Iowa City to Host Christian Church Convention Next Year
Des Moines reports Iowa City will host the Christian church convention next year by mayoral invitation. Leaders named include president T. J. Dow and other state officers. The plan calls for evangelical workers in each district and significant benevolence funds raised.
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Christian Church Convention
Iowa City
Des Moines
Iowa
Christian Church
T. J. Dow
R. A. Ingram
W. B. Clemmer
T. J. O'Connor
Pauline Wambaugh
J. Mad Williams
T. 8. Mofilt
J. J. Grove
J. M. Lucas
Denny
Drake University
Disappearing Lawyer Virgil White Faces Family Concerns
Des Moines attorney Virgil White remains missing amid reports of distress. His father Hon Fred E White says the case involves mental derangement, not crime, while J C Hume reportedly shared White's confession with his family. Miss Myrtle LeCompte, White's betrothed, is ill in Ottumwa as the search continues.
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Virgil White
Des Moines
Virgil
Washington
Virgil Brace
Ottumwa
Iowa
Myrtle LeCompte
White
Fred E. White
J. C. Hume
Unprofitable Deals Hit Graettinger Bank
Graettinger Savings Bank in Graettinger Iowa shows $1250 found in the bank safe after cashier William Mueller disappeared a week earlier. President M F Kerkwick says books need thorough examination to determine the bank's status. Mueller owned 93 percent of the stock and is central to the suspected deals.
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Graettinger
Iowa
Graettinger Savings Bank
William Mueller
M. F. Kerwick
Mueller
Corn Day at Chautauqua Opens Public Program
Prof. P. G. Holden of Ames led an open parliament at the Chautauqua in Des Moines. He discussed agriculture in public schools and offered a practical corn demonstration. An afternoon lecture covered the same topic with experimental tests. The Seton Indians hosted rabbit hunting games in the morning. W. Hinton White delivered an illustrated talk on Australia in the evening.
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Des Moines
P. G. Holden
Ames
Seton Indians
W. Hinton White
Australia
Mrs Pratt Confesses to Buying Strychnine in Murder Case
Lake City Iowa June 30 Mrs Cyrus Pratt under surveillance confesses to buying strychnine at a drug store claiming it was for rats. She and Will Persing the hired man drove to Vetter the morning after Pratt’s death and asked about his bank account and life insurance. Witnesses say she shed no tears at the deathbed and was found an hour later with Persing.
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Lake City
Iowa
Cyrus Pratt
Pratt
Rural carrier Doug Mellor dies after feared poisoned drink
Osceola residents seek the cause after Doug Mellor, a well known rural carrier, died suddenly following a night when he drank a beverage he believed was alcohol. Authorities question if wood alcohol poisoning or a mistake caused the death.
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Osceola
Douglas Mellor
Mellor
Girl Held for Murder Near Dougherty Iowa
Miss Lillie Balbayan was arrested near Dougherty charged with the murder of her illegitimate child. The infant's body was found in a trunk three days after its birth. Neighbors threaten summary punishment if she is found.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Lillie Balbayan
Dougherty
Whooping Cough Endangers Jamaica Community
J Riley Bennett of Brown's Town Jamaica commends Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cure for whooping cough locally. He notes it reliably relieves cases and praises grateful mothers for following his advice. The remedy is sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook and Sherman.
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J. Riley Bennett
Brown's Town
Jamaica
West India Islands
Chamberlain
Stewart
Cook & Sherman
Land agents notice on rail round trip fares
The Iowa Central Railway announces daily summer round trip tickets at one fare plus two dollars to select Northern Minnesota and Dakota points with return limit October 31. Reduced round trip fares to St Paul and Minneapolis start after June 1. Inquiries to agents or A B Cutts G P A Minneapolis Minn 83 July.
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Iowa Central Ry
Dakota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
A. B. Cutts
G. P
Minn
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