Eleventh Biennial Meeting of Grand Ledge Legion of Honor
The Eleventh Biennial session of the Grand Ledge Grand Legion of Honor met in Colfax with about 10 lodges represented. Reports showed a 5 to 10 percent membership drop but an upward trend apparent. A major action admitted women to full wrenchers class and social memberships. new age rules set 18 to 46 for full members and 18 to 21 rates. New officers named: Charles B.R. Clark, John Zurawski, Jon H. Heim, O.M. Hilsinger, Charles S. Chase, YC. Prescott. Next session moves to Belle Plaine on the third Wednesday in March.
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Legion of Honor
Colfax
Phe Enind Lodge
Legion of Hea
Charles BR. Giark
Montezuma
John Zurawski
LeMars
Jon H. Heim
Jon H. Heim, Grand Secretary. 02M Hilsinger
Sabula
Charles S. Chase
Waterloo
Grand Medical Examiner
Prescott
Sioux City
Belle Plane
Fort Dodge Elopement Prominent Woman Marries Traveler
Miss Julie Looby, an heir of the late John Looby of Fort Dodge, eloped with Bert Dickinson a traveling photographer. The 18 year old bride left for Des Moines after telegram announced the marriage surprising her family and social circle amid winter gatherings.
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Fort Dodge
Julie Leaby
Bert Dickinson
John Looby
Miss Looby
Des Moines
Mr. Dickinson
Coadjutor Sought as Archbishop Bennessy Fails in Duties
Archdiocese faces potential coadjutor amid Arch bishop Bennessy’s health worries after a Dubuque consultation with his physician. Doctors say he overtaxed himself and must refrain from activity. if appointed, the coadjutor would oversee spiritual matters while Mer. Ryan would handle temporal affairs. Nearby notes include Iowa events with commencements at Iowa City, and legal rulings from Dubuque.
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Bennessy
de. Billins
Chicago
Vennessy
Dubuque
Mer. Ryan
Serious Fire at Belle Plaine Hotel Damages Building
A blaze swept the 3 Cottage Hotel at Belle Plaine back part of the kitchen. Firefighters from the village and round house brigade fought the flames. A six year old boy Harold Smith, son of Mrs Smith, was badly burned in the cook’s sleeping room before rescue. His mother, preparing breakfast, had left him in bed. The child escaped with clothing on fire and was carried to a nearby residence for care. The dining room girl assisting at the time sustained burns to her hands. Insurance will cover the loss.
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Helle Plaine
Theie Brigade
Round House Brigade
Harold Smith
Martin Luther
Picciola
Mango Park
Tsai
Gap
Taxes Must Be Paid Twice Insurance Taxes Double Tax Debate
Polk County considers taxing insurance companies again after state tax payment for licenses. firms warn of double taxation and possible state reimbursement petition. Also report on Reichmann-Transen trial ending in not guilty verdicts amid county tensions and two children drowning after ice break at Central Junction farm pond.
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Polk County
James Nichol
Central Junction
Neigbors
Street Railway Combine Forms Sioux City Fare Pact
Consolidation brings one three cent fare to all city parts under unified management with J S Lawrence as president and Abel Anderson as secretary treasurer. Des Moines depot opens to public, with new terminal building by Des Moines Unions Terminal Company. Rock Island lines not yet in.
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Des Moines
MacVicar
Des Moines Unions Terminal Company
Rock Island
Bombardment erupts as Samoa rebels clash with patrols
In Apia the American cruiser Philadelphia and British ships exchanged fire with rebels led by Maiaafa. Civilians fled to warships, while two thousand Maletoa refugees sheltered ashore. A defective shell wounded a Marine, and 42 American sailors died in night attacks as fighting raged for eight days.
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Apia
Samoa
Maiaafa
Philadelphia
Pornoise
Goralist
Malan
Matraix
Maine
Fred
River steamer Rowena Lee sinks on Mississippi River
The Rowena Lee, a Cairo to Memphis steamer valued at about $50,000, sank in seventy seven feet of water fifteen miles below Caruthersville. Thirty five passengers and sixty crew were aboard. only Captain George Carrell and his mate survived after the vessel shattered midstream near Tyler, Missouri.
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Mississippi
Rowena Lee
Caruthersville
Allan
George Carrell
Cairo
Memphis
Tyler
Carvell
Lee Line
Congress Records: 1457 Bills Became Laws This Congress
Enrolling clerk B S Plate released figures on last Congress showing 1457 bills and joint resolutions became laws from 18 463 introduced in both houses. Of these 12 608 were House measures and 3 835 Senate measures. 942 originated in the House and 515 in the Senate. The Senate passed 1173 of its own bills, the House favorable on 517 of theirs, while the Senate acted favorably on 46 of 1 081 House-passed bills. A large number of bills were introduced versus prior Congresses.
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B.S. Plate
Senate
House
Congress
Fragmented 19th Century Dispatches From A Dying Era
A garbled 19th century style recap mentions military pay and recruitment, laws on employment, a Boston printer's apprentice's death, and a Lexington grand jury indictment. It references Bos ton Chinatown figures, Hawaiian stats, Philippine insurgents, and a Connecticut Legislature adjournment resolution amid a jumble of names, places, and numbers.
Flowers as Messages from the Bible and Life
A sermon on the symbolic power of flowers, especially lilies and roses, as messages from God about providence, love, marriage, remembrance, and resurrection. The speaker links biblical imagery to everyday life, wedding vows, funerals, Easter, and comfort for the bereaved, urging reverent contemplation of nature.
Short Sermons and The Doctrine of Christ In Faith
A compact collection of religious quotes and reflections from diverse pastors and denominations. It includes thoughts on doctrinal faith, church worship, belief in an infinite personal God, calls for Christian democracy, and a humorous line about the average man using his wishbone more than any bone in his body.
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Patton
Presbyterian
Princeton
N. J
Sune Day School
J. P. Brushingham
Chicago
Christ
Adams
Methodist
Brooklyn
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