Local News Briefs From Washington and Surroundings
Mrs R W salting of Winfield arrived to spend the day in Washington. Mrs Theresa Vastine heads to Davenport to visit children Marian Cedric and Merle at Immaculate academy and St Vincents. Public sale of household goods at late Mrs Wickham's in Ainsworth Thursday May 8 at 2 PM. Mrs J A Hawthorne and Miss Margaret visited Crawfordsville. Call 210 for taxi service. Public sale of household goods at Wickham home in Ainsworth May 8 at 2 PM. Battery services and inspections offered by Washington Motor Co.
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Theresa Vastine
Davenport
Marian
the Immaculate Academy
Cedric and
Merle
St. Vincents
Warting
Rock Island
Mary Fisher
Alex J. Dawson
Washington ,. C
Visi
Elizabeth Fisher
Anna Dawson
Senator Brookhart
Washington D. C
Which heir died first in New York estate dispute
New York attorneys study a $500000 Coleman estate dispute over which heir died first. Son Robert Louis Coleman was slain in Albania on April 6 at about 10:00 A M Albanian time, grandson William T Coleman died at 3 30 A M San Francisco time the same day, raising questions of timing for the inheritance.
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New York
Captain Coleman
San Francisco
John F. Bowie
Robert Louis Coleman
Tirans- Scutar
Albania
William T Coleman
Bowie
William T. Coleman
Pageant and notices brighten midweek local news
Mrs Lillie Allen visits Aine for a day as Rothschild's offers foot care at one dollar per foot on Thursday Friday and Saturday. A South America missionary pageant follows Congregational singing at the Methodist church. Loren Latta from Spokane attends James G Latta’s funeral. Opal J Godlove and Leo W Farrington obtain a marriage license in Haskins Wise Long suffers a burned eye from ammonia but eyesight likely intact.
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South America
Methodist Church
Miller
Scientists probe alleged miniature volcanic eruption near Isalia
A Isalia area rancher and his wife reported hearing a whistle and seeing clouds of white smoke from a cold spring. Scientists investigate a suspected tiny volcanic eruption as the whistling lasted several minutes before fading.
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Isalia
Cal
A Pair of Home-Wreckers
A melodramatic tale follows Tom Tarrish who leaves his unhappy marriage to start anew as a bachelor. Polly pursues him to Tarville and, upon finding him, pleads for reconciliation, promising better behavior if he will take her back. Tom hesitates but grants forgiveness.
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Tarrish
Polly
Tarville
Wilmington
Tom
Elizabeth
Defiot
Tom Tarrish
Dom
Old Manse at Concord birthplace home of Emerson Hawthorne
The 1865 Concord Massachusetts Manse is famed as Ralph Waldo Emerson's birthplace and Nathaniel Hawthorne's home. Emerson wrote his essay on nature in the study above the dining room and Hawthorne produced Masses from an Old Manse. Hawthorne lived nearby in retirement, hardly seen by villagers.
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Concord
Mass
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Emerson
Hawthorne
One Great Damage in War Wounds Geography Knowledge
A brief remark on modern warfare noting its devastation and the speaker’s joke that it makes their grasp of geography seem like a war torn village. The exchange highlights the grim impact of conflicts and the human cost implied through wit.
Snappy Bill Boards a Feature of the Campaign in France
In Paris on April 18 1924 posters flood streets as communes post billboards for campaigns. Visuals mock rivals question capital levy and denounce opponents, showing farmers, horses and beacons, while posters cross borders with German socialist polemics. The posters supplement party organs by reaching non-readers.
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France
Paris
Durand
Dupont
Monsieur Senior
Monsieur Lebrun
Monsieur Herriot
Radical Party
Vorwaerts
Germany
Poincare
Four Peony Show Classes Announced in Des Moines
Durmont, head of the exhibits committee for the national peony show to be staged in Des Moines in mid June, announced four exhibition classes open to entrants. Open class welcomes all growers, Advanced amateur targets those investing in rarities, Novice amateur limits to under 50 plants, and Novice exhibitor for new members of the American Peony Society.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Durmont
American Peany Society
Des Moines to Host First National Peony Show
In Staging the exhibition the American Peony Society partners with the Midwestern Peony and Iris Society the Des Moines Garden Club the Floral Arts Club and the Iowa State Horticulture Society. The Des Moines peony show will be the first national flower exhibition ever staged in Iowa.
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American Peony Society
Peony and Iris Society
Des Moines Garden Club
The
Floral Arts Club
Iowa State Horticulture Society
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa P. E. O. Meet Set for May 20 to 22
Mason City to host the 33rd annual state convention of the P. E. O. society May 20 22 with guest Mary Aleen Stafford Muscatine an original member. A message from Alice Bird Babb founder now in Illinois will be read. Chapter DZ and EA stage a model meeting. Host chapters DZ BA plan a tea at Clear Lake a banquet at Hotel Hanford and an automobile ride. Past state presidents Lou Cummins McHenry Ellis Engelbeck and Horace Hollingsworth will have prominent roles.
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Mason City
P. E. O. Society
Mary Aleen Stafford
Muscatine
Alice Bird Babb
Illinois
Clear Lake
Hotel Hanford
Lou Cummins McHenry
Ellis Engelbeck
Horace Hollingsworth
I Saw Your Ad in the Journal Prompt
A directive urges informing merchants that the ad appeared in the Journal. The phrase emphasizes confirming publication to the seller, potentially as a bargaining or notice tactic.
Ancient Wall Writings Found in Remote Grand Canyon Area
Explorers discover ancient wall inscriptions miles from El Tovar Arizona in an unexplored canyon sector. The find suggests long vanished cultures left traces deep within the Grand Canyon watershed.
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Grand Canyon
el Tovar
Arizona
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