Bryan Delivers Eloquent Chautauqua Lecture To Record Crowd
William Jennings Bryan spoke for nearly two hours at the Chautauqua yesterday, drawing a record audience. Introduced by Dr. W W Bowers, Bryan urged relief for the downtrodden, a world at peace, and an end to inhumanity, while peppering his talk with humor and political jabs at Republicans.
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Bowers
W. W. Bowers
Methodist Church
Colonel Bryan
Washington
Lincoln
Nebraska City
Chautauqua Association
Chautauqua
Iowa City
Mediapolis
Columbus Junction
Alex Miller
Miller
Dr. Bowers
Association
Chautauqua Program Highlights a Busy Day of Events
The schedule lists concerts lectures and Bible sessions at 7:45 and 8:45 with the Fili pno Quintet and Dr. Robinson, plus morning and afternoon talks by Dr. Byron W. King and others. Bryan day features the Saxophone Band and a pageant led by Flora B Dawson.
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Egypt
Euphrates
Dr. Robinson
Miss Forgey
Ladies’ Saxaphone Band
Byron W. King
Saxaphone Band
Bryan W. King
Flora B. Dawson
the Euphrates
George L. Robinson
Chicago
Poem Notes From Reister’s Place In Springs
A brief verse by J. M. W. notes about trying and truth in competition. It mentions the booby prize and a hint of a community event at Reister’s place in Springs, with Thursday as the day.
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Reister
Nurses Home Interior Décor Contract Awarded
At a county hospital board meeting the interior decorating contract for the nurses' home was awarded to Louie Haird for 272.40 dollars. Thirteen rooms will be painted with a September 5 completion deadline and a ten dollar daily penalty for delays. The building north of the hospital grounds will receive partitions and other improvements as a nurses' home. A new nurses training class is forming and will likely begin September 6 with eleven beds available. inquiries go to Miss Elizabeth Finley, hospital superintendent.
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County Hospital Board
Louie Haird
Elizabeth Finley
Boys Work The Black People Paradise Chautauqua Event
The piece highlights Boys' Work presenting The Black People Paradise as a premier chautauqua attraction tomorrow at nine sharp. A hike destination has been chosen by Mr Biekel with a small 15 cent admission. Indoor baseball was washed out this morning as conditions hindered championship games.
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Paradise
Biekel
Sale of Household Goods at Public Auction Saturday
Leaving the state I will sell at public auction Saturday after noon Aug 27 at the southeast corner of the square. Items include two heating stoves one almost new three burner Drake oil stove with oven enameled cabinet solid oak dining set five chairs and more. Bedding desks rockers and various household articles.
New Lens sale at South Farm Garage
Notice advertises lens sale at South Farm Garage priced at 1.25 dollars per pair while supply lasts. Also mentions electric tall lights and Ti eacn with unclear details.
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South Farm
Woman Hurt In Head On Collision Near West Chester
Miss Ada Correll of the Keota neighborhood sustained a broken arm and minor injuries in a head on crash on West Chester road early today. She was part of a party en route to Mt. Pleasant. A car carrying Minick's Washington workers collided with them. others escaped injury.
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Ada Correll
Keota
West Chester Road
Mt. Pleasant
Minick
Washington
Connor Named Assistant Cashier at National Bank
Walter Connor elected to an assistant cashier post at Washington National Bank at last night’s board meeting. He has served a year and a half with the bank and is a well known local employee and home product with broad community ties.
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Walter Conner
Washington National Bank
Conner
Washington Hunters Victimized by Burglary Theft
Several Washington men who belong to a local gun club near Cone in Louisa county were robbed recently. Their valuable equipment and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were stolen from a shack at the marsh. The Louisa county sheriff was notified and the hunters hope for recovery and punishment of the guilty.
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Washington
Cone
Louisa County
Marsh
Young Woman Breaks Arm Cranking Auto
Miss Ruth Green daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Green sustained a painful arm fracture Monday evening when the car crank kicked back while she prepared to drive home from the square. The fracture required general anesthesia for setting and she is progressing nicely today.
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Ruth Green
Will Green
Clem Escher Buys Muscatine Theater
Clem Escher of Washington took over management of the Gayety motion picture theater in Muscatine after purchasing it. He previously held a partial partnership in the Gong restaurant with Ace Olds, selling his stake a few weeks ago.
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Clem Escher
Washington
Muscatine
Mr. Escher
Ace Olds
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