Hallowe en parties noted with ghostly sights and late curfew
The Journal reports an unusually large number of Halloween gatherings last evening. Children and adults filled the streets late as whispers of uncanny sights and missed curfews filled the air. Socials featured animated tales and eerie spectacles amid pumpkin pie and cider. Notable guests included Mrs. Vernon Kerr of Iola Kansas and out of town visitors Miss Laura Yarnell of Cincinnati and Lester Summerfield of Tacoma.
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Journal
Halloween Party At Dewey Home On W Jefferson Street
Last night a group of young ladies entertained their gentlemen friends at Mr. and Mrs. Claire Dewey's home on W Jefferson street with music and amusements. At eleven, a three course luncheon was served by Misses Helen Anderson Ruth Winter and Mrs Dewey. At twelve, guests went Halloweening. Out of town visitors included Miss Hilda Freeland of Denver Colorado and Miss Bertha Barber of Troy New York.
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John Heaton
West Washington St
Laura Yarnell
Cincinati
Ohio
Lester Summerfield
Tacoma
Wash
Claire Dewey
W. Jefferson St
Helen Anderson
Ruth Winter
Dewey
Hallowe’ening
Hilda Freeland
Denver
Colo
Bertha Barber
Troy
N. Y
Halloween Party At Felix Pauls Home On East Washington
About twenty five friends gathered at Felix Pauls residence on East Washington street for a Halloween night of guessing contests games and music by Florence Barrett George Bickford and Felix Pauls. A grabbing game used a pumpkin filled with apples on the dining table as children reached for the fruit. Refreshments of candy fruit and pumpkin pie followed late in the evening.
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Felix Pauls
East Washington Street
Margaret Dean
Florence Barrett
George Bickford
Hallowe en Party at Dennison Home Hosts A B C Club
Miss Alice Dennison entertained the A B C Club at a jolliest Hallowe en party in southwest Washington. Guests enjoyed games and experiments meant to reveal the future. The house featured jack o lanterns autumn leaves and flowers with themed refreshments.
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Dennison
Washington
Alice Dennison
Brookhart children host neighbors with marshmallows and stories
Masters Ned John Sam and Smith Brookhart entertained many little friends at the Brookhart home on East Jefferson. Guests included neighborhood children and Misses Lucy Meacham Flo Purvis Laura Noyes and Alberson. Mrs Brookhart and Miss May Brookhart led the party as children shared fagot tales by the grate and enjoyed candy and fruit refreshments.
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Ned
John
Sam
Smith Brookhart
S. W. Brookhart
East Jefferson St
Lucy Meacham
Flo Purvis
Laura Noyes
Miss Alberson
Mrs Harvey Hosts Forty For Five Hundred Afternoon
Mrs. D. W. Harvey entertained about forty friends yesterday at her South Iowa Ave home. The five hundred game produced Mrs. C. J. Wilson as winner, who received a candie stick of Norse Pottery. Pumpkin favors and unique tally cards added charm, followed by a two course luncheon prepared by the Hisses.
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D. W. Harvey
South
Iowa Ave
C. J. Wilson
Hostess Lucile Montgomery Hosts Evening Fun
Lucile Montgomery entertained about a dozen girl friends last evening. Various games suited for the occasion were played and delightful refreshments were enjoyed.
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Lucile Montgomery
Kooking Klub Jr Hosts Evening Social Dinner
Members of the Kooking Klub Jr enjoyed a pretty little spread at six o clock at Miss Mamel Shearer’s home. The dinner was described as handy and well served with hours spent in a pleasant social gathering.
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Kooking Klub, Jr
Mamel Shearer
Progressive luncheon marks novel Chautauqua Club event
Last evening the Chautauqua Club hosted a four course progressive luncheon. Guests visited four homes on South Marion Ave and East Washington. The first course at Nate Black’s featured oyster patties and coffee with pen and ink place cards by Donald Chilcote. Mrs Black and Miss Jessie Jones hosted the second course. Mrs James Redd served the salad and dessert courses, with Miss Whaley and Mr Crayton serving cake and peaches. Ferns and flowers decorated each setting.
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Chautauqua Club
Nate Black
Donald Chilcote
George Black
South Marion Ave
Dinner honors Mr. J A Parkinson of Palo Alto Cal
Mrs Ralph Smith hosted a dinner party at her West Washington Street home entertaining a small group of friends in honor of Mr J A Parkinson from Palo Alto California.
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Ralph Smith
West Washington St
J. A. Parkinson
Palo Alto
Cal
Halloween Party at Cherryholmes Home
Jessie and Nellie Cherryholmes entertained friends at their North Washington residence with jack o lantern lighting autumn decor and a mysterious game followed by a two course luncheon late in the evening.
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Jessie
Nellie Cherryholmes
North
Washington
Degree of Honor Lodge Hallowe'en Social Evening
Over one hundred and fifty members and friends attended a Hallowe'en social at the lodge hall. Decorations featured Jack o lanterns and flowers. Contests and guest recitations provided amusement while coffee sandwiches and cake were served.
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Degree of Honor Lodge
Floyd Shockley Hosts Friends for Evening of Games
About twenty five of Floyd Shockley's school friends answered his invitation to spend last evening with him. The gathering was enjoyed as they played games and were served refreshments.
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Floyd Shockley
Mrs McKimmey Hosts Social Evening in North Washington
Mrs McKimmey entertained a few friends last evening at her North Washington home. Cards furnished the entertainment with three tables for the game and Hallowe en refreshments were served at the close.
Groendycke and Dunbar Wed at Methodist Parsonage
The marriage of Howard Groendycke and Goldie Dunbar was solemnized Wednesday evening at the Methodist parsonage in West Chester. Rev Morrison performed the ceremony at seven o'clock. The groom, a prosperous young farmer near Grace Hill, and the bride, from Grace Hill and a former teacher, receive many congratulatory wishes from local friends.
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Howard Groendycke
Goldie Dunbar
West Chester
Morrison
Grace Hill
Night disturbance at north side home happiness institution
About 8 o'clock last evening inmates of a north side institution for propagation of Home Happiness were disturbed by irregular rattling of kernels of Indian maize against the panes. Soon after, the quiet was broken by further noises and a brief commotion ensued.
Halloween Rummage Sale Sparks Mischief At Home
On November first a rummage sale was decided after humorous contributions gathered on the front porch. A household captured a protesting Amerboyer, then another intruder named Heap Big Chief Africanus led to a chase through mud and mice. The scene provided lively entertainment for the ladies as October 31 concluded.
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Amerboyer
Africanus
Junior League Cabinet Holds Meeting at Helen Morton Home
The cabinet of the Junior League of the Methodist church met this afternoon at Miss Helen Morton’s residence on West Jefferson Street for a business session.
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Junior League of the Methodist Church
Helen Morton
West Jefferson Street
Ware in Jail in Iowa Bank Scandal Case
Corydon Iowa November 1 Leroy Ware cashier of the defunct Farmers and Drovers bank of Seymour is confined in the jail awaiting a decision on continuance motions. Bondsmen withdrew and Ware seeks delay due to tuberculosis and his wife’s recent Milwaukee operation. He contends the bank lost money from high time deposit interest and unearned dividends.
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Corydon
Iowa
Leroy Ware
Farmers and Drovers’ Bank
Seymour
Ware
Reid
Des Moines
Towner
Bank's Profit Lapse Highlighted In Brief Item
A clipped line notes the bank had not earned money for years, signaling a financial strain or policy shift. The terse summary reflects a standalone financial fact from a larger report.
Local social notes list residents visiting and traveling
Francis B. Guthrie left for Peoria after visiting friends in town. Mrs. N. O. Ohm returned home to Tremont after a visit with relatives. Mrs. Booney of Des Moines visited Mrs. T. S. Daugherty and returned home. Mrs. Wm. Smiley of Winfield and Mrs. Wales H. Willard of Eau Claire are guests at the J. B. Crail home. Fred Coates visits his parents and friends. Mrs. Peter McColl of West Chester spent last evening in the city. A St. Joseph girl recalled Mark Twain and a sailors widows and orphans fund quote about Hannibal.
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Francis B. Guthrie
Peoria
Wm. Smiley
Winfield
Wales H. Willard
Eau Claire, Wis
J. B. Crail
Peter McColl
West Chester
City
Eldon
Minnetonka
St. Joseph
Missouri
Mark Twain
Hannibal
Pursuit of Forgery Triggered Riot Rumor in Danville
In Danville on November 1 Chief of Police Spangler pursued William Jeffries a Black man suspected of forging checks. A bystander claimed the suspect had killed two patrolmen sparking a mob that grew to about 700 people before Spangler clarified the arrest was for forgery not murder.
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Danville
Matin Street
Spangler
William Jeffries
Spangler Firsily
Demurrer Filed by Lumbermen in Black Hook Case
Attorney Louis K. Hull appeared before Judge Lochren and filed a joint demurrer on behalf of nineteen lumbermen indicted in the black hook conspiracy, withdrawing the earlier not guilty pleas entered October 10.
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St. Paul
Louis K. Hull Appeste
Lochren
United States District Court
Demurrer Says Grand Jury Facts Do Not Infringe U S Law
The demurrer argues the grand jury facts do not constitute an offense against the United States. If Judge Lochren sustains it, the lumber cases in federal court will end.
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United States
Lochren
New Professorship for Yale From Lumber Association Endowment
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association reports $67,500 in subscriptions toward a $150,000 professorship endowment for Yale forest school. Fifty thousand dollars in bonds has been turned over to Yale, whose income will fund instruction in applied forestry and lumbering.
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Yale
New York
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Yale Forest School
Yale University
Chicago couple charged with kidnapping in Leona case
Warrants issued for Mr. and Mrs. George Wood of Chicago charging them with kidnapping their niece Leona de Noyeles from her foster mother Mrs. Lotte de Nouvelles in Tattle Creek Michigan. The child was taken from No 2 school by a man granted access to see her. Parentage remains a mystery.
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Tattle Creek
Mich
George Wood
Chicago
Leona de Noyeles
Lotte de Nouvelles
No. 2
Faulty Fuse Saved the Saloon in Fort Wayne
The Fort Wayne saloon at Pearl and Harrison streets reported a dynamite bomb found in the grating before the window. The fuse was half-burned and the fire went out, sparing the Fred Meyer saloon from destruction.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Fred Meyer
Pearl and
Harrison Streets
injunction blocks 43 railcar reconsignment charge in Nebraska
Omaha November 1 A U S district judge issued an injunction blocking railroads from imposing a $43 per car reconsignment fee on lumber and coal. The order, granted at the request of Omaha lumber and coal dealers, aims to halt the arbitrary charge in the state.
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Omaha
W. H. Munger
United States
Mlo
Canning Plants Pay Record Pumpkin Price in Indiana
Poseyville Indiana reports canning factories in Indianapolis and central Indiana paying a record four dollars a ton for pumpkins. The previous high was two dollars and the usual price was about one dollar.
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Poseyville
Ind
Indianapolis
Indiana
Star Backstop Will Hunt
Monroe Mich November 1 The twenty six non residents who have taken out a license at the county clerk office give Toledo as their address Roger Bresnahan star backstop of the New York Giants was first to pay the ten dollar fee.
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Monroe
Mich
Toledo
Roger Bresnahan
New York Giants
Died While Traveling Homeward in Michigan
Jackson Michigan November 1. IL QO Smith of Bradon Vermont, worn by disease likely tuberculosis, dies on a Michigan Central train while being taken to Union Station. He was en route to his home in Los Angeles California.
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Jackson, Mich
QO. Smith
Bradon
Michigan Central
Union
Los Angeles
Cal
Wife as head of household in Abyesinia rules home
The text states that in Abyesinia the wife is master, and if her husband offends her she can turn him out, as the house and its belongings belong to her. This asserts matriarchal authority over the home and residence.
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Abyesinia
When to Begin Matters More Than Timing
A compact adage notes that delaying action can waste chances, highlighting the risk of waiting too long to start. The author stresses timely initiation as crucial to success and progress.
Happily Wedded Blanche Stewart and H P Freece Tie Knot
Keota Iowa resident Miss Blanche K Stewart married Mr H P Freece of New York at a friend’s home. The ceremony was led by Rev Dr McMillan of a prominent Presbyterian church. They will reside temporarily at 526 123d St New York City.
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Blanche K. Stewart
Keota
Iowa
H. P. Freece
New York
Friends
Dr. McMillan
Blanche
Freece
Utah
Presbyterian Church
Stewart
Chariton Bank Chief Dies. Local Bank Closed After Crisis
Chariton Iowa November 1 1910 Cashier F R Crocker of the First National Bank of Chariton shot himself Thursday night while letters indicate the bank faced serious trouble A National Bank Examiner was alerted and the bank along with The Bank of Russell closed pending investigation Crocker was president of the Bank of Russell which also remains closed awaiting inquiry
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Chariton
F. R. Crocker
First National Bank of Chariton
Bank of Russell
Crocker
November Court Opens With Morrison Miller Case In View
The November term of court opens next Tuesday with Judge Clements on the bench. Forty probate cases and 110 law cases are docketed, a lighter term than September but enough business to run a few days. Unusual interest centers on the Morrison Miller case that may come up this term.
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Clements
Morrison-Miller
Markets stall as strikes delay telephone service
Markets remain late with many strikers still out delaying service. Patrons must use the telephone until telegraph service improves. Reid Haynes, Crawfordsville Journal carrier, visited yesterday. Mr and Mrs Ben Nicole left this morning to visit friends at the Junction.
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Reid Haynes
Crawfordsville
Ben Nicole
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