Frohman hopes Frohman wife remarries to Bowes
New York February 16 Theatrical magnate Daniel Frohman says his estranged wife Margaret Illington could wed real estate man Edward J Bowes of Oakland California He praises Bowes as a good husband and says he may have pushed Illington toward stardom at the cost of her domestic desires.
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New York
Daniel Frohman
Margaret Lilington
Edward J. Bowes
Oakland
Cal
Frohman
Bowes
Mrs. Frohman
Miss Illington
Women to race for first championship of America
New Orleans hosts the Mardi Gras speed carnival February 20 to 22 with the first championship automobile race open only to women. Joan Newton Cuneo of Richmond Hill and Alice Potter of Elgin Ill will compete for the title, both bringing fame from touring and road events to this arena.
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Alice Potter
Elgin
Iil
New Orleans
Joan Newton Cuneo
Richmond Hill
L. I
Will of Charles Schattner Reveals Large Bequests
In Kansas City Missouri on February 16 a will leaves $75,000 to found a home for old men and orphan boys and $87,000 in individual gifts. Among these is $10,800 to a negro porter and $10,800 to a negro housekeeper as part of Schattner’s estate valued at about $225,000.
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Kansas City
Charles Schattner
Schattner
Weather forecast by state short summary
Illinois partly cloudy Indiana snow. Lower Michigan partly cloudy with southeast snow. Wisconsin partly cloudy with rising western temperatures. Iowa generally fair with rising temperatures.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Report Chicago Feb 15 Wheat Cattle Hogs Prices
Winter wheat prices range from No. 2 red 1.16 to 1.18 and No. 3 hard 1.06 to 1.15. Spring grades 1 northern 1.16 to 1.17. Corn around 63 to 64 cents with various lots noted. Hogs receipts 42 000 with prices from 5.50 to 6.65 depending on class. cattle receipts 22 000 with steers 6.25 to 7.00 and cows to 5.50. sheep receipts 18 000 with wethers 5.15 to 5.50 and lambs 6.75 to 7.60. Elgin Butter Market quotes creamery and dairy values from 22 to 30 cents for various grades.
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Chicago
Perth
Elgin
Local Notices From Area Newspapers
Mrs D A McAnulty of Eaton Iowa visits Muscatine and returns to Kalona. Miss Frankie Coppock of Washington visits Muscatine as guest of Miss Adda Kinney. Keota visitors Clarke Nelson Fred Stewart and John Brownhausen with family visit Washington. Merritt B Welsh sells farm to Grant Jarvis and plans sale February 17 then moves to Pleasant.
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Frankie Coppock
Washingon
Adda Kinney
Richland Clarion
Keota
Washington
Clarke Nelson
Fred Stewart
John Brownhausen
Merritt B. Welsh
Grant Jarvis
Mrs B Lines Hosts Washington Guests at Dinner
Friday evening Mrs. B Lines entertained guests including Miss Jeffrey of Washington Iowa the Misses Hat tie and Clara McAdam and Mr and Mrs F S Finley at a dinner in Mt Pleasant Iowa.
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B. Lines
Miss Jeffrey
Washington
Iowa
Hattie
Clara McAdam
F.S. Finley
Mt. Pleasant Republican
Kalona Schools Appoint Miss Tomlinson to Intermediate Room
Miss Tomlinson of Washington is placed in charge of Kalona schools intermediate room. Her two years of experience in that room will allow a smooth resume of work with minimal interruption.
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Tomlinson
Washington
Kalona
Kalona News
Miss Laura Dupuis Hosts Card Club and Central Visit
Keota Eagle reports Laura Dupuis spent Thursday afternoon hosting a card club session, attended another club event in the evening, and then greeted callers at Central for the rest of the night, described as a lively sequence.
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Laura Dupuis
Central
Keota Eagle
Barber Returns to Run Globe in Brighton
Martin White, from Washington, visited his parents Sunday and recently sold his barber shop. He was ready to leave town but bought it back to remain proprietor of the Globe for an indefinite period.
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Martin White
Washington
Globe
Brighton Enterprise
Building Boom Foretold for Wellman and Region
Wellman Advance predicts a busy season with new houses in town and country improvements. The piece notes skilled carpenters who can drive nails or saw lumber will be in demand next summer.
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Wellman
Rock Island Line Trains Rebound With Near Thousand Passengers
The Rock Island Nos. 40 and 50, once abandoned last year for low patronage, are now seeing heavy business. Last Saturday they carried nearly 1,000 passengers on a round trip between Oskaloosa and Rock Island.
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Rock Island
Oskaloosa
Brother Elmer joins Berea big band for Lincoln blowout
Roy Warrington writes his brother Elmer that he has bought a fine alto horn and is in the Berea Kentucky band. They will travel to Hodginville Kentucky tomorrow February 12 to play at the Lincoln birth place Lincoln blow-out. The boys expect to see President Roosevelt and other notable figures.
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Roy Warrington
Elmer
Berea
Kentucky
Kay
Hodginville
Lincoln
President Roosevelt
Keota
Jackson Buys 160 Acres Near Residence in February
F B Jackson purchased 160 acres across the road from his home, paying 154.25 dollars per acre to Charles McCreedy. The transfer is set for March first. McCreedy and family plan to move to Colorado, leaving well liked neighbors.
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F. B. Jackson
Charles McCreedy
Reemi Lubbers Visits Crawfordsville and Kendricks
Reemi Lubbers a college student and editor of the Iowa Wesleyan preached at Crawfordsville last Sunday and visited the Kendricks west of Washington on Monday. Four of the children attended a country school he taught in Illinois. He also saw Miss Hanna Eicher's school and praised the lively, alert pupils noting the writer believes his kin could run a good country school.
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Reemi Lubbers
Iowa Wesleyan
Crawfordsville
Kendricks
Washington
Illinois
Hanna Eicher
Ftine T. S
Mt. Pleasant
Three Winfield Boys Take Track Journey Last Week
Three Winfield boys left home without permission to see the world. A traveling man along the Iowa Central tracks near Richland saw them by a fire and reported to Mayor Gardner that they burned shovels for section men before hiking toward home. Parents found them near Washington, the trio switching to the Rock Island line. Whether there was further switching is unknown, and the paper hopes they never run away again.
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Winfield
West
Iowa Central
Richland
Gardner
Washington
Rock Island
Winfield Beacon
Northern tourists back from Robstown eye land sales
A large group of Northern tourists visited the Geo. H. Paul Land company office after returning from Robstown Saturday night. Sunday they attended church services and many purchased land, with several selecting from plats before reaching Robstown. The special train departs Corpus Christi tonight.
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Geo. H. Paul Land Company
Robstown
Paul
Corpus Christi
Calor
Mighty Niagara Ice Holds Back Falls and Hu m ble Flow
Niagara Falls New York February fifteenth reports only a rivulet over the American side as a northeast wind and ice block the river. Two American reservation workers walked from Prospect Point toward Bath Island but turned back to avoid wet feet. Ice walls stretch from Goat Island to the mainland reducing the horseshoe flow and draining the gorge while the Canadian channel loses most of its water. This wind ice pattern has occurred only twice before in 1848 and 1902.
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Prospect Point
Bath Island
Canadian Falls
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Goat Island
Five Firemen Die Battling Milwaukee Warehouse Blaze
A fire at the Johns-Manville warehouse on 255 Clifford Street in Milwaukee killed five firemen and injured ten. The blaze also destroyed the Nelson Manufacturing piano and organ plant nearby, causing about 200000 dollars in loss covered by insurance as walls collapsed.
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Milwaukee
Johns-Nmanville Manufacturing Company
Clibourne Street
Nelson Manufacturing Company
Johns-Manville
Special Meetings at M B E Church Convert Seven
Stormy weather reduced attendance but last night seven persons were converted at the M B E church revival. Five were young men and two were young girls. Rev Smith urged now is the accepted time for salvation and warned life is uncertain. District Superintendent Rev J A Boatman of Muscatine attended.
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M. BE
Mr. Smith
J. A. Boatman
Muscatine
Joe Clyde Returns to Iowa City After Visit
After an over Sunday visit in this city, Joe Clyde returned to Iowa City yesterday morning.
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Joe Clyde
Iowa City
Rupps Attend Funeral of West Liberty Man
Mr and Mrs E Rupp traveled to West Liberty yesterday for the funeral of J Benedict the father of Mrs Benedict attended by the Rupps noting he had spent part of the summer at their home in the city
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Mrs. E. ©. Rupp
West Liberty
J. Benedict
Mr. Benedict
Rupp
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