Washington couples unite in double weddings
Miss Vera Knapp and Mr. Percy Shoemaker wed at the bride's home with fourteen guests. The couple plan a trip to Minnesota before settling in Iowa City. Also, Miss Annabel Marshall and Mr. A E Atchison married at the bride's parents home with a Mendelssohn march and four course dinner. They will reside in Washington after brief visits with relatives. both families extend best wishes.
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Annabel Marshall
A. E. Atchison
W. J. Marshall
Morning Sun
Mendelssohn
Mary Marshall
H. G. Patterson
Georgette
A. R. Atchison
EB. P. Cunningham
Richmond
Kansas
A. J. Dawson
Anna Dawson
Patterson
Mediapolis
Atchison
Washington
Corvette
Lincoln School
Morning Sun High School
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
A. F E. Atchion
Marriage Ceremony Unites Geneva Westermark and William Ruplinger
Last evening at the Baptist parsonage Rev. M. R. Regan officiated at a single ring wedding for Mrs. Geneva Westermark and Mr. William E. Ruplinger of this city. Witnesses were Miss Valentine Pratt and A. O. Pratt, the bride’s sister and father. Geneva is daughter of A. O. and Mrs. Pratt and has worked at H. S. Ward store. She is active in the Baptist church and Bible school. The groom is a son of Washington resident.
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Baptist Parsonage
M. R. Regan
Geneva Westermark
William E. Ruplinger
Valentine Pratt
A. O. Pratt
Aed
H. S. Ward
Baptist Church
Worth While
Groom
Washington
Rup linger couple to reside in Pueblo after visit
Mr and Mrs Rup linger stay a few weeks here before moving to Pueblo Colorado where they will make their home. Their friends wish them happiness and prosperity. Mr and Mrs A N Keister celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary with open house Saturday June 25 from 3 to 6 pm. friends invited to call.
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Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Ruplinger
Pueblo
Colorado
A. N. Keister
Body of Emery Wyse Found Near Oakland
The body of Emery Wyse son of Mrs Stephen Wyse drowned June 1st was found a few miles above the Oakland dam. Two fishermen from Albia spotted the body and alerted a farmer who contacted the coroner. The remains were taken to Sugar Creek Cemetery for burial as relatives mourn.
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MT. Pleasant
Emery Wyse
Stephen Wyse
Oakland
Paul Wyse
Albert Graber
Merrimac
Albia
Wyse
R. K. Crane
Crane
C. B. Gee
Sugar Creek
Cem
Burial Fragments Mention Interments Near Wayland
A partial obituary fragment notes burials performed south of Wayland after brief services. It references location and the interment details, but lacks full names or dates in the visible text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etery
Wayland
Burlington to Build Soldiers' Memorial
Plans are completed for a 250000 auditorium in Burlington as a World War memorial for Des Moines county's fallen, with a proposed August 18 special election to approve the plans. The 3500-seat hall will include American Legion and soldiers club rooms and farmer waiting areas, funded by taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Des Moines
American Legion
Six Children Die in Farmhouse Fire Near Bode Iowa
Six children of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Faber died when their farmhouse four miles north of Bode in Kossuth County burned at midnight. The parents escaped with their youngest child, a baby, as the others perished. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
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Home Rode
Matt Faber
Bode
Kossuth County
Poincare to Visit Belgium and Honor Liege Heroism
Brussels reports France's President Poincare will tour Brussels on July 21 for Belgium's national fete, with Marshals Joffre Foch and Petain. A review of the Belgian army follows on July 22. He will award Liege the Legion of Honor ribbon for its 1914 defense against Germany.
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Brussels
Poincare
France
Belgium
Joffre
Foch
Petain
Armg
Liege
Legion of Honor
Riot Over Canned Cat Meat Shocks Hamburg
A serious riot erupted in Hamburg as mobs attacked food preserving factories amid claims that dog and cat bodies were found there. Managers were dragged through streets, the war provision department offices were wrecked, troops fired on the mob injuring and killing several people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Hamburg
War Provision Department
Boston on alert as patrols mobilize citywide
Boston reports all patrolmen on duty or on call after a rumored radical demonstration and parade. Police denied permits for the event and a suspicious object resembling a bomb was found in a Congress street office building.
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Boston
Congress Street
Farmer reports swindle by three in Chicago
Arthur W. Lohmann of Wheatland Iowa told Chicago police he lost 10000 dollars to three confidence men he met in the city. He turned over the money to buy supposed investments in Wheatonford tons.
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A. W. Lohmann
Wheatland, la
Chicago
Arthur W. Lohmann
Mooney
Dried-Weight Revival: Worms Can Reanimate After Desiccation
Peter Schmidt reports that earthworms can be preserved in a desiccated state to 40 percent of normal weight and half to a third of their length. They may be revived to life after 80 hours in summer or 48 hours or more in cold conditions, according to The Evening Journal.
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Peter Schmidt
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United States Army
New York City
Iowa City Press
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