Treasures Moved From Petrograd As Evacuation Proceeds
Petrograd faces partial evacuation with no panic as Hermitage paintings and church treasures are boxed for shipment. Workmen load a river barge with holy vessels and manuscripts while canals await freezing. Kerensky and the democratic congress divide opinion on cabinet formation. Cossacks insist on ministerial reappointment amid political tension in Don region. Finland crisis linked to Petrograd struggles.
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Petrograd
Altho
Moscow
Hermitage Gallery
Neva
Synod
Kerensky
Democratic Congress
Altue
M. Avskentieff
Russia
Germany
Hhe
Pisa Radical
Constitutional Democrats
Zemstves
Keirensky
Finland
Landtag
Nekrasoff
GE Finland
Ohtey Nova Teherksk
Don Cossacks
Kaledines
Cossack Congress
Advertising Exhibit From St Louis at Iowa Convention
The Associated Advertising Clubs of Iowa announces an exhibit from St Louis will tour Muscatine October 9 and 10 after three months of effort. The display features complete advertising campaigns spanning newspapers direct mail church finance poster novelty ACM paper and more, plus Iowa made novelties and office devices. The exhibit is touted as a major pre-convention achievement and includes an Anciline club card party dance at Sacred Heart auditorium tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Associated Advertising Clubs of
Iowa
St. Louis
S. L. Baum
Burlington
Towa
Baum
Czar's Ministers in Ancient Prison Review
Petrograd report on the Bastion of St Peter and St Paul where eight high officials including Protopopoff Rennenkampf and Dolgorukov are held awaiting verdicts after Kerensky era negotiations. Prison conditions noted by Assistant Provost Kurindin with meals, letters, smoking, and limited contact. Protopopoff deflects questions, insisting he is guilty of not understanding the spirit of his age.
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Petrograd
Kerensky
Associated Press
Rennenkampef
Sberia
Jeffreys
M. Bieletseky
M. Makargfef
Duma
M. Sikreamieff
J. Chtcheglovitoff
Justice
Count Witte
Prince Alexander Dolgorujcofp
M. Kurindin
Protopopoff
Russia
Peter the Great
Sturmer
Mlle
Virubova
Ress
M. Protopopom
M. Pro
M Miinister
Ageln
M. Protopapett
Miss Gladys Hleser to lead kindergarten work at Washington building
Manning public schools gain a full teaching staff as Miss Gladys Hleser arrives to supervise kindergarten duties at Washington building and Miss Zola Graham joins as seventh grade teacher. General teacher meeting set for this afternoon at the high school. Professor Kline completed arithmetic tests for grades four through eight, to be repeated in four weeks to measure progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Hleser
Manning
Washington
Zola Graham
Wester City
Wilson & Wilson
C. W. Kline
Curtis
Christian Demarch to Hold Convention in Kansas
Ten thousand delegates from Disciples of Christ will attend the general convention in Kansas City October 24 to 31. Leaders aim to unify Christian denominations with delegates from other faiths, including Episcopalians, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, and United Societies for Christian Endeavor. Speakers include Bishop Charles Anderson and others from New York, St. Louis, Topeka, Albany, and Louisville. The church claims about 1.5 million members across multiple states.
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Kansas City
Disciples of Christ
Chas. P. Anderson
Episcopal Diocese of
Chicago
S. H. Woodrow
St. Louis
Henry M. Beardsley
Charles M. Shedon
Topeka
Congregational Church
Robert B. Spier
New York
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Presbyterian General Assembly
Dallas
Frank B. Coffin
Albany
N. Y
American Christian Convention
S. Guy Inman
Disciples’ Commission On
Latin America
Florence Miller Black
Louisvilic
Daniel Poling
Toston
United Societies For Christian Endeavor
Church of the Disciples of Garin
The
Christian Church
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Illinois
Iowa
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Arkansas
North Carolina
Georgia
Colorado
Washington
California
Tio George Spends Vacation On The Farm
London Chronicle reports Lloyd George spent five weeks at a Sussex farm near Great Walstead, away from Downing Street. The prime minister’s rural retreat offered meadow, wood, and parkland, accessible only by rural lanes, with Neale-Beaton as a noted figure in the narrative.
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London Chronicle
Jackies Adopt French Family After War Turmoil
The crew of an American warship stationed on the French coast has adopted a mother and four children from a village near St Quentin after German destruction. The ship raised a large fund for their temporary support and provided the family with necessities and the children with gifts. The father was killed in combat, and the family, aided by the Jackies, has not lacked for essentials since their arrival.
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France
St. Quentin
Demonstration of Newspaper Advertising Pull in Iowa State Fair
The premier midwestern exposition shows advertising pays off as the Des Moines fair drew record crowds and posted a surplus. About $16,000 was spent on state fair promotion with Iowa newspapers accounting for at least $11,000 across nearly 500 papers, while other publicity forms accounted for the rest.
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Middlewest
Des Moines
Iowa
Mortuary notices and obituaries from Waterloo and Washington
John R. Cheasbro formerly of Waterloo died in Maywood Illinois at 6 30 p m He was secretary and cashier with Equitable Mutual Life in Waterloo and later cashier for a Chicago drug house Burial likely at Sycamore Fr He was brother in law of W C Shurtleff of Chicago who is recovering from typhoid fever George J Lord died Sept 17 1817 at 46 Bryant St NW Washington DC aged 77 Surviving are widow two daughters Clara3 of Oak Park two sons George B Chicago and William F Washington Interment was at Arlington Cemetery Sept 19 Funeral services for James L O Mara were held at Titleman Gundt chapel Rev Father Slattery officiating Teamsters union attended Burial at Calvary
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John R. Cheasbro
Waterloo
Maywood
Ill
Chicago
Mr. Cheasbro
Equitable Mutual Life Association
Sycamore
W. C. Shurtleff
Mr. Shurtleff
Mrs. Shurtleff
George J. Lord
Bryant Street
Northwest
Washington
D.C
Tl. S. Wilkins
Oak Park
Clara
George B
William F
Arlington Cemetery
James L. O' Mara
Titleman & Gundt Chapel
Edward Slattery
Teamsters’ Union
Calvary
80 Killed Mysteriously While Motuel Goes For Body
Chicago report of Mary Shotek returning from St Louis with Charles' body reveals her 13 year old son Stanley had been killed in a mysterious manner. He was found in his locked room with the window closed and a bullet through the brain. no gun found. The item notes the perplexing circumstances surrounding the death.
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Chicago
Mary Shotek
St. Louis
Charles
Stanley
Soukhomlinoff Given Life Sentence for Treason
In Petrograd on September 6, former war minister Gen. Soukhomlinoff was sentenced to life hard labor after conviction for high treason. Madame Soukhomlinof was acquitted in the same court session.
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Petrograd
Soukhomlinoff
Madame Soukhomlinof
Presbyterian Hospital auxiliary to meet for sewing drives
Presbyterian Hospital auxiliary will meet Thursday at 2 30 p m in Westminster parish parlors. Sewing for the hospital and the Red Cross will be furnished. Melchoir court No 8 Tribe of Ben Hur meets tonight in Labor Temple hall for a short session then dancing with orchestra. Auxiliary will have an all day sewing event at Knights of Columbus hall tomorrow under Frank A Lawson and C B Huston. P B EO society members to meet at First M E church tomorrow for sewing. We O F Sacred Heart court No 399 meets tonight at St Marys auditorium to hear the convention report.
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Red Cross
Mmes
Frank A. Lawson
C. B. Huston
P. BE. O. Society
M. E
St. Mary's Auditorium
Sweepingly British Drive Across 1000yard Front
On a wide front extending north and south, British forces delivered a fresh offensive at Ypres while repelling German counterattacks. The Germans, strained by a flagging assault, pressed two penetrations but were driven out in a strong British reply. In Verdun, intense artillery fighting roared between Beaumont and Bezonvaux as the war office reported.
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Ulremont
Ypres
Paris
Verdun
Beaumont
Bezonvaux
War Office
School Children Gather Chestnuts for War Effort
London reports that England's schoolchildren will collect horse chestnuts to substitute grain in munition production. Royal Society research found chestnuts usable for certain processes, saving grain for food. over 300000 tons expected to be turned over to government this fall. Children gather in supervised bags with no payment, contributing to the war effort.
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London
England
Royal Society
City in Brief itemized notes from Independence
A crowded page of social and civic notices records visits and travels of residents from Independence and nearby towns. It lists several locals and guests, church and club activities, a bicycle theft, a few medical and wartime updates, and movements among families, with multiple named individuals and places across Iowa and Minnesota.
Italian Women Prize Farm Work In Wartime Effort
Noma Sept 26 The Italian ministry of agriculture has awarded 12 713 prizes to women workers on farms reflecting wartime labor shortages. Awards include diplomas medals and cash, with 73 gold medals 6 739 gold and silver medals 2 845 silver pedals and 2 223 monetary gifts.
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Noma
Ministry of Agriculture
Italy
Department of Agriculture
Constantine's cabinet in exile in Corsica
Athens reports about 24 former cabinet ministers and high officials living comfortably at Ajaccio in Corsica. They are free from prison restraints, enjoy good food and sea breezes, and visit Napoleon related sites. They originally planned France but landed in Corsica after hostile crowds at Marseilles. There is talk of Tunis as a future destination.
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Athens
Constantine
Ore
Aljaccio
Corsica
Napoleon
France
Marseilles
Tunis
Yurkes Do Bit Milk Expert Job Offer
England's aristocracy splits over employment ventures. A duke applied as an expert on milk production and was offered a milkman job at 25 shillings per week plus keep. The report notes tensions between noble classes and common labor opportunities.
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London
England
Hudson Items Briefly Recap Local Doings and Travels
Hudson notes list residents and visitors with travel plans and furloughs. Slusher leaves for Grinnell to resume school duties while Shimer takes a short furlough at home. Eightey family heads to Toledo for a soldiers reunion. Souder enjoys furlough before joining the Waterlog ambulance unit. The Tuesday Study Club discusses national problems at Mrs. Hemsworth’s home. The McFar family extend an automobile trip through Wisconsin.
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Clyte Slusher
Grinnoll
Ralph Shimer
Camp Poole
H. A. Eightey
Toledo
Clup
C. A. Hemsworth
Geneseo News Bids and Local Notices
Geneseo items report Henry Strehbehn building a farm residence and Claud Mitchell buying a new tractor. Miss Florence Speer was ill last week and Miss Ester McMuhin of Des Moines visits Aunt Mrs. C. J. Hayward for two weeks. Ralph Spear returns from Camp Dodge to bid farewell to home folks as he is promoted to corporal in Co. D. LN. Hanson rents the L. D. Hil farm at Moorerilie for the coming year.
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Geneseo
Henry Strehbehn
Newell
Fairbank
B. P. Newell
Claud Mitchell
Florence Speer
Ester McMuhin
Des Moines
C. J. Hayward
Ralph Spear
Camp Dodge
Tie
Co. D. LN
Hanson
Moorerilie
Iowa Elks Gather by Thousands in Dubuque Event
Dubuque Sept 26 Over 1 000 Elks from across Iowa attend the first day of the annual state convention in session today and tomorrow. Trains bring hundreds more visitors and by tonight over 2 000 are expected. Intermittent showers mar street events with a big parade planned for tomorrow.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Klor
JAD STEWART CONCERT AT Pirat Methodist CHURCH TONIGHT
Cal Stewart rural comedian and Gypsy Rossin violinist perform tonight at Pirat Methodist Church. Stewart is a famed worldwide entertainer seen before royalty in Europe and Asia. Rossini trained abroad and has led first violin with the Budapest Royal Concert Orchestra. Concert under Royal Order of Moose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Stewart
Gypsy Rossin
Pirat Methodist Church
Stewart
Gypsy Rossini
Budapest
Eliza Cortez to Visit Waterloo Mission Groups
Miss Elisa Cortez, general secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association in Buenos Aires, Argentina, will arrive in Waterloo tomorrow afternoon to confer with local association and mission workers. She will meet with board and committee members tomorrow afternoon, speak Friday at a rally of women's missionary societies and clubs, and address a public mass meeting for women and girls Friday night at the association rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisa Cortez
Young Women’s Christian Association
Buenos Aires
Agentina
Waterloo
Board
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Health Remedy
Old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a universal remedy for feverish, cross children with coated tongue. Claims quick relief from constipation and stomach discomfort, praising its taste. Warns against counterfeits and instructs to buy genuine product from California Fig Syrup Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
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Kadyertis
Kingdon Gould
Geoge J. Gould
Toms River
N. J
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M. Protopopoff
Thavye
Rogers
Mr. Lloyd George
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Lloyd George
Great Walstead
Christian Demarch
CUCY
Tio George
Jackies
Adopt
James DL. O'Mara
Motuel
Gen
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Huchanan
John T. Muldoon
Minnesota
Bert Turner
Belmont Street
Dorie Finch
Waverly
J. & Cooke
Independence
Was
Emma Bodey
Bort Tift
LeRoy
Minn
E. S. Phelps
Minneapolis
Dexter Phelps
M. Luddon
Argyle Street
Mra. D. ©. Chamberlain
Shall Nock
A. B. Guernsey
Grundy Center
I. N. Merrick
Marble Rock
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Marshallstown
H. M. Stark
Logan Avenue
Jenup
T. J. Cleary
Inet Pauli
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Barray
Raxidorp
Iowa City
Upper Iowa
H.R. Shannon
J. G. Hildebrand
Walter Johnson
H. Wiliint
Lake
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Cass County
H. M. Storm
Fort Dodge
John Crady
Stra Charles Ringle
H. M. Sheehan
J. ¥. McSweeney
Rheehan
Deming
M. M
Ralph McSweeney
United States Cavalry
Hachita
N. M
Bunce
Miriam
Liorel
Alpha Gardner
Pentwater, Mich
Slater
J. A. Gary
Kenwood Lark
F. & Caldwin
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W. N. Dryer
Shall Rock
C. W. Ash
Mulberry Avenue
Warren Gilbert and Son
Leffler
Atton Street
Marshalltown
William Bukoltz
Third Streat
G6. J. Hesson
Newburg
W. F. Pence
Colonial Apartments
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Co. G
Anna M. Zimmerman
St. Francis Hospital
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A. Renler
Clyde J. Askins
Irving Glenn Peverill
A. W. Peverill
Bernice Wepart
Boms
Esther Knittle
Fourth Street
Milo Ws. Doerfler
Cedar Rapids
A. J. Doerfler
Familly
Privyats Thomes N. Hotchkiss
Barton A. Thomas
Dillon Thomas
Charles B. Thomas
Einar Graff
E. Graff
Chicago Herald
City
Graff
C. G. Lindner
Margaret Bennett
Grant Avenue
Presbyterian Hospital
Independence Avenue
Cherry
Elm Streets
W H. Foutch
Campbell
H. Edgvean
Alpena
S. D
M. H. Thomas
Baltimore Street
Wellsburg
W. W. Marsh
Charles Hearst
H. H. Seerley
Myra Cali
Anna Gertrude Childs
Cedar Falls
Hudson
Jad Stewart
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