Washington Beats Muscatine Meccas 2 to 0 In Pitchers Battle
Washington wins 2 to 0 over the Muscatine Meccas after a pitching duel. Washington had three hits, Muscatine four. Washington scores in the third on a walk sacrifice and two hits, then in the fifth on a Muscatine infield error. Next Sunday Letts hosts a doubleheader at Libe's park southwest of town due to a previous rainout.
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Gauthier
Muscatine
Washington
Muscatine Meccas
Letts
Libe’s Park
Maud Buschlen Music Party Plays Chautauqua Spotlight
Canadian group from Toronto led by Miss Maud Bushien features a celebrated violinist and a cellist with soprano and baritone vocalists. The quartet performs varied programs blending rhythm and melody for Arfoun Chautauqua audiences seeking popular and refined entertainment.
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Maud Buschlen
Canada
Toronto
Maud Bushien
Miss Bushien
Miss Busehlen
Po Jeo
Maudesehlen Music Party
Rene Anpeal
Washington Mec cas Earns Narrow Victory Over Meccas
Washington Mec cas edged the Meccas 7 1 in a pitchers duel. Highlights included Steinke's two base hits after subbing for Swank and Bronkema being hit by a pitch. Key plays featured W Kiesey to Case to Steinbeck on a double play and several errors by Washington Meccas.
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Bor
Washington
Kiesey
Steinbeck
Jacobs
Barrett
Rogers
Hayes
Pa Gee
Woods
Lee Little P
Jensen Hy
Schweitzer
Issa
Bronkema
Schweitzer M
Steinke
Sterlin
Gauthier P
Bryant
Stennett
Little
Gauthier
W. Kiesey
Case
Washington SC
Mec
Father Cannot Swim as Sons Are Crowned in Tragic Accidents
Two boys age 8 and 5 drown in a quarry pool near Lemont after their father Joseph Latkovic 34 fails to swim and their overturned boat capsizes. Nearby, John Artner 49 rescues Annie Heist 40 from Lake Michigan near Glencoe, as his son Joseph 23 dies attempting to save her. A cramps incident struck the young rescuer.
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Chicago
Indh
Joseph Latkovic
Lawrence
Earl
Lemont
John Artner
Annie Heist
Lake Michigan
Glencoe
Joseph
Shortest Will Filed in Probate Court
Arthur Leiser of Strasburg died June 5 leaving a one sentence will and sole heir Tillie Readrick. The brief clause certifies Readrick as heir and disposes of all property.
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New Philadelphia, CO
Tillie Readrick
Arthur Leiser
Strasburg
Memorial stone to mark first twine binding grain harvester site
In Beslot Wis a memorial stone will be placed at the site of the building where the first successful twine binding grain harvester was produced.
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Besloit
Wis
Air routes expand as US connects with sixteen nations
Chicago Aug 5. The United States now has 9,000 miles of air routes linking it with 16 foreign countries and over 5,000 more miles with at least four additional nations will be added to the system soon, per a report by the American Air Transport Association.
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Chicago
United States
American Air Transport Association
Rainbow Man at Graham Delights with Warm Romance
The Rainbow Man at the Graham is a talking screen romance with music and minimal jazz. Eddie Dowling and Marian Nixon lead a heartfelt tale of a minstrel man adopting a boy and finding love amid drama and colorful sets at the Fox Theatre. Loretta Young and Darrell Nye star as the lovers with a strong supporting cast. The film, praised for human, plausible storytelling, runs two days at the Fox Theatre.
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Graham
Eddie Dowling
Frankie Darro
George Hayes
Marian Nixon
Dowling
Fox Theatre
Loretta Young
Darrell Nye
Miss Young
Matthew Betz
Ralph Lewis
Lucien Littlefield
George Stone
The Girl in the Glass Cage drama on Vitaphone screen
The stage dramatist relied on dialogue for plot but talking pictures now allow both dialogue and visuals. James Green scenarist Ralph Daw son director and others connected with The Girl in the Glass Cage prove what film can do in the First National Vitaphone attraction with powerful lines and scenes.
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James Green
Ralph Dawson
Funeral Services for Grace Arnold Held at Keota
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:30 PM in the Keota Methodist church for Grace Arnold who died Thursday after four days of uremic poisoning. Burial followed in Keota cemetery. She was born near Ainsworth in 1868, married C. E. Arnold in 1891, and was a longtime member of the Methodist church. Survivors include three sons Everett Gerald and William Arnold of Keota and two daughters Ceora Lytle of Keota and Margaret Sellman of Ottumwa, with several brothers and sisters. Relatives from Ottumwa, Oklahoma City, Perry, Washington, Ainsworth, and Des Moines attended.
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Keota
Grace Arnold
H. F. Gilbert
Arnold
Everett
Gerald
William Arnold
Ceora Lytle
J. W. Stewart
AL K K. Stewart
Des Moines
J. S. Stephen
Daisy Butler
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. Widice
Lonie Hater
Perry
Towa
Nannie Wilson
Washington
Ainsworth
March
C. EK. Arnold
Weight for Weight Compare: Radium More Valuable Than Diamonds
A period note states that radium is about fifteen times as valuable as diamonds by weight, highlighting its scarce supply and high market value. The remark frames radium as a premium, sought after for its unique properties and industrial demand.
Chester Anderson Honored in Loving Community Tribute
A letter to the editor extols Chester Anderson as an unusually kind and devout boy. The writer praises Dr. Bowers sermon and the large funeral flowers, noting Chester’s pets, especially his dog Jacek, and expressing condolences to his parents.
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Chester Anderson
Jack
Chester
R. L. Badger
North America Forest Area Estimated at Over One Billion Acres
An estimate places global forested land at over 7.48 billion acres while North America contains about 1.45 billion acres. A fragment mentions a midget baseball game and a travel incident occurring while returning home.
Protecting books with cornered stiff envelopes method
A brief tip advises packing books by cutting off the corners of very stiff envelopes and sliding them onto the book corners to prevent damage during handling.
American Killed in London Accident
Henry Porch an American talking picture engineer was killed and Raymond King of Rochester New York and Richard W Kirkpatrick were severely injured when the car King drove plunged over a parapet of a bridge over the Thames at Staines near London early today.
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London
Henry Porch
Raymond King
Rochester
N. Y
Richard W. Kirkpatrick
King
Staines
Giant trench digs toward St Louis to house long distance line
A $7,000,000 trench between St Louis and Kansas City is being dug to house Southwestern Bell Telephone Company long distance cable. The project connects five states and will bring voice services to St Louis through underground channels.
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ST. Jlouis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Hoover Home Guarded In Palo Alto By Detectives
Detectives assigned to guard the picturesque San Juan Hill home of President Hoover in Palo Alto Calif to deter souvenir hunters and tourists flocking there this summer.
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Palo Alto
Calif
San Juan Hill
Hoover
Auto turns over near Keokuk. two youths injured
In Keokuk, a car overturn killed 17 year old Koek and seriously injured 16 year old Jack Rochrig after a blow-out. Both youths were members of the Keokuk community.
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Keokurk
Fen Koek
Jack Rochrig
The
Keokuk
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