Miss Lillian Brookhart Returns to Work at New Store
Miss Lillian Brookhart, who has spent weeks at her brother’s home in Eldon, returned this morning and resumed work at the new store. Maud Hott arrived from elsewhere last night after visiting Dr. W. R. Cubbins and friends for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Brookhart
Eldon
E. R. Jenkins
W. A. Row
J. A. Cunningham’s Sons
Lawrence Wilson
Iowa City
Merle Rickey
Ainsworth
Alliene Cee
Columbia, Mo
Christian College
Emma Wonderly
Crawfordsville
Accie Clapper
J. Z. Wildman
Fairfield
A. C. Brookhart
Fairfield resident Henry Bureker attends to city business
Henry Bureker of Fairfield spent the day in the city handling matters of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bureker
Fairfield
Maters of Business
Crawfordsville visitors Ina Murphy and Blanche Neiswanger
The Misses Ina Murphy and Blanche Neiswanger arrived from Crawfordsville this morning and spent the day in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Murphy
Blanche Neiswanger
Crawfordsville
Literary club to meet with Miss Kate Montgomery
The evening section of the literary department of the club will meet Monday evening with Miss Kate Montgomery. The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church hosted by Mrs. Miles Bradford at South Iowa avenue held talks on foreign mission work and sewing followed by a luncheon. Forty ladies attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eeeare Club
Kate Montgomery
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Miles Bradford
South
Iowa Avenue
James Priestnal
A.&. Smith
S. J. Coocklin
Julia Cavender
Hala Bradford
Vienna Sunday Shop Notes and Visits
Buy your Sunday supplies at the Vienna. Fine assortment of small cakes at the Vienna. Several residents send greetings and updates from local shops and colleges. Notable: Joseph W. Blythe, general counsel for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy system, dies at his hunting lodge near Wapello, Iowa, at 5 am. He was a major political and business figure and a Republican power in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Burlington
Iowa
Evening Journal
Joseph W. Blythe
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. A
Wapello
United States
Nitzsche Plans Balloon Polar Dash From Pennsylvania to Spitzbergen
George K Nitzsche head of the University of Pennsylvania publicity department plans a July north pole dash using three balloons and an aeroplane to Spitzbergen. He aims to fill two balloons with airships for two men and gear, one with gasoline, and one with provisions and scientific apparatus. An aeroplane will scout and may stay at Spitzbergen during the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Nitzsche
Department of Publicity
University of Pennsylvania
North Pole
Philadelphia Dispatch
Andre
Wellman
Nitzsche
Spitzbergen
Count Zeppelin
Wright Brothers
Taft Attends The Bijou Play In New York
President Elect Taft sat in a front box at the Bijou theater during A Gentleman From Mississippi applauded by the audience as Tom Wise delivered the fat man line and the secretary quip about a good president. Also notes of local visitors and arrivals including Mrs Miller Winifred and Miss Wonderly and travelers from Bloomington Fairfield and Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taft
Mississippi
Tom Wise
Mr. Taft
Woman's Seven Hours Swim Breaks Record at Long Beach
Miss Marie EB Fike of Madison 8 YD broke Miss Lillian Williams' record for continuous swimming by staying in the plunge seven hours at Long Beach California. She entered at 9 50 a m and left at 4 50 p m. Fike went to Long Beach a year ago practically an invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Eb, Fike
Madison
Lillian Williams
Long Beach
Cal
Fike
Australia to Stop Pugilism
The premier of New South Wales warns against any future disguised prize fights in the state. If such an event similar to the Johnson Burns contest is attempted, the government will intervene to prohibit it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New South Wales
Johnson Burns
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Steck
Agra
Warner
Agnes
Mildred Kafka
Pleasant Plain
City
Mary Freding
Keota J
Frances Grey
Freding
George D. Rogers
Chicago
Ft. Sheridan
Comrades’ Club
Christian Soldier Boys
Rogers
G. F. Wnitzsche
Riley Miller
Winifred
Haskins
Dave Miller
Harry Montgomery
Bloomington
George H. Paul Co
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