Gideon Bibles Work Silent ly In Hotels Across Nation
Des Moines hosts the Gideons sixteenth annual convention with 250 members attending. The group reports placing 286,146 Bibles in U S and Canadian hotels since 1998, including 14,248 in Iowa, funded by church appeals. Readers share stories of temptation and redemption prompted by the scripture.
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Des Moines
Gideons
Montana
Jon’ Mountain
United States
Canada
Iowa
Chicago
San Antonio
Stonewall Hotel
Charlotte
N. C
Sweden Welcomes Queen's Return From Germany
Stockholm on July 23 reports enthusiastic press approval as the queen returns from a lengthy visit to Germany. The newspapers have often criticized her during the trip, but reception today is celebratory.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Queen’s Return Delayed by Ill Grandson in Karlsruhe
The queen, visiting her mother the dowager grand duchess of Badu at Karlsruhe, has had her return postponed due to the serious illness of her grandson Prince Lennat. The delay affects royal plans and regional duties amid ongoing tensions.
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Karlsruhe
Grand Duchess of
Badu
Prince Lennat
Horse Stolen and City Watch on the Case in Center Point
Center Point sheriff and Elmer Collicott chase a two-horse rig theft after Strong traded horses for five dollars and left on horseback. The abandoned harness and buggy were found in Center Point as deputies search for clues. Funeral services for Mrs. Minerva I. Brewer were held in Vinton. she died from complications of diseases aged 60. Fred Jehl of Shellsburg touted as county’s best home stayer after forty five years in the city. Arthur and Mrs. White plan a Pacific coast trip including San Francisco Exposition and Yellowstone Park. James R. Anderson, gym instructor at the Vinton social center, named psychology and sociology instructor at Hastings College. R. B. Crone, reared near Dysart, serves as president of the Hastings institution. A special fire department train carried 1295 people to the Iowa City tournament, with Vinton aiming for prizes and recall of the 1903 water-throwing world record at Sioux City.
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Vinton
Brewer
Minerva I. Brewer
F. MM. Warren
The
Christian Church
Ohie
A. ¥. Brewer
Winton
T. G. Olson
Andrew
Frank Tharp
Atlantic
Muscatine
Fred Jehl
Shellsburg
Cedar Rapids
Arthur White
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Yellowstone Park
James RB. Anderson
Hastings College
Hastings
Neb
R. B. Crone
Dysart
Iowa City
Sioux City
Vinton Department
Des Moines Trustees Decline Lewis Coffee House Fund
George R. Lewis left $2000 to establish a working men's coffee house with a Christian overseer, but trustees Henry Harris Joseph H. Cochrane and Henry C. Wallace declined to act after determining the fund cannot support a proper facility. They cited conditions in Des Moines as preventing a successful operation.
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Des Moines
George R. Lewis
Fourth and
Court Avenue
Henry ©. Harris
Joseph H. Cochrane
Henry C. Wallace
Lewis
George R
Cottes House
Settlement Plans May End in Caution by Trustees
A court may appoint substitutes to execute Henry C Harris and S W Cochrane’s provisions from George Lewis' will. The document suggests a possible refusal by trustees and contemplates division of land between Sunbeam Mission and Roadside Settlement if the coffee house venture fails.
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Vasnik
Henry C. Harris
Henry CG
Wallace
S. W. Cochrane
Mr. Lews
George Lewis
Inique
Sunbeam Mission
Ventura
Miss Violet Asquith to Wed Bonham-Carter Soon
Violet Asquith daughter of Prime Minister to marry Maurice Bonham-Carter private secretary in a wartime arrangement. He, 35, Oxford graduate. she 28, noted for speeches and languages. She supported wartime charities and offered aid when her brother Arthur was wounded.
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Bonham-Carter
Mr. Asquith
Oxford
Miss Asquith
Arthur
Culro
Plot to kill King Ferdinand uncovered in Sofia court
Sofia July 23 an archistic plot to assassinate King Ferdinand is revealed during a court martial of seven accused in the Sofia Casino bombing of February 13. The defendants call themselves Satanists, led by a man named Anastasou, involved in a conspiracy from two years earlier. The February attack at the official ball killed four prominent youths and injured many others.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Verdinand
Anastasou
Included the son of the tuinister of war and daughter of a farmer minister
A garbled passage hints at a political or wartime plot involving a ministerial family. The text references a son of a war minister and a daughter of a farmer minister, suggesting intrigue around a possible government plot that remains unclear.
Beer Production For Bavarian Soldiers Revealed
Munich authorities publish figures showing Bavarian army corps beer output. Breweries deliver 140 car loads of beer in kegs and 60 car loads of bottled beer weekly, with exansion from state and private breweries. Army pays 24 marks per bag of 22 liters and 28 marks per 60 three-quarter-liter bottles.
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Munich
Germany
Delivar
Delvar
Atute Brewery
Royal Hofbraubaus
Atute
Denver Jewelers' Robbery Ends in Man's Death
In Denver on July 28 a 65 year old veteran jeweler and pawnbroker was found in his GHMS store with his head crushed by a daylight hammer attack. Thieves escaped with watches jewelry and diamonds valued at 15009. Solomon died in hospital.
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Denver
Colo
SoloMon
TO WED FARMOR ON GOV CAPPER'S INFLUENCE
A letter received at the Governor Capper’s office claims the ex‑governor used his influence to urge a marriage for Sitka a young woman in Clark county. The writer “Al Sitka Bachelor” says many prosperous farmers in that area joined the request.
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Topsta
Kan
Capper
Sitka
Clark County
Bates-Fisher orange utic party to Mount Auburn service
Twenty five young men from the city, members of the Bates Fisher orange utic party, will travel to Mount Auburn next Sunday to hold an all day service Among the churches of the city. The local party has visited several towns around Waterloo in recent months including Tripoli, Jnanesville and Delwelh, with noted success. The Evening Courier is widely read in Waterloo households.
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MT. Auburn
Bates-Fisher Orange Utic Party
Waterloo
Tripoli
Jnanesville
Delwelh
Wanamaker Plans Fund to Buy Belgium from Kaiser
Philadelphia July 38 The business leader John Wanamaker spoke at a mass meeting forming a National Security League branch. He urged U S business leaders to use all power to restore normal conditions in Europe and proposed a century billion dollar interest free loan for the Boye program to purchase Tele grum. He said later government could hand Belgium to its own people. He argued the U S erred first by not protesting the violation of neutrality of Tel Blum.
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Philadelphia
Belgium
Germany
United States
Sedona
John Wanamaker
Wnd
Lnout
National Security League
Wanamaker
Earopea
Boye Prgmient
Telegrum
MI Destroys Obkaloosa Factory in Major Loss
Oskrloogs, July 23. Mire totally destroyed the factory and storage plant of the Interstate Manufacturing company. The loss on buildings and...
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Obkaloosa
Oskrloogs
Interstate Manufacturing Company
Fess
Fire damages frame factory buildings and machinery
A blaze began in the frame factory complex with a large fire start noted. The fire department prevented spread to adjacent buildings and rear dances, while the cause remains unknown. Estimated losses range from 40,900 to 89,000 dollars depending on stored machinery and patterns.
Vroahn Meats May Win Batolis For Audues
London reports hopeful notes as Vroahn Meats may win Batolis for Audues. High Commissioner Thomas Mac Kenzo addresses the Cold Storage and Sea Association at its annual meeting, stressing frozen meat’s role in postwar food security and urging reliance on preserved supply amid global tension.
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London
Die Hos
Thomas MacKenzo
Thhe
Palmer Dentes Guvernatore at Ambition
Des Moines dated July 22 Colonel BJ Palmer commander of the Grand Army of the Republic rejects running for governor in 1910. He says he has not considered the matter and will stay out of the race despite speculation by BeMe politicians. He notes the people do not want a man 70 years old for governor.
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Des Moines
Upl
BJ. Palmer
Grand Army of the Republic
Town
Altho His
BeMe Polittelang
Paldior
CoxsUIa Dr Garden Health Tip Card
Summer heat prompts Vegetablen garden doctor advice. Eat lettuce for wakefulness and onions for skin ailments. Oningaa aids folds coughs and sarcfula. Asparagus for torpid liver and celery for nervous irritable bowels. Blackberries for diseased bowels and ripe fruits for constitution.
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Coxsuia
Tumor Removal Claim At Waterloo Clinic
A Waterloo notice extols Dr. Myers the German specialist for curing a neck growth without surgery. Peter Wolfram shares a ten year suffering case, praising the treatment at 71214 Sycamore Street Waterloo Iowa, with hours given and claims of near painless, inexpensive relief.
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Meyers
Sycamore Street
Waterloo
Iowa
Ellis Hotel
Aadvertix Nemes
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