicago
Charles Harper
A. R. Trout
Marie Helen Sandman
Lttle
Abel Sandman
Fifth Avenue
Sandman
Sweden
America
Gustave Sandman
Muskegon
Mich
Mr. Sandman
Mrs. Sandman
Abel
CARACAS REVOLUTION SEEN AS OPERA BOUFFE BY ADAMS
Samuel Hopkins Adams, back from Venezuela, calls Caracas events of December 14 a revolution that elevated Acting President Gomez. He says Castro unlikely to return, sick with liver and kidney trouble, and having taken about eight million dollars from the country. Adams criticizes Castro as unpopular and exploiting government monopolies for private gain. Also notes digestion tip and Chamberlain’s tablets as a stomach aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Samuel Hopkins Adams
New York
Caracas
Castro
Europe
Gomez
Adams
Mr. Adams
Munyon's Remedies Advertise Quick Health Fixes
An old advertisement touts Munyon's Cell Remedy for head and throat issues, colds, grip, and pneumonia prevention. It claims relief for swollen joints and kidney or bladder troubles, plus strength restoration. It also promotes Munyon's Magazine and a free almanac on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mungol
Munyon
Alunane
Obituary Notes for Local Swedish Baptist Member
She resided here and was a prominent member of the Swedish Baptist church, leaving many devoted friends. She is survived by two sons Abel A. and Charles, both of this city, and a daughter Mrs Anna Peterson of Muskegon Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Swedish Baptist Church
Abel A
Charles
Anna Peterson
Muskegon
Mich
Contempt Case Sparks Wide Labor Leader Debate
Judge Wright’s imprisonment sentence for Gompers Morrison and Mitchell over Buck’s injunction prompts varied reactions from labor figures. Buchannan argues it may unify and strengthen unions while Moyer cites need for court reform and press freedom concerns. Others condemn the ruling as unjust or dangerous to liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Buck's Stove and Range Company
Daniel W. E. Wright
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Miners’ Federation
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Buck
America
Joseph R. Buchanan
Army of
Organized Labor
Norfolk
National Association of Manufacturers
Trades Union
Supreme Court
Charles H. Moyer
Denver
Western Federation of Minors
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
P. H. Morrissey
Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Walter MacArthur
San Francisco
Psoas
Coast
Seaman's Journal
New Years Around the World and Its Customs
The article surveys how different cultures mark New Year and calendars. It covers Gregorian and Julian systems, shifts in Russia, Islamic and Jewish lunar solar years, Chinese lunar months, and ancient Roman origins. It notes gift giving, masquerades, and eve celebrations in Britain, Canada, and the United States, plus a quirky English stairway superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
France
Russia
Muharrem
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Scotland
Germany
England
Glucose Fondant Ideas and Simple Tie Rack Gift
Glucose fondant recipe uses sugar water and glucose to soft ball stage then cooling, with seven serving ideas like dipping in chocolate and rolling in coconut or nuts. Also suggests simple tie rack gifts in varied materials, warning against over-elaborate designs. A brief domestic vignette contrasts laundress dream with stockings hung, ending with a New Year greeting poem.
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Davenport Aaiioad
Aseria Betty
Civic Federation
Lou Meumann
Dorothea Toerring
Nic Newcomb
Hawkeye’ Realty Company
Second
Martin Galvin
Garvey Honorah
East
Second Street
Hessie M. Johnson
Princeton
S. J. Porter
Carroll Brothers
Mr. Porter
Miss Johnson
Reimers
August Reimers
McParland
Clara Reimers
George Garner
George M. Bechtel
Gustav
James Morgan Reimers
Lydia
Claremont
River Road
Rosella Goerring
Harry G. Goerring
Walcott-Propster Road
Micarest Agency
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Andalusia
Taylor Ridge
Ulsoly
ZUMA
Henry Abrahams
Boston Central Labor Union
W. D. Ryan
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers of America
George W. Perkins
Cigarmakers’ International Union
Guo
Petrie
Rome
Numa
Janus
Tatius
Atic
Strevia
Eiven
Italy
Chicago Post
Dorothy
Edith Thomas
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