Financial report of county outlines 1921 expenditures
Washington county releases annual financial report detailing tax receipts by fund and office. The 1921 statements cover auditor clerk of district court superintendent of schools sheriff recorder and treasurer with hospital expenses 33484 63 and receipts 17852 16. The document lists county jail court house grand jury elections poor relief and other costs.
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A. L. Griffith
Washington County
Grand Jury
Justice Court
Lincoln era table in Thorne office prized heirloom
Clifford Thorne holds a table once used by Abraham Lincoln while he practiced law in Springfield. The desk was part of the Springfield courthouse furnishings for years and was purchased from the remodeling architect. It remains a highly valued article in his office.
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Clifford Thorne
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Thorne
County Home Inmate Statistics and Finances Detailed
The report lists visions and clothing, medical attention, burial expenses, rent, and pensions for the blind along with county home statistics. It cites an average of 658 inmates for the year with 48 deemed insane, a net cost per inmate of 341.80 dollars, and an inventory totaling 10 812.75 dollars.
61st Anniversary of A. M. E. Church
The A. M. E. church marks its 61st anniversary July 18 19 and 21 to 23 with several programs. A grand jubilee concert opens July 18 at First United Presbyterian featuring Edith Stewart of Rock Island. July 23 ends the observance with a fund drive to wipe floating debts.
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A. M. E. Church
First United Presbyterian Church
Edith Stewart
Rock Island
Rothschild Arrives from Iowa City Today
Local note reports Iowans Rothschild arriving in the city today for unspecified engagements.
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I. Rothschild
Iowa City
Sheriff Sends Eighteen Men to Fort Madison
A group of eighteen Washington men boarded the Burlington for Fort Madison to serve as special deputies in the shopmen strike. They join Deputy Marshal George Ketterer and a Des Moines force to enforce a federal injunction limiting pickets and intimidation at railroad property. No major violence occurred beyond the abduction of Division Superintendent Mason, who was not harmed.
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Washington
Burlington
Fort Madison
United States
Charles Denison
David Livingston
Guy 8. Brewer
Denison
George K. Ketterer
Des Moines
Warsaw
Ketterer
L. Mason
Santa Fe
Danville
Colored People Plan Big Concert At Local Church
Sponsored by John Shields Col D J Palmer and W P McCauley the concert will be held next Tuesday evening at the 1st U P Church by members of the A M E church The 191? event attracted 1100 attendees Tickets are on sale at Toca drug stores Proceeds support church expenses of the colored people
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John Shields
Col
D. J. Palmer
W. P. McCauley
U. P
A. M. &. Church
Toca
Community Club Announcements for July 14
The Ladies Ald Society of the First United Presbyterian Church hosts a regular meeting followed by a picnic at Sunset Park on Friday July 14 at 3 PM. US club meets with Mrs Pearl Crone Friday at 2 30 PM. T S KR club meets with Mrs Chas Wilson Friday afternoon, postponed from today. W R R meets in G A KR hall Saturday at 2 30 PM. Aesthetic Dancing class at the Armory Friday morning 9 AM older girls 9 to 10 younger girls. Amos Chapter Order of De Molay meets Friday July 14 at 7 30 PM for officer installation and initiation.
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Ladies Ald Society
The
First United Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
T. S. KR. Club
Chas. Wilson
W. RR
G. A. KR
Amos Chapter
Order of
de Molay
County Churches New Haven Baptist Services Listed
Sunday July 16 at 3:00 pm preaching by the Rev Eldridge. Sunday school at 2 30 pm. Everyone welcome at both services. H J Mangold Superintendent 2702
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New Haven
Eldridge
H. J. Mangold
Water as a Simple Machine Undergoes 2700 Production Steps
A water device is described as a simple machine with about 1 distinct part on average, yet counting reveals that its production involves over 2700 separate operations across the manufacturing process.
Delays Hit Highway Bridge and Paving Projects
Road work across multiple sites slows as rain continues. R R Knight of Oelwein awaits dry weather to start grading near Ainsworth while George Chadek of Iowa City plans to begin next Monday. Paving in Washington paused with concrete work resuming on West Main and Avenue C. South Fourth avenue opened between East Washington and East Madison as concrete work continues on Fifth street and Second avenue.
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R. R. Knight
Oelwein
Ainsworth
George Chadek
Iowa City
Louisa County Line
White Way
Aineworth
West Chester
Katona
City of
Washington
West Main Street
Avenue C
Fifth Street
Northtown Avenue
Second Avenue
Fifth
Third Streets
Information on Wyoming homesteads offered by ex-soldier
Gillette Wyoming ex serviceman J W Dillrance Box 295 offers free government homestead information to Legion members. Relinquishments available from 150 to 400 dollars with service time counting toward eligibility.
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Gillette
Wyo
Wyoming
American Legion
J. W. Dillrance
Racial tensions flare as soldiers reckon with danger
A colored sergeant and a dusky private clash over rumors of Germans using dumdum bullets. The private claims he was chasing a soldier for evidence while denying desertion, highlighting wartime fear and discipline in a unit reported by American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
Mule Surpasses Trains In Rail Claim Tale
A railroad claim agent hears a Black man request compensation for a lost mule said to have been killed by a train. The mule allegedly outwitted every other locomotive on the line, prompting skepticism from the agent.
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Old Darky
Ous
Atlanta Express
Yo’ Road
Harper's Magazine
Kansas Rivers Flood Prompts Crop Damage in Arkansas City
The Walnut River burst its banks at Arkansas City causing major corn losses as water rose eleven feet above the low watermark. Timber Creek soared sixteen and a half feet with the Arkansas River nearly bank full. Rail traffic out of town stalled by softened roadbeds.
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Arkansas
City
Fies
Arkansas City
Kes
Daly
Walnut River
Atijl
Arkansas River
Timber
Ousting Proceedings Begun Against Sheriff William Meetepitt
Ousting actions filed in Vinton alleging corruption extortion and failure to serve papers target Benton County Sheriff William Me Tepitt who is completing his first term and was renominated by Republicans in the primaries.
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Wm. MeeTepitt
Vinton Vinton
Wiliam MeTepitt
McTepitt
Benton County
Yankee Leg Worn by Confederate Captain at Richmond Reunion
At a Confederate reunion in Richmond a remarkable true tale unfolds as Capt. J. N. Ballard marches in wearing an artificial leg that once belonged to Col. Dahlgren of the Union army. Dahlgren lost his leg in 1864 and his prosthetic later passed to Mosby’s men before ending with Captain Ward. Ballard has worn it for about sixty years.
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Fredericksburg
Richmond
J. N. Ballard
Col
Dahlgren
Northern Army
Ballard
White’s Tavern
J. E. B. Stuart
Mosby
Ward
Not a Browning devotee but a farseeing poet
The text praises the true poet as one who sees farthest and reveals deeper connections. It attributes Browning’s genius to grasp human character and hidden meanings, calling him an enduring source of inspiration and urging readers to pursue new conceptions of life.
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Browning
Robert Browning
Civet Cat and Its Elusive Perfume Scent History
A cor respondent explores the civet cat’s role in perfumery from distant farms in Africa and Asia. It notes the animal's unique dentition and retractile claws, and the long effort to capture its rare secretions before modern chemistry could imitate any odor Mother Nature devised.
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Africa
Asia
Valby
First Illustrated Book Aims to Chronicle 700 Citizens
Fragmentary ancient note describes Varro in 70 BC proposing a book of biographies of 700 famous Romans. It questions his role and whether he charged for his service, hinting at a novel approach to illustrating his work with portraits and the challenges of early authorship.
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Varro
Presee
Petraits
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