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More than 150 funeral directors from across Iowa wrapped up the thirty fourth annual convention in Iowa City with a lecture by President Thomas H Macbride on Ancient and Modern Burials. Des Moines chosen for next meeting. Ker rick named president Emerson secretary treasurer.
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Towa City
Thomas H. Macbride
The
State University
Des Moines
F. D. Kerrick
Fairfield
Charles Emerson
Creston
Iowa
Frank Gilson
Logan
Bert Thomas
Pella
Oskaloo
Philip Leibson
Grundy Center
A. N. Young
Evanston, Ill
Chicago
Buffalo Center
Grinnell
China
Grinnell Men and Women's Christian Associations
Martin Hanson
Washington Prairie
Waukon
Norway
Glenwood Township
John Smith
Meriden
Henry Maher
Perry
W. T. Peters
Search of Education
Burt
George Ploehn
Davenport
A. G. Woodward
Clarinda
Shambaugh
Iowa Stationary Engineers’ Association
Unionists of Iowa discuss labor matters and plans
Delegates at the twenty-second annual convention of the Iowa State Federation of Labor in Davenport advance goals for workers and legislation. Four craft associations also hold conventions. Officers Strief Brooks and Canfield retain posts, Cedar Rapids expected to host next year’s meetings. Emphasis on new employers liability and workmen’s compensation law.
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George Pierce
Sioux City
Grain Exchange
Flessner
Pomeroy
Antons
George and
James Bragington
Manson
Carl A. Carlson
Bragingtons
Mabel Nonweiler
J. A. Treganza
Britt
Forest
H. Rasmussen
Royal Lumber Company
Anne Curtis
Charlton
Ridgeway
Burlington
C. A. Steward
LeMars
Harvey Haines
Montezuma
Dubuque
Isaac Lebowich
Waterloo
John MecGilvery
Cedar Rapids
Far Smith
Newton
Kellogg
Vivian
John Smith
Davenport
Shenandoah
Emil Sohn
Elmore
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of
Iowa
State Printing Trades League
Iowa Journeyman Barbers’ Association
Iowa Painters, Paperhangers and Decorators’ Association
J. H. Strief
G. H. Brooks
Des Moines
Fred A. Canfield
State Federation
Congress
Employers’ Liability
Workmen's Compensation
Clarke to Lead G A R Delegation to Iowa Encampment
Governor Clarke and a large G A R and W R C delegation will leave Des Moines on June 16 for Burlington to attend the Grand Army of Iowa encampment. Byron C Ward is expected to be elected department commander with broad support statewide. J W Willett will retire as district commander and has been named district judge in the Seventeenth Judicial District.
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Des Moines Electric Company
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Prairie City
Monroe
Otley
Pella
Knoxville
Leighton
Pleasant Ville
Alliance, Neb
Moist
The
Times
Alliance
Cody
Wyo
Columbus
Delaware
Ohio
Clarkson
George W. Clarke
W. RE C
Burlington
Grand Army of Iowa
River City
Byron C. Ward
Iowa
Grand Army
J. W. Willett
Tama
Clarke
Seventeenth Judicial District
Hotel
Alligator Captured Near Parkersburg Iowa
A 14 inch juvenile alligator was found basking on Beaver Creek banks near Parkersburg by Lawrence Thomas and J R Fitzgerald. It was moved to Waterloo for exhibition where it struggled against its restraints and drew crowds as onlookers watched the reptile snap its jaws in defiance.
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Waterloo
Lawrence Thomas
J. R. Fitzgerald
Beaver Creek
Parkersburg
Bryan Refuses Drink in Political Rally Tale
The sketch recalls a young William Jennings Bryan visiting a small Illinois town to show voters how to vote. An old man urges a drink, Bryan declines repeatedly, and the stranger laments with a fateful line about doing the best you can. Luc Stafford in Chicago encounters an Odd Fellows convention chaos.
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William Jennings Bryan
Ilinois
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Luc Stafford
Minneapolis
Chicago
Odd Fellows
Stafford
Wellses draw inquiry at lecture in Sherwood
An observer recalls a Buffalo News platform appearance in Sherwood, New York. An elderly woman watched intently and asked if he was related to the Wellses of Jamestown, expressing interest in his talk.
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John D. Wells
The
Buffalo News
Sherwood
N. Y
Wellses
Jamestown
Life Is Full of Ups and Downs
The phrase reflects on the variability of life, noting that even steady individuals experience uneven journeys and challenges along the way. It suggests resilience amid fluctuating fortunes and moments of ease and hardship.
If you would make a toll of a man select a dull one
A brief aphorism noting that choosing a dull man to bear a burden or toll is implied. The line emphasizes prudence in assigning burdens to available workers.
Minister Denounces Auto In Shambaugh Sermon
Rev. A. G. Woodward of Clarinda called the automobile an instrument of the devil and an enemy of the church during a sermon delivered in Shambaugh.
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Clarinda
A. G. Woodward
Shambaugh
His Ordeal
A fragmentary dialogue presents a judge challenging a lover of music while a woman assures no interruption to his listening, revealing a tense exchange centered on permission and passion.
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