Chautauqua Program Planned for Summer Week
A summer Chautauqua at the park runs August 12 to 21 with attractions including The Calling of Dan Mathews, Laurant the magician, The Romany Company and the Williams Jubilee Singers. Lectures by Dr J B Schreckengast and Dr C W Stewart accompany daily health clinics and youth programs led by Florence Cunningham, Miss Hoyman, and Jesse Miller. Mrs W A Cook oversees the program planning.
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Chautauqua Park
Dan Matthews
Laurant
Romany Company
Briges & Bailey
Leslie M. Shaw
Brough
Arkansas
Senator Ferris
Michigan
Alya Tolstoy
Count Leo Tolstoy
Wheeler McMillan
Russell H. Hreedy
Morris Anderson
Alexander Karr
Hi Pita Lorence Cunningham
Tries to Escape at State Penitentiary Gets Five Years More
George Clark a trust y convict at the Iowa state prison will serve an additional five years at the expiration of his current term after an escape attempt yesterday. He was recaptured in Burlington early today and will plead guilty before Judge John E Craig at Keokuk within 24 hours.
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Fort Madison
George Clark
Iowa State
Clark
Burlington
John E. Craig
Keokuk
Alex Miller Recaps Democratic Convention trip to Rotary club
Alex Miller described his Iowa Special train journey from Chicago to Washington D C and New York City. He spoke on the Democratic convention scenes and the Woodrow Wilson tomb ceremonies, expressing strong Americanism and enthusiasm. President Mort Keeley and Mrs Keeley returned from Toronto and a Canada tour after attending the Rotary International Convention.
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Alex Miller
Rotary Club
Mr. Miller
Iowa
Chicago
Washington D. C
Woodrow Wilson
New York City
Miller
Mort Keeley
Keeley
Rotary
Toronto
Canada
General Hines Attacked in Veterans Bureau Office
Brig. Gen Frank T. Hines director of the Veterans bureau was struck near the eye in a fistfight with Thomas H.K. Deaver of Houston Texas in the bureau office witnesses said Deaver protested a medical examination and left after the disturbance officials noted no charges would be filed against Deaver The incident occurred while a case review with Capt C C Shaw and other officials was in progress and a new exam or hospitalization offer was discussed but declined by Deaver
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Washington, B
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Bureau
Thomas HK. Deaver
Houston
Texas
San Antonio
Deaver
Gen. Hines
Denver
Hines
Grinnell Visit By Calfornia Resident Johnson Ross
Johnson Ross of California is spending the summer in Grinnell with friends and at the home of his son-in-law Guy Mintle. He is visiting relatives and enjoying time away from his home state.
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Johnson Ross
Grinnell
Mr. Ross
California
Guy Mintle
Jacob Lambert
Cloyee Burham
Tragedy Near Washington Claims Emmett Hamm
Emmett E. Hamm aged 38 at Joe Wright farm six miles northeast of Washington died by self inflicted shotgun wound after threatening arrest in a domestic dispute. Sheriff Denison witnessed the act. Coroner ruled death self caused. funeral plans unsettled. Survived by widow and two children. One child previously died from accidental lye ingestion.
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Emmett FE. Hamm
Joe Wright
Washington
Hiself
Hamm
Charles M. Denison
L. A. Jones
Davenport Men to Address Ad Club
Davenport Ad Club welcomes three or four prominent Davenport reps and a 25 member Winfield delegation as guests to a Thursday meeting. C A Nash of Davenport Light & Power will speak with KR Moritz of the Davenport Club. Talks relate to the district convention set for August 25 26 and 27. The Winfield group recently formed will tour Washington Ad Club practices. Dinner at the commercial club at 6 30.
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Davenport Advertising Club
Winfield
Washington Club
C. A. Nash
Davenport Light & Power Company
Davenport
KR. F. Moritz
Davenport Club
Winfield Advertising Club
Washington Boys
Washington
Ad Club
Commercial Club
American airmen reach Baghdad from Bushire in Persia
American army airmen arrived today at 5 o'clock at Baghdad after flying from Bushire in Persia. They will depart at 2 o'clock tomorrow for Aleppo in Syria continuing their world war mission.
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Associated Press
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Bushire
Persia
Aleppo
Syria
Lions Send 10 to Tornado Sufferers Fund
The Lions club of Washington voted 10 to aid the tornado sufferers in Lorain Ohio. The meeting included a vocational talk by Claude Tucker on automobiles and selling methods. President George McDaniel sent condolences to President Calvin Coolidge on his son's death.
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Lions Club of
Washington
Lions Club
Lorain
Ohio
Claude Tucker
George McDaniel
Calvin Coolidge
Pepper warns of rising bitterness toward federal courts
United States Senator George Pepper told a joint American and Pennsylvania Bar Association meeting in Philadelphia that growing labor hostility to the federal courts threatens national safety. He cited widespread injunction history, noting 1922 railroad shopmen actions produced hundreds of orders with most railroads seeking relief.
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Philadelphia
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
United States
George Wharton Pepper
Pepper
Local Notes on Returnees From Burlington and Keota
Maude Hayes returned last evening from Burlington and Miss Florence Swartz returned last evening from Keota.
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Maude Hayes
Burlington
Florence Swartz
Keota
Repairs Proposed for Damaged Sewer Outlet Near Tile Factory
At yesterday's city council meeting the sewer committee was instructed to pursue repairs on the damaged outlet near the tile factory following a recent storm. The outlet is smaller than the main sewer and tends to fail after storms, prompting talk of a radical change to improve security and reduce long term costs.
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Counet
Elaine
Funeral service for Joan C Mathers at Haskins church
Funeral service for Joan C Mathers will be held at Haskins Presbyterian church Wednesday afternoon at 239 conducted by Rev Mercie of Haskine assisted by Rev Thompson of Cotter. The casket will be opened to friends at the church from 3 30 until 2 50 Wednesday.
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Joan C. Mathers
Haskins Presbyterian Church
Mercie
Haskine
Hev
Vacation Notes and Local Notices From Graham Store
Ferne Duncan takes a vacation from the Graham store. R. BE. Daugherty is confined at home by a summer cold but improving. For sale: hot air furnace in first class condition, selling at once. Dr. Clow, phone 647.
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Ferne Duncan
Graham
Dr. Clow
Dr. Crow
Public Health Report for Washington County June 1924
The June report covers communicable diseases with 22 cases in the county including six smallpox at Brighton and seven more released cases. It notes five sanitation investigations, 28 welfare visits, 22 aid-receiving families, and lab work totaling 56 tests with diphtheria cultures prominent.
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Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Washington
Iowa
Public Health Service
Brighton
Washington County Hospital
Crawfordsville
Scott County
C. W. Stewart
A. Bolee
Oakdale
Haskell
State Hospital
Iowa City
Glenwood
Davenport
Debs Elected National Socialist Chairman Endorses La Follette
Eugene V. Debs was named national chair of the Socialist Party by acclamation at the national convention, after Morrin Hill quit. The party formally aligned with the La Follette presidential bid, adopting a report endorsing progressive action by a 106 to 17 vote. Other items note visits and travel of local residents.
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Cleveland
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Party of Americaa
Debs
Morrin Hillquit
New York
Socialist Party of America
la Follette
Conference For Progressive
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Veterans Bureau
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Meeker Ia Bryan
Lions
U. S
Council
Mathers Paneral
R. BE. Daugherty
Evening Journal
Western Metal Company
Bloomington
Ill
D. F. Sayre
Brunswick Victro la
40 Records
Call
Sylvester Chance
Royd Berdo
W. F. Leppert
Phone Mutual
Call Boyd Berdo
Wittrig
Mason's
Call Thomas Simpson
R. EK. Brown
Ile
Inquire Journal
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Ett
Graham Theater
South 4Th Avenue
Armime
Towa City
Endorse
Mike Carroll Forgey
Abilene, Texas
John Roth
Wayland
C. 8. Anderson
Florence Southern
Southern
Salem
Knox
Whitman
Brussels
D. G. Knottherns
Kern
Capt. Gray
I. B. Hoxworth
Howard P. Miller
Glen and
Henry
Mayville, N. D
J. H. Hometon
Cecil Potter
Russell McLaughlin
Haskins, Iowa
G. H. Wormbandt
Pella
R. G. Kelsey
Bonnie
Ainsworth
Arnold
Washington Buttes
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