Rail strike halts paving work here
Rail strikes involving railway workers shop men and coal miners delay the paving contract. Cement supply from Hannibal Mo is blocked as rail movement falters with no definite shipment date. Contractor P C Flutter finishes East Fifth street portion and a North Fourth avenue pour awaits cement. North Second avenue and Fifth street openings depend on rail crossings and crew availability, with next week the provisional finish target.
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Hannibal
P. C. Flutter
East Fifth Street
Water Works
North Fourth Avenue
Fifth Street
North Second Avenue
Rock Island Railway
Tts
Milwaukee
Tent Order Placed for Chautauqua Grounds Committee
The grounds committee chaired by Frank Stewart will order tents from the tent company on Tuesday August 1 for the number spoken. The action seeks prompt engagement of shelter resources for the event.
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Frank Stewart
Editorial Musings Aboard Lake Erie Bound for Buffalo
A writer notes drafting editorials while sailing on Lake Erie en route to Buffalo. The mood is cool and comfortable as night approaches, promising a restful sleep aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Rainfall totals three-fourths inch boosts crops
Last night's rainfall measured .75 of an inch per official readings. The timely shower cooled dusty streets and revived lawns and gardens. It moistened the corn crop enough to reach maturity with a favorable forecast for a large yield. The day felt warm with a high of four degrees.
Second United Presbyterian Sabbath Services Schedule
City churches announce Sabbath school at 9 45 a m with morning service at 11 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m led by R W Jamieson of Columbus City Christian Endeavor at 6 15 p m on Lessons from Great Home Missionaries Acts 8 14 17 Missionary meeting Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m Topic Childhood Memories 2nd Sam 23 15.
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R. W. Jamieson
Columbus City
Christian Endeavor
Missing Mayor Swisher Books Tarnish Iowa City Audit
Des Moines July 29 report by state examiners on Iowa City accounts notes a $1000 decline in fines fees and licenses over two years and the disappearance of former Mayor Ingalla Swisher's cash book and license records. Without the books they could not verify the mayor's accounts for 1921 22. The rest of the office records are described as well kept despite incomplete docket entries and missing license ledgers.
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Des Moines
Ingalla Swisher
George Gallarno
George E. Turner
Iowa City
Glenn C. Haynes
Inealle Swisher
Boys Fined for Stealing Train Ride in Charles City
Two youths appeared before Justice Weatherwax charged with jumping on moving freight cars in Charles City. They received $10 fines and seven days in jail. A friend later paid for one boy. They claimed to ride to Nora Springs and damaged a railroad hand car by throwing a tire from a fire car at Ernie.
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Charles City
Justice Weatherwax
Nora Springs
Ernie
City Plant Secures Coal Fuel Supply Amid Shortage
City plant received two cars of Kentucky coal and accrued a month of fuel with a half-car already on hand. Additional coal from Milwaukee and Burlington lines are expected, and thirty cords of oak from Caroline Hayes were delivered to the water works. Street lights may extend to midnight tonight while efforts to conserve power continue. Other plants report coal stocks lasting into fall, threshers keep operating with slack coal, and prospects for mine reoperation before cold weather improve.
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Serene
Milwaukee
Burlington Road
Lake Port
Caroline Hayes
Clair Lewis
Homer Darbyshire
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
American Pearl Button Company
Washington
Chautauqua Tickets On Sale Next Tuesday
Treasurer C M Keck of the Washington chautauqua announces season tickets for this year's assembly go on sale at local banks next Tuesday morning. Tickets were printed today and must be stamped. pledge cards from last year remain at banks for redemption. The chautauqua opens two weeks from Tuesday evening, requiring twelve hundred season tickets to meet finances. prices stay at two dollars for adults and one dollar for children under fifteen.
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C. M. Keck
The
Washington Chautauqua
Assembly
Meeting of Board of Supervisors on August 1 2012
The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday August 1 2012. Claims must be filed by Monday July 31 2012. ThePassing Show anecdote features Mrs Moggins and Mrs Grubb in a comical garden fence quarrel involving a sauce pan and a dog.
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Board of Supervisors
Erbert
Wrecked Car Taken Home After Iowa City Tragedy
Alfred Robinson, driver of the Ford touring car that killed two girls near here last Sunday when hit by a Milwaukee freight train, was in town briefly. The wrecked vehicle was loaded for transport to Iowa City with salvage possible, including a potentially repairable engine. The boy has mostly recovered from bruises though remains sore.
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Alfred Robinson
Milwaukee
Iowa City
Altho
Mugnaini Family Heads to Italy for Year Abroad
Chas Mugnaini his wife and three children depart Washington for New York to sail to Italy. They plan about a year in Lucca visiting relatives and may return next year to a new Washington location. Charley praises Washington folks and thanks The Journal.
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Chas. Mugnaini
New York
Italy
Lucca
Mr. Mugnaini
Washington
North Side
United States
Charley
Journal
Plan Program of Convention Here Plan Program of Convention Here
Snyder of Grinnell travels to Washington with President L A Jones to map a convention in Washington September 12 and 13 for southeastern Iowa funeral directors. The event at the Commercial Club will include a banquet, public displays, music, dancing, and potential baseball, with Dr Rodney P Fagan and Prof Albert H Worsham among speakers.
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Snyder
Grinnell
Iown
Funeral Directors’ Association
Washington
L. A. Jones
Iowa
Commercial Club
Fagan
Rodney P. Fagan
Announcements Notice Koor PL Work in the first rank
A brief notice for Monday night announces Koor PL in the first rank. It mentions work priorities and scheduling for the event.
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Koor
Women’s Home Missionary Society meets for patriotic program
The Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church met with Mrs. Harvey Young. Mrs. Shaver led a patriotic program for about twenty one members. The E. O. W. club hosted a birthday surprise for Mrs. Rey Littrel with a two course luncheon. Mrs. Alfred Johnson presented a cream and sugar set to Mrs. Littrell. Miss Hazel Siberts hosted the Senior Phila then clase sewing for the needy. two garments were finished and a quilt top worked on. Out of town guests included Miss Edna Speaker of Richmond Illinois and Mrs. M. R. Stewart of Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania.
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Women’s Home Misionary Society of the Methodist Church
Harvey Young
Shaver
E. O. W. Club
Rey Littrel
Alfred Johnson
Littrell
Hazel Siberts
Philathen Clase
Edna Speaker
Richmond
Ilinois
M. R. Stewart
Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania
Mra
McElhinney
FE. EF. Stutsman
A W Clow
Lola Wells Fluches
McComb, Ilinois
Harding May Be Guest Of Dubuque
Dubuque eyeing President Harding as guest for three day historical pageant in late August. John F. Adams of Carr Ryder Adams Co. is expected to host the national leader with a telegram invitation sent by local leaders. Plans include 660 of 800 dancers, a field hospital, rehearsals to start soon, and county medical and nursing associations to run care at the event.
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Dubuque
Harding
National Republican Committee
John F. Adams
Carr. Ryder & Adams Co
Chicago
Adame
James Alderson
John A. Kerper
Chamber
Eu-Qu-Bud
Miners O K Digging of Coal for Iowa Threshers
Des Moines reports strikers in Guthrie Center district visiting small pits to run coal for threshing needs. A caravan of 125 strikers, with Sheriff W B Robb, backed by deputies, supervised operations at Dunreath and Prairie City. Over 300 Madrid miners traveled to Faasler to halt work at small pits. Thirty seven workers at three pits planned local union organization. Output from the three pits topped about 100 tons with no disorder noted.
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Des Moines
Guthrie Center
W. B. Robb
Dunreath
Prairie City
Madrid
Faasler
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Robb
McAfee
McMurrey
Polk County
Co. C. Bivans
Prussian Militaries Debateed at Washington Club Scene
A Washington Star excerpt depicts Representative Cooper of Wisconsin discussing Prussian militaries and wartime readiness while a club incident unfolds. A caller questions the club’s staff about locating her husband, prompting a playful but curt response from the attendant.
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Cooper
Wisconsin
Jian
Washington Star
Census Finds 44 Underage Grooms in Tokyo District
Census takers identify 44 grooms aged 10 to 15 among married children in Tokyo with about 14 percent of brides under 15, reflecting troubling child marriage patterns.
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Tokyo
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Evening Journal
Henry Berdo
McNamara’s
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Hlinois, W, S, Ki Sptie
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Peoria
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Toney
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Garn
London
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