Forty Foot String of Skulls Reported Near Niger Mission
Reverend C W Guinter, back in the United States after 21 years in Nigeria, describes a remote Niger district full of hill tribes, cannibal rumors, polygamy, and an enclosure with a 40 foot string of skulls used in initiation rites. He notes beer feasts, harsh treatment of women, and a mix of animist beliefs plus witchcraft as central to tribal life.
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Guinter Mission
Niger
C. W. Guinter
United States
Nigeria
Sudan
British West Africa
Woman's Missionary Board
The
Evangelical Church
First Evangelical Church
America
Warkwm
Lake Chad
Africa
Egypt
Nidren
Mr. Guinter
Nile
East High Adds Reinbeck Eleven to Football Card
East High added Reinbeck to its 1927 football schedule with a game on Saturday October 15. The rest of the slate lists Ost. 8 Dubuque there Oct. 15 Reinbeck there Oct. 22 Marshalltown here Oct. 29 Oelwein there Nov. 4 East Des Moines here Nov. 12 Charles City there Nov 24 Grant of Cedar Rapids there.
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East High
Reinbeck
Dubuque
Junior Auxiliaries for Elke Will Be Voted on Tomorrow
Members of the Waterloo Lodge of Elks will vote at the regular meeting Wednesday night on a constitutional amendment from the grand lodge to allow local lodges to organize junior lodges for boys under 21 if ratified. The meeting will also announce bowling-alley openings on Oct 6 and organize teams for the season. An entertainment segment will follow the business portion.
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Waterloo Lodge of Elks
Grand Lodge
Elks
Two youths named Cummins and Riggle in local incident
Alfred Cummins aged 24 of Waterloo and Cecil R. Riggle aged 18 of La Porte City are identified in a local report detailing a developing case. Further details on their roles or actions were not provided in the readable text.
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Alfred Cummins
Waterloo
Cecil R. Riggle
la Porte City
Enlisted Yesterday for Service in United States Army
The report states that yesterday two men, Ousmane and Riggle, enlisted for service in the United States Army with Ousmane joining the infantry and Riggle entering the coast artillery in the Philippines or nearby postings.
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United Sates Army
Philippines
Ousmane
Infantry
Riggle
Coast Artillery
Ex change State Bank Fails to Open. Reorganization Expected
Walker Iowa October 4. The Ex change State bank failed to open as directors ordered it deed to protect depositors. Withdrawals have been steady since Walker Savings Bank, the only other bank here, closed during the summer. Bank capital was 50000 dollars surplus 25000 dollars and deposits 300000 dollars.
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Walker
Exchange
Walker Savings Bank
Child Hit By Auto In Iowa City
In Iowa City on October 4 a 3 year old, Allen Rhind, son of Rev John Rhind and wife of the Presbyterian church, was struck by an automobile while crossing the street in front of his home. He suffered a triple skull fracture and remains unconscious.
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Iowa City
Allen ‘Rhind
John Rhind
Presbyterian Church
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