Plumb Line of Heaven Governs Wall of Character
Dr. Talmage argues that only divine straight up and down religion can reform society and personal life. He contrasts godly measure with worldly pursuits, warns youth against early sins, and urges steadfast moral foundations to prevent spiritual and financial ruin.
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Louis Klopsch
Washington
Trondhjem
Norway
God
Amos
Times
Pisa
Sinai
Solomon
Newfoundland
Deposits in Iowa Banks Rise Sharply in 1900
Des Moines dispatch reports June 30 deposits in Iowa state and savings banks at 91,147,056.88, doubling in four years and nearly quadrupling with national banks included. The piece notes asset and liability shifts since February 1900 and mentions a forthcoming Des Moines horse show and labor temple efforts. It cites suffragists planning a October convention with Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt.
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Des Moines
Savings Banks
Towa
Iowa
Due Canitat Liablis
Susan B. Anthony
Mary G. Hay
California
National Organization
Carrie Chapman Catt
Iowa Fire Insurance Report and State Fair Preparations
Fire insurance in Iowa shows policies in force totaling 551,671,540 with $2,804,512 paid in losses in 1900. Iowa collected $349,561.15 in fees and $1,191,000 in taxes from insurers since 1900. Des Moines hosts busy state fair preparations, with exhibit space demand double previous years and improvements underway. The fair runs August 24 to September 1, with excursions arranged and a notable delegation from Indianapolis expected.
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Des Moines
Cea
Iowa
Merriam
Towa
Joint Stock and Mutuals
Indianapolis
Ind
IW. Bicknisll
Surprise Eightieth Birthday Party for John Fry
A surprise party honored John Fry on his eightieth birthday at his Iowa City area home. One hundred forty two attendees were mostly Fry relatives. Fry was found working in the hay fields. Five generations and four of Fry’s brothers aged 91 to 97 attended. the brothers are among Johnson County’s earliest settlers arriving with Jacob and Susanna Ivy in 1840 on their Washington Township farm still owned by descendants.
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John Fry
Iowa City
Mr. Wry
Fry
Jacob
Susanna Ivy
Washington Township
Johnson County
Susannery
Prospectors Drowned in Arizona Floods
A cloudburst flooded canyons and valleys along tributaries to the Verdex river in Arizona. Campers along the banks were caught unawares as wagons and tents were washed away. Iowa prospectors J. Ws. Jacobson and a partner, likely Williams, drowned while trying to save their horses and mining gear.
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Verdex
Arizona
J. Ws. Jacobson
Williams
Iowa
Insanity Commission Declares Edward Coy Insane in Indiana
An insanity commission in Laporte Indiana declared Edward Coy of Odebolt insane and ordered his removal to an asylum. Coy had leaped from a second story hotel window in Chicago while being moved to a Laporte private sanitarium. Doctors say recovery is unlikely and attribute dementia to morphine use.
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Laporte
Ind
Edward Coy
Odebolt
Coy
Chicago
African Monarchs of America Form National Fraternal Group
The African Monarchs of America, a fraternal insurance association for colored men, has completed organization in Sioux City. The society will attain national scope and is described as the only organization of its kind worldwide devoted solely to negroes.
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The
African Monarchs of America
Colored Men
Sioux City
Ticket Chosen by Republican State Convention in Des Moines
Des Moines Aug 2 The Republican state convention nominates the state ticket with W B Martin of Grnfield for secretary of state P F Merriam Manchester for treasurer G S Gilbertson Forest City for attorney general C W Mullan Waterloo for Supreme Court judge Emily McClain Iowa City and D J Palmer Washington as railway commissioner along with presidential electors at large John N Baldwin Council Bluffs Ole Roa Des Moines and district delegates. Final balloting narrows to Hobart and Martin with Martin winning 707 to 492. Merriam renominated auditor, Gilbertson over Morrow for treasurer, Mullan chosen for attorney general. McClain nominated for supreme court. Resolution committee endorses Philadelphia platform and mourns John Henry Gen and Edwin H Conger. New state central committee listed with Weaver reelected chairman.
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Des Moines
Pootatany
W. B. Martin
Greenfield
P. F. Merriam
Manchester
G. 8. Gilbertson
Forest City
Cc. W. Mullan
Waterloo
Supreme Court
Emily McClain
Iowa City
D. J. Palmer
Washinton
John N. Baldwin
Highth
Merrion
Stookey
Decatur County
G. Lever
Guthrie County
Thomas Wray
Crawford County
Wleventh
George J. Bowers
Sioux County
Hobart
Marlin
Redman
Annavlsy
Stetson
Martin
Heobart
Frank Be. Merriam
Ford. &. Gilbertson
Morest City
W. W. Morrow
Afton
Dial
W.d. Halli
Sioux City
Jacob Sims
Connell
Ballory
Maitin McChinn
State University
II Remley
Monticello
Gavehard
Oskatoosa
I M. Wee
Centerville
Committee On
Senate
House of Representatives
Shay Indorse
Jaessen
WM. Shaw
WM. Shaw Tiestate A Ftaches, Whey
Avery
Commonwealth
John Henry
Iowa
Perl
Edwin H. Conger
New State Committee
New State Central Committee
Capital and labor in California orange and mustard trade
The article notes California orange capital estimated at 44 million dollars with Lompoc in Santa Barbara County growing mustard for the nation. It also contrasts 70 years of work by hand accounting for 4,800 hours to two hours and three quarters by modern machinery, and cites worker wages rising from one dollar daily to seven dollars for two workers. It adds refrigerating tech may extend mine depths to access rich veins, enabling deeper mining if costs justify.
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Orange
California
Lompoc
Santa Barbara County
Cal
Cattle for Scotland by Poweshiek County Farmers
Wart Bros of Poweshiek County enter cattle shipping for export to Scotland. Last year over 800 head on their farms prepared for market. First shipment of 100 head sailed with cattle gaining weight to Glasgow, with corn and hay rations aboard. Cattle tame on sea and weathered storms by lying down. they sensed land and bawled in anticipation of release.
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Wart Bros
Poweshiek County
Cglasgow
New York
Barn Burners Plague Fort Dodge with Barn Fires
A sweeping arson wave hits Fort Dodge as eight barns burn in 24 hours. Victims include Congress man J. P. Dolliver and other prominent locals. Police supplement with armed citizens to quell the unrest as property damage mounts.
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Fort Dodge
J. P. Dolliver
T. Meservey
George Fessell
W. I. Sperry
I. Prussia
J. M., Schaupp
al Flint
George Mopper
Iowa History Day planned in Iowa City October
Curators of the Iowa Historical Society plan an Iowa history day or reunion of pioneer lawmakers in Iowa City during October. They will feature addresses and historical topics from prominent Iowa men and preserve speeches and proceedings in a special issue of the Historical Record.
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Iowa Historical Society
Iowa City
Iowa
New Town Wolftown Named In Butler County Land Condemnation
Illinois Central railroad commissioners condemn land between Parkersburg and New Hartford Butler county to establish Wolftown a new town named for real estate owner C. C. Wolf.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Parkersburg
New Hartford
Butler County
Wolftown
C. C. Wolf
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Mary Faiferlick
Matt Waiferlick
Webster County
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Muscatine
Sennaford
H. Crewin
Allamakee County
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O. Weaver
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Maquoketa
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J. M. Larwent
Grundy
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M. Leach
Stratford
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George C. Scott
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Charles Phillips
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