Former Monk Marries After Twenty Five Years In Monastery
In Dubuque on March 23 J B Graham formerly Brother Eugene at a Mellary monastery twelve miles from Dubuque and divorced woman Mrs Vena Colbert were wed by Justice Pearce Zimmerman. Graham had been a monk twenty five years and married in a turning point from religious life to matrimony.
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Dubuque
J. B. Graham
Eugene
Mes
Colbart Wat
Amnouk
Grahim
Marion
Colbert
Deeres
Grahan
Dea
Aged Irish Woman Ellen Hennessey Dies in Dubuque
Miss Ellen Hennessey aged 80, sole surviving relative of Archbishop Hennessey, died at the Presentation Convent in Dubuque after strokes and prolonged unconsciousness. Born in Limerick, Ireland, she came to America in 1850, lived with her late Metropolitan brother, and resided in Dubuque since 1966. She spent her last months in the Presentation Convent on West Hill with two east nieces as the sole mourners. Funeral arrangements have not yet been set.
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America
Dubuque
St. Louis
Hennessey
Miss Hennessey
Presentation Convent
West Hill
Lfe
Robbery at Harvey Illinois Home Reported to Miss Rath
George Wichold of Harvey Illinois reports a burglary at his home while he was at the Luln Manufacturing plant. Thieves stole two suits two overcoats a gold watch jewelry and military brushes valued around 40 dollars. Neighbors misidentified suspects and the clerk notes the act may relate to Chicago vicinity crime.
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Anna Rath
Union
George Wichold
Harvey
Iilnois
Te Luln Manufacturing Company
Mr. Wicheld
Myer Toln
Chitago
Itda
Wicheld
Waterlon
Slippy Moves to Pittsburg for Bell Telephone Work
J G Slippy, formerly engineer for Corn Hell Telephone, has taken a similar post with Bell Telephone in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. He now heads the underground wiring project, previously based in Waterloo, and formerly lived in Reinbeck. The promotion comes with a handsome salary and reflects his few years in telephone construction. J C Slippy, son of the local Iowa Manufacturers Insurance official, remains in the same city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Slippy
Pittsburg
J. G. Slippy
Corn Hell Telephone Company
Waterloo
Bell Telephone Company
Pennsylvania
Slippy
Reinbeck
Ne Ee
J.C. Slippy
Inwa Manufacturers’ Insurance Company
Bonding Bill Advancees City Bonding To Five Per Cent
Des Moines March 23 The House passed a measure allowing cities to bond up to five percent of actual property valuation to build or upgrade light heat and power plants or sewers. The bill was amended and sent to the rises for concurrence. Other actions included a cattle testing bill and a state educational institutions bill as a special order for Tuesday. Adjournment was set for April 6 after a contested resolution.
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Des Moines
Wise
House
Frudden
Senate Board of Control
House Committee On Appropriations
Board of Control
Senate
Gilliland
Jamison
Reinbeck local ledger notes a busy week and mixed events
March 22 reports Chris Horstmann of Dusak visiting parents while Frank Gange recovers from a coffee urn explosion. Cameron and Nichols return from Traer. Pianos sold by Parsons Co. deeds of Mr Maher buying the saloon building for 1160 dollars. Grandfather Keown dies. A Rock Island train kerosene accident, and a wedding license granted to Harvey Knowles and Ella Smead.
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Chris. Horstmann of
Dusack
Frank Gange
Chnt
Cameron
Walter Nichols
Traer
John Ploog
Maher
Colfax
P. H
Hero Goeman
D.C
Wreck Survivors Return for Testimony at Fort Dodge
Three engineers and a fireman injured in the Illinois Central wreck near Duncombe were brought to their homes in Iowa Falls and Fork Dodge for testimony at the investigation. Engineer Brown rode the head engine through a dangerous clearance and escaped serious injury, while Fireman Walter Cutting was killed. The other crew members suffered varying injuries, and the scene prompted repairs to the large locomotive and arrangements for a relief train to Town Falls.
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Oscar M. Brown
Stark
Ray Wood
Duncombe
Ames
Engineer Brown
Welter
Ed, Starx
Roy Wood
Fort Dodge
F. M. Jones
McNamara
Henry Smith
Brown
W. W. Ingalls
J. E. Donohoe
Claude B. Smith
Dubuque
Reinbeck News Notes Conries Hoobar to undergo operation
Hoobar has been sick for weeks and plans an operation next Monday in hopes of relief. Bert Walsey visited from Watery loo on business Tuesday, reporting strong meat market activity. The quarterly conference decided to move the Lincoln M. B. Shuvevy from its current site to Yourhles, a long contemplated change welcomed by residents seeking a local church.
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Conries
Hoobar
Bert Walsey
Wateryloo
Bert
Ulmeis
Lincoln M
Albert Field Hegigns Resigns at Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union
Albert M. Field today resigned as secretary to President W. A. Duganey of the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union MIMI Co after several years of service. The resignation takes effect in a few days and Field will join his family in Rezina Canada. J A Stelmer of Rhineland Texas is visiting Waterloo and Black Hawk County with relatives and friends. Cliff Roberts of Jesup was a business caller in the city.
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Waterloo
Schmitz
Ceder Falls
Albert M. Field
W. A. Duganey
Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union Mimi Co
Cedar Pais
Field
Rezina
Canada
J. A. Stelmer
Rhineland
Texas
Blackhawk County
Amr. Stenniel
Eagle Township
Sheriff uses force to stop inebriate suspect
Paul Jordan, about twenty one, was arrested by Sheriff Caldwell on a parole violation and taken to the county jail. He tried to flee on Sycamore street and was shot at to halt him, then committed to the inebriate asylum in Knoxville after a court order.
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Paul Jordan
Sherif Caldwell
Tan
Sycamore Street
Darley
East Firth
Sycamore
Jordan
Gove Chase
Halieven
Knoxville
Warrant Likely Involving Miss Mildred Hell at Central School
Justice court may hear a charge against Miss Mildred Hell a fifth grade teacher at the Central school building on the west side for administering extreme punishment without cause to Geo Huggins ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Richard Huggins of Strawberry avenue. The teacher resigned to Prof Hukill who refused to act until the board decides.
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Mildred Hell
J. H. Hildebrand
Justice Court
Geo. Huggins
Sax
Richard Huggins
Strawberry Avenue
Prof
Hukill
Miss Hull
Woodward
Lows
Independent and Vicinity News Roundup In Sumner County
Charles Kahler of Shattuck farm Sumner township met with a mishap en route to town with hay. He was unconscious briefly and his wagon damaged. A P Miller shipped three large hog lots to Chicago this week. M D Ozias Fred French and James McBonnell sold substantial sums of stock. all regarded as progressive farmers. Frank Foster of Poster Grocery Co. near farming days is reported recovering. Mrs A Keller received word of her mother Mrs Carl Sell’s serious illness Myre Sell eighty years old and among Brewer county’s early settlers.
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Fred French
James McBonnell
Aa. Keller
Samyur
Carl Sell
Myre
Sell
Torsbon
Brewer County
Voters split on regent bill as senate passes measure
In Des Moines on March 22 the senate approved the board of control for state educational institutions by a 32 to 16 vote. Courtright and others opposed, Whipple defended the bill, noting governors should not control the board. House debated railway finance and other measures, adjourning with the minority report pending. Perkins opened state headquarters in Des Moines with plans to campaign statewide.
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Des Moines
Senate
Brooks
Brute
Crawford
Dunham
Hckles
Blerick
Garst
Harper
Hartshorn
Hasselquist
Hopkins
Hughes
Kimmel
Inne
Lambert
Lewis
Lyons
Maytag
Senator Whipple
Whipple
Board of Regents
Hitle
Gulfriend
Mills
Seustor
Benton
Stuckslager
Executive Council
Hefura
Wise
Ayat—Bealer
Bixby
Boland
Buckiegham
Calderwood
Clark
Cobb
Coburn
Conn
Croce
Doran
Epperson
Freeman
Frodden
Greene
Hanor
Hart
Head
Jacobson
Kendall
Leech
McAllister
McCulloush
McDole
McElrath
Martin
Mote
Nichols
Pritchard
Robinson
Saylor
Stanberry
Stol Cenberg
Simmers
Terapie
Washburn
Welden
Willton
Mr. Speaker
Cummins crisis deepens as governor defends charges
Des Moines report says Governor Cummins finally responds to Inquiries in the Gilliland resolution. He asserts legislators are honest and that no one was bribed, repeats that corporations back the primary bill with strong force, and hints his charges were used for political effect. A separate note reports William A. Rouse’s arrest for forgery in Jesup. bound over to the grand jury with $1,600 bond.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Gilliland
Cumming
General Assembly
Cimintas
Down East
William A. Rouse
Jeferson
John Rouse
Hill
Jesup
Bordner
City Loses Case as Jury Awards Palmer $1000 in Waterloo Suit
The Waterloo city faces a surprise verdict in favor of Mrs. Georgia E. Palmer, awarded $1000 for injuries after a sidewalk incident. Judge Blair explained that the city must exercise ordinary care to keep sidewalks safe and that snowfall, ice, and long neglect could show negligence if they caused the fall, while noting contributory negligence rules and that the city is not insurer against all accidents.
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Georgia E. Palmer
City of
Waterloo
Veriet
Blaty
Walter B. Cutting Funeral Set for Sunday at Iowa Falls
Funeral services for Walter B. Cutting will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM from the Baptist church in Iowa Falls with Rev. Hargraves officiating. Illinois Central officials provide a special train at 11:20 AM, as a large MASONS and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen attend. Survived by widow and one child, plus parents Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Cutting and several brothers engineers in Washington, Colorado, Kansas City, and Cedar Rapids, with multiple sisters living in Iowa and nearby areas.
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Walter Cutting
Iowa Falls
Waterloo Masons
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Town Falls
Waterloo
Cutting
Witaw
Town Walls
Walter &. Cutting
Hoen
Baptist Church
Hargraves
Elinois Central
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Walter B. Cutting
Eilis Cutting
Rock Island
Henry
Washington State
George
Colorado
William
Great Western
Kansas City
Arthur
Cas Dar Rapids
Bessie
Sadie
Iowa
Varink
Cedar Rapids
Walsh Sogline Dissolve Firm at 124 East Fourth Street
Announcement reports Walsh retires from Walsh and Ogine at 124 East Fourth Street leaving Ogline as sole manager. They bought the store from Harry Hurst Whren years ago. transfer completed last evening and takes effect immediately. Ogline has 23 years in mercantile work including 15 years in Umea Parkersburg.
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Walsh & Ogine
East Wourth Street
Walsh
Mr. Ogline
Harry Hurst
Ogline
Umea
Parkersburg
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