Delegates Chosen as Iowa Methodist Conference Opens
Muscatine officials report Iowa conference delegates Dr U S Smith president of Iowa Wesleyan university Dr J W Haneker former I W U head and Dr H F Gilbert Muscatine district head named as delegates Alternates include Thomas Osborne Centerville George A Minear Oska loosa district head Dr Meyers retires after 50 years of service and long association with Iowa State College Strong talks urged women ministers as possible at Des Moines meeting and a push to merge foreign language conferences into English ones with savings proposed.
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Muscatine
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Iowa
U. S. Smith
Iowa Wesleyan University
J. W. Haneker
New York
I. W. U. Head
H. F. Gilbert
Thomas Osborne
Centerville
George A. Minear
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Presbyterian
Edward White
I Payne
Bloomfield
Dean Taylor
Fairfield
A. J. Wood
W.S. Moore
Wapello
Moore
A.N. Jarvis
Burlington
Association
Henry Hervey
Ottumwa
Earnest Early
R.S. Dix
Crawfordsville
G. E. Wahl
Plane ride to a dance thrills Milford couple
Harold C. Donaldson of Milford Iowa a former Army aviator likely the first to bring an airplane to a courting outing. He departed at dusk with his aircraft stopped at Ceylon Minnesota to pick up a young woman and flew to a dancing pavilion at Interlaken Lake. After a waltz to Home Sweet Home they returned home by plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Donaldson
Milford
Iowa
Ceylon
Minn
Interlaken Lake
Flags Found Concealed in Wall Date to 1846
G W Goodrich of Luth er tore down an old house on his property and uncovered three American flags hidden behind plaster. The flags show twenty eight stars, placing them near the 1846 era when Texas joined the union as the twenty sixth state.
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G. W. Goodrich
Luther
Texas
Ottumwa Man Returns From France Married to Frenchwoman
O. D. Sprague of Ottumwa married a French girl after returning from France. Callie Dexter sues for 10000 dollars for breach of promise, claiming he vowed to marry her upon his return and to remind him forcibly. Sprague says he hardly knew Dexter and did not discuss marriage.
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O. D. Sprague
Ottumwa
France
Callie Dexter
Sprague
Traveling libraries expand to fifteen hundred statewide
State fair participants sign up for 200 traveling libraries inspired by the state fair exhibit. The system will reach 1500 traveling libraries, supported by the state as an adjunct to the state library. Hooks to cover many subjects are available, with 300 k s for the blind.
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Traveling Library Commission
Tax ruling ties land sale gains to income tax year
Inland Revenue Collector Louis Murphy of Dubuque rules that the profit from land sales increases taxed as income for the year of sale. Gains arise from March 1, 1912, or purchase date after March 1, 1913, to sale time, reflecting income tax liability.
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Internal Revenue
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Tax on land profit and Des Moines regimental band disbands
The article explains tax due on land profit defined as the difference between fair value at term start and sale value, minus improvements. It notes the 168th Infantry Band performed for President Wilson’s reception in Des Moines and then disbanded, lamented as a potential state institution. Leader Lou F. Morgans, from Waterloo, is highlighted as a renowned bandmaster bearing the rank of sergeant.
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Wilson
Des Moines
168Th Infantry
France
Lou F. Morgans
Waterloo
Gas strike at Judge farm wells sparks rock shower
At Judge farm in Boone County John Cryder struck gas at 130 feet while drilling a well. Pressure hurled eggsized stones into the air as equipment was removed. Hundreds visited the scene as experts from natural gas regions were summoned. Officials report a broad sweep of prosecutions across various professions in Hinshaw’s biannual censuses.
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Judge Farm
Boone County
John Cryder
Jubilee Drive aims to fund global temperance and Americanization
The W. C. T. U. explains the Jubilee Drive to raise funds totaling one million dollars for worldwide prohibition work in 40+ countries, American citizen training, child welfare, and Americanization. It also seeks one million new members. The plan places paid workers in 50 foreign speaking centers to teach English and expose home made liquor evils.
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National
W. C. T. U. Temperance
America
United States
India
China
Sound the Jubilee Call to Action in Our Town
The speaker urges residents to seek help from local men and women to accomplish a common goal. The call emphasizes collective effort and personal outreach to inform others about the project and mobilize support. The refrain "Sound the Jubilee" echoes as a rallying cry.
Family Courts Proposed to Combat Divorce Menace
Boston reports Chief Justice Hoffman of Cincinnati urged creating family courts to address divorce evils. Elihu Root backed limiting statute driven justice and letting judges decide. He blamed young legislators for altering laws to suit preferred outcomes, not a loss of faith in courts. The talk occurred during the American Bar association meeting.
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Boston
Charles W. Hoffman
Court of Domestic Relations
Cincinnati
Ohio
American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology
American Bar Association
Elihu Root
Judicial Section
The
Bar Association
Thc
Red Chief of 1869 to Hurl First Ball
Fifty years after Harry Wright started the Cincinnati Red Stockings Wright may pitch the first ball at the world series if the Reds win the pennant. Cincinnati remembers Wright’s early success as baseball evolved from his era to Moran’s era.
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Harry Wright
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Reds
Wright
Cincinnati
Moran
City Boys Dominate Eldora Training School
Fort Dodge Iowa September 6 Judge R M Wright reports all 500 boys at Eldora training school come from cities not farms, arguing urban environment drives juvenile crime. He has held weekly juvenile court sessions and pushed for two probation officers to curb delinquency in Fort Dodge.
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Fort Dodge
Eldora
R. M. Wright
Port Dodge
Kuser
Wright
Hornets Nest Brigade Reunion Set for October in Perry
Civil War veterans of the Hor net s Nest brigade from Second, Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth and Fourteenth regiments will meet in Perry Iowa October 22 23 Invitations are out and over a hundred may attend J E Kent and T M Dunbar the only local alums are helping organize with aid from the bureau of commerce and other veterans groups
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Perry
J. E. Kent
T. M. Dunbar
Hornet's Nest
Bureau of Commerce
Oldest Belgian Gazette van Gent and Gendische Post Tydinghen
The Gazette van Gent received the privilege to print the Gendische Post Tydinghen on November 17 1666 and has existed almost continuously since the first issue on January 1 1687. The oldest preserved copy is No 67 from September 1607.
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Belgium
Gazette van
James A Boatman Obituary Chronicle of a devoted minister
James Austin Boatman born February 7 1848 in Madison County Kentucky was a pastor and scholar who served in Kentucky Indiana and Iowa. He married Josephine Wheeler in 1872, had two children, earned a Doctor of Divinity from Wiley College, and devoted his life to the church and education, ending his ministry with the Iowa conference.
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James A. Boatman
Aspen Grove
James Austin Boatman
Elizabeth Wallace
James Carver Boatman
Madison County
Kentucky
Berea College
Berea
Wayne County
Cumberland City
Meade
Hardin
Kuardin County
Josephine Wheeler
Union Star
Buckenridge County
Lillian Forest
John Robert Boatman
Louisiana
Oliver Wheeler Boatman
Phillipsburg
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Asbury University
Louisa
Augusta
Tolesborough
Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan
Wiley College
Remembering Dr. Boatman A Life of Service to Zion
An obituary honors Dr. Boatman for a Christ centered life and decades of church work across Iowa towns. He served in Moulton Newton Albia Brooklyn Washington Bloomfield Fairfield Keokuk Morning Sun Fort Madison West Liberty Wellman Muscatine district and concluded as Muscatine district superintendent before retirement. He joined Grace church in Washington and later settled in Burlington living at 704 South Central Avenue. Survived by wife and children, his faith and gentle leadership are praised.
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Day
Northern
Pacific Northwestern
Milwaukee
Zion
Moulton
Newton
Albia
Brooklyn
Washington
Bloomfield
Fairfield
Keokuk
Morning Sun
Ft. Madison
West Liberty
Wellman
Muscatine District
Muscatine
Boatman
South Central Avenue
Burlington
Grace Church
Christ
Burlington Hawkeye
Fire threatens Keokuk Hotel in incendiary basement blaze
In Keokuk Iowa the old Hotel Keokuk on Third and Johnson streets was set ablaze from the basement and burned five stories to the roof. Firemen say gasoline soaked rags indicate an incendiary start. The fire, reported at 11 20 p m, took three hours to control and the crew returned at 2 a m.
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Keokuk
Third
Johnson Streets
Pershing’s Ship Leviathan Heads Home After Storm
The Leviathan, after a fierce storm on Wednesday, is 60 feet high waves battered parts of the ship. It is expected to dock Monday at nine o’clock with most passengers staying below deck to avoid seasickness on the voyage.
Baseball scores from a varied league card
National League results show Chicago 2 Pittsburgh, Brooklyn 3. New York 6 Cincinnati. Boston 6 Philadelphia 2. American League Chicago 9 Cleveland 1. Boston 15 Philadelphia 7. Detroit 12 St Louis 3. no other games scheduled. American Association Minneapolis 9 Toursville 2. St Paul 4 Columbus 0. Kansas City 4 Indianapolis 0. Milwaukee 5 Toledo 6.
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Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Devaeacel
Pittsburgh
Peepee
Brooklyn
Boston
Reseensevoehne
Pei Reien
Lanuis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Clevelaya i
St L
Washington
St Louis
Cleveland
St. Louie
American Association
Minneapolis
Toursville
St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Redfield resigns as commerce secretary effective November 1
Secretary William C. Redfield announced his resignation from the Wilson administration to return to private life after more than eight years in Washington. The move makes him the sixth cabinet member to depart during Wilson's presidency, joining Bryan, Garrison, McAdoo, Gregory, and Reynolds.
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Washington
William c. Redfield
Commerce
Wilson
Redfield
Bryan
Garrison
the Treasury
McAdoo
Gregory
Meleynolds
Supreme Court
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Frank E. Day
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KE. A. Gritt@h
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
H. M. Havner
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Mr. Havner
Havner
Mildred Simmons
Fayette
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Miss ‘Simmons
Albert
EF. C. Hinshaw
Hinshaw
Migratory Bird
Bhootblack
Hornet’s Nest Brigade
Keokuk Hotel
Pershing
Lowe Brothers Automobile
J. E. Lemmon
Washington, Iowa
of Home Hotel
F. L. Smith
John H. Yoder
D. F. Macon
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