Sunday Glimar of Camp Meeting Opens Weeklong Event
The Iowa Conference Evangelical Association camp meeting at Chautauqua park drew an estimated 3000 attendees for Sundays services. Bishop S P Spreng preached in the morning and afternoon on The Glory of the Lord and The Pre eminence of the Church, with Rev W A Schutte delivering the evening sermon Come and be Saved. Numerous decisions were reported. The Waterloo choir and orchestra joined Cedar Falls parish singers for special music. Officers of the Y P A include President Rev H J Faust and Vice President Rev H C Schlutter, with other posts filled by Rev A L Hauser, Rev J H Bauernfeind, Miss Edna Goetze, and C W Yost. Executives also broke ground at Cedar Falls for the Western Old People's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Conference Evangelical Association
Chautauqua Park
S. P. Spreng
W. A. Schutte
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
E. Nolte
L. W. Bock
Des Moines
A. L. Hauser
H. J. Faust
J. H. Bauernfeind
Spreng
P. A
Iowa Conference
Young People's Alliance
Naperville
EB. O. Beck
Orient
Mason City Paper Changes Hands After Sale
Des Moines reports the Mason City Times has been sold by Emory H. English to Des Moines brothers W G Williams and George H Williams and Emmetsburg’s James E Williams. W G Williams will be manager and James B Williams editor under new ownership. English had not edited the paper since becoming state printer in 1907.
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Des Moines
Mason City Times
Emory H. English
W. G. Wiliams
George H. Williams
James E. Williams
Emmetsburg
W. G. Williams
James B. Williams
English
Grain Shortage Hits Lake Superior Ports
Duluth Minnesota reports last year’s grain largely moved from the head of the lake. Elevators at Port Arthur and Fort William on the Canadian head of the lake with storage capacity over 20,000,000 bushels show holdings of only about 50,000 bushels, mil told.
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Duluth
Minn
Port Arthur
Fort William
City in Brief Glances at Local Happenings
A roundup of in town moves and travel notes includes visits to Jesup Waterloo and Chicago, with residents Jerry, Pierce, Gifford, and others hosting or traveling for relatives on weekend trips. Officials, social events, and upcoming refurbishments at the Y M C A also appear among the city notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izele Fentiman
Pure Food
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Edith Studebaker
Town City
Ethel
Holy Jumpers Buy New Farm in Waukesha
The Holy Jumpers, long unpopular in Waukesha, bought the adjoining old county fair grounds for 9000 dollars. The purchase adds thirty acres of fertile land and a half mile race track once leased to the Waukesha Driving Club. The move follows the success of last week’s camp meeting and expands the sect’s holdings within the city limits.
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Waukesha
Wis
Editors Boycott the Chickasaw County Fair
New Hampton Iowa August 21 editors of Chickasaw County boycott the county fair in protest of President Grant M Bigelow ordering all advertising to Mason City printers. The Chickasaw County Editorial Association will not accept fair ads nor mention dates, plan a protection conference at Fredericksburg to counter out of county printing patronage. E G Erler of Lawler Dispatch is president, E J Feuling of New Hampton Tribune secretary. Endorsed by editors of northeastern Iowa.
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New Hampton
Grant M. Bigelow
Chickasaw
Fredericksburg
E.G. Erler
The
Lawler Dispatch
E. J. Feuling
New Hampton Tribune
Northeastern Inwa
Aviation Meet Leaves Promoters With Large Deficit
Chicago, Aug. 21. The International Aviation meet ran a deficit of about 50,000 dollars. Receipts were around 140,000 while expenses exceeded this amount, drawing from a 190,000-dollar guarantor fund before settlements. Saturday receipts reached 22,438 and Sunday projections ranged 19,000 to 25,000, with officials cautioning the day’s total may be under 5,990. Despite losses, promoters deem the event a success and valuable for the sport.
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Chicago
Tost
Card of Thanks from Dunkerton Family
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to those who aided during illness and death of husband and father. Signed by Mrs. C. H. Dunkerton T. R. Dunkerton and F. C. Dunkerton.
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C. H. Dunkerton
T. R. Dunkerton
F. C. Dunkerton
Inside story of customs fraud reforms under MacVeagh
Washington Aug 21. Revelations show secretary MacVeagh eradicating large customs frauds with help from Chicago firms and citizens. The hearing before the House committee on expenditures cites $506,000 in fines and penalties from English woollen manufacturers and U S importers. Marshall Field & Co aided by exposing Panama hat frauds tied to a double invoice. A Chicago inspector faces dismissal for accepting the low valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
Customs Service
Chicago Piru
MacVeagh
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Peru
System House
Enlarge Crystal Theatre Stage Adds Second Story
Construction began this morning on a second story addition to the Crystal theatre rear. The upgrade aims to accommodate larger vaudeville acts with elaborate scenery and drops, with completion expected before next Monday’s opening. Interior redecorating is also underway with painters at work.
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Crystal Theater
Playhouse
Quack Ad Promises Cures and Six Patients Daily
An advertisement by Dr. Cotron claims honesty and patient care as a contrast to deceptive specialists. He touts electricity and an ozone machine, offering chronic disease treatment, surgery, and a 1 dollar initial visit with expected small future payments. The text cites Waterloo locations and limited hours.
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Waterloogn
Waterloo
Cotrern
Russell-Lamnop
Independence Fair Features Big Week of Horse Shows and Races
Independence hosts a grand fair with the McKenney-Asher Racing Combination from Regina and Miss McKenney, a Farman biplane exhibit by Otto W. Brodie, and Cora Beckwith. Motorcycle races under F A M rules open the program, plus seven harness races and two running events over three days. Friday is Athletic Day with Cedar Rapids and other teams, and business leaders back the event with special promotions.
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Mort
Farman
Buchanan County
Wright
Brodie
Flecan Ay
Independence
MrKenney
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Linn County
Otto W. Brodie
Fair Ground
McKenney-Asher
Regina
Canada
Cora Beckwith
Madison
Wisconsin
Francis Williams
Bloom
Consolidated Concert Band
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Dan $. Jones
Cornell College
Coe
Upper Jaws
J. J. Mciosh
Fayette
8. W. Finger
Cornell
A. G. Rigby
Secresa
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Glimar
Young People’s Alliance
Mason City Paper
Geroyce
Buchanan
Fred Hoht
Jesup
Otho Ham
Will McCormick
Manchester
J. B. Lund
Kingsley
H. E. Kiester
Great Western
John H. Meggison
M. A. Pierce
Cherokee County
James Gifford
Lester Township
Maple Lawne Farm
Henry S. Bunnell
Shady Grove
D. W. King
Mt. Vernon Township
England
Ralph Hubbard
Frank B. Thomas
Garwin
W. N. Reed
Baltimore Street
Mae Deckert
Thompson
Kansas City
Fern Egbert
Albertville
Ala
Egbert
Cincinnati
Louisville
George BD. Kennison
Thomas Morgan
Emma Lovejoy
Joseph A. Clark
W. M. Robe
la Porte City
George Clark
Wade Blasier
Waverly
H. M. Bostwick
Woodbine
National Bank Examiner
Estelle Alien
A. Shaffer
Knoll Cottage
A. B. Hallowell
R. C. Baker
Oelwein
Dr. Balker
Hallowell
Victor Ettinger
G. W. Hazlett
West
Yellowstone Park
A. L. Severin
Oklahoma City
Ross N. Young
Upper Iowa University
Denver
Colorado Springs
Frank J. Flanagan
Martin Vorhees
Wooster
David Black
Addie
St. Louis
A. M. Hummel
Leland Avenue
Black
Mrs. Hummel
John Dempster
Springfield
S. D
J.E. Dempster
Williston Avenue
Caldwell
Rector
Colfax
M. E. Schnell
Broadway
Lafayette Street
Minnie Freeman
Burch Bros
Aberdeen
S. C
A. E. Gibson
M. Gasser
Fred W. Standish
Dwight Warren
William Galloway Co
Gur Walker
R. T. van Metre
Dr. van Metre
Dow City
J. van Metre
Richard
L. A
Mary Francis
Falls Avenue
London
Eng
Marlon F. Armentrout
Albuquerque
N. M
Charles Frush
Manley Young
George W. Young
John Robinson
Lois Craig
Allison
J. W. Arbuckle
C. H. Cheever
Craig
Lake Minnetonka
George H. Duffield
Princeton
N. J
H. W. Garrison
Bayard Street
Pacific Coast
Mr. Duffield
EH. A. Leighton
Fort Madison
Tom McCoy
G. A. Barron
McCoy
W. Kline
East Waterloo High School
Kansas
Abilene
Ellsworth
McPherson
M'Veagh
Crystal Theatre
Buchanan County Fair
Independence, Iowa
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