Mystery Child Found at St James Church Door
A newborn girl was found on the doorstep of Sisters of St James church and taken to Dougall Hove for care. Dr. McClelland reports the child improving after severe frostbite. no perpetrator identified yet. The Dougall family across from the church agreed to shelter the infant while authorities decide on adoption or custody.
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Sisters of the St James Church
Hugh Dougall
Dougalls
St. James’ Church
Death of Martin Shearer prompts local notices from Iowa
Des Moines reports the death of Martin Shearer at age seventy five. native of Dayton Ohio he lived in Iowa about fifty years mainly in Brighton where he worked as a carpenter and millwright and served as county surveyor. his wife died twenty years ago and the funeral is set for tomorrow at 4 pm in Brighton with survivors including four children.
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W. D. Shearer
Western Union Office
Des Moines
Martin Shearer
Shearer
Brighton
A. M Friend
Marshalltown
W. C Israel
This City
F. E. Lamphere
Rock Island
Local visitors and society notices from Mediapolis and Oska loosa
H Thomas of Mediapolis and D Rambo of Kirksville Mo visited on business. The next G A R meeting will be in the Temple building on Tuesday evening Feb 6. Mr and Mrs Jacob Brown invite guests to the marriage of their granddaughter Mary Ella Brown to Charles C Clay on Tuesday evening Feb 8 at eight oclock at Muchakinock Iowa. At home after Feb 12 at 444 North First street OsKaloosa. Miss Brown has lived here. Mr Clay has stayed at Hotel Birdsall. Journal offers congratulations.
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Temple
Buildi Ug
Jacob Brown
Mary Ella Brown
Charles C. Clay
Muchakinock
Iowa
North First Street
Oskaloosa
Miss Brown
Mr. Clay
N. L. Black
Birdsall
Osa
Congratulatis P
Funeral Train Bears Lawton Logan and Armstrong Remains
Special train carrying Major General Henry W. Lawton Major John A Logan Jr and Surgeon Major G L Armstrong departed for resting places after a solemn ceremony in the bay town. Guards and a guard of honor accompanied the caskets as minute guns fired and flags flew at half mast.
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Naval Rreserve Shop
San Francisco
Pen
Henry W. Lawton
John A. Logan, Jr
G. L. Armstrong
Third Artillery
Lawton
Logan
Mra
Odd Fellows
Thirtyall Lodges
W. A. Bonynge
Poster
San Diego
Reuben B. Lloyd
M. M. Estee
Charles N. Fox
Guard of Honor
Simon
Fourth Cavalry
John Tl. Mohrhnsen
Fourteenth Infantry
Charles ©. Okum
John K. Waggaman
Sixth Cavalry
Frank Hoberkam
Hall-Mast
Myron
Oakland
Chicago
Youngstown
Port Wayne
Indianapolis
Washington
Minister’s Move to Milton Sparks Quiet Resolve
Philip Strong accepts a Milton call amid inner conflict about leaving his Calgary parish. He vows to follow God’s will, guided by his wife’s support, and commits to work among 50 000 mill workers, many foreigners, in a town famed for saloons, coal smoke, and seven churches on one street.
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Babylon
Philip
Milton
Philip Strong
Elmdale
Brown
Church of Christ
Alfred
Clifton
America
Chum
Lfe
Christ
Iowa to Finance State Institutions by Annual Tax
The senate appropriations committee proposes a yearly state tax of 1.8 million dollars to fund fourteen state institutions under the board of control. The move would centralize funding, eliminating separate apportionments for operations and buildings, and would also shift about 500 insane residents from county to state asylums. Independent rail and banking items are noted in Des Moines and New York reports.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Board of Control
Soo
Burglary Strikes Jackson Grocery and Tool Shop
Jackson Michigan February 2 burglars broke into P M Etchells grocery at 206 Trail Street taking flour cigars tobacco and other goods valued around 50. The tool house of Austin Tomlinson and Webster Manufacturing was also robbed with many tools stolen. Officers have a clue they believe will lead to arrests.
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Jackson, Mich
M. Etchell
Trail Street
Austin, Tomlinson and Webster Manufacturing Company
Village grants franchise to Saginaw Southern rail line
The St. Charles village council granted a franchise to the Saginaw Southern railway to lay tracks within town limits. The planned line will run from Saginaw to St. Charles, with the south end not yet decided.
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Elvetric Railway
St. ¢Hares
St. Charles
Mich
Saginaw Southern Railway
Saginaw
Minister Questions City Mission Amid Urban Sights
Philip Strong, a Calvary church pastor, plans monthly talks on Christ and Modern Society to address Milton's sins and needs. He studies the town, notes mills and saloons, and confronts property owner William Winter over the corrupting influence of urban life.
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Philip
Christ
Christ Thaself
Calvary Church
Milton
St. Ile
Winter
William Winter
Ocean Mill
Salem editor whipped amid newspaper suppression riot
Indiana residents beat P A Jennings editor publisher of The Democrat and Searchlight in Salem Washington county after a dispute over a pamphlet accusing local citizens. Assailants burned copies and seized files from Jennings home while he was away. Police report notes long standing conflict and suppression of released material.
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Indianapolis
P. A. Jennings
The
Democrat
Searchlight
Salem
Washington County
Jennings
Gardner and theater firm discuss a single performance
C C Gardner of Wellman hosted his father A M Gardner while a theater manager received a letter from Fred G Berger of Sol Smith Russell’s company about a potential February performance of A Poor Relation. The company seeks a $250 guarantee, and local houses may not guarantee that amount, making the one show uncertain but still possible.
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Moore
Sason
Russ
Welope
Feast of the Purification observed at St James church
Miss F Schneider of Dubuque visited the city on business. An excellent meeting at the M E B church drew strong interest with many expressing desire to lead a Christian life. Editor Wolf of the Fairfield Journal stayed with his father, and his daughter returned home with him after visiting her grandfather.
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St. James Church
F. Schneider
Dubuque
MEB
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Western Union
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Jesus
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Madagin
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West Superior
New York
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Forest Hill
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Virginia
National Bank
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Chamber of Deputies
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Wellman
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