Weddings Color North Washington and Town Gatherings
Miss Winifred Loreatha Adams and Wyatt Baum Marbourg wed at the bride's mother's home in north Washington with Rev. A. S. Smith presiding. The couple plan to live in the city as Baum runs a feed yard with his partner. A later note records Katherine Stephens marrying Joseph M. Wilson at his parents’ home with a 6:30 ceremony and a four course dinner amid pink and white decorations. The Wilsons plan housekeeping on the McCall farm southeast of town after the 23rd.
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Winifred Loreatha Adams
Wyatt Baum Marbourg
M. J. Adams
Washington
Flossie Adams-Shearer
Imilax
A. S. Smith
Methodist Church
M. E.icken
Everett Shearer
C.S. Adams
Ruby Slattery
Ida Crone
Marbourg
Ange
Marbourg & Helwick
Out of the Ponge
S. Adams
Packwood
J. ©. Adams
Katherine
Joseph M. Wilson
D. J. Masson
Seceder Church
W. Neal
Malcom Montgomery
Marie
Andelssohn
Fay Weigman
Twilla McGinnis
Terra Stephens
Garnett
Kan
Mary Wallace
Welda
H. C. Finney
Lucy Finney
Mansfield
Ohio
Wary
Grace Williams
Allerton
Iowa
Lenore Dawson
Columbus Junction
New Brighton
Wilson
McCall
Chapter 1 PEO Meeting With Miss Cora Porter
The P E O will meet this evening at 7 30 with Miss Cora Porter in a local chapter gathering.
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Cora Porter
Free Pig Giveaway At Woodmen Hall Tonight
A local notice invites all residents to Woodmen Hall for a free pig giveaway this evening. The event emphasizes openness with a welcoming message to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen Hall
Despondent centenarian ends life at home south of town
Frederick William Pech aged seventy seven, long despondent after his wife’s death, hanged himself at his home south of town last night around 10 o clock. He was born April 5 1831 in Germany and married in 1857. Ten children were born. nine survive. Funeral at 1 30 Saturday from the residence conducted by Rev A S Smith with interment in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Frederick William Pech
Germany
Caroline Hines
Illinois
Ainsworth
Peck
Herman Pehler
C. L. Pomrenke
Frank Schultz
Julius Pech
Delaven
Earnest Greenberg
Bloomington
Ed Pomerenke
Ill
Emil Bloom
Emden
C. F
H. E. Peck
A. 8. Smith
Elm Grove Cemetery
Texas Trip Yields 5000 Acre Gulf Coast Sale Summary
George H. Paul returns from Texas claiming land sales totaling about 5,000 acres on his Gulf Coast tract. The Vienna offers the finest line of homemade candies in the city.
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George H. Paul
Texas
Gulf Coast
Vienna
Reverend Clapp Improves After Des Moines Hospital Operation
Rev W L Clapp II a Brooklyn Iowa Methodist pastor and former Muscatine pastor underwent surgery in Des Moines to remove a stony growth resembling a Mulberry found during an appendicitis operation. The condition puzzled doctors but appears resolved and his health is improving steadily. The notice also mentions his connection as son in law to Rev and Mrs W G Thorn. A local ad for Vienna homemade candies follows.
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Muscatine Journal
W.L. Clapp
Clapp
W. G. Thorn
W. L. Clapp
Brooklyn
Iowa
Musserville M. E
Muscatine
Methodist State Hospital
Des Moines
Miss Olive Camp Visits Ottumwa for Vienna Exchange
Fresh snacks headlines at the Vienna noting salted peanuts and almonds cream bars and butter Scotch on offer. A found pocketbook containing a small amount of money is at the Journal office. Miss Blodwin Jones, popular in Washington, appears at the Gra ham Christmas night.
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Vienna
Blodwin Jones
Washington
17 Counterfeit Issues After Panic
In his annual report to Congress Secretary Cortelyou endorses uniform bank examinations and calls for an international conference to improve gold transfer. The report notes a post disturbance rise in counterfeiting crimes with seventeen new issues found, six in the dangerous class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Cortelyou
Murray
Taft Busy With Conferences and Longworth Visit
President elect Taft spent December 10 in Washington with key meetings including Speaker Cannon and a gathering of Republican Ways and Means members at Representative Nicholas Longworth's home. He also attended a trustees meeting for the Jeanes Fund aiding black education in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Longworth
Washington
Taft
Cannon
House Committee On Ways and Means
Jeanes Fund For the
South
Cannon Says Gag Is Never Used
Speaker Can non declares in a public address that since 1890 no period has seen both parties unable to register their will in legislation under House rules.
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Cannon
Washington
Cannow
House
Vast Chinese Inheritance Fueled by Kuang Hsu Funeral
Peking reports the late Kuang Hsu's personal effects were incinerated under ancient custom. Postmortem costs for the state are estimated at least 6,000,000 taels, about 4.2 million dollars, with part paid from her estate.
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Peking
Kuang-Hsu
Senators defend mothers at West Point in hazing case
Senator Johnston of Alabama urged reinstating Cadets William T. Russell Jr. and Harry G. Weaver after dismissal for hazing at the military academy. He argued the government should not force mothers to accompany their sons at West Point and cited hazing within the Senate as well.
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Solon
West Point
Washington
William T. Russell, Jr
Harry G. Weaver
Military Academy
Senate
Senator Johnston
Alabama
Johnston
Age Limit for University of Minnesota Faculty
Minnesota board of regents fixes sixty five as the age limit for faculty contracts. Existing six ty five year old professors will sever ties at the end of the current college year. At least six professors are affected.
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Minnesota University
Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Board of Regents
John L Sullivan files divorce suit in Chicago court
John L Sullivan former world heavyweight champion filed for divorce from his wife Annie in the superior court. The suit cites infidelity following their Boston marriage on May 1 1883 and separation on Sept 8 of the following year. Mrs Sullivan resides in Centreville Rhode Island. Carnegie meets with the President in Washington saying the president is always interesting and noting a half hour discussion at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Court
Chicago
John L. Sullivan
Annie
Boston
Carnegie
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
White House
Des Moines Man Fears Prosecution Ends Life with Gas
P. C. Deming of St. Louis traveling salesman attempted suicide by gas in Des Moines on December 10 to avoid prosecution for bigamy.
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Des Moines
P. C. Deming
St. Louis
Local Notes From Winfield Visitors and Arrivals
Charles Corette was in Winfield on business today. Mrs George H Lee and Mr Lee were passengers for Keota this morning visiting there. Mrs John Rickey and her daughter arrived from Winfield to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs J P McCulley. Miss A Schauenberg of Keota arrived last night, a guest of Mrs C Reister, and left this morning. City bus line also advertises phone orders by Frank Rogers.
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A. H. Stephens
Charles Corette
Winfield
Business
Vienna
George H. Lee
Keota
Frank Rogers
John Rickey
J. P. McCulley
A. ©. Schauvenberg
C. Reister
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