Sam Neill and son Edwin return home from Chicago shipment
Sam Neill and his son Edwin arrived home Friday after a trip to Chicago with a stock shipment. Mrs. B. F. Crosby of East Washington is slowly improving after two weeks of illness. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Baker drove to Iowa City with their son Clifford and Lester Long to join bay scouts on an outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Neill
Edwin
Chicago
B. F. Crosby
East Washington
Chas. Baker
Iowa City
Clifford
Lester Long
Bay Scouts
Local notes and ads from Washington area shoppers
Mrs. Emery Hofer and Mrs. Hines visit in Chicago ends. Hofer en route to Pacific coast via Yellowstone Park to Washington then California. Regular County Teachers Exams set for June 25 26 27 at Court House. Crails offers Warner Bros Health corsets Nemo self reducing at 25 off. Henry Eicher returns from Leland Stanford studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Hofer
Chicago
W. C. Starr
Cedar Rapids
Oren Hines
Hines
Hofer
Court Mouse
Clara M. Wallace
Warner Brog
Residents and visitors share notes from Washington town life
Local column records a parade of names visiting and traveling through Washington. Entries include Mrs. Busby at Mayo hospital Rochester, Dr. Etter osteopath, and trips by Mr. and Mrs. Weldin, Beard family, Clapper and Clap per households, and others visiting relatives or shopping in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Busby
Democratic Platform Sparks Controversy at Convention
New York June 23 delegates clash over platform planks and rules as McAdoo Smith and Underwood camps jockey for support. Delegates discuss two thirds rule, potential majority nomination, and plans for Harrison keynote, amid East Coast and southern delegate realignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Underwood
Alabama
Wm. G. McAdoo
al. K K. Smith
Resolutions Committee
Pat Harrison
Miassissippi
Convention Notes in New York Newspapers
The World attacks William G. McAdoo s candidacy for the presidential nomination while endorsing Alfred B. Smith for governor. Georgia delegates bring a comic duo claiming ties to McAdoo s birth and infancy. 82-year-old Nicholas M Bell of St Louis backs Jonathan Davis for president, though he is not a current delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
John W. Davis
Senator Glass
Virginia
McAdoo
Smith
Underwood
Davis
Glass
Virginiian
Senator Ralston
Indiana
James M. Cox
San Francisco
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas
New York
al Smith
Norman E. Mack
The
World
Wm. G. McAdoo
Alfred B. Smith
Demcratic
Nicholas M. Bell
St. Louis
Horatio Seymour
Tammany Hall
Jonathan Davis
Mr Bell
Senator Harrison Misses Keynote After Brief Departure
Senator Pat Harrison, the keynote speaker, was absent at his hotel last night as he slipped away to a quiet spot about forty minutes from Broadway to escape persistent convention chatter. Investigators note no foul play and describe the incident as a brief, personal departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Harrison
Harrison
Broadway
Democratic National Convention Nominations Set
Senator Samuel M. Ralston will be nominated at the Democratic National Convention as Indiana caucus reaches agreement. Nebraska selects Gilbert M. Hitchcock as its resolutions committee representative. Edmund A. Moore of Youngstown chosen as Cox pre convention manager and Ohio picks a national committeeman after a heated contest. William Jennings Bryan declines further remark on speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. Ralston
Indiana
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
Edmund AH. Moore
Youngstown
James M. Cox
Ohio
Local Shoppers Take Burlington-Margentine Excursion
Helen Crossett and Genevieve Peterson of Ainsworth joined Washington shoppers Saturday. Misses Mary Kurka Mary Louise Minick Martina Ailbaugh and Frank Skubal motored to Burlington yesterday and rode the Burlington Margentine excursion, returning to Burlington by boat in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Minick
Burlington
Helen Crossett
Genevieve Peterson
Ainsworth
Washington
Mary Kurka
Martina Alibaugh
Frank Skubal
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FOX
Harold Lloyd
N.E
Beau Brummel
Arch Rest
Oxford
Wilson's
Washington Motor Co
Ford
Louis Chambers
Jane Hoke
Mt. Auburn
Frank Barnes
John Anwyll
Crawfordsville
Henry Eicher
Leland /Stanford
Palo Alto
California
Dr. P. L. Etter
Osteopath
Mrs
Phil Weldin
Williamsburg
C. D
J. S. McCleary of
Cloyce Beard
Des Moines
Mr. Beard
Eliza Beard
Dorothy Bruty
Fairfield
Parsons College
Mamie Figg
Muscatine
Frances Ward
Winfield
J. F. H. Taylor
Oskaloosa
Taylor
Long Head
Harrison Dodder
Accie Clapper
Kéota
George Clapper
O. K. Clapper
Katherine Kracaw
Mt. Pleasant
A. Belter
Wellston
Annie Arthur
Cotter
R. C. McKiernan
Margaret
Maxine
Doris Fletcher
M. J. Redlinger
Herman Berg
Judge
CC. A. Dewey
Camp Whip-Poor-Will
Crail's
Roy Miller
Ed Miller
Ollie
Myron Hayes of
Crawfoheville
Gray
Navy
Calcutta
Crail’s
W. W. Kientz
Hrighton
G. Lamont of
J. R. Maxwell
Lynn Jones
Dayton
Sue
M. N. White
Clarence Shenafelt
Seymour
Sue Lytle
Warner Brothers
Laura Coleman
Ralph Rosenberger
Colfax
Ralph Robertson
Miss Juanita
Catherine Howes
J. P. Tobin
H. A. Foster
Columbus Junction
W. O. Ralston
West Chester
Dr. H. Kraus
Almnsworth
Baird
T. B
J. Max Kurtz
Daryl
Elizabeth Neiinke
Frances Smith
Moline
Frank Randall
Ray Redlinger
Betty
Hubert
Beatrice Redlinger
Keota
Sigourney
Hylan
Democratic Party
Mr. Mack
Hawaii
Philippines
Secretary of the Treasury
Wolverine
Goodyear
D. E
J. A. Harwood & Son the Shoers
Mase
Col
S. W. Brookhart
C. A. Dewey
L. R. Schilling
Leigh Bell
E. L. Hont
Iowa National Guard
McElhinney Drug Co
Washington Cleaners
Georgia
Jim Democrat
Mr. McAdoo
W. D. Loftiss
West 2Nd Street
John Shields & Sons
Washington National
Bank
Washington County
United States
C. W. Busby & Co
Washington, Iowa
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