Monster audience at Waterloo revival asks for Sunday prayer
About six thousand Waterloo residents rose to their feet for Rev. Billy Sunday’s sermon on the Three Groups, signaling a desire to be better Christians. He described a boy’s death in a Florida lagoon to warn of moral dangers, urged church action, and criticized local abuses while praising Sunday’s revival influence in northeastern Iowa.
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Jerusalem
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Gethsemane
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Billy
Tolsttol LIses Conditon Grave though improving
Tolstoi remains alive but in critical condition at Astapova with less menacing lung inflammation and a lower fever yet a high intermittent pulse. Countess Tolstoi is kept from the sick chamber, while Tolstoi’s son Sergius arrives as rumors swirl of possible reconciliation with the Greek church and a church move lingers.
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Tula
Russia
Tolstoi
Astapova
Countess Tolstoi
Sergius
St. Petersburg
Tolstai
Holy Synod
Petition for Crippen reprieve gathers thousands of signatures
London voices rally around Dr Crippen as solicitor Newton secures several thousand signatures for a reprieve petition. The group plans to present it to Home Secretary Churchill, ahead of the Wednesday verdict on the murder charge.
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London
Newton
Dr. Crippen
Churchill
Grand jury hears I C graft charges in Illinois Central case
Chicago November 17 grand jury begins hearing evidence in Illinois Central car repair graft cases. Several minor witnesses testified as it is alleged the railroad was defrauded of nearly 23 million dollars by fraudulent car repair bills.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Packers Attorneys Argue for Trial Change
Chicago today saw the attorneys for the indicted meat packers begin arguing to move the trial from Judge Landis. The legal action centers on changing venue as the case proceeds.
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Chicago
Landis
Short Sermons for Busy Folks in a Cautionary Tone
A compact preacher urges faith over feeling, mocks vain literary quotes, and urges prayerful preparation before sermons. He contrasts belief with emotion, condemns sin, and warns that worldly reforms funded by saloon revenue burn in hell, while stressing closer to God and less strife.
Child Victim of Road Accident in Construction Fall
An eleven year old boy, Floyd Meggison, son of Mr and Mrs Qadir Meggison of 129 Ricker Street, died after reportedly falling from a building then under construction at the corner of Mast Fourth and Sycamore streets. Investigators say no one is yet held responsible as the cause remains under review.
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Kian
Syenmorn Street
Ienan
Anand
Phink
Hou
Velnek
Washington School
Johnny
Eddie
Marjorie
James Meg- Rison
Richt Street
A. Tf. Ininer
Hypocrites and Backsliders in Modern Religion
A compact tirade condemns fashionable churches and loud “amen” Christians. It laments hypocrisy, calls for living faith over noisy shouting, and critiques idle wealth spent on pleasure while debts linger on merchants’ books. Jesus is praised as the bravest preacher who never backed down.
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Bob Ingersolls
Merchnarits
Jesus Christ
Boy Killed by Falling Plank From Building
A boy, happy after a chat with his father, holds a nickel as he approaches a fatal spot. A plank, dislodged from a seventh story window, falls, ending the life in a sudden, tragic accident. Authorities investigate the cause of the dislodged plank.
Prohibition Backers Sue 11 Keokuk Saloons
G G Meeks a Keokuk grocer and prohibition worker filed injunction suits against 11 local saloons alleging they violate the law by keeping back doors open after 10 PM. backed by the Anti Saloon League petitions drawn by unknown.
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Keokuk
Evening Press
G. G. Meeks
Meeks
Infant Dies After Brief Illness in Des Moines
In Des Moines on November 17 the Evening Press reports eight year old Helen Saunderson of Enterprise died from infantile paralysis after only a day of illness, highlighting a sudden death in a small town setting.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
Helen Saunderson
Enterprise
Former Post Office Clerk Convicted of Mail Robbery
Nell Pierce, a former Des Moines post office clerk, was sentenced by Judge McPherson after a federal jury convicted him of rifling the mails. The Decoy letter trap involved Pierce, accused of taking money from an envelope while employed by the Post Office Department. A gentleman's smoke, San Felice.
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Des Moines
Nell Pierce
Post Ofice
McPherson
Pierce
Post Office Department
Unfortunate Mistake Kills Youth From Carbolic Acid Intake
Nevarla Nebraska? Nov 17. Martin Nelson aged 23 drank what he believed to be whisky but it was carbolic acid. He died within minutes despite a physician's efforts. He is the son of Tobias Nelson, a retired farmer of Kolind.
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Nevarla
Martin Nelson
Tobias Nelson
Kolind
Dubuque Opens Big New Majestic Theatre
Dubuque Indiana November 17 Evening Press reports the $100000 Majestic theatre opened with The Golden Girl as the initial show. The venue is deemed the most modern west of New York on the former Bijou site, destroyed by fire last spring. River-to-River Road proposal gains momentum in southern Iowa counties, mapping begun. Corn Tell River-to-River road is a likely name.
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Dubuque
Evening Press
Majestic Theatre
New York
Bijou
Creston
Keokuk
Nebraska City
Corn Tell
Erection of Y Building Halted by Funds Shortage
Charles City reports the YMCA Y M C A building project halted as Smith Construction stops work until balance is paid. About 40,000 of 60,000 project funds have been invested. 22,000 paid, leaving a gap. The YC A board cannot immediately raise the money. The four story brick structure faces delay but aims to complete, backed by prominent city citizens. In Fort Dodge, musician’s wife Mrs Carl Quist dies of apoplexy at home. she led the Town State Military band.
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Charles City
Smith Construction Company
YM Oca
Charles City Y. M. C\-A
Fort Dodge
Evening Press
Carl Quist
Man Returns 812 Conscience Money From Past Theft
A former Dairy Separator employee restored 812 in conscience money to a man named Sunday after discovering it had been wrongfully in his possession for years. He sent the sum back in an envelope with Sunday’s photo, explaining a prior insinuation prompted the return.
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lawa + Dairy
Tragic Plank Accident Claims Young Life in Des Moines
A small town tragedy unfolds as a wooden plank collapses on 12 year old Floyd Meggison near 741 Sycamore Street. Despite medical efforts, he dies at Falls View cemetery after being rushed to hospital. Authorities investigate potential carelessness as the cause.
Natives Cheer Taft Farewell At Panama Visit
President Taft receives Panamanian cheers as inspection of the canal progresses. A dinner with President Arosemena praised U S annexation reports, while Gatun dam and Gatun locks workers set concrete records. Taft plans to dictate his general message on the voyage home.
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Panna
Taft
Gatun Dam
Gatun Locks
Spulway
Congress
Robbers Dynamite Safe At Curtis Bank
The State bank at Curtis was robbed early today by bandits who dynamited the safe, wrecked the building, and escaped with 3900 dollars. Local authorities investigated as the case drew national attention.
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Roberers
Grand Islind
Curtis
Man Tries Suicide in Keokuk County Claiming Insanity
Noah Parsons aged 46, a claimed Keokuk county resident, attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a pocket knife in Oskaloosa Iowa last night. He said he is insane and demands to be taken to the asylum. Parsons previously tried to take his life by drinking salardanun but failed. he is expected to recover.
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Oskaloosa
Evening Press
Noah Parsons
Keokuk County
Farm buildings go up in smoke near Cedar Falls
Fr W Taulger, Cedar Falls banker, victim of Bright's disease, Cedar Falls Iowa, November 17. This noon the old and new Parker farm residences two miles west of town were burned. The new house was modern in every way. Few particulars available. Bank cashier F W Paulger dies at Eureka Springs Arkansas of Bright's disease after long illness. Remains to arrive tomorrow. Survived by wife, one son, two daughters.
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Cedar Falls
W. LL. Parker
F. W. Paulger
Citizens Savings Bank
Eureka Springs
Ark
Paulgee
Washed and Ironed Dollar Bills Trigger Suspicion
Des Moines Iowa November 17. Matilda Cooper washed three silver certificates of one dollar each and ironed them to look like government currency. Deputy Treasurer Fred German refused to accept them as counterfeits. Banks rejected them too. She sent the bills to the treasury and received notice that the only issue was that the notes were clean. She then returned to the county treasurer with the letter.
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Des Moines
Matilda Cooper
Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
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