Old resident of Raymond passes after weeklong pneumonia
Nancy Harriett Gaines Hess, born July 16 1834 in Melmore Ohio, died at 4:20am in Raymond Iowa after a week of illness. She married Nathan Hess and settled in Raymond in 1883. Survived by husband aged about 1? years, and children Belle Smith Lawton OK, Charles M Hess near Waterloo, Edward Hess Dewar. Funeral in Dewar Monday at 11 oclock with burial in Raymond cemetery.
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Nathan Hess
Raymond
Nancy Harriett Gaines
Melmore
Virginia
la Salle County
Iowa
Christmas baskets prepared for city poor by office staff
The American Nobles offices buzz with Christmas spirit as four baskets filled with dinner items and four with toys and clothing are prepared for distribution to needy families. Young ladies work to assemble and deliver the charitable gifts.
Salvation Army officers supply list for afternoon distribution
Local Salvation Army officers have secured names of those most in need for an afternoon distribution. The effort targets aid delivery to families and individuals facing hardship, coordinating volunteers and resources to ensure assistance reaches the intended recipients efficiently.
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Salvation Army
Still No Trace of Lost Aviator Grace
London seeks Cecil S. Grace missing after fogged attempted return over the English Channel toward Dover. A vast search by motor cars and warships covered England and the North Sea as wireless inquiries mounted for leads. The Baron De Forest prize of 20000 dollars rewards the British aviator covering the greatest distance including the Channel in the current year, after T Sopwith’s 174 mile record.
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London
Cecil S. Grace
English Channel
Dover
England
North Sea
Trace
Baron de Forest
T. Sopwith
Mexican Railway Bridges in Flames
A Mexico Northwestern passenger train from El Paso to Casas Grandes ran without orders and returned reporting dozens of bridges burned below Lena Station. The train was halted 65 miles below Juarez by dynamited track, with an eighty foot trestle between Lena and Conejos burned and key bridges for miles left in flames.
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el Paso
Tex
Mexico Northwestern
Casas Grandes
Lena Station
Juarez
Lena
Conejos
Germany to import all meat in coming years
Washington December 24 consular reports indicate Germany will in a few years rely almost entirely on imported meat. A sharp decrease in slaughter animals was counted on October 10, with the drop most evident among young stock. As a consequence slaughter prices are expected to rise significantly.
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Washington
Germany
End of an Era Deacon Hiram Champlin Passes at 90
Waterloo obituary honors Deacon Hiram Champlin a lifelong Baptist leader and early Free Will Baptist organizer. Born March 12, 1820 in Delaware County Ohio he helped found Iowa church groups and led Walnut Street Baptist church in Waterloo while remaining a respected local elder. He died at home on October 5 1909 after years of illness.
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Hiram Chaplin
Waterloo
Marie A. Landau
Franklin Street
Baptist
Hiram Champlin
Iowa
Spring Creek Township
Free Will Baptist Church
Champlin
Spring Creek
David Ed. Champlin
Lafayette and
Park Avenue
Free Will Baptists
First Baptist Church
Free Will Faith
Walnut Street Baptist Church
New Church
Deacon Champlin
Delaware County
Ohio
Indiana
Lucy Francis
Shady Grove
al LaPorte City
Waterloo man dies with long, sad family ties to LaPorte
The obituary notes a Waterloo resident who died recently, detailing marriages to Fannie C. Smith and Lovina Hempseed, seven children from the first marriage with four deceased, long travel to Klondike for Edwin J. Champlin, and ties to LaPorte where he cherished home. Funeral services are at Walnut Street Baptist with burial in LaPorte beside earlier relatives.
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Waterloo
Fannie C. Smith
Lovina Hempseed
Edward T
Raymond P
William
Ida
Francis
D. B. Francis
Concord
Cal
Jesse J. Champlin
California
Ransom
Edwin J. Champlin
Klondike
L. D. Champlin
David E Champlin
Wilcox
Clarksville
Ta Porte
Walnut Street Baptist Church
L M. G. Beeman
LaPorte
Mrs Kioter Roko Divorce Granted Separate Maintenance Plan
Mrs Blanche B Kistner sues in district court for divorce from Edward F Kistner after four years of separate maintenance. Custody of minor son Kenneth, previously reversed to father, is at issue. she requests absolute divorce and visitation. Kenneth has been living with defendant’s sisters. she offers visitation rights. Also notes A W Pruss traveling to Fort Dodge for Christmas with his parents and Praises his work.
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Blanche B. Kistner
Edward F. Kistner
Kenneth
Flaintifé
Des Moines
Meggison Seeks 318 000 Damages in Death Case
The Meggison family sues First National Bank and James Maine & Sons Co. for 15 000 related to Floyd J. Meggison’s death from a falling timber at the bank building on Fourth and Sycamore. John H. Meggison seeks 5 000 as plaintiff and 10 000 as administrator, totaling 15 000. Also filed are suits for personal injuries: Adell Catlin versus Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern for 2 000 after a fall from a streetcar on Oct 27 1910, and Illinois Central Railroad for 1 500 by Evans injured Oct 1910 while unloading freight.
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Floyd J. Meggison
John H. Meggison
First National Bank
Fourth and
Sycamore
James Maine & Sons Co
Meggison
Adell Catlin
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern
Webster Street
1. G
George J. Evans
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Former Dubuquer Declared Legally Dead in Insurance Case
In Dubuque on Wednesday the Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York paid 4 000 to Mina Scott of St Louis as administrator of Francis A Scott estate. Scott, who left Dubuque Sept 12 1898, disappeared and was declared legally dead after no trace since 1903. Mina Scott had continued policy payments until 1910.
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Dubuque
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Mina Scott
St. Louis
Francis A. Scott
Scott
Mutual Life of
Men’s meeting at Y Sunday afternoon program
Services for men will be held tomorrow at 3 20 at the Y with Attorney J W Arbuckle presiding and talks by two or more business men on the Sunday campaign results. The program includes a male quartet, Sunday campaign songs, and orchestral music.
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Y. MM. CG. A
J. W. Arbuckle
Christmas Day in the City Draws Far From Home Visitors
Strangers in the city and those far from home seek solace on Christmas Day, seeking comfort among familiar rituals and the warmth of communal gathering despite distance from kin. The scene highlights shared humanity and seasonal generosity in urban life.
Coldest Day This Winter Hits Seven Below At Eight
Thermometer in front of Buchanon Optical recorded seven degrees below zero at eight this morning, the lowest reading so far this winter. By nine o'clock it read six below, with the day continuing at extremely cold levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Optical Company
Mercury
Dairy expert visits Ames herd and holiday travel plans
Prof. H. H. Kildee, head of the dairy farm at the Ames college, is in the city today inspecting the Jersey herd owned by E. R. Shoemaker. He will then travel to Osage to spend the holidays with Mrs. Whildee and their parents.
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H. H. Kildee
Ames College
Jersey
E. R. Shoemaker
Prof. Kildee
Osage
Whildee
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Prairie Schooner
WILL
Promi
Nent Caplist
Farry Town
Deacon Hikam Champlin
Kiotrer
Jer Child
A.W. Pruess
Fort Dodge
Mr. Priess
Linotype de
The
Courier
Dubuquer
Merry Christmas
Clothiers
Hamilton
Howard
Ke ” HE
Jewelers
W. A. Covell & Son
West Fourth Street
Crystal Theatre
Caesar Rivoli
Napoleon
Geo. Hayes & the Clancy Twins
Guy Woodward
Meese Casie Bank
Iowa State Bank
South
Texas
James L. Smith
BC Lime Street
Moulton
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