M Ewan in Lead for Moderator
Denver May 20 An appeal for extending foreign missions and a sectarian school issue framed the opening session of the first general assembly of the Presbyterian church. Chancellor Samuel Dr McCormick backed the church school and Dr McEwan emerged as front runner for moderator with several rivals named. The retiring moderator Rev B H Fullerton preached the opening sermon as balloting began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
Pittsburg University
Church School
Rev. Fullerton
Denver
Foreign Missions
State University
Lirst General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Samuel Dr. McCormick
William L. McEwan
Third Presbyterian Church of
Pittsburg
Yesterday's Ball Games Across Leagues
Baseball scores from American and National leagues across multiple cities. Highlights include Chicago, St Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati, Boston, and western league games with detailed run totals and key pitchers. Final lines note standings and a judge's quip about streetcar crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
R.ile
Boston
Burns
Sutor
Owens
Steele
Carrigan
St. Louis
R.H.E. St. Louis
New York
Powell
Criss
Criger
Quinn, Lake and Kleinow
Cleveland
R.H.E. Cleveland
Washton
Young-Easterly
Smith Street
Detroit
R.h.le
Phil'phia
Summers
Lafitte
Stanage
Bender
Thomas
National League
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Bell-Bergen
Phillippi-Gibson
Philadelphia
R.H.E. Chicago
Philphia
Ruelback
Kroh
Moran
McQuillan
Moren
Popin
R.H.E
Cincinnati
Dubec
Savidge
Cantwell
Roth
Wiltse
Durham
Schlei
Sallee
Bresnahan
Tuckey
White
Bowerman
Lincoln
R.H.E. Lincoln
Denver
Jones-Mason
Olmstead-Zinran
Des Moines
R.H.E. Des Moines
Wichita
Biersdorfer
Heckinger
Shaner Ang Weaver
Sioux City
Fromme-Shea
Swift-Mitze
Calls Doctors to Arms at Iowa Medical Society Meeting
Dr Alien of Davenport urged action against attacks on inoculation and tuberculosis laws during the eighteenth annual Iowa doctors meeting in Dubuque on May 20. He questioned bureaucrats and legislators and pressed physicians to assert themselves before public opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durbuque
Alien
Davenport
State Medical Society
Dr. Allen
Iowa
Elopement suspects flee county home inmates
Waterloo police seek Mattie Corliss who vanished from the county home, believed to have eloped with fellow inmate Charles Dale who disappeared the night before. Corliss is 54 and long confined under a delusion of youth. Dale is about 50. Bell Company wins preliminary victory against telephone independents in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mattie Corliss
Charles Dale
Miss Corliss
Dale
Bell Company
Cleveland
The
Telephone Trust
Club Women Look to Home at Davenport Meeting
Mrs. Phil Moore of the General Federation of Women's Clubs says the federation will educate women for home and social work rather than seeking suffrage or prohibition. In Iowa readings, Mrs. Marion Tredway of Dubuque is expected to become state president as the meeting proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Moore
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Big Davenport
Marion Tredway
Dubuque
Davenport
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Peace Congress
Philip N. Moore
General Federation
Iowa Federation
Marion McC Tredway
Robbers Escape With 4500 In Daylight Hold-Up
Three men entered the Canadian Express office in Truro Nova Scotia during daylight and held up the clerk with a revolver before forcing open the safe and fleeing with four thousand five hundred dollars in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truro
N. S
Canadian Express
Three Children Cremated In House Fire At Herrin
May 20 Herrin Illinois fire tragedy involving Mrs. Marion McCormick away from home. Three children died after a blaze started by youngsters playing inside the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Marion McCormick
State convention hosts dairy food talks and leadership race
Legislation on pure food laws and trade topics dominated the state association convention. Hy R. Wright spoke as state dairy and food commissioner while J J Groves led a report on mutual fire insurance. A slate of candidates including Dusuma, Emery, Hoffman, Ryan, Balkema, Feeney, Riggs, Mulqueen and Leaslingafelt contends for state president as cities vie for the next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy. R. Wright
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
J. J. Groves
Ames
P. H. Dusuma
Burlington
Se Emery
Cedar Rapids
Peter Hoffman
Dubuque
L. L. Ryan
Des Moines
N. Balkema
Sioux Center
John A. Feeney
Davenport
T. R
Railroads Win Fight Over Flagmen Right
Webster City Iowa May 2 0 The long battle for flagmen at railroad crossings ended when Judge Albrook sustained a railroad motion directing a verdict The roads argued no city may order flagmen at railroad expense the power resting with the State railroad commission This ruling sets a new precedent in such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Albrook
Eldora
State Railroad Commission
White girl weds Omaha Indian in Pender ceremony
Hubbard De vall, an Omaha Indian, married Mary Hiller, a 17 year old white girl, by County Judge Smith in Pender Nebraska. The bride's father accompanied them and gave consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pender, Neb
Hubbard Devall
Mary Hiller
Smith
Omaha Boosters Visit Ames on $10 000 Iowa Trip
Omaha Commercial club's ninety members halted in Ames during a six day Iowa tour. A campus parade featured 250 cadets, with President Storms introducing Mr. Chase of the Omaha committee. Chase praised Ames for corn exposition support and anticipated further cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Omaha Commercial Club
Iowa
College Grounds
Ames Commercial Club
Omaha
Central Building
Storms
Chase
Omaha Entertainment Committee
Oldest Iowa resident Delpha Rogers dies at 106
Clarinda Iowa May 20 Delpha Rogers aged 106 said to be Iowa’s oldest resident is dead. Born in West Virginia she moved from Missouri to Iowa where she lived before. Her early life includes serving in General Washingtons army as a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Clarinda
Delpha Rogers
Washington
West Virginia
Missouri
Iowa Sheriff Brutally Beaten in Carroll Hotel Assault
Sheriff Frank Fritz was attacked by Will Manemann, a patient under care who had been released earlier. Manemann fled from a second story window and was later found at William Fritz’s farm west of Carroll, now in custody for transport to Clarinda asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fritz
Clarinda
Retail Grocers Meet State Dairy Address in Davenport
Davenport May 20 Five hundred Iowa retail grocers met as State Dairy and Food Commissioner delivered an address on standards and regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Davenport
Iowa
Health Fight: Self-Preservation and Community Sanitation
A civic appeal urges active participation in disease prevention through sanitation and intelligence against ignorance. It emphasizes supporting authorities tasked with stopping the spread of disease within the community and from outside sources.
Madden Placed on Trial Over Chicago Building Trade Conspiracy
Chicago May 20 Judge opened state case against Martin P Madden president of the Associated Building Trades council of Chicago and associates F A Pouchot and M J Boyle charged with conspiracy to extort 1000 from Joseph Klicka company. Madden called strike from his automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
San Francisco
Martin P. Madden
Associated Building Trades’ Council of Chicago
F. A. Pouchot
M. J. Boyle
Joseph
McSurley
Madden
Mrs. Dolly Tucker Denied Temporary Alimony
Chicago May 20 Mrs Dolly Logan Tucker sued her husband William F Tucker a U S A retiree for separate maintenance but was denied temporary alimony in the divorce court.
Roosevelt Slays Hippopotamus in East Africa
Roosevelt adds a hippopotamus to his big game bag near the Jura ranch in British East Africa. The May 20 report notes the animal was killed a short distance from the ranch during the Nairobi hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Nairobi
British East Africa
Mr. Roosevelt
Jura
Hogs and cattle markets mixed as receipts rise May 20 1909
Chicago markets show hogs easing from yesterday with light pigs and mixed packers at 6 70 to 7 35 while heavy grades reach 7 35. Cattle and sheep activity remains strong with beef values steady to higher, bulk around 7 20 to 7 40 for cattle and sheep trending 6 25 to 8 50 for various classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Death of Henry H Rogers shocks Wall Street and industry
Henry H Rogers vice president of Standard Oil and driving force in Amalgamated Copper died at 69 from a stroke in New York. Funeral planned in New York and Fair Haven with services at Church of the Messiah and Unitarian church in Fair Haven. Rogers, long under medical care since a 1907 stroke, left an estimated fortune of 50 to 75 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry H. Rogers
Stand Oil Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Church of the Messiah
Robert Collyer
Rogers
Collyer
Fair Haven
Mass
Unitarian Church
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
H. Broughton
Standard On
Mr.ers
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
J. B. Archbold
Great Corporation
Mr. Rogers
H. H. Rogers, Jr
Gregg issues statement on Muskogee fraud cases
Tulsa May 20 United States District Attorney Gregg says he is not responsible for the prosecutions and has not personally investigated the cases. He states he acted only on Washington department instructions and used evidence provided by special government representatives. A third federal grand jury was ordered to reinvestigate the frauds core pleted here. A motion to dismiss the jury was considered after Judge John A instructed witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
United States
Gregg
Muskogee
Washington
Grand Jury
Johm A
I of Witnesses
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M’ewan
Presbyterian Assembly
Emilio DE Gogorzza
Mme. Eames
Baritone
Mme
Emma Eames
Risa de Gogorza
Emilio de Gogorza
de Gogorza
Elope
Railroads Winl Fight
Royal Baking Powder
College Town
Maniac
Clarinda Asylum
State
Beach- Wickham
John A. Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S. Yards
Ill
H. H. Rog
Standard Oil Capitalist
Fa Haven
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