Great Northwest trip notes from Prof Adams across Canada and Manitoba
Prof Adams recounts travels through Minnesota North Dakota Manitoba and Winnipeg and visits to western Canada. He describes mosquitoes in British America harvest season dates 1688 1690 Orangemen bands burning plains farms rail travel incidents and friendly locals. He notes Manitoba cold waves 62 degrees below zero and a lively return trip via Fargo with social mischief and helpful contacts.
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Adams
Minnesota
N. Dakota
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Canada
British America
North Dakota
Weekly Crop Bulletin for Week End Sept 16 1901 Springfield
Moderate temperatures and recent showers revived vegetation across the state. Farmers plowed and seeded wheat and rye while corn cutting dominated the week though rain interrupted work. Early corn escaped frost, late corn still needs time. broom corn and stock peas show favorable yields. pastures revived, gardens and potatoes poor but aided by rain.
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Springfield
Lil
Funder
Opening Hymn and Addresses at McKinley Event
Thursday September 19 1904 program lists Opening Hymn and Anthem Address by Rev S A Wallace with school quartette and Rev L A Powell. Items include McKinley in Private Life Public Life and America National Dangers Hymn with congregational participation.
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Quartette
McKinley
Crop prospects improve in north. apples still uncertain
Reports show mixed fruit yields with late crops improving in the northern district. Wind last week blew much of the apple crop from trees, while peaches remain large and of improving quality. grapes and plums are generally good.
Annual Convention Programme Bannock County C E Union
Program for the Bannock County Christian Endeavor Union convention at Bethel Church Hamilton ILL September 27 28 1901 features evening sermons sunrise prayer devotional services officer elections junior work and missionary address with leaders including J M Thompson Maud l der Martha Gray and Rev John Hyde among others
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Bannock County Christian Endeavor Union
Bethel Church
Hamilton, Ill
J. M. ‘Thompson
E. Friends
Maud [Lder
Scott Warder
Williams
Tenth Legion
A. M. Ringland
Macedonian Phalanx
Martha Gray
John Hyde
Lydia
Christian Endeavor
C. E
W.T. Williams
L. H. Dexter
John Hyile
Mourning in Chicago After McKissick Death Announcement
A Chicago crowd gathered before a newspaper office as word spread that President McKiskey was dead. The hymn Nearer my God to Thee rose in the throng, tears flowed, a student prayed aloud, and after America was sung the crowd dispersed quietly.
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Chicago
McKissey
America
Keokuk Free Street Fair Promises Grand Event
The fourth annual Keokuk Free Street Fair in Keokuk Iowa aims to be the largest regional event this year with free attractions daily. Four or more bands perform each day and railroads offer reduced rates for visitors during October 1 2 3 4 and 6 with big days every day.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Ice Cream Social Aims to Help Chaddock Orphans Home
On Friday September 20 at seven am, the M I church hosts an ice cream social run by the Junior League to raise funds for a room at the Chaddock Orphans Home in Quincy. The Bowen band plays as volunteers serve ice cream and cake for 5c and 10c. In other notes, corn yields are forecast at about 1.4 billion bushels this year, down 30 percent from last year, with prices up about 40 percent, keeping receipts near last year’s level.
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Pacific R. A
Ontario
R. R. Co
Spister
Susie
Manitoba
States
M. I. Church
Junior League
Chaddock Orphans
Quincy
Bowen Band
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Sheldon Electric Plant
An April 18 boiler explosion at the Sheldon Indiana electric light plant killed Ernest Powell, the manager, and fatally injured banker Leonard Snow and an unidentified insurance man from Chicago.
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Sheldon, IU
Electric
Ernest Poweley
Leonard Snow
Chicago
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