Five Year Iowa Church Plan and Civic Growth
Comprehensive plans from the Congregational conference in Davenport outline a five year campaign to add 25,090 members, raise 200000 dollars for church work, and strengthen laymen and youth groups across Iowa, with 16000 new Sunday school enrollees by 1921.
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Iowa
Congregational Conference
Davenport
F. G. Cluett
Sioux City
Iowa Osteopathic Association
Mabel Andrews
Perry
Lloyd St. Clair
Clarion
R. B. Larrabee
Webster City
L. O. Thompson
Red Oak
Mattie Kitson
Osage
Ellen Herington
Iowa City
Roy Pdesart
Mason City
T. Quick
Onawa
L. E. Wagner
Creston
Senator Warren G Harding Named Temporary Republican Chairman
Warren G. Harding of Ohio serves as temporary chairman of the Republican convention.
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Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
Harding
Ohio
Joints and a Fake Sympathy Seeker in New York History
A notorious phony known for feigning sympathy earned a living by stunts such as dislocating knees and elbows. His career faltered after too many tricks and he was blacklisted by a vigilant no doubt observer who tracked his exploits in New York.
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New York
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Iowa hens surpass gold mines in 1915 egg output
Iowa's hens laid 105,711,507 dozen eggs valued at 21,142,301 dollars in 1915, a substantial rise from 1914. Keokuk and Jasper counties led production, with several counties topping 1.5 million dozen. Wool output and sheep numbers also rose, while most eggs sold by farmers are counted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
Keokuk County
Jasper County
Fayette
Decatur
Mahaska
Story
Dallas
Linn
Polk County
Monona
van Buren County
Girl Debater Wins Fort Dodge High School Contest
Margaret Dolliver, 16, daughter of the late Senator J P Dolliver, won first place at Fort Dodge High School in a nine-school debate contest with all other contestants being boys. Judges praised her eloquent, fact filled argument and distinctive speaking ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Margaret
Iowa State College
The
State University
Dolliver
Washington, D. C
Senate
Iowa
Tornado Strikes County Farm In Jasper County
A tornado swept through Jasper county wrecking outbuildings and tearing the roof from the inmate home. Two tornado clouds, one from the southeast and one from the southwest, followed by a path northward blowing down wind mills. No injuries reported.
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Newton
Jasper County
Iowa to fight hog cholera across counties
Federal authorities show hog cholera control possible but eradication is hard. Dr J I Gibson state veterinarian says a single county cannot win alone and will organize Iowa counties to combat hog cholera.
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Ames
J. I. Gibson
Gibson
Iowa
Newell High School Honors Longtime Teacher Margaret Kanaly
Miss Margaret Kanaly, a Newell high school teacher for thirty three years, will be guest of honor at a reception during commencement week as she retires this year. She was the first and only graduate from Newell High School in 1888.
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Newell
Margaret Kanaly
Newell High School
Kanaly
Kenaly
Newell High Schoo
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Iowa News
Jennie Jones
Miss Jones
L. H. Jones
Rockwell City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Northwest Iowa
United States
Henry County
Mt. Pleasant
William H. Michael
Washington, DC
Michael
John A. Marquis
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In the
Knoxville
Rock Island Arsenal
Congress
Bam
War Department
Grinnell School of Aviation
Wells
Bes Tt Ca
Feros ‘Hog
H. Walker Alexander
Sao City
John L. Conroy
J. Shimon
Pocahontas
John H. Craig
James A. Hendrick
Arnolds Park
Frank A. Johnson
Remsen
William Louden
Fairfield
James B. Moran
Andrew M. Morrison
Dub
State Board of Control
W. J. Dixon
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Synod of Iowa
Frances McMullen
Forest McMullen
Rockford
Waterloo
Rock Island Railway
George Wilson
Safety Woolgar
the Grand Army of the Republic
John Bright
Cecil Lacore
People’s Gas & Electric
Henry E. Sampson
James A. Devitt
Oskaloosa
John Jamieson
Casey
Jos. Byrnes
Alma Madsen
Kimballiton Eo
Landmands National Bank
Kimballton
Chicago Coliseum
Chicago
Warren G. Harding
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