Recruits Travel West as War clouds Gather
A long June day ends as a crowded Union Pacific train carries volunteers bound for the Pacific frontier. A corporal disciplines funds and temper among the rookies Foster and Murray while Foster is tested over spending. A striking young recruit, Foster, attracts attention from officers and passengers before boarding the diner car.
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Far Pacific
Sierras
Great Salt Lake
Spain
Ogden
Union Pacific
Denver & Rio Grande
Southern Pacific
Oakland Pier
Salt Lake Valley
Iowa
Jim
Nebraska
Colorado
Towa
Rio Grande
Mellen
Murray
Foster
Connelly
Ark
Tumblein
Denver
Sacramento
Dix and Hix Income Dialog Snapshot
A brief Chicago Daily News item notes Dix asks if income suffices for all needs and Hix replies it covers half of wants. The exchange highlights budget constraints and consumer expectations in a concise quotelike exchange.
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Dix
Hix
Chicago Daily News
The Call to Service in Peter's Faithful Journey
A 1908 sermon by A N Kellogg on Peter's call to service, failure, repentance, and reinstatement. It links Christ’s call with diligent living, describing the path from faith through virtue and knowledge to godliness and love, ending with the promise of abundant entry into the kingdom through Jesus Christ.
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A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
Jesus Christ
Peter
David
Christ
Paul
Jesus
Galilee
Jerusalem
God
Henry Ward Beecher
Veter
Lake of Galilee
Slim
Christian
John
Christ Jesus
Simon
Jonas
Thom
The True Religion and the King’s Ruling Duty
The Boston Watchman notes a French tale of a king who vows obedience to a friar but is told to return home and rule. It warns against religions that replace all else with monks and urges a faith that penetrates daily life and guides all actions. It argues religion should transform motive and temper, not merely alter activities.
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Denry 1
France
Boston Watchman
Insane Population in Iowa Rises 1900 1902 Says Judge Robinson
Statistics by Judge Robinson of the board of control show a steady rise in Iowa’s insane population from 1900 to 1902 with 103 more in 1901 and 174 more in 1902. Mount Pleasant and Cherokee hospitals also report a growing inebriate burden with 64 male inebriates at Cherokee and 109 inmates at Mount Pleasant by end of 1902.
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Iowa
Judge Robinson
Board of Control
Mount Pleasant
Cherokee
ATA Isi
Seeeenenen Ee
Robinson
Remarkable Growth in Secretary of State Articles and Fees
A report from the Secretary of State Office, prepared by HT Saberson, shows 1902 saw more articles of incorporation and amendments than 1901 with steady monthly gains. Notable: total fees rose by 160 384.27, original articles 628 and amendments 184, while notarial and other fees declined due to the period ending.
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Martin
HT. Saberson
Secretary of State
Bohemian Education Council Forms in Cedar Rapids
A new movement named the Council of Higher Education has been launched in Cedar Rapids to promote Bohemian education across Ohio Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Kansas Texas and broader regions. It aims to educate youths of Bohemian parentage in state universities agricultural colleges normal schools and major universities including the University of Chicago Adelbert College and Columbia. Officers include President Prof. B. Shincek Town University Vice President John Vosmek Secretary Joseph J. Hajek Financial Secretary Hon. Joseph Mekota County Attorney Treasurer Hon. W. I. Severn Wholesale and manufacturing pharmacist.
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Ohio
Ilinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kansas
Texas
Cedar Rapids
Middle West
Council of Higher Education
University of Chicago
Adelbert College
Cornell
Columbia Universities
B. Shincek
Town University
John Vosmek
Joseph J. Hajek
Joseph Mekota
W. I. Severn
Teachers Seek Union Formation In Iowa Schools
The Iowa teachers movement toward unionization grows quietly with inquiries to A E Older of the State Federation of Labor. Webster County teachers have begun steps to form a union amid low wages and the spread of organizing in other states. Union advocates stress education and shared interests with organized labor to achieve results.
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Iowa
A. E. Older
Des Moines
State Federation of Labor
Webster County
Counterfeiter Arrests In Cedar Rapids Case
GC. Burke a painter and Hagenberger once of Davenport and a Davenport police officer turned Cedar Rapids resident were arrested for passing counterfeit dollars. Detectives found a large stash of spurious coins and say they had passed much of it mainly in saloons. They confessed and investigators seek the counterfeiting operation location.
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GC. Burke
Hagenberger
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Memory of War Times Fades After Home Shooting
At the Iowan soldiers home in Marshalltown E. J. Duncan was shot by George Livingston. Livingston fired twice but only hit Duncan in the flesh. The shooting is linked to Duncan's attention to Livingston's wife.
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Foster
Connelly
Marshalltown
E. J. Duncan
George Livingston
Livingston
Duncan
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Yin
J. B. Lippincott Company
Chapter
Bohemian Education
Teachers’ Union
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