Growth Of Iowa Y M C A Expands In Ten Years
Des Moines reports Iowa now has 48 Y M C A associations, seven from the state with 12 owning homes. Since the Burlington convention ten years ago, members rose from 5,138 to 7,600, with more buildings, funds, classes, and conversions, including 6,000 “professed conversions” in men’s meetings.
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Des Moines
North America
Iowa
Union
Dubuque
Iowa National Guard
Clear Lake
Burlington
Perry
Red Oak
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Lake Geneva College Students’ Conference
Montezuma May Win
Des Moines reports this week will see contracts let for preliminary survey lines of the Des Moines Iowa City Eastern railroad. D B Lyons says work will start by early next week but route choices spark stockholder contention. One proposed path would go east to Prairie City Reasnor Montezuma, another would run parallel to the Rock Island line to Newton.
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Des Moines, Iowa City and Eastern Railroad
Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa City & Eastern Railroad
D. B. Lyons
Rock Island Road
Newton
Found in a fearful plight Ottumwa woman thought to have
An aged German woman named Mrs Adam Sauer endured three days without food or water before Officer Quinlan found her on Cherry street. She was taken to Ottumwa hospital where prognosis is poor and authorities suspect possible self harm during an apparent mental crisis.
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Ottumwa
Adam Sauer
Quinlan
Cherry Street
Ottumwa Hospital
President to appoint young Titus West Point cadet
Senator Hawley and General Sumner discussed promotions with the president on Monday. Hawley urged rewarding merit by appointing Gen Sumner's son as a West Point cadet, citing there are many worthy cases and praising Titus for bravely scaling walls atekin.
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Merch
Senator Hawley
E. V. Sumner
United States Army
Hawley
Gen. Sumner
West Point
Sumners
Titus
Ekin
Mrs. Foster Found Guilty in Assult Case
The Algona jury convicts Mrs. Fred Foster of assault with intent to commit murder and urges a light sentence. Judge Bailey will sentence April 3, with plans to appeal to the supreme court. Accomplice Clarence Robinson was earlier convicted and given seven years for shooting Fred Foster, the Algona barber, on February 9.
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Algona
Fred Foster
Bailey
Lowden to Address Phi Beta Kappa at Commencement
Frank O Lowden of Chicago, an 1858 alumnus of Iowa University, has accepted the invitation to deliver the annual address before Phi Beta Kappa on June 18 during commencement week. He won the university prize for scholarship at graduation and is active in Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, and Phi Delta Phi.
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Iowa City
Frank O Lowden
Chicago
University of the
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Lowden
Iowa
Beta Theta Pi
Phi Delta Phi
Building New Chapel for German Methodist Church and College
Mt Pleasant March 26 The contract for carpenter work on the new German Methodist church and college chapel has been awarded to Contractor Brown of this city with Pudie and Normen handling brick and stone. The foundation was laid last fall and completion is planned for this summer. The brick structure will join the German college campus on the southwest corner site.
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Mt .Pleasant
College Chapel
Brown
Pudie & Normen
German College
General Weaver Elected Mayor of Colfax by 26 Votes
Colfax on March 26 reports General James B. Weaver former presidential and congressional candidate was elected mayor by 26 votes over P. H. Cragen. Weaver ran on a citizen's ticket while Cragen led the Republican faction. three aldermen also elected on the citizens' ticket.
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James B. Weaver
United States
Congress
P. H. Cragen
Weaver
Mr. Cragen
Citizens
Republicans Elect Wray in OsKaloosa Mayoral Race
OsKaloosa voters chose William Wray Republican as mayor in a tight, wet and cold city election with a small turnout. Three of five aldermen also pledged Republican control in the city government.
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Oskaloosa
Wm. Wray
Des Moines Schools Closed Over Smallpox
Des Moines officials close all city public schools through next Monday after a smallpox outbreak at the West Des Moines high school. The board of education conferred with the board of health to coordinate the response.
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Des Moines
West
Des Moines High School
Board of Education
Board of Health
Four Mavors Fruit Flavors Featured at Grocers
The ad promotes Four Mavors lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors for sale at grocers. Each unit is priced at 10 cents with a call to try them today.
New Civil, Divorce Docket Opened for April Trial Term
Fifty three civil and five criminal cases are scheduled for trial in the April term. Judge Bollinger will preside amid a dense docket including numerous divorce suits and long-standing petitions. The county list names parties in equity, law, and garnishment actions led by Welk v Welk and Gobble v Gobble, among others.
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Gustav F. Welk
Lena Welk
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Louisa M. Clark
C. H. Gobble
Hiram Cromer
David Young
Robert Hindee
Isaac Gatton
Equnty
D. V. Jackson
Guardian
Agnete Engel
August Engel
Cynthia van de Maat
Albert van de Maat
Rebecca A. Scott
Mary P. Gray
Helen C. Stephenson
J. H. Clark
M. EF. Childs
Law
Hannah Royster
Thomas Royster
T. M. Sinclair & Co
Julius Gernat, Jr
Dean's Kidney Pills Claim Cure in Muscatine Ad
An old Muscatine readertestimony touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for back and kidney pains. The ad cites Mr John A St Clair of 201% Mulberry Street retired farmer praising the product after use. It notes the pills act on the kidneys, cost ten cents, and are sold by all dealers with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y as U S core agents.
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Mulberry Street
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Ont
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Dean’s
Court dockets list appeals and recognizance cases
City of Muscatine vs. E C Peto appeals. State of Iowa vs. Wm Meister appeals. State of Iowa vs. Wm Meister recognizance. State of Iowa vs Newt Edwards appeals. White larceny indicated in the record.
Will Move the Factory to New Town Rumor
Milo Jamison manager of the Newport broom factory may relocate to a larger town seeking favorable inducements. If no suitable building is found he will construct a plant like Kuhns in Burlington, employing 25 workers year round plus 15 to 20 during broom corn farming. Newport also to get a new general store run by George S. Marshall of Kalona.
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Burlington
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Kalona
Change do Trains
Davenport March 26 The D and L and N W railroad will on April 1 be wiped off the map except in name The Q trains will commence running at that time The C M and St P trains will be added and the DD RR L and NW trains will likely be dropped There will be no place for them The plan of the C B and Q is to run two passenger trains each way daily except Sunday These trains will connect with Chicago and open the shortest route to Chicago by several miles.
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Chicago
Hossack Murder Trial Opens in Indianola
The March term of the district court in Indianola convenes with Judge Gamble presiding. Indications point to the trial of the Hossack murder case as attorneys have visited the scene and prepared evidence for trial.
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Indianola
Gamble
Mayor Pierce Settles Shortage Dispute in Marshalltown
Marshalltown city council reached a compromise with Mayor Pierce over a reported shortage. They accepted 1000 dollars as full payment, settling a claimed 1093.25 dollar shortage.
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Marshalltown
Pierce
Cure 2 Cold in One Day With Laxative Bromo
Old advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure two colds in a day. Promises refund by druggists if the remedy fails. Box bears E. W. Crowe’s signature and is priced at 25 cents.
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California Tourist Car Service Changes Route and Schedule
The California Tourist Car service via the Iowa Central Railway begins March 15 1901 and will run between Minneapolis and Los Angeles on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays. The route is promoted as the direct option for California tourists with low Tuesday one way rates through April 36 1901. Contact Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo Batty G P T A Marshall town Iowa for details.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Iowa Central
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G. P
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