Me Conference Deliberation Prolonged At Session
The conference extended its deliberations with readings on church work and pastor duties. A readmission for Town send Weaver was granted, while A. Davis moved to supernumerary and FL Dr Fisher shifted to the effective class. The statistical report noted growth in members and overall enrollment across 296 churches and a rising church valuation. Bishop Francis J. McConnell delivered the conference sermon at Grace Church to a standing room crowd.
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Lhe
Townsend Weaver
A. Davis
Fisher
Home Department
Grace Church
Francis J. McConnell
MacConnell
McConneil
Bread famine in Vienna blamed on traffic tie up
Aurich dispatches report Vienna facing bread shortages for days due to transport disruptions from the war. An official decree bans hotels and restaurants in Vienna and lower Austria from serving bread to guests unless they bring their own. Rail service has been greatly disarranged since Renmin entered the war.
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Aurich
Prese
Vienna
Lower Austria
Renmanta
City in Brief: Local Notes and Visits Across Iowa
Buchanan advertisement shows Arthur Hoover of Omaha visiting relatives. Miss Marie Ackerman of Glen Harbor Wis visits uncles Jacob and Peter Ackerman. Harry A. Moore, now farming at David, visits former county officials. Auns L Cale files for divorce from George G Cale, married at Waverly in 1912. An eight pound son named Halph Lewis born to Air and Mrs L J Aldrich. Mrs Mary Clement of Davenport visits sister and niece at Methodist conference. Westminster church members tour county home for a song service on the lawn. Mrs Laura Hurd Bailey of Dunlap visits Jennis B Smith family and attends suffrage convention. J P Chapman to visit Waterloo with parents. Chapman linked to First National Bank Duluth. A J Cole and family arrive from Minneapolis. roads reported fine. Mrs John Rabb of Cedar Falls remains seriously injured after fall Sept 13 while visiting daughter Mary Hartman.
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Marie Ackerman
Glen Havyon
Wis
Jacob
Peter Ackerman
Harry A. Moore
David
Air
L. J. Aldrich
Conger Street
Halph Lewis
Mary Clement
Davenport
Eb. A. Doxey
Mary Illingworth
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Laura Hurd-Bailey
Dunlap
Jennis EB. Smith
Third Street East
J. P. Chapman
Waterloo
C. W. Chapman
Chapman
Natonal Bank
Duluth
Minn
A. J. Cole
Minneapolis
John Rabb
Cedar Falls
Mary Hartman
Allen Street
Fraternal Lodge Meetings And Appointments Tonight
Weat Waterloo lodge No 716 I O O F meets at 8 00 PM to confer the third degree on five candidates Refreshments served All Odd Fellows invited The Ladies auxiliary Canton No 17 meets Tuesday evening in Black Hawk I O F temple The M B A No 1116 meets Tuesday evening in K of P hall Sons of Veterans auxiliary holds thimble bees in Memorial hall tomorrow afternoon Everyone invited A called communication Waterloo lodge No 105 A F and A M at Masonic temple Tuesday evening Sept 26 for first degree work
Money Rains On Waterloo Corner Bank Event
Money showered from the sky at the Commercial Bank corner in Waterloo at 2 30 am. Grand juror H D Althouse gathered currency and checks drifting by. A $10 bill was recovered from bricks and Stolen items proved belonging to L H Park. Park reported a loss, staff notified his office, and property was promptly restored.
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Commercial Bank
H. D. Althouse
L. H. Park
Glove Factory Burns at Iowa City
Fire at the Iowa Glove Company plant in Iowa City destroyed the facility and caused an estimated loss of 25,000 dollars. About 15,000 dollars of the loss is insured. Proprietor S. J. Close narrowly escaped asphyxiation by smoke. Cause of the fire is unknown.
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Iowa City
Iowa Glove Company
Earl of Essex Found Dead At Home In London
The seventh Earl of Essex George Devereux de Vere Gapell was found dead in bed in London today after a long illness. He owned about 5000 acres and was 57 years old. His widow Adelata Grant, daughter of Beach Grant of New York, had married him in 1894. Also noted, over 500 real estate men from the third congressional district will meet in Waterloo on October 5 per the Real Estate board. The Brebner says state politics will not be part of the discussions.
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London
Earl of Essex
George Devereux de Vere Gapell
Adelata Grant
Beach Grant
New York
Personal Liberty Curbs Cited by Hanly in Arizona
Prohibition presidential candidate J Frank Hanly argued against personal liberty in Flagstaff during a dry special train tour through Arizona toward New Mexico. He warned civilization requires restricting individual acts to avoid harming others. The itinerary included Flagstaff Winston Gallup and Albuquerque.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
J. Frank Hanly
Arizona
New Mexico
Robinson Crusoe
Winston
Gallup
Albuquarque
N. M
Tigers and White Sox Still Have a Chance
Pennant hopes were revived for Chicago and Detroit after wins yesterday while Boston faltered, leaving Chicago and Detroit with five and four games left. In the National League, Brooklyn leads Philadelphia by a game and a half with Boston five back. No NL games were played yesterday.
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Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Small Investors Shy of German War Loan
London reports that German war loan subscriptions lag behind prior issues as small investors hold back. The Cologne Gazette cited by Reuters Amsterdam says subscriptions by the million are crucial, though many fear Germany faces bankruptcy due to the war’s escalating cost.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Cologne Gazette
Gazette
Germany
Bored by idle life drives man to murder suicide
New York police report Herman Glade once cheerful partner at Shebler & Glade, 110 Park Row, killed his wife and then himself with a revolver. After dissolving the firm last May he grew idle and despondent, spending his days at home at 1080 Hancock Street in Brooklyn, and yesterday fired three shots at his wife before killing himself.
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New York
Herman Glade
Shebler & Glade
Park Row
Glade
Hancock Street
Brooklyn
Peltsburgh Bakers Raise Price of Bread Change Loaf Sizes
Pittsburgh bakers announce higher bread prices as costs for flour sugar milk and wrapping paper rise. Five cent loaves will be unwrapped while the 11 cent loaf, deemed best value, will remain wrapped as before.
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Pittsburgh
Silken Tresses Stolen From Sleep In Port Chester
In Port Chester and Brooksville, two 17 year old girls Miss Isabelle Knowlton and Miss Valeria Melko awoke to find long hair cut from their heads during the night or at a carnival event. Strands remained on pillows, no trace of the thief. The incidents sparked alarm over the value of long hair sold to hairdressers.
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Port Chester
Isabelle Knowlton
William Jr. Martin
Byram Hill
Brooksville
Valeria Melko
Paroled man J W Ackerman to start anew
J W Ackerman, sentenced to six years for perjury in the Scribner damage case, has been paroled after serving over a year. Since Sept 18 he has worked in another city and says he is determined to live a life free of crime in the future.
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W. Ackerman
J. W. Ackerman
Scribner Damage
Cven
Ran Reach
Venizelos Heads Revolt Move From Athens to Saloniki
London dispatches report former premier Eleftherios Venizelos has traveled to Saloniki to spearhead a revolutionary movement against King Constantine. Allies and supporters in Crete signaled they urged urgent action, with prospects of a complete uprising and immediate steps to destabilize the regime.
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Pan Ven
Ieels
Swoniki
Constantine
Greece
Antone
Venizelos
Crete
Lord Derby Forecasts Early Allied Victory Amid War Trials
London reports Lord Derby the British under secretary of war told American correspondents after visiting France that the Entente would win with superior guns rifles and ammunition while warning war may not end in six months and that Britain could mobilize men under 60 if needed He described Prussians as brave and noted Allied tanks seen with Haig Joffre during trials toward a continued offensive despite winter.
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Lord Derby
France
Douglas Haig
Joffre
War Office
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Iowa Guards Coming Home
Des Moines dispatch reports Brig. Gen. H. A. Allen told Iowa national guard troops they will be returned home soon after assurances from Brownsville district officers. The rumor notes they may be relieved by 20,000 guardsmen recently sent to the border.
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Des Moines
Des Moiines
Brownsville
Tex
H. A. Allen
Iowa National Guard
Allen
Brigade
Iowa Guard
Prosecutor Charged With Wife's Murder in Missouri
In St Joseph Missouri the fall term of crime court opened with Special Prosecutor Bart Tockwood asking the grand jury to hear a charge of wife murder against County Prosecutor Q Oscar McDaniels who was arrested at his home. Larkwool will pursue an incitement claiming Mrs McDaniels sought divorce and the murder followed a quarrel. The prosecutor contends an intruder killed his wife after a lure via a false telephone call drawing him downtown.
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St. Joseph
Bart Tockwood
Oscar McDaniels
Larkwool
Electrical Worker electrocuted by high tension wire
Nevada on September 25 Ed Young an employee of Iowa Railway and Giant company was electrocuted after touching a high tension wire. Palmotor and several physicians failed to save his life. The incident occurred Sunday with a 2300 volt wire involved.
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Nevada
Ed Young
Iowa Railway & Giant Company
Commercial Club Meeting Opens National Association Session
Cleveland hosts three hundred eighty secretaries of Chambers of Commerce from across the United States for the opening day of the National Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries. The convention runs through Wednesday.
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Cleveland
Chambers of Commerce
United States
National Association of Commercial Organization
Italians Cut Off Trieste Water Supply
Rome reports Italian troops have cut Trieste water lines. An advance near Monfalcone about 15 miles north of Trieste appears to have widened the advance. Details point to disruption of essential services amid military actions in the region.
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Trieste
Rome
Monfalconi
Suit Sale at Wilhelms Brings Fall Styles to Women
Wilhelms advertises a limited time sale featuring the newest fall suits for women and misses at marked reductions. The promotion emphasizes savings for an upcoming Thesidas and Wednesday only event.
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Wilhelms
Bishop McConnell Addresses Rotary on Mexico Situation
Bishop J. J. McConnell spoke at the Hotel Russell Lamson Rotary luncheon about Mexico. He praised Carranza but said financial backing is needed. cautioned U S intervention would cause years of turmoil. urged patient, prudent engagement and noted reports of American deaths are often exaggerated.
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J. J. McConnell
Rotary Club
Carranza
Mexico
United States
President urged to speak in Iowa on way to Omaha
Des Moines Sept 25 T W Reynolds chairman of the Democratic state central committee goes to Chicago to urge Wilson campaign managers that the president speak in Iowa on his route to or from Omaha where he is scheduled to speak the first week in October. Reynolds will request train stops and speeches in Iowa.
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Des Moines
T. W. Reynolds
Democratic State Central Committee
Chicago
Wilson
Iowa
Omaha
Reynolds
Geier Held to Grand Jury in a $5,000 Bond
Tony Geier was arrested for a statutory offense and bound over to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing before Justice Kopford. County Attorney J Wenner and witnesses testified, with a physician witness later detailing events. Geier remains in jail on $5,000 bail as the grand jury convenes.
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Tony Geier
Iim Tn
Geter
Hong
Getler
Teerdany
Romphuning Owitneas
Aman
Tre Waey
Tostley
West High Classes Elect New Officers
West High School voters chose officers for each class as the first year the primary system was used. Results show Bentorely Miller as president and Kenneth Greene as vice president in the senior class, with Martha Thompson and Genevieve Gardner as student council and Miss Slagen as advisor. Junior, sophomore, and freshman listings include student councils, class officers, and advisors.
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Lass
West High School
Bentorely
Robert Miller
Kenneth Greene
Ollve Galloway
Reuben Miller
Martha Thompson
Genevieve Gardner
Cornell
Miss Slagen
Milton Paterbaugh
Mark Nesbit
Frances Miller
Donald Cole
Helen Cawley
Clarence Wilson
Milas Nell Jones
Werbert Matthews
Clyde Miller
Dilan Thomas
Dorothy Seales
Norma Jennish
Miss Jones
Glen Miller
Lloyd Shephard
Morris Swinehart
Alfen Lichty
Wilson Avel
New Anglo French Trade Bureaus Address U S Trade
Washington reports that new Anglo French trade bureaus are not aimed at American commerce. Gansu General Skinner in London says the purpose is to link merchandise effects with American trade and to avoid discrimination. Talks in London between the United States and Entente allies continue amid prep for conferences on commercial policy.
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Washington, D. C
Gansu
Skinner
London
Congud Wenerad
Bates Hnd
Entente Albies
Wither Hines Page
Great Britain
Sec
Page to sail from New York after short stay
Mr. Page plans to depart tonight for New York and sail within a week as consular Police and foreign trade adviser Lanzing and Letcher arrange arrangements for the trip.
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Retary Lanzing
Letcher
Mr. Page
New York
Illinois Students Mustered Out as Guards
Springfield Illinois members of F battery Illinois artillery, 119 men mostly University of Illinois students, were mustered out today after nearly three months of state and federal service and depart at noon for home. They return as part of the Illinois national Guard. Bombard Belgian Coast reported by London dispatches, with British monitors and destroyers shelling between Heyt and Hruges on the Belgian coast.
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F Battery
Illinois Artillery
University of Illinois
Illinois National Guard
London
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Hruges
Reuter l
Flushing
Farmers protest early bank closures in Waterloo
Farmers in Waterloo voice objection to banks closing on Saturday afternoons. Justice F. Knapp notes locals planned Saturday visits to transact business but found early closures hinder their plans. He points out opposition, especially since summer practices had been accepted, calling year round early closings inconvenient.
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Waterloo
F. Knapp
Feprist
Mr. Knapp
Increase in Sick Rate Among Border Guards
Washington September 25 Slight rises in sickness among national guard and regular troops on the Mexican border are shown in a War Department report. For the week ending Sept 16 guard sickness was 2.13 percent vs 1.91 prior. regulars 2.63 percent vs 2.15 prior. Guard deaths total five and regulars two that week while Sept 9 figures were three and four respectively.
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Washington, D. C
National Guard
War Department
Lamson 15 percent ARM land sells at 225 per acre
One hundred fifty five acres near Cedar Falls sold at 225 dollars per acre at auction. Property owned by Mrs Q Lamson bought by Mr and Mrs W F Carter from Cedar Falls area. About 109 state bidders attended. Minister Northrup mentioned relocation to St Anthony Park M E church in St Paul Minnesota. Weather and date lines appear nonsensical.
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Q. Lamson
W. F. Carter
Cedar Alls
Capitol Grounds See Unusual Turmoil in Des Moines
In Des Moines on the 26th, a chaotic scene arose on the capitol grounds as a robbery chase and a kidnapping were reported. State employees watched as several departments paused work while a private motion picture company gained access to film on the capitol steps.
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Des Smoines
Sant
Motion Pisure
Ballot to be used on election day for border soldiers
Albany N Y Sept soldiers on the Mexican border will use an eight foot ballot on election day. It will be the longest ever used in a combined national and state election. This is the first war ballot since 1898 when American soldiers were on Cuban soil.
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Albany
Sept
York State
Hugo
Dr Williams Pink Pills Diet Book Offer
A health ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a popular tonic for all ages and states a free diet book What to Eat and How to Eat from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY. It invites requests by postal card and offers a full size box for fifty cents if not in stock.
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Dr. Williams
Public schools reopen after two week delay scare
New York on September 25 reports public schools reopened after two weeks delayed by infantile paralysis fears. About one tenth of normal enrollment failed to register for opening, as parents stayed away amid the epidemic scare.
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New York
Jewish Socialists Form Bread Co op in Stock City
In Stock City on September 25 Jewish Socialists formed a cooperative company to bake and sell bread at cost. Private Jewish bakers oppose the venture, but shares in the new corporation are rising. The move began as a protest against bread price increases.
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Stoaxy City
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