Iowa Baptists Endowment Drive Focus Of Meeting
The Iowa Baptists convention held a large session at Walnut Street Baptist church with Central college president John L. Beydler giving a talk on the larger life and service. Delegations from Vinton and the Dunkerton choir attended as the resolutions committee urged a $500,000 endowment fund and the dissolution of the state educational board in favor of a church board of managers.
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Iowa Baptists Convention
Walnut Street Baptist Church
R. A. Pearson
Ames College
John L. Bey
Central College
Duckerton
Vinton
Baptist Church
Dunkerton
Baptists
Resolutions Committee
Iowa State Educational Board
Af Jeach
Iowa
Iowa City
Ames
Cedar Falls
Waterloo delegates elect new officers at Baptist convention
The Iowa Baptists convention in Waterloo elected an almost new slate for the BOY PLA with H C Reiber named vice chairman. New officers include Chairman W E Darrow and View Chairman J Rieber. Directors for three years include Catlin Abernathy and Wilcox among others. Delegates numbering about 100 gathered for sessions and a banquet at Walnut Street Baptist Church. Rev E J Brownson praised Waterloo as a model city in the saloonless nation discussion.
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Po Ellectua
Plu
Walnut Street
Waterloo
Bots
B. Y. Pla
E. J. Brownson
Mississippi
Old Hopkins professor marks 82nd birthday with work ethic
Baltimore on October 24 reports Johns Hopkins Greek professor Rasi L. Gildersleeve turning eighty two. He plans to keep teaching four days a week and retain editorship of the American Journal of Philology. He jokes about retiring at a century and quips about vanity and Guiteau. His work is projected for at least fifty more years.
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Baltimore
Rasi
L. Gildersleeve
Johns Hopkins University
Guiteau
Garfield
Storm Doors and Windows Put Up
Storm doors and windows installed and screen removed. Carpenter repair work offered with contact at 1155 block.
Adjutant Moyer Drives Citadel Plans in City
Stewart Moyer, Salvation Army adjutant, visits Marshalltown to wrap up a campaign for a city citadel. A $2700 debt hampers progress, with Marshall Lodge No. 312 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks likely to take on the obligation. Waterloo Salvationists consider similar citadel plans here.
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Stewart Moyer
Salvation Ann
Marshalltown
Adjutant Moyer
Marshall Lodge
Benevolent Order of Elks
Waterloo Salvationists
U. 3 Becomes Beef Importer With Mexico Supplied Cattle
The Commerce Department reports a shift from export to import dominance in beef and cattle. From 1904 to 1913 imports rose sharply while exports fell, with practically all cattle imports from Mexico in 1913. Beef imports also surged, reaching 3.96 million pounds in 1913 after 1904 levels.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Catte
Cate!ile
Mexico
England
Asphalt Work Restores City Streets Across Davenport
The Bryant Asphalt Co. employs a crew repairing pavement on Washington and Sycamore streets for the McCarty Improvement Co. After completion, all damaged pavement will be fixed and the asphalt streets will be in good condition. Also noted are visits by Miss Elia Ashbrenner and Mrs. George Diercks to Merrill, Wisconsin.
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Bryant Asphalt Go
Washington
Sycamore
McCarty Improvement Co
Davenport
Misa Elia Ashbrenner
Mrs
George Diercks
Merrill, Wis
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Fung
P. U
Gardless
U. 3
Cpt
Waterloo Fruit & Commission CO
East Fifth St
Towa, Morris & CO
Coats
Courier
East 5Th Street
Oak Ridge
Eagle Center Creamery
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