Iowa State College Celebrates 41st Anniversary Day
On October 21 Iowa State College marks its 41st anniversary with no classes. A morning assembly in Agricultural Hall features Dr. Storms and speaker Hon. W. O. McElroy. Afternoon stock judging, varied entertainments, and a Central Hall evening program highlight a day honoring growth from 1868 beginnings to a campus with 1,800 regular students and 2,700 library volumes.
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Iowa State College
Storms
Agricultural Hall
Sommers
Scane
Dyxstra
Stang
Pall Mall Park
Central Hall
Coney Island
White City
Frst
Barnum and Bailey
Macomber
Des Moines
Dean Stanton
Cessna
Ames
Zoological and Botanical Museum
Trial Jurors Summoned for November Term
Jurors for the next term of court beginning November 8th are summoned to report on the afternoon of the second day. The list includes Ames George S Foster, now of Chicago, John McCall, Geo W O'Brien of Seattle, B J Shelden, and many others across townships and cities.
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Ames
George S. Foster
Chicago
John McCall
Geo. W. O’brien
Seattle
Wash
B. J. Shelden
Collins
Wm. Bartelo
Wm. Waltz
Franklin
W. T. Barr
Howard
A. E. Ballard
H. L. Boyes
Andrew Hegland
A. P. Brendeland
Ed. Croft
A. V. Eklund
Frank Hutchison
O. J. Kalsem
Martin Maland
J. N. Scott
L. J. Thompson
Richland
Sam Borvng
F. Boogs
A. M. Harman
B. Larson
Washington
Fred Vandusen
Missouri Team Competes at Royal Stock Show
The Missouri college team went to the Royal Stock Show in Kansas City and faced a well-prepared opponent. Despite a lack of practice and a strong effort, the gap to the winners was only a few points. The Milwaukee trip saw another team finish fifth at the National Daily Show, a closer result than it suggests.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Milwaukee
Hull visits Ames for course and talks on politics
Captain Hull spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Ames to take a short course at Iowa State College and meet supporters. He praised the college as a world class institution and noted plans for a new government building. he also discussed potential candidates against him and farm progress in Iowa.
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John A. T. Hull
Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa
Centennial convention of the Church of Christ in Pittsburg
Rev. J. T. Houser returns from Pittsburg Pa where the Church of Christ held a centennial convention with about forty thousand attendees. A prominent communion Sunday afternoon united delegates in Forbesfield to share the Lord's Supper. Delegates from many denominations supported the union plea. Houser plans to speak on Sunday morning and discuss the Missionary ship Oregon at night.
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J. T. Houser
Pittsburg
Church of Christ
Forbesfield
Disciples of Christ
Houser
Oregon
Drainage Officials Discuss Iowa Improvements and Cooperation
Secretary George Dobson of the Iowa Drainage Waterway and Conservation Commission met Friday with Professor Stevenson to review drainage work and potential benefits from unifying Iowa drainage efforts. Stevenson aims to obtain an Agriculture Department engineer for cooperative drainage projects.
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George Dobson
Iowa State Drainage Waterway and Conservation Commission
Stevenson
Dobson
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Thnis
Northern Light Display Dazzles Outdoor Observers
The Aurora Borealis appeared in the northern sky around nine o nine thirty lighting the heavens with a semi circle of light and tall streams of fire. Spectators outdoors were treated to a beautiful display that may recur in the cool evenings.
Fran Underwood Elected Captain of Company C Iowa
Frank Underwood was elected captain of Company C in Iowa on Monday evening to fill the vacancy from Herman Knapp’s resignation. Knapp’s promotion to major and adjutant general on Gen. Lincoln’s staff prompted the election. Underwood is praised as a faithful guard and capable leader to maintain the unit’s good record.
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Iowa
Fran Underwood
Herman Knapp
Ge Eral
Lincoln
Underwood
Homes for the Friendless Aims to Shelter Hoboes
The article notes the original aim of homes for the friendless as refuges for hoboes and baseball umpires.
Dr Charles H Stang Marries Harriet Beyer At Ames
The ceremony took place at the bride’s mother home with Rev Andrew M Shea uniting the couple. The groom Charles H Stang a ISU graduate and dean since 1909 and the bride Harriet Newell Beyer ISU alumna and extension instructor were married by a ring ceremony in a family setting. They will reside at 711 Kellogg avenue Spears home.
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Charles H. Stang
Iowa State College
Harriet Newell Beyer
Sioux County
Iowa
Ames High School
Jennie McElyen Beyer
Andrew M. Shea
Stang
Spears
Kellogg Avenue
Dominic Fowle Named Senior Minister In Ames
The departure of Rev Dr Andrew M. Shea leaves Rev Dr Walter I. Fowle as Ames's oldest serving minister. He becomes head of the Ministerial Association and leads a drive to build a new Baptist church, moving from a weak congregation to a substantial white brick structure and pledging strong service to the community and Iowa State College.
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Ames
Andrew M. Shea
Walter I. Fowle
Fowle
Dominic
Dominic Fowle
Iggwa
Iowa State College
State of Iowa
Baptist Church
Iowa
Intelligencer
Corner Stone Laid for New Baptist Church at Ames
The corner stone for Ames new Baptist church was laid Tuesday at 2 30 pm in a service led by Rev Dr E J Brownson of Boone. The 60 by 75 foot Grecian style building will seat 800 and use a white Bedford stone from Smay works Nevada with an art glass dome lighting system under construction by Marshalltown Construction Co.
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The
New Baptist Church
E. J. Brownson
Boone
Fowle
Wm. Smay
W. M. Smay
Mr. Case
Smay Monument Works
Nevada
Brownson
Ames
S. H. Mitchell
Ames Intelligencer
Story Street
Kellogg Avenue
Clinton
Marshalltown Construction Co
Wm. Watkins
Watkins
Cosmopolitan Club at Iowa State College Urges Global Education
Dr. L H Pammel addresses the Cosmopolitan Club urging foreign students to broaden by association. He cites Harvard Lowell and German universities as models, notes Rhodes Scholarships, and notes the club’s role in helping students feel at home while sharing educational ideals. The program featured speeches in many languages from Russia to America.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Iowa State College
L. H. Pammel
Lowell
Harvard University
New England
Virginia
Germany
Uiversity
Russia
China
Japan
Philippine Islands
Mexico
France
England
America
Ames Woman to Wed in Ames After Change of Plans
Mrs. Beyer and Miss Beyer of Des Moines along with Senator Fitchpatrick of Nevada were among out of town relatives at the wedding notice. The ceremony for Dr. Stang and Miss Beyer was moved up from Christmas to last evening due to distance, with Dr. Shea unable to attend. The couple are prominent in Ames educational and social circles and will receive congratulations from across the state.
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Jackson Beyer
Ellis Engelbeck
Des Moines
J. A. Fitchpatrick
Nevada
Ina May
Boone
Stang
Miss Beyer
Shea
Ames
Towa
Redpath Grand Concert Opens Lyceum Series in Ames
The Redpath Grand Concert Quartet, a top star lineup, performs Saturday evening at the new Agricultural Hall auditorium as the second act in the College Lecture Course. Many seats sold. 75 cent balcony seats offered. The feature highlights local booster Fowle’s Baptist church work and Ames civic pride.
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New Agricultural Hall
Redpath
Lyceum
Perseverab
Escape at Anamosa: Maxwell Reformatory Fugitive
Glen Maxwell, recently committed to the State Reformatory at Anamosa, escaped on Saturday and is again at large. Maxwell was sentenced to twenty years at the reformatory. A young accomplice named Charles Donahue also escaped with him.
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Glen Maxwell
Anamosa
Maxwell
Reformatory
Charles Donahue
Lost Diamonds in Boone Station Bag
Mrs. John Reynolds of Boone reported a handbag containing about five thousand dollars in jewelry missing after boarding an eastbound train to Clinton. The bag was left at the Northwestern station in Boone and later found not on the train at Marshalltown. authorities and agent O. H. Adams were notified. No thief has been identified.
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John Reynolds
Boone
Orthwestern
Agricultural Hall House Warming Planned in Ames
The Agricultural students and faculty invite all Ames residents to a house warming of the new Agricultural hall next Saturday night October 30. A program of music and short talks will be followed by light refreshments. Invitations go to prominent locals and a large crowd is expected.
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Agricultural Faculty
Agricultural Department
Ames
Oklahoma Brethren Conference at Optima
The State annual United Brethren conference will be held next week in Optima Oklahoma with about two hundred in attendance. Bishop Weekly will preside and Rev Dr Warner Johnson will leave Ames Saturday to conduct evangelistic services during the conference.
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The
United Brethren Church
Optima
Okla
Warner Johnson
Ames
Women Seek North Pole Clue as Interest Grows
The piece notes rising female interest in Arctic exploration and wonders how the polar region could have been lost or forgotten. It frames women’s curiosity as a notable trend without asserting specific events or discoveries.
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North Pole
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Ames Ministerial Colony
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Domine Walter L. Fowle
Ames’ Pater-ministerialis
Kellogg Ave Baptist Church
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