Ackley Iowa community profile in The World weekly
The World describes Ackley in Hardin County as a thriving Iowa city with waterworks and electric service, strong rail lines, creameries, elevators, and shops. It notes a population over 2,000, wealth for the era, a large newspaper readership, and a conservative Democratic leaning with free notices for mortality and other items. It invites local and world correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thortiing
Ackley
Hardin County
Sacred Heart Academy
Ackié
Iowa
Sthgeriers
Market News and Holiday Bell References
There has been little change in local markets over the past week with roads mostly impassable. Hogs declined about four and futures show little early improvement. hogs quoted 40 to 5 cents, core 28 to 30, rate 24 to 26, halo 1 cent, hogs 23 to adults, bubbler 18 to 23 cents. Also notes on Christmas bells and Bills rehearsed in verse with chiding underlines. A dialogue mentions a chorus girl and recovery. stylistic exchange about church attendance. A 50 year old man is noted in a humorous fragment about undressing and dressing. Iowa Central Ry announces cheap rail fares to California and the West from February 16 to April 7, with $15 off, including tourist cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco via Kansas City and Santa Fe System.
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Iowa Central Ry
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kansan City
Santa Fe
Eighteen Die in Panic at St Pauls Church Fire
Philadelphia reports a deadly stampede at St Pauls Baptist Church after a loud shout of fire. Eighteen Black congregants died from suffocation and trampling on the narrow stairway, with nearly twenty others injured as a panic swept the building during a church collection. The disaster followed crowding and a balustrade collapse, dozens of bodies found on the first floor and stairs.
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Philadelphia
St. Paul's Baptist Church
Eighth Street
Poplar Street
Girard Avenue
Kampede
Secon
H.W. Johnson
Sarah Ring
Lawrence
Patton
Ruth Wramer
John Berry
Anna Alexander
Mamie McKinney
Susie Holmes
Chicago
Windmere
John Rapkoch
Leeta May
Tharp Apartments
Breeders Elect Officers At Lincoln Meeting
Delegates from state associations gathered in Lincoln to discuss stock raising and agricultural tasks. Imperial Chinese commissioners toured the stock judging pavilion as experts described American methods with Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Hayes assisting. Professor Ross spoke on testing meat producing animals and others gave talks on practical law for breeding and range sheep. The breeders elected A. P. Grout as president and Ta. A. Burnett as secretary.
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Lincoln
American Breeders’ Association
State Farm
Hayes
Ross
Minnesota
L. H. Kerrick
Ilinois
Smith
J. J. Ferguson
W. J. Spillman
Washington
H.C. Wallace
Des Moines
Bul
Wyoming Experiment Station
Breeders’ Association
A. P. Grout
Winchester
Ta. A. Burnett
Neb
Hepburn Rate Bill Ready for House Report
Republican members of the house interstate and foreign commerce committee held a caucus in Hepburn's committee room to discuss the rate bill. They expect to report the measure next week in a slightly modified form with a tightened definition of a just reasonable and fairly remunerative maximum rate for carriers, aiming to satisfy Democratic opposition on reasonableness.
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House
Washington
Republian
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Dolliver
Iowa
Mysterious Pembroke Tragedy Ends In Fire and Death
In Pembroke New Hampshire a deadly incident at the home of Charles H Ayer left eight family members dead and a possible murder suicide motive linked to money disputes. Authorities say Ayer shot his mother-in-law Laura Lakeman and then killed his wife before setting the house ablaze and dying by his own hand hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Ayer
Pembroke
N. H
North Pembroke
Ayer
Thomas F. Clifford
Laura Lakeman
Statehood in Doubt As Congress Debates Rules and Tariffs
In Washington on January 22 the house plans to vote on a rule limiting amendments to the statehood bill for Arizona and New Mexico. Insurgents and stalwarts clash over the rule while lawmakers discuss delaying statehood provisions. Senate focus remains on railroad rates with informal ICC authority debates led by Senator Clay. The urgent deficiency bill and canal questions loom as committees advance statehood and tariff considerations.
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Washington
Congress
House
Arizona
New Mexico
Senate
Clay
Interstate Commerce
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Committee On Territories
Tillman
Six Die As Alta Snowslide Wrecks Boarding House
The Alta Utah snowslide buried a boarding house and saloon, killing six men. The last body was recovered hours after communication with the mining camp was restored. Names of the deceased in the boarding house and saloon are listed. survivors aided in rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Utah
Salt Lake
Albert Bennett
George Claybourne
John Erickson
John Gray
Jerry Murphy
William Powell
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Claude Saunders
Patrick Mclaughlin
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Snyder Brothers
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Brooklyn Rapid Tansit Company
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New York Central Railroad
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William Bromley Davenport
Robert Finlay
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Jacob Panken
Russia
Baltmore Chrome Works
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J. W. McKercher
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Northwestern Mutual Life of
Milwaukee
New York Life
Northwestern
P. Miller
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Lyon County National Banke
W. P. Heischer
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LUSCH
F. Martin
Lusch, Martin & Lygert
Bankers
Ss. YY. Egi
John Rath
A. Young
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