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Newspaper
Des Moines Daily Leader
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1901
Page
6
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Des Moines items report meetings, elections, and civic notices including club sessions, officers elected for G.A.R. posts, police actions, a jury delay in a murder case, water service discussions, and upcoming community gatherings with prominent local names and addresses.
Mrs Wall ace T Turney of South Des Moines dies and her remains go to Indianola for services at Presbyterian Church. She leaves a husband J H Law and three sisters. Frank E B Johnson and Turney's two sisters in Des Moines are noted. Two Train Wreck Victims in Oregon As Salem sees a Southern Pacific express wreck, the engineer dies and the fireman is seriously hurt. A switch left half open and a missing lock are blamed.
Chairman Teachout explains he drafted the resolution to grant the county track rights, not railroads, for Cherry Street. He says the four year limit and bond provisions protect the city, with cars barred from 6 a.m. to midnight and the track crossing limited to Cherry Street, aiming to lower construction bids and streamline stone handling for court house square.
The Salvation Army continues its annual dinner for the city's poor, expanding the same plan as last year. Volunteers will visit the poor and give them tickets for a well filled basket at the army hall on Christmas morning, a program proven to benefit women and children.
A Brooklyn man reports his eleven month old son grew thin until trying Grape-Nuts. After two teaspoonfuls soaked in milk and sugar, the baby ravenously ate a second helping and soon thrived. The letter from F. F. McElroy says the food aided both body and brain, suggesting Grape-Nuts as a reliable nourishment for infants and adults alike.
The report notes last year 130 baskets aided 130 families, while this year zero will be helped unless supplies arrive. The army will continue relief work through winter and the public is asked to contribute to the fund. Food, clothing or money may be delivered to army headquarters by Ensign J. B. Stanley. Dr. J. H. Drake will be at the Drake sanitarium office daily 8:30 to 12 and 2 to 5. Imported German canaries and Iowa Seed Company mentioned.
The Forty-eighth Highlanders Canadian volunteers known as the Kitties performed at the Auditorum with a mixed program of popular tunes, Scotch and Irish dances, and vocal numbers. Encores delighted audiences despite heating troubles during the matinee. A final concert is promised tonight with marches, songs, and bagpipe solos. Dr S Sonnenschein to lecture on Plato at First Methodist Church Thursday.
Dr Souneschein of Cincinnati and the Homiletische Monatschrift of Prague is cited for contributions to Menorah Die Deborah American Israelite and other publications He has twice been elected one of three vice presidents of the National Conference of Charities and Correction and works to unite church and synagogue.
Miss Lida Bard Moore of Panama pursues enrolling clerk nomination endorsed by Ninth district members. Former Davenport resident with broad eastern Iowa ties, well known statewide as a prominent reader. Sister Babel Moore once held a senate post. Exhibition of decorated china and pyrography planned December 12 to 25 at 71 School Street.
Berlin December reports say the tariff bill will go to the committee next week with leaders like Ren Bebel and Richter vowing to delay it for months. They plan to fight all 946 items, possibly delaying final votes until 1903. The government may alter House rules to counter obstruction while Russia and Austria Hungary oppose treaties based on the tariff. Germany foresees potential U.S. reprisals, and foreign trade shifts could exclude Russian routes. American tools and labor cost comparisons underscore productivity gaps favoring the United States, while German and American insurers face new discretionary license risks under the law. Marriage licenses list George A. Bosley Emma R. Altenburger A Willett Pilmer.
T. J. McDonnell of South Des Moines announces candidacy for city assessor. He served as assessor in the First district in 1897 and 398 and has resided in Des Moines for eighteen years. Campaigns quietly for weeks and expected strong GOP primary showing. M. A. French will back Jacob Beck, his former deputy. Women's Exchange moves from Al Grefe’s to MA Durand’s grocery at 473 Seventh Street behind the old Congregational church due to stock clearance.
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