J Sheahan Dead He Grants Petition In Rate Case
James C. Sheahan, longtime Burlington employee, dies in Galesburg after 36 years of service. The Burlington system loss noted by The Republican Register contrasted his high integrity with his sudden passing at 12:30 am after a period of illness. He resided at 712 South Academy Street.
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James C. Sheahan
Burlington
Galesburg
Republican Register
James
Sheahan
The
South Academy Street
Hawkeye
Thankoffering Service by Missionary Society
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the MBE church holds its annual thank offering service next Sunday. Miss Kate L. Ogborn of Nan Chang China will address the congregation both morning and evening. She has spent fifteen years as a missionary and teacher in China and recently returned to America.
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Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
MBE
Kate L. Ogborn
Nan Chang
China
Miss Ogborn
America
Missouri Railroads Seek Temporary Restraining Order
Judge McPherson granted eighteen Missouri railroads a temporary restraining order against state officials enforcing the maximum freight rate and a 2-cent passenger fare law. The action follows a Chicago decision to challenge the 2-cent fare in five western states, with possible similar moves in Iowa to delay the lower rates.
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Kansas City
McPherson
Missouri
Chicago
Iowa
Hawkeye
Perkins Praises Allison At Iowa G A R Encampment
In Dubuque on June 14 George D. Perkins told a G A R encampment that Iowa’s fame rests on Senator William B. Allison and warned that losing his services would hurt the nation more than Iowa. He voiced unwavering affection for the state’s famed statesman and lauded his broad national vision.
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Dubuque
Iowa
William B. Allison
George D. Perkins
Perkins
Urick Re elected President Of Iowa Labor Federation
In Keokuk Iowa A L Urick of Des Moines won a unanimous re election as president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor at the convention A J Cronkhite of Cedar Rapids was chosen vice president and J H Streif of Sioux City secretary Clinton beat Oskaloosa 48 to 38 to select next convention location The delegates took an afternoon excursion on the Mississippi to Nauvoo and returned as the convention closes today.
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Keokuk
Iowa
A. L. Urick
Des Moines
Iowa State Federation of Labor
A. J. Cronkhite
Cedar Rapids
J. H. Streif
Sioux City
Clinton
Oskaloosa
Mississippi River
Nauvoo
Broncho Buster Loses Feet in Sheep Train Incident
Dubuque Iowa June 14 Dutch Myers a broncho buster with Pawnee Bill's show had both feet cut off yesterday morning under the wheels of a sheep train entering town He was the best rider in the aggregation.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Dutch Myers
Miss Elizabeth Burnside Plans Brief Midwest Visit
Miss Elizabeth Burnside arrived from Champaign Illinois after completing a school year. She will visit her aunt Mrs Steck at home, spend time with another aunt Mrs Buchanan in Fairfield, before returning to Oskaloosa for summer vacation.
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Elizabeth Burnside
Champaign
Steck
Buchanan
Fairfield
Oskaloosa
Debater Seth Thomas Visits Local Area After State Committee Trip
Seth Thomas arrived from Iowa City where he spent a few days as a member of the state committee on high school debates. He and his wife will visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs B F Brown northwest of the city for a time.
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Seth Thomas
Iowa City
B. F. Brown
No Kisses This Time Says Angered Wife
A Britt Tribune quip reflects a mock complaint about domestic life and stalled romance. A husband vows to refrain from affectionate gestures until his wife indicates willingness, joking about chores and blunt requests.
Denatured alcohol bill takes effect September 1
The new law allows any farmer to convert waste into alcohol without building a bonded warehouse. Denatured alcohol is limited by tanks of up to one hundred gallons daily and must meet internal revenue rules. Fuel will be sold in distinctive green containers. Secretary Wilson estimates possible three cent per gallon distillation from green corn, though price may not beat petroleum. The second bill aims to be a square deal for farmers.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Wilson
The Cowboy Bishop and the Tramp on the Hotel Porch
During a church dignitaries meeting in St Paul a tramp asked for aid. The group notes Bishop Talbot, called the cowboy bishop, as young and generous. The tramp finally hands over a dollar, saying it was for the newly built cathedral at Laramie.
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Bishop Talbot
St.Paul
Laramie
Bellman
Dew of Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies
By local applications they cannot reach the diseased part of the ear. There is only one cure for deafness, constitutional remedies. Deafness stems from inflam ed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. Nine cases out of ten come from catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure offers a hundred dollar reward for a cure not achieved. Sold by druggists 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Interstate Exposition of Irrigation and Forestry in Sacramento
The exposition of irrigated lands and forest products will be held in September in Sacramento California. A list of sixteen gold and silver loving cups designed for interstate competition is announced by prominent California and other state sponsors. Irrigation districts plan to send their best prize fruits grains and vegetables as farmers prepare for a grand allegorical irrigation parade in the West.
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Sacramento
California
Cocklins Return From Iowa City Commencement
Mr and Mrs Al Cocklin and May arrived home from Iowa City where they attended the commencement exercises at the State University of Iowa Karl Cocklin his brother was a medic graduate this year.
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al Cocklin
May
Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Karl
Weather forecast for Iowa from Washington report
The forecast for Iowa predicts showers on Saturday and possible tonight with warmer temperatures in the eastern portion.
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Washington, D. C
the Evening Journal
Iowa
Child Labor Exposé From Pittsburg Cigar Factory
In a July Woman's Home Companion piece Owen R. Lovejoy documents an eleven year old boy named Joe laboring twelve hours daily in a cramped tenement factory making cheap cigars. He toils for eight cents per hundred while suffering a sallow, exhausted appearance and a harsh social neglect.
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Little Joe
Pittsburg
Owen R. Lovejoy
Joe
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Urick
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New York
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Kingsford
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Interstate Exposition of Irrigation and Forestry
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