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Newspaper
Des Moines Daily Leader
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1902
Page
36
Local retailer stirs anger as remarks about a meteorologist spark strong local backlash. Shoppers advised to prepare for travel or stay home, while listings promote suit cases from 3.00 to 12.00, grips 1.00 to 10.00, telescopes 0.50 to 3.30, and new shirts at 1.50.
The Knights of Pythias plan a September carnival in Des Moines with outdoor attractions and a show modeled after labor organizations. Free admission for visiting members with public admissions covering expenses, plus parades, drill-team contests, and open air wars by the D G O I E. Cars will tour Portland and Sioux City in August and September, with Des Moines and Columbus legs possible.
The board of control announced additional supply contracts for the next quarter. Awards emphasize in town participation and include electrical, painters, surgical dressings, drugs, shoemaking, mixed paints, coffee and tea supplies with numerous firms across Iowa and Chicago.
New suite 22s Century building opens under Mrs A Bongers Mrs LD Scholls and Mrs B Stimson offering baths massage and Schultz German compounds for outward treatment. They promote skin health through medicated sea salt baths and topical drugs via the skin. Also announce Eureka Springs Crescent hotel renovation and Frisco system management. Bank clerk Frank Jones held on grand jury for misappropriation of 6500.
Des Moines Chautauqua opens July 7 and runs to July 22 with Alf Taylor and many stars. A large audience is expected as top lecturers, musicians, and performers including Lorado Taft James Chandler and Genevieve Wilson appear. German Latin Greek courses, daily concerts, and special streetcar service are planned. music day features recitals, grand chorus, and a full slate of speakers and entertainers across sessions.
State Superintendent RC Barrett opened the Highland Park summer school with a talk on public school libraries for rural schools. Dr. Grant Karr of Oswego arrives to lecture twice daily, sharing expertise from Germany and leading rural education courses. Over fifty primary teachers attend Model Practices sessions while Miss Kimball from Minneapolis joins to bolster primary training.
Albert G. Phillips, a Buena Vista County inmate in Anamosa prison, is accused of first-degree murder during a botched bank robbery escape. The 27 year old mulatto writes poetry for the Prison Press and seeks a new trial, while authorities weigh whether to commute or uphold the death sentence. Phillips has drawn attention for literary work signed “three stars” and a series titled Mites.
Pilgrim-East to St. Paul A M E church speakers include C C Harrah and Rev Horace Graves with topics on faith. St Luke’s Episcopal hosts Sunday school in North Park Cons. Various churches list times for services, sermons, and union services, highlighting guest preachers and school meetings.
Mrs Mac Howell Stowell of Pittsburg soprano and Miss Lena Hayward of Chicago contralto will sing solos at morning services at University Avenue Reformed Church. Prof George W Richards of Lancaster Theological Seminary will speak on The Reformed Church in Protestantism plus Reverend Dechank will also speak. A sermon at 10 3 a m by Rev H F Bushier and a Sunday school and Luther League program follow. The article also highlights a grand circus lineup featuring the Nelson family acrobats, the Roberts family, Pettita and Disholian brothers, and other stars, including a giraffe, elephants, trained animals, and a grand parade.
Ringling Brothers Circus presents an entirely new ensemble of gymnasts this year. The outstanding troupe showcases exceptional physical development and mastery of acrobatism, highlighting a level unmatched by prior performances.
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