Muscatine to Get a Packing Plant
Muscatine prepares to host a new packing company with a $3,000,000 capitalization. Thomas V Armour of Chicago serves as president and manager, with Charles H Ferguson guiding the organization. Robert McNutt will serve as treasurer as the plant plans a daily capacity of 2400 hogs 200 cattle and 500 sheep and calves. The company buys the former South Muscatine Lumber property spanning about 41 acres and seeks stock buyers at 100 per share preferred and 20 per share common.
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Muscatine Packing Company
R. H. Walker
Washington
Thomas V. Armour
Chicago
Charles H. Ferguson
Muscatine
Robert McNutt
Prefectore
Iowa
South Muscatine Lumber Company
State Department of
Weaving Weavers of South Africa Build Giant Nest
Weaver birds in South Africa join forces to construct a massive umbrella shaped nest. Scores of pairs labor together forming a single sprawling structure that houses a cartload of grass.
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South Africa
What Has Become of Union Station
A long running issue of a new or improved Washington passenger depot is again at issue. Rail executives have not communicated since submitting a regional plan to Chicago authorities, with the July 1 deadline looming and speculation that impending railway privatization is delaying action. The piece urges public pressure to spur movement on a downtown Rock Island site or revised plan.
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John Barleycorn
Union
Washington
Journal
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Chicago
Burlington
Taft Delivers Humor Filled Ames Speech and Road Tour
Former president Taft won admiration at the Graham in Ames with his good humor and self deprecating wit. He recalled his failed arbitration efforts with England and France and argued the league of nations should not be a partisan issue while ridiculing opponents. He traveled by car with Col Palmer and L F Henderson, arriving late and addressing crowds in multiple towns before heading to Fairfield.
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Taft
League of Nations
Graham
Mr. Taft
America
England
France
Senate
Col
D. J. Palmer
Fairfield
Homer Darbyshire
Mr. Darbyshire
Col. Palmer
L. F. Henderson
Oskaloosa
Washington
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Iowa
Reed
Sherman
Wilson
Remedy for Summer Complaint Praised by Mrs Henry Jewett
Mrs Henry Jewett of Clark Mills N Y reports rapid relief from a severe summer complaint after using Chamberlain s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad urges keeping this remedy at home and notes Lemmon s Drug Store as the supplier.
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Chamberlain
Henry Jewett
Clark Mills
Lemmon's Drug Store
Pleasant Plain groups plan summer meetings and programs
The Pleasant Plain Missionary Society will meet with Mrs Emma Wright on Wednesday July 2 for an afternoon session. The Fortnightly group plans a Tuesday 7 30pm meeting at the old Methodist church with a program on Thrift Education and Biennial reports from Ames. The Woman's Missionary Society of the 1st U P church meets Thursday at 2 30 pm noting a time change. The Ladies Missionary Society of the Christian Church gathers Thursday afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs Corbin Fields on East Main Street. The Mothers club postpones its regular meeting to June 16.
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The
Pleasant Plain Missionary Society
Emma Wright
Old Methodist Church
Ames
Woman's Missionary Society
U. P
Ladies Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Corbin Fields
East Main Street
Washington Lodge Called Meeting for Third Degree Work
A called meeting of Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M is set for Tuesday evening July 1 at 7 45 for work on two candidates in the third degree. Brethren are urged to attend. the temple has electric fans for comfort. Langworthy W M notes a banner meeting at 1513 L D.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Brethers
L. D. Langworthy
W. M
Richard Johnson Sells Meat Shop to Muscatine Firm
Richard Johnson sells the cash meat market at the southwest square to Richard Bros. of Muscatine who take possession today. Arthur McCormick will be resident manager and Newton Karnes assists. the shop becomes the Richard Cash Market. Johnson plans a vacation but will remain in Washington.
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Richard Johnson
Richard Bros
Muscatine
Wilton
Washington
D. A
Richard
Arthur McCormick
Newton Karnes
Richard Cash Market
Johnson
Queen Esther Circle installs new officers at meeting
The Queen Esther Circle held a meeting at Mrs. J. M. Wilson's home to install new officers. After business, members enjoyed ice cream and cake. Miss Clarice Woodburn was their guest for the evening. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Page entertained at a Sunday dinner for their two sons recently home from army service. Clyde Page was at Ft Sill for about twenty months, and Corporal J. Wade Page returned Saturday from overseas.
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Queen Esther Circle
J. M. Wilson
Clarice Woodburn
R. D. Pager
Clyde Page
Ft Sill
Okla
Corporal J. Wade Page
Keisters Celebrate Golden Anniversary With Open House
Mr and Mrs A N Keister of West Fifth Street mark fifty years of marriage with a Saturday open house after a noon dinner for fourteen relatives. Guests included their Waterloo and Bridgwater relatives, gifts of gold, china, and flowers accompanied the celebration.
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A. N. Keister
West Fifth Street
Harry Keister
Kathryn
Waterloo
Iowa
Keister
Nice
Thomas Warrior
Mary
Bridgewater, Jr
Kelster
J.P. Rumble
Des Moines
John McFarland
S. A. Taggert
Mrs. Keister
Adele at Fox Theatre starring Kitty Gordon
Kitty Gordon headlines the Fox Theatre on Wednesday in Adele a United Picture Theatres release. The Red Cross nurse heroine, a young American, volunteers in France amid a romance and dramatic plot noted for striking scenes and emotional depth.
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Kitty Gordon
Fox Theatre
Adele
United Picture Theatres, Inc
Red Cross
France
Miss Gordon
Gordon
Allied governments urge Holland to bar ex-emperor
London reports that allied governments warned the Dutch government on July 1 to prevent the departure of the former German emperor from Holland. C. B. Harmsworth, undersecretary of state for foreign affairs, announced this in the house of commerce.
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London
Holland
C. B. Harmsworth
House of Commerce
American Legion to Meet at Court House
The American Legion Leon Beatty post No. 29 holds its regular meeting in the courthouse on Tuesday evening July 1 at eight. Prof. R L Masson will discuss the league of nations. Members and interested soldiers urged to attend.
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American Legion
Leon Beatty Post
Court House
R. L. Masson
League of Nations
Pauls Family Planned Visit to Seymour Wisconsin
C H Pauls and family will depart tomorrow morning by Ford for Seymour Wisconsin for a short visit with relatives lasting a few days.
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C. H. Pauls
Ford
Seymour Wis
Barnes Controls U. S. Grain Export and Import
New York July 1 Julius Barnes United States wheat director takes exclusive control of wheat and wheat flour movement effective today. Licenses issued by the war trade board will have the same force as if issued by him.
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New York
Julius Barnes
United States
War Trade Board
Women Relief Corps Hold Memorial Service at Moose Hall
Memorial services were held at Moose hall yesterday afternoon by the Women’s Relief Corps. Miss Edna Klein sang with auto harp accompaniment and Miss Speer performed a fitting tender solo. Ladies placed flowers on the graves of their absent sisters afterwards.
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Moose Hall
Woman's Relief Corps
Edna Klein
Speer
Crawfordsville News: Local Departures and Visitors
S R Harper left Saturday night for Colorado Springs and planned to visit relatives in Schuyler Nebraska on the way. Local residents J O Matthews and family from near Ainsworth visited the Henderson McCall home yesterday. Several families including J R Lease Ethyle McPFarland McCleary Stump Dix Orris Huston Davidson and Davidson visited in Washington yesterday.
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Crawfordsville
S. R. Harper
Colorado Springs
Schuyler
Nebraska
J. O. Matthews
Near Ainsworth
Henderson McCall
J. R. Lease
Ethyle
L. H. McPfarland
R. C. McCleary
W. E. Stump
RUSS KILL EIGHTEEN YANKS
Eighteen American soldiers were killed with one officer and eight men severely wounded and sixteen lightly wounded in a June 25 engagement with antikelchak forces near Romanovka. Major General Graves reported the losses to Washington. Bolsheviki reported to have occupied Vydusha frontier region, defeating a Russian force, per a London wireless. A German fleet unit under Admiral Aduiew sunk at Scapa Flow was reportedly struck in Oswestry.
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Washington
Wen
Romanovka
Graves
Siberia
War Department
London
Vydusha
Nish
Oswestry
Shropshire
Aduiew
Reuter
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