Methodist Conference Forces Stand Against Wilson and Taft
The Upper Iowa Methodist Episcopal conference denounces James Wilson secretary of agriculture in President Taft's cabinet for joining a Brewers National convention in Chicago. The opening session at the Kirst Methodist church heard reports, changes of assignments, and district news. Bishop T B Neely chaired with 143 members present. five deaths noted.
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Upper Iowa
James Wilson
William H. Taft
Chicago
The
Methodist Episcopal
Wilson
Seery Wilson
Brewers
Ssecrary Wienant
Fatt
Kirst Methodist Church
T. B. Neely
New Orleans
Linden Methodist Church of
Waterloo
G. B. Shoemaker
Epworth League
First Church
Cr. L. Nye
Toledo
Board of Control
Boulder
Colo
E. A. Schell
Iowa Wesleyan College
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Alma H. Holland
Jubblepore
India
Homer C. Stuntz
Board of Home Missions
H. J. Coker
D. D
Denver, Colo
Thomas B. Neely
Conference officers reelected as elections set for delegates
The passage records officers of the conference being reelected with W Ti Stingerland as secretary and assistants F Brown L J Lorkard R C Dusk Dilman Smith and J B Bird. T F P Potter as statistical secretary with aides D C Perry B L Baer W A Piper F S Seegmiller and W J Densmore. W E Van Buren kept treasurer with assistants R V Porter T J Etwick Jesse Smith M L Hill W H Smith H P Pesse. Bishop Neely opened with remarks about press attacks and the conference reaction. Balloting for delegates scheduled Friday morning with W C Keeler named secretary of conference relations and L D Stubbs elected secretary.
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J. H. Kepple
J. Ridlington
C. M. Session
M. H. Smith
H. W. Troy
W. Ti. Stingerland
F. ©. Brown
L. J. Lorkard
R. C. Dusk
Dilman Smith
J. B. Bird
T. FP
Cashier's Wife Holds Officers at Bay for Hours
Memphis report says Mrs. Toenges, wife of C W Toenges former Night and Day bank cashier, threatened to shoot entry to their home as officers sought to arrest him for taking deposits while the bank was insolvent. She held them for three hours until reinforcements arrived and Toenges surrendered.
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Memphis
Molasses Campaign in Waterloo Faces Rail Depot Fight
The Courier argues Waterloo must end molasses subsidies to railways and build adequate stations. It recalls Cedar Rapids’ depot growth after resisting the molasses flow and warns against submissive doubt from dissenting journalists.
Married couple fined for public kissing in park
Kansas City judge fines Mr and Mrs Ben Spannos ten dollars each for kissing in Shawnee Park Monday night The couple say they are too poor to maintain a home and see each other only in the evenings Mrs Spannos argues a wife may kiss her husband wherever she pleases.
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Kansas City
Kas
Carlisle
Municipal Court
Ben Speanes
Shawnee Park
Spannos
Commission rejects flour rate reductions proposed by rail lines
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission refused to suspend two proposed cuts in rail and grain rates from Minnesota transfer points to New York via Duluth and also rejected requests by eastern lines to withdraw their consent to the reduced rates.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minnesota
New York
Dulathaml
Depots Should Close for Public Health Says Premier Retailer
James Black of James Black Dry Goods Co argues Waterloo depots harm public health and city life. He urges closing depots and rail facilities or rebuilding them as clean sanitary structures to protect shoppers and residents. The appeal targets railroads and city leaders to act now.
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Premier
Slepot
James Black
James Black Dry Goods Co
Taft in Michigan as Canada results loom
President Taft arrives in Marquette and tours parades and a mass meeting while awaiting Canadian election results. The Detroit United Railway strike disrupts service with workers demanding higher pay, and Flint also loses streetcar service as lines are shut down.
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Flint
Mich
Detroit United City
Here
Detroit
Sensation as to Girl Fails to Materialize
Hendersonville North Carolina September 20 news of Myrtle Hawkins death at Lake Osceola yields no killer and the jury says she died at the hands of unknown persons. A letter read during the inquiry confessed indiscretion but exonerated the man involved and said he would stand by her.
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Hendersonville
N. C
Myrtle Hawkins
Lake Osceola
Myrtle
Laughing at a Joke Kills Kentucky Woman
Rebhel Ky September 20 Mrs doe Balmer died after laughing at a joke told by her husband near Rebhel. She laughed violently until she collapsed and died, with the death attributed to laughter from the joke. Burglars terrified off at Mount Prospects National Bank in Mount Prospects, Illinois, as two men attempted a break in early today but fled after firing shots at pursuing authorities.
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Rebhel, Ky
Doe Balmer
Chicago
Mount Prospects
Fragmentary Weather Card Notes Temperature Sep 20
Fragmentary OCR shows temperature markings with time stamps, likely a weather or climatology card. Data unreadable in parts, but entries include a late night reading around 12 and an afternoon reading near 1 PM, with a price reference and optical company credit.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate
Aviators Make Little Progress in Cross-Country Flight
Coast-to-coast aviator James J. Ward resumed his flight at 9 30 am but landed near Addison due to a defective water connection. He sent to Hammondsport for parts and may not resume until 2 pm. Engineer trouble and stranded status cited. Another pilot, Rodgers, also could not start today and will wait until tomorrow morning.
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Hornell
James J. Ward
Addison
Ward
Hammonds
Rodgers
Middletown
Murder trial opens in Burnside double killing case
Somerset Kentucky September hearing begins in the murder trial of Fount Helton charged with killing Magistrate A J Beatty and Constable W Heath at Burnside in July. Evidence mirrors that in James Ellis case who was found guilty and sentenced to be electrocuted October 21.
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Somerset
Fount Helton
A. J. Beatty
W . Heath
Burnside
James Ellis
Jury Charges Tivo of Lynching Mob With Murder
In Coatsville Pa a judge issued warrants charging two mob members with murder and two policemen with involuntary manslaughter after a three week special grand jury. Jurors were discharged following the action.
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Coatsville
Butler
Government eyes voluntary reorganization of International Harvester
Washington reports say the government may allow the International Harvester company to readjust its organization to fit Sherman law interpretations. Negotiations between Attorney General Wickersham and Bancroft proceed, with board approval to be sought. a four-corporation split is a key condition to avoid prosecution.
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Washington
International Harvester Company
Wickershop
Ault
Edgar A. Bancroft
The
Harvester Company
Cedarhurst
Long Island
Department of Justice
General Wickersham
Electrical Trust
Southern Wholesale Gracers’ Association
United States Court
Wickersham
Bancroft
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
Deering Harvester Company
Milwaukee Harvester Company
Plano Manufacturing Company
New Jersey
Chicago
Cyrus Y. McCormick
Harold F. McCormick
Europe
Clarence S.funk
Edgar A. Hancroft
New York
Maine Wets Ahead By 26 After Repeal Votes
Governor Plaisted and Council reconvened to allow town clerks with disputed returns to present evidence of errors and make corrections. Early totals showed a 26 vote lead for repeal, but the governor says the figure is not final. Clerks have 20 days for corrections.
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Augusta. Me
Plaisted
Whiskey advances 3 cents a gallon at distillers’ finish
Cincinnati report states an advance of 3 cents a gallon for distillers final goods, commonly called whiskey, effective today. The move sets the price at $1.36 per gallon, driven by higher costs for raw materials like corn and malt. Smoke Martin's Standard 5c cigar.
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Cincinnati
Olympic Hits Hawke in Isle of Wight Collision
The White Star steamer Olympic collided with the British cruiser Hawke off Cowes on Sept 20. The Olympic was beached on a mud bank, signalled for aid, and later returned to Southampton. passengers were reportedly safe. The Hawke suffered heavier damage but remained afloat. The Olympic carried a record first class list including 20 to 30 American millionaires and about 3,000 people total.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
White Star Line
Olympic
Hawke
Osborne Bay
B. J. Smith
Cowes Roadstead
Southampton
Smith
Portsmouth
New York
Atlantic
Bowman Addresses Iowa University Convocation
President John G. Bowman in his first address to the University of Iowa at the 30th convocation stressed the goal to make Iowa a better place and contrasted state student life with eastern institutions. He praised native ability and seriousness, and noted Iowa undergraduates’ cosmopolitan deficit due to the state’s rural character.
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Iowa City
Iowa
John G. Bowman
University of Iowa
University
Bowman
T H. McBride
Columbia
Towans
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