Iowa Synod Meets Lenox and County News
The United Presbyterian Synod gathered in Lenox with a sermon by retiring moderator Rev William Mhrehle of Red Oak and messages from Dr McClanahan of Chicago and Rev William Murchie burg. Town tailors canvassed Jefferson County, taking many cash deposits for suits, with many certificates still outstanding. The 36th annual Eastern Star grand chapter will convene in Council Bluffs October 22 to 25 as Iowa’s chapter growth rose from about 500 in 1881 to over 36,000 now. A Perry water plant review estimates 60000 to restore operation, including rebuilt plant and new machinery. Multiple arrests in Centerville for conspiracy to assault a young girl. trial developments include William Hesse found guilty of second-degree murder in the Lovilla death case. Reese Griffin to be tried later. Tama school bonds of 60000 were sold to a Davenport firm, placing the district in debt-free status pending new building. Mason City district court sentenced Louis Prescott to life for murder of his wife near Clear Lake. other local obits note deaths of Cass county pioneer Wilson Prail and Tabor’s Mercy Starr.
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William Mhrehle
Red Oak
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Chicago
William Murchieburg
Committee On Evanealism
Town Tailors
Jefferson County
Grand Chapter
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Council Bluffs
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Perry
Washington Township
Centerville
William Hesse
Albia
John Carson
Lovilla
Reese Griffin
Hessa
Tama
Davenport
Kelley
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Louis Prescott
Clear Lake
Wilson Prail
Cass County
Prail
Mercy L. Starr
Tabor
C. Starr
Herman Schierholtz
Allamakee County
Lansing
R. H. PeLa
Jefferson County Old Soldiers and Sailors Association
Fairfield
Sioux City
Leeds
Amos J. Cole
A. E. Prager
Ben Yeager
Latta
Logan
Mya
Mimonson
Oskaloosa
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Des Moines
Charles KE. Robinson
Coralville
Johnson County
William Galloway
Waterloo
Wall Lake
State Association
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Toledo
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
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Congress
Western Implement and Motor Company
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H. P. Healey
Manson Electric Light & Power Plant
Manson Bussmen
Schleswig
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Manilla
Denison
Riverside Drive
Keokuk
D. A. Collier
Carl Fisher
Kenneth Dimond
Newton
Towa
Jasper County
California
Hinshaw Ia
Sabula
Okoboji
Spirit Lakes
State University of Iowa
McGregor
McGregor Electric Ideht & Power Company
Monona
World events brief of wars and shocks across nations
A compendium notes customs rulings on forbidden bird plumage at ports, naval academy entrants aboard Mayflower, and a May storm of incidents including cyclones, train wrecks, and fires. It cites political trials in Albany, aviation accidents, Panama canal explosions, China politics, Russia rail disaster, and various fatalities and injuries worldwide.
Mexican Deputies Arrested After Huerta Demand
One hundred ten Mexican chamber deputies who signed warnings to President Huerta over the disappearance of Senator Belisaro Dominguez were arrested and jailed. Huerta demanded withdrawal of the resolution threatening to abandon the capitol over safety guarantees. News also notes Torreon’s fall to rebels and rumors of a Spaniard massacre, plus various other international and crime items.
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Mexico
Huerta
Belisaro Dominguez
Chiapas
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Controversy Over Iowa River Pollution and State Health Leadership
Des Moines reports Dr. J Niemack of Charles City accuses Secretary to the State Board of Health Dr. Q H Sumner of neglecting water purification efforts and demands enforcement of river pollution laws. Niemack criticizes Sumner while urging county attorneys to prosecute sewage dumping as political dispute surfaces between city and state health officials.
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Q. H. Sumner
State Board of Health and Health
Iowa
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Charles City
Niemack
Sumner
State Board of Health
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