Time-limit debate in Methodist bishops race and church actions
In Chicago on May 1 the Methodist general conference completed ballots for two additional bishops with Spellmeyer leading after the sixth and seventh ballots while Kelley was withdrawn for family reasons. The eighth ballot favored continued pastorate changes abolishing the five year cap, and the ninth ballot adjourned amid routine resolutions including press restrictions. Fraternal greetings were sent to Southern and Cumberland Presbyterians as the Presbyterian women’s home mission began its 71st annual meeting at Lucas Avenue church.
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Chicago
Methodist General Conference
General Journal
Spellmeyer
Berry
Moore
Hamilton
Kelley
Bowen
Neely
Newark
Buckley
New York
Methodist Review
Asia
Neeley
S. F. Upham
Methodist Church
Snellmeyer
Penn
Epworth League
Jackson
Jersey City
St. Louis
Assembly
Atlanta
Presbyterian Woman’s Home Mission
Lucas Avenue Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Assembly Forms Committees and Endowment Proposal
In Chattanooga Tennessee on May 18 the Cumberland Presbyterian assembly moderator appointed standing committees and created a new committee to handle matters tied to a $1,000,000 endowment movement. Proposals to reduce the endowment by $55,000 and to fund a postgraduate school with the University of Chicago affiliation were sent to the overtures committee.
Presbyterian Assembly Holds Sessions in St Louis
The Presbyterian general assembly in St Louis reports higher attendance with belated delegates including several full-blood Indians. James H. Converse named vice moderator. committee chairs announced. Sabbath observance resolutions urge abstaining from Sunday advertising and activities. a resolution asks railroads to limit Sunday excursions and ensure employee service. Congress and state legislatures urged to withhold exposition appropriations.
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St. Louis
Presbyterian General Assembly
Dickey
James H. Converse
Philadelphia
General Assembly
Methodist Conference
Chicaro
Wi Wes
Sneed
St Louis
Commission On
Presbyterian Church
United States Congress
Davenport Boy Florizel Reuter Gains Noted Attention
Davenport youth Florizel Reuter, a precocious violinist, draws notice after leaving Davenport to pursue a major career. The New York Tribune quotes his vivid letter describing ambitions to study harmony and languages, travel, and support his family, while noting his trials with limited opportunities and a wish to perform publicly.
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Davenport
Florizel Reuter
The
New York Tribune
London
M. Sauret
Treasury
Gage
Hold Up Men Confess to Silk Thefts in Midwest Crimes
Chicago police report details long criminal careers of Jim Dimmitt and Eliza Dimmitt alias Yellow Moon Eye with ties to Des Moines burglaries. They confess to looting silks in Cedar Rapids and thefts in Des Moines, Marion, and Marshalltown, sending $3,000 of silks to Moline.
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Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Marion
Des Moines
Quinn
Criminal Court
Jim Saunders
George Thompson
Jed
Des 3Ioines
Iowa
Missouri
East Second Street
Jim Dimmitt
Shady Saunders
Whiskey
Jefferson City
Evans
Des Alpines
Fort Madison
Anamosa Penitentiary
Eliza Dimmitt
Yellow
Red
Moon Eye
Compary
Denver Shine
Fifth Street
Walnuit
Mailberry Streets
Smith's
Drennan
Eleventh Street
Crocker
Center Streets
Moline
Joplin Red
Jones
Ferguson
East Fourth Street
W Talat
Court Avenue
Des Moints
Obituary Notices For Mrs Margaret Bratko And Mrs Samantha Spitler
Airs Margaret Bratko widow of Joan Bratko died yesterday morning at 13233 West Fourth Street after a brief illness. Survived by six children from her first marriage and two siblings in St Louis. funeral Monday at St Joseph’s church with interment Holy Family cemetery. Mrs Samantha J Spitler of Mechanicsville died yesterday at Mercy hospital of nervous prostration aged 55. survived by husband A T Spitler. body shipped to Mechanicsville for interment.
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Airs
Margaret Bratko
Joan Bratko
West
John
St Louis
Peter Reichert
St Joseph's Church
Holy Family Cemetery
Soldier Narver Granted Pension for War Wound Injury
Elmer Narver of Hiteman Monroe County a veteran who served with the Filis first tow a in the Philippines was wounded at the Juigua river on April 24 1899 by a Mauser bullet entering his left shoulder and injuring the spinal column causing paralysis now receives a pension of 12 dollars per month from the pension department.
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Albia
Elmer Narver
Hiteman
Monroe County
Filis
Philippines
Juiigua River
Jower Hrabs
Pension Department
President Eliot Notes Yearward Men Enter Journalism
President Eliot of Harland said that a greater proportion of Yearward men are going into journalism and literature than any other field except possibly the law. He adds it is a good path for them.
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Eliot
Harland
Phillies Get Set Back and St Louis Wins Big
May 18 report notes St Louis swept New York as Pittsburg scored six runs in the fourth inning behind Bernhard’s two triples two doubles and three singles. Millers shut out Wolverines at Detroit while Cro nin battered. Cleveland-Cowboys produced a late winner after O’Brien dropped a fly ball.
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St. Louis
New York
Giants
Wolverines
Millers
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Bernhard
Chestra
Hawley
Parker
Detroit
Cronin
O’rien
Cowboys
Wolverines Pitcher Unmercifully Dubbings by The American Association
Willers leads the Wolverines to a brutal outing against the American Association as their pitcher is shelled. The offense explodes early with strong hits from key players and late rallies seal the decisive victory for the Wolverines.
Western Association Game Summary Missing Details
Incomplete OCR reads Des Moines 288, batteries Exyler Hansen SirFar land Scisler. Scores unclear with discarded letters. Team names and positions not recoverable. core event and participants are indiscernible.
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R. H. E. Denve
Des Moines
Exyler, Hansen, SirFarland
Scisler
Pueblo Beats Sioux City 15 to 5 in Rough Clash
Pueblo clinches a 15 to 5 victory over Sioux City in a rugged game. Batteries Blackburn, Graham, Eb right, Dean, Cole contribute across the lineup, with key plays shaping the score and momentum for Pueblo.
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Pueblo
Sioux City
Sioux
Blackburn
Graham
Ebright
Dean
Cole
Wool buyers visit town to purchase regional fleece
William Rolle of Silberman Brothers Ottumwa acted as buyer here taking over 2306 pounds of wool from local growers. They received 22 cents per pound totaling about 5300 dollars. The growers recall wool selling for 17 cents last year and 12 1/2 cents two years ago.
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William Rolle
Silberman Brothers
Ottumwa
Poison in Mail Delivers Deadly Candy to Woman
Boone May 18 A box of chocolate creams mailed to Mrs John Shelhorn caused illness after she ate one. Poison found in the sweet, but after delivery the crime falls outside federal reach. Local officers probe clues as to the would be poisoner.
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Boone
John Shelborn
Rowe
John Shelhorn
City
Unstated Business Readjustment Signals Narrow Outlook
A brief note indicates the firm faces an impending constraint that will make continuation difficult without strategic readjustment. The statement suggests methods or practices must change to sustain operations and avoid decline.
Shot His Brother in Mistaken Shot at Cattle Suspect
James Clark of Pleasant Grove township Des Moines county accidentally shot his brother Andrew Clark while hunting a suspected cattle poisoner. At four to five rods away the shotgun blast penetrated clothing and left thirteen shot embedded in the left chest, causing a dangerous non fatal wound.
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New London
James Clark
Pleasant Grove Township
Des Moines
Andrew Clark
Clark
Washington Letter: More Talk of Clark and Liliuokalani
Washington notes detail William A Clark's daughter Katharine Stauffer Clark wedding plans in New York on the 28th, Ex Queen Liliuokalani's disappointment over a pension proposal, Tecumseh descendant Wakpahmeapeo seeking aid without funds, Gen Joe Wheeler's daily bath cited for energy, and diplomats arranging summer travel with major envoys and a giant 2x50 foot U.S. flag request for Paris display.
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Liliuokalani
General Wheeler
William A. Clark
Montana
Senate
Katharine Stauffer Clark
Lewis Rutherford Morris
New York City
St. Thomas’ Church
Washington
Hawaii
Congress
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Tecumseh
Remmant
Kansas
Big Jim
Texas
Sam Houston
Secretary of the Interior
Gen
Joe Wheeler
Gen. Wheeler
Aguinaldo
Miss Cassini
Europe
Mme. Aspiroz
Mexico
Henzelmuller
Bat Harbor
Belgiuan
Countess de Lichtewelde
West Long Branch
Narragansett Pier
Peru
Wnnderstood
South Africa
Augustus Hennings
Jamaica
Lady Henning
Hitchcock
U. S
Pension
Paris
Eifel
Relief for India fundraising in Ida Grove May 18
Ida Grove citizens committee completed a canvass for India relief and sent a draft to the Christian Herald for 104.75 dollars to be cabled to India. This, with prior contributions and future remittances, will approximate Ida Grove's total set for the relief effort.
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Ida Grove
India Relief Fund
Christian Herald
India
Prisoner Leads Townspeople in Trainyard Chase at Scranton Depot
At Scranton on the arrival of No 8, a prisoner escaped custody and leaped from a moving train. A large pursuit followed with a constable, a railroad agent, a Jefferson sprinter, and about 150 townspeople corralling the man, who weighed under 100 pounds. The gun was used to stop him and the train ran five minutes late.
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Scranton
Glidden
Jefferson
Sudden Death and Narrow Escape at New Hampton
At New Hampton on May 3, Bliss Proctor age 19 died of heart failure while returning from a woods trip with three women students. Earlier that day Miss Mabel Pratt narrowly escaped death when struck by a train’s pilot beam but survived with bruises and a severe nervous shock. Proctor’s parents live near Williamstown.
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New Hampton
Normal and Commercial College
Bliss Proctor
Wiliamstown
Here
Mabel Pratt
Discontent Over New Law Hits Fort Dodge Finance Firms
Northwestern building and loan firms condemn a new law that fixes interest at 8 percent and requires expenses be taken from that revenue, forcing some to liquidate on June 15. Algona Deposit and Loan contemplates converting to a fraternal insurer, Fort Dodge Savings and Topan to liquidation, while most firms report strong profits before the change. A test case seeks to strike down the law in the state supreme court.
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Fort Dodge
Algona Desposit and Loan Association
Supreme Court
Fort Dodge Savings and Topan Association
Gift to Cornell College Ends Endowment Effort at Mount Vernonia
J H Carleton prominent local capitalist donates 10000 to Cornell College Mount Vernonia to endow a philosophy lecture course. Carleton, formerly a Methodist minister, has long been a leading church member and the gift highlights his generosity to Iowa's major educational institution.
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Cornell College
Town Falls
J. H. Carleton
Mount Vernonia
Carleton
Iowa
Pearl Button Makers Strike at Guttenberg Factory
Dubuque May 18 sixty workers at the pearl button factory in Guttenberg Clayton county strike over wage cuts.
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Dubuque
Guttenberg
Clayton County
Curtis Wilcox Nuptials solemnized in Clinton home
The marriage of George Lewis Curtis and Frances S. Wilcox took place at 8 PM Wednesday at the bride’s mother’s Sixth Avenue home. Rev J K Fowler officiated with H R Hurlbut of Chicago as groomsman and Mrs B Wallworth as matron of honor. The ceremony occurred in the east drawing room beneath a lilac bower. The groom, eldest son of Hon Geo M Curtis, is a Wolleston Seminary graduate who later attended Yale. The bride, youngest daughter of Mrs F P Wilcox, is a Dearborne Seminary alumna and Smith College student with strong accomplishments.
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Curtis-Wilcox
Clinton
George Lewis Curtis
Frances S. Wilcox
Sixth Avenue
J. K. Fowler
H. R. Hurlbut
Chicago
2B. Wallworth
Geo. M. Curtis
Wolleston Seminary
Yale University
F. P. Wilcox
Dearborne Seminary of
Smith College
Boy Young Shot by Careless Hunter at Mill Dam
Le Mars on May 18 14 year old Leo Bourdelais was shot in the left arm while walking near the mill dam. The painful wound was caused by a gunshot from an unknown hunter thought to be careless.
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le Mars
Leo Bourdelais
Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary in Clay on Farm
Brighton May 18 Last Saturday Mr and Mrs Henry Morgan of Clay celebrated sixty years of married life. Their son Albert and his wife hosted about sixty longtime friends and neighbors. All their children attended except daughter Hattie Sargent and son Isaac. Mr Morgan is over eighty and Mrs Morgan is a few years younger. They have lived on the same Clay farm for more than fifty years and have many friends in the community.
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Brighton
Henry Morgan
Clay
Albert
Hattie Sargent
Isaac
Morgan
Iowa Photographers Elect Officers At Des Moines Meet
The Iowa Photographers closed a highly successful state meeting with elections and prizes. J H Reavers of Pella was elected president, A H Brown of Denison first vice president, H G Wilcox of Oskaloosa second vice president, W C Edinger of Des Moines secretary, and Frank W Mediar of Spencer treasurer. Des Moines chosen for next gathering with date to be set by the executive committee.
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Iowa
Des Moines
J. H. Reavers
Pella
A. H. Brown
Denison
H. G. Wilcox
Oskaloosa
W. C. Edinger
Frank W. Mediiar
Spencer
Gaited Workmen Elect Officers in Iowa Lodge
Waterloo May 18 The grand lodge of Iowa Workmen adopted amendments to constitutions including a policy lien plan for an emergency fund due to rising mortality from aging members. Biennial election results: Grand master Colonel G. L. Godfrey Des Moines Grand foreman Charles F. Clark Montezuma Grand overseer Charles Ruegaitz Clarton Grand recorder H. B. White Waterloo Grand receiver F. A. Wadleigh Clinton.
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Waterloo
Grand Lodge of
Iowa
G. L. Godfrey
Des Moines
Charles F. Clark
Montezuma
Charles Ruegaitz
Clarton
H. B. White
F. A .Wadleigh
Clinton
Chicago Bars Night Lunch Cars Under May Day Ordinance
A city ordinance took effect on May day, driving night lunch cars off Chicago streets and changing late night dining access.
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Chicago
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