Iowa Adventists elect officers at Des Moines meeting
The Iowa Conference of Seventh Day Adventists at the state fairgrounds elected officers for year Elder A. R. Ogden of Nevada was re elected president with Flora V. Dorcas as secretary and J W Dorcas as treasurer A list of executive committee members included A P Hansen J W Dorcas J L Nerlund E W Wolfe and J L McGee Other items note a Town City funeral directors’ convention gas strike near Logan and multiple local incidents across the state Des Moines was chosen for next year’s annual gathering.
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State Conference
Iowa
Seventh Day Adventists
State Fair Grounds
Des Moines
A. R. Ogden
Nevada
Flora V. Doreas
A. P. Hansen
J. W. Dorcas
J .W. McComas
J. Nerlund
E.W. Wolfe
J. L. McGee
Sabbath School
Flora V. Dorcas
Meta K. Peterson
A. Wolcott
Tract Society
Roy Bowles
Town City
Thomas H. Machride
The
State University
Des ‘Moines
F. D. Kertick
Fairfield
Charles Emerson
Creston
Frank Gilson
Logan
Bert Thomas
Pella
Oskaloosa
Thomas
Jos Batcheldon
Riverton
Missouri
Sidney
Clarence Dodson
Stacyville
Gleworth
First Methodist Church
Burlington
Anderson
Ind
Dubuque
College Board of Directors of
Philadelphia
Melva Hodson
Coral Hodson
Adel
Boone
Albia
Hiteman
Rathbun
Mystic
Hocking
Buxton
Ottum Wa
Bernard Collman
Manson
Julius Weideman
Willam Nimke
Martin Hanson
Washington Prairie
Waukon
Norway
Glenwood Township
John Smith
Meriden
A. G. Woodward
Clarinda
Shambaugh
State Fair Association
Arlo Curtis
Charlton
Ridgeway
Furlington
State shuts banks LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago June 15 The LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank closed by Bank Examiner Daniel V. Harkin with depositors owed nearly four million dollars. Since June 1 about 1.5 million has been withdrawn while little new money arrived. Other Lorimer era banks including Ashland Twelfth Broadway State and Minolta State were also closed for examination. Four downstate banks headed by Munday face investigation. The city bond company, Illinois Surety, is linked to Hopkins.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
LaSalle Street Trust & Savings
Daniel V. Harkin
Alnce Dune 1
Lorimar
Ashland-Twelfth Bank
West Twelfth Street
Broadway State Bank
Broadway and
Wilson Avenues
Minolta State Bank
West Kenzie
North Clark Streets
State Auditor's
Harkin
Munday
Farmers' Bank of
Bethalto
Madison County
Citizens’ State Bank of
Lorimer Bank
LaSalle Street Bank
Hopkins
Minois Surety Company
Smaler
Lorimer Institution
Brady
Ohio Manufacturer Nominated Ambassador to France
Representative William G. Sharp of Ohio was nominated by President Wilson to be ambassador to France. He is a wealthy Elyria manufacturer and a longtime member of the house foreign affairs committee, with extensive travel and familiarity with French affairs.
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Washington
William G. Sharp
Ohio
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wilson
France
Sharp
Elyria
House Passes Panama Tolls Exemption Bill
Washington June 15 The house approved the Panama Canal tolls exemption act as amended by the senate by 216 to 71. The bill moves to the president for signature, with the president having indicated to his leaders in the house that he would approve.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Ieaderg
Senate Restores Mileage Allowance After Cuts
Washington June 15 The senate re established the so called mileage graft and restored the 20 cent a mile allowance after the house cut it in half the senate committee on the legislative appropriation bill reversed the reduction and kept the old figure.
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Senate
Washington
House
Senate Committee On the Legislative
Missing Montmagny Arrives Safe at North Sydney
Canadian government steamer Montmagny reported lost earlier arrived at North Sydney with all aboard well. Captain F. X. Paumot sent the message to the marine department confirming safety.
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Quebec
Montmagny
North Sydney
F. X. Pau- Mot
Marine Department
Suggestions for Ice Trust and proposed price rise
The Ice Trust offers a silver roving cup for the best excuse to raise ice prices after a cold winter. Proposals note heavy handling costs, waste from large blocks, storage difficulties, expected hot summer demand, and belief that extra thick cold high quality ice justifies higher prices. Life magazine comments that ice prices have never reflected production costs.
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Ice Trust
In Man's Early Years Tommy Pop Idealist
A compact excerpt from the Philadelphia Record presents Tommy Pop as an idealist, describing him as a very young man who believes all women are angels. The piece contrasts this with reflections on modesty, self reverence, and fine manners as marks of a fair mind and true greatness.
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Tommy
Pop
Philadelphia Record
A. B. Alcott
Had No Rations to Spare at Gaines Mill
In 1862 at Gaines Mill the Fifth Texas captured two Union regiments. A humorous surrender scene unfolds as Colonel Upton drops a frying pan sword and tries to restrain escaping prisoners with Hig John Ferris replying, We’d rather fight than feed them.
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Gaines Mill
Fifth
Texas
Upton
John” Ferris
Company B
John Ferris
Big John
Forget-Me-Not Birthday Letter Mystery
A recurring letter from a long-remembered girl to Alfred appears each year on a different date. The pad world dialogue reveals a sentimental, playful exchange about timeless friendship and the changing dates of the birthday missive.
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Alfred
Fingerless fashion shocks Atlantic City crowds
During a Atlantic City visit Lillian Russell comments on the prevalence of heavily slashed skirts on the Boardwalk. A young girl shows off an extravagantly cut dress and quips about fit while Miss Trussell privately grins at the display.
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Lillian Russell
Atlantic City
Miss Trussell
Thrush Nest Carriage Train Drama Baffles Rail Officials
A thrush built a nest under a first class carriage over a steam pipe near Limavady. As trains ran between Limavady and Londonderry the nest and eggs vanished with the carriage. The mother bird was found distressed in Londonderry and officials urged a return of the carriage until the eggs hatch. The railway people have withdrawn the carriage pending hatching of the eggs.
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Limavady
Glater
Ireland
Londonderry
Thrush
Dodging the Issue at Louisville Dance Hints at Proposal
In the Louisville Courier Journal a reader describes courting signals as dodging a dance while seeking a chance to propose. The exchange touches on social awkwardness and expectations in romantic pursuit within a small town setting.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
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Beaver Creek
Parkersburg
Waterloo
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Carl A. Carlson
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Royal Lumber Company
M. H. Horner
Wightman
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W. B H. Huggins
Delhi
Mt. Ayr
GF. Wright
Fort Dodge
Ames
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Camp Dodge
Spencer
Ray D. Penney
Albert Penney
George Atwood
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
C. A. Steward
LeMars
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Rub-No-More Co
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