History of Bethesda Church and Graveyard
The writer recalls Bethesda church’s early history from 1853 settlement to its founding by Mr. Facet and Rev. Heaton. The Bethesda cemetery predates the church with graves, land deeds, and trustees noted. Mentions sawmill and grist mill at Dan Clapp place, Sabbath school success, and a call for a cemetery association led by neighborhood ladies.
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Corey
Bethesda
Peter Arneck
Strong
William Davis
Howard
P. N. Woods
John
Dan Clapp
Woods
Clover
Facet
Heaton
McDowell
Potatoes Rotten in Fort Collins Market Glut
Four hundred carloads of potatoes stored near Fort Collins Colorado are said to be rotting in pits as there is no market. Commission merchants refuse to handle them and producers say they will not sell at any price.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado
Mother of the Russian Revolution Hailed in Echoes
MME BRESCHKOSKAYA receives acclaim as the mother figure of the Russian Revolution with tributes highlighting her enduring influence on political upheaval and social change.
Catherine Breschkoskaya Among Early Tyranny Victims Freed
Catherine Breschkoskaya, an early victim of Russian tyranny, was liberated after the revolution she championed since age seventeen. She had been imprisoned in Siberia for advocating democracy in the former empire.
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Mme
Catherine Breschkoskaya
Siberia
Notice General Cleanup Week Begins April 2 1917
Citywide cleanup urged as officials ask residents to pile tin cans and rubbish for easy collection. Mayor Dr. F Spratt calls on residents to prepare their debris for removal during the designated cleanup period.
Balmer Now at Batavia Motor Co Serves Former Ford Patrons
W. B. Balmer, previously a mechanic at the Ford Garage, is employed at the Batavia Motor Co in Batavia and will be glad to assist any former patrons when in the area.
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W. B. Balmer
Ford Garage
Batavia Motor Co
Batavia
Converted Repents Trick In Denver Suitor Search
Mrs Minnie Lee of Terre Haute Indiana writes to Denver police seeking a man who answered an ad for a wife two years ago and sent money for her to come. She says she returned the money and refused to come but now after conversion wishes him to write and apologize. She is married but seeks contact and says her recent conversion has made her willing to straighten up.
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Denver
Col
Minnie Lee
South Thirteen and One Half Street
Terre Haute
Ind
Armstrong
Lee
Governor Brumbaugh Binds Penn Public Safety to Wilson
Harrisburg Mar 30 Governor Brumbaugh pledged the cooperation of Pennsylvania’s committee of public safety to President Wilson. The body comprises over 200 representative citizens from across the state.
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Harrisburg
Brumbaugh
Wilson
Pennsylvania Committee of Public Safety
Treasury to issue one year certificates to support government
Washington March 29 plans for temporary government finance likely to be announced within forty eight hours. Secretary McAdoo has considered details of issuing one year certificates up to 300 million dollars at interest rate above 3 percent to tide over until income tax collections begin in June.
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Washington
Mar
Treasury Department
McAdoo
Jone
Adriatic Safe in Port Returns to English Port
The British passenger steamship Adriatic of the White Star line arrived safely at an English port after leaving the United States on the same day as the St. Louis. Among its sixty five passengers were six American citizens from a Harvard surgical unit bound for France.
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New York
Mar
Adriatic
White Star Line
United States
St. Louis
Harvard
France
Tax Notice Opens Evening Hours For Tax Payments
The Treasurer's office will be open Monday March 26 through Saturday March 31 until 9 p m each evening for taxpayers to pay their taxes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bethesda Church
Mme. Breschkoskaya
American Press Association
F. Spratt
Terré Haute
I Shoe Polishes
Ffpoalley CO OF
Aufppfaloln Vv
Earl Bowermaster
Unkrich’s Dry Goods Store
W. B. Corset
Brassieres
East Side Square
Fairfield, Iowa
Embalmer & Funeral Director
Iowa State Savings Bank
Tan
Burgundy
Navy
Georgette Crepe
Crepe de Chine
Perrin
Potter
Nemo
Kayser
Thorne
Don
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