Sunday's Broncho Buster Fred Seffert Remembered in Iowa
The article profiles Fred Seffert known as Sundays Broncho Buster, a former cowpuncher turned zealot for saving souls who guards tabernacles, recalls rodeo episodes, his Iowa ties, Chicago world fair memory, and his method of taming rowdy bronchos while keeping peace at religious gatherings.
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Fred Seffert
Billy Sunday Tabernacles
Waverly
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Fred
West
Seifert
Iowa
Chicago
Buffalo Bill
Fred Seifert
Boulder
Tabernacle
Iowa Cities Test Milk Tuberculin Requirement
The government lists U S cities needing tuberculin tests for cows supplying city milk. Iowa towns with inspection and test include Council Bluffs Marshalltown Ottumwa Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Cities not requiring the test are Fort Dodge Burlington Davenport Sioux City Muscatine Clinton and Des Moines. State Food and Dairy Commissioner Wright sent the list to Washington.
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United States
Iowa
Council Blutts
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Duypuque
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Burlington
Davenport
Sioux City
Muscatine
Clinton
Des Moines
Washington
Wright
Oldest Knight of Pythias Breithaupt Tells Golden Gate Tale
G F Breithaupt of Ackley Hardin County Iowa claims status as the world’s oldest Knights of Pythias member. He recalls his California days in 1849 50s, when Golden Gate cargo losses and Wells Fargo discoveries surfaced. He joined San Francisco lodge in 1869, Golden Gate Lodge No 3.
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Pythias
G. F. Breithaupt
Ackley
Hardin County
Knights of Pythias
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Boston Construction
Wells, Fargo & Company
Breithaupt
California
Bret Harte
The
Sierras
John Mackay
Jnacquin Miller
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Golden Gate Lodge No. 3
Suit Over Death From City Building Collapse
Emelia A. Helmquist sues Des Moines city and C. I. Gray Construction for $20000 alleging negligence at the Coliseum site led to her husband John A. Helmquist’s instant death when a mason fell. She claims lack of sidewalk coverings barriers and warning placards endangered pedestrians and seeks judgment for the estate. The incident occurred on Locust street near the Des Moines river as brick laborer George Kennedy fell.
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Des Moines
C. I. Gray Construction Company
John A. Helmquist
Holmquist
Coliseum
Locust Street
George Kennedy
Penn College
Oskaloosa
David M. Edwards
A. Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Palestine
Friends Church
John Graham
Eldora
Galena
California
Mr. Graham
Iowa
State Board of Agriculture
Reed Fletcher
Onawa
Fletcher
Rachel Siegel
B. Siegel
Siegel
Packing Center Dreams in Iowa and Rich Farm Faith
Dubuque investors plan a $100000 packing plant to turn Iowa into a major meat center. Chicago packers would pay more for local hogs and cattle, boosting prices for farmers around Dubuque and western Wisconsin. Central Iowa’s German Lutheran community, wealthy landowners, and Rev C E Guenther drive church growth as St John’s congregation expands with a new pipe organ and organist pastor.
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Chicago
Towa
Sycamore
Ill
Dubuque
Dyeraville
Wisconsin
Ohio
St. John’s Lutheran Church of
Didora
Germany
Eldera
C. E. Guenther
Old Kangaroo building in Keokuk razed after condemnation
The frame Kangaroo building at the foot of Johnson Street in Keokuk, a longtime landmark, was condemned and ordered torn down by the city council. It stood on its present site for over forty years after being moved from uptown, originally dating back to 1848 when it was moved from Main Street near Second and Third to the levee area.
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Johnson Street
Keokuk
Main Street
Second
Third
Ha Levee
Iowa Corporate Reports Count Dead Businesses
Secretary of State records show 6,340 Iowa corporations filed reports while over 8,000 are legally dead and out of business and 2,500 have not filed any report at all.
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Secretary of State
Iowa
Iowa man Prentiss named immigration inspector
Dr. P. L. Prentiss an Iowa native and former Decatur county legislator was appointed by Gov. Cummins to Iowa interests during the St. Louis exposition but shifted to federal service after resigning early. He served at Vancouver and Port Huron, focusing on preventing entry of Chinese and other undesirables.
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P. L. Prentiss
Chicago
Iowa
Decatur County
Cummins
St. Louis Exposition
Federal
Vancouver
Port Huron
Baehr Born in Iowa A Disturbing Cleveland Politician
Herman Baehr born in Keokuk Indiana in 1866 broke Mayor Tom L Johnson’s eight year rule in Cleveland. He studied in German and New York scientific schools, became an export chemist, and now serves as county recorder in Cleveland.
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Herman Baehr
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Keokuk
Germany
New York
Development of Central Canada Promises Rich Wheat Yields
The article extols Central Canada's farming potential after 160 acre homesteads and purchases, noting fields yielding 40 to 60 bushels of wheat per acre and 46 to 60 bushels of oats. It highlights rail lines, schools, churches, and towns along the Grand Trunk Pacific, urging readers to consider migration north and contact government officials for land opportunities. It also briefly adds a curious note about compass directions in Japanese sleeping rooms from The Sunday Magazine.
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States
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Grand Trunk
Winnipeg
Edmonton
United States
Japan
Sunday Magazine
Ship's Figurehead Carver William Southworth Dies
William Southworth, a Bath carver famed for figureheads on many vessels, has died. For years he specialized in carving figureheads admired for their splendor, though commercialism has dimmed their prominence in modern ships.
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William Southworth
Bath
Kennebec Journal
One Woman's Good Work in Cuba Cited for Fighting Cruelty
Mrs Jeanette Ryder, an American woman active in Cuba for ten years, is praised for her humane efforts against bull and cock fighting, with observers noting her impact exceeds that of others. Some debate remains on the details and underlying motives.
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Jeanette Ryder
Cuba
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