Wild West Scene in Mayor's Court in Washington
A chaotic Saturday evening at Washington City Hall featured Mayor George Maxwell Marshal Warry Edwards Sheriff Charles Denton and Stockman amid a speeding case. Stockman fled the courtroom twice after resisting arrest prompting two air shots by Marshal Edwards. He was recaptured and returned to the mayor's court where tempers flared and the scene ended with a pending sentence.
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Washington City Hall
George Maxwell
Marshal Warry Edwards
Sherif Charlee Denton
Clark Stockman
West Chester
Maxwell
Stockman
Marshal Edwards
Freckmoan
Chester
Denison
City Hall
Marshall Edwards
Evne
Mayor Maxwell
Fox
Scout Troop 1 Finalists Crown Gail Fisher Tennis Champion
Gail Fisher defeats LeRoy Pratt and Dave Elder to win the Troop 1 tennis finals played Friday on North Washington courts. The event follows earlier matches among Carleton Lytle Ernest Simpson and others as Scout Troop 1 crowns its victors amid patrol leadership details.
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Gail Fisher
Gail
Washington
LeRoy Pratt
David Elder
Kangaroo Patrol
Dave Elder
Raven Patrol
Carleton Lytle
Ernest Simpson
Simpson
Hi. Reinert
Dave Bidder
Almon Dewey
John Westphalia
Orval Korf
Pierce
Ray Simpson
Wayne B. Knight
Everett Simpson
Robi
Lytle
H. Schneider
Walter Wells
Wells
Comes Back Rev L D Young Plans Dallas Temple
Rev L D Young former pastor of the Washington Presbyterian church returns to Dallas and forms a new congregation. They plan to build a one story temple to be named The Westminster Abbey of Dallas after his past pastorates in Beatrice and Lincoln Nebraska and Dallas.
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L. D. Young
Washington Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Texas
Westminster Abbey
Dr. Young
Beatrice
Lincoln
Neb
Washington
Rain Falls Steadily Uprooting Roads and Boosting Crops
Official rainfall reports show about 0.98 inches last night and this morning, a soaking rain that will benefit farms and gardens in Washington County. General statewide rain also damaged wood roads. drivers reported long trips from Davenport to Washington and from Iowa City. Burlington logged 3.38 inches by early afternoon with no major damage reported.
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Washington County
Wood Roads
Davenport
Washington
Iowa City
Burlington
City
Defense Test of 1925 Promoted as National Duty
The War Department issues instructions for the Defense Test of 1925 to educate Americans on national defense policies and obligations. Authorized for July 4, 1926, the test aims to strengthen overall defense without extra cost, likening it to a safety measure as essential as locks on a house or a bank vault. It cites precedents from 1792 and stresses citizen participation and local coordination for success.
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War Department
United States
George Washington
Congress
National Grocers Convention Opens in Dubuque
The 1925 National Association of Retail Grocers convened in Dubuque with over 1,500 visitors. J J Lodlecher presided, welcome addresses came from local and state officials, and memorials honored deceased members. The session covered treasurer appointment, board member duties, and remarks by national and regional leaders.
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Associated Preagey
J. J. Lodlecher
Dubuque
Town Retail Merchants Association
J. J. Kean
JJ. Burke
Dubuque Retail Pood Distributors
Dubuque Grocers
John. Senaefer
Davenport
Iowa Retail Merchants Association
National Procers’ Organization
Townstate Association
James Alderson
John Goode
Nashville Tenn
Philip A. de Purt
Rochester
Francia Kamper
Lanta
H. A. Balger
Kansas City
John H Speas
Kansas Association
National Wholesale Grocers Association
Frank J. Brisley
New York
J. H. McLarin
Washington
D. C
Dah
Fearnard
Chicago
Wealth seekers flood Vancouver after gold rumor
Reporters in Vancouver note a rush of fortune seekers following rumors of a rich gold strike last summer. Two trappers, Hush Ford and Bill Grady, allegedly deserted their lines to unearth a rich pocket, prompting a surge of prospectors to the area.
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Vancouver
B. C
Hush Ford
Bill Grady
Disabled American Veterans Hold Omaha Convention
The fifth annual Disabled American Veterans convention opens in Omaha with 25 member committee sessions, rehabilitation talks, and a keynote by national commander Frank J. Irwin. Officials from Veterans Bureau, Congress, and allied leaders attend as wreaths are laid at Arlington and Paris memorials.
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National Committee of Twenty-Five
Veterans Bureau
Congress
Frank T. Hines
Bureau
James A. Drain
American Legion
Royal C. Johnson
Veterans Committee
Frank J. Irwin
Heesid Ton
Presa
Coalidge
Dawes
Pershine
Thal VY
Arlington
Paris
Rome
Brussels
London
Mme
Ernestine Lehrmenn-Heink
Estort Wall
Search for Cassiar Gold Draws Prospector Rush
Dease Lake in the Cassiar region draws hundreds of prospectors after a strike reach abroad. With ice breaking on the Stikine river the rush expands to Telegraph Creek and Wrangell and a first boatload led by Sid Barrington heads toward the lake. The Cassiar gold field, long famed in British Columbia mining history, sees old trails reopened by motor trucks echoing routes used by 19th century seekers.
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Caesiar
Wrangell
Telegraph Creek
Stikine
Sid Barrington
Klondike
Cassiar
British Columbia
Spanish-American War Veterans Meet at Marshalltown
Marshalltown Iowa hosts the Iowa Department of the United Spanish War Veterans annual encampment with 228 registrants by late forenoon. Key events include a Tuesday parade and a dinner at the Iowa Soldiers Home, followed by an open air meeting. Speakers include J W Willett Hanford MacNider Col W G Dows and Adjutant General Lasher. Lawton Camp Des Moines promotes the next national encampment. Waterloo seeks 1926 site.
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Ase
Marshalltown
Iowa Department of the United Spanish War Veterans and Cuxiliary
Iowa Soldiers
Jiglge J. W. Willett
Tatna
G. A. Git
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Col
W. G. Dows
Cedar Rapids
Lasher
Iowa
Lawton
Des Moines
Waterloo
Des Moines Club Owners to Convene in Special Session
Western League club owners will meet in Des Moines on June 26 for a special session. The notice notes a focus on league affairs and governance with attendance by district managers and team presidents.
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Des Moines
Aggie
Washington butter hailed as best in Washington County Iowa
The note extols Washington Butter from Washington County Iowa praising cream and eggs, with rustic country pride. It quotes Stephen Decatur and proclaims the United States a great country while championing local dairy products amid weather references and a homespun tone.
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Stephen Decatur
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
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