Parsons Commencement Week at Parsons College
The commencement program for Parsons College is issued with most events in the new Barhydt Chapel. The baccalaureate sermon on Sunday June 11 will be moved from the Presbyterian church. The 29 member class includes 12 men and 17 women. Activities begin June 10 with the college sing-out on the library steps, followed by the play An American Citizen on June 13. Reunions for the classes of 1906 and 1991 are expected, with several other reunions planned.
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Parsons College
Barhydt
Presbyterian Church
College
College Graduation Schedule Through June
Sunday features include a morning college sing out at Library steps, a baccalaureate service in Barhydt Chapel with President Parsons, evening vesper service, and a 7:30 pm address at the Presbyterian church by Rev. Marcus P. McClure. June 15 offers conservatory recital, alumni events, and graduation exercises with Reverend W H Wray Boyle speaking.
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Barhydt
Fairfield Hall
Barhydt Chapel
W. H. Wray Boyle
Lake Forest
Ill
Bethel A.M.E. church concert to raise parsonage funds
Bethel A M E church members plan a concert on June 9 at the Methodist church to raise money for a new parsonage. A Rally Day service follows on June 11 with a citywide offering urged by Rev. Bess to reach about 250 dollars, possibly 500, to begin construction.
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Bethel A. M. E. Church
Avill
Rev
Bess
Delegate J. T. Davies Named From Iowa Funeral Directors
J. T. Davies of Davies Furniture Co. in Fairfield is named one of five delegates to the National Funeral Directors Association convention in September in Atlantic City New Jersey. The Iowa association closed its 31st annual meeting in Des Moines with next year’s meeting in Burlington. Delegates include Charles Longfersweiler Mark Dubuque C. H. Gregoire Fairfield Will Pursell Marshalltown and A. E. McAuley Mason City. The society now has 384 members, with 28 admitted at this session.
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J. T. Davies
Davies Furniture Company
Iowa Funeral Director’s Association
Atlantic City
New Jersey
State Funeral Directors Association
Des Moines
Burlington
Charles Longfersweiler
Fort Dodge
C. H. Gregoire
Dubuque
Fairfield
Will Pursell
Marshalltown
A. E. McAuley
Mason City
Co-Operative Store Opens in Jefferson County
A full car load of groceries marks the opening stock of the Jefferson County Co-operative association now open for business. Located north of the Iowa state bank, the stock was bought from Burt Zaiser company of Burlington. L. W. Howard will manage the store, bringing long experience in groceries to ensure success.
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Jefferson County Co-operative Association
Iowa State Bank
Burt Zaiser Company
Burlington
West
L. W. Howard
Funeral rites for Mrs Anna Sandquist held at home
Mrs Anna Sandquist died Saturday at her daughter's home on West Broad way. Funeral service conducted by Rev Thos Osborn at 2:30 PM Monday at the residence. Interment in Evergreen cemetery. She had been ill and was well known in Fairfield and Jefferson county. Survived by daughters Mrs Johnson and Miss Josephine Sandquist.
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Parsons College
Young Women’s Christian Association
Thalia Glee Club
Foster Science Hall
Blanche Sawtell
Preident Parsons
Mark Tibbetts
Twg
Christel Richardson
Emma McEwan
Margaret Johnson
Margaret McKenney
Adeline Cosens
Anna Sandquist
Herman Johnson
West Broadway
Thos. Osborn
Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Sandquist
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Mrs. Johnson
Joephine Sandquist
Rev Burch to Leave Fairfield After Farewell Sermon
Reverend W G Burch will resign as pastor of the Christain church in Fairfield after three years of popular leadership. He preached a farewell sermon on Sunday as efforts to extend his stay failed. He is expected to accept another call soon and the church will begin searching for a replacement.
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W. G. Burch
Christain Church
Altho
Burch
Fairfield
Kenyon and Young Coming to Chautauqua
The closing Chautauqua days promise large crowds as ex Senator Lafe Young speaks on Thursday and Senator W. S. Kenyon appears Friday. Both figures are prominent in Iowa politics and expected to draw attention amid talk they may oppose each other in the next Republican U S Senate primary.
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Chautauqua
Lafe Young
W. S. Kenyon
Iowa
Kenyon
Gener
United States
Knights Templars Observe Ascension Day in Fairfield
Gethsemane Commandery observed Ascension Day with a short service in the Masonic Hall. Members in full uniform then marched to Evergreen Cemetery and decorated fourteen graves, including Hastings, Booker, McCord, Hoffman, Jewett, Templeton, Wells, Shaffer, Brown, Liblin, Thompson, Lewis, Gage, and Howard Gage. Eminent Commander Henry Snider supervised. Fairfield Band supplied music. The event, first observed locally, is expected to become annual, with strong attendance noted.
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Gethsemane Commandery
Knight Templars
Masonic Hall
Evergreen Cemetery
Henry &. Snider
Fairfield Band
S Order
Louis G. Hastings
Charles H. Booker
Moses A. McCord
Thos. L. Hoffman
Ozro Jewett
David W. Templeton
George A. Wells
William Shaffer
Harvey L. Brown
Martin J. Liblin
Ernest Thompson
William M. Lewis
Frank Gage
Howard Gage
Parsons Tops Central With Fifteen Hits In Lopsided Tilt
Fifteen complete circuits of the diamond were rolled up by Parsons against Central in a Thursday afternoon game at Alumni Field. The contest was marred by loose play and errors, with Pella providing poor support to its two pitchers. Central finally scored in the last inning on Boies in center field.
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Parsons
Central
Alumni Field
Boies
Pella
Weekly Journal Updates Keep Readers Informed
The Weekly Journal provides continuous coverage of ongoing news, notes, and events across town. It highlights key happenings, local issues, and community updates to keep readers current.
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Journal
Giant of Life Slain Through Prepared Mind and Will
Rev Thomas Osborn delivered the baccalaureate sermon to Fairfield High School’s class of 1911 at a Sunday service. He framed life as a valley of Elah with various giants and urged students to prepare with study in geometry Latin Greek and science to wield the stone of wisdom when needed. He cited historical figures from Webster to Napoleon to illustrate preparation leading to victory.
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Methodist Church
Thomas Osborn
Fairfield High School
Valley of
Elah
David
Goliath
Rev. Osborn
Ulysees
New England
Dan’l Webster
Hayne
United States Congress
Fort Sumpter
Sherman
Georgia
Mexico
Robert E. Lee
Coson
Confederacy
Garibaldi
Brazil
Palermo
Wellington
India
Spain
Waterloo
Napoleon
Wagram
Marengo
Austerlitz
Washington
Cornwallis
Willian
Fiance of Lillian Lynch Linked to Pasadena Tragedy
The fiancé of Lillian Lynch, Lester R. Severn, a former British Army officer, shot himself in Pasadena after a strained relation with Lynch over delaying their wedding. He left notes naming Dorothy Severn as his sole heir and mentioned other relatives as recipients. Lynch, recently ill and living in Pasadena, reportedly urged postponement of marriage several months amid financial concerns.
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L. R. Severn
Pasadena
Cal
Lillian Lynch
Fairfield
Wm. R. Lynch
Los Angeles
William Lynch
Chicago
Lester R. Severn
East Africa
Fair Oaks Avenue
Lynch
Severn
Howard Fish
Fish
Dorothy Severn
Dorothy
Hammond
Madison Apartments
BE. M. Whittemore
South Nicholas Ave
N. Y
Severs
New York
Duri
Burglars Enter Grocery at Maddox and Maxwe
Burglars broke into Maddox and Maxwe grocery Sunday through a west basement entry and rifled the cashier drawer. Only $1.05 in change was missing from the safe after hours, with the back door left slightly unbolted as police investigate the case.
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Maddox & Maxwe
Charles Lynn
Quotes on generals and battles across campaigns
The passage contrasts multiple military figures needing victories in different theaters. It links Querier Grant Dewey and Farragut with 목표s at Hastings Chapultapec Vicksburg Manila Bay and New Orleans before dawn. It emphasizes strategic prerequisites to secure peace terms at Appomattox.
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Querer
Hastings
Grant
Chapultapec
Vicksburg
Appomattox
Dewey
Farragut
New Orleans
Manila Bay
Memorial Sermon for Old Soldiers at First Presbyterian
Rev. W. W. Montgomery delivered the annual Memorial Sermon at the First Presbyterian Church to the Grand Army of the Republic and the Woman's Relief Corps. Company M, 54th Iowa National Guards escorted attendees to services and the sermon urged a future for the people governed by virtue, warning against graft and greed. More veterans attended despite gloomy weather.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Woman’s Relief Corps
First Presbyterian Church
W. W. Montgomery
Company M
Iowa National Guads
Montgomery
Pillars of the Republic
United States
Relief Corps
Doctors to Meet in Ottumwa June Sixteen
A convention of physicians will convene in Ottumwa on June 16 with sessions on pregnancy toxemia, vaccines, postpartum hemorrhage, headaches, middle ear inflammations, serum therapy, and surgical treatments. Speakers include Drs. Davis, James, Leipziger, Sherman, Reppert, Littig, Crain, Brockman, Harkness, Boice, Cullen, Pond, Rendleman, Eschbach, and Hertick from Iowa cities.
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S. K. Davis
Libertyville
Iowa
L. D. James
Fairfield
H. A. Leipziger
Burlington
E. &. Sherman
Keosauqua
L. Reppert
Muscatine
L. W. Littig
Davenport
Mattie Crain
Deep River
D. C. Brockman
Ottumwa
G. F. Harkness
C. A. Boice
Washington Town
Geo. Cullen
Des Moines
A. M. Pond
Dubuque
W. H. Rendleman
H. C. Eschbach
Albia
J. F. Hertick
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Kenyon and Young Coming
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