City in Brief describes weather and local notices in Des Moines area
The city in brief reports cloudy weather with stationary temperatures, and details plans for a 3300 residence on West Grand Avenue. It notes court actions, factory site considerations near the state fair grounds, and various local projects including building plans on Sixth Avenue. Reports mention deaths, funerals, and community events, with notices about court cases, corporate incorporators, and civic ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proudmat & Bird
O. IL Robert Son
West Grand Avenue
Wonderlied
Ovaler
Des Moines Society Seeks Relief and Local Tasks Amid Trials
Community society notes progress in alleviating hardship as officers plan action. A Des Moines youth injured in a fall near the Main Street bridge is hospitalized, with doctors reporting the patient remains unconscious. Local churches and clubs announce meetings and funeral plans, while society members discuss charitable operations and the safety of financial vaults offered by the Securiby Loan and Trust Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sat Lown and Trust Company
Miphione
Welary
Liskinsen
S & Hobinsur
Maty
Uy Tronsac City
Des Moines
Micholson
Caleaso Gr Wes Tenitrraitel
Uneight
SUD
Elis
Tre
Robins
Omana
Kansas City
Des Manure
Miglin
Tie Wain Station
Blue Line Transfer Plans New Warehouse and Buildings
Blue Line Transfer company will erect a 153 by 182 foot warehouse next spring at West Third and John Streets on the old Aulman brewery property. A second three story building 44 by 182 feet will be built east of it. The old brewery will be remodeled into a cold storage plant and a one story brick building will be added east of the brewery for traction engine and threshing machine business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesen Paint Company
Lvs Mei
Mianager
Minneapolis
AL Dempster Company
Itekeo
Eleom
Furnt Resteais
Oura
West Twenty-third Street
Azul Uniy Ty Ayeoes
Mickel
Maria J. Dittinger
Blue Line Transfer Company
West Third
John Streets
Aulman Brew
New Venus reception planned by local committee
A joint meeting of the YOM and branch directors chose J Olmsted as chair of the general committee and Mrs D F Witter as chair of the entire branch. A programme committee led by Charles Johnson and Agnes Revellion will feature Henri Rubrok pianist and a mixed lineup of performers. The reception is free and runs 7 pm with bargains in winter underwear advertised nearby.
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Camis
Direetors AG Balhiwit
Mills
J. St. Lovell
Seevers
Witter
Mabel Eyard
G. Olmeted
B. Binn
Miss Seevers
Charles Johnson
Agnes
H Revellion
AL Buwson
Recenion
Chui
T. Hows
Elizabeth Win
Aide Club
ME McCagsin
Henri Rubrok
Ey To
Alice Drenna
Unclear church notices at Linden Street open house
Fragmentary item mentions Fifthteenth and West U wards and a Seventh Presbyt First Unitarian sermon with a hopeful call Look Forward Nat Bay. It notes free seals and welcome attendance, but details are unreadable.
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UN Church
Ifteenth
U Wolds
Sixth Presbyt
First Unitarian
Linden Streets
Nat Bae
Two Popular Cigars Advertised In Des Moines
Ed Livingston & Co. promotes the 1-13 inch cigar and the Marshall Cubana five-cent cigar. The smaller cigar is noted as a popular Des Moines choice among discerning smokers, praised for its tobacco quality and fair price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Livingston & Co
Des Moines
Illinois progress under free public opinion and law
He argued that small differences in conditions must be accepted to reach unadjusted states. Illinois shows marked improvement and hopeful outlook. He rejected registration as a remedy for labor abuses, warning it would harm labor and workers. He praised strong, enlightened public opinion over restrictive courts.
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Ilinois
California Oil Fields Branch Office Opened Near Observatory Building
California oil firm Miller of Sumuma Oi company opens a new branch in Asti California at the Observatory building room WT. The company, incorporated as WL S16u0000, plans to issue 190000 shares at cents each with a guaranteed return, owning NW acres of near ocean oil land seventy five miles from San Francisco. They propose to drill at least five wells immediately.
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Ts. Miller
Sumuma Oi
Asti
Cal
Pacific Ocean
San Franto
Morning church notices from North Park Congregational and others
Church announcements list services at North Park Congregational St Luk Episcopal Sixth and Forest avenues and Sixth Presbyterian corner Twenty fourth Street and Cottage Grove Avenue with ministers Reynolds Gull Ta First Baptist Walter Walker Central Presbyterian A M Marshall and visiting speakers H H Seerley of Cedar Falls attends Y M C A gathering by 2 o clock. First Methodist watch night New Year Eve 8 p m to 1 a m with Miss Julia McClary and Sunbeam Mission program. Reorganized Latter Day Saints Saints chapel East Sixteenth and Des Moines no collections Central Church of Christ H C Brasen J M Rudy leading sermons at 10 and 7 with Christmas music and Holy of God offertory. Grace.
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North Park
Ren Ta 'H Gull
Irst Baptist
Walter
Walker
Central Presbyterian Church
Marshall
H. H. Seerley
C. M. Keeler
Julia McClary
M. I
Latter Day Saints
Saints’ Chapel
East Sixteenth
Dee Moines
Central Church of Christ
H. C. Brasden
J. M. Rudy
Chuan Union
Hallelujah
Neong
Tor
Des Moines Bowlers Win Two In League Play
Bowling results show Des Moines and Watkins-Sears teams in action last evening with Des Moines taking two games and the overall margin at fifty nine pins. Various notes cover racing rulings, court actions, and local sports reports from St Joseph to Fort Dodge.
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Des Moines
Wopkins-Sears
Disastrous Calvert Texas Fire Claims Two Lives
A Calvert blaze destroyed two stores with total loss around 150000 dollars and 375000 dollars in insurance. Dr C Garrett, eight, died in the flames. Oscar killed by falling walls. Injured include Aniel Tavine and Mr Ryman. Wires burned. several shops including shoe store and jewelry shop wiped out.
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Dallas
Tex
Calvert
C. Garrett
Oscar
Aniel Tavine
Mr. Ryman
Governors to attend conference on merging railway interests
Governor Van Sant and Attorney General Douglas left for Helena to join Northwestern states conference on merging railway interests. Authorities from Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho plan full representation. Washington Attorney General Stratton may attend. Governor McBride of Idaho may join if funeral arrangements allow. The meeting aims to discuss collective actions rather than a single plan before broader consultation.
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St. Paul
Minn
Van
Douglas
Northern Pacific
Helena
Northwestern
Tf Sant
Herreid
South Dakota
Minnesota
North
Montana
Idaho
Stratton
Washington
van Sant
McBride
Rogers
Electric steel plant plan for Elizabethton Tennessee
Charles F P Tonoray and Geo Borren returned from New York where they closed negotiations for an electric steel plant at Elizabethton to produce ingots directly from ore in thirty minutes. An eight thousand horsepower plant will be started at noon once a site on the Watauga river near Elizabethton is decided, supplying power for the plant.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Charles FP. Tonoray
Geo. B.ooren
New York
Watauga River
Omaha Broker Arrested In Beatrice Gambling Charge
H. R. Penny, head of the defunct Penny & Co. brokerage firm with Omaha headquarters, was arrested in Beatrice charged with maintaining and operating a gambling device. Beatrice police say a customer named Ned paid $400 to the firm. Penny accompanied the Gage county sheriff to Beatrice.
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Omaha
Neb
H. R. Penny
Frm
Penny & Co
Town
Nebraska
Beatrice
Ned
Penny
Gage County
Four men charged in sugar theft at Graham & Morton warehouse
Chicago reports a twelve month spree stealing 5090 dollars worth of sugar from Graham & Morton Transportation. Arrested are James Evans foreman Walter Swartz William Fonger and Ira O Owens. Part of the sugar was found at Owens store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Graham & Morton Transportation Company
James Evans
Graham & Morton Company
State and
South Water Streets
Walter Swartz
Wiliam Fonger
Ira O. Owens
Released by President Arrested by Police New York
Walter CL Curtis, released from a Washington prison today by President Roosevelt, was dying of consumption and immediately rearrested by a New York detective sergeant sent to Washington. Brought here tonight he was too ill for transfer and was sent to a hospital.
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New York
Walter CL Curtis
Washington, D. c
Roosevelt
Terin Fer Petit
Conductor Averts Fare Dispute Amid Crowded Streetcar
On a crowded Eleventh Twelfth street line a female passenger demanded a seat without paying fare. The conductor faced a dilemma between risk of a lawsuit or losing his job. After a tense exchange, the woman produced money and a seat was provided as the car neared Laurel.
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Eleventh and Center
Twelfth
Laurel
Special sale winter underwear John L W
In Toledo on Dec 28 a suit was filed by Austin B Fletcher for creditors and stockholders of the Ann Arbor railroad against Wellington B Burt president and receiver. They seek 35 million dollars claiming Burt concealed payment amounts for improvements and manipulated sale value to benefit himself and associates who bought the property for 4 627 million. They allege bonds and stock issued totaling 14 250 million over true value and demand damages for all creditors and stockholders. Chicago reports Dowie to settle with Samuel Stevenson before Judge Tuley next Thursday.
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Toledo
Austin B. Fletcher
New York
Ann Arbor
Burt
Vo Burt
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Samuel Stevenson
Tuley
Edwyn Logan Reeves
Stevenson
Samuel W. Packard
Dowie
Zion Lace Industries
Brien, Emerick, Roe: Noted Deaths and Shipwrecks Reported
Michael J. Brien former alderman and baseball figure dies at his Chicago home tuberculous O Brien once owned the Omaha Baseball Club and Chauncer was a captain and manager George H Emerick famed Irish vaudeville writer fa lls from a streetcar and is now dean at New York Hospital Rear Admiral Francis Astbury Roe retired U S N dies in Washington born in New York and placed on retired list after thirty four years of service The crew of the British bark Maersty saved after wreck on Goodwin sands Cunard steamer Etruria unable to reach shipping office due to weather off Queenstown
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NM. J. O'Brien
Chicago
Michael J. Brien
George H. Emerick
New York
Dean
New York Hospital
Emerick
Finnegan
McSorley
F. A. Roe
Washington
Francis Astbury Roe
London
Maersty
Olsen
Rosario
Falmouth
Goodwin Sands
Queenstown
Cunard
Etruria
Shipping Office
Swindler Dudley Thomas Identified in Philadelphia Case
Chicago man Inder, alias J B Thomas and J J D, arrested Christmas day in Philadelphia, identified by photographs as the swindler who victimized a Chicago business man for 3836 dollars. Superintendent Schumacher of a detective agency confirmed the ID, noting years of bogus veeds used in swindling. Complaints from across the country described him, with Davenport, Iowa linking last month.
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J. B. Thomas
Philadelphia
Schumacher
Dudley
Thomas
Nim
Davenport, Ja
Young Hedges Located in Pittsburg After Disappearance
Boston reports positive information that Toy G. Hedges, son of Sidney M. Hedges, is alive and well. He was found in a Pittsburgh town Christmas night, ending the family’s worry. He is expected to rejoin his parents today.
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Young Hedges
Boston
Toy 5
Hedges
Marriages Births and Deaths Notice
Born to Mr and Mrs A Fifth Street a son J Or Key Brey ERI o kays listed as born notices in this fragment.
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Weves
Mre
Fifth Street
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Inky Perkins
Heliseer
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Lew Smith
Eniay
Trans Ree
Bank of Britt, Ta
Great Western
Taylor County
Bedford
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Triendy
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Miss Cooper
Elizabeth Dickson Jones
Humane
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Lehman’s Music Store
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Hith St
Walnut St
J. J. Meyer
Wouastame Avenue
Ibs
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Tore
Fat Relogi Gan
Fnreman
Hae
Will
Beane
Des Moines Caion
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Benet
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Ty Ot Newere
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Hebee
Prenton
Tealy
MB Fini
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Maysville
Visi
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Marple and Son
D.C
France
C. J. Irish
Highland Park
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Indianola
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Jerseyiile
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Ted
North 1
Grace Chevalier
Lilian
Indianapolis
Ind
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Stanna
la War
Plaine Td
New Twenty First Street
Des Maines
Johnson
Indiana
Hanna
Towa Mexican Plantation Company
George H. Moore
Fifteenth Street
Mies Adda Smutz
Groun
Mansfield
Liftring
Securby Loan and Trust Company
Wight
American District Telegraph Company
John T
Wright
California
Sporting News
Munton
The
Jockey Club
Charleston Ind
Charleston
Brooklyn
August Belmont
Leto
Tebeau
Hickey
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Rauch
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Morris Rauch
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Youn” Finucane
Magney
Yale
Oh New York
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Arctic Club
Lotel Marlborough
Amos Bonsai
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Arctic
Antarctic
Adm Schley
General Greely
Sian Offens
Admiral Schley
Grewy
Greely
Der
Sion
Americ Re Tien
Herman Justi
Mr. Justi
Hinois
United Aline Workers of
Ike
Gibson
Lia
Ns-Sears
Smith
Sears
Averag
Texas
John TL. Wright
Electric Steel Plan
H.R. Penny
St. Lou Dee
John Weber
Harrington
Ewald Eichborn
Duanola
Huk
Weber
John L. W
Charles
Power
Cherle
Mars
Foress
Anople
H. Power
Ace Hospital
Inder
J. Or
Brey Eri O] Kaye
Samish
Crocker Bldg
O Ae
Tod
Waltham
G. M. Wheeler
Stade
Arntz Jewelry
East Locust
Churee
Iowa Business College
Fourth and Locust Sts
Lyon
Key West
J. W. Hess Pamily Druggist
Seventh and
Becker & Flanders
West Grand Ay
Gan Crand Ay
Brewing Company Aasigne
York
Tee
Niger
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