Corn Show Week Organization Day Planned in Iowa
Des Moines reports outline Organization Day on December 9 as part of the seventh Iowa corn exposition from November 29 to December 11. Goals include forming local clubs with representation in a state body to push agricultural legislation. featured speakers include A G Judson Henry Wallace P G Holden and William Orr. plans aim to boost Iowa Corn Growers' association exhibits and membership. Nearby towns Mitchellville Carlile and Atlantic will host talks to recruit exhibits.
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Des Moines
Br. C. TB. Knowles
A. GB. Judson
Balfour
Tusbandry
Grange
Iowa Farmer
Knowles
Mitchellville Carlile
Atlantic
Edeavor
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Student Volunteers to Meet Iowa City
Twelve delegates will be chosen within the next month by the university Y M C A membership to represent the State University of Iowa at the monster student volunteer convention in Rochester New York from December 29 to January 2. The sixth international gathering will include representatives from nearly every university worldwide and Iowa will be represented by a delegation of over 200 young men.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Monster
Rochester
N. Y
State of Iowa
Shot Boy With Gun Wad In Mason City
A 9 year old boy William Heddens, son of C Heddens, was shot by a schoolmate James Smith over a game dispute. A pasteboard wad lodged in his middle finger bone and caused a swollen infected finger but doctors provided heroic remedies to prevent tetanus.
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Mosher
Mason City
William Heddens
C. Heddens
James Smith
Creston Man Joseph Patera Dies After Buggy Accident
Joseph Patera of Creston died at his home six weeks after a buggy fall and being run over. He initially recovered briefly, but gangrene developed and he remained bedridden and worsened until death.
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Creston
Joseph Patera
Lamoni Man Sentenced for Black Hand Letter
Lamoni judge Towner in Leon sentenced Francis Heathman a former deputy mail carrier to two years in the penitentiary. Heathman had pleaded guilty to sending a blackhand letter to W A Hopkins, cashier of a Lamoni bank, demanding $1000 last August.
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Lamoni Black
Lamoni
Stabbed at a Dance in Butler County
William Macahen Jr. was fatally or seriously injured after a stabbing at a dance held at George Kukhon’s home in Butler County. He stepped in to stop a fight between two men and was stabbed during the ensuing row, suffering a deep cut to his leg.
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Nashua
William Macahen, Jr
George Kukhon
Butler County
Plaintiff Wins $2800 in Breach Suit Against Sladen
In Storm Lake the second trial of Emily Hampton versus George Sladen ended with a verdict of 2800 dollars for the plaintiff, matching the first trial outcome.
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Storm Lake
Emily Hampton
George Sladen
Stricken Suddenly In Marshalltown Pastor Undergoes Surgery
The Rev. Mr. Boomershine of Grace Reformed Church Liscomb was stricken with appendicitis while visiting Marshalltown. He was taken to St. Thomas hospital where an operation was performed.
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Marshalltown
Boomershine
Grace Reformed Church
Liscomb
St. Thomas Hospital
Chicago youth tied to $125 diamond theft
Joseph McKernen, a young Chicagoan, was arrested here and sent back to Chicago to answer to the theft of a diamond ring valued at 125 dollars.
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Chicago
Clinton
Joseph McKernen
Child Scalded by Spill From Wash Boiler in Marshalltown
A 16 month old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gus Weber in Marshalltown, was badly scalded when a chair tipped with a wash boiler spilling its hot contents onto the child.
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Marshalltown
Gus Weber
Court Reporter Resigns in Storm Lake Case
Storm Lake court reporter F M Ely resigns after long service to Judge A D Bailie due to ill health. He will be succeeded by Frank A Cocn, signaling a change in the county court reporting lineup.
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Storm Lake
F. M. Ely
A. D. Bailie
Frank A. Cocn
Fine Iowa Stock Exhibited At Cedar Rapids Meeting
Cedar Rapids reports the Iowa dairymen's convention feature the address by Prof. C. F. Curtiss dean of the state college at Ames. Lectures by Charles L. Till of Wisconsin and Hugh G. Van Pelt followed. The livestock exhibit showcased the largest number of high grade dairy cattle ever shown and was praised by about two hundred attending dairymen. All sessions drew strong attendance and the dairy machinery and product exhibits saw good patronage.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
C. F. Curtiss
State College
Ames
Iowa Dairymen’s
Ecomennion
Charles L. Till
Rosedale
Wis
Hugh G. van Pelt
Unusual Operation After Train Accident
Howard Cuthrie 17 son of S C Guthrie Stan dard Oil manager Marshalltown underwent removal of a kidney after a fall on Aug 17 while boarding a Buffalo Bill train. Kidney ruptured and gangrenous. Condition critical but expected to improve with time if he survives the coming days.
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Marshalltown
Buffalo Bill
Howard Cuthrie
S. C. Guthrie
Standard Oil Company
Missing Keokuk woman Nellie Clark whereabouts unknown
Keokuk residents pursue a mystery surrounding Nellie Clark 28 daughter of Mrs Matilda S Clark. Authorities suspect hypnotist Professor Vaughan who held exhibitions in town may have enticed her away though her sudden departure with or without him remains unverified. Clark carried several hundred dollars.
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Keokuk
Nellie Clark
Matilda S. Clark
Vaughan
Bis
Largest Mortgage Filed in Harrison County History
Recorder F. 13 Owens and Deputy S Cox report the Chicago and Great Western Railroad Company has secured a 75 million dollar mortgage from the Standard Trust Company of New York. The record marks the county's largest loan on file.
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Logan
Owens
Cox
Harrison County
Chicago and Great Western Railroad Company
Standard Trust Company of New York
City to pay riot damages for theater loss in Iowa
City of Iowa City faces 60 dollars in damages to Swan's Coldren theater after rioting. Manager Swan will pursue the claim, while Mayor Otto says the city will likely cover the loss. Other riot damages were insured.
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Iowa City
Swan
Coldren Theater
Wahle
Otto
Iowa City Appoints 55 Special Police Firemen
Mayor Ralph Otto swears in fifty five Iowa City firemen as special police after a university student riot exposed insufficient force to quell the mob. The move expands municipal security following the disturbance.
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Iowa City
Ralph Otto
Iowa City Fire Department
Dubuque Woman Receives Carnegie Hero Fund Aid
Mrs. James Cludry of Dubuque has been notified she will receive a monthly grant from the Carnegie Hero Fund. Her husband and children suffered burn injuries in a house fire, with the husband lauded for attempting to rescue the family.
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Carnegie Hero Fund
Dubuque
James Cludry
Four Suits Filed Against Railroad Over Stock and Farms
In Mount Pleasant four separate suits totaled 3000 dollars against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad. Plaintiffs claim stock killed farms burned by engines and runaways. Court opens November 28.
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Mount Pleasant
District
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Iowa Apples Fetch $10 Per Barrel At Exposition
At the national horticultural exposition in Council Bluffs an Iowa fruit grower offered ten dollars for a barrel of apples on display. The event underscored Iowa’s prominence in fruit production and prompted interest from exhibitors and buyers alike.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Child Falls on Knife in Marshalltown
Adeline Andrews eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Andrews fell on a sharp paring knife driven two inches into her brain. Doctors say she lives and has an even chance of recovery.
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Marshalltown
Adeline Andrews
Daniel Andrews
Bold Men Raid Alleman Bank
Des Moines report says dynamiters wrecked the Farmers Savings bank at Alleman and escaped with $1,600. Nitro glycerine blasts shattered vault doors, but no injuries are mentioned.
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Alleman Bank
Des Moines
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Alleman
Blow Up Old Smoke Stack Clinton
A towering brick smokestack at a major pine lumber mill was demolished with giant powder causing a dramatic blast. The removal ends a long standing structure that dominated the mill skyline.
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Clinton
Roller Skater Breaks Ankle at Lyric Rink Party
Miss Lena Brooker instructor of music in the public schools fell at a private party at the Lyric skating rink and broke an ankle.
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Mount Pleasant
Lyric Skating Rink
Lena Brooker
Wild Engine Wrecks Caboose in Iowa Central Crash
A switch engine on the Iowa Central escaped control and struck a caboose, wrecking it. The wreck sparked a red hot stove, destroying the caboose in Mason City.
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Mason City
Iowa Central
Iowa Dairying Grows With State Support and Cow Testing
The article notes Iowa’s shift toward dairying to balance corn and pork output. It highlights a $10,000 state appropriation over two years for a dairy expert, dairy associations, and cow testing groups. Cow testing evaluates butterfat, milk weight, feed costs, and production value, boosting farm profitability.
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Acre
Iowa
State Dairy Association
Hugh G. van Pelt
Waterloo
Secretary of State to Enforce Iowa Corporation Laws on Insurance Firms
Secretary W. C. Hayward will enforce Iowa corporation law on all firms including insurers. A 2 percent tax to the state auditor previously let insurers evade the secretary of state. The legislative change now requires filing and tax compliance, risking insurers leaving Iowa and provoking retaliation from home states. relief awaits the next session.
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W. C. Hayward
Iowa
Mercantile
Secretary of State
Ture
Iowa Drops Immense Grain Output Claim
Iowa farmers have raised an immense volume of grain surpassing the world's gold output, with estimates showing about 400 million bushels of corn and substantial contributions from cattle hogs beef poultry and other products. The piece extols Iowa's vast agricultural bounty and imagines future farming expansion.
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Towa
Iowa
Human credulity and myths in childhood beliefs
The passage argues that youth imitate legends regarded as facts, noting Nero fiddling during Rome's fire is false and Nero was distant, while William Tell shifts from myth to dismissible tale as people mature. It uses examples to show how myths persist then fade with knowledge.
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Nero
Rome
William Tell
Will of Mrs Speyer Funds Major Charities
The will of Mrs Franziska Speyer widow of George Speyer a partner in Speyer Co allocates between 8 and 10 million dollars to benevolent causes. Gifts include 1 million to the Frankfort Academy of Social and Commercial Science and 1 006 million for cancer and lupus research plus other endowments across New York London and Frankfort.
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Frankfort-on-the-Main
Franziska Speyer
George Speyer
Speyer & Co
New York
London
Frankfort-on-the- Main
Frankfort Academy of Social and Commercial Science
Advertising reads in playhouse spat over food part
An exchange quotes a distressed actor asking to be heard or he will shoot himself while a woman urges him to calm down. The manager is implied to intervene by offering a small acting role to secure the talent.
Hero of March to the Sea Dart hoists flag over confederate capitol
George W. Dart longtime Ackley city marshal in Hardin County Iowa participates in Shermans March to the Sea. He enlists in Clinton and serves in Crocker brigade. Discharged at Vicksburg 1863, re enlists and leads color party into Columbia capturing the capitol flag with his unit.
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George W. Dart
Ackley
Hardin County
Iowa
Sherman
Marshalltown
Dart
Clinton
Crocker
Vicksburg
Columbia
Capitol Building
Army of the Tennessee
Eldora Named By Mrs. Edgington Founder’s Tale
In 1853 Mrs. Lois Beal Edgington recalled naming Eldora after a personal loss. She lived in a Gilchrist farm cabin when commissioners chose the town site. Her diary notes the name Bidora as a favored tribute, and Eldora has since remained central to her family.
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Eldora
Lois Beal Edgington
Melvin Edgington
Col
Samuel R. Edgington
Richard P. Clarkson
Iowa State Register
United States Pension Agent
Col. Edgington
Edgington
Gilchrist
Bidora
Col. S. R. Edgington
Eldora’s
Forest Service plants 80 million fir trees in two weeks
The national forest service will plant one ton of Douglas fir seeds producing about 80 million trees. About one third will go to Bull Run national forest. Reforestation aims to boost Bull Run river flow, potentially doubling Portland's water supply and safeguarding it for 300 years.
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National Forest Service
Bull Run National Forest
Bull Run
Portland
Portland Oregonian
World's Highest Garden on Petit St Bernard
The garden sits at 6000 feet on the Petit St Bernard pass in the Alps. Initiated about fifteen years ago under Queen Margherita's patronage, it has grown into a notable collection of mountain plants from around the world.
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Petit St. Bernard
Alps
Margherita
Noted Phrase From A Sales Encounter
In a casual conversation the phrase Quite Natural. Bronson-What appears as a quoted line asking if more is needed. The response from the salesgirl is Will that be all today signaling closure of the purchase inquiry.
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Bronson
Johnson
The Tithing Habit Fosters Convenience and Charity
The Interior piece argues tithing began as convenience then became a duty clarifying giving. A fixed tenth relieves repeated appeals, reduces selfishness, and widens charity as income grows. Tithers often increase the share, expanding generous impact beyond a mere tenth.
A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Service
A prayer asks for grace life and light through God. It seeks holy desire to serve others and witness Christ’s grace with enduring love hope and faith. It asks purification from self and distraction and upliftment toward eternal joys for overcome believers.
Education quote from Rey A T Horn Methodist Chicago
A brief education note quotes Rey A T Horn of the Methodist tradition in Chicago praising the ability to grasp the spirit of beauty through education. The remark frames education as access to aesthetic insight and moral understanding within a religious community.
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Rey
A, T, Horn
Methodist
Chicago
Happiness as Duty Inspires Inner Joyful Conduct
A quotation notes that happiness emerges naturally from fulfilled duty. It urges that a good man should be thoroughly happy through dutiful living and virtuous behavior.
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Phillips Brooks
Gethsemane of Life Reflects on Suffering and Comfort
Dean Farrar speaks of life’s Gethsemane as a test of struggle illness and loss. He argues Christ shares in agony and offers comfort prayer healing and peace to those who seek him.
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Christ
Dean Farrar
God's Love Described as Infinite Tenderness and Sacrifice
A devotional, poetic passage compares human love to divine love, describing God’s boundless tenderness, self sacrifice, and lavish blessings toward his objects of love. It invites readers to imagine infinite love by combining all earthly loves and multiplying them by infinity.
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God
The Life of Service in Pauline Thought
The piece argues that a useful life is defined by service to God and man. It praises the Apostle Paul for prioritizing God and embracing the living sacrifice as outlined in Romans to guide modern Christian life.
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Paul
Caesar
God
The Enlarging Vision of Truth in Christian Life
The piece speaks of the grandeur of the Christian life as an ever enlarging vision of truth granted to true followers of Jesus. It notes Jesus as teacher and Saviour and asserts that those who do his will continually learn new wonders of truth and grace. It cites Jesus saying I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.
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Thomas Kane
Jesus Christ
Lfe
Jesus
Christ
Trusting at All Times in Faith and Duty
A devotional piece urges constant trust in God and ongoing worship. It quotes psalmist calls to righteousness at all times and describes religion as a perpetual duty and privilege despite crises.
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Lord
God
Harmony in Marriage Says Baptist Minister
Rev. W. W. Bustard of Boston argues harmony reduces divorces by teaching patience with faults. He says harmony creates heaven on earth and in the hereafter, urging couples to endure and work through differences.
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America
W. W. Bustard
Baptist
Boston
Mass
Unselfishness and divine harmony inspire growth
A brief inspirational quote attributed to Rev. William Wilkinson, Evangelist in New York, praising unselfishness as a path to harmony and sweeter life.
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William Wilkinson
New York
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