Divine aid claimed at Yoakum meeting aids many
Des Moines reports at a divine healing convention dozens of crippled and paralytic children and adults were prayed over. A four year old girl walked unaided after crutches were left on the platform and several others, including a deaf mute dwarf and a blinded man, were said to improve or be helped by prayers led by Brother Yoakum.
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Des Moines
Mar
Divine Healing
van Liew
Eighteenth Street
Darley
Yoakum
Brother Yoakum
BE. E. Hughes
The
Home For the Aged
Divine Healers
O. A. Bryant
East - Ninth Street
Fort Des Moines
Cannon's Fate With Iowans in House Race
Washington reports a long House struggle over Cannonism. Key Iowa reps Good Woods Kendall Pickett and Dawson may decide fate by insisting that the speaker not sit on the rules committee. If they hold, the rules committee could be expanded to ten or fifteen members, liberalizing house rules and freeing the body from a small clique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Republic
Cannon
Iowa
Good
Woods
Kendall
Pickett
Dawson
House
Mabray Case Goes To Jury After Nightlong Trial
In Council Bluffs on March 19 the district court concluded the closing arguments in the fraud case against John C. Mabray and co defendants charged with fraudulent use of the United States mails. Judge McPherson ordered instructions to the jury after which evidence will be referred to the jury. An adjournment was set to resume at 2 o'clock today.
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Mabray
Council Bluffs
Mar
United States District Court
John C. Mabray
United States
McPherson
Doctor Kline Loses Legs After Train Fall
Waterloo Iowa March 19 Dr W W Kline a tuberculosis expert from Louisville Kentucky fell from a Rock Island train near Rockford Iowa. Both legs were crushed and amputated above the knees at a hospital here.
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Waterloo
Mar
W. W. Kline
Louisville
Rock Island
Rockford
Quarantine at Dy ersville Hotel Over Smallpox Scare
Dyersville Virginia reports the local hotel has been under quarantine for ten days due to a smallpox scare. Every resident at the hotel has been vaccinated.
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Dyersville
Clinton to Advertise Bids for Bridges This Year
Clinton county will advertise for bids this year for the construction of iron wood and concrete bridges following a prolonged fight. Several bridges are expected to be built under the program.
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Clinton
Mar
Clinton County
Samuel J. Cummings Killed by Train Collision in Council Bluffs
Samuel J. Cummings aged 38 was fatally run over by a Northwestern switch engine and several cars at Fifth Avenue and Twelfth Street in Council Bluffs around noon.
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Council Bluffs
Samuel J. Cummings
Northwestern
Fifth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Des Moines Press Club Moves to New Rooms on Locust
The Des Moines Press club has grown. it has secured new quarters on the third floor of a new Locust street building between Seventh and Eighth streets. With over 200 members, it plans an entertainment early next month to dedicate the new home.
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Des Moines Press Club
Locust
Seventh and
Eighth Streets
Iowa County Homes Stewards Form State Association
Des Moines reports an Iowa county homes stewards organization forming the Iowa County Homes Stewards Association to work with county supervisors for better county homes. J E Corwin praised the move. J A Eliott was elected president with Lunberg vice president Houston secretary treasurer Reynolds assistant secretary. convention set with Cedar Rapids in August. Historical Society Meeting in Iowa City plans include Abraham Lincoln address by Rev Joseph Newton and other notable speakers.
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Des Moines
Mar
Stewards of
Iowa
Kirkwood
Iowa County Homes
Stewards’ Association
County Supervisors’ Association
J. E. Corwin
Keosauqua
I. J. Cox
University of Cincinnati
Middle West
Iowa City
Shambaugh
Iowa State Historical Association
Falls 80 Feet From Wire Line at Tile Factory
Lake City reports a fatal accident as worker Frank Bettman plummeted eighty feet from the bucket device used to move clay across a ravine. A windlass malfunction caused a tremor along the hoist cable, throwing Bettman from his hold in front of onlookers. he died instantly.
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Lake City
Frank Bettman
Bettman
Sac City Seeks 1910 Maple Valley Tournament
Sac City aims to host the Maple Valley Firemen's Association tournament in June. Officials tout the race track and fair grounds as ideal for a large crowd. Lake City also desires the event, noting Sac City's long association and lack of prior hosting.
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Sac City
Maple Valley Firemen’s Association
Fair Grounds
Lake City
Kellerton Woman Dies of Tuberculosis at 29
Kellerton Miss Sarah B. Kuder died at her home from tuberculosis of the bowels. She was 29 years old and is survived by an aged father two brothers and two sisters.
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Kellerton
Sarah B. Kuder
Miss Kuder
Col Frank W Bishop Dies in Muscatine After Illness
Col Frank W Bishop, recently resigning commander of the Fifty fourth regiment, died at his Muscatine home after a brief illness from appendicitis followed by pneumonia.
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Bishop
Muscatine
Frank W. Bishop
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Widow Follows Husband to Grave in Prairie City
Mrs. William Triplow, widow of pioneer resident, dies at her home a week after her husband. Officials report his death as the immediate cause of hers, marking a sorrowful double loss for the Prairie City community.
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Prairie City
William Triplow
Revival Services at Atlantic Draw Large Crowds
Atlantic union revival meetings led by Evangelist C. C. Smith with choir director R. D. Roper are drawing unusually large crowds. Attendance is high as services continue in the town.
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Atlantic
Union
C. C. Smith
R. D. Roper
Gen Lincoln Hurt In Wreck At Davenport
A special train carrying Iowa National Guardsmen and Spanish war veterans returning from Muscatine after Col Bishop’s funeral collided with a switch engine in West Davenport. Gen Lincoln of Ames suffered a crushed nose and bruises, Major Ball of Iowa City sprained back, with several others receiving minor injuries.
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Lincoln
Davenport
Iowa National Guards
Muscatine
Col
Bishop
Gen
Ames
Major Ball
Iowa City
Land Bought for National Guard Rifle Range in Iowa City
Johnson county records show deeds filed transferring property along the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City interurban to the United States for use as a rifle range. Purchasers William G. Dows and Isaac B. Smith along with Adolph Stransky and wife received 6961 dollars and 1449 dollars respectively, and the title now rests with Uncle Sam.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa National Guard
Johnson County
Uncle Sam
United States
William G. Dows
Isaac B. Smith
Adolph Stransky
Elks Plan Celebration at New Marshalltown Home
Marshall lodge 312 BPOE plans a grand dedication of its new $40,000 Elks home with Grand Exalted Ruler J A Sammis of Le Mars delivering the main address. Over 100 new members will join, boosting total membership to above 600. Farmers in Solon rush to save corn left unharvested after heavy snow, with about 20 percent of the 1908 crop husked last fall and 40 percent damaged by winter exposure.
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Elks
Marshalltown
Marshall Lodge
Ilka
J. A. Sammis of
le Mars
Solon
Eri
River Association Meets March 29
Des Moines River Improvement Association, formed in Ottumwa February 25, will hold a meeting in Farmington on March 29. President Joseph Dain announced the gathering.
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River Association
Ottumwa
Des Moines River Improvement Association
Farmington
Joseph Dain
Dr I F Fry Hangs Himself in Marshalltown
Dr I F Fry a well known homeopathic physician ended his life by hanging himself in an empty room below his living apartments following long illness and mounting despondency in Marshalltown authorities reported a suicide case with no external witnesses and no signs of foul play
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I. F. Fry
Marshalltown
Dr. I. F. Fry
Farm land sale and homestead transfer in Iowa
George West sold his 120 acre farm west of town at 150 dollars per acre to Frank Farley of Coon Rapids Iowa. West bought back the old West homestead for 135 dollars per acre. He had sold the homestead ten years earlier for 40 dollars per acre.
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Iowa
Chardan
George West
Frank Farley
Coon Rapids
Ira
Old West
Mrs John A Menton Dies at Boone
Boone reports the death of Mrs. John A Menton wife of the editor of the Boone County Democrat after a brief illness from childbirth complications.
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John A, Menton
Boone
Boone County Democrat
Maw's Recipe for Peace in a Large Family
A household guide from Illustrated Sunday Magazine recounts Mammy Collier advising eight daughters to avoid quarrels. She stresses peaceful living, recalling a lamp thrown to curb confrontation, and contrasts with her husband’s calm. The piece cites Quaker Oats and researchers praising oats for strength and endurance.
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Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Los Angeles
Simple Sarsaparilla and Whiskey Cure for Rheumatism
A public health pitch promotes a home remedy mixing syrup of sarsaparilla, Toris compound, whiskey, and water. Users are told to take a tablespoon before meals and at night with claims of swift relief. Pharmacists can supply the ingredients.
Desperation Leads to Pantry Key Burned in Linen Debacle
Mrs Mode returns from the country to an empty wardrobe and a burned wardrobe on the lawn. Herbert explains hunger drove him to burn all clothes seeking the pantry key hidden in ashes of a bolero. The misadventure arises from mistaken garments and a missing key.
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Mrs. Mode
Herbert
Nelly
Success Magazine
Desperate Remedy in a Reminiscent Mood
A musician recalls his wife marrying him during his cornet learning days. A friend probes whether she wed for love or to stop his practice, prompting a wary exchange. The anecdote reveals humor and doubt in a casual reminiscence.
Unclear Baptism Remark Sparks Racial Jokes
A satirical exchange attributed to Success Magazine recounts Bishop Gallier baptizing a black infant and the mother Mrs Jackson defending the name Ecriplure as a biblical joke. The dialogue mocks ignorance and race, ending with a play on Hallud be thy name.
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Bishop Gallier
Success Magazine
Whitcomb of Independent Thought Cited
Fragmentary dialogue notes Whitcomb as an independent thinker. A request for help hints at a disagreement over a railway station deal and a term Bultatoxpress appears, though context is incomplete.
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