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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
4
The Ames church held a full annual gathering with a Ladies Aid supper, new ballots using Australian method, and strong reports showing healthy treasuries. Pastor Rev. Wm. J. Minchin praised for successful pastorate and active church organization with volunteers welcoming newcomers.
Father Renier and committees organize a five day Catholic fair in Ames starting Monday January 28 with a musical opener by Cramblett's orchestra. Nightly events include a dance and varied entertainment with auctions and raffles later in the week.
The article highlights Mrs. Carrie T. Alexander winning a Republican trustee seat in Illinois, recounts a divorce case involving Mrs. Maud Petty and Walter E. Petty across Indiana and Kentucky, profiles Tei Hinomiya the Japanese student in Smith College, and celebrates Mrs. F. Ehmann who built a ripe olive empire in California with a family enterprise and a 300 foot factory.
At the New York Federation of Women's Clubs annual meeting Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske urged nationwide club action to stop cruelty to food animals during long railroad journeys. She proposed slaughter on the ranges and shipment of meat in refrigerator cars to eastern cities. She recalled witnessing cattle frozen stiff in a Michigan car during tours.
At a Tuesday meeting a building and management committee was formed for the new M E church. Members include Rev A M Shea Prof Herman Knapp F T McLain F H Moon F M Cupps Prof F E King and J A Campbell with Henry Westerman appointed treasurer. The group has not organized or chosen a chair and plans are not final. Architects Turnball and Jones of Illinois attended but no action was taken. A short session followed for further plan discussion.
After paying bills, the Poultry Breeders Association shows a 11.11 dollar surplus in their treasury. The article notes the small balance as a cushion for future expenses and lists no additional actions or participants.
A newly elected trustee at the State University of Illinois, identified as Mrs. Alexander, is profiled as a highly successful businesswoman. The local notice highlights her career achievements and role within the university governance.
Misa Lecy Walters hospital nurse from Kansas City received a medal for saving two women from a brown tag incident.
Edward Wallin of Chicago labeled the world’s top drinker as testimony in a divorce case piled up dramatic claims. A neighbor testified Wallin was intoxicated nightly for two years, with phrases like staggering and dead drunk. In Baltimore a priest fell into an open grave during Sister Mary Victor’s funeral rites.
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