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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
3
Congressional circles in Washington say the United States may retract the Pershing expedition from Mexico. Reports indicate conditions could justify withdrawal despite Carranza refusing to sign the protocol. The news notes plans for possible concessions and a shift in policy as discussions continue.
Marie Miller visited Webster City on Thursday. John Newman made a county seat business call Saturday. School closed Friday for a week long Christmas vacation. Sean Bennett age 13 is listed as sick. Clare Christenson left Friday for Christmas with parents in Stanhope. Hugh Nairn begins farm improvements south of town. Schweppe was a Webster City business caller Friday. December 27.
Local notes show scattered visits and holiday gatherings across Stanhope Webster City Dos Palos and Benton Wis with families like Corwin Neese Groves Riley Adams and Craig enjoying Christmas meals and homecomings as snow forecasts seem off. Many students return home from Webster City High School for vacation and relatives travel between Pleasant Hill Indianola and Fairview. Dec 26.
Local report notes the Christian church in Homer is being remodeled for easier worship. The column also covers family visits from Mr and Mrs McFarland of Alberta to Geo Claybaugh, a wartime letters gap, a newborn baby for Mr and Mrs Crast, and Christmas gatherings among Leksell Elliott and Peterson families. Mulholland faced tractor engine freeze delaying corn shelling until repairs.
Williams items and families plan wintering in Texas with son James and potential future home investment. Mrs Ray Johnson hosted a reunion dinner for Tilghman relatives including C. M Tilghman and several Tilghman siblings. Community events included Needle Club hostesses and union program at the M B H church with well attended exercises and several local residents visiting or traveling for holidays.
Christmas day family reunion at Mr and Mrs John Carr home with out of town guests including Z Weller B Welter Jessie Olds Nellie Steele Maude Woodworth Spirit Lake and many locals. Local sales visits and holiday births and health updates follow with community moves and a Ford sale to Caruth Bros and Spahn Rose buying the Caruth roadster. road conditions noted.
Mrs Minnie Kemmerer and son LeRoy of Boone visit relatives in the area over Christmas. H D Richards and family had dinner near Webster City. Daisy and Ella Anderson of Des Moines spent Christmas with their parents. Mr and Mrs Pfieger Stratford Mr and Mrs Frank Scott Mr and Mrs Charley Adams Ed Claflin and Edith dined with A A Claflin family. A Christmas problem was given by the school teacher and pupils Friday.
A Meadville area column records Miss Myrtle Gustuson hosting a theater party and luncheon for friends, church society social at the Christian and St. Paul Lutheran groups, several Christmas visits, birthday celebrations for Alice Kamrar, a marriage surprise for Ada Litten and William Clabaugh in Fort Dodge, and multiple family reunions with neighbors and local residents in Webster City and surrounding towns. The entries mention celebrations, travels, gifts, and local club activities through late December.
Des Moines reports the potential coal miners strike adds to Iowa coal shortages. All union members voted for a special convention to demand wage increases from operators, signaling possible disruption if negotiations fail. New York meanwhile noted the Adamson eight hour law dispute with railroads and brotherhoods seeking a general strike decision.
A pretty wedding lit the home of Mrs L J Comparet at 1226 Thirty-first Street last evening. Guests from the neighborhood praised the simple ceremony and warm reception that followed.
Mrs Harold Lundgren and Miss Louise Troupe head wedding party with Miss June Van DeBo gart and Miss Merriam a North High graduate. Mr McVey a Drake University Sigma Beta Kappa and Hudson Jones salesman plans Detroit trip. couple to be at home after Jan 15 at 745 Street place. Guests include Mr and Mrs David Smith Marshalltown Mrs W B Kearna Webster City Mrs T M Bennetilh Portland Ore Mr E J Boyd Webster City Mr and Mrs George Duke and Miss Eva Duke Hedrick.
Representatives of the American Clothing Manufacturers Association and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America were urged to hold a joint conference to settle a strike involving 52 000 workers in New York City. Julian W. Mack and William C. Thompson sent the invitation to Sidney Hillman and Max Friedman as intermediaries, asking for an immediate answer.
Denver dispatch reports that if the Colorado legislature approves a prohibition amendment at the taming session, a family may consume only one quart of whiskey and a half case of beer per month. Import permits would be required from the county clerk and kept on file for review, replacing the current personal-use allowances.
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