Methodist Conference Appoints Five District Leaders in Northwest Iowa
The Webster City session of the Northwest Iowa Methodist conference announced five district appointments. Only one district changed pastors Rev J L Gillies to Rev D A McBurney. Rev W H Spence remains in Fort Dodge. Dr J S Johnson of Sioux City was denied a one year study leave at Oxford and reassigned to Storm Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Sioux City
Oxford College
Webster City
Shepard
Northwest Iowa
The
Methodist Church
J. L. Gillies
Sheldon
D. A. McBurney
W. H. Spence
Fort Dodge
Bishop Bristol
Omaha
Cedar Falls
Upper Iowa
Spence
J. S. Johnson
Oxford University
London
Storm Lake
Synod of Iowa Meets in Lenox With Rev Murchie Leading
The United Presbyterian Synod of Iowa gathered in Lenox on Tuesday The program opened with a sermon by retiring moderator Rev William Murchie of Red Oak Addresses were given by Rev Murchie secretary of missions and by Dr Rankin of Wilkinsburg Pa who represents the evangelism committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
United Presbyterian Synod of Iowa
Lenox
William Murchie
Red Oak
Board of Missions
Rankin
Wilkinsburg
Committee On Evangelism
Auto Crash Near Cambridge Hurts Four Men
An automobile veered into a ditch two miles south of town injuring four men. Oscar Severson sustained a badly crushed skull and was listed in serious condition. Bill Lee Ett Lee and Meve McHone suffered minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Oscar Severson
Bill Lee
Ett Lee
Meve McHone
Methodist group urges Pratt as chaplain for Iowa soldiers home
The Methodist faction in Iowa calls for Rev. H. O. Pratt of Toledo to be appointed chaplain of the Iowa soldiers home at Marshalltown replacing the late Rev. Jesse Cole. Pratt previously served in the Iowa state legislature and represented the state in Congress from the Fourth district from 1873 to 1878.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Methodists
Iowa
H. O. Pratt
Toledo
Jesse Cole
Pratt
Two youths arrested in alleged pre arranged assault case
Centerville police report two local youths under arrest on charges of conspiring to assault a young girl. A third youth from Washington township is being sought by officers, with claims that one acted as her escort from church last Sunday after the assault had been pre arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Washington Township
Cupid Balks Stranger
Waterloo Cupid won a victory over a stranger who appealed to the police to prevent the marriage of Eva Wilkinson 19 of Rhodes and W J Shaffer 38 of this city. The police had no reason to interfere and believe the stranger a rejected suitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cupid
Eva Wilkinson
Rhodes
W. J. Shaffer
City Water Plant Needs $60,000 for Repair and Upgrade
An expert engineer hired by the city council reports the water plant requires 60000 to return to operation. He recommends rebuilding the entire plant and adding substantial new machinery to modernize the system.
Mercy Starr, Tabor’s oldest resident, dies at 90
Mrs. Mercy L. Starr of Tabor dies at her son O. C. Starr’s home in her ninetieth year. She leaves seven children, the eldest 73 and the youngest 55.
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Tabor
Mercy L. Starr
O. C. Starr
Reunion Date Fixed for Jefferson County Veterans
At a special meeting the Jefferson County Old Soldiers and Sailors association set the annual reunion for Oct. 17 to be held at the public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Jefferson County Old Soldiers and Sailors Association
Big Cass Landowner Dead
Atlantic Wilson Prall aged 74 a Cass county pioneer and large landholder died of pneumonia after sixty years in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Cass
Atlantic
Wilson Prall
Cass County
Mr. Prall
Cars Crash injures many near Sioux City Leeds
A rear end collision between trolley cars near Sioux City Leeds injures a score of passengers. Amos J. Cole and A. E. Prager suffer severe injuries in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Leeds
Amos J. Cole
Receiver Appointed for Mason Motor Company in Waterloo
Waterloo district court appointed Ira J. Hoover as receiver for the Mason Motor Company with a $25,008 bond. F W Powers trustee sought the receivership on behalf of bondholders. Bonds outstanding total $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Ira J. Hoover
Mason Motor Company
F. W. Powers
Death Mystery in Keokuk Stumps Police
Keokuk authorities face a death mystery as decomposition rendered identification impossible. The body was found under undetermined circumstances, hindering confirmation of the deceased. Police pursue leads and await autopsy results to determine the cause and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Interurban Plans Include Des Moines Extension and New Sharon
Des Moines reports the Interurban railway plans purchase and electrification of the Minneapolis to St. Louis line from New Sharon to Newton as part of expanding the Colfax line to Newton. A Colfax Newton survey is complete with cost estimates underway and a Newton New Sharon extension would link a large area to Des Moines. The company also completes a survey for an Indianola extension and considers a Winterset line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Minneapolis-St. Louis
New Sharon
Newton
Colfax
C. T. Chapman
Interurban
Chapman
Indianola
Winterset
Protest to halt Wall Lake drainage in Iowa meeting
Mason City sportsmen vote against draining Wall Lake and plan a mass meeting at Dows on October 16 to protest the measure. About 300 Town sportsmen are expected, with Ed G Dunn of Mason City named as a speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Wall Lake
Iowa
State Association
Dows
G. Dunn
Hesse Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Sevilla Case
Albia prosecutors report William Hesse convicted of manslaughter in the death of Mrs. John Carson near Sevilla on December 12, 1912. Trial provided no direct evidence, relying on circumstantial testimony. Hesse has an alias and prior penitentiary record. Co-defendant Reese Griffin to be tried later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
William Hesse
Hais
John Carson
Sevilla
Reese Griffin
Hesse
Death at county home ends life of Newton resident
Washington Hoblet committed suicide at the county home by shooting himself in the forehead with a 22 caliber rifle. He had been addicted to morphine for several years and could not do without it. The family was once prominent in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Washington
Burglars Traced by Bloodhounds Near Renwick
The hardware store and several homes in Renwick were burglarized. Bloodhounds followed the trail to a cornfield near Goldfield where the burglars were found with jewelry and wood taken from the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Grove
Renwick
Goldfield
Sugar beet harvests prove better than last year in Estherville
The Estherville harvest is in full swing with sugar beets yielding higher quality than last year. First planted here last year the crop shows excellent results and is likely to become a staple product in the area.
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Estherville
Ban on White Paper in Waterloo Schools
East Waterloo pupils use yellow paper and West Waterloo pupils use light brown paper to reduce eye strain by absorbing more light instead of reflecting it like white paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
East Waterloo
West Waterloo
Centerville duel over card game ends in deaths and injury
In south Centerville a duel leaves Tony Bartillo age 238 dead after a card game dispute. Frank Rucci age 25 is hospitalized with three bullets in his abdomen and is not expected to survive. Both men are described as Italians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Tony Bartillo
Frank Rucci
South Centerville
Cattle Bring Top Prices at Perry Sale
Thirty-eight fat cattle from R. H. Dela’s farm south of Perry averaged 1521 pounds and sold for a total of 5002 dollars, about 181.65 dollars per animal, bringing the top price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
R. H. Dela
Cattel
Tractor Driver Dies After Bridge Collapse
Shenandoah resident G. Oline died from injuries after the bridge he crossed while driving a tractor collapsed. The accident left him injured, leading to his death in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
G. Oline
Missouri Iron Company Expands Waukon Mine Workforce
The Missouri Iron company has spent $500,000 to date at Waukon mine, now employing forty men to build and equip the large iron operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Iron Company
Waukon
Former State Senator C. A. Carpenter Dies in Iowa
Columbus Junction native and longtime prominent lawyer C. A. Carpenter died Sunday. The former state senator was well known across the region for his legal and political service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
C. A. Carpenter
Louisa County
Carpenter
Body of Unknown Found Near Keokuk Ravine
Carl Fisher and Kenneth Dimond, local hunters, discover the body of a man with a bullet hole through the skull in a ravine in the old brick yards west of Keokuk. Police investigate the death as a possible homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Carl Fisher
Kenneth Dimond
Sugar Beet Factory at Waverly Starts Up
The machinery at the Waverly sugar beet factory has begun operations and utilities project ten million pounds of sugar by February 1, surpassing last year. Nearly the entire crop has been sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Waverly
Five Years for Arson in Le Mars Case
Ed Langard pleaded guilty to arson and was sentenced to five years in prison. He admitted setting fire to a neighbor's haystacks due to a personal grudge.
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le Mars
Langard
Fort Dodge Hosts State Encampment of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
More than two thousand Odd Fellows are expected in Fort Dodge for the state encampment October 20 21 22 23 24 The program includes parades bands and multiple degree exemplifications with groups from Des Moines Newton Cresco and Des Moines area lodges and assemblies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Stuart
Des Moines
Rebekah Agsemly
Armory
Rebekah
Margaret Staff
Newton
Noble Grand Staff
Columbian Lodge
Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Cresco Lodge
Cresco
Sherman Lodge
Cold weather to curb hog cholera progress
Des Moines reports insufficient cold to check hog cholera. Dr. James L. Gibson, state veterinarian, notes higher losses this year after a 12 million dollar excess last year. If Dallas county experiments succeed, the state hopes to curb the disease next year with field work by government experts and cooperation of the national government, state and agricultural college. Dr. Gibson will visit Dallas county soon to assess this year’s results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
James L. Gibson
Dallas County
State Department
Gibson
State Agricultural College
Iowa Royal Arch Masons Elect Quskaloosa Officers
The Iowa grand council and the Sixtysixth convocation of Royal Arch Masons closed its meeting in Quskaloosa after an enjoyable session. Elected officers include W. M. Morris of Manchester as most exalted grand master, Wm. oD Irvine of Sioux City as deputy, Charles A. Dewey of Washington conductor, A. A. Holt of Waterloo treasurer, and Alf Wingate of Des Moines recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quskaloosa
Iowa
Woman Is Sent to Jail for Statutory Charge
In Le Mars district court Mrs Ed Pendleton pleaded guilty to a statutory charge and received six months in the county jail plus a $150 fine. She is the wife of a well known farmer near Akron and mother of six, who eloped three weeks earlier with James Robinson and were arrested at his home in Vail.
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le Mars
Ed Pendleton
Epileptic Home Site Near Mason City Offered
The state secures options on about 800 acres of land five miles west of Mason City along the interurban rail line as a site for an epileptic colony in Iowa to attract the project to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Electroliers for Manson Streets Planned by City
H. F. Healey of the Manson Electric Light Power plant lays cables for sixteen new electroliers to light two Main street blocks. The electroliers were bought by Manson businessmen and given to the city.
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Manson
H. F. Healey
Manson Electric Light & Power Plant
Main Street
Falls Against Law Logan Ben Yeager Injured by Sawmill Accident
Ben Yeager suffered severe injuries when he fell against a running saw at the Latta farm southeast of Logan, cutting the lower portion from his back while at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Ben Yeager
Latta
Hinshaw Restocks Lakes With Game Fish
State warden Hinshaw replenishes Clear Lake with a large restock of game fish. Okoboji and Spirit lakes will receive similar treatment. Seining efforts target the bay area around Sabula and nearby bays for stocking.
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Hinshaw
Clear Lake
Sabula
Okoboji
Spirit Lakes
Mile of Road Completed West of Mason City
Mason City reports the last square of cement laid on a mile of concrete road west of the city. The pavement is sixteen feet wide and built by the county with a private contribution of 2500 dollars.
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Mason City
Slayer Identified in Terror After Meeting Woman
Chicago October 9. Dramatic police bureau scene as Henry Spencer and a woman he had tried to kill meet. Spencer trembles for first time since arrest. the woman screams and faints. He claims she stands alive, insisting he thought he killed her after striking with a hammer.
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Chicago
Henry Spencer
Spencer
Detective Bureau
Cudahy Cashier Held on Embezzlement Charge
William O. Lucas former cashier of the Kansas City Cudahy Packing branch was charged by state warrant with embezzlement. He was arrested and held for investigation. Bonding company estimates a $26,000 shortage. the warrant alleges $888.11 embezzled. Lucas served with the firm twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
William O. Lucas
Cudahy Packice Company
Lucas
Cudahy Books
Wiretappers Net $64 000 in New York Heist
The Gondorf wire tapping gang boasts a new haul of 64000 dollars marking their high water mark. D S Curry once comptroller of Winnipeg now travels for health and supplied the funds for the swindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gondorf
Winnipeg
New York
D. S. Curry
Manitoba
Aviator Beachey Kills Girl in New Plane
Lincoln Beachey loses control during a display at Hammondsport causing the death of Ruth Hildreth daughter of H B Hildreth of New York City. The tragedy occurred as Beachey attempted a low pass in a new aeroplane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviator Beachey
Rochester
N. Y
Hammondsport
Lincoln Beachey
Ruth Hildreth
H. BH. Hildreth
New York City
Tattooed Man Frank Bellfontaine Dies in Boston
Frank Bellfontaine known as Barnum's original tattooed man died at a Boston homeopathic hospital before an operation. The cause was appendicitis leading to heart failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Frank Bellfontaine
Barnum
Homeopathic
Southerner Shot and Killed in Chattanooga Card Dispute
Henry Hutchins of Bridgeport Alabama was shot and killed in Chattanooga Tennessee during a dispute over cards. John Green was identified as the shooter by telephonic advices received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Henry Hutchins
Bridgeport
Ala
John Green
Kilbane Arrested in Cleveland For Assault Charge
Johnny Kilbane Cleveland's featherweight champion was arrested on a warrant sworn before Justice Calvert for assault and battery against Charley Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Justice Calvert
Charley Chambers
Romeo Riot Ends With Fatal Clash At Jail
A race riot in Romeo near Joliet Illinois after John Winfield a 6 ft 3 in 225 pound giant negro attacked the village jail with a railroad tie seizing Lulu Hills a negress as a shield Hanson a local resident shot and killed Winfield to defend his life Deputies arrived from Joliet to restore order and warned local negroes to stay off trains The slain man lived in Joliet and worked at a Marion street saloon before the incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Ill
Romeo
Edward Swanson
John Winfield
Lulu
Louis Hanson
Hanson
Winfield
Thomas Stevenson
Armer
Chicago
F. E. Daly
Marion
Marshal Farrell
Yager Named Governor of Porto Rico by Wilson
Washington October 9 President Wilson selected Doctor Yager of Georgetown College Georgetown Ky for governor of Porto Rico The president also named E K Billings collector of customs at Boston ahead of the administration’s Puerto Rico option prompt actions noted in dispatches
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Post
Doctor Yager
Washington
Wilson
Georgetown College
Georgetown
Porto Rico
E. K. Billings
Boston
Admits He Killed Woman in Los Angeles Office
Burr Harris, a Black man from San Diego, told reporters he murdered Mrs. Rebecca Gay, a Los Angeles Christian Science practitioner, in her office last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Burr Harris
Rebecca Gay
Los Angeles
Wright Tests New Exhibition Aircraft EB
Orville Wright conducted a series of successful flights in Dayton testing a new aeroplane model named EB built solely for exhibition use.
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Wright
Dayton
Orville Wright
King Gustavus Ill in Copenhagen
King Gustavus is critically ill in Copenhagen with a serious malady worsened over the last 24 hours as physicians report a sharp decline in his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustavus
Copenhagen
Bankers Denounce Federal Reserve Reform Plan
Boston October 10 The American Bankers Association opened its annual convention with a near unanimous rejection of the Glass Owen currency bill and a call for amendments. Bankers approved the currency commission report and Chicago conference conclusions and pledged support for proper legislation while criticizing current efforts as misdirected.
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Boston
United States
Federal Reserve Plan
American Bankers’ Association
Conference of Bankers
Congress
Currency Commission
Glass-Owen
Chicago Conference of Bankers
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
the Treasury
Germania Steamer Collision Claims Seventeen Seamen
Seventeen seamen die as British steamer Germania sinks after collision with Cornwood in fog off Yarmouth England. Other brief items note Auburn prison reformer freed after night in dungeon, German American Alliance to tackle Prohibition, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch renting Blunt Lytton mansion, Popecorn valued as food by the agricultural department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Mag
Auburn
N. Y
T. M. Osborne
St. Louis
Agricultural Department
Southern Illinois couple weds with unique affidavit oath
Miss Leila Kirk and Grover Kelly married in Mount Vernon after Justice George A. Zeigelmeier officiated. The groom demanded an affidavit from the bride stating she never loved anyone else, which she provided, then she asked him to sign a similar oath and he did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis, Mo
Southern Illinois
Leila Kirk
Inn, Ill
Grover Kelly
Mount Vernon
Kelly
George A. Zeigelmeier
East St. Louis
Zeigelmeier
Grover
Nome Fire Ravages City After Storm
A fierce blaze struck Nome Alaska on October 9 tearing through the Pacific Cold Storage plant the town’s main meat supply. The storm wrecked the fire apparatus and Front Street became a chaotic wreck with seas breaking over storefronts while hundreds of residents scrambled to save essentials. Receding tides carried away parts of wrecked homes stores and structures.
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Nome
Alaska
Pacific
Front Street
Convicted Mother Faces Life Term for Double Killing
Mrs. Ida May Keller of Harrisonville was found guilty of first degree murder for killing her husband and seven year old daughter Margaret. The court sentenced her to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Ida May Keller
Margaret
Two Killed In Baltimore and Ohio Train Collision
Two men died in a head on crash between a passenger train and a freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Summerfield Illinois. The accident occurred on October 8 with authorities investigating the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerfield
Ill
Baltimore & Ohio
Here
Cashier Robbed of $16 000 Near Stonington Mill
Cary A. Koelb cashier of the American Veal Vet company was robbed of 16000 dollars by two masked men while driving from the bank to the mill in Stonington Connecticut on October 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonington, Conn
Cary A. Koelb
American Vealvet Company
Husband Arrested for Disorderly Charge Then Kills Self
Chicago, Oct 8. Frederick Keeler, arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct by his wife, was dismissed. He returned home and found his wife dead on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Chicago
Frederick Keeler
Sulzer Trial Ends Amid Rest Verdict and Unclear Defense
The Sulzer impeachment trial ends with the statement The respondent rests as a signal that no personal defense is offered by the governor. The court now weighs three articles of impeachment on charges of malpractices perjury and stock gambling tied to his gubernatorial tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
William Sulzer
High Court of
Sulzer
Court of Appeals
Willian
D. C. Herrick
Sul
Mr. Sulzer
Assembly
Mr. Sulzeri
My Sulzer
Louis A. Sarecky
Giants Take Second Game in World Series at Philadelphia
At Shibe Park on October 10 the Giants beat the Athletics 3–0 in ten innings to even the World Series. Mathewson outpitched Plank as 35,000 fans roared. the decisive rally came in the tenth with three runs off Plank. Wiltse starred in a tense ninth inning defense. The Athletics repeatedly threatened but Mathewson and the Giants held firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Plank
Mathewson
Matty
Giants
Mackmen
Athletics
McGraw
Wiltse
Cremations Rise in England to 1108 Last Year
London reports official figures show cremations legal since 1885. Since 1885 a total of 11,947 cremations have occurred in the country, with 1,108 carried out in the last year according to the city corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Rail Riders Indicted in Waukegan Riot Case
Indictments for riot were returned here against Anna Staedfeld Alma Walton Lavina Redmond Mary Sable Kal Wagner and BH Krepel. The charges relate to a disturbance involving a Mrs. Richardson at Volo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Ill
Anna Staedfeld
Alma Walton
Lavina Redmond
Mary Sable
Kal
Wagner
BH. Krepel
Richardson
Volo
Income Tax Chief Named Deputy Commissioner
Washington October 10 L F Speer of Bangor Pa chief of the corporate tax division of the treasury department was named deputy commissioner of internal revenue in charge of income tax administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
L. F. Speer
Bangor
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
Come Tax Administration
Edison Daughter to Wed Next Month in New York
Miss Madellr Edison daughter of Thomas Edison and John Ayre Sloan will marry next month in New York. The engagement was announced in January but a date was not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
New York
Dowie Estate Seized In Foreclosure Action
Whitehall Mich Oct 10 Farm Judge Crales B Soule of Grand Haven foreclosed a $1000 mortgage on the summer home of the late John Alexander Dowie near White Lake with the property seized under court order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowie
Whitehall
Mich
Crales B. Soule
Grand Have Mich
John Alexander Dowie
White Lake
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