Local Visitors Travel Between West Chester and Surrounding Cities
Local notes show Mira, Dr D Arthaud, and Mrs John Heaton visiting in West Chester at Gib Miller while others, including Mrs G A Bullin and daughter, Mr and Mrs A Keller, and Miss Nellie Smith, travel to Ainsworth Crawfordsville and Leon to visit relatives and shop. Several residents journey to Winfield Keota and Ottumwa, with social calls and brief business trips noted among a wide list of towns and households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mira
D. Arthaud
John Heaton
West Chester
Gib Miller
M. Jd. McKee
Orange City
Cent
Corello
Keota
Rela
Sinking of Helen Clair steamboat near Rockingham reported
The steamer Helen Clair of the White Collar line sank after striking a rock three miles below Davenport while on a trip to Burlington. Captain Blair steered toward shore but the vessel went down in shallow water. Passengers were rescued to the Winona with no panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Helen Clair
White Collar Line
Rockingham
Davenport
Burlington
Blair
Lowa
Winona
Helen Blair
Mississippi
Saltillo
St. Louis
la Crosse
Sidney
Keokuk
Porter Heads Rally Amid Rural Campaign in Iowa
A lively campaign stop in Iowa draws support for Porter as he addresses voters. The event emphasizes stump speech themes and local engagement, signaling momentum ahead of upcoming elections.
Porter Plans Iowa Campaign To Explain Democratic Stand
Des Moines July 14 Senator Claude Porter announces plans to campaign in Iowa conveying his long held Democratic principles. He says he will speak to the people, explain issues as he understands them, and emphasize duties to the party and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Claude Porter
Democratic Party
Temselves
Jealousy Fight Leaves Lois Tucker Unconscious in Denison
Miss Lois Tucker, of Denison, succumbed to unconsciousness after an incident tied to jealousy. She reportedly attacked a young man with a hat pin when he walked with another student from the normal school. Bystanders carried her home as relatives fear for her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison, da
Lois Tucker
Corn Sprout in Childs Nose Stuns Iowa Clinic
In Nashua Iowa a three year old boy from Lawler had a kernel of corn pushed up his nostril. The kernel sprouted before doctors at Charles City removed it, ending a curious case of plant growth inside the nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Charles City
O. B. Taylor
Lawler
Judge Wilcockson Appointed to Ouster Trial
Sigourney jurist Judge Wilcockson, one of three jurists for the sixth district, will hear ouster charges against Mayor Thomas J. Phillips in Wapello County District Court on Monday July 18. His appointment came Tuesday from Chief Justice Horace Deemer after opposing counsel urged the supreme court to assign him to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcockson
Sigourney
Sixth Judicial District
Thomas J. Phillips
Wapello County
Horace Deemer
Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Gotch Considers Johnson Heavyweight Challenge
Isumboldt, July 14. Frank Gotch says he is weighing a challenge to Jack Johnson for the world heavyweight title. He says he will go to Chicago to discuss it with Marty Frazee and aims for a large purse and no touring exhibitions with Australia as a possible site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isumboldt
Frank Gotch
Jack Johnson
Reno
Marty Frazee
Chicago
Johnson
Australia
Auto collision in Des Moines leaves several injured
Des Moines July 14. Ss Kling of Monroe ta was killed when an auto rented from the Rigsell Auto company turned turtle. Samuel Cowles of Pleasantville and Miss Grace Hall Hazel Warner and Maude Glidden of Des Moines were painfully injured. Cowles had two broken ribs Kling suffered a skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Kling
Monroe
Samuel Cowles
Pleasantville
Grace Hall
Hazel Warner
Maude Glidden
Rigsell Auto Company
Cowles
Cummins to Campaign Across States on Senate Bid
Des Moines Iowa July 14 Senator Albert B Cummins will support Senate candidates in three states after completing Chautauqua dates in Iowa and nearby areas He plans to campaign for Robert M La Follette in Wisconsin around August 15 then for Beveridge in Indiana and later for Miles Poindexter in Washington This outlined schedule shows Cummins balancing statewide appearances with national party interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
United States Senate
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Wisconsin
Robert M LaFollette
Indiana
Beveridge
Washington
Miles Poindexter
Iowan Bitten by Snake Near Afton
Ed Younkin of the Creston area was bitten by a rattlesnake while working in the fields. The snake cut into a finger and his arms and hands became severely swollen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Ed Younkin
Afton
Local travel and social notes from the region
Frey and Theresa Quinn traveled to Brighton and Rubio for the day while several residents returned from visits or headed to towns like Havre Brooklyn Iowa Pleasant Plain Norfolk and Kansas City. Families welcome a newborn girl and others campers and visitors are noted in brief city society items.
Washington and Wapello duel ends in lopsided win for Wapello
Washington loses 19 to 1 at home as Wapello pitchers Bonner and Johnson struggle early but settle as George and Schenefo hold Washington to minimal offense. Davis contributes a three bagger for Washington, while Wapello racks up 19 runs behind late-inning hitting and errors by both sides. Umpire Ward presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Park
Washington
Wapello
Thompson
Davis
Cotter
Grimes
Frank George
Bonner
Johnson
Shenefeit
George
Shene
Abter Kelly
Fee
Thomas
Warren
R Thompson
O ” Davis
H Cotter
D. George
Ee Owens
Peete
A ” Grimes
Terre Eeene Leverich
Shhenefelt
F. George
P.rt
Moonlight Picnic Before City Weekday Concert
A group of young people enjoyed a moonlight picnic east of town after a band concert at Ainsworth. Miss Elizabeth Klein hosts a six o'clock dinner for Miss Margaret Young of Grundy Center visiting friends. Miss Bessie Arthaud honors Miss Hurley Gause of Waterloo with a dinner party. J. A. Work’s Sunday school class holds a Sunset Park picnic in honor of Miss Bridge Rankk. Mary Hunter plans an upcoming departure for vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Johnson
L. A. Work
Sunset Park
Verdi
Ainsworth
Elizabeth Klein
Margaret Young
Grundy Center
Bessie Arthaud
Hurley Gause
Waterloo
J. A. Work
M. FE
Bridge Rankk
Mary Hunter
Erta
Local residents plan visit amid hospital nurse’s illness
Harry Reid, Chester Matthews and Max tended the game yesterday near Ket terday as Miss Blanche Guthrie, a nurse at the P rian hospital in Chicago, was expected to visit Friday evening at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Gray
Keola
Mary Preding
Clare Nicholson
Havre
City
Harry Reid
Chester Harvey Matthews
Max
Ketterday
Blanche Guthrie
Prian Hospital
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. A. Bullin
Bluffs
George Ross
J. J. Gardenier
Miss Gardenier
Mrs. A. Keller
Aineworth
Max Keller
Fr. G. Sands
John Kinney
Solon
Mr. Kinney
Seenion Foreman
Nellie Smith
Crawfordsville
Frank Farrow
Winfield
George W. Stewart Hardware Store
Heith Fox
Mary Foretan
Madeline
Esther Cook
Columbus Junction
George Brinton
Miss Mabel
Robert
Stuart,Ja
N. M. Brinton
D. Lieberthal
Miriam
Leff
Defiance
Olio
al Aw
Sol
Charles Lieberthal
W. S. Neiswanger
Harvey
Elkhart
Julia Brown
Myrtle
J. UM. McCullough
Milton, N. D
Land Owners Association
Place
Oskaloosa
Glenn Hazen
South Dakota
Mr. Hazen
W. H. Stewart
J. H. Stewart
Air Dome
James Siowe
Baby
Howe
David Bengon
Andrew McGuire
Meek
John Goode
J. K. Bryson
J. B. Bryson
Brown
Milt Denison
J. F Frame
Mre. J. Crail
J. A. Carden
Wesley Smith
Seymour Martin
Emma Pelter
George A. Carson of
Alnaworth
Limourney
Clarabogham
F. G. Martin
Merly
Helen McArthur
Aledo, Ars
W. OW. Cherry
Join Bowman
Margaret
Frank Wells
Rh. D. McFarlane
Blanche McFarlane
H. FF. McFarlane
Clara Greiner
Talleyrand
C. R. Beenblossom
Thomas Wheelan
Keithaburg
Della Brookhart
George Pool
Sylvis, HL
Brookhart
Towa
J. A. Cunningham S Sons
Ephone
Giki
Ottumwa
Cummins
Frey
Brighton
Theresa Quinn
Rubio
Wilbur Wolary
Miss Argo
Blanche Todd
Pleasant Plain
J. A Todd
Ernest Dean
Hazel
Ethel
Harnestine
H. B. Bowman
J. B. Crooks
Norfolk
Nebr
Lisle Nicola
David Rawhouser
Columbus City
W. D. Hesseltine
Helen Gedney
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Walter and
Charles Hays
Jennie Bickford
C.F. Cocklin
Qiaughter
Miss Onelee
Seymour
WAP
Ello
George and Schenefelto
Lonings
Ward
Elberta
W. W. Copeland
J. A. Work & CO
U.S. Mint
Studebaker
Studebaker Vehicle
Stude Bakers
Studebaker, Mason Transfer and Storage Co
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