Mrs Muirhead Tells Conversion Story At Waterloo Tabernacle
The life tale of Mrs Rae Muirhead moved the Waterloo tabernacle crowd as she described her fall from affluence and infidelity to Christianity. Sixty three attendees embraced faith after her vivid account and the altar call drew many to seek Christ.
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Tabernacle
Rae Muirhead
Jesus
Eis
Pacific Garden Mission
Chicago
Col. Clark
Waterloo
Calvary
Christ
Tabernacle crowd hears Sunday on unpardonable sin
Evangelist Sunday preaches at tabernacle with delegations including Knights of Pythias and other groups. Mrs Muirhead leads Bible class for business girls after services and speaks at Galloway factory noon tomorrow. Collection benefits Gideons for Bibles in hotels. Page 10 continues.
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Evangelist
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Modern Brotherhood of America
Yeomen
Boss
Muirhead
M. E. Church
Tabernacle
Sudden Death at Clarksville Claiming Mrs Bennett
Clarksville December 13 Special Mrs Isaac Bennett died suddenly at 7 30 this morning at her home half a mile south of Clarksville after two weeks of liver and heart trouble She leaves an aged husband two daughters one a teacher near Chicago one married and a son Charles Bonnie Walter the granddaughter was the witness andsqlite
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Clarksville
Isaac Bennett
Bonnie Walter
Stoves to Fight Frost Atchison Apple Orchard Plans
Samuel Young, a fruit grower near Atchison Kansas, is crafting sheet iron stoves in his sixty acre apple orchard to save buds from frost next spring. Each stove costs 60 cents, following last spring's bonfire method. CLASS PLAY DISCONTINUED Ottumwa board of education halts annual high school class plays citing distraction from studies.
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Atchison, Kan
Samuel Young
Young
Ottumwa
I.a
Evening Press
Board of Education
Mrs Eddy Death Claim Sparks Reader Controversy
A dubious report questions the date of Mrs. Eddy's death claiming she died eighteen months ago. The piece cites Soul Witter and Dr Hannon alleging impersonations by Lida Fitzpatrick, Mrs Camelia Leonard, and Julia Bartlett, and accuses Calvin Frye and Alfred Farlow of concealing the truth. The article hints the truth will emerge soon.
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Soul Witter
Dee
Tinhert Sfidinnen
Camelia J. Leonard
Brooklyn
Julia Bartlett
Norfolk, Com
Eddy
Calvin Frye
Alfred Farlow
Neal Institute Fire Damages Historic Capitol Clinic
Fire caused by a defective appliance destroyed the Neal Institute for Inebriates third floor wing, valued at 16 000 dollars with about 7 000 dollars loss. Several workers burned hands while cutting electrical wires. Three patients in bed were rescued from the burning building.
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Davenport
Noor
Neal Institute For
Oretz
Des Moines
Brening ‘'P Press
Sabin
Continuance Granted in Dietz Murder Trial
Flagward Wis December 13 The district judge Reid granted continuances in the Dietz murder case. The judge noted the application was faulty locally but said the defendants would be disadvantaged if brought to trial and that the trial should be free from criticism of fairness.
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Miss Maclaren
Jesus
Wilbur
Flagward
Wis
Chrult
Reid
Miets
Baldwin Won’t Dine With Th In New Haven
New Haven Conn December 13 Governor elect Simeon Baldwin would not attend the chamber of commerce dinner planned for this evening as details of the engagements were clarified. The gathering was to feature Baldwin in a key civic event.
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New Haven
Conn
Simeon
Baldwin
Chamber of Commerce
Charles City forgery case nets Wisconsin youth
Merrill Grimesey, a Wisconsin resident employed in Charles City for two months, forged a $34.30 check claimed due for services to Reimer & Son, contractors on the new Congregational church. He left for Wisconsin after cashing the check at the Charles City cafe. Sheriff Schermerhorn organized pursuit and expects to bring him back soon. Over 50 officers from 12 Iowa cities will attend an officers' school by the Iowa National Guard in Iowa City the first week of January.
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Charles City
Merrill Grimesey
Wisconsin
Reimser
Marshalltown
New Congregational Church
C. W. Schermerhorn
Reimer & Son
Nell Sanders
Towa
Chicksaw County Attorney 15 In Hospital After Illness
New Hampton Iowa December 13 Maurice Condon county attorney of Chickasaw county was taken very ill Sunday night and rushed to a Chicago hospital. Telegraphs from towns along the route report his condition worsened and there is great anxiety for his welfare and that of his aged mother who is greatly shocked by the news.
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New Hampton
Evening Press
Maurice Condon
Chicksaw County
Chicago
Wrestler Frank Gotch Keeps Lost Watches But Cash Vanishes
Des Moines Iowa December 18 Evening Press reports Frank Gotch, the wrestling champion, and Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern manager Blake will recover their watches on the St Paul and Des Moines sleeper but the rolls of bills are gone, spent by the thief. Police arrest QO Elliott, charged with boarding the train and robbing sleeping passengers. Some stolen property is found in local pawn shops.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
Frank Gotch
Blake
Fort Dodge
Des Moines & Southern
St. Paul
QO. Elliott
Wife Desertion Law Affirmed by Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court affirms the wife desertion law while Emmet Wyant, a deserting husband, is freed by a Clayton district judge. Ben Sloan of Pottawattamie faces murder sentence. RE Johnson of Decorah is disbarred and cannot practice law. other opinions include Duthbert vs City of Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, affirmed.
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Des Moines
Cevening Press
Supreme Court
Emmet Wyant
Clayton
Ben Sloan
Pottawattamie
Wallace
RE. P. Johnson
Decorah
Iowa
Duthbert
City of
Cedar Falls
Wet Petition Motion in Woodbury County Saloons Vote
In Sioux City Iowa on December 13 with one day left before closing time for signatures the liquor men’s campaign to obtain consent for saloons in Woodbury county is pressing hard. An organizer stated enough signatures will be collected by this evening.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
State Commerce Council urged to represent state and shippers
A. Sykes, president of the Corn Belt Meat Producers' association, called for a State Commerce Council to represent the state and stock shippers before the Interstate Commerce Commission and a federal court. He urged trained lawyers and experts to ensure rail, telephone, telegraph, and express firms do not extort from citizens during the annual meeting at the Savery hotel. The gathering included hundreds of delegates from the State Agricultural association, with its annual meeting slated for the state house tomorrow.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
Sults
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aa. Sykes
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Savery Hotel
State Agricultural Association
State House
Sykes
I. N. G. Officers To Have School
Town City Ia Jan 13 Evening Press states Col R P B Hlowell of the Fifty fourth regiment plans a training school for Illinois National Guard officers. The item notes details pending and hints at a broader program for officer education and readiness.
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Town City
Bee
Evening Press
R. PB. Hlowell
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Button Factory Opens At Oskaloosa In Evening Press
The Hawkeye Pearl Button company opened its branch factory in Oskaloosa this morning with about twenty five workers, aiming to grow to two hundred nine employees as the plant reaches full capacity next year.
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Oskaloosa, Ta
Evening Press
Hawkeye Pearl Wutton Company
G A K Post Seeks One Dollar Pension For Veterans
Ottumwa Iowa Dec 13 The Cloutman post G A R of Ottumwa adopts resolutions criticizing the national encampment and urges Congressman Kendall to support a one dollar a day pension bill for old soldiers and sailors.
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Ottumwa
Evening Press
Cloutman Post, G. A. KR
Post
Kendall
Missing Man Rayner Larsen Searched For In Woods
Mason City Iowa Dec 13 Rayner Larsen disappeared from the city last Friday heading for work at the Northwestern railroad shops. Searches of surrounding woods have found nothing and no cause for the disappearance is known.
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Mason City
Evening
Rayner Larsen
Jwork
Northwestern
Centennial Birthday for South Ottumwa Woman
Nancy Miller Lurher of South Ottumwa is celebrating her 100th birthday surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She remains active and seemingly in good health, enjoying the family gathering today.
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Otuunwe
Ing T Press
Nancy Miller Lurher
South Ottumwa
CUMMINGS FIRES FIRST RUN AT TARIFF LAW
Senator Cummins of Iowa urges altering rules to allow amending individual tariff provisions without touching the entire Payne Aldrich law. He argues excessive duties justify change though not a full tariff revision. Senate debate features Aldrich Hale Lodges Carter and others on procedural questions.
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Washington
PD. G
Cummins
Iowa
Senate
Congress
House
Aldrich
Hale
Lodges
Carter
Rhode Island
Weyburn
Raecon
Herburn
Judge
Todge
Millionaire Shot By Wife In Bedchamber Quarrel
Philadelphia reports Terbert Mason Clapp grandson of Mason the Shoe Black King and a millionaire in his own right was shot through the head in a hotel bedchamber by his wife Marie Leakell. Both recount conflicting accounts of the 3:50 a m incident with Clapp claiming she fired after an attack while she says she acted in self defense during a struggle over a pistol as a window dispute preceded the shot.
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Philadelphia
Ottumwa May Get Demo Headquarters
Ottumwa may obtain the permanent Democratic headquarters as N. F. Reed, Ottumwa city chairman of the state central committee, says he favors Ottumwa to manage his business interests while overseeing party affairs.
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Ottumwa, Ta
Clyening Press
Ottumwa
N. Fr. Reed
State Central Committee
Iowan in Race of Labor Ballots
Indianapolis Ind Dec 13 Union miners across the country rally for international officers. President Lewis faces opposition for re election from John P White of Oskaloosa Iowa the current president of the Iowa district.
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IOWAN
Ind
Lewis
John P. White
Oskaloo Fowa
Lowa
Illinois Central pays into state treasury six months ends
The Illinois Central paid into the state treasury for the six months ending Oct. 31, 491, $610,909, seven percent of gross receipts for that period. The total paid for the year ending Oct. 31 last is 1,238,420.12.
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Springfield
Tlinois Central
Tllinois
Towa Boy Vernon Platt Nominated For Idaho Bank Post
Independence Iowa December 13 Vernon Platt formerly of Lamont in this county has been recommended for appointment as Idaho bank commissioner He has served as cashier of the Exchange National Bank at Coeur d Alene Idaho for several years
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Vernon Platt
Idaho
Independence
Lamont
Platt
Exchange National Bank
Coeur A d’ Alene
Notable New Hampton Merchant Struck Ill After Meal
John Wiedman a prominent merchant in New Hampton Iowa is critically ill after eating spare ribs. He suffered a rupture of the stomach shortly after the meal and for a time it was believed he would die.
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New Hampton, Ta
Hoening Press
John Wiedman
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