Eliza Stratton Newton remembered in Cody funeral tribute
Eliza Stratton Newton mother of Hon Ed L Newton died at 85 in Cady on a Saturday noon. Born in 1833 in Bureau County Illinois she lived near her birthplace for decades and raised ten children with Sylvester Newton. Funeral at the Methodist church in Cody included hymns, a pastor’s sermon from John 14 and burial beside her husband in Cody cemetery.
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Wyoming
Cady
Ed. L. Newton
Eliza Stratton Newton
Bureau Township
Bureau County
Ilinois
S Abram Stratton
Central
Illinois
New York
Indiana
Peoria
Lefs Dewn
Sylvester
Newton
Princeton
Emily
Phena M. Petty
Atlantic
Iowa
Darlene Ingraham
Cody
J. W. Newton
Roundup
Mont
N. S
Mrs. Newton
J. L. Stratton
Ottawa
Kansas
A. M. Stratton
Oregon
Methodist Church
W. A. Rodgers
C. M. Cox
G. W. Schwood
F. W. Bretnall
Mother
Christ
Grandma Newton
Death in Trenches as Cecil Conley Falls in France
Cecil Conley died March 9 while waiting for orders to go over the top. A fragment of shell struck his neck and death was instantaneous. Capt. Ross of Company M wrote that Conley was a splendid, cheerful worker who died for right and justice. His body rests in a small graveyard near a French village behind the lines.
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Cecil Conley
O. O. Conley
Cecil
Ross
Company M
Rich men must pay tax Rockefeller to give government large sum
A financial authority estimates John D. Rockefeller will pay about 38.4 million dollars this year in income tax, with the thirty wealthiest Americans contributing roughly 124.5 million, nearly four fifths of 1917's total. The figures assume a 68 percent surtax on incomes over two million and include normal and excess profits taxes.
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John D. Rockefeller
William H. Edwards
Internal Revenue
Rockefeler
Persia
Peru
Rockefeller
Hig
Wealthy Americans Face Large Income Tax Burden
Forbes Magazine estimates the tax commitments of leading magnates. John D. Rockefeller would pay the most, with Henry C. Frick, Andrew Carnegie, George F. Baker, and William Rockefeller also facing substantial sums on incomes ranging from about 7.1 to 6.4 million dollars. The report places each figure against their reported incomes.
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Forbes Magazine
Mr. Rockefeller
Henry C. Frick
Frick
Andrew Carnegie
George F. Baker
Wm. Rockefeller
Iowa faces coal famine as Illinois zone cut off supply
The U S fuel administration orders all Iowa land west of Albia Grinnell and Marshalltown and south of the Illinois Central line to be cut from Illinois and Lake coal for the year. Iowa must rely on local and southwest coal with limited anthracite. Citing 9 049 806 tons produced last year and 12 to 14 million needed this year, officials warn of heavy summer production and delivery strain. Miners work half time and many leave the state. urged to place summer orders now to avert severe shortages next winter.
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Iowa
Albia
Grinnell
Marshalltown
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois
Lake
U.S. Fuel Administration
Southwest States
Uncle Sam
D. F. Cushing
Rathbun
U. S. Fuel Administration
Ames College
Railroad Administration
Webster
Red Cross Sale at Lincoln Center Raises 1804.88
Lincoln Red Cross sale held at Lincoln Center on Saturday April 27 drew over 150 contributions despite bad weather. Auctioneers Jones and Jack Pershing drew crowds, with sales of small items totaling 485.88 and a dinner netting 158 for a grand total of 1804.88 to aid servicemen overseas.
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Red Cross
Lincoln Center
Jones
Jack Pershing
Editors and readers clash over subscription digs
A reader accused editors of lying about Manson papers, while claim shifts to a dead heat dispute over long subscriptions. The exchange hints at tensions between subscribers and newsroom staff during a chaotic moment.
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Manson
Town Ledger Calls Local Press Liars After Marriage Notice
A Manson Iowa Democrat letter denounces past marriage notices as lies. The author accuses reporters of fabricating praise for a husband and wife, alleging debts, laziness, and reputational harm, and condemns country newspapers as habitually deceptive.
Primary battle looms in Cass Shelby senate race
The Atlantic News Telegraph notes a likely hot contest for the republican nomination in the Cass Shelby district between Julius A. Nelson and Albert Johnson. Both Danish-heritage candidates vie for farm and business support while tax league ties loom. The paper emphasizes a fair primary and the eventual face off with John C. Voorhees.
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Julius A. Nelson
Albert Johnson
Cass-Shelby
Nelson
Mr. Johnson
Bruce Emmert
Johnson
Shelby County
Mr. Nelson
Tax League Organization
John C. Voorhees
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Congregational Church Notes Preview Morning Sermon
The Congregational church reports usual services next Sunday. The pastor plans to preach at the morning service on the theme The True Friend. All services run on standard time.
United Evangelical Church Sunday schedule and services
The United Evangelical Church lists Sunday school at 10 p m and preaching at 11 a m with a Christian Endeavor meeting at 7 30 p m. Evening service titled Christian Duty and Privilege Conduct in the Grand School follows the regular service at 8 30 p m.
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Christian Endeavor
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W. R. Spence
D.R. Forshay
John W. Nichols
Ernest Stone
Lee K, Nichols
Insurance Department
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F. O. Worthing
Alamo
Fem
Lincoln Red Cross
Main Street
Democrat
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United Evangelical Church
Charles Pickford
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