A Practical Conversion A Family Tragedy
Humboldt Iowa May 11 A man named L L Sample of Woodbine Iowa adopts debt repayment as a religious vow. He visits banks to pay every old claim against him even those long forgotten. Sample once ran Sample's Great 25 cent One Ring Circus with his brother T J Sample but went broke and left deep debts. Now he is settling those debts with cash or proper vouchers. His actions surprise creditors and mark a remarkable personal pledge.
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Humboldt
Iowa
L. L. Sample
Woodbine
Sample
T. J. Sample
Nutt Heads to Mt. Pleasant on business
Harry T. Nutt departed this morning for Mt. Pleasant on business. The trip aims to address affairs of his enterprise and potential meetings with partners or officials during the stay.
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Harry T. Nutt
Mt. Pleasant
Smith's Chicken Feed Promotion for Chicks
Smith's Chicken Feed claims to promote healthy rapid development in young chicks. The advertisement lists products including Ready Mixed no grit for young fellows in 100 lb sacks for 2.50, 20 lb sacks, Pin Head Oat Meal, Fine Ground Bone, Corn Meal Cracked Corn and Chicken Grit, inviting customers to try these feeds.
Daughter shoots father amid family quarrel near Winthrope
Mont Fleming a farmer two and a half miles north of Winthrope Buchanan county is not expected to live after a bullet from a 22 caliber rifle struck his temple. Maude Fleming 22 year old daughter was arrested then released on her own recognizance as the incident grew from a quarrel to alleged abuse of the mother.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Fleming
Mont Fleming
Winthrope
Buchanan County
Maude
Sabbath Study Meeting of Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
On Thursday at 2 30 pm a regular W C T U meeting will be at Miss Mary Parker’s home. All members should attend. Devotional topic is The Sabbath Day from Amos 8 4 5. A faithful sister cannot attend. another will lead. Bring a short selection related to The Sabbath.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Mary Parker
East End and North End clash in high scoring game
Saturday afternoon the North End beat East End 20 to 11 in a nine player match. Players praised the pace and professional conduct, with fast pitching limiting hits. East End lineup included Everette Schenefelt and Charley Barrett. North End featured Carl Meek and Nate Bovee. John M. Work of Iowa earns a spot on the Socialist Party executive committee in Chicago.
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East End
North End
Everette Schenefelt
Guy Knauss
Charley Barrett
Floyd Knauss
Glen Mace
Virgil Smith
Charley Burham
Merle Bickford
Carl Meek
Nate Bovee
Roy Garard
Henry Russell
John M. Work
Iowa
Socialist Party
Chicago
ESCAPE TUITION IN IOWA SCHOOLS FOR IDA GROVE BOY
Des Moines May 11 The state superintendent ruled that a boy living with relatives in Ida Grove and attending public schools need not pay tuition though his parents live out of town. The decision upholds that he is a resident of the Ida Grove district despite his natural guardian's location in Silver Creek township. The ruling may prompt legal action.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Riggs
R. L. Todd
Ida Grove
Todd
Young Todd
Silver Creek
High School Baseball Beats Independents In Practice Tilt
The High School baseball team edged the Independents by a close margin in a Saturday afternoon practice game. Both teams showed strong form as they prep for upcoming contests, with players on both sides praised for solid work and good trim.
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Independents
Rainfall Reaches .71 Inches as Fields Stay Wet
Last night brought nearly three quarters of an inch of rain with a precise measure of .71 inch by W. A. Cook. Ongoing showers today keep fields too wet for work, delaying outdoor field activities and farm labor.
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W. A. Cook
Debates Focus on Commission Form of City Government
About fifty Iowa City university students study the commission form for interstate debate. Try-outs for university teams are in June with winners to study during vacation. The league follows Des Moines and Galveston experiences, with teams from Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska also involved. Judge Smith McPherson will address Memorial Day at the Timothy Brown monument unveiling in Red Oak.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Des Moines
Galveston
University of Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Timothy Brown
Glimpses of Dr Dix Enduring Fighting Episcopal Leader
Rev Dr Morgan Dix long head of Trinity parish New York died in New York at age 77? He led a major church operation with nine churches and a large property portfolio. Dix was a financier and jurist in a notable lawsuit defending his life interest on upstate farms. He opposed divorce and supported church music and rare manuscript collections.
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Cample
Trinity Parish
New York City
Morgan Dis
New York
Trinity Church Corporation
Dix
Trinity
Dis
Columbia Colege
General Theological Semiary
Philadeltia
Alonzo Potter
Ivorce
Episcopal Church In America
New York State
Dr. Dix
Upstate
Canvas Cover For Baseball Diamond
Manager Fred C Clarke of the Pittsburg club orders an infield cover at Exposition park as an experiment to allow home games to proceed despite rain. A mobile 8 by 20 foot device with wide rollers will be used by six men to protect the diamond. If successful it eliminates wet grounds as the main postponement cause, since outfields are rarely unplayable.
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Fred C. Clarke
Pittsburg
Exposition Park
Pirates
Wife's Expense Cuts Sparked by Humorous Jeer
A man trimmed his wife's allowance after she mocked his jokes and cost him money. She reacts by becoming economical, underscoring strain in their finances and the sting of public ridicule. Houston Pust.
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Houston Pust
Local News Notes Departures and Visits Around Town
Mrs. Fred Anderson and son Donald left for Burlington this morning. Tom Kyle and Clark Sitlar traveled to Ottumwa and Burlington on business. George Buckley of Chicago visited his parents. Miss Lyle Laughead left for Monmouth to resume college work. Mel Shields returns home then to Milwaukee to work. Walter Hughes visits Dayton after time with his parents in Fairfield. Clyde Matson, a Monmouth student, visited in the city. H. C. Harmon and daughter Joy return home from the Nicola McCleery wedding and relatives.
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Fred Anderson
Donald
Burlington
Tom Kyle
Ottumwa
Clark Sitlar
George Buckley
Chicago
J. D. Buckley
Lyle Laughead
Monmouth
Mel Shields
John Shields
Milwaukee
Wis
Walter Hughes
Fairfield
W. H. Hughes
Dayton
Ohio
Clyde Matson
Xenia Theological Seminary
H. C. Harmon
Miss Joy
Cedar Falls
Nicola McCleery
Social News Notes From Star City Visitors
Miss Stella Page rode into West Chester this morning to spend a day or two visiting. Rev. W. G. Robertson arrived from Crawfords ville and spent the day in the city. Mrs. M. A. Hulse reached from Keota Saturday evening for a few days’ visit at the J. A. Y. Ashby home.
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Star
Stella Page
West Chester
W. G. Robertson
Crawfordsville
M. A. Hulse
Keota
J. A. Y. Ashby
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Smith
W.U. T. U. Meeting
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High School
Mutual
James H. Young and Wife
Pasadena
Calif
Col
D. J. Palmer Bone
Fine Batistes
American Beauty
Mattings
Rothschild & CO
South Side Square
Star Pictorium
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Benz Hotel
C. E. Cissell
Nicola
Harmon
North Side Square
Kelly
Mason Transfer & Storage Com’y
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