Congress Passes Wide Range of Public Measures
Congress adjourned with emergency currency law, DC child labor ban, DC race track gambling ban, widows pensions raised to 12 dollars, pensions to Mexican and Civil War widows, 30 million for public buildings, nearly a billion in general appropriations, currency revision commission, consular service reclassification, employers liability law replacing prior ruling, free operation of foreign vessels to Philippines trade, buffalo breeding range established, tariff revision machinery started, two battleships authorized, pay raises for armed forces, militia draft 18 to 45, broad arbitration treaties with Europe and Japan, waterways commission work continued, Philippines and Hawaiian defense by mines and fortifications, 1.5 million for 1910 Japanese exposition.
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Congress
District of Columbia
Consular Service
Supreme Court of the United States
Philippines
Army
Navy
Marine Corps and Revenue Cutter Service
Europe
Japan
Waterways Commission
Hawaiian
United States
Hagens-Klyn Wedding Unites Local Couple
Miss Marie Hagens and Arie Klyn were married last Thursday at the First Reformed parsonage with Rev. S. Vander Werf officiating. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hagens, and the groom partners in Van Gorp & Klyn meat market. The couple will reside in the groom’s newly purchased home.
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Marie Hagens
Arie Klyn
S. Vander Werf
W. C. Hagens
van Gorp & Klyn Meat Market
Grinnell Wins State College Track Meet at Des Moines
Grinnell swept the state college field meet in Des Moines last Friday with Ames second Drake third and Morningside fourth. state records fell including hammer throw won by Cy Lambert at 139 ft 8 in broad jump by Guy Lambert 21 ft 4 in and Huff of Grinnell taking the 100 yard dash in 10 flat Turner of Grinnell won the 440 in 53 seconds.
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Des Moines
Grinnell
Ames
Drake
Morningside
Cy Lambert
Guy Lambert
Huff
Turner
Baptist Church Announces Sunday Services and Sermons
The baccalaureate sermon for Central College graduates will be preached by Dean H H Severn at 11 45 am next Sunday. Rev Vernon S Phillips of Cedar Rapids will speak at 8 pm on Castles in the Air. The evening service place has changed to the Baptist Church from the First Reformed.
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Central College
H. H. Severn
Y. M
Vernon S. Phillips
Cedar Rapids
Phillips
First Reformed Church
Baptist Church
May Festival Delights Audiences Under Prof Deane Shure
May Music Festival drew large crowds over Thursday and Friday evenings. Prof Deane Shure trained the chorus and soloists, with notable performances by Drake University instructor Frederick Vance Evans, soprano Fern Lutz, tenor L F Bousquet, and Pella singers Miss Cora Van Dam Marie Lautenbach and Carrie Cox. Mrs G G Gaass accompanied with mastery. Fern Young graduates as a nurse.
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Christ
Deane Shure
Shure
Ladies Glee Club
Prof. Shure
Frederick Vance Evans
Evans
Drake University
Des Moines
Fern Lutz
Pella
L. F. Bousquet
Jesus
Mr. Bousquet
Cora van
Carrie Cox
G. G. Gaass
of Christ
Commencement Concert Program Announced for June 10
The commencement program promises a strong show with Miss Wilson reading Hiawatha with piano, Mr Shure performing his own compositions and College Days sung by the C A J Glee Club. The Wednesday evening program includes Hiawatha parts I and II, Love's Sorrow, Life's Merry Morn, Chopin etude, Omnia Vivicit, Merry Wives overture, and College Days with the glee club.
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Longfellow
Miss Wilson
Shelby
Dora Hospers
Baily
Hiawatha
Brute
Shure
Alumni Banquet Gathers 80 At Webster Building
The High School Alumni Banquet at the Webster building drew eighty alumni and friends last Tuesday. Officers elected for the year: President Marion Gosselink, vice-president Alta Van der Linden, secretary Harriet Rietveld, treasurer Bernie Vander Linden. A program featured soloist Marie Lautenbauch, piano duets by Lillie Viersen and Bessie Berg, readings by Helene Bootsma and Leona Reuvers, violin duets by Harry De Reus and Tunis Kempkes, and a piano duet finale by Carrie Cox and Lillie Viersen. Toastmaster William Ter Louw welcomed the class of 1908 to the Alumni Association with toasts on Reflections, The Boys, The Girls, The Spirit of the HS, The Official Sanctum, Comparisons, and Progress. The evening ended with decorous banqueting and fond memories of school days.
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Webster
Bert Baron
Marion Gosselink
Alta Vander Linden
Harriet Rietveld
Bernie Vander Linden
Marie Lautenbauch
Lillie
Carrie Cox
Lillie Viersen
Baron
William Ter Louw
Alumni Association
Jeanette Hospers
Francis Cole
H. S. Margaret’ van Niewaal
Lyman van Houten
Luella Dean Shaw
Frush
Central Wins Tennis Contest at Central College
Central College defeated Iowa Wesleyan in a muddy Thursday match winning both doubles 6 1 6 2 and singles 6 2 6 3. Iowa Wesleyan was represented by the Lauterbach brothers while Central stars Baron and Pietenpol shone. Keota residents Vieners and Naumen were visiting Pella relatives.
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Iowa Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
Central College
Fiis
Central
Lauterbach
Bert Baron
Will Pietenpol
G. Vieners
Otto Naumen
Keota
Pella
Memorial Day Observance Highlights Civil War Remembrance
All Pella joined last Saturday with old soldiers to honor departed comrades. A large procession from city hall, led by a band, the mayor, council, and veterans groups, visited the college and high school, decorated graves, and concluded at the public park with addresses, music, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg reading. Rev. H. J. Everly’s oration praised unity and emancipation, while Rev. A. LeGrand addressed the class of 1908 with lessons on enthusiasm, preparation, observation, adaptation, and growth for future life.
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Pella
Comrads
Sons of Veterans
Albert Hobbs
J. A. Lapham
Severn
Main Street
W. J. van Kersen
Miss Watt
Lincoln
Gettysburg
H. J. Everly
Kirksville
Iowa
America
Jamestown
Plymouth Rock
Wort Sumpter
Joe Wheeler
Confederacy
Ringgold County
G. E. Monkman
A. LeGrand
Tarsus
Micawber
Isaac Newton
Vision and Duty Across Life’s Years
The speaker urges maintaining vision to stay youthful in spirit, warning against stagnation as men age. He cites Dr P S Henson on desire for God and sympathy with life, and Dr Crandall on judgment by deeds. A Comanche student voice emphasizes heart growth over long schooling, with Van Dyke’s poem urging steadfast zeal and enduring youth through life’s journey.
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Dr. P.S. Henson
Earth
Jesus Christ
Christ
Henry van Dyke
Primary returns show contest in Marion County offices
Returns from the Marion County primary indicate slow counting with contests in minor township offices. Key races include U.S. Senator William B. Allison versus Cummins, Governor Carroll and Garst, and Representative Hull versus Prouty. Democratic gains limited to a few minor posts. Allison leading by about 10,000 in statewide results.
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Marion County
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Fern Young
Northwestern Hospital of
Chicago
Nurae
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