Church Head 10 Return to Earth
Alfred Farlow of the Christian Science Publication committee refused to comment on Mrs. Stetson's belief that Mrs. Eddy would manifest after death. He noted outsiders have no say over Christian Scientists and that Mrs. Stetson is no longer a church member. Mrs. Stetson claimed Mrs. Eddy will return and demonstrate life after death, likening it to Jesus' resurrection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Alfred Farlow
Christian Science Publication Committee
Mrs. Eddy
Jesus of Nazareth
Bliss Confined To Home By Illness At 77
Cornelius M. Bliss former secretary of the interior is confined to his New York home by illness. Though not considered alarming, concern is felt for the elderly statesman who will turn 78 next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Cornelius M. Bliss
Secretary of the Interior
Bliss
Annual Meeting of Muscatine Poultry Fanciers
The Muscatine Poultry Fanciers Association will hold its annual meeting Tuesday evening at George W. Lindle's office 215 Walnut Street. Officers will be elected for the coming year and finances of the recent exhibit will be settled. The show held last week was described as the association’s most successful to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindle
Muscatine Poultry Fanciers’ Association
George W. Lindle
Walnut Street
Thirty sixth Anniversary Banquet Committees Named
The Champion Hose Hook and Ladder company announces sub committees for the thirty sixth anniversary banquet at the fire station next month. Music floor and waiters J J Brown Henry Walter William Tiecke Refreshments Carl Tiecke Cook J P Maurath Groceries Oysters and Fruit John Neipert Sr Wilson Rice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champion Hose, Hook & Ladder Company
J. J. Brown
Henry Walter
William Tiecke
Carl Tiecke
J. P. Maurath
John Neipert, Sr
Wilson Rice
Small Fire at Glatstein's Store Causes Minor Haste
A small blaze at Harry Glatstein and Son on East Second Street morning around 3 o clock damaged some wallpaper in the second hand store. Firemen were called but not needed as the fire was extinguished before arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glatsein
Harry Glatstein and Son
East Second Street
Funeral Sunday for Mrs William Lange at Greenwood
Funeral services for the late Mrs. William Lange will be held Sunday at 2 PM from 315 Gilbert Street with Rev J Jans of the German Evangelical church in charge. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
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William Lange
Greenwood
Gilbert Street
J. Jans
German Evangelical Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Dow City Bank Robbed of 3500 in Quiet Hours
Robbers blew a hole in the Dow City Iowa bank vault during the night and escaped with 3500 dollars. The explosion was faintly heard. cashier W E Fisher discovered the break at 8 30 in the morning. A Denison sheriff's posse pursued the burglars, who left no clues. Deposits were insured. bank owned by W A McHenry of Denison. Authorities in neighboring towns were alerted.
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Iowa Evening Press
Denison
Dow City
Iowa
W. E. Fisher
W .A. McHenry
Wounds Fatal to Chicago Striker
The garment workers strike claims its fourth death as Ferdinand Weiss aged 19 dies from a gunshot suffered December 24. Edward Heaney a special policeman is jailed with murder charges to be filed by police.
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Chicago
Ill
Garment Workers
Ferdinand Weiss
Edward Heaney
Heaney
Peru Advised to Arbitrate Peru Ecuador Boundary Dispute
A joint note from the mediating powers the United States Brazil and Argentina urged Peru to submit the long running boundary dispute with Ecuador to The Hague tribunal. Locals expect Ecuador to refuse the suggestion and foresee war with Ecuador while newspapers urge government to prepare for hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
United States
Brazil
Argentina
Ecuador
Hague Tribunal
Soldier Ernst Bergmann Buried After Christmas Suicide
Iowa City authorities describe the German army veteran's death by self harm on Christmas as a sorrowful act. His modest burial included sales of few effects and cash donations from Amish laborers who knew him, and a letter from his sister in Germany thanking him for a Christmas gift. The sister was unaware of the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ernst Bergmann
Bergmann
Crossett
Germany
Senator Funk Considers Run for State Senate Seat
Des Moines Iowa December 30 Senator A B Funk of Spirit Lake arrived to canvass the situation and decide if he will enter the senatorial succession race. He has been urged by friends but has not yet made up his mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
A. B. Funk
Spirit Lake
Indicted banker allegedly takes poison before arraignment
New York reporter says Joseph G. Robin, indicted for grand larceny in connection with the Northern bank failure, ingested poison five minutes before his arraignment and may die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Joseph G. Robin
Iowa Farmer Kills Wife in Quarrel Near Fort Madison
Fort Madison Iowa December 30 Christopher Schock a farmer living near the town shot and killed his wife during a quarrel He will be examined as to his sanity by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fort Madison
Chris. Schock
Here
Disturbances in Honduras Denied
Dispatches from the capital report rumors of political disturbances are baseless with no revolution, assassinations, or uprisings observed. The gunboat Tatumba is not heading to Port Cortez to confront the Hornet, while the U S gunboat Tacoma has arrived off Puerto Cortez awaiting orders from Washington.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Tatumba
Puerton Cortez
Hornet
U. S
Mobile
Ala
Puerto Cortez
United States
Tacoma
Washington
New Orleans
Firemen on New York ferry boats strike ends in accord
New York City faced its first municipal strike in years as ferry boat firemen walked off over a crew reduction from seven to six men per boat. City officials hired 100 longshoremen to cover duties while talks continued. service resumption timing remained unclear.
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New York
N. Y
New York City
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Interurban Line Plan Revived Linking Council Bluffs and Sioux City
A proposed interurban railway between Council Bluffs and Sioux City has been revived with a mortgage for 1,400,000 filed at Logan, Sioux City and Onawa. The line would connect with local streetcar systems to reach Council Bluffs and Omaha. A meeting is planned in Omaha with promoters and town representatives to map the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Evening Press
Council Bluffs
Here
Sioux City
Sioux
Border Fighting Rumors Reach State Dept via Cable
Washington dispatch reports serious border fighting between Santo Domingo and Hayti. American Minister Furness at Port au Prince cables that Haytian forces are being sent to the border, though the Haytian government denies the rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Santo Domingo
Hayti
State Department
Furness
Port Au Prince
Haytian
Fire kills one in St Paul apartment blaze on Eleventh Street
A gas stove explosion on the top floor of the Concord apartment house in St Paul left an unidentified woman dead and thirteen others injured, three fatally. Ten families were driven out in their night clothes with several narrow escapes reported. The fatalities include Mrs Rose Moore Anna Erb and Mrs Anna Lichtenheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Concord
Eleventh Street
Rose Moore
Anna Erb
Anna Lichtenheld
Health experts meet on typhoid epidemic in Des Moines
Des Moines health officials and Dr A C Moerke of Burlington and Prof Henry Alvert of Iowa City plan a conference with Secretary Sumner to discuss the typhoid outbreak that has caused 15 deaths and 125 cases under treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. C. Moerke
Burlington
State Board of Health
Henry Alvert
Iowa City
Sumner
Hotel Worker Severely Injured Cleaning Windows
Henry Burt of the Grand Hotel was seriously hurt this morning when a chair slipped as he cleaned lobby windows. He fell and cut his scalp, then was taken to Dr. L Reppert in the German American Bank building where the wound was dressed. The injury is not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Burt
Grand Hotel
Burt
Dr. L. Reppert
Death of Keota business man George Hoyt in Webster
George Hoyt manager of Keota Lumber Company yards died suddenly Thursday afternoon in Webster after a chest pain. He left Keota with his family last weekend to visit relatives and had telegraphed he would return home Thursday. He leaves a wife and four children and was a member of the K P lodge. Funeral plans were not announced. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions and secure a floral emblem for the Webster ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Webster
George Hoyt
Hoyt
Keota Lumber Company
K. P. Lodge
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Triple Tragedy in Baltimore Husband Kills Wife and Stepdaughter
In Baltimore on December 30, William C. Strickler fatally shot his wife and his nineteen year old step daughter Beulah Kilo, then shot himself and is expected to die. Domestic trouble is believed the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
William C. Strickler
Beulah Kilo
Strickler
Denial of Japanese Wireless Station Report in Philippines
Major General Duval telegraphed the War Department an unqualified denial of claims that a Japanese built wireless station was found in the Philippines and that large quantities of arms ammunition and explosives were in Japanese possession. The denial followed an inquiry from the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Duval
Division of
Philippines
War Department
Cold wave grips nation with record lows across regions
United States weather bureau forecasts 48 hours of cold and storm as Duluth Minnesota hits twenty below, Devil's Lake North Dakota similar readings, and Winnipeg at forty two below. Temperatures fall from Appalachians to the Rockies amid another northern storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States Weather Bureau
Mercury
Duluth
Minn
Devil's Lake
N. D
Winnipeg
Appalachian Range
Rocky Mountains
Woman Mistakes Oxalic Acid for Salt, Falls Serious
Cedar Rapids Iowa December 30 Mrs M F Cleland of near Marion is in a serious condition after taking oxalic acid thinking it was salt. She drank a large amount triggering vomiting which may have saved her life.
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Iowa Evening Press
Cedar Rapids
M. F. Cleland
Marion
Diplomats Deny Tales of Revolt in Portugal and Lisbon
London reports unrest among Portuguese working classes with threats against the provisional government. Washington says a cable from Lisbon denies anti government plots and protests by Germany or Austria over Jesuit expulsions. Paris cites Bandeira stating dispatches show calm and rumors of revolution unfounded.
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London
Lisbon
Washington
D. C
Associated Press
Portugal
Germany
Austria
Portland
Paris
Bandeira
Portugese
Senator Harsh Suggested for Iowa Senate Seat
Creston Iowa December 30 Editor Junkin of the Advertiser Gazette suggests Senator Harsh as a candidate for the senatorship. It is unknown what view the senator will take. The paper notes Harsh is a progressive and Junkin frames him as a compromise choice despite the paper’s traditional stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Evening Press
Creston
Junkin
The
Advertiser-Gazette
Senator Harsh
Byers Files His Annual Report
Des Moines Iowa December 30 Attorney General Byers releases his annual report covering four years in office. He cites 158 supreme court cases heard, 84 opinions issued, and back fees of 125000 dollars collected. He notes reduced saloons and disorderly houses, conviction of the Maybray gang, and removals of city leaders in Council Bluffs Ottumwa and Marengo. He urges court practice reform and authority to probe trusts and combines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
Byers
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Maybray
Richmond
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Marengo
Think Lockart Is Becoming Insane in Iowa Tragedy
New Sharon Iowa December 30 That Cecil Lockart aged 19 who shot Clara McIntyre his former sweetheart at the William Young home Wednesday night and who was placed in the county jail at Oskaloosa is going insane the belief of the authorities there The young man's mind has wandered since the shooting and at times he is as furious as a maniac Miss McIntyres wounds not as serious as first believed are reported to be recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Evening Press
New Sharon
Cecil Lockart
Clara McIntyre
William Young
Oskaloosa
Mal Paso Falls to Federal Forces in Chihuahua Revolt
Mexican and American dispatches report Mal Paso in Chihuahua captured by federal troops after a skirmish with rebels. General Gordilla Escudero led a recon patrol from General Navarro’s camp, enabling the position’s loss to the government forces. Casualties unspecified though suspected on both sides.
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Mexico City
Mex
Mal Paso
Chihuahua
Associated Press
Luque
Navarro
Pedernales
Gordilla Escuedero
Nevarro
Escuedero
Aviator Breaks Distance Record in Seven Hours Flight
Maurice Tabuteau set a world distance record of 362.68 miles in seven hours and forty five minutes while flying for the Michelin cup over France. Arch Hoxsey flew from Los Angeles to Mount Wilson clearing the peak, a 34 mile leg, in one hour twenty eight minutes with a Wright biplane. News of both flights reached the aviation field via telephone from Mount Wilson.
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Bue
France
Maurice Tabuteau
Hoxsey
Mountain
Los Angeles
Cal
Arch Hoxsey
Mount Wilson
Orange Belt
Lieut. Boller
Alps
Dist
Carnegie Solar Observatory
FARMER Burns To See Gotch En Route To Humboldt
Farmer Burns, between trains, says Gotch promised to return to the mat to meet George Hackenschmidt. He heads to Humboldt for a personal interview with the champion. Burns seeks at least a $20,000 purse and will wager $20,000 on Gotch, demanding a winner take all arrangement and rejecting any split purse. He dismisses Des Moines’ $10,000 offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Davenport
Farmer’ Burns
Gotch
George Hackenschmidt
Burns
Sailor Lad Home From Long Cruise
Charles E. Chamberlain returns home after four years in the U S Navy rising from ordinary seaman to first yeoman the highest non commissioned rank. He served aboard the U S Cruiser Wheeling and visited San Francisco Alaska China Japan the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean during his world cruise.
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Sam
Charles E. Chamberlain
Kate Chamberlain
Lucas Street
Chamberlain
World
U. S
Wheeling
San Francisco
Alaska
China
Japan
Suez Canal
Mediterranean Sea
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Mrs. Stetson
Christian Science Church Officials
Champion Banquet
DOW City Bank
Hague
Funk
Joseph G. Robins
Council
Blaze
ST. Paul
Keota Mak
G. Hoyt
Yard
Baltimore, Md
Deniel
Duluth, Minn
Maybray Gang
Sharon
Mel Paso
Federal
Insurrec
Tos
Rodriguez
Texas
Guadalajara
Antonio Rodriguez
Rock Springs
Tex
Hale
Hearty
Mexico
Madero
Tabuteau
Sailor Lad
S. &. Weather
Illinois
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