Local residents listed in city today on various business
Des Moines man FC M Glass and others from Brookville Davenport and Ottumwa are in the city on business or visiting. Miss Hilda Whitney heads to Brighton for a visit. Several officials and families travel or return from trips to New London Guelph Quincy Ottumwa San Francisco and Denver. The K P Lodge meets tonight and influenza care is noted among families.
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FC. M. Glass of
Des Moines
Fay Kaiser
Brighton
Ottumwa
Parson s College Auxiliary to Meet. Wedding at Barhydt Chapel
The Parsons College Auxiliary holds a two o'clock Friday meeting at Mrs E C Bocks home East Burlington with John Ebert speaking. A Woman's Christian Temperance Union gathering featured Rev C L Tennant and two new members, amid celebration of recent constitutional amendment ratification. A military wedding united Miss Lucy Larimer of Russell Iowa and Hayes W Parsons of Fairfield at Barhydt Chapel with US Army uniforms and a reception in Aldine Empyrean Hall. The couple, former Parsons College students, plan to live on a farm south of Fairfield.
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Parsons College
Kensington
E. C. Bock
East Burlington St
John Ebert
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
A. H. Harper
C. L. Tennant
Barhydt Chapel
Lucy Larimer
Russell
Iowa
Hayes W. Parsons
Fairfield
Aldine-Empyrean Hall
Omaha
Neb
The Blue Bells of Scotland Song Origins
The famous Scottish ballad The Blue Bells of Scotland was written by Annie McViccar a young Scottish woman who spent part of her early life in America The lyric was inspired by the Marquis of Huntley departure in 1799 for the continent with his regiment The music dates back centuries and was revived by Mr Fitzgerald who rescued it from oblivion and popularized the poem.
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Scotland
Land of the Thistle
Annie McViccar
America
Marquis of Huntley
Brave and Unyielding Freedom Principle Speech Excerpt
A quotation from Edwin P. Whipple extols liberty as the rational yet brave mother of institutions, nourishing enterprise and justice. It frames freedom as a stern mentor to both cowards who sell and braggarts who pervert rights and obligations.
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Edwin P. Whipple
Ex Senator Oliver Near Death in Pittsburgh Home
Pittsburgh January 22 United States Senator George T Oliver is dangerously ill at his home and his death is considered near by officials and family authorities provide no further update on his condition
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Oliver
Pittsburgh
United States
George T. Oliver
Shofar of Antiquity in Mosaic Ritual Cited by Scholars
Dr. Cyrus Adler notes the shofar as the sole preserved wind instrument in Mosaic worship and possibly the oldest. Scholars like Steinthal and Wetzstein trace its origins to prehistoric shepherd societies and war signals. The horn appeared in famine, plagues, excommunication, funerals, and battlefield notices across eras.
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Cyrus Adler
Steinthal
Wetzstein
Former Emperor Charles Warned by Austrian Government
Paris dispatch says the Austrian government warned former Emperor Charles that monarchist activity at home and abroad must end or his presence in Vienna will not be tolerated. Charles, said to be ill, abdicated in fact yet reserves personal rights to the throne.
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Paris
Charles
Vienna
Livestock Value Up Markedly Nationwide
Washington reports January 16 livestock on farms and ranges valued at 8.83 billion dollars in a Department of Agriculture estimate. The figure shows a 5.46 hundred million dollar rise over the previous year, reflecting gains across farm and range holdings.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Portuguese Uprising Fails in Return of Ex King Manuel
Lisbon reports the monarchist bid to restore ex King Manuel on the throne has collapsed. The effort to reinstate him is described as having broken down completely with no success or clear path forward.
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Manuel
Lisbon
Sir Mark Brunel Engineer of Thames Tunnel Dies
Renowned British engineer Sir Mark Isambard Brunel died in London on December 12 1849. He pioneered the Thames Tunnel project linking Essex and Kent employing a cast iron shield and hydraulic screws. After early explosions and drownings the project endured delays before opening March 25 1843. Brunel was knighted for his achievement.
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Mark Isambard Brunel
Thames Tunnel
London
Essex
Kent
Brunel
Thames
Thames Tunnel Company
Lebaudy Case Ends With No Indictment
Mineola N Y Jan 22 The Nassau county grand jury failed to indict Mrs Marie Augustine Lebaudy who shot and killed her millionaire husband Jacques Lebaudy at their Westbury home early this month est Modi
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Lebaudy
Mineola
N. Y
Nassau County Grand Jury
Marie Augustine Lebaudy
Jacques Lebaudy
Westbury
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Richard Gaines
Davenport
Hilda Whitney
C. J. Fulton
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H. C. Maxwell
Harley Maxwell
Mrs. Carson Reed
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M. H. Cuddy
San Francisco
California
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Fred Hewitt
Camp Dodge
W. H. Pence
Homer Matteson
Oskaloosa
Perry Hubbard
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E. B. Kearns
Cedar Rapids
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J. E. Blackford
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J. P. Moorhead
Messrs
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Gates
Patrick
Raney
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Benjamin J. Galliher
R. Ames Montgomery
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Daily Journal
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Orpheum Cremona
Metro Film
Bert Lytell
Boston Blackies
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