Music Students Hold Their December Meeting
The Music Students club met at Mrs Adolph Priester 811 West Seventieth Street German music featured among performances by Mrs Priester Miss Haber Miss Nott and others Piano duets vocal numbers and instrumental pieces filled the program The editor Miss Beatrice O Kelly read an editorial and the group outlined winter work including monthly lectures by noted speakers
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Music Students! Club
Adolph Priester
West Seventl Street
Symphonie Patherique
Garrick Club Holds Its Regular Meeting
The Garrick Dramatic club met at Unity hall after a postponement for the Unitarian fair. A scene from She Stoops to Conquer was presented by three members, with readings by Fiana Selo Ralph Kelly Ella Rodler Salina Thulin, and a cast listing Mrs Wardensuie Miss Frieda Schricker Miss Melyne Eleahar Frank Tony Lampkin.
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Garrick Dramatic Club
Unity Hall
Fiana Selo
Carl Martzahn
Ralph Kelly
Oral Selo
Ella Rodler
Storsr
Salina Thulin
Oratorio at St John’s M E Church This Evening
The Ruth oratorio will be presented at St John’s M E Church this evening. Professor Power has trained sixty voices for the performance and soloists include Myrna Cole as Ruth Olive Phoenix as Naomi and others. The concert precedes the quarterly conference with a Sunday sermon expected from Dr Atbrook.
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Ruth
St. John’s M. EB
Peen Mandé
Professor Power
Myrna Cole
Olive Phoenix
Naomi
C. L. Severchca
Orpha
Willam Trindle
Boaz
Davenport High Class To Stage Ragtime Sociable
At a meeting of the second half of the third year class at Davenport High School it was decided to hold a ragtime party at the school next week. Each member must wear ragtime fashion and a fine will be imposed on those not complying.
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Davenport High School
Doacas Society to Hold Meeting Tonight
The Doacas society of the Bethlehem Congregational church will meet at the home of Mr and Mrs Thompson French at Western avenue and Sixth street. Members plan to make wooden boxes and trim hats. refreshments will be served.
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Correas Society
Bethlehem Congregational Shureh
Thompson French
Western Avenue
Sixth Street
To Kalon Society Holds Interesting Meeting
The To Kalan Literary society of Davenport high school met last evening at Willam Drebing's home on Inwa street. Edward Stoddard spoke on Johnny's Firstory Lesson and the debate contested whether Poverty Provokes Crime more than Wealth. The affirmative led by Lilian Thomas and Harry Heysinger won. Trenevans and Harry Small argued the negative. The furges favored the affirmative. The program closed with a piano solo by Oscar Meisner.
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To Kalan Literary Society
Davenport High School
Willam Drebing
Inwa Street
Johnny
Edward Stoddard
Lilian Thomas
Harry Heysinger
Trenevans
Harry Small
Furges
Oscar Meisner
Dramatic Club to Meet at L G Susemihl Residence
The Dramatic club will hold its first regular meeting since organization at the residence of L G Susemihl next Friday evening. A constitution will probably be adopted and a definite winter program mapped out.
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Dramatic Club
L. G. Susemih
Davenforth High Names Class Hall Decoration Committee
A committee chosen by the B class of Davenforth High will decorate the hall for the graduation day ceremony. Members include Edward Dose Alvert Bowden Rama Vogt Haz el Strike and Ethel Marshall.
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Edward Dose
Alvert Bowden
Rama Vogt
Hazel Strike
Ethel Marshall
Daven~forth High School
Debates at Bethlehem Young People Society Meeting
The Bethlehem Congregational church group debated the motion that licensed saloons are America's curse with Willis Mayer Arthur Pyle and Hazel Glinner for the affirmative and Henrykn Rockefeller Arthur Conrath and Dr Albrools for the negative. The Davenport district paper ruled the negative favored. Nearby events note St Johns Women’s Missionary Society meeting at 4:40 pm and Edwards Church circle planning a chicken supper next Friday.
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Bethlehem Congregational Church
America
Willis Mayer
Arthur Pyle
Hazel Glnnar
Henrykn Rockefeller
Arthur Conrath
Albrools
Tua
Bertha Carstena
Davenport
Davenport Fell College
Valerius Stars in Davenport Basketball Victory
Valerius delivered a standout performance guiding Davenport to a key victory. The star player's decisive plays and leadership earned him late praise as the team's top performer in the win.
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Valerius
Y Valerius II
Davenport
Teather
Special Meeting Notice From Brotherhood of St. Paul
The Brotherhood of St. Paul plans a special meeting at St John’s Methodist Episcopal church Thursday evening. All members should attend as winter work and other business will be outlined. Also, the Ladies Working Society of First Presbyterian meets at Mrs. Pied Wyse Bridge Avenue this afternoon for a noonday gathering. Simon of Green Commandery Knights Templar conferred the Knight Templar degree on Warren R. Armil last night.
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Women's Forgize Missionary Society of St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church
Heureh
Brotherhood of St. Paul
St. John's Methodist
Ladies’ Working Society
The
First Presbyterian Church
Pied Wy
Bridge Avenue
Simon of
Crrene Commandery
Knights Templar
Warren R. Armil
Johnson held on first degree murder charge in wife’s death
Marshall Me December 14 Coroner W C Crear with Prosecuting Attorney Lynch Sheriff Haar and Elias Johnson in Marshall for the coroner inquest into the death of Mrs Elias Johnson. The jury found she was killed by a shot from her husband and he is guilty of murder in the first degree. Johnson was taken to jail to await grand jury action later this month. Witnesses testified Johnson shot her with a setgun as she prepared to go to her father, causing a fatal wound. He has appeared deeply concerned about the matter from the start.
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Marshall
W. C. Crear
Lynch
Haar
Elias Johnson
Slifer
Sherlf
John~ Son
Ste
Jonson
Dent
Johnson
Walk To See Children Fatal Claims Mrs Burke Dies
Mrs Margaret Burke 28 leaves county hospital to walk home to Sholto Street Chicago December 14 and dies next day. She had been ill at the hospital two months with dropsy and exposure on the trip is blamed for her death.
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Margaret Burke
Chicago
Sola, && Sholto Street
Tragic accidental shooting ends Pittsburghan deputy’s life
Deputy constable Sandy Calhoun of Yale state town of Pittsburghan was killed Monday morning when a revolver discharged as he attempted to restrain a prisoner, Jim Davis. Calhoun, around 30, had taken Davis to Turner Hall for transport to jail. A misfire occurred when his elbow hit the bar, the bullet striking him under the navel and lodging in the left shoulder. Davis fled as Calhoun died within minutes. Calhoun had served in the Philippines with Company D of the 20th Kansas and was well regarded.
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Pittsburghan
Sandy Calhoun
Costable
Yale
Jim Davis
Calhoun
Davis
Samuel Stanton
Turner Hall
Herman Kruger
Pittsburg
Gallona
Caipona
Cajhown
Philippines
Swentieth Kansas
Fear Morgan elected lord of Met Museum sparks art exodus fears
Berlin observers fear Morgan’s New York presidency of the Metropolitan Museum of Art may trigger Europe losing cultural treasures. Art critics and European directors from Florence Rome Paris and Berlin urge international action to stop art shipments to the United States.
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Berlin
J. Pierpont Morgan
Metropolitan Museum of Arts
New York
Siegfried Lilienthal
United States
Europe
Herr Litenthal
Corrado Ricci
Florence
Rio
Ians
Amelie
Archbishop Opens Hospital and New Bank This Week
In Elgin today Archbishop Quigley formally dedicated St. Joseph's Hospital with clergy and sisters of the Franciscan order in attendance. Father Polycarp spoke in German, praising the sisters' work among the poor and needy. In nearby Grinnell, Iowa, the Citizens' National Bank announces plans to open this week as fixtures near completion and vault doors await installation. Depositors of the First National Bank are expected to receive a 25 percent dividend.
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Elgin
Quigley
Chicago
Formmalty Dedicatul Sunt
St. Joseph's Hospital
Polycarp
Jolietpoke
Pather Krogh
Joseph Rohde
Schmickel
Aurora
Kalvalage
Freeport
W. D Laporte
Wheaton
Ather
Huth
Hampshire
J.J. McCunn
Joliet
AL. Barth
McHenry
Henry Rangen
Johm Zille i Siinhurst
First National Bank
Arive
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Piano Company
West Third Street
Rock Island
Moline
Promude
Ecker
Martha Sieh Mus
Priester
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Bohm ‘Strampelechen
Mrs. Hanssen
Gernshelaa Schuctt
Richard Strauss
Bev Seelen
Hichor
Strauss
Ian
Beatrice O'Kelly
Garrick Club
ST. John's M. E
Doacas Society
Susemihl
Young Peoples” Society
Bethlehem
DR. Allbroge
Edwards Congresstional Church
the Brotherhood OF ST. Paul
Morgan
European Pictures For Europe
Herr Lilienthal
Ruth Tonicet
Alfred Dolge
Comfort Combinee
R. Bretscher Shoe Co
West Second Street
Davenport, Ia
Archbishop
Citizens National
Grinnell
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