Domestic Happiness Sermon Emphasizes Housekeepers
Rev. Talmage portrays Martha and Mary as models for domestic life. He praises the housekeeper's toil from dawn to night, urges patience with overworked women, and honors sacrifice, citing Christ's gentle rebuke and the enduring example of his mother.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Luke x
Martha
Bethany
Mary
Christ
Jesus
Meno
Stock Exchange
Challons
Austerlitz
Gettysburg
Waterloo
Comedian Bannister Impresses Old Scotch Dame
Bannister the comedian meets a proud Scotch dame who does not recall the Bannister name. He gravely replies that they are closely connected with the Stairs and belong to a good ancient family. The exchange is noted in Household Words and shared by the Atchison Globe.
Iowa Assembly to Convene with Retrenchment Aims This Month
The Twenty seventh Iowa General Assembly will meet Monday with credentials committee to organize and adjourn until Tuesday. Gov. Shaw to be inaugurated January 13. Expected speakers and secretaries named, with focus on retrenchment, state debt reduction, and board of control. Shaw arrives in Des Moines and sets office hours. Historical sketch recounts Iowa’s path to statehood and growth from 1846 to present. Must Do Business Here ruling requires Iowa offices for incorporated firms. State Teachers Association notes over 1,000 attendees and plans to honor Henry Sabin.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
Gov. Shaw
J.T. Funk
Mardin County
Funk
J. T. Lavender
Calhoun County
W. J. Hauger
Blackhawk County
James D. Bowen
House
Senate
George A. Newman
Cedar Falls
W. I. Bullard
Belmond
Assembly
Shaw
Congress
Western Land
Iowa
Marquette
Spain
France
Thomas Jefferson
Napoleon
Missouri
Michigan
Wisconsin
Burlington
Julian Dubuque
Dubuque
United States
Union
Samuel J. Kirkwood
William M. Stone
Kirkwood
United States Senate
Washington
Garfield
Remley
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Illinois
Far East
State Teachers’ Association
Gates
Grinnell
D. &. Wright
State Normal School
A. V. Storm
Storm Lake
Henry Sabin
Long Iowa Eulogy Honors Dr Subin Ten Years in State Service
A memorial praising Dr Subin’s 27 years in education in Town and his move ten years ago to statewide leadership. The piece outlines resolutions supporting State Superintendent Nin, future successor Barrett, stronger teacher standards, library access for rural schools, and continued support for normal schools and kindergarten. It also covers Anti-Saloon League actions, federation of temperance groups, and forthcoming officers for the academy and league.
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Subin
Clinton
Nin
Amos N. Currier
the State University
I. J. Wilard
Marshalltown
Carrie Parker
Spencer
IL Beveridge
Glidden
Carrie Goodell
Corydon
G. W. Samson
Cedar Ally
Educational Council
Charles City
W. G. van Ness
Dennison
W. G. Chevalier
Red Oak
Academy of Sciences
T. UW. Macbride
B. Wink
M. Fy. Arey
H. Osborn
W. Beyer
A. C. Page
W. H. Norton
Towa AntiSaloon League
Dunshee
Prohibition Party
Towa
T. 8. Coffin
Fort Dade
Iowa City
L. Brookwalter
Toledo
Allen Hickey
A. Merrill
J. W. This H. B. Bentley
Des Moines
Prof. Pearson
Grinnell
I. N. McCash
W. R. Cole
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Batley
Cedar Rapids
I. §. Dunshee
Will contest in Sioux City court over late gambler
Joseph Thirkield sues the estate of the deceased gambler known as Stub Wilson to claim twenty years of unpaid servant and body valet work. The will leaves most assets to a common law wife and nieces in Pennsylvania with some funds going to Samaritan hospital. The case will reveal Wilson’s hidden past as Thirkield seeks a share of the estate.
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Sioux City
Joseph Thirkield
Stub” Wilson
Samaritan Hospital
Thirkield
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Bond Fails To Free Novak In Murray Murder Case
Attorney Miller announced in Vinton that bail could not be posted to keep Irank Novak, convicted of Edward Murray's murder, from penitentiary. Sheriff Metcalf transported Novak after only partial bond was secured. $16,000 collected, $2,500 more expected soon, but not in time.
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Miller
Vinton
Irank Novak
Edward Murray
Metcalf
Novak
Attorney General Clarifies Rural Status for Independent Districts
Attorney General Remley submits opinion to State Superintendent Sabin on a vague point in the new school law. He holds that independent districts made up of unincorporated towns or villages must be treated and considered as rural districts.
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Remley
Sabin
Accident at Blacksmith Shop Costs Youth His Arm
Oliver Stewart, a young man near Pitzer, had his left arm blown off by a shotgun accidentally discharged by companions near a blacksmith shop. He is the son of RK W Stewart, a prominent Jackson township farmer.
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Oliver Stewart
Pitzer
RK. W. Stewart
Jackson Township
Family-linked Loan Fraud Allegation Reaches Keosauqua
In Keosauqua a farmer named Cox borrowed about 17 000 dollars from banks and businessmen, signing notes under the name of Thomas Hale who is Cox's father in law. It is alleged the signatures were forged without Hale's consent by an unnamed party.
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Keosauqua
Cox
Thomas Hale
Hale
Mr. Ifale
Restitution at Last for German Inheritance Bequeathed to Heir
Chris Leischseuring of Boone, a merchant tailor, is set to receive a long delayed legacy connected to a German nobleman’s estate. The tale traces a century old swindle, the late misread letter, and a 400000 dollar claim now resolved by a will naming Leischearenring, his sister, and twelve cousins as heirs in America, each likely to obtain over 25000 dollars.
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Chris Leischseuring
Boone
Mr. Leisehsenring
Schramm
Germany
Holland
Amsterdam
Ufe
Sehramim
Sehramm
Sehranins
America
Lessehsenring
Prohibition Victory Establishes Cherokee Inn as Dry
The Cherokee town remains dry after a year long temperance struggle. Saloon operators faced fines, court warnings, and arrests for hootering as temperance advocates seek 65 percent voter support. Ministerial association opposes renewed saloon activity.
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Cherokee Inn
Cherokee
Oliver
Ines
Iowas Eisteddfod Attracts Thousands In Oskaloosa
The town state eisteddfod drew 8000 attendees for three sessions at the Masonic Opera House. Prizes totaled 700 dollars for choirs and individuals. Prof. Daniel Protheroe of Milwaukee served as judge. Morgan Thomas, Des Moines, won first in the essay on mine safety. John Canty of Oskaloosa was second. Pekay club won Come Bourteous May. Oskaloosa club, 60 voices, won Come Thou Pretty Bee.
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Des Moines
John Canty
Oskaloosa
Pekay Club
Oskaloosa Club
Quaker Groom A Fighter in Orange County Incident
David Hooper a Quaker wed in Orange City faced a noisy charivari on his wedding night. When guests forced a window entry to arrest him, bystanders used a hickory club and beat several attackers, Hooper asserts his religion does not require quiet submission to mob mistreatment of himself and his wife.
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Orange City
David Hooper
Orange County
Looper
Railroad Men Organize in Des Moines for Political League
Des Moines forms Capital City Branch of the Railroad and Telegraphers Political League of America with J. W. Johnson as president and G. W. Phillips as secretary. The group includes railroad and telegraph employees and aims to influence the upcoming mayoralty contest. Similar unions spread statewide as the league grows nationally.
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Des
Rhems
Iowa's Klondike crops show 1897 value near 200 million
Iowa crop service director reports 1897 production with wheat 14.6 million bushels valued at 10.8 million, corn 239.5 million bushels valued at 40.7 million, oats 133 million bushels valued at 21 million, barley 44 million bushels valued at 3.25 million. Total crops 151.08 million, with added value from processing bringing soil crops to about 200 million.
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Iowa Crop Service
Iowa
Chicago & Northwestern Mortgage Filed in Council Bluffs
The Chicago and Northwestern railway filed in the register of deeds office at Council Bluffs a mortgage for 165000000 dollars with the United States Trust Company of New York. It covers all company property to extinguish bonds totaling 114302000 dollars.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Register of
Council Bluffs
United States Trust Company of New York
Christmas Week at Clarinda Insane Hospital
On Christmas night the Iowa hospital for the insane at Clarinda opened with an entertainment, then gifts for all patients. A week of events followed including phantom ball, Granger drama, poverty ball, stereopticon, shadowgraph, and a grand New Year fancy dress ball exclusive to patients with visitors by invitation.
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Lowa
Clarinda
Hospital Dramatic Club
Ufe
Disease Spreads as Dead Hogs Attract Suspects Near Sioux City
Reports from Sioux City describe a deadly hog disease ravaging farms in the region. Buyers allegedly haul dead swine to rendering works and may contaminate pens by dumping diseased material, amid warnings and few prosecutions.
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Sioux City
Woodbury
Town division of the League elects officers again
The second election of the Town division of the League of American Wheelmen closed with results similar to the prior vote. W Koch of Des Moines adds a seat on the board of representatives as 626 votes were cast with 19 invalid and 39 unneeded for change. chief consul A T Miller led with 124 and J A Gallagher topped war vice consul with 487.
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League of American Wheelmen
W. Ke, Koch
Des Moines
Board of Representatives
A. T. Miller
A. Co. Quimby
J. A. Gallagher
W. Johnston
J. A. Sherman
Jed Carter
Joe Beeson
Ben Miller
J. K. Jones
W. Koch
J. C. Keeler
Amborn
W. C. Hattenhauer
Sunday School Workers Prepare for State Convention in Cedar Rapids
Preparations for the Iowa Sunday School convention in Cedar Rapids on June 22 and 23 are underway. About 700 delegates from within the state and over 1,000 from outside are expected, with Dwight Moody III Excell leading song and Chicago chorus leader Excell directing a large chorus. A parade of Sunday-school workers is planned, aiming for about 4,000 participants.
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Cedar Rapids
Dwight Tr. Moody
Excell
Chicago
Rabbits Spread Diphtheria Says Sioux City Doctors
Doctors in Sioux City report rabbits in central Iowa are spreading a diphtheria like illness. Hundreds of rabbits died from a disease similar to human diphtheria, and soon cases appeared in local families. Officials deduce the germs were carried by the animals.
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Sioux City
Love at First Sight Marries in Secret Union
William Nellen of Eldora and Miss Alice Anthony of St. Louis wed in Newton after a brief acquaintance. The couple kept the ceremony hidden from the bride's parents and plan a second ceremony in St. Louis. Also, Wray Waters was shot in the thigh when a revolver discharged accidentally in Fairfield.
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Jans
St. Louis
William Nellen
Eldora
Alice Anthony
Newton
Mr. Hellen
Wray Waters
Fairfield
Waters
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