The Offerings of Cain and Abel Teachings On Acceptance With God
In this sermon, Cain and Abel are contrasted to show that God accepts offerings made in faith. Abel’s sacrifice, by faith, is righteous and foreshadows Christ’s atonement, while Cain’s gift, lacking faith, is rejected. true acceptance comes through faith and the blood shed by Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah
Cain
Michael
Archangel
Jude
Paul
Abel
God
Earth
Caind
Christ Jesus
Cuain
David
Preynet
Nathan
Israel
Tabernacle
Jesus Christ
Zacchaeus
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Taith
Calvary
Garden of Eden
Paradise
Memorial Day urged for schools and Iowa college notes
Des Moines reports a push to observe Memorial Day in Iowa schools with a special department issued pamphlet and other observances. President H H Seerley declined Ames presidency to stay at Cedar Falls. good roads research progresses. aged William McDivitt case aided. itinerant medics license system grows. various political and educational motions and a Rock Island stock increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Scerley
Agricultural College
State Department of Education
Washington
Lincoln
Flag
Arbor
Memorial
Department
H. H. Seerley
State Normal School
Cedar Falls
State Agricultural College
Ames
Ames College
C. F. Curtiss
Lucky Perry
A. Slimmer
Waverly
Vermont
Louise Beaumont
Des Moines
St. Louis
Iowa College For the Blind
Vinton
College For the Deaf and Dumb
Council Bluffs
Louisiana Purchase
Ministerial Association of
Iowa building and loan associations decline in Iowa
The building and loan association business is dying out as the executive council bans new associations and auditor reports show rapid wind ups. Restrictive 28th general assembly laws and public loss of confidence drive the decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building and Loan Association
Iowa
Executive Council
Auditor of State
Twenty Eighth General Assembly
State Board Sets Exams for Graduates of Approved Institutions
The state board of educational examiners decided that graduates of approved institutions will take the same examinations as applicants for a two year county certificate. Examinations will be conducted under the state board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Educational Examiners
State Board
Miss Florence Perry Found in Waterloo Elopement Case
Found in Waterloo, Miss Florence Perry who eloped from Blairsburg with Isaac Gates over two weeks ago was located hiding there since the latter part of April. Parents had conducted a systematic search since her disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Florence Perry
Isaac Gates
Blairsburg
Sioux City Flood Wrecks Tracks Washes Out Roads
Five inches of rain fell in forty eight hours causing washes along the Chicago and North Western main line and the Omaha road with major track damages at Bronson. Country roads flooded basements and corn fields were washed out as streams swelled beyond banks in Sioux City and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Bronson
Omaha
Germans Pleased by Ames Agriculture College Visit
German agriculturists visiting the United States were guests of Iowa State College at Ames. They were impressed by the institution’s advancement in agriculture and pleased with the reception they received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Ames
Indictments in Council Bluffs Murder Case
C W Rogers jailed in Council Bluffs faces grand jury indictment for the Bert Forney murder in his saloon. George Matteson who shot Deputy Sheriff Baker is indicted for attempted murder. at large but pursuit ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Rogers
Council Bluffs
Bert Forney
George Matteson
Baker
Robbery Attempt At West Liberty Restaurant Ends In Death
Two robbers entered the McCarthy establishment in West Liberty. Thomas McCarthy and his partner were forced to raise their hands as the incident unfolded. Arthur Meade tried to aid the proprietors and was shot dead on the spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McCarthy
West Liberty
Arthur Meade
McCarthy
Meade
Postmaster Hedges Killed in Kossuth Post Office Explosion
Postmaster Hedges died when gunpowder exploded in the Kossuth post office, said to be accidental. He was alone in the building, and had reported a prior robbery of post office funds days earlier. Investigators from the post office department are examining the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedges
Kossuth
Post Office Department
War Nurse dies in Council Bluffs age noted
Mrs. HW A Leech died at her home in Council Bluffs at an advanced age. She was among the few remaining Civil War volunteers and served with distinction throughout the conflict earning praise from officers high in authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HW. A. Leech
Council Bluffs
Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Long Standing Feud
Edward Knight of Lorimer was shot by Ss. E. Wilson during a political feud. Knight was unarmed and surprised when Wilson fired multiple shots, leading to a murder verdict of second degree.
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Ss. E. Wilson
Edward Knight
Lorimer
Knight
Wilson
Deputy Sheriff Shot in Weston During Jewelry Robbery Arrest
Deputy Sheriff J C Baker of Council Bluffs was shot five times while arresting Charles Matherson at Mathersons Weston home on a jewelry store robbery charge. Matherson escaped. Baker died from his wounds.
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Charles Matherson
J. C. Baker
Council Bluffs
Matherson
Weston
Various Early 1900s Iowa Notices and Local Incidents
The text lists multiple short items: First National Bank of Logan authorized for 50000 capital. an unknown thief stole 30 from L O Keedick’s Ames store. Leo Davis dies from an accident on a Rock Island pit turntable in Marble Rock. Ottumwa drafts ordinance punishing liquor delivery to prisoners. Des Moines Iowa commandery election of Lieut Col C C Morton. A O U W grand lodge backs 50000 building in Des Moines. Will M Narvis elected grand master workman. Webster City concert band seeks regimental band post. May music festival at Mount Pleasant. Ottumwa teachers earning 45 dollars monthly to get 5 percent raise. National Life and Trust of Des Moines consolidates with National Life Insurance Co. Renwick high school valedictorian Emma Yourdan loses composure. Td Puckett arrested for murder of Aleck Youcker. Waterloo council to place Carnegie library in Cedar River near Melan arch bridge. Drake University dean D G Fairchild appointed. D G C Hersey of Earlville killed in street accident. Sheriff McVied captures thief in Ida Grove case. The prisoner refuses to reveal identity.
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First National Bank of
Logan
L. O. Keedick
Ames
Leo Davis
Marble Rock
Rock Island
Ottanuwa
Qwayor
Des Moines
Iowa
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
C. C. Morton
Marshalltown
Grand Lodge
Sioux ci
B. F. Rehkopf
Will M. Narvis
Muscatine
Webster City
Wesleyan University
Mount Pleasant
Ottumwa
National Life and Trust Company of
National Life Insurance Company
United States of America
Renwick High School
Emma Yourdan
Td Puckett
Aleck Youcker
Puckett
Waterloo
Carnegie Library
Cedar River
Fairchild
Drake University
D. GC. Hersey
Earlville
McVieod
Ida Grove
Dunlap
Baumgarder
Holstein
Parole Law Challenged Over Good Time For Davis
Habeas corpus case in Jones county questions governor’s power to forfeit earned good time after suspending a 17 year second degree murder sentence for Frank Davis. Originating with Davis’s 1900 suspension revoked by Gov. Cummins, the suit tests if suspension revocation nullifies prior good time. Attorney General Mullan argues the governor may revoke and require forfeited time.
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Norwich
Conn
Gov. Cummins
Davis
Anamosa
John Connolly
Mullan
Burlington Railroad Challenge to Temple Amendment
The Burlington railroad seeks U.S. Supreme Court review of the Temple amendment to test if a state may impair contract rights for railroad employees. Charles McGuire case in Clarke County cited, with Burlington Relief Association's no-sue contract under scrutiny. Judge Roberts of Ottumwa previously ruled the amendment unconstitutional for double recovery implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Railroad
Charles McGuire
Clarke County
United States Supreme Court
Burlington Relief Association
Roberts
Ottumwa
TAPS NEW TERRITORY
President Stickney of the Chicago Great Western inspects the Des Moines and Southern railway project linking Greenfield Winterset Des Moines. The line may be acquired and extended from Des Moines through Winterset Greenfield Red Oak to the Missouri or to a trunk line in Kansas or Nebraska. F W Cherry of Des Moines is the promoter tapping a rail void area with no direct access to Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stickney
Chicago Great Western
Des Moines and Southern Railway
Greenfield
Winterset
Des Moines
Great Western
Red Oak
Missouri River
Kansas
Nebraska
F. W. Cherry
Holiness Camp Meeting at Des Moines June 5 to 15
The National Holiness camp meeting and Town Holiness Association annual gathering will take place in Des Moines from June 5 to 15. Rev C J Fowler of Haverhill Mass will lead, with M M Ssi der and W W Danner coordinating arrangements. Low railroad rates are in effect and about 25 000 attendees are expected at Chautauqua park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association
Des Moines
Town Holiness Association
The
Holiness Circle
Chautauqua Park
Former Fort Madison editor and postmaster sent to asylum
James Duffus once a prominent politician and wealthy figure from Marshalltown has been adjudged insane and sent to the Clarinda asylum. Duffus edited the Fort Madison Plaindealer for years and served as postmaster there during Harrison's administration after his Civil War service.
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James Duffus
Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Clarinda
Fort Madison
Remarkable new operation saves Mrs. Benton’s leg
A procedure performed on Mrs. Alicia Benton of Van Horn saved her right leg from amputation. Surgeons filled the femur cavity with a paste of 60 percent iodoform and 40 percent spermaceti, expecting it to form bone. The method is new in this country but has precedent in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Benton
van Horn
Germany
Old Settler Mrs. Overcamp Dies in Pella at 98
Mrs. G. H. Overcamp died in Pella aged 98. She and husband joined Dutch settlers who came to the area from Holland in 1847 and settled there. Her husband led one of the four vessels that brought the colonists. he died in 1894. She was among the few survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Overcamp
Pella
Company of
Free Land
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J- M. Edson
Chicago
Heaven
Stateachers’ Association of
Shelton
Simpson College
Indianola
Iowa Commission
FF. J. Sessions
Cedar Rapids
Commission of Pharmacy
Fletcher Howard
Keokuk
Freeport
Winona
Aa. B. Chattin
I. McClure
Department of Engineering
Hiram C. Wheeler
Texas
Ife
Beaumont
Galveston
Odebolt
Great Rock Island Railroad System
William Leidy Alexander
United States Army
Charles A. Woodruff
Alexander
Polk County
Armour Packing Company
Boone
Sarene
Iowa State News
Frank Davis
Clinton County
Burlington Road
Holiness Camp Meeting
Bone
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