Movement for a Soldier Memorial Edifice Launched
Washington begins steps toward a memorial building for county soldiers after a lively meeting at the old Methodist church. The plan calls for an auditorium, banquet room, conference rooms, reading rooms and county museum space under the Davidson bill enabling a city election for funding.
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Washington
Old Methodist Church
Altho
J. B. Crail
Mra. M. Hollinger
WR. C
Crail
M. H. Fedderson
J. A. Glendinning
Davidson
Called Meeting of Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M calls a meeting Tuesday July 1 at 7 45 PM for third degree work on two candidates. Brethren urged to attend in a well equipped temple with electric fans for comfort. W M L Langworthy 1613 Lach Langworthy?
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Brethers
L. D. Langworthy
W. M
Baptist pastor to speak at 10 55 Sunday morning service
Rev E J Brownson assistant superintendent of the Iowa Anti saloon League will address the Baptist church at 10 55 Sunday morning. A union service at the Methodist church in the evening will feature Ex Governor Patterson of Tennessee.
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E. J. Brownson
Baptist Church
Iowa
Anti-saloon League
Methodist Church
Patterson
Tennessee
Purvis and Grecian Return From Clear Lake Vacation
Miee Edna Purvis and Miss Ethel Grecian, who spent their vacation at Clear Lake, Iowa, arrived home today.
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Edna Purvis
Ethel Grecian
Clear Lake
James McCutcheon Dies After Long Illness at 85
James A McCutcheon died at 4 10 Friday at his home 825 North Marion avenue after a two and a half year illness A Civil War veteran he served with the Twenty fifth Iowa Infantry and marched with Sherman He was born May 27 1835 in Meadville Pa and moved to Washington Iowa where he lived most of his life He married Georgianna Ward November 7 1873 They had three children Lloyd A McCutcheon Alma Quinlan and Ward McCutcheon Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 pm at his residence the service will be private with casket open 8 to 12 Sunday for friends Interment Woodlawn cemetery.
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James A. McCutcheon
North
Marion Avenue
Mr. McCutcheon
Meadville
Crawford County
Iowa
Crawfordsville
Washington
Twenty-fifth
Iowa Infantry
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Vicksburg
Sherman
Atlantic
McCutcheon
Georgianna Ward
Lloyd A
Woodlawn Cemetery
Funeral for Aldine Rich at Brighton Presbyterian Church
The funeral for Miss Aldine Rich of Brighton is announced for Sunday at 3 o clock at the Presbyterian church. The casket will be open before the service.
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Aldine Rich
Brighton
Presbyterian Church
Glenn Moothart Hurt Near Rutledge Iowa
Glenn Moothart of Washington suffered non life threatening injuries when a rail car wedged by a wrench struck his neck and chin near Rutledge Iowa. He was conscious on the Ottumwa Junction platform and returned home aboard the evening local train with knocked loose teeth and minor cuts.
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Glenn Moothart
Washington
Rutledge
Iowa
Milwaukee
Moothart
Ottumwa Junction
Pleasant Plain Society to Meet with Mrs Wright
The Pleasant Plain Missionary Society will meet with Mrs Emma Wright on Wednesday afternoon July 24 for an afternoon gathering. Clair Booth, Chief Patriarch, notes Brighton Encampment No 58 meets Monday night at 8 15 for conferring the Patriarchal degree. All members urged to attend.
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The
Pleasant Plain Missionary Society
Emma Wright
Brighton
Clair Booth
Rathbuns in Grief Again as Liquor Raid Nets Stolen Whiskey
Spirit Lake reports W. C. Rathbun and his son Fred of Ida Grove arrested for transporting liquor across the line. Authorities seized 132 quarts of whiskey. The elder Rathbun was previously fined nearly $400 with liquor confiscated after a similar offense. Hearings pending as Minnesota liquor pours into town.
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Spirit Lake
W. c. Rathbun
Fred
Ida Grove
Mr. Rathbun
Minnesota
Morning Happy Hour Quotation by Louisa Olcott
A brief line from Louisa Olcott praises a morning happy hour that sweetens the day, capturing a cheerful sentiment without further context or elaboration.
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Louisa Olcott
Girls of Baptist Association Meet for Worth While Guild Rally
Members of the World Wide Guild of the Baptist church hosted an all day rally with seven county guilds and the Keota group in Washington association. Miss Hazel Crull was elected president with Mrs. Will Sickles as vice president and Miss Effie Van Sickle as secretary treasurer.
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The
Baptist Church
Keota
Washington “Association
Hugh Jones
Keola
Washington Association
Hazel Crull
Prairie Flower
Will Sickles
Washington
Effie van Sickle
West Chester
M. R. Regan
Athearn
Ainsworth
Tews
Mary Wright
Iowa City
Turkey
John Dodd
Guild
Dodd
Burch
Charlie Hays
Roscoe Leml
Miss Pearl Sharpe
Miss Wright
Helen Wood
Mission Circle
Better Off Than His Dad In Hard Labor Tales
A narrator contrasts his era with his father’s toil as work burdens shift. The piece notes the father spent long hours beating dust from carpets in the yard while the son’s tasks are lighter and routine.
Lincoln School Hosts Pupils Parents Picnic and Standardization
Lincoln school closed with a district picnic featuring fried chicken and salads as mothers and teachers praised collaboration. About forty five attendees enjoyed songs and recitations while the board and parents celebrated progress toward a standardized school and anticipated state aid under a pending law.
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Lincoln
Fred Stewart
Sam Neill
Ralph Stewart
Victor Frish
Teets
Thrasher
Lulu Stewart
Dorothy Stewart
Ralph Zeck
Ohio
Montgomery
Aid
Harmon
L. C. Brinning
Lincoln School
Picnic at Sunset Park by Methodist women group
The Young Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church held a sunset park picnic yesterday evening during supper hour. Twenty members attended and a two course supper was served.
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Young Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Sunset Park
Social by Christian Endeavor at Heatrice Baird home
The Christian Endeavor society of the Second United Presbyterian church held a social at Heatrice Baird’s country home. Thirty members traveled by car to the destination where Japanese lanterns adorned the lawn and outdoor games, led by a peanut race, provided entertainment and refreshments. A brief business session followed. Miss Jean Logan announced the July social and Miss Helen Mayhew invited the August gathering at her home.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Second United Presbyterian Church
Heatrice Baird
Jean Logan
Helen Mayhew
Society
Amphibious Soldier Idea Proposed for River Crossing
A Frenchman suggests that with limited training soldiers could wade across a 90 foot wide stream by walking on the river bottom with water covering their heads, using their arms and equipment for balance and support.
Willard Dempsey Title Fight Names Referees in Toledo
Ollie Pecord will be the third man in the ring for the Willard Dempsey heavyweight championship in Toledo on July 4. Tex Rickard Maj A J Drexel Biddle and Pecord were chosen as judges, with Jack Skelly as alternate referee and W Warren Barbour as official timekeeper.
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Toledo
Ollie Pecord
Toledo Boxing Commission
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Maj. A. J. Drexel Biddle
Philadelphia
Pecord
Jack Skelly
Yonkers
N. Y
W. Warren Barbour
New York
Arrest of Simeon Ties Labor Leader to Streetcar Bomb Plot
Simeon of the Philippine labor congress was arrested in Manila on a serious case charge linked to an attempted bombing of a street car using a hazardous device. Authorities say the arrestee confessed that Simeon instigated the plot and supplied the device.
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Manila
P. L
Simeon
Philippine Labor Congress
Army budget dispute limits 1920 force to 825000 officers
Washington reports Senate and House conferees have agreed on an army appropriation fixing the 1920 army size at about 825000 officers and men. The compromise is 75000 below Senate desire and 25000 above the House plan. Geneva reports former Emperor Charles of Austria near Prangins in frail health under Swiss medical care.
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House
Senate
Washington
DIA
Geneva
Prangins
Charles of Austria
Kalona
Iowa
Charles Kron
M. J. DeLacey
Security
Davenport
Jury Deliberations Highlight Trial Flair
A Birmingham Age Herald remark notes the jury is deliberating while a sarcastic lawyer quips that only a juror or two might doubt the client’s guilt, mocking the proceedings and expressions of certainty in court.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Nurse Dolly Chester Found In Lake Near Chicago
The body of Dolly Chester twenty seven was recovered from the lake between Ohio and Ontario streets Chicago after a long search. She had been missing since February six and was the English nurse in the Parker household at 099 Lake Shore Drive. Her mother in McLean Illinois was notified and expected to travel to Chicago.
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Chicago
Dolly Chester
Lake
Ohio
Ontario
Clarence F. Parker
Ilinois Central Railroad
Lake Shore Drive
Parkers
Lithuanian Army Drives Bolsheviks From Lithuania
Gen Zukauskas commands an army of 25 000 and has expelled Bolshevik forces from much of Lithuania. He plans an offensive near Dvinsk and Daurascy as American Baltic relief dispatch confirms. Relief workers accompany the Lithuanian army under Hoover’s Interallied commission.
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Paris
Zukauskas
Lithuania
Dvinsk
Daurascy
Howell Forman
American Baltic Relief Administration
Kovno
Herbert Hoover
Interallied Relief Commission
Hoover
Seven Solotson Brothers Sentenced for Major Swindle
Seven Solotson brothers Abraham Charles Davis Elias George John and Joseph were sentenced by Judge Knox to two years in the Atlanta penitentiary for conspiring to swindle merchants of goods valued at more than 500000. They ran a wholesale wearing apparel business operating 27 stores in Chicago Philadelphia Boston Baltimore New York and other cities.
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New York
Abraham
Charles
Davis
Eilias
George
John
Joseph Solotson
United States
Knox
Atlanta
Chicago
Boston
Delphia
Baltimore
Trentom
Edward R. B. Stettinius Named Commander of Legion of Honor
Paris reports on June 28 that Edward R. B. Stettinius, former assistant secretary of war, has been elevated to the rank of commander in the Legion of Honor by France.
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France
Honore Stettinius
Paris
Edward RB. Stettinelus
Legion of Honor
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C. M. Keck
J. M. Lytle
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Liberty Bonds
Washington County
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Keck
Couty
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Jas. M
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Rutledge, Iowa
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Girls OF Baptist Association
the Goode Hotel
H. J. Myers
R. R
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O. E. Rittenhouse
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