Keokuk convention to spotlight power dam tour
Five hundred manufacturers from across Iowa will attend the eleventh annual Iowa State Manufacturers association convention in Keokuk on August 6 to 8. A guided inspection of the Mississippi River power dam led by Hugh L. Cooper is planned along with talks by Herbert N. Coane and Casson on markets and finance. Governor Clarke will attend.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Manufacturers’ Association
Keokuk
Mississippi River
Hugh L. Cooper
Herbert N. Coane
New York
Casson
America
Herrington Emergon
Clarke
Iowa State College
Ames
Association
State Association
Journey in Mexico Ends in Harrowing Border Ordeal
M B Telfor and bride Dora Seltrous endure kidnapping by alleged constitutionalists after crossing the Rio Grande. Their car is seized, they travel on foot through trackless country, receive help from an American rancher Bill Blocker, and reach Boquillas, Texas after a perilous trek via ranches and scarce sustenance.
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San Antonio
Tex
M. B. Telfor
Boquillas
Mexico
Dora Seltrous
Texas
Mr. Telfor
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Mr. Telsor
United States
Bill Blocker
Blocker Ranch
Blocker
Norway Triumph Honored in Vienna Conference
A preliminary conference connected with the Budapest women’s franchise convention was held in Vienna and focused on planning and honors. Attendees included delegates from Norway and other nations, outlining campaign steps and recognition for achievements in women's suffrage.
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Vienna
Anna Shaw
Austria
Budapest
Norway
Anna H. Shaw
America
Boy's Flag Saves Rich Man from Rampaging Bull
Lawrence Mortland a ten year old boy used a small red flag to distract a furious bull attacking Joseph Grieff a wealthy oil operator on his farm in Emlenton Pennsylvania. Grieff crawled to safety after the bull gored him and wrecked the fence while Mortland taunted the animal with the flag.
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Emlenton
Lawrence Mortland
Joseph Grieff
Grieff
Goring
Mortland
Chapel of Rest for the Poor Opens in Holborn
Holborn borough council launches a chapel of rest to hold the dead of the poor awaiting burial. No charge will be made. The measure aims to ease crowded slum conditions where families live with deceased relatives. Authorities hope other boroughs will adopt the idea.
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London
Holborn
Ranchman Dies in Posthole Near Escalon
Romain Moll wealthy rancher of Stockton County dies after stumbling into a two by six foot post hole near the Tidewater Southern railroad while walking from Stockton to Escalon. Foreman and section crew recover body as a small dog leads to the scene.
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Stockton
Cal
Romain Moll
Moll
Escalon
Tidewater & Southern Railroad
King Edward Confronts Onion Smell Case at Biarritz
In a vivid anecdote retold by C. W. Stamper, King Edward VII accuses M r Hiley the postmaster and then Fehr the courier of eating onions after a beefsteak meal. The king declares Fehr’s efforts to hide the odor fail as his acute sense of smell proves the case.
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London
Hawkkins
Edward
Biarritz
Edward VII
C. W. Stamper
Stamper
Knight-Courier
Fehr
Hiley
Bones of Great Antiquity Near Cumberland Unearthed
In a Corrigansville area pit near Cumberland Maryland James W Gidlem assistant curator at the National Museum Washington and Raymond W Armbruster local fossil expert have uncovered fossilized bones believed thousands of years old The discovery follows last Novembers find reported to Smithsonian authorities The bones are in perfect condition with crystallized marrow resembling diamonds or quartz and may represent one of the nations greatest fossil finds to date
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Cumberland
James W. Gidlem
National Museum
Washington
Raymond W. Armbruster
Burkey’s
Corrigansville
Armbruster
Smithsonian
Timarchus Silver Coin Acquired By British Museum
The British Museum has acquired a Timarchus silver coin from the short rule of Timarchus Satrap of Babylon after Antiochus IV. Timarchus ruled one year around 162 BC before Demetrius and Laodice asserted succession. A unique four drachm silver coin and other rarities were previously known in Berlin and an auction in Germany.
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London
British Museum
Timarchus
Babylon
Syria
Antiochus IV
B. C
Demetrius
Laodice
Berlin Museum
Germany
New Interurban Line Sought From Newton to Colfax
Des Moines city railway officials announce survey work for an interurban line from Colfax to Newton. The plan would avoid the old Newton and Northwestern right of way and target roughly eleven miles, with construction possible if conditions are favorable.
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Des Moines
Interurban
Newton
Colfax
Hewitt
Des Moines City Railway Company
Newton & Northwestern
Rock Island
Davenport Seeks Pardon for Aged Slayer
The petition for pardon of Charles Owens a Civil War veteran sentenced to eight years for shooting William Kane during a long siege of taunting neighbors has been sent to the Iowa board of pardons. Owens lived in a riverfront shack subsisting on a pension and odd jobs until the incident. Kane died days later of blood poisoning.
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Davenport
Charles Owens
James Kane
Iowa Board of Pardons
Owens
River Front
William Kane
Kane
Aged Iowa Pioneer Kills Self in Jefferson Township
Joseph Tureck 78 with cancer of the face died by self inflicted gunshot at his home in Jefferson township. He used a muzzle loading shotgun placed between his knees and a tree branch to pull the trigger. His daughters Mrs. John J. Novotny and Mrs. Frank Tureck alerted their husbands after the shot. He had lived in the township for forty four years.
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Iowa City
Joseph Tureck
Jefferson Township
John J. Novotny
Frank Tureck
Start Fight On Swearing Campaign In Davenport
The Y M C A begins a drive against profanity in offices stores and factories. One thousand placards will be placed in business houses bearing the inscription Clean Speech Clean Sports Clean Habits You are respectfully requested not to use profane or obscene language on these premises.
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Davenport
Medical Meeting Ends in Mason City Adjourns
The Austin Kint Medical Association adjourned after a two day session. Elected officers for next year include President W F Cobb Zayle Minn Vice President George Kessel Cresco Secretary C F Starr Mason City Treasurer W Hearst Cedar Falls The next meeting will be held in Fort Dodge.
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Mason City
Austin Kint Medical Association
W. F. Cobb
Zayle
Minn
George Kessel
Cresco
C. F. Starr
Cedar Falls
Fort Dodge
Stranger Denied Revolver Permit Here
A stranger in Marshalltown asked for a weapon permit under the new law claiming a pie draining act required a revolver. He stated that firing the weapon was part of the act. The permit was refused.
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John Fletcher
Fletcher
Marshalltown
Ports' Successor Named at New Hampton
Lester W. Dooley, after two years as superintendent of the Riceville public schools, has been elected to lead the New Hampton school system following Supt Ports resignation.
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Ports
New Hampton
Lester W. Dooley
Riceviele
Prefers Death to Jail in Davenport Beating Case
Alvis Herman, 70, cut his throat from ear to ear with a razor in Davenport fearing arrest for beating his wife. Police report he aimed to avoid jail, narrowly missing the jugular vein.
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Davenport
Alvis Herman
Dubuque Farmer Crider Dies by Suicide at Home
James Crider 64 a wealthy Dubuque area farmer near Peosta died by self inflicted death after recent heat related illness that left him acting strangely. Authorities report no foul play.
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Dubuque
Self
James Crider
Peosia
Women Lead Charge as Bayard Votes for Electric Plant
Bayard residents approved a municipal electric light plant by a strong margin. The contest was spirited with the Ladies' Booster club playing a prominent role. The plan calls for bonds of 6000 dollars.
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Bayard
Ladies
Riverside Church Rededicated After Interior Remodeling
St. Marys church here has been rededicated to mark extensive interior remodeling. The parish also completed a new pastor’s house and a new school building during the year.
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Riverside
St. Mary’s
The Doctrine of Future Punishment in Romans Two
A religious analysis argues the doctrine of eternal punishment is not reconciliation with divine love. It defends everlasting life for the righteous and ongoing conscious punishment for the wicked, using scripture to refute annihilation and explain the meaning of death and fire as enduring judgment.
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Jesus
John
Israel
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