Parade to Line Up Promptly for Fourth of July
Frank Beatty announces a 9 00 A M lineup on Avenue B for the Washington Fourth of July parade. Units assemble by nine, march at ten for about an hour. Floats and cars from local firms promise striking displays with substantial spend. Ferris wheel and merry go round set up on the square. curb noise to be kept down during Governor Kendal and Frank Miles addresses.
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Frank Beatty
Avenue B
West Third
West Washington Streets
Washington
Southtown Avenue
Madison Street
P Cc. Finutter
Beatty
Paselbte
Iowa Avenue
Harrison Street
Marion Avenue
F. S. Show of Grandview
Shew
Kendal
Frank Miles
Local business ownership changes take effect today
Dougall Bros formed as Hugh and Joe Dougall take over half interests in the Iowa cafe on North Iowa Avenue. Charlie Mugnaini sells his share in the Vienna ice cream tobacco store to Alfredo Contoni, forming Mugnaini & Contoni with Joe Mugnaini retaining his half. The third change is expected next week.
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Washington
Dougall Bros
Hugh Dougall
Iowa
Iowa Avenue
Joe Dougall
Dougall
Charles Mugnaini
Vienna
Alfredo Conton
Chicago
Joe Mugnaini
Tony
No Work Monday Evening Due to 4th Festivities
Announcement states there will be no work Monday evening the 2nd because of excitement surrounding the anticipation of the 4th. Management deems it best to dispense with work for this evening.
Democrats Pick Sutherland for Representative
William Sutherland a former county legislator was nominated on the first ballot by the Democratic county convention for representative in the general assembly receiving 20 votes with Harry Dye 12 and J W Stewart five. M C DeLong nominated for county auditor and E C Kicher for county attorney with other ticket spots left vacant.
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William Sutherland
General Assembly
Sutherland
Harry Dye
J. W. Stewart
M. C. DeLong
E. C. Kicher
Claude C. Reister
Charles B. Lemley
Silas Ross
Will Todd
Sam Richardson
Ed Kallaus
James J Benda
Hearing Postponed Until Next Saturday
Hearing on the case of patrons of farmers electric light lines near West Chester and Wellman against the Iowa Gas and Electric Company has been postponed until Saturday July 8. Attorney Ralph Munro of Fairfield represents the plaintiffs. he arrived too late for yesterday's hearing.
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Farmers’ Electric Light Lines
West Chester
Wellman
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Ralph Munro
Fairfield
Meeting in Interest Of Fresh Air Children
Miss Eva Mehling superintendent of the Ogontz day nursery in Chicago will meet all interested in her Fresh Air Children program at the Methodist chapel on Monday at 3 PM. Twenty children aged 19 months to ten years are in residence this summer, and local families are urged to attend to express support and discuss future hosting.
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Eva Mehling
Ogontz Day Nursery
Chicago
Methodist Chapel
Miss Mehling
Miss Mehting
No Inducement Catches Unemployed Reader’s Gloom
A Philadelphia retail ledger quote depicts a job seeker saying I’m that way bow and starting without a dollar. The line captures early hardship and blunt tone as a worker dismisses offers.
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Retail Ledger
Philadelphia
Lincoln Pageant at Chautauqua Park Opens Soon
Last night’s final rehearsal wowed watchers as the Lincoln pageant at Chautauqua Park shows a polished, large scale spectacle. Washington band provided music and stage crews, spotlight operators, and directors drew praise for coordination and efficiency. Seats go on sale at West Side Drag Store and near Central Park West entrance with general admission at 60 cents and reserved seats extra. Local cast members admitted at west gate with ample parking. weather hopes for a big Fourth crowd.
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Phillips Drug Store
Airmission
Chautauqua Park
Washington Band
West Side
Central Park
Chautauqua Grounds
Stafford Wins Republican Nomination on Eighth Ballot
R. B. Stafford of Wellman secures the Republican nomination for county supervisor for the term starting next January after an eight ballot convention at the courthouse. The ballot progressed from Hampton 40, Stafford 42, Richards 38, Gormly 14 to a final tally of Stafford 72 and Hotle 62 with unanimous support.
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R. B. Stafford
Wellman
Court House
Humston
Stafford
Richards
Gormly
Will Hotle
Hamston
Hotle
Gormlynone
Hampton
C. A. Boice
Brookhart campaign activity boosts senatorial bid
Colonel S W Brookhart returns from a week of speaking across Iowa meeting supporters for his senatorial campaign. He plans speeches almost daily through November and is receiving strong endorsements, with expectations of a larger majority than any prior candidate in the state.
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S. W. Brookhart
Senate
County Churches Preaching Services Sunday
Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. will be led by Rev. Aldrich. All members and friends are urged to attend both services. Special music will be rendered at both times. Everyone is welcome.
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Aldrich
Legion Post to Deliver Service Uniforms for Washington Parade
Leon Beatty Post No 29 will issue service uniforms on Tuesday July 4 in Washington for the parade. Blouses may be omitted as the post hosts thousands of attendees, signaling their readiness to aid public comfort and safety. Arthur R Oates.
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Leon Beatty
Washington
Storks Sightings Amid Angera and Nationalist Turkey Tale
In Angera the capital of Nationalist Turkey storks roam the streets as locals claim sightings near the comman ceace previously linked to Roman times. The text invokes Atatella as a paradixe while referencing Purks and Auguste in a fragmented historic tableau.
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Angera
Turkey
Thonor
Auguste
Atatella
First New Yorker ResidenceMarked on Broadway Site
Aldrich Court on Broadway marks the site of Manhattan Island s first white settlement. A tablet records the spot for Capt Adrian s block work and notes the date precedes the Dateh colonists who established a trading post. The current building houses the United States shipping board.
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Aldrich Court
Broadway
Matehattan Island
No. 11
Adrain
New World
United States
Meeting of Kolah Club Postponed to Next Regular Session
The Kolah club meeting scheduled for 1181s has been postponed and will be held at the next regular meeting now planned.
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Kolah Club
Notice of Personal Debt Claims by Mart Anderson
A 1712 Mart Anderson declares he will pay no debts made by any person other than himself. The notice asserts sole responsibility for debts he incurs and excludes obligations from others.
Unclear garbled quote from Washington Star excerpt
Fragmentary OCR text shows dialect, names Vince Eben Tae Rastus Pinkley, mentions a 14 percent figure and a readied statement. No cohesive event or clear subject to anchor a summary.
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tLben
Vince Eben
Rastus Pinkley
Dodo Bird Extinction Ignites Curious History
The dodo, a large flightless bird with a huge beak, vanished from Mauritius in the Indian Ocean after 16th century contact with Portuguese and Dutch sailors. Pigs introduced to the island accelerated its demise, and the tale survives in common expressions about extinction.
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Mauritius
Indian Ocean
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