Christmas Social Happenings and Local Weddings in Cedar Township
Mrs John Campbell and Mrs Stansberry hosted a celebratory Christmas gathering in Cedar township with the Davidson family and other locals including Santa. The Ladies Aid planned a chicken supper, and Miss Lillie Scovenn wed Mr Mets of Lockridge on December 30. Dignitaries and relatives traveled for events, with several couples and families noted across Fairfield and surrounding towns.
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Prince
Cedar Township
John Davidson
Santa
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
K. P. Hall
Lillie Scovenn
Mr. Mets
Lockridge
Clyde Morley
Table Grove
Epworth League
D. Warrens
S. C. Ross
Washington
Ross
H. J. Ronston
S. K. Davis
Florence Glotfelty
Fairfield
Ida Lawson
Birmingham
W. E. Cowan
Dora Hibbard
Geo. James
Mr. Abergath
Batavia
D. D. Johnson
John Byers
S. N. Watkins
Ray Allison
Ottumwa
J. W
Harry Hurst
Frank Winn
Hiram A. Crawford
Dan Leppo
Carrie
P. Vaughn
Vaughn
Chicago
Bert Donnelly
Christmas News From Stockport and Nearby
Stockport residents report a quiet holiday season with many traveling or visiting relatives. Santa and Mrs. O Collins attend events. Mrs. Wm Murdock plans a move to Center Iowa. multiple locals visit Milton and Tarkio. and families prepare for Kansas residence as they relocate this week.
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O. A. Collins
Renant Hillsborro
Clay Wright
Glasgow
Wm. Murdock
Warner
Center
Iowa
Sie Shirk
Royles
Glendale Historical Society to elect officers at Jan 2 meeting
Glendale Dec 29 The Historical Society will meet Saturday Jan 2 at Library hall at 2 p m for the election of officers and new trustees. Mrs Charles Double and then Dudley spent Christmas at the Risor home. Several local families share Christmas dinners in Fairfield and nearby homes.
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Lendale
Library Hall
Charles Double
Dudley
Risor
N. Lamansky
Fly
Harry Rider
Tistmas
Ir. Elmer Bedinger
Mystic
Kate McClain
Frank
Ughter May
Fairfield
Perry Ickenbottom
Libertyville Social Roundup Includes Visitors and Events
The page records multiple visiting relatives from Ferguson Missouri Iowa City Chicago Burlington and Leando plus locals hosting Christmas gatherings in Victor and Missouri. A family reunion and a Knights of Pythias banquet are announced with attendance from families including the Clinkenbeards Wardens Newlands Rodabaugh and Horn and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ts. Leo Rowland
Ferguson
N. Slimmers’. iMr
Mace Clinkenbeard
Leslie Clinkenard
Fairfield
Arley Leppo
Edgar Gearhart
Iowa City
Geo. Earhart
Chicago
Paul Geartt
Burlington
Ed. Ward
Victor
Sam Berry
Monna
Maud Sherrick
Oklahoma
Helen Jones
Leando
Geraldine Roberts
James Winn
Ottumwa
Frank Winn
BE. S. Warden
Missouri
George Newlands
Henry Rodabaugh
Ray Horn
Leane
P.’s
Attempt to Kill Ruler of France Incites Paris Uproar
Paris reports President Fallieres was shot in the ear and bruised by a youth named Mappis in a restaurant. The assailant, an insignificant politician, admitted political spite as the motive. The city reacted with widespread excitement at the alleged assassination attempt.
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Paris
Fallieres
Mappis
Place D’etoile
France
Spreckles Sugar King Dies in San Francisco
Claus Spreckles, renowned sugar magnate, died in San Francisco at 4 30 this morning from pneumonia complications. The death ends a long career in the sugar industry and philanthropy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spreckles
Sugar King
San Francisco
Cal
Claus Spreckles
Bloodshed in Stearns as miners clash with U S marshals
United States marshals and striking miners fought in Stearns Kentucky. two men were killed and ten wounded. Marshal Ryan is missing, and hotel owner Berry Simpson reportedly fled into the mountains after being believed burned in the hotel. Further clashes expected as authorities move into the mining area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lexington
Stearns
Officer Ryan
Berry Simpson
Bryan Scathes Court Lawyers at Philadelphia Address
William Jennings Bryan delivered the principal address at a Philadelphia business school's commencement. He described the courtroom as a soul market where lawyers barter ideals for wealth or fame and urged journalists and lawyers to shun practices that overreach the public, to aid remedial legislation for the masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Baron Cotte Killed in Moscow Secret Police Battle
Moscow December 26 Baron Cotte chief of the secret political police was killed and Col Muraki wounded in a fierce battle with revolutionists entrenched in a suburban villa. Police and troops faced heavy casualties as artillery finally crushed the revolt on Elk Island near Moscow.
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Moscow
Baron Cotte
Col
Muraki
Elk Island
Murak
Fete Miss Roosevelt Tonight at White House Ball
Washington society prepares for the White House debutante dance honoring Miss Ethel Roosevelt as the junior set attends. A house party travels from New York led by Mrs. John E Roosevelt with chaperones and guests from Harvard and other cities expected.
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Washington
White House
Ethel Roosevelt
Harvard
Margaret Roosevelt
Cornelia Langdon
Priscilla Staton
Madeline Borland
Janette
Eleanore Alexander
Virginia Murray
Josephine Murray
New York
John E. Roosevelt
Charles Munn
Robert Bacon
Teed Buried Koreshans Await Resurrection on Seventh Day
The followers of Cyrus R. Teed buried him in a vault at Estero and claim resurrection on the seventh day. Telegram from Victoria Gratia reports plans for feasts and a Lord's Supper style event Wednesday. Unity members deny free love as a doctrine, citing celibacy as central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Cyrus R. Teed
Estero
Victoria Gratia
Teed
The
Unity
After Packers Secrets Indictment Probe Deepens
Chicago, Dec 26 government agents press a broad probe into packing firms seeking rebates and the secret methods of the alleged trust. A key figure is sought who may expose the inner workings while subpoenas widen the campaign for evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
None of Morris & Co. Served Yet Among Other Pack Firms
For employees of other packing firms besides Morris & Co., none have been served as yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris & Co
Jack Dalton A Cripplefare Alaska Pathfinder Stricken
Jack Dalton longtime Alaska trailblazer and famous musher who opened the Dalton trail to the Yukon in 1896 arrived in Seattle from Valdez on the Yucatan and, crippled by seratica and rheumatism, heads to Hot Springs Arkansas for treatment under his sisters care.
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Seattle
Washington
Alaska
Jack Dalton
United States
Dalton
Hain
Yukon
Yucatan
Valdez
Hot Springs
Ark
North
Northland
Cordova
Johnson Wins World Championship in Fourteen Rounds
Sydney reports Jack Johnson defeats Tommy Burns in a fourteen round bout to claim the world heavyweight title. Referee McIntosh awards the decision on points after police stop the fight as Burns fades. Johnson becomes the first black world champion amid applause and notable presence of boxing figures.
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Sydney
Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
Burns
McIntosh
Johnson
Australia
Sam Fitz Patrick
Mullins
Anholz
Lang
Bryant
Negro
Poor of City Remembered Charity in Ottumwa
In Ottumwa Iowa on December 26 Rev W H Hormel praised the charity of Ottumwans and their organizations for delivering clothing and food to the needy. He observed grateful families during a daylong distribution by charitable groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hormel
Ottumwa
Man in Silk Hat Caught Picking Lock in Yonkers
In Yonkers New York a man in full evening dress was arrested at Foster Slade’s residence for attempting to pick the front door lock. A police officer spotted him at work and he was taken into custody despite protests. A jimmy lockpick was found on the prisoner during search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
Foster Slade
New York
Jimmy
Electric Bitters Proclaimed a Remedy for Malaria and Stomach Ailments
W C Kiestler of Halliday Arkansas praises Electric Bitters as a medicine for stomach and liver troubles and run down conditions. The tonic purifies blood, tones nerves, and restores vigor. Refund offered if no relief. 50c at F S Shriner’s drug store.
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W. C. Kiestler
Halliday
Ark
F. S. Shriner’s
Robbers Burn Feet of Insurance Agent in Toledo Assault
Two masked men forced H A Schabou of Curtice Ohio to open a farm safe at four this morning. They tied him to his bed and burned his feet with lighted matches while guarding him with a revolver. The thieves stole a horse and buggy, fled, and a posse pursues. Schabou, an insurance agent, is seriously injured but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
H. A. Schabou
Curtice
Schaboa
Schabou
Toledo Insurance Company
Daughters of Coal Millionaire Enter Broadway Chorus
The Steck sisters Helen Louise Steck aged sixteen and Mrs Warner W Croxton age seventeen rehearse in a musical comedy chorus at a Broadway theatre despite their father Edward Milton Steck’s opposition. Mrs Croxton previously eloped with a Southern Railway agent and seeks an annulment citing youth and jealousy as grounds. The Steck family is prominent in Philadelphia society with Pennsylvania roots.
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Warner W. Croxton
Philadelphia
Des Moines Proposes Bills To Force Corporate Reports
City Solicitor R O Brenan and Corporation Counsel W H Baily plan bills for Des Moines to compel public service utilities under franchise to file annual January reports detailing property value operating costs expenses and other business details. A failure to report could allow councils to revoke franchises and expose corporate profits and service prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
R. O. Brenan
W. H. Baily
Iowa
Brenan
Baily
Hypnotist Rector Aids Prisoner In Liquor Cure
In Des Moines Rev. Thomas Cassady of St. Mark's Church hypnotized Joseph Leveana in county jail to break his liquor habit. The preacher directed Leveana to move a chair, then had him fall asleep, with Leveana remaining still under hypnosis. Cassady pursues a sober outcome.
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Thomas Cassady
Levean Second Emanuel
Des Moines
St. Mark’s Church
Joseph Leveana
Leveana
Mr. Cassady
Mark Twain Establishes Mark Twain Company in Albany
New York reports Mark Twain formed a perpetual corporation in Albany with $5,000 capital to insure rights to the Mark Twain name for his family. Directors include Twain, Miss I V Lyon, and R W Ashcroft. Clemens serves as president with Lyon as vice president and Ashcroft as secretary and treasurer.
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New York
Mark Twain
Abany
R. W. Ashcroft
Miss I. V. Lyon
Samuel L. Clemens
Clemens
Miss Lyon
Mr. Ashcroft
Leper from China Dies in Harrisburg Tuberculosis Death
Mack Lem a Chinese leper who had lived in Harrisburg since July 1907 died in a hospital from tuberculosis. He had been kept isolated after being found as a restaurant cook and had incurred city expense of 175 dollars a month rising to 200 dollars, sparking council debates.
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Harrisburg
Mack Lem
China
Mack
Hog Cholera Stamped Out by Missouri College
Missouri Agricultural College says a new hyperimmunized hog serum acts as an antitoxine to hog cholera. With a $45,000 annual appropriation, it pledges to save Missouri farmers between 1 and 5 million dollars yearly. The serum is prepared from hyperimmunized hog blood and preserved with carbolic acid for up to a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri University
St. Louis
Republic
Columbia
Missouri Agricultural College
Missouri
Agricultural College
Funeral Struggle Breaks Out at Widows Service
At Pauline F. Holmes funeral in Chicago the scene turned violent as Louise Westmass attacked Charles E. Holmes over his wife’s death. Deputies separated them while the service continued, with Westmass later swooning and rejoining the procession.
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Chicago
Pauline F. Holmes
Indiana Avenue
Charles E. Holmes
Louise Westmass
Park Avenue
Convicts Keen to Learn at Fort Madison Prison School
Twenty new desks were purchased for the Fort Madison penitentiary school where about 200 inmates study reading and writing. Warden Sanders started Iowa’s first inmate school, with nightly sessions five nights a week and rising demand for equipment.
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Fort Madison
Des Moines
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Board of Control of State Institutions
Sanders
Iowa
John Downie
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Jackhawk Township
John Campbell
Will Ramsay
Stockport
Ckport
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
M Douglas
Milton
P. T. Miller
C. Mendenhall
Tarkio
N. H. Ruby
Kansas
Glendale
Libertyville
Kentucky
Bryan Scathes
Miss Roosevelt
Packers
Dho
Pug
Bill
Mark Twain Company
Holmes
Pure Food Grocery
Jos. Ricksher
ER. A. Howard
O. F. Fryer
WF. E. Speiws
Frank Ricksher
Wesley Cassel
W.H. Julian
Iowa State Savings Bank
J. E. Roth
James Louden
E. A. Howard
W. EE. Bradshaw
Me Somes
Ed. Hunt
Geo. W. Ball
R. F. Ratcliff
W. A. Lamson
E. F. Simmons
Ada Roth
Guardian
Wm. (. Hawk
J. H. Allender
A. F. Cassell
F. H. Booker
August Walgren
Los. Ricksher
T. R. Howlett
Ward Lamson
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