Progress 0 Russian Revolution Letter From Helsinki Describes Turmoil
A Helsinki letter by Mrs Isabel Donner recounts mutinies and massacres in Finland during Sveaborg troubles. She describes explosions and shelling near Helsingfors, street chaos, and the harsh roles of police and Red Guard amid a broader European upheaval.
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New York
Finland
Isabel Donner
Herman Donner
United States
Helsingfors
H. Montague Donner
Sofie
Mr. Cooke
Light of Other Days and the Rise of Household Illumination
The article traces medieval lighting from sconces to lanterns and candles, noting ornate traveling candlesticks, wash basins, and the shift from lamps to crystal candleholders. It recounts Parisian street lighting reforms, the 1667 edict for glass-covered candles, and London linkmen, with a remark on the phrase holding a candle to you.
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Charles VI
France
Francis I
Louis XIV
la Valliere
Paris
London
Spying of the Land Fifteenth in Cloud and Pillar Series
Fragmentary text references a literary work titled Spying of the Land Fifteenth in Cloud and Pillar Series and cites Edson as author with copyright noted. It mentions scripture authority Numbers Chapter 13 and includes garbled phrases about The Hebrew People.
Spiritual spies and the promised land of faith
The sermon argues Israel’s land was God given and its occupancy certain yet faith failed at the border. It warns Christians not to doubt when facing great opportunities, urging trust in God to move forward despite perceived giants and obstacles. An unbelieving heart prolongs the wilderness.
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Israel
Promised Land
Spies Reflect on Hebron Stopover and Promised Land Futurity
The narrative recounts Hebrew spies camping at Hebron after a long journey from Kadesh. They praise the land’s beauty and fruitfulness, yet fear fortified cities and warlike peoples. Caleb restrains pessimism as the march toward the promised territory continues.
Giants in the Promised Land Twist Caleb and Joshua Hope
The narrative follows Caleb and Joshua urging faith in God to conquer walled cities and giants in Canaan. Spies return with fearsome sight of Anakim as the group debates timing, with fruit from the land displayed as proof of a land flowing with milk and honey.
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Amalek
Caleb
Joshua
Israel
Anak
Abraham
Egypt
Indian Missionary Society Formation by Native Christians
The Indian Missionary Society is launched by native Indian Christians with interdenominational scope. It assigns districts to local bodies, uses Indian agents and funds, and keeps control with Indians aided by a few missionaries during the initial phase.
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Indian Missionary Society
Plan Large for Missions at Westminster Chapel
Westminster Chapel in London led by Dr. Campbell Morgan pledges not less than one tenth of its income to foreign missions. The pastor will preach a missionary sermon each month, signaling a year that may be in a true revival frame and a determined push for the Kingdom.
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Westminster Chapel
London
England
Campbell Morgan
Strangulated Swing Tragedy Claims Des Moines Girl
Des Moines: seven year old Florence Mulvaney of East Fourteenth Street and Railroad Avenue was found dead in a garden swing missing a family member. Her grandmother discovered the motionless child as the ropes twisted around her neck after Florence tried twisting the swing as a pastime. Dr. Armstrong said the case was fatal.
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Des Moines
Bolt
Florence Mulvaney
East Fourteenth Street
Railroad Avenue
Florence
Dr. Armstrong
Little Myrtle Yoder Killed in Iowa City Accident
Five year old Myrtle Yoder daughter of Noah and Mrs Yoder prominent Sharon township citizens was playing near her father's house when a heavy board fell from a cat bin striking her neck. She collapsed, remained unconscious for hours and died before her father reached town.
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Myrtle Yoder
Iowa City
Noah Yoder
Sharon Township
Sharon
Boy Murderer Napier Sentenced to Reform School
Oscar Napier, nine, was found guilty of murdering a seven year old playmate. Judge Hichelberger sentenced him in Monroe County Court to reform school confinement until age twenty one. The case arose last week with Napier found guilty on the black charge of murder.
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Albia
Oscar Napier
Reform School
Iowa
Monroe
Hichelberger
Preacher and ministers raid saloons in Toledo men shot
Two Toledo ministers Rev. L A Pine and Rev Underwood led a raid on H Gramm saloon in an un sanctioned town operation. A bystander fired a shotgun wounding William Hogg and H Pratt amid a crowd. Indignation follows the incident.
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Berlin
L. A. Pine
Underwood
Toledo
H. Gramm
Pine
William Hogg
H. Pratt
Father and Child Stricken in Grand River Area
Local Hewett family in Osceola area suffers two fatalities as Richard Hewett, a noted farmer, dies after an operation in Des Moines. En route home with the body, a younger child falls ill and dies near Van Wert. The grieving mother is described as prostrated by the double loss.
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Osceola
Hewett
Grand River
Richard Hewett
Des Moines
van Wert
Death of Irwin-Phillips Superintendent Dodson in River
Kokuk Charles E. Dodson a noted superintendent at the Irwin-Phillips garment factory collapsed from heart failure and fell into the Keokuk river near Hamilton bridge. A bystander pulled him out quickly. he was found to have heart trouble. His family are visiting in Indiana.
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Kokuk
Charles E. Dodson
Irwin-Philliips Garment Factory
Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge
Indiana
Woodpecker fines of 17.50 for four on river excursion
Nashua Tony Noble William Reif and Ed Paschke were fined 17.50 each by a deputy game warden during a pleasure outing across the river. They fired at a mark and William Reif shot a woodpecker. the group was arrested on the return trip.
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Nashua
Tony Noble
William Reif
Ed. Paschke
Lucy
Infant burned to death in lamp accident
The nine months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Smelser was burned to death when she pulled a lamp from a table and overturned it. The parents were briefly away but rushed to aid too late, the child dying within minutes from severe burns.
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Laporte
G. H. Smelser
Two Loads of Red Corn Sold in Mt. Ayr
E. W. Poor delivered two loads of red corn to Mt. Ayr, a novelty many locals had not seen before. He grows a several acre field of this quick maturing dented variety, reaching ninety days from planting.
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Mt. Ayr
E. W. Poor
Cory
Interurban to Newton extends Colfax line eleven miles
Des Moines reports the Inter-Urban Railway plans to extend from Colfax to Newton, about eleven miles. Construction may begin next spring after preliminary fall work. Newton’s Commercial Club and residents will press for right of way on Washington Street, enabling freight at night and passenger service by day, linking to Iowa Central tracks.
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Inter-Urban Railway Company
Colfax
Newton
Commercial Club
Newton Commercial Club
Washington Street
Iowa Central Railroad
Rock Island
Newton & Northwestern
Interurban
Adel
Short Line to Reach Bradford as Tracks Advance
Iowa Falls reports the St. Paul and Des Moines road will lay steel by Oct. 1 and finish the line to Hampton before winter. Bradford, a new town midway to Hampton, has platting and graded streets with a depot and elevator planned. Pepperling and Huskat build the elevator. a grain buyer from the city will operate the depot. The Short Line depot will be at East Iowa Falls Stranahan Heights.
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Iowa Falls
St. Paul & Des Moines
Hampton
Bradford
Here
Pepperling &Huskat
Grant Township
Stranahan Heights
Screw That Fell From Mouth ends in Omaha Operation
Shenandoah John Mattox former resident swallowed a steel screw while at Albany Missouri. A physician advised Omaha for an operation as the only life saving option. A train jolt caused vomiting and he expelled the screw. He recovered and returned home able to work again.
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Shenandoah
John Mattox
Albany
Omaha
Iowa Suffragists Decide 1907 Convention in Des Moines
The Iowa Equal Suffrage Association adjourned with plans to hold the 1907 convention in Des Moines. Resolutions mourned Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Milza Hunter. Elected officers include Honorary president Mrs. Mary Coggeshall Des Moines president Mrs. Bertha A. Wilcox Ida Grove and secretaries from Des Moines Sioux City Panora.
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Ida Grove
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Des Moines
Susan B. Anthony
Milza
Hunter
Mary Coggeshall
Bertha A. Wilcox
Payne Parsons
G. P. Goldie
Sioux City
L. J. Brown
Panora
Largest river catfish caught near Dubuque by four anglers
Al Peryon and Paul Kleih hooked a likely river record catfish weighing 43 pounds at Front Street lake. When they struggled to lift it, they slipped into the water and were helped ashore by Frank Schublin and Bert Deggendorf as the four men ferried the fish to shore in front of The Belt.
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Dubuque
Frontress Lake
al. Peryon
Paul Kleih
Frank Schublin
Bert Deggendorf
Marshalltown to Challenge Iowa Soldiers' Preference Law
Marshalltown carries Shaw versus city to the U S Supreme Court to test the new Iowa soldiers' preference law after two district court defeats and a state supreme court ruling it constitutional.
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Marshalltown
Supreme Court of the United States
Shaw
Iowa
District Court
State Supreme Court
Woman Drowns in Des Moines River
Mrs. Carson, visiting her daughter Mrs. B A Windsor, was found drowned in the Des Moines River. Officials believe she took her own life, with no apparent reason for being near the river.
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Eldon
Carson
B. A. Windsor
Des Moines
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