Local notes from West Chester and area events
Local items describe travel to Mt. Pleasant and Tarkio colleges, visits to Keota and Fort Scott, travels to Galveston and Des Moines, upcoming lectures by Dr. Cook at the Graham, a big public livestock sale in Washington Iowa, and community notices on schools, dances, and cider production with multiple named residents and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. H. Taylor
Milwaukee Stock Yards
Washington
Iowa
Owls and Neighbors Stir Nighttime Whispers
Dinah fears the owl’s haunting night calls, while Frankie Green’s father vows to shoot the noisy bird. The neighbors fear for young birds as the owls clash with the daytime songbirds. A gunshot rings out near the Greens’ house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Brett
Dinah
Daddy
Mr. Owl
Frankie Green
Frankie
Owl
Robin
Martial law declared in Spain amid general strike turmoil
In Madrid martial law was declared across Spain with guards around Alfonso and the royal family. Troops patrol streets as nationwide tensions rise from a general strike. Separate items note Judge Peter 8 firesseap resigning, seeking more individual freedom, and a series of regional notices from Crawfordsville and Boston about politics, unions, and a Knights of Columbus initiation in Ottumwa Iowa.
Wood-sawing contact and local notices
For wood-sawing see F. H. Bradford, Phone 651 Red. Have you smoked Havana Spikes 5 cents. We have plenty of kodak supplies all the time. Darbyshire Drug Co. C. G. Schmoeller went to Brighton this morning for a brief business visit. Mrs. J. D. Fishburn and daughter Hazel of Crawfordsville were visitors in the city yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Willis
Jona June
Keota
W. H. McNurlen
Rouleau, Sask
Matt McGraw
Ainsworth
Monmouth
Nell Junkin
Keola
F. H. Bradford
Kodak
Darbyshire Drug Co
C. G. Schmoeller
Brighton
J. D. Fishburn
Hazel
Crawfordsville
City
Keel laid for New York warship in Brooklyn yard
The keel of the superdreadnought New York, the largest of its class, was laid at the Brooklyn Navy Yard with the ceremonial drive of the first nickel bolts by five year old W. T. Cluverius Jr. The ship, to be named Empire State, measures 573 feet in length and 95 feet 2 inches in breadth, displaces 27 000 tons, and features 28 000 horsepower engines and fourteen inch main armament.
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Sampson
New York
Connecticut
Florida
Vestal
W. T. Cluverius, Jr
Cluverius
Santiago
United States Navy
Texas
Brooklyn
Naval press works on sixteen inch guns for future battleships
Naval experts outline plans for sixteen inch rifles as Britain and Russia deploy up to 13.5 inch main guns. Discussions focus on ships of 31 000 to 40 000 tons and displacement must rise to meet recoil. The next dreadnoughts are projected to exceed 30 000 tons as ships grow larger.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia
Navy Department
Marriage License Issued to Stransky and Kneisel
A marriage license was issued today to Frank W. Stransky and Ann M. Kneisel, both of Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Stransky
Ann M. Kneisel
Riverside
Funerals for Miss Mary Allen and Floyd Hartman
The body of Miss Mary Allen arrived from Lenox Iowa at 9 27 this morning and funeral services followed at 10 30 in the First United Presbyterian church conducted by Rev W O Fisher with the church choir. Interment was in the city cemetery with pall bearers Charles Corette John Woods George Limerman M D Work R Dunshee and Frank Wilkin. The remains of Floyd Hartman arrived at 4 20 this morning from Siloam Springs Arkansas accompanied by P A Hartman and sons Roy and Carl. Funeral services were held at 10 30 this morning at the G K Hartman home on South Iowa Avenue conducted by Rev D I Coon with the Baptist choir. Pall bearers were Ray Lemiy Loren Mac Farland Howard Hays Horace Jacobs Frank Sage and Charles Long. Interment was in Elm Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Floyd Hartman
Rock Island
Siloam Springs
Ark
P. A. Hartman
General Jackson sails Chesapeake Bay remark
An elderly man aboard a steamboat during General Jacksons Chesapeake Bay voyage voices concern. Jackson replies you are uneasy, you have not sailed with me before, I see. The anecdote from Partons Life of Jackson captures a wary moment aboard a historic voyage.
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General Jackson
Chesapeake Bay
Parton
Jackson
He Too A Deceiver In A Fliegende Blatter Style
A brief quotation from Fliegende Blatter depicts a confrontation over presumed infidelity. A husband accuses his wife of deception after an unexpected return from a trip, while she retorts that he deceived her as well. The exchange mirrors a melodramatic domestic dispute in light verse dialogue.
New Cancer Cure Demonstrated by Electro Therapy Association
At a Philadelphia convention, members of the American Electro therapeutic association witnessed a new cancer treatment. Fifty physicians observed an operation using a strong electric current through zinc dipped steel needles to burn infected tissue, emitting a chemical that destroys the diseased parts and leaves a burn to heal.
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American Electrotherapeutic Association
Philadelphia
Cat Returns After 100 Mile, Eight Day Trip
A four month old Maltese kitten owned by Edward Giffei of Carlyle Illinois traveled over a hundred miles in eight days to its native home. The pet had disappeared after a move from near Bridgeport to Carlyle and was later confirmed safe by telegram from its former home.
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Illinois
Edward Giffe
Carlyle
Giffel
Bridgeport
District Court in Session Today Proceedings Continue
Judge Talbot presided as the district court resumed work for September. Jurors to be drawn this week in Russel vs. C R H P R R. Alfred Fierce jailed for bootlegging with fines totaling 100 dollars and 30 days. C H Smith fined 50 dollars and 60 days. Harve Custer 75 dollars for alleged involvement. Attor ney S W Livingston sought clemency. Carl Way and Don pled not guilty and case continued. State vs Crooks dismissed without prejudice. no settlement reached.
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Talbot
Russel
Alfred Fierce
C. H. Smith
Fierce
Harve Custer
W. Livingston
Carl Way
Don
State
Crooks
Local Society Notes Roundup of Visits and Gatherings
SOCEFY Miss Allie Rownd hosts B. E. O. class this evening at her home. Oliver Gray hosts a dinner with friends in southeast Washington. Thos Rickey of Crawfordsville visited as out of town guests. Mrs Fred Neiswanger hosts a six o'clock dinner for guests from Robstown Texas and Davenport. Emma Dodson entertains Chas Darbyshire and G. W. Manchester with breakfast for the latter before his departure to Woolson Town. Bethel Sabbath school classes enjoy a picnic near Highland Center with teachers Mrs Godfrey Juzeler Miss Nellie Davis Miss Myrtle Pearson. Wm Shannon family reunion at FM Denison home with many relatives and guests from Superior Nebr Hereford Texam. Chapter 1 PEO will meet at Mrs Helen Keck home 2:30 pm Thursday, change to afternoon.
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Oliver Gray
Washington
Thos
Rickey
Crawfordsville
Fred Neiswanger
Larvey Shannon
Robstown
Texas
Henry Glick
Davenport
Emma E. Dodson
Chas. Darbyshire
G. W. Managster
Woolson, Town
Mui
Bethel Sabbath School
Godfrey Juzeler
Nellie Davis
Myrtle Pearson
Timber
Highland Center
F M. Denison
Wm. Shannon
Wm Shannon
Sami. Shannon
Harve Shannon
J. M. Denison
W. Glick
Ralph Shannon
George Carter
Superior
Nebr
Albert Bell
Hereford
Texam
Helen Keck
Elevated rail link proposed for Mexico City
Mexico City plans an elevated hanging-rail system modeled on Berlin to connect suburban villages with the city center in minutes. The proposed line would carry cars suspended from a single rail, shortening travel times and expanding access.
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Mexico City
Berlin
The Horrid Boy Scene in Atchison Globe Notes
A boy throws a rock at a cat while a girl acts to stop him. The brief mentions a newspaper item from the Atchison Globe describing the incident.
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Atchison Globe
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Cook & Sherman
Vesa Rickey
Pilotburg
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Graham
Charles Pauls
J. C. White
Margaret Carson
Tarkio, Mo
Tarkio College
J. O. Matthews
Rose Hill
Ford Merkin
Frank Jurging
Harper
Wilson Heating Co
Willie Walker
S. D. Stewart
Frank Stewart
Frey
West Chester
Dell Stewart
Lettie Pritchard
Fort Scott
Kansas
Stewart Home
Ted Eggers
Montana
Mr. Ziegler
Mrs. Eggers
Fort Madison
Willie
the Star
G. M. Anderson
J. R. Maxwell
Galveston
Houston
G. R. Parkinson
Palo Alto
Cal
Mary Parkinson
Oskaloosa
Parkinson
Henry Parkinson, Jr
Henry Parkinson
Clinton
Martha Bridges
W. M .Skipton
J. C. Vinton
Mediapolis
Dr. Cook
E. Warfel
Havre
L. L. Neiswanger
E. A. Dickinson
Chickasha, Okla
Laura Maxwell
Jas. E. Wilson and Son of
Knoxville
C. H. Wilson
North Pole
West Side
W. J. Brady
Jacksonville
John Woods
Burlington
Havana
Mary Allen
Harry Montgomery
W. A. Stephen
E.i G. Wilson
Stephen
J. C. Green
Winfield
Sam Black
Stella Meek
Mabel Brinton
Des Moines
Drake University
Della Young
Cotter
C. P. Dede
J. D. Buckley
John Davis
E. G. Fox
Frederick A. Cook
J. D. Smith
Wilma
Jean Huysmans
Post Office
West Side Square
John Pritchard
Wyman
Town
Lorena Carris
Will Carris
W. A. Shannon
William Sutherland
Sam Warren
the Owl
Evelyn
Alfonso's
Spain
Grosscup
Madrid
Martial Law
Alfonso
Royal
Chicago
Evening Journal
Judge Peter
Federal Courts of
Peals
Col. Palmer
Boston
Mass
The
Shoe Machinery Company
Federal Grand Juty
G. G. Ebner
Frank Gaines
Omaha
James Daniels
Guinan
J. J. McKeone
Martin Casey
Francis Swift
Clayton Neiswanger
Joe Lohberger
Leonard Bailey
Jay McNamara
Knights of Columbus
Ottumwa
Kol
New Y York
STECK
Etna Eres
Avera Vetar
Miakke
J. A. Harwood & Son
the Royal
R. Stuart & Son
Mutual
District Court
Senten
Ces
Allie Rownd
M. FE
Navajo Club
Tabernacle
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