Daily Market Reports Opening Minutes in Chicago Hogs to Beef
Chicago April 19 market report shows hogs under 230 pounds steady to 10 cents higher with top at 9.35, most 8.25 to 9.10, and heavy weights 8.36 to 8.70. Beef steers mainly 7.50 to 9.26, lighter weights 6.75 to 9.25. Lambs 8.75 to 11.25 with yearling wethers 8.00 to 9.50, ewes 2.25 to 7.25. total receipts 29,549 hogs, 19,787 cattle, 17,143 sheep, 159 calves. Market summary from Wagner & Co. Iowa City.
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Chicago
Jury seats six men and six women for Graves murder trial
Des Moines reports twelve jurors six men and six women chosen after two days from thirty-one veniremen to try A R Graves for the 1920 killing of Le De Vault. Graves a railroad fireman, shot De Vault as he fled from Graves wife s Ford at Polk boulevard and University avenue. De Vault died eleven days later at Methodist hospital.
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Des Moines
A. R. Graves
le de Vault
Veniremen
Vernon Seeburger
James Pearsons
Graves
Clarence de Vault
Ford
Polk Boulevard
University Avenue
de Vault
de Valut
Methodist Hospital
Gas Plant Loses Money In Pleasantville Move Toward Abandonment
At a Pleasantville town council meeting the clerk reports the gas plant lost about 800 dollars in the past year, the smallest deficit in three years. With electric lights available, officials suggest abandoning the plant and raising gas rates from 1.50 to 3.00 to cover the deficit.
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Pleasantville
Furnished infants’ home carts ferry six babies each
At an infants' home in Bedford England babies are placed in cart like perambulators for afternoon airing. Each small vehicle carries six infants and is assigned to a single nurse for supervision.
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Bedford
Eng
Fort nightly club and Rebekah gatherings announced
The Fort nightly club meets Monday afternoon with Mrs. Milan Shields on East Main street. The Rebekah club holds an all day meeting Thursday at the I O O F hall, and a called initiation meeting Thursday at 8 PM. Millie Kos, Noble Grand.
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Milan Shields
East Main Street
Rebekah Club
I. O. O. F. Hall
Rebekah Lodge
Millie Kos
Noble Grand
Governor speaks in favor of Memorial Union at Iowa City
Governor N. E. Kendall opened Iowa Memorial Union Week at the University of Iowa with an appeal to support the Union project and vows to aid from Des Moines. The program includes a loyalty survey of faculty and students and three student speakers detailing Union benefits and funding comparisons with Michigan.
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Iowa City
N. E. Kendall
Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Des Moines
Memorial Union
Towa
University of Town
Dolliver
United States
Iowa
Michigan
University of Michigan
H. H. Mott
Margaret Dolliver
Fort Dodge
C. C. Bowie
San Benito
Tex
Liberal Arts
Keokuk Bridge Toll Dispute Before Interstate Panel
Keokuk faces a tolls dispute between Wabash Railroad and local freight hauls over river tariffs. Intervenor Keokuk Chamber of Commerce and Iowa official J H Henderson led the case in St Louis after earlier hearings in Keokuk. Key witnesses included Theodore Gilman Ralph Modjeski and other bridge and chamber figures.
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Keokuk
Wabash Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Keokuk Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Henderson
Commerce
Iowa
St. Louis
W. C. Maxwell
The
Wabash
Theodore Gilman
Ralph Modjeski
Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Company
John C. Fry
Thomas F. Wettetein
Community Briefs from Washington IA and Nearby
Local notes cover visits between Cedar Bluff Wellman and Washington areas. Activities include concerts at the Armory and Presbyterian church, shopping ads for cleaners and hats, a Baby Marjorie Ruth arrival with Bettendorf parents, and various visits by residents to Des Moines, Sigourney, and TItus.
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J. L. Bettendorf
Davenport
Marjorie Ruth
Bettendorf
Della Foss
Washington
Fruit in the Morning Breakfast Habit
The piece urges fruit as a morning staple highlighting its benefits and common habit gaps. It notes many people lack fruit at breakfast and stresses that fruit should be part of the first meal rather than optional. It argues fruit can replace incomplete breakfasts when habits align.
Plan Club For Cedar River Site 30 Miles From Washington
H. E. Davidson of Iowa City promotes a Cedar River club project about thirty miles from Washington and Davenport. Judge Howell of Iowa City serves as trustee for a 400 acre tract to build a club house and facilities, with 490 members expected to fund the costly starter. Membership will draw from Iowa City, Columbus Junction, Muscatine, Letts, Davenport, Washington, Durant, West Liberty, Wilton and nearby towns.
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H. E. Davidson
Iowa City
Cedar River
Washington
Davenport
Judge Howell
Davidson
Columbus Junction
Muscatine
Letts
Durant
West Liberty
Wilton
Though He's Probably Forgotten
A Toledo Blade item describes a woman who captures a man from an altar and escorts him away, with her lifelong quest to learn the Orc girl he wished for.
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Toledo
Local Surprises Highlight Weekend Socials Across town
A string of neighborhood gatherings brings happy surprises at homes east of the city and on South Iowa Avenue. Guests celebrate weddings anniversaries with music, desserts, and kinship as clubs perform and plan future events.
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Melo Kallaus
Mrs. Kallaus
Charles Corette
South
Iowa Avenue
Corette
William Nelson
Jennie Gardenier
Notice of Will Proof Iowa Washington County 1921
In District Court during the March Term 1921 notice is given that a document purporting to be the last Will and Testament is presented for proof. All concerned may appear to contest or verify the instrument as the will.
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Henry Shields
Guilmant
Rogers
D’evry
Grieg
Washington
Shields
Music Club
Davies
Miss Hamilton
McCleery
Mary Hunter
Whelpley
Villanelle
Eva Dell ‘Acqua
H. M. Davies
Marston
C. E. Plumly
Leslie Mountford
Costa
Tament
Herman Pehler
Chas. A. Dewey
Sixth Judicial District
J. D. Glasgow
State of Iowa
Washington County
Topardonable Sign of Smarter People Across Races
An editorial in the Ole State Journal argues that a person from a different race or religion who is smarter than us is a topardonable sign, reflecting a provocative stance on intelligence and diversity.
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Ole State Journal
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Daily Market Reports
ER. W. Wagner & CO
Met
John A. Babcock
A. KR. Graves
Chas. Werrick
Cedar Bluff
R. F. Moore
Wellman
W. F. Jacobs
Washington Cleaners
New Imperial Orchestra
Armory
C. T. Gooney
Myra
Brighton
Will Matucha
First Presbyterian Church
Marcel
Chas. Denison
Flora Fosburg
Sigourney
Presbyterian Church
Arthur R. Oates
Florence Swarts
Winfield
Forrest Jacobs
Mason City
Eva Herr
Harper
Lil- Nan Greiner
James Daniels
West Chester
H. C. Meeker of
Cranston
M. A. Hunter
Clark & Enslin’s
Junior High School Dramatic Club
R. L. Thompson of
Ainsworth
Amy Davidson
Titus
Wilber Davidson
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Gage
C. A. Reichard
Pleasant Plain
Plan Club
Martin Anderson
Christian Church
C. BE. Plumly
D'Evry
Anitra
Bischoff
H. Clough-Leighter
Valentine
Peter Rerdo
Marguerite MacGugin
Elton
Tom Berdo
John Carris
Gerald
Keota
Frank Pringle
Andrew Brown
R. L. Grimes
Madison Street
Sara Grimes
John Green
Arrivng
Mutual
Grese
Ish
W. S. Reister & Sons
Colenso
O. Davison
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
South Dakota
Dakota
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
Illinois
St. Michigan Ave
R. L. Gibson
Dunlap
Cumberland
Snyder
D. F. Sayre
Spring Dale Farm
SCOTT &@ BOWNE MAKERS
Scott's
Oildag
John Striegel Jr
Harper, Iowa
Sioa
Property Owners Federation, Inc
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