Yeomen Consider New Headquarters Building in Des Moines
Des Moines Yeomen weigh either a costly addition to the Fifth and Park offices or an entirely new building likely costing more than 150000. William Koch, re elected grand foreman, reports plans to decide in coming months after Oklahoma City conclave praised for progress and enacted legislation.
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Des Moines
American Brotherhood of Yeomen
Society
Oklahoma City
William Koch
Fifth and Park Streets
Koch
Iowa Eagles Convention Seeks 1914 Site Parade Banquet
Cedar Rapids hosts the Iowa Aerie of Eagles annual convention this week to decide on the per capita tax and whether the state should send a representative to the grand aerie at state expense. Davenport aims to secure the 1914 gathering with plans for a parade and banquet.
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Cedar Rapids
Grand Aerie
Iowa Aerie of Eagles
Davenport
Seek Guy Bakers Release Petition Drives Freedom
In Iowa City Lone Tree residents circulate a petition for Guy Baker or his release after his December conviction for murdering Oliver P. Driver. Reports from Fort Madison indicate Baker’s health is failing as he awaits or serves his sentence.
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Iowa City
Guy Baker
Lone Tree
Fort Madison
Baker
Oliver P. Driver
Fire Uproots Masonville Post Office Triggers Townwide Threat
Fire started in the Masonville post office near Cedar Rapids destroyed four buildings including P C Mulvihill’s drug store Pikes general store and post office and Colson meat market causing about 25000 in losses and momentarily threatening the town.
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Cedar Rapids
Masonville
P. C. Mulvihill
Pikes General Store
Colson
Keokuk Officials Decide On New Lock Readiness
Major Charles Keller arrives to determine if the United States government will accept the new lock built by the power company. William Heale, former lock master of the old canal, named chief lock master of the new lock.
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Keokuk
Charles Keller
United States
Power Company
William Heale
New Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene Organized in Webster City
A new Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene society is formed in Webster City. The assembly has extended a call to Rev. S B Gowland of Waterloo to lead the congregation.
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New Webster City Church
Webster City
Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene
New Society
S. B. Gowland
Waterloo
Farm Sale Brings Big Profit in Jackson Township
Retired Methodist minister Rev. J. H. Sanders sold his 169 acre farm in Jackson township. He purchased it years ago for 8 dollars an acre and sold for 181.75 dollars per acre to Homer B. Foutz.
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J. H. Sanders
Jackson Township
Homer B. Foutz
Prominent Stockman Injured in Iowa Horse Incident
Lehigh George Hollis, Oak Lawn stock farm proprietor and noted figure in Iowa, is in serious condition after being thrown from his riding horse.
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Lehigh
George Hollis
Oak Lawn Stock Farm
Iowa
Man Falls From Government Bridge into Mississippi
A man leapt from the government bridge into the Mississippi. Two men in a skiff saw the jump and discovered his hat but could not identify him. Rescue efforts found no trace of the man.
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Davenport
Government
Mississippi
Independence-Bert Foreman Fatally Shoots Self in Heat
Bert Foreman aged 45 and unmarried died by his own hand in a gunshot at his residence. Authorities attribute the act to a heat induced mental disturbance and intense conditions.
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Independence
Bert Foreman
University Librarian Quits for Nebraska Post
M. G. Wyer, librarian of the University of Iowa, resigns to accept a similar position at the University of Nebraska, Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
M. G. Wyer
University of Iowa
University of Nebraska
Pressman Die in 40 Foot Fall at St Louis Amusement Park
Des Moines native Grover Jones, formerly of this city and a newspaper pressman, was hurled from a scenic railway car at a summer resort in St. Louis. He fell forty feet and died, plunging the park into panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Grover Jones
St. Louis
Buena Vista and Storm Lake Buena Vista close record year
Buena Vista and Storm Lake Buena Vista college announce the institution closed its most successful year. A class of thirty one graduates marking a historic academic year for the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista
Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
Reorganization of Anamosa firm to Metropolitan Supply
The W. M. Welch company of Anamosa, engravers lithographers and binders, has reorganized after years of litigation with a capital of 125 dollars and changed its name to Metropolitan Supply Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Company
Anamosa
W. M. Welch Company
Metropolitan Supply Company
Rural School Graduates Hold Exercises in City Park
Graduates from rural schools received diplomas during exercises in the city park. Judge Thomas Arthur delivered the address of the day, and forty eight students were awarded diplomas.
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Logan
Thomas Arthur
Reunion at Little Brown Church Remembers Early Pioneers
A gathering near Nashua at the historic Little Brown Church featured a picnic, songs, reminiscences by old settlers, and a narration of the church’s founding. Built in 1859 by Congregationalist pioneers, the frame used Cedar River timber and local ox-drawn haul from McGregor sixty miles away. The church gained fame through Dr W S Pitts and the 1866 song The Little Brown Church in the Vale.
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New Hampton
Little Brown
Nashua
Old Bradford
Cedar River
McGregor
Little Brown Church
W. 8. Pitts
The
Vale
Expert Teaches Fruit Canning at Black Hawk County Farm
Housewives from miles around gathered at the Knowles farm east of Cedar Falls to learn Benson's modern fruit and vegetable canning methods. Prof. O. H. Benson, noted for rural instruction work with Wright County schools and now with the U S department of agriculture, demonstrated preserving foods in glass and tin while keeping their form and flavor.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Knowles Farm
O. H. Benson
Wright County
United States Department of Agriculture
New Departure By School Board in Charter Oak
The Charter Oak school board will hold a June 23 election on bonds totaling 3500 to fund a district building for housing the city school superintendent and teachers. The present superintendent cannot find suitable housing and has left housekeeping, with no nearby residences expected to be built soon.
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Charter Oak
Wappinonee Central School Dedicated as Grand Hall
The Wappinonee central school building, erected at a cost of $15,000, was dedicated as a grand hall after a six year dispute and litigation. Since then it has never housed a scholar.
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West Liberal
Wappinonee Central School
Celebration to Be Advertised with July Ovation Plan
Lieutenant Governor Harding of Sioux City will deliver the fourth of July ovation. Two motor car tours with twenty autos will visit nearby towns to promote the celebration.
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Marcus
Harding
Sioux City
Death From Eating Strawberries
Muscatine reports Mrs. Gerta Lindberg aged 32 died after eating a dish of strawberries. She seemed in good health earlier but developed acute indigestion that proved fatal.
Shenandoah Considers $80,600 High School Bond Issue
A Shenandoah school election will decide the issuance of 80600 dollars in bonds to fund a new high school building. The measure seeks voter approval to finance the project.
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Shenandoah
More Paving at New Hampton
New Hampton plans seven more blocks of concrete paving after a bidding call for curbing. The project expands local street improvement and targets enhanced road surfaces.
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New Hampton
Vote Keosauqua School Bonds for New Building
In a special election the Keosauqua community approved issuing $7,000 in bonds to erect an additional school building for normal training purposes.
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Keosauqua
Shenandoah Council Orders Sixty More Blocks Paved
The Shenandoah city council at its last meeting ordered fifteen additional blocks of asphaltic pavement.
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Shenandoah
North Liberty Incorporation Backed by Court Vote
Iowa Citys North Liberty between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids is incorporated after 47 residents filed a petition in district court and Judge Howell granted favorable action.
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Iowa Town
Iowa City
North Liberty
Cedar Rapids
Howell
Disease in Mining Camps Spurs Health Concern
Knoxville report notes a tuberculosis outbreak among Black miners in coal camps near Knoxville with three deaths in two weeks and several more cases under treatment.
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Knoxville
Professor Wells Arrested as Convict from Minnesota
Ben Schooling aka Professor Wells, an oil store demonstrator, was arrested on a charge of jumping his card bill at the Montrose hotel. He is identified as a paroled convict from Stillwater Minnesota prison.
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Wells
New Hampton
Montrose Hotel
Ben Schooling
Stillwater
Minnesota
Iowa Priest to Visit Pope in Rome
Shenandoah Iowa Rev R E Hayes of the Catholic church of Imogene will sail July 3 for Europe. He plans to visit his old boyhood home in Ireland and then go to Rome to call on the Pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Shenandoah
R. E. Hayes
Catholic Church of
Imogene, Ia
Ireland
Rome
Iowa bankers expect another strong harvest season
Des Moines reports from fifty leading bankers show generally good crops across Iowa with rain needed in parts. Farmers hold more grain and livestock than anticipated, credit remains solid, and corn progresses well despite lateness in low country while high ground benefits from drainage. Wheat oats and grass near average nationwide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Middle West
Lack of Entries Postpones All-Iowa Glidden Tour
Des Moines reports the All-Iowa Little Glidden tour postponed due to lack of entries. The executive committee of the Iowa State Automobile Association cites dealers unable to secure cars as the reason and will reschedule once more entries are assured.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa State Automobile Association
Iowa Visitors at Washington Bring Bridge Contract News
Des Moines N M Stark and Boone’s W W Goodykoontz visit the war department regarding a bridge contract. The president sent three Iowa postmaster nominations to the senate: Mullarkey for Allison Koontz for Lineville and Bucklaw for Marble Rock. Molley named postmaster for Galva Ida county replacing Missildine.
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Des Moines
N. M
Stark
War Department
W. W. Goodykoontz
Boone
Iowa
Washington
Senate
Andrew J. Mullarkey
Allison
Charles K. Koontz
Lineville
Willard Bucklaw
Marble Rock
W. Molley
Galva
Ida County
G. BE
Missildine
Tabor Instructors Named by Trustees
Teachers and heads of departments at Tabor College chosen by trustees include Prof. Ivor A. Thomas as director of the conservatory of music, Prof. W. A. Stevens head of science, Prof. Susan G. Jewell biology, Prof. Margaret Lawrence mathematics and modern languages, Harriet K. Avery librarian and Latin instructor, and Anna Reed office secretary and commercial department instructor.
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Tabor
Tabor College
Ivor A. Thomas
Conservatory of Music
W. A. Stevens
Susan G. Jewell
Margaret Lawrence
Harriet K. Avery
Anna Reed
Mystery In Man's Death in Crickett
James Jackson aged 64 a reclusive mine worker died suddenly at his Crickett home under suspicious circumstances indicating poison An autopsy and chemical analysis found no proof of poison The case notes he lived a solitary life with no known relatives awaiting further investigation
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Oskaloosa
James Jackson
Crickett
Disease Outbreak Hits Local Horses in Hamburg Area
Thehorse illness that devastated county stock last year has reappeared near Hamburg. Leon Glenn of Missouri reports two horses lost and several neighbors affected, though the disease appears less severe than in the prior outbreak, with residents showing signs of concern.
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Hamburg
Leon Glenn
Missouri
Two Railroad Fatalities Reported at Burlington and East Dubuque
Dubuque reports two workers killed in rail incidents. Raymond Merein age 21, timekeeper for a Burlington track gang, living in La Crosse Wisconsin, struck by a train and killed. William Lynch age 38, killed by falling between cars on the Burlington road at East Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Raymond Merein
la Crosse
Wis
William Lynch
Burlington Road
East Dubuque
Valuable Documents Destroyed in Clinton Library Burglary
Thieves broke into the Clinton public library stole one cent from the cash drawer and caused irreparable damage to the G A R room where valuable documents were destroyed.
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Clinton
Senator Seeley Plans European Summer Tour
Senator W. B. Seeley and Mrs Seeley with their family will depart Mount Pleasant this week for a summer trip through Europe joined by Ware Taylor of Mount Hamill.
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Senator Seeley
Mount Pleasant
W. B. Seeley
Florence
June
Ben
Honeymoon Spent in Hospital After Wedding
Mr and Mrs Elmer Messmer of Burlington wed two days ago and began their honeymoon in a hospital as the groom suffers appendicitis and the bride sustained an injury.
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Burlington
Elmer Messmer
Women Board Reform Slashes Dipped Milk Sales in City
Philadelphia Association of Day Nurseries led a study of milkshops near 22 nurseries. They uncovered flagrant violations of health rules, prompting the Health Bureau to revoke licenses and ban dipped or loose milk except in bread egg or butter shops. The group aims to protect babies and study home conditions affecting health.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Association of
Department of Health
Bureau of Health
Housewives' League Targets Soda Water Fountains in New York
Mrs. Julian Heath national president leads a Housewives' league probe of soda water shops in Manhattan. Her inspectors question clerks about ingredients and sanitation, finding several drinks allegedly colored and mixed with alcohol and sugar.
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New York
Julian Heath
Housewives’ League
Upper West Side
Lower East Side
Horses Fight a Duel in Vacant Lot at Harrison
Two horses fought a duel in a vacant lot in Harrison New Jersey watched by hundreds. One horse collapsed with a broken leg and was shot to end its suffering. The second horse is under veterinary care.
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Harrison
N. J
Mrs. Marshall’s Many Visits Record Set in Washington
Mia Marshall wife of the vice president set a visiting record with forty five calls in ninety minutes during a Washington trip. The remarkable pace showcased her active public schedule and engagement with supporters and officials.
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Mrs. Marshall
Washington
Mia Marshall
Man walks unassisted after 38 years of crutch use
St Louis deputy county clerk Charles Wightman recalls waking to a wasp sting that caused a single moment of pain and allowed him to walk without crutches for the first time in 38 of his 42 years. He had been crippled since childhood.
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St. Louis
Charles Wightman
Clayton
Post-Dispatch
Charles
Bryan Does the Marketing
Washington reports Secretary Bryan visiting a local market most mornings with a large basket. He elbows shoppers and enjoys the outing as he did on campaign tours. His fondness for white radishes is well known and vendors strive to have them ready, though on this day his favorite variety was unavailable.
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Washington
Bryan
Col
Col. Bryan
Borough stockpiles 200000 pike perch to curb mosquitoes
The Ridley Park borough council in New Jersey plans to release 200,000 pike perch into the town lake to feed on mosquito eggs this summer, aiming to reduce the pest problem.
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Jersey
Ridley Park
N. J
Eighteen Miles of Grasshoppers Reported in New Mexico
A five mile wide and 18 mile long column of grasshoppers was reported in northern New Mexico. Government state and railroad experts have joined to combat the infestation with poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tex
New Mexico
Hunger strike ends in Denver after voter's murder case
Assemblyman Bacon who faces murder charges in the death of his wife and step-daughter ended a hunger strike of more than 124 hours by drinking two gallons of buttermilk and eating twenty four doughnuts.
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Denver
Colo
Bacon
Must Sail the Sea In Dream to Reach Canton
New York reports Woo Chow, a Chinese man without a country, who sails from port on the Ambria to Singapore. He has one eight inch braided hair as a pigtail challenge for landing in Canton, while facing a fifteen year quest to prove his identity amid hostile borders.
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New York
Woo Chow
Ambria
Singapore
Woo
Canton
America
Hoe
United States
China
Promised Land
Manhattan Island
Far East
Failure in quest for 18 million treasure near Cocoas Island
The British steamer Melmore docked in port after failing to locate an $18,000,000 treasure cache on Cocos Island in the South Seas. Englishwoman Mrs Barry Till and Miss Davis and their party sponsored by British capitalists led the dig, but after months of labor the expedition returned home empty handed.
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San Francisco
Cal
Cocoasland
South Seas
Melmore
Cocos Island
Barry Till
Miss Davis
Till
Panama
Doctors graft new chin for injured Baltimore girl
Baltimore physicians used tissue from the patient to fashion a new chin after a stove burn exposed bone. The girl had lost mouth formation when the chin skin was burned to the bone, and the graft aimed to restore facial structure and function.
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Baltimore
Ambergris Found On Sayville Beach Worth 5000
Miss Ethel Terry of Sayville New York found a large piece of ambergris on the beach here valued at five thousand dollars. The discovery was made during a walk along the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayville
N. Y
Ethel Terry
Atonement Through Faith in Christ Not Law or Works
The piece argues that justification comes by faith in Jesus Christ, not by keeping the law or heathen offerings. It contrasts works, law, and grace, cites Galatians 2 16 Romans 5 9 and 2 Corinthians 5 19, and emphasizes the crucifixion as the ground of reconciliation.
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Job
Mr. Moody
God
Lord Jesus Christ
Paul
Christ
Christ Jesus
Abraham
Isaac
Mount
Moriah
Jesus Christ
Jesus
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