Mrs. Margaret Mace Dies After Long Life of Service
Mrs Margaret Mace died at 6 30 this morning at the home of her daughter Eva Wallace on the B F Tipton farm ten miles northwest of the city near Lexington. She leaves husband J M Mace and five children Arthur Mace Anna Smith Alice Meeks Arminda Thrapp and Eva Wallace. She also leaves two brothers Thomas and Seth Wolford and two sisters Mrs Kate Graham and Miss Elizabeth Wolford plus twenty seven grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Born March 30 1852 in Muskingum County Ohio she moved with her family to Henderson County Illinois in 1851 and married J M Mace later moving to Highland township Iowa then Lexington area. Funeral at 11 Monday from the residence.
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Margaret Mace
Eva Wallace
B. F
Mmes
Anna Smith
Gary
Nebr
Alice Meeks
Pawmee
Okla
Arminda Thrapp
Webster
Iowa
Lexington
Wallace
Thrapp
Arthur Mace
Thos
Seth Wolford
Burlington
Kansas
Reading
Henderson County
Illinois
J. M. Mace
Ohio
M. E. Church
Unseasonably Cool April Weather Reported
The government thermometer registered 1 above this morning and 13 below freezing. Easter season brings cooler weather. Yesterday morning’s low was 22 above.
Easter dinner at East Side tomorrow
Local notes report a special Easter dinner at the East Side tomorrow and mention visitors including Martin White and his wife from Washington to see his ailing father. Also noted are arrivals and departures of several residents and a birth announcement for Charles Stark Jr in the Philippines.
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East Side
Martin White
Washington
Brighton Enterprise
J. Palmer
Des Moines
Palmer
Charles Stark, Jr
Malolos
Philippine Islands
Charles, Jr
Minnie Klass
Charles, Sr
Philippines
Booth Plans Endowment Fund For Humanity University
General William Booth on the eve of his eightieth birthday announced a plan to raise a 1 million dollar endowment for the University of Humanity a broad school to train men and women to deal with misfortune. He notes the Salvation Army now has 1358 corps and 1100 officers and operates worldwide from its English beginnings in the sixties.
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William Booth
The
Salvation Army
University of Humanity
General Booth
Nottingham
England
Fire on Hamburg American steamer Sarnia at Port Simon
Reports say the Hamburg American steamer Sarnia caught fire at Port Simon British Honduras on April 10. Six lives are reported lost and a large portion of the cargo was damaged.
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New Orleans
Port Simon
British Honduras
Tragedy Scene Includes Student Harsh Comment
In a theatre moment a thoughtful student in the front row interrupts with a blunt line about the heroine’s fate, prompting the actor to press on with the scene as the Cornell Widow character carries on the performance.
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Cornell
Taft Wins Victory For Philippines Free Sugar Bill
Washington reports President Taft secured senate finance committee approval of the Payne bill provisions allowing free import of Philippine sugar up to 300000 gross tons annually. The decision followed talks with Michigan Sugar Co president Charles B. Warren and an earlier Taft Warren agreement contested by beet sugar states. The house Ways and Means Committee had adopted the sugar section January 28, facing criticism over Warren's authority.
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Washington
Taft
Philippine Islands
Senate Committee On Finance
Payne
White House
Charles B. Warren
Michigan Sugar Company
Warren
Boardman
House Committee On Ways and Means
Philippines
Taft Agreement Resolved Under Senate Finance Subcommittee
A senate finance subcommittee, including Burrows Smoot and Flint, learned Taft entered a last fall agreement in good faith and that it had gone unchallenged for weeks. To avoid misrepresentation, the subcommittee subpoenaed Warren from Michigan by telegraph, and with the three members, Warren went to the White House to confirm the agreement.
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Senate Committee On Finance
Burrows, Smoot
Flint
Taft
Warren
Michigan
White Mouse
Novelist F Marion Crawford Dies in Sorrento
F Marion Crawford the novelist died in Sorrento on April 10. He was born in 1845 and gained fame for his literary works.
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F. Marion Crawford
Sorrento
Best Treatment for Colds
The Chicago Tribune favors simple care for ordinary colds including moderative laxatives hot foot baths free perspiration and avoiding cold wet exposure after treatment. It warns indoor confinement for one or two days or risk of recurrence or pneumonia and endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy. Clark Hoskins and his daughter from Brighton left John Heaton's home after a short visit.
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Chicago Tribune
F. L. Stolte
Lemmon
Clark Hoskins
Little Daughter
Brighton
John Heaton
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Effie O'Loughlin
M. O'Loughlin
Wm. Harvey
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Unique Electric Theatre
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