Mission Exhibits At Big Convention At Des Moines
Quilts from Kentucky fur robes from Alaska and colored rugs from Mexican Indians headline the extensive display by the Women’s Home Missionary Society at Des Moines First Methodist Church. The exhibit fills the Sunday school room and marks the largest showing of its kind in the city. Delegates from across the country gather for the national society meeting with more than 800 women expected and daily bulletins to be issued by Mrs. George Cosson. The society notes its 32nd anniversary with origins tracing to 1880 and early work among freedmen.
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Des Moines
Kentucky
Alaska
Mexico
New York
Women's Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Booth
Southland
Echiods
Mission Board
South
National Home Missionary Society
National Society
Trinity Methodist Church
Cincinnati
A. B. Leonard
Rutherford B. Hayes
Hayes
Order of the Deaconesses
Texas Rejects Nonresidents With Tuberculosis
Des Moines dispatch notes Texas officials urge states to keep TB patients out unless they can self finance. Governor Colquitt cites 845 non residents dying in two and a half years in one Texas city, 407 sent home for burial. 29 were from Iowa. Texas lacks free hospital care for out of state TB patients and private aid is scarce.
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Des Moines
Texas
Colquitt
Carroll
San Antonio
Iowa
Southwest
Odd Fellows Open Annual Convention in Sioux City
About 1,000 Odd Fellows attend the annual grand encampment and grand lodge sessions in Sioux City Iowa with 300 Rebekahs in town. The encampment ends tonight while the grand lodge begins Wednesday morning. A public parade memory services and a military band are part of the events as Des Moines vies for the 1913 convention.
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Sioux City
Ots
Grand Lodge
Des Moines
Corn Show Returns to Ames and Iowa State College
The Iowa Corn Growers Association brings its corn exhibition back to Ames and Iowa State College, January 1 through 16, paired with the winter short course. H. la Biehiing of the agronomy department is secretary, prizes and exhibits are being arranged, and the event aims to draw 1,000 students plus hundreds of visitors to the new symnasium on campus.
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Ames
Lowa State College
Great New Symnasium
H. la Biehiing
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Town of Gary Feels Effects of War
Gary Indiana reports the Balkan crisis cutting labor in steel mills with Greeks Montenegrins and Serbians among workers leaving or awaiting word to depart. The town has lost over a thousand workers since the trouble began.
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Gary
Ind
New York
Triple murderer to hang in Illinois
George Kaale of this city will be hanged tomorrow for the triple murder of his wife and unborn child and sister in law Rosa Engle in the courtyard at Picneyville. The execution will be the second legal hanging in Perry County history.
Regular Practice On Football Field
The regular practice drew a good sized squad at the ball park last night with shifts in the lineup. McLaughlin tried at quarterback, Walker and Fulton filled new roles, Brown shows development, and the squad prepares for the Weat Liberty game. CP Smirk aided the inexperienced players and local experts are expected to help shape the team for upcoming hard games.
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McLaughlin
Walker
Fulton
Brown
Weat Liberty
CP. Smirk
Communion Service at Second United Presbyterian
Communion service will be held at the Second United Presbyterian church on Sabbath with preparatory services on Friday evening at 7 15 and Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock. Rev R H Park of Morning Sun will preach on Friday and Saturday. All are invited.
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Second United Presbyterian Church
R. H. Park
Morning Sun
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Praised by Mrs Brogan
A Wilson Pa resident Mrs P H Brogan speaks from experience that Chamberlains Cough Remedy is far superior to others for coughs and croup. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries the product for sale.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
P. H. Brogan
Wilson
Chamberlain
Croup
Lemmon
Actor Henry Lewis seeks damages for false arrest in 1910 case
In McKeesport Pennsylvania on October 17 Henry Lewis the actor sued City Detective Charles W Dightner and officials for 30000 dollars claiming false arrest and imprisonment after being detained as a suspect in the February 1910 post office robbery. He was held briefly then taken to Pittsburgh where he was photographed and measured for the Bertillon system before authorities released him.
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McKeesport
Henry Lewis
Charles W. Dightner
Mer. Lewis
Pittsburgh
United States Secret Service
Mrs Sumner Dead in Capital City
Mrs Isabel C Sumner 54 wife of Dr Guilford H Sumner secretary of the state board of health died last night at Methodist hospital after a general breakdown. She leaves a husband and one son of Waterloo and a sister in Wyoming. The remains were taken to Manchester for burial.
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Des Moines
Isabel C. Sumner
Guilford H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Methodist Hospital
Waterloo
Wyoming
Manchester
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STECK
Washington
Steck’s Jewelry Store
George Cosson
ODD Fellows
Proiummated
Decker & Col
Mellastec Fuk
C. M. & F. Clothing CO
Growers’ Association
Illinois
Ball Park
Serviers
Spcond Church
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